How did they ever get Leapfrogs on the air?
Anyway, here's a topic for the best Nicktoon. Let's discuss why we love it so.
I posted this elsewhere, but yeah, here's a reason why I love the show so much. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyNa_NsMR_4)
I doubt any other show today would get away with something like that.
That was a funny clip you posted, Avaitor.
I think Rocko's Modern Life got away with more adult gags and references than Ren & Stimpy did. :sly:
I will say this: Ren & Stimpy didn't have a fast food joint named Chokey Chicken.
Speaking of which I remember seeing old articles calling Rocko a Ren & Stimpy rip off. I wondered how? Rocko's humor is mostly innuendos only adults and older kids would understand while R&S was usually just gross out humor. Just because they both feature anthro cartoon animals doesn't make them the same.
But yeah Rocko is one of my favorite Nicktoons. I think it's aged better than most others, especially Ren & Stimpy.
Rocko is getting a retail DVD release from SHOUT! Factory. Which is a good thing, considering Shout treats their DVD releases pretty well from what I hear. The only DVD I own from them are Sam and Max, and it was a pretty respectable release, filled with a good amount of bonus features.
If it's Shout Factory, they'll probably use the uncut Canadian stuff.
Fucking awesome news, though. The show finally gets the respect it deserves.
Sounds legit. Sold. Good day.
Don't know what else to say, but FUCK YES.
Heads up, it's currently 13.99 on amazon.com if you got the chance.
Here's hoping Shout gets in contact with Joe about this soon. We need some epic bonus features.
We need some non-Pony discussion on here again, so Rocko's thread gets a necessary bump.
Love this episode. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viuP17bFy2E&feature=related)
Bad news on the Rocko DVD front:
http://joemurraystudio.com/blog/?p=2778#comments (http://joemurraystudio.com/blog/?p=2778#comments)
According to Joe Murray, Nick is keeping him out of the loop on this release (rejecting his involvement), basically meaning no special features. Unless they decide to do something without him (which... is highly unlikely), it looks as though this'll be a standard, bare-bones set.
Well... what else can really I say here? Nickelodeon, I am disappoint. I just don't understand why they're even the one making the call here, and not Shout; it isn't a Paramount release, it's a sub-license to a 3rd party. Why the hell do they feel the need to butt in?
Nick probably doesn't want another incident like Jhonen's original artwork for the second Invader Zim DVD volume, which is why they would keep an eye on Joe. While Rocko definitely got away with a lot, I don't think Joe would misuse the right to work on the DVD if given the chance to, since he doesn't seem like as much of a hell raiser or oddball as Jhonen. I don't think anyone who has worked for Nick would be as much of a hell raiser as Jhonen, except for maybe John K, and even he got to work on the DVDs.
It's just a bum deal all the way through. I'm a little disappointed now, and I'll be even more disappointed if the DVDs are edited. I'll still buy them, but I won't be happy.
Thanks Jhonen, you ruined it for everyone else by pissing in the pool. :bleh:
Shout Factory would have worked with Joe to make the best possible product, too.
Oh well, not much to be done about it now. Here's hoping Shout can at least get help from the fans on this.
I remember reading on the Shout Factory forums a while back, and Brian Ward said that they were even having trouble getting bonus material for the Thornberrys set. He said they were trying to get stuff, but Nick isn't really budging on it at all. That was about a month ago.
It really is looking like Jhonen's antics have taken their toll on the whole Nicktoons library. I mean, if Nick is actually afraid the guys from Klasky Csupo are going to be too risque in their bonus material, good luck getting anything from anyone else.
Nick has had some less-than-great connections with the KC staff in recent years, though. Jerry Beck wasn't even able to get Arlene Klasky, Gabor Csupo, and Paul Germain to comment for his Nicktoons book a few years back, and he was able to get both Jhonen and John K.
But it does look like this stems more from Jhonen's antics than personal feuds with the network. A damn shame, since I'd love to get bonuses on these releases.
Quote from: Avaitor on December 30, 2010, 12:35:04 AM
I posted this elsewhere, but yeah, here's a reason why I love the show so much. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyNa_NsMR_4)
I doubt any other show today would get away with something like that.
:D Too bad all of the naughty things I remembered are turd jokes and Rocko walking around naked.
Can you say best Nicktoon ever? Hell, Rocko isn't only one of the best Nicktoons ever, it's one of the best cartoons ever period. Really, rewatching Rocko on Netflix, it's amazing how well that show has held up over the years. Not to mention all the jokes that I get now that I didn't get when I was a kid. Brilliant cartoon.
And then Joe Murray made Camp Lazlo. What the hell happened, Joe?
Quote from: Eddy on July 01, 2011, 09:38:42 AM
Can you say best Nicktoon ever? Hell, Rocko isn't only one of the best Nicktoons ever, it's one of the cartoons ever period. Really, rewatching Rocko on Netflix, it's amazing how well that show has held up over the years. Not to mention all the jokes that I get now that I didn't get when I was a kid. Brilliant cartoon.
And then Joe Murray made Camp Lazlo. What the hell happened, Joe?
It's weird. When some of the greats these days do cartoons, they fall flat on there face -
Quote from: Eddy on July 01, 2011, 09:38:42 AMAnd then Joe Murray made Camp Lazlo. What the hell happened, Joe?
Have you seen Frog In A Suit? It makes me question what exactly Joe was doing with Camp Lazlo, because Frog In A Suit is great and Lazlo was a piece of crap.
Quote from: Desensitized on July 01, 2011, 04:43:11 PM
Quote from: Eddy on July 01, 2011, 09:38:42 AMAnd then Joe Murray made Camp Lazlo. What the hell happened, Joe?
Have you seen Frog In A Suit? It makes me question what exactly Joe was doing with Camp Lazlo, because Frog In A Suit is great and Lazlo was a piece of crap.
What really gets about that
now is how proud he is of that piece of shit. Read his blog; there are times he'll gush about the days of Lazlo even moreso than Rocko, and I just don't get it.
Even Marky Mark Wahlberg once said "The Happening" was garbage. It's not that hard to disavow something you've worked on. Look, I know Lazlo was one of his babies and all, but come on; that show blew harder than a category five hurricane. Even
he should be able to admit that. I honestly can't believe he's as proud of it as he is, as it really has NO redeeming qualities whatsoever to anyone over the age of five.
Something was in the water at Cartoon Network then, I'm sure. How else do you have both Everett Peck and Joe Murray working on shows for you and have them both turn out to be forgettable generic garbage.
I don't really know why Joe likes the show so much, but I'm pretty sure he knows that it is easily his fans least favorite thing he's ever done.
Quote from: Kiddington on July 01, 2011, 07:45:49 PM
Quote from: Desensitized on July 01, 2011, 04:43:11 PM
Quote from: Eddy on July 01, 2011, 09:38:42 AMAnd then Joe Murray made Camp Lazlo. What the hell happened, Joe?
Have you seen Frog In A Suit? It makes me question what exactly Joe was doing with Camp Lazlo, because Frog In A Suit is great and Lazlo was a piece of crap.
What really gets about that now is how proud he is of that piece of shit. Read his blog; there are times he'll gush about the days of Lazlo even moreso than Rocko, and I just don't get it.
Even Marky Mark Wahlberg once said "The Happening" was garbage. It's not that hard to disavow something you've worked on. Look, I know Lazlo was one of his babies and all, but come on; that show blew harder than a category five hurricane. Even he should be able to admit that. I honestly can't believe he's as proud of it as he is, as it really has NO redeeming qualities whatsoever to anyone over the age of five.
...blew harder than a category 5 hurricane. :D Maybe you should write some stuff in his place
Quote from: gunswordfist on July 01, 2011, 09:16:54 PM
Quote from: Kiddington on July 01, 2011, 07:45:49 PM
Quote from: Desensitized on July 01, 2011, 04:43:11 PM
Quote from: Eddy on July 01, 2011, 09:38:42 AMAnd then Joe Murray made Camp Lazlo. What the hell happened, Joe?
Have you seen Frog In A Suit? It makes me question what exactly Joe was doing with Camp Lazlo, because Frog In A Suit is great and Lazlo was a piece of crap.
What really gets about that now is how proud he is of that piece of shit. Read his blog; there are times he'll gush about the days of Lazlo even moreso than Rocko, and I just don't get it.
Even Marky Mark Wahlberg once said "The Happening" was garbage. It's not that hard to disavow something you've worked on. Look, I know Lazlo was one of his babies and all, but come on; that show blew harder than a category five hurricane. Even he should be able to admit that. I honestly can't believe he's as proud of it as he is, as it really has NO redeeming qualities whatsoever to anyone over the age of five.
...blew harder than a category 5 hurricane. :D Maybe you should write some stuff in his place
What, on his blog? No no... I respect the man too much to tell him off. Lazlo sucks, no doubt... but he still gave us Rocko, and for that, he'll always have my respect. I wouldn't have it in me, to be honest.
I just wish he'd stop talking about Lazlo. Ya' know,
without somebody having to say something to him first. That show is garbage, and I really don't want to hear about it anymore. I'd much rather hear about the days of Rocko, or what's currently going on with Frog in a Suit than what happened with that shit.
Actually, I haven't seen Frog in a Suit yet. I should probably check that out.
And does Joe really post about Lazlo that much on his blog? Geez, I don't get it. Lazlo was just a flat-out awful show.
check it out here (http://www.kaboingtv.com/)
They're not very long and the first episode is kind of rough, but it gets awesome FAST. We need more episodes of this fast.
Joe hasn't really posted about Lazlo much at all recently. Mostly about his current work and the Rocko DVDs. (He might be making custom cover art for the DVDs... Which is totally fucking sweet)
Actually, he hasn't been talking about it very much lately; probably should have clarified that as more of a past reference. Most of his recent posts have been Rocko-related, on account of the DVD release and all.
There was a point late last year/earlier this year that he was posting about Lazlo wayyyyy too much, though. Posted a few shots of concept art and what not, which was kinda cool... but when he gets all giddy about it is what bugs me. I guess because I'm not in his shoes, I don't quite understand... but I fail to see how an underwhelming production like Lazlo "changed his life".
...but hey, that's just me.
Quote from: Kiddington on July 02, 2011, 12:23:16 AM
Quote from: gunswordfist on July 01, 2011, 09:16:54 PM
Quote from: Kiddington on July 01, 2011, 07:45:49 PM
Quote from: Desensitized on July 01, 2011, 04:43:11 PM
Quote from: Eddy on July 01, 2011, 09:38:42 AMAnd then Joe Murray made Camp Lazlo. What the hell happened, Joe?
Have you seen Frog In A Suit? It makes me question what exactly Joe was doing with Camp Lazlo, because Frog In A Suit is great and Lazlo was a piece of crap.
What really gets about that now is how proud he is of that piece of shit. Read his blog; there are times he'll gush about the days of Lazlo even moreso than Rocko, and I just don't get it.
Even Marky Mark Wahlberg once said "The Happening" was garbage. It's not that hard to disavow something you've worked on. Look, I know Lazlo was one of his babies and all, but come on; that show blew harder than a category five hurricane. Even he should be able to admit that. I honestly can't believe he's as proud of it as he is, as it really has NO redeeming qualities whatsoever to anyone over the age of five.
...blew harder than a category 5 hurricane. :D Maybe you should write some stuff in his place
What, on his blog? No no... I respect the man too much to tell him off. Lazlo sucks, no doubt... but he still gave us Rocko, and for that, he'll always have my respect. I wouldn't have it in me, to be honest.
I just wish he'd stop talking about Lazlo. Ya' know, without somebody having to say something to him first. That show is garbage, and I really don't want to hear about it anymore. I'd much rather hear about the days of Rocko, or what's currently going on with Frog in a Suit than what happened with that shit.
No I meant you should write the kind of shows he should be making now
It seems like with Camp Lazlo, Joe literally turned himself into Wacky Delly-era Ralph Bighead for it. A shame really.
Like I mentioned in the live-action Nick thread, I finally got the set. It might be edited a little, but I love having the first quarter of the show on DVD, and it's great to rediscover some of these episodes.
I might pull an episode ranking ala Desen's KOTH ones after I finish the set, and update each time a new one comes out. Stick around.
Heh, my season 1 came in today, too.
Can't wait to dive into this.
Haha, wow. On episode 5, the intro gets a bug with old Nickelodeon bumper logos in.
Seems like they got a print from a summer block or something, but I do kind of dig that little Easter egg.
That's weird. But again, since this was all Shout had to work with I think they did a decent job.
I'm only on No Pain No Gain, and the show looks pretty good to me.
Yeah, the prints look fine. I just found that bug a little funny.
I'll report if I find any more, too.
Get away from me, Frank.
The version of Power Trip (the episode in question) that airs on Nicktoons also has the orange screen bug in the title cards as well. Assumably, this is the only master copy that Nickelodeon has, and one without said bugs either no longer exists, or was never made.
I don't believe any of the other episodes on the set have it, but I'm not sure. I'll probably go back and check them all later tonight, when inevitable boredom strikes again.
lol, the beginning of Skidmarks is a hell of a lot more bizarre than I remember it being.
I'm loving it.
I've seen the show so much in the last few years, due to Netflix and that I downloaded it at least once, but I went out and bought the DVD, if nothing else to help support the idea of future Nickelodean releases, and to show the company that someone cares. I probably won't get around to watching it now, but I will eventually.
"Maybe we should try the neutering device later."
Oh damn, haha. Love this show.
While looking up info on the show after watching season 1 on DVD, I have to say one thing stuck out to me and that was criticism on the series. Even when it came out it seemed that people who didn't like it were prone to calling it a Ren & Stimpy clone. Even the Nostalgia Critic in his abortion called Nick month fell into this trap.
My question is... Why? It may have had some gross humor, but so did most 90s cartoons. Trying to find legitimate criticism on this show is ridiculous because it always boils down to people just not giving it a chance and labeling it as a clone to an inferior show.
Baseless criticism is baseless.
I've always hated those comparisons as well. Even at its peak, Ren & Stimpy was still filled with incredibly gross and disgusting gags, and by the time John K. left, pretty much lived and died off of them. Rocko wasn't like that at all. Hell, the grossest jokes I can even recall from Rocko, off the top of my head, were Really Really Big Man's "Nipples of the Future", and the laundry day episode.
Rocko was extremely tame by comparison. I still don't see the resemblance in humor myself.
R&S was all about gross out humor, that was its bread and butter. While Rocko had some, it had other styles of humor as well, relying far more on slapstick, dialogue and absurd (but not necessarily 'random') humor and had many episodes without any gross out gags at all.
Rocko was a hell of a lot more consistent in the quality of its jokes, too. It never rode a style of joke or gag for too long, while R&S frequently would.
I just wanted to see legitimate criticism on the show, but I have yet to see some.
http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=13717&highlight=rocko%27s
Since this is from Thad K, this is pretty much the worst criticism of the show you'll get. And it's not too bad, he at least likes some of it.
He probably doesn't like the other styles of humor present and considers them filler. I can see that. Especially since he seems to only really dig a certain style of humor in general.
Joe Murray himself addressed the criticism regarding his show being compared to "Ren & Stimpy". He retorted that he never saw a single episode of the show until after Rocko was well-under production (he said he liked R&S, btw).
Linda Simensky, the executive for Nickelodeon at the time the show was airing, said "Rocko" was a cross between "Looney Tunes" and the National Film Board cartoons. I think I agree with that.
Actually, rewatching season 1, I've been finding a lot more gross-out jokes than I remembered. I can see why some people would fall into the Ren & Stimpy clone distinction early on, but that dies after a while.
But even that's mostly because R&S was still fresh and Rocko started around the point where shows with similarities were starting to air, even though they really didn't have much in common.
Yeah, there were quite a few, but there were a hell of a lot of other gags, like for instance with Who's For Dinner? with all the character based gags weaved throughout each scene. There are some gross gags like at the dinner, but for the most part the humor is character and absurd based. Calling it a clone is really selling the show short when it offers a lot more than that.
Hey guys, remember this? (http://www.nick.com/safety/index.jhtml)
I sure do. It's great to go through this again. 8)
Edit:
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Holy shit. I want all of this.
Hot daymnnnnnnnnnn. Plushes, pens, even Life Cereal... honestly had no idea this much Rocko merchandise was in production at one point. The only thing I really was aware of in that pic is the Marvel comic line.
...speaking of which, I actually have the "Love Sick" comic (the one pictured in the bottom right corner). Bought it at a thrift store a while back for $1. Sitting on my desk right now, as a matter of fact.
I would have killed for that as a kid. Shame we never got any of that up here.
Tom Kenny has that Heffer plush. I've seen it sit alongside a SpongeBob or two and CatDog in his house.
That and the comics were all I really knew that existed, although I was pretty sure that Rocko and Spunky plushes would have been made if Heffer had one. And, needless to say, I had none of this as a kid.
Edit: I'm pretty sure I saw the Heffer plush in Joe Murray's studio, too. Surprisingly no Rocko there, though.
What is the object in the top-right corner of the pic supposed to be? It looks like a backpack, but I can't really tell.
Yeah, it looks like a backpack to me as well.
Speaking of Rocko, the block is already going to start airing season 2 on Monday. That came by fast, haha. I don't really pay attention to which eps air on there (even though I do record it every night on the odd chance that K&K goes over time, and it does sometimes), but I think they're skipping episodes.
Even if they aren't, I probably still won't be watching, since we know for a fact that season 2 is coming out on DVD. I'll start when and if they go to 3.
More than likely, they did skip Leap Frogs, at the very least. Haven't seen any indication that episode is no longer "banned", as it hasn't been on TV in years.
So... I won a copy of Season 1 in the latest HTF contest. Any recommendations after I finish "To Heck and Back"? (my favorite episode from this batch)?
"Leap Frogs" in it's entirety, mi amigo.
^What he said.
"Canned", and also the one with the grocery shopping.
So did anyone else here pick up the Season 2 DVD yet? It's actually been out for a few weeks now, just in case you weren't aware.
As for me, it was included in my birthday haul. So far, I'm loving it; Season 1 was good, but Season 2 is a major improvement, IMO. Everything feels sharper; the writing, the voice-acting... really feels like the point when the show truly found its legs. So far, I'd say my personal favorite episodes are Boob Tubed, Commuted Sentence, and Road Rash (which is still edited, IIRC), though I still haven't made my way through the entire set (just finished up Disc 1 yesterday).
The only thing season 1 has on the rest of the series is the theme tune, otherwise RML was one of those rare shows that managed to get better with each passing year.
I like the second theme better, although it may be because I'm more familiar with the later episodes.
Anyway, here's a sketch of the season 3 DVD cover. It's scheduled to come out in August.
http://joemurraystudio.com/995/february-23-2012/
Looks sweet. I'm super happy that we're getting this far into the show's run.
I haven't got season 2 yet since I've been low on cash and haven't had a chance to go over to Walmart yet. I hope to get it soon though.
So good. Ugh, I still need to pick up season 2 first. >:(
Eh, for me the season 1 theme conveyed the whole "average suburban living -> annoying inconveniences -> sheer horror" feel better over all. Season 2 just sounded like just another B-52's track.
I like the first theme better too, it just flows better.
And I don't know if the show getting better with each passing year is that rare, several other shows did it. Most of Tiny Toons best episodes are in seasons 2 and 3, including the movie. I just don't think it went long enough to get bad(it'd be like if The Simpsons had wrapped it up with "Cape Feare", the last episode produced by the original team).
Season 1's theme is a little too slow-paced for my tastes, and I'm just so used to season 2+ since I heard it a hell of a lot more than I did the original opening.
Fish N Chumps is one of the best episodes in the series.
"Ask me what time it is."
Joe's put out a better version of the cover:
(https://animationrevelation.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fjoemurraystudio.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F05%2Fseason-3-rocko-cover.gif&hash=3172ccbd30f86c5ef25af4603ea5c79e3211bfcc)
Also a post on it (http://joemurraystudio.com/1049/march-19-2012/) and that he thinks season 3 is the best season of the four. It's hard to argue with that.
I still have to buy seasons one and two. Part of me feels silly getting them when they're on Netflix but the other part of me wants to own this show.
I'd buy them regardless of Netflix because who knows how long they'll stay up. Nick can be pretty irregular with things like that if you notice. They don't even have the first 3 seasons of Rugrats on there anymore.
The Nick stuff is extremely finicky here. Rocko and Monsters is already gone, we never got Beavers or Doug and only Rugrats, Avatar, and Zim is still on.
So yeah, I'd rather just ensure I have them. Nick can't be trusted.
And with Rugrats the first three seasons (i.e. the only good ones) aren't available anymore. It's only the shitty episodes.
We never got Doug either. Another random thing was that for a while, only the first season of The Wild Thornberrys was up, and when that came out on DVD, they dropped it.
Well, season 3 of Rocko's Modern Life will be available on July 3rd, so I'll be continuing my collection (I already have seasons 1 and 2).
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This is brilliant.
The cheese is the best character.
Better than the Salami and Balognea combined.
But the Salami and the Bologna are the same person!
Quote from: Avaitor on May 01, 2012, 08:48:31 PM
But the Salami and the Bologna are the same person!
YOU CAN'T PROVE THAT. :srs:
What if I make Betty Bologna dress up like Sal Ami?
The past week I've been going through a bunch of "Rocko" episodes, thanks to the DVDs, and my god is this show hilarious. I'll even go far and say that it's funnier than Ren & Stimpy (and I love that show, too).
I just watched the one where Rocko and Heffer visit France. That insane tour guide is a riot. GET BACK ON THIS BUS AND WE'LL FORGET THE WHOLE THING!!!
That's one of my favorite episodes. The tour guide is by far the highlight, however. My favorite moment was the scene where he was driving through the Louvre and his expression totally changed for a split second to tell the tour where they were.
:D
Fantastic show.
Now I just watched "Schnit-heads", the one where Heffer joins a cult that worships sausages.
It's amazing how much that was an allegory for real-life religious cults. Especially this scene where Rocko, Filburt, and Heffer are held hostage -
Rocko: You can't chuck bowling balls at us!
Cult Leader: Yes we can. Says so in the Great Book of Bratwurst. "And if there is one among you who does not follow the ways of the Schnitzel, let that one go, and do not throw bowling balls at them."
Rocko: You see? It says let us go.
Cult Leader: It's a matter of interpretation.
They even made fun of Rapture when Really, Really Big Man came to save the day.
Watching the show again, Rocko does get satirical at times.
Yeah it was a good look at how some people can spin things that have entirely different meanings for their own personal gain.
IIRC in the early 90s there was quite a lot of such cults, which is probably what the episode was in reference to.
So next month, there's going to be a reunion show with Joe Murray and the voice cast, with script readings, a Q&A and everything. Kind of like the ones recently done for Pete & Pete and Salute Your Shorts, except for a cartoon.
The sick thing about it? Joe just announced on his Facebook that Shout is going to be recording it, so we might see it on the season 4 DVD! Doesn't that kick ass?
Wow, cool! :joy:
Can't wait to finally own all four seasons of this on DVD. Speaking of, have they announced a release date for Season 4 yet? Seems like we should be getting close.
Not yet, nope. This might delay their initial plans for the release, in fact. Probably not by too much, but I think they're holding off on announcing it for a reason.
As long as we get it, I can wait. I mean we've already waited so long for them anyway, what's a few months?
Yeah, this all but confirms S4 DVD. Joe Murray posted a sketch for the cover (http://joemurraystudio.com/1725/october-10-2012/) on his blog.
Swee-eet.
And as of now, I'm convinced that the surprise is that we'll get Shout's taping of the reunion show on here. Can't wait!
Shit, I need to play catch up, I only have the first set. I wasn't in too big of a hurry to get them all because they were all on Netflix though, although I'm not sure they are still up.
Yeah, I only have the first set too. I just couldn't afford to keep up, but now that I'm into some birthday money, I'll try to get both as soon as I can.
The fact that the next 2 sets actually have bonuses give me incentive to pick them up and not rely on Netflix anymore, too.
Nice cover. Love the little allusion to the magic meatball episode especially.
Something I learned today- they used to have a Rocko character walk around at Universal.
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Here he is with Joe Murray. Strange-looking bugger, innit he?
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Rough draft of Shout's complete set for Rocko, coming February. For some reason season 4 on its own is coming out after its release, with no confirmed date set.
Honestly, if I see this and it's cheap enough, I might just buy this set and pawn off my copy of the first season. I just can't find 2 and 3 here anymore/
I didn't realize that the Rocko DVDs were selling well (better than other Nicktoons DVDs that Shout's handling?).
This is kinda annoying because I already have the first three DVDs. I'll probably just wait for the separate 4th disk, although like Avaitor, I may just pawn off the other three DVD and buy the boxset if the price is good.
I'd be more inclined to buy the boxset if it included extra special features, but I seriously doubt that'll be the case. I mean, new artwork from Murray is cool and all (and that pic is great; pretty much every iconic moment from the series, all in one hand-drawn screengrab), but I don't know if I feel like buying it all again. I already have the first three sets, so I'd rather just finish those off for now.
I dunno, we'll see. Maybe if it's priced accordingly, I'll go for it.
I have to confess that complete series sets with extra bonuses is one of my pet peeves. I know it's meant for fans to double dip, but I see it as rewarding those who passed on the season sets.
And yeah, I wouldn't really have given thought to buying this myself, but I only own 1/4 of the series, so it's hardly a double dip for me.
IMO, I'd rather if they did it backwards. Release the full series set then depending on sales release single seasons for unsure customers.
That way at least fans get the full series released in some way.
I already own volumes 1-3, so I'll just buy volume 4 and complete my set. I do like how that concept art features just about every character who's appeared on Rocko's Modern Life, though, including "Skid Marks", one of my favorite Rocko shorts.
Season 3 came out? I am so out of the loop on dvd releases for these Shout Factory releases. :wth:
Rocko is the only one I've been keeping up with. Ever since they decided to split all of the other releases into these quasi-half sets (Hey Arnold especially), my interest has severely waned.
The only one I might put up with that shit for, at this point, is early Rugrats. Because man, those episodes are more than worth it.
Quote from: Goldstar on December 05, 2012, 07:55:14 AM
I already own volumes 1-3, so I'll just buy volume 4 and complete my set. I do like how that concept art features just about every character who's appeared on Rocko's Modern Life, though, including "Skid Marks", one of my favorite Rocko shorts.
Oh, that's actually just going to end up being a lithograph which Shout will give out to the first 200 people who pre-order the set. Below is the actual cover.
(https://animationrevelation.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tvshowsondvd.com%2Fgraphics%2Fnews3%2FRockosModernLife_Complete_f.jpg&hash=f63e74b467596c40231f5e43d843b87491c71d38)
WALMART IS SELLING THE COMPLETE SERIES SET FOR ONLY TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS
*ahem*, well ,fi you wanted to pick it up, you know where to go now.
:swoon:
This could not have come at a better time, what with Netflix taking down all the Viacom shows by the end of the month and all.
I BOUGHT THE COMPLETE SERIES TODAY! YEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!! :swoon: ;D
When I get around to watching it, it will surely be a hoot. ;)
I'm a few episodes in season 2 so far, and it's definitely a step up from the first. I know some prefer the more simplistic approach to the first season, but I think as the show goes along, it becomes stronger with character humor, especially now that Filbert has been fully utilized into the cast.
Man, I need to get around to this ASAP, before its too late and I can no longer find any DVD sets in any stores.
Yeah, I don't think they stocked too many copies of these. There was only one other when I got mine.
Mine was almost sold out completely. You should probably try to get it this week rather than waiting on it if you can.
Quote from: Avaitor on May 03, 2013, 02:57:30 PM
WALMART IS SELLING THE COMPLETE SERIES SET FOR ONLY TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS
*ahem*, well ,fi you wanted to pick it up, you know where to go now.
Two weeks ago one of my nephews bought it at Walmart for just under 20 bucks. Such a price is phenomenal for a complete set. Wasn't many left on the shelf as I recall. Can't wait to borrow it so I can relive the insanity!!!
The footage from the cast reunion is great. They only do the first half of "Wacky Delly", which is okay, since that's easily the stronger half, but it's just a blast to hear them do the voices again, and see their inflections as they do. They also talk a lot about their work on the show, which makes for some great stories. Even Rob Paulson, who monitored the event, had some good bits.
Watching the rest of the show again was a hoot, and I'm glad that I have the whole show available to me at any given moment. But I do hope that Shout! puts out the final season in its own set. I can understand why it'd be annoying to have to double dip if you were able to get the first 3 seasons.
Yep, I have the first three seasons and would really like the last one.
From what I heard, they are releasing season 4 on it's own.
This is all I have for a source for now, though.
LINK: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rockos-Modern-Life-Season-4/17721 (http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rockos-Modern-Life-Season-4/17721)
Oh, good! Thanks for the link.
Looks like I'll be able to complete my collection without worry.
For Spark and whoever else bought the earlier sets. (http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rockos-Modern-Life-Season-4/18734#ixzz2ZXp0ZaEb)
That's a relief. Though based on the prices, I kind of want to just get the complete set anyway.
Finally! Now to complete my collection. :)
There's been a rumor going around that a new version of the series is being worked on.
Whether it's a reboot, continuation, or just a new movie or two like Arnold is getting is unclear, but there seemed to be an ad page asking for animators to work on new Rocko, until Nick removed the page.
The year of animation revivals. Is there Any chance that any notable creators of the show will return?
I think I read that Joe was in discussions. I know that he has been talking to execs from Nick earlier, so it seems like he's going to have his say if the series does return.
HE'S BACK!!!!!!!!!!! (http://nickalive.blogspot.com/2016/08/nickelodeon-brings-back-rockos-modern.html) :huh: :huh: :huh: :huh: :huh: :shakeshakeshake: :shakeshakeshake: :shakeshakeshake: :shakeshakeshake:
Well, I can say that I didn't expect that.
I hope it acts like a pilot that gives us a whole new season.
I'm liking this trend of 90's cartoon revivals. Getting a new Rocko special after all these years will be a real treat.
Even if its just the one special and that's it, I'll still be satisfied. There's plenty of new material they can touch on for this.
Here's an interview with what to expect. (http://motherboard.vice.com/read/rockos-modern-life-tv-special-comeback-1)
Of all the specials that could have been announced, I'm really excited. Even after Camp Lazlo, I still trust Joe, and I know he wouldn't do this and half-ass it, or do it without good reason.
What really has me sold on this special is the concept. Rocko trying to integrate with a more technologically advanced, modern-day O-town after being gone for 20 years has a lot of potential for incisive satire. I've always liked Murray's work, even Lazlo, so I'm pretty confident in this.
Here's the storyboard for a deleted scene from the upcoming special.
(https://animationrevelation.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fjoemurraystudio.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F12%2Frocko-thumbnails.gif&hash=c00157e406e83bea9f7bcead877910338063b219)
Wow, that's really reminiscent from the show. That's awesome!
Photos from the sneak peek at Annecy. (http://nickalive.blogspot.com/2017/06/nickelodeon-presents-sneak-peek-of.html)
That's just how I'd expect and want Rocko to look if the show stuck around to be digitally colored.
I'm really excited for this one.
More info regarding the TV movie. (http://www.toonzone.net/nickelodeon-announces-title-upcoming-rockos-modern-life-one-hour-special) It will be titled Static Cling.
Sneak peek of Static Cling. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuF9aZxoipE)
That was dead on. I was worried it would lose a lot of its expressiveness, but it was thankfully dead on.
Can't wait to see it.
It's almost like the show never ended.
Really pumped.
It was as good as the preview for Hey Arnold: The Jungle Movie. Which is to say it was superb!
90s Nostalgia Wave is finally heating up!
Production on the special has wrapped. (http://nickalive.blogspot.com/2018/02/rockos-modern-life-static-cling.html) Now to wait for a premiere date...
Joe Murray explains why we haven't received a release date for Static Cling yet (https://mobile.twitter.com/j_s_r_u_/status/1038209046040330240?s=21).
"There are actually some things going on behind the scences that I think everyone will be happy about that is delaying the airing of the special". :huh:
Ohhhhh.....oh wow. That actually sounds like there's some big news he's having to be tight lipped on. Could it be Nick already greenlit a revival of Rocko's Modern Life?
Instead of getting released as promised, Joe Murray needs a petition to get his own movie out to the public. (https://www.thepetitionsite.com/124/548/127/release-rockos-modern-life-static-cling/?taf_id=61332117&cid=fb_na)
Dang, didn't think about Cyma Zhargami's departure causing interference in the Rocko special coming out. Sadly, the fact that Hey Arnold's The Jungle Movie apparently didn't do that well with the ratings probably helped made the new leads at Nick more gunshy.
Static Cling has been sold to Netflix. (http://nickalive.blogspot.com/2019/05/netflix-acquires-nickelodeons-rockos.html)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-qlRxzUIAEdOdF.jpg)
Let me guess, more clown time? Or does Rocko talk about his appreciation for rainbows some more?
Static Cling premieres August 9! (https://twitter.com/charlie_adler/status/1149853145503129600)
Presenting Rachel Bighead. (https://ew.com/tv/2019/08/07/rockos-modern-life-movie-trans-rachel/)
I do like how Joe Murray said that he tried to keep in touch with GLAAD to see if they handled Rachel's story arc pretty well. From the preview on EW, it does sound like that they're estranged again.
Really should have went with Heffer's brother becoming his sister. Having the Bighead's son be trans out of nowhere makes no sense. Why not go with the character who at least had build up?
Static Cling was okay, I guess. It was nice to see all the old characters again, but all the "Isn't the 21st Century weeeeeeeeiiiiiiird?!" jokes got old fast. It was dumb when the Futurama revival made iPhone jokes, and that episode came out in 2010. Whatever the special wants to say about recent times isn't new or interesting. Almost got the sense the script was written 10 years ago and they animated it with little changes to the draft. Plenty of jokes about economic recessions and CG remakes, while still kind of relevant, seem like they would have hit more back then instead of now. Even the main theme that Rocko and Ed should stop fearing change and let culture takes its course has that "Been there, done that" feeling.
Not really planning on watching the whole special as I've only ever seen a couple episodes of the show, but people keep passing around the clip about the transgender character and I think it's really sweet. They did a great job with that imo. Very wholesome and positive representation for kids. ;D
Watching it again, it does feel more like an episode of the show rather than a movie, which really isn't that much of a bad thing. The Rachel subplot didn't bug me, since frogs are known for changing genders in the wild, she seems happy with her new self & she wasn't even the butt of the joke . I will admit that I agree that certain jokes are very dated, though they were mostly in the opening part, which didn't hamper my enjoyment of the rest of it.
Really, the only complaints I have is how it's called a Netflix original when these dumbasses only came in on the 11th hour to save this & the Invader ZIM special since Nick had cold feet airing these 2 after The Jungle Movie didn't perform as well they expected. I don't know what they were expecting from a 20 year old property with their current line up. It's not the LGBT themes are taboo on Nick considering how The Loud House has delved into more.
Nickelodeon's so indecisive regarding these reboots. They throw the money required to make these specials, but can't bother to actually market the products or even air them on their own network. You can't even say it's concerns over ratings because Nick's perfectly content airing reruns of movies nobody cares about anymore on primetime. Look at the schedule right now, and they've got Napoleon Dynamite airing in an hour. When was the last time anyone cared about Napoleon Dynamite?
I thought it was a pretty fun special for what it was. I always liked Rocko but it was never something that I held in such high regard that I would have expected any more from this trip down memory lane. It was fun for what it was, and I enjoyed it more for how they successfully recreated the animation-style and rapid-fire gags of the classic run more so than any sort of social commentary that they went for.
Oh damn, I forgot to talk about this, but I did enjoy it, although I didn't think it was perfect either. It especially felt a little rushed at the end, and could have benefitted from being a full hour. Which is funny, I didn't expect to think that Rocko should go for length, but it could have used the breathing room. I'm generally in favor of the satirical bits though, which felt true to show, although part of me wishes that we were getting a season of the show to further expand on these.
I'm also in support Rachel's transition. And yes, Heffer also had a sibling with gender dysphoria, but Ed is a much more dynamic character to focus on change with than Mr. Wolfe. I thought this story was very well done.