#TAG 2015

[lenle-g]

[lambsonburn]

The way I could absolutely ramble about the small details/sets in Thunderbirds Are Go. What makes it even better is that as I’ve progressed as an artist, I can start to see some of the things that the average viewer wouldn’t see or even think of

Will ramble if asked - I’d either start from the first episode or just go to whatever details I thought of

[dreamsrunfaster]

i need a new thunderbirds reboot just because literally nothing has ever hit the way thunderbirds (2004) and tag (2015) did

[littlemissgeek8]

Can you believe it's been SEVEN YEARS since I drew this face? It's been a long time and a lot of water under the bridge for me, and I've been sitting down lately to watch all the Thunderbirds episodes I missed after I left the fandom. So, who knows where this might lead at this point, but have one EOS who is not at all happy about being ignored for seven long years.

I blame @lenle-g for getting this bug back in my brain. :P

[scarui]

can i talk about the sapphic undertones in tag 2015 by sion sono or would you guys say "girls cant be friends anymore these days"

[groupmomlipton]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Thunderbirds Are Go (Cartoon 2015), Thunderbirds (2004), Thunderbirds (TV 1965) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: John Tracy & Scott Tracy Characters: John Tracy, Scott Tracy, Virgil Tracy, Gordon Tracy Additional Tags: Angst?, i don't know but it's a little sad, all of these are introspective and weird, john loves his brothers Series: Part 3 of pull me to the ground (and i won't put up a fight) Summary:

scott and john come back from a fundraising event.

aka. john continues to be a bit melancholy and loves his family.

[aroacesafeplaceforall]

Ace week 2024 writing! Prompt: Tattoo/s

This is by FAR not my best work, i could do far better but its late this is all you are getting

[llamawrites]

Hey, thunderbirds fandom I have a question. What types of birds would be on the island?

[lenle-g]

I've been thinking about Scott's emotional support rock a lot this week and-

[lambsonburn]

TAG Analysis - Ep I (first minute)

To preface, this analysis will be very, VERY long because I simply can’t help myself. It also may very well be in parts.

With the length of it, I’ll put a read more thing (or hope I have, I’ve never used the feature before) so it’s not a massive block of text for people to scroll past :)

For starters, the opening scene of the show is crafted so beautifully. Firstly, we the audience see the danger before we see who in danger. Even though this is such a simple, subtle thing, it’s so effective because this is the perfect way to define what the show is and what it’s about - daring rescues of those in situations which in our world would seem near impossible to aid, which just adds to the heroics of IR.

Furthermore, the way the characters are introduced is incredible. As with before, we hear the man’s voice before we see him - creating a similar effect as to previous. But he is presented in such a way that leads our eyes up his form and to his head because we know that he is the one making the SOS which makes the sudden interruption of the child so much better. It’s an “oh shit he’s not alone” type reaction, even though the child is very visible next to him. Also the way they are positioned in the balloon, how it’s at an angle, makes the father falling out seem almost inevitable. Plus, the idea to give them hats makes the scene even better because the act of them falling off and out of shot just adds to the tension.

As a quick little side piece, the use of music is fab. I would go more in-depth about the music if I could but I’m not very well music versed being an art kid; that and it’s been a few years since I last played clarinet so some things are a little vaguer now. To begin, the music in the first 20 seconds - it’s in a repeating pattern, three times up once down twice in a row. Then it goes to a lower register when the father begins to speak which not only allows us to hear him much clearer but also adds to the danger of the scene. Then after he climbs back in it begins to crescendo upwards before including a motif (that I’m pretty sure is used in other episodes) but sounds more heroic-y (I think it shifts to major key but I’m not sure).

The arrival of TB2 from the clouds is so well done, my god. Not only is how it appears so well handled, but the music that accompanies it too. Its presence in the scene is so well crafted. The balloon is to the side, still swaying out of control as to still elicit the danger, but the camera is zooming out. This makes the balloon seem smaller so that when TB2 appears it looks, frankly, fucking huge. What’s even better is that we hear then see it. We hear its engines so clearly that it cuts through the music. We can’t see it but we know where it will appear because the balloon is kept to one side of the screen. The music when it appears is also handled so well. Instead of the faster, scaling initial notes, they’re now much more drawn out. Yes these notes are still scaling upwards, but instead being fear-inducing it leans towards heroism especially with what I think is a gong 34/35 seconds into the ep which really just adds to the feel (it’s uplifting!!). And after, it goes into one of the main motifs played when on rescues. And then it changes AGAIN!!! Just as he grabs the child, it picks up - it gets faster. Nothing has happened but you know that something will. Also the wide shot at 48s initially doesn’t appear to furthering the story, but what it does do is further dramatise the danger. Simply “look, we’re 10,000 ft in the air. There is nothing around us.” You see this openness and you know that that man will fall and he does. And just before we get the drama… BAM intro sequence. It builds so much suspense because you know what’s happening, you know someone’s life is at stake but you have to wait through an incredible cool intro sequence to find out what happens.

Probably leave here for now, at least for an hour or so before I come back to it.

[dreamsrunfaster]

i need thunderbirds because how else will i be filled with a bizarre raw and overwhelming affection for the sound of a vacuum cleaner

[kafkaesqueer]

Top 9 first watches of 2023

Thank you for tagging me :* @floralsapphics

(in no particular order)

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[userrottendotcom]

Are you loved for the real you or are you simply a fantasy?

[rosellestorm]

Gordon and Destiny the whale shark for my fanfic down below.

[groupmomlipton]

is now a good time to discuss a healthy and wholesale skepticism of the gdf?

[darkestwolfx]

Hi Wolfie! So happy to hear that you've been out there in the world doing some seriously amazing conservation projects!!! Working with manatees? Gordon Tracy would be proud 💛 Just thought I should let you know that your Thunderbirds posts were still doing the rounds in 2020 - 2021 as I reblogged as many of your episode reviews as I could find for the tag-rewatch blog. I loved reading them as part of working on the rewatch and look forward to seeing whatever you do next. Thanks for coming back to us, the TAG Team loves you!

Hey my fab friend! I kept meaning to update sooner but it just never happened between not having time or internet and I've seen a few squids that reminded me of our favourite aquanaut 💛 Oh thank you so much! I can't believe you thought of me for that. And thank you, I think I'll be led by what you've all been missing from me! Aww thank you! I really am feeling that love at the moment from you all, I wasn't expecting such a huge welcome!