"Pokémon the Series: XY" English Theme?

[Meowstic]

If you haven't seen the trailer already:
[video=youtube;hIXdyRpuSLc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIXdyRpuSLc[/video]

It would seem the new theme of "Pokémon the Series: XY" will be a redone version of Season 1's theme.

How does everyone feel about this? Is it a good move or a sad attempt at bringing back older fans?

 

[wolley2xjd]

OH SHIT OOOHHHHHHHHHH!
(FanBoying)
This will be Epic! Can't Wait!

 

[Piplup]

I can't even properly explain how excited this made me and will keep making at the beginning of every ep now
totally approving this decision and it totally beats all of the BW dub openings that's for sure

 

[HumanDawn]

It's good at hyping the new saga, and honestly, the dub's recent opening themes have been so generic and groan worthy that a remix of the first opening theme is already better and a smarter move. The remix sounds good from the little we've heard of it too, so I have no reason to complain.

 

[Piplup]

I wonder if the narration at the later part is actually part of the opening... it may be awkward for them to do so but it happened once with the Pokémon Chronicles opening... and it fits cause the video is exactly 30 seconds - the usual run time for the dub openings now

 

[Hidden Mew]

I'm fine with a remix of the first opening. What we heard here sounded pretty good and I liked the remix of the first theme at the start of the Johto League Champions theme. Plus, most of the BW openings have had pretty generic friendship lyrics, so at least this has more potential to get people excited to see the episodes. I doubt that the narration is part of the opening. It's most likely just for the trailer advertising the dub.

 

[Darth Darkrai]

I Honestly Don't Like this at all one bit in My Opinion. The Original one was Better one of my Favorite Openings. If this is the Legit Opening for Season 17 it puts Makes me feel like they have Butchered the First Opening in Pokemon.

 

[Meowstic]

It's definitely going to be butchered. The original theme was 1:00 long and since Cartoon Network's mandates openings to be 0:30 long.

 

[Paperhorse]

I really love the idea! I was so excited when I heard the remix, it really brings me back. It adds a little something extra to XY.

 

[HumanDawn]

There's always the full version to hear in the 17th movie, and even though the opening would be shortened and be less impressive, it can still manage to provide a good 30 seconds to listen to to get hyped up for the episode.

 

[Sakuraa]

I love it. The first opening is one of my favs and I'd love to have remixed version as XY's opening. I haven't really liked the most recent songs anyway, so this would be awesome.

 

[Garren]

Like if your a 90s kid

 

[Karamazov]

Honestly, I'm sick of this theme. It's dull and tacky (in a bad way - it definitely didn't age well like most other dub songs) and reeks of the dark era of the world we know as the '90's. As generic as the dub openings have been, I'd prefer them over a song that's been around for over 10 years, even if they refurbished and truncated it. If it's just a preview song, it's a nice throwback. (Though it would have more of an impact if the whole generation wasn't about jamming nostalgia down your throat.) But if it really is the new theme song, I'm going to stick with the sub this time around.

On the plus side, I really like the singer. Have we heard him before? His voice sounds familiar, but I can't place it.

 

[Likeitornot.]

Though I have to commend the idea, and I certainly would approve of the incentive as a means to generate hype, the song itself doesn't really excite me in the slightest, although that's due to my own personal taste and possibly because I'm accustomed to the tone that is delivered in the original version of the song, and I don't feel this take carries the lyrics out quite as well. Still, I'm going to wait until we hear the full version, to completely establish my opinion.

 

[Insignificantbread]

omfg I'm gonna cry ;_;

 

[MizuTaipu]

I really, really, despise the first English dub opening with a passion, so I'm definitely gonna be avoiding watching the dub if this is the opening. XD

Gen 6 really seems to be the "Let's pander to the adults who grew out of Pokémon!" generation to me, so it's no surprise TCPi did this.

 

[Pikafanboy]

Good idea, but the singer doesn't excite me as much as the original. I still like it way more than anything they made for BW, and I'm a huge fan of 4Kids work with Pokemon so anything that makes the dub more like that is good in my book.

 

[Team Gaara]

If this is gonna be the theme, then I'm really happy about this decision. I actually wanted them to do the old theme with 5th gen since it was the "unofficial reboot" so to speak, but it also is awesome now, especially with the slogan back, too~ ANY song that ain't about friendship and crap for once is good, so I'm all for this. Plus, it sounds awesome~

Also, the fact that they aired the Bulbasuar episode last week with the full opening instead of cutting it like they do with their own shows makes me wonder if they'd give us the minute long theme.

 

[Vixi]

I wonder if the narration at the later part is actually part of the opening... it may be awkward for them to do so but it happened once with the Pokémon Chronicles opening... and it fits cause the video is exactly 30 seconds - the usual run time for the dub openings now

Notice how the last 4 seconds are a black screen with the music still playing, I'm pretty sure this is just a trailer.

BTW, to everyone complaining about songs with friendship crap, the original theme had that too:

Pokémon (Gotta catch 'em all), it's you and me
I know it's my destiny
Pokémon...ooh, you're my best friend
In a world we must defend
Pokémon (Gotta catch 'em all), a heart so true
Our courage will pull us through
You teach me, and I'll teach you

And from the extended version:

Come with me, the time is right
There's no better team,
Arm in arm, we'll win the fight
It's always been our dream

 

[EliteTrainerXeos]

Anyone else hear Brock from the Narrator? ;-;