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Pangaea · **Reply #20 on:** June 25, 2010, 06:28:35 AM

While I'm very sad that LBT had to end (actually, that should be past tense, as it was long ago that I read the announcement that convinced me it was officially over), and I can't say I'm at all happy with the way they closed it, I'm personally glad they didn't do so by showing the gang as adults or adolescents. At least fanfiction writers have a lot of freedom to create new LBT stories, allowing the gang to continue having adventures and interacting with other characters (both canon and fan-created), and able to portray them growing up and having families of their own as they choose. (For instance, they have no restrictions on the names, gender, appearance, speech habits, or number of the gang's children; what the gang look like as adults; whether their personalities have changed any; who their mates are; whether Petrie, Ducky, and Spike speak any differently as adults; which other characters, particularly the gang's parents and other elders, are still alive, etc.) This allows for more numerous and more diverse fanfictions, which in turn contribute more to keeping LBT's legacy alive.

Petrie157578641 · **Reply #21 on:** June 25, 2010, 06:40:50 AM

Pangaea I would agree, if only these fanfictions were nearly as good as movies, but just admit it, as non-real authors and script writers of these movies we can't really say what it really would be like, all of these fanfics are just our fantasies, I'm angry because it didn't really end, just stopped existing, as I mentioned I would like to see them as adults only in one, final scene(even a couple of minutes would be enough),which would completely put an end to a franchise, not them being adults in action(nooo, never)
and it doesn't mean that there would be no stories for fanfics, people could be making them up, tellings their stories BETWEEN the final scene and them being children, there are also a lot of other characters like Pterano, Guido, Mo and their stories could me expanding in fanfics as well

Malte279 · **Reply #22 on:** June 25, 2010, 07:09:16 AM

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I'm personally glad they didn't do so by showing the gang as adults or adolescents. At least fanfiction writers have a lot of freedom to create new LBT stories, allowing the gang to continue having adventures and interacting with other characters (both canon and fan-created), and able to portray them growing up and having families of their own as they choose.

My point exactly.
Of course there could have been a final installment leaving room for no more stories (unrealistic worst case scenario would be the final meteor impact). Some stories (Harry Potter being a notable example) close on a note that does not leave much room for any further stories. Having no real ending attached to LBT does permit us to think of and write stories that could still be canon. Those who really feel incapable of accepting the end of the series can still dwell on the straw that there hasn't been any official ending statement in the series (while it may be something close to fooling oneself to cling to such a straw it doesn't do any harm so long those who cling to that straw do not insist on others to do the same).
LBT hasn't closed the doors for anyone who wants to work with it and in my view there is a lot to work on. We should make something of it. To that effect I disagree with statements that "LBT is dead" as I don't see its "life or death" so entirely dependent on the movies. I don't want to sound too much like I was holding a sermon here, but so long there are fans discussing LBT, writing fanfiction, creating fanart, and being just friends who found to each other because of their shared enthusiasm for the movies I cannot think of LBT as dead.

Adder · **Reply #23 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:43:05 AM

Quote from: Petrie157578641,Jun 25 2010 on 05:40 AM

Pangaea I would agree, if only these fanfictions were nearly as good as movies

Actually, there's tons of fanfictions I've read I want to see as a movie.

Twilight Valley
Out of the Shadows
Out of the Shadows II
Sharptooth Valley
Sharptooth Valley II
A Sharptooth's Heart
A Sharptooth's Heart II
Total Drama Valley
Total Drama Valley II
Revenge
Revenge II
Revenge III

See there's tons of fanfictions just as good as the LBT movies. Some of these like Twilight Valley, A Sharptooth's Heart, and Out of the Shadows are written long enough they are similar to a movie script they just are styled like one.

Mumbling · **Reply #24 on:** June 25, 2010, 08:53:53 AM

You would like to see such fighting in land before time movies?

DarkHououmon · **Reply #25 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:01:23 AM

Quote from: Petrie157578641,Jun 25 2010 on 06:40 AM

Pangaea I would agree, if only these fanfictions were nearly as good as movies

Are you saying there's no good LBT fanfic? I beg to differ, as I've seen some that are indeed well written.

Petrie157578641 · **Reply #26 on:** June 25, 2010, 09:56:43 AM

Quote from: DarkHououmon,Jun 25 2010 on 08:01 AM

Quote from: Petrie157578641,Jun 25 2010 on 06:40 AM
Pangaea I would agree, if only these fanfictions were nearly as good as movies
Are you saying there's no good LBT fanfic? I beg to differ, as I've seen some that are indeed well written.

No
I never said that there are no good Fanfictions, I know there are "tons" of them, I even wanted to write one myself, I'm just saying that these fanfictions no compare to movies, because LBT is not a book, which could be expanded,by fans, its a combination of nice view, epic scenes, funny voices of characters,music etc in this part fanficions can never replace the movies

DarkHououmon · **Reply #27 on:** June 25, 2010, 01:47:36 PM

Ah I see. Okay.

One of the things I like about fanfics is that they generally (with some exceptions from my recollection) have no songs, and the singing is one of my least favorite parts of Land Before Time.

Adder · **Reply #28 on:** June 25, 2010, 02:14:40 PM

Quote from: DarkHououmon,Jun 25 2010 on 12:47 PM

singing is one of my least favorite parts of Land Before Time.

Why? The singing is the main reason why I watched the 12th and 13th movies.

DarkHououmon · **Reply #29 on:** June 25, 2010, 02:39:42 PM

I find the singing annoying personally. I used to like it, but around the 6th movie I started to get tired of it. Currently when I watch the movies, I fast forward through the songs.

Sky · **Reply #30 on:** June 25, 2010, 02:42:52 PM

Not everyone likes the songs, ScratteLover. But I do like a few of them.

Well, every franchise has to end someday.

At least we can keep it with fanart and fanfiction alive.

I just wished they didn't end LBT with a movie like the 13th. It was... just there and without a good ending to end the series.

Cancerian Tiger · **Reply #31 on:** June 26, 2010, 01:22:33 AM

Okay, I'm bein' my typically honest self here. If in fact Universal has dropped LBT altogether, I'm very upset with them that they would take a series that so many fans have devotedly followed for years and not even give it a proper ending. Even if the ending was left open for fanfiction (for example, nobody dies but the narration gives it away that the series has ended), at least the series would be given a decent treatment. To end LBT with somethin' like LBT XIII was a mean joke Universal played on its LBT fans. If anybody who is affiliated with Universal is reading this, shame on that organization for the way it has treated its LBT fans! I hope Universal realizes they screwed up on this one <_<.

Petrie157578641 · **Reply #32 on:** June 26, 2010, 08:19:48 AM

Quote from: DarkHououmon,Jun 25 2010 on 01:39 PM

I find the singing annoying personally. I used to like it, but around the 6th movie I started to get tired of it. Currently when I watch the movies, I fast forward through the songs.

I don't know,but songs are my favorite parts of LBT movies(most of them) they show the mood of characters, make the whole situation understanding clearer, and because of them I never get bored.
I personally always hated most of songs in Disney movies and always fasfowarded most of them, like 1-st song in Mulan cartoon-BOREDOM) <_<
Or recent Princess and the frog-when you listen to them you undestand they are no compare to LBT songs, most of songs in such cartoon are quite forgettable, but not LBT, and actually I didn't like songs in fisrt sequels much, but when I got used to it I started waiting for every song with eagerness, turning sound higher when they started singing. I think quality of songs much improved with later sequels, some of these songs entertain, some of them make cry, I feel very sorry for you that you don't like songs of LBT,cause comparing to other cartoons songs they are 1-st class level

2007excalibur2007 · **Reply #33 on:** June 26, 2010, 08:31:49 AM

Quote from: Petrie157578641,Jun 26 2010 on 07:19 PM

I feel very sorry for you that you don't like songs of LBT

Was that supposed to be sarcasm? Everyone has different tastes, y'know... :unsure:

LBTFan13 · **Reply #34 on:** June 26, 2010, 08:58:06 AM

Quote from: DarkHououmon,Jun 25 2010 on 01:39 PM

I find the singing annoying personally. I used to like it, but around the 6th movie I started to get tired of it. Currently when I watch the movies, I fast forward through the songs.

I can imagine why you would feel so about the songs. There's the select few songs that are really nice and emotional songs (Always There, No One Has to Be Alone, etc...), but the majority of the songs are just plain stupid, (Tough, Eggs, Who Needs You, etc...). While I do enjoy hearing the gang sing sometimes, some songs were best left unsung.

DarkHououmon · **Reply #35 on:** June 26, 2010, 09:16:55 AM

Petrie157578641: Why do you feel sorry for me just because I don't like the songs? Am I supposed to like the songs just because there are people who do like them? What's wrong with me not liking the songs? To point out, not everyone likes the songs. Not everyone has to like the songs. Is me not liking the songs really that big of a deal?

I find it strange to feel sorry for someone just because of a particular taste. That would be like me telling someone who is a big Petrie fan that I feel sorry for them for liking Petrie. That's not how I really feel of course (I like Petrie too), I was just using that as an example. As stated before, everyone has different tastes, opinions, and interests.

Adder · **Reply #36 on:** June 26, 2010, 09:29:38 AM

I agree with DarkHououmon, just because someone's friends like music dosen't he or she has too. My friends like Nickleback, I don't. I like Evanescence and The Rasmus, my friend dosen't. Just because one person likes LBT music, dosen't mean everyone dose.

Coyote_A · **Reply #37 on:** June 27, 2010, 03:45:11 AM

Cast: "Don Bluth - Director". Wow, i never knew LBT was a movie made by one person.

Ahem. LBT's not dead as far as i'm concerned. Let's keep on hoping for some Japanese company to make an anime out of it.

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #38 on:** June 27, 2010, 04:52:31 AM

It was a long shot, but I contacted the tech department at Universal Studios and asked how much they wanted for their domain. I didn't get a response.

I was hoping one of 'em would spill the beans about whether or not LBT was really dead or if they had any future plans for a new website.

Mumbling · **Reply #39 on:** June 27, 2010, 06:00:55 AM

Well maybe it takes a while before they can respond.