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[Crescent Fresh]

That’s dumb.

Animators who work for companies like Disney should not do passion projects because most animators are shitty writers who use cartoons as outlet for their personal baggage that nobody cares about. Also, Disney is a company for a profit, and whatever doesn’t make a profit gets the axe.

The annoying thing about Lightyear is it was sold as “the movie Andy saw” when it’s actively not even trying to be set from that era. Sure, as the other poster you replied to said, they used some retrofuture tech… yet that’s really it. The story, themes, tone, writing, etc, none of it really fits in with the 90s, while so much of it also contradicts stuff seen in the rest of the franchise.

Honestly, I don’t give a shit about the gay kiss from a “moral perspective”, yet the entire concept of it divorces it from the 90s to begin with. Could you even imagine the goddamn uproar if that happened in a live-action all-ages movie 25 years ago?

 

[Stuck Pooh]

Anyone else see 'Beavis and Butthead do the Universe'?

The animation was pretty good, but Titmouse was behind it, and they usually put out good work. The movie doesn't do anything groundbreaking and feels like a rehash of the first movie, but I don't think that's a bad thing, since I was expecting this movie to just be a longer version of an episode. The space training montage had me howling and there's a music drop near the end of the film that sets up a really good gag.

It's worth a watch if you liked the show, not sure if it's worth paying for a Paramount+ subscription.

It was fun! But Ihave to say I'mgetting tired of the multiverse premises that have gotten populair lately.

And since we were talking about S&P a couple pages ago:

 

[GLUE SNIFFER 9000]

It was fun! But Ihave to say I'mgetting tired of the multiverse premises that have gotten populair lately.

And since we were talking about S&P a couple pages ago:
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Multiverse is just the 'new thing' at the moment, like every other fad. Since Marvel is able to reap profits from the concept, everyone wants to follow their example since it worked.
It was just like how cartoons had to have some kind of 'cyber-verse' episode in the early 00's, since that was 'the thing' at the time. It's tiring when EVERYONE has to follow the same trend, but animation is pretty expensive, so the studios are gonna want some kind of assurance on their investment.

In the 70's almost everyone went to space for one reason or another, or an alien was worked into the show for no rhyme or reason.

 

[FrickinFrackinFruckin]

Multiverse is just the 'new thing' at the moment, like every other fad. Since Marvel is able to reap profits from the concept, everyone wants to follow their example since it worked.
It was just like how cartoons had to have some kind of 'cyber-verse' episode in the early 00's, since that was 'the thing' at the time. It's tiring when EVERYONE has to follow the same trend, but animation is pretty expensive, so the studios are gonna want some kind of assurance on their investment.

In the 70's almost everyone went to space for one reason or another, or an alien was worked into the show for no rhyme or reason.

Oh my god, Gilligan went to outer space. I guess they were really scraping the barrel for Saturday morning cartoon ideas in the 70's

 

[Kabobs]

Oh my god, Gilligan went to outer space. I guess they were really scraping the barrel for Saturday morning cartoon ideas in the 70's

Yeah, when they weren't trying to clone Scooby-Doo ad nauseam.

 

[Grumpy Pickle Rick]

Hey guys, they finally released the trailer for Harley Quinn: Season 3. And if you thought, the other seasons were bad, they took it to another level.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj49TqMVv4E

 

[Steamboat_Bill]

Oh my god, Gilligan went to outer space. I guess they were really scraping the barrel for Saturday morning cartoon ideas in the 70's

Well, this is actually the 80s, but Josie and the Pussycats went to space, too. And so did the Partridge Family, in a series that was originally supposed to be a Jetsons spinoff until the network told Hanna-Barbera to retool it for the Partridge Family for some reason.

Oh, yes, and who could forget this classic?

 

[Trilby]

Well, this is actually the 80s, but Josie and the Pussycats went to space, too. And so did the Partridge Family, in a series that was originally supposed to be a Jetsons spinoff until the network told Hanna-Barbera to retool it for the Partridge Family for some reason.

Oh, yes, and who could forget this classic?

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It was a such a cruddy time to be a kid with these being flaunted on screen.

 

[Hummingbird]

It was a such a cruddy time to be a kid with these being flaunted on screen.

It seems like the 70s and early 80s were a poor time for cartoons until the good stuff came.

 

[Niggerphobe]

Hey guys, they finally released the trailer for Harley Quinn: Season 3. And if you thought, the other seasons were bad, they took it to another level.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj49TqMVv4

Those types of shows have the same type of cast

 

[Grumpy Pickle Rick]

Those types of shows have the same type of cast

Stop writing dumb posts.

But Ihave to say I'mgetting tired of the multiverse premises that have gotten populair lately.

I feel you, @Stuck Pooh but in my opinion, you just got to block it out. I hate superheroes now(I use to love them) but that won’t stop people from making capeshit.

 

[Newman's Lovechild]

It was just like how cartoons had to have some kind of 'cyber-verse' episode in the early 00's, since that was 'the thing' at the time.

And earlier. The 'world wide web' was a new and to normies unknown quantity, a whole parallel world where any weird, magical thing could happen. It was kind of like radioactivity for 60s superheroes.

I mean, check out Dexter Douglas, nerd computer ace. Went surfing on the internet, and was zapped to cyberspace. He turned into the Freakazoid - he's strong and super-quick. He drives the villains crazy, 'cause he's a lunatic.

 

[Hummingbird]

I mean, check out Dexter Douglas, nerd computer ace. Went surfing on the internet, and was zapped to cyberspace. He turned into the Freakazoid - he's strong and super-quick. He drives the villains crazy, 'cause he's a lunatic.

I miss Freakazoid.

 

[Celebrate Nite]

It seems like the 70s and early 80s were a poor time for cartoons until the good stuff came.

That probably explains why the 80's were making cartoons out of past IP's to sell toys for. After the crap that was coming out of the 70's it was probably the safer bet until the 90's went "ok, we're making new shit, and it's going to be awesome!"

 

[Steamboat_Bill]

That probably explains why the 80's were making cartoons out of past IP's to sell toys for. After the crap that was coming out of the 70's it was probably the safer bet until the 90's went "ok, we're making new shit, and it's going to be awesome!"

No, it was due to the big, gigantic success of He-Man, which was incredibly popular with the kids and made everyone think "If they can do it, so can we"... and thus why every toyline in the eighties got a cartoon.

Of course, this was all due to faulty logic. He-Man was popular with the kids, so they bought the toys because they enjoyed the show. A lot of studios just cranked out crap hoping the kids would buy it.

And so a lot of people discovered that just because you had a cartoon, it didn't mean the toyline would become a hit, which is why after about 1988 or so, only the really popular ones survived (and still have shows today).

 

[Nauseated Courgi]

American school athletes are roided up niggers/mutts who are the school's golden calf and are basically falling upwards since the schools won't dare do anything about their shit grades and psychotic behaviour. Additionally American Jocks are far more associated to bullying.

You clearly haven't seen any American sports if you genuinely believe that.

 

[wtfNeedSignUp]

You clearly haven't seen any American sports if you genuinely believe that.

That's why I added "at least as portrayed by media"...

 

[Yamma Damma]

No, it was due to the big, gigantic success of He-Man, which was incredibly popular with the kids and made everyone think "If they can do it, so can we"... and thus why every toyline in the eighties got a cartoon.

Of course, this was all due to faulty logic. He-Man was popular with the kids, so they bought the toys because they enjoyed the show. A lot of studios just cranked out crap hoping the kids would buy it.

And so a lot of people discovered that just because you had a cartoon, it didn't mean the toyline would become a hit, which is why after about 1988 or so, only the really popular ones survived (and still have shows today).

They're still repeating these mistakes today. At least Cartoon Network is. They had Sym-Bionic Titan, that Green Lantern 3D cartoon and Thundercats remake all have good ratings and good reviews, only to get cancelled because of "low toy sales" (PPG2016 suffered the same fate though their reviews were awful). Steven Universe despite no kids watching it had no merchendise until way later and it wasn't the best. ((wo)manchildren have money too sometimes). And then there's Disney who repeated the similar mistake 20th Century Fox made with the original Star Wars by not making any merch for Mandalorian, letting indie shops and bootleggers get a head start on profiting off Baby Yoda crap.

The viscious cycle is doomed to repeat because you can never truly know how the tide will turn towards or away from your favor. And whoever tells you otherwise is full of shit.

 

[starborn427614]

They're still repeating these mistakes today. At least Cartoon Network is. They had Sym-Bionic Titan, that Green Lantern 3D cartoon and Thundercats remake all have good ratings and good reviews, only to get cancelled because of "low toy sales" (PPG2016 suffered the same fate though their reviews were awful). Steven Universe despite no kids watching it had no merchendise until way later and it wasn't the best. ((wo)manchildren have money too sometimes). And then there's Disney who repeated the similar mistake 20th Century Fox made with the original Star Wars by not making any merch for Mandalorian, letting indie shops and bootleggers get a head start on profiting off Baby Yoda crap.

The viscious cycle is doomed to repeat because you can never truly know how the tide will turn towards or away from your favor. And whoever tells you otherwise is full of shit.

Yeah SU was carried pretty hard by its apparel, video games and especially the books. There were those playsets by McFarlane but they were pretty mid.

 

[Morethanabitfoolish]

Hey guys, they finally released the trailer for Harley Quinn: Season 3. And if you thought, the other seasons were bad, they took it to another level.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj49TqMVv4E

Once more they both made Waller thinner than she should be and the bitch to a bunch of supervillains. As opposed to someone they should shit their pants about every time they realise she's within a 5 mile radius.

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Love how this trailer seems like they will explore more of the characters. Can’t wait!

Please James Gunn, sit on me” the best quote on an animated tv show

Gotham Knights: We spent time looking through the comics to give players a true experience of facing the Court of Owls. Harley Quinn: 0:55

Ok, the bit where they stole Wonder Woman's invisible jet got me.

Very sad. I'm going to watch the opening for CyberSix to sanitise my Youtube after that.