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Madilayn
Mistress of Ebil
I am a Swan.
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Registration Date: 01-02-2006
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13-05-2011 19:52
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Pufles65
Master Boardie
I am a Swallow.
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Registration Date: 20-06-2010
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14-05-2011 16:45
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TheSolarSailor
Junior Member
I am a Galactor.
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Registration Date: 06-05-2011
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| quote: | Originally posted by lborgia88
Welcome, Solar Sailor! 
Your name feels familiar -the IMDB message boards? |
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Yep, for better or worse, that would be me! 
Thanks every one for the welcome. I just saw this thread and I don't have time to post much at the moment, but I will be back to say more. Thanks again for the warm welcome. So far, this board has been really nice, enjoyable, and free of all the mean-spiritedness of IMDb. It reminds me of how Batman On Film used to be back in the days before the reboot by Chris Nolan. It was warm, enjoyable, and fun. Of course, it got too big and lost it's charm. It's nice to find such a forum again! Truly!
And yes, I had to choose Galactor. I have always been a "villains" type of guy, even when I was young! When I was 7 years old, I was so worried that Darth vader was going to get killed by the mean old Obi-wan! 
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This post has been edited 1 time(s), it was last edited by TheSolarSailor on 15-05-2011 at 14:34.
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15-05-2011 14:30
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TheSolarSailor
Junior Member
I am a Galactor.
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| quote: | Originally posted by Transmute Jun
Just wondering, Solar Sailor... where did your name come from? It's reminding me of an old DS9 episode where Sisko and Jake use a Bajoran ship with solar sails to cross the galaxy... |
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Well, I have never seen that episode of DS9, so that is obviously not it. My name is actually based on the 1982 movie TRON, the ship called the Solar Sailer that travels that unending energy beam to their destination.
Anyhow, I just turned 41 years old. I live in Cullman, Alabama and have all of my life. I got a late start at college, deciding to go back a few years ago. I am working towards a Bachelor's Degree in Education, Social Science. It seems to be taking forever to get that four year degree, but I do what I can. It'll be worth it when all is said and done. I do not wish to stay in Alabama, though. It will always be home, but I would like the opportunity to live elsewhere in the states. I have always had a hankering for Oregon for some strange reason, so who knows what the future will hold!
as I have mentioned in other threads, I grew up on Battle of the Planets and loved every second of it. In adulthood, it was relegated to the past and many years went by where I had sort of forgotten about it. Then I discovered the Gatchaman OVA around 1998 when a friend rented an anime that advertised it at the start. I sat there having flashbacks to Battle of the Planets. Was this Gatchaman related to the show, or inspired by it? I was intrigued and bought the VHS releases. This was definitely linked to the show of my childhood.
I would go to the library and use the internet, where I discovered all sorts of great resources and information about the world of Gatchaman. I couldn't believe that the series was so different from Battle of the Planets, but in my reading it suddenly made sense why these alien planets always looked just like Earth, right down to the airports! That used to always make me wonder when I was a kid. It never dawned on me that what I was watching was not the original! I had no concept of dubs, haha! The mystery of Berg katse even explained the whole "is Zoltar a woman" issue from The Alien Bigfoot episode.
Anyhow, I wanted to see Gatchaman very much, but it was not available. I eventually tracked down some bootleg DVD sets of the entire series that were made from the laserdiscs and subtitled by the Chinese with hilarious results. Still, the subs were good enough that I could understand what was going on. Go Scientific Paladins! Bwahahahaha! I bought 6 DVDs of Battle of the Planets by Rhino that had good Gatchaman episodes on them with nice subtitle work, and was able to compare how different the two versions was.
I own two fanmade VHS tapes, one containing the last few episodes of Gatchaman II, and one containing the first few episodes of Gatchaman Fighter. The fan subtitles are decent. Sadly, this is all I have ever gotten to see of the two sequel series. When AD Vision released the new Gatchaman DVDs, I ran out and bought them up. I really enjoyed the new English cast and thought they translated the episodes quite well overall. Personally, I like their little jokes here and there, and I enjoyed their silly 70s lingo. I think they did well. My only complaint would be the silly voices used for Galactor commanders and such as the series went on, but I guess nothing is perfect. I had really hoped AD Vision would utilize the same cast for Gatchaman II, but it has never happened. Oh well, I am very happy to finally have a good U.S. release of the series I so desperatly wanted to see.
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16-05-2011 00:42
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Solar Sailor! Please feel free to tell us about yourself!
