EVERY Difference in the Restored Thomas Episodes

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Комментарии • 717

  • @railroadhub6316
    @railroadhub6316 Месяц назад +39

    Hey Tug, thanks for sharing, can i get the pin?

    • @CarlosPerez-zm4fn
      @CarlosPerez-zm4fn Месяц назад +1

      Two likes, and no replies? Lemme fix that

    • @CaptainScarletFan1
      @CaptainScarletFan1 28 дней назад +1

      10 perfect thomas episodes just like from super troopers' cat game - Meow
      SERIES 1: (1/26)
      *THOMAS, TERENCE AND THE SHOW
      SERIES 2: (6/26)
      *THOMAS, PERCY & THE COAL
      *SAVED FROM SCRAP
      *DUCK TAKES CHARGE
      *DIRTY WORK
      *THE DEPUTATION
      *WRONG ROAD
      SERIES 3: (3/26)
      *EDWARD, TREVOR & THE REALLY USEFUL PARTY
      *TENDER ENGINES
      *PERCY, JAMES & THE FRUITFUL DAY

    • @robbiewalker2831
      @robbiewalker2831 6 дней назад

      10:57: and it’s not a perfect episode because…

  • @ThomasTheorist
    @ThomasTheorist 2 месяца назад +783

    Another great video, I'm only now realising why some of the shots in S1 look so dark. I also think we need a master cut of everytime Tug says "Old Master" in this video!

  • @Randomstuffs261
    @Randomstuffs261 2 месяца назад +334

    "They got the footage from the *Old Master* "
    Sounds like they did a quest for an old guy with a white beard at the top of a mountain and in return, he gave them Thomas footage

    • @CruelestChris
      @CruelestChris 2 месяца назад +23

      Or a very puzzled medieval painter.

    • @oceanstudio31
      @oceanstudio31 2 месяца назад +42

      “Thank you for completing a quest. Here’s the restoration version of Thomas DVDs. You are truly a useful engine.”

    • @s.p.d.magentaranger1822
      @s.p.d.magentaranger1822 2 месяца назад +18

      Someone make this a DND campaign.

    • @XanderW104
      @XanderW104 2 месяца назад +5

      Sounds like a Fallout Quest.

    • @nicktallfox5266
      @nicktallfox5266 Месяц назад +4

      Isn't that's what the Culdee Fell was built for?

  • @JagoHazzard
    @JagoHazzard 2 месяца назад +109

    I'm going to use "the David Milton defence" in the future. I'm not overweight, I'm just moving slowly so it looks that way.

  • @sandrahwu
    @sandrahwu 2 месяца назад +219

    “The Old Master” sounds like the name of a Thomas episode. Like, Edward exposits the backstory of HIS old mentor to the rest of the engines, and the lessons he taught him that humbled him from a cocky and young douche, to the wise and respectable engine we all know and love.

    • @goodpeople25
      @goodpeople25 2 месяца назад +24

      Deep cut, that mentor turns out to be a horse who worked one of the plateways.

    • @Optimaloptimus
      @Optimaloptimus 2 месяца назад +10

      Someone suggest this to story adapters right now!

    • @BrentSudric
      @BrentSudric 2 месяца назад +10

      Master of the railway?

    • @bobingabout
      @bobingabout 2 месяца назад +14

      "The Old Master" must have been a really long episode of so much in the remaster was taken from it :P

    • @Altoclarinets
      @Altoclarinets 2 месяца назад +6

      [The other engines are left wondering when Edward went to the Netherlands and how a steam engine paints when it doesn't have any hands]

  • @liladoodle
    @liladoodle 2 месяца назад +276

    Time for another Unlucky Tug dew drinking game! Every time that the phrase 'Original Master' is said, take a shot.
    But remember folks, please drink responsibly.

  • @Channel-ij5px
    @Channel-ij5px Месяц назад +27

    So this can be summed up as:
    Season 1: Old Master
    Season 2: A perfect reconstruction.
    Season 3: A DIFFERENT TAKE.

  • @Nic_2751
    @Nic_2751 2 месяца назад +330

    Notoriously, this is where the “look out for the train” version seems to come from
    Also let’s take a shot for how many new “goofs” are in the restored versions for the expanded aspect ratio

    • @Railandairyoutube
      @Railandairyoutube 2 месяца назад +7

      Nuh uhh

    • @southerncoastproductions7587
      @southerncoastproductions7587 2 месяца назад +7

      @@Railandairyoutube leave

    • @Electric_a.k.a_kool
      @Electric_a.k.a_kool 2 месяца назад +10

      Gwr studios

    • @Railandairyoutube
      @Railandairyoutube 2 месяца назад

      @@southerncoastproductions7587 "Look of for the train" comes from the original VHS version of Thomas and the Trucks, from the 1993 Thomas Gets Tricked VHS.

    • @Shirtgama
      @Shirtgama 2 месяца назад +6

      I wonder if GWR Studios ever realized that

  • @ieuanbriers
    @ieuanbriers 2 месяца назад +62

    2 minutes in and I have already seen Thomas, The Golden Girls, The Wizard of OZ and Star Wars. Now that is an interesting combination.

    • @goodpeople25
      @goodpeople25 2 месяца назад +1

      And if you know Yugioh you're now thinking of an archetype combining Thomas and The Golden Girls to go with Kozmo being a combination of the other two. (yes that is real)

    • @AshtonGarland
      @AshtonGarland 2 месяца назад +1

      I’m a huge fan of all three so it was a very nice surprise!

    • @QJ89
      @QJ89 Месяц назад +2

      It's always a good treat to see these old shows and movies, shot on film, given the Restored HD treatment.
      The 60's Batman show is another good example, especially considering how many decades it went without a home video release.

  • @Steamenginesunited3456
    @Steamenginesunited3456 2 месяца назад +79

    Still can't believe that Henry moving shot in Coal made it in the final restored episode

    • @QJ89
      @QJ89 2 месяца назад +8

      At first glance, it looks like the footage is reversed. What actually happened is so much funnier.

  • @iammaybeabro4598
    @iammaybeabro4598 2 месяца назад +30

    With the cropping issues, I think there's a perfectly rational explanation for it. These restorations were done in the early 2000s, when most people still had CRT TVs rather than modern LCD displays. Depending on the set, the tube guns crop out a portion of the frame, known as overscan. This is automatic, but modern displays usually have a setting to add a little overscan back in. As such, TV shows and movies of the time often had "safe zones," which were marked in a way that it was important to not get any of the studio equipment in so that no matter what you watched it on, you saw everything you were supposed to. I guess when restoring it, they figured that the TVs it would be watched on would automatically block out the studio props at the top.

  • @thegermanofsodor
    @thegermanofsodor 2 месяца назад +185

    So my theory on why some episodes use the old masters despite having the film of the footage is because the restorations were rushed so whoever edited them didn't have enough time to pull up all the shots.
    That's why i'm not 100% convinced that so much film was lost, especially in S1 and more so that it was just a rush job.

    • @PCMan8922
      @PCMan8922 2 месяца назад +5

      Season 1 Thomas Is From The Old Master.

    • @marcin6271
      @marcin6271 2 месяца назад +18

      Maybe they got the film with the "lost" footage later on when most of the episodes were finished and didn't go back to put the remastered wersions in place of the old ones. Or the film was in worse state so the scanning for it was delayed and finished after the episodes were ready. That could also happen.

    • @OmniscientCameo
      @OmniscientCameo 2 месяца назад +10

      Definitely agreed. Some of these are definitely editing conveniences or someone doing the editing who wouldn't know where to find the shot they're missing. All the S1 stock footage being unrestored throughout Season 2 kinda reinforces that for me - it's not like the person putting these together knew that they were supposed to be looking in the Season 1 folder (which the editor might not have even received when this was assigned to them) for some of those shots

  • @NeidhardtDerBlitzschnelle
    @NeidhardtDerBlitzschnelle 2 месяца назад +46

    4:13 Another Show affected by this was the vast majority of the Originial Doctor Who series. The only exception was the "Spearhead from Space" Arc of Season 7, which was shot on film due to a strike from the regular camera crew, and thus was the only Arc from the Original Series to receive a Blu-Ray Release prior to 2019 or so.

  • @shinyagumon7015
    @shinyagumon7015 2 месяца назад +99

    It's funny how often you can see obvious flaws in the sets here, maybe making everything wide screen isn't always the best idea.😂

    • @earlofbroadst
      @earlofbroadst 2 месяца назад +20

      They ran into similar issues with the Buffy the Vampire Slayer remaster. Making it widescreen meant a lot of camera equipment, crew, and the ends of the sets could be seen.

    • @southerncoastproductions7587
      @southerncoastproductions7587 2 месяца назад +1

      get out

    • @Nic_2751
      @Nic_2751 2 месяца назад +11

      It’s not widescreen it’s expanding the frame

    • @taylorwoolston8856
      @taylorwoolston8856 2 месяца назад +11

      There is no widescreen here, it's all 4:3.

  • @tudorbrancuturcu5996
    @tudorbrancuturcu5996 2 месяца назад +31

    I never noticed Henry’s angry face in Whistles and sneezes!

  • @eddiethefriendlytenderengine
    @eddiethefriendlytenderengine 2 месяца назад +17

    Now, I can see why GWR Studios had so many goofs to point out.

    • @RishantYT747fan
      @RishantYT747fan 2 месяца назад

      GWRS , Oh GWRS , where have you been?

    • @eddiethefriendlytenderengine
      @eddiethefriendlytenderengine 2 месяца назад +5

      He moved to a new channel called NeoAuto. Apparently, he was accused of being racist and sexist on Twitter, which resulted in him moving channels. Although, I am really pissed he didn’t tell anyone. We wouldn’t have judged him if he told us he needed to do this.

    • @RishantYT747fan
      @RishantYT747fan 2 месяца назад +3

      @@eddiethefriendlytenderengine Oh . Well .... I will always miss his goofs videos . RIP GWR Studios .

  • @williamshaw8112
    @williamshaw8112 2 месяца назад +23

    I know people always complain about the goofs but personally I fucking LOVE seeing all the fuck ups from the restored footage simply because I think it gives it a charm that happens only with real models/effects. Whenever something gets fucked up in cgi I always just call it a “boy I sure hope somebody got fired for THAT blunder” moment

  • @srmcd1
    @srmcd1 2 месяца назад +161

    Excellent video! And a new drinking game for every time Tug says "Original Master"

    • @BlandSpagetti
      @BlandSpagetti 2 месяца назад

      Lmao I thought the same thing

    • @Dr.Disney
      @Dr.Disney 2 месяца назад +3

      “Old Master” Drink!

    • @bazboyd44
      @bazboyd44 2 месяца назад +3

      you trying to kill us?

    • @xela4183
      @xela4183 2 месяца назад +3

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_intoxication

    • @Invincible_Ages
      @Invincible_Ages 2 месяца назад +1

      Haha bruh I'm dead 💀 (like actually)

  • @michaellynes3540
    @michaellynes3540 2 месяца назад +11

    I miss the practical effects of “Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends”. The practical effects were so good and a classic.

  • @NewController01
    @NewController01 2 месяца назад +13

    This raises a question, why is there no restored Footage of the Engine's Nameboard sequences?

  • @BlazingFury77
    @BlazingFury77 2 месяца назад +6

    Season 2 is my favorite batch of restored episodes. It's like the crew realized their many mess ups one season earlier and did their best to make the next one look more presentable.

  • @JamesIsHere5
    @JamesIsHere5 2 месяца назад +61

    YES! Finally a deep dive on the restored episodes. I've been waiting so long for a video like this.

    • @usefulduncanfan
      @usefulduncanfan 2 месяца назад +5

      You also did 2 videos involving Restored Thomas looking like sh*t.

    • @Nic_2751
      @Nic_2751 2 месяца назад +4

      I was expecting you to acknowledge that lol

    • @johnathonmcjohn3
      @johnathonmcjohn3 2 месяца назад +1

      no way its ttte guy

  • @PkmnHK12
    @PkmnHK12 2 месяца назад +45

    You've also forgot to mention at 29:42, in the Original shot, notice that you can still see Edward's Express Brake Coach just stopped on the top-right corner of the camera shot after going through the bridge, whereas the Restored version with a different take, Edward's train had made it through.

  • @capmodesty
    @capmodesty 2 месяца назад +22

    It would be nice if 20 years later they would have another crack at the restoration of Series 1 at least, but with the direction the brand has taken I think it sadly unlikely to happen. At least Mattel are definitely aware there is interest in the heritage of TTTE&F so fingers crossed they have been working on it, massive props to them if they include the original pilot, I would hope for Series 2 with a pieced together Missing Coach but that's just a dream

  • @OrangeJinty
    @OrangeJinty 2 месяца назад +20

    Another big difference in The Diseasel that always bugged me was in the scene where Bill and Ben leave their trucks and come back to find them missing. You can VERY clearly see a crew member's hands at the top of the screen pulling on a fishing line in the restored version. In the original that's cropped out of frame.

  • @CharcoalsDen
    @CharcoalsDen 2 месяца назад +14

    Take a huff of Welsh coal every time Tug says "from the old master"

  • @ZANTHERA
    @ZANTHERA 2 месяца назад +18

    The opening scene of The Flying Kipper does actually use mostly restored footage. The only shots that use the tape master, are when Henry sits waiting to go, when he pulls away, and when the guard shows his green lamp. The close-up of his wheels slipping is also restored footage. You can see that there is more picture to the sides of a lot of these shots than the tape master.
    The cropping seems to be from them lowering the footage for the scene where Henry passes through Wellsworth, which was to hide the top edge of the sky backdrop, but they accidentally applied this lowering to all the footage in this sequence, and ironically, the top edge of the backdrop was only barely visible in the original master. This couldn't have come from the film scanner, as they are designed to scan the entire viewable frame to allow for croping in editing, which is how some shows are able to be remastered in widescreen, as you mention early in the video.
    Also, I noticed a few errors about shots being reused for the canal scenes in series 3. The last scene of Gordon and the Famous Visitor, and the first scene of Henry's Forest are not from the tape master, they both use restored footage, you are right about the others being from the tape master.
    Henry's Forest is one of the few episodes in series 3 to use all 35mm film, along with Edward, Trevor & the Really useful Party, Tender Engines, Percy, James & the Fruitful Day, and Thomas & Percy's Christmas Adventure.
    You say a few shots are from the old master for All At Sea, and One Good Turn, but they are restored. You can see the differences in the framing, and the fact there is no bobbing from the old master being a poor transfer.

  • @IsleofPigsStudios
    @IsleofPigsStudios 2 месяца назад +86

    I’m mixed on the restored Vs unrestored debate. On one hand, the restored footage is useful for edits and stuff like that. On the other, the original version is more cozy and nice.

  • @thethreerailwayengines825
    @thethreerailwayengines825 2 месяца назад +37

    I think I read somewhere that what happened in Flying Kipper was there was one shot of the nighttime scene where there was something at the top of the set that wasn't supposed to be there, so they MEANT to only have that shot be cropped lower down to remove it, but accidentally cropped it down for the whole sequence

    • @SacrificedSin87
      @SacrificedSin87 2 месяца назад +5

      Similar in Thomas and the trucks, there’s a brief moment where you see a crew member’s hand as they pass under a bridge. It’s literally a blink and you’ll miss it.

  • @brenlc1412
    @brenlc1412 2 месяца назад +11

    The series 1 remaster can be summed up in 4 words:
    You had ONE JOB.

  • @RiderNexus
    @RiderNexus 2 месяца назад +35

    If you wanna know an example of how NOT to do film restoration, look at the history of western releases for Dragon Ball Z
    To this day, that entire show has only had ONE DVD release that we can consider "Good", with the Dragon Box sets.
    Every other release has had MAJOR problems, from oversaturated colours, excessive grain removal when lines of animation are sometimes removed, cropping a show made in 1989 to being 16:9 and no option to change it back, and really poor sound quality for the original Japanese audio track due to Toei not owning the original audio masters anymore.
    You think Star Wars releases had it rough, OH BOY

    • @Blur4strike
      @Blur4strike 2 месяца назад +2

      Yeah, that "Updated Re-release" for Dragon Ball Z was a bit of a mess to put it politely.

    • @RiderNexus
      @RiderNexus 2 месяца назад +2

      @@Blur4strike The one where they CROPPED into 4:3 and removed all film grain?
      Yeah that's a mess especially but nothing will be as bad as the orange bricks

    • @Blur4strike
      @Blur4strike 2 месяца назад +2

      @@RiderNexus Oof, that's one I heard horror stories about in the anime community.

  • @drevianedwardsproductions9244
    @drevianedwardsproductions9244 2 месяца назад +7

    It's very funny that the Henry special coal scene where Henry bumps into the wall and then shot forward was seen in the restored version.

  • @DonalanDouggieFanatic
    @DonalanDouggieFanatic 2 месяца назад +7

    I’m surprised he didn’t mention the part in the restored version of “The Diseasel” where you can see the edge of the set and the crew members pulling Bill and Ben back with strings.

  • @kirbykraftgames
    @kirbykraftgames 2 месяца назад +22

    Me: Decides to take apart of this new drinking game
    Also me: Blacks out 5 minutes into the challenge

  • @elmasterdezoologia6641
    @elmasterdezoologia6641 Месяц назад +14

    Imagine if an ENTIRE episode had been lost and it had to be reconstructed using stock footage from previous episodes, alternate takes and shots from the *Old Master*

  • @mackpines
    @mackpines 2 месяца назад +41

    I find film restoration very interesting.
    Pretty amazing how they’re able to remove every little scratch and dust spot from every frame of film.
    Talk about patience and attention to details.
    Another great video as always.

  • @DucksBranchline
    @DucksBranchline 2 месяца назад +23

    I love that old school vhs look (ultra bright colors), that was one of my favorite aspects of the show when I was a kid😭😭

  • @DanTheMan2150AD
    @DanTheMan2150AD 2 месяца назад +11

    I really hope we finally get some new restorations for the upcoming anniversary, hopefully with a Blu-ray release on the horizon.

  • @connor_moriarty
    @connor_moriarty 2 месяца назад +74

    I understand that Thomas doesn’t have a huge audience on par with massive franchises, but it would make sense for some kind of physical disc release to follow the completion of these restorations. Collecting episodes from seasons 1-5 on disc is a nightmare. Given the length of each season, it would be so simple to author a 3-disc set with those seasons. Hell, if they want to add seasons 6-8 on another disc, I’d still buy it. There would even be room for supplements, alternate dubs and the original, unrestored versions of each episode. The market is niche but present and if done properly, would be extraordinarily profitable.

    • @mr.cringe61
      @mr.cringe61 2 месяца назад +11

      I just want myself a 4K scan if that's even possible today. Since the 2000s a lot has happened with the film likely. The complete series is the best collection out there but so many inconvinieces are present. Season 8-11 are non exisistent and the DVD menus at least for the model series a little ugly. I also love to have a German dub for them since our narrator from S1-S5 was just awesome. S6 and S7 never released here and the S8 onwards narrator is crap. Anyways all these things could be fixed with a perfect 4K blueray release and Mattel could let Thomas be a cringe show for 2 year olds. But in the end it's Mattel we're talking about...

    • @JaredsGaming
      @JaredsGaming 2 месяца назад +10

      That would be a great thing for Shout Factory to release. They did a great job with Magic Railroad.

    • @mr.cringe61
      @mr.cringe61 2 месяца назад +1

      @@JaredsGaming Is it that good?

    • @intensesqualor2268
      @intensesqualor2268 2 месяца назад +5

      I believe some higher quality scans were actually included in a rare set Japanese DVDs released in the 2000s. They even came with some golden Capsule Plarail engines.

    • @QJ89
      @QJ89 2 месяца назад +5

      A 40th Anniversary Collector's Blu-ray Box set of the first five (maybe seven) seasons, with different picture master and narration options. That would Rock.
      But would Mattel care? Would they allow Shout Factory access to their show? Doubt it, but we can dream...

  • @thesudriana016
    @thesudriana016 2 месяца назад +14

    You forgot to bring up the difference in footage within Daisy in the scene where Percy and Toby were feeling exhausted and Daisy's eyes move differently from the original.

  • @whatsupitzmark1202
    @whatsupitzmark1202 2 месяца назад +42

    I’m all in for the higher quality picture in these restored episodes, but not for the missing shots and some glaring alternate takes.😅Great video by the way, I learned something new about the process of preserving and restoring film🎥 👍🏼

  • @anthonybarber3220
    @anthonybarber3220 2 месяца назад +3

    I think the only reason the episodes from season 1 tend to end on freeze frames is because they would then roll the credits on the old VHS and DVD’s. The show didn’t use the outro with Thomas until the final release of season 3

  • @IsleofPigsStudios
    @IsleofPigsStudios 2 месяца назад +7

    56:36 If I had a nickel for every video where Tug said “2/3 ain’t that bad”, I’d- oh forget it. The joke was made time and time again

  • @jonathanadair6847
    @jonathanadair6847 2 месяца назад +37

    For the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons, there was a “Behind the Tunes” documentary called “Fine Tooning: Restoring the Warner Bros. Cartoons”, which also shows how film restoration works.

    • @TCTAALTC
      @TCTAALTC 2 месяца назад +2

      Yeah it was on Volume 3

  • @realJamesKnoxPolk
    @realJamesKnoxPolk 2 месяца назад +15

    I grew up on nitrogen era but once my grandmother got me golden age CDs and I fell in love with the episode escape

  • @Johnny_64
    @Johnny_64 2 месяца назад +8

    When he said “from the old master” I felt that.

  • @TracksideManiac
    @TracksideManiac 2 месяца назад +41

    Here’s a fun drinking game: Take a shot every time Nic says “The Old Master”
    In all seriousness though, great video man! I will forever love the unrestored footage, it’s just my cup of tea I guess.

    • @IsleofPigsStudios
      @IsleofPigsStudios 2 месяца назад +4

      Preferably a drink of water. So your body isn’t demolished

    • @TracksideManiac
      @TracksideManiac 2 месяца назад

      @@IsleofPigsStudios Or if you’re doing this on Christmas: Eggnog

    • @IsleofPigsStudios
      @IsleofPigsStudios 2 месяца назад

      @@TracksideManiac EGGNOOOOOOOG!
      Sorry, couldn’t resist

  • @ambrm
    @ambrm 2 месяца назад +28

    I genuinely have no idea how you can tell it’s from the old master Lol

    • @laurencefraser
      @laurencefraser Месяц назад +1

      some of them have some pretty clear lighting issues. Othes.... *shrugs*

  • @TheFriendlyViking
    @TheFriendlyViking 2 месяца назад +34

    Allcroft: loses footage
    Tug: OH THE SHAME OF IT! THE SHAME OF IT!

  • @inaciosthirdstudio
    @inaciosthirdstudio 2 месяца назад +102

    To be fair, I remembered how HBO MAX restored many of the pre 1948 Looney Tunes cartoons that were owned by Turner Broadcasting System for years. For my understanding, Warner Bros. actually had the original elements in their vaults but I’m not too sure what conditions they were in. I think that’s kinda what I’m getting here.

    • @shinyagumon7015
      @shinyagumon7015 2 месяца назад +23

      I think restoring old cartoons is probably easier since they only had film to work with so they took good care of the masters.

    • @inaciosthirdstudio
      @inaciosthirdstudio 2 месяца назад +16

      I suppose so. Another example of unrestored material would be the Merrie Melodies blue ribbon series. That of course was just reissues of older cartoons where you’d switch the title cards with a different one. So instead of “A Wild Hare”, you’d get “ _The_ Wild Hare”.

    • @Mincecroft
      @Mincecroft 2 месяца назад +12

      ​@@shinyagumon7015 potentially with a cartoon, although it would take a significant amount of skill and effort, you could shot for shot remake it. As in, hand paint a new shot that looks the same as the old one.

    • @inaciosthirdstudio
      @inaciosthirdstudio 2 месяца назад +4

      Kinda. I mean that’s kinda why back then, AAP (Associated Artists Productions) acquired the rights to the pre-1948 Looney Tunes back in the 50s, then they were handled by United Artists and then in ‘85, Turner acquired the rights to the pre-1948’s.

    • @LaserdiscOrganistAmericanOrgan
      @LaserdiscOrganistAmericanOrgan 2 месяца назад +3

      Talking about, if you have heard of MeTV, Toon In With Me, MeTV Plus, MeTV Toons is coming this Summer. I hope Shining Time Station comes to MeTV Soon.

  • @aandrews155
    @aandrews155 2 месяца назад +9

    I’d be so curious to hear from the people that did the early 00s restoration. I know everyone’s jonesing for the pilot but just give me a perfect restoration of S1-5 and I’d die a happy man. As grateful as I am that we got some effort at a restoration, Thomas is such an iconic show that it deserves to be properly preserved (before it’s too late!)

  • @Ryder-a-Blaze
    @Ryder-a-Blaze 2 месяца назад +13

    At the end of the day I’m sure that we can all agree that the original version of these episodes are charming with their visuals

  • @emersoninfinitystone5785
    @emersoninfinitystone5785 2 месяца назад +22

    If there's 3 things i want released for The Railway Series' 80th Anniversary next year, it's these:
    1) A Complete *Centenary Library* Set of Christoper's 16 books.
    2) The *Down The Mine* pilot.
    3) The Complete Model Series ( Seasons 1-12 ) on *Blu-Ray/4K DVD*
    It's worth pointing out that the actual story behind the mistake in *Coal* wasn't the editor's fault, apparently the original shot of Henry backing into the siding was so old and deteriorated it just couldn't be saved, so regrettably they had no choice but to use the outtake.

    • @mr.cringe61
      @mr.cringe61 2 месяца назад +3

      YEEEESS. Although I wouldn't mind more HQ CGI as well. In the end Mattel could be Mattel and just do nothing.

    • @TrainsCatsOtherStories
      @TrainsCatsOtherStories 2 месяца назад +3

      Ok but then why not use the shot from the old master then???

    • @xavierjuno4572
      @xavierjuno4572 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@TrainsCatsOtherStoriesmy guess it was unusable because of the age, so they had no choice but to use a different shot that was an outtake

    • @mr.cringe61
      @mr.cringe61 2 месяца назад +3

      @@xavierjuno4572 He means that they could’ve just used the low quality one.

    • @TrainsCatsOtherStories
      @TrainsCatsOtherStories 2 месяца назад +1

      @@mr.cringe61 Exactly

  • @UsefulEngine11
    @UsefulEngine11 2 месяца назад +13

    Man I never realized how long and how much it takes to take something very very old for it's time to make it absolutely new especially when it came to home media releases on DVD's. I never really cared or noticed the differences between of what was taken from the original and what was actually scanned as everything looked fluent to me, but like you said once you see it you can't unsee it. Overall a very intriguing video that gives me much to think about keep up the good work Tug!

  • @hughesbrownstudios4728
    @hughesbrownstudios4728 2 месяца назад +9

    As a person interested Interested in 35mm film and Thomas this is exactly my kind of video.

  • @realJamesKnoxPolk
    @realJamesKnoxPolk 2 месяца назад +39

    Cheetos and unlucky tug videos go hard

    • @DavidDumbedDown
      @DavidDumbedDown 2 месяца назад +3

      Gummies and unlucky tug are also good

    • @DavidDumbedDown
      @DavidDumbedDown 2 месяца назад

      12:33

    • @Paper246
      @Paper246 2 месяца назад +1

      @@DavidDumbedDown unlucky tug and air good too

    • @ridleylegassy
      @ridleylegassy 2 месяца назад +1

      BBQ Lays and Unlucky Tug is crisp

    • @ThomasAndSkye
      @ThomasAndSkye 2 месяца назад +1

      new marketing campaign potential

  • @Trainfan1055Janathan
    @Trainfan1055Janathan 2 месяца назад +6

    Percy's whistle creates a high pitched sound in my ears that disturbs the inner reaches of my soul.

  • @ad-sd-vids5332
    @ad-sd-vids5332 2 месяца назад +6

    In other words- we’re never getting a good quality restoration of the classic series on Blu-ray

  • @loogiman8491
    @loogiman8491 2 месяца назад +4

    In Thomas & Bertie, the close up of Thomas after Bertie says "But to beat you over that hill, I should have to grow wings and be an airplane" is from the Old Master, which is interesting because the first close up when the narrator says "Everyone was there to celebrate Thomas' Victory" is restored.

  • @DraconicLeafTalarus
    @DraconicLeafTalarus 2 месяца назад +7

    I think the original and restored versions each have their own charm. Sure some of the scenes may look a little worse, but I don’t think it completely ruins things. Seeing my childhood favorites restored still warms my heart. They very well could have just not bothered trying, but people saw how popular/important it was and it was at least attempted.
    At the end of the day, I’m still glad the restored version exists.

  • @StanBlankPlushelodeon
    @StanBlankPlushelodeon 2 месяца назад +3

    I thought of a theory as to why the windmill shot from Thomas & Bertie used the old master when the shot was remastered.
    After remastering the shot the text for the intro was added to it. Whoever was in charge of doing this thought the shot was only used for the intro and deleted the remastered original shot from their computer after the text was added. Then when it came time to reconstruct Thomas & Bertie they realized that the shot was in fact used, but since the original one without the text had been deleted and they either weren’t able or didn’t want to go back and rescan it, they pulled it from the old master.

  • @dadocta5168
    @dadocta5168 2 месяца назад +14

    This is like those Star Wars comparisons from Theatrical Release to Special Editions.
    Personally I think Season 6 could use a Remaster, ever notice how many shots were out of focus?

    • @masterfuloishere
      @masterfuloishere 2 месяца назад +6

      That and the lighting was abysmally ugly

    • @antonberglund117
      @antonberglund117 2 месяца назад

      Can they really change the focus when restoring the fotage?
      Coloring should they be able to change.

  • @EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho
    @EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho 2 месяца назад +4

    At this point, I’m convinced that “Thomas and the Trucks” is cursed

  • @AndriuV2
    @AndriuV2 2 месяца назад +35

    So far we have seen:
    Season 1 (1984) - *COMPLETE*
    Season 2 (1986) - *INNOVATIVE*
    Season 3 (1991) - *BIG*
    Season 4 (1994) - *COMFY*
    Season 5 (1998) - *PEAK*
    Season 6 (2002) - *CUTE*
    Season 7 (2003) - *EYE OF THE STORM*
    Jack & the Pack (2003) - *QUAINT*
    Season 8 (2004) - *MILQUETOAST*
    Season 9 (2005) - *PEAKS AND VALLEYS*
    Season 10 (2006) - *DRAWN OUT*
    Season 11 (2007) - *???*

  • @DavidQuerolRagasaCargani-wn3md
    @DavidQuerolRagasaCargani-wn3md Месяц назад +3

    The cab shots from Whistles and Sneezes are actually stock footages that came from the episode Coal.

  • @terencewilliammckenna6121
    @terencewilliammckenna6121 2 месяца назад +7

    Those original film reels should be preserved

  • @xela4183
    @xela4183 2 месяца назад +4

    Minor correction, Season 6 always used the alternate footage from series 3. I found it pretty interesting as the stories in that season also deal with...well, seasone, quite a bit.

  • @85741productions
    @85741productions 2 месяца назад +12

    Love that you mention the episode Brake Van, I can't help but notice that every time I watch the episode. Today is my Birthday.

  • @BrandonHargus
    @BrandonHargus 2 месяца назад +7

    There were a couple shots you skipped, but seeing as it was only 3 or 4, I won't mention them. It was cool seeing most of the changes in one video.

  • @BH-98
    @BH-98 2 месяца назад +2

    I’ll need to rewatch this video to play a drinking game whenever “from the old master” or “to avoid ghosting” is said

  • @sealionstudios8597
    @sealionstudios8597 2 месяца назад +4

    The Star Wars references make me happy. Happy Revenge of the Fifth!

  • @likecascade7015
    @likecascade7015 2 месяца назад +8

    You know it’s gonna be good when the video is almost an hour long. But seriously though, this is great. I never would’ve spotted most of these differences. Some I already know about.

  • @Y0Y0Evan
    @Y0Y0Evan 2 месяца назад +4

    49:48 I never knew about the guy falling in this shot until today. Gave me a good chuckle when it was pointed out lol

  • @25544SHADOW
    @25544SHADOW 2 месяца назад +5

    A few years ago I started a trend of fake shot edits using different takes of the same set and stitched them together to make the engines pull different trains. People dubbed those as “Mandela edits” and more and more people started making their own. Watching this video though definitely proves to me that such things did actually occur in the show which makes those edits all the more interesting.

  • @tristanfoss7469
    @tristanfoss7469 Месяц назад +3

    It's crazy to think they had to go through so much effort to put these restorations together. It's bad enough under normal circumstances with all the cleanup and color correction needed, but here they didn't even have cut versions of the episodes and had to re-edit everything as one-to-one as humanly possible. Imagine how time-consuming that would be.

  • @sonicdoommario
    @sonicdoommario 2 месяца назад +7

    Thanks for confirming my suspicion of Trouble in the Shed, I could have sworn I remembered a long while ago Sir Topham Hatt putting his hat on as he leaves his office at the beginning, so my mind wasn't messing with me.
    Also, you mentioned how a lot of restored Season 2 footage is at a higher angle. I'm surprised you didn't mention how in the restored version of the Diseasel, you can see a pair of hands pulling Bill and Ben back right before their cars disappear early on in the story.

  • @Duckthechad
    @Duckthechad 2 месяца назад +5

    Dude the whistles for every title gave me a heart attack for when I wasn’t playing attention and looking somewhere else 😂

    • @nickcostigan7312
      @nickcostigan7312 2 месяца назад +1

      Percy’s is so much louder then his voice in this video and it blew my ears out in my headphones 😅😭

  • @user-Unknown781
    @user-Unknown781 2 месяца назад +5

    WE NEED TO SEE THE DOWN THE MINE PILOT😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤

    • @garrettthesmallengine4675
      @garrettthesmallengine4675 Месяц назад

      IKR!!!?? I really hope they release it this year for the TV Series’ 40th anniversary which will be on October 9, 2024 (in 4 1/2 months) or next year in 2025 for the Railway Series’ 80th anniversary in May 2025 (a whole year from now) We can only hope 🤞 🙏. Also Happy Memorial Day! and Respect and Honor to those who served for our Country 🫡

  • @ruestudios
    @ruestudios 2 месяца назад +2

    *THE OLD MASTER* 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
    This video also made me want to watch the old versions. I never knew so much was missing in the restored versions.

  • @ThomasfanSQBProductions
    @ThomasfanSQBProductions 2 месяца назад +3

    I still stand by the idea that these first three seasons of Thomas need to be re-restored or re-edited with more faithfulness to the original masters. Also the colors are very dark, especially for the first two seasons

  • @grahamdamberger7130
    @grahamdamberger7130 2 месяца назад +6

    Anyone else catch the fact that Daisy and Boco have the same angry face? Just with minor additions to make Daisy's look more feminine?

    • @radioactivevolt
      @radioactivevolt 2 месяца назад +2

      I might be wrong, but I think that's the case with most of their faces

  • @redengine4433
    @redengine4433 2 месяца назад +3

    SO HE DID MADE THUNDERBIRDS, holy shit my life just turned 90 degres
    Tugs just got a very new perspective

  • @mobob599
    @mobob599 2 месяца назад +5

    Babe wake up, new The Unlucky Tug video is up get the popcorn

  • @someguy3752
    @someguy3752 2 месяца назад +3

    7:44 Thomas and Gordon
    9:47 Edward and Gordon
    10:13 The Sad Story of Henry
    10:55 Edward, Gordon and Henry
    11:20 Thomas' Train
    12:07 Thomas and the Trucks
    13:17 Thomas and the Breakdown Train
    13:47 James and the Coaches
    14:43 Troublesome Trucks
    15:27 James and the Express
    15:59 Thomas and the Guard
    16:08 Thomas Goes Fishing
    17:11 Thomas, Terence and the Snow
    17:31 Thomas and Bertie
    18:06 Tenders and Turntables
    18:23 Trouble in the Shed
    18:52 Percy Runs Away
    19:41 Coal
    21:03 The Flying Kipper
    22:13 Whistles and Sneezes
    23:18 Toby and the Stout Gentleman
    24:44 Thomas in Trouble
    25:11 Dirty Objects
    26:10 Off the Rails
    26:19 Down the Mine
    27:42 Thomas' Christmas Party
    28:44 Thomas, Percy and the Coal

  • @JacobHillPGHVideo
    @JacobHillPGHVideo 2 месяца назад +2

    A Company like Discotek Media has done a tremendous job of releasing 4K restorations of anime series and movies. I think they should be given the job of restoring the first 7 seasons. 👍

  • @LiamAproduction
    @LiamAproduction 2 месяца назад +3

    Thank you for being a friend 0:24

  • @Parkinski27
    @Parkinski27 2 месяца назад +2

    Still better than any official "restoration" of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z.

    • @redstreak9430
      @redstreak9430 2 месяца назад +2

      The Dragon Boxes and Kai are the closest we’ll get to that and even then they aren’t perfect

  • @introvertishman7596
    @introvertishman7596 2 месяца назад +2

    Percy's eyes popping outward is a scary nightmare.

  • @shiitakiaandqwsad3859
    @shiitakiaandqwsad3859 2 месяца назад +3

    1:26 Fun fact I've actually visited this salt mine several times! It's in Hutchinson KS and offers trolley tours through the tunnels 600 ft down. You can take home a free salt rock of your choice :)

  • @splendidredscrapiron
    @splendidredscrapiron 2 месяца назад +10

    There are so many differences, I can already tell!

  • @Mafaldamou
    @Mafaldamou 2 месяца назад +3

    Ok, this is great. You actually made a video about how much hard work these people made to restore these episodes. I hope they're glad you acknowledged them. (And realise some of their mistakes. I swear, that Coal and The Flying Kipper blips are the worst,) When are we getting series 4, 5, 6 and 7?

  • @kevinkeenan-2.1
    @kevinkeenan-2.1 2 месяца назад +4

    I agree, that scene where Henry backs up and pulls out again just to back to the same spot is a bad edit. That one bother me, a little bit not that much. Also I never notice the wobbling freight car in, no joke for James. Good eye 👍🏻

  • @sealionstudios8597
    @sealionstudios8597 2 месяца назад +1

    26:06 You forgot to mention that when the Fat Controller says "You're not fit to be seen and must be cleaned at once", a different take of James looking down is used as he looks down later and faster in the shot than he did in the original.

  • @eryhv
    @eryhv 2 месяца назад +7

    Another exellent video! As a S2 stan, I'm so happy to hear it's restoration came out on top! Seeing the remasters on Amazon is also part of the reason I sought out the DVD releases with the original masters; they're not as crisp, but they're just so cozy, ya know? Also, I was too busy ranting about S10-11's inconsistent US DVD releases/lack thereof in the previous video, but I'm hyped to see some progress on your layout! I'm really looking forward to see how it turns out!
    Not to mention, with the recent OO announcements of Alfred and Judy by Rapido, and the release of the Class 28 by Heljan, I predict a Tugs Trains on BoCo, Bill and Ben in our future. Tugs Trains is a favorite series of mine from this channel, it's so inspiring to see other fans headcannons and models of various characters, you know?

    • @TLCinhabitant
      @TLCinhabitant 2 месяца назад

      How did you watch it a day early?

  • @itsjayden8002
    @itsjayden8002 2 месяца назад +4

    I think the Looney Tunes restoration featurette is also worth watching, though it doesn’t go as in depth as the Wizard Of Oz or Star Wars.

  • @Funtimexd134
    @Funtimexd134 2 месяца назад +1

    Interesting i didn't know they actually took the original files for the episode and make them high quality that louds like a PAINFUL process but some of the mistakes they made in the restored version are INSANE

  • @TrainMedia00
    @TrainMedia00 2 месяца назад +2

    I remember watching season 2 and 3 when I was like 3 and 5 years old, I don't have the DVD with the classic episodes that I watched, but it's good that RUclips has these episodes to rewatch the series as it now being restored, but I still love TTTE especially the classic one is one of my childhoods that how did I love trains in the first place.
    Right now I love real life trains, I'm not into cartoon or fictional trains because trains in cartoon don't make sense but TTTE does and has realistic physics of how a locomotive works and how it functions, trains in silly cartoons like why so many levers and gauges that don't work on a real locomotive but this one is realistic of what a train looks and operates.

  • @WatchVidsMakeLists
    @WatchVidsMakeLists 2 месяца назад +2

    You're iconic for giving us so many fantastic, thorough resources regarding this show. From B-roll to maps to these restored version differences. You're truly one of the most valuable resources the community has access to!
    Edit: And I forgot to mention, the little touches on all these vids such as each episode here being introduced with the whistle/bell of the lead character really does elevate this content. Tugs attention to detail is greater than the employees who put together the restored editions 😂

  • @andrewchristopher5273
    @andrewchristopher5273 2 месяца назад +6

    Wow so many differences, great video Tugs

  • @realJamesKnoxPolk
    @realJamesKnoxPolk 2 месяца назад +8

    It's 23 seconda how have y'all watched it already 💀

    • @danuostret1900
      @danuostret1900 2 месяца назад +3

      There are comments from yesterday 💀

    • @realJamesKnoxPolk
      @realJamesKnoxPolk 2 месяца назад +3

      @@danuostret1900 Patreon simps💀