Cartoon Smackdown

[1K3]

Adult Swim network right now is getting flak from comedy and anime fans.  Comedy fans complain about airing Peewee's Playhouse, lack of better comedy shows other than reruns from FOX.  Anime fans complain of not representing enough anime lineup, cutting opening and ending song credits on anime shows, and censorship (there are minor censorships on their shows but anime fans find it unacceptable)

[rpm]

Maybe Shuckins is more of a Moral Orel fan.

[Shuckins]

Straffo...not bad.  


Some of the cartoon networks are becoming dominated by some of the crappiest, low-end Japanese anime ever conceived.  The freeze-frame variety.  What is the fascination with that bilge?


The higher-end anime is pretty good, but a lot of it is too weird (Japanese humor sometimes appears to be from an anti-matter universe).

Regards, Shuckins

[1K3]

Originally posted by tikky
I used to watch this back in Mexico, it's still one of my favorites... Ranma 1/2, soo  cute and frickin hillarious!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=35ZmMvXVJA8&mode=related&search=
I wish that site had the spanish audio.

I introduced that to my co-worker, he liked it so much he bought all the VHS and DVD episodes!

[DREDIOCK]

Originally posted by 1K3
You're soo wrong:p

The Simpsons, and Family Guy are some of the best cartoons out there:aok

 

I think he was referring to the artistry.

A point which I would have to agree.

Todays cartoons look as if they were drawn by a 5th grader

then again. upon thinking about it maybe not

I remember my friends doing  BETTER artwork then you see even on the Simpsons/ Family guy back in the 5th grade.

[Chairboy]

Here's some Moral Orel for consideration:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1mgfIA2roM

[SMIDSY]

Originally posted by Chairboy


Think "Johnny Quest" except 20 years later, Johnny has grown up and lives in the shadow of his supergenius adventurer father.

actually, Johnny Quest makes an appearence in the series. he lives at the bottom of the sea and is completely insane and addicted to various drugs and pain medications.

[Saintaw]

I remember growing up with this



It was pretty cool, and had a lot of what life is about explained to me

[1K3]

Originally posted by DREDIOCK
I think he was referring to the artistry.

A point which I would have to agree.

Todays cartoons look as if they were drawn by a 5th grader

then again. upon thinking about it maybe not

I remember my friends doing  BETTER artwork then you see even on the Simpsons/ Family guy back in the 5th grade.

I think US already gave up on 2D animation, i wonder if we should even count CGI movies like SHREK as cartoons because that's the only area where US animation are thriving.

[Vudak]

What about the comic strip cartoons?  They're even worse...  Ever since Calvin & Hobbes stopped there really isn't much to look at...

Think of Garfield.  Take the very best Sunday strip of it ever made.  It looks like crap in comparison to an average Calvin & Hobbes Sunday strip, AND, the Garfield one is basically assembly-line junk.  Calvin & Hobbes was a one man show.

[rpm]

Originally posted by SMIDSY
actually, Johnny Quest makes an appearence in the series. he lives at the bottom of the sea and is completely insane and addicted to various drugs and pain medications.

Race Bannon made an earlier appearance as well. There was a parody of Haji in the season opener.

[1K3]

Originally posted by Shuckins
Straffo...not bad.  


Some of the cartoon networks are becoming dominated by some of the crappiest, low-end Japanese anime ever conceived.  The freeze-frame variety.  What is the fascination with that bilge?

Japan produces more cartoons per capita than US and Europe right now but get this... 90% of them are CRAP.  You gotta hunt down the other 10% because chances are the 10% are great titles.  Macross/Robotech, Ranma 1/2, Lupin III, and Welcome to the NHK happen to be in the other 10%.


(i'm bored, im gonna post some of THE best cartoons i've seen )

Robotech / Macross




Lupin III




Ranma 1/2
(a transgender-bender martial-artist:D)

[APDrone]

I have to go with Shuckins on this.

Animation in USA died in the 70s.  One of the truly enjoyable ( albeit subtle, until you look for it ) features of animation was the orchestral background.

The cost of employing a full orchestra as background music made such productions cost-prohibitive after the late 60s.

Not to say that today's offerings are bad, per se.  They simply do not come close to the artistic level as those of 40 years ago.

Yes, I like Adult swim and their wares ( Venture brothers, Family Guy ) and, as far as anime, Full Metal Alchemist and Ghost in the Shell are pretty darn entertaining.  

But, to be honest, they don't compare to good old bugs bunny and William Shakesphere, Coyote and Road Runner, and Elmer Fudd.  ( Kill da wabbit! ).

[B17Skull12]

I hate cartoon network, Disney, and Nic now.  I used to love nic.  But the shows are just stupid beyond belief.    I had to put up with hearing Ed, Ed, and Eddy this morning.  Drove me crazy.  Now the only good cartoon channel is bommerang.  Can't get tired of pink panther and road runner.

[tikky]

damn 1k3 what a wall of pixels you put there:D

I liked your inclusion of Macross and Ranma 1/2 (yeah that transgender-bender martial arts artist)