That's Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, creators of the children's puppet series 'Stingray (1964). Looks like they're having a pre-recording read-through of that days script.
The guy on the far left (sitting on the phone) is Commander Samuel Shore (voiced by Ray Barrett): head of Marineville. Behind him is Lieutenant Atlanta Shore (voiced by Lois Maxwell): Commander Shore's daughter, the assistant controller in Marineville Tower. On the far right, slightly obscured by the chunky alien soldier type - equivalent of baddie redshirts in the series - is Surface Agent X-2-Zero (voiced by Robert Easton).
There was a hero - Troy Tempest - who piloted the submarine 'Stingray' who's love interest was an Atlantean called Marina who was blonde. Even at that age - I was probably around 5(ish) when I was watching it - I thought the brunette Atlanta was much better looking that the blonde Marina. I guess that sort of preference thing was *hardwired*...!
Garry Anderson's shows were a BIG part of my childhood and probably contributed quite a bit to my love of Sci-Fi.
1961-62, Supercar 1962-63, Fireball XL5 1964-65, Stingray 1965-66, Thunderbirds 1967-68, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons 1968-69, Joe 90 1970-71, UFO 1975-76, Space: 1999
I'm still not 100% sure if attraction preferences are innate or learned from a very early age. They're most definitely pre-puberty though. I guess that, as with most things, they're a mixture of inheritance & environment.
... what are we looking at? O_O
ReplyDeleteThat's Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, creators of the children's puppet series 'Stingray (1964). Looks like they're having a pre-recording read-through of that days script.
ReplyDeleteThe guy on the far left (sitting on the phone) is Commander Samuel Shore (voiced by Ray Barrett): head of Marineville. Behind him is Lieutenant Atlanta Shore (voiced by Lois Maxwell): Commander Shore's daughter, the assistant controller in Marineville Tower. On the far right, slightly obscured by the chunky alien soldier type - equivalent of baddie redshirts in the series - is Surface Agent X-2-Zero (voiced by Robert Easton).
There was a hero - Troy Tempest - who piloted the submarine 'Stingray' who's love interest was an Atlantean called Marina who was blonde. Even at that age - I was probably around 5(ish) when I was watching it - I thought the brunette Atlanta was much better looking that the blonde Marina. I guess that sort of preference thing was *hardwired*...!
Ohh a children's show - that makes sense! :)
ReplyDeleteYes I think a lot of types/crushes can be traced back to childhood, as odd as that is...
Garry Anderson's shows were a BIG part of my childhood and probably contributed quite a bit to my love of Sci-Fi.
ReplyDelete1961-62, Supercar
1962-63, Fireball XL5
1964-65, Stingray
1965-66, Thunderbirds
1967-68, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
1968-69, Joe 90
1970-71, UFO
1975-76, Space: 1999
I'm still not 100% sure if attraction preferences are innate or learned from a very early age. They're most definitely pre-puberty though. I guess that, as with most things, they're a mixture of inheritance & environment.