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Linkinpark17UK
Joined: Jan 27, 2002
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Has anyone seen the new Transformers and Turtles?
They don't seem to be as good as the originals. All they have left to redo is the Thundercats.
I admit i still watch cartoons despite my age.
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DickySnapples
Joined: Dec 05, 2003
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The new transformers and turtles are nothing compared to the originals |
morbodestroys
Joined: Sep 25, 2003
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From: Sydney
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Agreed.
Was running at the gym and the new series of Inspector Gadget aired on the tvs in the cardio room. So appalled. Sheesh. Kids these days - they'll watch anything!!! |
gelfen
Joined: Nov 22, 2003
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From: Melbourne, Australia
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did anyone ever catch that Voltron remake "Voltron 3D"
it was b.f. awful 
i'm pretty sure TMNT has been an on-going franchise in the USA since the original, and to my knowledge there have been at least two Transformers remakes: Beast Wars and Armada.
i picked up the original Transformers season one DVD box set the other day, and i have to say they are still entertaining (although the plot holes are easier to spot) because they worried about story and character rather than just being a half-hour advertisement. it's also amazing how much more violent the originals were compared with the remakes.
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*Jojo*
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Transformers were great and so is the cartoon - Voltron. But the best robotic cartoon for me - "are" those of Japan 'made', in the likes of Voltes V, Mazinger Z, Daimos, Grandizer Z etc. Those were the days when I was really fascinated by the start of the computer-generated 'animes' - the originals as others would say, but there's this guy who insist that 'Astro Boy' was the very first Japanese anime that was ever shown on television ??? |
gelfen
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no, Astroboy was the first anime shown on television outside Japan (i.e. in the US). i think the franchise was bought by a US network after the original black and whites aired.
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*Jojo*
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@gelfen - Right there again ! So, if Astroboy was the first 'anime' hit outside of Japan, then what cartoon anime made it big then in their place ? |
Linkinpark17UK
Joined: Jan 27, 2002
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Jus seen the New Scooby Doo cartoon this morning, not too bad. |
*Jojo*
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Scooby Doo 'The Movie' was quite good too. But for me the Japanese Robotics Fanfare of the late 70's was still best to date when it comes to cartoon fascination - Voltes V, Mazinger Z, Daimos, Grandizer Z . . . |
lamebot
Joined: Dec 04, 2003
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Downloaded all the episodes of Transformers Generation 1 - they rock  . OK, they are made for kids, but with just a little tweaking they would be perfect for us pretending-to-be-grown-ups.
Downloaded Armada and that sucks badly. They have even removed the transforming sound - the characters yell "Transform!" instead. It's like I would run around in a movie with a gun yelling "bang! bang!".
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gelfen
Joined: Nov 22, 2003
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From: Melbourne, Australia
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but dude, if you bought Transformers on DVD you'd have got autobot and decepticon stickers and coasters!
i have the TF movie too, but sadly no stickers (or coasters) 
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dewfall
Joined: Oct 26, 2003
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From: Finland
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Well, i wouldn't really call TF armada a remake, it's a whole new show and a new continuity. The biggest mistake to me was to recycle the original names - which they've done since beast wars. As for being a toy commercial - c'mon, what was the generation 1 cartoon but exactly that? And i'm a huge tf fan. But the g1 comic, now that still rocks! Especially with Furman =)
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*Jojo*
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Some of my faves too are the Marvel and DC comic Superheroes too. There are a lot of them which were already made into 'real' movies, not just in cartoons. Like Superman, Capt. America, Spiderman, Hulk, Daredevil etc. How I wish that generous producers can make The Flash and Green Lantern in real - movie!!! |
gelfen
Joined: Nov 22, 2003
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@dewfall: i'm not denying the originals were just an add too, but at least they made some attempt to hide it because they still had to compete with "genuine" tv shows.
@jojo: i believe there is a "Flash" movie in the works, but not sure about the green lantern. rumours still persist of another TF movie - based on the original series but this time done in live action with vast amounts of CGI for the robots themselves (think the droid armies in Star Wars Episodes I and II). now THAT is something i'd like to see.
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*Jojo*
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@gelfen - thanks for the info mate, I'll try searching for it in some websites . . . 'Hope that Green Lantern will soon be in the works. My dream cartoon-made-to-life movie will be that of the Justice League of America ! |
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