Cartoons
The place to discuss any and all cartoons (that don't suck). My favorite would have to be Animaniacs, which I have made a group on. And Invader Zim was awesome, which was written by Mystery Science Theater's Frank Conniff (TV's Frank).
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That was probably my most favorite cartoon. Wrapped up nicely with the movie, too.
I remember watching Loony Toons, Animaniacs, and Tiny Toons when I was younger. I also remember Baby Loony Toons and Johnny Bravo. I still watch Invader Zim sometimes. That show's so random.
What about Family Guy? Does anyone else watch that? Granted, it's gotten pretty stupid lately, but I still watch it because it's hilarious.
I like most Anime (fyi: "Avitar: the last airbender" is anime (that was americanized and probably sloughtered) if you want to see awesoem anime look up sub'd versions (though the exception is Helsing, it kicks ass sub'd AND dub'd))
I can spend all day watching boomerand, classic Hannabarbara never goes out of style, nor most of the OLD stuff they show (didnt like how it started showing recent showed like Fantastic 4 and Justice League Unlimited)
I think Sam + Max is a given ;P but I'll ALWAYS stop on Scoobie Doo. I love Invader Zim, I have the whole series on DVD. Joney Bravo is fun, it reminds me of the classic Hannabarbara cartoons I grew up with. Animaniacs and gennerally any WB short series is good. Also love Earthworm Jim.
Few slightly more mature series I still find amusing are Project GeeKeR and Gargoyles (though I think the latter is BEGGING for an anime adaption wiht mroe mature themes, they really played down it's potential for interesting situations, though for what tehy were doing, it wasnt half bad.)
I miss the old "Sonic the Hedgehog" also. VERY corney and Cheesey, but fun (the old SatAM version, NOT the weekday version)
lots more I could name but I wont take up another page ;P
Seriously, I have no clue.
hmm....thunderbirds?
Well, that was long.
I believe the fat kid does both.
Wow, that does sound pretty good. I'm going to have to look around to find more stuff about that.
And yes, that was long.
I don't think he can bend down enough to reach his own legs, actually.
Oh I dont know, Helsing and Basilisk are prety macho...
I disagree about it being the best though, not at all. imo the best... is Hagaren (FullMetal Alchemist). Second best is Konjiki No Gash Bell (NOT Zatch Bell. They seriosuly F'd up the series's plot when they american ized it, completely destroyed it and turned it into a pokemon ripoff...)
Third best imo would be either Evangelion or Serial Experiments LAIN.
Fourth would be Slayers
and Fifth... I'm gonna go with Ghost in the Shell.
Other good ones are Helsing (as noted), Excel Saga, Cowboy Bebop, World Destruction Committee, Star Ocean EX, Vision of Escaflowne, Night Wizards, Pet Shop of Horrors, and Witch Hunter Robin.
If you like the more feminine ones, you might look at Chobits and Ah, My Goddess. (along those lines my ex SWARES by "Loveless" but I've not seen it)
Er, actually, it's an American show—the brainchild of these cool guys. Its look and story structure borrow very heavily from anime, but from Japan it ain't. We're both ardent FMA fans, however, so all is well with the world.
Oh! And before I move away from anime, I'll make a recommendation: The Twelve Kingdoms. Seriously, for anyone who enjoys great world building and excellent character development, this is required viewing. But on the condition that you skip the dub. Which isn't what I'd normally say—everyone has their preferences, and I actually like watching dubs first so long as I haven't heard horror stories about them beforehand—but I implore anyone who decides to check this series out to trust me on this one.
Some other cartoon favorites (in no particular order, and definitely not all of them):
Gargoyles: I only started watching this regularly a few years ago. All I can say is thank God ToonDisney actually aired the episodes in order. Seriously. It's now one of my "desert island" series.
Anything DCAU: Okay, okay, I never really could get into Static Shock. That might just be me. The vast majority of the Timmverse is fabulous, though.
Hey Arnold!: One of those stop-to-watch-it-every-time-you-channel-surf shows, but also so much more. Wonderful for most of its run. (The movie doesn't exist.)
Tiny Toon Adventures: So, WB ... you ARE going to eventually release that "Summer Vacation" special along with those nifty box sets you're issuing now, right? Right?
Rocko's Modern Life: Oh, Camp Lazlo, why couldn't you reconjure the magic?
Samurai Jack: In a death match between pirates and ninjas, stoic, time-travelling samurai would cut through whole swathes of them both. (Yes. I went there.)
Oh. And one more thing ...
I never caught Sam & Max during its original run, so it doesn't have the same nostalgic pull as many of the shows I mentioned. It does possess a lot of the qualities I enjoy about the funnier 90s cartoons (that anarchic, anything-goes spirit, for one thing), and is pretty darn good in and of itself. I forsee it moving up the list as I rewatch it. ^^
Ah, I would never have believed it. Very anime-ish, in fact many people argue it's Anime made in america:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_the_last_airbender#Anime_or_Cartoon
but I digress...
Ah, the golden era of Disney, ironically due to a rivalry with another certain studio *coughcough.amblin.coughcough*... but yes... some of Disney's best work came out during that time. I fondly remember Duck Tales as well as Tailspin and Darkwing Duck (though these have lost much of their charm for me, I still might watch them if I ever saw them while channel surfing) and yet, I must stop and wonder why Disney had such a fascination with Ducks during this time...
My top four are, in the order that I got into them but not the order that I like them the most, are:
Kim Possible
Ed Edd n Eddy
Futurama
Homestar Runner (That counts, right?)
I haven't watched the first two in some time, but I still love them. There are other cartoons I like, but those four are in a different category.
Medium, Style, Plot, background mythology...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime
you might want to glance through it. anime generally IS very stylized and derives many of it's references from Shinto, which most of Europe and America is unfamiliar with.
There is also the fact that, as a rarely-broken-rule, most Anime is serial, you must watch it in order or it makes no sence - the whole series follows a closely-knit plot. As opposed to American TV where there is hardly ANY series that must be watched 1-2-3-etc and plot is limited to 30-minutes-minus-commercials or, at MOST, a 2-part episode...
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But you obviously think differently, and I don't feel like debating. I don't see the point in that.
Eh, yes-and-no, more I thought you were under the impression that all their anime were nearly identical to all our cartoons (which is interesting that over here animation tends to be geared towards kids (mostly - yes I know some cartoons like the Simpson's are for adults, but most aren't) while over there its much more animation geared towards teens, adults, etc.
Nothing to debate, I apologize for confusing the issue.
From preproduction:
Tny Toon? I thought that show was WAAAAAAAY over-rated. I liked Camp Lazlo, but just not as much as Rocko. I also loved Hey Arnold. Great character designs.
Watch it. NAO.
3 things that I will never forget: 1) Mr. Burns almost dies. 2) Homer is prescribed medical marijuana. 3) Tomacco.
"Erasing criminal record in 3... 2... 1... Record Erased."
TenCHI or tenSHI? I've heard, but not seen the first, know LOTS of anime with "Tenshi" in their name (tenshi being japanese for "angel")
Others I adore are classic Hanna-Barbera, from Scooby, the Flintstones, the Hair Bear Bunch, the Jetsons etc, classics from the Disney vault deffo need a mention, the Little Mermaid, Basil the Great Mouse Detective, Sleeping Beauty, the Jungle Book, Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland... and Disney's shorts. Then WB's original Looney Toons need a mention, legendary animated characters (must mention one of the greatest cartoon moments in history is the Roger Rabbit scene with Daffy vs. Donald). Of course Batman the animated series is a classic, more grown up show. I also need to rate the Powerpuff Girls and the original Turtles!
Didn't Powerpuff Girls use to be on Toonami, like back in 2001/2002?
thes ones still listed above I remember fondly (I actually had nightmares from a few Batman TAS episodes) The original TMNT was probably my favorite around 8-10 or so, back when it aired on free-broadcast TV. I dont remember if it was mentioned already but the early-90's X-men was also good.
As for the 90's X-Men, yeah that was good, as was the Spiderman from the same time. I dislike the superhero shows of today, the animation is horrible and too wannabe anime.
I do have to say the animation was good, but I didn't care for the story, they tried to tie random episodes together and it was very hard to follow since it was an American-non-serial series... maybe if it had been shown in serial it would have made sence, but I kept getting confused because of the seemingly random references to earlier episodes...
'course when I think back, X-men did that too...
Semi-serial is an annoying format...