Sunday, February 26, 2006
Thomas & Friends: It's Great to Be An Engine: I got this in a dual set at Wal*Mart with Steamies and Diesels for $14.88 for the pair.
As I see more and more of the new Thomas episodes, the more I realize that the show has jumped the shark. The shows are being made more and more for smaller children. That is not to say that I don't enjoy the fantastic model work, cinematography and the like. The weakness is instead in the writing staff. As the age of steam becomes a more and more distant memory, there are fewer and fewer people who remember what it was like when the Reverend Awdry wrote the original stories.
If I could offer some more critiques to those who write for Thomas, it would be to do more research on the Railway Series and British railways in general. Also, stop talking down to your audience and stop the "moral of the story" centered episodes.
