Peter Jackson's Weta Workshop to resurrect Thunderbirds

Candlelight · February 4 2013, 11:04 PM

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment...k-Thunderbirds

Weta Workshop plans to tackle another well-loved tale - re-inventing the Thunderbirds television series.
One of the UK's biggest production companies, ITV Studios, is pairing with Weta and New Zealand-based Pukeko Pictures to make Thunderbirds are Go!.
The show is set to air in 2015, 50 years after the original series launched.
The 26-part re-incarnation of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's iconic puppetry series featuring the Tracy family and Lady Penelope will use both CGI animation and live-action model sets, Weta Workshop announced.

Can't be any worse than the 2004 movie...

diankra · February 5 2013, 01:18 AM

Jonathan Frakes tried... his children loved the series, that's what persuaded him to take it on.

Samurai8472 · February 5 2013, 01:21 AM

If nothing else, it will look amazing.

Saul · February 5 2013, 01:34 AM

Excellent. Using live action models is the way to go.

arthur2sheds · February 5 2013, 12:12 PM

God! Just leave Thunderbirds alone. it doesn't matter how good it will look, they wont get it right!
Thunderbirds was a product of its time and that magic can NEVER be repeated.

Saul · February 5 2013, 12:30 PM

arthur2sheds wrote:

God! Just leave Thunderbirds alone. it doesn't matter how good it will look, they wont get it right!
Thunderbirds was a product of its time and that magic can NEVER be repeated.

Yeah, like that Star Trek show I once heard about.

Relayer1 · February 5 2013, 12:36 PM

Four-hour long episodes then...

MacLeod · February 5 2013, 01:00 PM

Well rumours of Thunderbirds coming back as a TV series have been around for years. As for whether or not they can recapture the magic of original show. It is possible just, step one ignore everything the live-action film did.

You want it to be similiar in tone to the original show.

The Mirrorball Man · February 5 2013, 02:31 PM

Can't they come up with something new?

CorporalCaptain · February 5 2013, 02:41 PM

Well, I'll watch it once, and continue watching if I like it. I loved the original.

There are many, many more ways this can go wrong than right, though. We've seen some of the ways it can go wrong already....

Ayelbourne · February 5 2013, 03:22 PM

WETA isn't Jackson's. They just cooperate with him a lot.

arthur2sheds · February 7 2013, 12:11 PM

Another thing that annoys me about Peter Jackson is that he waffles on about owning an original miniature from Thunderbirds.
He DOESN'T! It was a replica built in the 1990's by Martin Bower to promote the Thunderbirds comic.
Peter please STOP saying you own a Derek Meddings miniature.

The Mirrorball Man · February 7 2013, 01:33 PM

arthur2sheds wrote:

Another thing that annoys me about Peter Jackson is that he waffles on about owning an original miniature from Thunderbirds.
He DOESN'T! It was a replica built in the 1990's by Martin Bower to promote the Thunderbirds comic.
Peter please STOP saying you own a Derek Meddings miniature.

What difference does it make?

MacLeod · February 7 2013, 02:45 PM

It's just a shame that it looks like it might be only 30 min long episodes. But what might work in favour of it working is that it's the original TV channel behind it.

Blip · February 7 2013, 09:30 PM

arthur2sheds wrote:

God! Just leave Thunderbirds alone. it doesn't matter how good it will look, they wont get it right!
Thunderbirds was a product of its time and that magic can NEVER be repeated.

Voted for Most Unintentionally Ironic Trekkie post of the Year.

February 5 2013, 01:18 AM	#2
diankra Commodore Location: UK	Re: Peter Jackson's Weta Workshop to resurrect Thunderbirds Jonathan Frakes tried... his children loved the series, that's what persuaded him to take it on. __________________ "Some days are better than others. They say that where I come from." "Loudly, I imagine, on the day you left." (Blake's 7 - Rumours of Death)

February 5 2013, 01:21 AM	#3
Samurai8472 Vice Admiral	Re: Peter Jackson's Weta Workshop to resurrect Thunderbirds If nothing else, it will look amazing. __________________ "Inception" is a layer cake.

February 5 2013, 01:34 AM	#4
Saul Rear Admiral Location: 東京	Re: Peter Jackson's Weta Workshop to resurrect Thunderbirds Excellent. Using live action models is the way to go. __________________ "It's not that you can see the strings, it's that 40 years later you're still looking at them." - Steven Moffat "This movie was big. Imagine how big it could have been with me in it?" William Shatner

February 5 2013, 12:12 PM	#5
arthur2sheds Lieutenant Location: Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England	Re: Peter Jackson's Weta Workshop to resurrect Thunderbirds God! Just leave Thunderbirds alone. it doesn't matter how good it will look, they wont get it right! Thunderbirds was a product of its time and that magic can NEVER be repeated. __________________ People should not be affraid of their governments. Governments should be affaid of their people.

February 5 2013, 12:36 PM	#7
Relayer1 Fleet Captain Location: The Black Country, England	Re: Peter Jackson's Weta Workshop to resurrect Thunderbirds Four-hour long episodes then... __________________ Soon oh soon the light, Pass within and soothe this endless night, And wait here for you, Our reason to be here...

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February 5 2013, 01:00 PM	#8
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: Peter Jackson's Weta Workshop to resurrect Thunderbirds Well rumours of Thunderbirds coming back as a TV series have been around for years. As for whether or not they can recapture the magic of original show. It is possible just, step one ignore everything the live-action film did. You want it to be similiar in tone to the original show. __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.

February 5 2013, 02:31 PM	#9
The Mirrorball Man Vice Admiral Location: Switzerland	Re: Peter Jackson's Weta Workshop to resurrect Thunderbirds Can't they come up with something new? __________________ Check out my deviantArt gallery!

February 5 2013, 02:41 PM	#10
CorporalCaptain Vice Admiral Location: In pre-production	Re: Peter Jackson's Weta Workshop to resurrect Thunderbirds Well, I'll watch it once, and continue watching if I like it. I loved the original. There are many, many more ways this can go wrong than right, though. We've seen some of the ways it can go wrong already.... __________________ John

February 5 2013, 03:22 PM	#11
Ayelbourne Fleet Captain	Re: Peter Jackson's Weta Workshop to resurrect Thunderbirds WETA isn't Jackson's. They just cooperate with him a lot.

February 7 2013, 12:11 PM	#12
arthur2sheds Lieutenant Location: Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England	Re: Peter Jackson's Weta Workshop to resurrect Thunderbirds Another thing that annoys me about Peter Jackson is that he waffles on about owning an original miniature from Thunderbirds. He DOESN'T! It was a replica built in the 1990's by Martin Bower to promote the Thunderbirds comic. Peter please STOP saying you own a Derek Meddings miniature. __________________ People should not be affraid of their governments. Governments should be affaid of their people.

February 7 2013, 02:45 PM	#14
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: Peter Jackson's Weta Workshop to resurrect Thunderbirds It's just a shame that it looks like it might be only 30 min long episodes. But what might work in favour of it working is that it's the original TV channel behind it. __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.