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Title: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Zapper on January 16, 2020, 10:59:15 AM
Just wanted to have a cartoon discussion thread similar to the anime one.
Only rule: please don't use this thread to bash cartoons other people want to talk about in peace. And yes, I know y'all hate "bean mouth style". It is known :lol:

So I love me some cute little cartoon about talking animals. Big surprise on this forum! :lol: Last year I learned of 101 Dalmatian Street being in the works and I had been looking forward to it ever since. It's a high energy slice of life cartoon and I love the zany characters, especially Dolly (I usually end up loving female characters that aren't required to be girly). I wish I could have Dolly irl, I love active dogs that are a little demanding XD
Not too much to talk about since the show doesn't have an ongoing plot (so far).
I quite like the stylized look of the dogs and that they kept the rough outlines as a nod to the Disney movie where they often didn't clean up the lines thanks to budget cuts, resulting in a sketchy look.

Another Disney show, The Owl House. The first episode has been released and it's pretty much a spiritual successor to Star VS Evil (which I quite loved). It's about a little girl, Luz, who gets sucked into a magic world full of demons. She meets a witch and her enchanted demon friend and becomes her apprentice.
I am very interested how this one will go, especially because it looks promising in terms of epic plot. It has quite some magical girl elements. Anyone seen this yet?

Steven Universe is back with a new season and sadly I guess I am no longer a fan because only the first episode did something for me. Probably because Jasper was in it and she's my fave. Justice for her, etc.
But honestly, I would have been fine if the show would have been over after the movie. It just went into a direction I don't like anymore. Steven is way too powerful and adored by the Diamonds and I just dislike him now as a protagonist. It's like watching a show about Jesus.
 
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Koudoawaia on January 16, 2020, 11:03:46 AM
Right now I'm watching Gargoyles with my husband. I either wasn't into it, wasn't allowed to watch it or both when it was on the air but I've been thoroughly enjoying it now! We're about to start season 3. I've also been watching season 1 of Freakazoid and been slowly watching Legend of the Three Caballeros. After we finish Gargoyles, I think we might be starting on the new Duck Tales since we had a discussion not too long ago about how we should.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Zapper on January 16, 2020, 11:06:34 AM
Right now I'm watching Gargoyles with my husband. I either wasn't into it, wasn't allowed to watch it or both when it was on the air but I've been thoroughly enjoying it now!

I wish there was a reboot of Gargoyles. I rewatch it every few years. Demona <3 I think it aged really well, too.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Koudoawaia on January 16, 2020, 11:09:52 AM
Same. I like Goliath, Demona, Brooklyn and the evil Goliath clone Thailog(sp?). I also like Talon the panther mutant. I could go on with this list of chars I like lol and all the rich and deep storytelling. I can easily see how well deserved its popularity is.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Ponyfan on January 16, 2020, 12:32:28 PM
I've been watching a lot of anime recently but I won't list those here since this thread is just for cartoons.  :P

I enjoy a lot of different cartoons. Naming just a few

Miraculous Ladybug

original Ducktales (I've tried the new version but can't seem to get in to it yet.)


Jem

Franklin (not the newer Franlkin and friends)

Sofia the First. This was one of my favorite newer Disney cartoons. I wish they hadn't ended the series.



Ponyfan
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Taffeta on January 16, 2020, 12:44:27 PM
Do not laugh at me but I have been watching Thomas & Friends.

In Welsh.

I haven't lost my mind, just Welsh was the first language I ever really encountered as a kid outside English and I always wanted to learn it. But I've never had the time really to mess with it, or the means. Now there are apps and my PhD is finished, I figured I'd play around with it. Watching kids cartoons on S4C seems a good way of doing listening practice xD. Hence Thomas in Welsh.

Should also mention that one of my earliest on holiday memories is watching kids cartoons in Welsh in a cottage in Dyffryn Ardudwy when I was five, so that may be another reason this method feels nostalgic. Although Spot the dog (Smot y ci) no longer airs, Thomas does! And a lot of the words I remember from trips to wales as a kid relate to railways (we travelled by train) or things in the series (locations like beaches or stuff like that) so it just makes sense. I think we were in Wales every summer till I was 13, so yeah.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: melodys_angel on January 16, 2020, 01:30:04 PM
Cartoons...right now just the pokemon ultra sun/moon episodes that are being auto recorded (we are late up here--its on the alola tourney).

Other then that..haven't really been watching anything ^^'
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on January 16, 2020, 01:46:02 PM
What a fun idea for a thread!
I've decided after deep diving into the Ed Edd n' Eddy fandom I should finally watch the show all the way through. I didn't love love it as a kid but I could see why I sat through it, it's really entertaining especially now. I'm only a few episodes in and I've decided to split it up (I cannot binge) to retain it better.
I'm super excited for Pony Life to finally come out. My friends recommended Kitty is Not a Cat to me after I lamented about the lack of cat-based cartoons, so I might start on that soon.
I plan to watch the Owl House but I'm not going super out of my way to do so, I'll try to catch it on TV at some point.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Zapper on January 16, 2020, 02:08:57 PM
I forgot to add I watched the first two eps of Thundercats Roar and it's funny. It's an affectionate parody of the original just like I expected so I won't twist my panties over "wrong portrayal". Also I never liked Lion-O so seeing him as a childish doofus is like eating candy to me XD Dude aged in seconds, we all knew he should realistically be a kid in a man's body.

I've decided after deep diving into the Ed Edd n' Eddy fandom I should finally watch the show all the way through. I didn't love love it as a kid but I could see why I sat through it, it's really entertaining especially now. I'm only a few episodes in and I've decided to split it up (I cannot binge) to retain it better.

It's a fun show! But why would you deep dive into its fandom. Save yourself, girl.
I hope it is less... gross than it used to be back when it aired. I was kinda put off when I found out Rebecca Sugar, creator of Steven Universe, used to be an Edhead and draw explicit fanart of the kid characters.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: PinkieLopBun on January 16, 2020, 03:10:20 PM
I used to keep up with almost everything on the big three kids networks, but scaled back last year because I don’t have the energy for it anymore. I still usually flip through listings and put on whatever is on, but my favorite current shows are Hilda, Summer Camp Island, 44 Cats, and Bluey. And as far as upcoming stuff goes, I’m looking forward to It’s Pony on Nickelodeon and Pony Life. Pikwik Pack on Disney Junior looks cute. As for stuff that’s no longer in production, I’ve been watching the CGI Maya the Bee series as the official YouTube channel uploads the episodes. I’m also planning to revisit PB&J Otter when it hits Disney+.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: BlackCurtains on January 16, 2020, 04:39:50 PM
Just rewatching Futurama over and over. It's hard for me to get into new shows for some reason.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Rychu on January 17, 2020, 04:57:44 AM
Close friend of mine had never seen avatar: the last airbender and i hadnt seen it since it aired so we have been watching it together. We are 5 episodes away from being done.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: bright rabbit 1 on January 17, 2020, 06:01:56 AM
Nobody laugh, but I’m watching Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures, so good.

Plus watching Animals of Farthing Wood again, and boy oh boy I cried when the hedgehogs died.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Carrehz on January 17, 2020, 07:32:13 AM
I've also been watching season 1 of Freakazoid and been slowly watching Legend of the Three Caballeros.

aaa, another Cabs fan! :frolic: *high five* It's so rare to find people that have even heard of it... I adore Legend, I wish Disney would advertise it more (or... at all). I hope it gets a second season.

I gave Steven Universe Future a go - I've pretty much hated the last few seasons/the movie, so I hadn't planned on watching Future (honestly, the only reason I kept up with the original show for as long as I did is a) I used to watch it with a pal and b) I figured "I'm close enough to the end of the show, might as well keep going"), but then it aired over here earlier than I expected and, well, it caught me at a time where I was willing to give it a chance ;) Honestly, I just found it boring, for the most part. Couldn't get worked up about it either way. I'm not going to bother watching any more of it. I used to love SU, but MAN it really went downhill after a while... I hate the "everyone is friends! :3 they just need to say sorry and it's all okay!" thing they went with.

I finished rewatching Rocko's Modern Life a few weeks ago (love that show), and I've been meaning to catch up with We Bare Bears for months now. Sort of fell off the wagon, there. I love that show, but it was starting to get a bit.. repetitive... hopefully it was just going through a slump. I wonder when the movie/Baby Bears spinoff will be released... can't honestly say I'm excited for the spinoff (I LOVED the Baby Bears eps at first, but then they became WAY too formulaic and plentiful... although maybe the spinoff means there'll be less Baby Bears eps in the main show? which would be a welcome change at this point, lol), but, we'll see how it goes...

I'm eagerly awaiting Adventure Time: Distant Lands! And I'm still wondering if there's going to be a movie for The Amazing World of Gumball or not. The creator keeps teasing it, but it's difficult to tell if he's being serious or not... that weird clip show thing they did in December did feel awfully like it was thrown together as filler to tide the fans over between the show and something else, but idk...

I think that's about it. I haven't really been keeping up with new shows, most of them just haven't grabbed me, lately...
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: mlp4me on January 17, 2020, 09:27:16 AM
My bootleg entire Aladdin series... yaaaay! Flintstones on occasion because they're on regular broadcast.
I don't have cable, plus no internet=I watch what I've got on dvd/vhs.
I really love my Grimm's Fairy Tales vhs (and I really need to search for more); those of you 80's children will remember the show (it is more in the style of 70's anime).
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Zapper on January 17, 2020, 01:28:11 PM
I gave Steven Universe Future a go - I've pretty much hated the last few seasons/the movie, so I hadn't planned on watching Future (honestly, the only reason I kept up with the original show for as long as I did is a) I used to watch it with a pal and b) I figured "I'm close enough to the end of the show, might as well keep going"), but then it aired over here earlier than I expected and, well, it caught me at a time where I was willing to give it a chance ;) Honestly, I just found it boring, for the most part. Couldn't get worked up about it either way. I'm not going to bother watching any more of it. I used to love SU, but MAN it really went downhill after a while... I hate the "everyone is friends! :3 they just need to say sorry and it's all okay!" thing they went with.

I only kept watching for Jasper and within 10 eps she only appeared once but I am not giving up hope on seeing her NOT come around and become friends with Steven. I dislike the entire
Spoiler
"Steven is part Pink Diamond so everybody love him like they loved Pink" thing. It looks like Steven is dealing with anger issues in this season and every time he gets them he glows pink. Ugh, we should know by now that nothing is ever Steven's fault and everything bad he does must be rooted in him being part Pink. It's become really predictable but like I said, I will stay with the show just because I need clarity on what happens to Jasper. I was not amused when Amethyst said "forget her!" Ehm, isn't Amethyst the one who forgave Jasper and called her her sister? Apparently that part of her development has been thrown away.
I don't get what went wrong with this show but I feel like the "storyboarders are the writers of the episode" approach failed in some instances and they ended up with wasted potential and some threads that led to nowhere.

I've been meaning to catch up with We Bare Bears for months now. Sort of fell off the wagon, there. I love that show, but it was starting to get a bit.. repetitive... hopefully it was just going through a slump. I wonder when the movie/Baby Bears spinoff will be released... can't honestly say I'm excited for the spinoff (I LOVED the Baby Bears eps at first, but then they became WAY too formulaic and plentiful... although maybe the spinoff means there'll be less Baby Bears eps in the main show? which would be a welcome change at this point, lol), but, we'll see how it goes...

Omg, my mother loves the baby bears. She will be pleased to hear this XD
I think lots of slice of life shows lose their appeal after a while if the writers can't come up with some kind of extra plot or gimmick. The baby bear eps always provided some kind of backstory, so I liked them a lot. Not sure if I would like a split between the normal show and the extra baby bear show?
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: PinkieLopBun on January 17, 2020, 03:58:50 PM
I really love my Grimm's Fairy Tales vhs (and I really need to search for more); those of you 80's children will remember the show (it is more in the style of 70's anime).
I’ll admit I’m not an 80s kid, so I could be off, but is this what you’re referring to? Because it actually is an anime (though from the 80s).
https://youtu.be/bBzlKHMwK6Q
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: SpacePinto on January 17, 2020, 07:02:58 PM
On top of G1 My Little Pony I mostly watch the cartoons from my own childhood, like Real Ghostbusters, Gummi Bears, 1987 Ducktales, Heathcliff & Catillac Cats, 1990 Moomins, Dexter's Laboratory or Cow & Chicken, and out of the more adult cartoons also The Simpsons and Family Guy. I'm not into today's cartoons though, the rule of thumb is that if it first came out when I was already outside the target audience, I'm not interested in it (except for cartoons for older audience, like TS and FG mentioned above). I do have a soft spot for Adventure Time however, because I remember downloading pirated season 1 back in 2013 to test how my new tablet would play something new (most of the shows I had on my drive back then were old shows in low res and 4:3), even though I only played the first few episodes.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Ponyfan on January 18, 2020, 10:27:13 AM
I also love David the Gnome. Unfortunately my DVDs are scratched and skip when I try to play them even they have only been played through 2 times.

The new Muppet Babies is pretty good also.


Ponyfan
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: pawpatrolbab on January 19, 2020, 01:55:02 PM
I've been super into the Netflix show Llama Llama, it's very cute
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Taffeta on January 19, 2020, 03:43:28 PM
Nobody laugh, but I’m watching Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures, so good.

Plus watching Animals of Farthing Wood again, and boy oh boy I cried when the hedgehogs died.

Farthing Wood never gets old. Proper hardcore kids TV. I totally relate. The pheasants get me as well, every time.

And don't even mention Bold.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Ponyfan on January 19, 2020, 04:33:54 PM
Barbie Life in the Dreamhouse is fun to watch.

Ponyfan
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Thimble on January 20, 2020, 03:02:21 AM
fellow dreamhouse fan, lol.

Also just started the netflix show from dreamworks- Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts. Excellent so far.

Annnd all the anime. I love netflix Japan, lol. (even though they only have 2 seasons of MLP:Fim)
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Zapper on January 20, 2020, 05:16:27 AM
Also just started the netflix show from dreamworks- Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts. Excellent so far.

I tried to watch that but the world doesn't make sense to me. There seem to be no rules or style guides as to how all the characters are supposed to look like. Mafia frogs, huge winking cats, regular humans, furries, giant-size realistic looking animals. It's such a pet peeve of mine it actively annoyed me while watching. I stopped halfway through even though I liked the character Kipo.

Post Merge: January 20, 2020, 05:21:19 AM

Nobody laugh, but I’m watching Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures, so good.

Plus watching Animals of Farthing Wood again, and boy oh boy I cried when the hedgehogs died.

Farthing Wood never gets old. Proper hardcore kids TV. I totally relate. The pheasants get me as well, every time.

Farthing Wood is timeless. I was such a fan in my childhood.
I noticed we had a lot of children's media about environmental destruction in the late 80s, early 90s. Where did all of that go? I would be all here for an updated Farthing Wood.
The show started getting weird when they did that plotline with the rats, tho. I never liked that. A rat cult... really.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Minty_Magic on January 20, 2020, 06:13:49 AM

Annnd all the anime. I love netflix Japan, lol. (even though they only have 2 seasons of MLP:Fim)


Have you watched Beastars? I’ve been reading the manga for a couple years now and the anime adaption looks so good! I’ve only seen gifs of it so far since it’s not out in the U.S yet. I think it hits Netflix for us in March, I’m so excited!

I haven’t been watching much at all lately! I guess not much has really caught my eye/ I just don’t have a ton of time to get as invested in a new cartoon as I’d like. I’ve been finishing off The Lion Guard and I feel like it has been so under rated! Even thought it’s for preschoolers it’s pretty well written, and I really like the main group of characters in it.

Next up I want to get caught up with the new Steven Universe series. I haven’t had time to watch any of it, but I love that we got a time skip. I think it was needed to make the show interesting again
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Thimble on January 20, 2020, 04:02:19 PM
I haven't watched Beastars, I didn't like the manga, so I wasn't really interested in the anime. The manga for that one gave me bad vibes, so I figured I should avoid the anime. I like my shows heavy on the fluffy and absurd. And weirdly enough, the anthropomorphic animals show is too realistic, lol. There's too much depressing stuff for me, but maybe I didn't give it enough of a chance.

The animation does look good though. If you like the manga, I'm sure the show will be good too. It's pretty popular.

Kipo is fun because of all the questions, I think. I just really like the unusually good voice acting and the art style.

Also, goofy postapocalyptic is my jam, lol.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Zapper on January 20, 2020, 04:56:26 PM
Kipo is fun because of all the questions, I think. I just really like the unusually good voice acting and the art style.

Also, goofy postapocalyptic is my jam, lol.

I like the art as well! Reminds me a bit of Teen Titans and Transformers Animated. So, early to mid 00s :biggrin:
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: SilverLinedStars on January 20, 2020, 05:33:05 PM
I've been watching the new She Ra series on Netflix. I know it's had a fair amount of hate... but I really like it. It's entertaining and I like the wide range of characters. I've also been watching the new Ducktales on Disney Plus & that's not bad either.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Zapper on January 21, 2020, 07:48:31 AM
I've been watching the new She Ra series on Netflix. I know it's had a fair amount of hate... but I really like it. It's entertaining and I like the wide range of characters.

Ah yes, good old times when people were getting really angry over one single lineart mid-motion :lol:
I am super into the reboot and I love Catra and Scorpia. It's always nice to see multidimensional female villains.
Spoiler
I do hope Scorpia gets over Catra eventually, tho. My main ship is Catra/psychotherapy.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: mlp4me on January 21, 2020, 09:15:36 AM
I really love my Grimm's Fairy Tales vhs (and I really need to search for more); those of you 80's children will remember the show (it is more in the style of 70's anime).
I’ll admit I’m not an 80s kid, so I could be off, but is this what you’re referring to? Because it actually is an anime (though from the 80s).
https://youtu.be/bBzlKHMwK6Q
That would be it. I think it's around 1972 animated but released in the 80's.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Gator on January 22, 2020, 06:03:38 PM
I was going to pass on Kipo based on her character design, but then I watched the first episode, then another, and another.  It's weird and odd but I can't stop.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: tikibirds on January 23, 2020, 05:30:15 AM
Nothing at the moment - other then the occasional Peppa Pig at work that I loathe.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Zapper on February 06, 2020, 11:58:04 AM
Jem talk in two other threads made me watch a few episodes again, hehe.
I just love Jem, it's so insane.

Anyone else liked The Stingers best? :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIslDJZAxxg&list=PLKlvrZlVSaGBJc7Zn-7t5yf-iJ8VFX_Kr
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Ponyfan on February 06, 2020, 12:25:50 PM
I love Jem but as an adult you have to wonder how the Misfits never went to jail for all of times they tried to kill/get rid of the holograms. Eric does mention in one episode that he has a good lawyer and that’s how he got out of jail.

I had 4 episodes on VHS as a child and only had very vague memories of parts of other episodes. I remembered Jem refusing to take her earrings off when she was trying to enter China and Jerrica and Jem hugging each other in the snow.

I like the Misfits better than the Stingers although I do like Minx.   


Ponyfan
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Zapper on February 06, 2020, 12:48:36 PM
I like the Misfits better than the Stingers although I do like Minx.   

Minx is such a mess of a character but she is so entertaining! Also, she is a technological genius but man-eating vamp at the same time. Gotta give props to this combo XD

My fave from The Stingers is Rapture, tho. She is on a whole 'nother level of weird. I just really love how quirky all the characters are and that some of the villains have these humanizing backstories. Like Roxy not being able to read, Techrat's phobias or Riot's father issues.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Ponyfan on February 16, 2020, 06:40:22 AM
It's been quite a while since I watched Jem. I think I'll have to watch a few episodes soon. :D


I've been revisiting Garfield and Friends and Tiny Toons lately.


Ponyfan
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Post by: dragonfly on February 17, 2020, 08:19:00 AM
I'm about to go all in on Castlevania Season 2.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: melodys_angel on February 17, 2020, 09:39:02 AM
I fumbled on a show called Gormiti that ive been watching.  Its kind of a cross between reboot, power rangers and dragon ball..in a Pixar style. 
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Post by: Koudoawaia on February 17, 2020, 10:45:55 AM
Still watching the Duck Tales reboot but also watched a couple of Quack Pack episodes over the weekend
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Post by: PinkieLopBun on February 17, 2020, 01:33:56 PM
Recently started watching Moominvalley.
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Post by: Ponybookworm on March 05, 2020, 07:02:50 PM
Recently finished Trollhunters (what they have) on Netflix, but hopefully we see more of that. I love the new style of animation like Dreamworks does. Re old animation I have Watership Down on DVD yaiy, & need to get a hold of Farthing Wood as I've always loved things like that.

I saw Avatar The Last Airbender the film first & every comment was, the cartoons are so much better, so I found those on Netflix & watched them all too!!! Moral of the story: don't be a cabbage seller in a world of benders!!!
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Post by: Koudoawaia on March 05, 2020, 08:51:03 PM
Now we are watching the Big Hero 6 series. Really good so far. Also watching the new season of Rescue Riders on Netflix
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Post by: Mewtwofan1 on March 05, 2020, 09:01:36 PM
Currently watching the owl house. I like it a lot. I find the characters charming and cute!
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Post by: OleGrayMane on March 06, 2020, 02:16:55 PM
Watched the entirety of "The Animals of Farthing Woods" because of bright rabbit 1's mention (I'd never heard of it before).
Following that, it was "Droids", a bit of Space Ghost Coast-to-coast, and random stuff.
Need to pick something newish after all those aged ones while waiting for new "Primal" and "Disenchantment" to surface.
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Post by: Taffeta on March 07, 2020, 10:05:05 AM
Farthing wood is a classic. I loved it as a kid, read all the books, watched the series. Was so thrilled when it came out on DVD <3.

It's not really a cartoon, but it is animated...I rewatched Tugs on YT the other day. Very nostalgic. It only ran for a season but I remember sister and I made tugs out of fruit boxes. Mine had coffee lids for paddle wheels.

Re:  Jem - I never liked the Stingers and still don't, really...but they are INTERESTING as villains. You can not like a character but still find them interesting, right? They're also more hardcore nasty because they're psychological villains. (I will say that they have all the best songs though).

Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Zapper on March 08, 2020, 03:27:58 AM
Currently watching the owl house. I like it a lot. I find the characters charming and cute!

Yeah, I like it, too. It fills the void Star VS Evil left in my cartoon loving heart.
It's also nice to see Disney finally grasped that the plot can start early in a series and we don't have to suffer a first season full of filler eps. So far each episode fleshed out the characters, world or relationships.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Leave a Whisper on March 08, 2020, 10:12:14 AM
My daughter and I recently watched Gargoyles. I was filled with happy memories. She was neutral on the whole thing.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: JazzMatazz on March 08, 2020, 10:14:29 AM
I've been rewatching Over the Garden Wall. We love the music!
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Post by: Carrehz on March 08, 2020, 12:40:14 PM
I've been rewatching Over the Garden Wall. We love the music!

I just finished rewatching it this second!! I love that show so much.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: OleGrayMane on March 08, 2020, 02:55:23 PM
I've been rewatching Over the Garden Wall. We love the music!

I just finished rewatching it this second!! I love that show so much.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ storytelling and animation.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Zapper on March 18, 2020, 04:04:46 PM
My daughter and I recently watched Gargoyles. I was filled with happy memories. She was neutral on the whole thing.

How old is your daughter? I was big into Gargoyles as a kid but some things are a tad too mature and I didn't really get them when I was young.
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Post by: Zapper on April 07, 2020, 04:53:46 AM
I really thought I had just lost interest in Steven Universe and after that finale I think I can safely say I don't like it anymore (aside from the background artworks, which are still unique and beautiful) but wow, talk about a ton of unused potential and even more hanging plot threads :lookround:

Spoilers for anyone who still gives a hoot about this show...

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Basically, Steven goes crazy angry because he can't cope with his PTSD (and because his GF doesn't want to marry him right away...) and becomes ultra powerful to a point he becomes Godzilla and nobody can stop him - until everybody apologizes to him, hugs him and he stops being a literal monster.

Did we ever learn why the heck Steven is stronger than even the strongest of Gems, btw? It's like he is a Force child or something. And now he is officially the strongest and most dangerous character in the entire show :lookround:

I really expected Steven to see that violence and anger can't solve anything - because that is what he always preached throughout six seasons, but in the end he just becomes like that himself and instead of realizing his faults, it's presented as everybody else's fault. They even turned his dad into a bad father real quick just to give Steven a reason to hate him, too.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Light Heart on April 07, 2020, 06:23:57 AM
I’m watching pony life stop motions.  :biggrin: :shocked:
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Post by: Ponybookworm on April 07, 2020, 12:26:20 PM
I just bought Frozen 2!!! So will be watching that soon (it was in the Co-op where I got my messages)
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Post by: SunPony on April 07, 2020, 06:59:41 PM
I’m watching pony life stop motions.  :biggrin: :shocked:

I've never watched any of those!  Sounds cute!  Do you have any you'd recommend? 

I've been watching Nighthood!  Someone has uploaded it to youtube (as "Arsene Lupin" rather than Nighthood) and I am taking advantage.  Oh Lupin you smooth bastard XD  This show has probably the BEST animated opening sequence I have ever seen, check it out  :biggrin:
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Zapper on April 19, 2020, 10:24:47 AM
Thundercats Roar is honestly so funny and precious and spoofs the original TC in ways I didn't know I wanted or needed :lol:

Everybody who liked the old TC please watch their version of "Mandora the Evil Chaser". I almost broke a rip laughing.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Light Heart on April 19, 2020, 09:39:23 PM
Thundercats Roar is honestly so funny and precious and spoofs the original TC in ways I didn't know I wanted or needed :lol:

Everybody who liked the old TC please watch their version of "Mandora the Evil Chaser". I almost broke a rip laughing.

Wow! It must have been SUPER funny in order to break a rip!
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Zapper on April 20, 2020, 01:15:39 AM
Thundercats Roar is honestly so funny and precious and spoofs the original TC in ways I didn't know I wanted or needed :lol:

Everybody who liked the old TC please watch their version of "Mandora the Evil Chaser". I almost broke a rip laughing.

Wow! It must have been SUPER funny in order to break a rip!

"Almost" as in "I almost died laughing". And yes, it is super funny when you have seen the original.
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Post by: Leave a Whisper on May 07, 2020, 04:27:08 PM
Danny Phantom
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Skandalous on May 07, 2020, 05:02:53 PM
I LOVE animation. Hmm let me see.

-Elena of Avalor (don’t knock it until you try it, it gets DARK and the characters grow throughout the series)
-Miraculous Ladybug (although the writing has taken a dip recently in my opinion)
-Ducktales 2017
-Amphibia
-The Owl House
-rewatching Gravity Falls
-Finished Kipo
-Bob’s Burgers (there’s so much heart, guys.)
-Finished Hilda
-Rewatching all of Steven Universe (including Steven Universe Future) with a friend (using a screen-sharing site of course)
-Rewatching the 80s MLP show
-Mira Royal Detective- it’s so colorful and cute and sometimes you just need that
-finished The Dragon Prince
-finished Carmen Sandiego
-finished Twelve Forever
-Finished Infinity Train
-She-Ra: Princesses of Power
-rewatching Hey Arnold
-rewatching TMNT 2012
-rewatching The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron boy Genius
-finished Green Eggs and Ham
 
Uhh that’s what I can think of off the top of my head ^^;
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Leave a Whisper on May 07, 2020, 10:26:12 PM
My daughter and I recently watched Gargoyles. I was filled with happy memories. She was neutral on the whole thing.

How old is your daughter? I was big into Gargoyles as a kid but some things are a tad too mature and I didn't really get them when I was young.

16 and she's no stranger to.mature themes and concepts, as she enjoys Airbender, Korra, Justice League, multiple animes, Jem and Exo Squad.
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Post by: bright rabbit 1 on May 08, 2020, 10:35:01 PM
Watching my DVD box set of Defenders of the Earth, and now I’ve got the opening song stuck in my head.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: MilkyDreams on June 16, 2020, 08:46:43 AM
Not much, although I might rewatch ATLA again.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Koudoawaia on June 16, 2020, 09:19:41 AM
Started watching Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts a few days ago with my husband. We're enjoying it so far.
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Post by: Skandalous on June 17, 2020, 07:14:52 PM
Started watching Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts a few days ago with my husband. We're enjoying it so far.
Just finished the newest season! Absolutely wonderful! I love how the story arcs evolve. And I’m absolutely obsessed with the brilliance of the show’s Soundtrack. 🤩
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Post by: Koudoawaia on June 20, 2020, 04:44:22 PM
We finished it too last night. It's an awesome series.^^ Now I'm into the 1997 101 Dalmatians TV series again because it just showed up on Disney+ and I loved that show when it originally aired.
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Post by: Ponyfan on June 22, 2020, 03:51:35 PM
I'm going to start rewatching Jem. :D



Ponyfan
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Carrehz on June 23, 2020, 07:17:36 AM
Trying to get through the last few eps of We Bare Bears x) Slow going since man, the show really lost that certain 'something' at some point. I liked the movie, though!
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: bright rabbit 1 on July 21, 2020, 10:04:43 PM
Does LEGO Fiends count as a cartoon. That’s what I’m watching on Netflix.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: SpacePinto on July 22, 2020, 09:45:03 AM
Right now I'm in the middle of a Simpsons marathon, currently I am on season six, and I have never watched past season ten so pretty soon I will get to the episodes I'll be watching for the first time. I also wanted to go through all episodes of The New Adventures of Speed Racer, but only eight out of thirteen episodes are available in English :(
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Zapper on July 23, 2020, 06:19:06 AM
Right now I'm in the middle of a Simpsons marathon, currently I am on season six, and I have never watched past season ten so pretty soon I will get to the episodes I'll be watching for the first time.

I was testing Disney+ a few weeks ago and since they had all Simpsons eps I was doing a binge. The old episodes hold up so well. I tried watching some of the new ones but I hated them for the most part. Season 10-13 still have some gems but the quality decline is pretty staggering and then you get to the newest ones and oof. Just couldn't bring myself to continue watching.
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Post by: SpacePinto on July 24, 2020, 01:44:11 PM
Right now I'm in the middle of a Simpsons marathon, currently I am on season six, and I have never watched past season ten so pretty soon I will get to the episodes I'll be watching for the first time.

I was testing Disney+ a few weeks ago and since they had all Simpsons eps I was doing a binge. The old episodes hold up so well. I tried watching some of the new ones but I hated them for the most part. Season 10-13 still have some gems but the quality decline is pretty staggering and then you get to the newest ones and oof. Just couldn't bring myself to continue watching.
The few season 10 episodes that I did watch already felt like a huge decline.
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Post by: Zapper on August 14, 2020, 02:56:29 PM
Is anyone watching Infinity Train? I was really digging Season 2, way more than S1. Gotta love a story about a nonhuman trying to gain personhood. I was pleasantly surprised by the protagonist shift, too. Season 3 is already airing, I need to catch up. I feel like this show is really slept on. Or maybe it just does not have a toxic adult fandom, so I rarely hear about it.
Still recovering from the awful Dreamworks She-Ra fandom and anti-fandom.
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Post by: Mewtwofan1 on August 15, 2020, 05:28:26 PM
Is anyone watching Infinity Train? I was really digging Season 2, way more than S1. Gotta love a story about a nonhuman trying to gain personhood. I was pleasantly surprised by the protagonist shift, too. Season 3 is already airing, I need to catch up. I feel like this show is really slept on. Or maybe it just does not have a toxic adult fandom, so I rarely hear about it.
Still recovering from the awful Dreamworks She-Ra fandom and anti-fandom.
Mmm I love Infinity train! MT’s arc was so fulfilling and wonderful. And as always, gotta love one-one for making exceptions to the rules.
In other news, anybody around here watching the owl house? Me and another friend are and now our conversations are entirely in screenshots from the show.
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Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on August 16, 2020, 09:53:28 AM
I've been re-watching the Total Drama series. MAN the quality dropped off after Season 3.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Rainshower on August 16, 2020, 03:36:47 PM
I have been slowly watching my way through all the different Barbie movies. It has been fun to rewatch some I saw as a kid and find new ones that were release afterwards.
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Post by: Koudoawaia on August 16, 2020, 03:40:49 PM
Watching the Tangled series, King of the Hill, Extreme Ghostbusters and Pocket Dragons. My husband and I usually pick one series and stick to it but this time we're bouncing between those four.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: NanoRuby on August 16, 2020, 04:44:06 PM
I have been slowly watching my way through all the different Barbie movies. It has been fun to rewatch some I saw as a kid and find new ones that were release afterwards.

Oh my god, the Barbie movies were fantastic! Some of the old ones I watched as a kid still hold up pretty well now. Are any of the newer ones worth watching?
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Post by: SpacePinto on August 17, 2020, 04:54:16 AM
I was looking for something from "The Critic" on YouTube after seeing the crossover episode of "The Simpsons", it turned out they had the entire pilot episode available and after watching just the first few minutes I was already in love with it.
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Post by: Zapper on August 17, 2020, 12:35:17 PM
Is anyone watching Infinity Train? I was really digging Season 2, way more than S1. Gotta love a story about a nonhuman trying to gain personhood. I was pleasantly surprised by the protagonist shift, too. Season 3 is already airing, I need to catch up. I feel like this show is really slept on. Or maybe it just does not have a toxic adult fandom, so I rarely hear about it.
Still recovering from the awful Dreamworks She-Ra fandom and anti-fandom.
Mmm I love Infinity train! MT’s arc was so fulfilling and wonderful. And as always, gotta love one-one for making exceptions to the rules.
In other news, anybody around here watching the owl house? Me and another friend are and now our conversations are entirely in screenshots from the show.

I'm keeping up with it but I've gotta say I fell a little out of love with it. I just think Luz' friends are not interesting and the school is very Harry Potter Lite. I hope it gets better again because slice of life stuff in fantasy shows often puts me off. Flashbacks to Steven Universe filler eps :lol:
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Post by: Nemesis on August 17, 2020, 01:32:20 PM
I’m taking a trip down memory lane and watching old cartoons. X3 Stuff I remember from childhood, like Horseland, Care Bears, and old Scooby eps. I guess with how stressful life has been, I just want something comfy and familiar.

I also want to rewatch some old Nicktoons... who remembers Aah! Real Monsters? X3
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Post by: Zapper on August 17, 2020, 01:49:16 PM
I guess with how stressful life has been, I just want something comfy and familiar.

I also want to rewatch some old Nicktoons... who remembers Aah! Real Monsters? X3

I always resort to childhood stuff when life is tough, I can relate.

I remember it and loved it as a kid. I wonder why the heck they had to reboot Ren & Stimpy and not this.
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Post by: Skandalous on August 26, 2020, 03:26:30 PM
Infinity train book three is FABULOUS. Can't wait for the last 2 eps to be released. The level of writing skill is *chef's kiss*

Finished "Elena of Avalor" which unfortunately is such an underrated show since it got banished to Disney Jr. The story comes full circle with wonderful character growth, plot advancements, themes such as PTSD, what it takes to be a good ruler, etc. and lovely songs.

Watching The Owl House. I like the back-half of the season so much more than the first-half.

Watching Amphibia- season 2 has some interesting plot developments and a touch more mystery.

Watching Big City Greens- such a cute show full of heart and laughs!

Watching Glitch Techs- eh, it's okay. I don't get a lot of the video game references/lingo and I keep hoping for a deeper plot to unfurl.

re-watching Avatar the Last Airbender- that series was lightning in a bottle!

And then sometimes I turn on the kiddy shows, because there's just something so innocent and sweet about them and sometimes you really need that especially these days.

Blues Clues & You!- pure nostalgia- Josh is so steve-like- it's a thrill to see my fav show from pre-school evolve with the times without losing what made it so special.

Mira Royal Detective- Cute show, good exposure to the intricacies and traditions of the Indian culture. Very bolly-woodesque songs.

Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Zapper on August 27, 2020, 04:57:34 AM
Watching Amphibia- season 2 has some interesting plot developments and a touch more mystery.

Back when both shows were announced I thought I'd fancy Owl House over Amphibia because the idea of a world of frogs and newts sounded dumb to me and it looked like Gravity Falls - Frogiverse. But once I got over that I started enjoying it more than Owl House. The protagonist and her besties are really charming and especially Sasha is interesting. I don't really care for the frogs. I skipped the Gravity Falls fanservice episode (Wax Museum), tho :P
Having a crossover with a cartoon that's been over for a while is kind of cringy.

Speaking of cringe, I know it's almost mandatory these days but I just detest how these show creators are overly available on social media for all of these crazy fans. I enjoy cartoons as an adult but I would never dare to tweet at one of those people with embarrassing shipping questions or stuff like that. I made the mistake to check the Dreamworks She-Ra showrunner's twitter one day and she was answering questions like "is Catra Latina? Because we want her to be".
And then she actually said "yes, Catra is a Latina" and I was like huh?! No offense but that character was never ever implied to be of Latin-American heritage. She is an alien catgirl who never said a word in Spanish. If you wanted her to be Latina you would have implied that in the show.

I wish cartoon creators would just stop pandering to who can scream the loudest at them. Remember back when cartoon shows openly made fun of people like that?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pOtmdHiCJNY

"Please please please get a life foundation" should apply to anyone over the age of 16 contacting a kids show runner to confirm their headcanons.
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Post by: Carrehz on August 27, 2020, 10:59:24 AM
PPPGALF was intended as satire, not actual criticism against adult fans... The people being quoted in the short knew about it, they thought it was hilarious.

I have nothing against adult fans interacting with show creators, I think it's wonderful that we're able to do that now. I just wish more of them would use a bit of common sense while doing it. x) The creators as well as the fans.
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Post by: Zapper on August 27, 2020, 12:12:12 PM
PPPGALF was intended as satire, not actual criticism against adult fans... The people being quoted in the short knew about it, they thought it was hilarious.

I have nothing against adult fans interacting with show creators, I think it's wonderful that we're able to do that now. I just wish more of them would use a bit of common sense while doing it. x) The creators as well as the fans.

I said they made fun of them, not "actually criticized them". Something you can't even have nowadays without the people being made fun of taking to twitter or tumblr to rage at the creators. Look at Teen Titans Go! - they started taking the piss out of people hating on the show and it made the backlash only worse. So much so they can now make entire episodes based on these anti-fans just to get more material for the next one.
People are too thin skinned to take something like this as a joke anymore. And I am saying this as someone bitter at TTG!s constant "Teen Titans final season" baiting. Still wouldn't contact the showrunners about that. That would be the first sign of slowly losing control of my life :lol:

I guess we have to agree to disagree because I think common sense would mean not to ask creators about ships at all... It would be lovely if creators started listening to the kids who watch the shows more. Tiny Toons in the 90s had an episode "written" by a couple of little girls. Now a lot of cartoons are driven by adult fan demand and it's always about pairings or headcanons becoming canon.

Slightly related, there is this new crop of Avatar: The Last Airbender fans who were too young to watch the show back when it aired and are now finding out about it via Netflix and they think it is super problematic and creepy for older fans to ship the characters, not realizing these shippers were the characters age and younger when Avatar was fresh :lol: So I guess this is the other side of the medallion. Both young and adult fans can be obnoxious and treat a show like it is their territory. I just think it's forgivable when teens do it because they are still growing.
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Post by: Carrehz on August 27, 2020, 12:55:47 PM
Ah, my apologies then, I misread the tone of your post. No, I agree, I think we need a bit less "pandering to the fans" and a bit more "gently poking fun at them", too.

I didn't say anything about ships... I think it's probably better to leave the creators out of that stuff, too. Always weirds me out to see people asking about "is X/Y/Z ship canon??" or "what do you think of [controversial ship]???", like... shipping used to be such a "don't get the creators involved" thing so idk what changed there. There's some cases where I can see a reason to ask the creators about ships, I guess (i.e. "What's your favourite ship" - not something *I'd* ask but I don't see anything wrong with it, either), but otherwise I agree, leave the show crews out of it. I mean, even when creators do answer about ships, that's inevitably criticized by fans because "omg he said he didn't care what fans ship THAT MEANS HE'S SUPPORTING A BAD SHIP AND THUS SUPPORTS [hot-button topic]!!!" or complaining that the creator hates their ship or w/e. =_=

I wonder if there's more kids-influencing-stuff than we know about, and it's just that we hear more about the adult fans influencing stuff cause they're more vocal online or w/e? I know Adventure Time used one or two kids' fancharacters and the only reason anyone knew that was cause the showrunner tweeted it a couple of years after the fact.
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Post by: Zapper on August 31, 2020, 03:50:39 AM
Infitiny Train's third season final was really something. Anybody seen it yet?
I was a bit confused as to why it was no longer on Cartoon Network but after that finale, yeah... it's better left on HBO. The imagery was a little too nightmarish for daytime kids program. I just hope there can be a fourth season/book now. These kinds of "grown up" cartoons don't seem to fare well if they don't pass the Adult Swim test of lowbrow violence and XXX.
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Post by: Nemesis on August 31, 2020, 04:47:52 AM
Urrgh, I need to get HBO so I can watch the new Infinity Train. DX

I remember I was... 12? 11? Anyway, back when Avatar was new. XD I just... wasn’t into shipping at all. I was still in my “dating is gross” phase, LOL. I wonder if kids back then were less into that aspect of the fandom (less social media and thus less exposure to it), or if I was just an odd one? :wonder:

I understand what Zapper is saying about how the fan/creator relationship has changed. I personally dislike how much sway headcanons and fanons now have over the shows themselves. I’d rather stand back and see what the creators/writers were actually planning, instead of watching them pander to hyper-vocal fans on social media. Some shows are more obnoxious in that way than others, but there’s no denying that things are a lot different now than they used to be.
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Zapper on August 31, 2020, 04:51:25 AM
Urrgh, I need to get HBO so I can watch the new Infinity Train. DX

There are... ways to watch it without getting HBO Max :angel:
I go to a site that rhymes with "shmatch shmartoons shmonline" and turn on my adblocker :lol:
Title: Re: What cartoons are you watching rn?
Post by: Zapper on December 14, 2020, 01:29:15 PM
Started watching Bless the Harts. It's set in the King of the Hill universe, the show's creator used to work on that series. I heard it's not doing too well, which is a shame because it's really lighthearted and the family is charming. It's refreshing to see a family in a cartoon geared towards adults that is not the typical "three kids, mom, dad and a pet" dynamic. It's also got a female protagonist.

Anybody wanting to give it a try, start out with "The McEntire Truth", that one got me into the show. It's hilarious, especially if you know just a tiny bit about Reba :lol: It showcases the characters pretty well and has a slightly tweaked art style as opposed to the first season.
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Post by: SpacePinto on December 14, 2020, 02:45:23 PM
I am planning to watch all 13 episodes of Pole Position soon, I already have them on my PC.
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