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[Commander X]

The anachoristic racial diversity of "Caped Crusader" is the least of it's problems. Forget the screeching from Youtube grifters about how it's "woke", it feels like watching a bootleg "we have DCAU at home" version of BTAS as produced by modern animation industry people and execs who are totally clueless about why BTAS was appealing to anyone, much less what makes animation appealing to anyone. The animation direction is often just flat, no dramatics, no flair, no zip, no pizzaz. Even "The Batman" (2004) which was mercilessly criticized at the time by people for the crime of not being BTAS has far more dynamic direction than Caped Crusader. People back then didn't realize we had it so good, that for the most part decent action-animation shows would be going the way of the dodo by now, in favor of beanmouth garbage and lazily animated cartoon sitcoms about how adulting is hard.

 

[anustart76]

Even "The Batman" (2004) which was mercilessly criticized at the time by people for the crime of not being BTAS has far more dynamic direction than Caped Crusader.

That series does not get enough appreciation, and I say this as someone whose favorite VA was Kevin Conroy.

 

[A Grey Cat]

"The Batman" (2004) which was mercilessly criticized at the time by people for the crime of not being BTAS

The batman was in a strange place when it premiered. Not just with it being compared to tas but it was at the disadvantage of the dcau still going on at the time, albeit only through the show justice league unlimited. It wasn't like teen titans which had the benefit of being a property not as well known outside of comic fandom when it premiered, it was that first new batman series that focused soley on the classic Bruce Wayne batman since 1999.

 

[Cassius Crayfish]

The batman was in a strange place when it premiered. Not just with it being compared to tas but it was at the disadvantage of the dcau still going on at the time, albeit only through the show justice league unlimited. It wasn't like teen titans which had the benefit of being a property not as well known outside of comic fandom when it premiered, it was that first new batman series that focused soley on the classic Bruce Wayne batman since 1999.

It was also the reason that none of the Batclan or the Rogue's Gallery were allowed to appear in JLU.

 

[Danann]

Netflix got a lot of leaks out, which is all animation. The list includes these titles:

Only some episodes of Arcane Season 2 and Ranma 1/2 are available, though, but still really bad security on Netflix's part. Considering that these are all complete workprints, it does beg the question where did they put all of these....
The Plankton movie I heard also contradicted the previously established lore that Plankton and Krabs were friends before for some reason.

 

[Vyse Inglebard]

Netflix got a lot of leaks out, which is mostly animation.

Since you're a fucking retarded nigger who will not elaborate, I suppose I will have to.

On August 6, 2024, episodes of Terminator Zero, Dandadan, and Mappa’s remake of Ranma 1/2, as well as new movie Mononoke the Movie: Phantom in the Rain, began circulating the internet.

https://archive.ph/OmwP9

Among the Netflix titles circulating right now are Spellbound, Terminator Zero, Plankton: The Movie, Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld, Ranma 1/2, Dan Da Dan, Arcane Season 2, and Fairly Odd Parents: A New Wish!

Spellbound is another Skydance slop fest (I am finding it increasingly harder to believe that John fucking Lasseter is heading that place).

Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld is an American Dragon: Jake Long ripoff with a GORLBAWSS as the main lead this time, of course.

The series follows Jentry Chau, a Chinese-American teen living in a small Texas town, who learns that a demon king is hunting her for the supernatural powers she’s been trying to hide her whole life. Jentry must fight an entire underworld’s worth of monsters while still dealing with the horrors of being a teenager in high school. Luckily, she has the help of her weapons expert great-aunt and a millennia-old Jiangshi (Chinese hopping vampire).

ofc we all know how bad the Fairly Oddparents new shit is. Arcane Season 2 is literally the only thing that sounds even remotely interesting.

Actually, Kass, they are doing the world a great service, because now the world can see how shit most of these are.

 

[Danann]

Since you're a fucking retarded nigger who will not elaborate, I suppose I will have to.

https://archive.ph/OmwP9

Spellbound is another Skydance slop fest (I am finding it increasingly harder to believe that John fucking Lasseter is heading that place).
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Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld is an American Dragon: Jake Long ripoff with a GORLBAWSS as the main lead this time, of course.
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ofc we all know how bad the Fairly Oddparents new shit is. Arcane Season 2 is literally the only thing that sounds even remotely interesting.
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Actually, Kass, they are doing the world a great service, because now the world can see how shit most of these are.

Yeah, my brain gone limp whent rying to get some tweets, I'll edit it for additional info but I did download the Plankton movie before it got nuked.

 

[Space Police]

(I am finding it increasingly harder to believe that John fucking Lasseter is heading that place).

Did you forget what Disney was like under him? He pioneered the "disposable, predictable, computer-animated movie" genre and pushed out nothing but sequels and spinoffs (Cars 2 and Planes were good doebeit).

 

[Computer Guardian]

Netflix got a lot of leaks out, which is all animation. The list includes these titles:
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Only some episodes of Arcane Season 2 and Ranma 1/2 are available, though, but still really bad security on Netflix's part. Considering that these are all complete workprints, it does beg the question where did they put all of these....
The Plankton movie I heard also contradicted the previously established lore that Plankton and Krabs were friends before for some reason.

Netflix's security side clearly must be incompetent faggots or run by nothing but pajeets because the fact they can't stop things from getting leaked is undermining the efforts to get people to buy the subscription

 

[Danann]

Netflix's security side clearly must be incompetent faggots or run by nothing but pajeets because the fact they can't stop things from getting leaked is undermining the efforts to get people to buy the subscription

They should really try to market this somehow...."New free samples of our upcoming work! Check them out before you throw cash at the production of more shit stew!"

 

[Commander X]

Spellbound looks like a budget Pixar coughed up by an AI.

 

[DeadwastePrime]

Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld is an American Dragon: Jake Long ripoff with a GORLBAWSS as the main lead this time, of course.

sounds more like the life and times of juniper lee, but sounds more like a mix of the two with some other stuff in there.

 

[starborn427614]

Spellbound looks like a budget Pixar coughed up by an AI.

It's very reminiscent of the Barbie movies they used to shit out every year. OK, maybe that's a bit unfair since this actually looks like it has slightly more budget.

 

[Basic Blond Boy]

Surprised no one has said anything, but Cartoon Network’s website just died today. Try logging into it, it now sends you to HBO Max.

https://www.cartoonnetwork.com/

 

[A Grey Cat]

Surprised no one has said anything, but Cartoon Network’s website just died today. Try logging into it, it now sends you to HBO Max.

https://www.cartoonnetwork.com/

Next year marks the 40th anniversary of crisis on infinite earth's and 40 years onward and its tagine continues to be truer to life.

Worlds will live


Worlds will die

And nothing will ever be the same ever again.

Also glad to see the film will apparently be the final time Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill will be joker and batman.

Without batman crime has no punchline anymore.

Better sendoff than the god awful suicide squad game.

 

[Chromeo]

Surprised no one has said anything, but Cartoon Network’s website just died today. Try logging into it, it now sends you to HBO Max.

https://www.cartoonnetwork.com/

I remember being a kid and going to Cartoon Network's website to play flash games based on the shows. I sat at the computer for hours just getting good at the Teen Titans fighting game, and making unique jawbreaker tubes for the Ed's. It's sad to see Cartoon Network die slowly, I used to have such good times with them.

 

[anustart76]

I remember being a kid and going to Cartoon Network's website to play flash games based on the shows. I sat at the computer for hours just getting good at the Teen Titans fighting game, and making unique jawbreaker tubes for the Ed's. It's sad to see Cartoon Network die slowly, I used to have such good times with them.

If it makes you feel better, I'm pretty sure all those old games are archived in the Flashpoint Archive. The site experience is lost to time though.

 

[Doctor of Autism]

It was also the reason that none of the Batclan or the Rogue's Gallery were allowed to appear in JLU.

To be fair that was a weird Warner Brothers policy that is also partially influenced by the Nolan movies because Mad Hatter was a character who is also barred.

Netflix got a lot of leaks out, which is all animation. The list includes these titles:
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Only some episodes of Arcane Season 2 and Ranma 1/2 are available, though, but still really bad security on Netflix's part. Considering that these are all complete workprints, it does beg the question where did they put all of these....
The Plankton movie I heard also contradicted the previously established lore that Plankton and Krabs were friends before for some reason.

I look forward to seeing the backlash Netflix is going to face for their shit level security. How the fuck would anyone want to work for them after this embarrassing data breach.

 

[Kari Kamiya]

Plankton movie

Stephen Hillenburg dying doomed us all, I swear.

 

[Romeo]

To keep white-pilling this thread, YouTube animator Jeremey Chinshue (a.k.a. TerminalMontage) has unveiled his pilot episode for his new animated series The Fruitless Quests of Nabiu and it's really entertaining for all the way through.

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I love the video-game-style and the backgrounds, of which Tick-Tock Woods was very creative. This pilot episode was only done by four people, with Chinshue doing most of the work. I see the future of Western animation in the hands of independent YouTube animators like Chinshue and Flashgitz (Space King) which is light at the end of the tunnel.

Chinshue is an outspoken Christian (Christmas animated videos and Something About Kirby/Kirbo series) so I can mention that he's already coming from a different background from the rest of the Western animators.

And yes, I am aware he fell for the accusation that we kiwis pushed Byuu to commit suicide.