Oihan

I dunno, I think all of these restrictions are really silly. I've never seen a forum that's been as strict as this one. I can understand moderators locking/deleting threads that were just spam/advertisments/trash...but non of this absolutism crap. I've seen some threads that have been locked when they really wouldn't have caused any harm. If I were moderating these forums I'd be more lucid...but not to the point where things got of control...I just wouldn't be this anal. Despite all of the forums' shortcomings, I keep coming back...don't see that changing either...so whatever.

I saw the first episode on AdultSwim the other night and it caught my interest. It looked like there was going to be a really good story. 8 episodes later and I'm asking myself just what the hell is this show about? I watched 9 of the 13 episodes in their entirety, and skimmed through the last 4...the show makes no sense whatsoever.... There's like no story whatsoever at all!!! That's all I got of the 13 episodes. ....... What the hell does that have to do with the first episode though? What do the other episodes have to do with any of it? What do any of the episodes have to do with each other? They were more like individual stories of their own using the Little Slugger theme which don't seem to tie together the first few episodes.. The first few episodes were the only ones that made any actual sense to me... ....All I can say is WTF? ............... W T F?! Were these guys on crack, heroin, meth, shrooms and acid all at the same time or something???

LOL so many FireFox users...that's awesome. I'm a FireFox user myself, I don't think I'll ever be going back to IE either. Apparently IE7 has copied a lot of the features (if not all) found on FireFox. Everything from the tabbed browsing to the search bar at the top right. (Forgive my ignorance if tabbed browsing and the search bar at the top right have been in use long before FireFox.) It looks as if M$ knows they've F'd up and that they've lost a huge share in the web browsing department. F'ing Micro$oft...the only products I like from them is Windows XP and their Age of Empires games. FireFox for the win!

Not even Gears of War?

Lol @ the reply above.... I think it'll be funny if Harmony Gold actually makes something worthwhile. (Wasn't too impressed with Sentinels.) But if they do make something worthwhile, all the more power to them.

Is Nanashi Fansubs still fansubbing Eureka Seven? I've been waiting for episode 38 for some time now. :/

"Want to smoke a bowl of Wii?

Thanks for the replies! I was meaning to save the picture it it's original format (.jpg) when I had set it as my wallpaper, but I didn't. I want to make sure I can still use it later as a wallpaper should I ever decide to change it. I didn't even think to search for South Ataria. Thanks again!

I was hoping if anyone remembers what thread this picture is originally found in? I've tried searching Bruno-SPS and ASS-1 but nothing turns up, unless I missed it and didn't even realize it. I can't even remember the thread I saw it in. Sorry, Mods, for this thread. I'm just hoping you'll all allow it up for a few days or so. Thanks all.

Anyone with a response to my previous post? :/

I forgot I had created this thread till just now. I still think it's silly and I stand by my statement! I should be able to search for everything within the quotes. Mock me will you?!! :/ Azrael, thank you for your help.

I just wanted to add/mention the subtitles too on the Macross II DVD.

For once I can completely agree with Keith. ^^^

I'm finally at episode 13, and the end of episode 11 really made me want more! I was starting to read the first few pages of this thread...but then I started seeing posts about episodes 14 and up...so I quit reading there. I must say, I'm already hooked. As far as the OP and ED goes, I didn't really care for either, but both have grown on me. The black Nirvash looks insane...looked like a black widow to me a first when it was first introduced. I'm really liking the story and characters. It's definitely refreshing.... I have another 23 episodes to catch up to.... Without giving too much away, how do the rest of the episodes pan out compared to the first 12? Also, I was reading some comparisons to Aquarion.... Though much wasn't really said about Aquarion itself, but how does it match up vs Eureka Seven so far? Would it be worth my time to check that show out as well? I tell yea, I've been introduced to so much anime recently. I'm currently watching Bleach, School Rumble, and now Eureka Seven, after having finished Evangelion a month or so back...I'm still trying to finish GitS:SAC 2nd Gig. I wish I had more HDD space and more money to support my anime habit. =(

Meh, going off that, not impressed. (Awaits some kind of flame)

Been there done that, next? I am glad, however, to see more Macross II fans out there. Really didn't think there were that many on this forum. Glad I thought wrong though.

Just saw the first episode on Cartoon Network. It peaked my interest enough to get all the fansubs. Is 35 the latest?

Same here

IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY. Where did you see the huge galactic fights in DYRL?? There were only the battles surrounding the SDF. I don't remember there being a huge force in DYRL? as compared to MII on Earth's side. I also didn't know that DYRL? had the 4/5/6 (I can't remember how many) Macross Canon type class ships. Where the hell is the reporter in DYRL?? Where are the brainwashed clones in stasis in DYRL?? I don't recall seeing Misa ever giving what might be her last words onto a recording. Where's the Meltrandri version of Ishtar? Was the SDF blown up in DYRL? I could probably go on a bit more too. YES, they have some of the same basic elements and plots, but THEY'RE TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORIES. While we're at it, why don't we call Macross 7 a clone of Macross TV and DYRL?? They all use music in some form or another to defeat their enemies. (Who didn't see that one coming?) They all have Valkryies that they use to combat the enemy, who didn't see that coming? Don't forget the classic love triangles in Macross. All common themes in Macross:Music, Love, War, Valks. Should probably call Zero a clone too.

You wanted to see movies that weren't predictable and wanted more originality because you were sick of seeing the same stuff with new people in it. So don't automatically think the critics are wrong if they are jaded and want something completely different from what the fan of the original wanted. It's possible that people who liked the first, still like the first but they just want the second to not be a clone of the first. (and yet still enjoy the second as a stand alone thing even if it clones the first - it's a case of "I will see it anyway") But I'm of the belief that once a story has been told it's been told. If you tell the same thing again that is when the cynism starts and people label it a cash cow. Ie gundam for eg. Yeah ok so Hibiki isn't a fighter pilot the way Hikaru was (this was the thing I liked about the sequel that it saw things from a civilian perspective) but overall there were enough similarities between this and DYRL that you could say it cloned it. 390467[/snapback] I once again have to disagree with you, but I'm not gonna change your mind about all of this and you sure as hell won't change my mind on all of this....

If I were to pick two, it'd be Sylvie Geena and Sawachika Eri Both have attitudes but also have a soft side to them.

But that's just it: if you repeat the same thing over again people won't go to see a sequel anymore if you don't expand on the original. You've just won my argument for me. If you go towards 1 or the other rather than an outome that is unexpected movies are too predictable. Aliens wasn't because the bad guys were the humans as well as the aliens. For example in diehard we all were at the edge of our seats because the main character was in a losing position. the bad guy looked like he was going to win because he had the hostages and the automatic weapons. We don't know what is going to happen and there is a sense of danger because the hero isn't a "hero" (like arnie in commando) has no proper training and this is what makes the movie interesting. Now if you were to make a sequel doing the exact same thing don't you think you would be rolling your eyes in your head?? Everywhere the main chracter goes there are hostage situations. Too much coincidence. And frankly that just isn't realistic to me. Same thing with later rocky movies. I loved the first one because it tells a story of an underdog given a chance. But when you do the same thing over again but with different people it really loses the impact that it had when you saw it first time. Audiences are smart. But 'fans' (fans = fanatics) of the original tend not to care so they keep watching the sequels.(as opposed to your mum, your dad, your best friend who might not be a 'fan' but had just watched something "as a movie" rather than as a "franchise".) For people who want more of the same thing more power to you. But for a mainstream audience they have a different more cynical attitude to watching something and lose interest more easily if they think they've seen something like it before. If a story is predictable and has the exact same message or ending as the first movie it loses impact. 390458[/snapback] I won your argument for you? I already stated that Macross II has a few of the same elements in DYRL?. Your argument was that you could predict Macross II easily. Then brought up examples. I merely stated that could be said about any movie. But come Macross II, you saw them blowing up the Macross? (Which you didn't even bother to answer.)

But there's nothing worse than knowing exactly what happens in the end and how it is going to happen. It's the danger of a sequel when they don't add twists to keep an audience guessing. Take the movie aliens for example: they gave us a queen alien, they made the android trustworthy again, and you constantly had to guess who was going to die and who was going to live. So when you see it you can't say the sequel is doing the same thing as the original. You genuinely want to keep watching to see how it all turns out and who survives because it is not certain how things will turn out till you are sitting there and the credits roll. 390448[/snapback] You honestly saw them completely destroying the Macross there at the end? When you saw Macross II for the first time, were you thinking DRYL? or what? Assuming you hadn't read anything about Macross II at the time, that is. And what you said about Aliens could be said for any movie out there. There are only so many outcomes. Good guys win or the Bad guys win. He gets the girl or he doesn't. There are so few movies out there like The Usual Suspects and A Beautiful Mind (for examples) that keep you guessing till the very end or blow you away completely. If I'm wrong in that statement please do correct me, I'm always looking for more movies like them.

I've heard it all about Macross II being a DYRL? rehash (especially from Keith back on AFM). Sure, it has the same elements and plots, BUT it's a COMPLETELY different story.

The final song played during the credits? If so, it's "Promise." Or are you talking about the song Ishtar sings at the final battle? If that's the case it's "Mou Ichido Love You."