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mechaninac

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  1. The motion carries the floor. Henceforth, anyone divulging critical plot spoilers will be pelted with rocks and pointy sticks...or at least a lot of bitching.
  2. I don't think it's fear of the medium, or even if the product would be good or bad (well, maybe a bit of that); it's more the repercussions that a hideous "widely distributed" movie would have on the franchise that puts people off. If a movie were done well, all CG or with live actors, it still would not do that well at the box office because of the limited appeal of Macross in general; and if the movie stinks the deleterious effect to the franchise would be substantial, from further fan base erosion, to the blacklisting of the brand (entertainment financiers would look at it as proof positive that Macross does not sell and that would preclude we ever seeing another OVA or series).
  3. IMO, they break down as follows: Best VF-1 toy for kids (durability): Badai 1/55 Best VF-1 toy for the adult collector: Yamato 1/48 Best injection molded (only, AFAIK) VF-1 transforming kit : Bandai 1/72, 1/100 Best injection molded VF-1 (also M0 & M+) non transforming kit: Hasegawa 1/72 Best resin kit: no opinion ...never had one.
  4. F*ck Yeah! "Team Macross, Space Police"
  5. We could split hairs forever and it still would not change the fact that Enterprise was cancelled due to poor ratings, which translates to reduced advertising revenue, which leads to loss of profit for the network airing the show; it's as simple as that. However many reasons for that lack of viewers, be it the ones you mentioned, the ones I mentioned, all of the above, or something else entirely, audiences have decided that this latest incarnation was one-too-many Star Treks; Paramount saw the writing on the wall and canned it ...end of story.
  6. The piss poor ratings of the outgoing series and the pathetic box office returns of the last theatrical foray indicates very forcefully that the market for a Star Trek series or movie has shriveled to the point of atrophy. That is not to say that if Paramount/Viacom had a really innovative concept backed by consistent marketing and positioned in a time slot, in a station other that UPN, where this type of show could thrive, that it could not be successful--going against Smallville and later Sci-Fi's Friday block was at best a bone-headed scheduling decision, and at worst, a push into purgatory to set the show up for failure, regardless of it's quality or lack thereof. However, even with the most satisfactory conditions, Star Trek has become a stale franchise in a market that is much more interested in "reality shows" and "lowest common denominator" comedies. That's why I think that a long hiatus interspersed with a TV movie (think some of the B5's TV movies) or a short mini-series every other year could be healthy for the brand; this would have the effect of wetting the appetites of the fans, but would not add to the over-saturation that is part of Star Trek's current state of affairs.
  7. What I'd really like to see Paramount do with Star Trek for the next few years is stay away from the episodic television and big screen motion pictures. They have proven through their lack of advertising for the current series and the general lack of imagination that's plagued the whole franchise since TNG, and the dwindling fan base, that there isn't a market for them anymore. Let it rest. Instead, I think that if they released a movie of the week once a year or a short mini-series every few years, with innovative plot elements, fresh ideas and viewpoints, and peripheral stories framed within the context of any of the time frames that have been seen thus far, and some that haven't (ENTERPRISE-C era) there would be enough interest to make it a profitable and satisfying endeavor.
  8. This is going to sound overly optimistic, and a bit naive. I've been following this thread for a while now and I'm growing more and more hopeful that this movie has a better than even chance to be pretty good. Could it be that Lucas will finally redeem himself for the craptastic "The Phantom Menace", and moderately entertaining but ultimately disappointing "Attack of the Clones"? ...Boy, I hope so...
  9. Ouch! Toonz, I'd send it back to Toynami for replacement; they are actually very good in the customer service arena. That picture shows one of the major drawbacks in the Alpha's design...almost everthing is glued, instead of screwed together. If the arm could be dissassembled without splitting glue joints, that break could have been easily fixed and made stronger than ever with a brass pin; but as it is, just return it and get a new one...just make sure to keep the sticker sheet, gunpod and pilot to compensate for the extra expense of shipping the thing. ZM, if you bought the Alpha with a credit card you may be able to use your credit statement as a pseudo receipt. Contact Toynami and ask them; when I had to send a piece for replacement they accepted a Paypal print out. It wouldn't hurt to try.
  10. yes. more pay == more effort into work. Tell that to the brain dead shufflers at any unionized US automobile plant. diffrent job diffrent skills needed. In answer to your statement all I have to say is that the job may be different, and the skills needed may be totally unrelated, but human nature still applies. Also, according to the following: The ayes have it.
  11. True, but nobody will stop seeing romantic comedies because of a few stinkers, same goes for horror flicks and many other genres. However, for something with the limited appeal of giant robots all it would take is one turd to make audiences avoid the genre like the plague for a decade or more.
  12. TFs ...that's funny, I actually had the Ingram, VF-2SS, and GMs in mind as inspirations for that drawing. Oh well, it still needs a lot of refinement.
  13. yes. more pay == more effort into work. Tell that to the brain dead shufflers at any unionized US automobile plant.
  14. Queue in the "Twilight Zone" theme music, we've got black helicopters flying overhead...
  15. Unfortunately for Macross fans, Transformers has mass appeal, and Macross does not; besides, if not done properly, and seriously, a live action movie based on SDF would be absolutely atrocious.
  16. Damn Graham, that's just cold. I don't like transformers either, and think they are beyond silly, but even I would not call people who like transformers TRANNY fans...it's not like the robots have extra appendages or anything. My vote for dumbest toy...cabbage patch kids!
  17. Yes it is ...isn't it great?
  18. A1, Hurin. Forget it. Don't waste any more time on FM. It's clear that he's just arguing for the sake of arguing. And I get the feeling that he falls into the category of people who denigrate those more successful then themselves because doing so makes them feel less burdened by their own failures. I admire Arnold because he is his own man; an intelligent immigrant who decided to be successful and take advantage of the opportunities available to anyone with a modicum of ambition in this country. I admire him not because of his athleticism, or his physic, or that he is/was a popular action star, or that he's a Governor, or what he said or did regarding steroids, or how he dispenses his public time; I admire him because of what he represents to anyone who has the will to succeed ...and that is why he's a role model (i.e.. someone to be emulated).
  19. Here is my small contribution. Let me know what you all think...feel free to be brutal.
  20. I'm in, but I won't hold my breath on ever seeing it--just like a VF-11 from Hasegawa. And Chowser is absolutely right, 1/48 would be the way to go for the YF-19 as well as all the other M+ mecha; they'd be big, expensive, shelf hogs...and worth every bit of it.
  21. No surprise there. Let this tired franchise rest for the next 3 to 5 years; it has been far too over-exposed. That show just had too much baggage to overcome. Let's just hope they create a proper series finale to cap the series as opposed to what Sci-Fi network did with Farscape (I know they made a mini series to wrap it all up!). PS: Final episode to air on a Friday the 13th...that's just too perfect.
  22. They have improved, I'll grant you, and this season has been replete with nods to the original series...sometimes to the point where it comes across as a crutch or pure pandering to TOS geeks, and that won't get them new viewers. All the discrepancies, omissions, and contradictions can be explained away with enough contortionism and imaginative gymnastics, but those fall into the fan fiction realm of the equation and have no bearing on the visual evidence established by the episodes themselves. As for the Romulans, I've got to correct you on them having holographic technology only. In the second season episode "Minefield" not only do the Romulans have cloaked mines that Enterprise can eventually detect with the sensor pod used to detect Suliban vessels, but also a second generation cloaking device which is advanced enough to make it undetectable by Enterprise. Two BOPs (which just like the NX-01 itself, look much too "modern" when compared to the original series) are clearly shown decloaking to confront the NX-01 to the complete surprise of the crew. Again, according to "Balance of Terror", Romulan cloaking technology was unknown to Starfleet until NCC-1701 has a run in with it in that episode...several decades after the Romulan war, which Enterprise pre-dates.
  23. You say that as if Star Trek has EVER maintained continuity on even a week-to-week basis. Personally, I enjoy Enterprise. It beats the hell out of Voyager, and is one of maybe 4 shows I watch on TV. I never said that Star Trek had smooth continuity, and I did put the word history in quotes; granted that Enterprise has better self-contained continuity then the other incarnations, especially Voyager (it contradicted itself about every other episode). However, there is an established canon that gets repeatedly trampled on Enterprise: the portrayal of the Vulcans (somewhat ameliorated by the "Kir Shara" arc), a Vulcan in Starfleet (Spock was the first), Romulans with cloaking technology (The Federation was unaware of this until "Balance of Terror"), the Tholians (it is implied that the Federation knows nothing of the Tholians until "The Tholian Web"), The Farengi (although not named, it is hard to swallow that they would stay away from all Starfleet contact until TNG), Borg (unknown until TNG), and many other nits to pick. I too watch the show; however, just like TNG, DS9, and Voyager, I can't bring myself to watch any episode more than once...they just aren't that riveting.
  24. Simple, one single cavity pilot mold to save money; even Yamato did that with their 1/48s at first, only they molded the figure in four pieces (easier to do on 1/48 than 1/55). The piece is, most likely, a single piece that is then painted to represent each individual character's flight suit. The decision to have the figure looking left was probably made to give it a more dynamic look; the same is done with model aircraft--I have a Hasegawa 1/48 F-16C that also has the pilot looking left.
  25. "A Lost Hope"....priceless
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