space1970: Gerry Anderson Posters By Eric Chu

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Gerry Anderson Posters By Eric Chu

I don't often spotlight new products on this site, but this one is pretty damned irresistible, especially since there's virtually no vintage merchandise to tie in with the 1975 Gerry Anderson telefilm, The Day After Tomorrow - Into Infinity. Big thanks to Star Kid Mike Lynch for bringing this poster, painted by the amazing Eric Chu and offered by the official Gerry Anderson website, to my attention.

Of course, I poked around the site a bit, and discovered that the talented Chu had also created posters for various other Anderson properties, and was especially taken by his two paintings for Space: 1999, representing both seasons of that epic series. Gorgeous, gorgeous work.

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AnonymousSeptember 16, 2014 at 6:29 PM
These are not paintings but manipulated photoshop pictures. But they look nice!
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AnonymousSeptember 21, 2014 at 5:33 PM
These shows had two of the coolest theme songs.
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ScottSeptember 26, 2014 at 11:47 AM
The season one poster is absolutely gorgeous. The inclusion of the "Bringers of Wonder" alien and the other alien creatures (other than Mentor) really kills the season two poster for me, however.
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david_bOctober 1, 2014 at 11:50 AM
The Y2 one's a bit of a mishmash with wrong collars (Alan) and Helena's hairstyle. The Y1 is TOPS.
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This blog is dedicated to the science fiction films and television series of the 1970s - give or take a few years (say, 1969-1983) - including such nostalgic favorites as Star Wars, Space: 1999, UFO, Space Academy, the original Battlestar Galactica, Jason of Star Command, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Logan's Run and many others.

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