TheSudrianA0

Well, as expected - here's another GSE poll. While Spencer the Sodor Engine is an OVA Special, it'd still be considered as stories. Anyways, which installment of the saga is your favorite and why?

Vote and comment below!

9 hours ago | [YT] | 17

TheSudrianA0

I just saw the Leica Animatic Reel of TATMR and boy do I have a couple of notes to say about this one:

1. The movie's storyboard (in terms of story) seems to be a mash between the 1998/May 1999 scripts (this might've been from that April 1999 draft as evident by George pushing the boulder towards Splodge).

2. Billy Twofeathers being the storyteller before the change to Adult Lily and Mr. Conductor.

3. The set up for the viaduct crumbling (more so as being subject to repairs rather than part of the universe crumbling which makes way more sense).

4. Henry having a larger role such as when Lily bravely stopped him going over the viaduct after he didn't hear Thomas' warning (similar to The Railway Children and S5's Something in the Air).

5. A few scenes not present like Toby not spying on the diesels.

6. Duck and Mavis (I think it's her, hard to tell) in a few scenes).

7. STS looks a lot like the original design in the TV Show both exterior and interior designs.

8. Mr. Conductor noticing Boomer before he left (and in his dreams).

9. Speaking of whom, Diesel 10 seems to have a larger villain role and Boomer's scenes were small before big later w/ the crossoroads.

10. Stacy giving Burnett the drawing at his house like in Rainbow Sun Productions' version 5 years ago.

11. Lily realizing Thomas has disappeared where she left him.

12. Sir Topham Hatt/The Fat Controller spoke and met Mr. Conductor in person after returning from his holiday.

13. Flashbacks to Burnett/Boomer's past (including Lady's crash).

14. Mr. Conductor not loosing his gold dust during the shed attack scene until after he was at the top of the waterfalls - and he's still his small 18 inch tall size even on Sodor other than at STS.

15. Thomas did almost go towards Shining Time during his fall down Muffle Mountain before descending into the meadow onto the Magic Railroad's branch line.

And...I think that's it. Oh and Ginny Johnson from STS gets a mention.

14 hours ago (edited) | [YT] | 40

TheSudrianA0

Just saw the 2nd Magic RR footage archive compilation just now - and one of my favorite parts is seeing the storyboard scenes w/ how George's scenes played out (though Splodge aren't even in this scene surprisingly) - again, I wish he was kept in the film (and if they couldn't take his model out of storage, why not make a backup model out of brass just like w/ Thomas and Percy when their plastic models' chassis were worn out during that time let alone being used for a few scenes?). Looks like we can all use this sequence as reference anytime we want to do the scene of our own takes. The other was the extended coal hopper scene which flows more in terms of how Henry was in the scene rather than splicing two scenes together to make one weird editing error.

1 day ago (edited) | [YT] | 76

TheSudrianA0

And so we've reached the end of Spencer's arc - and the main 3K Subs Special that I had promised!

It has been a long winding ambitious journey of editing and planning to get to this point, but at last - we've made it!

Special thanks to the voice talents of ‪@LUCADOLLAR‬, ‪@islandofsodorflims8712‬, ‪@JonathanAsiamah‬, ‪@TrainFanProductions4935‬, ‪@niceeli2749‬, ‪@BlakeHawkinsVA‬, ‪@stevenlines3675‬ and ‪@sodorrailwaystudios2006‬ for their incredible performances!

I hope you enjoyed this OVA Special! And be sure to comment and like!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UERpH...

1 day ago | [YT] | 149

TheSudrianA0

For this year's Halloween video that I've finally came up w/ something - please enjoy my narration of the Annual 1991 story "Rusty Red Scrap Iron" because October is the villain month, so it fits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiGHR...

5 days ago | [YT] | 32

TheSudrianA0

Happy Halloween from the White Fleet of Bigg City Port! Or should I say, Freaky Fangtastic Friday!

Anyways, hope you have a spooktacular day and watching any episodes/movies that you enjoy watching at this time! As for me, it's the time of year for me to rewatch my favorite TUGS episode "Ghosts". This one pushed the boundaries that this show is known for - dark tones, incredible model work, outstanding visuals, funny bits, etc. What I love most is whether or not King Neptune is real is up to the viewer's interpretation: what is real and what isn't. And it is true that fog can have its way of playing tricks on us and sending us bonkers. Also, the characters' (barring Hercules) reaction on meeting the White Fleet for the first time and mistaking them as ghost tugs is priceless.

So, trick or tug!

5 days ago (edited) | [YT] | 82

TheSudrianA0

So James did have a recasted voice actor in the finalized (VFX) Director's Cut of Magic Railroad that was test-screened in March 2000 - that being Adrian Egan. Have to say, he really does a very good Scouse accent alongside Michael Angelis. I wish we had him in the final cut than than Susan Roman in my opinion.

Also, if you guys remember the Magic RR archived deleted/B-Roll footage, then you'd probably saw the shed scene where James was talking to Mr. Conductor and there was a temp voice for the latter in place of Alec Baldwin (which I had to guess was pre-filmed before they added the final layers of the live actors in the editing stages) - for it did sound a lot like Keith Scott doing the voice in that scene (well just a small amount). And that got me thinking, what if Keith Scott was the voice of a previous Mr. Conductor in the Director's Cut of the film in the deleted flashback scene where he gave a young Burnett Stone the task of being Lady's driver/guardian? It kinda has that Ringo Starr vibe too.

6 days ago (edited) | [YT] | 59

TheSudrianA0

You'd think Thomas airing on CBeebies (BBC) would be crazy to think about, right (especially since the failed 1953 adaptation of The Sad Story of Henry)? Well, actually - Series 5 was originally considered to air on that said-channel in the UK instead of Cartoon Network (which would've made it the first season to air on said-channel, even though I never knew too much about it).

However, Thomas did air on CBeebies in a few other countries from what I've read, so it's not too original when you put it into consideration. Plus, even TATMR aired on BBC One in 2 different years (so it's kinda fun to go down that rabbit hole of the different TV channels the show aired over the course of TV history).

1 week ago (edited) | [YT] | 209

TheSudrianA0

"Cousins by Chance - Friends by Choice"

Here's the 3rd chapter to Spencer's saga where it stars both him and Gordon. See the struggles both of them face w/ each other and how they had to put each other's differences to rest when an emergency calls! Hope you enjoy it!

Starring:
‪@LUCADOLLAR‬ as Spencer and Thomas
‪@islandofsodorflims8712‬ as Spencer's (New) Driver
Introducing ‪@BlakeHawkinsVA‬ to the voice cast as Annie & Clarabel!

and myself as Storyteller, Gordon, Hiro, Salty, the Fat Controller Troublesome Trucks, Ironworks Foreman and Gordon's Driver.

Hope you enjoy it and be sure to give a like and comment!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H-aU...

1 week ago | [YT] | 238

TheSudrianA0

While every fan does great wonders in reworking Rebecca (myself included), but the 'wheelslip' issue is getting a little overrated these days and there is more to her basis that have potential in more stories of her than meets the eye.

Enter ‪@sodorrailwaystudios2006‬'s episode "Spamcan Troubles" (I know ‪@stuartbarclay7940‬) also came up w/ the story idea as well, so kudos to him too! Rebecca's basis is also nicknamed "Spamcans" which is mostly associated to the unrebuilt versions of the Light Pacifics. Go check it out if you can: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DOnV...

1 week ago (edited) | [YT] | 33