01-25-2004, 12:21 PM
Personally, I found Frontier to be a welcome departure from the partner setup of the first three seasons. I never really cared much about any of the Digimon as characters, and at times, I felt like they were a distraction from the human characters, which in themselves I thought were complex and interesting enough to build an entire series around. I realize that that's missing the point: how can you have Digimon without any Digimon in the lead roles? Well, I thought that Frontier answered that question, though many would disagree with me on that.
One of the biggest draws that Digimon has always had for me personally is its egalitarian cast, but I'd like to see that taken even farther. There's always been one character (the "goggle boy") that's resisted the kind of flaws that have plagued the others, but for once I'd like to see a cast without a clear leader or privledged character. As stated before, having a diverse cast of characters is the best way to hook potential viewers (who end up identifying with at least one character more strongly than the others) and to avoid ending up like another Pokemon. Personally, 6-7 characters works best for me, though if you can stretch it over more than one season (like 02, which in many ways was just a continuation of the first season) there's time to develop even more characters. I just don't want to see more Hirokazus or Kentas: promising characters that never turn into anything that really affect the story.
Personally, I'd like to see another Frontier-like series (and since I don't know how Frontier ends/ended, maybe just a continuation of that). But somewhat darker, and less built on the idea that the show is going to move toys off the shelves. That's an age that's passed us by.
One of the biggest draws that Digimon has always had for me personally is its egalitarian cast, but I'd like to see that taken even farther. There's always been one character (the "goggle boy") that's resisted the kind of flaws that have plagued the others, but for once I'd like to see a cast without a clear leader or privledged character. As stated before, having a diverse cast of characters is the best way to hook potential viewers (who end up identifying with at least one character more strongly than the others) and to avoid ending up like another Pokemon. Personally, 6-7 characters works best for me, though if you can stretch it over more than one season (like 02, which in many ways was just a continuation of the first season) there's time to develop even more characters. I just don't want to see more Hirokazus or Kentas: promising characters that never turn into anything that really affect the story.
Personally, I'd like to see another Frontier-like series (and since I don't know how Frontier ends/ended, maybe just a continuation of that). But somewhat darker, and less built on the idea that the show is going to move toys off the shelves. That's an age that's passed us by.