Well, the Japanese, those clever bastards, did a reboot this century and it's glorious. We give you Space Battleship Yamato 2199. Same plot, just about the same episodes and scripts, but so much better. Behold:
William Stroock (as in Stroock's Books)
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
What Will's Watching
Like the author, reader(s) probably loved Star Blazers back in the 70's. Also like the author, reader(s) tracked down the original show only to find it was slow and boring.
Well, the Japanese, those clever bastards, did a reboot this century and it's glorious. We give you Space Battleship Yamato 2199. Same plot, just about the same episodes and scripts, but so much better. Behold:
Well, the Japanese, those clever bastards, did a reboot this century and it's glorious. We give you Space Battleship Yamato 2199. Same plot, just about the same episodes and scripts, but so much better. Behold:
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Was always more of a Robotech guy.
ReplyDeleteWas always more of a Robotech guy.
ReplyDeleteI have both this and the sequel SBY 2202. Both are exceptional. Also someone has paired music from the Swedish rock band Sabaton with video from this series. It's on YouTube. As a military guy, I figured you would enjoy the parallels between the UNCF and the Gamilas as the Gamilons being overtly Nazis. The episode with the subspace submarine was my favorite.
ReplyDeleteGetting ready to start season 2. Most excellent
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