RDF Underground has Caved In
Terrible, terrible news (and terrible headline, I'm afraid) - RDF Underground, the home of elite Robotard, Justy Ueki has just collapsed! The man has sadly lost interest in Robotech, after having been burned out by all this Shadow Chronicles hoopla. I feel terrible.
*This news is kinda old, I know*
Justy Ueki, in an
undated photo.
No I'm just kidding.
I really enjoyed this guy's way of reporting the nonsense news that goes around Robotech. It really is a shame that he has quit the franchise, and I place the blame on Harmony Gold's inept handling of the franchise. (Even though Justy was pretty adamant that there was no reason for his quitting but that he just lost interest).
WARNING: IGNORANT RANT
If only the damn company had placed more emphasis with connecting with the fans during the beginning of 2006, this wouldn't have happened. People are so burned out with the constant delays and lies that it has come to this.
SERIOUSLY THOUGH...
The man lost interest simply because it wasn't fun to do the show anymore. It felt like work he said. You had to hunt for news. (Blame HG..? Alright I'll stop...) Damn, I'm starting to feel this way with this whole flash thing. I really feel bad for RDF Underground, and I do hope it rises from the grave or something, but anyway - lets move on to more pressing matters. Namely, me, since this is after all, my blog (No offense, Justy).
Damnit, Justy lost interest simply because he felt that his radio show felt like work.
Me? After three fairly successful fanfilms, I do feel a bit burned out, especially considering what little fanfare they got on the official Robotech site. But then... despite being ignored by the site's Commanders... making these films gives me a great outlet... I get to bring out my somewhat limited creativity to these pictures, and I get this really warm, fuzzy feeling when I see the product taking shape.
When I finally finished Super Dimension Fortress: Macross, a film I've been wanting to do ever since I saw the Do You Remember Love game PS1 intro, I really felt like I accomplished some lifelong passion, and it felt great (kinda). My next thing might be to do something based on Southern Cross, the most underrated series of the franchise and another big passion of mine.
In order to not make the tedious process of animating feel like a job, the key is to try to keep focused, and know that you are doing a great service to an otherwise uncaring community. Wait - that sounded wrong. Apparently, even I cannot justify the tediousness of what I do... Oh well, lets just go with what I said earlier, that I do this cuz' I like Robotech and I like accomplishing stuff like this.
