Thunderbirds are go!

[Tonsko]

Just seen this thread - you peeps might be interested in this documentary:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3702706/?ref_=fn_al_tt...

[onyx39]

Just watching the Elf. Cartoon, Thuderbirds trailer being shown... Are we close?

[steviegunn]

Tonsko said:

Just seen this thread - you peeps might be interested in this documentary:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3702706/?ref_=fn_al_tt...

Got the Blu-ray (along with This is Supermarionation collection of episodes from the different shows) from Santa, spent most of boxing day watching it, wonderful way to spend the day.

[fatboy18]

Can't bloody wait, my childhood all over again

Seen this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDKP_N37OAE

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http://thunderbirds.com/

Edited by fatboy18 on Monday 9th February 18:45

[Halmyre]

That does look good.

This is less reassuring:

[fatboy18]

ole my gould I hope its better than that

[anonymous-user]

Halmyre said:

That does look good.

This is less reassuring:

Looks like Lazytown meets Bananas in Pyjamas

[MysteryLemon]

vixen1700 said:

I still have this Thunderbirds/Captain Scarlet record and remember it being bought around 1971 in a shop in Stratford for me.

Can't remember the Thunderbirds story as I found them boring, but the Captain Scarlet one has him being blown up on an atomic passenger plane.

ON ONE RECORD!!????!?!?!!

[jesta1865]

MysteryLemon said:

vixen1700 said:

I still have this Thunderbirds/Captain Scarlet record and remember it being bought around 1971 in a shop in Stratford for me.

Can't remember the Thunderbirds story as I found them boring, but the Captain Scarlet one has him being blown up on an atomic passenger plane.

ON ONE RECORD!!????!?!?!!

isn't that the one with the fireflash passenger plane having it's undercarriage damaged by a bomb, and the hood who planted the bomb tries to use it as an opportunity to take pictures of thunderbird 1, i know the story was also filmed, they used remote control cars to land the plane on.

ididn't even look it up, i'll look right sad if it's correct

[SpudLink]

jesta1865 said:

MysteryLemon said:

vixen1700 said:

I still have this Thunderbirds/Captain Scarlet record and remember it being bought around 1971 in a shop in Stratford for me.

Can't remember the Thunderbirds story as I found them boring, but the Captain Scarlet one has him being blown up on an atomic passenger plane.

ON ONE RECORD!!????!?!?!!

isn't that the one with the fireflash passenger plane having it's undercarriage damaged by a bomb, and the hood who planted the bomb tries to use it as an opportunity to take pictures of thunderbird 1, i know the story was also filmed, they used remote control cars to land the plane on.

ididn't even look it up, i'll look right sad if it's correct

That's not how I remember it.
The bomb was set to explode when the plane lowered the landing gear. The Hood set the bomb because knew International Rescue would be there to save the day, and that's when he'd take his pictures.
And the plane landed on the 3 cars all being driven by one man.
The episode even has a bomb disposal expert doing an air-to-air transfer.
Utterly brilliant.

[Halmyre]

SpudLink said:

jesta1865 said:

MysteryLemon said:

vixen1700 said:

I still have this Thunderbirds/Captain Scarlet record and remember it being bought around 1971 in a shop in Stratford for me.

Can't remember the Thunderbirds story as I found them boring, but the Captain Scarlet one has him being blown up on an atomic passenger plane.

ON ONE RECORD!!????!?!?!!

isn't that the one with the fireflash passenger plane having it's undercarriage damaged by a bomb, and the hood who planted the bomb tries to use it as an opportunity to take pictures of thunderbird 1, i know the story was also filmed, they used remote control cars to land the plane on.

ididn't even look it up, i'll look right sad if it's correct

That's not how I remember it.
The bomb was set to explode when the plane lowered the landing gear. The Hood set the bomb because knew International Rescue would be there to save the day, and that's when he'd take his pictures.
And the plane landed on the 3 cars all being driven by one man.
The episode even has a bomb disposal expert doing an air-to-air transfer.
Utterly brilliant.

I think the air-to-air transfer was the "Thunderbirds Are Go!" movie - I don't remember any such event in the Fireflash episode (googles - OK, you're right, I'm wrong!). That episode was the first Thunderbirds ever shown on television; it must have been pretty mind-blowing - almost 50 years ago! Still stands up well today.

Gerry Anderson had difficulty coming to terms with the fact that he was making puppet shows for children's television, but the stuff he and his team pulled off really was top class.

[onyx39]

Halmyre said:

Gerry Anderson had difficulty coming to terms with the fact that he was making puppet shows for children's television, but the stuff he and his team pulled off really was top class.

I remember reading an article about Gerry when he was approached by Lord Grade (I think?) who said that unfortunately puppet just could cut it anymore, and he would have to start making live action tv, which he did with Space 1999, and he was absolutely delighted because that was what he wanted all along.

[MartG]

onyx39 said:

.... he would have to start making live action tv, which he did with Space 1999,

UFO was his first live action TV series [/nerd-mode]

The movie Doppelganger preceded that too

[onyx39]

MartG said:

onyx39 said:

.... he would have to start making live action tv, which he did with Space 1999,

UFO was his first live action TV series [/nerd-mode]

The movie Doppelganger preceded that too

I bow to your superior knowledge / nerndess

[anonymous-user]

UFO was very adult.
I have the boxset and its surprising just how dark it is

[Halmyre]

techiedave said:

UFO was very adult.
I have the boxset and its surprising just how dark it is

True. 'Space 1999' was a live-action cartoon by comparison, especially the second series.

[clonmult]

techiedave said:

UFO was very adult.
I have the boxset and its surprising just how dark it is

I had a little catch up on Space 1999 a while back (they're all on youtube iirc). Still as entertaining as ever. And I recall seeing a lot, if not all of UFO on youtube as well. I like the idea of something a little darker.

[anonymous-user]

I have 1999 box set
Its evidently been re released as blu ray too

[Vipers]

clonmult said:

techiedave said:

UFO was very adult.
I have the boxset and its surprising just how dark it is

I had a little catch up on Space 1999 a while back (they're all on youtube iirc). Still as entertaining as ever. And I recall seeing a lot, if not all of UFO on youtube as well. I like the idea of something a little darker.

Hmm the hot chicks, never saw the beginning or the ending of that one, was it Straker ormI am thinking or another series?

[jesta1865]

SpudLink said:

jesta1865 said:

MysteryLemon said:

vixen1700 said:

I still have this Thunderbirds/Captain Scarlet record and remember it being bought around 1971 in a shop in Stratford for me.

Can't remember the Thunderbirds story as I found them boring, but the Captain Scarlet one has him being blown up on an atomic passenger plane.

ON ONE RECORD!!????!?!?!!

isn't that the one with the fireflash passenger plane having it's undercarriage damaged by a bomb, and the hood who planted the bomb tries to use it as an opportunity to take pictures of thunderbird 1, i know the story was also filmed, they used remote control cars to land the plane on.

ididn't even look it up, i'll look right sad if it's correct

That's not how I remember it.
The bomb was set to explode when the plane lowered the landing gear. The Hood set the bomb because knew International Rescue would be there to save the day, and that's when he'd take his pictures.
And the plane landed on the 3 cars all being driven by one man.
The episode even has a bomb disposal expert doing an air-to-air transfer.
Utterly brilliant.

well that's kind of what i meant, you explained it better, i still feel very sad knowing from memory and not looking it up