Thunderbirds vrs Captain Scarlet --- who do you like better ?

[Boris71]

I liked terrahawks show but i think thunderbirds and sting ray were definately the best coolest ships and charcters and I love the over sized head style, I use it in my designs and characters still today

[Surfsup]

I loved Thunderbirds as a kid and still do. I can sit down now and watch episodes and enjoy every second. The intro has to be one of the best ever IMO, it that doesn't grab you then nothing will.

I liked Terrahawks for one reason and that was the Zeroids, it gave the show some much needed humour.

[phil]

I have the Secret Service on DVD and it is kind of a strange show but it is
fun and has the usual charm of Anderson's Supermarionation shows. Watching
it in French must have been interesting.

[HardyGirl]

Well, since I've only seen Thunderbird Are Go! & Thunderbird 6, I gotta go w/ Captain Scarlet. I never saw any of Gerry Anderson's puppet shows until the Sci-Fi channel ran them in '92. I remember showing it to a kid I babysat and he asked me why were the action figures on TV? (He used to play w/ my 12" GIJoes). They do look more like action figures than puppets which is probably why I like them. But out of all the puppet shows, Stingray is my fave. I like the stories better, and Troy Tempest is a really likable type of hero. My class even likes them. And since a kid named Marina used to go to my school, I used to sing that ending theme to her. I even have 3 Stingray figures: Commander Shore, Troy Tempest and Marina.

[Mikey]

Anybody ever see this old Peter Cook sketch ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua_wCMywEM0

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[palitoy]

Moore and Cook are completely awesome.

[clemso]

Thunderbirds is my favourite and holds a lot of nostalgia for me. Captain Scarlett was a pretty cool show, but it is the space crafts/ships/vehicles that Make Thunderbirds top dog. They had great merchandise too. I am currently collecting T 1-5 plus fab 1 made by JR 21 Rosenthal. I think Mego would have been well suited to both these shows, what a shame.

Clem...

[Bo8a_Fett]

Definately Captain Scarlet.......the spv was one of my favourite vehicles in all anderson tv.The stories were much more adult and there was a sense of continuation unlike the "rescue of the week" format of Thunderbirds....not that i'm knocking Thunderbirds as it too was a great show...especially the alligator and sun probe episodes.
The names of the Tracy brothers were after the first 5 Americans in space, Troy Tempest was modelled on James Garner and the voice of Captain Scarlet was based on Cary Grant.

[phil]

Fowl!!!

Both shows are great and they are too different to compare.

[Bo8a_Fett]

Good call phil
agree with you

[phil]

Sorry I didn't spell "foul" correctly. To quotes a great American, "Doh"!