UK Satellite and cable channel Sci Fi began a screening of Joe 90 on April 10th 2009. The channel also showed plenty of episodes of Stingray and Thunderbirds (including Thunderbirds in High Definition on Sci Fi HD) as part of 'Supermarionation Weekend' over the four-day Easter holiday, followed by 'Supermarionation Fridays'.
Thankfully, Sci Fi were supplied with the remastered versions of Joe 90 made for the 2002 DVD release. Unfortunately for SD viewers, the episodes of Thunderbirds were shown in 16:9 aspect ratio, and so lost 25% of the original 4:3 image with no increase in resolution.
From May 1st, some Joe 90 episodes were preceded by a warning about flashing images and photosensitive epilepsy, as the opening title sequence (and more than likely any sequence with the revolving Rat Trap) doesn't comply with rule 2.13 of the Ofcom Broadcasting Code 2008.
The Sci Fi Joe 90 microsite featured four interviews with Gerry Anderson; 'Gerry Anderson Talks Aligators [sic]', 'Gerry Anderson Talks Model Making', 'Gerry Anderson Talks Puppets' and 'Gerry Anderson Talks Studio Innovations'. The rest of the microsite left a little bit to be desired; was it too much to run a spell check? There was a gallery of dubiously labelled photographs (Mac's car is a submarine apparently), and in the section on characters Shane Weston was called Sam Weston. Sam Loover had casino chips disease and had his photograph replaced with one of General Valdes (formally Captain Black) from Viva Cordova.
10/04/2009 | 1315-1355 | The Most Special Agent |
10/04/2009 | 1355-1430 | Most Special Astronaut |
10/04/2009 | 1650-1725 | Project 90 |
10/04/2009 | 1725-1800 | Hi-Jacked |
11/04/2009 | 1315-1355 | Colonel McClaine |
11/04/2009 | 1355-1430 | The Fortress |
11/04/2009 | 1650-1725 | King for a Day |
11/04/2009 | 1725-1800 | International Concerto |
12/04/2009 | 1315-1355 | Splashdown |
12/04/2009 | 1355-1430 | Big Fish |
12/04/2009 | 1650-1725 | Relative Danger |
12/04/2009 | 1725-1800 | Operation McClaine |
13/04/2009 | 1315-1355 | The Unorthodox Shepherd |
13/04/2009 | 1355-1430 | Business Holiday |
13/04/2009 | 1650-1725 | Arctic Adventure |
13/04/2009 | 1725-1800 | Double Agent |
17/04/2009 | 1650-1720 | Three's a Crowd |
17/04/2009 | 1720-1755 | The Professional |
18/04/2009 | 1200-1230 | Three's a Crowd |
18/04/2009 | 1230-1305 | The Professional |
19/04/2009 | 0310-0345 | The Professional |
24/04/2009 | 1650-1720 | The Race |
24/04/2009 | 1720-1755 | Talkdown |
25/04/2009 | 1200-1230 | The Race |
25/04/2009 | 1230-1305 | Talkdown |
01/05/2009 | 1700-1730 | Breakout |
01/05/2009 | 1730-1800 | Child of the Sun God |
08/05/2009 | 1650-1720 | See You Down There |
08/05/2009 | 1720-1755 | Lone-Handed 90 |
15/05/2009 | 1650-1720 | Attack of the Tiger |
15/05/2009 | 1720-1755 | Viva Cordova |
17/05/2009 | 0250-0320 | Attack of the Tiger |
17/05/2009 | 0320-0350 | Viva Cordova |
22/05/2009 | 1650-1720 | Mission X-41 |
22/05/2009 | 1720-1755 | Test Flight |
24/05/2009 | 0250-0320 | Mission X-41 |
24/05/2009 | 0320-0350 | Test Flight |
29/05/2009 | 1700-1730 | Trial at Sea |
29/05/2009 | 1730-1800 | The Birthday |
30/05/2009 | 1400-1430 | Trial at Sea |
30/05/2009 | 1430-1500 | The Birthday |
31/05/2009 | 0300-0330 | Trial at Sea |
31/05/2009 | 0330-0400 | The Birthday |
05/06/2009 | 1700-1730 | The Most Special Agent |
05/06/2009 | 1730-1800 | Most Special Astronaut |
06/06/2009 | 1400-1430 | The Most Special Agent |
06/06/2009 | 1430-1500 | Most Special Astronaut |
07/06/2009 | 0300-0330 | The Most Special Agent |
07/06/2009 | 0330-0400 | Most Special Astronaut |
12/06/2009 | 1700-1730 | Project 90 |
12/06/2009 | 1730-1800 | Hi-Jacked |
13/06/2009 | 1400-1430 | Project 90 |
13/06/2009 | 1430-1500 | Hi-Jacked |
14/06/2009 | 0330-0400 | Most Special Astronaut |
19/06/2009 | 1700-1730 | Colonel McClaine |
19/06/2009 | 1730-1800 | The Fortress |
20/06/2009 | 1410-1445 | The Fortress |
21/06/2009 | 0230-0300 | Colonel McClaine |
21/06/2009 | 0300-0340 | The Fortress |
26/06/2009 | 1700-1730 | King for a Day |
26/06/2009 | 1730-1800 | International Concerto |
On April 13th 2010, Sci Fi was relaunched as Syfy, as part of a global rebrand. The microsite was revamped, but had many of the same mistakes as the original one. Along with the Gerry Anderson interviews, it has since vanished into the ether.