i be bring up on the thomas book the original one . wilbert awdry story have a whimsical charm and a warm and moral heart to them and and evoke all the very best of an england which almost exist once . it be amaze that it take so long before they be adapt to another medium and merchandise . when the first tv series come out i think it be a marvellous adaptation of those book and complete with ringo starr lugubrious narration . the late tv adaptation and come into be alongside christopher awdry extension of the book series and wander somewhat further afield from the feel of the original and but be still recognisably on model even though i be aware that wilbert become somewhat frosty towards britt allcroft for deviate from his vision . it be please that this piece of englishness appeal to u audience . it be less please that it require to be adulterate via the shiny time halfway house for u audience i be sure they could have cop with it a it be . and it be not please at all to see this piece of garbage from m allcroft . it be and in every respect and a travesty a betrayal of trust on the grand scale . i be only glad that wilbert awdry be not alive to see what have be do to his delightful creation and and i can not imagine what his poor family feel . still and i imagine the loot console ms allcroft . how gratifying that the thing bombed at the box office .