Adventure Time - Alternate Version of Finn

Yeah, i kind of did this out of boredom, and decided to make a different version of Finn. Enjoy if your watching!

The song is the House Hunting song from the episode "Evicted".

Cartoon Network - Dumber for the Dumb of Today

Remember when we had cartoons like these?

Almost all these cartoons you see are perfect. Each one had an audience that spanned not only children but adults even in their 20s. Other stuff not pictured, like Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends and, lest we forget, the ever amazing DC Animated Universe titles like Batman the Animated Series, although all were original series by the same channel; each was different enough to cater to all tastes.

And what happened?

Stupidity. Dumbed down media fecal matter. Things to appeal to the dumbed down youth. Also, laziness. Personally, I think it all started with the deaths of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera of the Hanna-Barbera studios. All the great cartoons, yes even the 90s ones and the ones pictured above, came from their studio. As they both died (Hanna in 2001 and Barbera in 2006), their original studio kind of... dissolved. The sect that produces anything involving the old HB toons now belonged to Warner Bros. in 2001, and full control went to Cartoon Network Studios. Instead of producing good content, in my opinion, they went on to sell cartoons like they were coming up with a new colorful label for crappy candy to attract kids. Everything became... stupid. Starting with this *expletive* show:

Oh i remember. I’m not sure if this was the first, but dear God in heaven. I remember. This was the first "new show" that made me say out loud “WHAT THE &*@%??”

And that wasn’t the end of it. Remember Teen Titans? You know the GOOD Super Hero show they had? And I guess also their last?

The show had fun gags, good action, good voice acting, great characters, and good plot writing. The animation was great, and seeing these adaptations of these DC characters was pretty awesome

 

They had RON PERLMAN as Deathstroke? PERFECT! AWESOME! PERFAWESOME

Then this b.s. came out

This show’s premise was so dumb, and seemed like one of big wigs in Cartoon Network had they sci-fi obsessed 8 year old write the premise of it. EVERY character is annoying as ...well you fill in the blank. Also, it tried to cash in on the animation style of Teen Titans, as well as the theme song (maybe the show was made by the same people, after they gave up?) 


So this show suddenly became the ONLY premise for their action based cartoons. And somehow, it worked. SO many kids by their toys.

Which is pretty sad, because I remember when there was ONE toon period I looked forward to. More than the Friday Night Block. I am speaking of course of the broadcast that was responsible for introducing the youth too good animation, anime, and action.

TOONAMI!

Ohhhh so glorious. This might have been the one block of shows every toon watcher looked forward to. From stuff like Samurai Jack, to the best in anime. I mean, if you watched or knew about Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, or Sailor Moon, it was this show that brought it to you. It even showcased stuff that was American made, like Megas XLR. It was the precursor to today’s Adult Swim. But then it ended…. Mostly because it's so expensive to show anime.

(I’ll be doing a separate blog on Toonami later)

Then, more stupidity came. Most television on these days revolves around the stupidity of reality TV. And unfortunately, this is the only bad thing the Canadians have done. Enter the effing Total Drama Island series. 


After they did this other dumb show 6teen, an animated teen sitcom, the creators have made this show too to be more “reality based” too cash in on the interest of reality tv shows on MTV and both toons did well in Canada. Then it started on Cartoon Network (6teen went to Nickelodeon). A show based on a strange love child of Survivor and the Real World.

This scared the crap out of me. Why? Because reality TV has definitely dumbed down the idea of entertainment in America, and now they push it on kids?


It wasn't even poking fun at reality TV like a parody. It PLAYED OUT like reality TV. Each “cast member” had bits in a confession booth. Each character gets “voted off” by the others. God help our youth.

They started doing re-imaginings and re-designs of old Looney Toons and Scoobey-Doo cartoons. To that I say... meh. 


As of today, whenever I actually fool myself into watching the channel, I count only few (horrible) cartoons in it's broadcast...and the rest filled with.... with...… *sniff*....game shows…. And stupid docu-shows like Dude What Would Happen? and Destroy Build Destroy (Andrew W.K., what the hell.)

Seriously. 49% Live-Action Crap, 50% Bad Cartoons, 1% Good Cartoon

 

Before 2008, 100% awesome.

It saddens me. I mean, I just saw a show on there, ProblemSolverz, that looks like this:

WHAT IS THAT? WHAT IS THAT CRAP??? IT’S FREAKING DRAWN WITH MICROSOFT PAINT AND ANIMATED WITH THE LOWEST VERSON OF FLASH ANIMATOR! I’ve seen so much better cartoons on Newgrounds.com, done by really talented people. Talented, unemployed, amateur people. I’m not joking; this is what it looks like!

I feel like crying…

BUT – I have hope. For you see… there are steps toward the light.

There was a glorious show (that was just signed for a second season, YAY!).

Young Justice!

Yes, when all else fails, go to the people that get stuff done right (most of the time), Warner Bros Studios, and extend the DC animated universe. This possibly forgives the whole "letting Cartoon Network take control thing." Why? 

Because this method WORKED. The comic book universe provides great, attractive source material to work with and uses a medium that people both young and old would be willing to watch. AND be invested in. And this is using characters they know would already have an audience. 

Also, a new revamp of the show Thunder Cats is here!

Looks amazing, and less like the musical Cats. This looks like more of an Anime version, but we shall see what this results in.

So maybe, just maybe, if we hope, cartoon network can find a good audience again that wasn’t just for preschools and children under 9.

Or, it will just… keep catering to the dumb public.

I think I see the Vampire appeal now...

I mean, what do people of our age group, 15 to 21 fear the most? That impending doom that approaches year by year…. Adulthood.

Not the kinky parts of adulthood. The responsibilities of adulthood. No one wants to pay bills or be considered too old for certain hobbies or put up with the demands of society (both financial ones and ones by peers).

We want to stay at our prime, man. Whether your physically fit now or not, we aren’t getting more in shape as we age. Things get bigger (not the way we want them to), parts sag, we get sick, wrinkles, loss of metabolism…..

we just… Lose ourselves to age. This especially is scary for girls.

Oh… But this immortal sexy guy shows up. And he’s offering 2 things.

1: He’s so alone and miserable for no reason, and he’s brooding, and for another dumb reason he’s desperate for love, either emotionally or physically (whichever the lady prefers). And he chooses you. And wants to please you and blah blah blah blah blah blah fulfills your deires blah blah makes your "boring life" better blah.

2: He can easily make you immortal as well. And these powers can also make you hot as well (depending on the kind of fictional vampire your dealing with).

Yes, I see why this is the ultimate geek girls’ fantasy. A good looking immortal guy that can make you the same and is offering unlimited sex, devotion, and attention. 

And sex. No matter how unattractive you seem to everyone else.

HOWEVER— there is a big flaw. Yes, this vamp/wolf guy can give a bite and make you awesome…

BUT— and every guy will do this:

We wouldnt stay. Even if you were left alive with neck intact. The reason is simple. 

If there is an immortal 15 - 21 year old dude out there, he’s having the time of his never-ending life. 

Just keep it up.... she's gunna put out any second...

Not fulfilling the mortal girl’s fantasy, but their own fantasies. And oh what fantasies us pig headed men have.

Vamp/wolf boy would just travel the world and mate with everything he sees. Even your mother if he’s curious. And he can leave. Maybe come back for your daughters and granddaughters years later. Like friggin Peter Pan. 

Why? Because he has the benefit of facing no consequences. He can binge drink, do a butt load of drugs, eat a ton of food and NEVER gain weight (well, assuming you're vamp powers keep you at your physical peak like some super soldier serum). 

He can do what he wants, and never be seen again.

Cops gonna stop him? Pffffff, like normal bullets have ever worked on vampires or wearwolves (well maybe if you take off limbs and heads, but we’re speaking practically here)

Yes, its true. Being a vampire isn’t about feeling bad because you out-live people (that would eventually annoy you anyway) or complaining because your sexy forever. It’s about doing what you want without consequences.

The movie Lost Boys had the right idea. Twilight and TruBlood and Vampire Diaries just played to to the female ego and libido.

And yes, I am a huge believer that women have a bigger ego than men. Think about it.

Oh, and you know why so many vampires seem gay? Because they're selling this fiction to geek girls, and alot of these girls have yaoi/gay fetishes. I don’t recommend googling it.

Dark Knight Rises: Bane - Origin and Opinion

In case the people that watched the Dark Knight trailer didn’t know, the chanting near the end,

“BANE,BANE MÁTALO! MÁTALO! BANE,BANE MÁTALO! MÁTALO!”

Means “BANE, BANE KILL HIM! KILL HIM! BANE, BANE KILL HIM! KILL HIM!”

SO! We may expect some huge fight between Bane and Batman, in front of a crowd. This makes sense since in the comics Bane is a luchador. 

To give brief background, Bane was literally raised from practically birth inside the prisons of the fictional country of Santa Prisca, because his father, a revolutionary, fled the courts and escaped. So, it was decreed that his son (Bane) would finish the life sentence for him. 

He  found teachers in the prison that ranged from hardcore killers (he committed his first murder at the age of 8, always concealing a knife in his teddy bear), to an elderly priest that gave him a "classical education" (much like Edmond Dantes did if you ever read/watched The Count of Monte Cristo). 

He was chosen as a test subject for an experimental steroid-like drug called Venom, which he succeeds in surviving. The drug increases his muscle mass and strength of the already strong body builder by at least 10 fold. The drawbacks of the drug were that it had to be fed into his brain, and it was highly addictive, causing massive pain if not recieving dosages every 12 hours. He escapes prison when he hears of the Batman and deduces that he is his only true challenge.

So we can expect him to be……

Okay maybe not that one….

Please God no…. for the love of Crom…

well…. that’s what was SUPPOSED to be him…

But we have…

Not exactly “Luchador”.. but whatever….

This can also mean TWO possible outcomes.

1. Batman of course will win despite the odds being against him, and I do mean pretty big odds…

or 2:

As true to the comics, Bane will break Batman’s Back…

And then of course Batman recovers, and finds a way to beat him, now knowing that he should aim for the Venom tubes, blah blah info already known.

Personally, I do have high hopes for Bane being used as a character for the movie, because I REALLY don’t want the movie to be bad…

The reason why the movies Batman Begins and Dark Knight were so good was because it stayed in the realm of plausibility.

For all we know, there COULD be a society of assassins headed by Liam Neeson in the mountains. And yes, i can believe that a homicidal psychopath can cause havoc while hiding in clown make-up. 


Did John Wayne Gacy’s existence prove nothing?

Ladies and Gentlemen, the first Joker. Before Ceasar Romero and Jack Nicholson…

But when you tell me that Bane was chosen, my mind goes back to Schumacher and… and…..

No….

Noooooo….

NOOOOO NOOO NOOOOOOOO! BAT-CREDIT CARD??? NOOOOOOOOO!

ahem..*shudders*

Look, we know that villains that can increase muscle mass in seconds dont exist. Much like freeze guns. And someone thinking using plastic muscles with bat-nipples was a good idea. 

So, all I am saying is that I hope this movie would make something good with the source material it chooses. Some comic-book fans might hate it. Some might not. But hey, it was good the first time, and AMAZING the second. So why not the third.

The Amazing Spider-Man: Trailer and analysis

Yay! Amazing Spiderman Trailer! Lets look.... and analyze..

Yay! First trailer came out! lets see if it lives up to expectations….

0:12 - 0:27

 

Okay… playing the whole “ophan lives with relatives” origin…. is this necessary? i mean, sure its an important part of Peter’s history, but why stress on it… I mean, is it for people who dont know Spiderman? If a kid is introduced as living with his Aunt and Uncle, then of course you assume that his parents are either dead or deadbeats. Hmm… unless its a plot-point of the movie…

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Ok… it looks like dinner at the Stacy’s…. I think thats the rest of the stacy family?

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Ok, really? they’re gonna play him off as an emo kid? I mean, sure teen-agers are angsty…. but dont make him too angsty. 

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HEY! Dennis Leary as Captain Stacy! … not a bad choice. Better than being the sabre-tooth on Ice Age. 

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Ok, I think I know why they only show Uncle Ben and Aunt May for only a few frames. BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE CASTING WAS WEIRD. I mean, I had to look up IMDB to be sure… Martin Sheen as Uncle Ben and Sally Fields as Aunt May? 

First of all, Martin Sheen doesnt even seem like a good choice at all, because Uncle Ben is supposed to give off a sense of someone who is wise and a good provider. Sheen looks like he just woke up and they paid him to come on set for the hell of it. 

Plus (ok, personal opinion) Sally Fields annoys me. The Aunt May from the original movies, Rosemary Harris, was PERFECT. Sally Fields is just known as a whiner from every movie I’ve seen her in. Scatch that. Half the time, she’s a whiner, the other half, she’s a nagging...well you know. I hate Smokey… Stick to Boniva Sally. Yes, I get it, Steel Magnolias was sad.. jeez...

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0:58

Beautiful Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy. And… she works for OZCorp? I dont remember that in the comics….  Well, if you know the comics, you know what happens to her...
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1:02

Ok…. who is that guy? Can you guess? Can ya? Can Ya? This is Dr. Curt Conners. Aka The Lizard. I'm looking forward to this... a little... so far...

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Bring on the spiders. Finally. Well, in the first movie you only see a few of them, in glass cases, for some experiment for god knows what. In THIS movie, aparently there is a WHOLE ROOM with revolving walls of webs. Which… isnt bad. It shows actual experimentation on spiders rather than putting some spiders on screen and saying “Hey see these? They were experimented on earlier by Dr. MacGuffin. OOOoooooohh”

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LOOK LOOK! THERE IT IS!

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…I dont get it…. what…. does he have webs coming out of his neck? Why is that there? WHY? 

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"I know wall crawling… woah."

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1:35

Of course, what do you do when you have great power? Take up sewing.

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1:37

CARS! Someone threw CARS!

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1:40

Ooooooo moody.

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1:43-end

Waaaiiiiit…..
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WAIT WAIT WAIT»>
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WOOOOAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
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YEAAAHHHH!!
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WALL CRAWLING YEAHHHHHH!!!!

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ONE MORE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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WOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! WAIT WAIT»> FALLING——-!!!
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THWIP!
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WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE YEEEEHAW!
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WAIT WAIT DONT CRASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Over All - the trailer was getting boring as you watch. Played off the “angsty teen drama” vibe. However, when the Spider stuff came on, it became a fun roller coaster that gets you psyched (if not sea sick)! Going with the POV web-sling was a pretty nice choice.


However, its an interesting choice they decided to go with Gwen Stacy as the love interest instead of Mary Jane Watson. Emma Stone could play both of course. And i guess its because technically Gwen came before MJ.


Either way, cant wait to see and judge the movie next year. 

Dated: Feb 16th, 2011 - Opinion on Catwoman for Dark Knight Rises

Hooookay.

If case the other die hard fans of the Batman (both movies and comics) didnt know already, Christopher Nolan, director of the coming Dark Knight Rises announced some casting news awhile ago. Among the six actresses that were looked at, Anne Hathaway is casted to play Selina Kyle, a.k.a Catwoman, the infamous feline themed cat burglar and thief. 

Movie fans look puzzled, as comic fans groan.

Why?

What do you think of when one thinks Anne Hathaway? Romantic comedies. The awkward girl. The girl thats hot but acts dorky. The girl from Princess Diaries co-starring Julie Andrews, who can sing like a disney princess. She’s hot but her shtick is to act dorky and out of place. Thats her character. She’s a character actor to me. Sure she went full frontal in a couple of movies, but the point is that when you think Anne Hathaway, you do NOT think bad-ass sexy thief.

I mean…maybe I’m not being fair since a lot of people thought Heath Ledger couldn't pull off Joker. Even a realistic one. But then look what happened. An Oscar. After he died no less.

But still, given the news of who Chris Nolan was said to be looking at for the role, there were not a lot of big names, with the exception of Jessica Biel. But she wasn't the "big name" that caught my eye.


KIERA KNIGHTLY. Yup. Kiera Knightly was said to be possibly casted as Catwoman. To me, that is PURRRRFECT. (couldnt resist)

I mean, Kiera Knightly has had experience with movies that require stuntwork and action scenes. I have never seen Anne Hathaway in anything close. Kiera even played a bounty hunter who can USE FRICKIN NUN-CHAKU! Kiera Knightly has enough bad ass that balances out her British class of personality. 


Can act tough but brings elegance. 


LIKE A HIGH CLASS THIEF. LIKE CATWOMAN! 


SEE THE CONNECTION?? But what do we get? 


The awkward character girl. Who is hot yes, but besides the point.

…I hope Chris Nolan Knows what he’s doing.

Posting later about using Bane as the movie villain….oh dear…..