Variety reported Friday that Jonathan Frakes is set to direct a live-action adaptation of Gerry Anderson's supermarionated Thunderbirds, with shooting to start early next year.  This follows a North American relaunch of the property for toys (Irwin) and on Tech TV (see 'Thunderbirds on Tech TV').  Frakes (Riker on Next Gen) directed Star Trek: Insurrection and Star Trek: First Contact, among others.   We say Supermarionation Is Go!