Im sorry...I just dont have time for mediocre work anymore...especially if I have watched better and know of better stories/shows in the same and different medium...
I think this is the problem with genre entertainment these days... We are complacent with crap.... On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 3:58 PM, B. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I loved Johnny Quest but it's a product of its time. Plus the Venture > Brothers has basically ruined it for me. > > I like that the Secret Saturdays is going for the Doc Savage/Tom > Strong science hero vibe. Lots of cool tech, family dynamic and > anthropomorphic sidekick(s). It works for me. > > It's not on the level of Avatar, Samurai Jack or the best of the DC > Animated Universe but it's entertaining, has a good overall story arc > and competent villains. > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com>, "Omari > Confer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Chewbacca is the reason I will never see it again...black > characters or > > not... > > > > (id rather see jar jar....no i take that back...) > > > > On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 12:54 PM, Daryle Lockhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > wrote: > > > > > 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 > > >> <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com><scifinoir2% > 40yahoogroups.com>, Daryle > > >> Lockhart <daryle@> 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, <KeithBJohnson@> 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" <daikaiju66@> > > >> > > > > >> > > 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 > > >> > > <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com><scifinoir2% > 40yahoogroups.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 > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > > cwm blog > > > http://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com > > > STRING THEORY > > > http://www.stringtheory.mypodcast.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > cwm blog > > http://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com > > STRING THEORY > > http://www.stringtheory.mypodcast.com > > > > > -- cwm blog http://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com STRING THEORY http://www.stringtheory.mypodcast.com
