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  1. Dynaman
    Wife and I saw it today, we both give it an 8 out of 10. Predictable but well done with only one major WTH (what the heck) part.
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    It is also quite different from the show so watching it does not ruin anything.
  3. Dynaman
    There are a bunch of people that remember Star Blazers but have no idea it was Yamato in Japan. They may be trying to catch that audience. Small as it may actually be. Or they may be trying to re-use the trademark they have on the Star Blazers name for rights purposes. Either way is it a win! SB did a great job sticking close to the original (for the time) and if anyone wants subbed only versions they have them already.
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    Execution was quite different too. One of the sillier parts of the new show is saying the sub was at the bottom of an alternate universe, the bottom?
  5. Dynaman
    Going to see it tomorrow.
  6. Dynaman
    I've always wondered why dubbed translation is not done more often (like is done with interviews). For high speed visual intensive shows (anime) it would allow the original VA cast to be heard while also allowing the viewer to keep focus on the visuals.
  7. Dynaman
    Ignoring HG, I might buy it for the minis. I bought the original Pallidium RPG way back when, and it stunk something fierce. The minis could be used for a Mekton game though, or as others have said it could be used for BT gaming.
  8. Dynaman
    Direct hit!
  9. Dynaman
    > And I remember watching "Clueless" Anything where a play on words is a major part of the narrative often falls apart when translated. Add Ryhme into the mix (and, shudder, rythm and tempo) and the translation is almost certainly doomed to fail. I would HATE to be the person that has to translate Dr. Suess stories...
  10. Dynaman
    > sometimes leaving quite a bit of the original Japanese names in place (such as Kekkaishi). When I was a lad in the sixties and seventies leaving Japanese names in was just not done, for almost anything except Kurosawa films. Most especially animation. The reason is that all animation was considered childrens programming and Japanese names were hard to pronounce and culturally unfamiliar (and the parents of said kids had bad memories of WWII). When the kids of my generation grew up it was in a world where Japan had been an ally (and a close one at that) for our entire lives. I think that has a lot to do with the switch, along with the cross polinization of ideas and words between the US and Japan. Sempai is another word, a large number of english speakers are now familiar with the term, when I was a kid that would not have been the case.
  11. Dynaman
    I'd of loved to see a whole movie just with Kirk as XO on a ship captained by Harry Mudd!
  12. Dynaman
    Part of the problem is that the Macross dub in particular is just plain bad. The best of the dubs find a way to keep the original meaning and sense of wordplay (when appropriate) while making it sound like natural English. Due to the differences in Cadence between Japanese and English that is not a skill to be taken lightly. The best example I can think of is the number of times a Japanese character will simply say "Hi!" as a response when in English to simply say "Yes!" sounds stupid or at least un-natural.
  13. Dynaman
    Having seen neither the books or the anime I'm cautiously optimistic. If Tom Cruise is not in his competition movie mode (Top Gun, Cocktail, Days of Thunder) and is in serious action star or even serious actor mode then he does good work.
  14. Dynaman
    In "real" life he might have gotten command of a smaller vessel, or made XO of a the Big E. Most likely he would have just gotten a medal and a single grade promotion and then off to the wardroom of a destroyer or frigate to learn how things are done and to get some seasoning. Being ST, well, that can all be skipped. Also - most of the fleet was not at Earth so there WERE plenty of captains that should have gotten the job before Kirk did. (once again, this is movie land so...)
  15. Dynaman
    Yup, and the "HawkMen" wore plastic garbage bag wings or some such nonsense. (I'm not sure, I stopped watching after the second episode and only caught a glimpse here and there)
  16. Dynaman
    As a one off I thought it was fine, but the original singer is still the best version by far. (having grown up with the Star Blazers song I can't really complain, THAT is corny)
  17. Dynaman
    They actually have a whole slew of SciFi titles in development... A bunch of series, many with spaceships (and most of them at least sound interesting to me) http://www.blastr.com/2013-4-10/syfy-developing-7-new-series-aliens-magic-angels-and-more And two Miniseries I am looking forward to seeing as well. http://www.blastr.com/2013-4-10/syfy-announces-childhoods-end-and-ringworld-miniseries Of course, being SyFy, I am prepared for disappointment...
  18. Dynaman
    That would be a PC Jr. Released around the time if I remember correctly. A friend of mine had a father that owned one, a true piece of trash. Speaking of trash brings us back to those commercials...
  19. Dynaman
    > but he did not throw a fit about it, Tom himself said he was a "donkey" about it though...
  20. Dynaman
    Wow, they aren't even trying to be discreet. We will certainly be seeing the talking heads about this one.
  21. Dynaman
    My son loves these games, I've heard countless hours of Joker's henchwoman's comments in the background while I was playing another game or doing work...
  22. Dynaman
    The claim was that it had no moral point, that is patently untrue. I shall not indulge in a discussion on to the merits of it being good enough or not.
  23. Dynaman
    Yes, Grow up and take responsability for your life. Shown from both Spock and Kirk's perspective. The rest of your complaints are of the sour grapes variety, old trek fans need to get over the fact that it is not coming back since they beat that formula to death.
  24. Dynaman
    > Apparently it was kind of a "big thing." I never actually saw it while it was airing on TV, and didn't even here about it until after its cancellation. You and 99.9999% of it's fans are in the same boat... As for the movie killing off two characters, just as well since the Franchise is as dead as they are. The movie did not even make back it's cost to produce it (even with DVD sales I believe, although it may have just broken even). Tis a pity since it was a great show and a great movie.
  25. Dynaman
    I forgot to say that BSG fell into it's own trap, being TOO angsty. Yes the Daddy speech was preachy, but at least it was directed at Kirk and not at the viewer, which is how the later trek ended up. You really ought to drop the "inspiring engineers and scientists", if not I'll have to point out all the weirdos it inspired as well. The original Trek was just on at the right time and was different enough from other SciFi to inspire. Later Trek had lost that.
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