Let's have a western animation thread

[DinnerX]

Pretty sure Don Bluth himself disowns the sequels to both of those movies.

Yep yep yep!

I don't think he was involved with them at all.

[Gamerforlife]

Might be of interest to those of you following this thread:

http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/05/25/futur ... ed-series/

It's a list of the 25 greatest animated shows ever and they are asking people to vote for one of them. Some good choices, but I have some issues. Not having Gargoyles is absolutely a crime for one thing. It schools many of the other choices on there. Also, while I am an huge Cowboy Bebop fan why include it but no other anime shows? Hell, I could have removed that and put Gargoyles there since the list is clearly not about japanese anime. Good thing too, as there are a ton of anime which are way better than some of the choices on here. Also, there is waaaay too much emphasis on comedy shows here. Nice to see Batman:the Animated Series, but I'd argue Justice League Unlimited was better

Still, there are a lot of notable shows on here that are deserving of a mention

[ZeroAX]

Yeah, she also played the little girl in All Dogs Go To Heaven, which was released a year and a half after her death.

Way to go hollywood. But I guess it's not as bad as what they did to Peter Sellers after his death.

[Ack]

Yeah, she also played the little girl in All Dogs Go To Heaven, which was released a year and a half after her death.

Way to go hollywood. But I guess it's not as bad as what they did to Peter Sellers after his death.

I'm not sure what you mean. The folks working on the film turned it into a tribute for her. The film's theme song "Love Survives" was actually written and dedicated to her. A line from it is engraved on her tombstone.

[ZeroAX]

I'm not sure what you mean. The folks working on the film turned it into a tribute for her. The film's theme song "Love Survives" was actually written and dedicated to her. A line from it is engraved on her tombstone.

Hm. I haven't seen the movie, but I bet your ass, that it was just a marketing ploy. Just like how "This is it" was supposed to be about remembering Michael Jackson, or how they made a Pink Panther movie with deleted scenes from previous movies, in Peter Seller's "memory".

You want to do something in their memory? Give like 50-70% of the profits to a charity or something.

[Erik_Twice]

Hm. I haven't seen the movie, but I bet your ass, that it was just a marketing ploy.

No, it wasn't. The last thing the movie needed was reminding people about the death of a little child. Murder doesn't sell kid movies.

You want to do something in their memory? Give like 50-70% of the profits to a charity or something.

That makes no sense. Yeah, cruel things happen but you don't need to dump your company because someone else was a killer.

Also, the company who hired her creating a "charity fund" is pretty much what makes you think of "marketing ploy".

There was also a donation fund in her honor, but not orchestrated by a bussiness.


There's no reason to think the dedication wasn't sincere, we are talking about a little girl, not one of the most well-known musicians of the last 50 years.

[BoringSupreez]

Might be of interest to those of you following this thread:

http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/05/25/futur ... ed-series/

It's a list of the 25 greatest animated shows ever and they are asking people to vote for one of them. Some good choices, but I have some issues. Not having Gargoyles is absolutely a crime for one thing. It schools many of the other choices on there. Also, while I am an huge Cowboy Bebop fan why include it but no other anime shows? Hell, I could have removed that and put Gargoyles there since the list is clearly not about japanese anime. Good thing too, as there are a ton of anime which are way better than some of the choices on here. Also, there is waaaay too much emphasis on comedy shows here. Nice to see Batman:the Animated Series, but I'd argue Justice League Unlimited was better

Still, there are a lot of notable shows on here that are deserving of a mention

Man, I don't agree with their choice for the selection. No Freakazoid (my favorite cartoon show ever), no Pinky and the Brain, no Invader Zim, no Rocko's Modern Life, no Powerpuff Girls, no Dexter's Laboratory, no Johnny Bravo, no Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, no Fairly Oddparents, no Flapjack, no Ducktales, no Tiny Toons Adventures, no Space Ghost Coast to Coast, and no Samurai Jack. And even though I don't like Ed, Edd and Eddy, it should have been a choice. Ended up going with The Tick, even though it's not even in my top 5.

[Michi]

Man, I don't agree with their choice for the selection. No Freakazoid (my favorite cartoon show ever), no Pinky and the Brain, no Invader Zim, no Rocko's Modern Life, no Powerpuff Girls, no Dexter's Laboratory, no Johnny Bravo, no Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, no Fairly Oddparents, no Flapjack, no Ducktales, no Tiny Toons Adventures, no Space Ghost Coast to Coast, and no Samurai Jack. And even though I don't like Ed, Edd and Eddy, it should have been a choice. Ended up going with The Tick, even though it's not even in my top 5.

Yeah. I'm not too fond of most of their selection either (and I told them so). Don't get me wrong. I like Archer and Boondocks and Venture Brothers, but honestly, I don't even think they deserve to be on the list when there are sooooo many other choices that have already been mentioned that were far better. Personally, I would have preferred to see some shows along the lines of Gargoyles, Darkwing Duck, Daria or even the original Garfield animated show. And I agree with Gamerforlife. Cowboy Beebop feels totally out of place on this list. Perhaps they should have started with a top 50/100 list and had people whittle it down from there instead.

[AppleQueso]

Hm. I haven't seen the movie, but I bet your ass, that it was just a marketing ploy..

A marketing ploy that wasn't mentioned in any of the advertising or promotion for the film? That sure sounds effective.

Like General_Norris said, there's no reason to believe the dedication wasn't genuine.

[the7k]

Something about Venture Bros not deserving to be some some list

Venture Bros deserves to be on every list. (Though, honestly, I haven't seen an episode in months. Damn you, gainful employment!)

Anyway...
I just caught an episode of The Looney Tunes Show. Wow. I seriously expected the worst, and it actually had me guffawing. I'm impressed.