 Jeff Evans , author of The Penguin TV Companion , argues that the series ' 50 @-@ minute format allows for stronger character development and " tension @-@ building " . O 'Brien is less positive in his appraisal of the writing , asserting that the plots are often " formulaic " and are sometimes " stretched to snapping point " by the extended running time . Cornell , Day and Topping are critical : they consider the writing at times " woefully poor " and argue that Thunderbirds as a whole is " often as clichéd as previous Anderson series " . Peel , despite praising the storylines and characterisation , suggests that the " tongue @-@ in @-@ cheek " humour of Stingray is less evident . Where Thunderbirds improves on its predecessor , Peel believes , is in its rejection of fantasy plot devices , child and animal characters , comical and stereotyped villains and what he terms the " standard Anderson sexism " : female characters , marginalised in earlier series , are more commonly seen to play active and sometimes heroic roles . 
 Jeff Evans , author of The Penguin TV Companion , <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>argues</mark></a> that the series ' 50 @-@ minute format <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>allows</mark></a> for stronger character development and " tension @-@ building " . O 'Brien <a href='drop_aux' title='3'><mark>is</mark></a>less positive in his appraisal of the writing , asserting that the plots are often " formulaic " and are sometimes " stretched to snapping point " by the extended running time . Cornell , Day and Topping are critical : they consider the writing at times " woefully poor " and argue that Thunderbirds as a whole is " often as clichéd as previous Anderson series " . Peel , despite praising the storylines and characterisation , <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>suggests</mark></a> that the " tongue @-@ in @-@ cheek " humour of Stingray is less evident . Where Thunderbirds <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>improves</mark></a> on its predecessor , Peel <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>believes</mark></a> , is in its rejection of fantasy plot devices , child and animal characters , comical and stereotyped villains and what he <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>terms</mark></a> the " standard Anderson sexism " : female characters , marginalised in earlier series , are more commonly seen to play active and sometimes heroic roles . 
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