
I chose to begin the review series with the #1 staple of my childhood.
Thunderbirds is something I have loved all my life when I first saw it at the age of 2(?) basically, if there is anything Thunderbirds related, I'm immediately hyped.
If you're not familiar with Thunderbirds I'll gladly explain.
Thunderbirds was originally made in 1965 by the late Gerry Anderson, inspired by an old mine accident in Germany, Wunder Von Legende.
The plot of the series takes place in the year of 2065 where billionaire and former astronaut Jeff Tracy creates a secret organisation devoted to saving the lives of others in situations where there seems no hope. International Rescue!
When disaster strikes, Jeff sends in the Thunderbirds. Five powerful crafts manned by his five brave sons: Scott, Virgil, John, Gordon and Alan.
The five crafts include, Thunderbird 1, a sleek craft with vertical and horizontal flight controls and opening wings.
Thunderbird 2, a giant transporter that carries different pods that contain different rescue machines needed for the danger zone.
Thunderbird 3, a red, 287 foot tall rocket designed for space rescue.
Thundebrird 4, a small, yellow submarinet made for underwater missions carried in pod 4 by Thunderbird 2, capable of withstanding the pressure of the ocean's depths, equipped with multiple tools like a laser cutter, battering rams and demolition missiles.
And lastly, Thunderbird 5, the space monitor, receiving and relaying distress calls from any part, any where in the world.
All it takes is the code, "F.A.B" and it's Thunderbirds are go!
Some missions International Rescue have to get involved can sometimes be put on compromise when the main villain in the show, known as The Hood attempts to steal the secrets of International Rescue and their incredible machinery. Whenever extra help is needed, International rescue also has plenty of agents in the world to assist them. A namely example being Lady Penelope. She may look like a normal woman living in a fancy manor, but looks can be deceiving since she is actually a London agent aided by her butler, a former lockpicking criminal, Aloysius "Nosey" Parker behind the wheel of FAB 1 a pink Rolls-Royce with a massive selection of secret weapons and equipment.
The series contained 32 episodes overall and 2 movies. (why the movies were such failures I have no ideas)
The series would've also been brought to America, but it wound up being cancelled when the deal failed, but the series still proceeded to appear successfully in syndication, in many local TV markets in history.
This series is the most famous franchise out of Gerry Anderson's creations.
If you're a sci-fi lover, or a sucker for orchestrated music, then you'll love the soundtrack to the series scored by the late Barry Gray.
I even remember going to a Gerry Anderson themed convention at the space museum in 2017. That was the happiest day of my life. I got to see crafts like the Sun Probe, I got to hold one of the models and have my picture taken with it, I even got my picture taken and one of my old books autographed by one of the actors from the original show! Best day of my life.
Well, that's the best I can give to this review.
Plus, you can watch episodes of the series on Dailymotion. (Sadly, I couldn't find the final/Christmas episode)
Anyway, thank you for reading this review, Happy Birthday to me and Thunderbirds are Go!
Thunderbirds belongs to Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, Century 21 and ITV
(I apologize if this review is a bit of a mess.)
Thunderbirds is something I have loved all my life when I first saw it at the age of 2(?) basically, if there is anything Thunderbirds related, I'm immediately hyped.
If you're not familiar with Thunderbirds I'll gladly explain.
Thunderbirds was originally made in 1965 by the late Gerry Anderson, inspired by an old mine accident in Germany, Wunder Von Legende.
The plot of the series takes place in the year of 2065 where billionaire and former astronaut Jeff Tracy creates a secret organisation devoted to saving the lives of others in situations where there seems no hope. International Rescue!
When disaster strikes, Jeff sends in the Thunderbirds. Five powerful crafts manned by his five brave sons: Scott, Virgil, John, Gordon and Alan.
The five crafts include, Thunderbird 1, a sleek craft with vertical and horizontal flight controls and opening wings.
Thunderbird 2, a giant transporter that carries different pods that contain different rescue machines needed for the danger zone.
Thunderbird 3, a red, 287 foot tall rocket designed for space rescue.
Thundebrird 4, a small, yellow submarinet made for underwater missions carried in pod 4 by Thunderbird 2, capable of withstanding the pressure of the ocean's depths, equipped with multiple tools like a laser cutter, battering rams and demolition missiles.
And lastly, Thunderbird 5, the space monitor, receiving and relaying distress calls from any part, any where in the world.
All it takes is the code, "F.A.B" and it's Thunderbirds are go!
Some missions International Rescue have to get involved can sometimes be put on compromise when the main villain in the show, known as The Hood attempts to steal the secrets of International Rescue and their incredible machinery. Whenever extra help is needed, International rescue also has plenty of agents in the world to assist them. A namely example being Lady Penelope. She may look like a normal woman living in a fancy manor, but looks can be deceiving since she is actually a London agent aided by her butler, a former lockpicking criminal, Aloysius "Nosey" Parker behind the wheel of FAB 1 a pink Rolls-Royce with a massive selection of secret weapons and equipment.
The series contained 32 episodes overall and 2 movies. (why the movies were such failures I have no ideas)
The series would've also been brought to America, but it wound up being cancelled when the deal failed, but the series still proceeded to appear successfully in syndication, in many local TV markets in history.
This series is the most famous franchise out of Gerry Anderson's creations.
If you're a sci-fi lover, or a sucker for orchestrated music, then you'll love the soundtrack to the series scored by the late Barry Gray.
I even remember going to a Gerry Anderson themed convention at the space museum in 2017. That was the happiest day of my life. I got to see crafts like the Sun Probe, I got to hold one of the models and have my picture taken with it, I even got my picture taken and one of my old books autographed by one of the actors from the original show! Best day of my life.
Well, that's the best I can give to this review.
Plus, you can watch episodes of the series on Dailymotion. (Sadly, I couldn't find the final/Christmas episode)
Anyway, thank you for reading this review, Happy Birthday to me and Thunderbirds are Go!
Thunderbirds belongs to Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, Century 21 and ITV
(I apologize if this review is a bit of a mess.)
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