Unpopular Opinions About Western Animation

[starborn427614]

Yes if the show had scenes that were censored or outright changed in other countries due to morality issues then I wouldn't consider it "safe."

It is apparently autistic to imply you don't like TTG but "safe, generic cash cow" is a more accurate descriptor of that show.

Yeah I have no issues with TTG since I don't tend to watch things I don't have an interest in and just ignore them instead, but if you were to pick out a modern show that ticks al the boxes CN is comfortable with then it's the cartoony child-friendly nature of TTG. Apparently the movie was actually really good, might check that out sometime.

 

[Clockwork_PurBle]

Yeah I have no issues with TTG since I don't tend to watch things I don't have an interest in and just ignore them instead, but if you were to pick out a modern show that ticks al the boxes CN is comfortable with then it's the cartoony child-friendly nature of TTG. Apparently the movie was actually really good, might check that out sometime.

From my understanding a lot of the issues people have with TTG is how overused and over-aired it was, which caused a lot of shows (many of which were already there) to get shelved and then ended.

We can talk all day about how "well the cartoons are meant for kids not young adults" but to be fair with the absolute state of "adult entertainment" today it shouldn't be shocking people want to go back and watch animation they enjoyed as teens. Years ago if I wanted to watch reruns of Chowder it would usually air on CN at least part of the week, but now it's been relegated to Boomerang (which I don't get) in favor of showing TTG for 17 hours a day. We've all seen that chart.

 

[TVB]

From my understanding a lot of the issues people have with TTG is how overused and over-aired it was, which caused a lot of shows (many of which were already there) to get shelved and then ended.

We can talk all day about how "well the cartoons are meant for kids not young adults" but to be fair with the absolute state of "adult entertainment" today it shouldn't be shocking people want to go back and watch animation they enjoyed as teens. Years ago if I wanted to watch reruns of Chowder it would usually air on CN at least part of the week, but now it's been relegated to Boomerang (which I don't get) in favor of showing TTG for 17 hours a day. We've all seen that chart.

CN having their shows dumped onto Boomerang is literally the same logic as Nick dumping their shows to Nicktoons or Disney Channel dumpier their shows to Disney XD only because their intellectually popular shows have taken over their respective networks and screwed over people who worked on the shows they tried tooth and nail by getting them to air, even if it's nothing new. Like how Nick screwed over people like C.H. Greenblatt, Doug TenNaple, Butch Hartman, or Mitch Schaurer.

 

[Windows XP Home Edition]

I really don't get the appeal of Regular Show, it's unbearable to watch with all the characters, Benson in particular.

 

[DamageJoy]

I think Genie from Aladdin is inspired by the cover of Queen's A Kind of Magic.

 

[Clorox Cowboy]

I really don't get the appeal of Regular Show, it's unbearable to watch with all the characters, Benson in particular.

The characters grow and develop as the show progresses. You end up liking and hating everybody at some point during the runtime.
Personally, I dig the episodic weirdness of the early episodes, but when it becomes a full-on drama during the middle seasons I quickly lose interest in Mordecai and his girl troubles.

 

[Windows XP Home Edition]

The characters grow and develop as the show progresses. You end up liking and hating everybody at some point during the runtime.
Personally, I dig the episodic weirdness of the early episodes, but when it becomes a full-on drama during the middle seasons I quickly lose interest in Mordecai and his girl troubles.

It's the screaming and raging from Benson that makes it really difficult for me to watch but Mordecai and Rigby pissing him off is the whole purpose of the show.

 

[Deftones]

The characters grow and develop as the show progresses. You end up liking and hating everybody at some point during the runtime.
Personally, I dig the episodic weirdness of the early episodes, but when it becomes a full-on drama during the middle seasons I quickly lose interest in Mordecai and his girl troubles.

I used to enjoy those early eps when I was younger, too. I'm now re-watching the series on Hulu, and I definitely do NOT want to be bombarded with love drama.

What's the deal with 2010s shows shifting from episodic and funny to melodramatic and boring?

I really don't get the appeal of Regular Show, it's unbearable to watch with all the characters, Benson in particular.

For me, it's because it's ironic ("Regular Show" when nothing really regular happens in all the eps) and reminds me of Ren and Stimpy. A show that's supposedly for kids but in reality all sorts of crazy shit starts happening.

 

[PopRocks]

What's the deal with 2010s shows shifting from episodic and funny to melodramatic and boring

I'm guessing AT had a hand in that.

 

[Clockwork_PurBle]

I'm guessing AT had a hand in that.

The thing is Adventure Time was originally mostly episodic with a healthy level of continuity, and then they went full Tolkien with it. I remember my younger siblings saying they stopped watching AT because it got "too weird."

 

[Hummingbird]

The thing is Adventure Time was originally mostly episodic with a healthy level of continuity, and then they went full Tolkien with it. I remember my younger siblings saying they stopped watching AT because it got "too weird."

I fondly remember the early episodes and how some of them would make good fodder for Dungeons & Dragons games (if you want a light-hearted adventure), but it started taking itself to weird directions.

 

[Clockwork_PurBle]

I fondly remember the early episodes and how some of them would make good fodder for Dungeons & Dragons games (if you want a light-hearted adventure), but it started taking itself to weird directions.

Yeah DND is what inspired it.

To be honest I don't mind continuity and going a little "deeper" than surface-level episodic stuff, but the problem is, they went to HAM with it. A while back after AT ended I went back to try and watch it and I was absolutely stunned at how complicated it had become.

 

[TVB]

I think Genie from Aladdin is inspired by the cover of Queen's A Kind of Magic.
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Thinking the same thing once I saw that album cover once I purchased the album on iTunes. Maybe it was a sheer coincidence considering Aladdin was in production during the time Freddie Mercury and his band moved to Disney's owned Hollywood Records. But I digress.

The characters grow and develop as the show progresses. You end up liking and hating everybody at some point during the runtime.
Personally, I dig the episodic weirdness of the early episodes, but when it becomes a full-on drama during the middle seasons I quickly lose interest in Mordecai and his girl troubles.

The episodic episodes of Regular Show happen to be some of my personal favorite episodes. I, too, couldn't get into the more drama-themed episodes (i.e. Mordecai's love triangle).

 

[mickey339]

When looking back I am perplexed by how many cartoons from the 1990's and 2000's relied on constant, extreme slapstick. Not only the violent kind but also emotional and psychological.
Especially considering I am realizing as an adult how disturbing many of these "gags" were.

 

[Outtafuckstogive]

For example? Aside from Looney Tunes

 

[mickey339]

Cow and chicken, Dexter’s Lab, Ed Edd n Eddy, Billy and Mandy. Many more I guess. Some worse than other.

 

[goma]

I didn't watch Teen Titans when it aired because I thought it looked ugly. I still think it looks ugly, and I still haven't watched it.

 

[Ruin]

Cow and chicken, Dexter’s Lab, Ed Edd n Eddy, Billy and Mandy. Many more I guess. Some worse than other.

Billy and Mandy was heavily inspired by 70's horror comics. It was a kid's show in name only.

 

[Siryakko212]

I got an unpopular opinion.

I really find Tom and Jerry cartoons to be dull (yes, even the ones from the golden age). While there is stuff that is impressive (good animation, sharp timing, effective slapstick), the cartoons themselves don't do much for me. Whenever I go to watch any cartoons from the Golden Age of Animation, Tom and Jerry isn't among the ones I really go back to. I only really go to it if I wanted to study great animation.

While on this topic (I really hate to sound pessimistic), the upcoming Tom and Jerry movie is probably gonna suck. I know we haven't seen a trailer yet, but if what the synopsis implies, it's gonna be the same shlock we've seen over the years. Putting my thoughts about Tom and Jerry aside, I really cannot stand this kind of movie. The movie where cartoon character go to the real world and interact with real people. I sincerely LOATHE that trope. It's NOT original. It's NOT interesting. Why can't cartoon characters just interact in their own world? Why the need to have to put them in the real world? Why do they have to interact with humans? Is there an unwritten law that every movie based on cartoons needs to have humans? Don't they think kids would get bored of watching humans doing mundane things?

Before anybody says anything, yes I heard that the director, Tim Story, was said to have a lot of admiration for Tom and Jerry. Some people think that the movie is in good hands, but I think otherwise. Remember when the Farrelly Brothers made The Three Stooges several years back? Remember how they said they were huge fans of The Three Stooges? How did that movie turned out?

Honestly I hope the trailer proves me wrong, but I ain't holding my breath.

 

[Hummingbird]

I got an unpopular opinion.

I really find Tom and Jerry cartoons to be dull (yes, even the ones from the golden age). While there is stuff that is impressive (good animation, sharp timing, effective slapstick), the cartoons themselves don't do much for me. Whenever I go to watch any cartoons from the Golden Age of Animation, Tom and Jerry isn't among the ones I really go back to. I only really go to it if I wanted to study great animation.

Even as a kid I thought the series got stale after a while so I'm glad I'm not alone.