Gerry Anderson Associated Television (ATV) boss who offered to buy the show. This began a long friendship and a very successful professional association between the two men. The new series, "Supercar", (1960–61) was developed by Gerry & Sylvia Anderson and Reg Hill based on a story written by Sylvia Anderson and marked several important advances for APF. Sylvia Anderson took on a larger role and became a partner in the company. The series was also the official debut of Supermarionation, the electronic system that made the marionettes more lifelike and convincing on screen. The system used the audio signal from pre-recorded tapes
Gerry Anderson's Gemini Force One skilled storyteller, weaving together narrative strands into one compelling experience", and as a Young Adult novel, a young reviewer as part of the Guardian's Children's Book site described it as "a really fun book that will never get old." Reviewers were also keen to make comparisons to Anderson's previous TV series "Thunderbirds", with "What Culture" describing the book as "the true successor to "Thunderbirds’" crown." Gerry Anderson's Gemini Force One Gerry Anderson's Gemini Force One or simply Gemini Force One is a series of science fiction books developed by television producer and writer Gerry Anderson before his death in 2012.