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Title: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Eddy on July 03, 2011, 12:30:08 PM
One of my personal favorite Cartoon Cartoons, The Powerpuff Girls was awesome. I have the complete series box set on DVD.

And I don't care what the haters say, I liked the movie. Now if only they would release the movie in widescreen here. Fucking fullscreen.  :whuh:
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on July 03, 2011, 12:57:11 PM
Oh hey, you made this just before I was going to. But yeah, PPG is one of my personal favorites, and holds up very well.

Anyway, I was planning on ranking my 10 favorite episodes from the series on this thread, and do it, I shall.

10- "Bubblevicious"/"The Bare Facts"

I couldn't take these two away, so I kept them together. I wrote about the second on another thread here, but if you haven't seen it in a while, check it out. Meanwhile, the first has GREAT character development for Bubbles, and takes the show to arguably its most extreme.

9- "Speed Demon"

This is a pretty dark episode, but not the darkest. I think it's an effective science fiction-influenced story of what could happen without the Girls, and shows just why Him is as hated as he is.

8- "Members Only"

If you don't count all the times I Am Weasel an Cow & Chicken met up, this might be the first crossover between CN shows. The Girls attempt to join the Association of World Super Men, featuring the Justice Friends and their chums, but fail due to being "little girls". Pretty good, but I mostly just love hearing Rob Paulson as Major Glory again.

7- "Super Zeroes"

Blossom as Wonder Woman, Bubbles as Hello Kitty, and Buttercup as Spawn. This is just how out there the show was, and the chemistry between the Girls together and by themselves is astounding.

6- "The Mane Event"

I appreciate how this ep attempts to break Blossom's character so she's more than just the self-righteous leader and flesh her character out a little. Granted, this isn't the first ep to do this, but I think messing with her hair was a believable twist and the way she saved the day in the end was a great character moment for her.

5- "Just Another Manic Mojo"

I think this episode was one of the first to really get into Mojo's character. We go through a day of the life of Mr. Jojo, right to a chance encounter with the Girls. Really funny stuff throughout, even if a lot of the humor is subdued.

4- "Him Diddle Riddle"

One of the last truly great episodes, this gives Him a chance to shine as he messes with the psyche of the Girls as they try to save the Professor. A bunch of good gags throughout, it works from start to finish.

3- "The Powerpuff Girls Best Rainy Day Adventure Ever"

Say it with me now: fly fly fly fly fly, pow, bye bye bye bye bye.

2- "Uh Oh Dynamo"

I think this is when the series really started to become something special. The first half of the episode had a sweet sidestory showing how much the Professor cares for his girls, while the second had an insane fight scene full of homages and creativity. The ending was also great, and brought us back to the center of the show.

1- "Meet the Beat Alls"

Does anything else need to be said? There are too many great references in here to call out.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on April 22, 2012, 09:50:51 PM
Just got done watching the end of Princess' first episode, starting with the part where she blows the girls out of the school, a few minutes ago, for the first time in probably over ten years. After that part, easily beat Buttercup and Bubbles. As a kid, the fight between Blossom and Princess made me think of Blossom as being the best fighter out of the group. Pretty bad ass fight.

Anyway, I've been thinking about how powerful the Powerpuff Girls and their villains are. The girls probably could beat Superman's ass and I was thinking about how Princess could easily mangle Iron Man.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on April 22, 2012, 09:53:02 PM
Tell that to Batman!
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on April 22, 2012, 10:04:25 PM
Terry, I need you to go get the Powerpuff Girls. Superman has gone rogue again.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Spark Of Spirit on April 22, 2012, 10:12:37 PM
Can you even name any girl superheroes with their own individual identity?
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on April 22, 2012, 10:14:04 PM
Quote from: gunswordfist on April 22, 2012, 10:04:25 PM
Terry, I need you to go get the Powerpuff Girls. Superman has gone rogue again.
This should be a Batman Beyond one-off. It'd make for the best Terry McG comic I'd ever read.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on April 22, 2012, 10:24:06 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on April 22, 2012, 10:12:37 PM
Can you even name any girl superheroes with their own individual identity?
I can't even name that many good female cartoon characters.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on April 22, 2012, 10:25:54 PM
Quote from: Avaitor on April 22, 2012, 10:14:04 PM
Quote from: gunswordfist on April 22, 2012, 10:04:25 PM
Terry, I need you to go get the Powerpuff Girls. Superman has gone rogue again.
This should be a Batman Beyond one-off. It'd make for the best Terry McG comic I'd ever read.
Hell, I'd read it.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Spark Of Spirit on April 22, 2012, 10:31:11 PM
Quote from: gunswordfist on April 22, 2012, 10:24:06 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on April 22, 2012, 10:12:37 PM
Can you even name any girl superheroes with their own individual identity?
I can't even name that many good female cartoon characters.
THERE AREN'T ANY

Bad attemtp at a joke aside, this was a great show. Funny, full of action, and quite charming.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on April 22, 2012, 10:33:14 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on April 22, 2012, 10:31:11 PM
Quote from: gunswordfist on April 22, 2012, 10:24:06 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on April 22, 2012, 10:12:37 PM
Can you even name any girl superheroes with their own individual identity?
I can't even name that many good female cartoon characters.
THERE AREN'T ANY
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Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on April 22, 2012, 10:43:51 PM
Watching bits and pieces of the show here and there, I was thinking about how clever many of the plots were. Hell, did the show in its prime really have any duds?
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Spark Of Spirit on April 22, 2012, 10:55:12 PM
Quote from: Avaitor on April 22, 2012, 10:33:14 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on April 22, 2012, 10:31:11 PM
Quote from: gunswordfist on April 22, 2012, 10:24:06 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on April 22, 2012, 10:12:37 PM
Can you even name any girl superheroes with their own individual identity?
I can't even name that many good female cartoon characters.
THERE AREN'T ANY
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Taken down a peg at my own poorly constructed game!
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: talonmalon333 on October 23, 2012, 06:17:15 PM
I'm just popping in here to say one thing. I love how they gave this 1 episode character a much better theme song than the Powerpuff Girls themselves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY7g03ypxb4&feature=related
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on December 13, 2012, 12:14:00 AM
I've been re-watching a lot of classic Cartoon Cartoons (remember whey they were called that?), mainly because during finals when I want to take a short break, the fact that most of these shows consist of 10-minute long episodes or less really makes them a perfect watch in-between study periods.

Lately I've been re-watching a lot of this show as well, and I have to say that in all honesty, I think that this show may have just aged the best out of all of the other CCs, Johnny Bravo included (even though that's still my favorite CC, admittedly due in part to nostalgia). The jokes are really witty, the characters are extremely entertaining (especially the villains), and the show has quite a bit of clever references and whatnot that totally flew over my head as a kid but are fun to notice when I re-watch them now.

As for the characters, the girls are pretty plain on their own but work great together as a group (I almost like to think as them as 3 parts of a single major character, since they are most fun when they are interacting with each other, which thankfully is most of the time), Professor Utonium is one of the more entertaining father-figure characters that I have seen in a comedic cartoon of this sort, and the rest of the regular characters of Townsville are amusing in their own rite. I also just came to realize that the narrator of the show is Tom Kenny. :D

Of course, the most memorable aspect of this show for me was always none other than Mojo-jojo. His over the top monologues still manage to force a chuckle out of me, and his overall absurdity leads to some of the best episodes in the entire series.

My only real gripe with this show is how it got pretty stale with the seasons that aired past the movie (the movie itself I actually like, though I believe I'm in the minority on that opinion). The episodes become much longer, either last for two segments per episode or even a full 30 minutes, and with the exception of a few episodes in the show, I always hated when the staff made the decision to do this. Like most CCs, PPG worked best as a series of shorts that were quick, fun, and never over-stayed their welcome. A lot of the longer episodes just end up feeling over-winded and drawn out to me, personally. Still, out of all of the CC's that I've been re-watching bits of over the past week, I've been seeming to have the most fun with this show in particular.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on December 13, 2012, 12:22:50 AM
Did my articles help your decision to rewarch some of PPG?
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on December 13, 2012, 12:27:04 AM
As great as your articles are, I kind of just sort of started re-watching random episodes on a whim. :>
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Foggle on December 13, 2012, 12:30:54 AM
Courage has definitely aged the best for me. I haven't watched PPG in a long time, though.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on December 13, 2012, 12:32:19 AM
Also, I re-watched that 10-year anniversary special. Its a bit too hyperactive for my liking, but if you can get past that its a really satisfactory tribute and send-off to the series.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on December 13, 2012, 12:40:56 AM
Quote from: Foggle on December 13, 2012, 12:30:54 AM
Courage has definitely aged the best for me. I haven't watched PPG in a long time, though.

I'd say that Courage has aged just as well as PPG, but for a very different reason. Its an incredibly unique show in every regard, There's nothing like it on the planet; nothing even close. Its probably the most timeless Cartoon Cartoon in that regard, though that doesn't necessarily mean that its for everyone. Its just a show that mostly relies on visuals, really good animation (for those of you who actually like cartoons being cartoons), and a ton of atmosphere. It has a lot of gross-out moments as well, but it doesn't ever overdo them, or at least not for me. I'll also say that this series still has a TON of episodes that still GENUINELY creep me out. Even though a lot of the scares are played off for laughs, I have a feeling that the staff behind this show were intentionally trying to scare us, and I don't care how corny it might sound, but if that was there intention then it pretty much worked on me.

Courage isn't my favorite CC, but its definitely one of the most interesting and fun to re-watch. As for PPG, though, I like it a lot for its wittiness. Its very much a show where the animation takes a back-seat to the dialogue (though there are a good deal of episodes that play exception to that rule), but it has the most sharply written and hilarious dialogue out of any of the CCs, barring some of the best Johnny Bravo episodes, but on the whole I can admit that PPG is the better show.

I've seen people compare MLP to PPG since they are both suppose to be girls shows that have clever writing that makes them appeal to a much wider audience. I've tried MLP myself, and while I have nothing against it, I just can't get into it (and I have tried). As for PPG, I don't consider it a girl's show at all, from the get-go. Its just a show where the main characters are a trio of sisters with super-powers and the entertainment usually revolves around the absurdity of the situations that they encounter on a daily basis in Townsville (or occasionally the situations that other characters find themselves in when its an episodes no centered around the girls). Its not really a girl's show or a boy's show. Its just a show that's really fun to watch.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Foggle on December 13, 2012, 12:46:46 AM
Yeah, I definitely need to re-watch most of the Cartoon Cartoons. I never realized just how witty JB, EEnE, and Sheep were until I revisited some of my favorite episodes.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on December 13, 2012, 04:19:23 AM
Hey Ensatsu, since you rewatched the Cartoon Cartoons, did you also watch anything from the What-A-Cartoon Show?

That was where most of the CCs got their pilots. PPG got two on there, and Courage (since you brought that up in your most recent post) has a fascinating pilot that I think is actually better than most of the main show's episodes.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on December 13, 2012, 09:28:18 AM
You all know that I think that EEnE has aged the best for me.

And honestly, I hated the 10th anniversary special. Wayyy too fast, and the Foster's style of flash did not work on the characters.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on December 13, 2012, 12:25:08 PM
I agree that everything felt way too fast and hyper, which was honestly my main problem with the anniversary special. However the actual writing and jokes felt as witty as ever, IMO. I just felt that in trying to cram way too much into a single 30-minute time-slot, they ended up forcing themselves to speed through the material and it just ended up sounding really bizarre how fast everyone was talking and how quickly everything was moving a lot, which really hurt the enjoyment factor of the episode, but I was still able to look past that and enjoy it for what it was. Its just a fun tribute to the series.

As for What a Cartoon, I did go back and watch both of the original PPG pilots. Even those episodes have aged surprisingly well, albeit they lacked some of the things that became key elements to the show itself when it became a series. As for Courage, I did see the original pilot (back when it was just a one-off short, and before Courage got his own show), but honestly I haven't seen it since then so I don't remember it well enough to comment on it.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on December 13, 2012, 12:38:03 PM
Courage was a weird case that its short even won an Oscar for Best Animated Short. I still think that it's more fun than the actual show, myself.

Also, I do believe that they actually sped up the anniversary special during its Cartoon Network broadcast, and is supposed to run a little slower and more natural in its original running time on the DVD. Whenever I get it, I'll give it another shot.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on December 13, 2012, 12:45:04 PM
Well, either way, whether you like the special or not, it did bring us this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boY3sUhePQ0) awesome as fuck piece. You've at least got to give it that. :sly:
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Foggle on December 13, 2012, 12:59:00 PM
Quote from: Avaitor on December 13, 2012, 12:38:03 PM
Courage was a weird case that its short even won an Oscar for Best Animated Short. I still think that it's more fun than the actual show, myself.
Are you guys talking about The Chicken From Outer Space? Maybe I'm just weird, but that's always been one of my least favorite Courage shorts.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on December 16, 2012, 01:51:58 AM
I guess we should talk about the reboot (http://toonamiinfolink.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1234) while we're at it.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Silverstar on December 16, 2012, 08:56:10 AM
^ I read about that; I assumed it was just an internet rumor.

But honestly? Feh. PPG was OK and all, but I really think CN should just let it rest. The post-movie episodes were abysmal and I really think the premise ran out of steam a while before it ended. I really don't see what else they can do with PPG without it becoming more stale and tired than it already became.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on December 16, 2012, 11:41:23 AM
I thought it was just another special.

Do we really need more PPG? Even accounting the fact that practically all long-cancelled shows which inexplicably return have their new runs end up paling under their original runs, it's not like the show ended on a high note, and Craig is far gone from CN now.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Eddy on December 16, 2012, 05:40:39 PM
I loved PPG but, yeah, we really don't need a reboot. The post-movie episodes were forgettable and I also didn't care for the 10th anniversary special.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Kiddington on December 16, 2012, 11:45:59 PM
Hey, maybe THAT'S why Lauren Faust left FiM!  :awesome:

In all seriousness though... why? I'd be way more on board with an EEnE reboot or something; we never even did get a full final season for that.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on December 17, 2012, 12:03:22 AM
I dunno, the movie was as perfect of a finale you can get.

I'm more curious as to how Antonucci's animated horror movie is coming along. We could really use something like that.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Goldstar on December 17, 2012, 08:29:51 AM
I'm confused. By "reboot", are we talking about another PPG special, or a new PPG series? Because I guess I'd be OK with the former (the 20th anniversary special was OK, but not great), but if it's the latter I have to dog pile on this and ask "Why?". The last season episodes of PPG ranged from forgettable to just plain awful, with "See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey" being the only stand-out episode, and I see no reason to renew PPG if Craig McCracken isn't going to be involved.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on December 17, 2012, 11:28:26 AM
I thought it was just a special, but I guess it's a new series after all.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Mr. Big on January 19, 2013, 01:38:39 AM
Quote from: Kiddington on December 16, 2012, 11:45:59 PM
Hey, maybe THAT'S why Lauren Faust left FiM!  :awesome:

In all seriousness though... why? I'd be way more on board with an EEnE reboot or something; we never even did get a full final season for that.
In all seriousness, Lauren Faust's not involved. She confirmed on twitter.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: LumRanmaYasha on December 16, 2013, 05:59:46 PM
The new Powerpuff Girls special is (finally) airing on January 20th 2014. (http://www.nickandmore.com/2013/12/16/new-powerpuff-girls-cgi-special-airing-january-20-2014/)

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QuoteThe Girls Are Back In Townsville!

The Powerpuff Girls Save the World Before Bedtime Again In All-New Special

Beatles Legend Ringo Starr Joins Original Voice Cast Catherine Cavadini, Tara Strong, E.G. Daily, Roger L. Jackson, Tom Kane and Tom Kenny in ?Dance Pantsed?

Global Launch Begins with U.S. Premiere on January 20 at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Cartoon Network

?Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice?plus a dash of mysterious Chemical X? were the essential ingredients that created Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup?also known as The Powerpuff Girls. This groundbreaking and Emmy?-winning series, created by Craig McCracken, recently celebrated its 15-year anniversary on Cartoon Network and will soar again as a brand-new, redesigned and re-imagined CG special where the trio of pint-sized super heroines will be called upon to rescue not just the city of Townsville, but the world, all before bedtime! ?Dance Pantsed? is set to premiere in the U.S. on Monday, January 20 at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Cartoon Network and will roll-out internationally beginning in February. The special features the original voice cast reprising their roles: Catherine Cavadini as Blossom, Tara Strong as Bubbles, E.G. Daily as Buttercup, Roger L. Jackson as Mojo Jojo, Tom Kane as The Professor and Tom Kenny as The Mayor with a special guest appearance by Beatles legend Ringo Starr as Fibonacci Sequins, Townsville?s most famous flamboyant mathematician.  In addition, Ringo Starr performs an original music video and song ?I Wish I Was A Powerpuff Girl.?

In ?Dance Pantsed,? why is Mojo Jojo kidnapping a mathematician, an opera singer and a badger? To steal Chemical X, of course, and to finally take over Townsville. But when the Powerpuff Girls thwart his plan, he invents an evil video game called ?Dance Pants R-EVILution? to control their minds and bodies to fulfill his evil plot! The Professor must visit his dark dancing past to save his girls so they can save all of Townsville!

Leading-up to the premiere of ?Dance Pantsed,? Cartoon Network is showcasing ten classic episodes of The Powerpuff Girls for a five-hour marathon on Sunday, January 19 beginning at 12 p.m. (ET/PT). Can?t get enough of The Powerpuff Girls? Fans will also enjoy an all-new mobile game launching January 2014. Players can become their favorite Powerpuff Girl and play through action-packed levels, fight hordes of evil robots and unlock power upgrades to defeat Mojo Jojo.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Silverstar on December 16, 2013, 08:42:42 PM
I've tried, but I just can't get excited about this special. Maybe it's because I've been subjected to so much PPG over the past 10 years or so, or maybe I'm just underwhelmed by the lackluster movie and 5th season or maybe I still haven't completely washed the bad taste of that last special out of my mouth, but I'm just kind of bored by PPG now; I can't bring myself to care anymore.

And the synopsis of this special is so...bleh. They're facing off against Mojo Jojo again?? And they're spoofing DDR in this? Really? Is that still a hot topic? This sounds more like a regular episode of the show than a special, or maybe that's the idea. Yeah, the art style is supposed to be different, but story-wise, it's just the same old same old.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on December 16, 2013, 09:13:12 PM
I personally thought the 10th anniversary episode was awful, and after seeing what previews are leaking of this new special, I'm not interested.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on December 16, 2013, 09:56:47 PM
I'm personally annoyed that they're airing this a couple of days after Ed, Edd n' Eddy's anniversary, which CN is doing nothing for.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on December 16, 2013, 10:23:55 PM
Quote from: Avaitor on December 16, 2013, 09:56:47 PMI'm personally annoyed that they're airing this a couple of days after Ed, Edd n' Eddy's anniversary, which CN is doing nothing for.

It's because they can't. The show was produced by a.k.a. Cartoon, not CN Studios.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on December 16, 2013, 11:16:57 PM
The 10th anniversary special was great, what are you talking about?



I'll wait until I see previews for this special on TV to say anything about it.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on December 17, 2013, 01:22:37 AM
To be fair, I've only seen the Cartoon Network version of the 10th anniversary special, while apparently the DVD version is a little slowed down, but that was all over the place. On top of that, PPG didn't really fit with Foster's animation style.

But I haven't seen the thing since it aired, so maybe it's better than I remember.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Silverstar on December 17, 2013, 07:42:41 AM
I'm already suffering with PPG Burnout, and the fact that Craig McCracken isn't penning this doesn't make me any more enthusiastic.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on December 17, 2013, 04:39:40 PM
They were right, those redesigns are awful.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: talonmalon333 on December 17, 2013, 04:45:47 PM
I was never the hugest fan of PPG in the first place, to be honest. It's good, I don't think it's great or anything like that. Plus, I got burned out on Mojo appearing in nearly every episode.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on December 17, 2013, 06:33:43 PM
I don't think Mojo was THAT overdone, honestly. Not compared to Drakken and Shego in Kim Possible, anyway.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on December 17, 2013, 06:37:03 PM
Or Vlad in Danny Phantom.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: LumRanmaYasha on December 21, 2013, 11:50:11 PM
Finally, a promo for the special. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYOro8j6Mmg)

I dunno about you guys, but the animation feels a little off to me for everyone besides the girls themselves. Mojo's design feels wrong to me as well. Looks fun though, so we'll see.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Silverstar on December 22, 2013, 08:39:53 AM
I saw the trailer; the animation looks like a cut scene from a video game, like PlayStation 1 era.

This, no McCracken and yet another Mojo focused story. The more I see of this special, the less enthusiastic I am for it.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Lord Il on December 22, 2013, 08:53:26 AM
Quote from: Silverstar on December 22, 2013, 08:39:53 AM
I saw the trailer; the animation looks like a cut scene from a video game, like PlayStation 1 era.
I'm actually glad I wasn't the only one who thought that.


And besides not having Craig McCracken at the helm anymore, what's bothering me the most in that promo is the character design re-invention.. ugh... It'll take some getting used to.

On the upside, apparently the same voice cast will be returning.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Goldstar on December 23, 2013, 07:35:09 AM
Why even make the special in CGI if you're not going to spend the extra money for good CGI?
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: King Hippo on December 24, 2013, 02:07:05 AM
I view this special as CN trying to test the waters to see whether it would be worth their while to revive their most successful Cartoon Cartoon.

I remember back in high school how Powerpuff Girls merchandise was freaking EVERYWHERE.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on December 24, 2013, 11:39:47 AM
Yeah, but did it ever sell? I honestly don't remember seeing anyone, girl or boy, with much PPG merch.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on December 24, 2013, 12:47:34 PM
I saw a number of Powerpuff Girl backpacks and whatknot, so yes it did.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Spark Of Spirit on December 24, 2013, 01:05:10 PM
The show was big with kids, teenagers who had problems admitting it, and adults as well. It spread the demos pretty well.

CN squandered a really good thing, in my opinion.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: King Hippo on December 24, 2013, 03:11:15 PM
They made a theatrical movie two years later than they should have. It was dark and moody and for some bizarre reason was forbidden to be played after 3pm.

Plus the post-movie episodes really were total shit.

PPG were always second to DBZ during that period.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Commode on December 24, 2013, 05:02:34 PM
Yeah, PPG was a big merch train in the early 2000s.  I think Spongebob kind of edged them out after a couple years though, by around 2003-2004 they were done.

Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Lord Il on December 24, 2013, 07:25:56 PM
Just recently saw 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas movie. Can't believe it took about ten years for me to finally see it. Having not watched PPG in years, this was a real treat!  

(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldnjgxyWt31qd3poio1_500.png)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Commode on December 24, 2013, 07:33:44 PM
Yeah, it's been on Boomerang a lot the last few weeks.

On another note, I really wish Cartoon Network/Boomerang would drop the Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer special.  It was fucking horrible the first time it aired, it's still fucking horrible all these years later.  Take the hint Turner.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: King Hippo on December 24, 2013, 11:14:42 PM
Quote from: Do They Know It's Christmas? on December 24, 2013, 05:02:34 PM
Yeah, PPG was a big merch train in the early 2000s.  I think Spongebob kind of edged them out after a couple years though, by around 2003-2004 they were done.

Yeah, once I graduated they were done. You definitely got the sense that CN was getting ready to move away from the old Cartoon Cartoons and towards new endeavors. The following year they would introduce the city channel design and the so-called 2nd Generation would begin.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on December 25, 2013, 07:56:33 AM
I read before that CN told McCracken that he can let the show run for as long as he wanted, but he chose to end it with 78 episodes, just like Dexter, so he could work on Foster's. While that was a hit too obviously, I have a feeling that this burned some bridges between the two of them.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on December 25, 2013, 08:00:30 AM
Quote from: Do They Know It's Christmas? on December 24, 2013, 07:33:44 PMOn another note, I really wish Cartoon Network/Boomerang would drop the Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer special.  It was fucking horrible the first time it aired, it's still fucking horrible all these years later.  Take the hint Turner.

I think that might be a Time Warner mandate. The special first aired on Kids' WB! in 2000, then Jamie Kellner took over Turner for a couple of years and forced CN to play KWB's cartoons. (The special joined the Christmas Party in 2002.) I don't think they can get rid of it, even if they wanted to.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Goldstar on January 01, 2014, 08:55:17 AM
I saw another commercial for the new Powerpuff Girls special last night, and I have to say, the animation just looks Gawd-awful. This CGI is so bad it makes the CGI on The Garfield Show look good. I could see it if this were a student film or something, but Turner studios paid good money to make a PPG special and this is what they gave us? No Craig McCracken at the helm and shitty looking CG animation? It's almost as though Turner wants this special to fail.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: hobbyfan on January 09, 2014, 09:34:17 PM
Memo to CN:

Jealous much?
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on January 17, 2014, 07:39:56 PM
Heads up- this Sunday, which is the day before the new special airs, CN will air a 5-hour marathon of the show starting at 12 PM.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: King Hippo on January 17, 2014, 07:44:18 PM
I do wonder why the hell CN US never aired Powerpuff Girls Z. It had a dub specifically Americanized, yet it never aired here or in the UK.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on January 17, 2014, 09:37:03 PM
Quote from: hobbyfan on January 09, 2014, 09:34:17 PMMemo to CN:

Jealous much?

??? Jealous of what?
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Rosalinas Spare Wand on January 17, 2014, 11:42:29 PM
Quote from: Zac Bertschy's Sex Slave on January 17, 2014, 07:44:18 PM
I do wonder why the hell CN US never aired Powerpuff Girls Z. It had a dub specifically Americanized, yet it never aired here or in the UK.

Didn't it come out around the time they were trying to distance the network from old shows? I remember everyone else thought it was a perfect fit for Miguzi but it never happened.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: King Hippo on January 18, 2014, 10:40:04 AM
It's just as well, because the English dub is one of the worst things I've ever seen. It's on 4Kids One Piece level.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Kiddington on January 18, 2014, 10:55:32 AM
Quote from: Rosalinas Spare Wand on January 17, 2014, 11:42:29 PM
Quote from: Zac Bertschy's Sex Slave on January 17, 2014, 07:44:18 PM
I do wonder why the hell CN US never aired Powerpuff Girls Z. It had a dub specifically Americanized, yet it never aired here or in the UK.

Didn't it come out around the time they were trying to distance the network from old shows? I remember everyone else thought it was a perfect fit for Miguzi but it never happened.

Yeah, basically when they were in the infancy of the live-action push (06-07).

So I guess it was either this or Out of Jimmy's Head.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on January 18, 2014, 11:05:01 AM
I'd also think that CN's "boys only" rule or whatever would be another factor against PPGZ, but since they still seem proud of the show, that probably isn't a reason.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Silverstar on January 18, 2014, 02:38:51 PM
I think there just wasn't enough demand for CN to bring PPGZ to the States. (I know several people on message boards wanted to see it, but CN doesn't really cater to the adult internet fanbase when it comes to CN's shows.) PPGZ was just a mediocre to average magical girls anime featuring characters who vaguely resembled the PPG cast. Americans don't really need PPGZ since we have the original.

Plus, the English dub of the show was pretty bad.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on January 20, 2014, 12:19:44 AM
Heh, I was totally busy for a lot of today and missed the marathon.

Did anyone catch it? Did they pick some good eps?
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on March 26, 2014, 08:35:35 PM
Did you guys know that the guy who played Ghostface in the Scream movies is the voice of Mojo Jojo?

The person who used to upload entire CCF blocks to YouTube before Warner shut them down is doing it again, and while "Criss Cross Crisis" is playing (great episode, btw), I thought that I'd look up his voice, and bam.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: LumRanmaYasha on June 16, 2014, 11:00:32 AM
The Powerpuff Girls are getting a whole new series set to premiere in 2016. (http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/the-powerpuff-girls-to-return-with-new-series-in-2016-1201221202/)

Well, I can't say I'm not interested. I do like PPG after all and of all the cartoon cartoons it's the one that best lends itself to a multiple series franchise. The show went south in it's final two seasons without McCracken though, so I am a bit skeptical that it'll turn out well right now. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on June 16, 2014, 12:41:16 PM
I thought that McCarken was still there for its last two seasons, though.

He definitely won't be back for this however, since he and CN aren't on good terms anymore, so my interest isn't too high yet. It is surprising to see them go back to PPG so much, since it doesn't air on CN and I don't think that kids really know or care about it anymore.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: LumRanmaYasha on June 16, 2014, 12:49:12 PM
Quote from: Avaitor on June 16, 2014, 12:41:16 PM
I thought that McCarken was still there for its last two seasons, though.

He left after season 4 to make Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on June 16, 2014, 01:28:58 PM
I'd be interested if they did not use character designs that are worse than Transformers Animated.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on June 16, 2014, 02:47:12 PM
Hmm, Chris Savino took over the show after McCracken left. The same guy behind the later Dexter episodes.

Why did I not know this, and how am I not the least bit surprised?
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on June 16, 2014, 02:54:13 PM
lmao
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Spark Of Spirit on June 16, 2014, 03:17:36 PM
The man should not be a showrunner. Some people just don't work properly in the position.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on June 16, 2014, 03:23:23 PM
I was checking Savino's tv.com page to see if he was another Mike Scully, but he mostly came out of nowhere. He wrote a couple of season 2 Dexter shorts, but I don't recall any of those being A-game. He also did some I Am Weasel stuff, not to mention Gym Partner...

I wonder what would've happened if Paul Rudish took over for Dexter when it came back. I can't help but wonder if that would have been a much better experience.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Spark Of Spirit on June 16, 2014, 03:40:45 PM
The thing is, Mike Scully is a fairly good comedy writer. He's just not good in the position of filtering others' ideas. Chris Savino has proven on two separate occasions that while he may be a decent writer, he cannot manage a show.

That's probably why when people were wondering who the next MLP showrunner was and Savino worked on the show, everyone became nervous. Thankfully, that didn't happen. I would hope by now he knows to stay away from the position. It's just not for him.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on June 16, 2014, 03:49:24 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on June 16, 2014, 03:40:45 PM
The thing is, Mike Scully is a fairly good comedy writer. He's just not good in the position of filtering others' ideas. Chris Savino has proven on two separate occasions that while he may be a decent writer, he cannot manage a show.
That's what I was checking on, but it doesn't seem like Savino is even that great at writing or directing.

I don't know if I'll go back to my CN series (if I do, I might just stick to PPG and EEnE- I've always had trouble with writing about Dexter and Johnny), but if I do, I am really not looking forward to his runs.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Nameless on June 16, 2014, 07:36:13 PM
Quote from: Avaitor on June 16, 2014, 12:41:16 PM
I thought that McCarken was still there for its last two seasons, though.

He definitely won't be back for this however, since he and CN aren't on good terms anymore, so my interest isn't too high yet. It is surprising to see them go back to PPG so much, since it doesn't air on CN and I don't think that kids really know or care about it anymore.

There's one other side to this, though: cashing in on '90s nostalgia.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: superfluidity on June 16, 2014, 08:38:54 PM
Quote from: Avaitor on June 16, 2014, 12:41:16 PM
He definitely won't be back for this however, since he and CN aren't on good terms anymore, so my interest isn't too high yet. It is surprising to see them go back to PPG so much, since it doesn't air on CN and I don't think that kids really know or care about it anymore.

I'm pretty much agreed with you.

I still can't believe CN drove away McCracken like that. You would think they would treat the creator of one of their two big franchises like royalty.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on June 16, 2014, 08:44:57 PM
Welcome to AR, superfluidity!
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: superfluidity on June 16, 2014, 08:47:10 PM
I've been lurking on here (and prior to that, TZ) on-and-off for a while now, but thanks!
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on June 16, 2014, 08:55:26 PM
You're welcome. :)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on June 16, 2014, 09:07:20 PM
CN just can't let go of it, can they?

The show is over. Done. Kaput. Stop trying to bring it back. It's a fully decomposed horse carcass. Just leave it alone.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on June 16, 2014, 09:11:25 PM
I wouldn't mind if they did it right.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Foggle on June 17, 2014, 12:34:01 AM
Quote from: superfluidity on June 16, 2014, 08:47:10 PM
I've been lurking on here (and prior to that, TZ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuoaGPlWr-4)) on-and-off for a while now, but thanks!
I'd like to welcome you to the forum, as well.  :el_hail:
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: LumRanmaYasha on June 17, 2014, 08:38:17 AM
Quote from: gunswordfist on June 16, 2014, 09:11:25 PM
I wouldn't mind if they did it right.

Same.

Also, welcome to the forum superfluidity!  :e_hail:
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: talonmalon333 on June 17, 2014, 11:48:39 AM
Welcome to the forum!
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on February 16, 2015, 10:22:30 PM
Quote from: Cartoon X on June 16, 2014, 11:00:32 AMThe Powerpuff Girls are getting a whole new series set to premiere in 2016. (http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/the-powerpuff-girls-to-return-with-new-series-in-2016-1201221202/)

The PPGs potential redesigns for the new series were posted on CN's Bulgarian newsletter.

(http://i.imgur.com/3kZcrRm.png)

I approve! :thumbup:
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on February 16, 2015, 11:27:13 PM
That special with the different animation was actually pretty good, so I'm open to a new PPGs series as long as it runs smoothly. No matter what though, I imagine Craig and his wife aren't going to be too happy about this.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on February 20, 2015, 01:07:06 PM
The first pilot aired 20 years ago today.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on February 20, 2015, 02:58:20 PM
happy birthday blossom, bubbles and buttercup!
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Nameless on June 08, 2015, 08:24:26 PM
So CN is recasting the leading roles - Kristen Li will be taking over from Tara Strong as Bubbles, I don't know who is taking on Blossom and Buttercup.

I dislike the idea on principle, and even more so now that I know that CN didn't even ASK Strong, Cavadini and Daily if they wanted to reprise the roles. (https://twitter.com/tarastrong/status/608066922173702144)

The last quarter-century or so of cartoons have not given birth to many evergreen characters (SpongeBob being the biggest exception of course), but if PPG has enough cachet to be revived now, why couldn't CN respect the characters and offer their traditional VAs a chance to come back? Mel Blanc was Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck and many of his other characters until he died or could otherwise no longer perform them. Same with Daws Butler and Yogi Bear, Elroy Jetson, et al. Same with Don Messick and Boo Boo and Muttley and Astro and Scooby-Doo. June Foray is STILL Rocky.

I do think the people who currently run CN have shown signs that they've slipped into that Nickelodeon trap of valuing intellectual property over those who create it, and it's a painful thing to watch.

(Also, much as I love Strong, it is a bit irksome that a lot of people don't realize she wasn't the original Bubbles - Kath Soucie was)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Spark Of Spirit on June 08, 2015, 08:30:51 PM
Disney's doing the same thing with DuckTales. I honestly don't know why they do things like that. There can't be much to simply keeping the same actor to the same role for as long as it's feasible to do.

I'm not really looking forward to this either way, and this news doesn't help.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on June 08, 2015, 09:10:32 PM
I'm still on board as long as this is written well. Could be CN assumed Tara Strong would be too wrapped up with MLP. Blossom's actress retired a while ago if I remember right, so that probably had something to do with this.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on June 08, 2015, 09:23:14 PM
It's voice acting though. No one is too busy to do just one role.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Nameless on June 08, 2015, 09:36:37 PM
Quote from: Peanutbutter on June 08, 2015, 09:10:32 PM
I'm still on board as long as this is written well. Could be CN assumed Tara Strong would be too wrapped up with MLP. Blossom's actress retired a while ago if I remember right, so that probably had something to do with this.

Cathy Cavadini is still active as an actress.

You're thinking of Christine Cavanaugh, who actually died last year.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on June 08, 2015, 10:53:37 PM
Quote from: Nameless on June 08, 2015, 09:36:37 PM
Quote from: Peanutbutter on June 08, 2015, 09:10:32 PM
I'm still on board as long as this is written well. Could be CN assumed Tara Strong would be too wrapped up with MLP. Blossom's actress retired a while ago if I remember right, so that probably had something to do with this.

Cathy Cavadini is still active as an actress.

You're thinking of Christine Cavanaugh, who actually died last year.



No, I remember it saying Cavadini, I know the difference with them.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Nameless on June 08, 2015, 11:20:12 PM
Whoop, sorry.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on June 08, 2015, 11:33:13 PM
Now make your 100th post special. :)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on June 08, 2015, 11:43:11 PM
Actually...
(https://twitter.com/CatCavadini/status/608084564209102848)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on June 09, 2015, 12:46:14 AM
Also, this is what the show is going to look like.

(http://www.theouthousers.com/images/jce/sdsichero/2015/06/powerpuffgirls2016.jpg)

Honestly, not too bad. It's a little simplified from the original's designs, but that fits the bill pretty well. And truthfully, I was never a big fan of the show's art to begin with. The UPA style has always worn thin for me. Powerpuff and Dexter's were shows that I came back to for writing rather than animation.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on June 09, 2015, 01:06:23 AM
I had to stop reading halfway through you hating the show's art.

Anyway, I think Butttercup's hair is positioned a bit weirdly but besides that, I can dig it. :)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on June 09, 2015, 01:33:40 AM
Yay! They don't look like abominations now! :swoon:

I probably won't see this new show, though. The original series overstayed its welcome by a few too many seasons (and a few pointless spinoffs). I just feel burned out on PPG.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Nameless on June 09, 2015, 04:55:25 AM
I'm a UPA (mid-century aesthetics in general really) kind of person, though mercifully they didn't mess with the designs here TOO much.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on June 09, 2015, 09:35:20 AM
I really like Hanna-Barbera's earlier look (hence why I've always admired the first season of Johnny Bravo's look so much), but UPA is a little too cutesy and flat for me. I've also just never found their cartoons very entertaining, with some exceptions.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on January 27, 2016, 09:35:17 PM
According to this article, (http://www.regularcapital.com/2016/01/cartoon-network-uk-march-2016-highlights) CN UK should be airing the series sometime in either March or April. That should mean the premiere date for the U.S. isn't that far off now.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on February 01, 2016, 01:28:32 PM
Teaser on CN's Twitter account. (https://twitter.com/cartoonnetwork/status/694236271430885376)

EDIT: Longer teaser on YouTube. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMSkRAJYQuk)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on February 06, 2016, 10:40:46 PM
Last two seasons of the original might have been rough, but I never got tired of the Powerpuff Girls. As long as this new one is good I plan to keep up with it.



I wonder if there will be any new characters?
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on February 07, 2016, 02:26:56 AM
If there's a new Powerpuff Girl, I walk.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on February 07, 2016, 09:30:05 AM
What if it's Bunny?
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on February 07, 2016, 04:45:45 PM
 :whuh:
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on February 10, 2016, 01:44:50 AM
An episode will be screened at SXSW. (http://schedule.sxsw.com/2016/events/event_FS20681)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on February 11, 2016, 03:47:00 PM
Watch a sneak peek! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUXprMizqIs)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daxdiv on February 12, 2016, 01:47:59 AM
Why does the villain look like something from Clarence?
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on February 12, 2016, 04:01:46 AM
The sneak peeks I've seen look okay. Can't fully tell without seeing a whole episode, but so far it seems like it will be decent. The new series definitely has a different tone to it.




Quote from: Daxdiv on February 12, 2016, 01:47:59 AM
Why does the villain look like something from Clarence?


Its just the way the style for some characters are in this.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on February 12, 2016, 07:23:14 PM
Two new promos! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZACPJjofVk) This time with animation and voice clips!
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on February 22, 2016, 05:27:39 AM
Premiere date: April 4 at 6PM.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on February 22, 2016, 06:01:12 AM
I'm actually liking everything I've seen since they started showing clips. I imagine Craig and Lauren aren't going to be happy no matter what, but I think the show seems to have potential.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on February 22, 2016, 06:05:16 PM
So Craig's not involved? That reminds me, I wonder how good the revival's writing will be. Also wonder how big it'll be.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on February 22, 2016, 06:28:30 PM
No he and Lauren aren't involved. They weren't happy about it when it was announced. On the hand I know it was their creation, but seeing how mediocre the final two seasons got under their watch plus some of the problems Foster had before its end it might be for the best. Wander Over Yonder has still been good when I watch it, but the two of them can and have screwed things up. Bendy, anyone?
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on February 22, 2016, 07:56:03 PM
Quote from: Peanutbutter on February 22, 2016, 06:28:30 PMNo he and Lauren aren't involved. They weren't happy about it when it was announced. On the hand I know it was their creation, but seeing how mediocre the final two seasons got under their watch plus some of the problems Foster had before its end it might be for the best.

Craig had nothing to do with the final seasons of PPG. He left the show a few years in to start work on Foster's. I'm not sure how long he stayed on Foster's (I stopped watching somewhere around the second or third season), although I imagine he left that show, too.

The problem with CN shows in general is that the creators have to sacrifice all rights of their characters to the network in order to get the greenlight, hence why some of them went downhill over time. Disney is a lot nicer and allows more creative control, hence why WOY has been way better than his previous creations.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on February 22, 2016, 09:05:30 PM
Disney nicer than CN with creator rights? What bizarro world did I just enter..

Anyway, yeah I didn't know whether or not Craig was involved. I am not saying that the show will have bad writing without him at all but PPG had some pretty damn good writing. Arguably the best out of any Cartoon Cartoon or CN original, really. I'm not asking for it to get that level but I'd like to see them get at close or hell, not be mediocre, at least.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on February 22, 2016, 09:57:07 PM
I can't think of too many longer-running CN originals that had their creators stay from start to finish. EEnE, Courage, and Regular Show come to mind first, and the latter is still running.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on February 22, 2016, 10:02:29 PM
 :whuh: I do not want to see Regular Show without J.G. They better end the show if he even so much as thinks about stepping away.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on April 04, 2016, 06:04:23 AM
The new series begins today at 6PM. There will be two episodes today, then a new episode every weekday for two weeks.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on April 04, 2016, 01:19:35 PM
Today?! O.o
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on April 04, 2016, 01:37:20 PM
Yes.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on April 04, 2016, 01:47:57 PM
No way.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on April 04, 2016, 06:11:44 PM
So, I've watched three episodes today (even though "Man-Up" [Friday's episode] was already up on CN Video for the past couple of weeks, I thought I'd wait till the series' premiere to watch it).

Wow. They've really downplayed the narrator from the original series.

Buttercup comes off as mildly annoying. Her attempts at sounding "hip" almost turned me off from watching the full episodes. (BTW, does she sound like Peridot to anyone else?) Thankfully, I managed to sit through the whole thing and was entertained at what I saw.

I'll need more time to process my thoughts on this. I will say, though, that this is a pretty decent reboot. It might need some time to find its groove, but I like it so far.

EDIT: Oh, and the cell phones are a nice touch. Private landlines are obsolete, anyway.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: LumRanmaYasha on April 04, 2016, 07:05:33 PM
I watched them. While not humorless, I feel it lacks the wit and charm that made the original as special as it was. I didn't laugh very much at any of the episodes I saw, but I enjoyed them enough that I wouldn't mind watching more every now and then.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on April 04, 2016, 10:16:38 PM
It kind of has similar problems to the later seasons of PPG from back when it was originally on the air and Craig McCracken was no longer involved in the writing process, and in that regard also feels similar to the later seasons of Dexter's Laboratory and Johnny Bravo. That said, I wouldn't say that it felt quite as dull and devoid of energy as those seasons were, as something about these episodes did give me the feeling that the staff behind it were genuinely trying to make something good.

It's kind of a strange feeling, in that I honestly didn't enjoy these episodes, but at the same time they kind of compel me to give the show a chance to smooth things out over the course of the season. Whether it will pick up or not remains to be seen, but as it stands I'm currently in the "meh" boat.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on April 04, 2016, 11:18:33 PM
I like it so far. Thought Buttercup was fun in both of the ones I saw. I think each of the new actresses have done a good job making them sound young while having distinct personalities. And I love how Princess was in the derby episode. No whininess from her that could be a bit much in the original, her personality in this has a slick, but still arrogant vibe that oozes confidence.



Speaking of derbys, the Derbytante girls were fun. The leader had a fun persona of her own, and the face turn they pulled felt natural. Solid character development in just eleven minutes there. I'm sure people are going to have some hangups while getting used to this, but so far I think this new series had a great start.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on April 05, 2016, 08:20:57 PM
So Miss Bellum's been cut out of the show because the showrunners didn't think she was indicative of their message. (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-powerpuff-girls-20160401-story.html)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Spark Of Spirit on April 05, 2016, 08:22:33 PM
Hoo boy.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on April 05, 2016, 08:27:34 PM
QuoteOne character who didn't make the cut in the new "Powerpuff Girls" series? The mayor's red-headed assistant Ms. Bellum.

"We felt like Ms. Bellum wasn't quite indicative of the kind of messaging we wanted to be giving out at this time, so we sort of had her move on," Jennings explained. "And that was a good choice I think on our part."

The Ms. Sara Bellum character was the super-intelligent, capable and apparently beautiful woman (her face was never shown), who for some reason never rose above being the assistant to the generally clueless mayor of Townsville.


A bit of a shame since she was a good character, but I can understand why they'd think her relationship to the Mayor would be contradictory to what they want to present. Honestly, reading the rest of that made me feel better because the showrunners make it very clear they're going to focus hard on character development. Exactly the way it should be if they want this show to be a success.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daxdiv on April 05, 2016, 11:20:14 PM
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on April 05, 2016, 08:20:57 PM
So Miss Bellum's been cut out of the show because the showrunners didn't think she was indicative of their message. (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-powerpuff-girls-20160401-story.html)

Not wanting a character that is both smart and beautiful. What kind of message are you sending people?
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Spark Of Spirit on April 05, 2016, 11:37:25 PM
Quote from: Daxdiv on April 05, 2016, 11:20:14 PM
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on April 05, 2016, 08:20:57 PM
So Miss Bellum's been cut out of the show because the showrunners didn't think she was indicative of their message. (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-powerpuff-girls-20160401-story.html)

Not wanting a character that is both smart and beautiful. What kind of message are you sending people?
Not to mention, she was likable. She was in that job because she wanted to be there to help the girls and the Mayor, it's not like she was some put upon character that was miserable all the time or resented them.

Not a fan of this. Don't care what the excuse is.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daxdiv on April 16, 2016, 06:50:38 AM
(https://41.media.tumblr.com/f75a237124a8afbe2598da9918a8f85c/tumblr_o5afz3hTAM1v0qlc4o1_1280.png)

I love how both Tumblr & 4chan come together and hate this show. I think I've had more entertainment reading through the PPG tag & reading /co/ threads than actually watching the show.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on April 16, 2016, 07:47:47 AM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on April 05, 2016, 11:37:25 PM
Quote from: Daxdiv on April 05, 2016, 11:20:14 PM
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on April 05, 2016, 08:20:57 PM
So Miss Bellum's been cut out of the show because the showrunners didn't think she was indicative of their message. (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-powerpuff-girls-20160401-story.html)

Not wanting a character that is both smart and beautiful. What kind of message are you sending people?
Not to mention, she was likable. She was in that job because she wanted to be there to help the girls and the Mayor, it's not like she was some put upon character that was miserable all the time or resented them.

Not a fan of this. Don't care what the excuse is.




They actually had an episode that addressed this. Miss Bellum had a thousand days of vacation time stacked from decades of her working with the mayor so she went off to use them. She was onscreen and everything, and they didn't mishandle her characterization, so it went smoothly. Yeah, it still sucks the new team doesn't want to use her. I guess they think its not a good feminist message to have a woman assistant to a mayor with no upward mobility.



Other than that, I actually find the show has been pretty decent so far. The Man Boy episode in particular was good.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on April 27, 2016, 03:21:51 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/ildbcFJ.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/dka6Xis.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/qWn25hQ.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/HTg69qR.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/MlAgPDa.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/jlr2LQQ.png)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on May 04, 2016, 01:28:11 PM
Welp, time to give up on this reboot. (http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=77d8fd1b81666a1dba9c96f0f&id=e3eadeb2c4) (Scroll down.)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Spark Of Spirit on May 04, 2016, 01:36:01 PM
You mean this?

(https://gallery.mailchimp.com/77d8fd1b81666a1dba9c96f0f/images/913a4a92-7f42-415f-add8-b18e1c9829ec.png)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on May 04, 2016, 01:57:20 PM
Big whoop, so its getting a crossover. Teen Titans Go isn't really that bad so I'm not fuming over this.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Nameless on May 05, 2016, 12:43:28 AM
At least WBA and CNS are collaborating on something.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on April 17, 2017, 08:55:18 PM
I'm taking a break from blowing money on manga after a particularly big purchase just came in the mail- the complete series!

The pre-movie PPG will always be one of my favorite cartoons, so I'm happy that it's here for me to own and rewatch. I'm saving it for a nightcap when I have trouble sleeping, which I've been doing lately with the Flintstones (which I'll write about soon, being on the last season). Ordering this was a bit of a statement for me, since even though I'm interested in the future of the Boomerang app, I will still support physical media.

It helps that there don't seem to be any plans to add the show on there anytime soon, though. ;D
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on April 18, 2017, 07:13:13 PM
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on April 05, 2016, 08:20:57 PM
So Miss Bellum's been cut out of the show because the showrunners didn't think she was indicative of their message. (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-powerpuff-girls-20160401-story.html)
:srs:
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on April 20, 2017, 07:24:43 PM
Quote from: gunswordfist on April 18, 2017, 07:13:13 PM
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on April 05, 2016, 08:20:57 PM
So Miss Bellum's been cut out of the show because the showrunners didn't think she was indicative of their message. (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-powerpuff-girls-20160401-story.html)
:srs:




You just now noticed that?
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Foggle on May 28, 2017, 01:57:25 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DA7280wUwAA7LN-.jpg)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DA7280zVwAAYF_r.jpg)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DA72808UwAA7SN0.jpg)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on May 28, 2017, 02:10:19 PM
uh...
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daxdiv on May 28, 2017, 05:06:51 PM
Dude is living the dream.... I guess.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on May 28, 2017, 06:43:58 PM
Well, not the first time a grown man with glasses named Jared hit on little girls.

Anyway, here's a clip of his deeds. (https://youtu.be/I_kxaasq6Qk)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Spark Of Spirit on May 28, 2017, 08:14:15 PM
As if this show wasn't enough of a dumpster fire.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on May 28, 2017, 08:18:33 PM
Maybe we're just assuming the worst and this is just a cute in-joke the writer put in, but considering the drama going on between some of the Steven Universe writers, it's hard to give the benefit of the doubt.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daxdiv on May 28, 2017, 08:24:10 PM
It's like I'm watching something from Fanfiction.net self shipping fic come to life. I don't know how I should feel about this.

Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on May 28, 2017, 08:18:33 PM
but considering the drama going on between some of the Steven Universe writers, it's hard to give the benefit of the doubt.

What are the Steven Universes up to now.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on May 28, 2017, 08:31:31 PM
Quote from: Daxdiv on May 28, 2017, 08:24:10 PM
What are the Steven Universes up to now.

Just the usual Zuke antics and Sugar's inability to keep the artists drawing on-model.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on May 28, 2017, 11:49:38 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/FdNRJhW.png)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daxdiv on May 29, 2017, 07:32:08 AM
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on May 28, 2017, 08:18:33 PM
Maybe we're just assuming the worst and this is just a cute in-joke the writer put in,

Found something.

(http://i.imgur.com/mYH7OEW.png)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on May 29, 2017, 11:53:44 AM
Of course they would say that. It's not like a PPG crewmember would actually blurt out "Yep, he's a self-insert because he has a carnal desire for Blossom. It's been going on for a while, and we've let it happen. We encouraged it, even."

And I found a scene where Blossom tries to kill Bubbles because she's getting in the way of her Jared crush. (https://youtu.be/qHJP1b0NkII)
And him wiping sweat off his face when asked who his favorite Powerpuff Girl is. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfZjNzM6lJU&feature=youtu.be&t=1m12s)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Foggle on May 29, 2017, 05:13:30 PM
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on May 29, 2017, 11:53:44 AM
And him wiping sweat off his face when asked who his favorite Powerpuff Girl is. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfZjNzM6lJU&feature=youtu.be&t=1m12s)
Oh my god. This basically proves it...
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Spark Of Spirit on May 29, 2017, 06:33:07 PM
He even wrote the "twerking" episode.

Amazing. Someone needs the slow clap gif.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on May 29, 2017, 09:50:41 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/50BW51X.png)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on May 30, 2017, 12:55:26 AM
That writer's picture has pedophile written all over it. Good grief, I like some of the episodes I've seen of the reboot but I'm thankful I never saw any of that nonsense.



And yeah, that other staffer's defense was weaksauce. And I thought the SpongeBob Memorial Day tweet that got deleted was all the cartoon related craziness I'd see.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daxdiv on May 30, 2017, 12:58:44 AM
I'm glad to see that he graduated from the Dobson school of inflation art. Truly the best money that Dobson has ever earned.


Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on May 29, 2017, 06:33:07 PM
He even wrote the "twerking" episode.

.........................................................................

Looks at what else he wrote. Of fuck, of course this guy also worked on the Horn Sweet Horn & Bye Bye Bellum. Of course he had to work on those episodes as well. You know, looking through the Powerpuff Girls Wikia kinda shows him being behind the story on a lot of episodes. How deep does this rabbit hole go?
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on May 30, 2017, 10:04:31 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/8TZ7vcr.jpg)

Blossom wants some of Jake's noodz.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Spark Of Spirit on May 30, 2017, 10:27:13 PM
This has gone way too far off the rails.

Ick. :whuh:
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on May 30, 2017, 11:32:19 PM
How much deeper can they dig? Let's find out together! :happytime:
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daxdiv on May 31, 2017, 07:44:09 AM
Man, this is just like that time when people found out one of the creators of Bella and the Bulldogs made a cuckold fetish film called "The Cuckold" and people started to point out sexual imagery in the show. It was glorious!
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on May 31, 2017, 09:25:52 PM
Quote from: Peanutbutter on April 20, 2017, 07:24:43 PM
Quote from: gunswordfist on April 18, 2017, 07:13:13 PM
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on April 05, 2016, 08:20:57 PM
So Miss Bellum's been cut out of the show because the showrunners didn't think she was indicative of their message. (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-powerpuff-girls-20160401-story.html)
:srs:

I don't watch the show :bleh:


You just now noticed that?
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on June 02, 2017, 01:03:29 AM
Spoiler
(http://i.imgur.com/zmi8M54.jpg)
[close]
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on August 25, 2017, 01:07:30 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/g6D0ikF.png)

It will never end.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daxdiv on August 25, 2017, 08:39:37 PM
When did Dobson get a job in animation?
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: LumRanmaYasha on August 25, 2017, 09:51:20 PM
You'd think they'd stop airing episodes with this character after people made such an uproar over all the creepy innuendo revolving around him. Guess not.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Spark Of Spirit on August 26, 2017, 12:15:46 AM
Or they could stop airing the show at all.

That would be nice.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: LumRanmaYasha on August 26, 2017, 11:38:31 AM
They barely play it anymore on CN as it is, so I'm sure it won't get renewed for a third season.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daxdiv on August 26, 2017, 07:14:28 PM
Instead we get nothing but Teen Titans Go airings. Remember, no bitching since it's your new favorite show. :^) Though I will admit that I did like the "The Night Begins to Shine" 4 part event.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: LumRanmaYasha on August 26, 2017, 09:14:43 PM
I will say that I'd rather CN play a week of nothing but TTG! than PPG 2016. Which should really say something about how unwatchable that show is.

Though I admit the last part of "The Night Begins to Shine" and the song itself were pretty fun.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on August 26, 2017, 10:41:20 PM
No one seems to like the new PPG at all. Besides not appealing to fans of the original ,it gets mediocre ratings with kids, the toys are on clearance whenever I check the aisles, and it's not appearing to catch on in foreign markets, either. It seems like time for CN to admit that this was a mistake, and call it a day.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on August 27, 2017, 02:02:15 AM
I think CN already realized it was failing, given they halved the airings of it and have pretty much stopped all promotion of it.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dreamer2 on August 27, 2017, 02:14:34 AM
Quote from: Daxdiv on August 26, 2017, 07:14:28 PM
Instead we get nothing but Teen Titans Go airings. Remember, no bitching since it's your new favorite show. :^) Though I will admit that I did like the "The Night Begins to Shine" 4 part event.

Hey, CN airs classic Teen Titans now. So, be happy. ;D

And yes TNBtS was fantastic!
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on September 06, 2017, 05:29:42 PM
Someone added their OC into the new Powerpuff Girls. (http://ew.com/tv/2017/09/06/fourth-powerpuff-girl-cartoon-network/)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJEwN91XgAA33Ff.jpg)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daxdiv on September 06, 2017, 07:38:21 PM
>Blue hair
>Dark Skin
>A noticable waistline/ T H I C C memeing.

What could possibly go wrong?
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on September 06, 2017, 08:49:49 PM
Mother of God..
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Spark Of Spirit on September 07, 2017, 12:03:02 AM
There is nothing about this show that isn't awful beyond belief.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Rynnec on September 07, 2017, 01:47:51 AM
>Not a parody of Bleedman's OC

Somehow, I'm not surprised the writers even managed to fuck that up.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on September 07, 2017, 06:28:30 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on September 07, 2017, 12:03:02 AM
There is nothing about this show that isn't awful beyond belief.



That's not entirely true. Man Boy's episodes were good.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Spark Of Spirit on September 07, 2017, 11:03:37 PM
Quote from: Peanutbutter on September 07, 2017, 06:28:30 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on September 07, 2017, 12:03:02 AM
There is nothing about this show that isn't awful beyond belief.



That's not entirely true. Man Boy's episodes were good.
:unimpressed:
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on September 08, 2017, 01:22:25 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/FqcAgzl.jpg)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on September 08, 2017, 08:05:49 AM
How many fanfic cliches has the new Powerpuff Girls done already? The self-insert author character who dates one of the girls. The OC 4th Powerpuff with blue hair. Weird detours into the writer's personal views instead of actual plot. I'm just waiting for an MPreg episode starring the Rowdyruff Boys.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Spark Of Spirit on September 08, 2017, 11:35:38 AM
There's zero chance they'll ever use the Rowdyruff Boys and even less of a chance they'd get them right if they did.

All the show is missing is Family Guy style "stop the plot and comedy we have to educate the audience on something very important" crap. I suspect it'll happen eventually.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daxdiv on September 08, 2017, 02:07:50 PM
Man, I just wanna go back to the simpler times where we mocked the animation errors.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on September 08, 2017, 02:21:19 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on September 08, 2017, 11:35:38 AM
There's zero chance they'll ever use the Rowdyruff Boys and even less of a chance they'd get them right if they did.

All the show is missing is Family Guy style "stop the plot and comedy we have to educate the audience on something very important" crap. I suspect it'll happen eventually.
"Why aren't we supporting this?!"
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on September 08, 2017, 03:19:44 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on September 07, 2017, 11:03:37 PM
Quote from: Peanutbutter on September 07, 2017, 06:28:30 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on September 07, 2017, 12:03:02 AM
There is nothing about this show that isn't awful beyond belief.



That's not entirely true. Man Boy's episodes were good.
:unimpressed:





Maurice LaMarche is that good. ;)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on September 08, 2017, 10:47:43 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/UWstVue.jpg)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: LumRanmaYasha on September 08, 2017, 11:57:56 PM
I'm not against a new Powerpuff Girl in principle, but yeah...it's really hard to trust this isn't another self-insert wish-fulfillment thing after Jared. But she can't turn out to be any worse than him...can she?  :whuh:
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on September 10, 2017, 01:09:23 PM
Quote from: LumRanmaYasha on September 08, 2017, 11:57:56 PM
I'm not against a new Powerpuff Girl in principle, but yeah...it's really hard to trust this isn't another self-insert wish-fulfillment thing after Jared. But she can't turn out to be any worse than him...can she?  :whuh:
PPG: Hold my beer.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Kiddington on September 13, 2017, 04:02:31 AM
I still haven't seen any of this yet.

is it worth a hatewatch
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on September 13, 2017, 10:20:10 AM
Any of the episodes with Jared are funny for the "Writer wants to fuck Blossom and wrote himself into the episode" reason.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on September 14, 2017, 02:45:06 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/XXhOqTM.jpg)

Daddy Longlegs
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daxdiv on September 14, 2017, 03:44:23 PM
There better be some context behind this, cause out of context it looks like they threw anatomy out the window.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Spark Of Spirit on September 14, 2017, 05:33:15 PM
I don't think there is anyone competent working on this thing.

That might sound harsh, but I haven't seen anyone drop the ball this hard on every single aspect of a show since at least Problem Solverz.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Kiddington on September 15, 2017, 03:07:21 AM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on September 14, 2017, 05:33:15 PM
I don't think there is anyone competent working on this thing.

That might sound harsh, but I haven't seen anyone drop the ball this hard on every single aspect of a show since at least Problem Solverz.

:whuh:
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on September 15, 2017, 08:16:16 AM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on September 14, 2017, 05:33:15 PM
I don't think there is anyone competent working on this thing.
Now, now, let's not be harsh. I'm sure Tom Kane, Tom Kenny, Jennifer Hale, and some of the other VAs are doing the best with what they're given.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Spark Of Spirit on September 15, 2017, 12:49:15 PM
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on September 15, 2017, 08:16:16 AM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on September 14, 2017, 05:33:15 PM
I don't think there is anyone competent working on this thing.
Now, now, let's not be harsh. I'm sure Tom Kane, Tom Kenny, Jennifer Hale, and some of the other VAs are doing the best with what they're given.
Now that's true, I have to give them that.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on September 15, 2017, 10:07:57 PM
Insomniac's being sensible for once?  :wth:
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on September 17, 2017, 07:34:03 PM
So it turned out that the 4th Powerpuff Girl was actually the very first Powerpuff Girl that Utonium ever made, but he had to abandon her because she was too unstable/black. And she was given a different voice actor in each region the show aired in (the New Zealand airing hired a Youtuber, the African airing hired a singer, the American airing hired Marceline from AT, and so on).
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: gunswordfist on September 17, 2017, 08:58:02 PM
Smh, the last sentence was cool but everything before that killed it
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Spark Of Spirit on September 17, 2017, 09:08:03 PM
Messing with established lore. That's sure to win fans over!
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on September 17, 2017, 09:10:59 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/uusaAe6.png)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daxdiv on September 17, 2017, 09:29:39 PM
You know, I was kinda wondering why Bliss sounded like a certain cartoon vampire and a certain scientist's daughter and not someone else I was expecting differently.

Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on September 17, 2017, 09:10:59 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/uusaAe6.png)

When Bliss isn't on the screen, everyone should be asking "Where's Bliss?" I also can't believe they had her go to a different planet at the end of the special.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Spark Of Spirit on September 17, 2017, 11:47:50 PM
Bliss should have access to a time machine so she can go back in time and warn Cartoon Network against ever green-lighting this disaster.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on September 21, 2017, 11:50:10 AM
It then turns out Professor Utonium made Powerpuff Girls not because he wanted to make the world better or in the name of science, but because he was jealous of another scientist for making the perfect little boy and wanted to spite them. So yeah, he now has the same motives as that Dick Hardly guy from the first show.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on October 01, 2017, 04:40:28 PM
Against all odds, we're getting a season 3. (http://www.smipkorea.com/eng2/company/history.php?pageNum=1&subNum=2)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on October 01, 2017, 04:44:45 PM
I guess CN needed something to air in the early Sunday evenings besides yet more Teen Titans Go.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on October 01, 2017, 09:11:16 PM
How reliable is that, though?
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on October 01, 2017, 10:06:50 PM
Quote from: Avaitor on October 01, 2017, 09:11:16 PMHow reliable is that, though?

They're one of the animation studios on the show.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Spark Of Spirit on October 02, 2017, 12:38:57 AM
Then they will probably shove it off to Boomerang or something.

But a third season is pretty hard to believe for such a massive flop. It almost feels like they're only making it to try to salvage the brand.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on October 02, 2017, 09:11:02 PM
I kind of think it's a typo or something. It also says that season 3 will start this year, but we'd have heard about it by now if that was the case.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on November 02, 2017, 01:50:02 AM
This post isn't relevant to PPG, but the post came from this thread a long time ago and it deserves an update.

Quote from: Daikun on December 25, 2013, 08:00:30 AM
Quote from: Do They Know It's Christmas? on December 24, 2013, 07:33:44 PMOn another note, I really wish Cartoon Network/Boomerang would drop the Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer special.  It was fucking horrible the first time it aired, it's still fucking horrible all these years later.  Take the hint Turner.

I think that might be a Time Warner mandate. The special first aired on Kids' WB! in 2000, then Jamie Kellner took over Turner for a couple of years and forced CN to play KWB's cartoons. (The special joined the Christmas Party in 2002.) I don't think they can get rid of it, even if they wanted to.

They've finally given up this fucking special. (http://www.toonzone.net/forums/threads/grandma-got-run-over-by-a-reindeer-moves-to-freeform.5625862) Disney has taken it off their hands, and now it's airing on Freeform.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on November 02, 2017, 01:56:59 AM
Why would Disney buy the rights? It's not like they're starved for Christmas movies to rerun forever on December.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on November 02, 2017, 06:28:39 AM
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on November 02, 2017, 01:56:59 AMWhy would Disney buy the rights? It's not like they're starved for Christmas movies to rerun forever on December.

Eh, it's Freeform. It's Disney's toilet. Who cares? This is the network that recently gave Hocus Pocus a 24-hour marathon. :bleh:
At least CN/Boom won't spam it anymore. :awesome:
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on January 01, 2018, 06:50:22 AM
Bliss is coming back in a later episode. (https://vimeo.com/249296432)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on April 09, 2018, 04:29:38 PM
R.I.P. Chuck McCann, voice of the Amoeba Boys. (https://www.newsfromme.com/2018/04/08/mr-chuckles-3)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on May 09, 2018, 10:37:59 PM
Ace from the Gang Green Gang is joining the Gorillaz. (https://www.toonzone.net/forums/threads/ace-from-the-powerpuff-girls-joins-gorillaz.5658222)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on May 09, 2018, 11:29:04 PM
If Powerpuff Girls and the band Gorillaz isn't the most random crossover ever, I'm not sure what is. Somehow, Disney and Final Fantasy in Kingdom Hearts is far less weird on the surface.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on November 13, 2018, 01:38:57 AM
The show's 20th anniversary is this Friday, and CN is celebrating with a 72-hour livestream (https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/cartoon-celebrating-20th-year-of-powerpuff-girls) of both the original series and reboot.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on August 24, 2020, 03:00:25 PM
"The Powerpuff Girls" could soon fly again. Variety has learned that a live-action version of the classic Cartoon Network series is in development at The CW.

In the updated version of the series, the titular superheroes are now disillusioned twentysomethings who resent having lost their childhood to crime fighting. Will they agree to reunite now that the world needs them more than ever? (https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/powerpuff-girls-live-action-series-cw-1234746828/)
(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/ElementaryMasculineIrukandjijellyfish-size_restricted.gif)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on August 24, 2020, 03:12:51 PM
I actually was wondering if the Girls could age recently. It's been a while since I've seen the movie, but I recall that they were already at their current ages when they were created, so I wasn't sure if they'd permanently stay 5 or grow up normally.

I'd actually be more interested in an AI-esq story with the characters than seeing them aged. But either way, I very likely won't be interested in a Berlanti take on the characters.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on August 24, 2020, 10:09:33 PM
Wait, the PPG series on CW is supposed to be a sequel to the original show? How is that going to work?  :wth:


I may check out the pilot just to see how they go about it, as of now I'm not sure if this will be a disaster or just a generic clone off of Stargirl (which is actually great, btw).
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on December 30, 2020, 08:04:08 PM
Tom Kane has suffered a stroke. (https://twitter.com/Corey_WolfPack/status/1344384324200787969)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on December 30, 2020, 08:23:45 PM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!  :shit:
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on December 31, 2020, 10:58:07 AM
I saw- it's very unfortunate. I'm glad that he's doing otherwise better, but it is tragic that his wonderful gift to this world is silenced.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: LumRanmaYasha on January 01, 2021, 11:49:15 AM
This is such a tragic and cruel twist of fate. Even if he can't voice act again, I really hope he's able to get his voice and ability to speak back.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on March 09, 2021, 08:30:50 PM
The three Girls have been cast in the upcoming CW series. (https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/powerpuff-girls-show-chloe-bennet-blossom-dove-cameron-bubbles-yana-perrault-buttercup-1234923091)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on March 10, 2021, 04:22:13 PM
I really hope this doesn't get off the ground, tbh
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on March 10, 2021, 07:08:03 PM
I don't know. It sounds so bad it's fascinating. I might watch an episode out of morbid curiosity.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on March 10, 2021, 11:10:36 PM
I'll check out the pilot, and if it turns out to be good I'll stay tuned but I still think this doesn't need to exist in the first place. It will hopefully be better that the disastrous reboot CN attempted, but are they really expecting this to be a hit off of female millennials that saw the original and teenage girls that haven't?  :oo:
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on March 11, 2021, 02:49:49 AM
Casting semi-recognizable names like Chloe Bennett and Dove Cameron was probably the compromise there for people who don't care about PPG. Same reason why they cast Jared Padalecki in the new Walker Texas Ranger. The CW demographic probably doesn't give a shit about Walker or wants to see a reboot in the first place, but they do like seeing Sam Winchester.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on March 30, 2021, 04:52:30 PM
(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/CarefulLividGroundbeetle-size_restricted.gif)

Here's your new Professor Utonium.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on March 30, 2021, 08:40:42 PM
If he really acts like that, it would make the pilot 1000x better.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on April 07, 2021, 07:05:20 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EyZy3_0XAAAREgR.jpg)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on April 08, 2021, 06:56:26 AM
I'll admit, they don't look bad. So already that's one point this CW project has over the CN Reboot.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on April 08, 2021, 11:44:55 AM
I think the girls themselves look fine, but the dresses seem like Party City knock-offs.

Honestly I'm surprised that they're still wearing the dresses at all, I would have expected the show to make the girls wear regular clothes in their designated colors. Which I mean, they probably will during downtime, but still.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on April 08, 2021, 02:11:25 PM
It doesn't mean the show itself will be good, but honestly that's probably the best they can make their outfits look in live-action as far as sticking to the original's designs. Just hope the pilot is out soon so we can find out already if the show ends up being bonkers or not.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on April 09, 2021, 03:16:36 PM
Well, at least they're using Tom Kenny as the Narrator. Also, Miss Bellum will be in the show is already casted.


https://deadline.com/2021/04/powerpuff-robyn-lively-to-play-sara-bellum-tom-kenny-to-reprise-role-as-narrator-in-cws-live-action-reboot-pilot-1234730777/


The lame reboot reprived Tom Kenny too, so his presence by itself doesn't mean it'll be good but he at least will make it bearable at times if it sucks. Glad they didn't arbitrarily leave Ms. Bellum out so that's another point for CW.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on April 10, 2021, 03:24:38 PM
I'm not going to lie, I don't see why they need a narrator, but he could be used for previously on bumpers.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on April 10, 2021, 05:35:53 PM
Maybe it's for a throwback episode. I'll probably be wrong about this, but I assume the cast in their cartoon outfits and Tom Kenny narrating is for a oneoff where they make cute nods to the old show. Or maybe the CW show's far more comedic and less Riverdale than we're expecting.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on April 12, 2021, 08:03:25 PM
Anyway, here's what they really look like in the show.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eyzio0eUUAEDxlV?format=jpg&name=large)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on April 12, 2021, 08:54:45 PM
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on April 12, 2021, 08:03:25 PMAnyway, here's what they really look like in the show.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eyzio0eUUAEDxlV?format=jpg&name=large)

That's an awkward design choice. Those cartoony clouds really clash with the rest of the image.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daxdiv on April 13, 2021, 08:55:56 AM
Bubbles' actress is cute, I'll give her that.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on May 24, 2021, 09:55:35 PM
The script for the pilot was leaked. Let's check out a few pages. (https://twitter.com/fawfulator/status/1396918031142596612)

(https://i.imgur.com/nfKh1MI.jpg)

EDIT: Here's the full script. (https://lilfile.com/jbOKeG)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on May 24, 2021, 10:49:10 PM
I "love" the part where Bubbles reveals the cartoons are whitewashed propaganda in-universe.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Teewhy on May 25, 2021, 12:18:58 AM
The script is awful but 100% would take live-action Bubbles to a nice restaurant for appetizers
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daxdiv on May 25, 2021, 09:06:46 AM
Apparently, they reshooting/reworking this pilot. How bad did this thing had to be for CW to go "You know what, can you redo this? This is bad, even for us." Even with reading snippets from Twitter about this, even I'm cringing at the dialogue. I don't even think I want to read the full thing.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on May 25, 2021, 04:45:08 PM
I've heard at least two people on Twitter argue that maybe was the pilot was too good for CW... I'm impressed that Diablo Cody still has stans who could believe that.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daxdiv on May 25, 2021, 07:39:08 PM
The script got hit with a DMCA claim, that mean it was real all along. It's The Last of Us Part 2 all over again!
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on May 26, 2021, 01:27:25 PM
Everything I've read from this pilot is a glorified trainwreck, just about the worst thing you could expect. All of Diablo Cody and Greg Berlanti's worst traits right next to each other.

But the crazy thing is, this could still be someone's favorite show. To be fair, so can literally anything, but I could see it run for  a couple of seasons with a combination of hate watching and a genuine following.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on May 27, 2021, 12:32:14 AM
Not gonna lie, I'm now hoping the new version of the pilot gets green lit and is even crazier. We BADLY need a So Bad Its Good Show. I mean, Gotham's been wrapped up for what, three years now?
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on May 27, 2021, 07:06:03 PM
Quote from: Avaitor on May 26, 2021, 01:27:25 PM
But the crazy thing is, this could still be someone's favorite show. To be fair, so can literally anything, but I could see it run for  a couple of seasons with a combination of hate watching and a genuine following.
Yeah, I could see someone interpreting it as a subversive coming-of-age story that takes the child superhero story and turns it inside out for horror and psychological angst. The problem is, we already have Umbrella Academy. It's like if DC made a knockoff of Invincible where it's just Superman in Omni-Man's role and he's the one killing the League and abusing his son.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on May 27, 2021, 07:56:00 PM
I don't even understand the appeal of trying to make a late 90's/early 2000's kids cartoon into a live-action show for presumably teenage/young adult audiences. To be more specific, one that is clearly very stylized to be as goofy and exaggerated as the show ended up being (and I say this as someone who grew up with PPG). This isn't something like Avatar or Gargoyles which could at least have the potential for a good live-action adaptation if done well (obviously the former was horribly botched, but it's still possible to make a good one). Granted, I identify those as animated shows and will always prefer them as such, but I can admit that they can at least work in another medium. With PPG, it was specifically designed to be a cartoon with the very entertainment value of the show coming from the stylized use of that cartoon logic. Taking that away is literally taking out the core essence of what made the show what it was.

This is the same reason that the One Piece live-action show is equally baffling to me. The pirate adventure meets battle shounen meets Tolkien-levels of lore meets Looney Tunes-esque cartoon antics are the pillars of that property's identity. Take a guess at which one of those four things can't be translated into live-action.

There are some things from one medium that just aren't meant to be translated into another, and it kind of boggles my mind how so many people in the entertainment industry just don't seem to get it.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on May 27, 2021, 08:15:09 PM
Quote from: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on May 27, 2021, 07:56:00 PM
I don't even understand the appeal of trying to make a late 90's/early 2000's kids cartoon into a live-action show for presumably teenage/young adult audiences. To be more specific, one that is clearly very stylized to be as goofy and exaggerated as the show ended up being (and I say this as someone who grew up with PPG). This isn't something like Avatar or Gargoyles which could at least have the potential for a good live-action adaptation if done well (obviously the former was horribly botched, but it's still possible to make a good one). Granted, I identify those as animated shows and will always prefer them as such, but I can admit that they can at least work in another medium. With PPG, it was specifically designed to be a cartoon with the very entertainment value of the show coming from the stylized use of that cartoon logic. Taking that away is literally taking out the core essence of what made the show what it was.
In a way, doing that's been CW/WB's bread and butter. One of their longest running shows was taking Superman and shoving him into a Buffy-shaped show for a decade, and for some people, Tom Welling's their Superman despite how different he is from all the others. Same thing with turning Archie into Riverdale or their current attempt at trying to make teens care about Walker Texas Ranger.

But CW PPG's notable due to how ridiculous it is. And because the IP struggles to work even in its own medium after the first four seasons of the original show. Everything after the movie like the Savino seasons, PPG Z, the 2016 show, and the one-off episode with Ringo Starr have either been polarizing or damned by fans.

What's even odder is it would be easy to write it off as people who knew nothing about PPG making an adaptation, but then you read the script and there are references to not just episodes of the show, but the anime too. It's just like when the Super Mario Bros movie was filled with references to the games when it was nothing like the games themselves.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on May 29, 2021, 06:13:08 AM
Bubbles' actor for this reboot just came out as bi.
https://twitter.com/gaytimes/status/1398277957756522497
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on August 11, 2021, 03:47:18 PM
Chloe Bennet (who would have played Blossom) has left the reboot. (https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/powerpuff-girls-cw-pilot-chloe-bennet-exits-1235038530)
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on August 11, 2021, 05:17:17 PM
Good. Now everyone else follow suit.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on August 11, 2021, 06:56:14 PM
What convinced her to leave? Can't be the show's quality, since if that were the case, she wouldn't have filmed a pilot in the first place. Article said "scheduling conflicts", but she was already working on this in the first place. If the pilot was picked up, she would've been booked doing this show for months.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daxdiv on August 11, 2021, 08:03:46 PM
She might have made a smart career move right there, but I also wonder what made her leave the project in the first place.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on August 11, 2021, 08:09:16 PM
Grapevines on Twitter are suggesting Marvel asked her if she wanted to play her AoS character again in one of the Disney+ shows, and she decided to do that instead of spend time refilming the PPG pilot.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on August 14, 2021, 03:28:07 PM
Likely Marvel outbid CW in giving her more money, and its a small possibility she saw the writing on the wall of how bad the PPG pilot will be. Can't blame her, really.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on September 11, 2021, 09:25:22 PM
Quote from: Daikun on December 30, 2020, 08:04:08 PMTom Kane has suffered a stroke. (https://twitter.com/Corey_WolfPack/status/1344384324200787969)

UPDATE: Tom Kane has retired. (https://www.facebook.com/Tom.Kane.VO.Guy/posts/10159985091280815)
Best of luck to his health.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on January 06, 2022, 01:18:52 AM
CBS and WB are looking to sell The CW. (https://twitter.com/CNschedules/status/1478940211547627523)

Well, so much for THAT series. :>
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on January 06, 2022, 03:13:55 PM
Are we sure, though? Doesn't Berlanti have a deal with HBO Max? This could just as likely move there.

Oh, this is random, but I know someone who helped strike (production term for break down) the first pilot's set, and from what he says, it sounds like they hired the least experienced people to work on the show that you could imagine. The sets were way too easy to knock out, and were loaded with shoddy woodwork.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on May 12, 2022, 01:31:32 AM
It's still in development. (https://tvline.com/lists/this-is-us-final-episodes-spoilers-big-three-rebecca-decision) :whuh:

QuoteIs Powerpuff officially dead? – Jasper
I am assured that The CW's live-action adaptation of the Powerpuff Girls, after coming in last spring "too campy" (and which definitely no longer costars Chloe Bennet), is still in some stage of redevelopment.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on July 18, 2022, 04:58:17 PM
So yeah, Craig's back.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Peanutbutter on July 19, 2022, 04:51:40 AM
Genndy AND Craig are both back at Cartoon Network. If that's not a good sign, I don't know what is!  :swoon:


Newer PPG reboot should be better than the hot mess we had last time. Not sure about Foster's being preschool this time yet....  :??:
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Avaitor on July 19, 2022, 04:57:00 PM
I think Foster's as a preschool show sounds like a good idea, tame the cruel edges that makes the original hard to watch. Unless the new show doubles down on Bloo's obnoxiousness and makes him go full Caillou.

Maybe if these do well enough, they'll okay Galactic Kids Next Door and the Billy & Mandy movie Atoms wanted to do.
Title: Re: The Powerpuff Girls
Post by: Daikun on May 18, 2023, 06:17:48 PM
The CW remake has finally been kicked to the curb. (https://twitter.com/discussingfilm/status/1659323913342468096)