| Oh gawd! I'm so excited I could cry!!! Yipee!!! |
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| Yes. Yes. Yes. HBO is perfect for a series like this. Also great that it's TV and not a movie. Better to flesh out the story and characters, instead of a condensed hour and a half film. This has potential to be amazing. |
| For the first time in my life, there is going to be a live action adaptation of a manga that I actually think will be really fucking good. HBO has done some amazing stuff, and so has Del Toro. Hoping for the best on this one. |
| YES YES YES YES YES YES *crying* |
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| HBO is going to sex it up. |
| This has the potential to turn out amazing. |
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Mormegil said: You can't assume that. I have seen Band of Brothers and that only had one scene with nudity (that I can remember). Besides, it's not like the source material is completely devoid of that kind of content anyways.HBO is going to sex it up. |
| This can be a hit or miss. Actually the first thing that crossed my mind was Stan Lee's Heroman, a miss for the greatest comic writer. That prooved that not everyone can make a good anime. Guillermo del Toro has made truly masterpieces, such as Mr. Lee. I just hope he does a great job turning an anime into a TV series, I'm really looking forward to it! |
| Will watch for sure, if it does end up working out. |
Excelsior said: Of course there will be changes though. I bet that they'll make Tenma an American in Germany instead. As much as I dislike the idea, would it really change much of anything? I don't remember Tenma's race playing a particularly large role in the series. The other characters pretty much need to stay the same, though. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
insan3soldiern said: Only minor changes, seeing how in the newspaper, witnesses, and the cops main description of him was that he was Japanese, also when he bowed to people, and when he cooked for the man that taught him to use the gun, that man had a kid that wasn't his but of someone of a parent that he killed while in war, and she hated him and never showed any kind of affection or feelins towards him until one day she finally laughed at him for being unable to use chopstix and...... idk what else.Excelsior said: Of course there will be changes though. I bet that they'll make Tenma an American in Germany instead. As much as I dislike the idea, would it really change much of anything? I don't remember Tenma's race playing a particularly large role in the series. The other characters pretty much need to stay the same, though. |
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| crap, this is gonna be good. hbo tv series are usually good and with walking dead adaption doing well, i hope monster can follow suit. |
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| Gonna be soooo awesome |
| I want to see this!!! I just hope they don't mess it up. But if Naoki Urasawa helps with it, then it'll probably be awesome *-* |
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| I think the setting / race / nationalities of characters could be pulled off fine; it'll only be awkward hearing everyone speaking English for viewership purposes, when they should obviously be speaking German. Ah well, the anime had everyone speaking Japanese, so I guess I should just approach it from this mindset. Del Toro is a huge stickler for detail, and likely won't budge on his criteria for adaption. I mean, look at the Mountains of Madness; he's shot down every attempt at studio compromise to make it more marketable, and subsequently, it remains in development hell. If Pacific Rim proves successful, it's very likely that he's just gonna pay out-of-pocket to get that movie made. The guy has his own fundamentals, and I'm not especially worried with him tackling a live-action Monster. Also: Game of Thrones and The Wire are among my favorite television shows, so I have confidence in the extreme flexibility and budget that HBO brings to the table here. And to those bitching about the GoT adaption, I've read the books as well. Of course, the show can't live up to the novels, but as an adaption, I think it's been doing an incredible job, and THAT has to be at least ten times harder to pull off than a successful Monster adaption. If Del Toro and his crew is even half as competent as GoT's showrunners, I think we'll have a success. |
| >HBO Too bad that a subscription for HBO is pretty expensive in the year 2013. Guess I'll have to pirate this if it happens just like Game of Thrones. |
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| I think this could work. Monster in my opinion is one of the few series that may have what it takes to be a live-action series as long as its handle with the right cast and crew. |
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BrownSlush said: >HBO Too bad that a subscription for HBO is pretty expensive in the year 2013. Guess I'll have to pirate this if it happens just like Game of Thrones. Yea you can just torrent when the episode comes out you know |
| I lost my shit after I saw the news. This is a great way to introduce the glorious story of Monster to non-anime watchers. Hope it goes well. TIME TO HYPE THE SHIT OUT OF THIS! |
| Hoping it's just as excellent as the anime. |
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| I'am on episode 24 right now, cant stop watching. |
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| wtf? ... So its basically a remake, right? Or do you mean "TV Show" as in "Live-Action TV Show" ? ... that'd be OK... I don't know, I don't really watch TV Shows so I doubt I'd watch it. |
Mr_0range said: I'm not an huge anime fan but I am most certainly exited for this thrilling series since I do enjoy Guillermo's work. I was thinking of watching the anime of Monster but ill probably just wait the HBO series or what do you guys think should i? And I yes I just made this account to comment on this. You might want to watch Monster ... I would say watch it, since the HBO series will be different regardless of how well it's down (personally think if they tried to create the anime exactly it would actually suffer a bit, since certain things are done better in anime and can't be re-created (vice-versa applies too of course)) but it would be a good idea to see the original, plus it's a great series in general. waalex11 said: wtf? ... So its basically a remake, right? Or do you mean "TV Show" as in "Live-Action TV Show" ? ... that'd be OK... I don't know, I don't really watch TV Shows so I doubt I'd watch it. Live Action >.>, Since when did HBO start re-making anime ... read OP |
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| Maybe I'll just watch this instead of the anime. Pirating_Ninja said: Laughed out loud at this.waalex11 said: Live Action >.>, Since when did HBO start re-making anime ... read OPwtf? ... So its basically a remake, right? Or do you mean "TV Show" as in "Live-Action TV Show" ? ... that'd be OK... I don't know, I don't really watch TV Shows so I doubt I'd watch it. |
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
Mr_0range said: I'm not an huge anime fan but I am most certainly exited for this thrilling series since I do enjoy Guillermo's work. I was thinking of watching the anime of Monster but ill probably just wait the HBO series or what do you guys think should i? And I yes I just made this account to comment on this. This is probably going to take quite a long time to start airing, so you might want to just watch the anime. |
| I'm so excited about this, if it really works out it'll be amazing! |
| ...How depressing.. I hate Finnish TV ;_; |
| If the character's are portrayed nicely and the story is followed 100% throughout i think it'll be epic. But i still can't imagine a real life actor acting as Johan >_> |
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| it's going to be so good if it happens!! |
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| What can I say? Dicking time. |
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| Not sure what to expect, but if it stays true to the manga, it'll be awesome. |
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| Well the people behind this seem reliable enough, I have faith that this could succeed. |
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| huehuehue hope it turns out good |
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| I'd watch it. Hope this works out well. |
| Yes....abso-freaking-lutely. Make it happen. <3 |
| Good luck for the actor who is going to play johan |
Knil said: dankickyou said: Monster can easily work as live action but since its HBO expect copious amounts of sex scenes. D: Also, who is sexy enough to make a good Johan? Neil Patrick Harris anyone? :D ewww no!! He's not sexy/young/charismatic enough to be Johan, i'd rather see this cuties playing as Johan |
milloApr 28, 2013 1:45 PM
| Hugo Weaving = Lunge |
| "...our faces marked by toil, by deceptions, by success, by love; our weary eyes looking still, looking always, looking anxiously for something out of life, that while it is expected is already gone – has passed unseen, in a sigh, in a flash – together with the youth, with the strength, with the romance of illusions.” - Joseph Conrad ('Youth') |
| Huge news ! Definitely gonna watch it ! Guillermo del toro is perfect for the job ! |
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eyerok said: Hugo Weaving = Lunge I would love to see that <3 I'm quite unsure about most american adaptations from japanese anime/manga, but knowing Guillermo Del Toro is at the helm, and HBO collaborates with him, I can't help but feel excited. I wonder if a japanese actor will play doctor Tenma (hope so), and also who will play Johan (it would be interesting if he were european, or at least give off an european vibe). |
Knil said: dankickyou said: Monster can easily work as live action but since its HBO expect copious amounts of sex scenes. D: Also, who is sexy enough to make a good Johan? Neil Patrick Harris anyone? :D bonerific! |
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| This could be something amazing, pretty excited. |
| He should make Hellboy 3 before he does this. |
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