gen:Lock |OT| After 8 years, Michael B Jordan is finally anime
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I think even from the characters' perspectives this is stuff that we could have learned. These people get briefings before every mission that could flesh that kind of stuff out. Again, I'm not talking about the inner workings of the Union, just basic stuff about the war.
That will, one hopes, be addressed next season. Considering how compact this season was and all of the character and plot it had to address in a short period of time, I'd say there was not room for that information. The most important stuff was focused on up front. We didn't really need big picture info yet. I'm not going to worry about the absence of world building until we get deeper in. People get impatient, want all the info up front. I like a slow burn.
I normally don't watch a lot of anime (is five episodes into MHA), but this caught my eye. Checked out the first episode, and the action was really solid, and I'm not that much into mechs and thought it could be a little too much, but the character interactions and relationships kept me invested. Especially in Julian Chase and Miranda Worth. Like the side characters here as well. My main problem is that I don't know who the Union is, or what's really at stake or what they want. Btw, when those colored robots turned up at the end I was sold. I also really like how they handled Chase's arc and the reunion between Chase and Worth touched me. I'll check out episode two as well.
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There's no RWBY vol 6 Blu Ray yet, either. Last year, RWBY vol 6 was released in June, so I'd probably guess July-August for gen:Lock, although it could be moved up if they want to sell copies at RTX at the beginning of July.
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So the DC comics series this show is getting is going to have it's first cover designed by Jim Lee
Wait this is getting a comic? Awesome.
Has there been any announcements regarding a Season 2?
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Seems very likely since Gen Lock is also getting it's own panel at this years RTX.
Well this is interesting. It's airing on Toonami next month
Guess people weren't subscribing to RT's site to watch the show.
At least people who didn't subscribe (like me) will be able to watch beyond the first episode at least.
It was on Crunchyroll as well. Also VRV by proxy of RT being a part of that. But it makes sense that they are finally extending it to cable TV. They spent waaay too much money on the series to not get it out everywhere.
Fantastic news I was a madman ranting about this show trying to give people Crunchyroll 48 hour passes to try the series out. Hopefully that Toonami bump is going to be huge.
Ah shit, I legit forgot it got onto Crunchyroll. Though yeah, this show couldn't have been cheap so getting it on anything possible to recoup cost is a good idea.
So uh...
Not good for the future of the show:
Series creator Gray Haddock no longer at Rooster Teeth
Not good for the future of the show:
Series creator Gray Haddock no longer at Rooster Teeth
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Guessing it had to move since the rumours said the first season went way over budget.
And considering the founders of RT somewhat stepped down to a more behind the scenes role to create shows for other networks, this move makes sense.
My only problem is I don't think HBO Max is in Canada. Don't know if Crave will carry it
Sorry to ask, but what's the easiest way to watch Season 1, on an Xbox, hooked up to a 65in television?
Always on the look out for more Mecha action and the son and I are wrapping up Gundam - 08th MS Team via Hulu :)
Always on the look out for more Mecha action and the son and I are wrapping up Gundam - 08th MS Team via Hulu :)
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I think the first season is on crunchyroll. Not sure if there is an Xbox app for it.
Fantastic, glad we are getting a season 2 I really hope it gets more eyes on it. The concept is really unique and when the plot unfolded it really worked well.
HBO and Rooster Teeth are both owned by AT&T.
This isn't a "Bayonetta 2 Bailout", this is AT&T using content they already own to help push their other new service.
That's one worry assuaged. Hopefully they don't get a budget cut.
Season 2 info
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Feels weird bumping this thread almost a year later, but they've announced info for Season 2
- New writers room
- Daniel Dominguez, Maasai Singleton, Evan Narcisse, Kristle Peluso and Gavin Hignight
- Big push from Micheal B Jordan's #changehollywood movement to include people from different ethnicities
Synopsis for season 2
On a dying Earth in the midst of a now unstoppable climate collapse, two utterly distinct visions for the future of the human race have come to dominate: The Polity and the Union. The future of humanity, if it is to have one, rests in some form of mechanization or digitization. On opposing sides of this fundamental debate, the Polity and the Union remained locked in a brutal and unforgiving war…
A war the Polity is losing, despite the heroic efforts of their greatest soldiers, the Gen:Lock team – Chase, Cammie, Yaz, Kazu and Val, who continue to upload their minds to their Holon units and fight for their vision of a better future on the front lines.
As we meet the figurehead of the Union — Brother Tate — and the citizens for whom he spills Polity blood, the nature of the conflict between the two sides will be seen in a whole new light. A light that, for Chase, will test his loyalty to the Polity… as he digs deeper into the nature of the war and realizes nothing he thought is what it seems…
Michael B. Jordan Series ‘Gen:Lock’ Announces Season 2 Writers Room Supporting #ChangeHollywood Inclusion Initiative (EXCLUSIVE)
HBO Max, Rooster Teeth increased behind the scenes diversity to support Michael B. Jordan and Outlier Society's #ChangeHollywood initiative.
variety.com
- New writers room
- Daniel Dominguez, Maasai Singleton, Evan Narcisse, Kristle Peluso and Gavin Hignight
- Big push from Micheal B Jordan's #changehollywood movement to include people from different ethnicities
Synopsis for season 2
On a dying Earth in the midst of a now unstoppable climate collapse, two utterly distinct visions for the future of the human race have come to dominate: The Polity and the Union. The future of humanity, if it is to have one, rests in some form of mechanization or digitization. On opposing sides of this fundamental debate, the Polity and the Union remained locked in a brutal and unforgiving war…
A war the Polity is losing, despite the heroic efforts of their greatest soldiers, the Gen:Lock team – Chase, Cammie, Yaz, Kazu and Val, who continue to upload their minds to their Holon units and fight for their vision of a better future on the front lines.
As we meet the figurehead of the Union — Brother Tate — and the citizens for whom he spills Polity blood, the nature of the conflict between the two sides will be seen in a whole new light. A light that, for Chase, will test his loyalty to the Polity… as he digs deeper into the nature of the war and realizes nothing he thought is what it seems…
As much as I loved the first season, don't tell me we're gonna both sides a fascist, intellectually-stagnant regime that unleashes flesh-eating nanobots on civilians?
Considering what the Union is based on? Nah, I think the point is more just showing how the Union actually functions in more detail.
And probably show the Polity being on some level guilty for not dealing with Climate Change sooner, being way to in bed with Business's like Hargrave
One of Season 1's only real flaws was the Union not really getting any development as a faction at all.
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I think it was received well enough, but the biggest issue people had is the Union is barely explained.
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I think what they might be hinting at is the fact Chases family (his sister and mom) are probably part of the Union.
Yeah, my only real issue with it was that it didn't give enough context for the conflict or explain what was actually at stake on a high level. Seems like season 2 is going to rectify that though.
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I felt like I probably should bump this thread since season 2 is still happening but the animation is apparently being done by the studio who animated Dragon Prince
So what you're saying is that it's going to get a huge upgrade in quality.
Cool beans.
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Personally, I feel Gen Lock did the "low frame rate 3D animation" a lot better than Dragon Prince did in Season 1.
Yeah facts actually thought dragon prince improved immensely in the later 2 seasons
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It did, but even still I feel gen Lock had better fight choreography than DP (different fights, but I felt Gen Lock was more engaging)
Just watched the first ep of season 2 and, oof, that was rough. It feels like the budget was cut to a quarter of season 1's. It feels like an entirely different show. Not sure I'm gonna be able to finish this, which is such a shame considering how much I enjoyed season 1.