American dubbed anime viewing reaches an all time low: 2 Gundam series screwed over - Science Fiction Fantasy Chronicles: forums

spider · 4th October 2001, 03:20 AM

First, let me start out with the the more minor of the two offenses. The American dub of 08MST, aka eighth mobile suit team, premiered on American TV about a month ago. Now this series was good, and the dub seemed all right. Then the trouble hit.

08MST is a thirteen episode series. The dub showed only 12. The entire last eppisoed was cut out, and dialough in ep 12 was changed to make it seem like the end. So the final ep wasn't all about war! So it only served to show how the characters recover from fighting a war! Is that any reason to cut out the entire ep? If anything, I'd prefer a final episode that is full character developement and closure, rather than a shoot-em-up adventure.

Now, onto the main event...MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM WAS CANCLED! This happened before the series had even gone through one complete run! Apairently American audiences, at least those who view Toonami, only want flashy things like DBZ and Gundam Wing...and wouldn't bother with a classic like MSG.

Truth be told, Cartoon Network is pretty well at fault here as well. They put this series on at 5:00 in the afternoon, when the majority of the audiencce group who would apreciate MSG is off at work. A smarter move would have been to play MSG exclusively on the Midnight Run.

...the very least they could have done is let the series finish one complete run before yanking it...but NO!

imported_Asgard · 6th October 2001, 03:51 AM

so did you watch MSG

Trunks · 6th October 2001, 11:24 AM

erm asgard ur missin the point it was neva showed Dure!!

spider · 19th October 2001, 12:51 AM

Yes, I was watching it. Like I said, MSG is a more mature and "realistic" anime series. It takes place during a war, but it's not completly action orientated like GW or DBZ. It's a serious series. Apairently american audiences can't handle anything like that.

Trunks · 19th October 2001, 09:28 AM

erm ok urconfusing!

spider · 20th October 2001, 12:50 AM

What's confusing about it?

Serena · 20th October 2001, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by spider
Apairently american audiences can't handle anything like that.

was dat actually da reason dat woz given 4 not showin da series? dat's so patronising!

Trunks · 21st October 2001, 12:54 PM

that extremely mean!!!!!!!

spider · 21st October 2001, 05:46 PM

The series was canned due to low ratings. For that I blame CN's schedualing. They take MSG, a show that is primarily about its characters and not big bang action, and put it on during the time where only rabid DBZ fans can watch it. That's why the ratings sucked.

meaghan_maxwell · 25th January 2002, 08:36 PM

whos not an american audeince?This Gal!~!Haha...but anyways that sux about msg being canceld but theres nothing u really can do about it!

vanessa_winner · 6th September 2003, 05:07 PM

heh this thread is very amusing to me... we barely get any new anime's here -.-' americans get all the good gundam anime's before us *sighs* & if they usually don't like it we usually don't get it...

meaghan_maxwell · 6th September 2003, 07:04 PM

yeah I know...and its good stuff we miss out on

vanessa_winner · 8th September 2003, 03:50 PM

it makes me saddened americans shouldn't be so picky *sticks out tongue*

meaghan_maxwell · 8th September 2003, 10:54 PM

yeah I knoe....stupid timd

vanessa_winner · 9th September 2003, 03:12 AM

lol yea he is one of those people ain't he?

4th October 2001, 03:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
spider Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 359	American dubbed anime viewing reaches an all time low: 2 Gundam series screwed over First, let me start out with the the more minor of the two offenses. The American dub of 08MST, aka eighth mobile suit team, premiered on American TV about a month ago. Now this series was good, and the dub seemed all right. Then the trouble hit. 08MST is a thirteen episode series. The dub showed only 12. The entire last eppisoed was cut out, and dialough in ep 12 was changed to make it seem like the end. So the final ep wasn't all about war! So it only served to show how the characters recover from fighting a war! Is that any reason to cut out the entire ep? If anything, I'd prefer a final episode that is full character developement and closure, rather than a shoot-em-up adventure. Now, onto the main event...MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM WAS CANCLED! This happened before the series had even gone through one complete run! Apairently American audiences, at least those who view Toonami, only want flashy things like DBZ and Gundam Wing...and wouldn't bother with a classic like MSG. Truth be told, Cartoon Network is pretty well at fault here as well. They put this series on at 5:00 in the afternoon, when the majority of the audiencce group who would apreciate MSG is off at work. A smarter move would have been to play MSG exclusively on the Midnight Run. ...the very least they could have done is let the series finish one complete run before yanking it...but NO!

6th October 2001, 03:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
imported_Asgard Anime God Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Wouldn't you like to know Posts: 1,298	so did you watch MSG

6th October 2001, 11:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
Trunks AkA DA(Dark Angel) Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Birmingham (england) Posts: 1,651	erm asgard ur missin the point it was neva showed Dure!!

19th October 2001, 12:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
spider Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 359	Yes, I was watching it. Like I said, MSG is a more mature and "realistic" anime series. It takes place during a war, but it's not completly action orientated like GW or DBZ. It's a serious series. Apairently american audiences can't handle anything like that.

19th October 2001, 09:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
Trunks AkA DA(Dark Angel) Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Birmingham (england) Posts: 1,651	erm ok urconfusing!

20th October 2001, 12:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
spider Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 359	What's confusing about it?

21st October 2001, 12:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
Trunks AkA DA(Dark Angel) Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Birmingham (england) Posts: 1,651	that extremely mean!!!!!!!

21st October 2001, 05:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
spider Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 359	The series was canned due to low ratings. For that I blame CN's schedualing. They take MSG, a show that is primarily about its characters and not big bang action, and put it on during the time where only rabid DBZ fans can watch it. That's why the ratings sucked.

25th January 2002, 08:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
meaghan_maxwell Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: in a box under the Anime forum Posts: 2,968	whos not an american audeince?This Gal!~!Haha...but anyways that sux about msg being canceld but theres nothing u really can do about it!

6th September 2003, 05:07 PM	#11 (permalink)
vanessa_winner Slytherin Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,418	heh this thread is very amusing to me... we barely get any new anime's here -.-' americans get all the good gundam anime's before us sighs & if they usually don't like it we usually don't get it...

6th September 2003, 07:04 PM	#12 (permalink)
meaghan_maxwell Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: in a box under the Anime forum Posts: 2,968	yeah I know...and its good stuff we miss out on

8th September 2003, 03:50 PM	#13 (permalink)
vanessa_winner Slytherin Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,418	it makes me saddened americans shouldn't be so picky sticks out tongue

8th September 2003, 10:54 PM	#14 (permalink)
meaghan_maxwell Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: in a box under the Anime forum Posts: 2,968	yeah I knoe....stupid timd

9th September 2003, 03:12 AM	#15 (permalink)
vanessa_winner Slytherin Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,418	lol yea he is one of those people ain't he?