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  • They did get voices when they started Hero of the Rails. But that and season 13 used CGI.

  • ghhjjjjjjjjjjjj

  • And duck and oliver are in the 12th seris so think and watch the episodes before you post a video saying that they are not.

  • You do know that there will be a thomas and friends movie in 2014 set in wwII and i think they are using the models one last time before the models rest forever in preservation for children and adults alike to look at them

  • randomdce rip off

  • amn tomas has gone down hill sence hit entertanment took over! the vocie of tomas isn't the same! well f@%$ hit entertanment and god only knows were they are headen now......

  • i was a huge fan of tomas! i used to have boxes full of tomas toys! but i've grown to out of that fase.=( but i still like watching it. somtimes!

  • I agree, they need to fix the series a bit!!!

  • I'm fine with the way it is now, the only thing I can criticize is the repetitive dialouge.

    You hear someone say something like 3 times every couple of minutes, it's annoying.

    e.g

    Gordon: I am the best! I am the best! I am the best!

  • I quite agree with you. My sister and I where fans from the start. We are still today. My sister says that she dislikes the CG I Thomas and Friends. I don't mind much. They did use computer only in one part of the movie, Thomas and the Magic Railroad. I have been saying over and over that we now live in the CG I stage. Almost every cartoon that a little child and adult will seen is CG I. Computers have mainly taken over all animation. I love the models.

  • @Swiftstar01 They are very unique and each one is hand made. I agree with them being preserved in a museum and put on display. So that all children will learn more about their favorite TV show. I also understand about the character problem. Yes there are many but i won't complain. I learned about the new characters when i saw a kid playing in his room with all of these toy Thomas models. I was amazed on how much my favorite show changed.

  • @Swiftstar01 The voice actors helped the engines get their own identity. It is nice that Thomas and Friends are making money for a budget of voices and still keep the narrator. I not typing this for pushing buttons. I'm stating what is on my mind. I love Thomas and I will show my children his stories.

  • my children love the thomas train theme song...not for adults maybe but if you have a son or daugther you would understand! maybe if you have children then you would like the theme song because your child will love it...

  • ACTULE YOU RIGHT THAT RUMMER IS TRUR CASE ON EBAY LAST WEEK I SOW THE MOST HORBUL THING THOMAS'S MODLE FROM THE SHOW BECAUSE IT SHOWN THE PIC OF IT NOT IN ACTHIN BIT STILL IN A FILMING ROOM

  • i loved series 12. but dont you think that scrapping the models completely sucked a bit?

  • The Engine Roll Call was kept sadly enough for seasons 13 onward, but they managed to improve it for Hero of the Rails. As for the voice actors, they did do that for season 13 onwards. And for the characters, we will see the return of The Skarloey Railway in season 16, as well as Duck, (And hopefully Bill and Ben, Donald and Douglas, and Oliver)

  • @ToaCelon549 Don't forget BoCo and Daisy

  • @Zorran202 Oh, what about Harold, and Trevor? By the way, Duck doesn't come back till season 18-20.

  • the hell is this

  • As for the Theme song I agree. I always thought the Engine Roll call was lame. not a patch on the old theme. I wish they would use a proper theme like Thomas we love you.

    As for the voice actors. Well now the series has voice actors. but I think they would have better ones. like; Jimmy Hibbert, David Jason or Craig Charles.

  • As for the Transition into CGI. At first I thought the CGI features of Amazing in Season 12.

    But during the releases of Seasons 13 - 15 I liked the CGI Thomas less and less.

    the full CGI Characters just seems annoying. (No offence to you loyal fans).

    and seeing the same places in the CGI series is lame.

    I wish they had some of the old sets in Full CGI. like Elsbridge Station, and others.

  • As for the one off Characters. I agree about that, But it seems that in Seasons 13 - 15 the New Characters there seem to get more attention but I don't really like: Victor, Kevin, Hiro, Bash, Dash, Ferdinand, Charlie, Scuff, Belle, Flynn or the New Diesels.

    I wish they more focus on Molly, Neville, Dennis, Billy, Hector, Hank, Flora, Colin and other forgotten Characters.

  • Ok here is what I think of This video.

    I agree with most the things said in the topics.

    I think there should be more Awdry Written Material in the story rather than the babyish repetitives and rhyming in the storys.

  • @ProjectShiningStar - I know everyone has to be called out for their bullshit, and you have rightfully called me out for mine.

    I wasn't trying to make all the fans look bad at all with this video - It was poorly planned. About a few months ago, I realized my first attempt at an HDG did have some flaws in it (apart from saving the models, which they've done). It should've been a rant, which is what it seems to be.

    I plan on revising this video, since this HDG is rather outdated....

  • you suck and I hate you

  • 5:26 a little to bold for the little E2

  • @hawkfan2300 Might work for Gordon I'd suppose

  • @ryanlim2002 guess so...

  • i love thomas the train

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  • Hank is on the right....

  • Sick of Thomas -

  • i miss lady

  • This is complete Jewish gibberish. Like seriously what's your next handy dandy guide going to be on? Barney & Friends and how his shade of purple has changed over the years? It's no secret the guy in the suit is a PEDOPHILE he LOVES to hug and squeeze the kids; him and that faggy yellow dinosaur probably have butt sex in the tree outback behind the kindergarten play learning center for the Nazis. (SEIG HEIL). What's next? trainmaster884's Handy Dandy Handjob Guide? WTF, over.

  • That alternate theme should serve as a reminder to HiT as to Thomas's roots!

    HiT forogt COMPLETELY that engines on the Fat Controller's railway are supposed to be useful and NOT SHELF DISPLAYS.

  • omg they used some of your ideas.

  • @kirbyfan600 - How's that, then?

  • I totally got lost when they introduced the "miniorities" to the series. And even though "Rule Britannia" is a terrible theme song it's better than that goddamn "roll call". The CGI faces are a definate improvement, but I think they should stick with the models since the new CGI stuff looks like they just filmed the background and put a 3D Computer model in there-RIDICULOUS! The voice actors are a much more possible addition/fix especially now HiT Entertainment has taken over.

  • What do you think about the Day Out With Thomas events, with fake Thomas being pushed by a diesel?

  • YOU MINE LICKE SONIC -X

  • I like the partial CGI too!

    "British Children's Choir" lol I'm glad that I decided to have the old theme for my Thomas series!

    Some very good points are made!

    This may be good enough to put on my favorites!

  • Ringo wrote the series. Not Reverend Audrey.

  • @JDemshick - Rev. Awdry wrote the ORIGINAL Railway Series books, which were ADAPTED for the TV Show by Britt Allcroft. Ringo Starr was only the NARRATOR for the show... he never wrote any TV eps. as far as I know...

  • @trainmaster844 Ringo was actually the conductor as well. I didn't know Rev. Awdry wrote the books. Jesus!

  • @JDemshick - Okay, now I understand! You were thinking about "Shining Time Station". I remember that show very well - It was made by Britt Allcroft as a way to introduce Thomas to the American audience...

  • @trainmaster844 Ok thanks

  • @JDemshick you have no fucking idea what you said bitch, u have no knowlege of TTTE moron

  • @hawkfan2300 I barely even cared about the show. Note the comment was made months ago. Look before you comment.

  • @JDemshick then why did you watch it?

  • @hawkfan2300 i was bored

    

  • What do you guys think of Thomas having a competitor like Chuggington?

  • he is right

    

  • hit turned Thomas the Tank Engine from a classic tv show into a baby show by putting things baby learn like colors, shapes,etc you get the point! Thomas was not made for that, only made for learning lessons in life, not baby crap!

  • my opinion, hit pretty much screwed up Thomas, they cheapened Thomas, damn you hit entertainment!

  • What are your thoughts on Shining Time Station?

  • @parodyTFreviews - I thought it was a good way to introduce Thomas to the US and I have some fond memories of the show, and even have a few VHS tapes of it :)...

  • umm how the hell do you improve a cheesy childrens show?

  • @Trollaverse - I'm not sure if the show can be improved or not, but I'm offering my own thoughts and opinions on how I, personally, would make it better. This HDG will be revised soon, so keep your eyes open... your horizons are about to be broadened...

  • @Trollaverse - Nice username.

  • @super58173 why thank you..nice generic username

  • @Trollaverse - Dude. All the good ones were taken.

  • @super58173 thats very true...well, it could be worse...you could use a ton of X's or ____thehedgehog.

  • it is a sad thing, I mean in CGI they could finish all of The Railway Series Books easily.

  • do ya guys want to update the HDG now or something?

  • @Zorran202 - Yes :) The Updated HDG is being worked on and will be posted on YT soon :) 

  • @trainmaster844 Alrighty!! The new one should be interesting, including CGI/voice actors with Misty Island Rescue...

  • nice video! i'm not a thomas fan myself, but i am a barney fan, which is another franchise HiT has ruined. i might do a handy dandy guide on the purple dinosaur similer to this. again, awesome video!

  • Supergodzilla, I was thinking of a similar idea. Although more of a Thomas/Barney fanbase collab video that shows how HIT has changed the franchises (and maybe how they can be improved, taking inspiration from this video).

  • Thomas is my best friend.

  • MINORITIES AT MY WATERPARK

    and bring back some good characters from season 12345and6 like duck and the rest

  • You know HiT is not going to listen?

  • i compleaty agree 

  • I'm sure the alternative is just a joke, but actually, it fits very well, and would be a better choice than the one they've been using recently.

  • they are now using CGI for everything now which pisses me of

  • I'm British, but do I F**king HATED THE ROLL CALL SONG!!!! we they remove it in series 14. PLEASE!!!!

  • I made a commentary video on your video.

    You need to watch it to see why I horribly disagree with everything you say...

  • dude, in step five, this speaker sounds like that lumpy purple guy with the star on his head from adventer time!

  • I agree they messed it up. Idk anything about cgi but I agree with everything else you all said. Two things one I dont get why the hell did they add a bunch of little enginges in moutains and two their is a lot less interaction between engines. Thinks HIT has ruined thomas.

  • @majormana1 - The "Little Engines in the Mountains" are the Skarloey Railway Engines, which are original Awdry creations... they apparently work near the mountains because on HiT's version of Sodor, the Culdee Fell Railway (Cog Railway) doesn't exist! :P

  • Good Vid.

  • apparently sHIT just ruined the epicness of the series; re-introducing old characters for Season 12 and the next season, mucking up the whole series....

  • I cannot believe that video got praised, there is so many things wrong with it.

  • Not bad, but the RustysFanGirlForever is right about the Engine Roll Call being completely suckish.

  • @ThomasFan3751 - I agree... That was one stipulation of the new series that I hate... the theme song is a bit too kiddish. But something like the TUGS theme... THAT is what I'd like to hear in an intro!

  • dick move, handy dandy guide are meant to be done by one person

  • @TehCCL - Well, I thought it would add more variety... :P Guess you can't satisfy everybody...

  • @trainmaster844 yes it did add more variety, it's just it's not always the best move

  • 3:10

    they...are...fucking...trains.­..

    5:25

    You're kidding right?

  • I always agree with this video you made! I really would like to imagine me hypnotizing HiT to make their stories more Awdry-related stories.

  • I remember watching Thomas and Friends as a kid... Nowadays, Thomas' current season is filled with s*** >:(

    I don't mind the CGI, but they pretty much showed a limited amount of characters instead of the big load from the previous seasons... HiT basically disappointed us with this amount of characters in Season 13... :(

  • I completely agree with this! I was a huge fan. Now, it's completely stupified.

  • I agree with pretty much all of this apart from cgi faces i think one of the things that defined thomas was that nothing moved apart from the trains themselves made i liked that about it also rule britania would be excellent for theme but i prefer the original 1 and those models shud not be given to some dick at hit entertainment for screwing the show up they should be sent to a museum for evryone to see and remeber

  • God Rule Britannica would be nice as an intro & how the show is Brittish, but I would have the first theme from 1984

    also I think they should use the model version one more time for the loyal Thomas fan

    yes I grew up on Thomas since I was 3 year old and still a loyal fan to the series

  • @madridboy86 They should of just used the TUGS theme instead of that tacky engine roll call crap.

  • Your sir, put up a good argument

  • Nice one sir!

  • DAMN YOU HIT Entertainment!

  • 1. Rule Britannica is a bit much. 2. They've found voices for the characters. 3. The return of characters old and new would be good. 4. They should uses both themes in any possible way.

  • hey chris can you add me on skype

  • they really need the bring the old theme back

  • i loved the show

  • so did i

  • Rule Britannia could be a perfect alternative, but I thought of some good alternatives too, like:

    1.Thomas, You're The Leader

    2.Go Go Thomas!

    3.Locomotion

    4.And a remix of the original Thomas theme song

    But Rule Britannia is very good too! I love this handy dandy guide to Thomas And Friends!

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  • More new characters being introduced. Hmmm, this sounds familiar... *looks at the recent Sonic games*

  • in some epasoads whene thay used the modles and made the trains wet, how did thay still work? i dont think toy elictric trains work if thay get wet.

  • i think thay will keep the modles, it you look at 'thomas and the billboard' and some others whene thay are passing by thay look like the modles.

  • but when a new engine is intreduded to the show (In one episode) they reapiar in the next season. just like whiff. he appiered in emilys Garbage (but in UK Emilys Rubish) and only in that episode. he reapiered in Tobys Special Suprise in season 12. and I also think that the song rule britina might be a good song entry for the show instead of the engine roll call too.

  • They should bring back Duke.

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  • Even though I like new characters, but I still agree with you that Hit Entertainment should stop introducing new characters and bring back old ones like Duck, Hank, Stepney, Bulstrode, and so on. Let's just hope that Hiro, Victor, Kevin, and Charlie will be the last new characters

  • step 5 thay did that for hero of the rails.

  • 5:39 CGI Oliver?!?!

  • CGI AND THOMAS ANIMATOIN FROM CANADA SUCKS!!!!!!!!! U.S. MUST GET IT BACK!!!!!!!!! S13 WILL ALL BE ALL ANIMAITON!!!! The trains, the faces, the people, EVERY THING!!!!!!!!! Every inch of it!!!!!!!!! :*( X99999999999999999999999999999­999999999999999999999999999

  • Look buddy... I know you might not like the CGI Thomas, but it had to be done for cost considerations, among other factors... plus it makes Sodor look more believeable...

  • WHOA...... didn't know that!!!! THANKS!!!!!

  • What episode is that image from at 1:51

  • The image is from "The Man in the Hills"...

  • there is one engine what they never did bring back and that engine is bertrum from sonicthomas1

  • the thing i dont understand is why are emily and edward in the shed if the toy sheds like trackmaster and wooden sheds only six engines but the shed on the tv shed it holds eight

  • oh god,how I miss the good old days of Thomas when it focused on only a few main characters

  • there is one good about the next season the engines have their own voices

  • you give me hope

  • is this on skype?

  • Nice goin! I totally agree!

    Keep your steam up!

  • It said on the ttte wikia site that the thomas characters will get some septet voices in hero of the rails and season 13 to when ever the show ends. it said it in my discover thomas booklet so theres a big something to look froward to.

  • basicly hit are making new characters to make toys to make more money

  • to be honest Rosie is an American steam engine too. because her body is the shape of an American tank engine. so I think Rosie is the first American engine on Sodor.

  • Smudger is

    it says so in the railway series

  • The Rev. W Awdry is literally spinning in his grave. Probably as a result of a steam powered engine.

    HiT is more or less picking up franchises and turning them all into Bob the Builder. Americans, pary that you NEVER get exposed to the horrors of Neil Morriseys singing.

  • We agree with you , were are all the old engines like Duke , Bartrum , Smuger, Disle 1999 ,Daric, Thumber, George, Portigus,and Boulder and all the other engins.

  • according to wikipedia, season 13 will have 80 episodes and Hero Of The Rails will have individual actors

  • I'm not sure of Captian Susan as Emily. You know I think it should be?

  • Erin Cahill.

  • Brian was actually talking about KATHERINE SOUCIE- the voice of Princess Sally in the Sonic SatAM Cartoon and also Lola Bunny in Space Jam.

  • Sorry. Think I misunderstood.

  • im one who got pissed off

  • boy my childhood is going down the shitter. Why wouldn't you preserve the modle trains?! They deserve to be preserved in our train lovers' history as one of the most classic modle trains in existance.

  • If we see any new characters after Series 13, let them be Awdry Characters like the Arlesdale Branch, or the Culdee Fell Railway.

  • With the CGI that I've just seen, the Arlesdale Miniature Railway might be possible in the not too distant futire.

  • As well as Culdee Fell.

  • That is if HIT actually decides to do so...

  • Also, The models are preserved AT DRAYTON MANOR!

  • its sad that HiT is doing all this stuff. those Sons of a &*%#$@$!!!!

  • The answer, to step 6, WIRING PROBLEMS!

  • And the fact that between Series 4, and Series 12, there's been a gauge change. They must've had to build new models on a bigger scale, and this may be the cause for the long absence.

  • Consequently, HiT is making more money, at the expense of making the show using cheaper animations, sacrificing Railway Series themes and stories, including pointless characters, etc. That's why the show's losing popularity.

  • The problem with the way HiT Entertainment has decided to run the show is this, which everyone seems to be forgetting: HiT doesn't care about any of this. All they care about is introducing a new character, making a whole shitload of money from the merchandising, and letting the little kids on their way. The first-generation Thomas fans (us) are eing ignored by HiT Entertainment, and the new generation is being cheaply entertained so their parents will give money to the company.

  • Poor Wilbert, His stories have been raped horribly

  • Well, I was listening to this in the background, and found the changes interesting, as I haven't been one to watch the series since my youth. However, I was disappointed to hear the arguments presented in such a poor manner. In reference to the audio, you could've made sure everyone was the same volume, no? I'll leave you with the parting words of what I heard loudest in the video, instead of what it was meant to be, as displayed on screen: "TA-FAGAFA, BASTA!"

  • they did it with tugs so why not with thomas?

  • I loved Thomas the tank engine!

  • I loved this show but this show has started to go downhill because of the stuped music and about 1000 cliches.

  • You got a point for evrey thing you talked about, mostly the part about putting more Railroad Series stories in the show. Also, they are carying the most stupid loads. Fish in open wagons and elphants on flat cars,to name a few. Hit, for the love of the Awdry family, make the loads reasonble. Not just 3-year-olds watch this show!

  • I personally prefer Ryan Drummond as Thomas, Tara Strong as Percy, Cree Summer as Emily, Scott McNeil as James (AWESOME!!!), and David Kaye as Gordon (Yeeessss).

  • why not send this to hit entertainment! and also why cant there be return caracters? but you also forgot the tugs series wait DID YOU FORGOT ABOUT THE TUGS SERIES?????????????????

  • I also disagree with your proposal about giving the characters individual voices. The concept of the storyteller is one of the show's few remaining philosophies that keep it connected to its literary origins. You said yourself - about the Awdry storylines - that "if it isn't broken, don't fix it" - surely the same applies to the mode of narration, since it has remained the same for well over twenty years. If Hit thought it needed modernising, they would have done something much sooner.

  • If anything needs to be changed, it's the set work. By Series 12, they looked as if they'd been thrown together effortless in a matter of seconds - a shocking contrast to some of the beautiful work from Series 1 and 2.

    Out of interest, what was your observation about Aesop? I couldn't quite understand it.

  • Hey Chris i got Charlie for christmas and i think we can be Model Railroad Buddies if you want to?

  • Okay, now what's next on your list?

  • wtf is wrong with a british quire?

  • It gets annoying after a while

  • we fucking made thomas now appreciate it

  • Keeping in mind with the characters' voices, they have to match the certain regions with the exact voices like Bob the Builder, which was surprising too...

  • so was i!

  • Very funny! How do you make the voices like that?

  • In the UK, Henry's voice could be done by Keith Wickham from Frankenstein's Cat. In the US, he could be voiced by Maurice LaMarche from Inspector Gadget's Last Case.

    I too can do these voices. I'll work an audition vid so you could see (and hear) for yourselves.

  • Why can't they use stories from the books anymore? those were the stories that started the Tv show in the first place.

  • all of u hav a good point. instead of using the engine roll call (which is a piece of s*it) and i hate new engines appearing 1 episode and NCstl576 made a good point for using actors instead of 1 !@#$%^&* narrorator.

  • the only thing that relly bothers me is that the series should have ended in season 4 just right after rev.w.awdry died!!!!

  • "He has an up your attitude towards the competition" That is so true! lol...

    I completely agree with all of what you guys said! Keep up the good work!

  • LOL the bleep at 4:59