You might want to add "Highlander" (the movies *AND* maybe the series) to the continuity conundrum. That was a definitely screwed up series (the movies at least).
I can't comment on the TV series because I've never been able to catch the whole series uninterrupted to make heads or tails of it. I did like what I could see. --- On Fri, 2/27/09, Paul McCool <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Paul McCool <[email protected]> > Subject: [Papermodels II 34765] Re: Just got something realllly cool in the > mail! > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, February 27, 2009, 8:42 AM > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
