The Gullane Era: Does It Work? (THOMAS AND FRIENDS)
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Well everyone, this was a beast of a video to make and I really hope you enjoyed it.
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As someone who raises sheep, I HATE Toby had a little lamb. It has nothing to do with the writing but with how little knowledge the writers have on animal care.
#1. When sheep have lambs, they do not have all of their lambs on the same day. We usually have 100 ewes lamb in about 4 weeks. The first few days of lambing are usually slow. Now while it is true that weather can make animals give birth a few days earlier, you definitely would have the whole heard lambing.
#2. When lambing, it is VERY VERY rare that we need a vet. The only problem that the sheep had in this episode was the weather. (That will be #3). I have saved a lot of lambs that had 3 hooves in the grave and the 4th on a banana peel. The only thing that can be done is to place the cold lamb in hot water to warm it up. (You will have to hold up its head). Then you tube hot colostrum into its belly. (Colostrum is the first milk that a mother produces and is full of vitamins and nutrients to give the baby a jump start).
#3. If you are going to lamb you are going to need a building! We lamb in February in South Dakota! So of course there needs to be a building to care for them. We have heaters to keep the building warm. Around 30-40 degrees. The biggest thing you do not want is a draft. The farmer in this episode is an idiot.
#4. WHY DID THEY REMOVE THE LAMBS FROM THEIR @#$%$%^&* MOTHERS!? The one thing a lamb needs more than anything else is its mother! Removing them from their mothers means you have bottle lambs. You can temporarily remove them from their mother to warm them up but that is it. After less than 24 hours, the mother will forget her lambs and will not own them. She will kill them because she has forgotten her lamb's smell. And if you only remove one lamb out of 2 or more, she will forget it even faster. Also, lambs nurse from their mother all the time, which is another reason why they cannot be removed. They are not like us and have regular feeding times. Unless of course they are a bottle lamb, in which case they are only fed 3-5 times a day.
I wrote my own story inspired by Toby had a little lamb called "Oliver's Service." Oliver delivers some medicine for a dairy farmer along the line who has a cow dying of milk fever during a snowstorm that has closed the roads.
Wow, that got pretty in-depth.
To be honest, I still love the episode, the writing and sets work really well for me. I can see now that it may not have been the best researched, but although Thomas was a largely realistic show, there comes a point where we have to ditch any logic or sense in favour of a good story. A good story should always be what a kid's TV show is trying to tell (and sadly, that's been declining, case in point with the reboot).
Pinning this for exceptional knowledge and thorough analysis. If I ever have any sheep-related problems I will be sure to let you know.
@@TheThomasCynic Written really well, with really good sets, but poorly executed. This is one of those episodes where if you don't know anything about what is wrong, then your immersion is retained. I you do know what is wrong, then it totally ruins the immersion.
@Zachary Pi Not in the traditional sense. But in a way yes. I raise and care for sheep.
Good points and all but
It's a show about talking trains.
Uts not gonna be 100% accurate
@@izukumidoriya2216 I agree, why would the show care that much about how sheep’s lives more than trains/ what the show’s about
Never heard Seasons 6-7 called the "Gullane Era" before. I just did what The Unlucky Tug did and grouped them, along with Season 5, as the "Middle Years". Although I have to admit, it is an appropriate name.
I'll try to leave an actual comment once the video premieres.
There isn't really anything proper to call them other than whether you think they're classic or not, so I looked through a few names and the Gullane Era fitted best for me.
@@TheThomasCynic Personally, I consider them part of the Classic Era. They had the same music, same running time, and were directed by David Mitton. However, the quality had definitely declined from Seasons 1-5.
@@NorthWestern1919 Yeah, but I can't describe them as classic or not classic in the title cause that would give away the opinion that the video is leading up to.
@@TheThomasCynic I see. Well, we will have to wait and find out your opinion, then.
To me, Seasons 1-4 are the Awdry Era, Season 5 is its own era, and Seasons 6-7 are the Gullane Era. There’s just such a difference from 4 to 5 and 5 to 6.
The gullane era used to be my favourite. When I was a kid I remember actually liking the blurry camera in season 6, and it was my favourite and I will never know why
Same
Same. I remember season 6 being my favorite season as a kid. I had about every single episode of dvd, and thus overtime I got used to Alec’s meh voice that season, so it came as a shock to me when I heard people hate it. But I definitely understand why they do, he was so bland that season.
@@rensenseproductions9900 Speaking of Alec Baldwin , his duncan voice from Duncan Gets Spooked is great.
strange.
I would have loved the look of season 6, since I would have liked the lighting which I would have called it "bright."
I personally think Arthur should have been reintroduced in Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure instead of Ryan being introduced. He was more well-developed than Ryan, who doesn't seem that different from Arthur personality-wise.
I agree if I’m honest probably.
OMFG YEEEES!
That's my biggest Problem with Ryan!
He's just a less developed Arthur Wannabe 😠
(That, aaaand Arthur is my Favorite Character so I'm biased af 😳👉👈)
I disagree I feel like both of them should be in cgi and maybe one time they can meet in a ep
@@cakehyrbid5315 yeah, that too would be a good idea I think in some way.
Exactly I always thought that they should’ve brought Arthur back in SLOTLT.
I consider all the eras in the usual groupings people give them, but I do give them miny categories underneath the usual 5. The ‘Classic’ era is split into 3. Seasons 1-2 for me are the ‘True Classic’ era, as they both have that same style and look, and both follow the RWS pretty closely. Then season 3-5 is the ‘Britt-David’ era, as season 3 changes a lot, and the show went a lot differently then what Awdry would have wanted. Season 4 tried to derail itself, but lots of thing were changed, like Stepney’s story. And season 5 is just completely original stories. Then season 6-7 is the Gullane era. Now I don’t consider them not part of the classic series, but these are all sub groupings, so there are different. Without Britt on the show, it just didn’t feel the same. Also some reasons in this video will help. Next is the Hit era, which has 2 eras, doesn’t have as much to say. Seasons 8-10 for me are the ‘Lame’ era. While 8-10 had some good episodes, and some bad, for the most part it was very meh for me, and very disinteresting. Then Season 11-12 is the ‘Yellow’ era, because of the yellow tint this era had, and usually better quality episodes, + The Great Discovery, while the only exception is season 12, because I can’t put it with the CGI, it goes here. Next is the ‘Miller’ era, which doesn’t change at all, so on to the Brenner era. KOTR to SLOTLT was the ‘Former’ era, because it was just before most of the big Mattel changes. TGR to BWBA was the ‘Latter’ era, because Mattel slowly took hold of the show, and it showed. Season 20 and 21 are good, but I feel they too were a bit plagued with Mattel changes. (Ahem)a shed for edward(Ahem). Then the BWBA era didn’t change so it’s still BWBA.
So here are all the sub eras I use to categorize this show.
Season 1-2 (True Classic Era), Season 3-5 (Britt-David Era), Season 6-7 (Gullane Era), Season 8-10 (Lame Era), Season 11-12 (Yellow Era), Season 13-16 (Miller Era), Season 17-19 (Former Brenner Era), Season 20-21 (Latter Brenner Era), and Season 22-24 (BWBA Era).
I agree with this
aight lemme try
S1-S2: Railway Era (awdry only)
S3-S5: Expansion Era (original stories)
S6-S7: Transition Era (gullane)
S8-S11/S12: Commercial Era (now it's just for lil kids)
S12/S13-S16: Couch Potato/Early-CGI Era (now cgi, lazy writing)
S17-S21: Renaissance/Mid-CGI Era (someone actually hired a writer)
S22-S24: International/Late-CGI Era (commercial era 2: globetrotting edition)
S25-on: GO/Flash Era (trains, what are those?)
Murdoch is one of my favorites not because of his character, but because of his design. I still remember watching "Piece and Quiet" for the first time. I thought Murdoch was the coolest thing on the planet (closely followed by Spencer). It is because of Murdoch that the BR Standard class 9F is one of my favorite classes of steam locomotives.
I’m my opinion my fav class of steam locomotive has to be the war ship diesel since that is the base of my fav Thomas character diesel 10
@@Lemmy-prod That's not a steam locomotive?
With the old bridge maybe Duncan worked as an industrial engine on a line that connected the mid sodor to the skarloey railway which could also explain his aggressiveness as maybe he watched the mid sodor decline before his line was shut down presumably sometime before the mid sodor did
It’s no classic series, but it’s a masterpiece compared to the Sharon Miller or BWBA eras.
Oh plz the Gullane era is academy award worthy compared to AEG
@That train Guy not to me I actually like all engines go
@@Lemmy-prod ok
No longer Classic series just because they still have Mike and Junior music, 35mm camera, sound effects, and 4 and a half minute run time as Seasons 1-5?
@Michael Butler beaux she everyone has their own opinion
Honestly the gullane era was pretty good it definitely had some really bad episode however
A great video as always! Here are a few thoughts of mine:
1. Even though I actually like What’s the Matter with Henry, I believe the reason people say Thomas and Percy are out of character is because they had actually gone through a character arc from S1-TATMR and this sort of broke that.
2. I also like Emily as a character but started hating her from S8
3. I agree that Salty’s Stormy Tale is excellent
4. Tbh we have Hero of the Rails to thank for making Spencer such a prominent character
5. Tbh I think the US dub of S7 is not classic because they used the boring HiT era music, but the UK dub is pretty good.
I'm one of the many people who think bill and ben would've worked better for what's the matter with henry
I consider Series 6 and 7 as part of The Classic Era. Why do some people consider it as its own era?
I consider them classics too
because thats what gullane did give us iTs own era
I always have considered them classics. There are just the episodes that I do not like, but I have created playlists for them with the episodes I do not like not included.
Personally, I’d count 6 as a classic season, and 7 as a transition of sorts between classic and the HiT era.
Also, looking back, the model seasons HiT made weren’t exactly stellar, but they had their moments. HiT had at least some semblance of a clue and at least put effort into it. They tried harder than Mattel ever has that’s for sure!
I think when it came to Gordon, James, Spencer and Duncan HiT model era honestly did a solid job they were actually good at more arrogant characters ON THE OTHER HAND they could not do voice of reason/older characters at all just look at Toby, Rheneas and especially skarloey and edward no doubt Duke have been ruined too
@@LegendaryCaptain very true man. Very true indeed
Absolutely true. It's like the Unlucky Tug said in his video on season 4 Fish in his MTAKS series, that Thomas went through an identity crisis once Mattel was in charge, which only gets worse and worse with every passing year.
You know, this is what I consider to be one of the most interesting talking points of the Thomas fandom. Seasons 6 and 7 for me have always been a very mixed bag of good and bad. Watching them when I was little, I could really see a downgrade in quality visually and writing wise. The less realistic looking paintwork on the vehicles, dull lighting in Season 6, lower stakes, increased slapstick, the less ambitious plotlines that tend to be similar to one another (Season 5 has some of the most unique and ambitious storylines in the whole show with some short lived, but amazing locations that participated in some of the most entertaining episodes such as Kirkronan Station and the Boulder Quarry, a great aspect season 6 and 7 lack that pretty much every season before had), and quite a few episodes ending in an apology overall made them less entertaining to watch for me. Some episodes I found difficult to sit through like Middle Engine, not just because of how dull they looked but because of how unsatisfying the plot was. And I was around 6 years old watching them.
I had watched episodes from the previous five seasons before seeing them and I could tell there was a change in the production of the show. However, there are a lot of episodes I do enjoy from these seasons like Gordon Takes A Tumble, Percy's Chocolate Crunch, Salty's Stormy Tale and Gordon And Spencer despite not liking some like Middle Engine, Thomas, Percy And The Squeak, Buffer Bother and Rusty Saves The Day. And, Mike and Junior's score is always the one aspect of the classic era that is on point.
Does it make Seasons 6 and 7 not Classic series seasons anymore as they used to be?
@@Ethan-ey4jx They are still classic seasons.
@@TheBrickGuy7939 Good, just because those seasons don’t have the best stories nor writing doesn’t mean that they should be separated from Seasons 1-5. It’s just stupid.
It’s like separating Alaska and Hawaii from the United States just because they’re not part of the country’s mainland. Or Tasmania from Australia just because it’s not part of the country’s mainland either.
@@Ethan-ey4jx The reason some people separate them is because they were made by Gullane Entertainment despite keeping the classic series format. I would call them a sub era at most.
@@TheBrickGuy7939 Yeah, Seasons 1-2 are Clearwater while Seasons 3-5 are Britt and David, they’re subs too. How would they like that?
Gotta be honest, my favourite episode of Thomas is Percy’s Chocolate Crunch from Season 6. I think that we learn that it’s not just James that values cleanliness. As well as this, Percy gets put through some pretty harsh stuff and gets so unlucky that he smashes through a chocolate factory and gets covered in the stuff. The ending is sweet (pun intended) and I really just love how it craps on Percy for like 5 minutes so it really feels like he deserves that washdown and paint! Nothing can compare to that gold dust and yes, I grew up on that so I am biased 😂
Had that episode on the Percy chocolate crunch on dvd when I was little.
I have to agree because it showed a side of Percy that we hadn’t really seen up till then, some people may say that the episode is mediocre because of colour, but I disagree it’s a very good episode because it made a concept of an engine covered in chocolate works pretty well and the jokes at the end were funny because the episode was funny unlike the later seasons where the jokes don’t work in some episodes, the episode and Thomas the jet engine shows that if it’s done right it has a brilliant pay off
Pudding Percy! 😂
@@ThatVincion choc ice on wheels 😂
Did anyone else notice Henry in his old shape in Not So Hasty Puddings?
I did, and I will forever be haunted by it.
Ah yes, Emily was the one who brought out the "Thomas and the new engine pulling Annie and Clarabel" trope, which would later be frequently shown in his interactions with Neville, Stanley, Ryan, and Ashima.
@@mythicbadger9855 Stepney never pulled Annie and Clarabel tho???
@@mythicbadger9855 True.
Your writing and delivery just keeps getting better man. You have my respect!
The Gullane seasons still count as the Classic era. Even to this day. Though, I won't defend "Middle Engine" since that episode is nonetheless unnecessarily mean-spirited and did little to completely no justice to call this one good at all.
Season 6 was the season I grew up with. The sets, music and narration were very charming and nostalgic in my opinion.
In my opinion yes it does and I personally believe that it is as good as the classic series and sometimes better.
I like this video, it makes so many great points! I’ve always liked Seasons 6 and 7 for the most part, only slightly biased since Season 7 aired the year I was born (2003) so it was the first season I ever watched when I was only a year old.
Also, I’m surprised you didn’t mention Edward when you talked about main characters taking a back seat, since Edward was only in FOUR Season 7 episodes, and only one of them was a speaking role, while the remaining three were brief cameos.
I wanna say season 6 and 7 are classic seasons, but I feel like I would get attacked.
Okay instead of calling season 1 - 7 Classic, or Gullane why not just called them “The Mitton Era”? David directed all 7 seasons.
My personal opinion:
Yes, the Gullane Era works. I still consider it overall “good” and wayyy better than the HiT, Nitrogen, BWBA eras and AEG. But unlike the first five seasons, it isn’t as “flawless” as them because they have stupid episodes like Middle Engine.
thoughts on the HiT era ?
@@buddtubeyt7536 I fear that if I say it in front of The Thomas Cynic, I might get attacked 😂 Personally I don’t like the HiT Era, there are so many stories that are either babyish or boring, so many characters’ personalities were ruined, and it was marketed in a way to appeal only to very small children, which not only ruined the content but the public image of Thomas. It’s very clear that the people behind the scenes didn’t really have the same level of care as Britt, David, etc. HOWEVER, for all of its flaws, the HiT Era actually has more merits than any other “bad” era of the show. The Great Discovery is good, Majority of S9 is good, there are many diamond in the rough episodes (Thomas and the Birthday Mail, Dream On, Hector the Horrid), Calling All Engines is decent and there are so many interesting characters like Rosie and Freddie. If you actually read the entire thing, you’re a legend 😂
@@AbrahamBenno understood but do you like gordons HiT Episodes
@@buddtubeyt7536 Oh yeah, definitely. When I first watched them I didn’t really pay much attention but The Unlucky Tug made me appreciate them a lot more
@@AbrahamBenno Gordon And james both have the best episodes
In my opinion the eras are
Classic 1 to 4
Gullane 5 to 7
Hit 8 to 11
Nitrogen era 12 to 16
Brenner 17 to 21
Bwba 22 to 24
I wouldn't say that S5 is a Gullane Season, it came before Magic Railroad so is much more of a classic.
@@TheThomasCynic I'd say that season 5 is a Gullane season because its narrated by Alec Baldwin is the USA and its all non awdry storiee
@PizzaFan2005 I class season 5 as Gullane because it doesn't use awdry stories also wasn't Gullane just the britt allcroft company rebranded
Sorry I’ll miss the premier, but I bet this will be amazing! (Edit: I am the “certain people” at 11:30.)
Both of the Gullane seasons will always be classic in my eyes, with the exceptions of that season seven is somewhat of a transitional season and the Jack and the Pack spin-off having a major connection to the era.
6 and 7 are still classic seasons, even if not to the standard of 1-5 they are still enjoyable and fun to watch. They were the last seasons of the show I watched when new and enjoyed and I still love them.
S6 and S7's new characters are easily my favorite as well (minus Fergus, no offense to anyone). They do have that Awdry-esque as well too (like Salty and Spencer, two of which are my sixth and eighth favorites on my top 10 Thomas character list). The episodes are good for the most part, but they do have some few stinkers in a few that I didn't like. But overall, I really enjoyed the video. For the Gullane era, it does look kinda different and tone-changed compared to the first 5 series, but when it comes to context of the episodes, they do deserve some strong points.
I do think that the change from the BA to HiT is very noticeable, I think describing them as their own thing is the way to go.
the old bridge justification is STUPID because it relies on literally just a fan theory. also the duncan cameo DOES matter
THANK YOU! Finally, I never understood why Rheneas and the Roller Coaster doesn't get more hate. I also hate how out of character Rheneas is throughout the whole episode.
An excellent, well thought out video. Very much enjoyed, and really agree on most of these! When rewatching these seasons recently, I actually really enjoyed them too! To me the biggest difference was the change in the filming style and the pared back music.
Great work :)
Honestly, for me, I'd say Seasons 6 and 7 are classics. They're the only two seasons I own fully on home media, I believe, and I do enjoy them, even to this day. Great video.
Personally I consider Magic Railroad the cut-off point.
I've always seen Emily as a mix-up of her shown personalities. Originally a rude snob who was impatient, but as she got older she matured into the kind engine she is seen in S7. That said, if you get her mad she becomes hard-headed and she'll find it difficult to see reason.
Yes! I really like that headcanon!
I hated the American voice for season 7. His voice makes the show seem so childish and as if it is geared for the youngest audience. Whereas every other narrator up till season 7 seemed to voice it like they were telling a good story that adults can appreciate. Alec Baldwin in season 6 was way better than season 7.
6 and 7 sometimes don't handle characters nicely, although there are some classic-feels episodes, those seasons are NOT classic series. Although i respect your opinion
These seasons are classics, fight me.
@@rmgilyard I won't, because as I said, I respect if anyone disagrees
Season 6 is probably my 3rd favourite season. My 1st favourite is season 5 and my 2nd is season 4.
I agree
Now this is a video worthy of a premiere
My thoughts on the Gullane Era, the sets still look really good, the new characters are very unique, some of the episodes were a little inconsistent but that’s not really that big of an issue, and the music is just as incredible as always
9:46-9:50 - good thing I’m not the only one! This version will always be better than the “I’m just not special” archetype Mattel gave her *any* day! Best Engine Ever and season 21 were the only times they treated her with *any* respect whatsoever!!!
I wish Michael Angelis had been the narrator for these seasons in *both* dubs. I never liked Alec Baldwin in S6, I can’t go through even *one* VHS with him. I always wait until season 8 to hear Michael Brandon.
Well, in my opinion kind of. Certain episodes such as Gordon takes a tumble, best dressed engine, and the jack arc are good episodes while episodes such as middle engine, whats the matter with Henry and something fishy are bad. However I have always wondered why everyone craps on this era.
Why you don't like something fishy?
@@simoncsige5471 I don't hate it necessarily, but it is just boring and the lesson is kind of weak. Not horrible but just a really weak episode.
At least be thankful Harvey managed to return in CGI
the ppl who said the modelwork was best in 6….
I see seasons 1-5 as the Classic Series and 6-7 being transistions to the Hit Era, Mainly because all the scenes take place during mid day or midnight
Did you get permission from mrlorgin from deviantart to use that picture?
Season 6 biggest flaw was Alec giving a bad narration
I count season 8 as a gateway season. It connects classic and modern and is neither past nor future. It is simply present
The Classic and HiT era are the best that I grew up watching
& here’s another thing about WTMWH. The reason Thomas & Percy are “out of character” can be justified with the fact Henry’s in his new shape. What I mean by this is after he was rebuilt Henry was portrayed as an engine who can do anything without fault & that’s probably the reason Thomas & Percy don’t believe Henry’s actually sick. Just because one illness is cured doesn’t mean everyone other is. The biggest reason Henry was ill in his old shape was his small firebox meaning that he couldn’t probably build up steam; the reason Henry is ill here is ,like you said, side effects of age & the fact most of the main cast were built in the 1910s is total proof of that. You could make the argument that ‘Emily appears in the episode & she’s older’ & to that I say that some engines age better than others (She might even be a new built for all we know).
Plus Henry had a fair amount of sick days in Chris' books (Middle Engine and #37), apart of me wonders if it could've even set up Murdoch's arrival.
@@vincentmorris8431
That's a good headcannon.
For me, and this is my own opinion I view seasons 5-7 as their own mini era, I still count them as classic seasons but not for the same reasons for seasons 1-4, I use the term “true classic” for the seasons that are mostly Awdry related and I call seasons 5-7 the Britt-David era, I love all the classics for different reasons but this is just me personally.
6:59 We think that way because this episode basically erased any development the two have had over the past 6 seasons.
I always enjoyed Plenty of Season 6, many of the episodes are still classics and while many of the characters bother me they’re overshadowed by the mains. The lighting and paint on the engines seems lifeless especially after Season 3-5 having the beautiful shiny paint and great lighting. I still Love Baldwin in the role and while he sounds quite unhappy he’s still trying with a few Season 5 narration will never ever be topped but one example I love is how Gordon sounds like an important pompous show off and James sounding something the same trying to be better than Gordon. Mike and Junior’s fantastic music is still thankfully around, and unlike the HIT-Whatever nowadays era I can name at least 5-10 episodes from both seasons I love. Like you said, they aren’t flawless but are still good seasons.
For “what’s the matter with Henry” The Henry criticism shows up because he’s always been sick since the first few books! After Season 1 it wasn’t all over but then it randomly pops into Magic railroad and now here. Thomas and Percy stopped being pricks after season 3 and 4 and became more friendly but did have moments of snark, not straight up bullying so I’m sure that’s where people get on about
In my opinion, they are both part of the classic series, but with an exception: I do not consider the new series versions (the versions with the redone music, season 8 intro and different narration) of seasons 6 and 7 to be part of the classic series. In my book, it's gotta have the original theme song to be a classic season.
While it has its duds, I really can't deny I love these seasons, thanks for showing them some love!
If you ask me. Some of the best characters feel like they've been there since the rws just like salty or cranky.
One good thing I have to say about post TATMR Thomas is that the models were made of brass rather than the toyish acrylic.
But I'm told story matters over visuals.
@@bsau145a6 Really I thought S1-5 used a modified Marklin chassis and custom acrylic body.
See for me I classified Thomas & Friends in these kinds of Eras
Classic- Includes all model seasons with no CGI effects
Semi-CGI- Includes the model seasons which had the faces/limited CGI effects
CGI- Includes full CGI created episodes/seasons.
I Really Like Spencer, He Seems Like Something Awdry Would’ve Created. A More Modern Pacific, That Rivals A Old Pacific, From The Same Designer, From The Same Railway, But They Can’t Stand Each Other. They Definitely Are A Very Iconic Duo. And There Episodes Are Always Fun To Watch.
gullane era and season 8/9 was the time i started waching so trough nostalgia and just how the seasons are different from anything else makes them special for me i consider them classics, and also one time i was watching all the classic series again and i did not even notice when the season 6 episodes came bc i just felt as good
Jack Frost is probably my favorite episode from the season because I like the atmosphere in it.
Scaredy Engines is another episode I really like because it managed to freak me out as a kid. I still, to this day, adore the sound design in that episode.
Yeah, they were good episodes.
Having rewatched season 6 recently, while not a great season, I still had fun with it. Episodes like Percy’s Chocolate Crunch, Thomas and the Jet Engine and Dunkin Duncan were really fun, with other episodes like A bad day for Harold the Helicopter having some highlights. It was a little slow/silly at times, but the episodes that were good were really good. Don’t remember much about season 7, interested in rewatching it tho!
Can't wait to see this. Question: Who's your favourite character from 6-7?
You'll need to see the video to find that out :)
Although short-lived and technically still part of the Classic series, I kind of wish the Gullane Era had lasted a few more seasons. While not exactly God-tier compared to the Golden Age, it had a certain charm to it and wasn't heavily tainted with the flaws of the later HiT Seasons. Not to mention it had, on average, the best roster of newbies.
I honestly see the Gullane era as being the swan song for the classic series. There were some minor HiT era issues that plagued the two seasons under Gullane no doubt, but the episodes retained most of the magic from seasons 1-5
Thank you for consulting me and using my music. I like this video, and will share my own thoughts. S6 and S7 are quite different from each other. S6 is quite a solid season, not as great as S4-5, but the humor, banter, and pacing are still there. Similar in ranking for me to S2 and S3. S6 still felt “Classic” to me, and I agree that it’s one of the funniest seasons. The S6 episodes you like seem to be the same as mine, which is neat. I’m not a fan of S7, but I like some eps in S7, like Fergus Breaks the Rules, Queen of Sodor, and Gordon & Spencer. But I do think it’s much weaker than S1-6. There are more instances of engines acting out-of-character, forced morals, and painfully slow pacing (plus less humor). I see S7 as a true fall, with gems here and there.
Season 7 has better writing than Season 6. The reason people consider these to be different eras because of the huge downgrade between 5 and 6.
I don't think Baldwins Season 6 narration is pretty decent, even though he may not be as loud.
I like how S7 uses more string music.
"Edward is a useless old steam pot. He should be retired."
"But he doesn't have tires," replied Percy.
Probably my favorite Thomas and Friends line of all time - it forever lives in my head and gets repeated randomly, even by my family on occasion!
Honestly Bill and Ben should have replaced Thomas and Percy in What's the Matter with with Henry, Salty's Stormy Tale and Spotless Record.
Why do I feel something different from 2008/9+ Thomas and -2007/8 Thomas despite being born in 2010
14:59 why
I consider Season 6 & 7 varying. Different writers do make things a bit more mixed, but also varied like the Brenner era. They're still Classic Seasons, even if they're inferior to the first five. They're still good tho and they deserve respect.
I find it a bit strange when people complain that Thomas has childish writing, i mean the target audience are children under the age of 5 not adults. Which i sometimes think adult Thomas and Friends fans forget.
They are their own thing. New company new era.
The show is still an essamble as Duck, Donald, Douglas, Oliver still feature plus the new characters. The Steam team push was an awful idea.
Characters still likeable and mostly In Character, the new characters are great (though Emily I would have handled better if they pushed steam team as engines 1-12)
I’d say Seasons 6-7 are indeed classic seasons. However. It’s a different part of the Classic series compared to Seasons 1-4.
WHAT’S NEXT? THE PRE-HIT ERA (bc HIT entertainment was actually involved in the classic era incase you didn’t know.
"Scary Jack Frost!" James said calmly.
My theory is that WTMWH takes places during Henry & The Express just before overhaul.
With music season 6 is at my top favorites, just watch the end of James and the Hot Air Balloon its can make you tear up.
I would have loved too see a dynamic with murdoch and henry, both being heavy frieght trains I'd just think it would be litty asf
Loves this one! There we’re great king made here and can’t wait to see more stuff! The ur eyes were abreast way too include the community in this video
I grew up watching all of those seasons and my parents brought me a CD 💿 of all of the classic episodes
I like the Gullane Era.
I like season 6 but I prefer season 7 because the new characters in that season are some of the most iconic Thomas characters to this day ,As for season 6,I think is kind of a mixed bag and I love season 7, not as much as the first five seasons but it's still good in my opinion
I am very much excited for this
I have many more nostalgic memories of Season 6 rather than Season 7, as I've mentioned before in other comments. I think the scripts ranged from good to meh in Season 6 and from good to downright bad in Season 7. You could have "Thomas and the Jet Engine," a stellar episode, and then a few episodes later, "Middle Engine" reared its ugly head. Season 7 seemed to continue this, but on a more dramatic scale: watch "Something Fishy" vs. "The Old Bridge" or something. Still, I much prefer the narration, scripts, model work, and characterizations.
Oh, another point: I think they did the "gimmicky location" better in this era. "Percy's Chocolate Crunch" is a Percy episode (with some classic era level humour!) It's not at all like a "Thomas and the Birthday Chocolate Cake" from the HiT era...
thoughts on the S7 US Dub
@@buddtubeyt7536 My thoughts on it, do you mean?
@@jmpf813 yes
@@buddtubeyt7536 Definitely prefer Season 6 Baldwin to Season 7 Brandon. The "I'm a Great Western Engine" was plain silly, but I guess he was fine in the rest of the Season. His gruff Gordon voice wasn't terrible.
@@jmpf813 do you like his donald and douglas voice
Lmao, and I thought S6 and S7 were both sequels to s5………….NOT!
I know i might get blasted for this, but season 6 is the most nostalgic thomas season for me. i really liked alot of the episodes and some of the season 6 episodes were my first episodes ive ever seen of thomas.
Same.
Season 7 is one of my favour seasons and honestly season 6 is incredibly over hated
I personally find Season 6 and 7 to be decent, too. Season 7 would be better than Season 6 if it weren't for the change of music, but I guess we can enjoy watching the UK narrations if we want the classic music or check out some custom videos where the classic music was added to the US narration. I personally think we should have gotten Season 7 in the US entirely with the classic music.
Season 6 and 7 are probably some of the most nostalgic seasons for me, something about the lighting and the sets always gets me lol. They were probably my first exposure to the series as a kid, so it certainly gave me a solid understanding and love for what Thomas was all about. The fun part was that I got to have an entire 5 season backlog to enjoy after it too which I ended up liking even more! I would honestly say these seasons are a great start to the series for younger kids with how much they're able to incorporate (especially in regards to season 7) with the characters. My earliest Thomas memory is watching James and the Red Balloon, which is honestly a bit funny as I've heard a lot of people say it's a weaker episode, but it was those sorts of episodes that I really resonated with, somehow making 5 minutes feel magical in a way no other show could (I'm pretty sure that the soundtrack of that episode is one of the key factors in why it stuck to me).
They're not my favorite seasons but they may have well left the biggest impact on me in one way or another, even Baldwin's weaker narration just translated to feeling more relaxed as a kid lol. Thanks for opening the insane Thomas vortex in my head once again.
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Doesn’t Duncan appear in the Old Bridge?
And Murdoch brings out a new aspect in the sheep. As them being pricks
I really liked Michel Angelis and the Beatle ringo star ⭐️
michael brandon may have not been the best narrator but at least he tried
I grew up with Season 6 as I was born in 2000 so I would’ve been 2 years old when Season 6 came out, and I’ll admit that I found it to be great at the time but looking back at it now I can see the problems that Season 6 had, more down to lighting effects and so on.
I don’t have much to say about Season 7 as I didn’t really watch it as much as Season 6 but I can see where the problems with Season 7 come from
The refurbishment on the masks also is my least favourite of the classic series since the paint felt off but I think something went wong with the eyes too. Especially Thomas as he had probably my least favourite new eyeballs out of the main cast for S6
@@Thomasmemoryscentral that’s understandable
I mean they were on Amazon Prime with seasons 1-5
I saw salty with so many faced vans
Ok
Also TAB is the best special
Why is it called the gullane era?