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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Howard Alan Treesong on November 07, 2008, 02:03:01 AM

Title: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on November 07, 2008, 02:03:01 AM
You made a serious drama about crime-fighting cellphones?

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61jvfA0e9zL._SS500_.jpg)

(http://wiki.d-addicts.com/static/images/0/00/Keitai-Sosakan-7-chart.jpg)

[youtube=425,350]094wKbo2fWY[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=094wKbo2fWY

[youtube=425,350]EtYgJGm6sCY[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtYgJGm6sCY

Japan, I want you to think about what you just did.
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: Akala on November 07, 2008, 02:04:44 AM
 :lol

I wait for the American remake.
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 07, 2008, 02:05:43 AM
This is already my favorite show ever based on the first pic alone
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: Vizzys on November 07, 2008, 02:06:05 AM
downloadable switchblades
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: cool breeze on November 07, 2008, 02:07:09 AM
this actually exists, like, this is actually real...wow
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: CurseoftheGods on November 07, 2008, 02:09:31 AM
omg :o
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on November 07, 2008, 02:11:09 AM
the...the series director for this...is Takashi Miike

:spin :spin :spin
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 07, 2008, 02:16:59 AM
the...the series director for this...is Takashi Miike

:spin :spin :spin


oh, so it's probably satirical...that takes out half the fun, but I bet its pretty damn good and hilarious.
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: BlackMage on November 07, 2008, 02:38:45 AM
too bad japanese people aren't funny
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 07, 2008, 02:47:59 AM
too bad japanese people aren't funny

:hurr
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: cloudwalking on November 07, 2008, 09:43:59 AM
shot of the office at 1:14 in the first video totally looks like CTU

24 ripoff?
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: The Fake Shemp on November 07, 2008, 10:02:28 AM
The world's deadliest counter-terrorist mobile device, BlackJack Bauer, must battle power hungry mafiaso device Carmine iPhoni and the sexy terrorist sympathizer, Ms. B.B. Curve.
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: Eric P on November 07, 2008, 10:09:37 AM
i'm sold

time to check Dragoneye.ca
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: cloudwalking on November 07, 2008, 10:09:56 AM
the show is called phone braver 7? that's awesome
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: The Fake Shemp on November 07, 2008, 10:15:38 AM
I'm working on the American remake for CBS - "Razr Warz"
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: Tauntaun on November 07, 2008, 10:47:52 AM
downloadable switchblades

With boost mobile, you always know where you at.
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: chronovore on November 07, 2008, 11:40:35 AM
the...the series director for this...is Takashi Miike

:spin :spin :spin


Yes, you pleb. If you ask nicely, I can burn you some DVDs; my HDD recorder still has the first 15 eps or so from broadcast. It's not dejihousou or anything, just regular ANAL-OH-GEE.
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: bork on November 07, 2008, 11:42:51 AM
I like the Knight Rider remake that is going on now, but how much more awesome would it have been if KITT was a transforming cell phone??  :hyper
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: Beezy on November 07, 2008, 11:47:37 AM
The world's deadliest counter-terrorist mobile device, BlackJack Bauer, must battle power hungry mafiaso device Carmine iPhoni and the sexy terrorist sympathizer, Ms. B.B. Curve.

I'm working on the American remake for CBS - "Razr Warz"
:rofl
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: muckhole on November 07, 2008, 02:09:15 PM
Man, Japan is really phoning it in these days.
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: Himu on November 07, 2008, 02:13:23 PM
:rofl

America remake this
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: HyperZoneWasAwesome on November 07, 2008, 02:38:07 PM
There's a full 51 episodes of fightin cell phones.  Its a currently ongoing series.

oh, and Mamoru Oshii and Shusuke Kaneko (Godzilla: GMK, 90's Gamera films, those too popular Death Note movies) both guest directed at least one episode.  Freaking Oshii did this!
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 07, 2008, 02:42:05 PM
:rofl

America remake this
In NA, I don't think the show would cell.  :spin
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 07, 2008, 02:45:21 PM
:rofl

America remake this
In NA, I don't think the show would cell.  :spin

Yeah, probably wouldn't get a very good reception. 
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: Flannel Boy on November 07, 2008, 02:51:49 PM
:rofl

America remake this
In NA, I don't think the show would cell.  :spin

Yeah, probably wouldn't get a very good reception. 

Depends on whether it would receive good coverage.
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 07, 2008, 02:53:42 PM
:rofl

America remake this
In NA, I don't think the show would cell.  :spin

Yeah, probably wouldn't get a very good reception. 

Depends on whether it would receive good coverage.

Certain regions may have a sizable fan base, depending on where you at.
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: HyperZoneWasAwesome on November 07, 2008, 03:06:46 PM
i think the flavor of the show might be Out of Range of American audiences.
and the problem with keeping shows on the air today is that so many viewers today are Roaming Charges, just flipping the station whenever they like.
furthermore, moving a Japanese tv show so far Out of Area from its country of origin might make for a Bad Connection to American audiences.

and in further cell phone entertainment related news, perhaps you weren't all aware that there's been a recently released Hong Kong made official remake of Cellular.
[youtube=425,350]bl_VOAXyDEg[/youtube]

the cell phone/action genre is obviously booming in all parts of Asia.
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 07, 2008, 03:07:34 PM
downloadable switchblades

With boost mobile, you always know where you at.

You hear that chirp?! You hear how clear that is?!
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: Eric P on November 07, 2008, 03:35:33 PM
Its like the Japanese equivalent of creating a cartoon to sell shitty action figures.
I think the japanese equivalent of creating a show to sell action figure, is a show to sell action figures.  This is some next level shit.

selling cell action figures

they just squared it
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on November 07, 2008, 10:09:48 PM
famicon MM != NES MM . And there is that password...
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: Positive Touch on November 07, 2008, 10:16:05 PM
now they need to sell a cellphone/transformer hybrid device to tie in with the show
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 07, 2008, 11:29:34 PM
famicon MM != NES MM . And there is that password...

:bow Superior PC Version :bow2
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on November 08, 2008, 01:59:53 AM
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famicon MM != NES MM . And there is that password...

http://www.crockford.com/wrrrld/maniac.html

wowzers , i was completely in the dark that there were THAT many differences.



dude, the guy who wrote that article came to Thursday night drinking club! I totally geeked out with him about Maniac Mansion

and that's just the NES version; the Famicom version had worse graphics, more changes, no good music, and a like 100-character password (EDIT: 104). it was a COMPLETELY different port by a Japanese company, can't remember who right now. it came out three years before the NES version.

so yeah, calling the Famicom version "kusoge," while disappointing, is not really unwarranted

(http://killass.lardpirates.com/nes/Maniac%20Mansion/SNAP001.JPG)(http://killass.lardpirates.com/nes/Maniac%20Mansion/SNAP005.JPG)(http://killass.lardpirates.com/nes/Maniac%20Mansion/SNAP004.JPG)
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 08, 2008, 11:12:49 AM
Quote
famicon MM != NES MM . And there is that password...

http://www.crockford.com/wrrrld/maniac.html

wowzers , i was completely in the dark that there were THAT many differences.



Quote
The mansion contains a number of arcade video games. One was called KILL THRILL. The name had to be changed. Doug Glen, our Director of Marketing, suggested that we change it to MUFF DIVER, which I thought was a pretty good idea. Unfortunately, I later became aware of the NES Game Standards Policy, which stated in part:

Nintendo will not approve NES cartridges...with sexually suggestive or explicit content

Yikes, MUFF DIVER had to be changed again. In order to minimize the impact on the artwork, I needed to substitute MUFF with another four letter word that was less suggestive that could make sense with DIVER. We settled on the word TUNA.


:lol 
Title: Re: Japan, you're on probation
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on November 08, 2008, 03:58:20 PM
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dude, the guy who wrote that article came to Thursday night drinking club!

You know, I'd read that Maniac Mansion article before and also read some of Crockford's libelous (http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/roadmap/archives/2008/04/popularity.html) JavaScript stuff, but never realized they were the same person.