| Travis Bickle | 01-11-2005 01:09 AM |
I don't know if anyone noticed (I certainly did), but I've barely participated in Big O-oriented conversations, and that's kinda what the purpose of this place is, so let me start with this:
After watching the first episode over again for the first time in a long time, I though about the series long and hard. I've come to the following:
We need a third season, and we need it badly
Big O seasons one and two have a complicated yet brilliant story. The charachters are awesome. The visuals are beautiful. The voice acting is, for the most part, pretty good. We need more of it. We have to have more of it. If we don't get a valid and official explanation of what happened with Paragidm City at the end of the second season, then a terrible mistake of letting a wonderful and creative series go to waste would be made.
However, if a third series is to be made, the following would need to happen:
The script/storyboard/"treatment" (or whatever creative idea process is used to craft an anime title) would have to be well thought out. I don't know if anyone found it to be, but I feel that, just like the two Matrix sequels (only not crappy), the writing/creation of the story of the second season of the Big O was rushed and not well thought out. I am almost certain that, from the begining of the work on the first season of the Big O, the writers never really planned on having...well...the Union, Big Venus/"reset", and other elements that seem totally different and nonexistant from the first season of the Big O. If there is going to be a third season of the Big O, the writers should take some time to think of a way to tie it all together and clean up the mess that they left the viewers with at the end of the second season. They need a way for everything to make sense and thensome. Whether it takes several months to a year or two to write a third season, time should be taken for the writers to ponder a logical, somewhat easy to understand and less enegmatic story. From the start of the first episode, they discuss that, before fourty years ago, life was totally different in Paradigm City from the way it is depicted in the show. DID THEY EVER EXPLAIN, IN GREAT DETAIL, WHAT IN GOD'S NAME HAPPENED FOURTY YEARS AGO?
Another thing is the voice acting of the series. If you compare the American voice acting of the first season to the voice acting of the second season, you'd realize that the American dubbing in season one (as much as I love David Lucas, Wendee Lee and everyone else) pretty much sucks. The voice acting in the second season is a lot better than that of the first season, but is still not as good as that of other American dubbing in other anime titles. Wolf's Rain, Cowboy Bebop, Hellsing, and other big name anime titles have somewhat better American dubbing (all in my opinon) than that of Big O. If there is to be a third season (and if there is, it will most definately be brought to the good ole US of A), then I suggest that they hire a different voice director and take their time with the voice acting.
One last thing that needs to be considered is the production value: If major moolah is spent on the possible (hopefully probable) third season, then the visuals could possibly recieve a potential upgrade, just like they were (to an extent) in the second season. The animation in both seasons were very pretty, but I have seen some much better looking anime titles then The Big O. If the company treats the third season like some crap title that nobody's going to pay attention to, then the visuals will probobly take a hit, the story will be rushed, and we're going to have everyone confused and very pissed off by the conclusion. Please, big Japanese Anime company of which I can't remember the name: if you make a third season, spend lots of money on it! Make it so that the people of your country would pay as much attention to it as we do, if not more.
If these three easy (and somewhat expensive and time consuming) steps are followed after a third season is approved (which it will...or heads will roll and the sh** will hit the fan), I can guarentee sucsess for both the company and die hard fans of the series.
I'm out of things to say. Time for me to hit the sack.
-Scott
After watching the first episode over again for the first time in a long time, I though about the series long and hard. I've come to the following:
We need a third season, and we need it badly
Big O seasons one and two have a complicated yet brilliant story. The charachters are awesome. The visuals are beautiful. The voice acting is, for the most part, pretty good. We need more of it. We have to have more of it. If we don't get a valid and official explanation of what happened with Paragidm City at the end of the second season, then a terrible mistake of letting a wonderful and creative series go to waste would be made.
However, if a third series is to be made, the following would need to happen:
The script/storyboard/"treatment" (or whatever creative idea process is used to craft an anime title) would have to be well thought out. I don't know if anyone found it to be, but I feel that, just like the two Matrix sequels (only not crappy), the writing/creation of the story of the second season of the Big O was rushed and not well thought out. I am almost certain that, from the begining of the work on the first season of the Big O, the writers never really planned on having...well...the Union, Big Venus/"reset", and other elements that seem totally different and nonexistant from the first season of the Big O. If there is going to be a third season of the Big O, the writers should take some time to think of a way to tie it all together and clean up the mess that they left the viewers with at the end of the second season. They need a way for everything to make sense and thensome. Whether it takes several months to a year or two to write a third season, time should be taken for the writers to ponder a logical, somewhat easy to understand and less enegmatic story. From the start of the first episode, they discuss that, before fourty years ago, life was totally different in Paradigm City from the way it is depicted in the show. DID THEY EVER EXPLAIN, IN GREAT DETAIL, WHAT IN GOD'S NAME HAPPENED FOURTY YEARS AGO?
Another thing is the voice acting of the series. If you compare the American voice acting of the first season to the voice acting of the second season, you'd realize that the American dubbing in season one (as much as I love David Lucas, Wendee Lee and everyone else) pretty much sucks. The voice acting in the second season is a lot better than that of the first season, but is still not as good as that of other American dubbing in other anime titles. Wolf's Rain, Cowboy Bebop, Hellsing, and other big name anime titles have somewhat better American dubbing (all in my opinon) than that of Big O. If there is to be a third season (and if there is, it will most definately be brought to the good ole US of A), then I suggest that they hire a different voice director and take their time with the voice acting.
One last thing that needs to be considered is the production value: If major moolah is spent on the possible (hopefully probable) third season, then the visuals could possibly recieve a potential upgrade, just like they were (to an extent) in the second season. The animation in both seasons were very pretty, but I have seen some much better looking anime titles then The Big O. If the company treats the third season like some crap title that nobody's going to pay attention to, then the visuals will probobly take a hit, the story will be rushed, and we're going to have everyone confused and very pissed off by the conclusion. Please, big Japanese Anime company of which I can't remember the name: if you make a third season, spend lots of money on it! Make it so that the people of your country would pay as much attention to it as we do, if not more.
If these three easy (and somewhat expensive and time consuming) steps are followed after a third season is approved (which it will...or heads will roll and the sh** will hit the fan), I can guarentee sucsess for both the company and die hard fans of the series.
I'm out of things to say. Time for me to hit the sack.
-Scott
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I want more megadeus fights, more negotiating, more season1-ish type stuff!! The animation in season1 is unique and it isn't like other animes, which is why I like it...also it defines the shapes more clearly whereas in season2 they had waaay too much shading and CG-like stuff. CG can be good for some animes, but I don't want to see Big O completely become like GundamSEED or whathaveyou in animation style.