5. Brains Is Back!
Thunderbirds wouldn't be complete without the literal brains of the outfit, er, Brains. He has a slightly updated look for the new series, with smaller glasses and less outlandish clothes, but remains recognisably the technical guru of Tracy Island. Hopefully, he'll still have his mild stutter. It's also exciting to note that the room where Brains is standing in the trailer has the pictures of the Tracy brothers and Kayo up on the wall. In the original series, the pictures can change at the press of a button when visitors come to the island, hiding the portraits with the heroes in uniform and replacing them with shots of the same people in casual clothes. It would be a great homage to see that same feature in the new series, too. One last thing about this room - it's the room where wall sections swivel round, allowing the Tracy brothers to quickly board their Thunderbird vehicles. It would be even nicer to see updated versions for those sequences! And, since Kayo's picture is up on the wall, expect to see her in as many adventures as the boys.
Mike Morgan
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Mike has lived in the UK, Japan and the USA. Currently, he is based in Iowa with his wife and 2 young children. After working for many years as a writer and editor for a large corporation, he is now a freelancer. He has been fortunate enough to contribute to many books on Doctor Who over the last 20 years and is now concentrating on original sci-fi & fantasy short stories, with recent sales including Flame Tree, Uffda, and The Martian Wave. Also, look for his contribution on Blake's 7 to "You and Who Else", a charity anthology to be released later this year.
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