Fun show, and avoids pushing anime stereotypes too hard. A bit melodramatic, but that's probably realistic in this sense. Only about 5 episodes in so have to watch more to place it, but so far a thumbs up.
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Tell me to get back to rewriting this site so it's not horrible on mobilegamingeek said:The comedy is the high point for me. Very anime.
For me it looks like the sort of thing that I'd need to watch a few episodes to get into, so I'd probably end up liking it.
It's not as good as other toons I've watched, it's very watchable but some episodes progress the story, others feel like filler. But it's always at the least, mildly entertaining.
OMFG. No sooner do I get back into Avatar do I then discover a live action version movie is being released in the next couple of months.
Pics here
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0938283/mediaindex
Trailer here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R36ofjxBY_Q
This is so wrong.
More here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joqQgyMbpAM
I love how all the good guys are white americans and all the bad guys are asians.
wiki
The casting of white actors in the Asian-influenced Avatar universe triggered negative reactions from some fans marked by accusations of racism, a letter-writing campaign, and a protest outside of a Philadelphia casting call for movie extras.[17][18][19][20] Rathbone dismissed the complaints in an interview with MTV, saying, "I think it's one of those things where I pull my hair up, shave the sides, and I definitely need a tan. It's one of those things where, hopefully, the audience will suspend disbelief a little bit."[21] Movie critic Roger Ebert was one of the critical voices against the casting. When asked about casting a white cast to portray the characters, he said, "The original series Avatar: The Last Airbender was highly regarded and popular for three seasons on Nickelodeon. Its fans take it for granted that its heroes are Asian. Why would Paramount and Shyamalan go out of their way to offend these fans? There are many young Asian actors capable of playing the parts."[22] Jevon Phillips of the Los Angeles Times noted that despite Shyamalan's attempts to defuse the situation, the issue will "not fade away or be overlooked", and that this film exemplifies the need for a debate within Hollywood about racial diversity in its films
Another top 100 cartoon feature, melding movies and tv shows together. Spirited Away is 87
http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/cartoons/1-25.html
gamingeek said:Another top 100 cartoon feature, melding movies and tv shows together. Spirited Away is 87
http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/cartoons/1-25.html
You're on the nominations page. Here are the results:
http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/cartoons/results.html
(starting from #1)
The Simpsons
Tom and Jerry
South Park
Toy Story/Toy Story 2
Family Guy
Shrek/Shrek 2
The Lion King
Spirited Away
The Incredibles
Bugs Bunny
The Flintstones
The Iron Giant
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Finding Nemo
Wallace and Gromit
Akira
Aladdin
The Ren and Stimpy Show
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies
Princess Mononoke
Monsters, Inc
Popeye
Danger Mouse
Pinnochio
Futurama
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Spongebob Squarepants
Dungeons and Dragons
Daffy Duck
Mickey Mouse
Beavis and Butthead
Beauty and the Beast
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Sylvester and Tweetie Pie
Magic Roundabout
Transformers
101 Dalmations
Charlie Brown
Rugrats
King of the Hill
Samurai Jack
Ivor the Engine
Spider-Man
Pokemon
Inspector Gadget
Road Runner
Bod
Scooby Doo, Where Are You?
Donald Duck
The Little Mermaid
2DTV
Fantasia
Thundercats
Winnie the Pooh
Fritz the Cat
The Jungle Book
The Powerpuff Girls
Chicken Run
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Foghorn Leghorn
Battle of the Planets
Bambi
Top Cat
A Bug's Life
Captain Pugwash
The Snowman
Hong Kong Phooey
Wind in the Willows
Monty Python
Alice in Wonderland
Legend of the Overfiend
Pepe le Pew
Willo the Wisp
Lady and the Tramp
Belleville Rendezvous
The Adventures of Tintin
Noggin the Nog
Peter Pan
Yogi Bear
Barbar
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Dumbo
Roobarb
Droopy Dog
Watership Down
Jamie and the Magic Torch
Woody Woodpecker
Felix the Cat
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels
Mighty Mouse
Animal Farm
Mr Magoo
Queer Duck
Charley Says...
Betty Boop
Huckleberry Hound
Wait till Your Father Gets Home
The Pink Panther
Wacky Races
The real WTF is Family Guy at #5
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Oh right.
South Park at 3
How the **** did He Man get on the list
Police in Florida this week said 56-year-old Stephen Perry, who wrote for the 1980s cartoon series Thundercats, was murdered. The man had gone missing for nearly two weeks, and police reportedly found his arm inside of his abandoned van on the grounds of a Tampa Bay hotel May 16.
His Zephyrhills, Florida apartment had been ransacked and his two roommates were also discovered to be missing, according to the St. Petersburg Times. Those two were found last week, however, and arrested. James Davis, 45, was being held on suspicion of drug charges and failing to appear in court. Wife, Roxanne Davis, 49, was charged on suspicion of violating probation, burglary and grand theft.
Although not officially suspects, the two were described by police as persons of interest.
Despite his successes in cartoons, including writing for SilverHawks and authoring the Marvel Comics series Timespirits, Perry had financial difficulties after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Last year he reached out to fans and asked for financial help.
At one point he posted on a website that he was "eating at churches once a day." The Los Angeles-based Hero Initiative, a nonprofit supportedby Spider-Man creator Stan Lee and others, started helping Perry out least year, prompting the writer to state that "I'm back on my feet, at least for now."
There have been rumors, by the way, that Thundercats would be turned into a Hollywood feature.
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Tell me to get back to rewriting this site so it's not horrible on mobileFoolz said:A severed arm? Sounds like he was killed by a thundercat.
>_>
It was kind of funny, but sad
I'm suprised there was no Mumra the everliving joke.
gamingeek said:
It was kind of funny, but sad
I'm suprised there was no Mumra the everliving joke.
I've not actully seen Thundercats, so couldn't really come up with anything more specific.
Bought series 1 of this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbender#Air_Nomads
The series follows the adventures of the main protagonist Aang and his friends (who found him frozen in ice), who must save the world by defeating the evil Fire Lord and ending the destructive war with the Fire Nation.
I got season 1 which is 5 discs for a good price. But then I find out that there are only 20 episodes. With a measly 4 episodes per disc. Each episode is about 22 minutes so that's about 1 and a half hours per disc. WTF?
Other toon dvds have 7-8 or even 9 episodes on one disc. I see no reason for this. Anyhow, it's very funny this series and seems to have likeable characters and its going somewhere. It's settled into a sort of middle gear at the moment, 5 episodes in. Hope it ramps things up.