Protoculture Addicts (1-20-08)

Are you ready? This one's a long one. (And this isn't even all of them -- I'll post up the rest tomorrow.) As a fan, I must say, it's nice to see so much online activity... ~EhC


United Earth Group, "My Fan Art," 13 January 2008:

aloisfisher: [artwork a-plenty] [...]
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RDF Underground, "Episode 229 'Goodbyes and Hellos,'" 14 January 2008:

Hello to updates, new sites, and new info, goodbye to a favorite mag, and a tv network. [...]
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Disciples of Zor, "Working on Compilation of Protoculture Addicts articles for Robotech RPG." 15 January 2008:

Basara 549: I scanned these in years ago, and made substantial alterations to them. I'll be putting together a PDF of these files (my heavily altered ones, and a select few of the others with minor alteration as an extra) in the next couple weeks. However, I need help with one article - ironically it's one I created myself as a continuation of one from the collection - The random hit location tables. In addition to the 3 articles (compiled into one) from PA, I also did random hit locations for most of the other mecha that were not in the magazine or RPG Book Two - EXCEPT.... I never got around to doing the charts for my ABP-Z4, the new mecha Breaux added to the second edition of Return of the Masters, or the mecha from "Lancer's Rockers" While I'll attempt to do these myself, if anyone wants to volunteer to create some of these, it would be appreciated. [...]

Palladium Books, "Robotech on Space," 15 January 2008:

[...] Esckey: After watching this on space, I've decided that it would be in humanity's best interest for Robotech to be redone from start to finnish. Fix the bad dialogue, and new animation would rock [...]

RDF Underground, "Episode 230 'Final Battle on Praxis and Journey to Garuda,'" 15 January 2008:

The Sentinels are triumphant on Praxis and prepare to journey to Garuda while trouble is brewing on the moon of Fantoma. [...]
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RDF Underground, "Live Action TV Series?" 15 January 2008:

[...] Fremen72: I think a good TV series could be possible if they go with a new story rather than retell the original. I would like to see a prequel. Maybe the unification wars. That would be a good place to start. Introduce some new characters and go to a part of the Robotech universe that hasn't been explored (aside from comics) in too much detail.

Robotech.com, "Wow," 15 January 2008:

[...] atreyu2112: I'll chip in... I have to agree that Robotech.com is poorly run. The updates are so few and far in between that I usually find the information elsewhere long before it's posted here. [...] Toynami's web site is even worse. [...]

RDF Underground, "Episode 231 'Death of Praxis,'" 16 January 2008:

The Sentinels are now outlaws and Praxis dies. But the Mission of the Sentinels Continues. [...]
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RDF Underground, "Episode 232 'Praxa,'" 17 January 2008:

Praxis is doomed, and the Sentinels must escape. [...]
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Spacecast, "The Macross Saga (Episodes 1-36)," 17 January 2008:

[...] Pepperidge: [...] I must say that the animation in episode 11 was absolutely abysmal. Amazing that so many people criticize the problems with modern digital animation when they were able to get away with entire sequences composed only of keyframes. Regardless, I'm very impressed with Robotech as an adaptation. The script is much more maturely written than I was expecting for a dub from the 80s. [...] TheVok: After seeing episode 20, let me be the first Torontonian to admit to completely forgetting over the years that it was my own city that offered/refused to take in the refugees of Macross City. I'm so proud/ashamed of the Ontario Quadrant! [...]

Concept Den, "Science Fiction Troopers Design 101," 18 January 2008:

During the lifetime of this blog, I’m pretty sure I’ve blabbed about the so-called “Science-Fiction Troopers” phenomena for a while now. Its enduring status throughout the decades reached a fever pitch with (at the time of this writing) the release of videogames based on original properties like Halo, Killzone, Starcraft, Doom, Mass Effect, Armies of the Southern Cross, Gears of War, Quake, Crysis and Unreal, and popular licensed franchises like Starwars (Republic Commando, Dark Troopers), Battletech (Elementals) and Warhammer 40k. [...]

Robotech.com, "Robotech and Race," 18 January 2008:

smiernoff: With all the buzz over a possible live action movie and who should take starring roles, I've read some message boards (on other sites) where it appears some Asian fans seem to take issue with Caucasians taking roles beyond Max Sterling. [...]

Robotech.com, "Five things HG needs to do to help Robotech reach new fans and keep the old fans happy.." 18 January 2008:

JMcle97000: 1. Get Robotech back on TV,here in the States, the Sci-Fi Channel, USA Network, Cartoon Network, one of those channels would be perfect. 2. Make New Robotech Comics!!!! Its been how long since Prelude was ended... 3. Reprint the rest of the Novels and the Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles comics in a TPB, (preferably with some new matrial made by the Waltrips) and hurry up all ready!!!! 4. Make figures of the characters.. enough with the mecha Toynami... 5. And last but not least make more Robotech Video games!!!!!! [...]

Roboblog III: The Odyssey, "A link, a request, and a promise." 19 January 2008:

[...] - Hey, would everyone working on the Roboblog Comics Contest please e-mail me and let me know how things are going? I haven't received anything for a while and I'm starting to worry/panic/get depressed about the whole thing. - New Roboblog Chronicles video sometime this weekend. Be watching for it.

United Earth Group, "Talkshoe - Robotech Podcasters Unite," 19 January 2008:

MedMapGuy: I'd like to give a shout-out to the Robotech Podcasts out there. These shows have have their own points of view, and who doesn't want that? These guys give life to the fandom in a way no forum can. They have their stories to tell. [...]
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Protoculture Addicts (1-18-08)

Short on time. More tomorrow... ~EhC


(Via Robotech.com) Space, "HypaSpace Weekly," January 2008:

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Spores, Moulds, and Fungus, "Thoughts on Death Note and Robotech," 15 January 2008:

Watching Minmay on Robotech and Misa Amane on Death Note at around the same time puts me in my own special feminist hell. But I find Misa to be much more objectionable, because she isn't a "civilian" character, and is directly compared to two very awesome male characters. Yeah, sure, you can make the argument that Misa is dark and crazy underneath it all, but her attitude seems to come more from vapidity than callousness. [...] Minmay aside, Robotech is starting to grow on me. I don't think I'll want to pick up the series later, and if I did it would be the three series in their original forms, but I'm enjoying the edited version and am getting really curious as to how Macek pulls off the merging. [...]

Robotech.com, "BREAKING NEWS!!! Robotech series to air on the Space channel in Canada!" 15 January 2008:

[...] karridian: Nostalgia You know, its been kind of nice this past week to be able to come home, turn on the TV, and watch Robotech. Its been a real blast, feels almost like it was 20 years ago (except I'm coming home from work and not school now). Having the old commercial bumpers really helps feed the sense of nostalgia. [...]

Robotech.com, "robotech orguss project," 15 January 2008:

longbow385: Robotech fan is starting a robotech fan project saga with super orguss. This will be a saga that will more then likely span about 35 episodes in lendtgh. [...] This is the real deal people. [...]

"Real deal"? We'll see. Waiting... ~EhC

Michael Bradley MySpace Blog, "WHEN THE RAIN BEGINS TO FALL 1984," 16 January 2008:

A lot of you see the title "When the Rain Begins To Fall" in my bio and discography. There's an incredibly long story behind that song. But I just don't have time to write it all down...maybe when I get around to writing my memoirs I'll get into detail, but for now, I'll give you the short version. The song was written by Steve Wittmack (who I had known for years), Peggy March (who I met through Steve) and myself. [...] I'm talking about this song mainly because of the notoriety it brought to me as a songwriter. It led Steve Wittmack and I to a meeting with Thomas White, the music supervisor for a television show called Robotech, which was in the middle of its first season. And the rest is history. [...]

Robotech.com, "Shared RT with anybody new lately?" 16 January 2008:

[...] BlaqChaos: mechatronic At first she [my wife] didn't really believe Roy was dead. It too her to the credits starting to role for her to believe it was true. [...] To me, it seems that although she's paying attention to the overall story, she seems to have centered on the dynamic between Rick, Lisa, Minmei, and Kyle. [...]

LinkedIn, "Would anyone like to come to the Notemine Kick-off Party?" 17 January 2008:

We're having a party! In honor of the launch of Notemine [http://notemine.com], we're headed over to Isotope Comics, the coolest (and probably biggest!) comics lounge around. [...] schmooze with comic book and animation celebrities Ken Pontac (Happy Tree Friends), Marv Wolfman (Teen Titans), Tommy Yune (Robotech), and more! [...] February 15, 2008, 8:00PM – 12:00AM, No Cover, 21+ [...]

Protoculture Addicts (1-14-08)

Robotech.com, 8 January 2008, "If the Sentinels were ever completed...":

RaisingCane: I'd make the Sentinels live up to the literal definition of their name and portray them as loyal subjects of the Robotech Empire and charged with its defense following the destruction of the Zentraedi armada and the absence of the Masters themselves. It'd be the Sentinels who the REF encounters in their search for the Masters' homeworld and it is THEY (not the Invid) who serve as the main antagonist during the bulk of the story. [...]

Robotech.com, 9 January 2008m "Nova possible futures?":

blackfox: What ever happen to Nova Satori? According to the infopedia she is still alive. Hopefully HG dosen't forget about her or giver some off screen death.If we see her in the RTSC this is my guess on her possible futures [...]

Disciples of Zor, 10 January 2008, "I'm Officially Banned From Robotech.com":

[...] Jasonc: [...] From my last conversation with someone at Funimation, and from things posted on the net, Funimation wanted more than to just have HG foolishly spend their money. They wanted to choose the studio, and help direct the movie to some extent. Basically, they wanted part of the creative process. It makes sense. I mean, the movie wasn't put together well at all, even with a decent premise. Well, HG doesn't like giving up control, so with that, the money deal left the table. That was awhile back ago, and I've since had no contact with my anonymous Funimation contact. So, I don't know where that's at. [...]

Palladium Books, 10 January 2008, "Robotech on Space":

[...] DhAkael: It's retro-tastic! I've seriously gotten spoiled by Macross-Plus and Full-Metal Alchemist...BUT I will say Macross / Robotech still warms the cockles of my heart. [...]

Robotech.com, 10 January 2008, "Your thoughts and reviews on The Shadow Chronicles *SPOILERS*":

[...] jwolff: Top 10 Reasons to Stop Worrying and Love The Shadow Chronicles Hi there everybody! As the new guy in town, I feel it's my duty to tell you my Top 10 reasons to stop worrying and love the shadow chronicles. Here goes: [...]

Robotech.com, 10 January 2008, "Robotech RPG license returns to Palladium":

[...] Folkrich: bad choice of gaming system for RT [...] Now this is only my opinion, but the best system to play RT to is Heavy Gear. This RPG is made by Dream Pod 9. A friend I converted RT to Heavy Gear and it was awesome. [...]

United Earth Group, 10 January 2008, "The official ask Nenad thread":

[...] nenad: [Regarding UEG's GENESIS fanfilm project...] Sound Yes. Voices NO. There was a point at wich we decided not to have any.. ( lack of character animators..) [...]

Spacecast, 11 January 2008, "SPACE blasts into 2008 with Robotech":

[...] Psi-Phi-Sam: Robotech and Star Trek In todays second episode just after the radar gets blasted, there is a quick shot of a computer screen. On the screen is the first ever Star Trek game, it's text based, written in basic and runs on DOS. [...]

Robotech.com, 13 January 2008, "Shared RT with anybody new lately?":

[...] BlaqChaos: As a matter of fact... I'm going through it with my wife right now. Tomorrow, Roy dies. I can't wait to see her reaction to that. (Just to elaborate, I'm not being morbid. I just think that his death will be a good test of how involved with these characters she's become.)

Protoculture Addicts (1-13-08)

Protoculture News & Updates, 31 December 2007, "New: eBook Compilation of the first 10 issues!":

This new eBook compiles together the first ten (10) issues of Protoculture Addicts. It covers the early days of the magazine from its creation in Fall 1987 to the end of 1990. That's the period when the magazine was the “Official Robotech fanzine.” It offers 362 pages for only $12.99 US (nearly half the combined cover price!) or $9.99 US if ordered from Protoculture's web site. All those issues have not been available in print for years! They are now made available in a single volume to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the magazine. [...]

What a novel idea. An archive of the original RT fanzine! Definitely gonna pick this up... ~EhC

BankOfKev, 8 January 2008, "ROBOTECH.TV UPDATED WITH NEW INFORMATION":

Robotech.tv website has been updated with the latest airtimes for Robotech in both North and South America

Evil Avatar, 9 January 2008, "Robotech back on TV!":

Orz: [...] Man, watching the first couple of episodes brought back memories. It hasn't aged well, but not bad overall compared to less intelligent shows from the era. The voice acting was spotty, stuff happened at a rate far too fastpaced to digest, and Minmei is an atrocity, but I was surprised how watchable it remains. I know it's been out on DVD a while, but there's something different about it being on TV. [...]

Spores, Moulds, and Fungus, 9 January 2008, "Context is Everything":

[...] There are certain concepts I can't wrap my head around, because they jar so much with my established beliefs [...] Another is that Robotech should be granted a "free pass" because though it was a rippingly horrible treatment of anime (3 unrelated series edited into one), it did get people interested in Japanese cartoons and their possibilities, plus was made in a time when no one was interested in foreign animation on television. Still, part of me remains astonished at how Robotech can be perpatuated. [...] I sometimes see the point being made that Robotech still had a sense of power to it that came from breaking a few US TV boundaries for the time while not crossing others. [...]

Anime News Network, 11 January 2008, "Time Warner Invests in Gaia Online Virtual Community":

CEO Craig Sherman of Gaia Interactive, the company that runs the anime-inspired Gaia Online virtual community, has confirmed that his company has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from Time Warner. [...] Recently [...] Warner Brothers has used the community to promote some of its films. Earlier in the year, anime distributor FUNimation Entertainment also partnered with Gaia in a promotional campaign [...]

Why's this of interest? Well, both FUNimation and Warner Brothers have stakes in the "anime" ROBOTECH brand. Honestly, I have no idea what all of this could mean -- if anything at all -- but it's an interesting convergence, if I do say so myself... ~EhC

Palladium Books, 11 January 2008, "Press Release":

[...] Robotech® The Shadow Chronicles® RPG – Ships February 25, 2008 [...] Palladium has not seen so much anticipation for a new role-playing game release since the debut of Rifts® in 1990. Robotech® The Shadow Chronicles® is a NEW role-playing game. It is not a rehashed, retooled printing of the original RPG from the 1980s. Furthermore, the release of the Robotech® The Shadow Chronicles® DVD Movie earlier this year, the release of the Deluxe DVD, Shadow Chronicles® Art Book, and the announcement of a Robotech® Movie in development at Warner Bros. Pictures has ramped up interest and excitement for Robotech. [...]

Robotech.com, 11 January 2008, "Auction In Benefit of Claudio PSX":

Want to help out a fellow Robotech fan? Come bid on autographed Robotech memorabilia! [...] In 2007, Claudio was diagnosed with cancer, and he is currently undergoing chemotherapy to fight the spread of the deadly tumor. For this reason, a benefit auction is being held from January 7th to the 21st to raise funds to help cover the expenses of the treatment. Three articles are going to be auctioned. [...]

DVD Cheats, 12 January 2008, "Robotech - Macross Saga Collection 3":

Hidden Audio Track [...] While watching the feature Robotech II: The Sentinels on the bonus disc, use the audio function on your remote to select the hidden 3rd audio track. You will be able to watch the program with music and sound effects only.

Michael Bradley MySpace, "Pics / Albums / Robotech the Movie recording sessions":

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Dailymotion, "Toonami Midnight Run Promo":

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Updates?

Sorry for the lack of updates this week, friends; I've been busy on a number of other fronts. So, when should you expect the next one(s)? Watch for RT NEWS tomorrow, and the RT FORUM TRAWL Monday. Thanks for your understanding and patience...

~ EhC

Protoculture Addicts (1-07-08)

Vaguely Specific, 5 January 2008, "Mystery Anime Theater 2: Robotech the Movie":

The most infamous of all the movies we’ve done as this film was reportedly booed out of a theater in Dallas back when it was shown in 1988. [...] Of all the movies we’ve done we rate this as the hardest because it was so hard to come up with lines and a lot of it seems forced. [...] As someone who has watched the film multiple times it’s not something I recommend.

Adult Swim, 5 January 2007, "Anime Network's 24/7 Linear Service Discontinued":

faye_worshipper69v2: The Anime Network, A.D. Vision's television and streaming service, has officially announced that it discontinued its 24/7 linear service. The service had actually been discontinued at the beginning of the year. Anime Network still supports its Video-on-Demand (VOD) service for digital cable providers, Sprint Mobile streaming for mobile phones, and Online Player for personal computers. [...] Propeller TV, a channel on the United Kingdom's Sky Digital satellite service, has also discontinued its daily two-hour Anime Network programming block at the beginning of the year. [...]

Palladium Books, 5 January 2008, "Happy New Year?":

[...] I’m happy to have the Robotech® licences back. It will be fun and challenging to redo this series even better than the original, and it’s nice working with dedicated Robotech® creators like Tommy Yune and a handful of excited fans all eager to share their ideas about Robotech and where the new RPG series should go. I think we are going to surprise and please a lot of people with the books to come. [...]

Army.ca Forums, 6 January 2008, "Robotech":

[...] Blindspot: Poor kids today and the crappy cartoons they are subjected to. Unlike what was available to us 35-40 year olds. [...]

BankOfKev, 6 January 2008, "A QUICK NOTE ABOUT ANIME LA":

[...] Both Robotech panels were very well attended and what struck me was the out and out enthusiam the fans all had. You would think things would cool after TSC was released, instead, fans are more fired up than ever. [...]

Robotech.com, 6 January 2008, "Wow":

Data Stream: Toynami screws up again, big suprise. Im sick of this man. Toynami's site hasnt been updated since last Comic-Con, RT.com hasnt been updated in forever either. Forget it, HG and Toynami suck, they have a ton of loyal fans, and all we get nothing in return. STOP SCREWING THE FANS DAMNIT!!!!! [...]

BankOfKev, 7 January 2008, "ROBOTECH PODCAST ON SPACE CANADA":

Space Canada has a podcast where UDON studios talks about Robotech. You can listen to the podcast here.
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Darkly Dreaming David, 7 January 2008, "Set Your PVR to Stun. ROBOTECH starts on Space tonight":

After Star Trek and Star Wars, Robotech was easily my biggest Nerdgasm. [...]

Roboblog III: The Odyssey, 7 January 2008, "Ups and Downs":

So Evan calls me and lets me know that the Protoculture Addicts with my article in it is at his local Waldenbooks -- several copies, in fact. Well, that's something; no place 'round here carries it, so it's nice for me to hear that it's at least on store shelves somewhere. Then he drops the other shoe. "Uh, your name's spelled wrong." Hnnh. Par for the freakin' course. [...]

Robotech.com, 7 January 2008, "Robotech RPG license returns to Palladium":

[...] Miyoko_Kojima: Disgusted I am a huge fan of Robotech, some of my favorite Roleplaying memories are from that game. Someone mentioned here well Palla-dumb got the licence back because the books sold well and their past relationship. [...] It is a bad business decision [...]

Protoculture Addicts (1-05-08)

Sorry for the wait; I've been busy with work and other pursuits. From this point forward, look for updates Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (personal circumstances permitting). Thanks for reading! ~EhC

p.s. Have any RT news items? Have you come across any interesting RT and/or RT-related links? Do you have a fan-project you want promoted? Email me at evancass[at]yahoo[dot]com.


Ledsoul Direct Illustration, 2 January 2008, "Simple Profile: Robotech Nurse":

Based on a Robotech character created for an RPG [...]
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RDF Underground, 2 January 2008, "Episode 226 'The Dark Powers/Death Dance'":

The Sentinels battle for survival on Praxis while the SDF-3 negotiates with the enemy. [...]
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Frames Per Second, 3 January 2008, "Robotech Returns to Canada":

Canadian readers take note: starting January 7, Space will start airing Robotech, arguably the series that kicked anime fandom into gear in North America. [...] Robotech was the only war cartoon on the air that treated war like war. Soldiers and civilians died, sometimes on a massive scale. More important than that, the show addressed things like mourning, living under occupation, and the different ways that soldiers dealt with taking other people's lives. [...] It's important to mention, though, that Robotech is wildly uneven. [...]

RDF Underground, 3 January 2008, "Episode 227 'The Slow Death Of The Sentinels'":

As the Sentinels battle for survival on Praxis, there is a conspiracy onboard the SDF-3 to take control of the RDF, and a conspiracy to assassinate the Invid Regent. The Mission of the Sentinels continues. [...]
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Robotech.com, 3 January 2008, "Polls":

It's 2008! What operating system do you mostly use now? [...]

Jonahhex’s Weblog, 4 January 2008, "The Mystery of Robotech Crystal Dreams!":

I think any hard core Robotech fan knows about this canceled video game. Robotech Crystal Dreams a video game developed by a small company called Gametek for the n64 in 1995-1998. The game was canceled because its developer Gametek filed for bankruptcy in 1997. I was able to get a demo of the game. [...]

Palladium Books, 4 January 2008, "Press Release":

[...] Live Podcast – Kevin Siembieda, Guest – January 7, 2008 [...] Kevin will talk about Palladium’s plans for 2008, upcoming products [...] 2008 Schedule of Release [...] - Robotech® The Shadow Chronicles® RPG – February 25, 2008. In production. [...] - A new Robotech® sourcebook (tentative) – March 2008. [...] Just some of the other books in development [...] - Robotech® Sourcebooks - Deluxe Robotech® RPG (8½ x 11; summer release) [...] Robotech® is the number one asked about RPG product coming from Palladium Books. It is also on track to break the previous record for advance orders previously held by Rifts® Ultimate Edition. [...]

RDF Underground, 4 January 2008, "Episode 228 'Macross Frontier/Do You Remember Love?'":

Macross Frontier and Miss Protoculture II. Need I Say More? [...]
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Robotech.com, 5 January 2008, "POLL: What ONE classic Robotech character that wasn't seen in TSC do you MOST want to see in TSR?":

[...] mechatronic: I agree Dana. Having her involved would also develop Maia's character,too. (Now if I can only get PTTSC somewhere!)

DVD Talk, "Anime Talk: WTK's Anime Bargains":

[...] MACROSS - The Complete Remastered Series DVD Set: $39.99 Retail Price: $250, 84% OFF! [...] Southern Cross DVD Set (S): $24.99 Retail Price: $99.98, 75% OFF! [...] Mospeada, Genesis Climber DVD Box Set (S): $24.99 Retail Price: $89.98, 73% OFF! [...]

Protoculture Addicts (1-02-08)

HealingTouch, 1 January 2008, "News of the Now: Robotech the Movie":

[...] Well, Tobey McGuire of Peter Parker fame has purchased the rights to a Robotech live-action movie. [...] The most well known of these 3 anime is most definitely ‘Macross’ which is the initial block of episodes that air at the start of the series [...] One can easily assume that the movie would be based off this saga [...] let’s just hope it doesn’t turn out like Spider-man 3 [...]

RDF Underground, 31 December 2007, "Episode 224 'The Future Is Awesome?'":

[...] The End Is Near. We Have An Update A Look Back Those Wacky Japanese The Prophecy [...]
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Michael Bradley MySpace Blog, 1 January 2008, "HAPPY NEW YEAR!!":

Just a quick note to thank everyone for coming out to our New Year's Eve gig last night. A few Robotech fans and friends showed up... [...] Viv (we missed Joe), Cheryl, Jason, Doug (Darkwater), Vincent (and his girlfriend...sorry, too much wine for me...your name has slipped into the recesses of my brain), Herman, Jay, Memo! and even Tommy Yune showed up last night [...]

One More Epicycle, 1 January 2008, "happy new year!":

[...] we need to go back to the Saturday morning cartoons of my youth– and one in particular, which came on at 6:30 or 7:00 or some such hour: Robotech. I was astonished. It was a far richer story than anything I’d seen before, and I was completely hooked. [...]

RDF Underground, 1 January 2008, "Episode 225 'The Liberation of Praxis'":

The long battle for the home of the amazonian warrior women, Praxis, begins in week five of Robotech II: The Sentinels. [...]
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Roboblog III: The Odyssey, 1 January 2008, "It's a new day.":

[...] Regarding the comic contest, the new deadline to get your entries in (since I know some of you are still scribbling away, or scrambling to find artists, or whatnot) is ... January 23, 2008 Mark your calendars. [...] the issue of Protoculture Addicts magazine with my article on the history of the ROBOTECH franchise is currently available, so if you have six bucks sitting around (plus shipping), you can buy that. Or not. I really don't care either way. It's not like I'm seeing a nickel of that. [...]

Jonathan spent three hours writing up the blog entry. It's lengthy and covers a lot. Do yourself a favor and check it out. Wish him a Happy New Year while you're at it; from the tenor of the post, it sounds like he could use it. ~EhC

Space, "SPACECAST / SHOWS / Robotech":

[...] Anime returns to SPACE! Robotech is a science fiction franchise that was launched by an 85-episode adaptation of three different anime television series. Within the combined and edited story, Robotechnology refers to the scientific advances discovered in an alien starship that crashed on a South Pacific island. With this technology, Earth developed giant robotic machines or mecha (many of which were capable of transforming into vehicles) to fight three successive extraterrestrial invasions. [...]

Protoculture Addicts (12-31-07)

(Via Justy) Studio MMG, 7 December 2007, "The Robotech Prophecy":

I have searched far and wide for an answer from the gods as to why Robotech has remained an obscure property to this day. In my foolhardy quest, I managed to uncover an ancient text found deep within the ruins of Caprica. The manuscript in question spoke of a “The Robotech Prophecy”. [...]

Comic Book Resources Forums, 29 December 2007, "Robotech - Should I watch it?":

AllisterH: I consider myself an old-school anime fan, in that I was a denizen of both the FFML and rec.arts.anime(.misc) BEFORE the current generation. Those that came into anime due to DBZ/Sailor Moon and the latter shows. My Sailor Moon though was Robotech. [...] SPACE (the Canadian sci-fi station) is going to run the entire series weekdays but like anything else from my youth, I'll be disappointed. Do I really want to besmirch the lofty position in my memory that Robotech exists as? [...]

BankOfKev, 30 December 2007, "2007 A ROBOTECH YEAR IN REVIEW":

[...] Well 2007 has been quite a year for Robotech and here is a chronological listing of the big Robotech events in 2007. [...] All in all it was a great year for Robotech. [...]

Casually Geeky, 31 December 2007, "Hey, Robotech is Coming Back to TV!":

With this ongoing writer's strike in Hollywood, a lot of us are missing out on new episodes for many of our favorite shows. Now with television stations seriously lacking in new material to show, some have decided to dig up old classics to air. In the case of the Space channel up in Canada, they've unearthed the anime classic, Robotech. It's just awesome that they brought this show back to television. [...]

Robotech.com, 31 December 2007, "POLL: What ONE classic Robotech character that wasn't seen in TSC do you MOST want to see in TSR?":

[...] rhade: Dana or any other member of the 15th other then Louie Cause I would love to hear them talking to Hunter and chewing him out for leaving the Earth when Leonard was able to see the potential for disaster... in fact, I could see Dana doing just that... facing an Admiral or not [...]

Protoculture Addicts (12-29-07)

I didn't post yesterday because, frankly, there was nothing of note to post. ~EhC

Robotech.com, 27 December 2007, "Maguire, WB attack the big screen with 'Robotech'...LIVE ACTION!!!":

[...] Prophetic: WB Adaptation [...] The script that WB currently has in it's possession is based on The Macross Saga from Robotech that was handled by Carl Macek. [...]

Palladium Books, 28 December 2007, "Press Release":

[...] Highlights of 2007 [...] We’ve laid the groundwork for what should be a spectacular year of releases in 2008. Getting the Robotech® RPG license back is one prime example. [...] [We] have some strong titles coming out soon [...] Robotech® Sourcebook, Fleets of the Three Galaxies™ [Title?? Context isn't clear... ~EhC] [...] 2008 Publishing Schedule [...] - Robotech®: The Shadow Chronicles® RPG – February, 2008. In production. [...] - A new Robotech® sourcebook (tentative) – March 2008. [...]

RDF Underground, 28 December 2007, "Episode 223 'Voyage Of The Damned'":

Not much Robotech (in fact almost none) but some Dr. Who goodness for you. [...]
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Robotech.com, 28 December 2007, "Philosophy of Robotech?":

[...] Rapier: just read something [...] maybe what Robotech is really about is evolution! think about it, the central object through the whole series is protoculture. protoculture is an agent of evolution for the major races in the first three sagas... human tech in TMS, life extension and cloning in TRM, and perfect life form in TNG. the haydonites, meanwhile, are machines against protoculture [...]

Space Station Liberty, 28 December 2007, "Happy New Year and Macross Frontier":

[Discussed]: the first episode of Macross Frontier; anything else new and improved in the world of Robotech.
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Robotech.com, 29 December 2007, "started my wearable CVR-3 armor":

[...] link4044: forearm heres my forearm armor http://www.eastcoastpropers.com/cycloneforearmor.jpg

Captain JLS MySpace Bulletin, 29 December 2007, "Jonathan has some news he'd like to share ... [SCWONKEY DOG]":

Jonathan's End of the Year Scwonkey Dog News [...]
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