EXO Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 Great timing... My little nephew just got into Voltron for some reason. Hopefully he'll be able to watch this with me. Should be fun. Quote
areaseven Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 While it's a tad better than Voltron Farce, the artwork looks pretty generic. And the combination sequence rips off too much from GaoGaiGar. Quote
GU-11 Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 So they're going with a "sausage factory" team this time around? Quote
Dobber Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 I get a very Avatar: The Last Airbender vibe from how the characters look. Chris Quote
David Hingtgen Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 So they're going with a "sausage factory" team this time around? Would any show made nowadays would have zero female leads? They're just starting out the way the original did. Maybe they'll draw it out and wait to have Allura show up until season 2. Quote
anime52k8 Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 yeah, guy on the far left is totally marked for death extended hospitalization. Quote
GU-11 Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 (edited) Would any show made nowadays would have zero female leads? They're just starting out the way the original did. Maybe they'll draw it out and wait to have Allura show up until season 2. Good point. Wouldn't want the feminist brigade burning bras in protest of the show. Seriously though, to be perfectly honest, I have almost zero recollection of the original show--last time I watched it was when it first aired in the 80's. Now that you mention it, I vaguely remember some other guy who bites it early on and gets replaced by the princess. Edited March 26, 2016 by GU-11 Quote
JetJockey Posted March 27, 2016 Posted March 27, 2016 I don't remember the first Voltron episode I watched back in the day. What I do remember was, like Robotech, how different it was. Now I understand it was the Japanese animation and how new the style was compared to normal or US animation. Shows like Voltron, Robotech, Battle of the Planets, and others had more of an impact because of that new animation.I'm pretty sure I watched maybe the second or later episode of Voltron first. And even then I started late into the show. I remember how they were trying to find the keys to the lions. And then how exotic it was that all the lions were in different locations having to do with their colors. Also how cool the transport to the lions sequence was.Why do I mention all this? Because the opening of this teaser starts with a lion in a garage. And the whole thing just looks modern, what's popular, and safe. Borderline generic. It's odd how the new versions of Voltron, Macross, and Gatchaman all have a kiddy sort of style about them. Why can't they be more like Yamato?Also, Sideshow's painted Voltron. I thought maybe painted it would be better. But it still reminds me too much of modern movie Transformers. I guess it's safe to say I'm vintage Voltron all the way at this point. When the Mad Toys one comes out that just might be it for me. Maybe if some company releases anime accurate lions but I'm not holding my breath for them. And the combination sequence rips off too much from GaoGaiGar. That was my thought as well and I just found out about GaoGaiGar. Would any show made nowadays would have zero female leads? They're just starting out the way the original did. Maybe they'll draw it out and wait to have Allura show up until season 2. I saw artwork of the Princess and the older guy on Neogaf. It looks like they made her black or gave her a tan. Quote
len_d69 Posted March 27, 2016 Posted March 27, 2016 (edited) "Activate Interlocks,Dynotherms Connected,Infracells Up,Megathrusters are Go!" Just want to share updates on my custom Voltron Still requires a number of tweaks but here's a look at what I have Edited March 27, 2016 by len_d69 Quote
JB0 Posted March 27, 2016 Posted March 27, 2016 Very nice. Next step: signing a distribution deal with Lego, right? Quote
David Hingtgen Posted March 27, 2016 Posted March 27, 2016 They really should have got Peter Cullen to voice Coran again. That would have lent so much "legitimacy" to the series. Quote
thereal9thdoctor Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 (edited) I have gotten to the point of completely ignoring most modern versions of things I grew up on since they throw out everything that made me love them. Nuwho, JJTrek, this, and to a degree Godzilla 2014. They keep saying(companies and fans) OH BUT WE HASTA CHANGE EVERYTHING TO MAKE IT RELEVANT FOR PEOPLE TODAY! No, you don't. Simply TELL good stories. Take the lions, detail them more, maybe give em digigrade rear legs, and then you look at your STORY. take the best elements of BOTH Golion and Voltron, flesh out ALL the characters, expand on the world and universe, and NO SPACEMICE!😛 Seriously, it's really not that hard. But whatever. They will continue tk appeal to nkn fans, and I will go watch what I grew up with and not care about this just as I didn't care about the Voltron Firce one. And that lego set is fricking awesomeness!! Edited March 28, 2016 by thereal9thdoctor Quote
Mr March Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 Not a fan of the original and not really interested in this new show, but that animation in the trailer was great! They really captured the old, simplistic style of cartoon shading/highlighting in the 3D mechanical animation. That is impressive and definitely looked good. Quote
derex3592 Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 might give it a watch over the summer, it's on Netflix, so hey it'll be free! Quote
len_d69 Posted April 13, 2016 Posted April 13, 2016 Hi Guys, Apologies for the advert but I submitted my MOC Voltron to Lego Ideas. Hope you guys can check it out and support https://ideas.lego.com/projects/138271 Here's a preview Quote
thereal9thdoctor Posted April 13, 2016 Posted April 13, 2016 Hi Guys, Apologies for the advert but I submitted my MOC Voltron to Lego Ideas. Hope you guys can check it out and support https://ideas.lego.com/projects/138271 Here's a preview HOLY CRAP!! That is F@$$ing incredible for legos! I wouldn't mind trying that, me and my girlfriend sometimes mess around with legos. Damn is that cool. Quote
Duke Togo Posted April 23, 2016 Posted April 23, 2016 Len, your Voltron just popped up on Facebook's "Trending" feed. Quote
senzan Posted April 25, 2016 Posted April 25, 2016 I get a very Avatar: The Last Airbender vibe from how the characters look. Chris Thats because its the same team and animation company Quote
Dobber Posted April 25, 2016 Posted April 25, 2016 Thats because its the same team and animation company That would explain it then Chris Quote
len_d69 Posted May 4, 2016 Posted May 4, 2016 (edited) Might not get approved but I'm glad it reached 10,000 Supporters.THANKS!!! Edited May 4, 2016 by len_d69 Quote
Knight26 Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 Other than the comedy being laid on a little thick, the trailer gives me hope. Quote
Dobber Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 I'll probably be in the minority around here, but I think that looks pretty good. I'm going to watch. Chris Quote
JB0 Posted May 12, 2016 Posted May 12, 2016 Might not get approved but I'm glad it reached 10,000 Supporters. THANKS!!! So it is time for us to write WEP and tell them how awesome a Lego Voltron would be so they get on the licensing horn with Lego? Quote
Chewie Posted May 12, 2016 Posted May 12, 2016 I'll probably be in the minority around here, but I think that looks pretty good. I'm going to watch. Chris June 10th can't get here fast enough. Quote
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