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Cartoon Review - Speed Racer: The Next Generation

June 9, 2008 in Uncategorized | 3675 comments

Okay, for those of you who don’t know, the original “

Speed Racer” was a manga series created by Tatsuo Yoshida in 1967. It was titled “Mach GoGoGo” and about a year after the manga hit stores, an anime series was produced. The anime series was directed by Hiroshi Sasagawa and around 52 episodes were made. It soon came to America under the name “Speed Racer” (which became the main character’s name), heavily edited and dubbed by American producer Peter Fernandez. The series is now famous for it’s “fast” dialogue and “bad” dubbing, and at least two other series (other than this one I’m reviewing) and a number of video games followed. If you want to see for yourself, all 52 episodes of the original series is legally available on Hulu (to promote the live-action movie of course). But anyway, now that I’ve filled you in on the basics on the series, on with the review!
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Name:

Speed Racer: The Next Generation

Creator(s): Larry Schwarz (original series by Tatsuo Yoshida)
Running Time: 23 minutes
Rating: B-/C
Premiere: April 27, 2008
This show is actually pretty decent to say the least. The animation in the racing scenes are pretty superb, flawlessly switching between Flash and CGI animation. And it’s simple to understand. Even if you have no actual knowledge of any of the previous series or manga. The backgrounds are kinda well-done, and the characters are well designed. Fans of the original series might not like this series (which is non-canon in the franchise’s continuity), but I have seen quite a few that do enjoy this series. But, I’m going to have to say that the bad qualities of this show can overshadow the good ones.

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Nicktoons Network” is, of course, a spinoff network of “Nickelodeon“; Viacom’s “brilliant” answer to channels like “Boomerang” (Time Warner) and “Toon Disney“/”Jetix” (Disney). And the channel’s most successful series by far was “Kappa Mikey“. So Animation Collective, the animation studio (residing in NYC) that made the show, was hired to make the new “Speed Racer” cartoon. So Larry Schwarz (the founder of the studio and creator of all of their series) rounded up a nice group of voice actors, that also includes Peter Fernandez, and set off to work on the 26 episodes that make up this little season. The show is produced in Adobe Flash, and is quite stiff, with limited animation. Somewhat like the first “Speed Racer” series, expect with brighter colors. So that gets a point from me…a very slight point. But, they just had to put the whole thing in a school and make the villian so lame. So very, very lame…I mean, what villian cares about ruining the social life of his targets? Why should he even care about their socail status, if he wants them out of the darn way? That loses a big point from me…a very big point. The animation in this show could be a bit smoother, and their attempts of comedy simply fails…every single time. It doesn’t even sound like the voice actor of Speed Jr. (Kurt Csolak) is actually putting any emotion into the character.

It pains me to say that this series isn’t really that good. It actually pales in comparision with the 1968 series, which I truly find much better. Give me some more “Kappa Mikey“! Premiere “Three Delivery” already! But this Animation Collective show doesn’t do it for me. I’m not saying this series is horrible. If it was, I would have given it a D or F. This series is completely watchable, and I get some slight amusment out of watching it. But there are few redemmable qualities, and you would have to just watch it yourself to find them. I’m giving this series a C…a B- at the most. This is likely to be the show’s first and last season though. Not for bad ratings, but for the fact that the movie it was supposed to promote completely bombed at the box office. For those interested, the 66 minute pilot is on DVD, and available on the Lionsgate website.

Cartoon Review - Total Drama Island

June 8, 2008 in Uncategorized | 2397 comments

So, after the premiere of “

The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack” (which I previously reviewed), we got the United States premiere of “Total Drama Island”. The reason why I said ‘United States premiere’ instead of just premiere is because this show is Canadian. And this series premiered in Canada a year ago on Teletoon. In fact, it’s second season (titled “Total Drama Action”) is going to premiere in Fall. Anyway, I was kinda surprised to see a show like this. First of all, it’s…actually, let me talk about it in the review. Is that okay?

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Running Time: 22 minutes
Network: Teletoon (Canada); Cartoon Network (United States)
Rating: C+
Premiere: July 8, 2007 (Canada); June 5, 2008 (United States)
Well, it’s best for me to start with that little stereotype about Canadian cartoons. You know, the one about all cartoons from Canada totally sucking? Well, that stereotype is wrong…half of the time, anyway. And for this show, that stereotype may just be half right. Well, this show doesn’t exactly suck, but it isn’t a masterpiece either. Maybe my hopes where too high? After all, this premiered right after I finished laughed at the decently good comedy that is “Flapjack”. Maybe I was expecting a huge parody of the entire reality series genre? Yes, this show is an animated reality series…a concept that is pretty weird to me. On a side note, this is the first cartoon to ever do such a thing. So anyway, something I hate about Canadian cartoons is that the series premiere of them is almost always a two-parter. With that “new” episode of “Johnny Test” airing right after TDI, there was obviously no hope for Cartoon Network to show the entire hour-long premiere on Thursday. It started like any reality series (animated or not) should start out: The host explaining the location, the show, the rules, etc. And then we meet the contestants. All 22 of them…but wait, aren’t there 26 episodes in this season? Will we ever get real character development and some episodes where no characters are eliminated? It’s pretty possible. Basically, all “Not So Happy Campers” (the name of the pilot of course) did was introduce us to all the characters and give us brief glances at their personalities. And you can automatically tell…they are all stereotypes. But I’m pretty sure that that was the intention. And you can’t really get some real character development until at least half of these guys are eliminated.

So, one thing that amazes me about this series is how it owes up to it’s PG rating. Besides a few censored words like “crap” (which I think was uttered only once), Cartoon Network kept a lot of things in. In this first episode, Cartoon Network (thankfully) kept in a homosexual gag that was done halfway into the episode. Now, I always knew that Cartoon Network’s BS&P was more accepting than those of other kids’ channels, but I never thought they would accept this. I personally think they kept it in because they knew this joke would go over the heads of younger kids, and only teenagers and adults would catch it. However, I’ve been told that this joke is tame in comparison with other things later in the season, so let’s see how Cartoon Network. Anyway, so in case you didn’t know, the creators of this show also created “

6teen“. You know, that animated series that got bounced around a lot on Nickelodeon’s schedule and eventually got taken off the air due to poor ratings (if you bounce any show around a lot, it’s bound for bad ratings). Anyway, Cartoon Network seems to be thanking care of this show. It gets advertised quite a bit (not as much as “Ben 10: Alien Force“, “Flapjack“, and “Chowder“, but still a lot), so Cartoon Network really wants it to do well. I can’t say that much about the production and ideas behind the show since the closest I’ve found for that is the official blog and a lot of the information there has been taken down to avoid spoilers for American viewers (thus leaving me with only two pictures bad, low resoultion pictures found off the Internet to show you guys).

Anyway, I gave this show a C+ because, despite being a comedy, it didn’t make me laugh at all. “Chowder” makes me laugh. “Flapjack” makes me laugh. But this show just doesn’t make me laugh. Maybe it will in the future, but I won’t really let you know that until I do a follow-up review a bit later…anyway, see you tomorrow when I get down to reviewing “Speed Racer“. The new cartoon, not the live-action movie….

Cartoon Review - The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack

June 7, 2008 in Uncategorized | 333 comments

Now, when I first saw this cartoon, one thought came to mind: “This looks stupid.” I mean, a few months ago, I generally thought the artwork was great, but I expected the writing to be horrible and unfunny. True, it takes a bit of something to make me laugh, but I still believed it would be horrible and be cancelled within 26 episodes (the amount of episodes a

Cartoon Network series has to prove itself). However, once Cartoon Network started pumping out those Flapjack wedgies, my interest quickly went up. They continued to go up as I saw various sneak peeks and interviews with creator Thruop Van Orman on Cartoon Network Video. Finally, just two days ago, I sat down I watched the series premiere. And this is basically what I got from watching this whale of a tale…

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Name:

The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
Creator(s): Mark “Thurop” Van Orman
Running Time: 22 minutes (2×11 minute segments)
Rating: B-
Premiere: June 5, 2008
Okay, after seeing review after review, interview after interview, short after short, and sneak peek after sneak peek; I finally came to this show expecting something that wouldn’t waste my time. And that’s exactly what I got…from the second half at least. The second half that was supposed to air as episode “7B”. That alone tells me that this show will get funnier as I continue to watch. The first half, which is the original pilot, left me a bit empty in comparison. It wasn’t terrible…but it wasn’t exactly good either. The reason for that is because there were some really good jokes that didn’t use. Jokes that they didn’t take real advantage of. The “juvenile delinquents” and “child labor” had many goods jokes just waiting to happen, but they only used so few of those. There were quite gems in the pilot, “Several Leagues Under the Sea”. One of those is where the guy in the “picture box” that the bad guy ‘invented” (all his inventions are run by kids) jumps out and declared that he’s going to art school. That moment got a good chuckle out of me. But that episode wasn’t weird enough. However, the second segment, “Eye Sea You”, was pretty good. As I said a minute ago, this was supposed to air later in the season. The segment had several good facial expressions, well-timed jokes, and much more. But it still wasn’t weird enough. Sure, the crazy dolphins wearing Captain K’nuckles clothes were pretty cool. So was Peppermint Larry’s Candy Wife seeking revenge and the giggling “The End” sign at the end. But it could be weirder. But I feel that is just weird enough to be up in the ranks of “Cow & Chicken“, “Billy & Mandy“, and “Chowder” (if just barely).

The creator of the series, Matthew “Thruop” Van Orman,

has his own ideas about comedy. He says, and I quote: “Comedy, or at least the kind of comedy I like, are the ones that make you feel a bit uncomfortable and then hit you with a great joke.” And this is good, since that’s the comedy I like also. Why do you think I gave “Chowder” an A- when I reviewed it all those months ago? Yeah, I love comedy animation even more than action animation. Anyway, one thing I didn’t like about the series is that the title sequence is a weird upon first hearing. But believe me, it gets real enjoyable after repeated viewings.

Anyway, “Flapjack” appears to be inspired by an event that happened when the creator was a teenager. In fact, it was also inspired by his childhood. It’s easy to see where he got the idea for this series when he lived next to an old sailor in Florida. When he was a teenager, and his family moved to “Salt Lake City”, he didn’t like it there. So after some convincing, he got to stay with his relatives back in Florida. From there, he had a thirst for adventure, so he went and decided to go to a deserted island off the coast. However, he got stranded on the way and had to stay in the water for the entire night until he got rescued. He ended up going home, feeling like a failure. But, through that experience (and people asking him what happened), his learned that people liked hearing about misadventures more than actual adventures. And there came the concept of “Flapjack”. Flapjack, his friend Captain K’nuckles, and his whale mother Bubbie are supposed to represent the outcast weirdos of Stromalong. And the people of the harbor are supposed to be representing the hardships of “real life”. However, if you ask me, then I’ll say that the people are harbor are even more weird than Flapjack and Co. But that’s just me.

Anyway, there is not much to say at this point. All I can say is that “Flapjack” is a pretty good comedy that might take a while to hit it’s stride, like a whole bunch of other shows. But when it does hit it’s stride, it will be wonderful to see. So, for now, “The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack” gets a B-, for it still has yet to get it’s sea legs. Ta-ta for now.

Animation Week #1

June 6, 2008 in Uncategorized | No comments

Okay, before I post the news, I have to apologize for the “Random Drawing Craze”. I planned on posting two drawings today, to make up for not posting anything the past two days, but the scanner wasn’t working. With some luck, I may be a able to post up a whole bunch of drawings next week Wednesday and Thursday. Anyway, here’s all the animation-related news of the week, from last Friday to yesterday. Some of this stuff has already happened, but I’m posting it anyway. Also, I didn’t post reviews, so if you want to see those, so here:

5/30/08
5/31/08
6/02/08 (Nothing on the 1st)
6/03/08
6/04/08
6/05/08

Time to Get Down to Business!

June 3, 2008 in Uncategorized | 7 comments

I rarely post on this blog, so I’ve been thinking of ways for me to try and made way more posts, then I figured it out! I have a few ideas on how exactly I can break at least 80 posts by the end of the year. So this is what you’ll expect for the rest of the year (mind you, I won’t really be doing this every week, just when possible).

Saturdays/Sundays/Mondays: Cartoon Reviews (movies, television shows, etc.) — As you know, I usually wait until a series has aired at least two or three episodes, then I review it. But I’m going to start changing that…at least with Cartoon Network. On Saturday,  you’ll be getting a review of “The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack” which has had many sneak peeks and a bunch of wedgies shown in the weeks before it even premiered! On Sunday, I’ll be reviewing “Total Drama Island”, which makes it’s US premiere on Thursday on Cartoon Network. On Monday, I’ll try to do that “Speed Racer: The Next Generation” that I promised for Lionsgate that I kept putting off.
Tuesday: Personal Views on Animation (PVoA) — On Tuesday, I’ll be making some posts, big and small, on what I think about certain things in Animation. This starts next week with me talking about Flash Animation.
Wednesday/Thursday: Random Drawing Craze — Each week on Wednesday, I’ll be posting a drawing that I see fit on this blog. Some will be recent, some from when I was much younger, etc. This starts tomorrow.
Friday: Animation Week — I’ll basically be posting news that I got from Toon Zone and other animation sites from over the week. This also starts this week.

The Tednut of Months Past…

May 4, 2008 in Uncategorized | No comments


Things sure change huh? I made this teaser for my webtoon Tednut way back in December. You’ve gotta see the official Tednut website to see how Tednut is looking right now!

Cartoon Review - Ben 10: Alien Force

May 3, 2008 in Uncategorized | 1 comment

Yeah, it’s a bit late, but better late than ever. I finally got around to writing a review on this sequel to the series

Ben 10. Now, it’s not because I wasn’t able to watch, it was because I was lazy. So I watched the third episode last night (the premiere was a two-parter) on Cartoon Network Video and reviewed it. And this is what I got…

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Name: Ben 10: Alien Force
Creator(s):

Man of Action (Duncan Rouleau, Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, and Steven T. Seagle
Running Time: 22 minutes
Rating: B+
Premiere: April 18, 2008
If you came to see this show expecting to see the light action and witty batter that the original Ben 10 series thrived on, then you should turn back, because this series is a bit different. Ben 10: Alien Force takes place 5 years from where the first series left off, with a teenaged Ben Tennyson putting on the Omnitrix once more, in search for his lost grandfather Max. Coming along for the ride is his cousin Gwen and his former nemesis Kevin Levin. Along the way, they discover this huge alien conspiracy that involves an evil group of aliens planing to takeover the Earth…or destroy it. The series takes a more serious and possibly a darker note than the first series. This may be because of the fact that Glen Murakami, a key creative force on shows DCAU shows like Batman Beyond, Teen Titans and The Batman, is the supervising producer for the show.

Glen takes the show with a different perspective, and as a result, the show is a bit different from it’s predecessor, but not so different as to near impossible to compare the two. Of course, that change in the feel of the show should be expected. After all, a lot can happen in five years. There is no longer much “hate” between Ben and Gwen, in fact, they get along a lot better as 15-year-olds then they did as 10-year-olds. Dwayne McDuffie has written the three episodes I’ve seen so far, and he also seems to be the story editor. He seems to invoke a continuing air of mystery within each episode of the series. Unlike the first show, there are less attempts (if any) at humor, and greater focus on possible character development and the story at hand. The voice actors for the main characters are all different from Ben 10. Ben is now voiced by Yuri Lowenthal, who usually voices a character in many English dubs of Japanese anime, when it comes to animation roles. And it’s ironic that Ashely Johnson and Greg Cripes (respectively) voice Gwen and Kevin, when Kevin secretly loves Gwen. Let me point to the resume of these voice actors and see that that on the shows they both voiced on, the characters they voice are in love with each other. Could this led to a blooming Kevin and Gwen romance? Maybe. Or, then again, maybe not.

Anyway, the show started off with a huge bang, being the highest rated original series Cartoon Network premiered in it’s entire history. And I must say, that’s quite a statement. The show is amazing, and it will surely continue to be a hit, but it does have a few flaws, but nothing I can’t deal with. One flaw is the aliens. Glen’s excuse for it is that the original aliens covered pretty much all the bases, and I can’t help but to disagree. So I have to excuse them for the mix-matched aliens that are really parts of previous episodes. Another is the fact of Gwen not really looking like you would think Gwen would look like when she’s older. But then you soon forget about that while watching the show. So I’m giving Ben 10: Alien Force a B+, for it is a real step above the first Ben 10. And I will followup this series when it reaches 13 episodes (the halfway point of season one).

Succeeding in Animation

May 2, 2008 in Uncategorized | No comments

I’ve recently found this really interesting online booklet on how to succeed in the field of animation. Its pretty helpful, and is a pretty darn good read also. It will help you get a start in the wonderful world of animation. It’s written by a man named Gene Deitch, who is a somewhat well-known animator, who has been behind several successful animated cartoons, such as Tom and Jerry (1960-1962), and Tom Terrific. His article, “How To Succeed In Animation” is a must-read for any inspiring animator/cartoonist. 
P.S.: John Kricfalusi, creator of animated series Ren and Stimpy, is looking for artists that can help him with new George Liquor cartoons. He finally got a sponsor and now he can make up to 40 minutes worth of George Liquor cartoons. If you are interested, go see his blog: all kinds of stuff

Cartoon Review - The Mighty B!

April 26, 2008 in Uncategorized | 2 comments

Yeah, this is the fourth edition of Cartoon Review. I actually started reviewing actual cartoons again, and I’m pretty happy about that. This time, I’m going to be reviewing Nickeldoen’s newest Nicktoon: The Mighty B! Now, this show was pretty interesting…

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Name:

The Mighty B!
Running Time: 22 minutes (2×11 minute segments)
Network: Nickelodeon
Rating: B
Premiere: April 26, 2008
Out of the Nickelodeon Studios in Burbank comes the channel’s newest cartoon, “The Mighty B!”. The show follows the quest of 9 and 3/4 years old Bessie Higgenbottom, as she seeks to gain every Honeybee Scout badge. Why? Because she holds the belief that if she does, she will become a superhero called “The Mighty B!”. Since this has never been done before, there is nothing to say that it may not be true. The show is pretty amusing, with the performances of the voices actors making the show pretty entertaining. You would think an annoying nine year old with a lisp would have a grating voice…well Amy Poehler makes sure it isn’t.
The art and animation style is something like Spongebob Squarepants meets Ren and Stimpy. Ironically the creators of both cartoons are given a ‘Special Thanks” at the end of the credits, so this art style is likely on purpose. The character design is pretty deceiving, as the characters are more “flexible” than they actually appear to be. Many of the jokes in the series are brought along solely through visuals and actions. Bessie being stretched and squashed by a taffy machine in “Sweet Sixteen” was a pretty great moment. The crew behind the show attempts to go “back in time” and they use techniques that are seldom used in today’s cartoons. Hand-painted backgrounds, some animation done in America, hand-drawn animation…they are clearly trying to get back to animation’s roots.

The characters are decent to say the least, but Portia and her friend seem like the generic ”popular kids” that are seen in a lot of cartoons these days. However, this seems to be the point of the characters. To directly hit that well-known cliche in the stomach. Bessie dangerously treads the line between annoying and funny, but is able to combine it both for a good plot. She is an off-beat werido that I, at times, can relate to. Her brother that looks up to her is nice character to have along, and so is her pet dog “Happy”, which was introduced in the pilot episode “So Happy Together”. This show is pretty good, but has room for potential that may be reached in the next few episodes. After we get half-way through the season, I will do a short follow-up review on the show. But for now, “The Mighty B” gets a B.

Creative Restrictions in Animation: The Good

April 21, 2008 in Uncategorized | 5 comments

I haven’t been posting here for over a month, and it’s about due time I get to posting something interesting. So here I am to tell you how a network’s guidelines can do to a cartoon. You see, the way these restrictions can effect a cartoon depends on both who is the executive producer (or creator) and the crew behind the show…I’ve found some good things can happen due to network interference. 

For a prime example, let’s look at John Kricfalusi. For those who have no idea who he is, he is the creator of a popular 90’s cartoon called “Ren and Stimpy”. Now, if it wasn’t for Nick’s rules on cartoons, I pretty much doubt that “Ren and Stimpy” would have been as good. Sure, the animation would be amazing, but the writing would undoubtedly be pretty weak. It’s because of Nickelodeon’s restrictions that John K. and the Spumco crew were putting so much work into such creative stories. With those restrictions, “Ren and Stimpy” would have been like “Adult Party Cartoon” or “The Goddamn George Liquor Program” (both by John K.). On both of those shows, John had more control, and was able to do the weird and gross stuff he loved. Unfortunately, they both were ‘ugly’. In case you don’t know what I mean, look at the first George Liquor cartoon: http://www.coldhardflash.com/video/g…r-Episode1.swf. If Nick gave John more control on the original “Ren and Stimpy”, we would have gotten something like that…
Another example is Jhonen Vasquez’s Invader Zim. Invader Zim was a decent cartoon that was to appeal to an older age group. However, if Jhonen had more control, than it would have become more like his comics. Surreal and dark beyond belief. With Nick’s restrictions, Jhonen had to focus more on humor, to make up for what he couldn’t do.

How to Make an “Easy” Webtoon

March 7, 2008 in Uncategorized | 5 comments

1) Open up Mircosoft Paint. Although this program appears weak, it can give way to some really great works of art. And the great art you’ll be making is a cartoon!

2) Make the first frame (or drawing). First make sure that the area you’ll be drawing in is somewhat in the shape of a square. Now your first frame should be what you want your cartoon to start with. For example, if you want your opening scene to be a bedroom, then you should draw a bedroom.

3)Save the picture under a name of your cartoon, such as Tednut1. You should make a folder to hold all the pictures though. It’s 12 drawings a second, which means 720 drawings a minute. If you are making a 5 minute long cartoon, then you’ll need 3,600 drawings! So best to make a folder with the name of that cartoon’s episode. (Ex- Tednut: The Day)

4)Edit the picture and save it again, under a slighty different name, like Tednut2. Do this several times. When changing scenes, erase the area and draw something else. If you have to revisit the same scene…you can either re-draw it or be lazy and reuse a previous drawing that had the scene.

5)When you have your 3,600 drawings, you can now go to Windows Movie Maker. Now you got to put each drawing (in order) onto the storyboard. You then go and select Edit Movie > Video Effects > Speed Up, Double. Use this on each image 6 times (or just use it on the first and then copy it to the rest. From there you can add brightness, fade ins/outs, and other things to make your cartoon amazing.

6) Add titles and end credits if you want. That is all I shall say for now.

Posting Something…

February 28, 2008 in Uncategorized | 3 comments

Dang, I really should be posting here a lot more often. But whatever. Anyway, I have decided to put most of my recent artwork onto my “new” deviantArt account. I haven’t put everything there yet, but you can just go ahead and check out all the stuff: http://chownini.deviantart.com/. Also, I joined Toonzone a just last month and have gotten into a bunch of interesting discussions there. Things are pretty boring on my end, with school and not being able to start animating Tednut. But it will get better at some point.
I recently found the blog of an awesome kid whose really getting some great art skills. He’s apparently a big fan of Maxwell Atoms works: http://chrisjonesmyheroismaxwellatoms.blogspot.com/. On a different note, my computer really sucks at this point.

~ “राकात्तैक” (आगे १३)

Onyxe (old design) and Edd

February 13, 2008 in Uncategorized | 2 comments

Earth Guy

February 12, 2008 in Uncategorized | No comments

Cartoon Review - Codename: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S.

January 26, 2008 in Uncategorized | 2 comments

This is the third edition of Cartoon Reviews. I finally got around to doing this stuff again! With these reviews, I look over what I liked about a cartoon (or cartoon related) thing I watched recently. And this weeks is the one hour finale of Codename: Kids Next Door, Codename: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S.
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Name: Codename: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S. (It’s Now The Extra Really Very Interesting End Wrap-up Story)

Creator: Tom “Mistuh” Warburton

Writer(s): Andy Rheingold, Mr. Warburton

Running Time: 44 minutes

Network: Cartoon Network

Rating: B+

Premiere Date: January 21st, 2008

This episode was actually pretty good. From what I know, not many cartoons actually get a true ending. A finale that ties up the show’s plot and answers many of the viewer’s questions. However, you do have to pay attention to learn the answers to some of the questions this finale episode brings up. For example, if you payed attention, you would have learned that:

  • Numbah Two and Five are now married
  • Numbah Three and Four are also married
  • Numbah One returned from space, and didn’t stay up there forever
  • Sector V was never really decommissioned
  • Father is now going on an interstellar goose chase.
  • Numbah Five becomes Supreme Commander of the KND

There are many more, but I don’t fell like listing them. Well, the plot of the episode was pretty good. A C.A.K.E.D. mission turned out to be a very good note to end the show on. The writing was very superb and there were some surprising moments. One such was with the B.E.A.R.H.U.G.G.A.H., a weapon that turned out to give huge bear hugs. You wouldn’t know that from the commericals! So, the guys from the Philippines got to see it before us North Americans did, and left a bunch of huge spoilers on the Internet. So what? It didn’t stop me from completely enjoying the the episode.

The live-action moments may have hampered my enjoyment of the episode a little, but those parts were still awesome. The mixing of the live-action and animated scenes were just amazing. The showing of almost every single character that appeared in Codename: Kids Next Door was just astounding. But note I said, since The Tommy, Cree, and a few others were missing. The final animated scene was just heart-warming, and I won’t be surprised if some of you guys watered up a bit at it. The final live-action scene was just so full of mystery. The revealing of the interviewer (Father) was surprising. Especially with him being in Computer-generated imagery (CGI). The finally was just plain great, and nothing more. I think fans got all they wanted from the series, and that’s good for me. I rated this finale a B+. But one last note. It was better an end for the characters than it was for the actual series.

1000 Views!!!!

January 25, 2008 in Uncategorized | 5 comments

Yes, that’s right! Over 1000 people have viewed this blog since November (about four months since I started it), and helped it become the website it is today. Well, not a website, I’m too stingy to get one of those. But I will celebrate this by actually including a picture I drew myself (by hand) on this blog! Happy day, happy day. I hope you guys will continue to come to this blog, cause in the future, I shall review the history of animation and cartoons, review animated series and movies, and continued update on my animation projects. So stayed tuned!


Also, anyone who wants to show their animation genius to the web, you should get a blog here: http://www.animationblogspot.com/

Ed, Edd n Eddy’s Big Picture Show

January 18, 2008 in Uncategorized | 2 comments

I just realized I had to put it up for you EEnE fans out there. Production on the movie has been delayed. The chances of a movie airing this year is unlikely. Yes, the movie is going to air next year most likely. Good news though! There are two new episodes on the way in case you didn’t know! And the sound designer for the show who joined a fansite I’m a member of revealed a sound clip for a very important episode of the show! “May I Have This Ed?”, an episode that will give us clues on who Nazz has a crush on! And here they are. It is the same scene, but which one of the five is one that will be used? I bet on either 3 and 5. But I really dig number 4 and 5 the the most of all. You’ll be happy to know that Sheldon is back…well, not really. But you get to meet Sheldon Jr.

Ted Walking

December 12, 2007 in Uncategorized | No comments

Ted Hopping

December 12, 2007 in Uncategorized | No comments

Tednut Devlopment is GO!

December 12, 2007 in Uncategorized | No comments

I have found the future, and it’s name is Flash! Yes, I have decided to make my cartoon, Tednut, in Flash. Why Flash? Well, Flash is better looking and easier to use. So a friend of my hooked me up to Flash 8. And I was able to download it for free thankfully. And since then, I have been making countless animations in Flash. I made one of Ted walking, which I shall download later, since I am making this post at school and have not downloaded it to Photobucket or Youtube. I am also applying for a job as an animator on a a webtoon called Codename_webtoon. Not a real cartoon, but a cartoon the same. Visit the Tednut website: tednut.sampasite.com. There are posts on the development of the show, comics, downloads, and much more. Please join the forum, it is very lonely. Anyway, that’s all for now. See you in like a week XD.

EDIT: Couldn’t post it at school, so…Blogger Video sucks possum!

Tednut…My first webtoon

December 1, 2007 in Uncategorized | No comments

Cartoon Review! - Interview with Scotty “SMH”

November 28, 2007 in Uncategorized | No comments

New interview today. With some guy named Scott, also known as SMH. Those are probably his initials. Anyway, he makes comics, so here’s the interview:
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Me: So what’s your name?

Scotty: SMH

Me: So can you tell us about your comics?

Scotty: It doesn’t have many fans. And there isn’t many jokes, it’s mostly about life.

Me: So what are your comics about?

Scotty: EL oop doesn’t really have a plot, it’s just random things. And the Paperboy is about a boy who has to go into cartoons, anime, and games to deliver the paper.

Me: Where did you get the idea for EL oop?

Scotty: Well my sister was doing a play of High School Musical in Indiana, so I drew while we go there and drew EL oop. I had been looking for a web comic for some time, so I used him.

Me: And Paperboy?

Scotty: Well the Paperboy was something that I misread. A long time ago Fizzlo was telling me about Fizzlo, Cheeko , and The Pepperboy. And lately I thought that the paperboy should live.

Me: How old are you? And when did you get into web comics?

Scotty: I’m now 12. And I go to the Cubetoons.com forum and like every one there and there mom has a web comic so I tried it and loved it

Me: So your mom has a web comic? Cool, so what are your dreams for the future of EL oop?

Scotty: No that was an expression. My dreams for EL oop are… Well I want to be a writer and either get EL oop a movie or a kids TV show.

Me: And Paperboy?

Scotty: I don’t have much of a dream besides getting a live movie (as in real people)

Me: Okay, so any final words to the people on the web?

Scotty: Not many but thanks for having me here….. kinda. Well I’m going to go figure out what they’re saying on this http://www.funnyjunk.com/pages/389/Caramel+Dansen/ Bye every peoples

Me: Okay, that’s it.

Scotty: Okay thanks

Super Post #1

November 27, 2007 in Uncategorized | 1 comment

Whoo! I am running my own newspaper…well, technically, not. The first issue won’t be up until New Years’ Day. Let me explain. I am a member of the a Chowder fan site: Chowder Zone. A few days ago, I put up a joke about me making a site news paper called the Chowder Zone Times. What I didn’t expect was that Tyler K. would actually like the idea. Now the train tracks are set and production on the paper is starting. So far there are several people working with me, including Tyler, who is only going to stay on for 8 to 10 issues. So I’m learning the how to layout the site from him. Currently, I am still looking for people to work on the newspaper, but I think there are enough to keep the website going. Here are the people that are working on it:
  • Quinton B.
  • Robert F. (Creator of Fizzlo, which is going live on Saturday)
  • Dru S.
  • Johnny
  • Scotty
  • Jmill
  • Tyler K. (temporally due to making comics)

Here’s a basic summary that I made for Tyler:

“The Chowder Zone Times is the first ever Chowder related newspaper. It has many sections towards it. There is an Episode Review section where the recapists have recaps and reviews on episodes. There will be stories about what is going on with the production of the show and the cast and crew. Photographers get pictures and srceenshots of Chowder stuff. Fan art and Fan fiction is self-explanatory. There will be a page showing who works on the paper. All of this is sent to me, who edits it and then sends it to RELYT1992 who edits some more and lays it out on the newspaper. This is a bi-weekly newspaper.”

—Chownini, Editor-in-Chief and Creator of the CZ Times

And that’s all for the CZ Times until next time…oh, and here’s what the pages will look like this:
http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/1475/cztimesissue1wmln1.png

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One of my songs are below. It was for a Fizzlo webtoon. Oh yeah, I work on Fizzlo as a Songwriter now. I will post the song that helped me get the job later.

:)

It’s the time for holiday cheer,

Let us join hands in merry carolllling,

for we sing joy and for we sing,

This is the greatest Christmas of all,

Merry, merry Christmas.

And a Happy New Year.

From…all…us…and…Fizzlo,

we sing lalalalaroo!

Presents and family,

holiday cheer…*drip**drip*

Sorry…and some EEnE stuff!

August 21, 2007 in Uncategorized | 2 comments

First off, I apologize for not posting anything on this blog for almost a month. I had a good time at Northern Frontier and after I got home I preceded to goof off. I finished my Math summer homework which is good.
Now for what is to the left. I joined an Ed, Edd n’ Eddy fan site called http://www.the3eds.com. The site has up-to-date news on the all things Ed Edd n Eddy. The newest thing on this website is the latest news on the Ed, Edd n’ Eddy video game: Scam of the Century. I made the Wikipedia page for the game in fact, using the information.
Another thing about the show is that it has a 90-minute TV movie coming in 2008. The movie will be called “Ed, Edd n’ Eddy’s Big Picture Show”. Their is a fake trailer on Youtube for the movie (but it says ‘Pitcher’ instead of ‘Picture’). The plot of the movie is that the Eds are looking for Eddy’s infamous older brother. The movie will also reveal things like who Nazz is crushing on, what is under Double Dee’s (Edd’s) hat, and others.
Despite common thought, the show’s sixth season has not been cancelled. It has simply been shortened. Two episodes are in production for the season. This means there may be a seventh season to air the final 11 episodes.
Here is the fake trailer for the movie (no, I don’t know how to put Youtube videos on my blog):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3-bM5-IeEA

Spongebob’s First Day at Day Camp

July 23, 2007 in Uncategorized | No comments

Yup. You can already tell this is about Spongebob Squarepants. I had a 30-min Spongebob dream that I am about to forget. That is why I am writing this segment here, in the early morning. The dream had to do with Patrick wanting a Krabby Patty. Squidward was taking a break, since hardly anyone was there at the place. Patrick went up and asked Spongebob for a Krabby Patty, and Spongebob told him to wait his turn. After Spongebob, severed a fish, Patrick came up. He had a number 2 card. And my dream ended there since my dad woke me up. I will type more in this post later.