Before Star Wars, before Star Trek, there was Gerry Anderson, may he rest in Peace...
You might know him as creator of Thunderbirds, but there were many other shows, better and bigger...
Despite the child-oriented aspect of the early stuff, his science fiction ideas and concepts were innovative, and affected everything that came after.
My favorite was Captain Scarlett, with Joe 90 coming a close second, and finally his classic live-action stuff was truly groovy, culminating with Space 1999.
But first came "UFO", with those hot purple-hair comptroller chicks...
Truly, R.I.P., R.I.P. ...
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