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The Western Animation thread

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  • LBD_NytetraynLBD_Nytetrayn TorontoRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    TrippyJing wrote: »
    What if Space Jam had a sequel?

    True story: for years, WB execs kicked around the idea of doing Space Jam again, only with a different sport.

    That sport? NASCAR.

    I think there was also a pro wrestling-based Loony Tunes idea for a while.

    Didn't they make that, and call it "Ready to Rumble?"
    Space Jam is the perfect title, what would you call a wrestling Looney Tunes movie
    Space Slam.
    GR_Zombie wrote: »
    Space Slam obviously.

    e: DAMMIT

    ...well, I can see we're clearly all on the same page here.

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  • KlykaKlyka DO you have any SPARE BATTERIES?Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    There seems to be a lot of action-oriented cartoons and comedy cartoons aimed at adults, but are there any good cartoons that hit more psychological notes? Or is there just not enough of a market for cartoons for grownups that aren't comedies?
    In most cases you have to look at the European studios for those.
    edit: This is one of the recent French ones.
    The Illusionist

    That is beautiful.

    Is it weird that it reminds me of the "Broken Sword" adventure games? The first two titles at least.

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  • Alfred J. KwakAlfred J. Kwak is it because you were insulted when I insulted your hair?Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    The Illusionist is a visual marvel, but lacking substance.

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  • DanHibikiDanHibiki Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Yeah it was quite boring and just plain repulsive at times. I mean I don't really want to be watching a heartwarming cartoon that has a clown trying to hang himself.

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  • Alfred J. KwakAlfred J. Kwak is it because you were insulted when I insulted your hair?Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    It barely has any plot (I liked what little was there, mind you) and the characters are rather flat. As a life-action movie though (which was the original plan) it would have sucked.

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  • GodfatherGodfather Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I think that's one of the problems when it comes to animated films. Sometimes a movie is just not that great, but when its animated it gets the usual crowd defending it to the death simply because it is animated. It is their ultimate, bullet-proof arguement they always fall back on.

    Nobody here is doing that, this is just from personal experiences.

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    not to say that's a special case for animation. people defend authors, companies, brands, whatever. but yeah I see your point.

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Godfather wrote: »
    I think that's one of the problems when it comes to animated films. Sometimes a movie is just not that great, but when its animated it gets the usual crowd defending it to the death simply because it is animated. It is their ultimate, bullet-proof arguement they always fall back on.

    Nobody here is doing that, this is just from personal experiences.

    I think the case here isn't "because it's animated," but "because it's an indie animated movie." You don't see many people defending, say, Mars Needs Moms. I think it's because so much of animated movies are commercialized, Hollywoodized and Dreamworks-ized, anything that tries to be different can be seen as a breath of fresh air, even if the final product isn't that great.

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  • BagginsesBagginses __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2011
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Godfather wrote: »
    I think that's one of the problems when it comes to animated films. Sometimes a movie is just not that great, but when its animated it gets the usual crowd defending it to the death simply because it is animated. It is their ultimate, bullet-proof arguement they always fall back on.

    Nobody here is doing that, this is just from personal experiences.

    I think the case here isn't "because it's animated," but "because it's an indie animated movie." You don't see many people defending, say, Mars Needs Moms. I think it's because so much of animated movies are commercialized, Hollywoodized and Dreamworks-ized, anything that tries to be different can be seen as a breath of fresh air, even if the final product isn't that great.

    You see this with live action films, too, even with projects backed by big studios that are mainly produced to try to take advantage of critics, who see movies so regularly that they've become bored with sensibility.

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  • edzeppedzepp Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    So, Dan Vs. is a pretty funny show, when the limited animation isn't being kind of distracting.

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  • KlykaKlyka DO you have any SPARE BATTERIES?Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    The Illusionist is a visual marvel, but lacking substance.

    Sad to hear that.

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  • Alfred J. KwakAlfred J. Kwak is it because you were insulted when I insulted your hair?Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Klyka wrote: »
    The Illusionist is a visual marvel, but lacking substance.

    Sad to hear that.

    actually it's still a good movie and you should watch it

    it's just no masterpiece of modern cinema

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  • SillenderSillender Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    am i the only here that legitimately enjoys problem solverz?
    if that's the case, don't bother to reply to this!

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  • Dac VinDac Vin S-s-screw you! I only listen to DOUBLE MUSIC! Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I remember the first thing an english teacher told our class was that one never gets a second chance to make a good first impression ( while enumerating shit like arriving late and talking after the bell, but hey, he had a point!). This holds true to anything, and cartoons are not exempt from that.

    What this means is, Problem Solverz utterly failed at that in the most spectacular way possible.

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  • BagginsesBagginses __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2011
    Did anyone see the latest Ben 10? The voice acting was terrifying.

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  • GodfatherGodfather Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Godfather wrote: »
    I think that's one of the problems when it comes to animated films. Sometimes a movie is just not that great, but when its animated it gets the usual crowd defending it to the death simply because it is animated. It is their ultimate, bullet-proof arguement they always fall back on.

    Nobody here is doing that, this is just from personal experiences.

    I think the case here isn't "because it's animated," but "because it's an indie animated movie." You don't see many people defending, say, Mars Needs Moms. I think it's because so much of animated movies are commercialized, Hollywoodized and Dreamworks-ized, anything that tries to be different can be seen as a breath of fresh air, even if the final product isn't that great.

    I agree with this, but i've seen people do the other as well. This happened when that Jim Carey A Christmas Carol came out a while back. That movie was awful. The people who I heard telling me it was a good movie? Professional animators. Not regular joe movie goer, industry veterans who get paid to do this.

    To say that their perception on the subject is jaded was an understatement, and this is coming from a guy who studied that field for three solid years.

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Godfather wrote: »
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    Godfather wrote: »
    I think that's one of the problems when it comes to animated films. Sometimes a movie is just not that great, but when its animated it gets the usual crowd defending it to the death simply because it is animated. It is their ultimate, bullet-proof arguement they always fall back on.

    Nobody here is doing that, this is just from personal experiences.

    I think the case here isn't "because it's animated," but "because it's an indie animated movie." You don't see many people defending, say, Mars Needs Moms. I think it's because so much of animated movies are commercialized, Hollywoodized and Dreamworks-ized, anything that tries to be different can be seen as a breath of fresh air, even if the final product isn't that great.

    I agree with this, but i've seen people do the other as well. This happened when that Jim Carey A Christmas Carol came out a while back. That movie was awful. The people who I heard telling me it was a good movie? Professional animators. Not regular joe movie goer, industry veterans who get paid to do this.

    To say that their perception on the subject is jaded was an understatement, and this is coming from a guy who studied that field for three solid years.

    That's a little surprising. I guess pro animators can appreciate all the effort that went into the visuals and ignore pretty much everything else, but even with all that effort the more common comment was YARRRRRRRGH DEAD-EYED ZOMBIES.

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  • The Muffin ManThe Muffin Man Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Oh hey just the thread I was looking for.

    Supposedly, this is the new Avatar theme. I really like it. Feels like an industrial version of the original.
    http://www.box.net/shared/n4y3bhh5zx

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  • OldSlackerOldSlacker Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Sounds like they mashed Avatar with Mass Effect.

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  • BagginsesBagginses __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2011
    Oh hey just the thread I was looking for.

    Supposedly, this is the new Avatar theme. I really like it. Feels like an industrial version of the original.
    http://www.box.net/shared/n4y3bhh5zx

    I'm not sure why why they'd go for electronica for an industrial revolution setting. I mean, if you wanted to set that era, you'd add early-style, cakewalky syncopation.

    I mean, here are some songs fro the very end of the possible era:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgWowZ5i0Vw
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK-lBi5r6Jk
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0CyOAO8y0
    Flight of the Bumblebee

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  • AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Oh hey just the thread I was looking for.

    Supposedly, this is the new Avatar theme. I really like it. Feels like an industrial version of the original.
    http://www.box.net/shared/n4y3bhh5zx

    bloody amazing

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  • Lord_AsmodeusLord_Asmodeus goeticSobriquet: Here is your magical cryptic riddle-tumour: I AM A TIME MACHINERegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    So wait, was Young Justice canceled? I thought we were supposed to get new episodes this month, but I hear it's been "postponed indefinitely"

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  • durandal4532durandal4532 Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Man, Avengers is really really good.

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  • DasUberEdwardDasUberEdward Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    So wait, was Young Justice canceled? I thought we were supposed to get new episodes this month, but I hear it's been "postponed indefinitely"

    please no

    please

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  • The Muffin ManThe Muffin Man Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    So wait, was Young Justice canceled? I thought we were supposed to get new episodes this month, but I hear it's been "postponed indefinitely"

    please no

    please

    It was pretty subpar.
    Everyone seemed like a parody at best.
    Superboy was just RRRRGH SO ANGRY

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  • OptyOpty Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I discovered Phineas and Ferb on Netflix and I just can't stop watching. I'm like halfway through the second season.

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  • TertieeTertiee Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    So wait, was Young Justice canceled? I thought we were supposed to get new episodes this month, but I hear it's been "postponed indefinitely"

    It hasn't been cancelled. The latest word from Greg Weisman is is that the episodes are still being worked on though apparently as of April 14th the very next episode isn't even finished yet.

    If you're asking when we start airing new episodes again, I don't know. We're still working on episodes 10-36.

    http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=13239

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    edzepp wrote: »
    So, Dan Vs. is a pretty funny show, when the limited animation isn't being kind of distracting.

    Yes!

    Tonight is Dan Vs. The Barber

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  • Lord_AsmodeusLord_Asmodeus goeticSobriquet: Here is your magical cryptic riddle-tumour: I AM A TIME MACHINERegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Speaking of Space Jam, guess what's on Cartoon Network RIGHT NOW!

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  • ElaroElaro Apologetic Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Speaking of Space Jam, guess what's on Cartoon Network RIGHT NOW!

    Mickey Mouse?

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    So, like, on Dan Vs.
    Did they just seriously kill a dude?

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  • JacobkoshJacobkosh Gamble a stamp. I can show you how to be a real man!Moderator mod
    edited April 2011
    So Avengers just blew through their last seven season 1 episodes in, like, the past two weeks. It's great for me as a viewer but it makes me wonder about the future of the show.

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    jacobkosh wrote: »
    So Avengers just blew through their last seven season 1 episodes in, like, the past two weeks. It's great for me as a viewer but it makes me wonder about the future of the show.

    Wait what, when on earth did they do that?

    Also it's already been renewed I think

    EDIT: Apparently in Australia!


    God dammit I hate Cable's complete inability to have anything close to resembling a decent season airing schedule

    EDIT2: Yeah, season 2's expected to start in October, and they're aiming for 52 episodes for both seasons

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  • NerdgasmicNerdgasmic __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2011
    are there any cartoons on Netflix instant watch that you guys would recommend

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    36 episodes of YJ confirmed? that's super super great.

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Antimatter wrote: »
    Oh hey just the thread I was looking for.

    Supposedly, this is the new Avatar theme. I really like it. Feels like an industrial version of the original.
    http://www.box.net/shared/n4y3bhh5zx

    bloody amazing

    Huh, interesting. Kinda like Avatar Beyond. Not meant as a complaint, I think it does a decent job of communicating the whole industrial revolution thing.

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  • manaleak34manaleak34 Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Nerdgasmic wrote: »
    are there any cartoons on Netflix instant watch that you guys would recommend

    SERIES:
    Avatar: The Last Airbender
    Phineas and Ferb
    Spectacular Spider-Man
    Wallace and Gromit
    Jackie Chan Adventures
    Rocky & Bullwinkle
    Also if you have any nostalgia for classic Nick there's plenty of those on there. (Rugrats, Ren & Stimpy, Hey Arnold, Rocko's Modern Life, etc)

    MOVIES:
    The Iron Giant
    The Secret of Kells
    The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
    Toy Story 3
    Up
    The Princess and the Frog
    Cats Don't Dance

    And if you're in the mood for something terrible there...Delgo

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  • NerdgasmicNerdgasmic __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2011
    okay, thanks

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  • KyouguKyougu Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I love King of the Hill but those first season episodes are pretty bad.

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  • DramDram Old Salt Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
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