Yes, I know. I'm a terrible, terrible blogger. My heart's just not in it anymore. Or anything, really. But let's keep the pathetic-ness to a minimum.
I have an Emmy Nominations post in the works, but right now what's more important is that San Diego Comic-Con is going on. A lot of people think it's annoying that what used to be "nerd/geek" Heaven has now become yet another Hollywood promotional tool, but hey, at least Hollywood is mostly only sending COOL stuff there! (Glee was there once but we don't talk about that.)
For instance, this amazing Adventure Time clip was shown at Comic-Con this weekend:
I'm SO STINKIN' EXCITED for this...how often does fanart get animated? Not very. I guess it's different when the fan works for the show. But every AT fan loves Fiona and Cake, so how can you not be dying to see this? Also NPH is Prince Bubblegum so your arguments are invalid.
I'll keep you posted as to when this airs.
Showing posts with label cartoon network. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cartoon network. Show all posts
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Cartoon Network Upfronts
Yesterday Cartoon Network, the channel that reigned supreme over my youth but then went to the crapper when it started showing LIVE-ACTION SHOWS, held its annual upfronts.
What happened of interest? Well, for one, Genndy Tartakovsky's (Dexter's Lab) Sym-Bionic Titan was canceled, effectively killing what was probably the most original cartoon on television. I wasn't a raging fangirl but every episode that I saw of it just struck me as being some incredibly inventive; it's certainly the only animated show on TV whose main character barely talks. It reminds me of the extremely popular Samurai Jack for this reason, which was also made by Genndy; however, I felt like this show could be slightly more accessible, maybe because of its setting. However, I guess the complicated nature of its plot probably hindered it, and so now the only decent cartoons left on the channel are Adventure Time and Regular Show, which you need to watch because they're great.
Some new cartoons were given premiere dates, like the godawful Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, which originated on the canceled Cartoonstitue project as "Uncle Grandpa." It was HORRIBLE. I don't see a bright future for the show, which doesn't have a set air date yet, but I guess it's possible that it will appeal to the Adult Swim crowd, maybe?
Speaking of Adult Swim, they passed on the disturbing, unfunny, obnoxious Problem Solvers -- smart move. Would have been better had their sister CN not picked it up instead! This show will be encroaching upon my beauteous Monday Night awesome cartoons black with its garish colors and Flash animation. You can watch the pilot on Youtube. I warn you, though, it could cause you to develop epilepsy. Also it sucks, a lot.
Other things in the works are a bunch of boring looking superhero shows (Green Lantern stands out; I always liked how he was black in Justice League Unlimited) and the Looney Tunes Show, which is about the Looney Tunes characters living in suburbia and having suburbia-related problems. Aside from the ugly CGI Road Runner shorts, it actually looks pretty decent. I like its style and its premise.
Finally this show has been in development for awhile now and will finally be premiering with Looney Tunes in May: The Amazing World of Gumball. I had high expectations because of the ADORABLE character designs but this preview didn't exactly wow me. Gumball is pretty cute, though.
So, that's that. We'll see how these shows do. It looks like Cartoon Network won't be heading into any Golden Age again any time soon, but at least we still have AT and RS. And I'm excited for Looney Tunes and Gumball, no matter what.
What happened of interest? Well, for one, Genndy Tartakovsky's (Dexter's Lab) Sym-Bionic Titan was canceled, effectively killing what was probably the most original cartoon on television. I wasn't a raging fangirl but every episode that I saw of it just struck me as being some incredibly inventive; it's certainly the only animated show on TV whose main character barely talks. It reminds me of the extremely popular Samurai Jack for this reason, which was also made by Genndy; however, I felt like this show could be slightly more accessible, maybe because of its setting. However, I guess the complicated nature of its plot probably hindered it, and so now the only decent cartoons left on the channel are Adventure Time and Regular Show, which you need to watch because they're great.
Some new cartoons were given premiere dates, like the godawful Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, which originated on the canceled Cartoonstitue project as "Uncle Grandpa." It was HORRIBLE. I don't see a bright future for the show, which doesn't have a set air date yet, but I guess it's possible that it will appeal to the Adult Swim crowd, maybe?
Speaking of Adult Swim, they passed on the disturbing, unfunny, obnoxious Problem Solvers -- smart move. Would have been better had their sister CN not picked it up instead! This show will be encroaching upon my beauteous Monday Night awesome cartoons black with its garish colors and Flash animation. You can watch the pilot on Youtube. I warn you, though, it could cause you to develop epilepsy. Also it sucks, a lot.
Other things in the works are a bunch of boring looking superhero shows (Green Lantern stands out; I always liked how he was black in Justice League Unlimited) and the Looney Tunes Show, which is about the Looney Tunes characters living in suburbia and having suburbia-related problems. Aside from the ugly CGI Road Runner shorts, it actually looks pretty decent. I like its style and its premise.
Finally this show has been in development for awhile now and will finally be premiering with Looney Tunes in May: The Amazing World of Gumball. I had high expectations because of the ADORABLE character designs but this preview didn't exactly wow me. Gumball is pretty cute, though.
So, that's that. We'll see how these shows do. It looks like Cartoon Network won't be heading into any Golden Age again any time soon, but at least we still have AT and RS. And I'm excited for Looney Tunes and Gumball, no matter what.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
R.I.P. Satoshi Kon
Renowned anime director Satoshi Kon is reported to have died from cancer yesterday. I understand this to be a gigantic loss to the currently ailing (creatively, anyway, it is argued) anime industry.
While I myself have not seen most of Kon's works, the only one I've watched being the very enjoyable Tokyo Godfathers, Kon's work is beloved by many and will influence even more. He rarely dabbled in the world of realism, except for in the sole movie of his I've seen all-the-way through; thus, I would not call it his representative work. Instead, most would cite that to be Paprika, his last completed film, an incredibly surreal movie that took place in the world of dreams. Think Inception, except far stranger, and probably more true to the actual nature of the dream. It's an insane movie (I definitely don't mean that in a bad way), and perhaps a bit of an acquired taste, but it would be hard to argue that it isn't good.
Kon was also famed for Paranoia Agent, the similarly complex and stylized TV series. It aired on Adult Swim here in the U.S.
The sudden loss will be hard for anime fans and fellow directors to recover from. He had a movie, called The Dreaming Machine, in the works, but it's unknown how far into production it was and whether it will ever reach completion now.
I guess all I can say is R.I.P. Satoshi Kon. I can't say there was or continues to be anyone more inspired than you.
While I myself have not seen most of Kon's works, the only one I've watched being the very enjoyable Tokyo Godfathers, Kon's work is beloved by many and will influence even more. He rarely dabbled in the world of realism, except for in the sole movie of his I've seen all-the-way through; thus, I would not call it his representative work. Instead, most would cite that to be Paprika, his last completed film, an incredibly surreal movie that took place in the world of dreams. Think Inception, except far stranger, and probably more true to the actual nature of the dream. It's an insane movie (I definitely don't mean that in a bad way), and perhaps a bit of an acquired taste, but it would be hard to argue that it isn't good.
Kon was also famed for Paranoia Agent, the similarly complex and stylized TV series. It aired on Adult Swim here in the U.S.
The sudden loss will be hard for anime fans and fellow directors to recover from. He had a movie, called The Dreaming Machine, in the works, but it's unknown how far into production it was and whether it will ever reach completion now.
I guess all I can say is R.I.P. Satoshi Kon. I can't say there was or continues to be anyone more inspired than you.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Man
I miss the days of 90s/early 00s television. They were, and continue to be, the best.
The ones I'm pining for the most at the moment are the ones by Mo Willems, the once up-and-coming animator and now kids' book writer. Sheep in the Big City is in my BitTorrent downloader thingy-mahjiggy right now. I didn't want to resort to that, but I have no choice. See what you're doing, Cartoon Network? You're making me not give you the money I really, REALLY want to give you.
The Offbeats was the coolest, too. Here's one of the episodes; they used to air on Kablam!, which was one of my favorite shows:
Sigh.
The ones I'm pining for the most at the moment are the ones by Mo Willems, the once up-and-coming animator and now kids' book writer. Sheep in the Big City is in my BitTorrent downloader thingy-mahjiggy right now. I didn't want to resort to that, but I have no choice. See what you're doing, Cartoon Network? You're making me not give you the money I really, REALLY want to give you.
The Offbeats was the coolest, too. Here's one of the episodes; they used to air on Kablam!, which was one of my favorite shows:
Sigh.
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