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Jade Lamp: The Animated Series!

ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday ArmadilloI'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User regular
edited November 2011 in Social Entropy++
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So the Green Lantern: Animated Series premiered last night as a sneak peak into the series. The show is slated for the Spring 2011 but from what I viewed last night I think they will do a fairly good job with it. It is a Bruce Timm produced show and as opposed to Star Wars: Clone Wars it actually pulls off the CG pretty well.

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A brief synopsis of the show:
The series focuses on the adventures of Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern of Sector 2814, and his fellow warrior ally, Kilowog in their battle against the series' main antagonists, the Red Lanterns, led by the villain Atrocitus, and the Manhunters. Atrocitus, seeking revenge on The Guardians of the Universe for destroying his home planet, leads the Red Lanterns on a quest of vengeance against the worlds and Green Lanterns of "Frontier Space". Carol Ferris, Salaak, The Guardians of the Universe, Saint Walker, Zilius Zox and an anti-hero Razer serve as supporting characters in the series.

So they are having the Red Lanterns be the villains and the producers have said they will be avoiding using Sinestro at all. Here is a six minute preview of the show!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44W2s7W1P8U&feature=related

Thoughts?

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    Skull ManSkull Man RIP KUSU Registered User regular
    Oh hey did someone say hal jordzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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    Skull ManSkull Man RIP KUSU Registered User regular
    really though I will watch this Bruce Timm doesn't miss

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    FutoreFutore Registered User regular
    really? you think this CGI is better than what Clone Wars has become?

    yeah, it's nice in design and they did some good simple stuff with landscapes in that preview, but at 1:21 he looks like fucking Blasto

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    ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User regular
    It was pretty interesting and I really like that they don't shy away from characters being killed.

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    StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    The writing looks good, but the CGI makes for some very bland landscapes. Just feels so sterile.

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    ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User regular
    Futore wrote:
    really? you think this CGI is better than what Clone Wars has become?

    I like the aesthetics of Green Lantern a lot better than Clone Wars (I really hate their work regarding character's faces). I also think that Green Lantern caters itself towards CGI better because of the source material.

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    The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    The most offensive thing about Clone Wars is that they basically just copied the character design from Tartakovsky's version and just made them three dimensional. I mean yeah, it's all pretty much just caricatures of actual actors, but there is a pretty distinctive style to the drawn toon and the CG toon pretty much just lifts it. If you're gonna spit on the excellent work Tartakovsky did for Clone Wars and make something else to replace it, at least have the decency to come up with your own character models.

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    I Win SwordfightsI Win Swordfights all the traits of greatness starlight at my feetRegistered User regular
    Somehow I thought this would be something about Jade Empire and now I'm disappointed.

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    ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User regular
    Ahaha!!!

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    Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    I've got this on the DVR but I haven't watched it yet

    however, I've been loving Young Justice lately

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    MrMonroeMrMonroe passed out on the floor nowRegistered User regular
    spring 2011?

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    CampionCampion Registered User regular
    Geez, that looks really bad.

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    Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Looks bad.

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    AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    looks pretty dang awful

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    AvrahamAvraham Registered User regular
    edited November 2011
    sure looks like a poor man's Star Wars / Tron

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    ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User regular
    You all will be judged.

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    ArtreusArtreus I'm a wizard And that looks fucked upRegistered User regular
    I love the green lantern but the animation style here is a little off-putting.

    Also... sinestro started out as a villain and then they gave him a backstory where he was originally good right? Because why the fuck would his parents name him Sinestro.

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    XehalusXehalus Registered User regular
    edited November 2011
    thought this was a Jade Empire 2 thread

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    AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    Artreus wrote:
    I love the green lantern but the animation style here is a little off-putting.

    Also... sinestro started out as a villain and then they gave him a backstory where he was originally good right? Because why the fuck would his parents name him Sinestro.

    Sinestro uses his ring on his left hand.

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    Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    Artreus wrote:
    I love the green lantern but the animation style here is a little off-putting.

    Also... sinestro started out as a villain and then they gave him a backstory where he was originally good right? Because why the fuck would his parents name him Sinestro.

    Green Lantern has a history of awful naming

    Sinestro
    Atrocitus
    Bleez

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    BYToadyBYToady Registered User regular
    Sinestro means benevolent leader in his language, stop being a racist.

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    Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    Antimatter wrote:
    Artreus wrote:
    I love the green lantern but the animation style here is a little off-putting.

    Also... sinestro started out as a villain and then they gave him a backstory where he was originally good right? Because why the fuck would his parents name him Sinestro.

    Sinestro uses his ring on his left hand.

    I forget how to make the thumbs up emoticon, but imagine I put one here.

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    BugBoyBugBoy boy.EXE has stopped functioning. only bugs remainRegistered User regular
    I don't get it

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    Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    sinister comes from the latin word for left handed

    it was once believed that left handed people were evil, hence the term sinister.

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    AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    edited November 2011
    Butler For Life #1 wrote:
    Antimatter wrote:
    Artreus wrote:
    I love the green lantern but the animation style here is a little off-putting.

    Also... sinestro started out as a villain and then they gave him a backstory where he was originally good right? Because why the fuck would his parents name him Sinestro.

    Sinestro uses his ring on his left hand.

    I forget how to make the thumbs up emoticon, but imagine I put one here.

    :^:

    BFL got it better than I did

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    BugBoyBugBoy boy.EXE has stopped functioning. only bugs remainRegistered User regular
    oh

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    Spectre-xSpectre-x Rating: AWESOME YESRegistered User regular
    I don't really think I can endorse anything with Hal Jordan as a main character, because, man, fuck Hal Jordan, he's a terminally boring, douchy shitbag.

    Except in New Frontier. It's amazing how much a personality can improve a character.

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    Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Butler For Life #1 wrote:
    sinister comes from the latin word for left handed

    it was once believed that left handed people were evil, hence the term sinister.

    The reason being that southpaws did not fit into the legion shield-wall. For the tactic to work, everyone needs to use the weapon and shield in the same hands. Left-handed people would have to be in their own unit.

    Similarly, southpaws are a bitch to box because they are so rare but are familiar with hitting right handed peeps.

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    BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Well

    he won't really be acting like Hal Jordan

    he was intended to be Kyle Rayner but was swapped out at the last minute because they wanted it to line up with the movie

    which explains why Josh Keaton is voicing him and he is a lot more smarmy than Jordan ever is

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    The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    the show wasn't so bad

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    Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    also, lefty pitchers are at a premium in baseball!

    I love it when facts come together.

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    Spectre-xSpectre-x Rating: AWESOME YESRegistered User regular
    Blankzilla wrote:
    Well

    he won't really be acting like Hal Jordan

    he was intended to be Kyle Rayner but was swapped out at the last minute because they wanted it to line up with the movie

    which explains why Josh Keaton is voicing him and he is a lot more smarmy than Jordan ever is

    He's acting pretty Hal Jordan-y in that preview. He's got the womanizing, two-fisted arrogant Jordan swagger there. There's really nothing Kyle about him at all.

    As far as I can tell in the preview, anyway. I really can't stomach it enough to watch through the whole thing.

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    BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    He cracks jokes, uses imaginative constructs and is a lot less of a military gung-ho asshole than Jordan typically is

    plus, Kyle is really a womanizer too, to a degree. Dude has shacked up with as many ladies as Nightwing.

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    The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    hal is space cop john wayne: womanizer in the show

    it is all exaggerated a bit, so it works

    same with ganthet and the guardians

    killowog is spot on however

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    Spectre-xSpectre-x Rating: AWESOME YESRegistered User regular
    Blankzilla wrote:
    He cracks jokes, uses imaginative constructs and is a lot less of a military gung-ho asshole than Jordan typically is

    plus, Kyle is really a womanizer too, to a degree. Dude has shacked up with as many ladies as Nightwing.

    For starters, that's not even close to true. Nightwing has slept with roughly half the population of earth.

    And while Kyle has had his share of girlfriends, it's not because of any womanizing on his part. It's more due to his girlfriends getting murdered or leaving him, so he ends up single a lot.

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    CampionCampion Registered User regular
    Munkus Beaver wrote:
    Butler For Life #1 wrote:
    sinister comes from the latin word for left handed

    it was once believed that left handed people were evil, hence the term sinister.

    The reason being that southpaws did not fit into the legion shield-wall. For the tactic to work, everyone needs to use the weapon and shield in the same hands. Left-handed people would have to be in their own unit.

    Similarly, southpaws are a bitch to box because they are so rare but are familiar with hitting right handed peeps.
    Not to mention that a left handed person would be able to "hide" their weapon on the other side of them where it is not expected, and then get some quick stabby assassin times.
    Also people wipe their butts with their left hand in Japan and that's gross if you're eating food left handed as the lefties will do.

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    LockedOnTargetLockedOnTarget Registered User regular
    No Sinestro at all? That's really fucking lame. It's like doing a Batman cartoon without Joker ever appearing.

    Like I get that they want to showcase other villains but they can do that and still have Sinestro as well.

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    FutoreFutore Registered User regular
    Campion wrote:
    Also people wipe their butts with their left hand in Japan and that's gross if you're eating food left handed as the lefties will do.

    so does this mean you're grossed out by people wiping with their right hand and eating with their right hand?

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    RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    I was kind of shocked they went all mass murder this early in the show, but that is actually necessary when you consider Atrocious' origins, Zix on the other hand....and is Hal Jordan the one who had a really, REALLY bad day in an alternate timeline that had to be repaired by Kyle Raynor?

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    HunteraHuntera Rude Boy Registered User regular
    I was gonna come in here and say "At least they didn't use Kyle Raynor" because I've only heard people talk shit about him and have heard one or two good things about Hal now and then.


    But really they should just use Guy or John always forever.

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