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Post by Mecha HMS on May 22, 2010 16:50:23 GMT
Ok we have had a thread about bad cartoons sorry Doug but you were definately the worst one.
So now I wanna know what people think of Cartoons we have at the moment
My favourite recent Cartoon is Phineas and Ferb shown on Disney XD and The Disney Channel made by people that have worked on The Simpsons/Rocko's Modern Life and Family Guy. The storys are fun and even though there directed at kids there are bits for adults too. its a great cartoon what are your favourite ones?
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Post by Beeth on May 22, 2010 17:22:05 GMT
I quite liked Storm Hawks when it was on a couple of years ago. A momentary breath of fresh air as far as CITV were concerned. Hard to think they used to be so great when half of the programmes they broadcast now are Horrid Henry.
Plus the ones with any shred of decent about it were handled very poorly (such as showing half the series and starting again, not showing the rest at all etc). Still, there's some from years past repeated that have a certain timeless quality, in that there aren't any really blatant references to the day's technology or current affairs.
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Post by Pitt on May 22, 2010 18:15:11 GMT
I don't watch many cartoons, to be honest. How recent should 'recent' be?
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Post by madhair60 on May 22, 2010 18:18:01 GMT
The first run of this just finished (7 eps), and each was an absolute treat.
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Post by Erinaceus Europaeus on May 22, 2010 18:30:23 GMT
I don't watch many cartoons, to be honest. How recent should 'recent' be? Seconded. I'm currently watching an animated show that premiered back in 2006. As for a children's cartoon, just finished one that started in 2007 and finished in 2008. So yeah: how recent is 'recent' ? I could argue that anything within a decade is 'recent', making Avatar eligible (but not Invader Zim, I guess)
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Post by The Shad on May 22, 2010 19:41:28 GMT
TMNT 2K3, Brave and the Bold, Flapjack (its made of wonder and childlike joy), American Dad and that's about it.
Never watched Avatar. Should I?
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Post by Moo on May 22, 2010 19:59:56 GMT
Catscratch, which was woefully unaired, and Chowder are my "recent" likes. Phineas and Ferb was good the few times I saw it.
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Post by Shadic? on May 22, 2010 20:14:43 GMT
Wolverine and the X-men Really did well with the X-men brand, and it's really unfortunate that the 2nd season was called off. The Ricky Gervais Show Granted it's just animated podcasts, if you haven't heard them it's a great show.
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Post by The Shad on May 22, 2010 20:15:58 GMT
How could I forget Spectacular Spider-Man?!
Probably the best incarnation of the webhead yet.
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Post by madhair60 on May 22, 2010 21:32:42 GMT
Ah yeah, the obvious ones. Family Guy, American Dad, Cleveland Show. Wolverine and the X-Men was good, but had some pretty annoying aspects, like Wolverine's whole characterisation. The Ricky Gervais Show, that's an odd one. I shouldn't like it, as I find Ricky an awful [censored], but the show is really funny, and I've laughed hard at every episode so far.
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Post by ShayMay on May 22, 2010 21:35:01 GMT
Steamboat Willy.
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Post by madhair60 on May 22, 2010 21:38:35 GMT
lol cos its actually old
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Post by ShayMay on May 22, 2010 21:42:04 GMT
i no rite? lol
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Post by Erinaceus Europaeus on May 23, 2010 4:25:41 GMT
Well, alright, I'll mention the one animated series I'm following, and which happens to be on its third and final season: The Boondocksboondockstv.com/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boondocks_(TV_series)The series is about two African-American kids and their grandfather who are living in a 90% Caucasian suburban area. The protagonist, Huey Freeman, is the world's youngest Black Revolutionary, and a rather naive (though intelligent) one at that. His younger brother, Riley, wants to become a gangsta-rapper. Their grandfather, after years of misadventures and mishaps, just wants to settle down. The series is pretty much a satire about race relations, and anything topical. It has garnered some controversy as, in Season 1, it featured Martin Luther King giving a rather rousing speech, and, in the third season, it is critical of the over-zealousness some voters had for Obama (though the show is not critical of Obama itself) Personally, I like it, even though I'm not African-American myself, as the themes of the show reflect the nature of race-relation discussions anywhere in the world. A clip from Season 1: Season 2 trailer: And finally, the third, and current, season trailer: A clip from Season 3 "No Homo"
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Post by The Shad on May 23, 2010 7:50:09 GMT
Oh, and Venture Brothers.
Mostly for Brock.
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Post by Th Dngn Shkr on May 23, 2010 19:39:03 GMT
Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Phinneas and Ferb, Avatar, Superjail!, Ben 10, Storm Hawks, and The Mr Men Show which may be the greatest effort of man.
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Post by rj on May 24, 2010 4:47:25 GMT
adventure time
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Post by Retro on May 24, 2010 10:41:47 GMT
Megas XLR, best modern day cartoon by a mile. Pity it wasn't given a chance to flourish.
Also have to make good note of Samurai Jack. Thats never ceased to entertain me with it's imaginative designs.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars, 2D version. Of course.
X-Men Evolution, it had it's petty story problems but is a solid, enjoyable series.
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Post by WinterFlames on May 24, 2010 12:30:46 GMT
Recent? There are very few, however including a "few" from a decade ago: Tintin, Avatar: The LastAirbender, The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest, X-Men Evolution, TMNT 2003, Spectacular Spider-Man, and Freakazoid. Never watched Avatar. Should I? Yes.edit: Gahspacebar.
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Post by The Shad on May 24, 2010 21:36:12 GMT
Oooh, Wakfu. Just started watching it. French cartoon, based on an MMORPG. Its great.
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Post by Zerolus on May 31, 2010 13:01:57 GMT
I was thinking of posting a "Favourite Cartoons in the Last 10 Years" thread but this is kind of the same thing.
Anyway, if there's one cartoon I'd have to give props to, it's Spectacular Spider-Man. I thought it was decent at first, but it grew on me very quickly. The animation, writing and voice acting made it one of the best cartoons ever ever ever.
The Boondocks is also brilliant.
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Post by Baron Canier on May 31, 2010 18:33:32 GMT
And now it's dead, along with Wolverine and the X-Men. Almost as if Marvel's trying to piss people off.
I've actually been quite impressed by the recent 3D iteration of The Clone Wars, if only because of its good quota of character-fueled stories, rather than just relying on spectacle alone. Animation's great, too.
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Post by Balls on Jun 1, 2010 13:55:07 GMT
The Ricky Gervais Show, that's an odd one. I shouldn't like it, as I find Ricky an awful [censored], but the show is really funny, and I've laughed hard at every episode so far. It's not Gervais that brings the laughter, that's why.
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Post by The KKM on Jun 6, 2010 23:39:39 GMT
I still want a Deadpool cartoon from the guys of Spectacular Spider Man.
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Post by Adamis on Jun 7, 2010 8:03:22 GMT
Oooh, Wakfu. Just started watching it. French cartoon, based on an MMORPG. Its great. Ah yes, it's a great one. The first season ended last saturday. I don't know if there will be a second one. A bit spoilerish about the last two episodes:
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