I started to comment on what
Nenad had to say about things Harmony Gold should and shouldn't be doing. This was on the entry directly below this one. He mentioned about how they had to create sequels to keep
Robotech alive. So, I started to rant on enough to make an entry about what I had to say about a bigger subject. The dependence on a company:
I would disagree on this thought process that we need Harmony Gold
desperately. Let me explain what that means. There are so many people who live for Harmony Gold to update their web site, to produce material, to make proper sequels, and a lot more. People expect so much out of
Robotech.com that it's sad. The web site is merely a corporate advertisement for their product. It doesn't have to have all this stuff people expect. That's just how
Hollywood works. So, that's just the main thing. The other major thing is that people follow Harmony Gold's decisions on what's canon and what's not like a religious faith. I can understand it may be nice to know what the company is following for their background on what they create, but it has nothing to do with our own personal continuity. The fans are independent individuals who can actually decide what the canon is going to be for
Robotech. There surely won't be one of them. It may not be official, but that doesn't matter. The drawback is that most products the company makes won't support your own
continuity. Nothing new for
Robotech.
My own continuity for
Robotech is solely based on the TV series. Only the 85
eps. Everything else is alternative. I don't care what HG decides is or is not canon. If I don't believe the TV supports such, its not canon by me. However, it doesn't stop me from enjoying The Shadow Chronicles and create an alternative continuity makes it work with the show per say. Obviously, I want them to make all sequels to be solely based on the series. I hope they do. Either way, a lot of people get so hyped about official canon, but I haven't followed that since I realized the day that
Robotech products typically conflicted with the 85
episodes.
You also don't need sequels to keep something alive. There are so many followers of discontinued or very inactive products out there.
Robotech itself survived very well without a new animation. Yeah, it got some support through comics and minor production items, but it was alive through fans. There are many shows and other products that live on without a company backing it anymore. You may not be interested in the likes of Atari, the Commodore, and old computers, but
there's a whole community that is. They completely survive through their own passion. No company supports them in any way. The most you get now is companies attempting to release retro game collections.
Robotech has never had a problem of gaining brand new fans through the 85 episodes of the TV series. The novels were also a major source of new fans too. As long as people can get their hands on it, there will be a new wave. I became a
Robotech fan when Cartoon Network aired the series. That's over 12 years after
Robotech was fully supported by Harmony Gold. The comic series and
RPG were the only things around. A lot of people in the community were passionate fans and kept
Robotech going before and after that.
Robotech is owned by the fans to do what they wish with it. I understand people want new products, and that's great. You want Harmony Gold to produce high quality items. That would be great, but this is
Robotech. We all like the TV series or the novels still. Don't we? We're still wasting time on this product called
Robotech because of those items, huh? I guess that means
Robotech survived 20 years because the fans kept it alive through those great creations. So, I tell you now. It's up to the fans to keep it going. There's nothing at all that stops you from putting effort into fan projects and community events. If you like what HG make, buy it, but take action to make your own stuff. Keep
Robotech alive through your support of the fandom.
It looks like Sentinel comics are in demand, the bid is up to 50 bucks on Sunday. I heard these issues are rare. So, if you're interested, heh heh. No I'm not the one selling these. Bid ends on the 27th. Thanks Bryan for the notice.
