What did Gerry Anderson think of Star Wars? The Thunderbirds creator told Look-In magazine in the 1970s

Gerry Anderson of Thunderbirds fame: What did he think of Star Wars?

Gerry Anderson was a huge figure in millions of childhoods from the 1960s onwards, giving us the television series Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Stingray, Space: 1999 and more. He also, unwittingly, cost Star Wars a fair amount of money. 

But what did he think of the film that threatened to replace his series in kids’ affections? Fortunately, a cutting from the British young people’s magazine Look-In lets us know.

May the fonts be with you: the history of the Star Wars logo

The first appearance on screen of the Suzy Rice Star Wars logo, as revised by Joe Johston

Its appearance at the very beginning of Star Wars is a great moment in cinema.  But until recently, I had never given any consideration to the origins of the film's famous logo – and it turns out to have a fascinating history.