| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
|
MaikeruDono
Joined: 20 Mar 2004
Posts: 1
Location: Oxford
|
 Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 12:59 pm |
 |
|
What a great idea! MTV putting it's spin on Japanese culture and the wackiness that inherently comes with that.
The fish doesn't exactly stick to the rice.
Hey-o! Wow, slow down with the humor! I've got a stitch in my side! I need to settle myself down after this great news of a corporate shill vomiting all over a personal interest of mine, and I'm gonna go watch G4TechTV... OH GOD! |
| Back to top |
|
|
jmays
ANN Associate Editor
Joined: 29 Jul 2002
Posts: 1390
Location: St. Louis, MO
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 1:08 pm |
|
|
| Oh, come on, you must admit it's a funny idea with some potential. We'll see how it goes. |
| Back to top |
|
|
Professor Genius
Joined: 09 Jun 2003
Posts: 56
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 1:10 pm |
|
|
Wow! What a great opportunity for MTV to make a slew of cliched jabs at Japanese society. I'm sure it'll make a killing in the ratings for its 4 week run. 
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. I used to actually enjoy watching animation on MTV, back when the channel actually supported it heavily. But it is supposed to be Music Television after all, right? I'm sure this series will eventually find a home next to Spike TV's Most Extreme Challenge. 
Last edited by Professor Genius on Wed Jun 09, 2004 1:11 pm; edited 1 time in total |
| Back to top |
|
|
littlegreenwolf
 Crazy Fangirl
Joined: 10 Aug 2002
Posts: 4534
Location: Boston
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 1:11 pm |
|
|
| Well, it'll be intresting to see how much stuff about the life of seiyuu and Japanese culture they get right. I hope the animation won't be horrible. Kind of a shame they didn't try to have it animated by an actual studio in Japan. I may watch a few episodes if I'm near the tv when it starts airing. |
| Back to top |
|
|
Tenchi
Joined: 03 Jan 2002
Posts: 3260
Location: Ottawa... now I'm an ex-Anglo Montrealer.
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 1:26 pm |
|
|
Oh, come now, 'tis not the first time that MTV has milked the Japanese for laughs.
Worth watching just for the shots of Tom in the model airport alone, though my brother liked the bits with the snow monkeys best. |
| Back to top |
|
|
Zac
ANN Executive Editor
Joined: 05 Jan 2002
Posts: 6163
Location: Snake Mountain Cocktail Lounge
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 1:47 pm |
|
|
| I look forward to this showing on MTV2 at 3am on Sundays. |
| Back to top |
|
|
Vigilante024
Joined: 11 Jul 2003
Posts: 578
Location: back. but not really.
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 1:50 pm |
|
|
| could be worse...they could be following a J-Pop band or singer...imagine that...MTV doing something related to music...the horror |
| Back to top |
|
|
emory
Joined: 28 Jan 2004
Posts: 586
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 2:10 pm |
|
|
| Miagi wrote: | | Oh, come on, you must admit it's a funny idea with some potential. We'll see how it goes. |
Yeah, it'll get cancelled after one season. Just like recent MTV gems such as....
Spiderman
3-South
Clone High
Downtown
Spy Groove
underGRADS
...basically any new animated show succeeding Celebrity Deathmatch. |
| Back to top |
|
|
Ryw
Joined: 28 Aug 2003
Posts: 28
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 2:34 pm |
|
|
| Zac wrote: | | I look forward to this showing on MTV2 at 3am on Sundays. |
So true... |
| Back to top |
|
|
superdeformed
Joined: 05 Oct 2003
Posts: 86
Location: New Orleans, LA
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 2:36 pm |
|
|
My good friend Casey sums it up best with a picture of himself.
[url=http://www.inmediasresmusic.com/gallery/nonshow/fuckmtv2.jpg]
Casey and his love for MTV.
[/url]
If I had cable I might have watched it. Ah well, it can't be any worse than a Toonami Dub.
.... Or can it?! |
| Back to top |
|
|
v1cious
Joined: 31 Dec 2002
Posts: 4641
Location: Fresno, TX
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 2:56 pm |
|
|
| Zac wrote: | | I look forward to this showing on MTV2 at 3am on Sundays. |
no kidding, they freaking ruined Heat Guy J for me. |
| Back to top |
|
|
C_Brightshadow
Joined: 12 May 2004
Posts: 81
Location: In a Mod-Starbridge running away from pirates
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 3:23 pm |
|
|
This will be quite interesting and I will enjoy it whether it will be good or bad (more so if it's bad, very bad). It looks like America has started to fight back in the culture wars.  |
| Back to top |
|
|
Ranmah
Joined: 27 Jan 2003
Posts: 294
Location: Stomp'n on Tokyo Tower
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 3:54 pm |
|
|
The idea seems good. I'm a little worried that this series will only last one season. Viewers are very fickle. I have a few friends who animated Celebrety Deathmatch, Daria, Spygroove. Ever since MTV closed their animation department in NYC I don't watch MTV anymore. I mostly watch Cartoon Network and Nick.
Time will tell how this series will do.
Ranmah |
| Back to top |
|
|
Joe Mello
Joined: 31 May 2004
Posts: 1778
Location: Tekkoshocon
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 4:24 pm |
|
|
If Viacom has any smarts (they do own MTV, right?) they'll make so that it actually will last one season. I would find it slightly amusing if they just steamroll 13 weekly episodes at us like they do in Japan. They can call it an OVA.
For those of you who enjoyed Otaku no Video and Comic Party, this should be no different, except it's made in the USA (hahaha) and it looks at the product instead of the consumers. |
| Back to top |
|
|
GATSU
Joined: 03 Jan 2002
Posts: 11001
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 5:04 pm |
|
|
| Note to MTV: Reality shows and shows about people getting into the entertainment industry suck and are passe. Play some music again! |
| Back to top |
|
|
|
Robert's Anime Corner Store
Visit AniplexUSA.com
Rightstuf
