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September 23, 2004The Blogosphere Is Like VoltronI have noticed something. Namely that the blogoshere is like Voltron. You remember Voltron, Defender of the Universe, the big, good robot which would form from the five little lion robot vehicles that would go out, form a big sword and then defeat the big mean bad robot. But it would only do so after the 5 weak little lions would fight the big mean robot for a while and get the crap beat out of them. Then the kids flying the lions would come up with a great idea, something to the effect of "We'd better form Voltron". Considering that's pretty much what they ended up doing every.single.solitary episode it seems to me ideas like that would have occured to them earlier than the very tail end of the show but nevertheless they always would try the lions first. They were slow learners I guess. Back to the topic of this diatribe. The blogosphere is like Voltron. Of course this is real life and there's no space robots to fight off, but the analogy works. I think you'll agree. The evil robot is when an idea is thought up/a wrong is perceived/a cause is put forth/a fraud is suspected by one blogger who writes about it. When the blogger gets feedback/support/ideas/corrections from people who read the blog, this is the same as starting up the first lion. When the idea spreads to other blogs with their readerships, this is what I'd like to call the "lions linking up moment". If enough lions link up (we aren't bound by the magic number 5 like the cartoon was) then the initiative ends up being a success. When it is a success Voltron is formed, the sword is made and the enemy robot is defeated. Whether its exposing fake memos, sending tv equipment to Iraq and Afghanistan, helping people who need help, getting the word out about a news story that MSM is keeping the lid on, or impeaching a president. Whatever. If the blogospheric community can link up to the degree it takes we can and at times do form Voltron. The blogosphere is like Voltron. And Voltron always wins. Update: This post is now OTB Traffic Jam Enabled //transmitted by spacemonkey at September 23, 2004 01:50 AM | Absurdvations | Email ThisComments
Congratulations on the instalanche for your blogiversary. Much traffic to you, fellow warrior. Transmitted by: Frank J. at September 23, 2004 07:28 AMPerfect analogy. Good work. Transmitted by: Nathan at September 23, 2004 07:39 AMVehicle Voltron was waaaay cooler than lion Voltron. Only the scrawny, pale kids liked lion Voltron. Vehicle Voltron had horns. Plus, if you want to see Voltron the way it was supposed to be, with blood and gratuitous violence, check out Kikoukantai Dairugger XV. Horns, sucka. Transmitted by: Some Guy at September 23, 2004 07:45 AMToo funny. Notice how cartoon metaphors work perfectly lately? For the last couple of weeks I've had stuck in my head, "Wonder Twin powers activate!" Transmitted by: RichieD at September 23, 2004 07:45 AMIt wasn't just that they would wait before forming Voltron. It was that they'd always use a lot of the inferior weaponry BEFORE they formed blazing sword. Form it right away you morons!! Transmitted by: Dave Ruddell at September 23, 2004 07:46 AMWell, maybe we're not like the Lion version of Voltron, but the other weird version of Voltron, that had something like 14 different parts, and they were separated into things like the Space Team, the Sea Team, and the Ground Team... Ok, too much Voltron watching when I was growing up. At least the blogosphere isn't like Voltron in that the only effective weapon they had was 'Blazing Sword' Even after they combined into the giant robot, they still lost ground until the pulled out the old Blazing Sword. I see a lot more varied attacks having effect here. Transmitted by: Highway at September 23, 2004 07:47 AMWhy, you're right. I do agree that the analogy works. Transmitted by: Mike M. at September 23, 2004 07:49 AMI am sure 'we' view ourselves as a Voltron like character but I believe that members of the MSM view the blogosphere the same as the crew of the Enterprise viewed the Borg. I am not the only one thinking this way. http://www.microcontentnews.com/articles/borgjournalism.htm Yep, and it wasn't just Voltron that featured that stupidity. Remember 'Captain Planet' (may very well be a bit too new for you guys - it was on in the 80's) the kids there ALWAYS failed when they used their rings, but eventually combined their powers to form "captain planet". No matter the situation, Captain Planet was always capable of defeating the foe and they ultimately weren't, but did they ever learn? Hell no. Transmitted by: John Swaine at September 23, 2004 08:04 AMWell, if the MSM see the blogosphere as the Borg, they shoud then know ... ... RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.
CBS is one of them. Nerdy kid, beautiful princess, brash rebel, gruff layman, burgeoning leader...there's some diversity taking on Zarkon/Rather (they kinda look alike). Transmitted by: jkrank at September 23, 2004 08:33 AMThis Voltron analogy only works up to a point. If one of the Voltron lions was damaged or destroyed, I assume that the others would be unable form the big robot. Somehow I think the blogosphere would still be effective if LGF or Instapundit was on vacation. Transmitted by: Lance Hightower at September 23, 2004 08:34 AMLance Mwah ha ha! I love being part of something evil... Transmitted by: Miss O'Hara at September 23, 2004 09:00 AMI think you're missing a key thought here...GO GO POWER RANGERS! (live actors, poor Japanese to English dubbing, exact same plot from weak individuals to Megazord every day) Transmitted by: kj at September 23, 2004 09:37 AMI think you people talking about the power rangers and captain planet need to remember one general rule about kids shows (primarily cartoons which captain planet was not) - the older the show, the better it is, so lets stick with Voltron and be happy. I really don't want to see anyone refering to the new reincarnation of this theme of many to 1 hero show that is on tv now. Transmitted by: greg at September 23, 2004 10:24 AMI'm glad someone mentioned the power rangers---they were on when my kids were young. I don't know who Voltron is/was/will be! But have a happy blogversity... Transmitted by: Rachel Ann at September 23, 2004 11:11 AM>Somehow I think the blogosphere would still be Someone else would take over, like in that episode where the Princess got to pilot the chief lion. "This time _I'll_ form the head!" OH GOD WHY DO I REMEMBER THESE THINGS>?! Transmitted by: DensityDuck at September 23, 2004 11:21 AMAll I can say is, I wish I came up with that analogy! I loved Voltron as a kid, both Voltron I (15 vehicles) and Voltron III (5 lions). I vaguely recall rumors of Voltron II, but never saw it for real. That waiting to form Voltron and forming blazing sword probably contributed to that "If I were evil overlord" comment that if I have an unstoppable superweapon, I will use it early and often, rather than holding it in reserve. Last time I saw Voltron on TV was dubbed into Spanish. "Llaves en posicion!" Transmitted by: Greg at September 23, 2004 11:26 AM"[This Voltron analogy only works up to a point. If one of the Voltron lions was damaged or destroyed, I assume that the others would be unable form the big robot.]" Well, one of the original pilots was killed (oh, I'm sorry, injured, in the American version), but they quickly replaced him with the princess. I'm sure there's a blog symbol in there somewhere. "[live actors, poor Japanese to English dubbing, exact same plot from weak individuals to Megazord every day]" The difference here being that the Rangers never wasted time with the individual zords. They formed Megazord instantly. Where they stunk was in not calling Megazord immediately, so they could step on the monster before Rita or Zedd could make it grow after the Rangers kicked its butt the first time. That, and Voltron didn't have Kimberly the Pink Ranger. "[I loved Voltron as a kid, both Voltron I (15 vehicles) and Voltron III (5 lions). I vaguely recall rumors of Voltron II, but never saw it for real.]" There was a toy, but the series itself never made it to the States. It was originally a 3-piece robot called Albegas (from the Greek letters on each robot: Alpha, Beta, Gamma). Transmitted by: Alex Scott at September 23, 2004 01:05 PMLove the analogy. Poor blogs have always scarred the face of the internet. Recently, I have noticed more and more quality blogs. There is no tolerance for shoddy blogs in an already spam inundated internet. Transmitted by: Patrick at September 23, 2004 01:36 PMVoltron 2 had six arms. It was a weird-looking thing. I always thought the Voltron team and others wasted time with the weak weaponry for the same reason pro wrestlers use their weaker moves first: softening-up before the big finish pops the crowd. Also, Voltron 1 finished off a Ro-Beast or two with his giant spinning shoulder shurikens, not using the Blazing Sword those days. It was probably in the shop for repairs--it certainly got enough use. Transmitted by: Bob at September 23, 2004 03:20 PMNo, IIRC, Voltron 1 used the two giant spinning shoulder things to MAKE the Blazing Sword. It still used Blazing Sword to slice the roe-beast up. It just didn't make the sword out of nothing like the Lion Voltron. This Voltron analogy only works up to a point. If one of the Voltron lions was damaged or destroyed, I assume that the others would be unable form the big robot. Well, IIRC, Instapundit was sick the day that Rathergate broke, but he linked to Power Line in his post that was at the top of the page for most of the day. So, yeah. We're almost more like nanobots -- too small to do anything as solitary creatures, but able to do almost anything in large enough amounts. Transmitted by: Josh at September 23, 2004 09:20 PM I'm really enjoying everyone's post. Our founding fathers summed it up "We shall all hang together or we shall all hang separately." And... "United we stand." B-B-B-Blog to the bone. Transmitted by: Mojave Mark at September 24, 2004 11:45 PMAnybody else remember Galaxy Rangers? Goose was the coolest. Transmitted by: Jim Treacher at September 26, 2004 01:33 AM |
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