Thunderbirds (TV series) by ITV, Sylvia Anderson and the estate of Gerry Anderson. "Thunderbirds" has influenced TV programmes, films and various other media. The puppet comedy of the film "" was directly inspired by the idiosyncrasies of "Thunderbirds"-era Supermarionation techniques. Allusion and homage are also evident in "Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave", "" and "Spaced", as well as the character design of "". The BBC sketch comedy "Not Only... But Also" included a segment titled "Superthunderstingcar" – a parody of "Thunderbirds", "Supercar" and "Stingray". IR's life-saving mission inspired the founding of the volunteer International Rescue Corps, originally made up of a group
Mike Sussman (TV series writer/producer) and Sam Raimi's "Legend of the Seeker". He since produced "Perception" for TNT alongside Biller. Later, Sussman went on to write and produce the SyFy Channel series, "12 Monkeys"; and "The Last Ship" from Executive Producer Michael Bay and TNT Originals. Mike Sussman (TV series writer/producer) Mike Sussman (born June 22, 1967) is an American television writer and producer. He is best known as a writer and producer of the "Star Trek" franchise and as the Co-Creator and Executive Producer of the TNT one-hour drama "Perception", starring Emmy Award-winner Eric McCormack as a crime-solving neurologist. " Sussman was born in