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Originally Posted by RedWing
It seems that they are going to try and compare it to gundam wing, which IIRC was a really popular franchise in US and UK.
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I think that it was a foregone conclusion that Bandai Entertainment would go that route. Television is the primary way for an anime work to become a big money-maker in the US, and just about every licensor would love to have their shows end up on a prominent channel and in a good timeslot. Whether the broadcaster cooperates is always the bigger question.
Comparing Gundam 00 to Gundam Wing is also a pretty obvious move - Gundam Wing was the only Gundam show to make much of an impact in the US, and it's likely that the initial press releases for all the Gundam TV shows mentioned it (with the possible exception of Zeta Gundam).
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Originally Posted by Shiro-Oh!
It is indeed interesting; if the broadcast becomes quite successful, it might be able to help revive the dead franchise over the US.
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If Gundam 00 doesn't succeed, then it's probably going to be a very long time until another Gundam show ends up on American television. As it stands, there's a chance that Bandai Entertainment can't find a broadcaster - Bandai Japan's demands towards both them and toy stores has lead to Gundam's extreme unpopularity among the involved companies.
Despite the two markets' seeming similarities, it's a very different story in Canada since both Seed and Destiny were well received (and well-treated for that matter) there. As a result, the outlook for Gundam there is much rosier.
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Originally Posted by Demongod86
And as for anime in the US, unless it's absolutely godly (Cowboy Bebop, Outlaw Star, Trigun...all of which just so happened to be more western with its guns and wild west type stuff), it's going to suck hard. Always and forever. American VAs love to botch everything.
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Can you please lay off the complaining about the English voice acting until it's dubbed at least?