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  1. technoblue
    This short series/OVA is a reimagining of Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage, a film from 1979 that takes place after the war with the Comet Empire. There’s no word yet on if we will get an update to Yamato 3 (aka Star Blazers: The Bolar Wars). All that said, I was thinking we were going to jump right into a modern retelling of Yamato 3 too, so getting this side story instead is a nice surprise.
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    I enjoyed it. The Netflix cameo was a nice surprise and I like that we are now seeing more of those characters again. I agree with everyone above in thinking that it would have been fantastic if this particular character's portrayal was more consistent, though. That's my only critique. Otherwise, Hawkeye ranks as one of the better of the Disney+ Marvel shows for me. As an aside, I did watch Black Widow right before getting into this and watching both in sequence was a treat.
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    Same. I might even take some time to watch both seasons again before the new year.
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    Truly. Thanks for the brilliant build report, @M'Kyuun. I'm also super tempted by the UCS AT-AT, especially since the designer included all that cool interior detail. But I'm going to have to resign myself to adding it to my wish list for now. If my space situation changes down the road, I would love to spend VIP points myself and pick it up. I do have the instructions for a minfig-scale AT-AT MOC. I have a long break scheduled over the holidays this year and I was hoping to get some builds done. Hopefully, it all comes together.
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    It's so sad losing such a creative voice. May she rest in peace and may her those who were close to her find solace in her memory.
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    I don't know. I'm a little suspicious whenever Netflix is quick to cancel a show but they are doing it more often these days. Sadly, live action Cowboy Bebop has only been up on US Netflix for three weeks? I guess they are giving certain shows a shorter window to prove that they perform well.
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    Well that's a downer. I was looking forward to seeing Ed join the cast. Easy come, easy go.
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    Hm. I guess if you feel strongly about men's health, then I can understand that point of view but the plot isn't a trigger for me. No, I don't see it as an attack on men, but I'm also not reading in that context. Narrowing this discussion down to that one establishing scene, which is pretty shocking, I'll use sqidd's own litmus test to make my point. If the male/female roles were reversed, it wouldn't matter to me. Granted, I'm not naïve and I also understand that the scene would have its critics either way, but my point is that I would still give the show a chance no matter how it was constructed or who was playing the respective roles. So no hypocrisy here. I'm pretty mellow these days and this is just a story that the showrunners are trying to bring to the screen. I'm also open to having stories that challenge the ethics, morals, and traditions of the audience. These stories are the ones that often teach us about ourselves. Anyway, watching the FXX pilot that Thom shared, I'm glad that we started of the new series at a different place (for better or worse). The way the old pilot was set up with the forgotten memory/dreamlike sequence between the other characters was a little confusing.
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    It looks like this has as much printed detail as the ol' Yamato release. I'm definitely in. I just need to figure out where to buy it. 😅
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    The rising cost is an ouch to me and Amazon Japan is currently giving international customers only one choice for shipping. Eh, I'm okay with waiting for other options. On a related note, I'm also not a fan of the bulky Yamato/Arcadia style boxes. I wish Arcadia would take a cue from Bandai and redesign their boxes to save on space. Packaging the Valks in bat mode or with the wings folded would be cool, for instance. I wouldn't miss the larger square boxes if they suddenly disappeared.
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    The price is more or less what I expected, but the shipping from Amazon Japan...ouch.
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    Good points. I also think it's worth emphasizing how big and small screen adaptations are never one to one when compared to original work. Something is always lost in translation when rewriting and editing a story to fashion it into a script. Even popular big screen adaptations like Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" or Villeneuve's "Dune" take artistic and editorial license that deviate from the original text. I expect no less from this adaptation of Robert Jordon's fantasy. Luckily, I'm approaching this like "The Expanse" and plan to read the books later so I don't have any expectations. The fact that some of these powerful women of magic introduced early on may be sketchy, chaotic, and even potentially evil does not bother me as a viewer. The story is obviously trying to do something different that doesn't gel with how the fantasy genre puts characters into traditional roles. It reminds me of how Ursula K. Le Guin challenged traditional roles in her own writing. The test will be to see if the series can create consistency within its universe. That's what matters to me.
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    This is another series of books that I missed reading back in the day. For me, the first three episodes have been quite engaging although I'm waiting for Amazon to release a few more before I continue with it. I'm not a fan of watching one episode per week on streaming platforms. Given a choice, I'll wait to watch a bunch over a long weekend.
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    Those are good points.
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    I finished the back half of the first 10 episodes tonight. There are things that I like about this version, but I find myself very confused now at the intermission. Here's my spoiler warning for those that need it.
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    The live action version is all right, but is definitely abridged and takes some license on the events from the anime. I'm not a fan of all the character changes either (Vicious being the most unfortunate). So far, I've watched half of the new series straight through. Now that I'm up to Faye's backstory, I've decided to watch the anime again to refresh my memory of things as I keep going. For instance, comparing live episode 1 to animated episode 1, I'm surprised by what was left out.
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    No, that scene doesn't exist. At least, not in Frank Herbert's original books. I can only speculate that Villeneuve thought it was necessary to give exposition to later events that were shown on screen, and help make the Harkonnen more creepy. That said, I'm also left wondering if it was the best option? Why not reimagine one of the other scenes from part one of the novel?
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    I've been happy with Jodie as the Doctor, as well. I would have liked to see her work with another showrunner but I understand not wanting to get stuck in a role and three years appears to be the Who standard. It's a shame her time got scrambled by outside events eating into the schedule. Chibnall as the showrunner was okay. Like you say, though, it took a while for things to come together.
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    HaHa! Okay, not so meh if you missed Yamato's original v2 release and the 30th Anniversary reissue. I'm nonplussed about the idea since I'm content with Bandai's DX.
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    I think Mr. K is being cheeky about the lights on the tower. I mean, I really don't want to read into it and get my hopes up. To start thinking that Arcadia is considering a TV SDF-1 is folly (but that would be fantastic if there is a glimmer of hope). The only other ideas that come to my mind are a reissue of the 1/60 Angel Birds VF-1A (not bad) or a reissue of the 1/60 VF-1D (meh).
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    I remember watching him on Quantum Leap, The Langoliers, StarGate SG-1, Battlestar Galactica, and so much more. RIP
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    That'll be a sweet delivery when your set arrives. I'm looking forward to your thoughts on it.
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    Imperial walkers on the north ridge. It sure looks awesome, like the UCS Falcon, but I'm not sure I can pick up the tab on it (even with points). Maybe later.
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    The Transformers fandom is unique. Where fans of other toy lines can usually depend on show accuracy (see Macross and Gundam), Transformers fans have a duality with G1. When I take a step back to look at the original G1 toy release, the Diaclone heritage is evident. They had real-world details in alt mode, and blocky bot modes, but the G1 series/movie used artistic license to animate, characterize, and sell the toys on screen. Yeah, if I'm being honest, real-world design and toon accuracy are both representative of what G1 is and always has been. So there is no wrong answer here. No matter our stripes, we are all fans of Transformers. As @mikeszekely wrote, it's what we lean into---our personal nostalgia---then that drives our impressions for G1. At this point, it's like arguing over someone's interpretation of a drawing or a painting. I would suggest that it's important to remember that people do see things differently and that can be a bridge, as well as being informative and interesting too. Myself, I do wish Takara would release more G1 Toy MPs but I am not sure the price would be right anymore. Barring that, Newage is thankfully consistent in doing their own G1 toy releases at Legends scale, so I've been picking up those when and where I can.
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    Yay!
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