Chris responds:
1. I would recommend the TV series first because the differences between the two versions are so large, especially in the second and third movies. Although the movies were an interesting interpretation, I personally think the TV series is the superior version.

2. This is a topic of discussion on many forums that I'm frankly tired of seeing. Everywhere I look I see this "sky is falling" attitude that somehow the movies rewrite ALL of UC history that occurs afterward. It's nothing more than fan overreaction and it's complete bull. UC history hasn't suddenly changed overnight just because of the movies, and I think people worry too much about their existence.

Chris responds:
1. It certainly is possible, as it beats other super large mecha such as the Ideon and Gunbuster.

2. Honestly, no, I don't ever see this happening. There's too much other stuff to focus on.

3. Gurren-Lagann is something that's been hotly debated by fans. Some see it as the best thing ever, others hate it simply because it's by GAINAX. Personally, I found the series immensely enjoyable. It's certainly got a unique style and execution, but at the end of the day it's still a super robot series with all the trappings thereof. I don't see it as a reinvention of the genre as some claim, but it is a slightly different take on the old formula.

Chris responds:
1. This is just a case of Bandai recycling plastic trees. Just by looking at the Rising Gundam, you can see many design similarities with the Shining Gundam. Therefore, it makes sense that Bandai would cut costs by throwing in surplus Shining Gundam plastic trees, even if you end up with extra parts you don't need. It happens all the time. For example, the 1/144 Gundam X Divider kit includes some spare parts that are used only by the Gundam X, but the plastic trees are mostly the same given their design similarities.

2. I don't have an opinion. At this point, I don't even bother with thinking about technical explanations for anything in SEED.

3. It gets very annoying. After all, MAHQ is not a breaking news site. Once information comes out on the movie, I'm 100% sure it will be on Gunota first, so I don't know why people look to me. They also have to understand that the Japanese are very tight-lipped about production. You often don't hear about new anime or games until they're well into development. The SEED movie is an exception, I think, because Bandai probably wanted to make it clear that the universe wasn't dead. I'm not Harry Knowles, and I don't have moles inside Sunrise leaking inside information. I'm also bothered when I read people assuming that just because there's no news that the movie must be canceled. Again, it's a failure to understand the way the Japanese do things. When Sunrise is ready to unleash a blitz of information, they will.

4. I've pretty much been into mecha ever since I was a kid. I grew up on the original Transformers and Voltron, as well as stuff like GoBots (yes, GoBots). In the 90s, I enjoyed shows like EXO Squad before I became an anime fan. Once I began watching anime, I suppose it was only natural that I'd fall into mecha. But contrary to what many people think (in person and online), mecha is not the only genre of anime I watch. Whether it's shounen action, comedy, mystery, harem or shoujo, I watch pretty much a bit of everything, except hentai and shounen ai/yaoi.

5. Given Valder's reputation, it's certainly possible that he could have defeated the G-boys in their original, non-upgraded Gundams.

6. That situation seems pretty ridiculous even on the surface. Using World War II as an example, I'm sure there were probably Germans who emigrated to America beforehand and later joined they army. They could've had relatives who stayed behind and joined the German army. But the likelihood that they'd ever meet in combat is impossible. The likelihood that a husband and wife would end up on opposite sides of a fight each other is even more impossible.

Thomas Huether asks:
1. I have some more questions concerning Gundam. The first deals with Zeta Gundam, which I've just started watching again. I've noticed in the second episode when Char, Apolly, and Roberto attack Green Noa 1, that when the GM's are destroyed no big hole is ripped into the colony as when Amuro destroyed the Zaku on Side 7 during the One Year War. Is this because of different engine models or are the colonies stronger?

2. My next question is with MS IGLOO. I've noticed a small discrepancy  in Apocalypse 0079 when the Zeon Solar Ray is fired its fired before Lady Kycillia's force leaves Granada and in the original series the Solar Ray is fired after Kycillia's forces have engaged and were defeated by the Federation Forces, resulting in Lalah's death. Is this a mistake on the creators' part or was it intentional? And why do all the soldiers resemble Nazis so much? In the original series, I didn't get that big of a Nazi impression.

Chris responds:
1. This is something that's come up plenty of times in Gundam. A suit can be destroyed without the reactor going off. Since suits being deliberately targeted to set off their reactors is a plot point in Victory Gundam, I'd assume that they have strong enough shielding to survive an explosion in the suit, but not enough to survive being directly hit by a beam like Amuro did in the original series.

2. I don't have either of those series handy right now to check, so I'd chalk it up to a mistake. It's not like it wouldn't be the first time there was a continuity error in Gundam. As for the Nazism, that's something that stretches back to 1989. In the original series, there were a few subtle Nazi references, with Gihren's ideas of a master race and genocide of the inferior masses, which causes Degwin to compare him to Hitler. But in 1989, Gundam 0080 appeared and began loading the franchise with German names and designs. I'd note that Yutaka Izubuchi served as mechanical designer there. The Nazification of Zeon continued with Gundam 0083, which was directed by Takashi Imanishi. You'll notice that the 08th MS Team, with a different staff, has few if any Nazi references. But IGLOO was directed by Imanishi and features designs by Izubuchi. Since both men were involved in series where the Nazi motif was heavily used, it's no surprise that they'd do it again. If I remember correctly, I believe Hideaki Anno said in an interview that Imanishi told him he wanted to create something that looked like a World War II documentary. In my opinion, he certainly accomplished that, but he also overdid it.