tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post8640728045925314315..comments2023-11-17T11:08:31.857-06:00Comments on Michael May: Thunderbirds are PROCEED WITH CAUTIONMichael Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-60003715229629066552013-04-04T23:56:30.647-05:002013-04-04T23:56:30.647-05:00The Thunderbirds thing is something I missed as a ...The Thunderbirds thing is something I missed as a kid, so if nothing else your post here makes for a pretty decent introduction. Doesn't make me want to watch the show or movie, but it's an interesting read all the same.Paul C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02699493473242261477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-24364957533475646782013-04-02T12:29:06.010-05:002013-04-02T12:29:06.010-05:00Thanks for sharing, interesting post. I used to wa...Thanks for sharing, interesting post. I used to watch the TV show and I still love it. I actually enjoy how goofy it is, and I think it suits the goofy moving marionettes. I never got a change to watch <i>Thunderbirds are GO</i> (although I did see <i>Thunderbirds 6</i> in a $3 DVD bin a few times. I didn't know what to think, so never picked it up). I must agree, I loved the world they lived in, with that exotic island and the phony backdrops. I'll always have a childish devotion to that show!Emanuela Bettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17290099048186530308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-7788546511244654762013-04-02T12:20:40.476-05:002013-04-02T12:20:40.476-05:00Don, I'll thank you. Thunderbirds have been na...Don, I'll thank you. <i>Thunderbirds</i> have been nagging at me to watch them for nine years, so I'm grateful to have those voices quieted. :)<br /><br />Excellent point about the characterization. That's also a problem in the show and another way that the porn comparison is appropriate. The characters are there to drive the vehicles and the plot, but don't serve any other purpose. It was refreshingly shocking to learn that Alan had a crush on Penelope.Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-7739685586560893932013-04-02T12:04:46.697-05:002013-04-02T12:04:46.697-05:00You can thank/blame me for submitting the film. I ...You can thank/blame me for submitting the film. I commend you for going above and beyond the call of duty in watching both the tv series and unfortunate remake.<br /><br />One of the things I found interesting about the film is its almost complete lack of characterization. The only puppet who is shown to have an internal life, Alan, is roundly mocked for his fantasies.Don Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12957312912873662321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-71982763573352882442013-04-02T09:03:04.104-05:002013-04-02T09:03:04.104-05:00And the limp! I'm just gonna say it: Marionett...And the limp! I'm just gonna say it: Marionettes that limp are adorable.Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250238254417726987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-8746131422763259522013-04-02T08:44:33.546-05:002013-04-02T08:44:33.546-05:00The Hood's accidentally getting his foot caugh...The Hood's accidentally getting his foot caught in the machine was my favorite part of the whole movie (well, that and the Martian snakes); made even more wonderfully ridiculous by his bloody sock afterward.Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-69960888819705371782013-04-01T23:08:04.170-05:002013-04-01T23:08:04.170-05:00No less than a month ago I tried to re-watch this ...No less than a month ago I tried to re-watch this movie, and as much as I love the gorgeous models and look of the show, <i>Thunderbirds are GO!</i> always puts me to sleep. When the spacecraft is getting ready to launch in the beginning, the slowness of the models to open doors, move down the runways, etc. is interminable. And you can tell the voice actors are having to slow everything they say down to match the marionette action; the butler's "Yes, milady" gets so slow sometimes it reminds me of the horrible dubbing of the monster in <i>Flesh Gordon.</i><br /><br />And the Hood accidentally sabotaging the craft is hilarious. It's not supposed to be, but it is.Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250238254417726987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-49707041826363295352013-04-01T15:12:49.496-05:002013-04-01T15:12:49.496-05:00MM: "Model porn"--love it!
Yeah, the sho...MM: "Model porn"--love it!<br />Yeah, the show and the movie are thisclose to snoozeville, but since they were childhood faves, I can't hate too much. But I'd never force them on someone, either...<br />Great job!<br />--IvanIvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16443946766217092846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-51620106777589348172013-04-01T09:37:58.600-05:002013-04-01T09:37:58.600-05:00Your radio show comparison is interesting. I'l...Your radio show comparison is interesting. I'll have to think more about that, but my thinking's going to be pretty limited. I still love the original <i>Scooby Doo, Where Are You?</i>, but my opinion of it is inextricably intertwined with memories of Saturday mornings in front of the TV with my brothers and a bowl of Fruit Loops.Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-57516861557138238652013-04-01T09:22:06.173-05:002013-04-01T09:22:06.173-05:00I remember they used to show "Thunderbirds&qu...I remember they used to show "Thunderbirds" episodes late at night on TechTV (currently G4, and I don't think they show them anymore) I think I saw about a dozen episodes of the show plus "Thunderbirds Are Go" before going to see the live action Thunderbirds movie, which I had high hopes for at the time and, well lets just say it was a let down that killed any interest I had in the series after that.<br /><br />Even back when I first saw the school in middle school a lot of the plots seemed implausible, in regards to how such small incidents could lead to such big disasters and the often goofy "scientific" solutions" that they would employ.<br /><br />Your look back on the show reminds me something I tried to do last summer; watch the old Hanna Barbera cartoons like the original Scooby Doo and Johnny Quest and came to the conclusion that they were really just well written radio programs that had some moving pictures for you to look at while listening to the show.<br />Erik Johnson Illustratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11184274387021011687noreply@blogger.com