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rtsurfer wrote:

MEMO1DOMINION wrote:

rtsurfer wrote:

CaptainJLS is back and speculates on rt2011
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NICE. IN A NUTSHELL WHAT WE BEEN GOING ON ABOUT SINCE LAST YEAR. HE IN THE SAME BOAT AS US.

.....JUST WAITING.

JLS had contributed a lot to the fandom and franchise, he very well known and respected. From his indepth study of the various aspects of rt he most likely understands that universe as well as anyone.
He's probably in a more awkward position than any of us as he previously worked on the rt.com infopedia, appendices for the novels, and contributed to other rt related publications which included tAotSC (rt art 4). So at one time he was most likely in the know, not too long ago, now he's left to speculate based on leaks, official tidbits, and common sense like the rest of us (or in HG's case uncommon sense).
I thought it was interesting hearing someone who really knows rt explain the different ways one could interpret the hints, and how they were good or bad for the franchise.

A LOT OF US DON'T GET THAT EXTRA TIBITS LIKE IN THE PAST. WHY WE ALL LEFT TO SPECULATE. HG HAS SHOWN TO CLOSE THAT DOOR AFTER LAST YEAR PRIOR TO SHADOW CHRONICLES.

I AM GLAD HE IS BACK. BUT YOU AND HIM WILL ALSO GIVE YOUR INPUT AS THE INFO DEVELOPS OF 2011.

MEMO1DOMINION wrote:

THE NEXT CLUES WILL BE IN THE CHINA RELEASE OF THE TPB THIS MAY. SO WE JUST WAIT TILL THE INFO ENDS UP ONLINE.

I'm not expecting very much from the China TPBs, the unpublished material and rt2011 stuff is probably just fluff that won't amount anything substantial. For example a pic of Tommy visiting Tats again or sitting at a computer supposedly working on rt2011, informative and exciting revelations, right.

MEMO1DOMINION wrote:

ps99041 wrote:

I think it may be the latter as it sounds like the Robotech Convention Tour doesn't do much on its own to secure a panel at a con. McKeever is always putting out a call to fans that if they want a tour stop at a convention in their area to have the con organizers call HG to set up a tour stop. Definitely a winning strategy, HG doesn't have to do any work until someone asks them too. Too bad HG won' adopt this strategy for Shadow Rising; we ask for SR but they give us a sidequel. Brilliant!

ACTUALLY THIS IS VERY COMMON IN THE INDUSTRY. HG IS NOT DOING ANYTHING DIFFERENT FROM WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS ALREADY DOING.

FROM CONS TO PUTTING UP SHOWS IN YOUR CABLE OR SATELLITE SUBSCRIBERS.

Seriously, other companies sit on their arses waiting for fans to set up public appearances for them, sure they do

rtsurfer wrote:

Seriously, other companies sit on their arses waiting for fans to set up public appearances for them, sure they do

Doesn't this question McKeever's statement "HG is fully committed to Robo-Tech"? My take on "fully committed" would require HG to be actively contacting convention organizers AROUND THE WORLD to set up tour stops. I would think this feat would be much easier this year by simply telling the cons that HG will present new Robo-Tech footage only at cons on the tour as the con could then use this as a marketing tool.

ps99041 wrote:

rtsurfer wrote:

Seriously, other companies sit on their arses waiting for fans to set up public appearances for them, sure they do

Doesn't this question McKeever's statement "HG is fully committed to Robo-Tech"? My take on "fully committed" would require HG to be actively contacting convention organizers AROUND THE WORLD to set up tour stops. I would think this feat would be much easier this year by simply telling the cons that HG will present new Robo-Tech footage only at cons on the tour as the con could then use this as a marketing tool.

Maybe con organizers wanted to see the new con exclusive footage first and everyone knows they can only show it at the cons, or maybe their new con exclusive wasn't impressive enough to get them invited.

rtsurfer wrote:

ps99041 wrote:

rtsurfer wrote:

Seriously, other companies sit on their arses waiting for fans to set up public appearances for them, sure they do

Doesn't this question McKeever's statement "HG is fully committed to Robo-Tech"? My take on "fully committed" would require HG to be actively contacting convention organizers AROUND THE WORLD to set up tour stops. I would think this feat would be much easier this year by simply telling the cons that HG will present new Robo-Tech footage only at cons on the tour as the con could then use this as a marketing tool.

Maybe con organizers wanted to see the new con exclusive footage first and everyone knows they can only show it at the cons, or maybe their new con exclusive wasn't impressive enough to get them invited.

Y'know, we should just make our own tour: The Robo-Tech Fan Convention Tour. We could show your trailer featuring comic footage and I'll bring pics of my collection!

Hum... interesting idea although we'd probably get a c&d from HG.

rtsurfer wrote:

Hum... interesting idea although we'd probably get a c&d from HG.

Hence, we change the name to Robo-Tech It would be like that Megacon tribute panel. We could make sure we only attend conventions that The Robotech Tour doesn't attend. Too bad my work schedule wouldn't be able to fit this in but it's nice to dream...

rtsurfer wrote:

Hum... interesting idea although we'd probably get a c&d from HG.

I wonder why HG's HR dept won't put a cease and desist on McKeever's blogging during working hours.

blackconvoy_D01 wrote:

rtsurfer wrote:

Hum... interesting idea although we'd probably get a c&d from HG.

I wonder why HG's HR dept won't put a cease and desist on McKeever's blogging during working hours.

That's what I was thinking too but I guess when you aren't actively trying to add Tour dates yourself to the schedule, there isn't much else to do since McKeever's got HG believing the less is more marketing approach is best.

I have to ask in all honesty. If the new side sotry were to be actually LLA, would you buy it?