And then this happened…
So… yeah… awkward… Anyways, I got lured in by the hype (and if you’ve gone on any forum in the last few months, you’ve seen all the people posting stuff about this). Gotta say, it’s disturbingly not bad. I wont get into the debate cause there’s enough pros discussions out there to make your head spin, but lets just say, anything Lauren Faust touches turns to pure gold! Fun for all peoples! (She’s the lady behind Powerpuff Girls and Fosters, so it’s that sort of thing) Good stuff.
But yeah, I couldn’t help but notice the connection between this character and the Celestial Steed. So there ya go. Can’t be unseen. >)
This brings up an interesting discussion though… no no, not the “can boys watch girl cartoons” cause I swear if Lauren Faust produced a Barbie cartoon, everybody would still go watch it. What I mean is the whole “is it ok for adults to like cartoons”. Oddly enough I ran into this even before High School. Of course, I still loved cartoons, but I noticed some of the other kids shunned those that liked them. Like, it’s too childish. I know it’s a bit of a bad sampling, being on a comics site and all, but what are your thoughts? I for one think any age can get something out of the toons, especially seeing them now as an adult, there’s a lot of innuendo in there!
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I’ll say anything, but for cartoons designed for kids, the true value of watching it is with children. Being a parent, watching cousins, nieces and nephews, baby sitting for money or as favor are likely times.
An adult won’t really get anything from watching things like Blue’s Clues or Spongebob on their own because their is little content for them, unless you are deciding wether or not to allow your child to watch the show.
The exceptions are cartoons you grew up on for the nostalgia (I find it’s never as good as I remember) or Animaniacs which were written for all ages (fingerprints or finger Prince?).
Adult cartoons have jokes that shoot way over little kids heads and would only grasp the plot. Usually safe, I just know my mom never let me watch simpsons growing up because she wanted me to form my own opinions while I matured and started thinking about life outside my family.
On a side tangent, sorta, the pokémon series really died out in the last few years. Maybe it’s just my rose tinted specs, but I felt the characters got really flat sometime after the hero’s traipsed around the hoenn area. Brock hardly ever talked about his family and the issues going on back home, and Ash became very much a touchy crybaby that burst into tears at least once an episode; and is he still ten after, what, more than a decade now?
Considering I even remember all that is even sadder than remembering the game mechanics, at least the games are still pretty good, if formulaic. It sure turned into a winner.
Somehow I got from the value of cartoons and age groups to video games.
~end nonsensical rant
Not only am I again shocked by your quick response, but now also by the in -depth analysis o_o
I can only say that the cartoons bring memories, gosh, check Disney’s classics, like I dunno, Gummi Bears or Rescue Rangers — saw it recently on TV and the whole gang just laughed at Toadie! There’s certainly something in it.
What is more, I’m pretty amazed by what AMVs people can make out from e.g MLP - some of this stuff is addicting like hell! Two weeks ago I found myself hooked on the cupcake song.. FOR THREE FRIKKEN DAYS! Come on, what the…?!
yeah, nostalgia cartoons are great! like rugrats, doug, etc… but my friend had a rainbow bright dvd and it was horrifying! I mean, it’s not bad actually, but man, it was pretty dark for a kids show.
oh, I have no idea what’s going on in pokemon… I stopped watching right after they all split up… I’m guessing they got back together? and there’s a new team rocket? so confused…
oh man, rescue rangers was awesome! that and tail spin!
and yeah, I still blame Lauren Faust, anything she makes becomes addicting as heck! I bet she knows this too and thought it’d be funny to remake MLP. XD
Coffin is running on Atlantic time, but I’m right near the pacific. It is seriously an hour drive to cold water smelling of fish and many seagulls living on a great big rock. (nonredeemable brownie points to whoever knows the one I mean).
Anyway, his midnight is my nine pm, not to out of my to stop by here before I go to bed and at my lunch break.
Spongebob (while running for Mayor): “I don’t even KNOW what a MAYOR does!”
DONE! Spongebob is better than Palin….
psh, forget mayor. I’d vote for him to be president!
When I wake up on a Wednesday and Thursday (late start days) and I’m eating my breakfast, I always watch Spongebob. Can’t beat it.
Does anime count? I’m an anime nut.
um, I left anime out cause that’s a whole nother monster in itself. but yeah, I always enjoyed anime. haven’t watched it in a while though. Samurai Champaloo was the last series I finished… guess I should get caught up on my Bleach and Narutoes >)
lol @ Nivella because I totally watched Blue’s Clues in college. ; ) To the point where my friends got me a cake with Blue on it for my birthday! The reason was that I enjoyed having the tv on while getting ready, but anything else I would stop and watch, wasting time I didn’t have. There was little enough happening in Blue’s Clues that I could only glance at the screen occasionally and still not miss anything. I like watching something cheerful in the morning (i.e. not the news), and Blue’s Clues was more soothing than other kids shows with their loud songs and yelling. So I dispute that there is nothing for “adults” in that show!
….In any case, I definitely watched cartoons through my 20s, though I’m possibly starting to grow out of it now. I adored Fosters and watched the pokemon cartoons over the years as well. Cartoons are just simple happy pleasures!
heh, yeah, sometimes I like the background noise too. I used to have cartoon network in the background a lot! Fosters was one of my all time favs!
I would like to say that any age can enjoy cartoons, but (and saying this makes me feel old) I just can’t stand most of the cartoons on tv today.
I miss the good old days of cartoons when they tried to sell you things and had a decent story, mostly as the toys were better. Now if you’ll excuse me I need a nap as apparently thats what you do when your a cranky old bastard. Git off my lawn!
ha, well… that’s just a programming issue. things seem to go a bit downhill now a days. granted, there are some excellent shows on, but the sad truth is that the really good ones don’t last long. one I’m starting to like now is Young Justice (like teen titans meets justice league) but as with all cartoons of its genre, it’ll probably only make it 1 season. MLP:FIM is disturbingly good, but that’s cause of Faust.
Hah! yeah… did GI Joe even have a story other than “if you liked the awesome transformable chopper you saw in this episode, cry as loud as you can until your parents take you to Toys R Us”?
G.I. Joe? No not really, I mean they at least included some sort of social message at the end of each episode but thats was about it. Hasbro has a history of making decent shows as they want people to care about the characters so they will buy all the toys.
Same thing with Pokemon the first couple years they just never got around to releasing all the pokemon as stuffed toys as the stores would only order certain toys, I watched that show regularly and would have spent a small fortune on it if they ever had more then just pikachus in the toy department.
heh, I got some of the Abra stuff when I could find it. >D was never much of a pikaperson, ya know.
and yeah, gi joe might not have been overly in your face as some of the others, but I do remember having the chopper and a few of the other characters. lol! also, those gi joe psa vids on youtube are hilarious! the remakes.
i cant stand most cartoons either. they have the best voice actors, animators, and graphics, but the cheapests scripts in the universe.
I wonder how that writers strike effected the industry. other than that, I think a few cartoon producers agree with this week’s poll. thus, they create cartoons in mind that they are exclusively for children and, as far as I can reason, figure they don’t need to have deep scripts or innovative design; they just need a steady stream of explosions, fights, and fart jokes. which in turn, turns many adults off of it. I’m sure we’ve all run across some of those toons here and there, but I think the industry is doing pretty good atm… I just wish that some of the better toons would be longer lasting than they are. Teen Titans? what the heck happened there?!
then you get a few gems like MLP or YJ, etc where it’s actually well done. I hope that trend continues and these types are cartoons flourish.
i try to get away from TV cartoons as much as i can, innocence and naiveness are extremely unhealthy nowadays ( im saying it from personal experience), yet i have become addicted to warcraft comics, Christ i wish i could afford to pay a monthly fee and play world of warcraft.
on a side note i remember the sole reason i turn the TV on anymore is to watch celebrity deathmatch, south park or drawn togheter. the day i stop watching those shows will be the day the part of my brain thats broken is fixed ( or they stop being broadcast, whichever comes first).
eh, I find it refreshing. I don’t think watching a show about naivety would make me the same in turn, but it can be a nice escape from the burdens of the real world.
yeah, their comics are top notch! I was following them for a while, though haven’t seen much of the latest stuff (unless some blizz execs would like to send their favorite fan a nice free subscription to them… hint hint)
Wowland is pretty fun. Though if you remember one of my minis a few weeks ago, Forsook, was about Forsaken World. if you’re short on cash and want an mmo “similar” to wowland, then try it out. it’s actually really well done. it’s no wow though, and not likely going to topple the market or convert anyone, but it’s fun to try out at least.
sigh… I love south park… they’re so strange! but I’ve said before, if you like Trey Parker and Matt Stones’ type of work, then you should check out their first venture back in their college years! Cannibal: The Musical! it’s a riot! low budget and well written, and it’s got some of the catchiest songs ever! >D
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