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Title: Thunderbird abomination.
Post by: dales133 on April 12, 2015, 06:37:58 PM: I used to love the thunderbird and ocasionaly watch reruns, I set timer watch as "all new episodes" were starting tonight and I had my reservations and guess what....dirty stinking cartoon.
Why couldn't they just have left it alone
Title: Re: Thunderbird abomination.
Post by: Marschy on April 13, 2015, 01:23:35 AM: Quote from: dales133 on April 12, 2015, 06:37:58 PM
I used to love the thunderbird and ocasionaly watch reruns, I set timer watch as "all new episodes" were starting tonight and I had my reservations and guess what....dirty stinking cartoon.
Why couldn't they just have left it alone
I am quite often awake in the wee hours to watch the original animatronic version and was thinking about recording this. I won't bother now.

FAB
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Post by: baldheadedgit on April 13, 2015, 04:55:12 AM: You got to love Brains Accent now.... made me feel like having a Curry..... :o :o
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Post by: DaveR on April 13, 2015, 06:29:26 AM: Has it gone the way of Thomas the Tank as well.
Nooooooooooooooooo
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Post by: achjimmy on April 13, 2015, 07:30:46 AM: Quote from: DaveR on April 13, 2015, 06:29:26 AM
Has it gone the way of Thomas the Tank as well.
Nooooooooooooooooo

Has Thomas gone to a cartoon????
Title: Re: Thunderbird abomination.
Post by: DaveR on April 13, 2015, 07:33:36 AM: Quote from: achjimmy on April 13, 2015, 07:30:46 AM
Has Thomas gone to a cartoon????
Yep,
Its horrible
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Post by: achjimmy on April 13, 2015, 08:09:31 AM: Bloody shame Dave , hope they don't get at Wallace and Gromit!
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Post by: Marschy on April 13, 2015, 08:15:36 AM: Or Team America ;D
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Post by: feisty on April 13, 2015, 09:47:23 PM: I miss the d gen (and the way they did the thunderbirds)
https://youtu.be/ZC4frcXimz4
Title: Re: Thunderbird abomination.
Post by: dales133 on April 13, 2015, 11:26:15 PM: Quote from: feisty on April 13, 2015, 09:47:23 PM
I miss the d gen (and the way they did the thunderbirds)
https://youtu.be/ZC4frcXimz4
Joe 90 and stingray wernt bad either.

Thomas is a cartoon now? Don't say they sacked Ringo too!
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Post by: DaveR on April 14, 2015, 05:41:59 AM: No more Ringo. Different voices for each character.
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Post by: dales133 on April 14, 2015, 08:39:03 AM: Can't realy say I care to much about Thomas but it's still bs that everything decent and that had some longevity gets ruined
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Post by: tk421 on April 14, 2015, 11:08:33 AM: I loved Thunderbirds but was always more of a Joe 90 and Captain Scarlett fan and later on Terrahawks, but whilst it was cutting edge back in the day, things have moved on.

The problem with supermarionation process was that it was damned expensive, each Thunderbirds episode cost between AU$850,000- $1,200,000 to make in today's money. But you definitely get more of a feel of love and care from the special effects and models than you do in CGI.

Everything looks better when you view through rose tinted glasses though. My kids were ok with the original Thomas, but loved the CGI version. Same with Thunderbirds. I thought the original Transformers cartoons were awesome when I was a kid so we bought the entire series on DVD for the kids. Watched the first episode and realised how rubbish the animation was compared to the new ones