Thunderbirds Are Go | Zero-XL Launch

Hello and welcome to the Zero-XL's launch sequence.
Episode: The Long Reach Part 1

[@morenofranco9235]

I grew up watching Gerry Anderson's "Thunderbirds" a bit over 60 years ago. Watching this - makesme feel like a kid again.wonderful work.

[@yali7286]

me too

[@RealMagmaDash]

they did such a good job of blending the cgi and miniature shots, and staying faithful to the original, really sets it apart from other kids shows these days

[@tjkoker]

Someone did their homework. Outstanding job crew! Well done. Cheers!

[@Rotorhead1651]

Except that there were no females on the team, only the 5 brothers.

[@kapitanleutnant1]

@@Rotorhead1651 There is, it's Kayo, she often teams up with them

[@kenneth218]

3シーズン全てが完璧だった。NHKでは1シーズンの少ししか放送していなかったけれど、サブスクリプションで多シーズンあることを知り全部試聴した。

[@ZuluRomeo]

The combining of the Thunderbirds craft is reminiscent of the combined spaceship seen in the anime series reworked for English language audiences as Thunderbirds 2086.

[@ralfhillemeier8042]

Ich finde die Serie Cool. Hatte vorher Bedenken als ich las, dass man Anime und Puppen vermischt hat. Aber die haben es wirklich gut hin bekommen. Auch die Modele über Wasser und Land. Wie in meiner Kindheit.

[@andrewkapplin1138]

I think it’s so cool that the T Birds were redone this way. Someone redid Captain Scarlet in this fashion too several years ago. I really enjoyed it.

[@Sliferzero]

This is So Damn Cool my friends. May Gerry Anderson R.I.P. because his Legacy will never be Forgotten. Thanks.

[@nebular-nerd]

This feels like they've gone for a modern TechnoVoyager/Thunderbirds 2086 vibe. 😎

[@fakelol699]

But thunderbird takes place in the 2060's

[@nebular-nerd]

@@fakelol699 Thunderbirds 2086 was a later animated collaboration between ITC and a Japanese anime studio. Much like Power Rangers / Super Sentai they rebranded the property from TechoVoyager to Thunderbirds 2086. In that show the various TB craft joints together to form a larger platform to transport everyone to the danger. It's a great show that is loosely part of Anderson canon.

[@waldir_braz712]

Good vid bro! keep it up

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

Thanks you very much, I'll try

[@williamcrowe2576]

And with that, International Rescue became Interplanetary Rescue.

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

Yeah, I didn't really understand why it was called International Rescue when they operated in space, and now outside the solar system.

[@LauroAvellar]

With Warp drive too

[@darthgamer2014]

​@@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunchesSince the times we've seen them go into space was for things like satellite repairs and mining rescues. It's probable that space isn't considered as part of any nation so there was no need to change the name. Besides branding sure is a heck of a lot easier if your name stays consistent.

[@The2ndFox]

@@darthgamer2014 Yeah. Legally, as far as the human race is concerned, space and other celestial bodies are not subject to national appropriation, and operations conducted within them are subject to the same rules as international waters. If we ever find a planet containing life, I'm sure our stance will change.

[@どーもどーも-h7h]

このシリーズでは旧作では出て来なかった基地からの4号の乗り込むシーンを描いています!

[@marvinhall9462]

While I enjoyed the original show, there is no way that these few people could have built this entire structure by themselves. This is a task that would take decades with hundreds of people working on it

[@superomegaprimemk2]

Its likely they got robots helping out, Max is Brains's pride and most adaptable robot but who to say that they don't have other robots for working on the Thunderbirds themselves?

[@HALLish-jl5mo]

In the original show Brains designed everything (impossible), but outsourced components manufacturing to a dozen contractors so nobody knew what the final project looked like.

[@superomegaprimemk2]

@@HALLish-jl5moI expect similar thing happens in TBGO with the GDO serving as people who receive the parts and IR coming to pick them up using TB2, similar to when they need their surplies to keep living

[@Kangstor]

There were many helpers out of the team and it is same concept as batcave but this one is actually on a private island so eaiser to hide.

[@jorgedeichmann4456]

Manny, manny billions gets manny, manny employees.

[@cupidstunt22]

Imagine going through all that, only to hear "false alarm!"

[@grahambloodworth4770]

"Stand down, rescue cancelled."😊

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

I would be sooo annoyed. This is kinda shown in 'Chain of Command' and 'Chaos Part 2'.

[@Rotorhead1651]

The International Rescue Service never did "false alarms". By the time they got involved, the shit had already hit the fan, and the Thunderbirds were the last resort. Also, there were no females on the team, just the multi-billionaire father and his 5 sons.

[@teddychu1177]

@@Rotorhead1651 Until Jeff Tracy launched himself into space between the OG and this series...

[@sainttan]

Or worse... they didn't make it. A reality most Emergency Responders go through due to unknown variables.

[@andrewtaylor940]

The one thing that always drives me crazy is the later shows (and even some third party media such as books) get certain elements of Medding’s incredibly well thought out designs wrong. The big one is Thunderbird 3’s cockpit. As actually designed the Cockpit is in the grey finned section, not the nose cone. There is a circle of portals around the top of the grey section that line up with the cockpit interior. The section with the couch is the big cylinder below it. Everything above that grey cockpit is fuel that feeds down the three arms to the engines, and the docking connector for Thunderbird 5.

[@richardbaker5223]

Interesting, what is your source? I always considered the finned section as the primary reactor with those as cooling fins. The entry through the base bothered me, as did the giant sofa pole having to go thirty stories underground when they boarded. I suppose having the sofa pass through the center of a cylindrical reactor makes as much sense as having they go up through the fuel tanks when they dock with TB 5...

[@andrewtaylor940]

@@richardbaker5223 The sofa makes more sense when it only has to rise a short distance into thunderbird 3. The Rocket doesn’t stage. It’s SSTO. The passengers in theory should be in the area behind the heat shield. I know at least one book has the cockpit up at the top. But I swear I’ve seen another diagram that made more sense. Just on top of the black finned section is a silver ring with portholes in it. These windows can at times be seen in Alan’s cockpit.

[@richardbaker5223]

@@andrewtaylor940 With the sofa I was thinking about it's initial descent from the Tracy command lounge to the underground track system to the hangar. You see one giant pole come down with the crew and a replacement go up, that long pole has to go somewhere. TB3 is my favorite craft but GA did not care for it much (hard to write stories for). I watched the show when it was first broadcast and like this new series as well, though I prefer the original designs. GA created this show for kids but was very adult in content. Our heroes carried guns and shot bad guys.

[@mkdrivingzone]

Thunderbird 2 put some weight on too. Got chunky.

[@raymondtan2415]

Takes forever to launch! Thunderbirds are wait for it…, wait for it…, wait…, wait…

[@keithhunter2151]

Amazing! Interesting to note the original elaborate boarding methods were used to avoid showing the marionettes walking as it didn't look convincing. Now with modern animation they can simply walk out to their craft, or even ride a bike!

[@misterjosephvasta]

ITS AMAZING HOW GERRY ANDERSONS MASTERPIECE IS NOW CURRENT EVEN WITH THE OLD VEHICLES LIKE tb1, 2 AND 3

[@franklinhadick2866]

HERETIC, OLD tech, death to the blasphemer, I grew up with Fireball XL5, Supercar, Capt. Scarlet and the Thunderbirds. Fun times.

[@simonlunt353]

I have always liked the original Thunderbirds and growing up with it takes a lot to beat but this new Thunderbirds is dam good l do like and I hope a new series will be coming as they had lee majors as Jeff, Tracy and you couldn’t pick a better person for JT 😊

[@The2ndFox]

I still think the creators missed a trick by not editing the character introductions during The Long Reach’s opening credits. Rather than the traditional "Scott Tracy, Pilot Thunderbird 1" and so on, the creators could have replaced all the vehicles with "Zero-XL" and the characters’ roles within the craft, so they would have read something like Scott Tracy. Captain, Zero-XL John Tracy, Lookout, Zero-XL Virgil Tracy, Airframe Engineer, Zero-XL, Gordon Tracy, Navigator, Zero-XL, Alan Tracy, Helmsman, Zero-XL, Brains, Propulsion Engineer, Zero-XL. And for the second episode, they could have added ‘Jeff Tracy, Passenger, Zero-XL’ just for fun. Now, that would have been a delightful fan service!

[@waldir_braz712]

It would really be cool

[@kidterra4483]

And for grins and giggles: [Censored], prisoner, Zero-XL

[@6stars946]

なんかいろいろと凄いことになっている・・・人物はCGなんだろうけど人形っぽくしてあるのは旧作へのオマージュみたいなものだろうか。

[@山本欣市]

これは21世紀バージョンでしょうか？隊員たちのスーツからメカから一新されての登場、実に素晴らしい！立体アニメであって初めて出来る演出が光ってますね。もう一度観たいと思ってます。

[@LieshaCichol]

CGIでもしっかり実写の時のパネルの跳ねる時のカクツキやブレを再現してミニチュアとは言いづらい位超巨大なトレーシー島の模型（実際スタッフはラージ（＝デカ）チュアと呼んでいた）を使用。一号の移動の際ミニチュア撮影では無理だったランプを登るようにしてあったり（初代は下って発射ポイントに移動している）初代であった謎の円錐形の付いた壁（実はレモン絞り器を塗りなおした物ｗ）が再現されていたり昭和生まれには猶更泣きたくなるレベルの物なんですよね。だてに３シーズン作成されてません。

[@山本欣市]

@@LieshaCichol さん、まぁ「凄いなぁ」尽くし。良い意味で「開いた口が塞がらない」の連続ですね。返信ありがとうございます。

[@montekillian1422]

OK, we get access tube for Scott and TB 1 using the light fixtures. Virgil and TB 2 access is the rocket blast-off picture. Alan and Kayo's TB 3 and TB Shadow access is the couch. Gordon and TB 4 access is the fish tank. But what I wanna know is this? Where is the stinking access area for John and TB 5 when he is back on the island and is needing to get back to the station. Was that ever found out?

[@LieshaCichol]

In the original series, they just shuttled using TB 3, didn't they??

[@stevored1989]

@@LieshaCichol Yes TB3 was the shuttle between Tracy Island and TB5 when necessary

[@drmayeda1930]

@@LieshaCichol Hoew did John get to the space elevator in Thunderbirds are go?

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

John wasn't good enough to get his own launch tube apparently

[@macdjord]

The launch sequences are awesome, but who in the world decided to turn the Thunderbirds into a combining mecha? And then use TB4 - the submarine - as a space shuttle?

[@michaell8000]

this version of Thunderbirds had a fully developed space industry with convoys of ships in orbit and had one long enough that a previous world war left space mines up there so having a space version of 4 to do more delicate maneuvering makes a lot of sense

[@macdjord]

@@michaell8000 Having a space-shuttle TB makes sense; reusing TB4 for the purpose does not.

[@brigidtheirish]

@@macdjordWhy? Both are pressurized environments meant for going to places where humans can't breath.

[@macdjord]

@@brigidtheirish Space is not an ocean.

[@brigidtheirish]

@@macdjord I know. But it makes sense to use a submarine as the basis for a space ship as both have similar requirements.

[@yali7286]

很難得可以看到5機一體

[@COBO2]

TAG took the Thunderbirds to where they have been before. Shame the series got cut short.

[@jeremyreynolds1642]

Perfect ❤!

[@rickmarr8784]

Anyone else find it odd on that first one 0:10 where he needed those braces just to turn 180 slowly?

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

It does seem a bit pointless, but I guess it was a nice reference to the original show.

[@HalNordmann]

Yeah - that would've made more sense for the TB2 entry method, where Virgil slides down held by very similar bracing

[@alfiesmout]

I think the braces make it rotate

[@skab50]

アンダーソンは素敵な物語を残しました 日本人はアンダーソンの真似をしているのですよ Anderson left us with a wonderful story. The Japanese are imitating Anderson.

[@johnnycash5858]

I appreciate MAX taking a moment to give Brains his own Suit Up montage moment.

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

It was nice, but it's kind of a shame he didn't get a proper suit up sequence, and that John doesn't even get one.

[@LoneTiger]

I would really hesitate about robotic arms trying to put clothes on me. OSHA would have a field day from all the workplace safety violations on the island. 😹

[@drmayeda1930]

I doubt if Tracy Island is in US waters but international waters where they would have no jurisdiction.

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

I think I'd refuse, as cool as it would look.

[@CurrentlyOnLV-426]

The cost of each go comes to roughly the equivalent of a small country's annual GDP.

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

Oh, definitely. Probably even more than that.

[@JeffreyTappan-bb8rr]

True enough. Who paid for a single launch?

[@CurrentlyOnLV-426]

@@JeffreyTappan-bb8rr I believe by General Mills, maker of such fine breakfast cereals as Cheerios and Count Chocula.

[@edcola6671]

There’s just two things that just don’t make sense in this launch. In the actual episode (The Long Reach, Part 1) all the Thunderbirds are already assembled as the Zero-XL (The video uploader added in scenes of the crafts’ regular launch sequences) so they aren’t in their hangars. But somehow, Virgil and Gordon are still shown suiting up as they would for any other launch. I guess the TB4 tank has some kind of emergency airlock but the TB2 access chute isn’t ever shown to extend to the hangar floor. (At least from what I know) How did he not break his legs on the way down?!

[@thomasscroggs3080]

I’ve always felt bad for two, who is sliding head-first down that slide.

[@michaelalexander43]

Much more purposeful and functionality than Thunderbirds 2086

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

Never actually seen it, so I'll take your word on that.

[@thomasscroggs4410]

I've always felt bad for Thunderbird 2. Everyone else is on elevators or chairs, he's going *headfirst* down on a track at a downward angle and then has to make the physical transition into his vehicle by grabbing a bar over his head, flipping into the vehicle, and then manually closing the door.

[@russbaxter1806]

Much better in the original. Just lays back and slides into his chair with no effort at all.

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

Yeah, it doesn't seem fair, or practical. This is even mentioned in the show. "I go down the tube backwards, and you get a nice comfy seat" - Virgil "No one ever said suit ups were fair, Virgil" - Alan

[@HalNordmann]

It feels a bit like a fireman's pole - not really safe or comfortable, but very fast

[@GX_7700]

ん！？合体シーンしれっと「謎の円盤UFO」流れてませんでしたかね

[@TheSurogate]

Honest question here... what vehicles inside TB 2 container modules? Can TB 2 operates without any container modules? TB 2 to me is similar to Thousand Sunny in One Piece anime because of these modules.

[@joeblandd6425]

In the original show, yes, Thunderbird 2 could operate without a container. While I don't remember all the containers, #4 always contained Thunderbird 4, and one of the others contained the Mole, which was a digging hole bore of a machine. There were also a set of carrier vehicles with flatbeds in another pod. These vehicles were used to effectively "catch" aircraft with damaged landing gear, and consisted of one control car and two automated cars. As for the other pods, I don't remember. I've impressed myself that I remember this much, as it's been over 20 years since I last saw Thunderbirds

[@TheSurogate]

@@joeblandd6425 swell... so we wait other answer from other kind souls like you sir... 🍻

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

In this launch sequence, it was Thunderbird 4, but Thunderbird 2 could carry a whole bunch of other equipment, including the POD vehicles.

[@HalNordmann]

From what I gathered from the show, module 1 has some integrated equipment (seen in "Inferno"), 2 and 3 have pods, 4 has Thunderbird 4, and 5 is probably a transporter (seen in "Fight or Flight")

[@grahambloodworth4770]

When seconds count make the launch procedure last as long as possible.🤔

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

To be fair, in the show it wasn't this long. I just wanted to make it longer

[@MarcG7424]

Thunderbird 2 was my favorite as a kid but wasn't one of them supposed to come from underneath the swimming pool ?

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

Thunderbird 2 is most people's favourite, which is understandable. Thunderbird 1 is the one that comes out of the swimming pool.

[@valdoramoalho8021]

Muito bom está série só falta o restante

[@mannydavis7708]

Thunderbird 3 didn't shoot up replacement chairs. In the original, another couch was sent up to replace the one that went down. Although since it went up on a fixed hydraulic pole, it wouldn't have been in the spot.

[@waldir_braz712]

In this series, after TB3 was released, another couch magically appeared, as seen in SkyHook, if you notice

[@drmayeda1930]

I can't find this on Amazon. I can only get to S7 witha little work

[@cheahg]

Saw TBs GO and came at least twice

[@JohnJackson-mn4ts]

No Thunderbird 6? Yes, there was a Thunderbird 6. Bonus points for the fans that can tell us what type of craft Thunderbird 6 was?

[@michaelkeith8992]

Thunderbird 6 was an old plane that Brain fixed up.

[@JeanFrancoisPoulin1]

Wow this is perfect on so many levels. You respected the original design and yet made it more sustainable on scifi level It's not fault here!! Wowo gain!!!

[@XteamMAB]

How was the thunderbirds transported to the launch site

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

They flew. I couldn't get any footage to show this off properly.

[@XteamMAB]

@@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches there must be a undersea giant tunnel to transport them with nasa like assembly vehicles, thunderbird 4 must of gone into thunderbird 2

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

The video showed Thunderbird 4 being in Thunderbird 2, and all the Thunderbirds going to the rig

[@benjackson8731]

I just find it so amusing see TB1's engines going in the launch. Its not doing anything significant, it would be like strapping a f-15 to a falcon heavy rocket. At least TB2 is a heavy lifter and has significant thrust capability to do that job.

[@superomegaprimemk2]

TB1 engines are to get it up to speed and to the scene as fast as possible and get eyes on the scene as quickly as they can!

[@benjackson8731]

@@superomegaprimemk2 for normal operations yes. Light aircraft, moderate sized engine gives a fast result. But in the scenario in the video, that moderate engine is working along the heavy duty engines if tb2 and 3, not to mention the additional thrusters that seem to be bigger still

[@superomegaprimemk2]

@@benjackson8731Its fiction, don't think to hard about it

[@benjackson8731]

@@superomegaprimemk2 oh I'm not, hence finding it amusing rather than raging against the creators or something

[@ACtheLegend]

In fairness it was modified for spaceflight so the boosters were most likely massively overhauled too

[@marcoaurelio5867]

Homem de ferro é fichinha.... Anos 60.... O pai ex astronauta... Engenheiro... ❤❤❤❤❤

[@tracytron7162]

Shame it ended up getting cut down for length

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

I agree. But it is waaayyyy tooo long to be put in an episode. Also, I love your profile picture

[@NeMoWorks]

My take on Zero X: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4eXm5uMbpuZqLc

[@JeffreyTappan-bb8rr]

I would have thought that Brains would have come up with a safer crew transfer system for TB3.

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

How would he do that? I think Thunderbird 2 is more in need of a safer transfer system.

[@imofage3947]

I don't care how rich and brilliant the Tracy family is. Each TB is supposed to be powered by some kind of advanced classified engine. But no country is anywhere close to a rival system? And you can't build that much hardware in a human lifetime without contracting out. Each one is unique, so everything is custom and the price should be through the roof. TB5 is a whole ass space station. TB3 is a reusable orbital launch vehicle. Evidently all of them are space worthy. Just the tether alone from Tracy Island to TB5 would probably be the most valuable object on the fucking planet. It's several hundred to several thousand miles long, appears to be uniform diameter along the full length, and doesn't snap under its own weight. Obviously made of some kind of advance super-material or composite. Forget stealing one of the Thunderbirds. It'll be much easier to go after that tether. Create a situation where the whole family has to meet up on the Island to plan out a big rescue or just wait for a holiday where they get together to celebrate. Then collect a sample of the tether to reverse engineer it. TB5's orbit is easily trackable. From there, careful observation during crisis responses will reveal the orbit used when the descent pod is deployed. From there, it's a simple matter to figure out where Tracy Island is located (assuming that's not public information or easily calculated). And then it's a little advanced math to calculate the corridor to find the tether. Come in with a VTOL craft in an attempt to cut out a section for study. If you can't sever the cable (because it's probably hugely resistant to thermal and mechanical forces), take as many scans and whatever samples you can. If you manage to reverse engineer a product half as good that you can produce at scale, you'll be rich beyond the dreams of Avarice. Even selling some of the research insights to world governments should net you enough money to join the top 100 richest private entities on the planet.

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

Oh, wow, that's a great plan you've got. Very though out. I like your thinking

[@tropiciel1111]

One problem: As shown in the second episode of season 3 public space elevators do exist in the Thunderbirds are go! (2015) continuity! And they more than likely use the same kind of tether that Thunderbird 5 uses for its elevator. This means that launching such a complicated and most likely expensive operation just to steal a piece of TB 5's tether is completely pointless as you can just purchase the tether from some manufacturer that was unnamed in the series!

[@imofage3947]

@@tropiciel1111 Didn't watch the series. But that would make my plan kinda stupid.

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

Oh, I'd forgotten about that. Yeah that does make targeting Thunderbird 5 I little unnecessary. If this wasn't a case, it would be a good plan though.

[@OHYisWatching]

how weird it would be if the couch didnt separate them to their own tunnels; "ive seen my sister naked more times than i could count"

[@jyvben1520]

next iteration of TB should have a sons replaced by daughters, really make them thunderbirds ...

[@zetathix]

Animations are so gentle, camera movement very slow, even the taking off vehicle looks like it should be falling off the launch ramp because it doesn't have enough thrust, in short, it doesn't give me a hype.

[@user-ze5jb1rd4p]

I agree with you, I noticed this recently, it's my favorite.

[@Locomotor1979]

wow interstaller Thunderbirds are a go

[@minicle426]

What exactly was the point of combining all the Thunderbirds together (including 5) to send into deep space, when 3 alone could do the job?🤷‍♂️ Supposing there was other disasters on Earth whilst they were away? 🤔

[@HalNordmann]

Thing is, 3 alone couldn't do that - no T-Drive. And they probably wanted to cover a wider area. As for what Earth does in the meantime... dunno, the GDF temporarily reactivated their rescue bots?

[@blipzero]

any one wish to know how the T drive works ?

[@stephenhounsell7257]

The T-Drive works like a hyperdrive, allowing the ship which it is fitted to to travel through hyperspace.

[@RealMagmaDash]

6:54 star trek movie reference perhaps?

[@JeffreyTappan-bb8rr]

I thought that Kayo had stayed behind.

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

She did, but I edited out the part where she left, which does mean John end up siting in the seat she should be in.

[@brianmcneil1194]

I've watched the whole series, and I don't remember this one at all.

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

It was in the final episode. I have kinda lengthened it out a bit

[@naonao2187]

こんなのテレビでやったっけ？

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

Yes. It was a little shorter, though

[@arcadealchemist]

every big robot anime ever

[@jamesroseby3823]

CGI has not the charm of real marionettes and models no matter how overblown and dramatic they try to make the entry into each Thunderbird and their launch. Give me the original any day.

[@EditorVJAS]

While no marionettes were used, WETA built a ton of models including the entire island. They may have been blended with CGI but they did use models.

[@HalNordmann]

​@@EditorVJAS Yeah - they used a ton of models.

[@jamesroseby3823]

@@HalNordmann Maybe so, but the magic is with the marionettes. They have character that the modern version lacks.

[@HalNordmann]

@jamesroseby3823 Eh, not really. Their acting was literally wooden

[@jamesroseby3823]

@ 😂

[@cedyandy1331]

Why are they going so slowww.....

[@TUNDERETAN]

新キャラ追加するならペネロープそのまま続投させればいいのに....

[@LieshaCichol]

あの人、実は版権の問題（オリジナル/英語名TinTinが仏国の某漫画のメインキャラの名前そのまんま）で改名した元リンリン、現ケーヨさんです。普段は河森正治氏デザインのサンダーバートS（発注の時にマジで変形させるなと言われたとか）に乗ってます

[@jorgedeichmann4456]

Very nice, but I miss Lady Penelope.

[@DaddyStoat]

She’s in it, just not in these scenes. David Graham was also back as the voice of Parker. Sylvia Anderson (the original Lady P) starred in a Series 1 episode as Penelope’s great aunt.

[@jorgedeichmann4456]

@@DaddyStoat yes, thanks. Now I know this is a remake of the entire series.

[@alvermillioncranky8360]

WahWhoooo

[@shaldurprime7154]

This music goes hard, sucks that all the links are essentially broken

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

I didn't add the links to music, but that's something that I can do if people want it

[@grahambloodworth4770]

In the original series, boarding was much less of a faff. Dressing yourself is so uncool.🤣

[@banshee6k]

I doubt even Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk combined could fund half of these structures. Maintenance and repair costs alone would be astronomical and for the Thunderbirds to do any of this alone without backup crews would be virtually impossible.

[@塙右京-t8c]

リメイクされていたのか

[@arcadealchemist]

ever wonder how many contractors where needed to make this whole estate!? hopfully they had papers.

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

probably more than what actually exists

[@asnoraanwar2959]

♐️♐️♐️♐️♐️♐️♐️♐️

[@imvictorfu]

u know, people were all fk dying after all these....

[@dazlovescarter]

Since when could Thunderbird 1,2 and 4 go into space?! Only Thunderbird 3 could

[@XteamMAB]

With the help of the zero XL it could but solo it can’t unless brains upgrades them like he did temporarily to thunderbird 2

[@dazlovescarter]

@@XteamMAB no Thunderbird 3 was always capable of going to space. TB1, TB2 and TB4 going to space makes no sense at all

[@XteamMAB]

Thunderbird 4 inside of thunderbird 2 inside the zero XL same with thunderbird 1

[@dazlovescarter]

@@XteamMAB yes i saw but what im saying its they were not made to go to space mod or not this is stupid. Only TB3 went to space so simply take that

[@LieshaCichol]

Just imagine the amount of calking they had to use to make TB 1,2, and 4 space grade air tightness

[@daniellafferety4025]

Interesting. Why not just build a new fantasy vehicle? And why are the Thunderbird submersible or atmospheric vehicles in space. They are not made for it. Just build thunderbird 7 interstellar resources rescue interplanetary trasport. Thuse new toy.

[@richardbaker5223]

What episode/season is this clip from?

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

This is the second to last episode of season three, the final season, "The Long Reach Part 1"

[@kantaro77]

リメイクかな？

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

Yes, started in 2015, from the original in 1965.

[@to392]

I thought the final giant machine would definitely be a combined giant robot. That's how I am Japanese

[@graygull771]

酷えな、これ。物理学をここまでコケにする映像を作るとは恐れ入った。宇宙空間で自由落下するってどう言う考えて作ってるのか訊いてみたい。

[@vjnipi6959]

CGでは無意味。人形だったから味があったんだよ。

[@黒い雪だるま]

何だろ、面白そうなんだけどコレジャナイ感が凄い。科学忍者隊ガッチャマンのゴットフェニックスのインスパイアかな？。

[@LieshaCichol]

どっちかというとUFOロボグレンダイザー最終回にでたコスモスペシャル（後期に出たサポートメカ三種全部くっつけたメカ）みたいに見えますが

[@momotin7986]

申し訳ない 確かに映像は進化したのかもしれないけれど 観たかったのはこれじゃない

[@no4874]

どれ？

[@みゆ-s9x7x]

５号は昔の方がいいな

[@레이너-w2r]

40년 전에도 유치했는데 40년이 지나서 봐도 유치하다....ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@leonielson7138]

I didn't watch "Thunderbirds" as a kid, so this makes absolutely no sense to me. They go from a volcanic island in their individual ships to an artificial island where they're all combined into one ship and launched into space. There, they dock with a space station and warp off to an asteroid field where their ships separate in order to ... harvest ice? Are they trying to reverse global warming by dropping ice into the polar regions?

[@scottlyttle5586]

In this part of the Thunderbirds are Go storyline, the Tracy brothers lost their dad (Jeff Tracy) in the Zero X incident. It was believed to have been destroyed in a confrontation with the Hood and Jeff Tracy. However, on a rescue, they found part of the Zero X buried somewhere in the sea. It was discovered that the Zero X had a big secret--a Faster Than Light (FTL) drive. The Zero X was activated by Jeff Tracy, and the Zero X wasn't destroyed..it is somewhere in space. A signal from a long range ship picked up a signal from Jeff Tracy, and after removing the control chip within the Mechanic, the Mechanic helped design and build a ship that would integrate the Thunderbirds into a FTL ship that would go and attempt the most important rescue of them all.. The rescue of their father, Jeff Tracy.

[@ellesmerewildwood4858]

What this remake series was missing all the way through it was the John Barry score. The music used in this show was just too generic and uninspiring. The original Barry score was absolutely perfect. Unless there were copyright issues, I can't imagine why the producers didn't use the original score.

[@ACtheLegend]

You mean Barry Gray? Didnt use it because a) licencing costs b) wouldn't have fitted the show

[@ellesmerewildwood4858]

@@ACtheLegend Sorry, I did mean Barry Gray. I don't know why they didn't use the Barry Gray score, you could be very right about the reason being the licensing costs, that would be the most likely reason. But certainly not because the score wouldn't fit.

[@ACtheLegend]

@@ellesmerewildwood4858 oh no it absolutely wouldn't have fitted, it was composed for an entirely different pace of show from another era, I've tried a few edits as an experiment and it's just horribly jarring. Nick and Ben did a fantastic job with the new score, I play those CDs as often as Barry's ones.

[@edcola6671]

IMO I prefer TAG’s ‘The Launch’ over the truncated version of the theme tune the OG show used.

[@cantinayuca687]

El original es 2000 porciento mejor. Este no lo aporta nada mejor

[@Gargoyle2556]

Wait, a robot puts on your clothes but you have to shut the hatch by hand, impossible.

[@Gadrius]

Maybe it's a personal choice..

[@superomegaprimemk2]

@@GadriusI'm going to say personal choice, to remind the pilot not to get to comfy.

[@shimazakichuui]

CGにはカタルシスが無い。

[@gecho194]

Somehow its worse than puppets.

[@pkking1988]

多Q魚

[@ultralaggerREV1]

Imma be honest, this “SCRAMBLE” method is too slow… What I’d improve is to make the deployment much faster. Like, it’s an EMERGENCY, they should have been ready as soon as fighter pilots. All vehicles already fueled, all suited up quickly, and all vehicles much closer. Imma be sincere at this, all members from Delta Squad of Power Rangers SPD (and the original Japanese team) deploy way faster than here on emergencies

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

I see what you're saying, to be fair I did make it longer for this video. Compared to this, I think even Power Rangers Samurai's morph was quicker.

[@マサハルサカイ]

なんかちょっと違う。

[@나라법꼬라지하곤]

😑

[@ЖужелицаСибирская]

У них нет трусов поверх штанов... Значит они ни какие не герои !!!

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

Is that really a requirement though, I thought it was more of a fashion statement

[@タートル-p6g]

搭乗シーンは其処まで自動化してるなら、最後の発進まで自動化してくれ。中途半端に徒歩のシーンがあって冷める

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

I agree, but I guess it is just a cool walking scene

[@James_burn]

야!!썬더 2호는 상대적으로 너무 편하게 타는거 아냐??? ㅎㅎㅎ 다른애들은 개고생이네..ㅎㅎㅎ

[@jiu05]

너무 느긋하게 출동하는 거 아니냐?

[@ThunderbirdsAreGoLaunches]

Nope, not at all

[@angelarch6326]

3号の意味が無い😠 各マシンが機能用途別になってるのがTBメカの良いところなのに。

[@LieshaCichol]

３号は純粋に宇宙空間での行動を前提とした機体ですから(５号は宇宙に「居るだけ」ｗ）制御系とかで必要だったんでしょう。どっちかというと居住部分以外必要あるかどうか分からないクソデカ重い５号が付いてくる必要があったのかが疑問ｗ　燃料消費抑えれたかもしれないのに

[@hiroyoshitsuchiya3824]

むしろ４号なんで持ってきた？　なんで宇宙空間に放流した？　って思ったわ

[@LieshaCichol]

@@hiroyoshitsuchiya3824 第三シーズンのクライマックス、トレーシー家総出で父ジェフを救出に向うというシチュでブレインですら出動してるのにゴードン(TF４担当)だけお留守番は可哀相ｗ