This situation is a bit different because the series that are being removed haven't even finished their first run. Prior to the events on Tuesday Cartoon Network had never cancelled any anime before the series had completed its first run. Sailor Moon was removed from the block when it was cut by an hour, but it has returned on the Kids WB version of Toonami. Cartoon Network prefers to air shows that it owns outright, which is why they air Scooby Doo and Cartoon Cartoons frequently.
I do agree that two and a half hours of Dragonball or Dragonball Z per weekday is incrdibly silly, however; especially when series like Batman, Superman, and ReBoot are available.
Cartoon network drops anime at the drop of a hat regardless of world events. I can't even remember all of the different series that they have put out there only to drop 2-3 months later."
Cartoon Network doesn't exactly "drop" anime for frivolous reasons. Most of the anime they replaced had too few episodes to sustain interest over repeated airings, and often return at a later date. It's easy to keep airing shows like Dragonball Z and Sailor Moon because they have well over a hundred episodes each. Shorter series, like the Big O and Outlaw Star, don't have enough episodes to justify airing them five days per week for extended periods of time.
Farscape's puppets resemble Yoda and other aliens from Star Wars more than they resembel Muppets. The two groups of puppets are about as extreme as you can get considering that they are both made by the same company. The Muppets are made of felt and other fabrics with a fuzzy appearance and were designed to be simplistic and comical. Farscape's puppets, on the other hand, utilize materials like Latex, which allow for more complex and detailed skin textures, and are capable of showing a wider range of emotions. Rygel XVI, for example, looked much more menacing in "Infinite Possibilities, Part 1: Dadelus Demands" than any Muppet ever could. He tortured and killed someone in order to satisfy his thirst for revenge and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Why would anyone want a super-intelligent killbot? Killbots only need to be intelligent enough to properly carry out the owner's orders. Further intelligence increases the probability of betrayal.
Remember the Bart Simpson craze in the early 90s? The dolls, t-shirts, posters and all the rest? I actually had the Bartman/Deep Deep Trouble album on cassette... god, that seems so fucking lame now.:-)
"The Simpsons Sing the Blues" definitely had some bad songs, but I still enjoy "Moanin' Lisa Blues."
It speaks volumes about the strength of the show that it was able to live on for so many years after the merchandise stopped being profitable.
It really isn't all that surprising since the show wasn't made to sell merchandise.
Re:Yet another urban legend
on
Duct Tape
·
· Score: 1
Golf Manor isn't a city. It's the name of a subidvision in Commerce Township, Michigan.
It's capable of generating around 32,000 colors. I'm not sure what the maximum number of colors it can display simultaneously, but it's probably much less than 32,000. IGN.com has an article with pictures that compares the GBA to other handhelds and several other items. It appears to have about the same dimensions as a GameBoy Color that has been turned on its side.
From what I've read about the GBA's design Nintendo went with the horizontal alignment because it worked better with the wider screen and people with large hands complained that buttons were too close together. The entire system is really quite small so horizontal alignment probably won't be too bad.
15 hours for AA batteries and 10 hours for the rechargable battery pack made by Nintendo. The GBA also lacks an AC adapter port, instead the AC adapter is designed to fit into the battery compartment in place of the batteries.
Umm, this things good enough for first person shooters. It can handle Doom/Duke3d style hybrid 3d/2d engines for one thing. Personally, my favourite feature is the fact that you can plug 4 of them into a gamecube and use that as a server, needing only one cartridge (a feature that I've always wanted in multi-console connecting). Finally you don't need all the kids to play the same damn game to get them together.
Close, while the GameBoy Advance can connect to the GameCube with a special cable; single cartridge, multi-player games on the GBA don't require the GameCube to act as a server. The system with the cartridge downloads relevant pieces of code to the other systems and acts as the server.
Still all that, but its only got 4 freaking buttons! And that's only if you count the select and start! I'm sorry, while the dual shock monstrosity of 4 pads and 10 buttons isn't quite needed, they need better then that. I was hoping for a configuration like the one on the SNES (ABXY, LR, sel/strt). Only 2 player used buttons seriously limits gameplay.
Actually, the GBA has six buttons: Start, Select, A, B, and two shoulder buttons that will presumably be named L and R. It's not quite the number of buttons on the SNES controller, but at least they're there.
Nintendo survied the N64, even though it sucked in many ways. A storage limit on 200 MB (or something like that) for games was a bad thing, and still they managed to make profit. Games like Mario and Zelda sold very well. Zelda4 is probably one of the fastest selling games for consoles, hell, my brother bought a N64 just to play Zelda:)
Actually, Zelda 4 was for the GameBoy. Zelda 5 and Zelda 6 are for the N64. Either way, the Zelda series is definitely one of Nintendo's key franchises.
And as for the GameBoy Advance, it isn't just a rumor. The specs was released long time ago, and the little machine being sold in Japan right now, if I'm not mistaken. In fact, I think Nintendo could survive by selling the Game Boys alone. It's an incredible machine and money-maker (Pokemón gold is the most selling game in the states right now, I've been told).
GameBoy Advance is scheduled for a Japanese release in March, IIRC, with the American release to follow this summer. Nintendo has a suprisingly large list of launch titles too.
Shockwave was cool. I wish I had owned one. I did have a Galvatron and even though I liked having him I also remember that he was basically a really bad flashlight with arms and legs.
not that transformers weren't plastic, but they were good stong plactic with some metal in it (joint pins and what not)
Many of the transformers made today contain metal in the form of joint pins, screws, rivets, etc. and they are quite durable and usually more poseable than the original transformers. The majority of the Beast Wars and Beast Machines lines are also devoid of the electronic gimmicks you mentioned.
Granted the current American transformers (Beast Wars) are really bad I agree.
I must disagree with you. Beast Wars was very good show and should be judged independent from the nostalgia generated by the original series. While I admit that most of the first season of Beast Wars was garbage, the show was really good from the last three episodes of the first season through the end of the second season. The writers of Beast Wars were able to create several long and interesting story arcs that were driven by interesting characters and the way they reacted to the events that unfolded as the story progressed.
I thought the show was bad when I first saw it, but I changed my mind when I saw the last five episodes of the second season. I also found the show much more enjoyable after I learned that, with the exception of a few cameo roles, none of the characters were carried over from the original series.
Actually, the Decepticon cassette player was named Soundwave and his Autobot counterpart was Blaster. Shockwave was the purple raygun that was a cyclops in robot mode. You were correct that the train/space shuttle triple changer was named Astrotrain.
I remember the Transformers: Beastwars cartoon ran on Cartoon Network for about two weeks.
Cartoon Network aired the last five episodes of the second season of Beast Wars: Transformers.
The original Transformers fans can't stand them but plenty of kids are buying them.
There are actually many original Transformers fans that enjoy Beast Wars. Read alt.toys.transformers if you don't believe me.
Most are much cheaper made and there are so many different lines of action figures that it is hard for them to be memorable.
You are partially correct. The toys no longer use die cast metal to reduce production costs, but they are quite durable. Many of the toys were far from memorable because they weren't seen on the cartoon.
I was home sick from school that day too. My dad was home with me and both of us saw it on CNN. I don't really remember feeling sad, probably because I didn't really understand what had happened at the time. It was my sixth birthday.
Slashdot Mirror
I do agree that two and a half hours of Dragonball or Dragonball Z per weekday is incrdibly silly, however; especially when series like Batman, Superman, and ReBoot are available.
Cartoon Network doesn't exactly "drop" anime for frivolous reasons. Most of the anime they replaced had too few episodes to sustain interest over repeated airings, and often return at a later date. It's easy to keep airing shows like Dragonball Z and Sailor Moon because they have well over a hundred episodes each. Shorter series, like the Big O and Outlaw Star, don't have enough episodes to justify airing them five days per week for extended periods of time.
Farscape's puppets resemble Yoda and other aliens from Star Wars more than they resembel Muppets. The two groups of puppets are about as extreme as you can get considering that they are both made by the same company. The Muppets are made of felt and other fabrics with a fuzzy appearance and were designed to be simplistic and comical. Farscape's puppets, on the other hand, utilize materials like Latex, which allow for more complex and detailed skin textures, and are capable of showing a wider range of emotions. Rygel XVI, for example, looked much more menacing in "Infinite Possibilities, Part 1: Dadelus Demands" than any Muppet ever could. He tortured and killed someone in order to satisfy his thirst for revenge and thoroughly enjoyed it.
And there was much rejoicing.
Why would anyone want a super-intelligent killbot? Killbots only need to be intelligent enough to properly carry out the owner's orders. Further intelligence increases the probability of betrayal.
Wouldn't the fungus be more useful in some sort of plan for world domination?
I seem to recall that the Autobots are the current owners of the matrix.
"The Simpsons Sing the Blues" definitely had some bad songs, but I still enjoy "Moanin' Lisa Blues."
It speaks volumes about the strength of the show that it was able to live on for so many years after the merchandise stopped being profitable.
It really isn't all that surprising since the show wasn't made to sell merchandise.
Golf Manor isn't a city. It's the name of a subidvision in Commerce Township, Michigan.
Commentators here could have fun speculating as to whether the pressure or asphixya kill the spammers first.
Either way, what bliss.
It's capable of generating around 32,000 colors. I'm not sure what the maximum number of colors it can display simultaneously, but it's probably much less than 32,000. IGN.com has an article with pictures that compares the GBA to other handhelds and several other items. It appears to have about the same dimensions as a GameBoy Color that has been turned on its side.
From what I've read about the GBA's design Nintendo went with the horizontal alignment because it worked better with the wider screen and people with large hands complained that buttons were too close together. The entire system is really quite small so horizontal alignment probably won't be too bad.
15 hours for AA batteries and 10 hours for the rechargable battery pack made by Nintendo. The GBA also lacks an AC adapter port, instead the AC adapter is designed to fit into the battery compartment in place of the batteries.
Close, while the GameBoy Advance can connect to the GameCube with a special cable; single cartridge, multi-player games on the GBA don't require the GameCube to act as a server. The system with the cartridge downloads relevant pieces of code to the other systems and acts as the server.
Actually, the GBA has six buttons: Start, Select, A, B, and two shoulder buttons that will presumably be named L and R. It's not quite the number of buttons on the SNES controller, but at least they're there.Exactly. They're like Disney, but without the evil.
Actually, Zelda 4 was for the GameBoy. Zelda 5 and Zelda 6 are for the N64. Either way, the Zelda series is definitely one of Nintendo's key franchises.
GameBoy Advance is scheduled for a Japanese release in March, IIRC, with the American release to follow this summer. Nintendo has a suprisingly large list of launch titles too.
Shockwave was cool. I wish I had owned one. I did have a Galvatron and even though I liked having him I also remember that he was basically a really bad flashlight with arms and legs.
Many of the transformers made today contain metal in the form of joint pins, screws, rivets, etc. and they are quite durable and usually more poseable than the original transformers. The majority of the Beast Wars and Beast Machines lines are also devoid of the electronic gimmicks you mentioned.
I must disagree with you. Beast Wars was very good show and should be judged independent from the nostalgia generated by the original series. While I admit that most of the first season of Beast Wars was garbage, the show was really good from the last three episodes of the first season through the end of the second season. The writers of Beast Wars were able to create several long and interesting story arcs that were driven by interesting characters and the way they reacted to the events that unfolded as the story progressed.
I thought the show was bad when I first saw it, but I changed my mind when I saw the last five episodes of the second season. I also found the show much more enjoyable after I learned that, with the exception of a few cameo roles, none of the characters were carried over from the original series.
Actually, the Decepticon cassette player was named Soundwave and his Autobot counterpart was Blaster. Shockwave was the purple raygun that was a cyclops in robot mode. You were correct that the train/space shuttle triple changer was named Astrotrain.
Cartoon Network aired the last five episodes of the second season of Beast Wars: Transformers.
The original Transformers fans can't stand them but plenty of kids are buying them.
There are actually many original Transformers fans that enjoy Beast Wars. Read alt.toys.transformers if you don't believe me.
Most are much cheaper made and there are so many different lines of action figures that it is hard for them to be memorable.
You are partially correct. The toys no longer use die cast metal to reduce production costs, but they are quite durable. Many of the toys were far from memorable because they weren't seen on the cartoon.
I was home sick from school that day too. My dad was home with me and both of us saw it on CNN. I don't really remember feeling sad, probably because I didn't really understand what had happened at the time. It was my sixth birthday.