From: alumni106@camins.camosun.bc.ca (Max Sterling)
Subject: Re: Macek, et al(was Re: Looking for copy of Japanese Anime films)
Organization: Camosun College
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 03:53:07 GMT

In article <1992Nov19.154749.12118@bsu-ucs>, 00gdwessel@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu writes:

> OK OK OK, lemme interject here-- is it actually Macek who does the
> dubbing/English scripts, or is it just people working under him?????

No, but it IS Macek who does the translating. If it isn't him, he should 
fire the idiot who DOES and get someone else. I have no problem 
whatsoever with the quality of the voice acting, it the actual 
translation itself that's the REAL pain.

> Now, I'm not defending him(though I STILL love ROBOTECH to this day...), but
> GIVE THE DUDE A BREAK!!!!!  Just be glad there IS commercially available anime,
> from ANY source!!  Would you rather have something, or nothing at all?!?!?!  If

Well, just think, without Macek, ALL the companies that release anime 
over here would provide DECENT translations, if not always completely 
accurate.

> you don't like what he puts out, TELL IT TO HIS FACE, or at least in a nice
> letter of complaint, instead of bitching over the net, which he more than
> likely doesn't read!!!!!!  

No problem. So do you know the next time he's going to be touring the 
Victoria, BC area? Tell me and I'll make sure to give him a "message 
from the net".

> Keep in mind, as I have said several times before, I've only seen ROBOTECH and
> AKIRA from Macek/Streamline, so these opinions COULD change.  Personally,
> though, I'll take any anime over no anime whatsoever any day of the week.....

Well, if you've only seen the STREAMLINE version of Akira, it doesn't 
surprise me that you like it. Apparently, Macek et. al. DESTROYED the 
plot COMPLETELY. Also, from what I've heard, the ORIGINAL version of 
Akira was over 3 hours long!

> ANd if you flame me, well, too bad, then you are missing the point.

Well, I understand where you're coming from, and I used to try and 
convince everyone on the net that Macek SHOULDN'T be shot on sight like 
you're doing now, when I had my previous account. Back then, people here 
took EVERY POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY to bash Macek, Robotech, Reba West, 
etc., and I raised the point that even if his translations WEREN'T 
accurate, at least EVERYONE could appreciate them (at least, all 
Anglophones could, if they weren't deaf), while subtitled versions could 
only be understood by people who were literate. Someone (I forget who) 
responded "Well, maybe I'd agree with your point, IF I knew of any 
illiterate people who were into anime". Perhaps they didn't realize that 
they DON'T know of any illiterates who are interested are that way for 2 
reasons: 1) most people who are illiterate don't exactly go around 
advertising the fact, and 2) most of the clubs show stuff that are 
either in the original Japanese or subtitled. Gee, I wonder why they 
never got into it? :-) In closing, don't bother trying to convert the 
net into Macek worshippers. People have tried many times before you, and 
have always failed miserably. Trust me, it's not worth all the headaches 
and flames you'll get as a result. Mata ne.

                                                 -=]> Max <[=-

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