Hood (Thunderbirds) who never becomes too evil". Philip Tibbetts of Den of Geek argues that while some aspects of the film are "frustratingly infantile", and Kingsley himself "hams it up on occasion, too", the actor nevertheless "manages to restore some menace to proceedings". Hood (Thunderbirds) The Hood is the main villain and adversary of International Rescue in the "Thunderbirds" TV series. The name "Hood" was derived from the term ""; Gerry Anderson also observed that the character was frequently masked, and that a mask "could be described as a 'hood'." Sylvia Anderson acknowledges that the Hood's appearances became less regular towards the
Thunderbirds (TV series) 2086". In this anime re-imagining, set 20 years after the original, the vastly expanded IR is based within an arcology and operates 17 "Thunderbird" machines. It was inspired by "Thunderhawks", an updated story concept by Gerry Anderson and Reg Hill that later served as the basis for Anderson's Supermacromation series "Terrahawks". Two re-edited series, based on condensed versions of 13 of the original episodes, aired in the US in 1994. The first, "Thunderbirds USA", was broadcast as part of the Fox Kids programming block; the second, "Turbocharged Thunderbirds", was syndicated by UPN. Developed as a comedy, "Turbocharged Thunderbirds" moved the