Thursday, 9 February 2023

All Engines Go! Review - S1 Ep.4: Rules of the Game

  THESE ARE MY OWN OPINIONS AND ARE NOT INFLUENCED FROM THE THOMAS & FRIENDS FANBASE

RULES OF THE GAME

Written by
Aydrea Walden

Directed by
Jason Groh

Produced by
Rick Suvalle
Suzie Gallo

Air Date
24/08/21 - Mex
13/09/21 - USA
19/09/22 - CAN
11/11/21 - UK
6/01/22 - AUS

Plot
At Knapford Maintenance Yard, Thomas constructs his ideal obstacle course. However, none of the trains can do the course because Thomas only built it for his abilities.

MY VIEWS

Although Mattel had done some gimmicky sets in the past to promote the DVD specials or a particular episode from the latest season of the show, I do like it how the production team try to make a part of the story instead of just being there for the sake of selling toys, although the bridge jump from 'The Great Race' was something pointless. Yes some are ridiculous like the moving bridge from S24, although I do like that since the whole gimmick was at least part of the story but this episode, as ridiculous as it may seems, fits well with the 'All Engines Go!' nature of the show and it's story worked so well with the message that not everyone can have the same fun as you. Although I do wish that the show stops telling the audience the message and just letting them digest the message themselves, it worked in the 'License to Deliver' episode. Sure sometimes an episode's message might flow naturally through the dislouge and I sometimes do that with my stories but I also try and let the message get through to audience without telling them, children are more smarter than you think. 

I think the episode was alright in the end - yes gimmicky to promote an expensive plastic train set but at least it was integeral to the story instead of just something there for the sake of being there. 

Series Rating:
A Thomas Promise - 4/10
Thomas Blast Off - 4/10
License to Deliver - 5/10
Rules of the Game - 6/10

Overall rating (So far):
19/40    

Wednesday, 8 February 2023

All Engines Go! Review - S1 Ep.3: License to Deliver

 THESE ARE MY OWN OPINIONS AND ARE NOT INFLUENCED FROM THE THOMAS & FRIENDS FANBASE

LICENSE TO DELIVER

Written by
Peter Gaffeny

Directed by
Campbell Bryer

Produced by
Rick Suvalle
Suzie Gallo

Air Date
24/08/21 - Mex
13/09/21 - USA
19/09/22 - CAN
10/11/21 - UK
5/01/22 - AUS

Plot
When Percy has to deliver a new light bulb to the lighthouse at night, Thomas suggests playing secret agents along the way to help Percy forget about his fear of the dark.

MY VIEWS

I think the spy stuff is unnecessary for an episode that teaches young kids to not be afraid of the dark. You could still have Thomas and Percy going about on the Island with their lightbulb delivery and have Percy being scared of the dark without all the spy stuff. It wouldn't make that much difference. Plus what I think could enhance the story without the spy stuff was the lighthouse bulb. Try and show kids why the lighthouse's light bulb is important and why Percy should confront the dark in order to get it there on time. That's how I think the episode would play out without the spy stuff. 

But that isn't to say that this episode was bad - I think it was OK and in comparison to 'The Case of the Puzzling Parts' from S22, this episode made the whole spy thing a bit more entertaining, personally I am not a fan of the former because I think the whole thing was really boring to sit through. Plus it was nice seeing Thomas helping Percy overcoming his fear of the dark. Another thing that I like about this episode is that, unlike the last two episodes before this one, you don't really have Thomas or any other character stating the message of the story and instead the episode lets the audience to digest the message while watching the episode. I much prefer showing the message through visuals instead of having a fictional character to tell the audience its message. 

For the latter it just feels like that you have to tell them the message because they are not going to get it. Kids are smarter than most people give them credit for and deserve to be treated that way instead of being dumbed down. 

Series Rating:
A Thomas Promise - 4/10
Thomas Blast Off - 4/10
License to Deliver - 5/10

Overall rating (So far):
13/30 

Tuesday, 7 February 2023

All Engines Go! Review - S1 Ep.2: Thomas Blasts Off

 THESE ARE MY OWN OPINIONS AND ARE NOT INFLUENCED FROM THE THOMAS & FRIENDS FANBASE

THOMAS BLAST OFF

Written by
Christopher Gentile

Directed by
Campbell Bryer

Produced by
Rick Suvalle
Suzie Gallo

Air Date
23/08/21 - Mex
13/09/21 - USA
18/09/21 - CAN
4/01/22 - AUS

Plot
Thomas is excited about a rocket launch happening at Brendam Docks. When he s tasked with delivering a battery, he puts it off to help the other engines deliver the rocket pieces.

MY VIEWS

When I first saw this episode when it debuted in Mexico in 2021, this was the episode that made me make up my mind about the new show, at the time. There is repetition and a three strike formula, however not really in the way as it was during the Miller/Barlow era of the show where it's just one engine doing something three times in a row, stuff's up and what do you know there was a spare the whole time but it's left behind somewhere and go through all the three strikes again to put it right and all is well. 

The three strikes is basically just Thomas going back and forth meeting up with the others who were taking other pieces of the rocket but mainly with him just helping them out before he has to take the battery. The message of the story is that no matter how small something is it's still important, although I think maybe it would've been better if the messages of the episodes were left up to the audience and see what they got out of the story instead of just telling them. I know I did my fair share of that but I try not to do that in my episodes sometimes. 

Looking back at this episode it's not as bad as I first thought but like the debut episode it was alright but not great. 

Series Rating:
A Thomas Promise - 4/10
Thomas Blast Off - 4/10

Overall rating (So far):
8/20 




Monday, 6 February 2023

All Engines Go! Review - S1 Ep.1: A Thomas Promise

 Yes I know that I had said back in 2021 that I won't be reviewing the 'All Engines Go!' series and had badmouthed it here when it made its world premiere in Mexico. But like the show, things change. I decided to review these episodes, despite not being such a big fan of it all, in a fair and non-biased sort of way since I had been hearing more good things about it from people who hated it at first but gradually started to enjoy it. If I see an episode that is good I'll say that it's good and if an episode is bad I'll say it's bad. Unlike my other episode reviews which were posted after its intial airing in whatever country, I'll be reviewing these episodes once all of them are released instead. With all that out of the way, let's take a look at the history that led to 'All Engines Go!'

In 2020, Mattel had paterened up with Canadian animation studio Nelvana, the creators of other classic shows like Babar, Little Bear, the Magic School Bus and more to create 'All Engines Go!' since 'Big World Big Adventures' wasn't meeting Mattel's expectations. The new show was given a new art style, which hadn't happened to Thomas since its transformation to full CGI in 2009, which is traditional 2D animation to allow a more flexable Thomas unlike what he was on screen from 1984-2020. So instead of being a conventional steam locomotive, Thomas and his friends now have the freedom to jump around, turn 360 degree, strecth, deform themselves and use their wheels as hands.

So with all that out of the way, let's take a look at the first season of 'All Engines Go!'  but is it a new start to the show? Or is it really another blunder of Mattel's thinking? Let's find out. But first:

THESE ARE MY OWN OPINIONS AND ARE NOT INFLUENCED FROM THE THOMAS & FRIENDS FANBASE

 A THOMAS PROMISE

Written by
Rick Suvalle

Directed by
Jason Groah 

Produced by
Rick Suvalle
Suzie Gallo

Air Date
23/08/21 - Mex
13/09/21 - USA
18/09/21 - Can
8/11/21 - UK
3/01/22 - AUS

Plot
After accidentally derailing Gordon, Thomas makes a promise to deliver his cargo to Whiff's Recycling Plant - while racing with Diesel to get there first.

MY VIEWS

I'll get this out of the way, I really don't like how Thomas and Diesel were shocked that they had been sent him down the wrong line when they have the power to jump off the rails, I mean Thomas did that as soon as he saw Kana coming down the same track. It's just a bit inconsistent for the sake of the plot but I can see that it worked for the sake of it. 

While the story is pretty generic it did give off the message that despite Thomas being competitive still made a promise to Gordon for delivering his cargo to Whiff's recycling plant. Something that kids can understand and learn from. 

I was watching the American dub of the show while reviewing it since it's so limited to find UK dubbed episodes here in Australia. ABC Australia airs them and have them on their iview app but it's rotational and I don't know if the show is on any streaming app, I know Netflix Australia doesn't have it. Plus barely any DVD of the episodes had been released minus the Sodor Cup special and even that is hardly for sale anymore here and that was released, as of writing this review in 2022, back in April! 

But I had seen some episodes in its UK dub form and honestly the North American dub sounds alot more better since some voices sound more better, this isn't to say that the UK actors were bad but I feel that there was some energy and talking of voice actors I am surprised to see that Neil Crone had reprised his role as Gordon since Thomas & the Magic Railroad, I still despise that movie. But I do like his voice in the show and considering that his voice had aged as well, he kinda gives Gordon a very calm but authorative kind of voice as well. 

The song 'I'm Gonna Chug, I'm Gonna Choo' is pretty forgettable. You might know some of the words but would probably forget about it much later.

I think the episode is alright but not great.

Series Rating:
A Thomas Promise - 4/10

Overall rating (So far):
4/10



Friday, 31 December 2021

The Final Retrospective of Thomas & Friends DVDs - 2021

 As we tick away to the new year of 2022, let's take alook back at the DVDs of Thomas & Friends. 
But first:

THESE ARE SOLEY MY OPINIONS AND NOT INFLUENED FROM THE THOMAS & FRIENDS FANBASE

THE FINAL RETROSPECTIVE OF
THOMAS & FRIENDS DVDS - 2021

THE SUPER ENGINE

Review Date: 16/03/21
Score: 4/10

I still think there are some hit and miss episodes in this DVD, 'James the Super Engine' is still a nice episode but although S24, in my opinion, was the best of the BWBA series I think that episode just really didn't feel like a James episode. I think it would make more sense to make it a Percy episode given his persona whereas James would be more haughty and up himself trying to be a hero so he can have some attention. 'Ace's Brave Jump' is something I still hate due to him being chummy with Thomas despite the latter being more cross at him at the end of the movie. Yeah still not a great DVD but more on average scale. 


ANIMAL ADVENTURES

Review Date: 8/06/21
Score: 6/10

This DVD was a bit more better than 'Super Engine'. Not just because of 'The Great Little Railway Show', although that was a good episode. But their were good episodes on this release, yes Nia's episode about her and the elephant. I still love 'Thomas' Animal Friends' and I feel it was a nice metaphor for people, like myself, who enjoy BWBA. Thomas found something fun but the others made him look ridiculous due to their comments but the episode's moral is that you shouldn't listen what others are saying. If you enjoy it just enjoy and that would go for people who'd also enjoyed 'All Engines Go!' I hate it but I would never want to harass anyone who does as they see things differently subjectivley. If you do, those three words at the end of harass says something about you.   


A DAY ON AWDRY'S RAILWAY

Review Date: 13/09/21
Score: 10/10

Out of all the DVDs release this year, this one has to be the best one. It was a simple DVD presenting the timetable sequences of the Rev.W.Awdry's Ffarquhar layout that the Talyllyn Railway had preserved at the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum. The camera work was great and it was lovely to hear the Rev.W.Awdry presenting the whole thing, with the addition of two other people, through rare archival audio recordings.  

OVERALL

And so that's it an end of an era now that the show had been rebooted into something generic and soulless. I understand that back in September, Mattel had announced that 'All Engines Go!' will be getting DVD releases, which started this month over in the US. Of course I won't be reviewing these nor will I even buy them. I'm sure Mattel aren't quivering in their boots when I say that since I'm just part of a tiny percentage compare to their bigger audience, although I doubt some of their general audience will like the reboot.

But it just makes me sad that since 2017 their hadn't been a DVD release for the US audience of the episodes from S21-24 and they were only exclusive to Nickelodeon and now Netflix. The only DVD that they'd released duing the BWBA era was the BWBA movie in 2019 and before and during that the only DVD releases that Paramount and Mattel gave were DVD compilations of movies and past episodic releases because they have a backlog of DVDs in the back even those some where model era episodes, which isn't bad BTW, but I thought Mattel's audience was more into the new stuff?

 I understand that more people have a Netflix account but what had stopped Mattel for releasing the latter part of the CGI series after they'd scrapped their stupid deal with Nickelodeon? It's just sad because the people who don't have a Netflix account or access to Nickelodeon had missed out on recent episodes and would have to look through YouTube to find the latest, sure you have S21-24 on the official YouTube channel but they have trimmed them down to make them abridged and have a lack of context that it doesn't hold the same experience as watching the episode in full. 

Sure there are full length episodes on YouTube but you then have YouTube's awful and highly flawed copyright bots blocking the video in certain countries because a particular company 'owns' them and I know that was towards the latter part of the CGI era, it happened to some episodes being blocked because they were 'owned' by the ABC in Australia, despite that they only broadcast the show. 

If only Mattel had given the non-Netflix and Nickelodeon customers access as well instead of focusing on people who do have more. As Britt Allcroft said back in 2015: 

"I didn't want families to need a lot of money to have to access Thomas, and it's something that me and my daughter talk a lot about with Mumfie, that just came back on.  Well, you can get it on Amazon Prime or Netflix, but what about the children who have very little?  How do they get to see it?"  - Britt Allcroft (2015)

If anyone from Mattel are reading this, if you're releasing AEG on DVD since you're really that confident that people would love it, how about be fair and release all of S21-24 as well for the parents and children who enjoy the CGI era considering that you are trying to balance the two worlds of Thomas out from this promo. It only seems fair considering that you are also releasing Wooden Railway again with the CGI designs while releasing AEG products as die-cast and Motorised.

So what of the blogsite? Now that I won't be reviewing anymore DVDs, although I did hear that 'The Thomas the Tank Engine Man' will have another DVD release, according to the director so maybe that might be on cards. Anyway despite that their wouldn't be any review on a potential series compilation DVD from the UK since I had already reviewed S17-21. Although I have high doubts that they would be released on that format. 

 I said this in my JBS review back in August, I might review the BWBA movie and see how well it lives up. But don't expect a post from me that much for a while but maybe I could do a review on some occassions. I don't really have a desire to review things such as books or toys and all though. 

Well I hope everyone have had a good Christmas and I wish you all a safe and happy new year!

- NWR1991. 

Monday, 13 September 2021

DVD Review: A Day On Awdry's Railway

Back in June I said that 'Animal Adventures' was going to be my last DVD to review and then a few days later from the Talyllyn [Taly-k-yn] Railway's twitter page, this took me by surprise and to be honest this made me more excited compare to the DVDs that Mattel Creations had released this year. With it being the 110th birthday of the Rev.W.Awdry this year and the fact that the Talyllyn Railway has a special place within the Awdry family and the world of Thomas, a special DVD, by the railway, had been complied of his Ffarquhar layout, which is now proudly on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum at the Talyllyn Railway in Wales. So let's take a dive into it. But first:

 THESE ARE SOLEY MY OPINIONS AND ARE NOT INFLUENED FROM THE THOMAS & FRIENDS FANDOM

A DAY ON AWDRY'S RAILWAY

Told by
The Rev.W.Awdry

Special Features
Awdry Interview

Release Date
17/08/21

Distrubited by
Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway 

PRESENTATION

The main feature of the DVD is the 'Timetable sequence' made by the Rev.W.Awdry of Thomas' branch line, the MK.2 layout, which was made for exhibition purposes, which is a common thing in railway modelling for those who want to have an accurate working railway. The three sequences are a morning, afternoon and night sequence featuring the original models created by Awdry himself back in his lifetime. His Thomas model was exactly how it was created in 1948. The timetable, judging from the rare pictures shown in the presentation, was done around 1973. The Rev's timetable, written out by *Luci/Chara on twitter, can be found here via a link.


Their was some interesting subtle comedic moments within the sequence such as Mavis showing off Daisy with her work and Percy saying, although censored, some very colourful words about Mavis' shunting up at the quarry, and yes this is canon to the Railway Series, Percy swears! Their were other interesting things too such as the observation saloon coaches being used for enthusiast specials, which is hauled by Stepney in the DVD. However they are often pulled by Bloomer, an engine that Awdry created but is only seen in model form, who was the Fat Controller's contribution to the Stockton & Darlington Railway's 150th in 1975. 

Bloomer's basis is the LNWR 'Bloomer' class locomotive designed by
James McConnell in 1851. His backstory can be seen here.

Bloomer was mentioned in Awdry's 'History of Sodor' lecture about the 'Railways of Sodor' lecture that the Talyllyn Railway had hosted during their Awdry Extravaganza event that they'd held back in August 2021, which was presented by British Railway Historian, TV presenter and Railway Series fan, Tim Dunn. You can buy the lecture's live stream on the railway's website for about £5.00 and you can get the stuff that was shown at the lecture as well. That's about $6.90USD and $9.41AUD and it would be worth it if you're a Railway Series or Thomas fan and not only that but you will be helping out the railway, especially in the times of COVID-19. 

This happened to Skarloey, which happened to Talyllyn. He was placed on a haulage wagon
so that it could run on standard gauge rails.

I'd watched the lecture via live stream back in August and, while condense, it was amazing to hear so much of what Awdry had written such as Neil being saved from the cutter's torch, Bloomer and Skarloey running on standard gauge tracks in a
haulage wagon when Neil was all worned out, yes Awdry had written that! Hopefully one day we see all of these lecture notes being compiled into one huge book, kind of like the Rev.W.Awdry and George Awdry's Sodor book from 1987. Their is so much more detail about Sodor and its railway that I would love to see.


Their was one akward bit and that was the sequence when Mavis took the milk van to collect her trucks in the third sequence, however Luke Ryan, a volunteer of the Talyllyn Railway and well-known Awdry expert, had
stated that Mavis' sequence was written in the timetable however they didn't have the tape that include that. I was little preplexed by that but I'm glad that it's all cleared up and I would let it slide.


The whole presentation was well done and it was filmed really well with the angles and locations and it really gave such immersiveness that it feels like you are watching a real working railway with Awdry narrating it along with two other people, their names however aren't known but it's been said that they were friends of Awdry. That to me is the magic of model railways. They give you this creative little world that you're in control over. It is more fun when you don't have a timetable but I can see the fun in all that after watching this DVD. 


This DVD is worth the money and, as I said for the lecture, the money goes back into helping out the railway which has a close connection to the Awdry family and the Thomas world. Probably the best Thomas DVD that came out this year.

SPECIAL FEATURES

The DVD has one special feature which is an audio interview of the Rev.W.Awdry about the creation of Thomas and the Railway Series books, how he came up with the Island of Sodor and his model railway. He even added about how the carriages were always female and that Daisy was technically a coach. Although it's kinda strange since Mavis is a female engine and she isn't a coach. However the short interview was interesting and the rare never-before-seen pictures were interesting too of Awdry's railway modelling over the years. 

OVERALL

As I said before, this is the best Thomas DVD that came out this year. The other two while OK at best weren't really the best and although 'All Engines Go!' will be getting DVDs, especially in the US since their hadn't been a new release over their since 2019, however I won't be reviewing them and I hadn't planned on reviewing them since I don't want to waste my money on something that people, outside the fandom, are already hating on. I believe I heard that the Talyllyn are going to make more copies of these Awdry Railway DVDs, though I can't find the tweet that supported that.

I hope more copies are being made because I think Thomas fans will enjoy this DVD. It's simple but it had great charm and it's great to see that despite Mattel's Thomas reboot exisiting, a well known narrow gauge railway is keeping Awdry's legacy alive. 

Thier is more ways to enjoy everything Awdry. If you have twitter you can follow 'The Awdry Study' which would, at times, showcase some rarity once owned by Awdry or as I had mentioned earlier, you can buy the History of Sodor lecture on the railway's shop website. 

This would be my last DVD review and probably my last post for a while until December with my final retrospective post of the DVDs that I had reviewed during the year, despite it being three releases this year. I had fun reviewing these in the past nine years but sometimes all good things have to come to an end. I did say I might re-review the BWBA movie and the series that came alongside with it. But I just can't make any promise to do so. I might as well make a post in regards to the Marc Forster movie, whenever that comes out, since that would be worth something to review. 

Thank you so much for reading these past DVD reviews, even if you agree or disagree with the things I'd said I'm happy that you had taken your time to read them. I will keep this blog up though as I have no plans on closing it down. 

OVERALL RATING
10/10


Wednesday, 25 August 2021

Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go! - A New Start? Or A New Blunder?

 In October 2020, Mattel had announced that Thomas will get a 'new look, new story structure' after 36 years . Prior to that, the newest change was 'Big World, Big Adventures' in 2018. An attempt at making Thomas interesting towards a 21st century audience, while still maintaining the same canon it had since 1984, by being more culturally and gender diverse by taking Thomas to other countries to meet with different engines and learning different cultures as well as adding in more female characters, considering that Thomas had been criticised by parents since the show's inception that their was a lack of female characters. This was all done to make toy sales for Thomas to go up as it had gone on towards a downward slump, between 2017-2020, and this was done to make TV ratings go up too. Despite the amount of publicity and merchandising, the show failed to meet Mattel's expectations and sadly ended 36 years of continuity, however I believe gracefully with 'Thomas & The Royal Engine', despite that broadcasters had ended it with 'Thomas' Animal Friends', which wasn't a bad episode in my opinion. 

Now here we are months after the traliler had leaked by someone at Mattel, we are at the start of a new series, or in Mattel's case the '25th season'. Could this be a new start? Could this lead to more toy sales for Mattel? Despite Thomas toy sales starting up again since December 2020. Or will this be another failed attempt for Mattel when it comes to Thomas? 

THESE ARE SOLEY MY OPINION AND NOT INFLUENCED FROM THE THOMAS & FRIENDS FANDOM

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THERE 
MAYBE SOME MILD SWEARING.

THOMAS & FRIENDS: 
ALL ENGINES GO!



I just can't be bothered sitting through this generic tripe that has the name Thomas slapped onto it. Say what you want about BWBA but at least it was taken care by people who actually cared about Thomas' history and didn't want to tarnish what Awdry had created. They at least had interesting stories that didn't repeat itself over and over again to the point that you would want to ram your head into a goddam wall! Sure I see it's problems that people point out but I would rather watch Big World on repeat than this garbage. That show still kept the continuity, still respected Awdry's root as much as they can and made at least bearable stories to sit through even though some weren't as good.

 After the trailer was leaked I did try to overcome with its existance and would at least give it a chance and after its world debut in Mexico, the first episode 'A Thomas Promise' was a decent opener but it still showcases the generic outcome of it all and the message about keeping your promise is nothing new really. Although it was stupid that Thomas was shocked that he was switched onto the wrong track while racing Diesel when really he has the power to jump onto one track and then the other. It just makes no sense. Yes Whiff was mentioned but I bet it's the name of the recycling plant and has no relation to the character at all.

The second episode however 'Thomas Blastoff' that was a chore to sit through. Remember how we were happy that the three strike formula was gone eight years ago, despite it being used in the early part of S17. Well it came back and good god it was like seeing someone you hate from your high school days that brought back an awful memory. The third episode 'License to Deliver' is another bland repeitive story and the fourth episode 'Rules of the Game' while decent is just something that most kids show do when it comes to no one having fun.

The series before this and BWBA at least have messages that stealing animals is wrong, your friends are still your friends even when you're far apart from each other, not everyone likes to be in the spotlight, forgive and forget and don't try and further the situation. The latter being the message from 'Tit for Tat'. The messages in this show are just your generic kids stuff that kids could learn from their parents or teachers! 

Yes it is a kids show but that doesn't mean it's not bad, people have been saying that when BWBA was a thing. Stop telling people that they can't criticise kids shows or movies because they are made for kids that's how dumb crap gets made that deride children's intelligences. I'd only watched four episodes and while two are decent they can't a hold a candle to what was Thomas & Friends from 1984-2020.

Rather than improving on something that they'd hyped and let the people working behind the show trying out their ideas to make it work, Mattel would just take away everything that the show was and just make it Thomas is a human but looks like a train instead of making Thomas looking and acting like a steam locomotive.

I don't have anything against the people who had animated on the show nor the voice actors, there are some talented people who had made this. I pretty lay the blame on the executives at Mattel who thinks something like this is what children likes, crazy action, sayings like 'epic', missaid words to make it sound babyish to make kids look dumb, shitty puns that are just grating. Instead of just seeing a child watching something that isn't forced on them and see what they like about it. Though I really don't believe the concept of a test audience considering that so many people are different.

To end this short review, I will say this. Saying that this show was '75 years in the making' is a fucking insult to the past 75 years made by people who had made Thomas a success well before Mattel got their hands on the brand. I don't see this show making it towards its 80th anniversary and even if it does it would be a massive rub of salt in the wound if Mattel says they 'care' about Thomas' heritage because this show screams that they don't. 

If toy sales start to plummet then Mattel has no one else but to blame themselves for that potential outcome.

If this reboot fails I would rather have Mattel sell Thomas to another company, I would rather have it sold to Sony Creative Products in Japan since they have a great 30 year track record of licensing Thomas products in the land of the rising sun. 

However if there are people who do enjoy this reboot just let them enjoy it. Harassing someone would not make the show any better and especially on the internet who could be a young kid playing on their parents' phone. 

RATING
 1/10