2012-09-24, 08:12 | Link #1401 |
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Alright. Pardon me for bumping a long abandoned thread, but for the record: updated staff/cast commentaries. It's taken this long partially because of the other stuff I worked on last year, and partially because I wanted to go through it quite thoroughly - so lots of new and a few corrected points here and there.
If anyone wants to verify what came up at in a certain other arena last week, feel free.
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2012-09-24, 17:34 | Link #1405 | |
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I know I know, but you know... its still very, very hilarious...
Ok ok, seriously though, that term is so outlandishly funny I bet you will never forget it now. Quote:
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2012-09-24, 17:46 | Link #1407 | |
Catholic = Cat addiction?
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- Tak (You are so beautiful when expressing displeasure, you know that? )
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2012-11-03, 06:19 | Link #1409 |
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So, I finally made it to Frontier! So does anyone feel like re-watching this series as I go through it for the first time? It's been kind of lonely marathoning through the franchise by myself, so I was hoping with the 30th anniversity and that this series isn't that old there may be some peeps that wanna re-watch for old time sake.
I'll prolly start watching it in a couple of days(because of work), but my plan is to watch the pilot, Deculture Edition first, then the series, and finally the movies. Let me know if your interested.
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2012-11-03, 10:19 | Link #1410 |
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I'm interested in a re-watch. Problem is that I have a health condition that comes with terrible pain and I'm prone to having flare ups that can last for weeks, so I don't know if I can participate on a regular basis. I could barely move since last thursday, much less watch anything.
How long do you think it'll take for you to finish the series? If I can keep up, I'll try.
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2012-11-06, 04:33 | Link #1411 | |
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'Galactic fairy, my ass. She's just a bitch.' Pretty much sums up my first impression of Sheryl. I'm sure Mao is really pleased of what her granddaughter turned into. But I'm sure she'll get knocked down a peg or two pretty soon. Eyes are bleeding with all the CG effects and smooth animation. And I'm also getting is vibe from the first ep. that I haven't felt since SDF. Alto, yo, if you don't wanna be confused with a girl, cut the hair! Don't have any comment on Ranka yet, but an overly crazy fangirl!
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2012-11-06, 12:30 | Link #1412 |
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Which version did you watch? Deculture, broadcast or Yakk Deculture? It's always shocking to see how much the broadcast version lacks compared to the other two.
Spoiler for For length and all three versions:
The credits are also interesting, all three have Sheryl listed before Ranka, even though Ranka seems to be more of a focus in the Deculture Edition and even sings the endings to two of them. This is one of the reasons I don't get why people thought Sheryl was not meant to be a lead character, the three are even seperated from the rest in the listing to point this out.
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2012-11-06, 17:16 | Link #1414 | ||
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Alto, at first was annoying, but after joining the SMS and having Micheal knocking him down a peg; I'm starting to like him more. Overall, I like how they are play homage to SDF, because I really enjoyed that show. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed 7, but for me SDF set the standard of what Macross should be and so far Frontier hasn't disappoint.
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2012-11-06, 17:53 | Link #1415 |
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I outdid myself then, I just finished episode 6 on my re-watch in spite of my awful headache and lack of sleep, so I'll leave my impressions on episodes 2-6 here now. I'll be back to correct my grammar later, I promise, but it was hard enough to write in this state.
I hope this is okay, I'm taking notes, something I didn't do before so I can get back to these whenever I want to. Spoiler for Episode 2 - Hard Chase:
Spoiler for Episode 3 - On Your Marks:
Spoiler for Episode 04 - Miss Macross:
Spoiler for Episode 05 - Star Date:
Spoiler for Episode 06 - Bye-Bye Sheryl:
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I wasn't planning on doing this - and I certainly don't have the time to watch any of these episodes again, even though I really want to - but on a few of the things you said...
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The eye-catches are pretty, but also pretty random so that fits with what kawamori said. Quote:
Possible that it has something to do with the editing, the 3 versions of episode 1, especially the broadcast version shows what difference it can make, to switch scenes. And the music. The BGM for some of the scenes was so bad. Quote:
Indeed. As much as episode 4 was full of great moments for them as a possible future couple, episode 6 highlighted that not only did they have problems communicating, but that Alto didn't pick up that Ranka was sad for some reason. She just had her first big break, got a concert ticket to see her idol and she isn't jumping for joy at all. Add to that the way she acted and it was clear as daylight, but he didn't bother to ask. I won't blame Ranka for not asking him out right, that's just not how she is, that's Sheryl's style.
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2012-11-08, 01:16 | Link #1418 |
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Sheryls antics are getting more and more good by the minute. Not only in enrolling in school, but also dragging Alto on her misadventures.
But so far, I'm really enjoying the rise of Ranka to stardom. Even though she didn't win Miss Macross, which would've seal the deal, she worked hard doing small odd jobs and finally making her big break in the Birdman movie. Had Sheryl not kissed Alto, would Ranka still the take the Mao role? I'm really happy for her, because her hard work is finally paying off, and at the end of episode 10, we are witnessing the beginning of a new star. Of course, if she's Frontiers version of Minmey, then things are going to get alot harder, ie not having enough time to spend with friends or with Alto. As Sheryl keeps making advances toward Alto and Rankas work load increasing shes far behind in that race. Kinda hope they go into Altos Kabuki past and develop on that.
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2012-11-09, 05:39 | Link #1420 |
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Ironically, I was biased on which direction the Star Date went here. The flow of the episode had been fine up until that point in which it appeared they'd plotted many different ideas and jumbled them all together. So for the first part, Sheryl is examining things whilst Alto is just barreling off in search of something (looking in different directions and supporting AR fans here) then returns to her side at noticing he'd lost her (off screen). Then they are spending time together honestly. And then we return to him once again searching for something and not paying attention to her. The whole direction of the episode seemed torn between the two girls here, as Alto was put in the middle of "search for Ranka" or "spend the day with Sheryl." And quite frankly, the animators and directors couldn't pick one so they did both infrequently. And like everyone above says, it failed miserably...
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