It’s amazing how the world of
Thomas the Tank Engine has changed over the years. When I started to watch it
was all models and stop motion animation with plastic figures and a bloke with
a northern accent telling us what was going on and what the characters were
thinking. Now it’s evolved to a full CGI process where every movement is
animated and captured. There’s no Fat Controller and more as the Americans don’t
like the obese; so instead it’s gone to the aristocracy with Sir Topham Hat in
control. It’d be great to go back and read the books before they were converted
to the small screen. What tales would separate Awdry’s ideas from those of today?
It’s a big business now, as there’s literally thousands of train sets and toys
out there for kids to re-create their own stories; not to mention the extra
characters. But I bet Awdry didn’t have problems connecting to the on-board wi-fi
in his books.
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