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Rated X wrote:Wouldn't it be awesome if we could stop calling them "Machinimas" and "Magnas" ?
Cant we just call them what they are ? (cartoons and comics)
Seems like someone is just trying to make something sound overly sophisticated. Like if they feel the need justify adults watching cartoons or reading comics.
I dont know if the terms are offically coined by Hasbro/Takara or just fan made, but thats my 2 cents on them.
Bronzewolf wrote:Rated X wrote:Wouldn't it be awesome if we could stop calling them "Machinimas" and "Magnas" ?
Cant we just call them what they are ? (cartoons and comics)
Seems like someone is just trying to make something sound overly sophisticated. Like if they feel the need justify adults watching cartoons or reading comics.
I dont know if the terms are offically coined by Hasbro/Takara or just fan made, but thats my 2 cents on them.
I'm a bit confused what you're referring to. I refer to it as Machinima's Titans Return because
1. It's produced by Machinima
And
2. I want to be clear that I'm talking about the cartoon and not the toy line.
Burn wrote:And Magnas are a model of car put out by Mitsubishi ... so ... yeah. Cool story X, cool story.
I don't see the word "magna" in there. I see the word "manga", but not "magna".Rated X wrote:Burn wrote:And Magnas are a model of car put out by Mitsubishi ... so ... yeah. Cool story X, cool story.
Well im referring to the use of the word "magna" here:
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ine/40367/
Even though other sites clearly skip the Japanese moniker and call it what it is, a comic
http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/09/30/taka ... ine-349980
I love both sites equally but I fail to see the point of using the word "Magna" on this site when describing a comic.
By the way I dont follow Japanese auto makers, I drive a Chevy.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
primalxconvoy wrote:Surely there shouldn't be any confusion as to which animation is being discussed as that's the title of the thread? Or is it the title that's being debated?
Rated X wrote:primalxconvoy wrote:Surely there shouldn't be any confusion as to which animation is being discussed as that's the title of the thread? Or is it the title that's being debated?
I wouldnt really call it a "debate".
Im just suggesting the addition of the word "Machinima" is unnecessary. Its a damn cartoon.
Some over-analytical individuals on here will surely seize the opportunity to say X doesnt know his Hasbro affiliated CGI animation companies so he must be a complete moron.
I got better things to do than read the credits at the end of 5 minute cartoons.
Sabrblade wrote:I don't see the word "magna" in there. I see the word "manga", but not "magna".Rated X wrote:Burn wrote:And Magnas are a model of car put out by Mitsubishi ... so ... yeah. Cool story X, cool story.
Well im referring to the use of the word "magna" here:
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ine/40367/
Even though other sites clearly skip the Japanese moniker and call it what it is, a comic
http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/09/30/taka ... ine-349980
I love both sites equally but I fail to see the point of using the word "Magna" on this site when describing a comic.
By the way I dont follow Japanese auto makers, I drive a Chevy.
Rated X wrote:Sabrblade wrote:I don't see the word "magna" in there. I see the word "manga", but not "magna".Rated X wrote:Burn wrote:And Magnas are a model of car put out by Mitsubishi ... so ... yeah. Cool story X, cool story.
Well im referring to the use of the word "magna" here:
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ine/40367/
Even though other sites clearly skip the Japanese moniker and call it what it is, a comic
http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/09/30/taka ... ine-349980
I love both sites equally but I fail to see the point of using the word "Magna" on this site when describing a comic.
By the way I dont follow Japanese auto makers, I drive a Chevy.
Ok you clearly got me on that and I give you all the credit in the world.![]()
So now that weve gotten past the fact that ol X doesnt bother to thoroughly read the spelling of obscure Japanese terminology, lets get to the meat and potatoes of my argument:
Does the news guy feel more sophisticated because he is using Japanese terminology on an American site?
I doubt theres any confusion that the comic originated from Japan considering the comic is wriien in ummmm....Japanese.
News flash: its a damn comic. Call it such. Manga....sheesh![]()
Apologies in advance if I went a bit off topic. I know this is not the Takara Legends comics forum. I was just killing two birds (or words lol) with one stone.
Bronzewolf wrote:King Kuuga wrote:Bronzewolf wrote:I haven't really shared my thoughts on the PG-13 nature of this series' dialogue yet, so I'll throw those two cents in now. It's not the principle of swearing that bothers me specifically, I think it's fine to use for effect, but in this series it feels like they're including it just because they can. There's no drama to it, no anguish, it's just there.
I have a minor point of contention regarding this: this show is not PG-13. It's solidly PG. You can fit a few "damns" and "hells" and (according to TF:TM) even a "****" in a PG film. It's not language alone that determines the rating, it's the level of action, violence, themes, and intensity of what's onscreen, and nothing in this series surpasses is any worse than TF: Prime, it just sticks in a few curse words because..... reasons. I agree with your comment that the profanity doesn't add anything, but considering this a PG-13 work is a bit much.
You misunderstand. I never said it was a "PG-13 work", just a PG-13 nature of the dialogue specifically. I understand the action/violence factor, and I agree with you, it's nothing worse than Prime, which is why I specified dialogue.
I hesitate to talk about any 80s movie in reference to PG-13, as it was brand new at the time, having been instituted in late 1984. A lot of 80s PG movies pushed the envelope, and I'd argue that TF The Movie potentially deserved a PG-13 rating, between the language and violence, as many of the 80s PG movies do. (Back to the Future comes to mind) I think the only thing that saved it (other than PG-13 not being very widely used) was the fact it was animated.
You'd be surprised how many people get offended by "Goddamn", which is why it's censored on TV and in songs on the radio, while "Damn" isn't. I stand by my thought, I think it's accurate.
primalxconvoy wrote:o.supreme wrote:Well It was kind of cool to see Fort Max as a fully powered Titan, able to stand up to Trypticon even with augmented Powers. Having Trypticons transformation again shrouded was disappointing. They should have just made this an actual animated series instead of a cheap web-series. Of course when I say full animated series, I mean with professional level writers, directors, animators etc...Yeah I know Hasbro would never go for it, that's why we cant have nice things.
I would have been happy with just an animated comic style affair, with great voice acting and some nice effects. There was a pretty good motion comic a while back about the War Within that seemed better than Machinima's efforts.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JPeHw4laWos
Rated X wrote:Cant we just call them what they are ? (cartoons and comics)
Seems like someone is just trying to make something sound overly sophisticated. Like if they feel the need justify adults watching cartoons or reading comics.
I myself call those "shorts". "Animated shorts", to more precise.o.supreme wrote:-Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Popeye, Scooby-Doo and all their kin' I would consider as cartoons.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:So we go through two episodes building up to Trypticon's threat, and seven episodes of a big fight against Trypticon, only for the last episode to have Trypticon just fall over with no real payoff, rendering the entire fight against him completely and utterly pointless.
Oh, but look! A wild Megatronus has appeared! Out of nowhere! Completely disconnected in meaning from anything that came before! Because!![]()
Rated X wrote:Bronzewolf wrote:Rated X wrote:Wouldn't it be awesome if we could stop calling them "Machinimas" and "Magnas" ?
Cant we just call them what they are ? (cartoons and comics)
Seems like someone is just trying to make something sound overly sophisticated. Like if they feel the need justify adults watching cartoons or reading comics.
I dont know if the terms are offically coined by Hasbro/Takara or just fan made, but thats my 2 cents on them.
I'm a bit confused what you're referring to. I refer to it as Machinima's Titans Return because
1. It's produced by Machinima
And
2. I want to be clear that I'm talking about the cartoon and not the toy line.
1. I dont see the word "Sunbow" being used in the title to describe every story about the G1 cartoon (such as all the unreleased audio clips)
2. If you want to be "clear" that you are talking about the cartoon and not the toy line, wouldnt using the word "cartoon" make more sense?
Because you sure as hell confused me. Im sure Im not the only one on here who doesnt read the credits and know the names of executive producers or the companies they work for.
Rated X wrote:
So now that weve gotten past the fact that ol X doesnt bother to thoroughly read the spelling of obscure Japanese terminology, lets get to the meat and potatoes of my argument:
Does the news guy feel more sophisticated because he is using Japanese terminology on an American site?
I doubt theres any confusion that the comic originated from Japan considering the comic is wriien in ummmm....Japanese.
News flash: its a damn comic. Call it such. Manga....sheesh![]()
Va'al wrote:Glad to see we're all on topic.
Burn wrote:Va'al wrote:Glad to see we're all on topic.
I'm just glad to see we've got another one who thinks they can tell us how this site should be run instead of just getting the **** over it and clicking the back button.
Black Bumblebee wrote:primalxconvoy wrote:o.supreme wrote:Well It was kind of cool to see Fort Max as a fully powered Titan, able to stand up to Trypticon even with augmented Powers. Having Trypticons transformation again shrouded was disappointing. They should have just made this an actual animated series instead of a cheap web-series. Of course when I say full animated series, I mean with professional level writers, directors, animators etc...Yeah I know Hasbro would never go for it, that's why we cant have nice things.
I would have been happy with just an animated comic style affair, with great voice acting and some nice effects. There was a pretty good motion comic a while back about the War Within that seemed better than Machinima's efforts.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JPeHw4laWos
Awe! Someone remembers my old cartoonStill sad that I never was able to complete it--teaching full time and being the primary guardian of a grandchild has kept me too busy.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
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