Fuck, was it 10 years already? OTGW has a special place in my heart, because it rekindled my interest in western animation, which was dead to me at that time. A show that could be enjoyed by both adults and kids alike. and one of the few animations that, dare I say, could be considered a work of art - shame we didn't got animation like that ever since (at least i'm not aware of one).
It was also animated in Japan by a studio that specializes in mixing Japanese animation with western style slapstick, which was something they really gave Ballmastrs a visual edge
Cartoon Networks Magnum opus and the only cartoon I actually own on DVD
"Derivative" is the perfect word. I'm so, so tired of western animation just going "hey remember being a Nineties Kid and watching 90s anime???" It's fun once in a while, but it's just become an unending stream of signaling to the audience that the showrunner watched anime as a kid. This shit reminds me of High Guardian Spice and all those other shows that are like "THIS IS JUST LIKE ANIME BUT BY US!!" and it's a hot sack of crap that takes the set dressing of anime and abandons anything that could make a functioning show.
Even Avatar's own creators don't know why they were successful. How the hell are you supposed to compete with that?
It is insane that all 3 of the creators split up and individually ended up producting actual sewage immediately after avatar.
NOT IN TRUMP'S AMERICA BISH!
So, the guy isn’t even in office, and this shit is being thrown into the dumpster where it belongs. This election must have been a major wake up call to many companies, because damn, I wouldn’t have thought an episode like this would be pulled in a million years a few weeks ago.
I'm disappointed they didn't stick to their guns. It's just cowardly to put it in the show and then chicken out last minute.
They're only interested in "making a statement" when it's whatever the mob currently wants. Gutless whores.
I'm pretty sure most places that aren't also American satrapies would ban troon shit in a kids' show, too. Let's not pretend this is just the US.
It's almost like they expected something to go a certain way, got BLOWN THE FUCK OUT and then had to adjust to the new cultural standard.
I had the Nelvanamation VHS as a kid and this is was on it. I miss old school Canada animation. This is pretty much the same plot as Rock and Rule.
I really wish Nelvana Doctor Who was made; it looks really cool. Speaking of which, Caillou won.
Disney Execs are the poster child of Rainbow capitalism, and maybe the worst offender.
It looked like they were already fucking it up IIRC but I really liked some of the proposed designs and concepts.
