Yesterday's marathon was the same marathon they ran in December, but the last few episodes are always worth watching. "the Wronch" was a great story twist in Alien Force. My son was into Ben 10 first,then I got hooked on it.
On Feb 16, 2009, at 8:18 AM, Martin Baxter wrote: > Keith, I do watch it, but it's sporadically at best. Time bites, as > always. I like it as well. > > > > > > ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > > Subject : [scifinoir2] Liking "Ben 10" > > Date : Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:14:50 +0000 (UTC) > > From : Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net> > > To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > Anyone ever watch "Ben 10"? It's become one of my fav cartoons, > especially now that "Avatar" has ended its run. I first discovered > it a year ago, and was intrigued by this young man with a powerful > alien weapon attached to his body. What really pulled me in, > though, was the characters, each of whom has an interesting > backstory and function. There's Ben's grandfather, a member of the > Plumbers ( the agency that fights alien threats), his cousin Gwen, > the technogeek with magical powers, and the sometimes enemy Kevin, > who can absorb the properties of anything he touches (similar to > Absorbing Man in Marvel). The show is entertaining, funny, even > exciting at times. The first few years of "Ben 10" showed growth > with the characters, as Ben and his friends grow in power, > maturity, and the level of dangers they face. There were many story > arcs in addition to just monster-of-the-week eps, and the plot > lines became more complex and even darker over the years. > > With the second series, "Ben 10: Alien Force", they do something > you rarely see in animation: allow the characters to age and > change. Ben and Gwen are several years older (and look it), their > powers have grown, and once opponent Kevin is part of the team. The > last time I remember seeing characters grow and change > significantly in 'toons is probably the late great, Legion of > SuperHeroes, or maybe the change in Goku from young child to adult > in Dragonball Z. > > At any rate, I'm curious if anyone else has watched any of this > show. It's been a present surprise. With other new or recently > ended fare that's out now--Secret Saturdays, Danny Phantom, Batman: > Brave and the Bold, Avatar, Wolverine and the X-Men--this is really > one of the best times for cartoons I can remember in recent years. > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
