Not Enough Plot In Cartoons? - Cartoon Universe

I skipped around based on the thumbnail since this is a topic that could be summed up in like two sentences, but here's a solution that they actually answered themselves: If you want cartoons with plot throughout the entire show, go watch anime. That's where plot is guaranteed to exist. Western cartoons will typically stick to their roots of self-contained short skits of slapstick and there's nothing wrong with it, it's easier to take in that way. It's probably better to do than to shove in a plot into an eleven-minute slot that they want to make connections with in a later episode. Not that it can't be done, there's plenty of examples that prove this is possible, but episodes still need to follow the three-act structure and have a self-contained story. A cartoon can have a couple of story-arcs if they want, but it's a fail-safe to pick up future viewers who don't (shouldn't) have to worry about "missing out".

Networks and production studios don't want to always spend money on a show (particularly an original idea that doesn't have a brand to its name) with an over-arcing plot they can't guarantee will bring in ratings and money. If a creator has an idea that spans something like three-plus seasons, they better hope they have good writers that make enough interesting episodes to get those big numbers, or it's getting the plug pulled early, and a story cut short. (This happens to even good shows, so it's more-or-less a gamble unless your work becomes the darling of the network.)

I like a good story as much as the next person, but this really isn't something to complain about, :autism: or not.
 
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I watch cartoons to unwind. Be they simple or complex (Those with stories to follow.) - provided they're good, of course. That video just seems to reinforce a bunch of overrated cartoons, to begin with, just by the thumbnail, so I ain't watchin' it - besides, @Kari Kamiya summed things up better than I could have, and I don't even watch anime, unfortunately, true as that otherwise is about some stuff.
 
friedshrimp said:
Why are all cartoon reviewers pretty much the same? At least they always go on and on about the same shows over and over. You can replace these two fats with ravenspark or Strider and it wouldn't make a difference.
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You know the answer by now: and it's not just a lack of ability to give other things a chance, despite being different from what they're used to obsessing over, or worse, not accepting that other people, even if they are a small minority, like stuff they don't stupidly obsess over.

Simply put:
:autism:, or better yet... :stupid:

Besides, it's like I said - cartoons don't always need a story to be good and a lot of people could stand to stop believing otherwise. Otherwise, just tune into something else. Problem solved.
 
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Steamboat_Bill said:
So make cartoons like anime, essentially.

Why would I want that?
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I always thought that being different (e.g.: variety) - when it comes to everthing, including animated fare (no matter where it came from) as that of the spice of life. So why would anyone want this at all, other than :autism:? I know I'd grow to despise it pretty quickly - for hopefully good enough reasons I don't need to explain, either.
 
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So why would anyone want this at all, other than :autism:? I know I'd grow to despise it pretty quickly - for hopefully good enough reasons I don't need to explain, either.
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I'm going to make a few educated guesses for why someone wants more cartoons with plot:

1) Netflix and chill Binge-watching. It's more exciting to watch back-to-back episodes for hours on end if there's plot-threads to make connections with in one day so you can say to your best Internet friends "Yeah I've seen it. Got anything else for me?" if they don't sperg out with you or give in to your pleas to watch it.

2) Creating personal headcanons/theories and hoping they'll become canon in the future. If something is episodic, chances are it'll never be expanded on or mentioned/touched upon ever again after that episode, and you want something to scream and cry about for days. (Not like it has stopped fans before, but this isn't for fun, it's serious business.)

3) Shipping purposes. By being too much of an :autism: to socially interact with human beings and form relations with, there needs to be a simpler a way to get your jollies off, and 3D just isn't doing it for you anymore.

4) Fan fics galore! By having a show with plot, a whole world is open for you to explore endless possibilities, whether they make sense in this universe or not.

5) Action figures are for nerds! I'm an ADULT, I don't play with toys anymore! Instead, collectible figurines and plushies are the future, and they're just such great works of art. Don't touch the glass, you'll ruin the sight value!
 
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Kari Kamiya said:
I'm going to make a few educated guesses for why someone wants more cartoons with plot:

1) Netflix and chill Binge-watching. It's more exciting to watch back-to-back episodes for hours on end if there's plot-threads to make connections with in one day so you can say to your best Internet friends "Yeah I've seen it. Got anything else for me?" if they don't sperg out with you or give in to your pleas to watch it.

2) Creating personal headcanons/theories and hoping they'll become canon in the future. If something is episodic, chances are it'll never be expanded on or mentioned/touched upon ever again after that episode, and you want something to scream and cry about for days. (Not like it has stopped fans before, but this isn't for fun, it's serious business.)

3) Shipping purposes. By being too much of an :autism: to socially interact with human beings and form relations with, there needs to be a simpler a way to get your jollies off, and 3D just isn't doing it for you anymore.

4) Fan fics galore! By having a show with plot, a whole world is open for you to explore endless possibilities, whether they make sense in this universe or not.

5) Action figures are for nerds! I'm an ADULT, I don't play with toys anymore! Instead, collectible figurines and plushies are the future, and they're just such great works of art. Don't touch the glass, you'll ruin the sight value!
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Seems like a fair assessment of everything - I would have also accepted :autism: (well, in most of your cases.). Good work clearing some things up for me, however.
 
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Kari Kamiya said:
If you want cartoons with plot throughout the entire show, go watch anime.
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Right.
 
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Kari Kamiya said:
I'm going to make a few educated guesses for why someone wants more cartoons with plot:

1) Netflix and chill Binge-watching. It's more exciting to watch back-to-back episodes for hours on end if there's plot-threads to make connections with in one day so you can say to your best Internet friends "Yeah I've seen it. Got anything else for me?" if they don't sperg out with you or give in to your pleas to watch it.

2) Creating personal headcanons/theories and hoping they'll become canon in the future. If something is episodic, chances are it'll never be expanded on or mentioned/touched upon ever again after that episode, and you want something to scream and cry about for days. (Not like it has stopped fans before, but this isn't for fun, it's serious business.)

3) Shipping purposes. By being too much of an :autism: to socially interact with human beings and form relations with, there needs to be a simpler a way to get your jollies off, and 3D just isn't doing it for you anymore.

4) Fan fics galore! By having a show with plot, a whole world is open for you to explore endless possibilities, whether they make sense in this universe or not.

5) Action figures are for nerds! I'm an ADULT, I don't play with toys anymore! Instead, collectible figurines and plushies are the future, and they're just such great works of art. Don't touch the glass, you'll ruin the sight value!
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All very valid reasons, but I wonder if there's a sixth one unmentioned here?
 
friedshrimp said:
Why are all cartoon reviewers pretty much the same? At least they always go on and on about the same shows over and over. You can replace these two fats with ravenspark or Strider and it wouldn't make a difference.
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Because of autism and the fact we were dumb enough to make the average internet reviewer/nerd a member of mainstream society instead of ridiculing them as we did in the past.
 
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