I hear you. Dark can lose an audience and this is a fun kidcentric show.I don't think the target audience would be too pleased if this started looking like Evangelion or Full Metal Alchemist. LOL!
You can do dark and still make a fun show. Xhaolin Showdown's villains were pretty nasty and when Wuya won her version of the world was pretty dark but the show remained pretty light. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Daryle Lockhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You're waiting on the Warren Ellis written Secret Saturdays episodes, > perhaps? > > The show's softness is actually one of its better qualities. it > maintains itself as a kids show. there is still a large audience of > kids who haven't seen a lot of anime, so getting too dark could be > a problem. I say let kids get their feet wet with the black > character show and then get really dark. > > I am a little amused that an average Secret Saturdays episode is > better than almost any Sci-Fi Channel Original. I will buy a Doc > action figure when it comes out! > > > On Nov 16, 2008, at 1:32 AM, Omari Confer wrote: > > > > > The show is kinda soft to be honest. It plays with dark themes but > > doesnt really deliver.... > > > > c w m > > > > On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 11:23 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I love the show too. I believe they said that Doc is trained in > > fourteen different martial arts styles, and to boot, he uses a > > power glove he invented to increase his strength. But you're right > > that he could do some more butt kicking. > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: "B. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > I'm hooked on Secret Saturdays. It's really great to see a black > > science based hero and the family dynamic really adds to the show. I > > just wish Doc was more of a buttkicker at times. > > > > I forgot about Brave and the Bold but I managed to Tivo the repeat > > today. > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, KeithBJohnson@ wrote: > > > > > > i loved LSH, dropped some glowing reviews, but man, what happened to > > it? Hate that it was discontinued. Guess it goes on the growing pile > > of fantastic shows too soon cancelled, along with Samurai Jack. > > > The drawing on Secret Saturdays is a bit odd, i'll admit. It seems > > almost too 2D at times. But I like the characters and the stories, and > > i like seeing people of color (a Black man as the supergenius lead?! > > These are truly the days of Obama!) I also like that the storylines > > evolve and are more than just "monster of the week". Last night they > > reve aled that one of the main bad guy's henchmen might be the brother > > > > of the heroine, which is cool. My only real complaint is that there's > > really only one villain and he's central to every story. Not that > > that's always a bad thing, but i often tire of cartoons where every > > single show is a fight with the same bad guy. Limits creativity of > > storytelling... > > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > From: Daryle Lockhart <daryle@> > > > Most accurate review. The best show to compare this with is LSH. I > > used to joke about Legion being the only soap opera I've ever been > > totally hooked on. I totally enjoyed Brave and the Bold, I thought the > > narrative style was great and the inside jokes were fantastic. I also > > really like what CN has done in creating a Friday Night lineup > > (Batman, Secret Saturdays, then Clone Wars). It's funny, I love the > > retro design style on this show, but I'm still not sold on Secret > > BR>Saturdays' drawings. > > > > > > > > > On Nov 14, 2008, at 11:24 PM, KeithBJohnson@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I hear ya! Best toon I've seen since the Legion of Superheroes. > > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > From: Justin Mohareb <justinmohareb@> > > > > > > > > > > > > It was nine kinds of awesome, even though my pvr crapped out five > > minutes from the end. > > > > > > > > > Blue Beetle III, henchmen with their names on their chests, Kanjar > > Ro, and that's just the first episode. > > > > > > > > > It's like they put electrodes into my nerd pleasure centre. > > > > > > > > > Justin > > > > > > On 14-Nov-08, at 8:45 PM, KeithBJohnson@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You bet. What'd you think? > > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > From: Justin Mohareb lt;justinmohareb@> > > > > > > Awesome. Thanks for the heads up. I've been waiting to see this > > since > > > I heard about it. > > > > > > Justin Mohareb > > > > > > On 14-Nov-08, at 7:58 PM, KeithBJohnson@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > cwm blog > > http://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com > > STRING THEORY > > http://www.stringtheory.mypodcast.com > > > > >
