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Oh s**t. Crap. I just had a realization. I know you guys were kidding when you suggested that, but maybe there is some merit to it after all. This is Carl Macek we're talking about. The orginal Mospeada Love Live alive is unheard of with today's "modern" Robotech audience (did I just say that?) so why not "integrate" it into Robotech? As Jason has pointed out, how could HG pull out an OVA in such short notice, especially after the much ballohooed hiatus of Shadow Rising? Damn... I hope it comes with subtitles, then we can all go Karaoke!!!! WE WILL WIN MUTHAF***ER!

There's a sticky thread on RT.com's board with big bold letters proclaiming it is indeed an animated movie. So that means Harmony Gold Legal sanctioned McKeever, who sanctioned MEMO to officialize it. It's not going to be flash, because honestly speaking, flash anime sucks! Maybe DR Movie must've signed one of those NDA agreements?!?! Well, I guess it's safe to say we will NOT be seeing Shadow Chronicles awful character designs. Just Sera with big tits. And if it sucks, you can blame Carl Macek. IT'S HIS FAULT!! AND THE WALTRIPS BROTHERS FOR PRELUDE AND THE KOREAN ANIMATORS FOR SHADOW CHRONICLES!!!!!!

*Sigh* In other news, a self-important Robotech uber-nerd recently had these words to share about HG's upcoming masterpiece: Also a quote from your favorite chump regarding filmfests and empty promises: Exciting, isn't it?

My question is why Harmony Gold feels they are special? Then why does Harmony Gold feel they need to hammer down the point that Warner Brothers somehow magically "acquired" merchandising and videogames rights as major revelations in giant media conventions? When you surrender your rights to a Hollywood studio, can you make derivative property even before the announcement of the Live Action Movie's production as we can derive from the recent AX announcement? Does anyone know how much studios paid for various 80's properties like Transformers or Smurfs?

Should I be amused that their July 6 Talkcast is entitled "Nueva Pelicula 2011 Tommy in the House!111!!!"? It's a shame we don't have a "Darkwater"/insider now besides Robotech's #1 Fan MEMO. I remember when DW practically outscoop HG's so-called "marketing department" by simply making phone calls and searching voice actor's IMDB page for the yet-to-be-announced Shadow Chronicles! DW's self-initiated fan promotion for Shadow Chronicles was so good online-fanwise that HG eventually tolerated his efforts. Of course, per HG's patented sleazeball strategy, they started dictating how DW should run his promotional site because Yune and company probably realized they could avoid a lot of legal red tape and financial obligations. Eventually there was a backlash, and now McKeever continues to deny DW made any impact whatsoever in Shadow Chronicles sordid production history. Maybe a lurker (the closet fanboy in us all) or rabid fanboy can make a call to the voice actress of Sera or Cam Clarke and confirm all this crap?! Tatsunoko must have been dumbfounded when they got the phonecall from HG. "Those crazy Korean Americans want another Mospeada midquel? Okay... I've heard of crazier s**t I suppose"

Now I have a couple of questions to speculate about... but does HG really have that much pull on WB that they can essentially predict that Shadow Rising is not only a sure thing in the distant future, but that it's going to somehow tie-in with a Robotech film? I mean, why continue this farce that Shadow Rising is still in production? What harm is there is saying it was outright say it was canceled? Is it all part of the *gasp!* illusion?

Has the Robotech franchise really come to this? That a teeny tiny "Coming Soon" JPEG is enough to make the hardcore Robotech fans prematurely orgasm?

Hey, can anybody encircle who is MEMO or any other similarly crazy fanperson who left their spouse, children or job to ogle at how old all the Robotech people are? http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4596456&id=234880208284

I want this addressed this once and for all, but why does HG have this great insecurity about the size of their con audience? Why? For the benefit of Robotech.com exiles on Macrossworld.com? Regardless, I don't see much of those new-fangled "Beta-max" fighters moving. So the Shadow Rising treatment was written by Carl Macek all along, eh? Alright. Say it with me now... "Robotech will be a subscription-based MMO aimed at today's ADD youth and somehow successfully stand up against the Clone Wars MMO, and thousands like it." I believe they should include in the design document, playable classes like "Whiny, young pilot", "Sexy, sexually-repressed officer", "Token black friend". Personally, I can't wait to play the "Big Brother" and "Jailbait" class.

I couldn't make it past Steve Yun's "who skipped work to attend this panel" thing before I tuned out. Also, the fact that big ol' uber-duper-fanboy MEMODOMINION is lugging that camera around in the first row kinda creeps me out.

I-I'm sorry, but what exactly was said in the panel, Jason? This was one of the tweets: Isn't it kinda awful to lie to your paying, casual fanboys to believe that a new television series is in the works when its probably something much more insignificant? Did people ask Tommy to clarify or was the entire audience hysterical with excitement? But then... it doesn't add up. Maybe it is a new WB animated series! Y'know why? It's 2010, for chrissakes... A new comic book project (be it print, online, or animated in flash) is not a big deal.

I know it's become a fun game for us to scrutinize everything that comes out of the 'Robotech pipeline', but this latest "announcement" of a new Robotech production by 2011 sounds... desperate. Didn't HG explicitly state that everything would be put on hold until WB gets the live action movie is in production? Why did these murmurs of a new "Robotech production" come out from McKeever's mouth and not Warner Brothers?? Who cares about some stupid mystery box filled with Macross merchandise? Why does the Robotech twitter keep trying to show the public how "amazing" the line is to these Robotech panels and how hip they are to be in these sold-out anime conventions filled with girls in unrelated anime costumes??? Oh well... Robotech is just a "small" part of their business and they're making a killing at the burgeoning real estate market and all that jazz so we must stop overanalyzingggggggg.............

My question is is Toynami profitable? At least with their Robotech toyline? Why couldn't Toynami get those Alpha/Legioss Fighter moulds right even when they switched to an (allegedly) more efficient manufacturer?

You had me at Pitof. Oh yeah, in my boredom I checked out Robotech.com (I feel dirty every time I check that creaky old place, like I'm going back in time). The usual sycophants and aging "hipsters" continue to roam around hoping the admins or Tommy will give them the time of day. And then I saw this post: "I have a sneaking suspicion the PTTSC has been animated as a 40 Minute OAV to be released as a surprise this year, in lou of the Shadow Rising and movie making things take longer to do. The "Do you remember Jack Baker" image has computer generated sceneary in it. All the previous "Re-Drawn" New Screens for the Comics or Books didn't. Just a thought." And then you get replies like this: "Its hard because you cant attribute tone of voice to the words on screen but in my head your tone was that of a person who knows something. My wishful thinking obviously." http://www.robotech.com/community/forum/read.php?id=2072524&forumid=31 Wow. It's 2007 all over again!!!!!

Its sad that the world has seen Devastator's balls, been "smurf'd", had the turtles rebooted for the third time, Gordon Gekko gets a sequel, and the Voltron and Thundercats movie isn't dead. Oh well! I can watch Shadow Chronicles for the twentieth time, read all my old Wildstorm and Comico comics, and admire the build quality of my Toynami chibi figures... nostalgia is a cruel mistress.

BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS FROM 'TWIT' FEED "The Robotech Facebook page has just passed 7,000 people are you one of them?" Look at all those zeroes!!!!!!!

Was anyone dressed as Maia Sterling?

I believe I felt that storywise, Robotech was hopeless. I just felt that any future storylines written by that guy were just going to be more of the same fan fiction. Were they hot?

One of my fondest Robotech memories was during my "blissfully ignorant Robotech fanboy phase". At the time, I hadn't heard of the wider "canon" of Robotech beyond all the uninspired crap Yune wrote for the first half of the 'noughties... It was quite funny really, but I really can't forget that thread I read on the Robotech boards. Some "Robotech Guru" said that some dude named "Lazlo Zand" turned into a giant "Flower of Life" during the final arc of the Southern Cross novels. It was quite a revelation really... And then in 2005, Yune (who really deserves all the writing credit for Prelude and not the Waltrips) brought back this "Zand" character for no apparent reason. No explanation, nothing. Man, that was the straw on the camel's back. That's when I finally figured out that all that the Robotech franchise sucked. So in conclusion, Lazlo effing Zand was the straw that broke the camel's back.

I apologize, but coffee almost came out of my nose when I read this and I don't know why.

Could someone pitch a rerelease of this to Tommy? http://i28.tinypic.com/2d1o97a.jpg

In case you're not basking in the awesomeness that is Robotech's 25th anniversary, why not pick up the latest and greatest version of Prelude of the Shadow Chronicles? Bill Sherman, veteran review of blogcritics had this to say about Yune's latest and possibly last masterpiece: So in conclusion folks, Prelude is an un-salvageable mess and it only appeals to people who already owned the original issues. The rest of you STAY AWAY. http://blogcritics.org/books/article/graphic-novel-review-robotech-prelude-to/ And that's your Robotech 25th anniversary news bit for the day!

I'm surprised RT.com still has... unsavory elements...

Now that I think about it, the Robotech movie imdb page is a little optimistic... Precisely why I left, Gub. Give my regards to MEMO

He was interesting three years ago until he went off the deep end. (or maybe I never noticed?) How're those Robotech parties you attended?