Has anyone here seen Thunderbirds, the 1965 series?
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the timeline of this first episode really only makes sense if you account for that fact that travel from one end of the world to the other only takes a few minutes
This is a fiction trope I really don't like: Stating up ahead of time how much time you have to save the world. Star Wars ep. 9 did this and that was bad. For me, it always just draws my attention to the question of how long all this is really taking. And that makes me pay less attention to the plot and more to the plot holes
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This is a fiction trope I really don't like: Stating up ahead of time how much time you have to save the world. Star Wars ep. 9 did this and that was bad. For me, it always just draws my attention to the question of how long all this is really taking. And that makes me pay less attention to the plot and more to the plot holes
So btw the premise of the first episode is that someone has placed a bomb on the nuclear supersonic plane Fireflash. The bomb is set up in such a way that it will detonate as soon as the landing gear touches the ground
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So btw the premise of the first episode is that someone has placed a bomb on the nuclear supersonic plane Fireflash. The bomb is set up in such a way that it will detonate as soon as the landing gear touches the ground
Some Guy gets winched into the landing gear compartment from another plane and honestly this scene is so tense, it might very well be the climax of the episode
But then his hand slips and he falls off like an absolute chump within a split second. What a loser
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Some Guy gets winched into the landing gear compartment from another plane and honestly this scene is so tense, it might very well be the climax of the episode
But then his hand slips and he falls off like an absolute chump within a split second. What a loser
But I guess if there are themes to this show, then one major theme is that Technology Is Cooler Than People
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But I guess if there are themes to this show, then one major theme is that Technology Is Cooler Than People
but also? You gotta make sure that technology doesn't fall into the wrong hands, because then people would just use it for... killing people? making profit? It's not entirely clear yet
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but also? You gotta make sure that technology doesn't fall into the wrong hands, because then people would just use it for... killing people? making profit? It's not entirely clear yet
The best way to contact British people is to hide a secret radio in their kettle. Because as we all know, British people are always drinking tea
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The best way to contact British people is to hide a secret radio in their kettle. Because as we all know, British people are always drinking tea
RIP to radio-controlled elevator car 3. You were a real one
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RIP to radio-controlled elevator car 3. You were a real one
the explosions in this are so good. Nothing even comes close. I legitimately think this series spoiled me for explosions forever
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the explosions in this are so good. Nothing even comes close. I legitimately think this series spoiled me for explosions forever
there is a lot of Screeching in this show
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there is a lot of Screeching in this show
The next logical step in car design
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The next logical step in car design
Why does this show have two different intro sequences
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Why does this show have two different intro sequences
I do like that they blow up an oilrig in the beginning of every single episode though
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I do like that they blow up an oilrig in the beginning of every single episode though
Oh no. The second episode is about the Sidewinder, a giant mecha the shape of a cockroach. It's used by the US Army and the dialog implies they want to use it for colonialism
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Oh no. The second episode is about the Sidewinder, a giant mecha the shape of a cockroach. It's used by the US Army and the dialog implies they want to use it for colonialism
The intro already showed a lot of African wildlife running away in panic and the robot limbs of the thing tearing trees out of the ground. As if writing "US Army" on the side wasn't enough to make me hate it
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The intro already showed a lot of African wildlife running away in panic and the robot limbs of the thing tearing trees out of the ground. As if writing "US Army" on the side wasn't enough to make me hate it
Oh wait nevermind. The horrible war machine falls into a hole. Episode over. What a happy ending
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Oh wait nevermind. The horrible war machine falls into a hole. Episode over. What a happy ending
Giant killing machines have a habit of being defeated by holes in the ground
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Giant killing machines have a habit of being defeated by holes in the ground
They said it weighs upward of 500 tons. That's five Dire Wolves all stacked on top of each other and held up by four tiny spindly legs! No surprise it fell into the damn hole
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They said it weighs upward of 500 tons. That's five Dire Wolves all stacked on top of each other and held up by four tiny spindly legs! No surprise it fell into the damn hole
Even the stupid retro-futurist Sidewinder has air purifiers on board! Is the US Army of 2065 covid conscious?
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Even the stupid retro-futurist Sidewinder has air purifiers on board! Is the US Army of 2065 covid conscious?
It also has a nuclear reactor? fuck me. of course it has
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It also has a nuclear reactor? fuck me. of course it has
I'm detecting a theme: Some Guy has to get Winched In and almost die to show how high the stakes are and then International Rescue has to come in and fix things
