09-09-2002, 08:14 PM
I have to admit, I've only seen the first series of Robotech.
The station I watched switched to Voltron after that which was pretty lame but I watched it any ways because I was an anime zombie (was?).
Star Blazers, Robotech, Speed Racer reruns, Battle of the Planets, Transformers, and ThunderCats all blew away GI Joe. From the stories to the animation GI Joe was weak.
And the toys... sure they had more articulation but they also broke a whole lot easier. As for price, I only had three of the proper sized Joe's but got a whole lot more mileage out of them.
I did abandon Joe when I got my first Shogun Warrior. Those were the coolest toys ever made. Over three feet tall with shooting fists, missiles, and a jet that docked in the head.
Oh how I lament my "let's blow shit up" phase. So many cool toys gone forever. At least I got pretty good aim with a BB gun...
One thing I'm not going to say is that your sense of nostalgia doesn't exist. I'm sure you have great memories of after school time watching GI Joe and playing with your weenie little figures. I just want you to watch a few episodes of GI Joe now that you've grown a bit (your voice has started to break hasn't it?) to see how pathetic the show really was.
At least you're not going on about He-Man, She-Ra, and TMNT...
The station I watched switched to Voltron after that which was pretty lame but I watched it any ways because I was an anime zombie (was?).
Star Blazers, Robotech, Speed Racer reruns, Battle of the Planets, Transformers, and ThunderCats all blew away GI Joe. From the stories to the animation GI Joe was weak.
And the toys... sure they had more articulation but they also broke a whole lot easier. As for price, I only had three of the proper sized Joe's but got a whole lot more mileage out of them.
I did abandon Joe when I got my first Shogun Warrior. Those were the coolest toys ever made. Over three feet tall with shooting fists, missiles, and a jet that docked in the head.
Oh how I lament my "let's blow shit up" phase. So many cool toys gone forever. At least I got pretty good aim with a BB gun...
One thing I'm not going to say is that your sense of nostalgia doesn't exist. I'm sure you have great memories of after school time watching GI Joe and playing with your weenie little figures. I just want you to watch a few episodes of GI Joe now that you've grown a bit (your voice has started to break hasn't it?) to see how pathetic the show really was.
At least you're not going on about He-Man, She-Ra, and TMNT...
Gullible isn't in the dictionary.