23 Sept 2016, 17:24
@Omni-Triforcer Sometimes there's more than meets the eye. Not always.
Addressing the Ben 10 Reboot Part 2
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Speaking of the new bios of the main characters that were posted on the Cartoon Network website, someone on the Ben 10 Reddit actually pointed this out to me. In Max's bio, it states right at the end of the sentence, "endless road trip." This along with what was previously mentioned with Steven T. Seagle mentioning a the reboot revolving around an "eternal summer vacation" and Duncan Rouleau's tweet on Twitter about wanting to maintain the meaning of the title of the show and anything else that was missed is further alluding to the likelihood that in the reboot continuity, the characters aren't going to age and will end up on their summer road trip for an infinite amount of time.
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I wonder what would Grandpa Max look like if he was a Sumo Slammer in the Reboot video game of Sumo Slammers?
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I think that Ben and Gwen will age in the reboot but I I think instead of 15 it would be more like 12 or 13
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Man i can't believe it. I remember a year and a half ago when this reboot was announced and now we are almost to its premiere. Its crazy.
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Im thinking this is probably from the freaky ben gwen episode
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''What Happens When The Best You Can Do Just Isn't Enough''
''You Get An Upgrade'' -
The omnitrix came from the meteorite!!! What???
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@james The Omnitrix ends up on Earth because of a massive meteor? What massive meteor? The one that wiped out the dinosaurs? I know Ben getting the Omnitrix was quite a big coincidence in the OS but at least there was some events before hand that led to and built up to all of that. That yeah, Ben just so happened to be at the right place at the right time to get the Omnitrix but you can understand how it all led up to that. We even get introduced to Vilgax. This, however, is too much of a coincidence and just feels lazy. This origin for the reboot feels like it triggers a "suspension of disbelief." I also feel disappointed about this as well. More so of the disappointment really.
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Eh I wouldnt get to worried about it. There's always more then meets the eye.
10 Years Of Hero Time!!!!
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@Omni-Triforcer Sometimes there's more than meets the eye. Not always.
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How do we know the meteorite isnt actually the pod?
Seeing a meteorite fall from space is much more common then a pod.10 Years Of Hero Time!!!!
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@Omni-Triforcer Oh I don't know. Maybe it's because @james posted an official video by Cartoon Network and is called Ben 10 | The Origins | Cartoon Network that shows clearly an actual meteor heading towards and landing on Earth while the narrator narrates that said meteor lands on Earth and that it contained the Omnitrix inside of it.
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Doesn't really bother because if it is a meteor that contained the omnitrix it would have had to come from somewhere
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@Tactical-Ochoa yes I saw that I am not dumb.
I meant how do we know the pod isn't just disguised as a meteorite. Don't get all sarcastic with me tactial.
I don't really care either because as stated before me it had to come from somewhere. You do realize most comic book heroes get their powers by accident (the flash, spiderman, etc so if this is just a accident then I really wouldn't care. It doesn't matter how he got his powers it's what he does with it as Ben 10 that matters -
@Omni-Triforcer you make a good point as I said before it would have to had come from somewhere because the omnitrix just being in a meteor without someone putting it there just doesn't make sense
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@JrPhilgene Of course it came from somewhere and I hope that they cover that much like they did in the OS. I'm referring to more of the set up for the show. The introduction. For what was done in a way that the first episode of the OS set the rest of the series up on. The OS introduced the everything by showing a space battle where we get introduced to Vilgax and get a good understanding as to the type of villain that he is while the Omnitrix gets sent to Earth to avoid falling into Vilgax's hands. In the reboot, the Omnitrix just arrives on Earth. That's apparently it.
@Omni-Triforcer It's not just most comic book heroes. It's most of pretty much any story. Most story plots are introduced by "just so happens" moments. An alien disguised as a dog being chased by Norwegians in a helicopter in Antarctica just so happens to come across an American research outpost. Luke Skywalker just so happens to come across a droid with the blueprints to the Death Star. A special police unit being chased by zombie dogs just so happens to find a top secret Umbrella research mansion to take refuge in. Etc. What's more important however is the set up and introduction for all of that. To build up mystery. To catch the attention and curiosity of the viewers so that they can get interested and invested in following the story and learn more about it. How Ben gets the Omnitrix does matter because it's a plot point designed for the purpose of what I just mentioned. If you don't have a good set up and introduction to the story, then that's one good way of screwing up your show's first impressions and first impressions are very important here.
The OS introduced and built up the story by showing a space battle. Vilgax is introduced as the main villain and you could just tell how menacing of a villain that he is in that scene. Xylene's ship launches the Omnitrix to Earth where it ends up in Ben's hands. There's a lot of mystery that builds up on that and it's what gets viewers interested and invested into the story. How does the reboot introduce the story? A meteor just simply lands on Earth and it has the Omnitrix inside of it and that's it apparently. That's not much to get people interested and invested into the story. Likely not even enough; especially when compared to the introduction to the OS. Where did the Omnitrix come from and how and why it ended up on Earth is the only mystery, which is not much to get viewers interested in the story.
In fact, I believe that's really all that can be answered from this. Again, the way that the reboot introduced the story doesn't have a lot of mystery to it. Those are the only questions as far as I can tell. Where did the Omnitrix come from? How and why did it end up on Earth? Doesn't really build up a lot for the story. What questions did the OS bring in the introduction? Many with a strong interest in having those questions answered. Where did the Omnitrix come from? Who was Vilgax? Why did the Omnitrix suddenly change direction and land where Ben was at? Who was transporting the Omnitrix? Why does Vilgax want the Omnitrix? What is the Omnitrix? Etc etc etc. That last question could apply to the reboot as well but here's the thing. There's going to be more Ben 10 fans watching this reboot than those that are new to the series; especially since that the new generation of kids already got introduced to the Ben 10 series.
Overall, the set up for Ben getting the Omnitrix does matter because it's supposed to build up viewers' interest into the story. To get viewers captivated into the show. To help gain a good first impression, which is again something that really any show can't screw up on because having bad first impressions can be enough to bring this series down.
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Well at least we know we will get a Ben getting the Omnitrix Scene.
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@Omni-Triforcer and I'm glad about that
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@JrPhilgene said in Addressing the Ben 10 Reboot Part 2:
@Omni-Triforcer and I'm glad about that
So am i. I always love seeing orgin stories.
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I think they should add characters like Ben's parents Sandra and Carl Tennyson and Gwen's parents and also Aunt Vera too. So what do y'all think?