I opt out of 3D since it usually makes me feel a little sick to watch an entire movie that way. So, I don't think I would see it in 3D even if they ever considered it. In the same note with what's "cool" today, I much prefer traditional hand drawn animation to cgi. Since "The Princess & the Frog" there have been no more traditional animated projects. This really upsets me...perhaps more are in the works? Now don't get me wrong, ANY movie can be great...it's the STORY and the CHARACTERS that should take top priority. I LOVE some of Pixar's works, despite the cgi medium. I saw Toy Story 3 last summer, loved it. The type of animation doesn't matter as much as the story...but, I still feel there is something very special that traditional animation has that cgi just can't match up with. There's more of a personal connection between the artist, for one...and there's just something about the emotion in hand drawn that cgi has yet been able to get right. LBT or any of the "classics" in cgi would just NOT feel the same...

I've never really thought about what kind of dinosaur I might see myself as, although I do have a a few "personas/fursonas" aka personal characters. A wolfdog, a scruffy mutt and a little rat. I suppose if I were to picture myself as a dinosaur I would hav to say velociraptor. They've been my fav since I was a kid! Although, considering the fact that I'm a vegetarian maybe I should pick something else...LOL  

Thanks everyone! Again I apologize for disappearing the way I did. I certainly remember Malte & Nick; it's wonderful to see you again too! To those who are new to me, hello and nice to meet you!

PS: Love the new layout for the forums! The top banner is especially pretty

Thanks!^^ You're more than welcome to join us in the tester on Furcadia. At the moment the map is just random, so we have a place to test the avatars and such, but there's enough room to walk around, see the avatars in action, portraits/art and get a feel for the general layout of the game.

Once you're in game, you can join me on one of my alts (Sharptooth, Chomper or Gitta). Just type `join *name of character here* to do so. If I'm not afk at the moment, I'll summon you.

I'd suggest logging in as rodent or musteline right now (saurolophus and pteranodon), since those're the two complete avatars. You can come as equine (triceratops) or ursine (tyrannosaurus), but there's only a few poses for them at the moment, so they walk funny (and shapeshift in some cases) .

Thanks again for the comments, and thanks for posting the colors Tails!

Is there any episode which explains why all of a sudden none of the grownups has a problem with Chomper in the Great Valley?

There's another thing that confuses me about the series...it's all too sudden, as if you're just suppose to accept it and not question (I can't do that ;p). I would think at least some, if not all, of the grown ups would have some kind of concern about it at first. Most especially characters like Cera's father, who one might call a "speciest" (I know I've seen that phrase somewhere here ;P); if he has trouble accepting other 'non three horns' then a sharptooth? Although I do remember a scene in "The Lonely Journey" where he says something along the lines of "I'm not any kind of food" to Chomper after he and Spike bump into him; that's the most I've seen of anything like that. There was also the family (forget what species) who during the 'great giving' celebration seem uneasy (the mother pulls her children away from Chomper saying something like "Come children, it isn't safe to play around sharpteeth"), so obviously not  all the grown ups are comfortable with or accepting of him. We get subtle hints, but thus far no full explanation or episode/movie explaining the numerous questions the tv series brings with it. I know the main focus is for small children, but I think most kids with even half an attention span would wonder why all of a sudden Chomper is in the Great Valley (I know I would pick up on things like that as a kid...then again, I was more obsessive about my 'toons than most kids. )

As for the relationships between Chomper and the gang, I forgot to mention something in my other post. Something that really reminds me of this topic, in that the story focuses on the exact same type of thing. Has anyone seen "One Stormy Night"? It's a japanese animated movie in which a wolf and a goat unintentionally become friends, and the struggles that come with such a friendship. In many scenes where Gabu (the wolf) is very hungry, he's shown quite literally having an inner battle with instinct to keep himself from viewing Mei (the goat) as something...other than a friend. Gabu doesn't 'turn vegetarian' either though, and in fact in one scene is shown returning to Mei after 'having some dinner' (sneaking off to do so away from his friend), to which Mei reacts harshly to. Conflict comes up between their herd and pack, and well...I won't say too much more of the story in case you guys  haven't seen it. I highly recommend it though. You an find it with english subtitles on youtube (surprisingly); here's the first ten minutes  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj3m1oJwTQE I'm sure you can find the others easily enough ) To sum it up, I would love to see something along those lines shown in LBT.

I always found it a touch funny that all the dinosaurs (save for Cera's father) of the Great Valley would change their views so fast (remember Littlefoot's mother saying "We all keep to our own kind" and "Well, because we're different. It's always been that way." at the time his grandparents didn't seem to protest with this viewpoint; obviously it's long accepted.) unless the children teaming together to find their way to the valley really inspired all of them that much. When they first arrive in the valley, it seems the dinosaurs are all standing with their own kind, so it would surprise me if everyone just suddenly accepted a new point of view and tolerance (for some, it's easier; not everyone can change long accepted views so quickly though). Even if after time more and more of them became more open minded, accepting a predator is very different than accepting other types of herbivores, so yeah...they best give us an explanation to that eventually because it'll keep nagging at me.  

I've heard of this, but never done anything like it myself; so my knowledge about it is very minimal. I'm used to RPG styles using paragraph length posts (probably the most common type online). It sounds like fun though, I'd just have to learn more first (and I also have way too many things to keep up much of the time )

Hah, I think everyone pretty much said everything here.  I would love to see a 'grown up' movie honestly, and some darker themes more like the original had. Honestly, as I've stated elsewhere the original is my main reason for loving LBT, some of the sequels and especially the series (what I've seen of it) just weird me out. :blink: I do  love Chomper though and think his character has great potential, if the original writers and producers had control (or interest) again perhaps we might see something more, but as it is I don't think it's very likely. If they were to do something along those lines and somehow kept it as innocent as it is now, they'd probably just overlook the majority of these issues. Make something up that somehow a trex can stay healthy and happy with just insects (perhaps fish too, as someone mentioned. Not logical, but it wouldn't surprise me.
This makes me think of something else strange they did with Chomper. Just why do they give him three claws? Tyrannosaurus rex had two. He only has two in LBT 2, so why change it? I'm pretty sure all other sharpteeth just have two. o.O I always draw him with two. He's a Trex; to my knowledge has no weird growths so...two claws/fingers. Also, how was he able to swim up from the ocean ("can't swim with those scrawny arms", to quote. I know Littlefoot rescues him, but before that it sure looks like he's swimming up towards the surface. Possible? Who knows... Ah, look at me rant. )

Right now in the tv show, Chomper is playing "Simba", so to speak, something I always found a touch confusing too. How could a lion grow up so strong with just insects? :blink: We can only assume this is all Simba has during his time in the jungle with Timon and Pumbaa. We can also guess he returns to regular prey after assuming his place as king. This is just an example, but we never see much of the conflict and uneasy feelings that would obviously show up there either. Of course, he wouldn't turn on his friends either and I think the same is true for Chomper. It would make for some major tension, though. Challenge friendships. All that good stuff that makes for an intriguing story. ;p

I'm looking too much into the tv series here too (and that confuses me enough as it is, it brings up far too many questions: How'd they get off the island, for starters). Just looking at the two movies in which Chomper appears in (especially the 5th), it implies that not only is Chomper eating meat, that his parents are likely teaching him how to hunt (why else was he stalking the gang, prior to recognizing them. When we first see a zoom in on his eyes, they're obviously narrowed, and from the look of things he had every intention of hunting).
Yet again, just looking at the movies, it seemed that insects were fine as a baby (and remember, as a hatchling Chomper showed 'interest' in Petrie, and instinct seemed to kick in at the sight of Cera's tail), but I'd think a growing tyrannosaurus (the age he is in the 5th movie/the series) could use a little something more. At the very least, his parents bringing him things or allowing him to share at 'meal time' (much like young wolves and lions). That gets us into the behavior of certain species though; I saw a neat show on Saturday that said some scientists now think Trex may have traveled in family groups, even packs so to speak.

Ah, I'm sure there was something else I meant to say here...but for now let me just say, great points made...now lets get to work on some fan fics/comics/artwork, since they're very likely the only way we'll see some of this cool stuff. :

I have to say the original, but as for the sequels I liked II, IV and V.
They can't touch the original classic though, IMO. So that's my top. ^^

Ooh, I love this! Listening to music you love in other languages is always fun, I think. ^^ I really like the French version of "It Takes All Sorts" (French is always nice ;p). I'm pretty sure I remember hearing "If We Hold on Together" in Spanish or something a while ago...just can't think of what site it was at (or the exact language, I'm guessing Spanish ^^;; ) If I find anything I'll post it here, and thanks for sharing those!

WoW has amazing graphics (yes, I play ) but I wouldn't have a clue how to start making something like that...my artwork is typically hand drawn (and usually hand colored too) and 3D gaming programs are a mystery to me.^^;; I've always thought a game like WoW, just where you can play as the animals (so much cooler than humans; thus why I play a druid, at least :) sounded great. Even better if it's characters and a world we know and love.^^

I know what you mean about the size, honestly I'm surprised WoW plays on my computer...even Zoo Tycoon makes it lag sometimes. :blink: Somehow WoW usually loads pretty well though.

That's just about right, Tails! (of course you already know, we talked in messenger ), the only thing not right is just a couple hues of the main coat coloring (greys). I'm posting this as a helping tool for everyone...



The colors with white circles around them are "Furcadia's standard colors"; making an avatar or portrait those colors in FSHeditor makes them show up in game as whatever the player's colors are.