I love these kinds of events. It gives me another chance to
see lots of original props and some excellent model replicas. I get to take a
few snaps and, most importantly meet up with a few old and new friends.
As the name implies all of the Andersons’ series’ are
celebrated, but I will admit I only really have a great fondness for all Gerry
and Sylvia Anderson’s series from Supercar to Space:1999. I even include the
second series of Space:1999, even though Sylvia wasn’t involved, so I’m pleased
to see that a few special guests are due to appear who actually worked on those
original series.
Matt shaking yours truly by the throat. Photo: Andy Kerr
Voice of Alan Tracy, Matt Zimmerman: Matt was due to attend last year’s event
along with the sadly missed Shane Rimmer, but couldn’t make it due to health
reasons, so it’ll be great to get a chance to see him at this event this year.
Matt is always a hit and loves meeting fans.
Space:1999 special effects man, Brian Johnson: Brian was at
last year’s event and is always a popular guest, who also talks about his time
on other feature films like Alien, The Empire Strikes Back and 2001: A
Space Odyssey.
Special effects model-maker, Alan Shubrook: Alan worked at the Century 21 studios in the
1960’s and is always pleased to share his experiences with fans.
For those who follow and enjoy Anderson Entertainment’s Gerry Anderson podcasts , there will be a live recording taking place
on Saturday hosted by Jamie Anderson and Richard James, and on Sunday Jamie and
Richard will host Fab Live, another
of their monthly live video podcasts.
One thing I really enjoyed at last year’s event was the
stunning display of original and replica puppets, and chatting to their highly knowledgeable
owners, many of whom have restored them to pristine condition.
There was also a great selection of original and replica
models on display, so I’ll be looking forward to seeing those again.
Of course, as the event takes place amongst real spaceship
and space related exhibits it’s in a perfect setting for The Fab Worlds of
Anderson.
Fab Worlds of Anderson takes place 15-16 June 2019 at the National Space Centre in Leicester.
I really wish that Fireball XL5 would get computer-coloured before too long. (I know that one episode has been done - got it.) That way, the BBC would be more likely to broadcast it, and then we might get to see loads of great merchandise. Maybe you can raise this with anyone in a position to do something about it, Scoop, when you attend this function.
ReplyDeleteI would love to,Kid. Fireball is a favourite and I would love to colour and hopefully see more merchandise. I suppose it all depends on how much it costs to do it these days. I think the men from Network do go to Fanderson so I might just take your advice.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see Supercar coloured as well, but as that isn't set in the 21st century, there's perhaps less chance of that.
DeleteI'd love to see that coloured too, Kid
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