Thunderbirds (2004) The Movie | A 20th Anniversary Retrospective

Everything you never wanted to know about the 2004 movie of Thunderbirds in one impossible-to-digest video. We’ll work on the tagline, but hey, it’s finally here! Earlier this year, Andrew Clements came to me with the idea of commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Thunderbirds movie. Andrew wrote an enormous review of the movie forContinue reading “Thunderbirds (2004) The Movie | A 20th Anniversary Retrospective”

Coming November 2nd 2024: Thunderbirds The Movie | A 20th Anniversary Retrospective

In celebration of Thunderbirds Day, today we’re releasing a new trailer for our great, big, spectacular retrospective video about the 2004 Thunderbirds movie. Enjoy glimpses at some of the faces reflecting on 20 years of Jonathan Frakes’ live-action take on Thunderbirds, including some special guests who helped to bring the film to life.

David Graham (1925-2024)

David Graham, the actor who brought us the voices of Parker, Brains, and countless other Supermarionation characters, has died at the age of 99. Grandpa Twink, Fernando, Red Scalp, Big Ben, Dr. Beaker, Mitch the Monkey, Zarin, Bill Gibson, Professor Matic, Zoonie, Lt. Ninety, Boris Spacespy, Oink, Aloysius Parker, Brains, Kyrano, and Gordon Tracy… ThoseContinue reading “David Graham (1925-2024)”

LIVE STREAM: Battle of the Thunderbirds Craft

There’s something major going down on Tracy Island. On Friday, February 16, 2024 at 7:00 PM GMT, I’ll be hosting and participating in a debate over on the official Gerry Anderson channels across YouTube, Facebook, X (Twitter), and beyond. We’re settling an age-old argument between Thunderbirds fans – which is truly the greatest of the International Rescue craft?

The Thunderbirds Video Games Retrospective

Thunderbirds has action, suspense, some combat scenarios, a range of vehicles to operate, and a wide collection of characters with unique specialist skills. Surely, a video game based on the format is as easy as interpreting Alan Tracy’s nigthmares? So, why has every single Thunderbirds game that’s ever been produced not hit the mark for me?

Which scene from Thunderbirds is being filmed in this photo? Here’s the long answer…

For years I’ve looked at this behind the scenes photograph from Thunderbirds and tried to work out which episode/scene is being filmed. It’s been published in countless books, magazines, and websites over the years and I’ve never found a definitive answer. The puppet characters and the set being worked on are so brightly lit and generic that it’s difficult to make out any distinctive details to make it abundantly obvious which scene is being worked on. In the past I’ve seen some folks identify it as Pit of Peril, End of the Road, Edge of Impact, and a miriad of other alternatives – some of which seemed credible but didn’t quite sit right with me. So, I finally decided to undertake my own investigations. This article started life as an unpublished tweet that got out of hand. You folks know how I like to make a mountain out of a mole hill, so I’ve decided to convert my research into a blog post so that I’m not hampered by Twitter’s pesky character limits. But just like Twitter, the whole thing ended up turning into an argument…

Thunderbirds: Terror From The Stars REVIEW

Released in May 2021, Thunderbirds: Terror From The Stars is a full cast audio book based on John Theydon’s 1966 novel ‘Thunderbirds’. Is it a remake? Is it a reimagining? Is it an attempt to throw out the original series and start again? Nope. Of course not. That would be silly. In short, Terror From The Stars is a new 1960s Thunderbirds episode, expertly produced to transport your ears back to the original series.

Every Explosion In Thunderbirds (Video)

Watch your eardrums everybody. The follow-up to my Every F.A.B. In Thunderbirds video is finally here, but this time it was impossible to keep count because of the explosive circumstances. The world of Thunderbirds is full of things that go whizz, bang, pop and everything in between. I thought it would be awfully fun to compile all of those terrific explosions into one handy video. I didn’t realise it would be quite this long – but I should have known better.