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Posted by clouddancer on 28-02-2010 at 18:23:
Swan Song
I see you posted in another thread and people have been welcoming you there, but I thought I would set up an OFFICIAL thread as welcome to you Swan Song.
Welcome to the board, find yourself a seat, order a drink from the bar and tell us about yourself. What brought you to Gatchamania?
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Posted by JohngPR on 28-02-2010 at 20:27:
Welcome! 
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Posted by Madilayn on 28-02-2010 at 21:58:
Welcome Swan Song. Feel free to join in the general swooniness over Birdies.
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Posted by Transmute Jun on 28-02-2010 at 22:04:
Hi Swan SOng! Glad to see you here! Come into the J and have a drink! You're part owner. 
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Posted by Swan Song on 28-02-2010 at 22:40:
Hello all, thank you for the warm welcome! I’ve been “lurking†around the past few days and enjoying everyone’s posts—some have me laughing to tears! Also have been enjoying the artwork, there is such a talented group here.
What brought me to Gatchamania is a long story—round of drinks for everyone, on me!
When I was a kid, I remember seeing a commercial for an upcoming new show called “Battle of the Planets, which included a Space Princess, a Boy-Scout-like Luke Skywalker named Mark, a rebel dude Hans-Solo type called Jason, and worst of all, 7-Zark-7! I was not interested in what was clearly a Star Wars rip-off and wanted to change the channel, but was outvoted by my three siblings, and there was only one TV in the house.
The show grew on me. Maybe it was Mark’s baby-blues and velvety yet edgy voice, Jason’s overall coolness, Tiny’s sense of humor, the fact that Princess could keep up with the best of them, or that Andersen looked exactly like my science teacher. The show had a great look and the mechas were awesome. Despite some laughable flaws and obvious plot omissions transparent even to us kids (“Those astronauts didn’t leave the base with Mark and Keyop—I bet they died but they don’t want to tell us that.â€) there was some true character development going on here. We were hooked, and couldn’t wait for the next development.
We were all disappointed when the show was eventually cancelled, feeling as though we didn’t get the whole story. Whatever became of mark's father, Cronos? And which hunk did Princess like better? Being in her shoes, I didn’t know if I would ever be able to choose…
Recently I heard the rumor that a BotP live action movie was being filmed, and began surfing the net for more information. Here I encountered the original Gatchaman series, which filled in all of the plot holes we had been missing (Joe?! Say it ain’t so!) My 4-year-old is now a big BotP fan, but I won’t let him watch the Gatchaman series, saving this for myself when he’s asleep at night. I’m now a third of the way through the Gatchaman II series, having to guess what they’re actually talking about…
Which brings me here to this site at last. Nice to know there are so many others who love this show in all of its incarnations as much as I do, and keep it alive. Looking forward to many discussions with you all!
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Swan Song
Posted by clouddancer on 28-02-2010 at 23:00:
Swan Song, your story sounds very similar to lots of ours. In my case since I was the older sibling I made sure my vote counted so we got to watch BOTP. Like you when the show was cancelled I felt there was a lot left unsaid.
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Posted by Springie on 28-02-2010 at 23:05:
Hooray...another Swannie's in the house!! Glad to have you with us!! 
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Posted by Transmute Jun on 28-02-2010 at 23:37:
Swan Song, your story is so similar to many of ours! I too was enchanted with BOTP as a kid and learned about Gatchaman as an adult. And now my kids are into it. In fact, my son is play Condor Joe as I type right now...
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Posted by Madilayn on 01-03-2010 at 01:31:
Yup - I think that pretty much applies for all of us. I remember falling in love with both Mark and Jason as a teenager. Nothing changed much really!!
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Posted by UnpublishedWriter on 01-03-2010 at 02:00:
And many of us have posted fanfics on fanfiction dot net and over at Gatchfanfic.
And then there's the awesome art by some of the gang as well.
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Posted by Madilayn on 01-03-2010 at 02:03:
Dammit - we're a talented bunch!
Not to mention the nicest group of people you could ever come across! 
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Posted by Ebonyswanne on 01-03-2010 at 03:11:
Welcome Swan song!!! Pull up a chair at the bar and make your self comfortable.
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Posted by green on 01-03-2010 at 04:57:
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Hear, hear!!
Welcome, Swan Song! Welcome to the madness!
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Posted by lborgia88 on 01-03-2010 at 16:24:
It's nice to meet you, Swan Song! 
I too discovered BOTP as a kid and was captivated by it, though my problem was that I could only watch it if my older brother and sister weren't around -otherwise they'd overrule me and change the channel.
I'm glad you joined us here!
Posted by Becky Rock on 01-03-2010 at 23:33:
Hi Swan Song!
We're happy to have you here!
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Posted by Swan Song on 02-03-2010 at 07:18:
Thanks everyone! I'm looking forward to getting to know you all. Been catching up on the cool art and fanfics. Keep up the great work!
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Swan Song
Posted by gatchamarie on 02-03-2010 at 18:20:
A great welcome, Swan Song! We're becoming a great, big family with time! Do not hesitate to join in the discussions and I hope you're enjoying yourself watching Gatchaman! I've watched Gatchaman several times from beginning to end during my childhood, together with its sequels, and I can't get enough of it! Glad you've joined us!
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