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hikaru004
Joined: 15 Mar 2004
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Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:11 pm
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Oh great, we have to wait until 2010 to see the conclusion. That's really milking a project.
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grapeofdeath
Joined: 09 Sep 2006
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Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:45 pm
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Blood- wrote: | I'm sort of confused. Your *sigh* seems to indicate you are bummed that there may not be a legal way to watch the movies. However, nobody outside of Japan has been able to legally watch the broadcast episodes. That includes you. So why do you care about a series that - because of your scruples against non-legal viewing - you have not seen yet? |
Actually, you can. The Keyhole TV program was put out by the Japanese government and the four original channels put on it are legal to watch, one of them being Fuji TV which Eden was aired on. That's how I've been watching the series.
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Bargain Hunter
Joined: 07 Mar 2009
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Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:02 pm
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Ah, that's cool. I've never heard of Keyhole TV before. Mind you, I'm assuming you'd actually have to know Japanese to take advantage of this.
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Kruszer
Joined: 19 Nov 2004
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Location: Minnesota, USA
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:34 am
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Well, this is good and bad news. Good because it's a great show and more of it is certainly welcome but bad that us fans over here are going to have to wait so long to see the films.
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hikaru004
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:27 am
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Kruszer wrote: | Well, this is good and bad news. Good because it's a great show and more of it is certainly welcome but bad that us fans over here are going to have to wait so long to see the films. |
And also bad for the distributor because whoever is brave enough to get this one also has to license both films in addition to the series and music rights to include the series OP and movie music.
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Greg Aubry
Joined: 10 Feb 2006
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Location: Detroit, MI
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:04 am
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Kruszer wrote: | Well, this is good and bad news. Good because it's a great show and more of it is certainly welcome but bad that us fans over here are going to have to wait so long to see the films. |
To me, that just means that when it's close to the release date of the movies, it's time for a handy re-watch of the series. No harm at all!
hikaru004 wrote: | ... whoever is brave enough to get this one also has to license both films in addition to the series and music rights to include the series OP and movie music. |
This is a series that, if translated and released right with some sort of TV backing, could be huge. While there are lots of Japanese-specific idioms throughout the show, there aren't as many anime-specific ones. So the show can be enjoyed by people who aren't normally into anime.
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posterior_praiser
Joined: 21 Oct 2007
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:50 am
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I'll look forward to this !
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RhinoX753
Joined: 19 Jun 2009
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:06 pm
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I cant believe that they could have made such an abrupt ending... which ends nothing, if those movies are the remake instead of a sequel then this is the worst ending they could have come up with.
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rainbowcourage
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:44 pm
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I'm not sure how I feel about this. In fact, I really would have preferred a longer series with a conclusion as opposed to a two part film sequel. It's not unusual to have a movie for a series in any medium, but usually it's a remake or has a separate storyline from the series. Feature films and television series are two such different film formats that the jump is going to be jarring. I still think the movies are going to be brilliant, however. They'll probably be better than the series since the series seemed to want to be a movie.
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Dorcas_Aurelia
Joined: 23 Jul 2006
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Location: Philly
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:10 pm
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dunse dog wrote: | If the title of the first movie is King of Eden, then does this reference to Mr. Outside, the Supporter or some other high figure (or is it just another reference to the movie "East of Eden"). Seeing as the title of the second is "Paradise Lost" then this must be a reference to the book. Will they play on the themes of evil guy sympathy or something
I'm sorry, I'm too hyped not to speculate. Even though its only the title of a movie, lol. |
If you've seen the last episode, it's pretty obvious who it refers to and why (spoilerific), which implies very heavily that it is a continuation, rather than a retelling.
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yellow ledbetter
Joined: 05 Mar 2008
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:09 pm
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I'm confident these are a continuation and not a remake. If you've seen the last episode you will be able to understand the title "The King of Eden" very easily with the events of the episode.
Funni had included Eden in one of their recent surveys asking about what current airing shows would people buy if they came out on dvd so maybe it's possible they are looking into it...at least I hope they are. Full series box set with blu ray movie releases would be nice for this quality of show.
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captainbanana
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 6:45 am
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Going by the last episode, I would be SHOCKED if the movies were anything other than a continuation of the story. The first movie could be a retelling in movie form I suppose, but the second one would have to be a continuation.
I think it is more likely that the first movie, King of Eden, is in reference to his newly purchased status as the King of Japan than to anything else. It makes perfect sense that way.
East of Eden has the best original plot I've seen in years. I can only hope that we get a Blu-Ray release, and that the Japanese release of the movie on DVD is sometime this decade.
Oh, and if the taxi driver isn't Ato Saizu I'll eat my proverbial hat.
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Westlo
Joined: 03 Oct 2002
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 7:05 am
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Original Plan from the start was 11 episodes and 1 film to finish it... looks like they are going with two films now though.
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BleuVII
Joined: 19 Sep 2006
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 9:41 am
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I just love that Japan was saved by 20,000 NEETs and a Hikkikomori. I will definitely be buying this series and the movies.
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