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G.I. Joe Resolute, it's what 80's kids have been waiting for.

CadeCade Eppur si muove.Registered User regular
edited May 2009 in Debate and/or Discourse
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The deep six:
# Adult oriented mini-series
# Series of ten 5 minute episodes, with a 10 minute finale
# Written by Warren Ellis
# Directed by Joaquim dos Santos (Avatar the Last Airbender, notably the last two parts of the Sozin's Comet finale)
# First episode airs April 16 on adultswim.com
# All episodes will be televised on adult swim, along with the finale's premiere, on April 25 at Midnight
# All episodes, including the finale, will be available on adultswim.com after the finale's premiere

And knowing is half the battle!

First preview from a con months ago, crappy cam video.
Promo

Watch them online at Adult Swim Give them your full support if your in the US, maybe if we can make this a success we'll see more.

For the rest of us that can't watch the US site we got the Youtubes so take a quick look there for the first three episodes.

We all know there is a G.I.Joe movie coming out but if you seen the trailer and your a fan of the original G.I.Joe chances are your not exactly fond of what you saw, even if you are odds are you wish they could make a true update to the cartoon we all knew and loved. If you never saw the cartoon some read the Marvel comic, now comes what some of us have been wanting well over a decade for, a true sequel to G.I.Joe and unlike the movie it's no disappointment. Better yet it's changed with the times and grown up with us yet keeps what we first loved about it ages ago taking the best of both the cartoon and comic merging them into one.

What more needs to be said except Yo Joe.

Or is that Cooooooooooooooooobra?

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    ElkiElki get busy Moderator, ClubPA mod
    edited April 2009
    Of course it had to be Moscow.

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    CrimsondudeCrimsondude Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Spike?

    Anyway... Neat. Very neat.

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    KyouguKyougu Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    It's nice they kept all the original designs, but it's a bit jarring considering the super serious tone they're taking.

    Surprisingly violent too. I'll keep watching though.

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    werehippywerehippy Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    This is basically as good as GI Joe can ever be. How you read that sentence will tell you if watching this is worth your time.

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    ManetherenWolfManetherenWolf Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    im impressed as hell.

    Cant wait to see the rest.

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    CrimsondudeCrimsondude Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Reminds me of Devil's Due Joe, which got way too much crap IMO.

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    Folken FanelFolken Fanel anime af When's KoFRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Fucking yes.

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    tallgeezetallgeeze Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Jesus, they made snake eyes even MORE badass.

    and Cobra. They ain't fucking around this time. Was Putin that big of a threat?

    I hope this turns into a regular series.

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    Toxic ToysToxic Toys Are you really taking my advice? Really?Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    That was kick ass. I invited a friend over to watch just to make sure I wasn't wrong.

    It was cool X 2. I can't wait for the next ep.

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    SynthesisSynthesis Honda Today! Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I've only seen the one episode of GI Joe (shown to me for comedic value), but...ouch. Ten million Muscovite, not to mention the shared military command of Russia and much of the CIS.

    Ouch. This Cobra guy is pretty ruthless.

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    Fleck0Fleck0 Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    You had me at Warren Ellis, this is as good as bought

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    CadeCade Eppur si muove.Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Ellis had this to say about it:
    So my brief was to produce a non-tiny-child-oriented GI JOE. Which necessitated reading just a toxic amount of research, leading me to birth an odd, lumpy, normal-for-Norfolk-looking hybrid of the comic and the cartoon. The idea was, as I understand it, that bringing in a writer with absolutely no nostalgia for the property would give them the tone they were looking for. I think they were happy when I presented them with the initial list of characters I was going to just kill. And then the list of things I was going to blow up.

    The people at Hasbro were actually remarkably supportive. And I did apologise after shouting at them those times. And they did give me one of those conversations that you never really expect to have when growing up:

    HASBRO: No, Warren, you cannot wipe Beijing from the face of the earth.

    ME: Shit. (pause) What about Moscow?

    HASBRO: Wiping Moscow from the face of the earth would be fine.

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    Stupid Mr Whoopsie NameStupid Mr Whoopsie Name Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2009
    Yeah, I'm loving this so far. You can definitely tell Warren Ellis has his signature on this based on the design of the orbital weapon Cobra is using. That is a pure Ellis machination right there.

    I also, oddly enough, approve of Cobra Commander's voice/interpretation. :^:

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    ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    ManetherenWolf wrote: »
    im impressed as hell.

    Cant wait to see the rest.

    This.

    Also, "I didn't know we had a ninja" cracked me right the hell up.

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    descdesc Goretexing to death Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Snake-eyes vs. storm shadow throwdown c'moooooon Warren I know you're going to deliver.

    As a child of the 80s, I would like to get in on the ground floor of this opportunity.

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    matt has a problemmatt has a problem Points to 'off' Points to 'on'Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    It looks like GI Joe: Stand Alone Complex.


    I'm getting sick of this style of animation.

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    ViolentChemistryViolentChemistry __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2009
    Damn. That's the best thing I've ever seen.

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    Kipling217Kipling217 Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    The Animation kinda reminds me of the Bondocks(probably the same studio) instead of GiTS:SAC and Scarlet is voice by the same actress as Azula in Avatar. Stormshadow has the stupid Naruto Ninja run and there seems to be no Beachhead. 5 minutes is really to short for proper story progression, you would think people would have learned from the original Clone Wars shorts.

    That being said I manage to find it fun and interesting. Story-wise its a step up, but then again it is Warren Ellis.

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    KyouguKyougu Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    matthasaproblem wrote: »
    It looks like GI Joe: Stand Alone Complex.


    I'm getting sick of this style of animation.

    It looks like it's by the studio who does The Boondocks.

    EDIT: Beaten by Kipling!

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    MalkorMalkor Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Is this like Clone Wars? I'll love it if it is.

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    SynthesisSynthesis Honda Today! Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Kyougu wrote: »
    matthasaproblem wrote: »
    It looks like GI Joe: Stand Alone Complex.


    I'm getting sick of this style of animation.

    It looks like it's by the studio who does The Boondocks.

    EDIT: Beaten by Kipling!

    It's still leaps and bounds over a lot of the overly colorful, hurried drawn Saturday morning style that seems to be pervading animation from various countries (I blame TTGL).

    It does look similar to The Boondocks, though at this size, some of the quality is lost.

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    DrakeonDrakeon Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Well, this is awesome. Also, who does Duke's voice? I definitely recognize it, but I can't quite remember what from.

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    ViolentChemistryViolentChemistry __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2009
    Drakeon wrote: »
    Well, this is awesome. Also, who does Duke's voice? I definitely recognize it, but I can't quite remember what from.

    Stephen Blum. He's a whole lot of voices at this point, but got famous being Spike Spiegel.

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    DrakeonDrakeon Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    ViolentChemistry wrote: »
    Drakeon wrote: »
    Well, this is awesome. Also, who does Duke's voice? I definitely recognize it, but I can't quite remember what from.

    Stephen Blum. He's a whole lot of voices at this point, but got famous being Spike Spiegel.

    Ahh that's it. He also did the villain in Kenshin who's name escapes me.

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    ViolentChemistryViolentChemistry __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2009
    Drakeon wrote: »
    ViolentChemistry wrote: »
    Drakeon wrote: »
    Well, this is awesome. Also, who does Duke's voice? I definitely recognize it, but I can't quite remember what from.

    Stephen Blum. He's a whole lot of voices at this point, but got famous being Spike Spiegel.

    Ahh that's it. He also did the villain in Kenshin who's name escapes me.

    He's also Roger Smith.

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    SynthesisSynthesis Honda Today! Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    ViolentChemistry wrote: »
    Drakeon wrote: »
    Well, this is awesome. Also, who does Duke's voice? I definitely recognize it, but I can't quite remember what from.

    Stephen Blum. He's a whole lot of voices at this point, but got famous being Spike Spiegel.

    I think his first big 'breakout' was Roger Smith in The Big O, but that's just in my experience. Cowboy Bebop is definitely what he's famous for.

    EDIT: Beatin' by Violent Chemistry. Darn.

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    ViolentChemistryViolentChemistry __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2009
    I know my cartoons.

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    temperature!temperature! Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I'll be watching this, first two episodes were great. The only thing that always bothered me about G.I. Joe was the name, especially now that they are taking it into modern times and giving it a serious tone. I know it would be blasphemy to change the name of a classic, but C'mon.

    "Sir, the Pentagon is under attack, what should I do?"
    " Get G.I. Joe on the case, dammit."

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    ScalfinScalfin __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2009
    I really hope somebody gives the grunts crap for their shooting. They don't have to shoot badly, but they should get crap about it all the same.

    This does seem a little ninja-heavy, though.

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    Bionic MonkeyBionic Monkey Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2009
    Kipling217 wrote: »
    5 minutes is really to short for proper story progression, you would think people would have learned from the original Clone Wars shorts.

    You're dead to me.

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    ViolentChemistryViolentChemistry __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2009
    Scalfin wrote: »
    I really hope somebody gives the grunts crap for their shooting. They don't have to shoot badly, but they should get crap about it all the same.

    This does seem a little ninja-heavy, though.

    It's ten episodes long, and one so far is ninjas. I'm sure we'll see plenty of not-ninja action.

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    OptimusZedOptimusZed Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Warren Ellis? Count me in.

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    SlayerVinSlayerVin Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Wow, this was fantastic. I'll definitely be following it.

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    tallgeezetallgeeze Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    ViolentChemistry wrote: »
    Drakeon wrote: »
    ViolentChemistry wrote: »
    Drakeon wrote: »
    Well, this is awesome. Also, who does Duke's voice? I definitely recognize it, but I can't quite remember what from.

    Stephen Blum. He's a whole lot of voices at this point, but got famous being Spike Spiegel.

    Ahh that's it. He also did the villain in Kenshin who's name escapes me.

    He's also Roger Smith.

    total forgot about Big O. At first I thought you were talking about this fine fellow
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    I just woke up:P

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    Kipling217Kipling217 Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    tallgeeze wrote: »
    ViolentChemistry wrote: »
    Drakeon wrote: »
    ViolentChemistry wrote: »
    Drakeon wrote: »
    Well, this is awesome. Also, who does Duke's voice? I definitely recognize it, but I can't quite remember what from.

    Stephen Blum. He's a whole lot of voices at this point, but got famous being Spike Spiegel.

    Ahh that's it. He also did the villain in Kenshin who's name escapes me.

    He's also Roger Smith.

    total forgot about Big O. At first I thought you were talking about this fine fellow
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    I just woke up:P

    Oh, you poor bastard, that is a horrible image to wake up to.

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    CrimsondudeCrimsondude Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    No, that's Seth MacFarlane doing his Paul Lynde impression.

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    Operative21Operative21 Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    matthasaproblem wrote:
    It looks like GI Joe: Stand Alone Complex.

    As someone who really likes and enjoyed Stand Alone Complex and its animation style, I'm very much okay with that.

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    SynthesisSynthesis Honda Today! Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Operative21 wrote: »
    matthasaproblem wrote:
    It looks like GI Joe: Stand Alone Complex.

    As someone who really likes and enjoyed Stand Alone Complex and its animation style, I'm very much okay with that.

    Totally off topic, but I approve. :^: Not about GI Joe, but the other thing.

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    descdesc Goretexing to death Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    temperature! wrote: »
    I'll be watching this, first two episodes were great. The only thing that always bothered me about G.I. Joe was the name, especially now that they are taking it into modern times and giving it a serious tone. I know it would be blasphemy to change the name of a classic, but C'mon.

    "Sir, the Pentagon is under attack, what should I do?"
    " Get G.I. Joe on the case, dammit."

    Maybe they could call themselves "G. I. Joseph" and it would sound a little more formal.

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    ScalfinScalfin __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2009
    desc wrote: »
    temperature! wrote: »
    I'll be watching this, first two episodes were great. The only thing that always bothered me about G.I. Joe was the name, especially now that they are taking it into modern times and giving it a serious tone. I know it would be blasphemy to change the name of a classic, but C'mon.

    "Sir, the Pentagon is under attack, what should I do?"
    " Get G.I. Joe on the case, dammit."

    Maybe they could call themselves "G. I. Joseph" and it would sound a little more formal.

    Or make him a robot (Galvanized Iron).

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