When I asked about future coverage on TR yesterday, the biggest topic was anime. It seems like an equal amount of people want more as people who loathe it to the core of their being and will violently throw up all over their computers if I increase coverage. My decision: to maybe do slightly more (barfing is funny!), but I want to make sure that it's still interesting to non-anime fans. Like the news that the preposterously long-running Japanese little kids' cartoon Doraemon is getting a guest appearance... from the Terminator.
Now, this is an extremely G-rated cartoon about a robotic cat from the future. Although Terminator: Salvation is rated PG-13, the other three movies were all preposterously violent and rated R. But it's happening. Now, clearly this is just a bit of cross-promotion for Salvation which opens on June 13th (this episode runs on June 26th). And the fact that both main characters are robots from the future makes it -- kind of -- a pretty neat fit.
What I want to point out is how if this happened in America, everyone would lose their minds. I'm having a hard time even thinking up a scenario: maybe if the Terminator showed up on Avatar or Brave and the Bold? Adults would be incensed, and kids would think it was the coolest thing ever. But also think about this -- what if '80s R movie characters guest-starred in our '80s cartoons? Rambo in G.I. Joe? Aliens vs G.I. Joe? Robocop vs Transformers? Predator vs. He-Man?
...I just wet myself thinking about Predator vs He-Man. I'll be back shortly. (Via ANN)
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Adam said:
Weren't both Rambo and Robocop turned into cartoons. And don't forget there was some negotiation to make Rocky Balboa a member of G.I. Joe.
DE12 said:
Alien's vs GI Joe Resolute
Adam said:
Weren't both Rambo and Robocop turned into cartoons. And don't forget there was some negotiation to make Rocky Balboa a member of G.I. Joe.
ClancyDamon said:
Remember that Rambo had his own 80's cartoon.
And I hope they show that damn cat reforming himself from a mass of liquid metal. That'd be awesome.
MasterOodFan said:
How about Alien Vs. He-man? I'd pay to see that!
...So long as Alien beats He-man... only to be defeated by Orko!
lou-bert vs. q-bert said:
TR didn't know that Namor was a mutant, and now TR didn't know that Rambo had an animated show.
For a nerd, TR doesn't really know much.
MattK said:
Actually, I don't think parents would care all that much if they saw Terminator or another violent R character on a kid's cartoon, because we all know parents don't give a shit about what their kids watch until they act upon it. It won't be until after they play a round of "Are you Sarah Connor?" that the parents will become concerned and find someone to blame...other than themselves, of course. They had too much to do than to monitor what they watched (and hide their gun in a more secure place).
Rob said:
Lou-bert — Yes, I had no idea that the R-rated version of Rambo appeared in G.I Joe. I'm a horrible nerd.
AfterGlow said:
I guess I missed the part of the article that said it was suggestions for 80s -cartoons-, and not suggestions for 80s cartoon -crossovers-.
Learn to read, retards.
nick said:
Lou-bert is wrong, Rambo never appeared in GI Joe. Rocky was almost made into a figure, but Rocky wasn't R-rated. Rambo had a short-lived cartoon, "Rambo and the Forces of Freedom," that was basically a G.I. Joe knock-off done by Ruby Spears, home of Alvin and the Chipmunks. Also, Robocop had a cartoon, and Commando had toys. Kid versions of R-rated stuff flourished back then.
Kevin said:
Rob,
I think your anime solution is a good one. I'm one of those people who doesn't really get it (outside of Lupin III, lol), but a bit more news for anime fans is fine by me, especially since you're increasing the post volume and need something to write about. :-) I did notice that for most subjects, there were an equal amount of people saying they wanted less as there were people wanting more (like toy news, of which I would like more). All in all, though, you're balancing things out well and always have. Best site of its kind on the net, and a natural successor to X-E.
JPyke said:
*HUAARRGPPFFFTTHH*
chad said:
hope the terminator is quick taking care of that cat. and rambo was considered for the GIJoe line but got turned down. as for a he-men vs Aliens or Predator cross over. fox owns the rights to both predator and Aliens and Mattel and who ever has the filmation library own he-men never will happen nice to think and dream about but no go.
Debrevis De La Fontes said:
I think you may be a little off-base suggesting that R-rated characters couldn't be targeted at cartoon-viewing children, or appear in cartoons. The reason it didn't happen in G.I.Joe is more about licensing than anything else. Because they most certainly DID go after a young audience with Alien in the 80s. Need evidence? See the toy:
Templar said:
maybe if the Terminator showed up on Avatar or Brave and the Bold?
Wouldn't Terminator vs Garfield or Terminator vs Heathcliff be a more direct comparison?
I think you may be a little off-base suggesting that R-rated characters couldn't be targeted at cartoon-viewing children, or appear in cartoons. The reason it didn't happen in G.I.Joe is more about licensing than anything else. Because they most certainly DID go after a young audience with Alien in the 80s.
Not to mention with Aliens in the 90s.
See the still-frames:
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4149/1661/1600/OP_ALIENS.jpg
Those of you familar with Kenner's old Aliens line may now rest easy, knowing at long last exactly why the Apone action figure was wearing a blindingly yellow T-shirt and red baseball cap, why Bishop looked like a bald Terminator in green armour, why Ripley sported a maroon top and yellow scarf, why Drake looked like... well, whatever...
Templar said:
More info here:
ranchoth said:
I have long been of the opinion that the people who complain, protest, and caterwaul the loudest about violent content in kids shows are the ones who weren't allowed to watch Jonny Quest as children.
BadNflu3nce said:
Heh, except we already had the Terminator show up in anime in Seto no Hanayome
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cit_seto_no_hanayome_homage.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAelnLrZcNE
slightly longer clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NfL4XhqXPw
tekkie said:
Doraemon is the shit. I can't wait to see this.
Magical Shrimp said:
I think parents only complain about boobs, not violence. But I wouldn't know.
That's a great picture, by the way.
Templar said:
I think parents only complain about boobs, not violence. But I wouldn't know.
If I were a parent, I'd be more concerned with boobs than violence.
John said:
How about an R-rated movie that became a TV show? I'm talking about "Blue Thunder". Okay, the movie barely deserved an R-rating (some slight nudity, some violence, and some language), and the TV series lasted less than a season, but there you go.
Also, the TV series had Dana Carvey, before he joined Saturday Night Live.
Liz said:
He-Man. Predator. haha
..but...I do think "Alien" vs. "Sailor Moon" would be even better.
Talk about a chick fight. O.o
