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Hope it's as good as the Captain Scarlet remake was

posted 10 years ago by TVholic
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And hopefully, it will be enough to get that bad taste of the 2004 Thunderbirds movie out of my mouth, although the memories of that have long since faded. The first thing the makers of this new show should do is sit down and analyze why people liked the original show. Then stick to that and give the audience what it wants. Do not under any circumstances go in with what they can change as their priority. That's what that idiot Frakes did. The vehicles and tech were some of the stars of the show. Fill out the characters, but don't change them so much that we can't even recognize them. Bill Paxton as a distinguished family patriarch really didn't work in any universe, at least not for another 25 years or so.

One thing I would like to see is better uniforms. Not because the old ones were terrible, although the 2004 ones were definitely bland and awful. They're definitely dated, but I just want something more practical. Full face helmets that give some protection and hide their identities, with an opaque mask over the nose and mouth but heavily tinted visor that shows more of their eyes so we can still see the characters emoting. It felt stupid in the Thunderbirds Are Go movie when they all went out to the Swinging Star club wearing fake beards because they normally go on missions unmasked. Make the uniforms consistent but give them some distinguishing features so we know who's who. Maybe some big numbers on front and back, matching the vehicle number. That would also mean they can call each other "One" or "Two" rather than using their real first names in public. Move the International Rescue logo to the shoulder as a large patch, which doesn't look as stupid as a large logo on the chest. Not skintight, but more "tactical" with cargo pockets and a load-bearing harness, sort of like a cross between a flight suit, photographer's vest and cargo pants. It worked in the first Captain America movie that his combat costume looked like a spruced up version of an army uniform.

[–] tonycarr 10 years ago

One thing I really hated about the Captain Scarlet remake was the skin tight uniforms. They even had Colonel White dressed in one. Wrong, just wrong

[–] powersroc 10 years ago

I'm also a huge T fan & was extremely disappointed in the live action movie. Although I was getting a big red alert when I read that the producers of the film totally excluded Gerry from being involved at all. To Frakes credit he did go on his own to meet with Gerry to discuss the project.I did like some aspects of the T film.The new versions of the T vehicles were impressive in their designs,especially T#4,as was Lady P's limo.The island base was nifty & the various sets for it were well done I thought.The other equipment the Tracy family utilizes that were stored away in the underground hangers looked pretty sharp. I do agree with you that the uniforms were quite bad.A patch on the respective uniforms of the Tracy family that would indicate which T they operate is a good idea.The number could also be color coordinated with the specific vehicle.Number 1 is silver,Number 2 is green & so on.I do question the premise that the Tracy family can operate in total secrecy as they did on the 60s TV series. Doesn't really make any sense if you apply logic. The family exists in a very high tech world.So nations would have satellites in space,drones,aircraft,& so forth that should be able to track the Thunderbird vehicles if they really wished to do so.That in turn would allow the island to be discovered.Depends if the current producers are taking a somewhat whimsical approach to the new T show or will thy strive for more believability?Also,do we really require a member of the family to be posted all the time on T#5? Communication systems on board T#5 should be able to relay any pertinent data regarding emergencies to the island with ease.They could still post a member of the family in their space station at times.This would be for general maintenance,repairs,& upgrades.Also its a terrific place to study the universe.