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The Land Before Time => Land Before Time TV Series (2007) => Topic started by: JojotheIncredible on October 12, 2005, 08:53:32 PM

Title: Characters
Post by: JojotheIncredible on October 12, 2005, 08:53:32 PM
For me, I hope all the characters from the series make some sort of comeback. How about you?
Title: Characters
Post by: Nick22 on October 12, 2005, 08:56:20 PM
I'd like to see Ali make an return visit. From what Threehorn has told us, Chomper will be back for a third time...
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Post by: NewOrder on October 13, 2005, 02:17:49 PM
Cool... But Like you Nick I really want to see Ali coming back, maybe in more than one episode, as so could chomper, as for the rest... maybe just Mo, he was the only one of the "new ones" =p that I really liked. I just hope the series don't became one of those directed too small children that are completely boring...
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Post by: Nick22 on October 13, 2005, 02:26:02 PM
So do I, it better be good. unlike that stupid "Krypto" show they showed on Cartoon network. It was obviously geared toward younger children it was aggravitingly simplistic.(Yes I admit I did watch it :cry2 )
Title: Characters
Post by: Platvoet en zijn Vriendjes on October 18, 2005, 03:24:26 PM
There are many characters i would like to see back on screen. But if Chomper is making a comeback, then how did he got of that island?
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Post by: Threehorn on October 18, 2005, 05:12:56 PM
From what I know off they will bring back old faces from all the movies... that what I guessing from the email I got about Chomper coming back. so we might have some of the odd ones come back in like those rainbow faces. but I got a feeling Ali will appear again and so will many or maybe all from the movies.

-Threehorn
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Post by: Nick22 on October 20, 2005, 02:00:40 PM
We'll simply have to wait and see...
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Post by: Littlefoot1616 on October 23, 2005, 07:55:38 AM
Got word that there are a number of newbies on the set of the LBT series. A character named "Ovre" is one who will be voiced by none other than Miss Aria Curzon! :D But Aria is now no longer playing the role of Ducky! Not sure who's taking her place but apparently I think they have someone already. So far, as far as I know, they're waiting for a Chomper and a Littlefoot and most of the other talents are still in the runnings. Looking forward to it!  ;)
Title: Characters
Post by: Malte279 on October 23, 2005, 02:16:15 PM
Hold it Littlefoot.
You got all that information from the mail Aria's mother sent on September 30th?
I think it is high time to put up the whole mail here to help preventing any false rumors to spread. This is the mail as I received it:
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Hi Malte, (Hi to Wayne and Arvens too!)
Thanks for writing back! Thanks for the encouragement you guys
Yesterday Aria auditioned for a character named "Ovie" not Ducky, they are looking for Ovie, and a new LittleFoot (big surprise) and Chomper. We saw the director at a studio today coincidentally, and she asked if Aria was excited about the series, ... I am guessing and hoping that they are intending to use the same cast for the regulars! As for story lines, who knows what they will come up with for 26 episodes!  I will try to look up the addresses again to write to though. I suppose people could also suggest story lines for the series.
Best,
Melody
She says that Aria is being recorded for a character named "Ovie" but I would not interpret the mail to explicitly mean that Aria isn't going to be asked for Ducky as well. Apparently she hasn't yet been asked, but they may well look for new voices first and put those most likely to be covered as usual at the end of the queue. At least I don't understand the mail to say that we'll have to live with a different Ducky voice. Anndie McAffee (Cera) hasn't yet been asked to speak Cera either, but I don't see why they would want to change all the main characters' voices. I'm going to ask how the mail is to be understood.
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Post by: Littlefoot1616 on October 23, 2005, 06:59:47 PM
Easy up Malte!

The mail I got is slightly different to your one. I probably didnt word my sentences as effectively has I should have and you've most likely misunderstood what I meant. When I said that the original cast are in the runnings for their allotted roles, I didnt mean specifically that they had already got them. It is the director's intention to get the original cast back is what I meant (apologises for lack of clarity). It was probably a bit skeptical of me to say that Aria may not be Ducky for the upcoming series, but it does give way to the idea that someone could possibly take the role. I could imagine Anndi McAfee, Jeff Bennett and Rob Paulsen would take up their parts but I'm not imply that they have them yet.

Sorry if that caused confusion...my bad on that one! :(
Title: Characters
Post by: Malte279 on October 24, 2005, 02:45:05 AM
I hope that "hold it" is not to strong a phrase? You seem to have the false impression that I was angry or something. I understood "hold it" in this context just to mean something like "don't jump to rash conclusions" but it seems to have taken you aback a bit. I sure didn't mean that.
Claims that Aria may be replaced were further strengthened by two Wikipedia articles a member of the N54 forum came across. Anybody can post at Wikipedia so false information that cannot be disproved right away by the organizers may remain there for a while; so I am quite sceptical. Anyway the entries of  Ducky (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducky)) and
Dakota Fanning (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakota_Fanning) both claim that Dakota Fanning is going to take over the role of Ducky. I asked Aria and her Mum about it, but they apparently didn't know about this. Neither did they claim the information to be definitely wrong however. The response to my mail reads:
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Hard to tell. Wikipedia can be edited by anyone. So is it truth? I am not sure, but they love to go with "the famous" if they can but every time they have done so they lose sales. So if they do who knows. Contact numbers for the involved producers are below.
Title: Characters
Post by: Littlefoot1616 on October 24, 2005, 08:27:04 AM
No worries Malte! No offence taken! (When do I ever! LOL  ;) )

As for the email, I got the same thing this morning when I logged onto the uni network. Dakota Fanning seems to be making a big hit on the film front at the moment. She's been in a number of films including Lilo in Lilo and Stitch 2 and she's currently in a big one at the moment I think. From what was written by Wikipedia, it sounds a bit ropey and speculative. I had also heard that the articles were subject to flasehood due to anyone being able to add anything. Nothing seems to support the idea that she could be taking the role of Ducky but I suppose it's a rumour that could effectively come into play.
Title: Characters
Post by: Nick22 on October 24, 2005, 01:19:45 PM
Well she is the right age(she's 12, right?) but I don't think so...
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Post by: Littlefoot1616 on October 27, 2005, 09:03:23 AM
At the moment, it looks like a false rumour. Here's a mail I got from Melody (and I'm sure a few others did as well:

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So far, the LBT line producer, Dan, and Charlie the main producer, and our agent (who is also Dakota's agent)
says it is not true.
Time will tell!

I guess she's right there that only time will tell but it still doesnt remove the idea that Dakota COULD go for the part. I think she's very talented for her age given what's she's been in but it'll be a bit of a shame if Aria doesnt go for it...I reckon she's been the best Ducky (from the sequels)
Title: Characters
Post by: Nick22 on October 27, 2005, 06:47:56 PM
So there's little basis for the rumor then...
Title: Characters
Post by: Malte279 on November 06, 2005, 10:51:30 AM
As for the original question which characters are to return:
From what Aria (Ducky) told us they are looking for a voice for Chomper, so I think we can take it for granted that he will be there. I like the idea of another story with Chomper, but I hope that they care to give a good explanation on how he got of the island. I really dislike the idea of any plots that contradict earlier stories.
For that same reason I wouldn't like to see Bron again. There were so many points about his story that didn't fit into the world of LBT at all that I would prefer they had never ever come up with him.
I consider a return of Ali not unlikely and I hope that she does return. They can easily make up another good story with her.
The same goes for Pterano he and his either earning his recognition or else proving himself to be a real villain could make for a good story. I hope they think the same way.
Mo is a character whom I don't believe to see again, though I would certainly not object his return. Both Mo or Pterano could possibly return in a story along with Chomper, as both of them have access to the island limited "access" in Mo's case.
As for Mr. Thicknose, I have certain doubts about his possibilities to return in a major role. However, with him being the oldest known resident of the Great Valley he may well appear in a minor role telling for example about events of importance that happened long ago.
Speaking of long ago, Mr. Thicknoses reappearance might be combined with a return of Doc. Mr Thicknose may remember Doc's earlier visit to the Great Valley and perhaps he knows more about Doc in general. Perhaps Doc is somewhat similar to Thicknose (who was believed to be very experienced in the Mysterious Beyond) with the difference that Doc tells no fibs while others exaggerate and mystify deeds of this taciturn longneck. I am not sure however if the legend of the lone dinosaur should be demystified or confirmed.
Hyp, Not, and Mutt could well return in my opinion. I don't think that they would ever totally abandon their habbit of big talk and bullyish behaviour. I think that they could well show up again.
Dinah and Dana could possibly return. The same goes for Tria. It would be strange if she was just gone after the events of LBT 11. As for Dinah and Dana, there ought to be an explanation for their relationship with Cera and her father. I think that he adopted them for it would make little sense if Cera had sisters in the Great Valley who are hiding from us all the time
It is not only "friendly" characters who might make a return. What about the villains?
Ozzy and Strut from LBT 2 could well show up again (why not combined in a story with Chomper against whom they may have a particular anger because of his parents expelling them from the Great Valley where (I suppose) they could never return.
Ichty and Dill could perhaps return. I don't really "like" them, perhaps because I really found their song very silly, but the general idea of two villains who detest, but have to depend on each other is not a bad one.
Rinkus and Sierra might return along with Pterano, but this time perhaps as his enemies (seeking revenge for what happened in LBT 7).
Title: Characters
Post by: Nick22 on November 17, 2005, 10:35:42 PM
I've not so fond of the villians, actually. They never endeared themselves to me.
Title: Characters
Post by: Malte279 on November 18, 2005, 04:30:02 AM
It is not the villains job to "endear" themselves to anybody ;)
But I think that such villains are a good alternative to the anonymous sharpteeth. Many people seem to dislike the idea of considering sharpteeth, who kill because they have to in order to survive, true villains. In case of the not annonymous villains (Ozzy, Strut, Ichty, Dill, Rinkus, Sierra, and possibly Pterano) we could have a different motive for their evil actions than just an empty stomach. Namely revengefulness. I don't think any of them would go lengthes in order to find Littlefoot and the others and take revenge, but if they ever happened to come accross each other, I doubt not the villains would seize the chance.
Title: Characters
Post by: Nick22 on November 18, 2005, 11:22:30 AM
Very true malte, the villian is suposed to be disliked and detested. Yet by and large, the villiaans have not really caused me to dislike them very much either. Case in point. Dill and itchy.they are not Imo oponents to be feared but rather ridiculed. While they may have been intentionally portrayed as bumblers(in contrast to Littlefoot and his friends) still their poor performance as villians undercut a good film.  So no I would not like to see them return.
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Post by: Littlefoot1616 on November 18, 2005, 07:48:07 PM
In terms of the bad guys, as long as they dont employ a gigantic evil overlord sharptooth or anything I'll be happy. I'm always quietly optimistic about releases I'm greatly interested in and I normally always give something/one the benefit of the doubt. Pterano I would mind seeing come back...not necessarily after his 5 year exile but it would be good to see him again. I liked him as a character because of the amount of development he undergoes during LBT 7.
Title: Characters
Post by: F-14 Ace on December 03, 2005, 01:51:50 PM
I hope Ozzie and Strut are in it!  I hope they are the bad guys.
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Post by: JojotheIncredible on December 04, 2005, 01:12:59 AM
I hope they don't have one main reoccuring villain. That is so overdone. Different villains for each episode would be better.
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Post by: Malte279 on December 04, 2005, 06:40:32 AM
I'm not so sure on that. In fact I like the idea of villains acting on more vicious motives than just the wish to eat and survive (sharpteeth). Of all the talking villains we have had so far (with Pterano's being a true villain being a matter of question) I consider Ozzy and Strut the most interesting villains. I like the general concept of letting characters reappear and don't see why Chomper should remain the only ever to do so.
Title: Characters
Post by: F-14 Ace on December 04, 2005, 09:03:09 PM
I didn.t mean that Ozzie and Strutt be the ONLY villians.  Heck, I'd like to see some new villians but Ozzie and Strutt are my favorite villians.
Title: Characters
Post by: Malte279 on December 05, 2005, 03:37:14 AM
I see. Guess I didn't take the part of more than just them in. I agree with you that other villains could return as well (e.g. Ichty, Dill, Rinkus, and Sierra).
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Post by: KonCepT on December 05, 2005, 03:48:43 AM
I want every character to return, but only if they don't mess up.
Especially Ali.
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Post by: F-14 Ace on December 05, 2005, 06:55:19 PM
:x I hope it isn't going to be a dang baby show.  It had better be good since they are making us wait until 2007 to see it.  It better not just be about learning the ABC or crud like that.
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Post by: F-14 Ace on December 07, 2005, 09:21:25 AM
I can't stand baby shows.  e.g. Teletubbies, Barney Dora, etc... :angry:  :x They make me sick.
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Post by: Nick22 on December 07, 2005, 02:48:20 PM
Then why do you watch them ace?
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Post by: F-14 Ace on December 07, 2005, 07:40:17 PM
I don't watch them.  My brat sister dispite being almost 13 does.  Even if I don't watch them, I can still hear them in the other room.  It sucks!
Title: Characters
Post by: Malte279 on December 08, 2005, 04:04:18 AM
Don't you think that others would say the very same about your favor of LBT? Live and let live I say. There are people out there who would consider it bizarre that a 16 year old fan of land before time fan complains about his 12 year old sister watching children movie.
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Post by: Littlefoot1616 on December 08, 2005, 08:06:05 AM
Ditto that. Being an LBT fan myself, I dont openly go announcing that it's my favourite animated movie. In fact, everytime I go to purchase a newly released LBT movie, I always get some person glaring at me as if to say "Why is that guy looking at children's movies?" It's none of their business but I can tell that's what they're thinking. Each to their own I say (and have always said).  ;)

As for the content, I seriously doubt it will be the gang teaching kids to count. They already have multimedia packages for that sorta thing. I'm being silently optimistic about the series...all though I know other people out there would be happy to see the LBT saga come to a close. Screw them I say! PMSL! :lol
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Post by: Nick22 on December 08, 2005, 10:20:47 AM
remember Ace, that everyone has different tastes, and that everyone has an 'inner child'. Why else do we continue to watch cartoons? Because they connect us to our childhood.
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Post by: WeirdRaptor on December 08, 2005, 06:30:10 PM
I know how that is, ace. I get the same thing all the time.  :rolleyes: The best thing is just to ignore them, as I take you do.
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Post by: F-14 Ace on December 10, 2005, 03:00:20 PM
:angry: I try to ignore these problems but my sister insists on watching dvds on my repeat (MY) PS2 while I am using it.  If i don't she will act all inmature and scream.  Last night, she picked up the cat and dropped it on me cuz of it.  She is such an idiot.
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Post by: F-14 Ace on December 10, 2005, 03:01:49 PM
Alright, we got real off subject here.  lets get back to the talk about the tv series.  Basicly, I just hope it isn't a baby show.
Title: Characters
Post by: WeirdRaptor on December 19, 2005, 05:47:42 AM
I highly doubt it will be any more "kiddie" than the series. With the series, they have a shot at expanding on the universe, which, we all know, is an opportunity the makers are not going to take, yet again, despite being handed the opportune moment to do so...yet again.

I like the idea of having a reoccurring villain and having a villain's motives being "revenge".
Perhaps they should get a new villain (one that actually matches the original sharptooth in being menacing), and have him be beaten once, and then have him return to get the kids back for owning him on their previous encounter.
Then have him show up, from time to time, but not so often that his menace goes down.
Also, perhaps, have him merely be the "plotter" of a lot of their troubles, sending others to do his dirty work for him. This would potentially lead to the dynamic of the heroes not knowing that it is actually 'him' who is the most current threat all the time, as well. They know it's him sometimes, of course, but they don't always know it's him. This might also lead to some episodes where Littlefoot and the others think they're doing right, but are actually playing right into his claws, and only realize this when it's almost to late.
Also, what if the Great Valley dinosaurs merely "survive" some of his attempts to get them, without him actually being beaten all the time, physically or intelligentually. What he was the actual winner from time to time, but not winning in a "killing one of the main characters" way, of course.
This character could, say, be an intelligent sharptooth (T-Rex).

This way, they would have a consistant villain, and not have him be uninteresting or unscary if they deal with the character right. Trust me, this series seriously needs a good, serious villain again. It would not hurt anything if the series had a cold, calculating baddie.
Title: Characters
Post by: Malte279 on December 19, 2005, 07:13:31 AM
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It would not hurt anything if the series had a cold, calculating baddie.
I wholeheartedly agree!
As for a sharptooth, I would certainly welcome another LBT 1 kind of sharptooth. One might make him scarier by creating the motive of revenge. Maybe one could pick up the element that was sort of abandoned in the original movie. They never made a big fuzz about the sharptooth being revengeful about the loss of an eye when he chased Littlefoot through the thorny thicket. Also it might be interesting to have a grownup sharptooth with a crude knowledge of leafeater language (which would enable it of much more stealth and slyness if it comes for example to setting up a trap). Still any sharpteeth are rather "obvious" villains while in fact they are no villains at all so long they just mean to eat to live.
A leafeater would probably be the best choice for a villain that is not too obvious and with possibly nastier aims. My choice would be a racist. Somebody who wants to reestablish the "pre LBT 1 ways" to the Great Valley for his or her kind.
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Post by: WeirdRaptor on December 19, 2005, 05:09:53 PM
Well, given the nature of the series, it's kind of a given that the sharpteeth are the major menace, and often time, the villains.

It could be that the abnormally intelligent Sharptooth knows about the Great Valley, and just wants in, and he's willing to use rather excessive methods of getting in. Like, say, intercepting a family of leafeaters who are trying to get into the Great Valley and then black-mailing the adults of the group into doing his bidding by holding the young ones hostage. That would make him a menace, beyond just wanting his next meal. And what is he can speak the leafeater's language fluently?
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Post by: Malte279 on December 19, 2005, 06:22:54 PM
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It could be that the abnormally intelligent Sharptooth knows about the Great Valley, and just wants in, and he's willing to use rather excessive methods of getting in. Like, say, intercepting a family of leafeaters who are trying to get into the Great Valley and then black-mailing the adults of the group into doing his bidding by holding the young ones hostage. That would make him a menace, beyond just wanting his next meal. And what is he can speak the leafeater's language fluently?
Possible, but not likely I reckon. I thought about kind of hostage stories too, but it seems really unlikely for a sharptooth to hold "food" hostage. It also doesn't seem very likely they would try to "store" of "food" for later times. I consider it very difficult a matter. Blackmailing the dinosaurs in the Valley? It would presuppose that either side would have some possibility to trust the other. How would the sharptooth prevent the hostages to just run for it the moment he doesnt't look at them (even sharpteeth sleep at night). In the Valley the sharptooth would be "under siege" and could not dare to get any sleep. Also there must be something about that sharptooth to be that much of a menace. Just remember the way the grownups dealt with Chomper's parents (two fully grown sharpteeth) in LBT 2. Or the merciless way two longnecks dealt with two grownup sharpteeth in LBT 6. Also I reckon it is probably somewhat strange for a sharptooth to take hostages to blackmail the dinosaurs in the Great Valley to let him in while everyone is fully aware that he doesn't mean to enter in order to become a peaceful citizen and member of the community  ;)
Speaking of that, I don't like any ideas about sharpteeth turning vegetarian. I know not if people in charge would allow that in LBT, but to me it would seem a bit too much against nature.
Nature offers another possibility for a carnivore. Namely scavenging. Dinosaurs in the Great Valley die just the way they do elsewhere. To keep the eco system healthy, there must be some sort of scavengers. Again this is difficult terrain for an LBT story.
I have read about ideas in which thousands of sharpteeth united to attack the Great Valley. I don't think that very plausible either. Unless they were fed permanently (and it requires quite a pile of meat to feed so many sharpteeth) they would probably go at each other. Raptors hunted in packs but they didn't form "armies" like that.
Another possibility would be a villain who is actually is no villain. There is a plot in my mind, but certain similarities to LBT 11 make it unlikely I'm going to write it soon. The central idea is tiny sharpteeth (there was quite a number of them). Instead of those cute little longnecks we would have sharpteeth not bigger than Ducky (maybe a little smaller). That plot idea is also the only with a kind of hostage business I'm seriously considering. I suppose that the Great Valley is great indeed, so there are many gorges or small woods etc. along its rim which are hardly "explored" by the inhabitants of the Valley. While playing hide and seek or the like Littlefoot and the others could run into the tiny sharpteeth one by one.
I suppose them to be tiny enough so especially Cera would be able to put up a fight against them (so they might have to threaten Cera, Littlefoot, and Spike into doing as they order by threatening Ducky or Petrie). Anyway, those tiny dinosaurs would be more like the insect eating (or scavenging) size not imposing a real threat to the dinosaurs in the Valley. Still, sharpteeth are sharpteeth and sharpteeth are considered a threat. That would apply even more if Littlefoot and the others met them the way described above.
What they fail to see at first however is that they are a threat to the sharpteeth rather than being threatened by them. If they told their parents about the tiny sharpteeth they would be doomed. However if the sharpteeth (some of whom might well think of killing Littlefoot and the others) keep the kids prisoners their parents would look for them and most likely discover those sharpteeth. Their living in the vicinity of leafeaters probably made the sharpteeth grasp enough words to communicate with Littlefoot and the others.
Anyway, you see that there are some distinct similarities to the plot of LBT 11 (but I swear I had this concept in mind before I ever saw the movie). The main difference would be that the leafeaters would have just a slightly better point in fearing those tiny sharpteeth than they had fearing the little longnecks.
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Post by: WeirdRaptor on December 19, 2005, 07:53:14 PM
What in the entire series makes you think that these are literal dinos we're talking about here, and I've been striving to get the point across that this would not be any ordinary sharptooth we're talking about, here.

And while blackmailing someone, you're not really asking for any trust. You're just not giving the other side any choice.
Title: Characters
Post by: Malte279 on December 20, 2005, 07:23:50 AM
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What in the entire series makes you think that these are literal dinos we're talking about here, and I've been striving to get the point across that this would not be any ordinary sharptooth we're talking about, here.
Then the story is leaving the field of fanfictions I'm all too seriously thinking about to be honest. There is not a species of dinosaurs in the series that could not be identified at least as very similar to a kind that did exist in reality. You may be thinking of a kind of "rainbowface" sharptooth. After all the rainbowfaces weren't normal dinosaurs either but quite frankly I did not find their obvious being aliens from outer space an element that fits well into LBT. It is just my opinion though.
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And while blackmailing someone, you're not really asking for any trust. You're just not giving the other side any choice.
A person being blackmailed must have at least a glimpse of hope that doing the blackmailer's bidding does any good. If there is no such glimpse of hope (based on something like trust) the blackmailing couldn't work out.
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Post by: F-14 Ace on December 20, 2005, 06:28:00 PM
We don't want anybody who acts like Doctor Doom or Lex Luthor or guys who are just out for revenge.  There has to be more of a motive than that.  I wouldn't mind a disgruntled rainbowface or something.
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Post by: Malte279 on December 20, 2005, 06:52:06 PM
Disgruntled is a good idea. Being disgruntled however does not make a villain. Maybe we need no villain at all when we have a disgruntled character. In fact I have been thinking about one story in which a one eyed very scarry and scary bad mooded thronthump plays a role. I need to work on it however n part it seems just a little too dark the way I have that story in mind right now. The title would be "The guardian of gloomy groove" (even the title is gloomy ;))
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Post by: F-14 Ace on December 20, 2005, 11:14:48 PM
What the heck is a thronthump?
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Post by: Malte279 on December 21, 2005, 05:24:00 AM
Iguanodon as I would suppose the other dinosaurs would call this kind. Spikethump might be an alternative term the dinosaurs would use.
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Post by: F-14 Ace on December 30, 2005, 06:58:03 PM
Oh, I was just wondering.  Well, I managed to survive that tornado we had yesterday.  I talked about it in the Frige section unter Strange Weather.  Anyway, I would like for Ali to come back along with all the other guest stars.
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Post by: f-22 "raptor" ace on July 10, 2006, 11:38:20 PM
he used a log as a raft.
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Post by: Malte279 on July 11, 2006, 09:55:12 AM
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he used a log as a raft.
I don't thinks so. That way he would have to leave his parents behind. I don't think any log could hold the big sharpteeth and it would be far fetched for them to create something like a raft. Also, we mustn't forget about the swimming sharptooth who prevented the escape of Littlefoot and the others via log.
I suppose there are other possible explanations for how Chomper could leafe the island. Further earthquakes could cause the water to recede (perhaps temporary only before a Tsunami strikes). Sometimes tide patterns can be altered by various circumstances.
However, I think the very idea of getting Chomper from that island could make for a very good, but very difficult story. Imagine this, sharpteeth "food" is running out on the island (Chomper said there wasn't much and with the destruction of the land path there is little chance for a constant supply) and Chomper sends word (via a captured flyer he spares under the condition that the flyer will deliver his message) to Littlefoot and ther others. Now that would be a tough story. On the one hand Littlefoot and his friends couldn't just leave Chomper to his fate on the other hand helping him and his parents would inevitably mean the death of other leafeaters. Could Littlefoot possibly take the responsibility for other dinosaurs sharing his respectively his mother's fate in the first movie? It would be quite a dilema.
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Post by: Nick22 on July 11, 2006, 02:23:22 PM
indeee Malte. but clearly Chomper managed to get off the island somehow. Hopefully the directors will fill in the details.
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Post by: Malte279 on July 11, 2006, 03:28:16 PM
I hope so too, though I have my doubts about this. I have read a few LBT comics which appeared in a German LBT magazine. In these comics Chomper was hanging around with the others same as any other kind of dinosaur and none of the grownups seemed to think anything about it. There was no attempt whatsoever to explain what Chomper was living on. I sure hope they will be more mindful about the upcomming series.
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Post by: Nick22 on July 11, 2006, 03:47:51 PM
One can only hope. It would be disappointing if Chomper just appeared without explaination, as if he just popped up out of the blue.
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Post by: pokeplayer984 on July 11, 2006, 05:27:26 PM
Here's an idea.  Chomper is playing around near a cliff, trying to chomp on some bugs, when he loses his footing and falls into the water.  The impact with a nearby rock knocks him out and he eventually ends up washed up on shore on the other side.

How he gets to the valley from there, you guys work out.
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Post by: Malte279 on July 12, 2006, 04:40:31 AM
An interesting idea  :yes
He might have maybe he is brought to shore by some Elzy like creature as he is probably not a good swimmer. Or else the sea washes him ashore as it is very rough during a storm (which might contribute to Chomper falling down the cliff). With Chomper being away from the island he might actually want to get back as his parents are there. Or maybe he suffered amnesia from his fall or impact forgetting about everything but Littlefoot and the Great Valley, so he would set out to search for them.
It might be interesting to have him forget about his carnivore nature, but I must say I generally oppose the idea of making him a leafeater.
Title: Characters
Post by: pokeplayer984 on July 12, 2006, 10:46:03 PM
^^Yes, please keep him as a sharptooth, we know him too well as one. :lol:

Anyways, amnesia isn't such a bad idea if you ask me.  It would indeed make quite an interesting story, and I could indeed see it happen as the full series itself.  I think this would qualify as the most likely possiblity of what is going to happen.

What do the rest of you think?
Title: Characters
Post by: Malte279 on July 13, 2006, 03:26:18 AM
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Yes, please keep him as a sharptooth, we know him too well as one.
I'm not so sure we do. The "worst" we have ever seen was Chomper eating a dragonfly. The actual problems of his relationship to Littlefoot and the others are pretty much avoided in LBT 5. Chomper is perfectly cute and Cera comes across as overdistrustfull, as "bad" because she feels uneasy about Chomper. It would be difficult to write an LBT story that really addresses the problem, yet if it works out I suppose it would be much more interesting than just beating the bush about the whole matter.
I'm working on one story in which amnesia plays a role. It is not Chomper though who forgot about everything in that story.
Title: Characters
Post by: pokeplayer984 on August 04, 2006, 09:59:26 AM
I've just gotten info from Threehorn.

Apparently, Ali will make a few appearences in the series.  This info comes straight from Aria. :)

Hmm, I wonder what Ali will think of Littlefoot once she finds out he's friends with a sharptooth. :)

The episodes featuring Ali could very well have a little focus on the relationship of the two longnecks. ;)
Title: Characters
Post by: Malte279 on August 04, 2006, 04:32:41 PM
Hold it. Is this REALLY what Threehorn said?
For in another post from today he wrote:
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I know for sure Tria going to be in it, and for the series I think Ali going to make a few apperances in it  that kind of cool to know.
This does NOT say that Ali really will be in the movie.
Be careful not to spread false rumors!!!
Did you get any information from Aria about this Threehorn? Did Aria tell you that Ali will be there? Or have conclusions been drawn rashly?
Title: Characters
Post by: trexmaster on August 04, 2006, 11:56:11 PM
Quote from: Malte279,Dec 19 2005 on  06:13 AM
They never made a big fuzz about the sharptooth being revengeful about the loss of an eye when he chased Littlefoot through the thorny thicket.
IIRC, he didn't lose any eye. I've seen him later in the movie with both eyes long after the thorny thicket.
Title: Characters
Post by: pokeplayer984 on August 05, 2006, 12:53:21 AM
Quote from: Malte279,Aug 4 2006 on  03:32 PM
Hold it. Is this REALLY what Threehorn said?
For in another post from today he wrote:
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I know for sure Tria going to be in it, and for the series I think Ali going to make a few apperances in it that kind of cool to know.
This does NOT say that Ali really will be in the movie.
Be careful not to spread false rumors!!!
Did you get any information from Aria about this Threehorn? Did Aria tell you that Ali will be there? Or have conclusions been drawn rashly?
Whoops!  You're right!  I read it wrong!  :bang  :slap  :bang  :slap  :bang  :slap  :bang  :slap  :bang  :slap
Title: Characters
Post by: KingdomKey23 on September 17, 2006, 10:38:59 PM
I agree that it would be great to see Ali again in The Land Before Time. I'm not sure what Universal is planning, but it will all be unveiled as time goes on. To tell you the truth Ali is kinda cute.  :lol

But while I'm not entirely sure on this, Chomper will probably return. He's already been in 2 movies, so why not? Mr. Thicknoise I didn't like too much, but he'll probably be back. Just don't sing any songs!  :lol

Other than that, I can't think of any others.
Title: Characters
Post by: Malte279 on September 18, 2006, 02:46:08 AM
Chomper's return is absolutely certain. They did cast a voice for him and did recordings with him already. From what we know several characters are likely to reappear. In case of Chomper it is definite.
Title: Characters
Post by: Threehorn on September 18, 2006, 06:41:11 AM
To answer the question about Ali, Dan Wiley one of the people in the LBT offfices told me, Jason, Aria, her mum and her friend we met on the day we went to Universal.

I talked to him about Ali having a effect that should come back into LBT and he said to me and this is what I remember
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there will be charcaters from the LBT movies making a reappearance in the series
and when I asked about Ali being one he I think if I remember right said something around this line
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I believe so that Ali will be in it


Not sure if that right or not to what he told me but that the VERY best I can give you guys, don't get false hope with this information cause it MIGHT be wrong
Title: Characters
Post by: Nick22 on September 18, 2006, 02:40:28 PM
You're are giving us as much info as you can Threehorn. BTw I like the new pic of Cera! :)
Title: Characters
Post by: Threehorn on September 18, 2006, 05:32:39 PM
thanks it a screen shot from Land Before TIme VII and thanks for the import about how much I can give :D
Title: Characters
Post by: NewOrder on September 29, 2006, 12:42:14 PM
Actually this isn't good news, if it's true, I'd rather see Ali in a new movie than in the series. But like Nick22 said, Threehorn you're doing the best you can and you've helped us out a lot, so I guess we are all thankfull for what you've been doing :D
Title: Characters
Post by: Threehorn on September 29, 2006, 03:44:55 PM
btw I have seen what Ruby looks like that new series charcater. not going to tell what she look like but just saying that what I seen is very creative by the LBT team :D and wanting to watch it badly lol :p
Title: Characters
Post by: WeirdRaptor on October 01, 2006, 03:56:52 PM
On the other hand, buddy, if Ali returns to the series and becomes a reoccuring character, we get to see more of her.
Title: Characters
Post by: Ptyra on May 20, 2007, 11:49:25 AM
Of all the characters, I'd like to see Pterano back the most. I remember watching the 8th and just HOPING he'll pop up somewhere   :DD . What a silly goose I was, but I would like to see him back.