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01-11-2010, 05:46 PM
Derek2783
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The touch of reality that is associated with Cobra? Do you even know what your talking about?
Yeah. Despite the fact that there was a lot of futuristic weapondry, the whole idea of Cobra was grounded in the idea of a charismatic, disillusioned American piecing together mercenaries and people disillusioned with the American dream and American politics, and forming a militant terrorist group.
That's pretty realistic...
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GI Joe is a toy for kids. The cartoon was for kids too, and it was a commercial for the toys.
You forgot the comic, which was pretty darn influential to the mythos. That was more than just a commercial. It was just a commercial at it's inception, and it kinda ended that way too, but in the broader middle, when it was most successful and when the stories most fans love were published, it was far more.
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The only thing failed is your reinvention of what Joe is all about.
Well, his and Sommers'...
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