Comments on: Podcast #021 – The lull before E3

By: Nat- HighwayStarrr

Nat- HighwayStarrr — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:54:13 +0000

I can just about live with the 1997 re-releases of Star Wars, its still not the same but its better than actually ADDING newer actors to where original actors were.

I think its a great idea that they give you both versions of Star Trek, I’ll admit Ive been tempted by the box set as Im a sucker for HD stuff.

I was born a little late for the Transformers craze, I had a few toys back then but it wasnt on TV in any good form of the original show. I remember Beast Wars and at the time I thought it was pretty cool, looking back at it…not so much lol

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:59:44 +0000

Hey Nat, Thanks for the comments.
I too am an original Trilogy Star Wars guy over anything else.
The thing I like about the Star Trek episodes is that they showed restraint and just “redrew” certain cheesy effects. In Star Wars they add scenes that don’t need to be there, change things (like Han shooting second), and make everything flashy and CG so it doesn’t mix with the original props and models. They don’t do this on the Star Trek TOS Blu-rays which is nice…and best of all they let you choose which version you want to watch…original or new effects. Unlike the Star Wars trilogy where Lucas says he doesn’t consider the original cuts “finished” and doesn’t do any restoration work on them (you can get them on DVD but they are letterboxed (not animorphic widescreen), 2 channel audio (not 5.1), and identical to the laserdisc releases from the 1990′s).
Transformers were a huge part of my childhood from 1984-1987 and I still love seeing what they do with the franchise. While I’m not a fan of the Michael Bay film since it changes too much, has too much “kiddie humor”, and focuses more on the humans than robots, I do enjoy what Takara/Hasbro is doing with the now cancelled Transformers Animated series and toys, the rerelease of the ORIGINAL Transformers series on DVD from Shout! in a Matrix of Leadership DVD box coming early-to-mid July, and the Transformers Classics, G1 rereleases, and Masterpiece toy lines. I spent about an hour playing with one of the new Binaltech Transformers of the RX-8 (Jazz) last Friday and it was amazing how much detail they put into it.

By: Nat- HighwayStarrr

Nat- HighwayStarrr — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:10:02 +0000

Chirs, its funny you talked about the Star Trek episodes being touched up.
This was something that has totally ruined Star Wars for me, Im a Star Wars guy, and I HATE what they did to the original trilogy when they released them with Boba’s voice changed and changing out Anakin at the end of Jedi.

Liked the Transformers talk too, being a comic fan, it always hurts when they change things for movies so I get where you’re coming from.

By: Eric - Tag Monkey454

Eric - Tag Monkey454 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:50:00 +0000

I just got done playing in the 1 vs. 100 Beta and it was pretty sweet. It’s running pretty smooth already. Did anyone else get a chance to get in a play?

By: Eric - Tag Monkey454

Eric - Tag Monkey454 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:07:38 +0000

Hey guys great show. It is on iTunes now so anyone can get it now.
Too bad Robey wasn’t on the show but I’m sure he was working to get things ready for E3 at the time.

I just got done watching the highlights on Live and I’m just blown away but all the features coming. I hope to hear more details soon.

P.S. the motion camera looks killer. I love the interactive interface, its what I was hoping for. I just hope its not too expensive. But I’m guessing I’m going to have to give a pretty good chunk of change for it

By: jaynoon

jaynoon — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:14:17 +0000

Erik, do you see it on iTunes now? I just checked and it’s up there. If you’re looking on your iPhone, I’ve noticed that sometimes there is an extra delay before it shows up on the iPhone store.

By: Nat- HighwayStarrr

Nat- HighwayStarrr — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:03:03 +0000

After watching the E3 press conference, I REALLY cant wait for the E3 show!

By: Erik

Erik — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:34:42 +0000

just wondering when it comes to Itunes

By: Joristhewise

Joristhewise — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:12:53 +0000

Great show as everytime though I must admit, I can’t wait for your next show with all E3 goodies .
Crackdown 2, Juchuuuu .

By: Assassin Monk

Assassin Monk — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:08:41 +0000

Hello from Portugal as allways and I think the same thing as Nat
Take care you all

By: chickgame206

chickgame206 — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:24:51 +0000

John sounds hot! To bad he’s married. ) ;

By: Nat- LetTherebeDrums

Nat- LetTherebeDrums — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:11:20 +0000

Now this is the kind of thing I like to wake up to !