LadyK
06-19-2003, 07:36 AM
Hey Zog something interesting I came across wasn't sure if you knew. :)
They used to say imitation was the sincerest form of television. But now it appears that’s it’s the movies that are imitating TV. The latest case in point: a big budget silver screen treatment of an old 60s kids show chestnut called “The Thunderbirds”.
The British program was seen all over the world between 1965 and 1966, but there were only 32 episodes ever made. It used pioneer Gerry Anderson’s technique of supermarionation, a combination of puppetry and special effects. And now Hollywood thinks there’s enough nostalgia in the story of a secret International Rescue organization to turn it into a big screen hit.
Bill Paxton plays ex-astronaut Jeff Tracy, who co-ordinates the missions with his five sons, the pilots of the specially designed, high-tech Thunderbird crafts. “I play kind of an Obi-Wan Kenobi because this is a magical film," he explains. "And it's I think going to take kids on an incredible adventure, but also I think the parents, there's some great family values and there's a lot of charm.” Further stoking the high sci-fi fliers' fire is its director, former Star Trek: The Next Generation Number One, Jonathan Frakes. It’s scheduled to take off in theatres in the summer of 2004.
They used to say imitation was the sincerest form of television. But now it appears that’s it’s the movies that are imitating TV. The latest case in point: a big budget silver screen treatment of an old 60s kids show chestnut called “The Thunderbirds”.
The British program was seen all over the world between 1965 and 1966, but there were only 32 episodes ever made. It used pioneer Gerry Anderson’s technique of supermarionation, a combination of puppetry and special effects. And now Hollywood thinks there’s enough nostalgia in the story of a secret International Rescue organization to turn it into a big screen hit.
Bill Paxton plays ex-astronaut Jeff Tracy, who co-ordinates the missions with his five sons, the pilots of the specially designed, high-tech Thunderbird crafts. “I play kind of an Obi-Wan Kenobi because this is a magical film," he explains. "And it's I think going to take kids on an incredible adventure, but also I think the parents, there's some great family values and there's a lot of charm.” Further stoking the high sci-fi fliers' fire is its director, former Star Trek: The Next Generation Number One, Jonathan Frakes. It’s scheduled to take off in theatres in the summer of 2004.