User:Thomasfan102

About me
My name is Brandon and my wikia account is the same as my username on YouTube. I've loved Thomas the Tank Engine since I was little and I've been narrating the same stories myself since I was little. I have mostly been exposed to the first 6 seasons a lot more as a kid and they hold a special place in my heart up to the point where it feels a little odd watching newer stories as the series progressed. When the CGI switchover happened, I was okay with it at first until the point where I started noticing how Thomas just seemed like he was constantly doing the same thing in a different way for every story he was featured in. For example, you could compare "The Lion of Sodor" with "Thomas and the Pigs": 'Thomas had an idea!', 'Thomas had another idea!', Thomas had (yet) a third idea!' and then, "Oh No! I've caused confusion and delay!" and so-on-so-forth. But, I'm glad the 3 strikes way as the fans called it has hardly ever happened again beginning with what I call: "The ARC Era", where the most changes have happened in a short amount of time. We got a new and better writer, we got a new narrator, we got classic characters returning, we got better stories, new voice actors and acting skills, etc... I'm still proud to be a Thomas fan, even after 17 years, and I will continue to be a fan as long as Thomas is never forgotten. In my collections, I still have a little number of toys, but most of them got destroyed, but I've gone past that and I've been collecting the videos more ever since Season 17 started, so I've been building my VHS and DVD collections since.

My Favorite Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Gordon (Favorite Steam Team Member)
 * Toby
 * Duck
 * Donald and Douglas (My Favorite Pair of Twins)
 * Daisy
 * Bill and Ben
 * BoCo
 * Murdoch

My reasons for these character choices was because most of the "Classic Series" characters have always stuck with me as a kid. I thought most of them looked cool and I would also admire how the engines looked and how their personality would be. For a couple examples: Gordon is my favorite member of the steam team. Not because he was the engine Thomas played a trick on on his first day, and not just because he pulls the express, but because Gordon has a heart of gold, and even though he can be bossy and boastful he's always ready to help his friends. I also really love the stories that Gordon got himself into in the classic series when karma strikes back at him. Another example is Duck: I've seen a video, I've seen the fanbase, and I will clarify that I don't like Duck just because of how he's portrayed in the CGI Series. Once again, like Gordon, I love how Duck was in the Classic Series more. The stories they used him in were brilliant. Also the pannier tank engine itself looks cool to me. I loved how much of a hard worker Duck is and I loved some of the great scrapes he's been in at times, like the crash in "A Close Shave For Duck", or how he and his crew try to get back at Donald in "Donald's Duck" or when Gordon crashed into his train in "Bye George!". I don't like how Duck is all like, "The Great Western way" in the CGI switchover, as for almost every time he appears, the Great Western is all we hear from him.

My Favorite Stories

 * Season 1: Whistles and Sneezes
 * Season 2: A Close Shave
 * Season 3: Gordon and the Famous Visitor
 * Season 4: Thomas and the Special Letter
 * Season 5: Stepney Gets Lost
 * Season 6: Gordon Takes a Tumble
 * Season 7: Best Dressed Engine
 * Season 8: Thomas and the Firework Display
 * Season 9: Keeping Up with James
 * Season 10: Follow that Flour
 * Season 11: Gordon and the Engineer
 * Season 12: Don't Go Back
 * Season 13: Snow Tracks (Mark Moraghan's nrration)
 * Season 14: Jumping Jobi Wood!
 * Season 15: Edward the Hero
 * Season 16: Percy and the Calliope
 * Season 17: The Thomas Way or Percy's Lucky Day
 * Season 18: Duck and the Slip Coaches
 * Season 19: Philip to the Rescue or Best Engine Ever

YouTube Synopsis
I have 3 YouTube accounts. One is where I upload episodes of Thomas & Friends, in restored format (excluding seasons 4 and 5, since they were kept as is) and in widescreen (Seasons 6 to present). One called "The Echoes of Sodor", where I upload the "echoes" of the episodes from both the US (which they're more common) and the UK. And one under my real name where I upload other and un-related Thomas material. I also have a TUGS account, which I don't consider too great, where I upload TUGS episodes, Salty's Lighthouse, and restored TUGS clips with Salty's Lighthouse footage.

In My Collection
Thomas the Tank Engine:

US VHS: Television Series:
 * Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories (3)
 * James Learns a Lesson and Other Stories (3)
 * Tenders and Turntables and Other Stories (1)
 * Thomas Breaks the Rules and Other Stories (1)
 * Better Late Than Never and Other Stories (2)
 * Trust Thomas and Other Stories (2)
 * Thomas Gets Bumped and Other Stories (2, both echo tapes)
 * Thomas, Percy and the Dragon and Other Stories (4, including the echo tape)
 * Daisy & Other Thomas Stories (Echo)
 * James Goes Buzz Buzz and Other Thomas Stories
 * Percy's Ghostly Trick and Other Thomas Stories
 * Thomas' Christmas Party and Other Favorite Stories (4)
 * Thomas and His Friends Help Out (3)
 * The Gallant Old Engine & Other Stories (2)
 * Sing-Along and Stories (4, 3 open, 1 new and still sealed)
 * Thomas Meets the Queen and Other Stories
 * Thomas and His Friends Get Along and Other Thomas Adventures (2)
 * Thomas Comes to Breakfast and Other Thomas Adventures (5)
 * A Big Day for Thomas (DVD)| A Big Day For Thomas]]
 * Cranky Bugs and Other Thomas Stories (2)
 * Races, Rescues and Runaways and Other Thomas Adventures (2)
 * Spills and Chills and Other Thomas Thrills
 * Make Someone Happy and Other Thomas Adventures (3)
 * 10 Years of Thomas (4)
 * Thomas' Trackside Tunes
 * Best of Percy (2)
 * Best of Thomas (4)
 * Best of James (2)
 * Salty's Secret
 * Percy's Chocolate Crunch and Other Thomas Adventures (2)
 * Best of Gordon (2)
 * James and the Red Balloon and Other Thomas Adventures (2)
 * Thomas' Sodor Stories
 * Thomas' Snowy Surprise and Other Adventures
 * Songs from the Station
 * Thomas' Useful Stories (Gift, recorded on tape by someone)

Special: Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2)

Shining Time Station: Tis' a Gift Becky Makes a Wish Schemer Alone Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin

TUGS: Jinxed/Quarantine/Up River

Salty's Lighthouse: Blackout/High Spirits Who Took My Crayons?/Guilty Gull

US DVD's Television Series:
 * James Learns a Lesson and Other Stories (2012, Restored Intro)
 * Tenders and Turntables and Other Stories (DVD-R)
 * Thomas Gets Bumped and Other Stories
 * James Goes Buzz Buzz and Other Thomas Stories
 * Percy's Ghostly Trick and Other Thomas Stories
 * Thomas and the Special Letter
 * Thomas and His Friends Help Out
 * Thomas Meets the Queen and Other Stories (DVD-R)
 * A Big Day For Thomas
 * Cranky Bugs and Other Thomas Stories
 * Races, Rescues and Runaways and Other Thomas Adventures
 * Best of Percy
 * Best of Thomas
 * Percy's Chocolate Crunch and Other Thomas Adventures
 * Thomas' Snowy Surprise and Other Adventures (2015, Universal)
 * Best of Gordon
 * Thomas' Sodor Celebration!
 * Songs from the Station
 * Percy Saves the Day and Other Adventures
 * Track Stars
 * Milkshake Muddle
 * Ultimate Christmas
 * Engines and Escapades
 * Holiday Express (2, one still new and sealed)
 * The Greatest Stories
 * Engine Friends
 * Animals Aboard! (Univeral)
 * Dinos and Discoveries
 * Wild Water Rescue and Other Engine Adventures
 * Thomas' Christmas Carol
 * Tales on the Rails

Double Features:
 * New Friends for Thomas and Other Adventures/Spills and Chills and Other Thomas Thrills
 * Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories/Thomas' Halloween Adventures
 * Thomas and the Toy Workshop/Thomas and the Really Brave Engines and Other Adventures

Specials:
 * Calling All Engines!
 * The Great Discovery
 * The Adventure Begins
 * Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (Blu-Ray Combo)

HiT Favorites: Frosty Friends Percy's New Whistle School Days Thomas and the Colors

UK DVD's
 * The Complete First Series (2012)
 * The Complete Second Series (2012)
 * The Complete Third Series (2012)
 * The Complete Fourth Series (2012)
 * The Complete Seventh Series (2012)

AUS DVD
 * Truckloads of Fun