Stingray

by **Captain Black** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 12:18 am

I was a great fan of Stingray when I was younger (watched all the repeats when they were shown in the UK). However, I've not seen it for ages and ages, and I wondered if anyone knew of a decent website to go to? Because I've tried several ones, but they never have much information about the characters. The stingrayonline website just has information on Troy Tempest.
If there isn't a website, does anyone know if there are books or anything about them?
Ideally I'd like history on them, like is found on this website.
Thanks.

by **hazel** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 9:28 am

Hello Captain, and welcome to the board.

A Google search for Stingray +"Gerry Anderson" turned up hundreds of possibles, but they're mostly mechandising, production lists and general info sites.

However, you might be interested in these three:

http://www.crc.paragould.ar.us/~adam/fab/ST/stcharacters.htm
The Worlds of Gerry Anderson - quite a nice site, with potted biographies of the characters

http://members.lycos.co.uk/sector25/
Sector 25 - no biographies as far as I can see, but informative and interesting

http://www.supermarionation.net/
The Stingray section is still under construction, but the rest is good.

by **chrisbishop** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 2:50 pm

There's also a book by Dave Rogers, written in the early 90s, where you can find a lot of details about Stingray. If you already used e-Bay, it's presently on auction there and you can bid on it.( http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... eName=WDVW .
I suspect it appears as often as the Captain Scarlet book of the same series.

Issues 13 and 14 (Autumn 1993) of the Century 21 mags also offer a good deal of detailed information about Stingray in their feature "The Gerry Anderson All-series Encyclopedia". Each of these issue offer 10 to 12 pages concentrating only on Stingray. You even find a cutaways drawing of the sub itself. I think the Century 21 mags also appear often on e-Bay, or maybe you can find them at Star Trader/Engale Marketing- which was the publisher of those mags.

And of course, there's a few annuals you might also search for. I think one was released in 1994. Correct me if I'm wrong, Stingray experts.

Hope the info was useful!

by **Captain Black** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 1:43 pm

Thank you very much, they were very helpful

The book on ebay, is still there, so going to persuade my mum to let me buy it!

by **DartBrat701** » Mon May 15, 2006 1:03 am

You might also want to check out "Fanderson"....assuming you can handle the somewhat pricey subscription rate. :wink:

Incidently, I myself, have been searching for a good Stingray fan site, any recommendations? Some of the ones that I know are either inactive, or they no longer exist!

by **Elentari** » Fri May 19, 2006 5:39 am

Sector 25 has moved to Unity City - http://unitycity.sfdaydreams.com/ - but Robin Day's Stingray pages can be found at: http://stingray.sfdaydreams.com/

by **DartBrat701** » Tue May 15, 2007 7:19 pm

I have just recently purchased the Stingray DVD set....and have fallen in love with them all over again! It was my first opportunity to see the original uncut episodes for the first time.

So, let's hear about your fondest memories of the WASPs! :grin:

Needless to say, I still adore Phones & that cutie pieness of Lieutenant Fisher!!.....more about them, later!! :wink:

by **James. C** » Wed May 16, 2007 9:10 am

Stingray is really fun to watch.

by **DartBrat701** » Wed May 16, 2007 11:05 pm

James. C wrote:Stingray is really fun to watch.

Agreed! Stingray is quite possibly the best prelude to Thunderbirds, they are very similar in concepts to each other!

Now, here's my spin on it;

Troy Tempest: He is about as interesting as hero stereotypes get. His biggest assets are his dashing good looks, a suave, sexy voice (Don Mason) and his fierce courage in the face of danger. However, his apparent two-timing doesn't exactly make him the most moral of heroes.

Phones: The real sweetheart of the group! His smooth southern drawl (Robert Easton) and his laid-back manner, makes him the most likable of the whole crew.

Atlanta & Marina: Both excellent in the leading ladies roles. Their constant vying for Troy's attention adds another dimension to the story. Despite this "competition", they still remain the best of friends.

Commander Shore: Another likable one. Despite having a grumpy personna, he has a heart of pure gold. He is also proof positive that having a disability does not discourage him from doing his job, as he is sometimes seen aboard with Troy & Phones....and that includes going solo in Stingray to save Troy, Phones & Marina ("The Master Plan").

Lieutenant Fisher: The cutie pie!! He is just adorable in his own way!! 0---0

Titan: All in all, he's not half bad.....for a villian!

Agent X20: His goof ups and his many disguises provides hilarious comic relief!! :lol:

Well, that's my two cents worth!

by **James. C** » Thu May 17, 2007 10:15 am

Oh yes I forgot, X20 has to be the best regular Anderson villian!

by **Elentari** » Sat May 19, 2007 2:26 am

I think Stingray is great!

I always liked Marina best. She still is a lovely puppet to watch. Other than that it's a toss up between Troy and Phones.

I never really took to Lt Fisher but I have come to appreciate X20 more - he really is quite funny. Of course when the series first screened I didn't understand the significance of his voice - I've now seen a lot more old horror movies since then! :wink:

One I think I really noticed watching the DVDs - how nice some of the fashions were (off duty outfits I mean). Atlanta looked very smart. They were better than later supermarionation shows, in my opinion.

by **gojohnniegogo** » Sat May 19, 2007 5:04 am

I get fair freaked playing the 'guess whose voice' game. You tend to hear them anywhere and everywhere! I tend to remember hearing Phones in 'The Munsters'. Wow. TV in the 60s was amazing and so much influence for today! Deny it all you like, its true!!!

by **DartBrat701** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 11:50 pm

I'm happy to report, that Carlton Video's official Stingray site is back in service. :grin:

(The homepage features a darling pic of Phones!! He's just so adorable!!

)

by **James. C** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:50 am

Do you have a link?

by **DartBrat701** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 10:53 pm

Oh yes, of course!

http://www.stingray.uk.com/