PGSM...

[Sailor Mercury]

I've been watching this a lot lately. I hadn't actually seen it before, even when it first came out, because I don't think there was a way to view it online at the time, but someone recently uploaded the series to YouTube so I've been watching it there. I'm actually enjoying it a lot, even if it is a bit lame and corny in parts I think the cast is perfect though, and I actually quite like the way they've tried to make it close to the Anime in appearance, with the colourful outfits and transformation sequences etc...

It's also very different as well! I like that this version of Usagi/Sailor Moon is tougher and not a crybaby like the Anime one. She's not afraid to fight when she has to. And I like the other Scouts as well (funnily enough I think Makoto/Jupiter might be my favourite character in PGSM, but I still like Ami/Mercury, she just doesn't get as much to do and I miss her little computer - I am up to the Dark Mercury arc now though so yay! ) Shame this never went into the Outer Senshi storylines, it would have been awesome to see who they cast as Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Saturn

[Des]

I watched it a while back on youtube as well. It's really cool. B| I want to cosplay Sailor Mercury from the series. The girl who plays her is so pretty and I like her character in it too.

[Sailor Mercury]

Ah yeah, they're all really pretty I'd love to do a Dark Mercury cosplay, that'd be pretty cool, something a bit different

Sailor Luna is hilarious

[Des]

I find Mercury to be the most prettiest in the series. I want to do regular Mercury in the series. I cosplayed Palla Palla and want to do Tellu next year and Tin Nyanko for villains. B| Lol, she is adorable. <3 I might consider cosplaying her too if I could find the cosplay online, but I doubt it. I can't sew for the life of me, but I modify stuff, but that would be really hard to modify. >_<

[Sailor Mercury]

I'd love to do a Sailor Moon related cosplay, but it's not as much fun when you don't have a group to join in Plus I'd have to get it all custom made online probably, I can't sew either >_> I've seen your costumes on FB though, they always look awesome!

[Des]

You should do it! I usually cosplay w/ my BFF and do like characters that go together, like Venus & Mars, Uranus & Neptune, etc. Next year wanting to do Chibi Moon & Sailor Moon. I like CM's pinkness, she's so cute! >_< XD There's always photo shoots too. That's when all the characters come together for photos. You should try cosplay.com forums for cons in your area and maybe you or someone else can organize shoots. Yes, there is custom made, but then there's like different sizes like small, medium, etc., which are cheaper sometimes. Thank you! ^_^ I really like miccostumes.com for cosplays. I got my Mars from them and I think they have good quality. I liked the bow that they did, very much.

[Sailor Mercury]

Awesome, thanks for the links I had planned to do a Pluto/Saturn pairing with a friend a couple of years ago but we don't speak to each other anymore so that idea won't be happening now But I could do Dark Mercury or Sailor V if I wanted to go the "solo" route I guess... (or even Sailor Luna... )

[Des]

No problem. Aww, that sucks. Me and my BFF are planning on cosplaying them too. That's sad. What happened? :/ You can cosplay whomever you want! As long as you like the character is all that matters.

[Sailor Mercury]

We just had a bit of a falling out, which is a shame but I guess these things happen! But you're right, we can cosplay whoever we like I might have a look around online to see what I can find relating to PGSM-cosplays. I like the idea of doing something a bit different.

Meanwhile I've finished watching the series of PGSM, apart from the Special Act and Act 0. This show is so emotional, gah! I love the music though, I've been listening to it a lot lately

[Des]

Aww, well these things happen. Exactly, whomever you like! I'll probably just do Mercury and maybe Luna if I can find them in the future.

You should watch those ones too! They are good. I like the opening music. I have it on my Blackberry.

[Sailor Mercury]

Hah Sailor Luna would be an awesome one to do here I think, although I'm not sure too many people would know who she was meant to be It'd be funny to see who recognised her, haha. And if I do Dark Mercury I can carry my little Luna plushie around with me

I've watched the Special Act and Act 0 now I was a bit disappointed in them though, especially the Special Act. Where was Mars, dagnabbit? It was a shame she wasn't with the others in their battle scene. And I was kind of hoping that Act 0 would follow Minako a lot more than it did, but oooh well. I did love the part when she first meets Artemis, it cracks me up And I loved that the incompetent cops were played by the guys who played Jadeite, Nephrite, Zoisite and Kunzite (why was Jadeite dressed up like a woman though? LOL!)

Meanwhile I found some of the old threads about PGSM and moved them all into this section. It's funny reading through all of that stuff. I didn't seem to have much time for the live action series back then, but now I think it's great. I'm kind of glad I watched it now because I think I'm able to appreciate it more for some reason.

[Des]

A lot of people didn't really recognize me cosplaying as Palla Palla, but it didn't really matter as long as I had fun and we had an Amazoness Quartet group going too. If you want you can, but I think Luna goes more w/ Usagi.

I don't remember, since it has been a while since I've seen it. Yeah, the manga would follow Minako more. Can't remember, lol.

I could never find it and it was kind of expensive to own, so I'm glad that they have the episodes online to watch. It is a good live action, you just can't compare it to the anime/manga. It's a thing on this own.

[Sailor Mercury]

It's a shame that people didn't recognise you, but yeah, as long as you had fun, that's the main thing And I saw the pics of your Amazoness Quartet group on FB, you guys all looked great! True that Luna probably goes more with Usagi, but Ami does carry her around a bit as well, and I'd rather cosplay as Mercury than Moon

Aah you should refresh your memory of it all if you have time to, haha

But yeah, it is good that it's all online. I had to find it at a few different places but managed to watch it all. And I agree, you can't really compare it to what's already out there, it really is it's own thing. In some ways I actually think I like PGSM more than the Anime for characterisation and personality - the girls all seemed more realistic (well, I guess they would be, since they're played by real people and not animated ) And though initially I thought Mako-chan was my favourite in PGSM, I think in the end I really liked Minako and Rei - hell I like all of them But I really liked Minako's full-on serious side and Rei's emotional side. It was a good contrast to how they are in the Anime (and I suppose is closer to how they are in the Manga?)

[Des]

Some people did, but not really. I'm thinking because it's an old anime, but maybe the newer anime might help w/ that?! XD Yes, I had some fun, but it was also sort of stressful, because of my friend's Ceres Ceres cosplay breaking on me & me fixing it, then having my period and almost ruining the cosplay, but at least it washed out. >_< Thank you! I tried to get a group together. So many people were cancelling on me, it was annoying! At least I got some people at the last minute though. I had to make the CC cosplay in a sort amount of time. Yes, she does, but then I don't know why Luna would be hanging around evil Mercury, lol.

Lol, I wish I had the time. XD So busy doing other things, like watching other animes, getting ready for events, cons, etc. ^_^

I found it on youtube on the same channel, so it wasn't that hard to find. I don't think anything can beat the anime for me, ha, ha. I like it on it's own. I just hope that they don't do a live action American version of it. They keep talking about it, but I hope it never gets done, unless it comes out good. Makoto is good, but I really like Mercury, so that's why I decided that I wanted to cosplay her, but I just don't know if they have the PGSM version cosplay for her. I will have to look around. Umm, I don't know. I have a bad memory, but we will see anyway w/ the new anime.

[Sailor Mercury]

Ooh yikes, evil time of the monthly things happening in cosplay situations can't be good at all! Especially when you're in a costume like that >_> And having to fix your friend's costume would have been frustrating. Such is the "fun" of cosplaying I guess, haha And true that Luna probably wouldn't be hanging around Dark Mercury, lol! I just love that costume (maybe Luna's trying to help Dark Mercury by getting her back on side )

Aah yes lack of time for things, I know that feeling! (or in my case it's more that I waste time doing other things instead of what I should be doing... like watching Sailor Moon when I should be doing course work )

I found a lot of it on Youtube, but then the uploads seemed to stop after a certain point for some reason, so I did a Google search and found the rest of it on other sites - actually one of the sites I found it on was really good because it loaded really quickly. But I totally agree about an American version, that'd be horrible >_< The Anime dub was cringe-worthy at times but tolerable. Live action though? Urgh... I guess if you wanted to do PGSM Mercury you'd have to probably customise it a little bit, unless there is someone out there who custom makes them already.

Speaking of Americanised live action Sailor Moon, a while ago when I was looking at SM on IMDB I stumbled across this... www.imdb.com/title/tt2084927/?ref_=fn_al_tt_5 It's a fan-made thing that's only short, but I watched it on Youtube and oh... lord... Well, see for yourself...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrp6O9npR_c

I just discovered this as well: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3_C6224tRQ It's an Australian made fan-film, hah!