Posted by virgil1864 on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Thunderbirds-Remake-Going-Nowhere-Fast-tp1512377p1512381.html

In my opinion, Grade is just a businessman who, along with ITV, is just milking the back catalogue of old UK TV shows. He is, of course, the man who famously cancelled Dr Who back in '89 but who regrets it now, considering the hit it has become. I certainly hope ITV do go bust as they have no shredof creative talent left and just produce rubbish. If I see another forensic-detective-with-personal-problems or some twee effort like Heartbeat type of show, I'll go insane.

British TV produced some great stuff in the 60's & 70's, including Andersonshows. I avoided the CG remake of Captain Scarlet 'cos I though it would be pants like the live action Thunderbirds movie (Spy Kids with Thunderbirdscharacters in it). But on the strength of seeing the first story on DVD, Ibought the whole damn box set and now it sits on my shelf, autographed by Gerry himself:-).

I got him to sign it at the Festival of Ideas 2008 in Bristol. I was last in line for signing and got to chat briefly to him. I asked him his opinion of ITV, who stupidly cut the show in half and put it on saturday morning insome banal kiddie show, and he replied:

"They should be all f****** shot!"

It was both shocking and very funny to hear him say this, but he was dead right. ITV is run by idiots and it deserves to go under.I don't see how theycan reject TB, a show with 45 years of street cred and obvious money-spinner.