Burn wrote:I've watched the trailers and I'm undecided.
I love the original series, we get it here in the mornings and watch it when I turn the TV on. For such an old show I think its aged well, the supermarionation style was years ahead of itself.
fenrir72 wrote:Anyone of you TB fans also remember the anime version? I liked that show as well. It also had it's own charm. Wish they'd release it in DVD/BD as well.
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
Dead Metal wrote:fenrir72 wrote:Anyone of you TB fans also remember the anime version? I liked that show as well. It also had it's own charm. Wish they'd release it in DVD/BD as well.
Anime version? Never knew that existed.
Haven't seen the trailers yet, just that creepy group shot, that somehow made them look even more lifeless than the original puppets. Wouldn't mind that Thunderbird 2 though, that was always my favourite vehicle of the show, and this one looks pretty much the same, just with more detailing maybe?
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
Dead Metal wrote:Ok, that does look interesting, and kinda familiar actually, maybe it's due to the style being similar to other things, but I'll check it out.
Just seen two trailers for this new one, damn it looks far better than I expected it to look, the animation looks great. Just one thing, it kinda looks like the set pieces are hand-made minatures. Especially the island base in the "Introducing the World" trailer.
The trailers make it look like a lot of love was put into this, pretty exited right now.
Edit:
I've totally seen the anime, it must have been broadcast on one of the small channels back in the 90s when they started bringing anime over due to it being cheaper than US animated shows. Never made the connection though, and I can't remember a whole lot about it, just that the intro and a few scenes looked damn familiar.
Dead Metal wrote:Just seen two trailers for this new one, damn it looks far better than I expected it to look, the animation looks great. Just one thing, it kinda looks like the set pieces are hand-made minatures. Especially the island base in the "Introducing the World" trailer.
The trailers make it look like a lot of love was put into this, pretty exited right now.
Burn wrote:Just watched the first two episodes and ... I like it!
The miniature sets are ... wow! They're very well done! The mix with CGI is ALMOST seamless, you can still catch a little bit of blending.
As the story goes ... it's 2060, Jeff Tracy is now M.I.A. but the boys have carried on with International Rescue.
They're joined by Grandma Tracy, Lady Penelope, Parker, and Brains ... who now has a decidedly Indian accent.
Also joining the team is Kayo, who is Tintin just renamed. She's now a major part of the team and the pilot of the all new Thunderbird S(hadow)
All in all, there's a lot of potential here! Recaptures the original series and gives it a modern update.
Burn wrote:Just watched the first two episodes and ... I like it!
The miniature sets are ... wow! They're very well done! The mix with CGI is ALMOST seamless, you can still catch a little bit of blending.
As the story goes ... it's 2060, Jeff Tracy is now M.I.A. but the boys have carried on with International Rescue.
They're joined by Grandma Tracy, Lady Penelope, Parker, and Brains ... who now has a decidedly Indian accent.
Also joining the team is Kayo, who is Tintin just renamed. She's now a major part of the team and the pilot of the all new Thunderbird S(hadow)
All in all, there's a lot of potential here! Recaptures the original series and gives it a modern update.
RAR wrote:The Shadow Plane is very much like a typical Derek Meddings looking thing - I wonder if it's actually based on an unused design of his ?
I really need to watch more of this show - I've not seen it once since they used TB5 like a giant fishing reel.
Insurgent wrote:I love this show. This is perfectly how you update an old show. Keep all the familiar elements, keep the things looking the same just with some small tweaks here and there, like TB2 getting squared off a bit and looking more industrial, TB3 having those arm grabs and so on. But add some new, yet unobtrusive elements, like the GDF.
So happy to finally see Thunderbird Shadow in action. To be honest, although TB2 and 4 are still my favourite, I think Kayo has become my favourite character. And I absolutly LOVE that they've made TB5 part of the actual rescue operations instead of a glorified answer phone.
Shame about the toys though. I keep getting tempted by a TB2, but everytime I pick it up, the plastic quality is just too poor for the price. It feels like a tacky poundland thing.
Insurgent wrote:I love this show. This is perfectly how you update an old show. Keep all the familiar elements, keep the things looking the same just with some small tweaks here and there, like TB2 getting squared off a bit and looking more industrial, TB3 having those arm grabs and so on. But add some new, yet unobtrusive elements, like the GDF.
So happy to finally see Thunderbird Shadow in action. To be honest, although TB2 and 4 are still my favourite, I think Kayo has become my favourite character. And I absolutly LOVE that they've made TB5 part of the actual rescue operations instead of a glorified answer phone.
Shame about the toys though. I keep getting tempted by a TB2, but everytime I pick it up, the plastic quality is just too poor for the price. It feels like a tacky poundland thing.
Insurgent wrote:What's your opinion of the quality of them?
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