Supermarionation "Thunderbirds", who closely resembled Sylvia Anderson, and Captain Blue in "Captain Scarlet", who looked like Ed Bishop (the similarity was reportedly coincidental). Other characters were based on well-known film actors: Troy Tempest of "Stingray" was based on James Garner, Scott Tracy of "Thunderbirds" on Sean Connery and Captain Scarlet on Cary Grant. "Stingray" also featured the only non-speaking Supermarionation puppet: the water-breathing woman Marina. Occasionally, close-ups of a live actor's hand would be inserted to show actions such as turning keys and pressing buttons. This was affectionately parodied in the 2004 live-action feature film "Thunderbirds", with a brief shot of
PalmarèsADISQ par Stingray week after the channel launch, Stingray and ADISQ jointly announced the launch of PalmarèsADISQ par Stingray. Upon its launch, the channel was added to Vidéotron, however, during its announcement, agreements have been made to add the channel to Bell Fibe TV, Telus, Cogeco, Rogers Cable, Eastlink, and Shaw Direct systems at a later date. PalmarèsADISQ par Stingray PalmarèsADISQ par Stingray is a Canadian French language Category B high definition television channel owned by Stingray Digital. The channel broadcasts French music videos from primarily Canadian artists. French music videos from non-Canadian artists and English music videos from Quebec artists are also