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  1. Zinjo
    You really didn't have to remind us of the Kabuki pose, you really didn't...
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    My question as well...
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    I've always felt that mixing time travel into an established SF mythos is never a good idea. Temporal traveller stories have their own unique tropes and I have yet to see this mix done very well. It often leaves far more troublesome questions for the franchise by the end than they were ever worth in the first place. It is also ironic that a producer like Kawamori who is constantly extolling the idea of moving forward with the franchise to blatantly revisit the heroes of the past, whether by overt or covert involvement.
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    If the Chronicle is including a time travel game as part of the official continuity, then it has truly "jumped the shark"....
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    That is true... that is also true...
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    I have my home copies, don't need to watch on Hulu. Loved Redline though...
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    The opening credits of RT had a mash up of cuts from all three series.
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    Bandai Sv-262 DX valk

    Zinjo replied to seti88's topic in Toys

    Possibly. The SV-51 could have meant Sukhoi Variable, model 51, but AFAIK, the actual reason for the "S" in that designation has not been explained and the same could be true for the SV-262. However, "SV" does clearly indicate the fighter is not a SPACY developed or sanctioned design.
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    Is this official continuity or just "extended universe" stuff? Was it included in the Chronicles which are apparently the reference bibles to the Macross universe until SK retcons something else? I am not a fan of the idea that humanity is able to so quickly decode the biotech of a civilization that existed for eons before it was destroyed by its own war tech. The AFOS looks to be clearly a bio-weapon and the Zentradi cap ships look as though they were "grown" and not really built. The PC tech should be so advanced that it would take humanity decades to decode even the basics of it. Stumbling over the use of Fold Quartz is one thing, being able to recreate the bio-tech that created the EVIL series is another IMO. Me too! An "in universe" Valk Girl, you gotta love it!!
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    Yeah that is all Macross fandom needs is to be dismissive of differing opinions as opposed to spirited intellectual debate... Valkyrie1981, be patient, give the show about 5 episodes and then decide. I hated M7 on the first viewing, then I watched it again and was able to pick out the pearls that I liked about the show despite the many flaws I found. I suspect the same will happen for you with Delta. Keep in mind a Macross series has to appeal to a mass market compared to say an OVA. So the demographic is not what it used to be and not necessarily going to appeal to you all the time. Go with it and see if after 5 eps the show is what you want to continue watching. That is going to be my position and I am hopeful I will be rewarded.
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    You make a strong argument there G. So far I can't think of any Anime adaptation by Hollywood that was anything more than a hack job by low end producers. Though I had high hopes for the Cowboy Bebop project that has been stuck in limbo for about 5 years now. Hollywood has more respect for comic book movies than anime ones. Prolly because there hasn't been a "hit" anime movie made yet, like Ironman did for super hero movies.
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    Read the Mecha/Technology thread. Much of what we've seen can be explained by already introduced tech from previous series.
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    Well it wasn't until MF that we were introduced to the concept of fold waves and song traveling along them. M7 didn't really explain that at all. It was mostly rainbow music beams that had tangible properties, which is where my suspension of disbelief was thoroughly broken. The tech seen in the MD preview has been sufficiently explained on these forums, unless the production explanation goes afield of what we've managed to figure out.
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    Then you have been successful...
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    That would be Macross Zero... SDFM was presented as a war story with a twist ending. I disagree with SK regarding the DYRL ending. Hikaru had to take out Bodolza otherwise he would have annihilated not only the humans, but also the Zentradi who stood with them. He was the quintessential embodiment of the Zentradi directive to wipe out enemies, not really evil, just a "believer" in the cause. The old idea that, you cannot reason with someone willing to give up his life for a cause. This treatment would not have been received well by the audience required to recover the costs of production in the West. Avatar had a grand battle and it was very well received overseas.
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    It is very revealing and really does explain where M7's theme came from. Albeit M7 is a bit of a heavy handed example of SK's philosophy at the time. Though the treatment itself isn't as compelling as I hoped it would be. Several times I got the sense of Deus Ex Machina in some scenes. He certainly had a much more optimistic view of Earth's space programs, that we would search outside our solar system for habitable worlds as opposed to colonizing our own system or even the ocean to deal with over population. SDFM provided a compelling catalyst to develop spacecraft and the Valkyrie, this treatment expected the audience to take that for granted (on a surface level of course). I would love to see a draft of the script to see how this was translated by a Western writer.
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    I'd pick Zero, it is a pretty good origin premise that introduces the idea of transforming fighter combat well. If successful, it would make the SDFM story a lot leaner as there would be no need to go into too much detail about the arrival of the SDF-1.
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    Considering M7 and M+ were in development around the same time, I am not surprised. There would be idea crossovers between projects considering the creative energy to put together such projects. Though I have to agree that in order for SK to get any traction in LA he largely gutted core of DYRL. It also seems like he was actively avoiding the SDFM timeline, prolly under pressure from whatever studio who was looking at the treatment.
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    Yeah, I figured that out after posting. I was looking for the RM "mod" and discovered a re-mastered re-issue...
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    OK, so nowhere does it mention which engine this is based on. HW1 or HW2? I'm also assuming the original game needs to be installed to run these Alphas, correct?
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    Bandai Sv-262 DX valk

    Zinjo replied to seti88's topic in Toys

    Well when SDFM first aired no one knew the VF-1 transformed until the first episode, so it is likely for the same reason. Keep the audience hooked until then.
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    Bandai Sv-262 DX valk

    Zinjo replied to seti88's topic in Toys

    I believe it was more a drone than an autonomous AI (though it did have that capability) since AI tech really didn't seem to take off (it appears) unitl the 2040's with the X-9 Ghost.
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    Bandai Sv-262 DX valk

    Zinjo replied to seti88's topic in Toys

    I am really liking the Ghost Fast Packs. It is a fresh innovation on two previously separate ideas and a rather logical progression.
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    So it's fair to day these are not a Doyusan replacement?
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    It is possible the gunpod is the secondary "Heavy Weapon" whereas the arm mounted guns are the primaries.
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