ZecoaTheDiesel, Did you know that Derek is based off a British Rail class 17. Fact: They were a failure ever since they were built as there engines kept on having problems and only 1 was saved from scrap.
Here Is my opinion on every episode :) Cranky bugs: Amazing 9/10 Horrid lorrys: Perfect 10/10 A better View For Gordon: Amazing 9/10 Lady hatts birthday party: Perfect 10/10 James and The Trouble with trees: Great 8/10 Gordon and The Gremlin: Bad 3/10 Bye George!: Great 8/10 Baa!: Great 8/10 Put Upon Percy: Perfect 10/10 Toby and The flood: Perfect 10/10 Haunted Henry: Amazing 9/10 Double teething troubles: Amazing 9/10 Stepney gets lost: Perfect 10/10 Tobys Discovery: Amazing 9/10 Something in The Air: Perfect 10/10 Thomas, Percy and old Slowcoach: Amazing 9/10 Thomas and The rumours: Good 7/10 Oliver's Find: Great 8/10 (I Will countine this later)
(ok lets continue) Happy ever after: Great 8/10 Sir Toppam hatts holiday: Good 7/10 A big surprise For Percy: Mediocre 4/10 Make someone happy: Amazing 9/10 Busy Going Backwards: Perfect 10/10 Duncan gets spooked: Perfect 10/10 Rusty and The boulder: Amazing 9/10 Snow: Good 7/10 Rating For The season: 9/10 Overall: Amazing Season, 3rd best
@@Michael-ny6tg In my opinion, all these episodes are either amazing, great, or decent, and none meh, weak, boring, or awful, 1st best season (Classic Series) I really want Seasons 17-present to be best of all time
You kinda forgot to bring up Railway Consultant David Maidment in this review since some of the episodes are written by him based upon real off-beat incidents since Britt Allcroft and David Mitton preferred to stay true to Awdry's golden rule of its tradition in The Railway Series.
I've always considered Series 5 to be the final series of the first part of the classic era, despite not having any stories by Wilbert or Christopher Awdry. It was the last consecutive series to use the original opening credits. The last series made by The Britt Allcroft Company. And the last series made in the 20th Century. You made a mistake at 6:48. It was Lorry 2 that said "What's that lump steam scrap iron doing here?" not Lorry 1. Out of the three lorries, Lorry 2 has the most lines. Lorry 3 and Lorry 1 only have one line each (not counting the "Grr!" line that Lorry 3 shares with Lorry 2) Lorry 2 on the other hand has 4 lines (not counting the "Grr!" line that he shares with Lorry 3)
False! Series 7 is the last Classic series seasons to have the original opening, Mike and Junior music, the 4:30 runtime and 35mm camera. You think Series 5 is the last one because you think everything from 1999 and before was old and vintage while everything from 2000 and after was new and modern. You’re a biased millennial.
@@Ethan-ey4jx I said that Series 5 was the last CONSECUTIVE series to have the original opening. Not the last series to have the original opening. Also nostalgia and the time I was introduced to each series plays a big role in how I classify them. I never said anything about old and vintage or new and modern. And no, it does not mean that I prefer the newer episodes. I believe it is more up to the episode than the episode's age. I was introduced to part of Series 8 before Series 7, which is why I think of them as being from around a similar time, as opposed to Series 7 being part of the classic series and Series 8 being part of the new series. I do agree that Series 7 is part of the classic series. But for me, the classic series will always be 1984-1998, because when I was a child in 2002, the episodes from 1984-1998 were the only ones that were airing. Series 6 either hadn't aired yet in New Zealand, or was only just coming out of development.
@@c.syde65 Series 6 is closer to being a Classic series than Series 7, you can argue that would be 1984-2002. And Series 6 feels like the last true Classic series season because it’s completely intact in all countries before HiT took over with Series 7. Not to mention it’s the last to have the original logo.
@@Ethan-ey4jx I don't think I'd be able to disagree with my nostalgia even if I wanted to. Since I was introduced to the majority of Series 1-5 episodes in 2002 at the latest. Whereas I wasn't introduced to any Series 6 episodes until late 2003 or early 2004.
Hey Zecoa. I want to tell you something about Rusty and the boulder. When I watched your review for the episode, I realized that it felt like you weren't paying much attention to the episode. First, there is a spirit that lives in the boulder, but that is not the ghost engine from Duncan Gets Spooked. Also, the main reason Sir Topham Hatt decided to close the quarry is because he believed they disturbed the boulder. But overall, I respect your opinion.
My favorite episode of this season is Rusty and the Boulder because it has a perfect atmosphere for a horror episode it was. My least favorite was Gordon and the Gremlins.
Toby visited mid sodor railway. Duke isn't in the series anymore. He's gone. He finds an engine that has Duke's body, and smudger's face. Smudger is also missing. What does this mean? Either 1 of 3 things. 1) Bertram is a ghost that murdered both Smudger and Duke and assimilated into Bertram. Which is highly unlikely. Why? Because One, the "ghosts" that are real are just harmless creatures that either like to scare, or are there because they have a tragic accident, and since they were never found, their souls can't rest. Two, there's no proof at all that ghosts on Sodor ACTUALLY exist. 2) This can just be Duke, that came back to the mid Sodor railway, found Smudger, and put him out of his misery. Which is Impossible, because that means that Duke had to take his face off to swap to Smudger's face. We know this is impossible because Duke would most likely die if his face came off. We know this because in the Magic Railroad, when lady has no face, she's dead. Since she's pretty much train god, this applies to all of her creations too. 3) This is just Smudger. Who's crew murdered Duke while he came back to mid Sodor looking for him. They took Duke's body, and gave it to Smudger. They repainted it to cover up the corpse, and renamed him. This is actually EXTREMELY likely. One, Smudger was a generator, so he'd obviously take the chance to finally get back on the rails by taking Duke's body. Two, Bertram has Smudger's face. Different trains can't have the same face, unless they're twins. Even if they were twins, they'd still have minor details to set them apart, like larger eyes, dimples, etc.... Since Duke and Smudger are in NO way related, that means this IS Smudger. He murdered Duke for his own terms and freedom. Can't blame him though, I'd probably do the same if I were in his position. So yes, Bertram and Smudger are one. But hey, that's just a theory, a TRAIN theory.
Ahh season 5 the my favorite season mostly because it the one I grew up with I remember my mom and dad buying it for me on DVD when I was 7 good times good times. Now am 14 almost starting high school
I also had the same several questions as before: #1 When Britt first came up with the idea of adapt the books into TV, did the Rev or Christopher make the rules saying the episodes must only be based on the books for as Awdry criticized Seasons 3+4? #2 Even though Season 4 focused mostly on the RWS because of the problems of Season 3 yet the Rev Awdry didn't find it any better? #3 As the Rev felt, I can understand because imagine if you created something special but others might want to change it up a bit, who wouldn't be salty? But life isn't always fair and sometimes you might have to compromise. #4 It seems in your opinion (I hope I'm saying 100% accurate) 95% of the RWS adaptions turned out to be decent or awesome while only 55% of the original episodes are awesome or decent. Because Seasons 3+5 had a jumble of good and meh episodes so basically almost every adaption either made you laugh or left a good impression? #5 As you said in Trouble with Mud, is it wrong to adapt a RWS and original story into one episode? Season 1 had several stories adapted into one episode. Take for example James learns a Lesson and Special Attraction. I know you said the 2 adaptions of Special Attraction don't connect together in any positive way whatsoever, in the same should the 2 RWS stories for James learns a Lesson also been separated into 2 episodes? #6 In Diesel's Devious Deed, Why would Sir Topham Hatt blame Duck and not give him the benefit of the doubt since he's innocent? If STH knew it was Diesel's fault, why didn't he scold him the first place? #7 Would you say the Rev or Christopher are better writers than Brit or David? #8 Why we're the episodes shortened to only 4:30 minutes in the Classic Series but extended to 7:00 and 8:45 in the later? #9 As you said in Season 1 review that Thomas meets the Queen should've been the season finale instead of Thomas' Christmas Party, did you already know Paint Pots and Queens was already gonna bad or did you have to review it 3 times first? #10 Are you review the episodes UK titles and UK terminology with both UK and US narrators? Why is there no answer?
Sorry I just got your comment just now, anyway I can't answer any of the question involving why the studio changes the running time or why did the Rev make up the rule about RWS stories being the the only stories Britt can make or how he felt, I can't find any sort of information about those changes. As for my thoughts on adaptations and originals, I don't really mind or care what type of stories the team wants to make for Thomas, all I really care is if the story is good or not, yes original episodes can be just as great as the adaption episodes, heck I love Thomas and the Rumors and Busy Going Backwards, but even the adaption episodes can still have their faults, like Break van and Thomas Meets the Queen which brings us to the point of subplots or the combination of two stories. Like I said, when writing an episode one of the things you need to keep in mind is the pacing, with James Learns a Lesson the pacing was nice and smooth and didn't feel rush or it didn't connect. We have James learning how to handle coaches and in the next day he's not handling them well, which makes sense story wise and it works well, even Trouble with Mud did a decent job on trying to make the story flow nicely and not get too sidetracked, yeah it was still a bit jumble, but it at least they tried, Special Attraction is just a poor example about combination two stories into one, because none of the stories had anything to do with the main plot. As for reviewing the titles, or the terminology, I don't see much point in doing so, because I don't really think it helps or hurts the episode it self that much.
ZecoaTheDiesel Sorry I'm you think I'm asking the same question over again, I'm just wanna know almost every answer to every question I have hear. In your Season 1 review I remember, would you rate Henry and Percy's models/RWS illustrations good, meh, or bad?
@@jonathanmohler2210 For Henry I would mostly go with meh in terms for this model counter part, Percy's model part I would say it's good and his RWS illustrations I would say good outside of the Woolly Bear story.
ZecoaTheDiesel If you're curious, Derek cameoed in a Calling All Engines song montage, Double Teething Troubles wasn't his only appearance, that's why I think he has more potential than Class 40 who only appeared once and no more. Also, couldn't they use Devious Diesel in Bowled out instead since he always likes to show off (does he have an air intake)?
@@jonathanmohler2210 Well Derek making a cameo I already knew, but that was just a cameo and a random one at that. As for Diesel taking Class 40's place, honestly I don't see the point, being that Class 40 was also in the original story that episode is based on, so I don't see the point in switching a character for another one
How's the guard/conductor gonna get a promotion after jumping clear and how why don't they just stop the trains? And how are they even able to jump out (A Close Shave also)? And I hope he jumped out clear before Douglas broke the van (Brakevan Episode)
All the Thomas the tank engine and friends songs from the 5th series: Come for the ride night train accidents will happen Harold the helicopter percys seaside trips Donald’s Duck it’s great to be an engine sir Topham Hatt the snow song and last but not least Every cloud has a silver lining (a song dedicated to bill and Ben)
ZecoaTheDiesel So according to the RWS, the Rev and Christopher get to decide what they write into the stories with any kind of supblots, Britt and David adapt the episodes into TV and determine if they have enough time to fit in every plot point or need to add more plot points in, and the fans of the show get to decide if the plot points or subplots make sense or not and basically are you one of those people who don't mind the subplots just as long as the stories are enjoyable? Did I already ask this before?
@@jonathanmohler2210 I don't think you have, but in terms of what I think of subplots, I don't mind them too much as long they both make some sort of sense and it's not too distracting from the main story. As long if a subplot like say something from Special Funnel doesn't go on for too long and it's not too distracting from the main story then I don't mind them, but if it's something like Special Attraction or Thomas Meets the Queen where the subplots make no sense or it has nothing at all to do with the main story then it can actually hurt the episode in my opinion.
@@jonathanmohler2210 Well for Dirty Work Sir Topham Hatt knew something was up and knew that Duck wasn't the type of engine to call other engines names, he just wanted to make sure what was actually going on and he didn't want the big engines giving Duck too much trouble, which is why he ask him to go to Edward station. For Percy and the Signal, if you're referring to when Percy tricked James into staying in the shed, then Percy should get blamed for it, because he was the one that told James a lie by saying that Sir Topham Hatt told him to stay in the shed, which he clearly didn't and in the real world if you tell a lie, especially to a police that a crime as happen which did not, then you could actually go to jail for that, because you told a lie and almost got someone else guilty for a crime they probably didn't commit. As for Thomas Comes to Breakfast, I can see why people have a problem with it, but at the same time we can also say that Thomas was being boastful and was not thinking clearly, so it's not totally unreasonable on why he might get some blame for what he did.
ZecoaTheDiesel Yeah, but any subplots in my opinion feels like you said should be just separated episodes instead of combined into one, like I said the subplot in Percy takes the Plunge is just there because, and like you suggested why not Percy boast about something he's never tried before. Sometimes, I forget if I asked the same question over and over again.
I remember watching A Vhs tape of series 5 called The classic Adventures of Thomas the tank engine does anyone remember those because I have not any information on it
How did the cars and ghost engine fall off the bridge (unless there was a loose pebble on the rail)? Also, the sign read: Slow Steep Bend and Ravine ahead, but instead there's a bridge? Also, why didn't Peter Sam's engineer (driver) secure the coupling?
I think the sign was meant saying that the bridge itself as a very steep bend on it and that the engines have the go slow to they don't derail themselves and fall into ravine, that's why the truck and the engine fell off the bridge because they went too fast on the bridge and derail themselves.
ZecoaTheDiesel I don't fully understand the plot of Rusty helps Peter Sam (The Truck UK one word title is just bland) previously in A Bad for Sir Handel, he misbehaves and gets punished in Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady, but after being freed, Sir Handel decides to misbehave again? You wouldn't think after being punished he wouldn't want to disobey again yet he does. And how can the freight cars not tell the difference between a green or blue engine? In the Railway Series, all the narrow gauges engines are red. I think it's another meh episode in my opinion.
@@jonathanmohler2210 Well again the Rev Adwry as stated that his character are like Children, and if there's been plenty of other engines that have been punished for misbehaving before but they still misbehave anyway like Thomas, James, Percy, Bill and Ben, ect. Plus even in real life even if a child is punish for misbehaving some will still likely misbehave anyway that's how some of the children are. As for the Cars and Peter there's a fan theory that those trucks are probably color blind so that's probably why they confuse Peter Sam for Sir Handle
If you don't know what Toy Bonnie meant when he stated 'Boys vs Girls', I don't think he meant it literally, I think what he really means is 'Steam Engines vs Diesels' (even though this isn't used in Horrid Lorry) which will be a major criticism in the New Series as 'Steamies vs Diesels' to certain fans. I hope you aren't that kind of person and neither am I.
I guess that makes more sense, and whether a story does use a Steamies Vs Diesels stories, it all just depends on how the episode does for me and me alone.
ZecoaTheDiesel Several more things I want to ask: 1, at the end of Thomas Saves the Day Season 1, it says that Thomas got to see the big engines everyday, yet Tenders and Turntables starts with the big engines missing Thomas when they got to see him everyday. 2, Sir Topham warned James if he misbehaved again, he'll be repainted blue and James ignores his warning and causes trouble but never gets repainted blue? (There's a later episode I think you should watch which answers my question) 3, you liked Terence the Tractor as a kid, but now it seems eh, does eh and meh mean the same thing? (I know you still rated it good I haven't forgotten) 4, Why was Four Little Engines aired before A Bad Day for Sir Handel, was it because of budget issues? 5, why did they ruin the surprise of Thomas brakes the Rules and Bulldog? 6, You said in one review starting with Series 3 you'll watch every episode 3 times, does this mean you watch Series 1 and 2 several times without needed to review? Was there any any reason you watch those two the most out of everything else?
@@jonathanmohler2210 1. I think it's more that the Tender Engines missed Thomas living with them and fetching their coaches and goods train, as in the railway series, Thomas has his own shed and the episodes didn't say everyday, they said they quite often stopped by, but that doesn't mean they see him everyday. 2. I think it was more like Sir Topham Hatt trying to scare him to let him know that he doesn't play around, it's like a parent saying to their child that if they don't stop saying bad words they'll wash their mouths out with soap and sometimes that works. Now he did get punished by staying in the shed for a long while. 3. Yes, saying sometimes is eh or meh it's the same way of saying you find something okay.' I can't answer 4 or 5 honestly, because I'm not Britt, nor did I work on the show so I don't why they did what they did with those episodes, but that's what they decided to do. 6. So the reasons I didn't watch seasons 1 or 2 three times, was because I didn't think about reviewing every single episode at the time and I just wanted to watch some Thomas, but after wanting to improve my Thomas reviews and being inspired by Pieguy, I decided to review every single season of Thomas and Friends. Keep in mind I also watch certain episodes from seasons 3-6 multiple times as well, so some of them I knew that rating I was going to give them from the get-go, like Special Funnel, but I hope I've answer your questions for you.
@@jonathanmohler2210 Pieguy is cartoon reviewer who's best known for his every season of Spongebob review and get go is a way of saying I knew it or I knew something from the very beginning. So meaning I knew I was going to give Special Funnel a 10/10 right away.
If you made a tutorial on how you review episodes, can you also make a review on how you make these RUclips videos because I'm starting an account and I'm having trouble uploading?
Ok, I might me able to do that, but first some question. 1: Do you have any way of recording a video, whether it's a normal camera with a SD card or a recording software from online? 2: Do you have a way to record your voice, like some type of mic? You don't have to record your voice, but if you're planning making reviews it would be best to have one. 3: Do you have a way to edit your videos? Like some type of editing software you can use. RUclips does give you an editing software to use, but honestly I don't really recommend it that much? If you do then once you have an account set up there should be a camera icon at the top right side of RUclips, just click on it and it'll say either Upload or live stream, just click on the Upload button and choose a file from your computer of a video you want to upload. If you're still having trouble there should be plenty of videos on RUclips about how to upload on RUclips, just type how to upload on RUclips, and if you're still having trouble, let me know and maybe I will make a short video on how to upload on RUclips.
ZecoaTheDiesel #1, I'm getting starting on using Filmora9 for recording and editing (#3) and #2, what kind of mic are you referring? And another thing, I can't bring premade RUclips videos into Filmora9 to edit (shorten or expand the duration for example)
@@jonathanmohler2210 I usually use a Blue Snowball Mic, they usually go around $40 sometimes $50 and you might need to buy a Pop filter separate because most mics don't usually come with a pop filter but if you willing to spend a couple more bucks then get the filter along with the mic.
Also, I do respect your opinion on Double Teething Troubles, but why did you think that nothing was "accomplished" in the episode. I'm a little confused by the word "accomplished?" Why did you think the episode was okay? Again, I respect your opinion for it.
What I meant nothing was accomplished was that Sir Topham Hatt chooses Derek to help the twins out, but all the diesel did was work a bit and then he broke down, so really Derek was kind of a pointless character. I just felt that if Derek wasn't in the episode nothing really would have changed and the episode just felt flat to me.
ZecoaTheDiesel oh okay. I understand. My son loves this episode and he also respects your opinion and doesn’t take this episode review too seriously. And again, I also respect your opinion
@@pamthompson1627 That's fine. I'm glad you and your son love the episode. As I always say if you two love something, always love it no matter what. Even if the flaws I have, I do see why some people enjoy episodes like this and Rusty and the Boulder. :)
Even if Percy hadn't said that quote, would the surprise episode still be boring and what do you think should've been added in to make it more exciting?
Yes it would, because outside of the runaway scene, nothing really happens in that episode. As for what I think should've been added to make the episode more exciting, to be honest, I'm not really sure myself.
@@jonathanmohler2210 In a way I would yes and no about Put upon Percy and A Big Surprise for Percy sharing the same plot/moral. While they both focus on Percy complaining about working, in Put upon Percy he was complaining reviving too much work, while A Big Surprise for Percy he was giving the same work almost very day. Plus the moral for Put upon Percy was more about you'll get some reward if you work hard enough, if that was moral they were going for, while A Big Surprise for Percy the moral was more about even the most boring of days can still have a surprise in it and you might not expect the surprise.
ZecoaTheDiesel I can at least say there's an exciting chase scene going on, but on the other hand, I find it boring to have nothing but the passengers trying different methods to get Henry out of the tunnel, I wonder why the author didn't write anything exciting into the original book, and finally why would Henry stay bricked up for always even though he will come out eventually, at least the US version makes more sense.
@@jonathanmohler2210 From what I heard originally in the first book the Sad Story of Henry was meant to be the last story for the first book the railway that Henry was on was a different railway from Gordon's and Edward's, but the publishers wanted a happy ending to the first book so Adwry made the story of Henry getting out of the tunnel and decided to have him on the same railway has Edward and Gordon.
I don't get the plot point of Toby's Tightrope, the main plot is about Mavis trying to go beyond the railroad crossing, not the bridge. And why would the cars push Toby when Mavis ordered only to push her, and finally, why wasn't she punished for a naughty deed, definitely a meh episode in my opinion. Not I'm not a fan of the RWS so I'm wondering if even the Reverend writes certain errors by accident or on purpose, I mean nobody's perfect
Wells as the narrator as said before, you can't really trust trucks, plus it's been proven that trucks can play really nasty tricks and not listen to any engines really. So even if Mavis as the one shutting the trucks, they still would have push further than the railroad crossing. My guess is that the reason why she wasn't punished for her naughty deed is that, one she did help Toby and she felt really bad for doing that, given that she didn't know that the trucks would bump Toby instead of her and she admitted that it was her fault that it happen and yes I agree that no one is really perfect and I think it's have to assume that the "errors" that he Reverend wrote were most or less accident, because he's the one writing the stories so he writes them how he would like them to be written and what works for him is going to be a bit different to how his readers see it.
ZecoaTheDiesel Now I love how you quoted in your Season 4 review saying this show takes children on a journey, however, some fans argue that this show is no longer that way, instead it's a cash cow company (if you get the expression), is it a fact, opinion, or just rumors being told?
@@jonathanmohler2210 Well based on what I've seen in the later series (keep in mind it's been years since I've seen series 8-11 and the CGI series) in some ways I can see what the fans are getting at because sometimes it feel like the show just doesn't care when it comes to certain episodes where nothing really happens or it gets too repetitive with it's stories, but at the same time it's not like the show doesn't try at all, I can tell some of the writers are doing the best they can to make an episode fresh or at least good, because there are some episodes in the later series that are actually good. Really it just all comes down to the opinion of the fans and what they want to see out of Thomas.
Believe it or not, I think Harold was needed in Thomas Percy and the Mail/Post: not only was he boasting that railroads are out of date, but also offering to take the letters in case the trains were shut down; like you said in Horrid Lorry, you can't always rely on trains to make deliveries and also that there's an episode where Harold actual takes the parcels due to trains being held episode (you know what I'm talking about?)
I get what your talking about, and I agree that what Harold was trying to do, but that wasn't my main issue with Harold, my main issue with Harold was that he was just there and really added nothing to the story at all. Like I said if you just took out Harold from the episode and replace him with someone like, say, Bertie, then nothing would change it would just be the same plot, but with a different character.
ZecoaTheDiesel Well I on the other hand think the opposite that Harold role was somewhat dropped or not fleshed out enough in Rusty helps Peter Sam. The main plot is about the crash at the incline.
@@jonathanmohler2210 Well yes, but the difference between that and the Post Train was it was just a way to introduce Rusty and it was brought back in the end, the Post Train he just came and went.
Rusty and the Boulder reminds me of an episode from another show, I can't tell you, that would be ruining the surprise as you stated in Thomas Breaks the Rules and Bulldog
ZECOA THE DIESEL CAN YOU DO THOMAS AND FRIENDS SEASON 7 REVIEW WITH YOUR FRIEND JONATHAN ThatToybonnieguy AND DON T FORGET WITH FT WITH BLAKE FILIPPI OKAY PLEASE
As I asked in Season 3 Review in Diesel does it Again, were you saying Diesel shouldn't return to the series after he was sent packing in A Close Shave for Duck? I thought you said Diesel was your favorite character so wouldn't you want to see him in the series again even if it isn't based of the RWS?
I never said Diesel shouldn't return from that episode. I said I thought it was weird that he was the only engine available when Sir Topham Hatt could have chosen other engines like Edward or Boco. Also it was just more that episode was just too jumble.
ZecoaTheDiesel Yeah makes sense, also in this review, I can sorta see why you think it would've been better if Derek (not named) had more apperances. Yet you don't have problems with Smudger and D261 (Bowled out) even they had one apperance?
@@jonathanmohler2210 Well both Smudger and Class 40 (Bowled out) had a reason to be in the episodes Smudger was there to have Duke teach Falcon and Stuart a lesson to take better care of themselves and Class 40 was mostly there to sort of prove to steam engines he was better, even though that backfired on him horribly. Derek is just one of those engines that just seems like he was just "there". I mean yes he sort of did help out, but it was mostly Bill and Ben that had to help out including the diesel with was a disappointment because they really underplay him in the episode.
ZecoaTheDiesel Ture, but would you still hope they have more appearances? George and Caroline had another appearance, did they appear more than once in the RWS? Therefore, are you saying certain characters mustn't make one time appearances unless that's how the RWS was written out?
@@jonathanmohler2210 No not really. It's mostly up to the writers and show stuff on how they want to write the show. Would I myself like to see characters like George or Caroline make another appearance, if they can find a way to write them in the episode, then sure, but I wouldn't be salty or upset if they didn't. It just depends on the writers. As for the RWS George only appeared once more in a story written by Christopher, while Caroline was a one off character, she never made another appearance after that.
I mean, both Rev and Britt have their faults when it comes to their writing style, but both also have their pros as well when it comes to their writing. I still gave Season 5 a Good Season because it had a couple of good episodes and all of them were written by Britt and David. So I say both are equally good when they write and episode or a story.
@@jonathanmohler2210 Well Season 3 like I said I apperceatie Britt and David trying new ideas for the show and some of the original episodes are great, but like I said because the running time for the show at the time was 5 mins, some of the episodes didn't feel flesh out enough and felt a bit too rush for me. I still like the season for what it is and what it try to do, but it I just didn't found that good or that memorable enough to make me want to go back and watch all of the episodes again.
ZecoaTheDiesel I do have several problems with the RWS or at least the episode adaptions, for example in Cows on the Line, why can't Henry and Gordon prove Edward they could shoo cows even if it's impossible; why can't there be a lesson in self Independence: the opposite of asking for help? (same thing with Bulls Eyes)
@@jonathanmohler2210 Well the point of the episodes wasn't just self independence, the main lesson of the episode is don't be over confident or act like you know what to do, when really you don't. In the episode both Henry and Gordon thought they knew how the handle cows when really they never really deal with them at much and they soon realized that chasing a cow was more trouble than they thought. Same problem Daisy had in Bulls Eyes where she thought she knew how to chase a bull away, but she was too scared and she clearly didn't know how to handle a bull after all, where some engines like Toby has dealt with animals all his life and he knows how to handle them especially the ones that prove to be troubled. That's the whole point of those episodes to teach the kids to be careful on what you say or you might eat your own words. I've known some people, myself included, that act like we know more than the other person and sometimes we do and sometimes we don't and the times that we don't could end up costing our own lives.
I still don't understand the crash scene Thomas and the Special Letter, what has that got to do with the engines going to the Big City (aka London)? And what's more, how was Thomas repaired in that short amount of time?
I think it was written because the Rev needed some kind of problem or accident and didn't want to make the story way too short. As for how Thomas was repaired in time, I'm going to have to say that the workmen worked really fast in repairing Thomas.
@@jonathanmohler2210 They are, they're not really terrible episodes, I just consider them not as great as the other episodes from this season, but they were still watchable and I wouldn't mind watching them again.
@@jonathanmohler2210 No I'll still watch. I never said that I won't watch it again, I say that it's not one of my favorites and I don't see myself watching it too many times, but that doesn't mean I'll never watch the episode again.
A Big Surprise for Percy, what's so boring about a surprising chase? That's like saying that going to an amusement park or movie theater is boring just because we must pay to get in, if you understand my figure of speech?
ThatToyBonnieGuy I was more asking Zecoa Diesel, but anyway I disagree, this is a fun episode to me in fact this and Put upon Percy share the same plot and character status.
Why exactly in Gordon and Gremlin would Thomas bring Dowager to Gordon whom would bring her back to Thomas before arriving at her destination? Why didn't Thomas take her directly there?
Because Dowager said she wanted to see what her son's railway was like she was there for a visit and wanted to also know what the engines do. So that's why Sir Topham Hatt chooses Gordon to pull the special coach for her to show her around.
@@jonathanmohler2210 Well if the show ended at season 5 or 7 then I would say that it was a good place to end the show, even with the meh/bad episodes it had and it would given the show enough years to try a reboot if they wanted.
How do you know James would be fine if the tree crashed down on him? Was there a real life event where a tree crashed on top of a train and caused damage?
There was a real life event that this episode was based on, but to me the tree look a little too old and honestly it doesn't look that strong to cause major damage to an engine. A car I could see, but an engine I'm not too certain, but I could be wrong.
ZecoaTheDiesel Also, you said Derek didn't have enough screen time and you didn't like Betram at the end, but even though Thumper was also a one time on screen character, would you think he was over or underplayed?
@@jonathanmohler2210 Thumper I would put him in the same way I would Derek in terms of what I thought about the character. Like Derek he did serve a purpose to the episode, being he was probably the one that was responsible to cause bolder to roll down the hill, but he doesn't have any other personally or a trait to make him memorable or stand out as much as the other characters. So I wouldn't say he was over or even underplay in that episode.
ZecoaTheDiesel I have another question about Thomas comes to Breakfast; why would Donald and Douglas pull Thomas out of the house? Percy and Toby are right there: couldn't they do it instead?
@@jonathanmohler2210 I don't think Toby would be strong enough to pull Thomas out of the house, Percy could pull Thomas out of the house, but it's also possible that both Percy and Toby were too busy with their other jobs to help Thomas out of the house and that's why Sir Topham Hatt choose Donald and Douglas to pull Thomas out of the house.
You know I was watching SpongeBob a few days ago. If anything maybe after I'm done with a Halloween special review or season 6 of Thomas then maybe I might do Spongebob.
Why wasn't the stationmaster's wife angry with Thomas destroying the house rather than their breakfast? Why don't 95% of the viewers or children notice this? And did Vere Awdry add this element in intentionally or unintentionally? (Same with Duck and the barbershop) Do your parents, siblings, or even friends watch any of this stuff with you?
ZecoaTheDiesel, Did you know that Derek is based off a British Rail class 17. Fact: They were a failure ever since they were built as there engines kept on having problems and only 1 was saved from scrap.
Here Is my opinion on every episode :)
Cranky bugs: Amazing 9/10
Horrid lorrys: Perfect 10/10
A better View For Gordon: Amazing 9/10
Lady hatts birthday party: Perfect 10/10
James and The Trouble with trees: Great 8/10
Gordon and The Gremlin: Bad 3/10
Bye George!: Great 8/10
Baa!: Great 8/10
Put Upon Percy: Perfect 10/10
Toby and The flood: Perfect 10/10
Haunted Henry: Amazing 9/10
Double teething troubles: Amazing 9/10
Stepney gets lost: Perfect 10/10
Tobys Discovery: Amazing 9/10
Something in The Air: Perfect 10/10
Thomas, Percy and old Slowcoach: Amazing 9/10
Thomas and The rumours: Good 7/10
Oliver's Find: Great 8/10
(I Will countine this later)
(ok lets continue)
Happy ever after: Great 8/10
Sir Toppam hatts holiday: Good 7/10
A big surprise For Percy: Mediocre 4/10
Make someone happy: Amazing 9/10
Busy Going Backwards: Perfect 10/10
Duncan gets spooked: Perfect 10/10
Rusty and The boulder: Amazing 9/10
Snow: Good 7/10
Rating For The season: 9/10
Overall: Amazing Season, 3rd best
Michael 27 what’s your 2 favorites? Also I don’t think Gordon and the gremlins wasn’t that bad just boring
@@paraspinogaming369 yeah, I guess I Can agree with you on that. As For 2 favorites, probably Put Apon Percy and Toby and The flood, what about you?
@@Michael-ny6tg In my opinion, all these episodes are either amazing, great, or decent, and none meh, weak, boring, or awful, 1st best season (Classic Series) I really want Seasons 17-present to be best of all time
You kinda forgot to bring up Railway Consultant David Maidment in this review since some of the episodes are written by him based upon real off-beat incidents since Britt Allcroft and David Mitton preferred to stay true to Awdry's golden rule of its tradition in The Railway Series.
The bull part in Gordon and the gremlins really freaks me out
i cannot tell if you are being serious or not but either way i love it! i can picture that scene as clear as day
This was Thomas’s darkest season, you could say it a horror season
There wasn't a lot of horror, just dark episodes for danger, suspense and chills.
Yeah, and it’s not a darkest season either.
I've always considered Series 5 to be the final series of the first part of the classic era, despite not having any stories by Wilbert or Christopher Awdry. It was the last consecutive series to use the original opening credits. The last series made by The Britt Allcroft Company. And the last series made in the 20th Century.
You made a mistake at 6:48. It was Lorry 2 that said "What's that lump steam scrap iron doing here?" not Lorry 1. Out of the three lorries, Lorry 2 has the most lines. Lorry 3 and Lorry 1 only have one line each (not counting the "Grr!" line that Lorry 3 shares with Lorry 2)
Lorry 2 on the other hand has 4 lines (not counting the "Grr!" line that he shares with Lorry 3)
False! Series 7 is the last Classic series seasons to have the original opening, Mike and Junior music, the 4:30 runtime and 35mm camera.
You think Series 5 is the last one because you think everything from 1999 and before was old and vintage while everything from 2000 and after was new and modern. You’re a biased millennial.
@@Ethan-ey4jx I said that Series 5 was the last CONSECUTIVE series to have the original opening. Not the last series to have the original opening. Also nostalgia and the time I was introduced to each series plays a big role in how I classify them. I never said anything about old and vintage or new and modern.
And no, it does not mean that I prefer the newer episodes. I believe it is more up to the episode than the episode's age. I was introduced to part of Series 8 before Series 7, which is why I think of them as being from around a similar time, as opposed to Series 7 being part of the classic series and Series 8 being part of the new series.
I do agree that Series 7 is part of the classic series. But for me, the classic series will always be 1984-1998, because when I was a child in 2002, the episodes from 1984-1998 were the only ones that were airing. Series 6 either hadn't aired yet in New Zealand, or was only just coming out of development.
@@c.syde65 Series 6 is closer to being a Classic series than Series 7, you can argue that would be 1984-2002. And Series 6 feels like the last true Classic series season because it’s completely intact in all countries before HiT took over with Series 7. Not to mention it’s the last to have the original logo.
@@Ethan-ey4jx I don't think I'd be able to disagree with my nostalgia even if I wanted to. Since I was introduced to the majority of Series 1-5 episodes in 2002 at the latest. Whereas I wasn't introduced to any Series 6 episodes until late 2003 or early 2004.
Hey Zecoa. I want to tell you something about Rusty and the boulder. When I watched your review for the episode, I realized that it felt like you weren't paying much attention to the episode. First, there is a spirit that lives in the boulder, but that is not the ghost engine from Duncan Gets Spooked. Also, the main reason Sir Topham Hatt decided to close the quarry is because he believed they disturbed the boulder. But overall, I respect your opinion.
My favorite episode of this season is Rusty and the Boulder because it has a perfect atmosphere for a horror episode it was. My least favorite was Gordon and the Gremlins.
I don’t think it’s bad just not memorable
Now imagine the thrill of a lifetime in random episodes about terror coming at you while working in the harbor
List each real-life event of each episode, please
Toby visited mid sodor railway.
Duke isn't in the series anymore. He's gone.
He finds an engine that has Duke's body, and smudger's face.
Smudger is also missing.
What does this mean?
Either 1 of 3 things.
1) Bertram is a ghost that murdered both Smudger and Duke and assimilated into Bertram. Which is highly unlikely. Why? Because One, the "ghosts" that are real are just harmless creatures that either like to scare, or are there because they have a tragic accident, and since they were never found, their souls can't rest. Two, there's no proof at all that ghosts on Sodor ACTUALLY exist.
2) This can just be Duke, that came back to the mid Sodor railway, found Smudger, and put him out of his misery. Which is Impossible, because that means that Duke had to take his face off to swap to Smudger's face. We know this is impossible because Duke would most likely die if his face came off. We know this because in the Magic Railroad, when lady has no face, she's dead. Since she's pretty much train god, this applies to all of her creations too.
3) This is just Smudger. Who's crew murdered Duke while he came back to mid Sodor looking for him. They took Duke's body, and gave it to Smudger. They repainted it to cover up the corpse, and renamed him. This is actually EXTREMELY likely. One, Smudger was a generator, so he'd obviously take the chance to finally get back on the rails by taking Duke's body. Two, Bertram has Smudger's face. Different trains can't have the same face, unless they're twins. Even if they were twins, they'd still have minor details to set them apart, like larger eyes, dimples, etc.... Since Duke and Smudger are in NO way related, that means this IS Smudger. He murdered Duke for his own terms and freedom. Can't blame him though, I'd probably do the same if I were in his position. So yes, Bertram and Smudger are one.
But hey, that's just a theory, a TRAIN theory.
Thanks for reading. XD
@@ZecoaTheDiesel why didn't you put the season 5 review in your thomas and friends reviews playlist
@@kenleylazard1418 I thought I did, but you're right. I must have forgotten. It's on the Thomas and Friends review playlist right now.
Ahh season 5 the my favorite season mostly because it the one I grew up with I remember my mom and dad buying it for me on DVD when I was 7 good times good times. Now am 14 almost starting high school
Everybody Sitting At The Stage
Gremlin: *A-Woof-Woof*
I also had the same several questions as before: #1 When Britt first came up with the idea of adapt the books into TV, did the Rev or Christopher make the rules saying the episodes must only be based on the books for as Awdry criticized Seasons 3+4? #2 Even though Season 4 focused mostly on the RWS because of the problems of Season 3 yet the Rev Awdry didn't find it any better? #3 As the Rev felt, I can understand because imagine if you created something special but others might want to change it up a bit, who wouldn't be salty? But life isn't always fair and sometimes you might have to compromise. #4 It seems in your opinion (I hope I'm saying 100% accurate) 95% of the RWS adaptions turned out to be decent or awesome while only 55% of the original episodes are awesome or decent. Because Seasons 3+5 had a jumble of good and meh episodes so basically almost every adaption either made you laugh or left a good impression? #5 As you said in Trouble with Mud, is it wrong to adapt a RWS and original story into one episode? Season 1 had several stories adapted into one episode. Take for example James learns a Lesson and Special Attraction. I know you said the 2 adaptions of Special Attraction don't connect together in any positive way whatsoever, in the same should the 2 RWS stories for James learns a Lesson also been separated into 2 episodes? #6 In Diesel's Devious Deed, Why would Sir Topham Hatt blame Duck and not give him the benefit of the doubt since he's innocent? If STH knew it was Diesel's fault, why didn't he scold him the first place? #7 Would you say the Rev or Christopher are better writers than Brit or David? #8 Why we're the episodes shortened to only 4:30 minutes in the Classic Series but extended to 7:00 and 8:45 in the later? #9 As you said in Season 1 review that Thomas meets the Queen should've been the season finale instead of Thomas' Christmas Party, did you already know Paint Pots and Queens was already gonna bad or did you have to review it 3 times first? #10 Are you review the episodes UK titles and UK terminology with both UK and US narrators? Why is there no answer?
Sorry I just got your comment just now, anyway I can't answer any of the question involving why the studio changes the running time or why did the Rev make up the rule about RWS stories being the the only stories Britt can make or how he felt, I can't find any sort of information about those changes. As for my thoughts on adaptations and originals, I don't really mind or care what type of stories the team wants to make for Thomas, all I really care is if the story is good or not, yes original episodes can be just as great as the adaption episodes, heck I love Thomas and the Rumors and Busy Going Backwards, but even the adaption episodes can still have their faults, like Break van and Thomas Meets the Queen which brings us to the point of subplots or the combination of two stories. Like I said, when writing an episode one of the things you need to keep in mind is the pacing, with James Learns a Lesson the pacing was nice and smooth and didn't feel rush or it didn't connect. We have James learning how to handle coaches and in the next day he's not handling them well, which makes sense story wise and it works well, even Trouble with Mud did a decent job on trying to make the story flow nicely and not get too sidetracked, yeah it was still a bit jumble, but it at least they tried, Special Attraction is just a poor example about combination two stories into one, because none of the stories had anything to do with the main plot.
As for reviewing the titles, or the terminology, I don't see much point in doing so, because I don't really think it helps or hurts the episode it self that much.
ZecoaTheDiesel Sorry I'm you think I'm asking the same question over again, I'm just wanna know almost every answer to every question I have hear. In your Season 1 review I remember, would you rate Henry and Percy's models/RWS illustrations good, meh, or bad?
@@jonathanmohler2210 For Henry I would mostly go with meh in terms for this model counter part, Percy's model part I would say it's good and his RWS illustrations I would say good outside of the Woolly Bear story.
ZecoaTheDiesel If you're curious, Derek cameoed in a Calling All Engines song montage, Double Teething Troubles wasn't his only appearance, that's why I think he has more potential than Class 40 who only appeared once and no more. Also, couldn't they use Devious Diesel in Bowled out instead since he always likes to show off (does he have an air intake)?
@@jonathanmohler2210 Well Derek making a cameo I already knew, but that was just a cameo and a random one at that. As for Diesel taking Class 40's place, honestly I don't see the point, being that Class 40 was also in the original story that episode is based on, so I don't see the point in switching a character for another one
In Season 5 I love A Better View For Gordon and Double Teething Troubles.
How's the guard/conductor gonna get a promotion after jumping clear and how why don't they just stop the trains? And how are they even able to jump out (A Close Shave also)? And I hope he jumped out clear before Douglas broke the van (Brakevan Episode)
All the Thomas the tank engine and friends songs from the 5th series: Come for the ride night train accidents will happen Harold the helicopter percys seaside trips Donald’s Duck it’s great to be an engine sir Topham Hatt the snow song and last but not least Every cloud has a silver lining (a song dedicated to bill and Ben)
What exactly do you mean when nothing was accomplished in Double Teething Troubles? Bill and Ben accomplish their goal of bringing Derek to the works.
Will you and Toy Bonnie team together on reviewing all later seasons after this?
Not every signal season, but if we're both feeling up for it, then we might review a certain season together again.
ZecoaTheDiesel So according to the RWS, the Rev and Christopher get to decide what they write into the stories with any kind of supblots, Britt and David adapt the episodes into TV and determine if they have enough time to fit in every plot point or need to add more plot points in, and the fans of the show get to decide if the plot points or subplots make sense or not and basically are you one of those people who don't mind the subplots just as long as the stories are enjoyable? Did I already ask this before?
@@jonathanmohler2210 I don't think you have, but in terms of what I think of subplots, I don't mind them too much as long they both make some sort of sense and it's not too distracting from the main story. As long if a subplot like say something from Special Funnel doesn't go on for too long and it's not too distracting from the main story then I don't mind them, but if it's something like Special Attraction or Thomas Meets the Queen where the subplots make no sense or it has nothing at all to do with the main story then it can actually hurt the episode in my opinion.
@@jonathanmohler2210 Well for Dirty Work Sir Topham Hatt knew something was up and knew that Duck wasn't the type of engine to call other engines names, he just wanted to make sure what was actually going on and he didn't want the big engines giving Duck too much trouble, which is why he ask him to go to Edward station.
For Percy and the Signal, if you're referring to when Percy tricked James into staying in the shed, then Percy should get blamed for it, because he was the one that told James a lie by saying that Sir Topham Hatt told him to stay in the shed, which he clearly didn't and in the real world if you tell a lie, especially to a police that a crime as happen which did not, then you could actually go to jail for that, because you told a lie and almost got someone else guilty for a crime they probably didn't commit.
As for Thomas Comes to Breakfast, I can see why people have a problem with it, but at the same time we can also say that Thomas was being boastful and was not thinking clearly, so it's not totally unreasonable on why he might get some blame for what he did.
ZecoaTheDiesel Yeah, but any subplots in my opinion feels like you said should be just separated episodes instead of combined into one, like I said the subplot in Percy takes the Plunge is just there because, and like you suggested why not Percy boast about something he's never tried before. Sometimes, I forget if I asked the same question over and over again.
13:00 a woof woof
Lol
Btw rip George Carlin the best ttte narrator
He was funny
But Alec Baldwin was better.
I remember watching A Vhs tape of series 5 called The classic Adventures of Thomas the tank engine does anyone remember those because I have not any information on it
6:04 you’re not the only one.
For the cancellation of "tugs" I say we should have some action to make up for "tugs" getting cancelled
How did the cars and ghost engine fall off the bridge (unless there was a loose pebble on the rail)? Also, the sign read: Slow Steep Bend and Ravine ahead, but instead there's a bridge? Also, why didn't Peter Sam's engineer (driver) secure the coupling?
I think the sign was meant saying that the bridge itself as a very steep bend on it and that the engines have the go slow to they don't derail themselves and fall into ravine, that's why the truck and the engine fell off the bridge because they went too fast on the bridge and derail themselves.
ZecoaTheDiesel But looking at the bridge from that angle, it's hard to see if there's a bend in it.
ZecoaTheDiesel I don't fully understand the plot of Rusty helps Peter Sam (The Truck UK one word title is just bland) previously in A Bad for Sir Handel, he misbehaves and gets punished in Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady, but after being freed, Sir Handel decides to misbehave again? You wouldn't think after being punished he wouldn't want to disobey again yet he does. And how can the freight cars not tell the difference between a green or blue engine? In the Railway Series, all the narrow gauges engines are red. I think it's another meh episode in my opinion.
@@jonathanmohler2210 Well again the Rev Adwry as stated that his character are like Children, and if there's been plenty of other engines that have been punished for misbehaving before but they still misbehave anyway like Thomas, James, Percy, Bill and Ben, ect. Plus even in real life even if a child is punish for misbehaving some will still likely misbehave anyway that's how some of the children are. As for the Cars and Peter there's a fan theory that those trucks are probably color blind so that's probably why they confuse Peter Sam for Sir Handle
Yoo Rusty and the boulder was the bomb
If you don't know what Toy Bonnie meant when he stated 'Boys vs Girls', I don't think he meant it literally, I think what he really means is 'Steam Engines vs Diesels' (even though this isn't used in Horrid Lorry) which will be a major criticism in the New Series as 'Steamies vs Diesels' to certain fans. I hope you aren't that kind of person and neither am I.
I guess that makes more sense, and whether a story does use a Steamies Vs Diesels stories, it all just depends on how the episode does for me and me alone.
ZecoaTheDiesel Several more things I want to ask: 1, at the end of Thomas Saves the Day Season 1, it says that Thomas got to see the big engines everyday, yet Tenders and Turntables starts with the big engines missing Thomas when they got to see him everyday. 2, Sir Topham warned James if he misbehaved again, he'll be repainted blue and James ignores his warning and causes trouble but never gets repainted blue? (There's a later episode I think you should watch which answers my question) 3, you liked Terence the Tractor as a kid, but now it seems eh, does eh and meh mean the same thing? (I know you still rated it good I haven't forgotten) 4, Why was Four Little Engines aired before A Bad Day for Sir Handel, was it because of budget issues? 5, why did they ruin the surprise of Thomas brakes the Rules and Bulldog? 6, You said in one review starting with Series 3 you'll watch every episode 3 times, does this mean you watch Series 1 and 2 several times without needed to review? Was there any any reason you watch those two the most out of everything else?
@@jonathanmohler2210 1. I think it's more that the Tender Engines missed Thomas living with them and fetching their coaches and goods train, as in the railway series, Thomas has his own shed and the episodes didn't say everyday, they said they quite often stopped by, but that doesn't mean they see him everyday.
2. I think it was more like Sir Topham Hatt trying to scare him to let him know that he doesn't play around, it's like a parent saying to their child that if they don't stop saying bad words they'll wash their mouths out with soap and sometimes that works. Now he did get punished by staying in the shed for a long while.
3. Yes, saying sometimes is eh or meh it's the same way of saying you find something okay.'
I can't answer 4 or 5 honestly, because I'm not Britt, nor did I work on the show so I don't why they did what they did with those episodes, but that's what they decided to do.
6. So the reasons I didn't watch seasons 1 or 2 three times, was because I didn't think about reviewing every single episode at the time and I just wanted to watch some Thomas, but after wanting to improve my Thomas reviews and being inspired by Pieguy, I decided to review every single season of Thomas and Friends. Keep in mind I also watch certain episodes from seasons 3-6 multiple times as well, so some of them I knew that rating I was going to give them from the get-go, like Special Funnel, but I hope I've answer your questions for you.
ZecoaTheDiesel Who's Pieguy and what's get go?
@@jonathanmohler2210 Pieguy is cartoon reviewer who's best known for his every season of Spongebob review and get go is a way of saying I knew it or I knew something from the very beginning. So meaning I knew I was going to give Special Funnel a 10/10 right away.
If you made a tutorial on how you review episodes, can you also make a review on how you make these RUclips videos because I'm starting an account and I'm having trouble uploading?
Ok, I might me able to do that, but first some question.
1: Do you have any way of recording a video, whether it's a normal camera with a SD card or a recording software from online?
2: Do you have a way to record your voice, like some type of mic? You don't have to record your voice, but if you're planning making reviews it would be best to have one.
3: Do you have a way to edit your videos? Like some type of editing software you can use. RUclips does give you an editing software to use, but honestly I don't really recommend it that much?
If you do then once you have an account set up there should be a camera icon at the top right side of RUclips, just click on it and it'll say either Upload or live stream, just click on the Upload button and choose a file from your computer of a video you want to upload.
If you're still having trouble there should be plenty of videos on RUclips about how to upload on RUclips, just type how to upload on RUclips, and if you're still having trouble, let me know and maybe I will make a short video on how to upload on RUclips.
ZecoaTheDiesel #1, I'm getting starting on using Filmora9 for recording and editing (#3) and #2, what kind of mic are you referring? And another thing, I can't bring premade RUclips videos into Filmora9 to edit (shorten or expand the duration for example)
@@jonathanmohler2210 I usually use a Blue Snowball Mic, they usually go around $40 sometimes $50 and you might need to buy a Pop filter separate because most mics don't usually come with a pop filter but if you willing to spend a couple more bucks then get the filter along with the mic.
@@ZecoaTheDiesel It isn't fair, Why didn't Smudger get a second chance and why can't Peter Sam I mean Stuart (Stewart?) win against Duke?
Also, I do respect your opinion on Double Teething Troubles, but why did you think that nothing was "accomplished" in the episode. I'm a little confused by the word "accomplished?" Why did you think the episode was okay? Again, I respect your opinion for it.
What I meant nothing was accomplished was that Sir Topham Hatt chooses Derek to help the twins out, but all the diesel did was work a bit and then he broke down, so really Derek was kind of a pointless character. I just felt that if Derek wasn't in the episode nothing really would have changed and the episode just felt flat to me.
ZecoaTheDiesel oh okay. I understand. My son loves this episode and he also respects your opinion and doesn’t take this episode review too seriously. And again, I also respect your opinion
@@pamthompson1627 That's fine. I'm glad you and your son love the episode. As I always say if you two love something, always love it no matter what. Even if the flaws I have, I do see why some people enjoy episodes like this and Rusty and the Boulder. :)
Even if Percy hadn't said that quote, would the surprise episode still be boring and what do you think should've been added in to make it more exciting?
Yes it would, because outside of the runaway scene, nothing really happens in that episode. As for what I think should've been added to make the episode more exciting, to be honest, I'm not really sure myself.
ZecoaTheDiesel Have you also that the former/aforementioned and Put upon Percy share the same plot, moral, climax, and character status?
@@jonathanmohler2210 In a way I would yes and no about Put upon Percy and A Big Surprise for Percy sharing the same plot/moral. While they both focus on Percy complaining about working, in Put upon Percy he was complaining reviving too much work, while A Big Surprise for Percy he was giving the same work almost very day. Plus the moral for Put upon Percy was more about you'll get some reward if you work hard enough, if that was moral they were going for, while A Big Surprise for Percy the moral was more about even the most boring of days can still have a surprise in it and you might not expect the surprise.
ZecoaTheDiesel I can at least say there's an exciting chase scene going on, but on the other hand, I find it boring to have nothing but the passengers trying different methods to get Henry out of the tunnel, I wonder why the author didn't write anything exciting into the original book, and finally why would Henry stay bricked up for always even though he will come out eventually, at least the US version makes more sense.
@@jonathanmohler2210 From what I heard originally in the first book the Sad Story of Henry was meant to be the last story for the first book the railway that Henry was on was a different railway from Gordon's and Edward's, but the publishers wanted a happy ending to the first book so Adwry made the story of Henry getting out of the tunnel and decided to have him on the same railway has Edward and Gordon.
I don't get the plot point of Toby's Tightrope, the main plot is about Mavis trying to go beyond the railroad crossing, not the bridge. And why would the cars push Toby when Mavis ordered only to push her, and finally, why wasn't she punished for a naughty deed, definitely a meh episode in my opinion. Not I'm not a fan of the RWS so I'm wondering if even the Reverend writes certain errors by accident or on purpose, I mean nobody's perfect
Wells as the narrator as said before, you can't really trust trucks, plus it's been proven that trucks can play really nasty tricks and not listen to any engines really. So even if Mavis as the one shutting the trucks, they still would have push further than the railroad crossing.
My guess is that the reason why she wasn't punished for her naughty deed is that, one she did help Toby and she felt really bad for doing that, given that she didn't know that the trucks would bump Toby instead of her and she admitted that it was her fault that it happen and yes I agree that no one is really perfect and I think it's have to assume that the "errors" that he Reverend wrote were most or less accident, because he's the one writing the stories so he writes them how he would like them to be written and what works for him is going to be a bit different to how his readers see it.
ZecoaTheDiesel Now I love how you quoted in your Season 4 review saying this show takes children on a journey, however, some fans argue that this show is no longer that way, instead it's a cash cow company (if you get the expression), is it a fact, opinion, or just rumors being told?
@@jonathanmohler2210 Well based on what I've seen in the later series (keep in mind it's been years since I've seen series 8-11 and the CGI series) in some ways I can see what the fans are getting at because sometimes it feel like the show just doesn't care when it comes to certain episodes where nothing really happens or it gets too repetitive with it's stories, but at the same time it's not like the show doesn't try at all, I can tell some of the writers are doing the best they can to make an episode fresh or at least good, because there are some episodes in the later series that are actually good. Really it just all comes down to the opinion of the fans and what they want to see out of Thomas.
The trucks have already been portrayed as suicidal morons that don’t think straight
Believe it or not, I think Harold was needed in Thomas Percy and the Mail/Post: not only was he boasting that railroads are out of date, but also offering to take the letters in case the trains were shut down; like you said in Horrid Lorry, you can't always rely on trains to make deliveries and also that there's an episode where Harold actual takes the parcels due to trains being held episode (you know what I'm talking about?)
I get what your talking about, and I agree that what Harold was trying to do, but that wasn't my main issue with Harold, my main issue with Harold was that he was just there and really added nothing to the story at all. Like I said if you just took out Harold from the episode and replace him with someone like, say, Bertie, then nothing would change it would just be the same plot, but with a different character.
ZecoaTheDiesel Well I on the other hand think the opposite that Harold role was somewhat dropped or not fleshed out enough in Rusty helps Peter Sam. The main plot is about the crash at the incline.
@@jonathanmohler2210 Well yes, but the difference between that and the Post Train was it was just a way to introduce Rusty and it was brought back in the end, the Post Train he just came and went.
ZecoaTheDiesel But they could introduce Rusty in a different way.
@@jonathanmohler2210 How would you introduce Rusty if you were adapting the books?
The Only Think I Hate Is Busy Going Backwards And Oliver's Find Which They're Worst Episodes
Rusty and the Boulder reminds me of an episode from another show, I can't tell you, that would be ruining the surprise as you stated in Thomas Breaks the Rules and Bulldog
ZECOA THE DIESEL CAN YOU DO THOMAS AND FRIENDS SEASON 7 REVIEW WITH YOUR FRIEND JONATHAN ThatToybonnieguy AND DON T FORGET WITH FT WITH BLAKE FILIPPI OKAY PLEASE
As I asked in Season 3 Review in Diesel does it Again, were you saying Diesel shouldn't return to the series after he was sent packing in A Close Shave for Duck? I thought you said Diesel was your favorite character so wouldn't you want to see him in the series again even if it isn't based of the RWS?
I never said Diesel shouldn't return from that episode. I said I thought it was weird that he was the only engine available when Sir Topham Hatt could have chosen other engines like Edward or Boco. Also it was just more that episode was just too jumble.
ZecoaTheDiesel Yeah makes sense, also in this review, I can sorta see why you think it would've been better if Derek (not named) had more apperances. Yet you don't have problems with Smudger and D261 (Bowled out) even they had one apperance?
@@jonathanmohler2210 Well both Smudger and Class 40 (Bowled out) had a reason to be in the episodes Smudger was there to have Duke teach Falcon and Stuart a lesson to take better care of themselves and Class 40 was mostly there to sort of prove to steam engines he was better, even though that backfired on him horribly. Derek is just one of those engines that just seems like he was just "there". I mean yes he sort of did help out, but it was mostly Bill and Ben that had to help out including the diesel with was a disappointment because they really underplay him in the episode.
ZecoaTheDiesel Ture, but would you still hope they have more appearances? George and Caroline had another appearance, did they appear more than once in the RWS? Therefore, are you saying certain characters mustn't make one time appearances unless that's how the RWS was written out?
@@jonathanmohler2210 No not really. It's mostly up to the writers and show stuff on how they want to write the show. Would I myself like to see characters like George or Caroline make another appearance, if they can find a way to write them in the episode, then sure, but I wouldn't be salty or upset if they didn't. It just depends on the writers. As for the RWS George only appeared once more in a story written by Christopher, while Caroline was a one off character, she never made another appearance after that.
Wouldja say the Rev or Britt/David is better at writing stories because most of the good/great season you rated had to be based off the books?
I mean, both Rev and Britt have their faults when it comes to their writing style, but both also have their pros as well when it comes to their writing. I still gave Season 5 a Good Season because it had a couple of good episodes and all of them were written by Britt and David. So I say both are equally good when they write and episode or a story.
ZecoaTheDiesel I was more referring to Seasons 3 and 4 because you thought 3 wasn't that memorable.
@@jonathanmohler2210 Well Season 3 like I said I apperceatie Britt and David trying new ideas for the show and some of the original episodes are great, but like I said because the running time for the show at the time was 5 mins, some of the episodes didn't feel flesh out enough and felt a bit too rush for me. I still like the season for what it is and what it try to do, but it I just didn't found that good or that memorable enough to make me want to go back and watch all of the episodes again.
ZecoaTheDiesel I do have several problems with the RWS or at least the episode adaptions, for example in Cows on the Line, why can't Henry and Gordon prove Edward they could shoo cows even if it's impossible; why can't there be a lesson in self Independence: the opposite of asking for help? (same thing with Bulls Eyes)
@@jonathanmohler2210 Well the point of the episodes wasn't just self independence, the main lesson of the episode is don't be over confident or act like you know what to do, when really you don't. In the episode both Henry and Gordon thought they knew how the handle cows when really they never really deal with them at much and they soon realized that chasing a cow was more trouble than they thought. Same problem Daisy had in Bulls Eyes where she thought she knew how to chase a bull away, but she was too scared and she clearly didn't know how to handle a bull after all, where some engines like Toby has dealt with animals all his life and he knows how to handle them especially the ones that prove to be troubled. That's the whole point of those episodes to teach the kids to be careful on what you say or you might eat your own words. I've known some people, myself included, that act like we know more than the other person and sometimes we do and sometimes we don't and the times that we don't could end up costing our own lives.
I still don't understand the crash scene Thomas and the Special Letter, what has that got to do with the engines going to the Big City (aka London)? And what's more, how was Thomas repaired in that short amount of time?
I think it was written because the Rev needed some kind of problem or accident and didn't want to make the story way too short. As for how Thomas was repaired in time, I'm going to have to say that the workmen worked really fast in repairing Thomas.
ZecoaTheDiesel Now I just want to make this clear, the episodes you rated meh and bad, are any of those weak episodes still rewatchable?
@@jonathanmohler2210 They are, they're not really terrible episodes, I just consider them not as great as the other episodes from this season, but they were still watchable and I wouldn't mind watching them again.
ZecoaTheDiesel Yet you'll never watch James learns a Lesson again? I don't know if I'm taking your words too literally.
@@jonathanmohler2210 No I'll still watch. I never said that I won't watch it again, I say that it's not one of my favorites and I don't see myself watching it too many times, but that doesn't mean I'll never watch the episode again.
A Big Surprise for Percy, what's so boring about a surprising chase? That's like saying that going to an amusement park or movie theater is boring just because we must pay to get in, if you understand my figure of speech?
ThatToyBonnieGuy I was more asking Zecoa Diesel, but anyway I disagree, this is a fun episode to me in fact this and Put upon Percy share the same plot and character status.
I can relate to Percy, although he did try to save the day. He did save the day two times this season.
Should they all be on Nick Jr
Don't you think many passengers pulling an engine that weighs 8000 lbs and several 4000 coaches like for Henry in the tunnel is stupid logic?
I honestly can’t think of a bad episode from the classic series besides some season 5 episodes
Why exactly in Gordon and Gremlin would Thomas bring Dowager to Gordon whom would bring her back to Thomas before arriving at her destination? Why didn't Thomas take her directly there?
Because Dowager said she wanted to see what her son's railway was like she was there for a visit and wanted to also know what the engines do. So that's why Sir Topham Hatt chooses Gordon to pull the special coach for her to show her around.
ZecoaTheDiesel Why wasn't Horrid Lorry retitled Horrid Truck when released in the US?
@@ZecoaTheDiesel If the series ended here after the downfall of Thomas and the Magic Railroad (or maybe Season 7) would you be just fine or continue?
@@jonathanmohler2210 Well if the show ended at season 5 or 7 then I would say that it was a good place to end the show, even with the meh/bad episodes it had and it would given the show enough years to try a reboot if they wanted.
Season 5 was also britts last season
She was actually an executive producer in S6 and script consultant in S7.
Season 7 oughta be the last of the canon series.
How do you know James would be fine if the tree crashed down on him? Was there a real life event where a tree crashed on top of a train and caused damage?
There was a real life event that this episode was based on, but to me the tree look a little too old and honestly it doesn't look that strong to cause major damage to an engine. A car I could see, but an engine I'm not too certain, but I could be wrong.
ZecoaTheDiesel Also, you said Derek didn't have enough screen time and you didn't like Betram at the end, but even though Thumper was also a one time on screen character, would you think he was over or underplayed?
@@jonathanmohler2210 Thumper I would put him in the same way I would Derek in terms of what I thought about the character. Like Derek he did serve a purpose to the episode, being he was probably the one that was responsible to cause bolder to roll down the hill, but he doesn't have any other personally or a trait to make him memorable or stand out as much as the other characters. So I wouldn't say he was over or even underplay in that episode.
ZecoaTheDiesel I have another question about Thomas comes to Breakfast; why would Donald and Douglas pull Thomas out of the house? Percy and Toby are right there: couldn't they do it instead?
@@jonathanmohler2210 I don't think Toby would be strong enough to pull Thomas out of the house, Percy could pull Thomas out of the house, but it's also possible that both Percy and Toby were too busy with their other jobs to help Thomas out of the house and that's why Sir Topham Hatt choose Donald and Douglas to pull Thomas out of the house.
My personal favourite season
For you next TV show/critic review, try SpongeBob?
You know I was watching SpongeBob a few days ago. If anything maybe after I'm done with a Halloween special review or season 6 of Thomas then maybe I might do Spongebob.
ZecoaTheDiesel What Halloween Special?
@@jonathanmohler2210 It's surprise, so you'll have to wait and see. ;)
Why wasn't the stationmaster's wife angry with Thomas destroying the house rather than their breakfast? Why don't 95% of the viewers or children notice this? And did Vere Awdry add this element in intentionally or unintentionally? (Same with Duck and the barbershop) Do your parents, siblings, or even friends watch any of this stuff with you?
My favorite one
Red
That music is distracting
Season 5 Is so overhated
No, it’s overrated. It’s overglorified by the fans.
@@Ethan-ey4jx yeah i wanted to Say that. My mistake
@@gabrielediconsiglio3206 Not really. Seasons 3 and 4 have that same glorification.
Finally!