Rated X wrote:If this website was official, it Wouldn't be spelled "Seibertron". It would be spelled Cybertron. I laugh every time someone on the podcast pronounces it as "Sabertron".
Counterpunch wrote:Rated X wrote:If this website was official, it Wouldn't be spelled "Seibertron". It would be spelled Cybertron. I laugh every time someone on the podcast pronounces it as "Sabertron".
>:oP
Rated X wrote:Counterpunch wrote:Rated X wrote:If this website was official, it Wouldn't be spelled "Seibertron". It would be spelled Cybertron. I laugh every time someone on the podcast pronounces it as "Sabertron".
>:oP
Well you were standing right next to me when Ryan pronounced it in the proper 1986 cartoon fashion at my first botcon. Im not sure why the guy with the European accent insists on pronouncing it "sabertron". Is it just the dialect where hes from or does he seriously think he is avoiding a hasbro lawsuit by pronouncing it that way ?
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Rated X wrote:Counterpunch wrote:Rated X wrote:If this website was official, it Wouldn't be spelled "Seibertron". It would be spelled Cybertron. I laugh every time someone on the podcast pronounces it as "Sabertron".
>:oP
Well you were standing right next to me when Ryan pronounced it in the proper 1986 cartoon fashion at my first botcon. Im not sure why the guy with the European accent insists on pronouncing it "sabertron". Is it just the dialect where hes from or does he seriously think he is avoiding a hasbro lawsuit by pronouncing it that way ?
It's how the Japanese actually pronounce it. Here's how it works:
The faction: サイバトロン (Saibatoron), written and pronounced as Cybertron
The Planet: セイバートロン (Seibātoron), written as Seibertron and pronounced as "Saybertron". It's Japanese wordplay on "Cybertron" and the Japanese word 星 (hoshi or sei), which means "star" or "planet"
That's all there is to it. And now back to our regular programming.
Nope, the fiction was created in America first by Bob Budiansky of Marvel Comics.Rated X wrote:Not arguing with your explanation, but wasnt the whole fiction created in america by sunbow productions ?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:Nope, the fiction was created in America first by Bob Budiansky of Marvel Comics.Rated X wrote:Not arguing with your explanation, but wasnt the whole fiction created in america by sunbow productions ?
The Sunbow cartoon was the second interpretation first worked on after the fact, which according to your statement, would make the original comics supersede the cartoon.
I get ya. The justification is in regards to the pronunciation of the term as this website's name, rather than as the name of the planet in the fiction.Rated X wrote:Well I was right about the fiction being created in America. All im stressing is how people are trying to justify "saber-tron" as a proper pronunciation.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:It's like if I had a website called "Teletron.com". We know the fictional computer's name is more properly said as "Teletraan" or "Teletran", but since my website would be a website and not the fictional computer itself, it would be expected for people to refer to the website as "Teletron" instead of "Teletraan" or "Teletran" since "Teletron" would still be the site's name, no matter how incorrect it would be to refer to the fictional computer by that name.
And in this case, Ryan chose a name that's pronounced as "Sabertron".RhA wrote:Sabrblade wrote:It's like if I had a website called "Teletron.com". We know the fictional computer's name is more properly said as "Teletraan" or "Teletran", but since my website would be a website and not the fictional computer itself, it would be expected for people to refer to the website as "Teletron" instead of "Teletraan" or "Teletran" since "Teletron" would still be the site's name, no matter how incorrect it would be to refer to the fictional computer by that name.
This is what happens in advertising every day. Brand names and company names do not adhere to regular spelling or grammar. Arguing the pronounciation of Seibertron is the same as arguing the pronouciation of Coca Cola or Will.I.Am. The company or brand decides.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:And in this case, Ryan chose a name that's pronounced as "Sabertron".RhA wrote:Sabrblade wrote:It's like if I had a website called "Teletron.com". We know the fictional computer's name is more properly said as "Teletraan" or "Teletran", but since my website would be a website and not the fictional computer itself, it would be expected for people to refer to the website as "Teletron" instead of "Teletraan" or "Teletran" since "Teletron" would still be the site's name, no matter how incorrect it would be to refer to the fictional computer by that name.
This is what happens in advertising every day. Brand names and company names do not adhere to regular spelling or grammar. Arguing the pronounciation of Seibertron is the same as arguing the pronouciation of Coca Cola or Will.I.Am. The company or brand decides.
Otherwise, he would have been better off calling this site by the name of "Saibertron" ("SAI" instead of "SEI") if he really wanted to be spoken as "Cybertron".
Rated X wrote:Sabrblade wrote:And in this case, Ryan chose a name that's pronounced as "Sabertron".RhA wrote:Sabrblade wrote:It's like if I had a website called "Teletron.com". We know the fictional computer's name is more properly said as "Teletraan" or "Teletran", but since my website would be a website and not the fictional computer itself, it would be expected for people to refer to the website as "Teletron" instead of "Teletraan" or "Teletran" since "Teletron" would still be the site's name, no matter how incorrect it would be to refer to the fictional computer by that name.
This is what happens in advertising every day. Brand names and company names do not adhere to regular spelling or grammar. Arguing the pronounciation of Seibertron is the same as arguing the pronouciation of Coca Cola or Will.I.Am. The company or brand decides.
Otherwise, he would have been better off calling this site by the name of "Saibertron" ("SAI" instead of "SEI") if he really wanted to be spoken as "Cybertron".
Well Ryan pronounces it "Cybertron" when you meet him face to face. In my 4 botcons, ive never once heard him whip out the "saber" when introducing himself. If that doesnt make it the official pronunciation, then what does ? I understand the need to change the spelling to avoid lawsuits, but changing the pronunciation is a bit extreme.
mooncake623 wrote:Rated X wrote:Sabrblade wrote:And in this case, Ryan chose a name that's pronounced as "Sabertron".RhA wrote:Sabrblade wrote:It's like if I had a website called "Teletron.com". We know the fictional computer's name is more properly said as "Teletraan" or "Teletran", but since my website would be a website and not the fictional computer itself, it would be expected for people to refer to the website as "Teletron" instead of "Teletraan" or "Teletran" since "Teletron" would still be the site's name, no matter how incorrect it would be to refer to the fictional computer by that name.
This is what happens in advertising every day. Brand names and company names do not adhere to regular spelling or grammar. Arguing the pronounciation of Seibertron is the same as arguing the pronouciation of Coca Cola or Will.I.Am. The company or brand decides.
Otherwise, he would have been better off calling this site by the name of "Saibertron" ("SAI" instead of "SEI") if he really wanted to be spoken as "Cybertron".
Well Ryan pronounces it "Cybertron" when you meet him face to face. In my 4 botcons, ive never once heard him whip out the "saber" when introducing himself. If that doesnt make it the official pronunciation, then what does ? I understand the need to change the spelling to avoid lawsuits, but changing the pronunciation is a bit extreme.
Doesn't Ryan always pronounce it "Say-bertron" in the podcast? I've never heard him say Cybertron.com in reference to this site. (Never met in person though so can't say anything about that)
It's the exact opposite in all instances that I've hung out with him. The past three BotCons and the Grand Opening of Transformers: The Ride in Orlando, FL (I was invited as a media guest representing Unicron.com). In all those cases he and I hung out, he only ever said it as "Saber-tron" to me, and only spoke "Cybertron" when talking about the fictional planet or the 2005 series.Rated X wrote:Well Ryan pronounces it "Cybertron" when you meet him face to face. In my 4 botcons, ive never once heard him whip out the "saber" when introducing himself. If that doesnt make it the official pronunciation, then what does ? I understand the need to change the spelling to avoid lawsuits, but changing the pronunciation is a bit extreme.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:It's the exact opposite in all instances that I've hung out with him. The past three BotCons and the Grand Opening of Transformers: The Ride in Orlando, FL (I was invited as a media guest representing Unicron.com). In all those cases he and I hung out, he only ever said it as "Saber-tron" to me, and only spoke "Cybertron" when talking about the fictional planet or the 2005 series.Rated X wrote:Well Ryan pronounces it "Cybertron" when you meet him face to face. In my 4 botcons, ive never once heard him whip out the "saber" when introducing himself. If that doesnt make it the official pronunciation, then what does ? I understand the need to change the spelling to avoid lawsuits, but changing the pronunciation is a bit extreme.
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
Dead Metal wrote:Helpful Explanation
Cobotron wrote:Hey! You seemed to have attracted a wild Megatronus. They're hard to find, but boy are they fun when you catch one!
xyl360 wrote:Seibertron hates 3rd parties because after the 2nd party, you're just too damn tired to party any more *ba-dum-pum*
GiveMeSkyfire wrote:Well that was a fun read....I learned that I am glad I don't live in Miami. Seems to be a logic sucking vortex operating in the area, and the resulting void filled with pompous, self aggrandizing gibbity jab.
Cyber Bishop wrote:I thought it was because Hasbro has affiliations with this site and they were not happy that "competing" 3rd party products were being featured on the website..
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