Recently, there was an online rumour that Fox had picked up the rights to adapt a Live Action Sailor Moon series featuring North American actresses {non-asian} in an American spin on the series... The original article can be found here: http://www.moviehotties.com/2006/04/lindsay_is_sailor_moon.html#more

In response to this, a Sailor Moon fan devoted website known as www.genvid.com, posted the following, which I hope they don't mind me re-posting... {Please visit their website, it's fantastic!!}

"There's an unsubstantiated rumor  that Japanese magazine Animage has announced that Fox has picked up the rights for a live action Sailor Moon flick starring Lindsay Lohan. I'll pick up a copy of Animage this weekend and see if they actually say anything, but I'm currently rolling my eyes at this..."

Furthermore, the article was continued a few days later:

"Regarding the unsubstantiated rumor that Japanese magazine Animage has announced that Fox has picked up the rights for a live action Sailor Moon flick starring Lindsay Lohan, the May issue of Animage says nothing. I read through it myself. ANN is looking into the April issue and could write about that as early as tonight."

Anime News Network { http://www.animenewsnetwork.com } has yet to respond... hopefully we'll get the final answer on this soon...

In the meantime, this topic is currently a hot debate on the Anime Evolution forums { www.animeevolution.com }.

As many of you know by now, I am a HUGE Sailor Moon fanatic. I've taken the meaning of 'fandom' above and beyond anything most would. I've even crossplayed as Eternal Sailor Moon before. I like to keep up on any and all SM related information, and comment on it when I can. Since I've been lacking in updates as of late, I figured this would be an excellent topic to discuss. So, I will now post my responses reguarding the rumour, AND my personal views on the CRTC and FCC, which I hold responsible for MOST of the stupid things that happen to anime dubs that are brought over to North America... Hopefully this will help people realize it's not entirely the dubbing companies faults...

"I remember back in the day when it was reported that Melissa Joan Hart was going to be Sailor Moon and Geena Davis was to be Beryl. I'm pretty sure this article is fake. The folks at www.genvid.com {A Sailor Moon themed site, who even published a textbook based on Japan using many Sailor Moon references} have been looking into it, and have so far proven the website's claim that the rumour can be found in May's Animage to be FALSE. Anime News Network is checking the April Issue, but I doubt anything will come of it. Chances are, someone read one of those 'Who We Think Should Play This Role' articles, and decided to go with it and thus the rumour spread like wildfire...

Remember, Takeuchi Naoko didn't like how Sailor Moon was handled in North America, so that's why as soon as all rights reverted back to her, she decided not to renew the overseas liscence. I think we're more likely to see the Musicals start up again in Japan before any Live Action series will come here. Either that, or the ACTUAL Japanese Live Action Series from 2003/04 may be picked up and dubbed, but again, that's VERY unlikely. The Japanese Musicals are currently on hiatus... "

And here is the second part, in response to replys in the same thread...

"Sailor Moon has a very time honoured and complex storyline throughout the serial's run. However, noting that the CRTC and the FCC like to a** rape anime series when they come over to this continent to be dubbed, I agree that IF they did a North American version, it would probably not last very long...

Internet rumours are just that...rumours.

HOWEVER, that's not to say that I'm against such a thing as a North America adaptation, so long as it does not resemble the HORRENDOUSLY EVIL Saban attempt {twitch twitch} back in the early 90's.

There's NO contest that if they did release one in North America, that it would be dumbed down to a child's level, but if they did it right, the series could at least make a full season...

Of course, if the FCC or CRTC decided to "allow" a live action adaptation aimed at the proper age group that Sailor Moon was originally made for {young adults} and allow for the in-jokes and so on, I don't think it would do too badly either. If they used GOOD actors and actresses and not necessarily big names, that would take away from it, and good effects, the series would stand a really good chance. {How long has it been since the networks have ACTUALLY released a GOOD live-action series?}

Again, I personally think this rumour is false, kind of like the Live Action Dragonball Movies supposedly starring Hugh Jackman as Goku... Jessica Alba as Bulma, etc... Probably started by fans who have a vivid imagination, and lend too much belief in a system that is responsible for SOOOO many screw ups {Namely the FCC AND CRTC!!}

If I was ever Prime Minister in Canada, one of the first things I'd do would be to dis-ban the CRTC, and maybe then, we could actually see anime dubbed PROPERLY on television! Well, I suppose it also depends on the voice actors and their emotional training, but at least the translators and script writers could do away with the stupid, cheesy 'in' lingo and focus more on staying closer to the original lines, and story. Not to mention, we'd probably have less episode cuttage!! Now that would be a plus!

Remember, you can't fully blame the dubbing companies, as it is the FCC and CRTC that set the standards... They're also the ones who make it so that it's alright to see a plane hitting the WTC Over, and Over, and over, and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over... etc, but heaven forbid we see a nipple... the whole world would just fall apart if we did!! <sarcasm...

In a nutshell, they're basically condoning violence, but stating that the human body is a disgusting thing, and should not be celebrated in any way, shape or form; in a way, it's almost as if it's an anti-human way of thinking! Show bodies and devistation more so over the human figure alive and vibrant...

Okay, I'm done. Sorry about my tendancy to go off topic periodically. I just feel REALLY strongly about this... "

I am interested to see what kind of response this generates, and will probably keep this blog updated on this topic... YAY!! FINALLY something I can MAYBE regularily update with!!

~Jeremy~