Well you're not exactly inspiring me. Other people have motivated me.
Viacom is a copyright bully. They went crazy over youtube and don't believe in fair-use.
Viacom is a huge company and they own far too much and have far much control. Plus, they're in charge of the crap that MTV has become.
Oh and Weedle, have you seen the new girl? She wears a bit of pink but overall she looks like she kinda captures that tough image that Misty does. She's older too. Do you think you will like her? Will she be like Misty and be a good example for girls? You can't rule her out saying her shorts are too short because Misty had shorts too and Misty wore the least clothing out of all the main girls.
I'll have to wait until it airs in the united states before I can make an assessment of her character and decide what she's like.
And don't think that I'm going to blame her for wearing short shorts. Even I'm not going to do that. Besides, back in High School and Middle School, the girls had to wear short shorts anyways as part of their gym uniform.
She may capture that tough image in the picture, but appearances aren't everything. I remember when people actually thought Dawn was going to be that gothic emo stereotype just because of how she looked, and look how she acted (well, she's "emo" in the sense that she was like the female anime stereotypes, but that wasn't the "emo" other people meant.). I'd rather wait until she actually appears before I can actually determine what kind of character she is like. If she's at least enough like Misty to not be a Female Anime Stereotype, then although Misty hasn't returned, I at least got the next best thing. Even then, they'll still have to think of another character to add in as well (since, if the rumors are true, then Brock is also going to leave as well as Dawn.). They'll either add in a new male character in addition to the female character, bring Misty back in addition to bringing in the new girl character, bring Misty back as well as bring in both BW characters, or even bring Misty back in addition to bringing the male character, with the female character either being a recurring rival or not present at all.
EDIT: Speaking of not being present at all, apparently we've just received word that the new region, Isshu, is going to be very far away from Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh combined. So far away, in fact, that the only way one can get to the region at all is by boat or by plane. This might mean that Ash might not make it to the new region, and it will completely reboot. This might also apply to Misty, since unless she reappears and somehow got out of the gym and is travelling...
