This is something I've never understood, myself. On one side of the coin, comic books are terrible about continuity, constantly killing off characters and resurrecting them at will, and the fans have no problem with this. Then, on the other side of the coin you have Star Trek and the Trekkies, who nit-pick every detail of every book, TV show, movie, video game, whatever, as to whether or not they are "canon".
I can't believe the outcry of some of these people over the new Star Trek movie. It's so darn silly. Paul M. ----- Original Message ----- From: "cat" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 2:25 AM Subject: [Papermodels II 34756] Re: Just got something realllly cool in the mail! > > The Haggard ??? wrote: > >> No doubt that like with the Galactica and Trek reboots, a Yamato >> reboot would send fan-boys into fits of rage... I think it would also >> build a new fan base and revitalize the franchise. > > Not at all. Anime fans are used to revisions (Look at the Tenchi > universe and try to sort that mess out) and radical re envisioning of > series and they embrace them because, unlike the Western fans, they > understand it is all a story and not a factual history (for all the > reality that is). There is a big difference in the mindset of the otaku > and the fanboy. I will take the otaku any day. (besides we have way > cooler toys and maid cafes, too) > > cat > (who remembers the Western reaction to the Gundam live action movie) > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Papermodels?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
