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Post by HoudiniDerek on Dec 11, 2007 11:40:44 GMT -5
*Snicker* Good retorts from Josie and Mona.  |
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Post by MelMac on Dec 11, 2007 13:20:06 GMT -5
*Snicker* Good retorts from Josie and Mona. I've wondered too about the color of the suits and if they had particular maximums they could attain. But, red still works because it's an eyesore and no one wears all red most of the time. Black, white, they usually would. Plus, given the design, it looks like a kids outfit over something that would be cool to wear as it is. Holly's, however, just was flat out wrong on so many levels it wasn't funny. |
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Post by MortimerWest on Dec 11, 2007 22:23:30 GMT -5
Orange would be another color that would be hard to explain
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Dec 11, 2007 22:24:58 GMT -5
True. Bright pink would be up there to some degree too. After all the Power Rangers never made the color cool. |
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Post by MelMac on Dec 14, 2007 16:52:46 GMT -5
True. Bright pink would be up there to some degree too. After all the Power Rangers never made the color cool. Given he wore most of the other colors, I was surprised Jason David Frank (Tommy) never ended up in pink and yellow. But, yes... Pink is not a cool color as far as a superhero suit. I think overall the suit is best when it is like the original one Ralph wore. It's silly enough even now to try and explain off wearing it especially if you're a guy, as most superhero costumes do not essentially have a guy wearing a skirt (it's a tunic, but still, first season Katt's was long enough to almost look like one). Parthenon from "Who wants to be a Superhero" is an exception, but even that outfit still was out right silly. |
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Dec 17, 2007 10:40:19 GMT -5
I don't know anymore. It seems that a lot of shows are getting a little more outlandish with some fashion...so it might take something a little MORE on the far side than what it needed 27 years ago.
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Post by MelMac on Dec 17, 2007 10:49:10 GMT -5
I don't know anymore. It seems that a lot of shows are getting a little more outlandish with some fashion...so it might take something a little MORE on the far side than what it needed 27 years ago. Given the suit had SPATS of all things, it already is outlandish. Every character I've seen that has worn spats in colors other than white (or one case black) the outfit looked ridiculous. And, even with all the costumes I've seen on "Who Wants to be a Superhero" none compare to the silliness that was Ralph's suit. |
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Dec 17, 2007 10:50:08 GMT -5
Maybe that's because your fashion sense hasn't developed out of the 80's. |
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Post by MelMac on Dec 17, 2007 10:55:57 GMT -5
Maybe that's because your fashion sense hasn't developed out of the 80's. Or, that's because the fashion right now is retro '80s. |
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Dec 17, 2007 11:01:52 GMT -5
Nope. |
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Post by MelMac on Dec 17, 2007 11:02:46 GMT -5
Nope. OK, maybe not where you're from, but here, the '80s fashion is in fashion again... and I really dislike it. |
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Dec 17, 2007 11:04:16 GMT -5
Makes you feel two again does it with your invisible friend, Ralph? |
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Post by mmderdekea on Dec 17, 2007 13:49:13 GMT -5
Nope. OK, maybe not where you're from, but here, the '80s fashion is in fashion again... and I really dislike it. I had no idea the 80s fashions were returning. I don't even know what the fashions in the 80s particularly was, and I lived through that decade, though mainly as a poor medical student. As long as they don't bring back cell phone bricks, like in the 80s, things should be fine.  Mona |
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Post by MelMac on Dec 17, 2007 15:00:48 GMT -5
In vogue now that's retro '80s - punk designs, armbands, leggings, leg warmers, plastic neon colored baubles, jelly bracelets, etc. I've seen some wear oversized shirts with belts too. The only thing missing is the big hair... which is a good thing. |
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Post by Videofox on Dec 17, 2007 17:56:31 GMT -5
Fashion isn't the only 80-ish thing to return recently: "Bionic Woman" (i know, it was a 70s series, but had TV movies in the 80s!) "Knight Rider" "American Gladiators" (1989) Superman in theaters Batman/Joker movie Strawberry Shortcake dolls (albeit with updated hairstyles and clothes) Masters of the Universe toys, cartoon, and possible movie "Dallas" movie in production etc etc In keeping with the current Age of Retro Stuff, ABC should hurry up with that new "Greatest American Hero" series! It's falling behind in this Remake Era! |
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Dec 17, 2007 17:57:59 GMT -5
It's true, videofox. The time is right for the A-TEAM and MACGYVER to come back too.  |
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Post by jopierce on Dec 17, 2007 18:51:43 GMT -5
My vote.
Don't bring it back.
They will only ruin it.
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Post by jopierce on Dec 17, 2007 18:52:32 GMT -5
Orange would be another color that would be hard to explain |
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Post by MelMac on Dec 17, 2007 19:15:02 GMT -5
On other thing to list as returning - Holly Hobbie, but she's definitely not dressed in the calico country style anymore.
Cabbage Patch Kids never went out of style, Monchichi's (from around 1982 - I got one when I was in the hospital for the croup) still get me because they were THAT brief of an appearance, Care Bears (and Care Bear Cousins - though they seemed to have combined the two) and of course the toys that are ageless such as Slinky's.
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Post by Videofox on Dec 17, 2007 21:07:46 GMT -5
Not to mention Rubik's Cube... My Little Pony... Transformers... and of course I forgot Rocky Balboa, Die Hard, and the upcoming Indiana Jones and Rambo movies. These can join Knight Rider in providing the actors with Character-Who-Made-Me-Famous Moments. The original Star Trek characters are returning to the big screen since 1991, even though most of the actors are not. One possible beacon of light in these revivals of 80s tv shows is the hope that concepts that didn't work in in their original decades because of the camp nature of 80s TV might hold up better by today's standards, especially in the special-effects department. Plots can be more realistic and darker today more than they could back then, so shows like Battlestar Galactica, Knight Rider and Bionic Woman that were meant to be "shadowy" might work better now. As long as special effects look so realistic that audiences don't notice them, they can keep the drama in the foreground. Could a new "Greatest American Hero" work with today's formula? Somehow I doubt it. As much as I would love to see one, Jo's right...it would probably fail. Perhaps not as a series...perhaps kids today would grasp it as another new superhero show it would become a hit...but to die-hard fans of the original, a Hollywood-ized GAH just wouldn't cut it. It would be made as a comical "Smallville" most likely. But considering the current trend...it's bound to happen sooner or later. |
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