Has anyone here seen Thunderbirds, the 1965 series?
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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
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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
Another theme: Every single person who does anything in this series is a white man
well, a marionette, but still, a white man
I know it's from the sixties but that's still disappointing
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Another theme: Every single person who does anything in this series is a white man
well, a marionette, but still, a white man
I know it's from the sixties but that's still disappointing
A second Guy got Winched Into the Hole, Mr President
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A second Guy got Winched Into the Hole, Mr President
"vital defense weapon in immediate danger" lmao you are the US Army and you're in the middle of Africa. How is this a defense weapon
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"vital defense weapon in immediate danger" lmao you are the US Army and you're in the middle of Africa. How is this a defense weapon
This would fix me
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This would fix me
Being selected for a mission by Thunderbird 2 must feel so good for the pod
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Being selected for a mission by Thunderbird 2 must feel so good for the pod
Okay they prefigured hovering drones with cameras
It's not clear how the drone manages to hover, but it's still pretty similar to the quadcopters we have irl
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Okay they prefigured hovering drones with cameras
It's not clear how the drone manages to hover, but it's still pretty similar to the quadcopters we have irl
They are now facing a problem I also have frequently: They need to decrustify the pit
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They are now facing a problem I also have frequently: They need to decrustify the pit
Someone do an edit where the Sidewinder is smonking a fat blunt
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Someone do an edit where the Sidewinder is smonking a fat blunt
btw this was called the Sturmkäfer (assault beetle) in the German dub and I always thought that was a much more fitting name
that's also what the nazis would have called this thing
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btw this was called the Sturmkäfer (assault beetle) in the German dub and I always thought that was a much more fitting name
that's also what the nazis would have called this thing
17 MILLION POUND THRUST AND INCREASING
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17 MILLION POUND THRUST AND INCREASING
Oh no there's a rocket scientist with a strong German accent
Sus
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Oh no there's a rocket scientist with a strong German accent
Sus
the pink Rolls Royce has MORE THAN ONE GUN???
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the pink Rolls Royce has MORE THAN ONE GUN???
I say! Open this door at once! We're British!
