I looked up the schedule. When the marathon was on, I was stuffing an Arby's
Beef 'n Cheddar in my face in South Carolina, while doing 85 in a 70.
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Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Liking "Ben 10"
Date : Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:07:17 +0000 (UTC)
From : Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>
To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
There was a marathon on yesterday, a good three or four hours of shows. Really
good.
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From: "Martin Baxter"
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 8:18:49 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Liking "Ben 10"
Keith, I do watch it, but it's sporadically at best. Time bites, as
always. I like it as well.
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Subject : [scifinoir2] Liking "Ben 10"
Date : Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:14:50 +0000 (UTC)
>From : Keith Johnson
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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
