He is the terror that flaps in the night. He is the switch that derails your train. He is… the star of one kick ass show. DuckTales was done around the time Disney was looking for another new series to put on the Disney Afternoon block, but was still a favorite among kids. Instead of keeping a show along past 100 episodes, why not introduce a new, exciting series with one or two of the characters from DuckTales that kids…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_cMaGt52QE Many a cartoon have had a weird premise in our time, but still became successful. Seriously, imagine some of the pitches that have occurred before. “So imagine this. A lonely professor tries to create three girls, so he combines sugar, spice, and everything nice. Then he adds in chemical X, and he has these crazy super hero girls who kick butt! It’ll be an action-comedy, with more of an emphasis on comedy. Oh, and their rogues gallery can include…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e5q6ubDlZE Watching Gummi Bears and DuckTales again, I can’t help but notice that Disney Television Animation’s staff was very competent back in the 80’s. I would figure that Chip ‘N Dale Rescue Rangers, the series that was initially syndicated alongside DuckTales in 1989 and also joined both of these shows with TaleSpin as the first Disney Afternoon lineup, would hold up as well as each of these mentioned series. Although the show’s last batch of episodes aired around the time…
A wise man who goes by the name of Jerry Seinfeld once said that the older that you get, the funnier the Looney Tunes become. This is undisputable. As I’ve been getting older and have been looking back on the shows that I grew up with, I notice that when I come back to DuckTales, arguably Disney’s most beloved animated series of all time, that I find it to be fresher each time I see one of it’s 100 episodes….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loUNoy0Qub0 Dig if you will the picture: A small group of mythical bears, named the Gummi Bears, are the last survivors of a once-lively clan. They live together in secrecy in case they are found, as the Gummi Bears were forced out due to their technological advances. Most of their ancestors were exiled, while the few who survived live outside of the kingdom of Dunwyn, making sure they don’t become discovered. One day Calvin, a young knight in training, discovers…
This September, Disney’s groundbreaking syndicated block, the Disney Afternoon, turns 20. Containing such fan favorite series as DuckTales and The Adventures of the Gummi Bears, as well as then-newly discovered favorites including as Darkwing Duck, Gargoyles, and Goof Troop, the Disney Afternoon gave life to fresh animation, clever storytelling, and a great cast of characters. To be sure that we can celebrate the block’s anniversary in time by September 10th, we’ll be posting retrospectives on some of the most popular…
In the 90s, there was this show called the Simpsons. It was popular. Ridiculously popular. It was a show that appealed to everyone with it’s smart jokes, edgy humor, and slapstick gags. As a comedy, it had everything one could want and it was animated on top of it. So it got bigger, and naturally when something gets too popular, everyone wants a piece of the pie. Because of the Simpsons’ popularity we had a slew of shows come out…
Earlier at the Animation Revelation boards,(hint hint), we played a vote n’ rank game entitled Greatest Animated Movie, where we’d vote for and determine what the general conscious of the board would be for the choice favorite animated movie. Our top choice was 90’s outing Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, ideal for fans of the show, while follow-ups were Disney’s beloved cash cow The Lion King, Tim Burton and Henry Selick’s cult classic The Nightmare Before Christmas, and End of…
Typically I like to start my reviews off by giving a brief history of the people behind whatever I’m reviewing, but I believe I’ll keep this particular retrospective a bit briefer than usual. DreamWorks, Disney’s greatest rival in animation during the past 10 years, formed in 1994 as a merger between world-renowned auteur Steven Spielberg, former head of Disney’s animated feature department Jeffrey Katzenberg, and film producer David Geffen in order to continue making successful Hollywood movies. As a studio,…
This is by far the anime medium’s magnum opus. Mars of Destruction is the best animated movie I’ve seen in years, if not ever. In terms of science-fiction related media, this blows other greats such as Heinlein’s works, Battlestar Galactica, and Neon Genesis Evangelion out of the water. Truly an experience I will never forget, and oh, what an experience it was! Story: 10/10 This film is highly philosophical. I actually felt regret when the Big Bad Ancient Guy told…