Our newest member Achillobator made some very interesting points in his welcoming thread. The message below was originally meant to be part of my response in the welcoming thread, but I think that this deserves to be an independent thread.
Quote Achillobator:
Now, there are two things I don't like about TLBT, but i don't really mind:
1. All these little "cutesy" names. Seriously, long neck? Sharptooth? Spiketail? Whatever happened to Apatosaurus, Tyrannosaurus, or Stegosaurus. I know it's a kids show and all, but come on! Let the kids learn something.
2. Why (from what I have seen) do the "Sharpteeth" stand upright rather than horizontally like normal? They seem much cooler that way (Note: I am not sure if they changed this in the newer ones, so forgive me)
As for the LBT names, I think it is proper for the dinosaurs not to use Latin based scientific names for their species. I also doubt that the LBT dinosaurs would make a difference in naming different dinosaurs of the same "family". For example all sauropods would be refered to as longnecks, no matter if they are Apatosaurs, Diplodocus, or Brachiosaurus. If translated into English it also sounds more "to the point" if they are called longnecks rather than latin names for "Deceptive lizard" (I wonder what's so deceptive about Apatosaur anyway), "Double beamed" (I can hear Ducky wondering what beamed means), or "Arm lizard" (I'm quite sure they would all consider the front limbs of a Brachiosaurus legs rather than arms). The LBT dinosaurs approach many things with a certain naitivity. There are no natural scientists among them and I don't think anyone could do more than guess for example about the origin of an echo (talkback).
As for cuteness in general in LBT I tend to agree with you if it comes to characters such as Tippy from LBT 8 (a Teletubby that comes in stegosaur shape) or Tricia from LBT 12. Another element which I deplore is the fact that sharpteeth are becoming ever more harmless in the LBT stories. I don't have a major problem with the posture of the sharpteeth which you mentioned, but with the fact that we didn't have a really impressive sharptooth since LBT 9. The one from LBT 8 was more of a toy for the kids, LBT 10 generalized sharpteeth as cowards (and claimed it was possible for a kid to crawl under a sharptooth's foot to trip it rather than being squished under that sharptooth's heel) and the sharpteeth from LBT 11 and 12 proved overly ticklish... Come on, they should leave a little dignity to the predators. The "new" sharpteeh have been addressed in several other threads already.
