Bandai Large Scale Godzilla on Comic Book Men

[zilla103192]

Just watched the episode on demand.

Yeah, when I heard the guy trying to sell it say he saw it going for $900 online, I called bullshit right away.

And now that I actually heard how the "Expert" put it. Yeah, he got the year and film that that suit style was used wrong. Coil was right. That STYLE of suit WAS first introduced in 1989. But that particular suit was introduced in 1991.

The whole Hi-Shee thing was a wtf moment, but a passable one. I always pronounced it "Hess-eye" before we started up the podcast and I heard the actual pronunciation of it.

The Monster Island vs Lagos Island mistake wasn't a big deal imho.

All in all it was a cool 5 minutes. glad to see the series being discussed with some serious respect.

[wataru]

If that's their caliber of expert, I wont watch it.

[SuperSaiyan4Godzilla]

I love how we discredit a person based off how they pronounce a foreign word.

[Jomei]

I love how we discredit a person based off how they pronounce a foreign word.

Japanese pronunciations are easy. They're completely phonetic. If you're a Godzilla expert, you can learn to pronounce a few basic words.

He also gets wrong:

the figure being "tag-less" since it never came with a tag
Which film used this style of Godzilla first
the price of the figure-he overpays by probably a good $50-75. Maybe more considering the figure was repaired.

Granted, he's pretty close on a lot of things, so he definitely knows more than your average Joe. But an expert? Hardly.

[wataru]

^^ I was going say the same thing. I dont care how it's pronounced, I say "hey-sey".

[Jomei]

^^ I was going say the same thing. I dont care how it's pronounced, I say "hey-sey".

That IS how it's pronounced.

[wataru]

Sorry, I meant I dont care how ANYONE pronounces it. I grew up with people called anime "annnie-mee" and manga "maine-g-na".

What matters to me is he knows THE PRODUCT. He didnt.

[SuperSaiyan4Godzilla]

I love how we discredit a person based off how they pronounce a foreign word.

Japanese pronunciations are easy. They're completely phonetic. If you're a Godzilla expert, you can learn to say the basic terms.

There are a few Japanese words I can't pronounce me self. It may be an easy pronunciation, but not everyone says these words every day. I don't, and I'm sure most of you guys don't, say Heisei, Showa, kaiju, tokusatsu, or whatever words proliferate this fandom. I didn't know how to say Heisei, kaiju, or Tsuburaya until I was 15,16 and I was exposed to the words when I was around 12.

I understand the he got other things wrong and got some things right. But I think caring about a mispronunciation is just petty.

[Jomei]

I wouldn't necessarily fault him if he weren't a purported expert, but that's what they called him. He was on national TV as a Godzilla expert called in to appraise merchandise. It'd be like a World War 2 historian at a conference who got up in front of an audience and couldn't say Auschwitz even remotely correctly. Even if you know your shit otherwise, you look like a bit of an idiot--or at least lazy/inexperienced.

But don't act like we're discrediting him on that alone because we're not. It's just one dumb thing on top of a handful of others.

[HikizuruBeat]

Wow he totally overpaid for that that's like 75 or more down the drain.

Anyways I mean I have to agree with Jolmes if you go on as a Godzilla expert you should pronounce the times right. haha
Also you kind of should pronounce things correctly especially in Japanese cause the way you say it changes the word iirc HAISHI means abolition or like embryo~

I think I was more ticked about that girl making her boyfriend sell his collection stuff for their wedding. It's one thing if he offered himself or didn't want the godzilla anymore, but it kind of seemed like he still wanted it talking about how he had it as a kid with his dad and etc. If he did that I hope she at least gave up and sold something important to her, but I doubt it. :U

[SuperSaiyan4Godzilla]

I wouldn't necessarily fault him if he weren't a purported expert, but that's what they called him. He was on national TV as a Godzilla expert called in to appraise merchandise. It'd be like a World War 2 historian at a conference who got up in front of an audience and couldn't say Auschwitz even remotely correctly. Even if you know your shit otherwise, you look like a bit of an idiot--or at least lazy/inexperienced.

But don't act like we're discrediting him on that alone because we're not. It's just one dumb thing on top of a handful of others.

Well, most people don't pronounce Auschwitz correctly. Its a German/Polish word and the "w" is pronounced like a "v"....I never hear anyone pronounce it that way. But that's nitpicking, I suppose.

And I'm not saying you're discrediting him on that. I just find it to be a really petty nitpick.


and hehehe...abortion.

[Jomei]

Well, most people don't pronounce Auschwitz correctly. Its a German/Polish word and the "w" is pronounced like a "v"....I never hear anyone pronounce it that way. But that's nitpicking, I suppose.

Maybe that's nitpicking, but what if some "expert" called it "Arse-watz?" That's about as close to Heisei as this guy's "high-shee."

I know it's a proud American tradition to put ourselves above the "petty" endeavor of getting details regarding other cultures correct, but I think we're better than that. Or at least "experts" should be.

[HikizuruBeat]

Well, most people don't pronounce Auschwitz correctly. Its a German/Polish word and the "w" is pronounced like a "v"....I never hear anyone pronounce it that way. But that's nitpicking, I suppose.

Maybe that's nitpicking, but what if some "expert" called it "Arse-watz?" That's about as close to Heisei as this guy's "high-shee."

I know it's a proud American tradition to put ourselves above the "petty" endeavor of getting details regarding other cultures correct, but I think we're better than that. Or at least "experts" should be.

The man was clearing talking about Abolishing Godzilla or Godzilla embryos.

[Biollante]

Unscripted my ass.

[Godzilla 1995]

That's about as close to Heisei as this guy's "high-shee."

On a small note, how does one say Heisei, I was never truly sure. Yeah, I know, I should know, but I was never too sure.

[Godzilla 2000]

That's about as close to Heisei as this guy's "high-shee."

On a small note, how does one say Heisei, I was never truly sure. Yeah, I know, I should know, but I was never too sure.

"Hey-say."

[Godzilla 1995]

That's about as close to Heisei as this guy's "high-shee."

On a small note, how does one say Heisei, I was never truly sure. Yeah, I know, I should know, but I was never too sure.

"Hey-say."

Really? Huh, I always said Huh-sigh for some unearthly reason. Guess you do learn something every day.

And on topic, this guy was nowhere near expert. Guessed orignally '93 or '94? The moment I saw the toy I knew it was the massive 1991 release. Pitiful, but hey, perhaps he was just not on the ball that day.

[Goodzilla]

I bought mine for around 200, It is in mint condition, and the box is in good shape, but I overpaid for it. It was when I first started collecting. Ah them memories...and all the bad decisions...lol

[Kaiju no Mura]

The moment I saw the toy I knew it was the massive 1991 release. Pitiful, but hey, perhaps he was just not on the ball that day.

The large scale 1991 Godzilla they showed on Comic Book Men was released in 1998. So you are wrong also.

[SuperSaiyan4Godzilla]

Well, most people don't pronounce Auschwitz correctly. Its a German/Polish word and the "w" is pronounced like a "v"....I never hear anyone pronounce it that way. But that's nitpicking, I suppose.

Maybe that's nitpicking, but what if some "expert" called it "Arse-watz?" That's about as close to Heisei as this guy's "high-shee."

I know it's a proud American tradition to put ourselves above the "petty" endeavor of getting details regarding other cultures correct, but I think we're better than that. Or at least "experts" should be.

The man was clearing talking about Abolishing Godzilla or Godzilla embryos.

And that I have no problem with.

The embryo thing, of course.