Here's a BGC faq for those of you who don't have one already! ------------------Cut here but careful with those scizzors!----------------- THE OFFICIAL (KIND OF) BUBBLE GUM CRISIS DYN/CIB/IIC/TSU LIST compiled by Carmen Spray. Last update: 4/7/94 Abbreviations used and what they mean: DYN- Did You Notice- this refers to interesting things in the backgrounds, such as unusual names, anime character cameos, etc. CIB- Could It Be- Theories related to what may have gone on behind the scenes involving the situation in question. For example, is the fact that Priss is told 'she'll never work again' at Hot Legs related to or caused by the fact that Kinuko Ohmori, the voice actress, was no longer able to sing solos due to contractual obligations?? IIC- Isn't It Convenient- Plot points that seem a tad stretched. TSU- Technical Screw Up- some problem with the animation itself (eyes are wrong color, etc.) All comments follow the actual order they appeared in the episode. (I took notes while watching the entire AnimEigo run. I had a LOT of time on my hands...) ---------------------------cut here--------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- BUBBLE GUM CRISIS 1: TINSEL CITY DYN the music for the opening scenes as they pan across Mega-Tokyo follow nearly note for note the main theme of Blade Runner? DYN the word 'fuck' on the wall in the tunnel where the vagrants live? DYN that Honda is a name on a building? DYN Leon, before the concert at Hot Legs, is eating a parfait (traditionally a dessert only women eat in Japan)? DYN "Budweiser, King of Beers" reads in the Boomer's HUD? DYN that other buildings read "Alien", "Winston", "AIC" and "Toshiba" DYN Boomers have perfect teeth? CIB that the female singer for "Angel of Loneliness" (the song played in the background while the KS fight the Boomer after they all fall off the end of the highway) is supposed to sound like Celia?? The lyrics would certainly indicate that it tells her point of view... TSU: Nene is heard speaking in the fight scene but is not physically present (perhaps she is speaking over the radio from ADP?) DYN there is a sign in the background as Priss and Leon talk that reads "MZ 23", the name of the first Artmic OAV? DYN that, among other things, the program that is sent to Celia by her father reads "Game Over- Continue/Save" on one screen, "Now saving" on another, and "Please set disk B" on yet another? And that the whole program is written in BASIC? DYN Catty from Gall Force's picture was on the paper Celia threw at Mackie? TSU: The bus that Celia and Nene take to USSD reads 12 as its route number on the front, but 16 on its side?? DYN that it took five seconds for the security guard at USSD to draw his gun, by which time he would have been dead had it been anyone but the Knight Sabers? DYN during another pan of the city, that Canon is on a building and that a television screen is showing shots from Thundercats?? (Which Katsuhito Akiyama also directed)? DYN "It's New- Seiko" on yet another building as Celia looks out over the city, trying to decide whether or not to go after Priss? DYN Frederick, the evil Boomer, bears a close resemblance to Deri? DYN Celia was grabbed by her right arm during the fight scene? (Something that as we will see happens more than once- the explanation seems to be that this is because the right arm of Celia's Hard Suit is the sword-bearing arm, and she uses that a lot in battle) Also: Celia's estimated count of the satellites in orbit in 2032 (200 plus) is conservative. Figures released in 1987 say there are currently 337 operational satellites in orbit, 165 of which are military in purpose. That's close to 50%. That number probably will double or even triple by 2032. (Source: Federation of American Scientists, 1987) BUBBLE GUM CRISIS 2: BORN TO KILL DYN that the scientist we see working on the Boomer in the opening pan-through (right in the foreground) is Irene's fiancee? (Found this out from the character designs in the BGC B-Club special.) IIC that Celia's television phone is only one way? (It would have to be, or the head of USSD would know what Celia looked like) DYN that the computer screen shots of the 'black box' which Celia shows to the other Knight Sabers was reused for the briefing about Adama in Crash 2? DYN the passwords Mackie enters are all names of BGM songs from BGC 1? DYN Yui of Megazone 23 is participating in Linna's aerobics class? DYN the little AIC on top of the paper that the man in the foreground is reading as Linna and Irene have coffee? DYN Linna's phone card has a picture of a singer, but that it is NOT Priss? (I can't tell WHO it is, actually) DYN the second AIC on Priss' helmet? TSU- DYN Priss puts her Hard Suit helmet on without putting her hair up, yet you never see her hair after that? (she does this trick in several episodes, and this also counts as a TSU) IIC that Linna gets to fight and kill the same Boomer that killed Irene? BUBBLE GUM CRISIS 3: BLOW UP DYN that the opening screen as the Boomer reads to Mason is plastered with the names of the characters and actors from Top Gun? DYN NASA written on another downtown building? CIB that the Boomer attack so close to the Silky Doll was a warning shot from Mason to Celia? TSU: Mason refers to the inhabitants of District Three as being concerned with crime and ready to sell their land, yet District Three is the metropolitan center of Mega-Tokyo where among other things Genom Tower and the ADP tower are located? TSU: Priss in several shots during Sho's party has brown eyes, the same color as her hair. (This is a cel problem because it appears that way also in the BClub Special) CIB that as Mason and Celia review their information cybernetically, Mason is making the program for Largo? (Can anyone come up with a really logical explanation of what this scene is trying to say, and why Celia is reviewing the satellite information?) BUBBLE GUM CRISIS 4: REVENGE ROAD CIB that "Gibson" is a deliberate reference to Mel Gibson, the Road Warrior? (The PLOT certainly is!!) CIB that Priss, when she says "Sounds good as ever" is referring to the new singer and the opening theme and music for the video (as in; the music's still good even without Kinuko doing the singing?) DYN Dr Raven has "Nobel Prize for Science" written on the back of his coveralls? DYN that as the Gryphon targets Priss there appears "Madonna" next to the crosshair? DYN that Ryuichi Sakamoto, big Japanese music composer, is listed as the second owner of a Gryphon in Mega-Tokyo? DYN Sony as a sign on another downtown building? DYN the legend "Max Headroom", a reference to the cyberpunk character, on a parking tunnel? (Although the English use this term, in America the term is "Maximum Clearance", so I assume this is a reference to the character, and not a generic background sign. The Japanese do seem to drive like the English though, with the driver's seat on the right hand side instead of the left.) TSU: When the Gryphon takes over control of itself, it wraps heavy metal cables around Gibson. In the next scene (when Priss intervenes) those cables have vanished! DYN the giant scrap ship the ADP use as a barricade (how DID they get that up there?) is called Lulubell? BUBBLE GUM CRISIS 5: MOONLIGHT RAMBLER DYN the Doberman Boomers bear some resemblances to Aliens? TSU: Leon, when he tells the driver to 'knock off the spiel', has his ADP badge on the LEFT (from our view) side of his jacket. However, in the next scene, it is back on the RIGHT side, where it has always been shown in the series. DYN the car stereo is an Alpine? DYN the marker on the computer screen saying "Fail safe system down" just before the D-D takes over Sylvie? DYN that during the fight Celia again gets her right arm squeezed? BUBBLE GUM CRISIS 6: RED EYES DYN that Deri's hair has changed color from reddish orange to blond? (I'm not sure whether this also counts as a TSU or not) DYN that Leon's gun is labeled "Earth Shaker"? DYN that the fake Knight Sabers have slightly altered Hard Suit designs? DYN that right after the scene where Celia goes to Priss' trailer to talk to her, Celia (in Hard Suit) stomps on the head of the fake Priss suit? DYN that the satellite beam sound effect is made up of what sounds like an altered a train crash and a human scream? TSU: When Priss fires at Largo to get him to release Leon, a hole is shown in Largo's RIGHT hand, which also happened to be around Leon's throat. So Priss hit Largo THROUGH LEON! DYN: When Priss is thrown off her bike by the satellite beam, her faceplate explodes OUTWARDS. This also happens when she is struck later by the compression beam that Largo hits her with. (This is physically impossible, since it implies that the pressure inside is greater than the outside, and if so, Priss' head would explode) DYN that Largo ALWAYS uses his right hand when firing the satellite? TSU: Largo's eye colors change from scene to scene. Some shots they are both grey, some shots they are one grey and one yellow/gold. TSU: When Largo asks Quincy to put the Genom Towers on the Multivision, the screens activate at least five panels horizontally. But in the next full shot, there are only six screens, three on top of three in a square shape. DYN that Largo's "this is the TRUE look of the victor" to Priss is the same line that Mason spoke to Celia as they fought in episode 3? DYN that the original Motoslave's head was stepped on by the Red Hyper Boomer, and when the NEW Motoslave appears, the first thing it does is step on the head of the Red Hyper Boomer? DYN that Largo's skin started to burn away as the satellite beam hit him? TSU: When Leon shoots Largo from behind, there is only a tiny exit hole for the bullet, when the entire front of his head should have come off. (Hmm. Perhaps this is the JFK theory in action?) BUBBLE GUM CRISIS 7: DOUBLE VISION CIB that Vision's song Say Yes is directed toward Priss and is about her death? (which was originally planned to happen at the end of number six) The lyrics refer to "I hold on to your voice, saying you won't be beaten", which was a line Priss spoke as she went into combat against Largo, and the song also describes a very brutal death, "disappeared into the asphalt while being torn to pale ribbons". Since the decision to allow Priss to live came at the 11th hour, does it mean that this song is a remainder from the alternate storyline where Priss was killed? (And does anyone out there know if the storyboards for that alternate ending still exist, and what they are composed of?) DYN that the elevator is labeled "Toshiba"? DYN that the truck which carries Vision's spider machine is labeled "live crab"? DYN the sign "Instant Enemy" is right above the edge of the train station that Linna exits? TSU: Irene's full name on her grave is "Irene Can". But she is spoken of in the dialogue as "Irene Chang". Reika's (Vision's) last name, as given on the letter, is Reika Chuaying. WHAT THE HELL IS THEIR CORRECT FAMILY NAME??? DYN during the fight, Celia is again grabbed by her right arm. BUBBLE GUM CRISIS 8: SCOOP CHASE TSU: Lisa's mouth moves as she backs off from the window after catching a glimpse of Priss, but there's no sound. (Perhaps she is praying?) TSU: There is a slight blur on one of the buildings as Nene drives by in her scooter. DYN Lisa (and all the characters in BGC) gives her name first name first, Western style, rather than family name first as is traditional Japanese? DYN many of the characters are wearing fur collars (looks like the trend this season!)? TSU: After Deri tells Lisa to stay in the car and closes his door, there is the sound of another car door opening a second BEFORE Lisa does so! TSU: Lisa is climbing a high building and should have at LEAST lost her beret to the heavy winds once she removed her hand. DYN the red Boomers Miriam uses to collect data on the Knight Sabers look like Predators? DYN the Vision movie was a Robocop parody? CIB that the Hard Suit Vision wears in that sequence was actually the suit design she would have worn if she had become a Knight Saber? DYN that the names of the ADP officers Lisa calls up on the computer screen are famous Western artists? (Frank Frazetta, Richard Corben, Berni Wrightson...) DYN that Nene is writing her report left to right in English? DYN that during the scene where Lisa encounters Leon at the shooting range, his left leg looks as though it is missing a foot? IIC that Celia is doing a Hard Suit upgrade even as Miriam is designing Boomers that will beat their current Hard Suits? TSU: There is a weird fold to Lisa's arm as she knocks on the barricade to get someone to let her out- it sticks out straight, and doesn't move even when she steps back. DYN that Nene can type left handed? TSU: How are Lisa and Nene communicating as Lisa moves through the building, even through ducts and tunnels? How is Nene hearing Lisa and keeping track of her when there are no security cameras shown at all? TSU: Nene tells Lisa to hold her breath because of the nerve gas, but some forms of nerve gas can easily be absorbed through skin. Whew! If you have any additions or questions, feel free to contact me at cspray@industrial.com... Should I compile a similar list for Crash! Let me know what you think... Carmen Spray (aka the OtaQueen) | =====Head E-Priss-copalian===== Usenet: cspray@industrial.com | ====Author of BGC: Tokyo Epoch==== pail!jaiser!priss@slc.com |------------------------------------- Fidonet: Celia Stingray 1:105/57 | "Asobi wa oware da!"- Largo, BGC #6