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  1. Duke Togo
    Ok, so, I did a little research. The first use of "purist" that I coud find in relation to Robotech and the three anime shows it was built off of is from a usenet post on November 5, 1985 by Sean Rouse. Yes, you read that right, 1985. Harrmony Gold was getting a decent amount of flack for their "adaptations" of anime in the 80s, and the term purist was used on several occasions in regards to this. Though I never heard it first hand, it appears to have been a term in common usage among anime fans at the time in relation to the numerous butchered anime productions being shown in the West. The first time "Macross purist" was specifically used on the usenet was on October 23, 1992, by one "Predecrement David." Now, the infamous "lying Macross purist," and the now-common use of "Macross purist" as an insult, stems from an incident that followed the 2002 Anime Expo. The story goes as thus (as described by "skullone"): Before this incident "Macross purist" wasn't considered an insult or used to dismiss Macross fans. And now you know.
  2. Duke Togo
    Wow, that's great. Thanks for sharing the link.
  3. Duke Togo
    Oh, come on now. It's one brief shot, lol. I'm sure we'll see a lot more of him in future trailers, but you have to admit that's kinda strange.
  4. Duke Togo
    Wtf is a "Macross purist" anyway? I'm sure we coined the phrase here (and I probably embraced it), but it doesn't make a heck of a whole lot of sense. You're either an Macross fan or you aren't. Robotech used its animation, but it's Robotech, not Macross. They are their own separate entities. I love Macross, and I like MOSPEADA; I really have no interest in Robotech. One isn't spun off of the other, and they do not share continuity. It's a different fandom. I'm not a purist of anything. Hell, I'm not even 100% Italian. Everytime I see one of these clowns throwing around the term "Macross purist" as if it's a curse word, I just roll my eyes.
  5. Duke Togo
    Apparently whoever cut this together forgot the dragon was still alive. You know, the major antagonist of the first two films, lol.
  6. Duke Togo
    Yeah, this isn't our gig. Be a viewer, not a participant. It encourages others to do the same.
  7. Duke Togo
    Thanks, 505
  8. Duke Togo
    I can't say I've ever seen what's going on internally within that fandom happen anyplace else. They're turning on one another, they see bogeymen everywhere, and the liaisons through which they can interact with their object of affection have an infamous reputation that is well earned. I take back what I said last week: if people aren't fired over this I'll be flabbergasted. How the hell do you run a business like this? Edit: someone post up a popcorn pic please.
  9. Duke Togo
    Yeah, that was my feeling as well.
  10. Duke Togo
    Yes, that sounds about right to me.
  11. Duke Togo
    It's important to keep in mind that they were going to shoot this film with Gibson 14 years ago originally.
  12. Duke Togo
    No, not an alternate universe. Same Max from other films.
  13. Duke Togo
    Makurosu is what you're looking for.
  14. Duke Togo
    What you get out of the various interviews with those involved is that this is indeed the same Max, but that each movie has had someone else (within that world) telling his story. Thus, it becomes a matter of perspective and storytelling, sort of how we have many different versions of the Arthur legend.
  15. Duke Togo
    http://madmax.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Benxander/Fury_Road:_sequel,_reboot_or_something_else%3F Pulls some quotes and references interviews. What I said on the previous page is as accurate a take as you are going to get.
  16. Duke Togo
    Miller says it follows Thunderdome.
  17. Duke Togo
    A1, who runs Barter Town?
  18. Duke Togo
    Might be busy. And no, clearly you are in the wrong.
  19. Duke Togo
    This is incorrect
  20. Duke Togo
    Their only avenue forward is MOSPEADA. They either embrace it or continue to flounder. Macross is a dead end for them. Who knows how a MOSPEADA sequel would be received in Japan, but it certainly would have as good of a shot as any of the other dozens of new anime productions we see every year. Of course, that's assuming HG were co-producing, and not trying to force their "creative talent" into the writing or design process.
  21. Duke Togo
    Yup, 10% of your brain...
  22. Duke Togo
    Am I way off base here thinking that their best option has always been to co-produce a sequel to MOSPEADA, and later adapting it to fit into their continuity (while throwing out everything not seen in the original Robotech series)? It just seems so blindingly obvious to me.
  23. Duke Togo
    They really didn't seem to have a better plan for it than the potato salad guy did. Outside of reading the guidelines it doesn't strike me that they did a lot of research into what makes a successful kickstarter, and they seem to be doing a lot of stuff on the fly.
  24. Duke Togo
    Those expensive collector editions are almost always a bad purchase--especially when it comes to MMOs.
  25. Duke Togo
    And life goes on. They (HG) all seem pretty aware over there that the problems are within their own fanbase. Well, yeah, the problems are actually with the creative leadership, but their lack of funding and backlash is mostly a product of unhappy Robotech fans.
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