The Mysterons communicate by hovering rings of light on people. When the rings are sliding across people, the Mysterons' voice can be heard. But what was the inspiration for this visually interesting means of communicating? According to urban legend, the Mysteron rings were inspired by an OXO advert which had the logo slide over a frying pan and the outline of a female figure - and this image became the rings sliding onto people. incidentally, much of the fan art made of the Mysteron rings is wrong - the rings, as shown in the opening credits of Captain Scarlet from episode two onwards, are blue rather than green.
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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