[PREVIEW] Episode 67: 'Rubeus Strikes Out'
Brad Lascelle
--
DIC Adaptation Of Sailor Moon R Episode 74 -- AIRS TODAY AT 12:30PM
ON YTV
Broadcast Number: 167
Foreign Master Duration: 21:55
* * *
LAST TIME ON SAILOR MOON...
Rini took my silver crystal hoping to go back to the future.
But Rubius foiled her plans and captured the Sailor Scouts when they
came to her rescue.
Now they're imprisoned aboard Rubeus' ship... can I save them?
"I wasn't there to help them. I just have to save my friends!"
* This sneak peek doesn't give away any of the details regarding this
episode, which is certainly a pleasant change of pace from last
week... DIC uses this approach for all of their cliffhanger
conclusions, so it's not especially innovative.
For the adept of you out there, you'll notice some of the footage
of Usagi's panicked reaction after trying to slap Chibi-Usa in SMR
Episode 73 that was left on the cutting room floor in last week's
episode. So, at least these opening bumpers have the potential for
a few on-screen surprises.
* * *
* DIC returns to their patented form from 1995 with a doozy of a
continuity jab that will stick out like a sore thumb. As soon as
Sailor Moon and Rini are captured by Rubeus, Sailor Moon goes into
her ploy of trying to deceive Rubeus and pass Rini off as her
cousin... just as her Japanese counterpart did with Chibi-Usa in
Episode 73.
Now, DIC had to improvise on this a little because the bad guys in
the dub KNOW perfectly well what Rini's name is... Rubeus had no
clue that Chibi-Usa had adopted a separate name when she returned
to the past (as opposed to Small Lady, Usagi, Rabbit, or whatever).
So, it worked there.
Here, DIC decides to improvise by having Sailor Moon refer to Rini
as her 'cousin Trini' (yeah, those Power Ranger flashbacks are
coming back to me as well). Of course, they botched up the whole
premise here by having Sailor Moon call her Rini before heading
into battle with Rubeus... thus having it last a mere 5 seconds
instead of 3 or so minutes.
Thank heavens that the American version of Rubeus is too dumb to
pick up on that little giveaway... unfortunately, most of DIC's
target audience will pick up on it right away.
* The only other notable dub continuity error from this ep, I
mentioned in my first review about three weeks ago. Terri used
'Moon Sceptre Activation' instead of 'Moon Sceptre Elimination' at
least twice during Sailor Moon's showdown with Rubeus aboard the
UFO.
* It goes without saying but needs to be mentioned... while the
absence of any Negaverse references is certainly pleasant, the
overusage of the 'Meatball Head' term by Luna and Darien needs to
be outlawed in future episodes. ;)
* * *
* Edits For Episode 66... (once again conducted WITHOUT a direct
comparison to the original episode... in this case, SMR Episode 74)
- From as best as I can tell, almost everything from the original
that DIDN'T involve the senshi hanging crucified in Rubeus' UFO
was left in. Of course, that amounts to a good chunk of footage
cut from three distinct sections of this episode.
These don't come across terribly well, as such... especially
during the last few minutes when Rini sabotages the UFO's power
source and the scouts fall to the ground seemingly from out of
nowhere. Some patched together dialogue tries to make sense of
this, but it still comes off as rather sloppy.
* * *
VOICE CAST CREDITS FOR 'RUBEUS STRIKES OUT'...
Emilie Barlow - Sailor Mars
Karen Bernstein - Sailor Mercury
Kirsten Bishop - Emerald
Robert Bockstael - Prince Diamond
Vince Corazza - Darien / Tuxedo Mask
Jill Frappier - Luna
Terri Hawkes - Serena / Sailor Moon
Tracey Hoyt - Rini
Stephanie Morgenstern - Sailor Venus
Susan Roman - Sailor Jupiter
Ron Ruben - Artemis
Robert Tinkler - Rubeus
* * *
VA REPORT CARD...
- Kirsten Bishop as Emerald: Positively first-rate... everything
from the voice to the laugh to even the lines she's been graced
with in Lisa Lumby's scripts have been exceptional.
Whether or not this will hold up in episodes where she has a
greater role remains to be seen, but thus far, I challenge any
fan of the original to find fault with it.
- Emilie Barlow as Sailor Mars: Well another episode with very
little dialogue for Emilie... and another episode where she
comes across as flat as a third-rate fandub actor. Katie
Griffin had such a natural flighty performance compared to this.
Even Emilie's sarcasm seems forced... although, I do think she's
trying to work on it.
- Vince Corazza as Darien / Tuxedo Mask: Vince hasn't adapted to
the role perfectly, but he's still doing an adequate job from my
standpoint.
While his Tobyisms are decent, he needs to adapt a wider range
of emotional delivery for his lines... I found this was
especially the case during Darien's chat with Rini on his
balcony. He shouldn't sound mildly annoyed when he's upset. He
shouldn't sound mildly happy when he's thrilled. His
inflections need work so that the dub adaptation of Episode 77
doesn't come off flat, when it airs (hopefully) on October 18th.
I've talked with him in person so I know he's quite capable of
this, however I don't know how much he's straining his voicebox
to tackle Darien as it stands right now.
- Robert Bockstael as Prince Diamond: So cold and calculating,
this voice comes across icy as steel and makes a daunting first
impression for the two or three lines Robert has in the closing
moments of this episode.
I really can't call any kind of verdict as yet, but I'm
especially looking forward to hearing more from Robert in the
coming weeks... this is an impeccable start.
* As many of you echoed over the last week, Tracey Hoyt has bumped up
her performance level to the general satisfaction of almost
everyone. Kudos also go out to Terri Hawkes and Robert Tinkler who
played up the big confrontation in this episode and handled it
without any major delivery hitches.
Robert made Rubeus' death a memorable one, and Kirsten Bishop...
well, what can I say? It's worth tuning in each week just to hear
her performance. I don't know if it's that Colgate Total mouthwash
she's been guzzling down, but whatever it is... keep it up! :)
* * *
GENERAL NEWS UPDATE...
* Only two more episodes to go until DIC runs out of fresh dub
footage... it has now been over a month since Kaleidoscope
forwarded complete episodes their way, and unless something new
arrives in the next 3 weeks, this run will need to be retooled.
* For those of you who don't follow alt.fan.sailor-moon regularly,
I'll pass along news that Nicole Chubaty will be updating the YTV
website with a complete list of official titles and brief synopses
in the next few days. She'll also be completely repackaging the
Sailor Moon section of the site with roughly 100 new screenshots
from DIC Episodes 66-69.
In case any of you are curious, the decision to push ahead with new
episodes caught her by surprise as well due to being off work due
to illness. The exact motivations behind the program director's
decision to push ahead with new episodes in a 12:30pm Saturday
timeslot with little advance warning and with only 4 episodes in
stock are still rather unknown. I'll hopefully be able to shed
some light on this in the next week or so.
* Finally, for those of you who've been away for awhile, MixxZine
Issue 1-2 will be available at all of its major distribution hubs
this Wednesday. It has already been released through Diamond to
comic and specialty shops for over a week now. Subscribers will
have to be patient for another week or so, at least due to the
permit hassles of the USPS which sadly could not be avoided.
The 'Sailor Moon & The Scouts' soundtrack by EMI-Canada will be
heading into stores across the land of the Mounties starting
October 7th in limited distribution. Phoning ahead to reserve your
copy might not be a bad idea.
--
// Brad Lascelle <pa...@journalist.com> \\
yu15...@yorku.ca
In article <342D2243...@journalist.com>,
Brad Lascelle <pa...@journalist.com> wrote:
> <SNIP>
>
> These don't come across terribly well, as such... especially
> during the last few minutes when Rini sabotages the UFO's power
> source and the scouts fall to the ground seemingly from out of
> nowhere. Some patched together dialogue tries to make sense of
> this, but it still comes off as rather sloppy.
>
> * * *
Actually, if you look carefully, you will catch the scouts falling from
fading crosses.
This ep was an improvement from the previous one, although they could
have better handled the part at the end where they switch the scene from
Tokyo to the Dark Moon.
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DemonStalker
yu15...@yorku.ca wrote:
>
> In article <342D2243...@journalist.com>,
> Brad Lascelle <pa...@journalist.com> wrote:
>
> > <SNIP>
> >
> > during the last few minutes when Rini sabotages the UFO's power
> > source and the scouts fall to the ground seemingly from out of
> > nowhere. Some patched together dialogue tries to make sense of
> > this, but it still comes off as rather sloppy.
> >
> > * * *
>
> fading crosses.
>
> This ep was an improvement from the previous one, although they could
> have better handled the part at the end where they switch the scene from
> Tokyo to the Dark Moon.
Also, when "Rini" is trying to get thru the magical barrier, you can see
the back of Rei's head. Quite sloppy work indeed.
D.S.
"That is just plain SICK!!"
- me looking at some of the Magic 'Tempest' card descriptions on the net
obBTW: Is it just me, or is the new "Darien" voice _better_ than the
old. (It's probably just me, since I haven't heard much of the old one
for a while.)
Mike P.
On Sat, 27 Sep 1997 23:46:46 -0400, DemonStalker
<daemon...@hotmail.com> wrote:
<snip>
>
>obBTW: Is it just me, or is the new "Darien" voice _better_ than the
>old. (It's probably just me, since I haven't heard much of the old one
>for a while.)
I agree. I like the new Mamoru/"Darien" voice better.
The voice for Prince Demando/"Diamond" was also excellent.
I think the voice for Sailor Mars was a lot better in this episode.
Does anyone else think so too?
Here are my thoughts on DIC's editing of this episode. I find it hard
to follow their logic of what was cut & not cut. For example:
When the UFO starts to rise up into the sky with Sailor Moon and
Chibiusa aboard: In the next scene, DIC cut the part where Sailor
Moon is thrown across the room by Rubeus. But, in the scene when he
reverses the gravitational field, DIC left the scene in where Sailor
Moon is flung backwards into a crystal pillar.
(I guess DIC wants to cut scenes that they think are too violent, but
it looks like Sailor Moon hit that pillar pretty hard!)
When the UFO is about to self-destruct, and Esmeraude appears, DIC cut
the part where Esmeraude strikes Rubeus' hand with her fan. But, they
left in the part where she leaves Rubeus to die on the UFO!
(Too violent for DIC to show her striking Rubeus, but okay for her to
let him die? Granted, Rubeus' death is only implied, as the scene
changes to show the UFO exploding, and Rubeus is not shown. Maybe he
"got out just in time?" ;-)
Prince Demando toasts an image of Neo-Queen Serenity with his wine
glass... The horrors! Just think of all the little kids watching who
will start drinking now! ;-) Oh...maybe it's just tomato juice. ;-)
(Well, from the colour of the liquid, it would be tomato juice.)
Actually, considering the target audience for the show, I thought DIC
did a good job on this episode. DIC also kept much of the dialogue
the same as the original. But I will always prefer the original
Japanese version of Sailor Moon! ^_^
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> DIC Adaptation Of Sailor Moon R Episode 74 -- AIRS TODAY AT 12:30PM
> ON YTV
> Broadcast Number: 167
>
> mentioned in my first review about three weeks ago. Terri used
> 'Moon Sceptre Activation' instead of 'Moon Sceptre Elimination' at
> least twice during Sailor Moon's showdown with Rubeus aboard the
> UFO.
Yes, but could you also tell me what she actually says during Sailor
Moon's power-up? I rewound my tape 5 times trying to catch that last
word (after "Moon Crystal...") and it sounded like jibberish to me.
Do I need to get a new tape?...
SB
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Mike P. wrote:
> When the UFO is about to self-destruct, and Esmeraude appears, DIC cut
> the part where Esmeraude strikes Rubeus' hand with her fan. But, they
> left in the part where she leaves Rubeus to die on the UFO!
>
> (Too violent for DIC to show her striking Rubeus, but okay for her to
> let him die? Granted, Rubeus' death is only implied, as the scene
> changes to show the UFO exploding, and Rubeus is not shown. Maybe he
> "got out just in time?" ;-)
Wait. Did he scream? I gotta know if he screamed.
He screamed REAL good in the original.
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THE WORLD
Mike P. <mhp@*NOSPAM*intergate.bc.ca> a écrit dans l'article
<342e15cb...@news.intergate.bc.ca>...
> On Sat, 27 Sep 1997 23:46:46 -0400, DemonStalker
> <daemon...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I agree. I like the new Mamoru/"Darien" voice better.
> The voice for Prince Demando/"Diamond" was also excellent.
> I think the voice for Sailor Mars was a lot better in this episode.
> Does anyone else think so too?
>
> Here are my thoughts on DIC's editing of this episode. I find it hard
> to follow their logic of what was cut & not cut. For example:
>
> When the UFO starts to rise up into the sky with Sailor Moon and
> Chibiusa aboard: In the next scene, DIC cut the part where Sailor
> Moon is thrown across the room by Rubeus. But, in the scene when he
> reverses the gravitational field, DIC left the scene in where Sailor
> Moon is flung backwards into a crystal pillar.
>
> (I guess DIC wants to cut scenes that they think are too violent, but
> it looks like Sailor Moon hit that pillar pretty hard!)
>
> When the UFO is about to self-destruct, and Esmeraude appears, DIC cut
> the part where Esmeraude strikes Rubeus' hand with her fan. But, they
> left in the part where she leaves Rubeus to die on the UFO!
>
> (Too violent for DIC to show her striking Rubeus, but okay for her to
> let him die? Granted, Rubeus' death is only implied, as the scene
> changes to show the UFO exploding, and Rubeus is not shown. Maybe he
> "got out just in time?" ;-)
>
> Prince Demando toasts an image of Neo-Queen Serenity with his wine
> glass... The horrors! Just think of all the little kids watching who
> will start drinking now! ;-) Oh...maybe it's just tomato juice. ;-)
>
> (Well, from the colour of the liquid, it would be tomato juice.)
>
> Actually, considering the target audience for the show, I thought DIC
> did a good job on this episode. DIC also kept much of the dialogue
> the same as the original. But I will always prefer the original
> Japanese version of Sailor Moon! ^_^
>
I don't think you've understand how DIC is cutting the show. They just to
make an episode of 20 minuts out of a japanese episode of 25 minuts, they
are not necessairely cutting the violence. Remember the episode with the
death of Nephrite. They did'nt cut it off and it was way more violent then
anything that DIC have cutted from other episode. They are just ramdomly
cutting scenes that are too long, that are'nt necessairy in their scripts
or would get them in some trouble. Example, the crosses that the sailor
senshi are tied on to, they did cut it off because a bunch of religious
freaks would have jumped on this to critizise them to death. I am pretty
sure they did wanted to show the audience a good fight between sailor moon
and Rubeus, that Rubeus died and that prince diamond was drinking wine.
Even if they are targeting a very young audience.
Of course, I will always prefer the japanese version. But I think DIC did a
really good job of dubbing for once, the fact that they have kept the
original script almost unchanged!
~THE WORLD~
Jerry Shaw
mhp@*NOSPAM*intergate.bc.ca (Mike P.) wrote:
>Here are my thoughts on DIC's editing of this episode. I find it hard
>to follow their logic of what was cut & not cut. For example:
>
>When the UFO starts to rise up into the sky with Sailor Moon and
>Chibiusa aboard: In the next scene, DIC cut the part where Sailor
>Moon is thrown across the room by Rubeus. But, in the scene when he
>reverses the gravitational field, DIC left the scene in where Sailor
>Moon is flung backwards into a crystal pillar.
>
>(I guess DIC wants to cut scenes that they think are too violent, but
>it looks like Sailor Moon hit that pillar pretty hard!)
>When the UFO is about to self-destruct, and Esmeraude appears, DIC cut
>the part where Esmeraude strikes Rubeus' hand with her fan. But, they
>left in the part where she leaves Rubeus to die on the UFO!
>
>(Too violent for DIC to show her striking Rubeus, but okay for her to
>let him die? Granted, Rubeus' death is only implied, as the scene
>changes to show the UFO exploding, and Rubeus is not shown. Maybe he
>"got out just in time?" ;-)
I haven't seen the new episodes yet, but from your descriptions, DIC cut the
scenes where there was one character inflicting injury on another. They
haven't just cut all the violence.
>Mike P.
>Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Jerry
Paul G. Cumming
"THE WORLD" (bruno...@videotron.ca) writes:
> Mike P. <mhp@*NOSPAM*intergate.bc.ca> a écrit dans l'article
> <342e15cb...@news.intergate.bc.ca>...
>> On Sat, 27 Sep 1997 23:46:46 -0400, DemonStalker
>> <daemon...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I agree. I like the new Mamoru/"Darien" voice better.
>> The voice for Prince Demando/"Diamond" was also excellent.
>> I think the voice for Sailor Mars was a lot better in this episode.
>> Does anyone else think so too?
Tuxedo Mask's voice was definitely better. It seems deeper now, which
is good because he sounded much too young in the first 65 episodes.
>> Here are my thoughts on DIC's editing of this episode. I find it hard
>> to follow their logic of what was cut & not cut. For example:
>>
>> When the UFO starts to rise up into the sky with Sailor Moon and
>> Chibiusa aboard: In the next scene, DIC cut the part where Sailor
>> Moon is thrown across the room by Rubeus. But, in the scene when he
>> reverses the gravitational field, DIC left the scene in where Sailor
>> Moon is flung backwards into a crystal pillar.
>>
>> (I guess DIC wants to cut scenes that they think are too violent, but
>> it looks like Sailor Moon hit that pillar pretty hard!)
Their problem is with _repeatable_ violence. They don't want little
kids to re-enact possibly dangerous scenes if possible. How is a little
kid going to make herself float up in the air and bump her head?
Personally, I think they're underestimating kids' ability to
distinguish fantasy from reality.
>> When the UFO is about to self-destruct, and Esmeraude appears, DIC cut
>> the part where Esmeraude strikes Rubeus' hand with her fan. But, they
>> left in the part where she leaves Rubeus to die on the UFO!
>>
>> (Too violent for DIC to show her striking Rubeus, but okay for her to
>> let him die? Granted, Rubeus' death is only implied, as the scene
>> changes to show the UFO exploding, and Rubeus is not shown. Maybe he
>> "got out just in time?" ;-)
I also think they're being a bit to sensitive as to what constitutes
"violence"...!
As for "getting out just in time," if they let Nephrite die, then
they'd probably let Rubeus die...I hope...
>> Prince Demando toasts an image of Neo-Queen Serenity with his wine
>> glass... The horrors! Just think of all the little kids watching who
>> will start drinking now! ;-) Oh...maybe it's just tomato juice. ;-)
>>
>> (Well, from the colour of the liquid, it would be tomato juice.)
Hmmm... Hard to say... They're probably hoping kids' re-enactments
would involve tomato juice (what with the colour and all that), but if
it's a no-no for Serena to get drunk, well...maybe they didn't want kids
to sneak drinks from their parents' wine glasses at parties? Who
knows...!?
>> ...But I will always prefer the original
>> Japanese version of Sailor Moon! ^_^
Me, too. Having seen the Japanese episodes first this time, DIC's cuts
really took me by surprise. (Except the bit with crosses, of course --
see below.)
> Example, the crosses that the sailor
> senshi are tied on to, they did cut it off because a bunch of religious
> freaks would have jumped on this to critizise them to death.
You can still see a bit of the crosses in three places.
When Rini tries to run away during Sailor Moon and Rubeus's fight and
hits the forcefield, you can see Sailor Mars's head and part of her cross
in the lower-left corner of the screen (when the forcefield is
electrocuting Rini). After Rubeus tells her she can't escape, she tries
again, gets zapped again, and again you see part of the cross.
Later, after Rubeus's power cuts out, look closely as the Senshi wake
up. If you taped the episode and have a decent VCR, pause the tape right
after Sailors Venus and Jupiter wake up. Press "frame advance" repeatedly
or "slow motion," and you'll see that just as they're about to fall (when
the camera is showing all four of them at once), the crosses are visible
as they fade away for a few frames.
Somehow, I just _knew_ that DIC was going to goof up the editing of the
crosses.
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Laura
> I also think they're being a bit to sensitive as to what constitutes
> "violence"...!
> As for "getting out just in time," if they let Nephrite die, then
> they'd probably let Rubeus die...I hope...
>
ha little help from Jupiter (long story) never got that fanfic finished
though but if you want to read one we did get finished go to
http://www.geocities.com/televisioncity/1135
and go to the fanfics section. (just a bit of shameless
self-advertising. Hey, Rei did it!*
Sailor Zalia
Laura <kn...@es.co.nz> wrote:
<snip>
>> As for "getting out just in time," if they let Nephrite die, then
>> they'd probably let Rubeus die...I hope...
>>
>*Hey, in a joint fanfic Sailor Zalia and I wrote, Rubius did get out wit
>ha little help from Jupiter (long story) never got that fanfic finished
>though but if you want to read one we did get finished go to
>http://www.geocities.com/televisioncity/1135
>and go to the fanfics section. (just a bit of shameless
>self-advertising. Hey, Rei did it!*
OOOps! I've still got to give you the THE fanfic book, don't I! Sorry :)
And as for self-promotion, as long as you _don't_ write that Mako/Ami fic,
I'll forgive you...
Sailor Zalia (We really should finish that one someday...)
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