Steaming to Legacy | Original Version | Chapter 7 - End of an Era
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Question: Who is your favourite Thomas illustrator?
Despite some ups and downs, HiT Entertainment celebrated the successful 60th anniversary with many products including Thomas’ first direct-to-DVD special in 2005. Things went well for the franchise following the celebration and Egmont published the first Railway Series book in over a decade, but by 2008, the television show went through a massive shift to CGI animation in order to reduce production costs and it becomes the last hurrah for the live action model era.
The little blue tank engine has been captivating audiences for over 70 years through books, television series, films, interactive media, and a large variety of toys. From a television series airing in 161 territories in 57 languages and merchandise selling one engine per second, Thomas proves he is still the number one preschool brand. This year, Thomas travels around the world on new adventures in the updated series Thomas and Friends Big World Big Adventures! Mattel, owner of the Thomas brand, ensures this new format will further develop the content of the series, including a faster pace with more music, more comedy, and more animal interactions. For more information, visit www.thomasandfriends.com
Steaming To Legacy is a web documentary covering the incredible history of Thomas the Tank Engine and the impact the stories and characters have made. The series features many in depth interviews, little known facts, and a detailed timeline of the creative developments made within the book series, television series, movies, and specials. In addition, the web documentary also features sub-stories of similar children’s shows including TUGS and Shining Time Station. Daniel Coffey (SmurfyDan), creator of the series, serves as the director and editor, while Matt Michaud (EnterprisingEngine93) narrates the series. For more information about the series and to enjoy all the episodes, please visit • Steaming to Legacy (Or...
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"Thomas and Friends" "Томас и его друзья" "Thomas y sus amigos" "Thomas und seine Freunde" "Thomas le petit train" "きかんしゃトーマス" "토마스와 친구들" "Thomas et ses amis" "thomas dan teman-teman" "थॉमस और दोस्तों" "Thomas ei suoi amici" "โทมัสและเพื่อน ๆ" "thomas e seus amigos" "Thomas och vänner" "托马斯和朋友" "Thomas og Friends" "Thomas ve Arkadaşları" "توماس والأصدقاء" "Thomas và các bạn" Thomas the Train, "Thomas el tren" "Thomas le train" "トーマス電車" "토마스 기차" "Томас поезд"" Thomas o trem" "Thomas kereta" "Thomas der Zug" "Thomas ang tren" "Thomas vlak" "托马斯火车" "توماس القطار" "Thomas a vonat" "Thomas tàu"
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I can't believe I grew up with calling all engines,
I feel so dirty..... :(
@a_person_124 no... calling all engines was LEAGUES worse then anything Sharon Miller could do...
@a_person_124 if Arthur drowns....
Felix_The_ThomasFan I grew up with tatmr the great discovery hero of the rails and uhh... misty Island rescue and day of the diesels
That’s alright. I like Magic Railroad.
Same
Chapter 8: The rise of CGI
David Mitton 1938-2008
More like "the nightmare begins"
Chapter 8 Start Of A New Era
How about "Chapter 8 The CGI Catastrophe".
CGI stands for: Cartoons Turned Bad Because Corporation
Seasons 1-11 will always be my favorites.
This has to be the best Thomas documentary I have ever seen, my nostalgia levels are literally going through the roof!
I know that this will make people question me having a working brain, but I REALLY enjoyed the Great Discovery. For me, this is the best Thomas production, period. It was just so well made.
What are you talking about that movie was amazing
Many Thomas fans call it the worst ever and encourage everyone not to ever watch it. I don;t care about any of that, if I want to watch a show I'll watch it. I watched "A Car's Life Sparky's Tale" in 2015 beginning to end. It wasn't great, but I did watch it. @@MasterSinister3
Sorry, but I started to feel emotional near the end. Some of the props didn't deserve their aftermath.
As for favourite illustrator though, I'm going with Owan Bell, I grew up with him the most.
R.I.P David Mitton
R.I.P George Carlin and my favorite illustrator is Mr and Mrs Peter Edwards
R.I.P Michael Angelis
May I insert R.I.P Wilbert Awdry?
At least we still have ringo starr
I had no idea Pierce Bronsnan did narration for Thomas. My mind is blown.
That's where I discovered him. Same with all the other narrators.
My favorite Thomas narrator!
It’s so good to watch these documentaries since the first episode in this series. I’ve essentially grew up to witness the shift in the programming and, while I had mixed feelings, it was necessary to cater it to the audience and to make an economical choice (while there could’ve been much different approaches as well).
**WELCOME, STANLEY**
This was the generation of Thomas I grew up with. Thanks for the nostalgia.
Rest in peace David Mitton and George Carlin
Thank you for what you did for the franchise.
I remember so much of this from when I was little!
Same
I remember seeing this series months ago
Never thought it would take this long for chapter 7
A very good instalment to the documentary. I really enjoy seeing and hearing behind the scenes related items regarding the model series. In answer to your question at the end of the video, my favourite illustrator is John T Kenny for his uses of bold colours but also the way he shows the workings of the railway around the characters and settings. In each of his illustrations, there is a little cameo of something to make the pictures more interesting to look at and to show more life in them too. Good work as always with the documentary and I look forward to the next instalment.
This made me feel really upset about the present state of the show. To me, the show is now a shell of it once was that is stupid and political incorrect. It all feels as the people running the show lost the heart of it despite the good content a person like you would bring. Still, this new format angers me for past year and a half.
Rest In Peace HiT Entertianment thank you for what you did for US
Brilliant documentary!! I grew up near the Nene Valley Railway and i loved days out there because i could always get a new Thomas Die Cast as back then the Die Cast Thomas in the highstreet were just the common characters, Thomas, Bertie, Toby, Percy .. ones like Duck and BoCo were usually harder to find in shops back then...
Another amazing chapter! So that explains it for the end of the model era. And everything you said is wonderfully done perfectly, including a few events and original plans I didn't know until now.
Also, for favorite illustrator, it's hard to choose which one really because they all did very good and beautiful illustrations throughout the RWS, but if I had to pick at least 2 or one, it would be either the Edwards couple or Clive Spong.
This made my day
This made my night xD
I've loved every bit of this series. Watched Thomas since I was a toddler in the early 2000s and it brings nostalgia back. Despite my comparable youth to most fans, I do prefer the live action of Britt Alcroft. Keep up the good work, man!
Wow! Can't believe Chapter 7 is out already!
With the Model era about to come to a conclusion with season 12(even though it's technically the first season with CGI), Thomas has lots of new adventures for him with the CGI era on it's way
Best chapter ever
That was Amazing Dan Everything brings so many memories Great Job
Ah yes, one of Thomas' biggest stirrups. Just yikes, I remember waking up Sunday mornings to go and watch S8-11 with enthusiasm, and whilst admittedly the whole era was bad, compared to what came after, these works were saints.
As for your QOTD: I enjoy Kenny's work, real vibrant and gritty looking worlds, with nice attention to scale, maybe not as gritty as the Edward's, but still my favorite to look at.
thoughts the era ?
@@buddtubeyt7536 I never had a particular problem with it but I understand why others would. It wasn't until Journey Beyond Sodor that I started getting upset over how the new productions were done. The non static body movements made me realize Thomas was no longer doing it's own thing and the way Frankie cries gave me the idea that Mattel doesn't care about the autistic community because they're not the target audience. Then again, it's possible that Frankie crying (or at least the way she cried) was improvised and her actress didn't have autistic fans in mind. But what upsets me most is All Engines Go. I hate that Mattel thinks everything aimed at little kids today has to be exactly the same as everything else and talk down to them and that the main characters have to move like Casey Junior and Tayo the little bus and be voiced by actual kids in order for today's preschoolers to enjoy the show. I think little kids are smarter than that. Mattel took away everything that made Thomas unique and special in favor of copying every other generic preschool show on the market. I hope it gets lost in the big shuffle and I hope there are enough parents out there willing to show their little ones the old Thomas. I certainly would. I don't wanna speak down to them.
38:52, One of the most emotional parts of Thomas history.
After a few weeks, I have finally managed to see this video and I am very amazed with it. So much happened during the times between 'Calling All Engines' and 'The Great Discovery'. It was very sad that we lost both David Mitton and George Carlin in 2007, they were both magnificent people. I am disappointed that a lot of the good characters from the Miller era re not in the new series now. I think Mighty Mac, Molly, Neville, Dennis, Jeremy, Fearless Freddie, Billy and Colin should deserve to come back. I'm not sure why Angelis and Brandon were brought back after Brosnon's guest narrator after he was contracted for 3 specials and 3 seasons. But I guess we will find out next time.
As for the favourite illustrator question, I would have to say Clive Spong. This is because his drawings have more of a realistic look and he is clever with the faces and the detail is spot on :) .
CraneProductions27 2008 we lost them.
I think my favourite illustrator would have to be a tie between John T Kenny and Peter Edwards. I find their illustrations to have a sort of realistic and old painting style in terms of colour and look.
5:54 I started getting nervous because the fact that they did Thomas that dirty with a cardboard cut out made me shiver.
Another excellent chapter, as always! 👏👏💯
This video is a beautiful work of art!
"Mark Seal was asked to write additional material for the special. These interactive learning segments involve helping Thomas inadvertently sabotage the reconstruction of Tidmoth Sheds, saddling the audience with the guilt of making their favorite engines homeless."
We’ve been waiting almost a full year for this
Happy birthday lad.
Now this was pretty awesome I pretty much loved every moment ee93 was explaining about everything that was going through the seasons 9 10 11 and even calling all engines and the Great Discovery it's pretty obvious that the next steaming into Legacy is going to be at all about the CGI series
So, when's the next part (where you talk about the start of the CGI era) coming?
Title ideas for future chapters of Steaming to Legacy:
Chapter 8 - A Whole New World
Chapter 9 - Back of Track
Chapter 10 - A Special Year for Thomas
Chapter 11 - A Turn for the Worse
Chapter 12 - The Legacy of Thomas
TankEngineProductions1 those a wonderful title idea I love your thinking
Chapter 8 the new era begins
Chapter 9 back on track
Chapter 10 A special year for Thomas
Chapter 11 here we go again
Chapter 12 the legacy lives on
When you mentioned engines and escapades and showed the intro it brought back my nostalgia of when I rented it from my local library
THANK YOU FOR MAKING ANOTHER ONE
Sorry this is late! But Happy Easter and Happy Belated Birthday Dan! :)
You and Enterprising Engines have done another great job with this latest chapter! I especially got emotional when it came to talking about the passings of David Mitton and George Carlin.
I'm really excited for the new chapter, especially with Thomas and Friends transitioning to CGI!
Well done again and I hope you had a great birthday and Easter Bank holiday weekend with plenty of chocolate!
P.S. My favourite illustrator has to be C. Reginald Dalby, I just think that his illustrations are gorgeous. :)
This was worth the wait! As always these videos should be made to be shown on TV and as for favouriite illustrator i'd go with John T Kenny mainly because the engines looked real enough but the colour and visuals weren't lost on page. Bring on chapter eight!
damn that was AMAZING
Man I remember the 60th anniversary, I was 10, almost 11.
I remember getting to go to the day out event that year, at age 11, I was probably the oldest kid there who wasn’t there because of a younger sibling, lol
I was like five
I feel very Old by thinking about the 60th anniversary because i was 2 at the time and now i'm 16 as of today with the 74th annivesary Coming up on sunday
47:37: Very well said, although season 12 continued to use models, the great discovery ended the full model animation in the series, a big landmark.
This is so amazing I can’t wait for more this should be on tv
Next thing you know, things are going to get much worse when we leave the Thomas Bronze Age and into the Dark/Nitrogen/Miller era. But on the plus side, you might mention Thomas and Sir Topham Hatt's cameos in the Children in Need medley.
Honestly I miss the classic era so much.
6:56 I went to one of those 40. I still remember that deep whistle that Thomas had.
It would be a dream come true to work at the production companies of Thomas and friends
That's great job
Clive Sponge is my favourite illustrator, because his illustrations are almost realistic with the engine designs, and I love the water coloured paintings.
Let me guess, Chapter 8 is about the New CGI Series?
Seriously though, this was a great documentary chapter. Maybe, you should take the job of documentarian.
Brilliant
Honestly, I would Love to see Pepper Potts Tell us a Story with Thomas.
You know before I even start watching the video can I just say that the opening is fantastic? Ok, just checking.
7:11 hey look tomy back when they ACTUALLY PUT IN EFFORT
This was awesome!
I remember when the great discovery came out when I was little but I never got to watch the movie.
I been waiting a long time for this 😃
William D Middleton, not only because he was an illustrator for RWS, also because he wrote a books about interurbans and streetcars. Which I own.
If Christopher Awdry was running the brand right now, the franchise would be totally different
WE NEED CGI LADY NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
amazing
Oh yeah. “End of an Era.” As in “Model Era.” I get it now. I should’ve known that.
My two favorite Thomas illustrators are C. Reginald Dalby and Reginald Payne.
Molly and Neville are the most underrated characters in the franchise.
Yay, finally another Chapter
At 19:06,I see Ron Weasley!
Man...i'm watching this 11 years after David died. Heavy stuff
the intro itself kinda touched my heart
9:04 The reason why the events of Thomas and the Magic Railroad were not mentioned in Calling All Engines was because the Hit era episodes for some reason ignore the events of the episodes from season 1 -7 which is part of the classic series, and Thomas and the Magic Railroad is part of the classic series.
i honestly wish they kept the voices from the magic railway
My favorite Thomas illustrator is C. Reginald Dalby
I grew up with those Day Out With Thomas events at Illinois Railway Museum.
Nice work in the this Video.
Will Thomas ever win BAFTA nominations
Maybe the reason why Gwyneth Paltrow turned down the narrator role for TGD is because Iron Man was probably still in production at the time until it's release in 2008.
What would Calling All Engines be like without learning segments?
A good thomas movie
Bulstrode wasn't made due to budget cuts?
*looks at Large Scale James
*this was your fault?, wasn't it?*
23:30: The models of Thomas and Percy weren't built for the pack, but they were originally built to test whether using larger-scale models would be better for Then Magic Railroad and were ultimately scrapped but were eventually reused for the pack. It's also why only Thomas and Percy interact with the pack, no other characters like James and Edward do.
MY FAVORITE THOMAS ILLUSTRATOR IS RINGO STARR
@@elsbridgefilms5005 COOL BUT GEROGE CARLIN WHEN I MADE THE VOICE FOR THE TRUCKS IN POP GOES THE DIESEL THE TRUCKS SOUND LIKE THEY ARE HAVING SEX WITH EACH OTHER
You guys mesn narrator right
@@therustyfox420 ILLUSTRATOR OR NARRATOR THE SAME
Oh God. It's now I realize that we've been too harsh on HIT for all these years!
so you thanked HiT For what they did
Chapter 8: CGI Train Wreck
just goes to show woolworths was a good shop, sadly like blockbuster and toys r us its gone from the uk,
sirmugman but it's still alive in Australia
The Reverend Awdry and Christopher Awdry for whom the Railway Series got its start
My favorite illustrator for Thomas is Owen Bell, hands down.
Why is that Lego Duplo set there at 47:20 cause it's not mentioned nor is it related to the great Discovery
dale earnhardt jr fan nr 8 ricky bobby Truth be told there is some existence of LEGO Duplo sets to mark the release of The Great Discovery (e.g. James Celebrates Sodor Day).
@@SmurfyDan1991 oh ok
@@SmurfyDan1991 but then why wasn't it mentioned?
It is shown as part of the Great Discovery product lineup as you can see. They were all toys after all.
My favorite illustrator is John T. Kenny, I think he got the engines most accurately.
That is a Cool cut Cardboard of the large Model of the Steam Engine of Thomas in Late 2004/Early 2005. So what happened To 60th Anniversary party in June 2005?
WolfDogFan 86 Truth be told the cardboard cut out of Thomas was actually from the All Aboard Live tour in 2001, not 2005, hence I placed the note to avoid confusion.
Oddly enough, The Great Discovery Trackmaster set and the film itself were the last things I ever got in relation to Thomas and Friends. I find it oddly Fitting that my love for the show as a kid ended with the model era.
Cool
Can't wait to see how they review the bouncing
In the compilation of books that Christopher awdry wrote I saw Thomas with a faceless Stephen did anybody else
this is still going yyyyyyyeeeeeessssss
Britt Allcroft did another show called the adventures of captain pugwash in her production at the time.
Owen Bell is my favourite illustrator.
11:27 EMILY WAS delighted
You've outdone yourself with this part, Dan.
It's amazing what went down throughout the 60th anniversary of Thomas and I've never known of the big fail of the first party you and EnterprisingEngine93 covered.
Speaking of the documentary featuring Gaku Omada, can it still be found and watched? It's been years since I've watched it!
As for favorite Thomas illustrator, Clive Sprong takes the win.
www.dailymotion.com/video/x4eck55
SmurfyDan well done I loved when you wrote in bookwize and Christopher Awdry’s railway series books 27-40 & 41 because I’m planing to collecting & buying them on eBay uk Vier bookwize
plus I forgot my memories of watching Thomas on milkshake and the other kids shows I didn’t expect to see said shows I had watched before when I was young I never liked very much and eventually grew out of now I see them again which I don’t blame you for because that’s what happened in 2008 irritate me nowadays which is not your fault that’s just my bother problem usually it doesn’t come right at me because those were kids shows of 2008 which is long behind me but I did love Thomas in the great discovery and the trackmaster tumbling bridge and Trackmaster Stanley Oh my god I used to love playing them a lot when I was young in those days I had to IKEA desks my dad let me use for my little layouts how loud which contain mixture of brown truck must a truck and tomy track without even any bridge supports The ones I had were road ones now I’ve got a whole big bunch an of old tomy & trackmaster things to connect altogether and I’ve got more than three desks but will soon for a much much bigger layout for a big track spiral to build which will be amazing for you and Matt aka enterprisingengine93 to see
SmurfyDan plus I now know that how long it takes to make a following chapter of steaming to legacy you’ll have I now know that how long it takes to make a following chapter of steaming to legacy chapter 8 will probably not be in production until next year 2020 it depends on how much time you’ve got take your time obviously and happy Easter
SmurfyDan There are more problems to this era you forgot to mention like 3 strikes aka episodes that do not teach right from wrong
Thomas & friends 60th anniversary was in 2005
I'm probably the only person in the world and I mean world (ok maybe not but I guess in the US) that actually likes every season and special of Thomas & Friends, and I think that's because I'm too nice or a softy. Now that I said that I'm hoping that I won't get murdered just for stating my opinion.
Sammy Clark You may not be the only one here. I grew up with the show since I was a toddler and I even watched up to Series 22 as time passes by and now anticipating to see Series 23 this year. In other words, if you like every series and specials ~ that’s fine with me, I wouldn’t mind.
@@SmurfyDan1991 Thank you.