roymattblack Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I'm a TRUE originals fan. 10 minutes in and I'm VERY impressed. Sorry any nay-sayers out there, but for an updated reboot??? They've nailed it! Now.... How long before I can get series one on Blu-Ray???? WHEN can I get the model kits???? Roy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 RUBBISH! Why couldn't they just show the originals again?! It's timeless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennygman Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 (edited) Well, there's the poles in place, what's happening on the equator? Steve. Edited April 4, 2015 by Bennygman 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 SPOILER ALERT John doesn't seem to have problems with decompression. "Press the red button and let's deal with the consequences!!!" Doh. They should have started with the Fireflash again though. 5/10 so far. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Brilliant I bags Thunderbird 2 You lot can fight over whats left ill take the big lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Update Why isn't Lady P wearing a seat belt? Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 As a fan of the original series, I'm actually quite enjoying it. It perhaps a little fast paced, but hey, they have the world to save. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roymattblack Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 FIREFLASH IS BACK !!!! It was shown in the 'making of' program. But as DAG058 said - yes, show the originals more often!!! And I bet after the new series has sunk in, ITV will have the old show out too...... However, the new show is really well done. I can see how they have made the CGI figures 'look' like puppets - and even move like them. First thing I noticed was the puppet-like left-right-left eye movements. Brilliant. Nope - I'm hooked. Bring on the Cinema movie !!!! Roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I normally *hate* modern re-hashes - but this appears superbly done - modernised techniques in the 'spirit' of the original - and many nods to the original as well. Test here will be what my son thinks of it! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatalbert Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I like thunderbird s ☺ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 It is for kids don't forget but I thought for kids of today it was bang on the money, I liked it but I am a big kid anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert RN Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Loved it. Could have done with a bit more Barry Grey though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Hmm. Watching Stingray on TB5 and using an Eagle Transporter module fior the sea lab. How many more tributes and references? Reserving judgement for the moment. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamS Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Derek Meddings and his crew spent hours, months trying to make models look like the real thing. These guys have spent hours, months making realistic capable cgi look like very small toys. Graham 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicodemus Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 liked the craft designs. Every thing else? Meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 My (almost) 8 year old is watching on +1 at the mo - he's glued! Hadn't realised he hadn't seen original Thunderbirds (my education of him obviously lacking!) Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avro683 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 (edited) Recording is interesting. Today, ITVHD. Episode 2 on Wednesday CITV. Episode 3, back on ITVHD on Saturday at 8am, titled Scrambled, Thunderbirds Are Go. I think it's a shame that the episodes are only 30 minutes though. Edited April 4, 2015 by avro683 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picard Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I'm 54, going on 13 again. Loved the homage to the late and truly great Gerry Anderson, with Stingray, the original "5,4,3,2,1", the Eagle command module, along with the much discussed lemon squeezer etc. I really liked all the new hardware with those fabulous new viewing windows, plus the island looks a wonderful place to be. The only questions I have so far is why Virgil has to manually close his access hatch on the fabulous TB2, and why has Lady Penelope not got a bigger bust? Thoroughly enjoyed it, admittedly after watching a lot of rugby with the odd beer or two. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Like it! Big fan of the original, and this is very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Alan Bardell Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Not a bad effort, but it seemed very fast (rushed) to me. the launch sequence's seemed almost on fast forward! but they only have 30mins to work with. Why not go with a 60min program? - did they think that young ones today do not have the attention span? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamS Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Recording is interesting. Today, ITVHD. Episode 2 on Wednesday CITV. Episode 3, back on ITVHD on Saturday at 8am, titled Scrambled, Thunderbirds Are Go. I think it's a shame that the episodes are only 30 minutes though.Sky planner shows that episode 1 (the first half of today's episode Ring of Fire) is on Wednesday on CITV at 1700 and episode 2 (the second part of Ring of Fire) is on on Thursday at the same time. Next Saturday morning's episode on ITV is episode 3. I presume CITV's episode 3 will be on the following Wednesday or Thursday.Graham Edit Nope CITV's episode 3 is also at 0800 Saturday. Confused.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I agree it's rushed. It's 30 minutes less the ads, so about 23 minutes in all. Unless you have a story arc, there is no time to develop a plot. I want to like it but........ Trevor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartp Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 (edited) Loved the models and even quite liked the CGI bits (especially the fact that, as mentioned, they've made squillion dollar CGI behave like puppets), but clearly that's where all the money went. With the exception of Parker the rest sounded as though the local am dram had done the voiceovers. And what nationality is Brains supposed to be ? He didn't seem sure at times... Of course I'll be watching the next one ! Edited April 4, 2015 by stuartp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeronut Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Its a good job Tracy Island is a secret location. If the Health and Safety Executive ever visted those hangars IR would be shut down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Watched it on catch up. Running time 44 mins and ads deleted. I liked it. A little rushed in parts, an dnot much suspense, but still good for a remake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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