Thomas Embodied the Magic of Steam Engines
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- *THIS VIDEO IS A RE-UPLOAD OF THE ORIGINAL posted on November 21, 2020.
Steam engines are a force to be reckoned with, and the ones in Thomas are no exception.
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I've ridden on a steam engine before, and it's so surreal being next to one of these fire and steam breathing, behemoths. I know engines aren't actually alive, but I couldn't help but feel like, in a way, it was. And _Thomas and Friends_ definitely helped spark my interest.
I know exactly what you mean.
That's actually how Wilbert Awdry was inspired to create The Railway Series; Listening to nearby steam engines puff up hills. Interesting how things work...
I’m a traction engine owner, and I can confirm. Steam engines are alive. They talk to you, even when they are asleep. There is nothing in earth quite like it.
Perfectly described the magic of Thomas & friends and it’s a wonderful, balanced blend between reality and fantasy
That's definitely something BWBA & AEG completely threw out the window. That's probably why those periods are so hated and for good reason.
@@Ollimus Mattel did what so many bad companies do: Strip the unique identity and change the material to copy the popular thing. Sometimes, they even hire people specifically because they despise the original material.
"I hate this series and I'm gonna fix it now that I'm in charge." It's plaguing Hollywood right now.
It's a very unfortunate industry practice. Companies copying each other based on numbers and results, and sincere stories are compromised.
@@OllimusNo BWBA looks like the RWS compared to AEG!
@@Ollimus because they threw away Rev. Awdry’s Golden Rule on Train Engine Realism. Mattel did this so they would stoop to Chuggington’s level, because of it’s perverse claim of wanting to be the “Better Thomas”.
That's what makes the Classic Seasons of Thomas so memorable, it captured the spirit and imagination of what makes Steam Locomotives so cool. If it wasn't for this show, my interest in trains would not be what it is today.
Ikr? The set designs and characters was what made my childhood. Nowadays, that feeling of nostalgia is gone
I feel the exact same way.
@@AmethystRoblox17 Me too.
I remember as a kid, I was convinced that they used actual trains for the model series, because the visuals were so bloody good
We all did
@@PotaTo_Wurld The crew did a good job of that
It’s not just steam engines David Mitton embodied, but also the realism of Tugs.
Actually, Tugs helped the crew figure out how to use running water in season 3
Yeah but they didn’t do that in tugs tho because they just didn’t
As Britt Allcroft stated before in the MRR documentary, she wanted to give 'every child a feeling that they could step into this world'. And something as classical as the model series made Thomas in a way that is so real and as a kid, I always wanted to meet the trains because of how lifelike the engines and sets are. Steam locomotives are the true highlight of railways: the chuffing noises, the sound of a whistle and to all men and women 'they have a personality and human characteristic'.
And I agree about the shot of Henry in 'Fish', it really makes us look up to him like a real heavy engine slowly making its way past the camera.
@@armorpro573 CGI Brenner era doesn't.
MRR documentary? Where can I find it? (And what does 'MRR' stand for?)
It means Magic Railroad. The documentary is called Return to Shining Time which focuses on Britt's early life to how she brought Thomas to the TV screens to creating Shining Time Station to writing and directing the movie that crossed the two worlds together.
It's still here on CZcams and can be found on the Blu-Ray release of the film.
Kinda sad that most public transport fans,ubranist, and "anti cars" people see trains and cars now as point a-b vehicles and nothing else. They don't really see the beauty of steam engines like old school train and automobile enthusiasts do. But I'm glad there still are people who see automobiles and engines as living machines and works of art. That's why I want to thank awdry,Britt, and David mitton for making people see that side of vehicles
I would support car-free cities way more on the condition that all of the public trains were steam powered.
@hakojo yes but at that point, not only are you not really fixing the environment problem, you're also causing another community to give up their life project and passion by force rules. I say make a balance between car and rail travel. Make it a car and rail friendly city
@@kingkoopa64I don’t think the two are mutually exclusive. You don’t get people out of cars by banning things or making it more expensive or more difficult. Look at London, they implemented a ‘congestion charge’ and the traffic is still just as bad.
It’s unrealistic to try and eliminate cars entirely. There will always be people who need to drive, tradespeople, delivery drivers, musicians etc.
But better public transport should be getting people into inner cities and massively populated areas to free up space.
This is one of the exact reasons why The Classic Series are the best. All the engines almost felt like they were actual trains. David Mitton really knew how to make Thomas and Friends realistic, unlike the other directors. Mitton was clever to face the engines away from the camera, since he wanted them to feel like real trains, and I love the low angle shots, the sound effects, it’s brilliant.
I'm sure there plenty of times outside of the Classic Series where there are random and unimportant shots where we don't actually see an/the engine(s) face(s) like for example if we see two engines talked facing each other and we're only focusing on one engines, it means we can't see the others face.
As Unlucky Tug's analysis of Season 4 in general also brings to light, not only is 'Fish' a perfect capsule of how heavy-handed steam engines are in presence, and how night-time visuals can be so picturesque, it's also an example of a story that is improved on from the original source material. In the book version by Christopher Awdry, Duck only comes into the act practically halfway through with no setup, and although the damage he inflicts is more telling in the book, it is by pure chance that it all happened. Thomas is only mentioned at the end by Duck; by showing a scene of Thomas talking to Duck at the Harbour before Henry sets out, establishing Thomas and Duck's uneven dynamic as a set-up point, we get to see in the episode how it impacts Duck later on. Regards, Samuel Farris.
It showed the dynamics of Thomas in depth.
4:24-4:40 I just love this shot of Henry slowly puffing away with his long, heavy train past the camera, while the only sounds you hear are his whistle, his heavy huffing, puffing, wheeshing steam and the clickety-clack of his wheels on the rails. That defines what Thomas and his friends really are: real trains doing real train things, and that's what made the show itself special.
My opinion, boring!
@@randomnessetc5600 Why do you think it's boring? The classic seasons of Thomas The Tank Engine were beautiful.
@@ThomasLover-fr8nh True don't get wrong, they were part of my childhood, only when back then when that's literally all that existed during the 80s, 90s, and even 2000s, and I'm still nostalgic towards them today, but nowadays the CGI era has lots more quantity and quality because there's so little you can do with models and so much endless you can do with computers and software like undercarriage shots, I know a lot of you are gonna go berserk over this because I understand everything who enjoys the old Thomas, but the you need understand and respect my opinion. If there's anything both I and everyone share the same opinion, it would obviously be saying the mini series (Magic Birthday Wishes, Learn with Thomas and Percy, and that Easter special) and especially AEG (more like AEF!) is abomination!
@@randomnessetc5600 Yeah, I get your point, Thomas has come off the rails because of Mattel's mishandling of him and his friends as well as the plots for the stories, especially with the mini series and All Engines Go.
From the way I see it, Mattel is missing the point on who Thomas is: he isn't just a brand made to satisfy business executives as well as sell toys to make money to satisfy their greed. He was made to make a child smile again, and the whole series was created by a father who just wanted to see his son smile again through a difficult time. That father was Wilbert Awdry, the author of The Railway Series, and his son was Christopher. And fans who want to keep the memory of this little tank engine and his friends' many adventures alive for years to come, would create their own stories, hopefully not forgetting what made them as special as they were back in 1945.
Thomas and Friends has brought us wonderful characters and memorable stories... stories that we continue to tell to this day because they're worth telling and worth remembering. I'll always have a special place in my heart for those characters and their stories as long as I live.
@@ThomasLover-fr8nh Aren't you forgetting that even though AEG hasn't ended yet (we haven't gotten enough information yet), and even though Mattel has gotten worse too by false flagging nearly all of the original Thomas episodes (literally all 24 seasons and specials) aka breaking rule 1976 and no longer associating with the autism community (which sadly and angrily includes people like me), the entire Thomas franchise isn't fully dead and without hope, we still have the Marc Forester film to be released which hopefully gives Thomas a 2nd Renaissance era.
Fish is one of my favorite Thomas episodes, I don’t care if it has a silly plot, but the embodiment, music, and sets is what makes it stand out. I know the episode is a split of a Henry episode and a Duck episode.
Seasons 3 and 5 will forever be my fav seasons
I’m glad that you’ve decided to keep goin with what you’re doin and not let CZcams and Mattel stop you from your passion. You are an awesome T&F CZcamsr fan and are great at what you do. Your video speeches on explanations of each character, each Thomas season, movie, merchandise and any other thing are amazing. Your Tug’s Trains videos were amazing too. I like how you go into detail of how you made your model trains too. Hope your original channel gets reinstated on CZcams and hope all else goes well for you. My name is Joseph, I’m 20 years old, and I have watched your videos on your channel growing up and I have enjoyed them. Keep goin with your passion Unlucky Tug
No matter what happens, the Thomas fandom will live on
My parents still have VHS tapes full of my childhood memories. One of the first things in the recordings was of me, pointing and jumping excitedly at passing trains. They weren’t steam engines, but I was blissfully excited regardless.
Further on in the tapes, it shows my first time actually riding a train. It WAS a steam train this time, and of course, it was for A Day Out With Thomas (the engine they got was a pretty good replica of Thomas). I still remember how massive it all seemed, how loud everything was. I remember how the tank engine hissed with steam between its wheels, and how I heard it’s long and loud whistle proudly roaring over the vast crowds. The coaches were… sadly not Annie or Clarabel, but they were still pretty and comfortable.
Sometimes I wish I could relive those memories.
Sucks my mom got rid of them along with the vcr
To me this is what made Thomas special their treated as machines they have work, do multiple task or jobs, and have engine crew which was mostly shown during the first 5 season of the show, which made Thomas stand out from other shows at the time and post TATMR was only scene occasionally to rare in the later era of the show which made them feel lacking unlike the first 5 seasons of the show and first 26 books of the railway series.
Ikr? A lot of non-Thomas fans seem to complain about the faces not moving, but as Thomas1Edward2Henry3 stated, they're machines and not humans
4:24 I need a 1 hour loop of Henry's chuffing SFX here.... there's just something so satisfying and relaxing about it. Some Diesels & Electrics are cool & all, but they'll never have what has always made a Steam Engine so goddamn awesome!!!.
I seem to remember a couple of HiT model episodes that did this ‘facing away’ trait, but they’re rare to come by.
4:24-4:41 - *still* the most amazing sight to behold
At least Hit kept doing low-angle shots…
I've seen several CGI eras use this shtick as well.
3:30 That shot doesn't count because in the very next scene, we see their faces.
If there are a few characters with their faces reversed from the camera, they would be Butch and Big Mickey, the former until Season 15 because they wanted it to be a surprise for the merchandise, and the latter until Season 21 for the same reason.
4:25-4:40 Boring! IMO, Okay now I'm being too harsh, 4:25-4:40 Good but not astounding, now Gordon thundering by with the express at the beginning of TAB, astounding!
“You know what I really like? Trains. Trains are just sooo ficking cool. Cmon look at these things. They just beg to be looked at!”
YESSSS. I love trains in general, but steam engines r just especially eye catching. The Thomas crew managed to give them faces that were usually a wonderful tribute to that honesty. They have great, attractive faces - partially comedic, but also, more realistic - often moody. I agree - the David Mitton team set up a legendary era, the era that makes Thomas enduring even to us adults. They r good looking, incredible engines doing actual train stuff.
They r visually spectacular, whistles, steam…..just something soooo satisfying on very simple level.
I definitely enjoyed those 20 second shots of the engines taking off and hearing their cars rattle behind them way than I should have as kid and I see why
This video about the magic of steam engines perfectly describes the magic and charm of the early years of Thomas & Friends with how it handled it's between the reality and fantasy. Wonderfully done.
I most definitely *did* notice 3:03 watching this show as a kid.
I remember noticing it made the characters look engines from shows where they don't have faces, such as Tugs.
Back when the engines when the engines were engines.
And back when the creators actually cared about quality
@@armorpro573 The writing is still good without it in the Brenner era.
@@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967 But not as good as the classic seasons
Because of this show (and you reminding me of why I enjoyed it so much), I want to travel to a British railway and see a Jinty up close.
If I ever go to Wales, I am definitely visiting the Talyllyn Railway.
Chuggington does not understand the realistic terms that trains truly offer, Thomas and Friends does
Probably because Chuggington is not meant to be realistic.
@@Koopalingfan exactly, that's exactly right
@@adventuresofamtrakcascades301 It was more child-oriented. Fast paced episodes and wacky visuals
I would guess that's why it never (and probably ever) will be as popular as Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends.
Even children understands when people (and TV-programs) talks down to them.
@@adventuresofamtrakcascades301 it peeves me off that Mattel would throw Rev. Awdry’s Golden Rule of Train Engine realism, because it means they want to stoop to Chuggington’s level with it’s perverse claim of wanting to be the “Better Thomas”. I honestly would rather take anything related to Misty Island over anything related to BWBA and AEG.
It's funny that people misconceptualize Thomas as that " silly baby show about talking choo choo trains " and compare it to the likes of Mighty Express or Paw Patrol of Chugginton and yet the team behind Thomas and creator Wilbert Awdry put so much effort into making this world as realistic as possible - despite the fact that the vehicles could talk.
People who say that are typically non-fans who don't bother with the classic seasons. They only focus on the really bad ones like in CGI. Oh, and these idiots are also the ones to call out Henry's Sad Story
@@armorpro573 I am genuinely sick of The Sad Story of Henry propaganda. He was literally realeased in the very next episode.
@@TheOfficialArtOfAsh Unfortunately that doesn’t seem to matter. I seen countless videos saying how the show is a authoritative brainwashing tool, when it clearly isn’t.
Usually it’s people messing around for jokes, but there are some nutty fruit cakes. But eh, screw them. They must’ve not had a good childhood
@@armorpro573 Yeah, point is Thomas is a cool show about realistic trains. And that's all that matters.
@@TheOfficialArtOfAsh Tell that to HIT and those braindead people at Mattel. And don’t forget Sharon Miller.
This just reminded me of an experience I had being next to a steam engine as it started off. It was a D&RGW K-37 that the employees named Peaches. She just sounded so alive, she was literally breathing as she rolled past me and it’s an experience I’ll never forget.
I lived for a some time a couple miles away from a big train depot, myself in the hills and the trains nestled in the valley. During the day, I’d go about my business never giving them any mind. But in the dead of night, after the hustle and bustle, the ambient, ethereal screech of metal wheels against metal rails as diesels did their redeye shifts filled the air. Again, I lived a couple miles away, but hearing that sound echo through the hills has never lift me even after all these years.
I like trains.
The fact that David Mitton was so involved in two of the most memorable and beloved model shows of the late 20th century, both Thomas and Thunderbirds, really makes me think.
Looking back on it, the similarities between the two shows are really noticeable, and it’s amazing how well those shows made these miniature models look like towering titans of mechanical majesty, whether it be the industrial, down to earth workhorses of Thomas and Tugs, or the mind blowing behemoths and implausible, yet somehow, realistic machines of Gerry Anderson’s work, there’s something about practical effects of that era that still captures the hearts and minds of children and adults alike.
Steam Locomotives are beautiful and complex machines. I would also argue they are a prime example of art in motion.
I don’t usually comment but given recent events I want to help with the algorithm as much as possible.
I have to thank you for introducing me to the wonderful world of steam engines and Rev. Audrey’s work, it’s been absolutely fascinating learning more and I find it very calming to study. Thank you for your dedication to delivering high quality, informative videos for all to enjoy. :)
"When you talk about diesel vs steam, a diesel can be standing still and still look like it's going fast. Where the steam engine is making smoke and steam, the connecting rods are flying, the wheels are turning. Steam engines were made for pictures" -O Winston Link 1997
Dude, love your videos
Tug, I am so sorry that your channel got terminated. You are one of the main forces for me getting back into the thomas fandom. Glad you're reuploading, and thanks for many great vids.
The Unlucky Tug: I like trains
Him: gets hit by one
You said it better then I could have. I grew up watching Thomas and Friends, and was very unconscious about how awesome I thought trains were until I hit the double-decade mark in my life. Before that, I always shied away from liking TTTE as I got older because I was scared of being told that it was a kids show and to grow up. Now I know the show is about a lot more then that and am not ashamed of liking TTTE anymore. And I couldn't agree more with the Title of the video.
The set designs and characters was what drew me to the show
4:24 I never stop enjoying this as much as I enjoy your videos!
4:25-4:40 Boring, 6:45 That single shot of Thomas right before he transforms is much better, 6:50-6:55 NO! Don't show me that again!
Please upload your wonderful OO gauge train collection and layout videos again! 👍 Still good to see this one again, and I agree steam locomotives are forces to be reckoned with!
Alright! My favorite MTAKS is back!
The SNG and Britannia bits are just visual art to me, ngl. The high speeds, the valve gear in motion, it’s all mechanical poetry in my eyes.
I thought the video was going to be about how each character is alive, still a good video.
I feel like I went back in time to where these videos became brand new
One of my favorite unlucky tug videos of all time. I am glad that this is back too.
It’s slowly coming back, and I love it, keep up the good work Tug!
One of my favorites on not just this channel but all of CZcams. Hope your old channel comes back
I adore that shot of Henry running down the coast past the lighthouse, and I'm glad the Night Train music video features the extended cut of that scene
Me and my grandfather are so interested in trains and bond about trains. In fact my Mom found out about Thomas and showed it to me and my younger brother and still watch it to this day.
“The fact their trains is and should be the selling point. But Mattel would rather Thomas be literally anything else.”
There is no reason to want that, that’s the problem Mattel’s keeps causing for themselves.
6:00 Actually, I've seen lots of other stuff in the show topping it: Humor, SLOTLT, Great Railroad Show, and TRE.
Incredible how this small channel creates such great videos
He is reuploading all his old videos to this new channel of the same name while he is trying to get the OG channel back, but yeah Unlucky Tug has made some of the best Thomas lore on the platform. If you think this is good, just wait until you see the rest!
I’m glad you still uploading
This is still one of my favorite videos that you've made.
Locomotives are truly amazing. Especially steam. I've always wanted to see a working steam engine up close, but alas, I've never had the chance. BTW, David Mitton's direction of the show is unparalleled!
Glad to see you starting to make a recovery from this incident hope you can get the original channel back soon
I absolutely remember being horrified by this episode as a kid. I have a very clear memory of seeing a family at blockbuster renting that VHS and warming them about how scary it was. Lol.
Reminder that there are two freaking Thomas and friends episodes that are named, Fish. The one in season 4, and the one during the Hit era (forgot what season it was).
Season 8, I think it also exists two episodes named "Twin Trouble"
I bet we fans could add Mitton's little trick of engines looking away from the camera in our fan content of Thomas to have it shown in CGI style which would look cool.
4:24 Henry is such a gigachad.
Model work is so magical
That wild moment when you realize the HiT Model Era played with tone more than the Brenner Era (i.e. The Magic Lamp, Squeak Rattle and Roll, Thomas to the Rescue). Even the MILLER era to an extent witn Blue Mountain Mystery, Day of the Diesels, and Hero of the Rails.
"Trains are fucking cool man" couldn't have said it better myself.
Ooooooh, that shot. 👌 _Chef's kiss_
I can't help but have the feeling that shot of Henry was re-used in the Season 5 episode "Something in the Air".
1:27 voice crack lol
Mr. Unlucky tug, I really appreciate your knowledge and video of fish. You should do a factor of the ttte project tiger moth, the good old days.
To think that this video is what got me into watching and following the Unlucky Tug over the last two/three years.
Man good to see you again!
I remeber this one, really nice video
Wow, your reuploding do fast, I can’t even catch up, keep up the good work 👍
Reboot Thomas is evil! Good thing we have you and the rest of the Thomas fandom Nick/Unlucky Tug.
Welcome back old friend!
I think Magic Railroad took "the magic of trains" too literally.
That's one of the reasons why it failed to capture audience attention
When they strayed to far away from the touch with reality
Well since it wanted to include Shining Time Station, I guess it didn’t had that much of a choice.
These engines work well in the winter cause their engines don’t freeze over cause they only need coal and water and if the water is frozen over just get a blow torch
Trains are cool indeed! Totally did embrace it!
Steam locomotives are awesome
i like trains too
[Cue The Welcome Kotter Theme!]😅❤🚂
Love this video and Fish. It’s a great episode
Really makes you appreciate the craftsmanship. Also looks like they used a camera with a short focal length to make the models look full scale
2:10 *FORESHADOWING*
The scene where Thomas is an elephant is cursed
I hope you get to reupload all of your older videos again. And good luck on making newer ones, too. 🙏
We can only pray
Even if you were born in the modern day , you can still love steam engines.
I personally prefer them than diesels
When I was a kid I loved trains they are so cool!
I love that these amazing analyzations of why Thomas is so much more that what normies today view them as are back again!
4:35 I can agree. trains are the coolest things
I'm not sure when it'll happen. But one day...
I will ride a steam train. I've taken rides on miniature steam locomotives, and diesels. But nothing is like riding a steam train. Someday, when I'm older, maybe it will happen. I'm still hoping for that day to come soon.
Depending on where you live, there's probably somewhere not too far from you where you can do just that. If not, you could probably go on holiday somewhere where you can.
@@invisibleman4827 actually, I live in Canada. Canada has very few steam trains left. the only train-related things that I have in my area are preserved trains and miniature trains. Not much of a selection. But when I get older, I will move to another place that has plenty of steam locomotives. Someday it will happen. Also, the only place where we do go on holidays is The Clarendon Station, a recently renovated old train station. That’s pretty much it. Anyways, I will stop yapping.
@SkittlPlaysRBLX0 Not at all, that's absolutely fine. Here's a list of Canadian steam Railroads if that might help:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heritage_railways_in_Canada
@@invisibleman4827 oh thank you so much! this will help!
@@AmethystRoblox17 Happy to help 😊
I get the extreme pleasure of working as an engineer on the last commercially operating coal fired steamships in the the US and she is absolutely amazing. I love steam power. Her name name is the S.S. Badger.
Steam Engines are the most precious machines on earth.
Would Rooster Teeth be able to demonstrate the points in this video?
I love real life trains with black wheels it just looks like floating rods that are the main attention
LET'S GOOOO I GET TO WATCH THIS ONE AGAIN
Instances of trains are so f""king cool.
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I love the MTAKS videos!
Tug is back baby
0:12 I like trains- Nyoooooommmmm
I hope you have your RWS books ranked video saved, probably one of my favourite videos from yours.
I like trains 😊
Steam, diesel or electric trains?
@@Mason58654 yes
@@MiniflickATC Same.
I really want to ride one one day
You should re-upload your Flying Scotsman video! That one is my favorite
1:07 I would love to see a new version of this video
Yes, trains are Amazing. I like American Narrow Gauge, UK standard and Narrow gauge, and any steam locomotive.
YES!!! LETS GOOOOO!!!!!!
Can you please reupload all the pre 2020 stuff and the livestreams Or at least have them unlisted in a playlist folder.