Comments on: Now with Exotic Animal Sidekick! http://www.aleemartinez.com/exotic-animal-sidekick/blog/29072009/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:01:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: A. Lee Martinezhttp://www.aleemartinez.com/exotic-animal-sidekick/blog/29072009/comment-page-1/#comment-53 A. Lee Martinez Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:31:53 +0000 http://www.aleemartinez.com/?p=98#comment-53 All good points. Destro was not in command of Cobra because his name was Destro and NOT Cobra Commander. See how that works? It's science, kids! Also, I have to say death in fiction is a highly overrated plot device. Those classic G.I. Joe episodes work just fine without having a body count. And would the A-Team be the same without those shots of cars flipping over, only to have the passengers climb out afterwards? I think not. That was part of the charm. All good points.

Destro was not in command of Cobra because his name was Destro and NOT Cobra Commander. See how that works? It’s science, kids!

Also, I have to say death in fiction is a highly overrated plot device. Those classic G.I. Joe episodes work just fine without having a body count. And would the A-Team be the same without those shots of cars flipping over, only to have the passengers climb out afterwards? I think not. That was part of the charm.

]]> By: jboyd01http://www.aleemartinez.com/exotic-animal-sidekick/blog/29072009/comment-page-1/#comment-52 jboyd01 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:47:21 +0000 http://www.aleemartinez.com/?p=98#comment-52 They're slow but they are full of great messages for the kiddies...Guns and Nazis are bad (Megatron was a Walter PPK and when he transformed he looked like he was wearing a stormtrooper helmet)...breasts are dangerous (the pink robot from Ultraman whose breasts were missles)...if you are a hysterical megalomanic with a high pitched voice you too can run a multinational terrorist organization (Why wasn't Destro in charge of Cobra?) ...and lastly, sometimes you have to make the ultimate sacrifice for the greater good (Snake Eyes when he died to keep the poison from killing the rest of the Joes way before Optimus Prime got shot on the Big screen) ...the only really sucky thing about GIJoe was the way no one ever got killed just like on A-Team. Scarlet could have dropped a 5-megaton bomb on COBRA HQ and noone would have died. They’re slow but they are full of great messages for the kiddies…Guns and Nazis are bad (Megatron was a Walter PPK and when he transformed he looked like he was wearing a stormtrooper helmet)…breasts are dangerous (the pink robot from Ultraman whose breasts were missles)…if you are a hysterical megalomanic with a high pitched voice you too can run a multinational terrorist organization (Why wasn’t Destro in charge of Cobra?) …and lastly, sometimes you have to make the ultimate sacrifice for the greater good (Snake Eyes when he died to keep the poison from killing the rest of the Joes way before Optimus Prime got shot on the Big screen) …the only really sucky thing about GIJoe was the way no one ever got killed just like on A-Team. Scarlet could have dropped a 5-megaton bomb on COBRA HQ and noone would have died.

]]> By: Adamhttp://www.aleemartinez.com/exotic-animal-sidekick/blog/29072009/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Adam Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:57:43 +0000 http://www.aleemartinez.com/?p=98#comment-51 <strong>Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors</strong>! Was trying to think of the name of that show the other day, must re-watch. It's amazing how slow 80's cartoons are compared to nowadays! Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors! Was trying to think of the name of that show the other day, must re-watch. It’s amazing how slow 80′s cartoons are compared to nowadays!

]]> By: jboyd01http://www.aleemartinez.com/exotic-animal-sidekick/blog/29072009/comment-page-1/#comment-50 jboyd01 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:39:37 +0000 http://www.aleemartinez.com/?p=98#comment-50 Was it Shipwreck or Duke who ended up getting drugged by Cobra and having all those creepy hallucinations? And don't forget Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors (that guy went on to make Babylon 5). Was it Shipwreck or Duke who ended up getting drugged by Cobra and having all those creepy hallucinations? And don’t forget Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors (that guy went on to make Babylon 5).

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