Thunderbirds are go!

[jesta1865]

techiedave said:

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

yes especially the one where Strakers son is hurt and his ex wife begs him for help.

[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?

[onyx39]

Back on Saturday on ITV @ 5pm.

[Matt_N]

The animation looks very kiddified but I've still set the series link.

Hope my 12 week old son likes it

[ajprice]

David Graham was on the radio this morning talking about it, I didn't know that as well as Parker, he does voices in Peppa Pig and Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom. I'll be watching on Saturday .

[onyx39]

ajprice said:

David Graham was on the radio this morning talking about it, I didn't know that as well as Parker, he does voices in Peppa Pig and Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom. I'll be watching on Saturday .

Loved the story about where he got the voice.

"would you like to see the wine list sir?"

[Matt_N]

ITV2 tonight at 8pm, programme called Reggie & Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached.

Superfan Reggie Yates go behind the scenes of the re launch of Thunderbirds.

[croyde]

Love the sets but hate the CGI characters.

[Vipers]

Interesting the baddie ship is made from parts of old washing machines and Hoover parts.

[Janluke]

The models where really interesting but seemed lost in the finished product which looked all CGI to me

[Mopar440]

Janluke said:

The models where really interesting but seemed lost in the finished product which looked all CGI to me

You weren't shown enough on this evening's programme to make that observation, in my opinion. I'll wait until we see the real thing on Saturday.

[Janluke]

Mopar440 said:

You weren't shown enough on this evening's programme to make that observation, in my opinion. I'll wait until we see the real thing on Saturday.

Fair comment I'll watch with interest on Saturday.

[fatboy18]

croyde said:

Love the sets but hate the CGI characters.

100% agree with this, the sets looked FAB but the movement of the characters, the eyes and faces were utter crap.

Think about the original Thunderbirds, it was 3d, even though they were puppets, every now and again when they did a close up shot of a hand it would be a real hand, you could see shadows of the puppets, real hair etc. The computer graphics are rubbish compared to that, more like 2d.

Im sure a new generation of young viewers will like it but what I saw on the program last night looked very poor to me Even the graphics of the new Fireflash taking off just looked too computer generated, not real at all

The clip they showed with Parker creeping around in some factory, the movement was all wrong, real people do not move and walk like that.

When you think of what is available now in films such as Star wars, its a real shame they could not have bought the series to real life using People and great model sets.

Really hate that CGI Stuff

[Vipers]

fatboy18 said:

Fireflash taking off just looked too computer generated, not real at all

You do know it's make believe, not an actual space ship

Can't wait for Saturday to see it.

[fatboy18]

Vipers said:

fatboy18 said:

Fireflash taking off just looked too computer generated, not real at all

You do know it's make believe, not an actual space ship

Can't wait for Saturday to see it.

Of course it was real, I remember seeing a documentary on the making of the original series, it even had the American military looking at the show seeing what inventions they might be able to get ideas from. The Fireflash was a 3d model in the old series, the new Fireflash just looked too computer generated

[fatboy18]

Vipers said:

You do know it's make believe?

You'll be telling me Star Wars is not real next

[croyde]

Just a shame that the cartoon look was really similar to those cheap Barbie DVDS that my daughter used to watch when she was 5.

[Mopar440]

onyx39 said:

Back on Saturday on ITV @ 5pm.

And wouldn't it make great Saturday afternoon viewing? But after the first episode I believe it's going to be hidden away very early (8.00am early!) on a Saturday morning on CITV. What a shame. The programme planners clearly don't know their audience.

[MartG]

Mopar440 said:

And wouldn't it make great Saturday afternoon viewing? But after the first episode I believe it's going to be hidden away very early (8.00am early!) on a Saturday morning on CITV. What a shame. The programme planners clearly don't know their audience.

Isn't that the same tactic they used to kill the CGI Captain Scarlet ?

[Vipers]

Bring back "Journey into space".