You win with the Johnny Quest ref. EXACTLY. PERFECT reference. NICE one.
You don't have to be "Space Ghost" to be for kids. You can take
science seriously. I think, in that regard, I agree. Secret Saturdays
is soft and has a little way to go. For one, maybe the Chewbacca
dude has to go.
On Nov 17, 2008, at 1:45 PM, Omari Confer wrote:
Xhaolin Showdown is a good example of what I am talking about. Let
me redefine soft.
Johnny Quest was cold because the charaters are kid friendly but
the science and tech was "hard".
Any genre show has to have some kind of "hard" line for the sake of
validity and watchability. Without i...it might as well be
teletubbies.
Plus...we all know the key to good childrens programming is to
pepper enough for adults to enjoy.
Its just not enough...id rather watch powerpuff reruns.....
On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 11:13 AM, B. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
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
> >
> >
>
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