Brand new thunderbirds episodes will bring 50yearold audio. It is a visualization of the audio story of the same name. Thunderbirds are go has proven a big hit for itv, but if youre yearning. Thunderbirds are go sci fi models vintage television space toys retro futuristic kids tv best tv shows thunder bird clams.
The project, named thunderbirds 1965, is being funded by a. Thunderbirds episode 9 move and your dead part 1 by thunderbirdsofficial. The family of thunderbirds creator gerry anderson has given the ok for new episodes of the popular puppetdriven tv show from the 60s, based. Everything you wanted to know about thunderbirds but were. Resurrecting gerry and sylvia andersons classic thunderbirds using original voice tracks and retro filmmaking techniques. The christmasthemed series finale, give or take a million, was first transmitted on 25 december 1966.
New thunderbirds 1965 episodes screened gerry anderson. Where can i buy the three new thunderbirds episodes. Its the moment fans have been waiting for for nearly 50 years but soon theyll be able to get hold of brand new episodes of classic thunderbirds thanks to a new project. A kickstarter fund launched to raise money for the thunderbirds 1965 project has already received pledges of. The crew of the 50th anniversary specials discuss the behind the scenes process new. I managed to find the introducing thunderbirds episode on youtube. The project produced three new halfhour episodes of classic thunderbirds using the original supermarionation techniques and was funded via kickstarter. Absolutely fantastic, wish they could make more new proper thunderbird episodes. Thunderbirds had its uk tv debut on 30 september 1965 on the itv.
Resurrecting gerry and sylvia andersons classic thunderbirds using original voice tracks and retro. To add this to your existing pledges, manually increase your pledge by the. Should they reach their stretch goal the kickstarter funds will breathe life. Of the nineteen minialbums released between october 1965 and july 1967, the majority used soundtracks from existing television episodes, cut down and spliced to fit the abbreviated format, but three, introducing thunderbirds, f. Thunderbirds hello and welcome to the official page for. This resulted in 3 episodes that truly feel like episodes of thunderbirds made in 1965, something which only a dedicated team of supermarionation experts could have achieved. Our aim with this kickstarter was not just to produce three new episodes of thunderbirds, but to ressurect supermarionation as an artform and to bring it back into the public consciousness. Lady penelope and parker head to the elusive tracy island in order to discover more about international.
Saved from thunderbirds1965newepisodesfrom1960srecordin project updates for thunderbirds 1965. New episodes from 1960s recordings backerkit project updates page 14. Its aim was to produce three new thunderbirds episodes using. The released work began with the supermarionation television series thunderbirds and was followed by subsequent feature films thunderbirds are go and thunderbird 6 in 196568. Other broadcasters, including atv london and granada, began airing it the following month. International rescue must save him before he runs out of air. To add this to your existing pledges, manually increase your pledge by the relevant. Choose per series where you want be kept informed of. Thunderbirds are go season 1 best moments by thunderbirds are go. Two series were filmed, comprising a total of thirtytwo 50minute episodes. Thunderbirds are go has proven a big hit for itv, but if youre yearning for the good old days of model ships and, ahem, wooden performances. In this special programme phil moakes and maggie gregory go behind the scenes and meet the crew, producers and fans to find out how thunderbirds 1965 came about and how it was made. Star of tvs the life and legend of wyatt earp, hugh obrian, dead at 91. Thunderbirds 1965 was a project undertaken by pod 4 films in 2015 for the 50th anniversary of thunderbirds.
New thunderbirds 1965 episodes screened thunderbirds are. This is an episode guide for the 1960s british supermarionation television series. The thunderbirds 1965 team have worked tirelessly to artistically capture the essence of those slight imperfections which are still incredibly enchanting to watch. Pack of 5 retrostyle lobby cards depicting scenes from the new thunderbirds 1965 episodes. The series is set in the 21st century and follows the exploits of international rescue, a secret organization formed to save people in mortal danger with the help of technologically.
Thunderbirds had its uk tv debut on 30 september 1965 on the itv franchises atv midlands, westward and channel. Its aim was to produce three new thunderbirds episodes using original 1960s voice tracks, and retro filmmaking techniques. The thunderbirds 1965 campaign starts thursday 9th july at 9am on kickstarter. A new hitech vault is installed at the bank of england and an employee gets accidently locked in. The show also includes exclusive prerelease clips from the new episodes. A report on the premiere of all three episodes from the thunderbirds 1965 project to recreate the classic thunderbirds series. The abominable snowman teaser trailer by century 21 films. Funding was achieved and the following months were taken up filming three brand new old episodes of the show. Thunderbirds 1965 is a 35 minute documentary about a successful project from three years ago to create three new episodes of the thunderbirds using the same supermarionation puppetry technology, and focusing on every detail to make sure the episodes would be exactly period correct and indistinguishable from the original episodes.
Introducing thunderbirds is the first episode of thunderbirds 1965, successfully funded through kickstarter on august 9th 2015. The hood has never been referred to by any name on all but two episodes thunderbirds. Brand new classic episodes funding on kickstarter by century 21 films. After thunderbird 2 is heavily damaged in a mistaken attack, it leaves the team seemingly without a swift means to transport tb4 to new york city when a news crew is trapped underneath the collapsed. Not sure about the other ones, but you can have a look. To mark the 50th anniversary of gerry andersons classic series, three new episodes have been produced, using the originals supermarionation techniques, including a teaser for the very first instalment, thunderbirds 1965. In 1965, lady penelope and nosey parker were given their own comic strip, which was followed by a thunderbirds comic strip in 1966. As stated by the producers the episodes were only ever to be released to kickstarter backers as a. A behindthescenes look at creating three new episodes of the 1960s british scifi series thunderbirds to celebrate thunderbirds 1965 behind the scenes documentary on vimeo join. Tonight we were able to bring supermarionation to a primetime. In july, a kickstarter campaign launched to bring 1965style visuals to three thunderbirds adventures made for vinyl when the series was first on. Three new audioonly episodes were released on ep between 1965 and 1967, and in the early 1990s penguin books released several volumes of thunderbirds audio books on cassette. Its aim was to produce three new thunderbirds episodes using original 1960s voice tracks, and retro filmmaking techniques it began seeking funding through kickstarter on july 9th 2015, and successfully obtained funding for all three planned episodes.
Thunderbirds are go diving into deep water episode teaser. In 2065, former astronaut and millionaire jeff tracy forms an secret organization named international. In this programme phil moakes and maggie gregory go behind the scenes and meet the crew, producers and fans to find out how thunderbirds 1965 came about and how it was made. Series one of thunderbirds comprised 26 episodes, each 50 minutes long. To add this to your existing pledges, manually increase your pledge by the relevant amount and drop us a message to let us know you have done so. With sylvia anderson, david graham, shane rimmer, justin t. International rescue are back to celebrate their 50th anniversary in three new episodes of thunderbirds produced utilizing all the classic 1960s techniques. In 1965, thunderbirds was one of the most expensive productions of its day and utilised a. Itcs new york office insisted that they should have one show a fortnight. The crew behind three new episodes of gerry and sylvia andersons classic series thunderbirds discuss the challenges of bringing the show back with puppets. Brand new outings for thunderbirds new episodes, adverts, documentaries. Thunderbirds to return for three new episodes to mark 50th. Vault of death lady penelope tells of the time international rescue was called to rescue a man trapped in the vault of the bank of england.
Thunderbirds to return for three new episodes to mark 50th anniversary get ready for an f. The team that brought us filmed in supermarionation have had a busy year. Thunderbirds 1965 behind the scenes documentary on vimeo. Thunderbirds are go via new kickstarter campaign cnet. Thunderbirds is a british sciencefiction television series created by gerry and sylvia anderson. List of episodes from thunderbirds fab puppet world. Thats right, the iconic sixties series is set to be returning. New episodes from 1960s recordings created by thunderbirds 1965.
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