Yeah, and for the record, I know that "G-Force" is the Americanized name of the
Gatchaman team, based on the Americanized, watered-down "Battle of the
Planets", which differs in major ways from the original Japanese anime. For
example, Seven-Zark-Seven was created for the Americanized version in order to
pad out the length, after all the objectionable, more adult Japanese stuff was
cut. And I think even aspects of Keeops (sp?) were changed as well.
The comic that was released in the last couple of years was pretty good...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Baxter" <truthseeker...@lycos.com>
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, August 7, 2009 9:18:09 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Get to know G.I. Joe
Keith, you're *not* alone there. In another of my forums, a fellow
anime fan posted a link to what he thought was a trailer for the new "G-Force"
movie, apparently without looking at the trailer. I was the first in the group
to watch it, and seeing talking hamsters was a shock to the system. (For the
record, there *is* an anime Gatchaman movie rolling out soon. There are some
cool pics previewed at io9, but the site appears to be on vacation, so I can't
link to them.
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Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Get to know G.I. Joe
Date : Fri, 7 Aug 2009 04:39:41 +0000 (UTC)
>From : Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>
To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
So that means i'm the only one who keeps thinking the movie "G-Force" should be
about a bunch of teens with winged birdlike costumes who can fly and have wild
weapons and a cool airship/spaceship?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mr. Worf"
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 6, 2009 1:09:16 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Get to know G.I. Joe
That's how it works. If it "didn't happen after you were born it doesn't
exist."
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 8:28 PM, Keith Johnson < keithbjohn...@comcast.net >
wrote:
I'd like to think everyone knew that--but I guess I'll have to settle for
people realizing there were toys before the TV cartoon!
----- Original Message -----
From: "ravenadal" < ravena...@yahoo.com >
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 5, 2009 11:20:32 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [scifinoir2] Get to know G.I. Joe
I was shocked, shocked I tell you, to discover G.I. Joe existed over twenty
years before Hasbro remade him as a literal boy-toy. Shoot, the movie "The
Story of G.I. Joe," starring Robert Mitchum and Burgess Meredith, came out in
1945, a full eighteen years before Hasbro created the "11 1/2 inch realistic
action figures" "Rocky" and "Ace." Who knew?
~rave!
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