User:TheWarnerBrosAnimationFan

About Me
Hello everybody, I'm TheWarnerBrosAnimationFan, formerly known as RWS1992. I currently live in Spokane, Washington. Born on September 2nd, 1992, I have been a fan of Thomas & Friends and the Railway Series books since I was little. I was introduced to Thomas through Shining Time Station, the show that Britt Allcroft and Rick Siggelkow created to introduce Thomas to American audiences when I was very little. I also had a few Thomas VHS tapes when I was a kid, two of which, Daisy and Other Thomas Stories and Percy's Ghostly Trick and Other Thomas Stories (both of which were the Video Treasures versions), I got for my fifth birthday. I also remember having the Strand Home Video version of Thomas Gets Bumped and Other Stories and the 1995 Video Treasures version of Rusty to the Rescue and Other Thomas Stories. I have continued to watch Thomas & Friends on YouTube in my spare time.

As a person who has been a fan of the franchise since I was very little, I have become extremely interested in the international dubs of the show that have aired in other countries. Of the many international dubs, my favorite is the Japanese dub for the reason that the dub has had voice actors since the first season, something that the UK and US dubs did not get until the CGI switch.

Favorite Narrators (from most favorite to least favorite)
1. George Carlin and Ringo Starr: For me, these are the most nostalgic, having played Mr. Conductor on Shining Time Station for its run on PBS, and these two provided great narrations and voices for the characters.

2. Mark Moraghan: A new narrator for the series' new life at ARC Productions. It's so refreshing to hear a new narrator for the series for the first time in the UK and US since 1991 and 2004, respectively. After hearing more of his narrations

3. Michael Angelis: Having grown up in the United States, we haven't really had much exposure to Michael Angelis aside from the VHS/DVD release New Friends for Thomas and YouTube. I have seen his narrations that he has done, and I will admit, between the third and seventh seasons, he was good, but between the eighth seasons and Blue Mountain Mystery, he just sounded bland in my opinion.

4. Alec Baldwin: Alec Baldwin wasn't great as a narrator, but still not horrible. I mean, he did give some characters voices that sounded quite entertaining, such as Bill and Ben in the fifth season and Salty, others, not so much (he never gave Donald and Douglas Scottish accents, and he never did the same to Duncan in the sixth season).

5. Pierce Brosnan (2008): For me, I have to admit, I'm rather happy Pierce only narrated The Great Discovery. He just sounded too quiet and not very enthusiastic. I have heard the news that Gwenyth Platrow was in talks to narrate, and I think it would have been interesting to see how she would have done.

6. Michael Brandon (2004-2012): Michael Brandon is my least favorite of the seven men to fill the role of the TV series narrator. He sounded too nasally and gave the characters bad voices. Probably the only saving grace about him is that he helped the show get through its bad writing between the ninth and sixteenth seasons.

Favorite Non-English Narrators
1. Leo Morimoto and Jon Kabira (Japan): My favorite international dub is the Japanese version, so the two narrators, Leo Morimoto and Jon Kabira are tied for the simple reason that they have never voiced any of the characters, leaving it all to the massive cast of voice actors that the Japanese dub has had since the first season.

2. Manfred Steffen (Germany): The narrator of the German dub from the first - fifth seasons, Steffen had a grandfatherly tone to his narration style, which makes for a relaxing listen.

3. John Ogwen (Wales): Having seen a few of the Welsh narrations on Dailymotion, Ogwen did an overall good job narrating the classic series episodes.

4. Vladimir Jurc (Slovenia): I believe Mr. Jurc did a good job narrating the first - sixth seasons of the Slovenian dub, although it would have been interesting to see him narrate between the seventh and twelfth seasons, which were never dubbed.

5. Alexei Borzunov (Russia): Having narrated the Russian dub between the first and eleventh seasons, Borzunov narrated pretty well, although his character voices weren't as good.

6. Simcha Barbiro (Israel): Although he only narrated the first two seasons for the Hebrew dub, he gave the characters some good voices. It would have been interesting to see him narrate the third - seventh seasons for the Hebrew dub.

Ideas for Voice Actors
Some personal ideas of mine for voice actors for the UK/US and Japanese dubs of characters who have not yet appeared in CGI as well as non-televised Railway Series characters:


 * Stepney: Jim Howick (UK/US), Yuta Odagaki (Japan)
 * Fergus: Tom Stourton (UK/US), Isamu Yusen (Japan)
 * Arthur: Jim Howick (UK/US), Shinichiro Miki (Japan)
 * Murdoch: Robert Wilfort (UK/US), Ryoichi Fukuzawa (Japan)
 * Molly: Rebecca O'Mara (UK), Jules de Jongh (US), Keiko Nemoto (Japan)
 * Neville: Tim Whitnall (UK/US), Yukito Soma (Japan)
 * Billy: Rasmus Hardiker (UK/US), Yukito Soma (Japan)
 * Hank: Rob Rackstraw (UK/US), Tooru Akiyoshi (Japan)
 * Flora: Olivia Colman (UK/US), Sakura Yoshioka (Japan)
 * Shane: Hiroo Sasaki (Japan)
 * Yong Bao: Benedict Wong (UK/US), Takashi Mito (Japan)
 * Rajiv: Ameet Chana (UK/US), Arthur Lounsbery (Japan)
 * Sam: Kunihiro Kawamoto (Japan)
 * BoCo: Rufus Jones (UK/US), Hiroaki Tajiri (Japan)
 * Diesel 261: Bob Golding (UK/US), Hayato Kimura (Japan)
 * Derek: Jim Howick (UK/US), Hayato Fujii (Japan)
 * Dennis: Steven Kynmam (UK/US), Tsotomu Densaka (Japan)
 * Duke: Rob Rackstraw (UK/US), Ryoichi Fukuzawa (Japan)
 * Smudger: Nigel Pilkington (UK/US), Arthur Lounsbery (Japan)
 * Bertram: Rob Rackstraw (UK/US), Kiyonobu Suzuki (Japan)
 * Mighty: Rob Rackstraw (UK/US), Taketoshi Kawano (Japan)
 * Mac: Joe Mills (UK/US), Taketoshi Kawano (Japan)
 * Freddie: Rob Rackstraw (UK/US), Hidenari Ugaki (Japan)
 * Jock: Robert Wilfort (UK/US), Isamu Yusen (Japan)
 * Frank: Rob Rackstraw (UK/US), Hayato Fujii (Japan)
 * Old Slow Coach: Maggie Ollerenshaw (UK/US), Nanaho Katsuragi (Japan)
 * Bulgy: Steven Kynman (UK/US), Kenta Miyake (Japan)
 * George: Keith Wickham (UK/US), Nobuaki Kanemitsu (Japan)
 * Caroline: Sophie Colquhoun (UK/US0, Sakura Yoshioka (Japan)
 * Horrid Lorry 1: Tim Whitnall (UK/US), Nobuaki Kanemitsu (Japan)
 * Horrid Lorry 2: Steven Kynman (UK/US), Hiroaki Tajiri (Japan)
 * Horrid Lorry 3: Keith Wickham (UK/US), Isamu Yusen (Japan)
 * Elizabeth: Maggie Ollerenshaw (UK/US), Keiko Nemoto (Japan)
 * Byron: Rufus Jones (UK/US), Ryousuke Morita (Japan)
 * Kelly: Keith Wickham (UK/US), Ryuzou Ishino (Japan)
 * Buster: Bob Golding (UK/US), Mitsuhiro Sakamaki (Japan)
 * Ned: Steven Kynman (UK/US), Kazuyoshi Hosoya (Japan)
 * Isobella: Olivia Colman (UK/US), Chiaki Mori (Japan)
 * Patrick: Jonathan Forbes (UK/US), Tooru Akiyoshi (Japan)
 * Nelson: Robert Wilfort (UK/US), Takahiro Miyake (Japan)
 * Madge: Teresa Gallagher (UK/US), Nanaho Katsuragi (Japan)

Ertl Collection
Between the time I was little and the time that ERTL stopped selling their Thomas models in America, I collected several of the models. I got rid of them in 2006, and by that time, many of the models had paint chipped off and had broken and/or dilapidated couplings, for they had a lot of play. Here are the models I remember having:
 * Thomas (x2)
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Duck
 * Donald
 * Douglas
 * Oliver
 * Diesel
 * Bill
 * Ben
 * Daisy
 * BoCo
 * Mavis
 * City of Truro
 * Diesel 261
 * Peter Sam
 * Sir Handel
 * Rusty
 * Duncan
 * Duke
 * Culdee
 * Diesel 199
 * Annie
 * Clarabel
 * Henrietta
 * Old Coaches
 * Breakdown Train
 * Troublesome Trucks (x5)
 * Toad
 * Tidmouth Milk Tanker
 * Tar Tanker
 * Sodor Fuel Tankers (x2)
 * Mail Coaches
 * Terence
 * Bertie
 * Trevor (x2, I did not have the scrap version)
 * Harold
 * Bulgy
 * Mail Van
 * Sir Topham Hatt's Car
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Porter

Ideas for a Railway Series Audiobook Cast (Wilbert Awdry)
If the Railway Series books were adapted as audiobooks with Mark Moraghan narrating and the current CGI voice cast voicing the characters, complete with music (from the classic series), sound effects (a mix of classic series and CGI series), and whistles (taken from the CGI series), this is what I can picture:

Favorite Non-Thomas Shows
Since being in college, I have developed a vast appreciation for animated shows made by Warner Bros. that were on TV when I was little but did not get interested in them until later after I started collecting DVDs of them. These are the non-Thomas animated shows that I have gained a vast appreciation for while in college, which is the primary reason why I changed my username in May of 2017:


 * Looney Tunes
 * Animaniacs
 * Tiny Toon Adventures
 * Pinky and the Brain
 * Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain
 * Histeria!