Why I Hate CGI Fireman Sam
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
- Here is an edited, updated and upscaled version of my popular video of me ranting about the CGI “reboot” of Fireman Sam and why it fails in comparison with the 5 seasons before it. Boy, my style, voice and editing skills have changed in the past 5 years, it’s almost extraordinary.
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For those of you wishing to reupload the original version of this video, gordon4james5percy6 has already done that on his channel at 720p, so there’s no need to preserve this dated video any further.
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Very interesting. Well, I thought, that it kind of didn't make sense, with using some of your original audio, while doing an updated review. As I honestly thought, that you were just doing an update on CGI Fireman Sam. But still great anyway.
Season 5 is the best!
@@thegabe7548 Very nice to hear.
Great to have the original reuploaded and archived.
I was about to say there was a need to preserve it, until I saw that the resolution of the original was 720p, and then I was like, "OK, yeah, it doesn't need to be kept up."
Also, imagine if in one of the future CGI seasons [if they ever do make more] Norman actually finally gets some real punishment for everything he's done wrong in PontyPandy [I will never get used to that name, no matter how many times I hear it, I can't help but chuckle].
Also, James A. Williams, did you know that before Fireman Sam was brought to American audiences successfully in the 2000's, there was an attempt to do it back in the late 80's when the series came out? I'm serious! American children's distribution company Family Home Entertainment [or F.H.E. for short] released a VHS in 1989 containing 3 episodes of Fireman Sam's first season on it, without reducing the soundtrack with American voices, and this release had the same title as the first UK VHS release of the show: "The Hero Next Door". However, I'm willing to bet that this attempt to bring Sam to the states was unsuccessful, because this ended up being F.H.E.'s ONLY Fireman Sam video. They didn't make any more Fireman Sam video tapes after this, and as with their attempt to bring Henry's Cat to America [after HBO redubbed Bob Godfrey's dialogue with Dom DeLuise, an actor known for a LOT of Don Bluth films], it didn't seem like it was a best seller for them the way their tapes of G.I.JOE, Transformers G1, Thundercats, Gumby, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were, among others. And I think that's really a shame, since I'm an American, FHE is one of my favorite home video companies, and Fireman Sam [Seasons 1-5] is one of my favorite British kid's shows, alongside Pingu, Thomas the Tank Engine, Postman Pat, Henry's Cat, Danger Mouse, Cosgrove Hall's The Wind in the Willows, Teletubbies, Kipper the Dog, Noddy's Toyland Adventures, Percy the Park Keeper, Bob the Builder, and many others I could list but won't because this comment is long enough as it is 😋
Norman in the original series is a normal, nice yet cheeky and mischievous boy. He has lots of redeemable qualities. He knows not to take it too far and obviously actually values human life. He is genuinely extremely sorry when he accidentally endangers or nearly kills someone. He's also helpful in a crisis. Heck, he's the reason why Trevor survived being poisoned by NOXIOUS GASES and why Sarah and James didn't DROWN. He's mischievous, not uncaring and selfish. He is realistic, actually likeable and definitely not evil like the Norman in the cgi series.
Classic norman: classic thomas in season 1 and 2( cheeky and pranky but care about the others)
CGI norman: diesel 10 in thomas and the magic railroad or diesel in season 2 and 3 or vinnie in great race or billy in season 11(bad [or sometimes evil] and not caring for anything)
The writers never intended to make Norman evil, just more naughty. No one should see it like that. Very silly.
You wanna know why Norman was treated as evil? There was a Stage Show for Fireman Sam, and they painted Norman as the bad kid, because Broadway shows love to vilify non-threatening antagonists. I believe Jeffrey Kitsch has a review for it: czcams.com/video/IQvk_t2g2Rc/video.html
@@robbiewalker2831 I know, I've seen it. It's like they thought they had to over-exaggerate things for the stage and make Norman evil. 😔
@@FreakHarryPotterThank Freaking God Norman Had Downgraded to well more behaved and Only Causes Emergencies on occasions since the thirteenth season!
Typical plot of a new episode of Fireman Sam:
1. Norman enters a room. He does something careless or selfish.
2. Something nearby spontaneously catches fire or otherwise breaks, causing an emergency.
3. Norman and whoever else was with him is trapped and in mortal danger.
4. Fireman Sam and his friends come to save everyone.
I agree with you on everything you said about Norman Price. Pontypandy would be *MUCH* safer without him.
Seriously, in real life Norman may very well get capital punishment… death. But it’s a kids show, and the only way we can see this is if Mattel cancelled the show.
@@masterninjary2319 this show is still going?!
@@masterfarr8265 somehow, yes. But I’m afraid they will never bring the show back to how it was in the first five seasons.
@@masterninjary2319 who cares about that if the show is still going. I’d rather it just stopped because Mattel has done dick to promote this brand or sell any merchandise of it
Yeah they need to kick that f***ing child out
CGI Norman sounds like a Welsh Carl Wheezer.
Y U S
And now I can’t unhear it.
Same, Carl wheezer is way better than Cgi Norman.
Imagine a uk and welsh dubbed for carl wheezer
Sounds like him but they took the memes and brains out of him and instead replaced it with bad Welsh impressions. 😑
21:04 Nah, what Norman does in the CGI series goes beyond being just a dick. I mean tying someone to a chair and gluing the door shut? These are more along the lines of being malicious.
Eric Cartman levels of malicious.
@@joshuaW5621 Exactly
@@joshuaW5621even Cartman wouldn't go as far as Norman.
CGI Norman is basically Eric Cartman done worse.
Thank God He was better in the 13th and 14th seasons!
Moral of the story: Don't trust Mattel with beloved franchises.
Dang right: practically everything they've touched has been ruined. In that regard I'd say they're one of the many "Grim Reapers" of media franchises (Wildbrain being another).
I don’t think Mattel owns Fireman Sam anymore. Wildbrain does
That’s true especially nowadays
Trust the real fans that care
@@wakspacific6928 Fireman Sam is still owned by Mattel, it's just that the Animation is now done by Wildbrain these days.
CGI Norman is literally just the welsh, skinny, ginger and EXTREMELY annoying equivalent of Eric Cartman. Tbf tho, Cartman is definitely WAY worse than Norman, but at least he’s actually funny and gets his comeuppance when he does something sinister (i.e season 12 episode 9)
Honestly tho, I wonder what an interaction between CGI Norman and Cartman world look like.
Cartman would ridicule him to no end for being a ginger.
Norman Sounds Like Carl Wheezer
23:54 I always laughed at the bit where you shout "FUCKEN NORMAN!!!" I mean, seriously! If the Fat Controller was in Pontypandy, he would've just banished him to the shadow realm for good!
Funny since there’s also a character in Thomas named Norman.
@@joshuaW5621 funnier is that Brenner wrote episodes of Fireman sam
@@masterfarr8265 really
Sir Topham Hatt is more strict than Fireman Sam it’s a scientific fact.
The shouting is funnier in slow motion.
ORIGINAL NORMAN: just an innocent little kid, doesn’t know any better
CGI NORMAN: would literally murder everyone in town if he could get away with it
Especially the time when he set an ENTIRE FREAKING FORST on Fire threatening the whole of Ponty Pandy and yet they just say "Oh you've done it this time" without giving him an actual punishment.
1987 Norman: Adorable little rascal
2008: FUCKING EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who would win:
Norman price
Or cgi Norman price?
You know, what bugs me personally about Norman being the cause of so many problems is that it’s ultimately lazy writing. I mean, why make him the cause of the Great Fire of Pontypandy? Why not have it be caused by hot weather or some careless campers from Newtown?
What made the original series good was that it understood that accidents happen with EVERYONE, not just one person.
So you see, kids, when writing any series, don’t play the same beat over and over. Get creative. Mix it up. And you can’t go wrong.
Cheerio now.
The careless campers from Newtown is just what I was thinking
Maybe Norman could have had his own plot in the movie about him being sick of everyone thinking he's naughty all the time and him wanting to help out the townspeople to show he can be helpful but he keeps on messing up and him feeling like leaving Pontypandy to find use in Newtown and him finding himself relating to Elvis a lot who's always in Sam's shadow
Maybe the campers could be a group of teenagers with skateboards who Norman finds cool at first but they end up being a bad influence on him and Derek.
The 2 Prices would eventually pluck up the courage to call them out when they attempt to light a campfire in the dry woods and they could even attempt to stamp out the fire before the teenage campers tell Norman and Derek they're no fun and tell them to clear off while they enjoy their sausages without them.
Norman and Derek head back to the pioneers worried about the teenagers and their campfire and later on in the movie as Elvis and the pioneers evacuate the forest, someone could fall and injure themselves and Norman with the help of Derek, could help get them out of the forest.
During the scene after the rain's put out the forest fire, instead of Radar finding sausages in Norman's bag, it could be revealed that one of the teenagers left their bag in the forest during the fire and Norman and Derek picked it up
Station Officer Steele would question the cause of the fire and Norman and Derek would run up to him and tell him the whole story, they would then show him the bag as evidence, unzip it and pull out.....
A big plastic packet of sausages!
Steele says he will be having severe words with the teenagers and Sam and Dilys congratulates the 2 Prices on revealing the cause of the fire
At the end of the movie, Norman and Derek would not only receive their survival awards but also awards from the fire brigade for knowing the right thing, helping out in an injury and revealing the cause of the fire alongside Elvis and Both Elvis and Norman would feel like they both finally had their time.
The movie would end with the Pontypandy residents gathing in front of the fire station and a photographer taking a picture of them all and the picture frame would have the words "The end" on it
@@jacobjcb8883 a much better plot than the actual film!
@@JosephRailwayStudios2000 Yeah
It would show that Norman, while being mischievous, has sense unlike the unruly teens
Congratulations.
@@jacobjcb8883 I am very disappointed...
...by the fact that the writers of the show haven't hired you yet.
Norman in season 1: haha I'm such a mischievous little twit Im gonna make a stinkbomb and paint faces on people's cause Im a troublemaker lol-
Norman in season 6: Hey guys is it okay if I just trap James in this changing room without anyone knowing where he is and causing local panic because I desire attention, possibly endangering his life?
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I watched your original review back in the day. It was actually how I found your channel. Let me just say that this is already so much better than the original! You’ve come an awfully long way in terms of editing and the overall quality of your videos. Seasons 1-4 were decent, season 5 is top tier. Season 6 onward is clearly a different continuity given that Pontypandy is now a seaside town and instead of being in the middle of Wales it’s now really disjointed from that.
Also there was a huge controversy with the Chinese animation studio that animated a piece of paper coincidentally resembling a page of the Quran that Elvis slipped on and stood on. So much so that HiT immediately made ended the contract with the studio.
*Nooooooooooooooooorman*
*PRICE*
Elvis Criddlington in the original was definitely not an idiot, true...his cooking was terrible and it's why Sam actually prefers Bella's food to his, but he wasn't a complete moron..he seriously does sound like Dan Aykroyd's character from Caddyshack II. Also I swear they made Dilys younger in the new series and changed her wardrobe and hair color.
Fun fact: the Fire Station, according to Sam Barlow on Sodor Island Forums, orginally looked like a military bunker in the CGI series but they did change it to normal when the crew realised they were taking the show in the wrong direction
Despite the CGI series's obviously flaws which bring it all crashing down, There were quite a few episodes I liked especially "Bessie to the Rescue and The Prince in Pontypandy"
as someone who's seen the original review at least 10 times over, i admire some of the unnecessary bits/dated jokes cut out, the modern editing, and adding new info to certain aspects that weren't in the original
even the updated upscaled clips are a welcome addition
Norman Is Such A Brat
I remember watching your old review from 2017. I loved and agreed with that video! Series 1-5 were absolutely unparalleled. Series 5 is my personal favorite due to the improved animation, continuity references, voices, and soundtrack. Don't even get me started on the rescue theme and rescue sequence. That was one of the best parts of Series 5.
and especially Tom's theme
@@masterfarr8265
The composer from Series 5 should get a medal.
@@thomasspongeconductor2222 who composed it?
Series 5 came out when I was 4-5 years old in 2005. And it aired on Sprout all the time during the late 2000’s. I really enjoyed it a lot. And I’m glad that I grew up with an awesome version of Fireman Sam.
@@thecaledoniansleeper2648 As a British kid that was born in 2008, I honestly think that the stop motion Fireman Sam is the best. I watched series 5 on Cartoonito when I was a baby in 2008. The rest are just meh, if you guys disagree with me then that’s fine.
The Chad Norman (Seasons 1 to 5) = While troublesome, still funny and likable. Plus had awesome voices from John Alderton and John Sparkes. And does have a heart somewhere by doing good things at times like saving Trevor from getting stuck in a junkyard with fumes of sodium hypochlorite floating around him.
The Virgin Norman (Seasons 6 and onwards) = Troublesome in a cruel, unfunny and unlikable manner by causing multiple emergencies, like deliberately. Such as locking someone up in the bathroom at the pool by using some super glue, or he and his so-called “cousin” prove to be firefighters by driving Jupiter when they weren’t supposed to because they don’t have a license. Had an annoyingly shrill voice by Steve Kynman, who sounded like he struggled to keep using his high voice while at the same time doing a Welsh accent.
Very true
Season 6+ Norman can't get no bitches, that's why he wasn't too concerned about his own hometown being incinerated by a forest fire the fire service couldn't put out by themselves
I just realised that Mandy's design starting from season 6 reminded me a lot of Rita from Hallo Aus Berlin. Ironically, that show is also another show made in the UK .
Mandy's design reminds me of Rita too lol, their outfits are similar and their hair and skintone are practically the same.
24:10 actually James a williams, sam doesn't always give norman a warning. While it's very rare, norman does get a punishment. Such as:
In "Cry Wolf", where he gets grounded by his mom after pulling the fire alarm twice.
In "Floating Kart", where he tries to apologize for what he did, but then Sam comes to the conclusion that the apology is not good enough, so he forces him to do chores by making him help Mike Flood with fixing his truck.
In "Froggy Fantasy," where he gets punished for purposely locking James in the swimming pool changing room by getting kicked out of the club and being forced to do fire lessons with Penny.
In "The Big Chill", where he is forced to clean the sidewalk after setting fire to his mom's scarf.
In "Sky Lanterns", where he gets punished for releasing a sky lantern despite being told not to and causing a forest fire by not releasing a sky lantern with everyone else and gets more karma by Elvis accidentally putting sticky foam on him.
In "Lighthouse Lock Out", where he gets punished for getting everyone (including himself) locked out at the lighthouse balcony by cleaning Mike's van, and two of the fire station vehicles, Jupiter and Venus; inside and out.
In the movie "The Great Fire of Pontypandy" as punishment for nearly bringing the end of Pontypandy, he doesn't get his scout badge, despite not being a great punishment.
He is chased by Dily after stealing her hat in "Castles and Kings".
Norman Price in the CGI series makes Caillou look like a saint
He makes SnottyBoy from Back at the Barnyard cartoon look like character development by comparison.
He makes Eric Cartman look like Perfect Peter.
Lol
Or Peppa Pig or DW
There was an episode where the fire service tried to set a goal to have a month without any fires because Norman was out at his aunt’s house. Some more examples are suggesting to get James’s plane down by climbing up logs: Norman, getting himself glued to his bedroom door and leaving a magnifying glass out in very hot heat: Norman, releasing his lantern on low air: Norman, just jealous of Mike’s rocket and building his own with no parachute and broke the Cut Price Supermarket’s window: flipping Norman, making Radar to be a sheep dog: DANG FLIPPING NORMAN.
And there are some times Norman didn’t cause the emergencies or weren’t involved (and I do mean in the CGI series):
While Norman stranded his mother out to see and then Charlie out to sea, Steele tried to get his kite down from the Flood’s roof and the ladder broke making him stuck. While Norman turned on the lights (when they weren’t ready yet) at the Cut Price Supermarket and started a fire there, the Twins did the same thing and caused The Wholefish Cafe on fire too. Not to mention a similar thing was caused by Dilys when the inflatable Santa was stuck on the bay. And some CGI episodes don’t even have Norman causing an emergency. Mike falling into the basement, Norman was with Mandy and Radar finding where Mike went. The oven on Mike and Helen’s anniversary, he was at his home and Mike was cooking during a blackout and placed paper napkins on the stove. Lion was out on the road and made Trevor so frightened because he was going to run over him that he turned and got his bus stuck in the mud. Trevor and Steele bickered that that the former’s bus took a wrong turn and fell into low tide. Sarah stranded herself and a lot of people to the lake in “The Pontypandyness Monster” and Sarah and Mandy bickered and caused a fire in “Cadet Catastrophe”. Norman had nothing to do with Mike and Lion trapped in the Wholefish Cafe’s flooded basement. He only did a cameo at the end. Norman even warned Trevor not to open his bus’s bonnet went it was overheating. He wasn't responsible for Sarah to Helen's ambulance car, he wasn't responsible for either Mike in "Mother's Helper" or his mom in "Off Duty Sam" to leave very hot iron on the ironing platform. Sure he overloaded the washing machine for the former and wanted Sarah to see something making her tie Nipper to Mike's ladder and Nipper saw Lion and chased him that caused the latter and Sam to come out and got stuck to the concrete but they weren't big as fires. Mike’s robotic guitar player in “The Break Up” malfunctioned and Norman had nothing to do with it. Sarah breaking her leg or Lion falling into the wishing well, Norman is absent.
Dilys did ground him for setting the alarm on purpose and lying that it was broken. And yes, Norman should’ve known well not to leave things out in hot heat since it happened on his birthday with leaving the magnifying glass out where the sun could go through it. But he only knew that he didn’t follow the instructions of the glue he was using and as a result, was stuck to the knob of his bedroom’s door.
Nice update of one your older videos, James! This video is particular has always been a personal favourite of mine because not only was it the one that made me discover your channel, but it also made me see a new image for the CGI series and realise how awful they actually were, while also reminding me how good the first five seasons truly were.
The only CGI seasons I like are series 6 and 7! The rest are just eh.
Thank you for uploading the updated version of the CGI Fireman Sam rant you did back in 2017. It's much better than before. I agree with you on everything you said.
Great to see you back on CZcams, James A Williams! I really like your U or PG rated content because of all the hard work you do researching the topic you are reviewing and the comedy bits that you add here and there are great! Hope you like this comment!
'Ya know what's sad? Season 5 came out closer to Season 6 than to the original 4 seasons. And Season 5 is infinity times better than anything after it. That is just sad.
Lol, Season 5 aired in like 2005 at the time when Gullane first plan to revive Fireman Sam, which it was later bought by HiT. I was 4-5 years old when it was first on, and I had one hell of a time watching it.
Good shit 👍
@@thecaledoniansleeper2648 Season 5 aired in 2003 and ended in 2007-2008
@@ianmarchese9557 Well yes, it did air in 2003 in its Welsh dub. But then it aired in 2005 in its English dub
11:56 Elvis:🎵Paint the door red, that's what he said, rather do something groovy instead, door so big and the brush is so small.🎵 (hums the tune and almost painted the chief) Oh.
James A. Williams you're absolutely spot on regarding Norman Price in The Great Fire Of Pontypandy, he really did CROSSED the line in that movie with regards to the emergencies he causes in the CGI series.
If you ask me, Fireman Sam needs to be bought by someone who will treat the franchise better, give it a whole new reboot that mimics seasons 1-5 more closely and restore the charm those seasons gave us! Maybe Bluezoo could animate it? The choppy animation style they use for Pip and Posy, which they also used for Digby Dragon, would be a VERY good fit for it! (I’d also like to see them one day use their faster-paced Paddington animation style to make a Tintin movie!)
@@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967 says the hypocrite who draws inappropriate stuff.
@@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
@@adultmoshifan87 CGI Fireman Sam is fine as it is and the episodes are great, especially Norman being more naughty. If you want the series to be great, perhaps references to Series 1 to 5 will make you and angry fans better.
@@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967 go away you bot! Way to waste my time!
Well done james
Ive known your channel for a long time because of that old version of that video
But you flew that off the window by learning from your mistakes and expanding upon the opinions you have
I've learned alot about changes thanks to you and now looking at the new one its shows how far you've come from before
And lets face it the effort you made in those videos was always filled with passion even if some of your jokes/intros dont work or taking too long its the passion and love you possess
Even if i dont agree with some opinions like bob the builder remake missing a single lyric
Theres that passion that somehow doesnt make me angry but also not indifferent
Your channel shows me that it shows how different opinions can be and not all of them are a simple phrase or pats on the head
Keep on doing what you're doing james
Not as a reviewer but also as a person
Why do I call this a reboot instead of just Season 6 onwards? Because Season 6 feels like I'm watching a completely different show!
I am eagerly awaiting this James!
The Worst Thing Norman did was in The Great Fire of Pontypandy, He nearly burnt down Pontypandy! The Fat Controller should be invited to Pontypandy to banish this little nuisance to the shadow realm
I'm banishing you to the shadow realm!
Nooooooooo!
Much better!
Norman from Thomas runs Norman Price over.
Thomas the tank engine: I will run you over for damaging tidmouth sheds norman!!!
Norman price: ded
Alternative title for the great fire of pontypandy, Fireman Sam: Norman Nearly Burns Down Pontypandy
Or it could be called
"Fireman Sam, Norman the Selfish and Psychopathic Arsonist"
And I gave cgi Norman a nickname like: Satan price
Or Maybe Arson Norman.
Kind of some mock name you came up with.
One thing that I’ve got to say is that there are some episodes where Norman is joined by his cousin Derek. Some of them were shown in this video despite you only mentioning Norman. And when they’re joined together, I feel like CGI Fireman Sam seems more like a preschool version of Beavis and Butthead
i don't think Dilys' voice in Season 5 was bad, i think it's a nice homage to how John Alderton voiced her.
She was voiced by John Sparkes in that season...
The original four series of Fireman Sam was and still is one of my all-time favourite shows from my childhood. I was too old to see Series 5 when that came out, but I never realised there was a CGI version.
I also never realised they rebooted Rosie & Jim and Brum, and … just from those clips you included … they crucified those shows! That’s so saddening to see two of Ragdoll’s best kids shows lose all the meaning and charm that went into them in the first place.
By the way, as a huge Thunderbirds fan, I wholeheartedly agree that Thunderbirds Are Go is a fantastic show! Still not as good as the original Supermarionation series, but awesome nonetheless.
Omg I've been waiting for this!!!! i am literally dying at this rant. it is just as funny as the first version. i absolutely love it
Norman is basically Fireman Sam's equivalent of Nermal from Garfield.
Coincidence that they have similar sounding names? I think NOT!
To say he is awful would be absolutely cruel, because not only he brings up some very good points (I’m surprised the few episodes from Season 10 onwards have not been released in the UK on DVD, Mattel are a bunch of idiots), he also really shows that he is a top notch editor, especially for being from Britain like me! l even want to do a bunch of Fireman Sam audio stories myself, because they could really do with the Classic era these days.
Thank you James A Williams, your dedication to CZcams will never be forgotten by us, and especially not me.
mattel actually used to not ruin my favorite show thomas and friends now they ruined by the new writers from all engines go
@desenhosanimados2010 they still do toys
Norman: how could hit entertainment ruin me and fireman Sam and the series like this?
Elvis: I don’t know Norman.
The animation for “The Octonauts” were actually done by Brown Bag Films in Ireland, while Xing Xing just owned some of the distribution rights for it.
Did anyone else notice that their logo looks too similar to Xilam’s logo, especially the red X.
Wait... Did you say Xilam Animation? I'm really going on a sugar rush for this! OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! (BOOM!!!)
I live 20 miles away from Brown Bag Films, but yeah I don’t really know why Octonauts pops up on Xing Xing’s website.
@@joshuaW5621 Wait... You live 20 miles away from Brown Bag Films (part of 9 Story Media Group)?
@@northernplacecorporation yep. I do. I also know one of the animators, whose cousin works in my school.
@@joshuaW5621 OK.
19:38 Norman’s evil face 😂
Oh wow, I've actually watched your old review a lot and I love that video! Great content man, I am looking forward to your other vids too!! :) Btw, I see the old review is unlisted (Edit: It is deleted).
Same dude
I never fully watched Fireman Sam but having seen this video showing the stuff they do in CGI, I am baffled lol
Series 1 - 5 would be good to review for my channel in the future. Maybe I'll tackle the CGI stuff but only to see just how they even ended up here.
I’ve watched Fireman Sam’s Season 5 all the time on PBS Sprout back in the 2000’s, with John Sparkes as the voice for most of the characters.
I am happy that I grew up with the Welsh Fireman Sam that I knew in love, the show made in the UK and broadcast on Sprout in the US with the same Welsh setting and UK dub like how it’s been seen on CBeebies.
I would’ve hate it if it grew up with the US version and have it be butchered as well. Since it didn’t exist at all until 2014, which is absolutely unnecessary. Besides, Sprout always airs the UK Fireman Sam.
26:49-26:59 when they find out David Brennan is drawing Sarah and Mandy naked on Deviantart.
When his mom finds out as well. 🤣
Wait did this actually happen..?
@@RicksPictures_4Official yes, but he’s recently deleted that art and apologised for it.
Let’s hope season 1-5 Norman price doesn’t chase him with a fake axe
You know. Classic Norman with his tricks up his sleeves
16:46 This line is just hilariously bad as "his firebox was on fire" from Thomas & Friends
As who's seen the original review at least ten times over, I admire some of the unnecessary bits/dated jokes pointed/cut out, the modern editing, adding new info to certain aspects that weren't in the original, and pointing out that CGI TTTE isn't a thing anymore (As Recent as of January 20th, 2021). Even the updated HD versions of the clips are a welcome addition.
27:35 The catchiest theme song of my childhood show ever 👍
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22:09 Bro the CGI so bad that his hammer doesn't even touch the nail.
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST NORMAN!!!!!
In all seriousness james, great job on this new edited version. Youve improved massively from when you started and ive enjoyed almost every vid youve made since then.
Keep up the good work lad
"I wanted to be the star of the show, so I glued the door shut!' 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The one thing the Us dub does right are the kid voices. They actually sound like kids compare to the high pitch squeaky voices that the ADULTS PLAY
I did notice it too, the us dub did do it better. I guess James didn't get the chance to talk about that and most of the new characters
The way I see it a US dub was completely unnecessary given the show was already in English: just another example of American companies thinking _everything_ needs to be Americanized (Mattel is no exception if they ordered a US dub of Fireman Sam). I'm American & I enjoyed Series 5 with its original UK-accented dialogue (not that that series has a US dub).
Fun Fact: season 5 of Fireman Sam was made by Siriol Productions (the same company that made SuperTed, Fantastic Max, Will Quack Quack, Sali Mali and Hilltop Hospital).
I once contacted Siriol Productions (now CalonTV) to try & find out more about Series 5's soundtrack (since I didn't know who else to contact about such a matter), & I made it clear to Robin Lyons, managing director at the company, that I think they did an _exceptional_ job with the animation (which they did). Even he doesn't like the later CGI serieses made by Mattel!
And calon tv formerly siriol productions also made hana's helpline and igam ogam for channel 5's Milkshake
@@noahstanley4901 yes they did
In 2005, (the same year where they ended season 5) They Were Renamed Calon
It seems that when HIT Entertainment’s four main shows made the transition to CGI, the writing for each of them suffered greatly. Thomas & Friends, Bob the Builder, Angelina Ballerina, and Fireman Sam were all subject to serious downgrades in their writing after they switched mediums. I know that may be debatable for Thomas fans, but admittedly the biggest problem with seasons 8-11 was the fact the writers were referencing an incredibly inaccurate show bible for their stories. The quality of the writing remained fine until seasons 12 and 13 where it became extremely formulaic, just like Fireman Sam’s writing.
There must’ve been an epidemic of laziness in the writing department at HIT because all of these shows became incredibly boring and repetitive.
*I AM SORREEEEEE FAYAMAN SAAM I WILL NEVER DO IT AGAIN FAYAMAN SAAM*
I bet you and everyone are glad that Norman's being less naughty in Series 13 and Series 14.
As someone who is literally from where pontypandy is set (i literally live about 20 mins from Pontypool and Tonypandy) i loved the original 5 seasons cause they legit looked like my home (which i never saw in other shows) and they had the same accents, slang and speech patterns as me (which i once again never saw). I will never forgive the cgi version for stripping all of this away. Pontypandy now just looked so generic and everyone sounded like every other show on tv
24:22 this made me laugh so much and i don’t know why
25:21 this part got me good!! 😊😊, btw, that’s me whenever somebody I haven’t seen or heard from in nearly a year or longer reconnects with me
I also like he used the doctor who vortex
Such a classic review. Excellent job James.
20:54
Me: turns off the fan because its cold
Everyone else on the helicopter:
Norman price is basically a Welsh Eric cartman
Thank you indeed
The re-recorded dialogue is better than the original! Not to mention, the new dialogue is pretty good too.
8:14, fun fact; the show gained controversy in a scene where the fireman slips and papers flow all over the place. One is a page of a group which is a *very sneaky way to invite a terrorist attack* despite the studio is made in China; that doesn't excuse the fact that they invited a *TERRORIST GROUP* IN A *CHILDREN'S CARTOON!* When HiT Entertainment noticed the controversy, they decided to cut ties with Xing Xing and hire a different animation studio.
It's just a Bible like thing.
In that case, WildBrain in Canada.
Islam is not terrorist group dumbass, that’s why HiT made a statement saying they respect Islam, and sorry that it was disrespectful and fired he studio.
The idea of Norman being permanently exiled is genius and that’s what I plan to do with Diesel 10 in my version of Day of The Diesels for keeping steam engines hostage, setting numerous fires on Sodor and attempting murder.
8:22 Fun Fact: In the Episode "Troubled Waters" There's a Scene where Elvis trips over a piece of paper with religious script on it.
This Caused a Controversy in 2016 and HiT Entertainment stated that they would no longer be working with Xing Xing. Afterwards, DHX Media (Or Wildbrain) was brought in to take over the animation.
And Xing Xing Closed it's Doors Two Years Later in 2018
10:06 scratch that Thousand of kids when 100% deaf that day
Oh boy, you’ve come a long way with your editing since 2017 with this video! With this updated version of your old video, you’ve added more reboots into the examples of both good and bad. Like Animaniacs and Ducktales for being one of the good. And also Thomas All Engines Go for being one of the bad reboots, if not worse than the Powerpuff Girls and Ben 10 reboots.
And now Jupiter has been given the futuristic modern treatment for Series 15.
Oh no! They have massacred my girl!
Cheap animation isn't always a bad thing. It gave the first couple of seasons some extra
charm.
Yup especially the entire budget goes to good writing/story and sometimes the music too
It's like with Toy Story, where the animation wasn't the best the Story is great
This is an amazing video, I honestly think I like it better than the original. Keep up the good work man!
The Fact That Andrew Brenner Wrote Many Episodes Of The Early CGI Seasons
if I had to guess why they switched to CGI, considering the fluidity of the animation of season 5, it was probably cheaper to transition. Though considering how seasons 1-4 were all 8 episodes long, we can count season 5 as seasons 5-7
I was thinking that, too lol
Of course: practically _every_ show's switched to CGI because it's cheaper & easier, but in the process many companies (such as Mattel) don't bother making it look good (because they don't care about quality as long as they're turning a profit). Modern CGI can look _very_ good if done right (as proven by works like "The LEGO Movie"), most companies just don't bother trying to make it look as best as it possibly can.
Also no: Series 5 is Series 5, that's it. Just because it has 3 times as many episodes as the serieses before it doesn't mean it should be "measured" the same way.
I think you’re trying to compare Series 5 of Fireman Sam to Thomas Series 5-7. But the likely reason Fireman Sam stopped using stop motion animation after Series 5 is because the animation studio in Wales, Siriol Animations, went under new management by Lyons and was renamed to Calon in 2005. Thus, there’s no Series 6 in stop motion unfortunately.
Siriol was known for their work on their animated show Superted during the 1980’s. However, not many people know that it also provided some artwork and art concepts for theme park rides during the 90’s like Prof Burp’s Bubbleworks at Chessington and Toyland Tours at Alton Towers.
@@thecaledoniansleeper2648 I didn't say nothing about Thomas. As far as I can tell the reason Series 5's style didn't return for those after it is because the Fireman Sam franchise was acquired by Mattel sometime between 2003-2008 & they immediately set to work changing everything, including switching from stop-motion to CGI & hiring Xing Xing Digital, both to save money (though in the process that ruined the show).
I can tell solely from their excellent work on Fireman Sam Series 5 that at one time they were a great animation company, & maybe even still are.
@@TheCarson116 Lol, Gullane did better on kids shows than HiT and Mattel. Gullane ordered 26 episodes of Series 5 back in 2001 for Siriol Animation with the intention of making them faithful to Series 1-4 as possible, but with better animation and distinct voices. And guess what? they succeeded.
The main issue I had with the CGI series is how each episode has a formula. The fire brigade have a daily training shenanigans, a fire happens, then they come to save the day. I didn't like how all the Pontypandy citizens (and firefighters) are dumbed down to the point they can set the pool on fire when you're not looking. The first five seasons had accidents that went out of control or because of an oversight. Most of the accidents happened to everyone, including Sam himself.
0:31 I have to agree it has been 35 years since Fireman Sam aired in 1987 until Barney & the Backyard Gang a year later and by the way it has been 30 years on the Barney & Friends series.
Why would Elvis feed Radar the fire station dog chocolate?! Radar would've died because of chocolate being poisonous to dogs.
This is like feeding a human rat poison.
One of the main reasons why Elvis has been heavily flanderized in the CGI series
@@Willzzz123 Exactly.
@@Willzzz123 It's all Mattel's fault (technically HiT Entertainment did the damage to Elvis before the entire company was bought out by Mattel)
17:58 I think the reason why they redesigned Dillys’s Shop is to get it with the times since many stores nowadays have this kind of style.
11:12 Does anyone see the Season 5 picture on the wall?
Don't reference better seasons in your shitty CGI reboot.
Yes, the references to Seasons 1-5 is the only thing I like about this crappy reboot!
This is how much better CZcamsrs get over the year. The original video was already awesome, but this is 10 times better! Nice work James!
Some people: They clearly wouldn’t arrest an 8 year old child in a milkshake toddler’s show!
Milkshake toddler’s show: *shows 8 year old child cause an entire town to burn to the ground forcing everyone to evacuate*
Like you said, Pontypandy would be a much, *MUCH* safer place if Norman was kicked out or arrested.
I like saying that Series 6 is not canon.
@@amandastill5124 It is in the show overall.
Or as we call it in the states, Deported.
Great job ^^ You did a amazing remake
22:53 why I hate CGI fireman Sam
3:21 thank you for changing this line to a word more modern.
Yeah, I had someone rage at me saying “It’s transgender, not transvestism, you idiot!”
I didn’t quite knew what the difference was at the time, but I felt like re-recording this line anyway, just in case.
@@JamesAWilliams I thought according to your downfall of Postman Pat review that SDS isn't considered a reboot like you said in said review yet you consider it a reboot here?
Wonderful video man and also great intro for this one well done James a Williams (clapping and cheering)
I really like PC Malcom and I think he's a brilliant character. 🙂
18:31 Season 1 - 4 image.
At least they’re nodding to the original show
10:59: That’s also probably why they hired more actors like John Hasler. But even Hasler probably doesn’t do a good job voicing a child in a Welsh accent. It sounds like James is whining but at least it’s not close to Norman. It's close to Sarah. A lot of characters in Horrid Henry have similar voices. Henry’s Dad and Beefy Bert for example. But that I think has a lot of actors.
Excellent update, James! Not too much of my opinion on CGI Fireman Sam has changed, at all, ever since the last time I checked on CGI Fireman Sam, as well as the first time I saw your original video. And I certainly agree, on everything you said about CGI Fireman Sam. I just really wish, that I knew sooner, when seeing the end of "Sticky Situation" years ago, then watching the whole of series 6-8 in 2016 (and I really had it, in the episode "Sky Lanterns", because of Norman releasing a floating lantern into the path of trees, out of impatience!). That humour isn't funny (not even that "crunch my lunch" joke), the designs are awful, the setting is changed for some unknown reason, the music isn't memorable (not even the rescue theme), the voice-acting for some of the characters is terrible, Bella was absent in the first few seasons of the CGI series, and Norman causes every emergency and doesn't learn from them! ...And even when the police are finally introduced, they hardly give him a lesson either, despite that they are there, to see the many emergencies he causes, from then on, like that flaming billboard almost setting an oil tank alight! 😡 I know that you say Norman should be kicked out of Pontypandy or sent to jail, and I entirely agree, though my friend Joseph has said, that he feels it shouldn't be right to send a kid to jail, because the law says, that anyone below 10, in years of age, shouldn't be sent to jail. But then, look at Cozy Glow, in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, wanting to conquer all of Equestria, thus acting all crazy! 😨 And Norman has nearly destroyed all of Pontypandy on multiple occasions!
This is why I shall never recommend the CGI series of Fireman Sam, and rather watch the original five series, as well as show it to future kids of my own. I mean, I have always loved the first four series as a kid, and the fifth series was a guilty pleasure. And children from all over the world should learn about those series, not the CGI series! But then again, it is my opinion, and I know there are some who like the CGI series, which I respect. But still, I would not ever show the CGI series to anyone, and would rather, that the original five series are watched than the CGI series. (If only the original five series had been sold, on DVD, in America.) So, without further ado, to everyone, who is interested in Fireman Sam, or at least is going to show it to their children, I highly recommend the first four series, the fifth series can have a go, and the CGI series should not be watched!
Fireman Sam season 6 and 7 are the only CGI seasons I like! The rest are meh.
@TF Fan Artist I know. That's what I'm doing anyway.
@@FiremanSamBoy2008 Good for you, on seasons 6 and 7.
@oli gordon Interesting.
If people wants to watch the CGI series as well as the first five series then it's their choices. No offence.
6:57 That theme song still slaps.
17:32 I know this was a line from the original video, but I need to correct it. Dily’s shop in the CGI Series looks like a Covenient Store, not a Supermarket. A Convenient Store is like a Supermarket, only smaller and lose a lot of the lies a Supermarket has. You can find Convenient Stores at many Gas Stations in the US, though there are some Convenient Stores that are separate from Gas Stations, like Bosco’s Inconvenience from Sam & Max.
Season 6 called it a Supermarket.
@@amandastill5124 I was referring to how Dilly's shop looks, I didn't say it was stated to be a convenient store.
16:46: We have to decide what’s weirder. You made me crunch my lunch, His firebox was on fire, or a toy playing with a LITERAL TOY train!
Both of you made me crunch my lunch and his firebox was on fire because I find these lines funny because they’re so bad it’s funny
I loved Norman in the first 5 seasons, but in the CGI series, he is an evil, whiny spoiled brat who wants his way, and is even a psychopath. Norman in Seasons 1-5 wouldn't do any of this! Why weren't the police officers introduced when the CGI series began?!
Cgi Norman Price is officially the Ponty Pandy equivalent to Eric Cartman.
Made his naughty trait more apparent is not a bad thing like making character traits apperent is always good since it means more of who they are.
@@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
@@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967 nice botted comment 🤡
Series 5 is my shit while watching it on Sprout.
P.S. I’m from the USA and I love Fireman Sam for its Welsh feel and its Rescue theme. Norman is also my favourite character on the show. John Sparkes was the G.O.A.T.
10:32 XDDDDDDDD! The lip-sync is also on-par with your impression of Norman's CGI voice!
Nice to see the updated video after all this wait 🙃 some of the visuals look better and interesting stuff about the new police. Also in case you were wondering, if Norman is 8 years old then the police can't Arrest him because the age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales is 10. Though If I lived in that town and all that had happened, i would've moved 😅
10:33 the way you were mimicking Norman Price had me cackling! 😂😂😂😂
I’m already very excited!
I’m American, and I know Fireman Sam is a British show and was set in Wales with Welsh accents. In fact, I’ve saw Season 5 of Fireman Sam as a kid on Sprout all the time before I saw Seasons 1-4 from the late 80’s and early 90’s. So…..
“Am i a joke to you?”
I totally agree with you. The voice acting of the 5th season is a thousand times better compared to the newest Fireman Sam Season
Norman is less trouble in Season 13 because possibly he knows there's Police in town and they should bring Alderton or Sparks back to voice him if they're not getting too old
I grew up with the CGI Fireman Sam and even I prefer the older seasons
Same, but I obviously do have a favourite CGI episode; The one where the crew are outside the fire station to have their picture taken.
Same