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Thursday, 13 January 2011

Going, going...

Gerry Anderson announces in a BBC interview that he is officially reviving Thunderbirds.

I should be thrilled, but after what I have seen happen with so many reboots in recent years, I think I'll settle for pulling out my DVD collection, thank you.

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8 comments:

  1. eonThursday, 13 January 2011 at 03:53:00 GMT-8

    I saw the movie (directed by Jonathan "Cmdr. Riker" Frakes). On DVD.

    Afterward, I needed an Alka-Seltzer. About two, in fact.

    I've studiously avoided the "reimagined" CGI Captain Scarlet for the same reason.

    Some people just never learn to quit while they're ahead.

    cheers

    eon

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  2. BryanThursday, 13 January 2011 at 06:13:00 GMT-8

    Aw, I kind of liked the "Two-Takes Frakes" version. Tell me your heart didn't swell just a little when the fully-realized CGI TB2 comes into view with the Thunderbirds theme pumping.

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  3. IronmistressThursday, 13 January 2011 at 07:03:00 GMT-8

    What, shall we see a real Thunderbird II ?

    I loved that series when I was a child and I love it still.

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  4. SergejThursday, 13 January 2011 at 07:14:00 GMT-8

    Is there going to be a Jarjar character? I never even watched Thunderbirds, and the thought makes me cringe.

    Joe Campbell never mentioned anything about the Archetype of the Jarjar, but it would appear that it nevertheless exists.

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  5. jayessellThursday, 13 January 2011 at 08:10:00 GMT-8

    You may also enjoy:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGx8nAvlQKc

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  6. C PalmerThursday, 13 January 2011 at 21:22:00 GMT-8

    Will it be dark and gritty and edgy and ironic? Oy...

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  7. eonFriday, 14 January 2011 at 04:38:00 GMT-8

    Bryan;

    Actually, I was too busy calculating the base drag due to its overly-bulbous fuselage. My first reaction to TB2 was, "My G-d, they made it even worse!"

    TB1, by comparison, wasn't half bad. At least it had more "good" camera angles than three-quarter front, right or left, the only angles the original looked OK from, according to Derek Meddings Sr. in an old issue of S.I.G. Magazine.

    Yes, I'm a geek.

    ;-)

    cheers

    eon

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  8. WunderbearFriday, 14 January 2011 at 08:15:00 GMT-8

    Well, if it's a Gerry Anderson-led project then we should hope for something that's quite close to the original, or at least more in line with the creator's vision.

    (Of course, that isn't always a guarantee of greatness - see George Lucas and any of the prequel Star Wars films for evidence. Or, better yet, don't.)

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