Thunderbirds are go!

[ali_kat]

I enjoyed it

And i say that as a child of the 70s that loved the original series

[telecat]

TB1 and TB2 both mounted swivel cannons in the original series.

[Athlon]

But they were subtle. These are not, they are huge in yer face guns!! bad form.

[fatboy18]

Mopar440 said:

fatboy18 said:

Dreadful graphics.

You're obviously a professional in this field. How could they improve?

Bring back the puppets

Seriously, if you look at Computer games on PS4 and Xbox the characters look much better in the top end games.

As for that car chase Think I could have done better with two cardboard cutouts and a video camera

[Flip Martian]

I think sometimes going for the "look, this is models like in the original!" look didn't help. The car chase was pretty pants, as were TB 1 and 2 hovering over the sea while holding up the sea station. Small gripes though.

[callyman]

Smollet said:

There's a new series of Noddy??!! I hope Big Ears is called something else or else the PC brigade will be up in arms.

He's now called wing nut.

[Fatsterjack]

My kids (7 & 3) loved it. I think the makers have struck a balance between the feel of the original and modern CGI very well. That won't please everyone but hey, I thought it was very good.

[Vipers]

callyman said:

Smollet said:

There's a new series of Noddy??!! I hope Big Ears is called something else or else the PC brigade will be up in arms.

He's now called wing nut.

My pal had ears like Martin Clunes, he was called wing nut.

[LuS1fer]

I just watched it with my kids and thought it was done very well. My 9 year old who is very hard to please, quite liked it but my 5 year old wasn't really interested at all.
Lots of pace and non-stop storyline.
I was also mystified by why Brains had to be stereotypically Indian (but hey, they had an Indian fakir in The Herbs)and didn't much like Lady Penelope but at one point, with an upper view of Scott, he looked almost identical to the original in a few frames.
good effort, I'd say...and I'm 55.

[Fort Jefferson]

DanielSan said:

onyx39 said:

Many does Brains have an Indian accent?

He sounds more like Raj from The Big Bang Theory than Brains

Brains is voiced by Kayvan Novak.

[fatboy18]

LuS1fer said:

but at one point, with an upper view of Scott, he looked almost identical to the original in a few frames.
good effort, I'd say...and I'm 55.

Have you thought about a Visit to Specsavers?

Or do you already have those Rose tinted glasses?

[anonymous-user]

Athlon said:

Notice the nod to other series? I spotted Stingray before and the underwater lab looks like it has an Eagle nosecone!

Yep watched it on ITV Player last night
Spotted the nose cone thing.
Its interesting that the Hoods portrayal looks (to me) to be a version of the one from the film.
Not sure if I will watch it each week but well worth a look.

[johnymac]

I watched it out of interest and thought it was a real lost opportunity. The original was and is so memorable because of the fantastic music, the sense of drama and the realism of some of the high tech equipment. The rescues were often portrayed as really difficult to achieve which added to the tension, and of course it too was aimed at a young audience. The fact that grown ups watched as well was a happy accident, but really showed the quality of the series. What I saw on Saturday was really very little to do with Thunderbirds. The character's names were the same, the machines looked similar and the launch sequences were similar also but everything else was out of kilter. These guys could save the world during the commercial break without even getting out of breath. Previous posters have commented on the fact that this is a children's show - and they are right. However the makers have chosen to remake a show that has a very high position in popular culture and with it comes expectations that are always going to be linked to the original series. If you are going to call your series Thunderbirds then it had better be extraordinary (like the original series) or you are going to face well deserved criticism. It has been 50 years since the original was first shown and kids will still watch it and be thrilled. We as adults can still watch it and enjoy it. Will the children of today be interested in the show in 50 years time? I doubt it.
Sorry for the rant. I've put my soap box away now!

[fatboy18]

Great post Sir, completely agree.

[MartG]

The original was written and paced in such a way that you came to know the victims who needed rescuing, and could empathise with them. This version doesn't seem the flesh out the characters as well as the original

[Roo]

As to the comments as to why Brains now has an Indian accent, that question was answered yesterday on Sunday Brunch.

[mygoldfishbowl]

Roo said:

As to the comments as to why Brains now has an Indian accent, that question was answered yesterday on Sunday Brunch.

And what was that answer, for those of us that didn't see it?

[croyde]

The actor Kayvan tried different American voices and was told no so he did it with an Indian accent and they liked it.

That's what he said on the show anyway.

[onyx39]

The bad news.... We have ONE more episode this series, next week.
Then we wait for series 2.

[Vipers]

onyx39 said:

The bad news.... We have ONE more episode this series, next week.
Then we wait for series 2.