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I figure we'll spend a lot of time discussing the artwork and various aspects of the 'toon in the coming weeks/months/years (?) but let's get our first impressions out while they're fresh. k?
Loved it! Wow! Zoinks! (stuff like that)
Lightning lad's glowing scar was pretty cool!
Triplicate Girl's (Triad's ?) multi-colored split was excellent! I got a huge grin when I saw that happen. Sweet!
Bouncing Boy was one of my favorites in the cartoon. Chuck really earned his place in history today... I wonder if they'll make it back in time for dinner? "Food on a stick" -bwah ha ha ha-
I liked the self assured Saturn Girl in a BIG way! Good work Imra!
I'm not too sure about the big-eyes on Phantom Girl but I gotta give the girl huge amounts of credit for taking the axe away from the Persuader. You go girl!
The Brainiac 5 upgrade was seriously cool! Wierd but I liked it. B5 as a Transformer cyborg...hhmmm...neat idea.
Now on to the Fatal Five...
Validus is a giant gorilla? Alright, I buy that. Interesting. As far as I could see that was the only major change in the Five though.
If I forgto to mention somebody, I'm pretty sure somebody else will happily catch us up right?
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One more thing...whatever WE may think, the first thing my 6 year old said was "Rewind it and watch it again, Dad!" I guess they caught the attention of their target audience, didn't they?
From: Smallville Sector : Greater Metropolis | Registered: Jun 2004
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I enjoyed this much better than I thought I would! I didn't hate the art as much as I thought I would---but I don't think I'll ever get used to Saturn Girl's creepy eyebrows/hairline...
All of the team's powers were used in cool ways. I really liked the portrayal of Triplicate Girl's powers.
I saw Colossal Boy, Violet, Cosmic Boy and one other hero I couldn't make out in the credits...and Star Boy! Interestingly enough, it's the WAID/KITSON Star Boy!
Hope we also get Sun Boy, Dream Girl and Chameleon Boy this season.
From: Memphis, TN | Registered: Jul 2003
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I almost missed this. I woke up with bad cold and turned on the TV for the first time on a Sat. morning in months and came across the show almost by accident. While I wasn't super-crazy for the animation it wasn't too horrible. I did actually enjoy it. It was one of the first times I've ever cared much for Triplicate girl and it was good to see Bouncing Boy back in action after far too long of an absence. I really wish the original 3 were the ones to recruit [Superboy] but it was forgivable. All in all it was pretty awesome to see the Legion in their own show! I think I'll keep tuning in.
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From: Portland, OR | Registered: Aug 2006
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OK, I missed a little bit of it, but overall it was better than I thought it would be. Most of the designs look better animated than they did as static images. Still hate Tinya's look though. And was it just me or did Garth's scar not glow everytime he used his powers? I'll probably add more thoughts later.
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From: Alaska | Registered: Dec 2003
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I liked the little bits I saw. Use of the monitor board icons. And Booster Gold (or at least the uniform) as the janitor in the Superman museum.
Although they said the Colossal Boy was on Braal and Cosmic Boy was at the outpost. Hmmm What would Gim be doing on Braal?
I think I can get used to the mechanized Brainiac 5 seeing as they still have him with his 12th level intelligence and he doesn't act goofy.
Also Timber Wolf wasn't in the episode even though he is one of the characters shown in the promotional ads.
The writing was good. And no anime action (ala Teen Titans)
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From: Boston | Registered: Aug 2003
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i love the show. better than i thought it would be and the other legionaires exist so we know we will see them in the show only time will tell but i think i found my new jlu long live the legion
From: texas | Registered: Mar 2006
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I liked Lightning Lad's light-up scar, too! I really liked the spreading pink rings of Imra's telepathic commands, too. (Though I hope they don't *have* to manifest-- 'secret' telepathy would be a good thing to have in your arsenal.)
Chuck was fun- particularly in the Smallville scenes. A couple of times, I thought he was heading into 'too broad' (and I don't mean his girth), but immediatly in both instances he had a line that completely kept that from happening.
I don't remember, now- did his bouncing have a distinctive sound effect? It should.
He has a touch of Gim's power, too- did you see how big he got when he was holding up the ferris wheel?
I was surprised at how prominent Triplicate Girl was. If I'd never seen any promotional material, I'd expect her to have at least as big a role in upcoming episodes as Phantom Girl.
I have a concern about the white third of Luornu. When Dream Girl shows up (she did have a symbol in the crawl, didn't she?), they'll look very similar, unless Nura has a look unlike anything she's ever had in the comic. That'd be unfortunate.
The Fatal Five didn't really make that much of an impression, other than Emerald Empress and maybe Validus. I'm sure they'll have ample opportunity, though. They are recurring villains, after all.
Loved the image of a triumphant Phantom Girl sitting on a defeated Fatal Fiver.
I liked the look of the 31st century and the many aliens strolling about. The HQ was a nice updated version of the original. The music was good- but I wish it had an instantly memorable 'hook'. Maybe one will appear as time goes on.
Here's hoping this goes way past the 13 episode initial production!
From: Knoxville, TN | Registered: Jul 2003
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I TiVo'd the show so I could look for the Easter Eggs and such (like Booster Gold as the janitor in the Superman museum!). Here are all the Legionnaires whose Mission Monitor Board symbols we saw, or who appeared in the flying sequence at the end of the opening credits: Blok, Chameleon Boy, Chemical King, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Dawnstar, Dream Girl, Element Lad, Karate Kid, Matter-Eater Lad, Polar Boy, Quislet, Shadow Lass, Shrinking Violet, and Ultra Boy will be in it (although I'm not sure if that was Dawnstar's symbol or Star Boy's, but Star Boy in his current black and white costume did appear in the credits).
I've got a roundup of reviews at the Omnicom.
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I'll be posting a gallery of clips here as soon as I have enough free time to devote to the project...
From: San Diego, CA | Registered: Jul 2003
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All I can say is near the end of the episode I said to myself (and to the dog) "I've been waiting almost thirty years for this!" What fun!!!
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From: The Pyngwyn Colonies of Planet Hyustyn | Registered: Aug 2005
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Here's the new link to our video section. The first page contains the previous clips, plus the opener for the series as shown today.
The second page will have clips from "Man of Tomorrow" and (next week) will have clips of "Timber Wolf." Still working on the second page.
From: San Diego, CA | Registered: Jul 2003
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My version of the show was in regular 4x3. The opening credits video here seems to be squashed to fit the 16x9 rather than the 4x3. Did you record it in widescreen or normal?
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