Dragon Ball GT: Season 1 Discussion

Raki · Post by **Raki** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:52 pm

Coming to Daizex has that effect on you.

SSJ2bardock · Post by **SSJ2bardock** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:56 pm

Super Sonic wrote:
VegettoEX wrote:
Super Sonic wrote:Not to be rude, but why is the logo change such a big issue? It sounds like something only nerds would throw a fit over.
You realize you're posting on a forum with some of the biggest nerds on the planet, right?
My bad. I know I really can't really call folks nerds since I cosplay and sang the Pokemon theme along a group of energetic hyperactive fangirls, butwas thinking more of bigger ones a la Comic-Book Guy.

Alas there are others that think along the same lines as you!

I didn't understand what the big deal was either, so I went to check out what the original Japanese intro logo looked like....... and it looks almost exactly the same. The new one just has sharper edges and the "GT" part is metal.

Chrono Trigger · Post by **Chrono Trigger** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:59 pm

I think they do stuff like that to specifically piss off people on this forum. They know by now that it's the little stuff that really pisses people off.

Post by **VegettoEX** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 9:03 pm

Chrono Trigger wrote:I think they do stuff like that to specifically piss off people on this forum. They know by now that it's the little stuff that really pisses people off.

FUNimation, these days, neither knows nor cares about Daizenshuu EX anymore, I'm sure. They've got enough Poké-money to bother worrying about nerds on the interwebz.

SSJ2bardock · Post by **SSJ2bardock** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 9:14 pm

Seriously?

Super Ghost Kamikaze · Post by **Super Ghost Kamikaze** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 9:15 pm

SSJ2bardock wrote:
Super Sonic wrote:
VegettoEX wrote: You realize you're posting on a forum with some of the biggest nerds on the planet, right?
My bad. I know I really can't really call folks nerds since I cosplay and sang the Pokemon theme along a group of energetic hyperactive fangirls, butwas thinking more of bigger ones a la Comic-Book Guy.
Alas there are others that think along the same lines as you!

I didn't understand what the big deal was either, so I went to check out what the original Japanese intro logo looked like....... and it looks almost exactly the same. The new one just has cleaner edges.

They're very similar in overall shape, sure. But the GT in the American logo is this rough metallic thing, and the thing features cracks and tears to look "awesome". Plus, it's this obviously digitally-produced thing that I don't think really fits.

Also, it's the PRINCIPLE of the thing. It's not how it showed up on Japanese TV. And while by ITSELF it's probably something that can be ignored, it combines with other small issues. No alternate angles for Japanese title cards or credits, no next-episode previews. And when these changes WEREN'T part of the singles release, which is readily-available, it makes those a serious option.

It's the same thing with the movies. I have been avoiding the double features to purchase the movie singles, which you can now get for less than $5 and sometimes as low as $1-3 a pop.

NeptuneKai · Post by **NeptuneKai** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 9:36 pm

SSJ2bardock wrote: *Snip* [/URL]

Seriously?

I think people have an issue with this because it brings back bad memories of "YO YO MOTHA FUCKA GRAND TOUR G DAWG IN THE HIZZLE!" Personally I'm slightly irked because when I'm promised "uncensored" I don't really want anyone to touch the original footage but it's not like we constantly see the logo in the episodes themselves so I can deal.

kusakun004 · Post by **kusakun004** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 9:43 pm

NeptuneKai wrote:but it's not like we constantly see the logo in the episodes themselves so I can deal.

I believe the logo is also in the eye-catchers though. Is it edited there too? I don't think anyone's said anything about that.

Levlik · Post by **Levlik** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:01 pm

kusakun004 wrote:
NeptuneKai wrote:but it's not like we constantly see the logo in the episodes themselves so I can deal.
I believe the logo is also in the eye-catchers though. Is it edited there too? I don't think anyone's said anything about that.

Nope, the logo is untouched in the eyecatchers.

Vekurotto · Post by **Vekurotto** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:17 pm

Honestly the logo change isn't a big deal at all. It's still in the same spirit of the old one.

El Diabeetus · Post by **El Diabeetus** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:26 pm

Vekurotto wrote:Honestly the logo change isn't a big deal at all. It's still in the same spirit of the old one.

Exactly, it still looks like the old one, just "updated". I don't mind the logo change. Think about it, at least it's not called
"SUPER HARDCORE AWESOME SAIYAN SHOW [STARRING SOME PEPOPLE AND CHRIS SABAT!]" (I wonder if that could even fit on a TV screen?)

Tsukento · Post by **Tsukento** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:29 pm

Vekurotto wrote:Honestly the logo change isn't a big deal at all. It's still in the same spirit of the old one.

Yeah, the old advertising campaign claiming we don't know GT.

Captain Awesome · Post by **Captain Awesome** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:32 pm

Tsukento wrote: Yeah, the old advertising campaign claiming we don't know GT.

I've been thinking of ripping that from my dvd's, along with the complete GT rap video, it's actually got the "singer" or "rapper" in all of his sweaty and unintelligible glory.

Raki · Post by **Raki** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:35 pm

Captain Awesome wrote:
Tsukento wrote: Yeah, the old advertising campaign claiming we don't know GT.
I've been thinking of ripping that from my dvd's, along with the complete GT rap video, it's actually got the "singer" or "rapper" in all of his sweaty and unintelligible glory.

Please rip that. I really want to view that.

NeptuneKai · Post by **NeptuneKai** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:35 pm

Captain Awesome wrote:
Tsukento wrote: Yeah, the old advertising campaign claiming we don't know GT.
I've been thinking of ripping that from my dvd's, along with the complete GT rap video, it's actually got the "singer" or "rapper" in all of his sweaty and unintelligible glory.

Oh god I beg of you to do this. I'm dying to see that home skillet wiggidy rap to Dragonball.

SonGokuGT · Post by **SonGokuGT** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:37 pm

Captain Awesome wrote:
Tsukento wrote: Yeah, the old advertising campaign claiming we don't know GT.
I've been thinking of ripping that from my dvd's, along with the complete GT rap video, it's actually got the "singer" or "rapper" in all of his sweaty and unintelligible glory.

Not to mention the Goku vs 17 montage... Yeah, it's pretty bad... Someone should really upload it!

Captain Awesome · Post by **Captain Awesome** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:39 pm

NeptuneKai wrote:
Captain Awesome wrote:
Tsukento wrote: Yeah, the old advertising campaign claiming we don't know GT.
I've been thinking of ripping that from my dvd's, along with the complete GT rap video, it's actually got the "singer" or "rapper" in all of his sweaty and unintelligible glory.
Oh god I beg of you to do this. I'm dying to see that home skillet wiggidy rap to Dragonball.

I'm not sure if it's the actual original artist, but it definitely appears to be, the dvd player in my pc is on the fritz at the moment, so the best I can manage right now is a couple of screencaps.

..Now I've just got to find what DVD it's on.

Vekurotto · Post by **Vekurotto** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:40 pm

Tsukento wrote:
Vekurotto wrote:Honestly the logo change isn't a big deal at all. It's still in the same spirit of the old one.
Yeah, the old advertising campaign claiming we don't know GT.

But that's just the old campaign they had. That has nothing to do with the logo but more with the content in the show itself.

Tsukento · Post by **Tsukento** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:28 pm

Captain Awesome wrote:I've been thinking of ripping that from my dvd's, along with the complete GT rap video, it's actually got the "singer" or "rapper" in all of his sweaty and unintelligible glory.

Yes, PLEASE rip it. I have a nice idea for poking fun at FUNi's "You don't know GT!" line.

Vekurotto wrote:But that's just the old campaign they had. That has nothing to do with the logo but more with the content in the show itself.

I meant it was part of the whole idea that GT was "hardcore."

Super Sonic · Post by **Super Sonic** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:53 pm

Remember, before GT premiered, there was a big "GT sucks" thought going around. I think that's why Funimation made a big deal about changing things back then.