Tag: Thunderbirds

  • Letting Jonathan Frakes Direct Star Trek Came Back To Bite The Show’s Producer

    Letting Jonathan Frakes Direct Star Trek Came Back To Bite The Show’s Producer

    Actor Jonathan Frakes’ directorial debut on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” was for the third season episode “The Offspring“, the episode where Data (Brent Spiner) builds his own android daughter (Hallie Todd). One might note that Frakes’ character, Commander Riker, didn’t appear much in that episode. This kicked off a full-blown directorial career for Frakes…

  • Special Effects Supervisor Richard Conway Dies at 79

    Special Effects Supervisor Richard Conway Dies at 79

    Richard Conway, a special effects supervisor who collaborated closely with director Terry Gilliam, has died, his family announced. He was 79.Conway began working in television in the 1960s, where he began his career working alongside Gerry Anderson. He worked on shows such as “Thunderbirds,” “Captain Scarlet” and “Joe 90”. While there, Conway met fellow visual…