Why is he so perfect?
>That episode where he BTFO Thomas by dragging him behind the express
Based Gordon.
>>81399742
Don't tell me this will devolve into the poo in loo train thread.
Also, trains with faces are dumb.
>>81399742
>That bone structure
>that roman nose
>that musculature
>you will never be as handsome as Gordon
>>81399742
He shouldnt have gone into that shed
>>81399742
Gordon we all know it's you.
>>81399920
You're thinking of Henry.
Gordon was the one that imploded.
>>81399742
>perfect
>cgi
>That episode when Thomas realizes that he isn't the only Thomas.
>>81399742
Because he's written with just the right amount of humility and compassion to offset his pride.
>That episode where the Fat Controller makes Henry take antidepressant coal
>he needs it because he has a small firebox
>The episode where Top Hat man killed Henry on purpose
>>81399805
You know they interacted with real train models right?
>>81403805
>implying the God Emperor of Sodor would ever do anything by accident
Meet Carlos the Mexican tank engine!
>>81399781
That's literally the first episode.
>>81399742
I've always preferred Toby and Edward out of the season 1 cast.
>>81399742
>Often needs help up hills
>>81399742
>Literally the only train he pulls is the express
>He's always a prick
how is he perfect?
>>81399742
If they can make CGI look like stop motion models in stuff like the LEGO movie why don't they do it in Thomas and make it look more like the old series? The current CGI just makes everything look so flat and dull, there's barely any reflection or shine or detail to any surfaces. I have done a bit of work with 3D and it doesn't seem like that would be too big a deal to render.
>>81404883
Thomas pls
>>81399742
Probably his disdain for plebs and all things vulgar.
>There will never be an official ERTL (or even a Take N' Play) of James in this colorscheme.
Don't get me wrong, I have the Wooden Railway one and he's very nice, but I like me some diecast.
>>81399920
>>81400405
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=462KBuAhncU
>>81407207
there is going to be a sequel...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsSjltVnPOY
>>81407422
Trainwreckmania is running wild, brother!Seriously, if there is no shot of Thomas tearing his frame off, like it's a shirt, an advert for slim-jims, and one of the trains performing a piledriver, I'm going to riot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLZVSVGNRvg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0l5xKqDyYI
This looks good.
>>81403866
>not Make Sodor Great Again
>>81399742
He's in a platonic relationship with Edward.
Thomas the Tank Engine isn't /co/. Hell, I don't even think it's /tv/.
>>81414928
What is it then? /u/?
>>81414989
I think it's/trash/.
>>81399742
But Edward is the best train.
>>81414928
Except it is, you fucking newfag.
>>81415213
Edward is most useful engine.
>>81415333
Where most engines think they can, Edward KNOWS he can.
Terry the forgetful engine?
>>81407207
why do i always watch this?
>>81414928
>animation
>not /co/
Which are considered the good CGI seasons again? I feel nostalgic and like watching some Thomas now.
>>81420298
Season 17 and onwards
>>81420426
This. They're good if you can handle a bit of pandering to the older fans.
>>81414928
What is it then? /m/?
>>81421441
>if you can handle a bit of pandering to the older fans
>it's suddenly a bad thing to go back to the lore and details set up by the Books, instead of the scattered mess it was for over 8 seasons
>>81420298
Duck and the Slip Coaches is generally regarded as the best cgi episode to date. Duck in the Water is also quite good.
>>81399742
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Iwvu-j7BuY
>>81423892
What-
What is that in the upper left?
Is that a McDonalds sun?
Does McDonalds has its own TV channel now?
>>81424149
It's the logo of the kids programming block Milkshake from Channel 5 where Thomas airs in the UK.
>>81424304
Oh. Thanks for the enlightenment.
That M is hauntingly reminiscent of the gates of doom though.
>>81414989
not saying >>81414928 is right, but it would fit in /n/
>>81421835
It's a good thing that they're trying to go back to their roots.
It'd be even better if they did it tastefully, not concerning themselves with what we think and just trying to make the best show they can.
>>81407207
You know, for as much as people have made of Shed 17, it's actually really good.
I've seen a lot of horror, and I've seen a lot of comedy and I know how difficult it is to marry the two and have both of them work, but Shed 17 really pulls it off.
>>81425165
>no buffers
0/10, would not shunt.
>>81423892
Thanks, now I can never not see that.
>Thomas was very surprised
>But they're my coaches!
>Thomas watched as Emily was coupled up to Annie and Clarabel
kek, Thomas getting cucked by Emily.
>>81429914
There's a difference between getting cucked and getting cockblocked.
>That episode where Thomas BTFO him by getting in front of him and slowing right down so he got stuck on the hill again.
>>81432882
I never really cared for streamlined engines. I have kind of a machine fetish, I like to see all of the parts and how things fit together.
>>81432882
Huh, neat. A streamlined Coronation Class would actually have been a better choice for Caitlin given that it was actually a UK locomotive (I know anything goes on Sodor, but what the fuck US locos are doing running services on the UK mainland I don't know). But then it would probably be more difficult to attach a face to.
I'll always be a little sad I never got to live in the age of steam. I feel like Thomas gives even kids who never lived in that era a serious nostalgia for it.
Why is SHE so perfect?
>>81434065
This is never gonna catch on.
Stop it.
>CGI Thomas & Friends
>>81434065
Why is your pic such terrible quality?
>>81434205
That's what I initially thought as well, but after marathoning Season 17 on the advice of the anons above (having never watched anything other than the old Ringo episodes) I have to say it's not really all that different. The most jarring thing honestly was the Fat Controller's appearance, he looks like a hamster-cheeked dwarf rather than a fat guy.
>>81399920
I still remember the screams from that video.
>>81407207
>"Oi! You! Get of my fookin platform!"
This was the onlything I found funny in the whole video
>>81434433
It's true.
>>81434433
>>81436689
>not at least laughing at "there was sawdust everywhere"
That sort of humour's not for everyone I guess. I'm with >>81427914 though, I thought it was pretty good. Room for improvement yes, but not at all bad for amateur film-makers. Definitely better than the lolsorandom youtube poops that pass for most amateur attempts at humour these days.
>>81437278
Probably because "head full of sawdust" isn't an idiom I'm familiar with. I've only just now got it based on a line from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It's probable I would have at least chuckled if the expression was in my standard vocabulary.
The climax was certainly well done though. Not exactly scary, but there was definitely a disturbing factor to it.
>>81432351
M-m-m-moneyshot?
>>81407207
>tfw can't help but be reminded of this every time you see a Thomas thread
Help me, /co/
>>81437788
Just remember that it's the equivalent of going to a Nintendo thread and trying to quote a bunch of newgrounds parody videos at everyone.Well, it's not, but I struggle with fair comparisons. It's a certain flavour of memeing around.
So, apparently the next film-thing is going to have a volcano on Sodor.
I have nothing to say, does anyone else have something to say? because I sure as hell don't.
>>81438785
Sauce? I remember the episode about the fake volcano but I don't know what you're talking about.
Also, I've been looking at some of the older model series episodes occasionally. The Oliver episodes are pretty quality. Toad Stands By has my favourite moral lesson of any episode: If a group of bullies won't leave you alone, justmurder their ringleader.
>>81439161
>The Oliver episodes are pretty quality
I agree with you wholeheartedly
>"Are you a Fat Controllers engine?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfYTpeooFz0
>>81439161
Right up there with "if someone is bullying your twin brother, smash him up" or "it's perfectly aacceptable to repeatedly ignore instructions, disregard safety or other warnings as long as you 'feel terrible' and can fix it in an impossibly short space of time". They really hammeted the lattwr one home over the space of around 7 years.
>>81399742
YOU RUINED HIM BRENNER
YOU RUINED HIM
>>81439528
>yfw it's revealed Gordon's design is based on newly discovered drawings by Nigel Gresley of initial prototypes for a Streamlined Pacific
>>81439528
Mattel ruined Gordon. Like any other merchandise-driven show, if Mattel want to make a toy of it the show has to advertise it. The Shake Shake Bridge was designed as a sturdy steel bridge which shook as engines crossed it, but was otherwise perfectly stable. That wouldn't make an exciting toy, so it became a wooden trestle that literally wouldn't hold the weight of a toddler, let alone an engine.
>>81439626
Bloody hell.
>>81439405
>They really hammeted the lattwr one home over the space of around 7 years
Sounds like you're referencing those middle three-strikes seasons which to me basically didn't happen. Those episodes weren't written, they were just a roulette wheel of random fuckups put to whatever character's merch needed shifting. Things like Edward making basic errors and having lapses in sense.
>>81439286
I still wonder how they never released the original series OST. I guess they never thought it that important but it's still kind of sad.
>>81439528
And this looks like something straight outta ToQger, I swear.
>>81439626
No, that isn't how it works. The characters and locations are designed by the production team, including merchandise exclusives like Sam. Mattel has input, but the primary force behind any new character is Brenner/McCue/Wilkinson.
They're at fault for this, not Mattel. While "Mattel forced them to do it" is an appealing conception that absolves them of blame, in reality Streamlined Gordon was almost certainly conceived by Brenner or McCue. All Mattel cares about is whether or not they can sell toys of him.
As for the Shake Shake Bridge, it was originally conceived as less dramatic and was altered to make for a more appealing toy, but at that point the executives at HiT wanted to make their IP as appealing as possible to potential buyers, so they made the show as toyetic as possible. Mattel loosened up siginfically on this front. Also note that the actual story purpose of the Shake Shake Bridge didn't change - only its appearance did.
>>81403866
>American political slogan
>Not "Rule Britannia"
Bloody treasonous yanks.
>>81441118
Anything other than MAGA wouldn't really capture the memetic zeitgeist in the same way though, would it?
Besides, Sir Topham only needs to be tinted orange and he'd look a lot like Trump there.
>When Henry comes out of the tunnel, he's not bringing his best
>he's bringing confusion, he's bringing delay
>WE NEED TO BUILD A WALL
>>>/wsg/1020520
Over 9000 hours in aftereffects.
Shay locomotive as a TTTE character when?
Why is the Flying kipper the most cursed load on the island?
>>81399742
He would be perfect if you hadn't posted the shitty cgi version
Thomas was ruined by cgi and forced diversity
>>81445766
>First time it goes out.
>Henry crashes and has to be rebuilt.
>Second time it goes out.
>Duck crashes into the back of it because they used old wagons.
>Third time it goes out.
>Henry takes a dip in the sea.
are there any other time I'm forgetting?
>>81445766
>Dat firebox glow in the cab tho
The Flying Kipper was such a good episode for visuals, those docks scenes especially.
>>81445842
>forced diversity
Agreed. What the hell was Awdry thinking introducing friendly diesel engines?
>>81446050
I think the break van got killed by two Scottish twins
>>81446077
Damn straight. Steam is supreme and the diesels are just plain assholes
Personal favorites
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Iwvu-j7BuY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjfwNwyhzXQ
>>81446238
I'm talking about the Flying Kipper specifically though, namely Henry's inability to pull the bloody thing.
>>81446279
I know it's kind of beside the point for your post but as a Britbong, I really don't understand the love for George Carlin. People keep telling me he's a famous comedian but I don't like his narration delivery.Then again, Amerifats return the favour with 'Ringo who?', so I guess there's a good reason we have our own narrators.
>>81446310
Seriously from being trumped into a tunnel to needing anti depressant coal he has lived a shitty life
>>81446432
Remember the time Henry was killed and a new engine called Henry was brought to Sodor and everyone pretended they were one and the same?
>>81404453
>>81442440
Also made a soundless version for memeing around on other boards. Shoulda done that in the OG post, whoops.
>>81446515
I think it was the right thing to do, the old Henry was always eyeing up Percy.Smut when?
>>81446391
The thing that he had over Ringo was articulation. By the time they called him onto the show, he had over thirty years of stand-up under his belt, which teaches you about impression and how to create characters through voice. He gave each character on the show their own unique voice in a thousand subtle ways. You could tell who was talking without even paying attention to who was on screen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMP_VoJC2sU
Have a crash compilation I found.
Tugs?
Anyone?
>>81437278
>YTP's
>not funny
>>81450450
FUCKING TUGFAGS GET OUT OF MY HARBOR! PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!
>>81450594
Z-Stack detected.
>>81450450
Tugs was pretty good.
Is anyone still in shock that the adventure begins was even made?
>>81450450
I like a good tug every now and again
>>81454074
I got your tugs right here, pal.
>All these people clearly from SIF or the TTTE Wiki
gross
Cancer
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VVwbgTyWeBI
