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    New Voltron?!

    So first we get news that Thundercats is gonna be redone and now this... : http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...cs=1&ref=bd_tv

    A new Voltron on Nickelodeon? First they ruined Transformers and GIJoe... now they gonna screw with Thundercats and Voltron? What childhood memory are they gonna ruin for me next? Macross/Robotech?

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    I laugh at people who guard Voltron or Robotech as precious childhood memories.

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    My Voltron childhood was already destroyed by that crappy CG series. Hopefully this time they look like those bad ass Sprite Commercials a few years back.

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    At least Bay isn't raping it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Correction View Post
    I laugh at people who guard Voltron or Robotech as precious childhood memories.
    Why cause we are older than you? Seriously, it was a different time then. I wouldnt call them "precious" but I would definitely call the pleasant enough back then. Sure everything from Voltron/Robotech/Thundercats/Transformers/GIJoe all that stuff was extremely cheesy and honestly, some of them had pretty bad animation quality, but they were childhood memories. You gotta be pretty daft or were completely sheltered not to have some pleasant memories regarding some kids show or two. Not all of us grew up in the days of being in love with the Pink Power Ranger afterall.


    Quote Originally Posted by Null View Post
    At least Bay isn't raping it.
    I will admit that. Atleast Bay gave us 2 movies with Megan Fox looking hot in them though. Even if they were mediocre excuses for action movies. Least he didn't make the GIJoe flick. Now that was just plain bad.

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    Actually the new Transformers show was pretty good much to my surprise(I assumed it was crap and avoided it till around season 2 came out).

    That said, I don't have high hopes for this or Thundercats.

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    Voltron/Robotech in particular were already ruined the day you realized they're both products of multiple unrelated Japanese cartoons cut-and-pasted together and dubbed. To worry that a Hollywood producer somehow isn't going to capture the 'original' spirit you remember from your childhood is laughable.

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    LIONS > CARS

    That is all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lahan View Post
    I will say only the following.

    LIONS > CARS

    That is all.
    needed said again

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    Quote Originally Posted by Correction View Post
    Voltron/Robotech in particular were already ruined the day you realized they're both products of multiple unrelated Japanese cartoons cut-and-pasted together and dubbed. To worry that a Hollywood producer somehow isn't going to capture the 'original' spirit you remember from your childhood is laughable.
    Voltron, I agree, was ruined by this revelation.

    Robotech, however, took on a whole new life of its own when they did this and it did not take away from the series at all.

    The amazing thing for me with Robotech that watching it as a 12 year old back in the mid-80s was that a character actually died on screen. I had never ever seen that in a cartoon before and was totally blown away. Plus, the story actually progressed, something I'd also never seen before. Second generation still sucks though. First > Third > Second

    I always thought that Robotech would benefit well from a Battlestar: Galactica-type remake in live action. With more sex than the cartoon. Like in the books, there was a lot of sex in the Robotech books, especially the ones that took place after the cartoon series ended.

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    Quote Originally Posted by niwaar View Post
    So first we get news that Thundercats is gonna be redone and now this... : http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...cs=1&ref=bd_tv

    A new Voltron on Nickelodeon? First they ruined Transformers and GIJoe... now they gonna screw with Thundercats and Voltron? What childhood memory are they gonna ruin for me next? Macross/Robotech?
    If you're talkin about Sigma 6(cause I know you ain't talkin about Resolute) and Transformers Animated, there wasn't anything ruined about them. While I may not have been a fan of the art styles they used for the series or the toys, story and character wise both series were top notch. On top of that, what little info we have on the new GI Joe and TF cartoons seem incredibly promising, though mainly because they're being made and aired by Hasbro themselves on the new TV network they're launching in October.

    Also, I don't know about you, but none of these new reboots or remakes 'ruined' any childhood memories for me. I still remember them as well as I've always had, if not better now that these franchises are back in the main stream. Just because a remake sucks doesn't mean I've instantly forgotten about the originals.

    As for new Voltron, if it's being done by nick it can only go one of two ways. Either it's done as a cheesy, cheap, crappy flash animated cartoon ala the Speed Racer series. Or it can be a completely original retelling/take of the story done in the same vein as the new X-men or Ironman cartoons, in which case it will be phenomenal. At the very least, it can't be worse then the last two or three times they tried to reboot the franchise.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Correction View Post
    I laugh at people who guard Voltron or Robotech as precious childhood memories.
    Almost as precious as Starblazers, G-Force and Jayce & The Wheeled Warriors..

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    I need to watch the new transformers because anyone who can depict Optimus prime getting traumatized by a little girl explaining sex to him has got to have at least some talent at comedy.

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    Has Nick produced anything worthwhile since maybe Rugrats? Nick has sucked for the last 20 years. And don't give me shit about outgrowing it, as good shows transcend age.

    I'm just a grumpy old fuck that hates remakes from my childhood whether they were cheesy to begin with or not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alderaan View Post
    Has Nick produced anything worthwhile since maybe Rugrats? Nick has sucked for the last 20 years. And don't give me shit about outgrowing it, as good shows transcend age.

    I'm just a grumpy old fuck that hates remakes from my childhood whether they were cheesy to begin with or not.
    Avatar: The Last Airbender, Invader Zim, Ren and Stimpy

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    Ren and Stimpy was before Rugrats.

    Ah now i'm having Powdered Toast Man flashbacks.

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    Childhood ruined



    http://nicktoons.nick.com/shows/voltron-force

    Be sure to listen to the "Let's Voltron" rap performed by Swizz Beats. Insta-classic!

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    That shit looks awful.

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    guns? Voltron with GUNS? Jesus fucking christ. Form Blazing Sword or get the hell out.

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    At least the animation looks a lot prettier than the old Voltron.

    I bet they'll pussify the plot and storylines though.

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