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Hey Matthew, did you ever cast ITL?
'Cause like right now? I think Bade and Vade look like Justin Timberlake. {runs and hides in just in case} LA
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« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2009, 02:03:26 PM » |
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Haha, wouldn't Justin be too skinny?  |
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« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2009, 02:35:40 PM » |
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I don't know if he'd be too skinny, uh... maybe? lol. I still think Brian's the better bet  |
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« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2009, 06:12:52 PM » |
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I've never pictured anyone (actors, musicians, models, people I know) as anyone in ITL.
(Exception: a model whose hair I borrowed for Hitari.)
But I've never tried to cast ITL. I definitely can't picture anyone worthy of being one of the Seven Siblings!
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« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2009, 06:30:38 PM » |
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I've never pictured anyone (actors, musicians, models, people I know) as anyone in ITL.
(Exception: a model whose hair I borrowed for Hitari.)
But I've never tried to cast ITL. I definitely can't picture anyone worthy of being one of the Seven Siblings!
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« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2009, 05:41:45 AM » |
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See - this is why they can't make a movie or TV series about this generation of Siblings. Nobody would fit the images that we have in our heads. Maybe another generation that we haven't ingrained into our brains?
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« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2009, 06:28:27 AM » |
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Which generation are you thinking about?
I must say, it would be interesting to read/see/hear more about Orinakin's previous travels... all of them... *nod*
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« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2009, 03:02:50 PM » |
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I was actually thinking more of a future generation, perhaps grandchildren of the current Siblings?
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« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2009, 03:46:46 PM » |
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Oooh, that would be interesting! We'll just have to wait 5 years until the rest of the books are written to have an idea of what's happened in Orina Anoris |
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« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2009, 05:50:48 PM » |
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« Reply #11 on: February 05, 2009, 06:30:15 PM » |
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Can we cast belas as well?  I'm really having fun looking through the male models' pics.  |
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« Reply #12 on: February 05, 2009, 07:04:37 PM » |
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I have never seen anyone worthy of being one of the Seven Siblings. Don't think it's possible.  But, heck yeah, cast belas. 75 hot guys to drool over . We can work on this for weeks!  -Diamond |
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« Reply #13 on: February 05, 2009, 09:41:22 PM » |
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I have never seen anyone worthy of being one of the Seven Siblings. Don't think it's possible. ::nod, nod:: Also, the Norwegian male model was quite cute, but just not Xio Voe enough for me. I don't think I could find anyone to fit what I see him in my mind as. But, heck yeah, cast belas. 75 hot guys to drool over . We can work on this for weeks! -Diamond ::grows dizzy:: Whoa, we really could... My head spins at all the pictures people could post of guys they see as the belas... |
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« Reply #14 on: February 06, 2009, 01:23:36 PM » |
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HOLY POTATOES!!!!
Yes, I just cried that out loud, lmao. LOVE those pictures lol. Now I have to go hunting lol. Evil!!!!!!! lol
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« Reply #15 on: February 06, 2009, 01:40:37 PM » |
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^^^ I know! I'm on this male model forum, and I've been going crazy looking for the right persons! Hopefully I'll have time to post some candidates this weekend.
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« Reply #16 on: February 06, 2009, 02:05:30 PM » |
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Mmmmm... I recently came up with some gorgeous models for this story I'm writing (I have no idea how Matthew does it, by the way), and I'm sure I'll go search for more soon! lol
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« Reply #17 on: February 06, 2009, 06:30:12 PM » |
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Just throwing in my two cents but have you all thought about anime? hmmm? wouldnt need to cast anyone, just the voices lol. the animators would draw the perfect koudrin... the perfect Bade...
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« Reply #18 on: February 06, 2009, 06:34:27 PM » |
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Anime would make the whole thing easier, from casting to set design.
At the same time, it would rob me of the fun of the casting couch. (Which I'm vehemently opposed to, when I'm not the one casting.)
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« Reply #19 on: February 06, 2009, 06:42:41 PM » |
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But, but.... but...
I effing HATE anime. MHT, you wouldn't force me to watch anime, would you?
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« Reply #20 on: February 06, 2009, 06:46:12 PM » |
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« Reply #21 on: February 06, 2009, 07:04:08 PM » |
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I effing HATE anime. MHT, you wouldn't force me to watch anime, would you? And that's the other problem. Several terrific readers have been pretty, um, vocal in their hatred of anime. -Matthew HATE it. |
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« Reply #22 on: February 06, 2009, 07:12:19 PM » |
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Hey, blondiechic0, how do you feel about anime?
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« Reply #23 on: February 06, 2009, 07:18:55 PM » |
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Hey, blondiechic0, how do you feel about anime?
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« Reply #25 on: February 08, 2009, 04:18:56 AM » |
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But, but.... but...
I effing HATE anime. MHT, you wouldn't force me to watch anime, would you?
*gasp* Anime is life. But it would rob us of the hot and juicy sex... cause Hentai is just... meh. It's better with real people. Ya know... it'd be more real. Stop looking at me like that!! Vani |
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« Reply #26 on: February 08, 2009, 04:20:02 AM » |
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BUT .... I LOVE Anime!!  havin a great time looking at Falconer's pics  |
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« Reply #27 on: February 08, 2009, 04:22:46 AM » |
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BUT .... I LOVE Anime!! havin a great time looking at Falconer's pics lol, the pics are great. I wish I could draw. Alas, that's one technique I just haven't mastered. I can write and play with PSP or Photoshop... that's it for any artistic ability  . I *was* thinking of taking an art class though... but I probably should finish German first. Vani |
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« Reply #28 on: February 08, 2009, 05:32:27 AM » |
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Eh. Everyone is entitled to have their own preferences. I love anime, personally. It's another wonderful medium to tell fantastic stories, like manga and comic books and epic poetry and plays and movies and books. There are stories told through anime that are hard to tell any other way, just like how you always hear "the book was better" when compared to the movie. There are inherent limitations and possibilities to every artistic medium, and sometimes liking one over the other is a matter of simple preference. As much as I think they're missing out, I have friends who will never get into anime, because it's animated. From what they tell me, as just an example, because they grew up with American cartoons they can't get past the "animated" part of the storytelling, because that type of animation was always for children, stuff they watched when they were growing up. For them, it'll always just be for kids. I think, like comic books, anime can address very serious, very adult themes but isn't taken very seriously by a large number of people. (For instance, the movie "Grave of the Fireflies" made me sob. Some reviewers have called it suicidally depressing, but it's a very simple story that revisits a very important period in history.) Not liking anime is fine, though. Like I said, people have their own preferences, and sometimes it's a question of aesthetics--whether you simply like how anime looks. It's a perfectly valid reason not to like something. Also, a lot of first exposure to anime is through American dub...which is heresy. They try to make it "kid-friendly," and when an anime is about war, death, and personal choice, it's just total crap. Also, because much of the time the actors also grew up with animation as childish cartoons, sometimes they make their performances sillier, or goofier, just instinctively (think Scooby Doo voices), and it messes EVERYTHING UP. This isn't always the case, but the majority of the time, I'd say it is. Japanese voice actors are really respected in Japan for a reason, because they can imbue an entire inner life into their voices. Watch it with subtitles or don't watch it at all, is my view. - Jae Edited to add: For those interested in "Grave of the Fireflies," Roger Ebert said that "it belongs on any list of the greatest war films ever made.": http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20000319/REVIEWS08/3190301/1023 |
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« Reply #29 on: February 08, 2009, 02:05:52 PM » |
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*gasp*
Anime is life.
But it would rob us of the hot and juicy sex... cause Hentai is just... meh. It's better with real people.
Ya know... it'd be more real.
Stop looking at me like that!!
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I dunno. It would be easier to draw a perfect penis (Kudorin's) than to find a good actor with a perfect penis... Errr..  havin a great time looking at Falconer's pics Yeah, they're really cool no? I do wish I could draw like that...  Eh. Everyone is entitled to have their own preferences.
I love anime, personally. It's another wonderful medium to tell fantastic stories, like manga and comic books and epic poetry and plays and movies and books. There are stories told through anime that are hard to tell any other way, just like how you always hear "the book was better" when compared to the movie. There are inherent limitations and possibilities to every artistic medium, and sometimes liking one over the other is a matter of simple preference.
As much as I think they're missing out, I have friends who will never get into anime, because it's animated. From what they tell me, as just an example, because they grew up with American cartoons they can't get past the "animated" part of the storytelling, because that type of animation was always for children, stuff they watched when they were growing up. For them, it'll always just be for kids. I think, like comic books, anime can address very serious, very adult themes but isn't taken very seriously by a large number of people. (For instance, the movie "Grave of the Fireflies" made me sob. Some reviewers have called it suicidally depressing, but it's a very simple story that revisits a very important period in history.) Not liking anime is fine, though. Like I said, people have their own preferences, and sometimes it's a question of aesthetics--whether you simply like how anime looks. It's a perfectly valid reason not to like something.
Also, a lot of first exposure to anime is through American dub...which is heresy. They try to make it "kid-friendly," and when an anime is about war, death, and personal choice, it's just total crap. Also, because much of the time the actors also grew up with animation as childish cartoons, sometimes they make their performances sillier, or goofier, just instinctively (think Scooby Doo voices), and it messes EVERYTHING UP. This isn't always the case, but the majority of the time, I'd say it is. Japanese voice actors are really respected in Japan for a reason, because they can imbue an entire inner life into their voices. Watch it with subtitles or don't watch it at all, is my view.
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I agree with everything you said! I only recently started watching "adult" animes, but I used to watched Yugi-Oh! before (was quite obsessed with it actually). I think ITL would work well in anime because there's a very idealistic, very utopian character to it, which I think would be best translated through animation. I think people's minds are more open when watching animation. Also, it would just be easier... the twins, the beauty, the physical perfection of the siblings, Colorful Orina Anoris, stark and modern Jacacea, the balloons, razeics, the siblings, etc. My main concern with adapting the story though is that it can potentially drown the more mature undercurrents of the story no matter the medium (real movie with real people or animation)...  When reading, you think about stuff more. When watching a movie or anime, you get distracted by the colors, the sounds, the settings, the torsos, the legs, you get my drift... |
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« Reply #30 on: February 08, 2009, 09:47:48 PM » |
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Also, a lot of first exposure to anime is through American dub...which is heresy. . . Japanese voice actors are really respected in Japan for a reason, because they can imbue an entire inner life into their voices. Watch it with subtitles or don't watch it at all, is my view.
- Jae  I have to watch the subbed version or nothing. The Japanese voice actors are amazing. They treat it like a real movie and give the stories real depth and emotion. But it would rob us of the hot and juicy sex... cause Hentai is just... meh. It's better with real people.
Ya know... it'd be more real.
Vani If they have real actors to portray sex as explicitly as we get to read it in ITL it would be pornography. If it becomes actual pornography, then it will never get the budget it needs to really come to life in live action. You'd never pay for the CGI for an afternoon with Kudorin on a porn budget. Looking at it realistically, they would have to use anime to depict both the fantastic elements and the sexual elements of ITL. Or we would end up with real actors in a series who simulate nudity for 30 seconds per episode if we're lucky or we would get a watered down story with a bunch of dudes in bad colored wigs with the director showing close-ups of their junk more often than close-ups of their faces. If we ever want to see any version of ITL that can begin to incorporate all the things we get from the text, it would have to be anime. - Diamond |
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« Reply #31 on: February 09, 2009, 03:44:33 AM » |
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I have to watch the subbed version or nothing. The Japanese voice actors are amazing. They treat it like a real movie and give the stories real depth and emotion. Exactly! For instance, my favorite voice actor ever, Toshihiko Seki, played Riki from "Ai no Kusabi," and it's the sexiest, most rebellious thing coming out of someone's mouth. If we ever want to see any version of ITL that can begin to incorporate all the things we get from the text, it would have to be anime.
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Yes, definitely. Just considering the pure length of ITL, it would have to be anime. One of my favorite animes, "One Piece," because it's just so damn fun and has great emotional character arcs, debuted as a manga in 1997 and an anime in 1999. It's one of the most popular mangas in Japan, and one of the longest running. It's now on Chapter 531 in the manga (and still going really strong every week!) and episode 375 in the anime. My guess is that the manga will finish around Chapter 650-750, pure supposition. What's wonderful is because the producers know that the fanbase for the manga is so loyal, they never, ever change anything during the translation from manga to anime. It's pretty much word for word the same thing, so no disappointed fans. In no other visual medium can you get that kind of longevity. It's just not possible. And the fans are loyal. - Jae |
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Yes, definitely. Just considering the pure length of ITL, it would have to be anime. One of my favorite animes, "One Piece," because it's just so damn fun and has great emotional character arcs, debuted as a manga in 1997 and an anime in 1999. It's one of the most popular mangas in Japan, and one of the longest running. It's now on Chapter 531 in the manga (and still going really strong every week!) and episode 375 in the anime. My guess is that the manga will finish around Chapter 650-750, pure supposition. What's wonderful is because the producers know that the fanbase for the manga is so loyal, they never, ever change anything during the translation from manga to anime. It's pretty much word for word the same thing, so no disappointed fans.
In no other visual medium can you get that kind of longevity. It's just not possible. And the fans are loyal.
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Yes, definitely. Just considering the pure length of ITL, it would have to be anime. One of my favorite animes, "One Piece," because it's just so damn fun and has great emotional character arcs, debuted as a manga in 1997 and an anime in 1999. It's one of the most popular mangas in Japan, and one of the longest running. It's now on Chapter 531 in the manga (and still going really strong every week!) and episode 375 in the anime. My guess is that the manga will finish around Chapter 650-750, pure supposition. What's wonderful is because the producers know that the fanbase for the manga is so loyal, they never, ever change anything during the translation from manga to anime. It's pretty much word for word the same thing, so no disappointed fans.
In no other visual medium can you get that kind of longevity. It's just not possible. And the fans are loyal.
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It would be great to have something that wasn't bastardized for TV, staying true to the original. And you could never trust a TV show to stay on long enough to get through the whole series. It would take some really good animation or it wouldn't be worth it. BTW, I saw "Ai no Kusabi," and of course cried at the end. I loved the voice acting in "Mirage of Blaze". I was completely hooked. Diamond |
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It would be great to have something that wasn't bastardized for TV, staying true to the original. And you could never trust a TV show to stay on long enough to get through the whole series.
It would take some really good animation or it wouldn't be worth it.
BTW, I saw "Ai no Kusabi," and of course cried at the end. I loved the voice acting in "Mirage of Blaze". I was completely hooked.
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Definitely. The animation has to be great, or else I would die inside. And I AM SO HAPPY that you've seen "Ai no Kusabi."  It's a yaoi classic, and so, so beautiful. I cried at the end, too. If the animation quality ::cough:: from "Ai no Kusabi" could be translated to ITL...  Well. And Toshihiko Seki was SO OMG amazing in it. (I haven't yet seen "Mirage of Blaze," though it's been on my list of things to watch for a long time. I'll basically watch anything as long as Toshihiko Seki's in it.) - Jae |
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If they have real actors to portray sex as explicitly as we get to read it in ITL it would be pornography. If it becomes actual pornography, then it will never get the budget it needs to really come to life in live action. You'd never pay for the CGI for an afternoon with Kudorin on a porn budget. Looking at it realistically, they would have to use anime to depict both the fantastic elements and the sexual elements of ITL. Or we would end up with real actors in a series who simulate nudity for 30 seconds per episode if we're lucky or we would get a watered down story with a bunch of dudes in bad colored wigs with the director showing close-ups of their junk more often than close-ups of their faces.
If we ever want to see any version of ITL that can begin to incorporate all the things we get from the text, it would have to be anime.
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Uh, Falconer...Could you ship him to my home in Toronto? Preferrably nekkid?
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« Reply #39 on: February 13, 2009, 08:41:34 PM » |
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Eh. Everyone is entitled to have their own preferences.
I love anime, personally. It's another wonderful medium to tell fantastic stories, like manga and comic books and epic poetry and plays and movies and books. There are stories told through anime that are hard to tell any other way, just like how you always hear "the book was better" when compared to the movie. There are inherent limitations and possibilities to every artistic medium, and sometimes liking one over the other is a matter of simple preference.
As much as I think they're missing out, I have friends who will never get into anime, because it's animated. From what they tell me, as just an example, because they grew up with American cartoons they can't get past the "animated" part of the storytelling, because that type of animation was always for children, stuff they watched when they were growing up. For them, it'll always just be for kids. I think, like comic books, anime can address very serious, very adult themes but isn't taken very seriously by a large number of people. (For instance, the movie "Grave of the Fireflies" made me sob. Some reviewers have called it suicidally depressing, but it's a very simple story that revisits a very important period in history.) Not liking anime is fine, though. Like I said, people have their own preferences, and sometimes it's a question of aesthetics--whether you simply like how anime looks. It's a perfectly valid reason not to like something.
Also, a lot of first exposure to anime is through American dub...which is heresy. They try to make it "kid-friendly," and when an anime is about war, death, and personal choice, it's just total crap. Also, because much of the time the actors also grew up with animation as childish cartoons, sometimes they make their performances sillier, or goofier, just instinctively (think Scooby Doo voices), and it messes EVERYTHING UP. This isn't always the case, but the majority of the time, I'd say it is. Japanese voice actors are really respected in Japan for a reason, because they can imbue an entire inner life into their voices. Watch it with subtitles or don't watch it at all, is my view.
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See I normally love animation. Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, South Park, Most kids cartoons? LOVE THEM. I just cannot stand anime. I think it's cause I was of the age of pokemon when it first hit the states, and that's enough to ruin it for anyone. |
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« Reply #40 on: February 13, 2009, 09:35:33 PM » |
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See I normally love animation. Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, South Park, Most kids cartoons? LOVE THEM. I just cannot stand anime. I think it's cause I was of the age of pokemon when it first hit the states, and that's enough to ruin it for anyone.
Pokemon really is enough to ruin it for anyone. Back when it came out, I hated Pokemon for just that reason--that people would watch it and think that that was all that anime was. I just knew that it would happen. I hated it then, and I hate it now. It's kiddy anime, and it was terrible that so many people's first exposure to anime was that. Compared to anime like "Ai no Kusabi," "Death Note," "Berserk," "Gundam Wing," the "Rurouni Kenshin" movies, "Fullmetal Alchemist," "Bleach," the "Ghost in the Shell" movies, Hayao Miyazaki films (one of which won an Oscar)... Ugh. All of those animes have serious, adult themes, and a strong emotional pull. But Pokemon?!  It really pisses me off, when I think about how many people got turned off to anime all because of Pokemon. - Jae |
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« Reply #41 on: February 14, 2009, 11:31:31 AM » |
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Here are some casting considerations: More next post. REMIN, RINI, Talin, Anosanim
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« Reply #42 on: February 14, 2009, 11:39:12 AM » |
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And here are: Orinakin..Selorin...and Bade/Vade
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Ummm LDoza? What are we supposed to be looking at?
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« Reply #45 on: February 14, 2009, 01:21:14 PM » |
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Here are some casting considerations: More next post. REMIN, RINI, Talin, Anosanim
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Xio Voh!! (The guy's a Norwegian male model by the name of Helge Gjerstad. We just need to make him blonder.) [pix] Uh, Falconer...Could you ship him to my home in Toronto? Preferrably nekkid?Lol. I'll put your name on the waiting list!! You should see him with long hair... he's even hotter! 
Is it something in my settings I need to change? I have no idea. Wow, I'm a lot of help. Maybe someone else has a suggestion? -Matthew LDoza posted them as attachments, which is why I couldn't see them when I wasn't logged in. But now that I am, I can see them. I think there's an option to make attachments viewable to non-logged in users or non-users. (But that still doesn't explain why LilacMajesty couldn't see them... I dunno). I think it's best to host pictures on sites like tinypic, imageshack or imagevenue so everybody can view them... |
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This is who I would cast as Bade/Vade...what do you all think?
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Never mind the guy's face or body (I won't even attempt to cast the siblings...). What do you think about the hair? I was thinking it could at least pass for Anosanim's hair, no? Except his hair would be longer I suppose. Hmm, or maybe it's too girly? Not thick enough? Too big? Perhaps we should just stick to anime-hair?
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This is who I would cast as Bade/Vade...what do you all think?
Man, this casting-stuff is tricky!  Your Bade, well, I can't picture him as Bade at all... So far I couldn't fit any of the suggestions with my vision of the characters, and I suppose it will be the same for most of the other readers. Even my Xio Voh did not get unanimous approval...  And he was pretty hot.  Which is why casting belas was suggested instead. Okay, I'll start. I'm thinking Lesis or Sulatim...? |
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This is who I would cast as Bade/Vade...what do you all think?
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I can't see the pic, but since you showed me before - I can comment knowledgably. Mr. Van Winkle really is exactly how I pictured Bade and Vade, he just needs some more body hair.
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*whistle* That's a pretty piece of flesh right there! He looks like he would work as Bade/Vade!
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Okay, I'll start. I'm thinking Lesis or Sulatim...? Mmm... Maybe Sulatim? That's a close call! -Matthew |
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« Reply #57 on: February 17, 2009, 01:54:41 PM » |
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Mmm... Maybe Sulatim? That's a close call!
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This would be my Hitari... Really? My first thought was dukot... Yea he probley could work either way, but I just looked at him and thought "Hitari" |
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« Reply #62 on: February 17, 2009, 10:59:19 PM » |
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Actually, Sue's first thought could probably land her in jail in some states. I thought Hitari first when I saw him, and then my second thought was Dukot bela. Hellooo Banok!
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« Reply #64 on: February 17, 2009, 11:56:09 PM » |
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Can you see them now LilacM? I do have a way to put them on flickr, and then post, but this is easier.
FYI The first four were all their countries finalists for Mr. Gay World this year.
Mexico, Austria, New Zealand, Brazil.
The top 3, are a pair of mirror idential twins, Jacob and Joshua Miller
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« Reply #65 on: February 18, 2009, 12:20:10 AM » |
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No, I still can't see them - but I do know who Jacob and Joshua Miller are. I bought three of their songs from ITunes and I absolutely love them. Who are you suggesting they play?
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I was suggesting Orinakin and Selorin.. their personalites fit best for that. I actually know them. ... and they are just as sweet as in the LOGO TV Show.. (also on iTunes, and now NETFLIX. Jacob and Joshua: Nemesis Rising. ) I have put up their fan site.. on myspace www.myspace.com/ldoza45 called *J&J Fan*. I have heard the songs Curb wouldn't let them put out cuz they were too HOT! " Body Language" ," Just the Right Size," "Work You Over" ... well you can guess the themes/lyrics... and love songs too, that make me cry.  There are snippets of those in the videos Josh and I put out. His site is youtube.com/ikbaikal, mine is youtube.com/watchdoza. Bunch of legal stuff going on so they are at a hiatus right now. Actually now that I think of it.. Jacob's temperment doesn't fit with either Orinakin or Selorin, Joshua could be either. It's just that I can picture how twins interact by knowing them. Jacob is probably more like Hitari. |
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The Pharaoah, maybe. Personally, I've always pictured T'rin and the rest of the Plains people as being darker skinned - kind of Native American in appearance.
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« Reply #71 on: February 23, 2009, 10:13:02 PM » |
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Found Kudorin and Anikira...well not really, but here is a real life pair. The emperor of Tennis...and his lifelong girlfriend, who is studying business. Rafael Nadal and Xisca Perello. There is a cute article in Olive Press, but the link is 5 lines long for some reason, so I won't put it here. Google it under Beauty behind the Beast..OLIVE PRESS, 7/14/08 
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« Reply #73 on: February 26, 2009, 06:45:00 PM » |
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