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You use the word "admitted" as if Sommers had this big secret that he hadn't been a fan of ARAH. At least he did say that his familiarity with GI JOE had been the 12 inch soldier dolls. I don't think there's anything wrong with not having been a fan beforehand. It all depends on how they approach the material in the present. Being too much of a fan can sometimes make it difficult to really be dynamic with the material, either as a writer or director.

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Originally Posted by 80s Child

Yeah- I was watching the DVD "extras" of ROC and Steven Sommers basically admitted that once he got the job, THEN he went and read some back-comics and watched some of the old cartoons. COME ON MAN, you can't hand the reigns of something so steeped in established cannon and fandom to some clueless newbie! So, if Chu really is a fan of Joe, there should be nowhere to go but up.

Nah, I don't mind 218 - if it works 4 U too, that's cool with me.