roymattblack Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) At last - a picture. Thank goodness they look like the original puppets - Scott and Virgil in particular. Roy. Edited January 19, 2015 by roymattblack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flektor Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Roy, I don't know which Thunderbirds series you watched when you were a kid but Scott is the only one who looks a little like the puppet, perhaps John a little less, the rest look like a badly put together boy band. The CGI Captain Scarlet looked much better even if they had to redesign and rename the vehicles. I for one won't be watching this as I'd be half expecting there to be a musical interlude half way through the adventure. Sorry, but I think Gerry will be turning in his cardboard box.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Alan Bardell Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I agree with Flektor - these look wrong in every way. and i was so looking forward to the new programs - not so sure now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Never mind the brothers, what about Lady Penelope & Tin Tin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I dunno what grumpy pills Flektor and Paul are taking, but me, I think they look pretty good -- a clear nod to the originals for us oldies; and an updated look for the "Ben 10" generation, who, let's remind ourselves, are the intended audience... I have every faith in the production and effects companies behind this one, so I'm happy to give them the benefit of the doubt, at least until I've watched a few. Not watching them because there might be a musical interlude seems a bit of an over the top reaction, especially bearing mind that the ORIGINAL featured a musical interlude by the leading "boy band" of the time, Cliff and the Shadows... bestest, M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roymattblack Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 To me, Scott looks the best, Virgil - definitely the eyes. The other three are 'ok'. I'm a huge fan of the original series and I think it will never be bettered - but I'm still looking forward to seeing how this turns out. Roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flektor Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I'm not Grumpy, I'm Happy. That aside, the interlude was at the end of the film "Thunderbirds are Go!" so can be excused (perhaps). I know the remake is aimed at a different generation but come on, kids demand excellence and I don't think One Direction in IR uniforms is going to cut it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Alan looks Alan-ish as well, but as I'm nearly 60 I'm not the target audience! I'll watch the series (well get it on DVD probably), just as I did Captain Scarlet. Hopefully Fireball XL-5 and/or Stingray will also be remade... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Lets face it, the old Thunderbirds ain't going to hack it with today's youth are they, I think we expect things not to change from our youth and get upset when they do 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speckled Jim Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Scott, Alan and John all look fairly like their original puppets, the most they have been changed is in their hairstyles - which is to be expected the boys hair style of the 1960's isnt relevant in todays society. Virgil I could only really identify by his chin initially... giving him black hair instead of dark brown to obviously make him more distinguishable from Scott and adding onto that the change in style made it difficult to identify him with his character.... and then theres Gordon.... well no one really liked Gordon thats why he gets stuck alone in a small submarine while everyone else gets rockets, massive aircraft and space stations to play with.... I kid, but he does appear the most different and I dont know it its bad to say it the most plastic.... I think they look okay.... the uniforms will need to grow on me but I now want to see how Lady P, Parker and Jeff have all turned out.... as well as the vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roymattblack Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 Lets face it, the old Thunderbirds ain't going to hack it with today's youth are they, I think we expect things not to change from our youth and get upset when they do Having said that, the 'old' Thunderbirds is second only to Star Trek (the original series) as the most worldwide syndicated and continually repeated TV series ever.... I don't think Gerry would be worrying about if it will still 'hack it' in ANOTHER 50 years time. It's a given it will be just about timeless. Roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Just shows how close to genius the original series was - you have to feel a little sorry for the team trying to put this together when the competition is Gerry & Co. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty_hopkirk Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Can the mods please change this, in the case of Thurderbirds it is the Tracy Bros, NOT Tracey. Tracey is the American spelling. Marty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Tracey is the American spelling. Marty... Really? That's ironic. Perhaps the OP should change it then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roymattblack Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 I've corrected it... A mental blockage on my part when I originally posted the thread... Roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 I wonder if any of the new audience will have inkling at all about the real men after whom the brothers were named? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Oh dear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) My Grandkids watch (and I am "forced" to watch it too) something called Tree Fu Tom http://www.sproutonline.com/shows/tree-fu-tom Is there a difference? Edited January 19, 2015 by bzn20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamS Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Given the differing hair colour, I wonder if Jeff got a DNA test done. I have to say, though, that the rendering of the hair on the three chappies on the right is the worst I've seen in CGI in a long time. Graham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roymattblack Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 As it happens, the stuff I read some time ago is that the CGI guys are trying to make the characters look like puppets, but without the strings. I too dislike the 'plastic' hair, but I'm wondering if this is all part of the 'plan'? Roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Given the differing hair colour, I wonder if Jeff got a DNA test done. I have to say, though, that the rendering of the hair on the three chappies on the right is the worst I've seen in CGI in a long time. Graham DNA test,I've got tears in my eyes.Funny! Can he get one with no strings attached though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roymattblack Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 I'm a SERIOUS 'original' Thunderbirds fan, but I do wonder if the new series is coming in for some unfair stick before we've even seen it. If the original TB was being shown for the first time now, imagine the flack it would get: OMG - Look at those ROPES holding them up!! WOW - look how big their heads are!! HA-HA-.... They walk so FUNNY!! Isn't the program so SLOW - Nothing happens for AGES!! The whole story could be fit into 20 minutes if they got a MOVE ON... Everything is made of bits from AIRFIX kits!! And so on... And I LOVE the original series. Roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty_hopkirk Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 I've corrected it... A mental blockage on my part when I originally posted the thread... Roy. Cheers, it was just bugging me, just one of those things. I'm not sure about Thunderbirds being the most syndicated show after Star Trek. For instance it did get much of a showing in the US. I think I'm right in saying Fireball XL5 was the only Anderson TV series that was properly networked in the US. Certainly up and until Star Wars came along it was the TV series with the most licensed merchandise - and is still up there. Marty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 You do know who their mother was don't you? Not a 100% TBer, but is their mother ever mentioned? I believe she had her own separate career, even becoming a Special Constable; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Tracy http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sheila-tracy-trombonist-who-became-britains-first-woman-newsreader-before-presenting-truckers-hour-and-big-band-special-9773703.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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