Work in Progress

Alright folks, here it is!!

Note: TAG is in order because there is more of an overarching plot through the three series. In order to draw some of the FABulous links between the original and the remake we’ve done our best to arrange the TOS 1965 episodes to match - which means they aren’t in broadcast order but hopefully enjoyable all the same.

Only caveat is if you’ve never seen TOS before we suggest having a watch of the first episode (Trapped in the Sky) as that might help things make sense before we get going.

The Plan

It’s not time-specific - watch any or all of the episodes listed for that week in that week. Check in on the “I watched it” post and then go wild - write, draw, make edits, screen grabs and gifs, remake scenes, role play, go mad with the merch, reblog old stuff, ramble wildly about The Thoughts it inspires - anything goes!!

We’ll have various group activities and challenges running - more on those in another post!

@ this page (@thunderversary-rewatch-party) and use tags #Thunderversary / #Thunderversary-rewatch and #Name-Of-Episode and we’ll reblog everything we see (subject to some ground rules below).

Hey, are you an artist or writer with WIPs?

Attempted to write some fic tonight. Unfortunately I have no brain, so it isn’t great.

The original idea was sparked by the lovely @idontknowreallywhy whose cat is very fond of Scott Tracy. How that relates to this scrappy bit of fic is debatable, but that was the spark and this was the beginning of what I wrote…I have more, but it isn’t working very well…I need to revise it once I find my brain.

I’m posting this bit because I haven’t posted fic in over a week.

I hope you like these few words.

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“Woah! Virg!”

Gordon yelped and John dove as the stream of flame shot out at them, his brain calculating exactly how much their uniforms could take when tackled by a flamethrower.

Not much.

He held his breath, curled up on the dirty concrete, waiting for the heat to hit.

But it didn’t.

He cracked an eye open to find Virgil still standing but wobbling unsteadily. The makeshift flamethrower, still dropping sparks, hung in his hands, limp but easily ready.

“Leave him alone!” Virgil screamed at them.

“Okay, okay.” Gordon uncurled slowly, holding up both his hands as if in surrender.

“You’re not hurting him anymore.” The words were almost whimpered. Virgil turned to look at the crumpled body behind him. “No one! No one! No one is going to hurt him anymore.”

John eyed his unconscious eldest brother, sprawled against the wall of the ancient warehouse. His face was a mess of bruises, his uniform torn, and it was obvious Virgil had done his best to bind an injured arm at some point. Dirt and grim blurred the blue of his uniform.

Virgil himself was clearly only barely on his feet. He was swaying where he stood, blood dripping down the side of his face. The flamethrower was a makeshift mass of steel canister and pipes, very much slapped together in a hurry.

His brother’s engineer brains in every line.

Gordon was looking at John for direction - he had command.

“Virgil?” John’s kept his voice quiet and gentle. “Virgil, we want to help. I want to help.”

Virgil turned towards John and peered at him as if he was trying to see through smoke. “Johnny?”

“Yes. You’re safe now. I-“

“No! No! Not again. Not again!” And John had to throw himself to the ground again as the flamethrower lit up, Virgil yelling incoherently at the top of his lungs.

Seriously though - A-Team Tracys.

:::stares into distance:::

(A bit of a WIP as this one is fighting me)

Let me know if you know who he’s quoting 😏

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“Unbelievable.”

“What do you mean?”

“You actually have a volcano lair! Like proper supervillains. Do you fling your enemies into pits of molten rock?”

Scott responded with a wild stare and a deeply disturbing evil laugh, in such contrast to his usual light chuckle, and so very out of character that Estera couldn’t stop her jaw dropping in shock as she stopped in her tracks. There was a beat of silence then he winked and both of them began gigging for real. Which, as Bez crept out from the bushes, confusion written all over his muddy face, quickly escalated into full-blown hysteria.

Estera staggered to a grassy patch at the side of the path and sagged to the ground, leaning back on her hands and gasping for breath as tears ran down her face. Scott grinned as he dropped down beside her, hiccuping slightly as he tried to gain control of his own breathing.

“So how long have you been practising that one?”

“What are you suggesting? That evil glee doesn’t come naturally to me?”

She raised an eyebrow and he rolled his eyes in response.

“Fine. Since John and I blitzed all the Matrix movies in our teens. He was so taken by all the layers of meaning in that scene whereas I just wanted to nail Agent Smith’s maniacal laugh… took me months of practising in front of the mirror to get the expression right but was worth it for the reaction I’d get from the girls at school.”

“Oh really?” She smirked and he suddenly found himself blushing.

“I was an awkward, clueless, hormone-ridden teenager… I had to use whatever underhand tactics I could to impress.”

“I find that very difficult to believe, Mr leaves-a-trail-of-starry-eyed-drooling-zombies-in-his-wake”

“I do not!” Why did people think this? The way his brothers talked sometimes made him sound like some deranged hypnotist who ran around breaking hearts without a second thought.

“Oh come on, did you not see that woman run straight into a tree moments after you smiled at her?”

Scott couldn’t even remember smiling at anyone. He looked back the way they had come, suddenly worried “Was she hurt? We should have stopped!”

“She was fine. She bounced off and kept running.”

“Oh, good.” Scott pondered for a minute, suddenly unsure of himself. “I don’t do it deliberately you know… distract people? I just try to be polite and friendly. It’s how I was raised.”

“Sure sure… you have zero control over the power of the dimples…”

“That’s just my face! It’s the only one I have!”

Yes, you - fellow tumblr person.

You're great and I'm so glad you're here. I'm so very grateful for all the content you create and share for me to see.

Thank you for the pictures and videos and songs. Thank you for the little snippets of your life that you share - good and bad - for the laughs and the tears. Thank you for the fics you write, for the art you create, for the gifs and memes you make - for the countless, agonising hours you spend on these little gems and for releasing them out into the big, wide world. Thank you for supporting, liking, reblogging my posts. Thank you for being here in this weird, wonderful community with me.

I’m having so much fun with Thunderbirds Are Go! It’s one of those weird shows that’s way better than it has any right to be. As a fan of TOS I’m hooked!

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“Honey, stop.”

“I can’t, Grandma.” Her grandson continued to shove supplies into his pack.

Sally reached out a hand and wrapped her fingers around a tense bicep. “Give your brothers time. Give Kayo time.”

Scott looked back at her before shoving the pack closed. “Time is the very thing we don’t have.” He strode out of the supplies room and into the hangars.

Thunderbird Two loomed above them as if to sink the situation into her heart even more.

But she had to stop him. “Scott, you don’t know what you’re getting into.”

He spun on specialised footwear, his uniform outlining his determination. “I know exactly what I’m getting into, Grandma. I’ve been there, done that, and now those bastards have Virgil. They can’t…it’s not happening. We’re getting him out now.” He turned on his heel, slung the bag of weaponry over his shoulder and strode off, his long legs determining the end of the conversation.

She stared after him for a moment before thumbing her collar. “John?”

“Grandma?”

“I can’t stop him.”

“Not unexpected. I have had no success with Gordon either. They are determined to go. Kayo has made landfall, but is still gathering data. The GDF are not responding. Eos is streaming detail to One as we speak.” Her orbit-bound grandson took a breath. “We will get him back, Grandma.”

Sally swallowed. She had no doubt her grandsons would do exactly as they intended.

But at what price?

Scott’s tense shoulders spoke volumes to her. She knew he would go to hell and back for Virgil. They all would. She just wished that hell wasn’t Bereznik.

5. Walk with your keys in your hands and keep a key between each finger

6. If they put you in the trunk kick out the headlights

E.g.

If your gut is telling you to cross the street or change your path, do it. Don’t risk it. Your body knows.

If you can, buy a large umbrella and walk holding it. Studies say that predators are less likely to attempt an attack on someone that could fight back. Keys around your knuckles is fine but you’ll need to get very close to do damage. Umbrellas are more precise.

Avoid wearing headphones if you are alone on an empty street. Look aware.

Again: Stay. Away. From. Walls.

Entering an uber alone? Call your father (or anyone you trust) and say “hey dad! Yep, I’m almost there, I’m sending you the route.” outloud. Then proceed to send them the route so they can follow the uber drive. This will most likely intimidate the predator.

If you see someone in an uncomfortable or possibly dangerous situation, walk up to them and say “Betty, oh my god, I haven’t seen you in so long!”. If she gets slightly confused, you can whisper and let her know you’re trying to help and that she should follow along. Walk together to another station or away from where you are. The man will most likely not follow. I have done this one 2 times and can be very helpful.

If you are unsure she needs help, you can pass her a note saying something like “hey, I noticed this man beside you is making you uncomfortable. If you’d like help, fake a sneeze right now and I will come up to you and pretend we are friends.” This is a long note, but its an example. Be discrete. If she follows along, proceed with the previous tip. This is helpful when you’re in a crowded train and you notice harassment.

put anything you have that’s male-coded (sports memorabilia, men’s shirts/hoodies–the more oversized the better) out where it’s easily visible

for quick stuff like pizza deliveries, loudly call “I got it, hon” toward another room as you answer the door

keep a fake wedding ring in a dish by the door with your keys, slip it on as needed

say things like “I’ll make sure my husband or I will be available for the appointment” and “Oh, so excited to get my new stove, I’m gonna take a picture of it to text to my husband”

Lack of sleep, Bring poison into our brains and self doubt.

But you get up in the morning, you help your family, you go to work.

That shows your strength and your commitment!

Your talents and intelligence show in everything you do, from the storytelling and art you post.

Removed/checked all links to make sure everything is working (03/03/23). Hope they help!

Sejda - Free online PDF editor.

Supercook - Have ingredients but no idea what to make? Put them in here and it’ll give you recipe ideas.

Still Tasty - Trying the above but unsure about whether that sauce in the fridge is still edible? Check here first.

Archive.ph - Paywall bypass. Like 12ft below but appears to work far better and across more sites in my testing. I’d recommend trying this one first as I had more success with it.

12ft – Hate paywalls? Try this site out.

Where Is This - Want to know where a picture was taken, this site can help.

TOS/DR - Terms of service, didn’t read. Gives you a summary of terms of service plus gives each site a privacy rating.

OneLook - Reverse dictionary for when you know the description of the word but can’t for the life of you remember the actual word.

My Abandonware - Brilliant site for free, legal games. Has games from 1978 up to present day across pc and console. You’ll be surprised by some of the games on there, some absolute gems.

Project Gutenberg – Always ends up on these type of lists and for very good reason. All works that are copyright free in one place.

Ninite – New PC? Install all of your programs in one go with no bloat or unnecessary crap.

PatchMyPC - Alternative to ninite with over 300 app options to keep upto date. Free for home users.

Unchecky – Tired of software trying to install additional unwanted programs? This will stop it completely by unchecking the necessary boxes when you install.

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Have I Been Pawned – Still the king when it comes to checking if your online accounts have been released in a data breach. Also able to sign up for email alerts if you’ve ever a victim of a breach.

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Tineye – An Amazing reverse image search tool.

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Old Games Download – A repository of games from the 90’s and early 2000’s. Get your fix of nostalgia here.

Online OCR – Convert pictures of text into actual text and output it in the format you need.

Remove Background – An amazingly quick and accurate way to remove backgrounds from your pictures.

Twoseven – Allows you to sync videos from providers such as Netflix, Youtube, Disney+ etc and watch them with your friends. Ad free and also has the ability to do real time video and text chat.

Terms of Service, Didn’t Read – Get a quick summary of Terms of service plus a privacy rating.

Coolors – Struggling to get a good combination of colors? This site will generate color palettes for you.

This To That – Need to glue two things together? This’ll help.

Photopea – A free online alternative to Adobe Photoshop. Does everything in your browser.

BitWarden – Free open source password manager.

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Atlas Obscura – Travelling to a new place? Find out the hidden treasures you should go to with Atlas Obscura.

ID Ransomware – Ever get ransomware on your computer? Use this to see if the virus infecting your pc has been cracked yet or not. Potentially saving you money. You can also sign up for email notifications if your particular problem hasn’t been cracked yet.

Way Back Machine – The Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites and loads more.

Rome2Rio – Directions from anywhere to anywhere by bus, train, plane, car and ferry.

Splitter – Seperate different audio tracks audio. Allowing you to split out music from the words for example.

myNoise – Gives you beautiful noises to match your mood. Increase your productivity, calm down and need help sleeping? All here for you.

DeepL – Best language translation tool on the web.

Forvo – Alternatively, if you need to hear a local speaking a word, this is the site for you.

Years ago I was very broke when my doc recommended a CT scan. CT scans cost about $3k with insurance. I did not have $3k. I felt okay, so I didn't get it.

Five years later I had a third of my lung removed when it collapsed from the cancer that could've been caught early if not for the price tag.