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[Xarpho]

So the PBS show Arthur has ended.

Arthur Reportedly Cancelled After 25 Years

As it turns out, the old adage rings especially true today — all good things do come to an end. [...]

comicbook.com

I wonder if there were too many non-woketards working on it. Probably had the gay marriage episode as a compromise to culture wars, at which point it was already damaged goods, and they wanted more ass-kissing to non-whites and homos/troons...so the non-woketards ended up smothering it with a pillow.

 

[TopCat]

So the PBS show Arthur has ended.

Arthur Reportedly Cancelled After 25 Years

As it turns out, the old adage rings especially true today — all good things do come to an end. [...]

comicbook.com

Should I expect to see a reboot in five years time?

 

[starborn427614]

Should I expect to see a reboot in five years time?

Most likely, Arthur is a pretty recognizable brand and there's always money to be made from memberberries.

 

[Trilby]

Had a good run, sad to see it go.

And thus Sazae-san's 50+ year longevity continues to endure!

 

[AnOminous]

good, Arthur was a relic from days long gone by, a shell of its former self just look at the episode where ratburn was revealed to be a fag.

So that's why they felt at liberty to throw in a bunch of woke bullshit.

 

[Xarpho]

I've been watching Samurai Jack recently, one of the better series to come out of the 2001-2004 era of Cartoon Network and surprisingly decent.

I can't find the 4chan webm from when Season 5 was airing of Jack e-"Jack"-ulating on one of the Daughters of Aku though.

 

[Commander X]

Netflix producing another crappy-looking "animated sitcom" based on a Twitter account you haven't heard of with 50k followers.

https://twitter.com/thecartooncrave/status/1420063998276481024

The account itself appears to be half ads and half random nothingness.

Excuse me while I vomit.

This account was probably created for the sole purpose of being used as the "inspiration" for a series I bet, and SON OF A BITCH

 

[Hmofa(g)]

Seems like most don't like it.

 

[starborn427614]

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Seems like most don't like it.

I never agreed with the whole calarts=shit opinion, but I have to say that Rayna person is onto something. They really do all look similar. Way more than most calarts shows do to one another too.

 

[Private Pyle]

I never agreed with the whole calarts=shit opinion, but I have to say that Rayna person is onto something. They really do all look similar. Way more than most calarts shows do to one another too.

It’s less the CalArts argument and more of the same argument that’s been around since the days of Family Guy and South Park; adult cartoons being uniformly ugly and/or bland to go along with being vulgar comedy. As much as people have explained it to me, it’s a trend I still can’t wrap my head around completely.

In other news, it appear Muppet Babies of all things had a gender variant episode.

‘Muppet Babies’ Embraces Gender Expression in “Gonzo-rella” Episode

Disney Junior’s Emmy-nominated Muppet Babies reboot created an enlightening new fairy tale for gender-variant children in the recent episode, “Gonzo-rella,” starring beloved little blue guy, Gonzo. In the episode, Piggy (Melanie Harrison) and Summer (Jessica DiCicco) plan to host a royal ball...

www.animationmagazine.net

Yeesh. And then there’s a new live action Velma Dinkley series that maybe shaping up to be CW tier.

 

[starborn427614]

It’s less the CalArts argument and more of the same argument that’s been around since the days of Family Guy and South Park; adult cartoons being uniformly ugly and/or bland to go along with being vulgar comedy. As much as people have explained it to me, it’s a trend I still can’t wrap my head around completely.

In other news, it appear Muppet Babies of all things had a gender variant episode.

‘Muppet Babies’ Embraces Gender Expression in “Gonzo-rella” Episode

Disney Junior’s Emmy-nominated Muppet Babies reboot created an enlightening new fairy tale for gender-variant children in the recent episode, “Gonzo-rella,” starring beloved little blue guy, Gonzo. In the episode, Piggy (Melanie Harrison) and Summer (Jessica DiCicco) plan to host a royal ball...

www.animationmagazine.net

Yeesh. And then there’s a new live action Velma Dinkley series that maybe shaping up to be CW tier.

Oh right, Nu Muppet Babies was a thing. Eh I was more of a Fraggle Rock sort of guy in the 90's.

 

[Life is Hell...]

In other news, it appear Muppet Babies of all things had a gender variant episode.

‘Muppet Babies’ Embraces Gender Expression in “Gonzo-rella” Episode

Disney Junior’s Emmy-nominated Muppet Babies reboot created an enlightening new fairy tale for gender-variant children in the recent episode, “Gonzo-rella,” starring beloved little blue guy, Gonzo. In the episode, Piggy (Melanie Harrison) and Summer (Jessica DiCicco) plan to host a royal ball...

www.animationmagazine.net

BTW, the guy who made the Muppet Babies reboot, is also the same guy who created Codename: Kids Next Door....




Let that sink in for a moment.....

 

[Xarpho]

It’s less the CalArts argument and more of the same argument that’s been around since the days of Family Guy and South Park; adult cartoons being uniformly ugly and/or bland to go along with being vulgar comedy. As much as people have explained it to me, it’s a trend I still can’t wrap my head around completely.

So how DO they explain it? I'm guessing that's a combination of who works on it, and needs it to be churned out so they can talk about what's on the news cycle.

One thing I've noticed that Family Guy lacks any sort of straight man (in the comedy sense)/voice of reason. Everyone is either a punching bag (metaphorically or physically) or a "zany" sociopath. South Park at least used to have it (not sure now), and I'm sure these other cretinous creations lack it.

 

[Fat Tub of Lard]

One thing I've noticed that Family Guy lacks any sort of straight man (in the comedy sense)/voice of reason. Everyone is either a punching bag (metaphorically or physically) or a "zany" sociopath. South Park at least used to have it (not sure now), and I'm sure these other cretinous creations lack it.

Thing is, FG used to have a straight man in the form of Brian, but of course he went off the rails after the writers turned him into their mouthpiece, so now he's a combination of the two types you mentioned. On the one hand, there's episodes like "The D in Apartment 23" where he's more a victim to the crazy, fucked-up world of the show, but then you get episodes like "Be Careful What You Fish For", where he's far more on the sociopath side of things.

 

[A Grey Cat]

BTW, the guy who made the Muppet Babies reboot, is also the same guy who created Codename: Kids Next Door....




Let that sink in for a moment.....

I wanna give him the benefit of the doubt say he only took it cause he needed the job and had nothing to do with that episode.


In other news Jellystone dropped on HBO max. So far it lools ok, the animation looks not very good but not all that bad either just run of the mill easy to digest for kids (or smooth brained man children) and of course there's troon jabberjaw. It isn't blatantly obvious "she" used to be a he (afaik so far) if it hadn't been going around on Twitter last month I'd just assume it's a "new" character aka they took jabberjaw and gave him a sister but really it's just the jabberjaw model with long eyelashes. But there's no troon pride flag in his window or nothing like that..really if you can block out the whole "yes that is jabberjaw with a girl voice" it's a nice show to get wasted or stoned to and enjoy while buzzed

 

[starborn427614]

I wanna give him the benefit of the doubt say he only took it cause he needed the job and had nothing to do with that episode.


In other news Jellystone dropped on HBO max. So far it lools ok, the animation looks not very good but not all that bad either just run of the mill easy to digest for kids (or smooth brained man children) and of course there's troon jabberjaw. It isn't blatantly obvious "she" used to be a he (afaik so far) if it hadn't been going around on Twitter last month I'd just assume it's a "new" character aka they took jabberjaw and gave him a sister but really it's just the jabberjaw model with long eyelashes. But there's no troon pride flag in his window or nothing like that..really if you can block out the whole "yes that is jabberjaw with a girl voice" it's a nice show to get wasted or stoned to and enjoy while buzzed

Most shows with really progressive articles written about them tend to not dwell on those elements much in-show. I prefer to just tuck in and see for myself if it's true or not...or I would if HBO Max was a thing in the UK.

 

[Steamboat_Bill]

A number of the classic H-B characters have been gender swapped in the new series - none of them truly big names, though. This was, evidently, necessary because there were barely any female characters in the original shorts - Cindy Bear, yes, and Winsome Witch and Granny Sweet, but who else?

Also Peter Potamus in this series is a weeaboo and the Banana Splits are criminals.

(There are a number of very obscure H-B series referenced. I leave it to someone else to pick them all out.)

 

[Private Pyle]

the Banana Splits are criminals.

Honestly a step up from being FNAF rip offs.

And I should have known this was a case of simple gender swaps rather than actual transgenderism; it’s reminder of that shitty fandom “joke” from Transformers. People annoyed at this change have pointed out there’s some more female characters they could have used but eh, so far seems to be not too bad.

 

[Steamboat_Bill]

Honestly a step up from being FNAF rip offs.

And I should have known this was a case of simple gender swaps rather than actual transgenderism; it’s reminder of that shitty fandom “joke” from Transformers. People annoyed at this change have pointed out there’s some more female characters they could have used but eh, so far seems to be not too bad.

That happens in this series, but it's the Cattanooga Cats instead.

The female characters they can use have definitely been used. I can think of problems otherwise - there's three women in the H-B canon who are very much off limits.

 

[Shokaract]

So is the new Transformers animated show on Netflix just a remake of beast wars. I haven't watched it, but I see transformers turning into animals again.