> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Reynolds, Jason M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [gundam] (OT) Live Action Transformers Movie (minor spoilers) > Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 13:32:33 -0500 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Joseph Riggs > Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 1:27 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [gundam] (OT) Live Action Transformers Movie (minor spoilers) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Reynolds, Jason M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "GML ([email protected])" <[email protected]> > > Subject: [gundam] (OT) Live Action Transformers Movie (minor spoilers) > > Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 09:03:47 -0500 They have pictures up of > > some of the Transformers in vehicle mode over at > > http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=23472 > > > > > > S > > > > P > > > > O > > > > I > > > > L > > > > E > > > > R > > > > > > > > S > > > > P > > > > A > > > > C > > > > E > > > > I don't mind them using a Camaro as main Autobot. Its calling him Bumblebee > that I have a problem. Not out of any attachment to the old Bumblebee, just > because it sounds odd for a Camaro. >
I agree with you, but Bumblebee is practically a shoe-in for main character due to name recognition. Probably the only Autobot that would be as recognized is Optimus - and I think there would be a fan revolt if he were turned into a Camero. :P I think it's safe to say that the problem is the result of the popularity of the Transformers way back when. There were just too many of them. You end up seeing a particular transformer for about five minutes during an episode, and then never seeing it again. A good example of this is Blur in the old movie, who shows up during the sequences on Earth, and then iirc is never seen again once the story leaves Earth behind. And that leaves just the primary characters as distinctive standouts, of which there were about 2-3 on each side. There was the occasional character with distinctive dialogue, of course, but the one that most readily comes to mind might have a hard time hiding in plain sight... "Me Grimlock!" I will grant, however, that you could probably make a serious argument for Jazz as the main transformer instead of Bumblebee-as-Camero. > Optimus Prime will definitely be a red semi from everything I have heard. > As for the voices, I had heard they were making an effort to get the > surviving original cast for as many characters as possible. Optimus' > original voice is the one people are most adamant about keeping. Good to hear. The old voice is just so much a part of his character that hearing anything else (such as the current voice on the TV show) is almost disturbing. junior -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 -------------------------------------------------- The Gundam Mailing List MK-II [email protected] Archives: http://www.gundam.com/gml Help: Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with this in the BODY: help list
