Besides the permanents (Ash, Pikachu, Oak, Delia, Gary?, and TR) do you think all the previous characters Ash travelled with will be retconned starting from BW as if they never existed? These include Misty, May, Max, Brock, Dawn and any other minor characters that were encountered. And maybe even Tracey will not longer appear in Oak's lab.
Cybercubed had a similar thread to this but he only talks about the DP cast. I am talking about a huge overhaul for the entire series. With the old cast members not even getting a single mention. But perhaps some tiny "easter egg" type reference.
The writers simply can't waste time keeping track of the old people the accumulated over the years. They could have planned a clean cut from the past for BW onwards. I know this will upset Dawn or Brock fans because they won't get their long waited cameos. But also fans of Misty and others.
I think this is for the best, because I see the BW cast as lacking somewhat. Imagine how much Iris needs to live up to as a promotional tool.
They cannot let the new promotion look pale (no pun intended) in comparison to Dawn (with her Piplup, the large wardrobe and deep relationship with Ash), and other unique things May and Misty brought into into the show. So while reruns may air and old people will be mentioned in DVD collections and such.
Pokemon BW will be like the Yugioh GX/5Ds of the series where the old "universe" is not even taken into consideration except for the core of Ash and Pikachu.
Cybercubed had a similar thread to this but he only talks about the DP cast. I am talking about a huge overhaul for the entire series. With the old cast members not even getting a single mention. But perhaps some tiny "easter egg" type reference.
The writers simply can't waste time keeping track of the old people the accumulated over the years. They could have planned a clean cut from the past for BW onwards. I know this will upset Dawn or Brock fans because they won't get their long waited cameos. But also fans of Misty and others.
I think this is for the best, because I see the BW cast as lacking somewhat. Imagine how much Iris needs to live up to as a promotional tool.
They cannot let the new promotion look pale (no pun intended) in comparison to Dawn (with her Piplup, the large wardrobe and deep relationship with Ash), and other unique things May and Misty brought into into the show. So while reruns may air and old people will be mentioned in DVD collections and such.
Pokemon BW will be like the Yugioh GX/5Ds of the series where the old "universe" is not even taken into consideration except for the core of Ash and Pikachu.