article_snippet.sent: The son of Gerry Anderson, the brains behind the original Thunderbirds, has criticised the computer-generated remake for lacking the 'magic' of Original show.
article_snippet.sent: Original: Gerry Anderson, co-creator of Thunderbirds, with star puppets Parker and Lady Penelope .
article_snippet.sent: Writing for the Sunday Telegraph, Mr Anderson, whose father died aged 83 in December 2012, said: 'The classic Thunderbirds shows have sometimes attracted fond criticism as "quaint", "naff" and "full of wobbly sets". '
article_snippet.sent: Iconic: Gerry Anderson with a model of Thunderbird 1 - his son Jamie has criticised the new CGI characters .
article_snippet.sent: Thunderbirds, a 2004 Working Title film with real actors (including Ben Kingsley as arch-villain The Hood), was a dismal flop, losing almost £20 million at the box office.
article_snippet.sent: Even Gerry Anderson, the original show's co-creator, called it 'the biggest load of c**p' he had seen.