Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-14138255-20131019173146/@comment-17760348-20131020235756

I had a long rebuttal written and the I hit the google search button in my menu bar by mistake and *ping* all gone in a flash. So, as briefly as I can (and paying little or no regard to your original order):

1. Monty recently hinted that the yellow trailer (and I personally believe the Blank one as well) will make an appearance either in reference or from a different perspective at some point, so don't be too pissed on that score.

2. You are 100% correct that the current average episode length is too short, but you have to allow for the limited resources these guys are working with and also realise that; 1. they intended them to air as 10min episode, 2. the community in general has been pretty happy with the 10min episode we've see so far; 3. RT have definately taken on board this cirticism as evidenced by the finale of volume 1 and the suggestion at the NYCC panel that they will rework this for volume 2.

3. I could care less about the amine references, as long as they are funny or relevant to the uninitiated (such as myself).

4. Monty has stated that volume 1 would focus on team building and that volume 2 would start to flesh out characters and give backstory, so more depth is coming. Eps 1 - 10 focused in no small part of the formation of team RWBY therefore I am not at all upset about 11 - 14 being about JNPR since we do in fact have two teams in play and it makes them more relevant. I assume that we will see a significant swing back in favour of RWBY from EP15 onwards.

I strongly believe that the guys at RT will rapidly learn what works for RWBY and make changes as we go, so I for one am willing to give them that chance.

As Rudy suggested, if you can't stand the current format but are still a fan then maybe its best if you wait for the end of Season 1 volume 2 to give your critique, at which point the episode length wont matter a damn, the Jaune Arc will seem like a minor diversion and you will hopefully see enough world building and back story to keep you happy.