So stoked! I may be in college, but I will never stop loving this show. However, it'll premiere much later in America than in Australia, and that makes me sad. Hopefully, it comes out on Hulu!
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So stoked! I may be in college, but I will never stop loving this show. However, it'll premiere much later in America than in Australia, and that makes me sad. Hopefully, it comes out on Hulu!
I'll look for bootlegged videos of it on YouTube and post them up on here. I'm looking forward to this new series.
Found this. No idea what it says. http://australianseriesofficialspain...ako%20Mermaids
Anyone know any more updates on this? I can't find much.
I heard it's for November 2013?
Earlier in the thread it mentioned February (now) but I also heard November somewhere else. Hope it comes to America pretty quick.
Well, on the H2O wiki page, fans are saying it is due to come out in May in Australia
http://h2o.wikia.com/wiki/Secret_of_Mako_Island
Can't wait until it comes out!!! I will definitely be watching. :)
https://vimeo.com/60999965 The trailer, in case anyone hasn't seen it.
These mermaid shows are quite strange.
Then again, I did just see that video with no volume haha
OHMYFINS. You don't know how long I've been waiting to see this (the trailer).
Yes!!! So excited!!! Finally this spinoff has something that H2O was missing. Mermen!! Haha
Thanks for posting the trailer!! (Going totally wild)
Haha! Me too Ariel! I've watched at least ten times already.
Hahaha, wow. The trailer made me laugh, but in a good way. :P
It looks decent, really. The acting isn't half-bad and I like the girls a lot more than I thought I would. The trident thing seems a bit cliche but that's not a dealbreaker (for me, anyway). The boy's tail looks a lot different than the gal's which is kinda cool I guess. I'm excited, definitely. :)
Ahhhhhh! So exciting! The trailer looks so good :D I really like how the merman's tail is different. It looks really nice. And do the flukes on the girls' tails look a bit floppier in the water? I think I like that more than the stiffness of the previous show. Anyways, can't wait! :yay:
Holy crud, they DO look like sausages!! Haha
I really liked the human-becoming-mermaids take that the original series had, since mermaid stories seem to always be mermaids-becoming-humans type deal. But even thought they're becoming human it's more for a mission than just, "I don't want to be a mermaid, I want to be a human" (<- so tired of that) like how they did with PAX mermaids. Either way, give me a lot of underwater scenes and some mermaid pride and I'm a happy viewer :)
Also anyone notice the music at the end was a lot like the Doctor Who (Series 5) music (2:38)? I caught myself humming Doctor Who after I watched the trailer and wondered why for a minute haha :P
Looks good. Cant wait.
"So you really do have a tail!"
"What'd you expect- a propeller?" LOL ;)
Hmm yeah still looks rather cheesy to me :P
I agree. But this trailer leaves nothing to be anticipated... it shows too much of the show early on. And it's really glamorous, compared to the more down to earth, H20 show. Not sure how long this show is going to last.Quote:
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Hmm yeah still looks rather cheesy to me :P
I was fairly impressed by the trailer. I think the production value looks pretty good, especially for a childrens show on cable. And I think the fact that they appear to be playing up the action/adventure side rather than the teen drama and romance is cool. It almost seems like they're trying to attract more viewership among guys. (Although based on how Chai Romruin looks shirtless, I don't think they should have too much trouble attracting girls too.)Quote:
I agree. But this trailer leaves nothing to be anticipated... it shows too much of the show early on. And it's really glamorous, compared to the more down to earth, H20 show. Not sure how long this show is going to last.
Anyway, no matter how the show turns out, the people who made this deserve a ton of credit for being willing to take risks. Aquatic characters aren't typically that popular, and male aquatic characters do worse. Aquaman and Namor routinely get made fun of, and neither of them even have a tail. I can barely think of any merman characters at all, and they're making a tv show with a merman as the protagonist.
God everyone looks so alike. So are there three human actresses, three mermaids, and the merman/human? It's a bit hard to figure out characters from that trailer although I am ECSTATIC about it! Seems like there are going to be a lot of humans that know about the mermaid secret.
Also it looks like they updated the tail making process a bit. The mermaid tails seem a bit floppier and obviously the merman tail is completely new and it looks WAY floppier than the others. I cannot WAIT for this to come out!!! I'll definitely be able to find a link when it comes out in AU if anyone is interested.
Also, if anyone has watched Jonathan M Shiff's other productions like Ocean Girl and H2O, he definitely seems to love using "Mako" as a place.
I watched it with sound and still didn't get it xD
Not like I didn't like it, I didn't get what the plot was.
Well, I also don't like it too much. I like the fantasy side of merfolk better than the teenage dream version.
Also is the merman a bad guy or a good guy? It seemed like they were hinting he was a badguy sort of at the end or something.
OMFG THE WAIT IS ALMOST OVER
Yeah I noticed that as well. A lot of show/movie trailers are like that now days. :/ Why watch it when they tell you the whole story before you even watch the show?Quote:
Originally Posted by spottedcatfish
I thinks it is cool that they are trying to change it up a bit with the guys. However, honesty I couldn't watch H2O because I cringed from the bad plot/acting/sets the whole time! I'm not very fond of their tail look either, but thats just me. Hopefully this may be better? :)
The point of a trailer is to tell you everything but at the same time nothing. That's personally how I feel about it, haha.
I KNOW RIGHT? I'VE BEEN WAITING FOREVER FOR THISQuote:
Originally Posted by Mermaid Allie
The trailer says it requires a password?
Never mind, I found it on YouTube. Um... The music they used in the trailer is a ripped off version of "I Am The Doctor" from Doctor Who, Series 5 by Murray Gold...
Listen to the trailer music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3yPevVZNNU
Then listen to the original in this Doctor Who trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3berYXUrSnw
I gues they didn't expect whovians would be watching the show haha. Though it is one of the most recognizable songs if you hear it.
LOL guess I'm at fault for being a huge whovian (and a fan of Murray Gold's scores because they are brilliant).
The show looks stupid, honestly. I LOVE that there's a merman, which is what H20 was missing IMHO, but the premise seems really, really stupid. It's like the original show didn't exist at all, because this negates it's entire plot. They should have changed the location, or made it canon with the original series. Also, I love that the merman tail is blue, but I still don't understand why every merMAID has a gold tail. I still think Bella should have been green as she was changed in another location back in H20, but that's just me wondering why everything is so bland. Also, the mermaids on this show seem a bit forgettable. It's like they hired girls who fit into the tails they already had to save on production costs. Two blondes and a brunette, AGAIN. I bet they make any female antagonist a redhead AGAIN. Of the two blondes, one has curly hair and the other pretty much straight, AGAIN. It's just... I know it's for kids, but give viewers a bit more credit than this... Their main audience will be people who have previously watched H20, so it's not like they won't know these things; And the fact that the kids who watched H20 are now older and will remember plots from the original will only hurt the plot of this one.
The tails are completely different ones, same style and all, but not the exact same ones. They don't fit the old tails.
I agree with this 100%. Everything (design and casting wise) is the same. Same tails,same looking girls (I can tell you honestly that I didn't even realize that they chose new actors) also all of the other mermaids from when they showed the group shot all look like clones! If they made all new tails they could've at least used new designs for ten because after all it is a new show with a totally different plot from the original. Basically a whole new series. As in it has no ties what so ever to the h2o show.Quote:
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After taking a second watch of the trailer, there is definitely more action in this new series. I'll give it a try when it comes out. Also speaking of H20, I was at Walmart today, and I saw it on sale in DVD! Is there anyone who wants to get this: http://www.walmart.com/search/search...onstraint=4096
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AGREED :O
The whole principle bit seems really odd to me. A principal mermaid? With a secret cave thing? At school? Does she live at school?
Just found a shit ton of info on some Russian website. I had my own reservations about this show too but now that I know more about it, it seems more like a CW drama than a Nickelodeon kids show. Tons of pics too. I'll post in a little...
Look forward to it.