8. Thank The Americans Not Liking Thunderbirds For Captain Scarlet
Fans have the Americans to thank for Captain Scarlet. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons was only created because a US buyer couldn't be found for Thunderbirds, prompting ITC's Lew Grade (part owner of AP Films) to cancel Thunderbirds and ask Gerry Anderson to come up with a more American-friendly show. The result was Captain Scarlet. It seems only fair that in the 2005 CGI reboot, the good Captain's nationality changes from English to American.
Mike has lived in the UK, Japan and the USA. Currently, he is based in Iowa with his wife and 2 young children. After working for many years as a writer and editor for a large corporation, he is now a freelancer. He has been fortunate enough to contribute to many books on Doctor Who over the last 20 years and is now concentrating on original sci-fi & fantasy short stories, with recent sales including Flame Tree, Uffda, and The Martian Wave. Also, look for his contribution on Blake's 7 to "You and Who Else", a charity anthology to be released later this year.
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