Thunderbirds Are Go - again!

In between working on the Scarlett Johansson flick, this is what the Animator has spent the past wee while doing.

Just quietly, it looks even more fabulous than the first series...

#proudwifey

What a Week

Stupidly busy times in our household this week.

The Animator has bid adieu to The Thunderbirds for a few months to work on a film featuring a very cool Hollywood actress (click here) which is being shot in Welli. He is hoping for sightings. That's when he's not working 14 hour days, that is. We hardly ever see him anymore.

I, meanwhile, have started a new part-time copywriting contract at a super cool natural skincare and cosmetics company based not too far from my house (a 10 minute walk, in fact). It's the most fragrant place I've ever worked.

I predict we will both sleep most of this weekend.

Here for your viewing pleasure, and because I need something beautiful to rest my eyes upon, are these furry beauties.

Happy weekend, y'all.

  
(Pic Credit: Tumblr)

A tourist in my backyard

Yesterday, I spent the day with the lovely Georgia from Positively Wellington Tourism for a story, which was as much fun as it sounds.

The main reason was the media launch of Te Papa's Dreamworks exhibition, which opens today, but there were also visits to the Great War Exhibition, the fantabulous Gallipoli exhibition - featuring enormous, life-like models made by the Animator's colleagues at Weta - and lunch with the ever wonderful Valentina at the Roxy.

We were also one of the first tour groups through the new Thunderbirds are Go exhibition that, of course, I know a little about, given my beloved has earned his living from it for the past few years.

In the words of the Thunderbirds, it truly was an FAB day. Now I just have to write about it.

    

Thunderbirds Media Conference

Tonight after work I was lucky enough to get a media tix to the media launch of the FAB show the Animator has been working on.

First up was the press conference which featured, among others, Sir Richard Taylor (second from left), before a tour of the sets (apologies for my poor photos below - the second is of the miniature of Tracy Island).

It was then time for drinks and canapes at Park Road Post before a screening of the first two episodes. SOOO proud of husband and the super talented team out there for this great piece of work.

If you are in NZ, it will be screening on TV2 Sundays at 7,00pm while the co-pro partner, ITV in the UK, will be screening it about the same time.      

A Very Good Day

There was a commission from a magazine I have long since admired but never written for (go me!) and the confirmation of a media ticket to the red carpet screening of Thunderbirds Are Go next week (ironically, the crew screening the Animator invited me to is earlier in the week).

And to top it all off, the Oman/Dubai media trip in two and a bit weeks was finally confirmed - Shazzy is indeed go!

  (Pic credit: Wikipedia) 

Thunderbirds are Go!

The show the Animator has been slaving over a hot computer for is getting closer to its release date. Apparently there is a red carpet event in a couple of weeks that partners are also invited to (sadly, this is not always the case). I cannot wait because it looks spectacular.

Check out the trailer that was released last week.

(Pic credit: ITV)

T-Birds are go!

The project the Animator has spent more than a year slaving over a hot computer for had its first showing at the weekend. Sadly it was in Cannes, not Welli.

But reports from the screening say the Kiwi remake of the classic teevee show Thunderburds are Go! exceeds all expectations. Next year cannot come quickly enough.

Here's what the Guardian had to say about it.

Weta's Thunderbirds Are Go!

I'm a week late to the party but the covers have been lifted on the project the Animator is currently slaving over a hot computer for. Well, one image has been released - of Thunderbird 1. But it looks pretty spiffing.

The NZ Herald tells it better than I can (click here).

How do you make the hands of the clock spin faster?

I have spent all day in a state of hyper-tension - the Hound is at the vet having his teeth done. Which might sound stupidly simple, but he has to be anaesthesied and there is more than a sliver of a chance he may have to have several teeth extracted. Damn those previous owners and their dental hygiene strike.

To help distract from the canine trauma, I spent the day at the audiologist (don't ask; suffice to say it involved silicon moulds and an indecent amount of cash) and at the second contract, trying to remember how to craft a Ministerial briefing paper. It's best, however, to throw a cloth over both these events.  

In good news, the airline and the Peninsula Hotel stars finally aligned and my media trip to Honkers is confirmed. Running a marathon has been less difficult than organising this famil, for some odd reason. However, one casualty of the ever moving goalposts has been the UK leg - at the last iteration, I would have arrived in Bristol when two of my three besties were off skiing, which wouldn't have done at all. So I pulled the plug and hopefully there will be the chance for a rematch later on. But for now, totes excited to be spending seven nights in one of my favourite places on the planet. Shopping city, here I come....

Aprops of nothing, except that it's Friday, the sun has finally figured out what it's supposed to be doing and I need to fill my mind with thoughts of anything but my poor wee doggy, today's visual is of the fabulous project the Animator is currently kicking major butt on. Thunderbirds are indeed go!

         

Thunderbirds are Go - again!

Am not sure where the weekend went; it seemed to have slipped down the back of the sofa.

There was oodles of sunshine and a visit to a gorgeous old villa in Whitemans Valley for Your Home & Garden Mag (I was so busy chatting, I clean forgot to take pics to show you). While I did the interview the boys wandered around the farm, checking out working dogs (am uncertain as to what they made of the poncy 'town' dog) and Bristol also had the pleasure of meeting other members of the animal kingdom. The Animator says Briz's eyes were as wide as saucers when he came across the cows.

Back home, our very dear mates Deb and Joe visited - we haven't seen them for the longest time - and we sat in the garden in the almost too-hot sun and as the surprisingly delicious vegan chocolate cake shrank and wine bottles were drained, afternoon turned into evening. More wine was drunk, pizzas were ordered and, in the end, they left about 1.00am. A fabulous night, which made for a slightly fuzzy Sunday.

In other news, the Animator started work today on Weta Workshop's remake of the classic telly series, Thunderbirds are Go! I loved this show when I was a kid, especially the classy Lady Penelope, and am ever so pleased they are breathing life into it 50 years after it originally aired.