lborgia88
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| quote: | Originally posted by UnpublishedWriter
(I'm revisiting BOTP on the veoh site. It has its charms, but it seems --- slight by comparison. Guess it's the lack of angst. Now that I have high-speed, maybe I WILL risk making up some reviews.) |
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| quote: | Originally posted by Amethyst
James said earlier that, quite correctly, that they are three entirely different shows. Actually I'd like to say four, as the ADV English dub has a completely different feel from the subbed version, some of it is translation, but much of it is cultural and characterizations from the actors who bring something different to the show. |
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You make a very good observation! The first time I watched ADV's Gatchaman, it was with my nephew and he had no patience at all for subtitles (he was 10) so dub it was. But, usually late at night, I would rewatch my favourite episodes with the subtitles and I enjoyed being immersed in the "Japanese-ness" of the show and hearing the characters' Japanese voices and intonations. You're right -it is a very different feel. Plus, the subtitles being a far more literal translation, I picked up some things that weren't in the dub.
Unless I'm very pressed for time, I watch the episodes that I'm reviewing both with the dub and the subs.
This has been known to result in my boyfriend attempting imitations of Joe's tone and intonations, in fake Japanese... (He does to Japanese what the Muppet Show's Swedish chef did to Swedish)
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19-10-2009 01:46
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condorcandi
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| quote: | “I happened to find one of those gold coins.†With that, Joe flips the coin in Ken’s direction.
“I’m impressed you got your hands on one,†says Ken, catching it, “Not even the police have been able to find them.â€
But Joe now casually throws himself down on one of the beds. Unfortunately, this doesn’t result in him pulling off his clothes and taking a shower though. Damn…
“We’ve got the upper hand,†he says calmly, putting his arms behind his head, “If someone’s got one, I can beat him senseless for it and he can’t even notify the police.â€
Yikes!
“Did you threaten someone?†asks Ken, shocked.
“Just a guy who runs an antique shop on the edge of town,†says Joe, as if this were a completely normal, everyday activity, “I belted him a few, he got scared, and handed it over.â€
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Tsk tsk... And to think Dirk went through the trouble of buying the coin he got. Took almost all his ready money, too. :p
Ace remembs the hissy fit the detective had over the gold coins. As he places the coin in the unconscious detective's hand, Ace says, "I am duly turning in the coin, sir." And I've often wondered how the detective explained having that coin! 
This was the first episode I ever recorded, and it's still one of my favorites.
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11-06-2010 05:21
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condorcandi
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| quote: | Originally posted by lborgia88
Aww, Dirk has to buy the coin? I admit that Joe's conduct isn't exactly... hero-like, but I love the very human-ness of it.
Out of curiousity, is the running gag about Ken never being able to pay his tab at the Snack J carried over into GoS in any fashion? |
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Well, to be specific, Dirk said he bought the coin while talking to the coin dealers. That's where he picked up the information that everyone who had found or received the coins had turned up dead or missing within a week. They never actually show him paying for it.  I wouldn't put it past Dirk to palm something that might be vital to the mission.
Yes, the running tab gag is carried over into GoS. There's at least two scenes. One's in 52) The Secret Red Impulse (#52 Red Impulse's Secret). I can't remember tje other ep -or even the mech!- but Ace shows up last because he was delivering the mail on his 'day job', which Pewee knows means he got paid. Ace begins whistling and ignores Pewee. I remember the scene esp. because G-4 holds his hand in what looks like an 'okay' sign. But in Dos and Taboos Around the World, I read that in Japan that sign can mean 'money'. Which would make it far more appropiate for this scene than 'okay'.
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12-06-2010 05:17
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Great comment about the Swedish chef. I almost have my oldest convinced that the Swedish chef does not speak Swedish but Swedish Chef. I can't get him to sit and watch Gatch or BotP with me. My younger son will watch both when he's not busy, and my daughter will watch Gatch when in the mood (she likes Jinpie but thinks Keyop is just weird). Me, I don't care which Condor you give, but prefer Jason or the original Joe to the OAV Joe.
