BLAM! Disney lowers the bar again! - Page 2

Scrooge McSam · 09-01-2010, 04:08 PM

Did anybody make it past the first one?

Cadaverous Pallor · 09-01-2010, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Scrooge McSam

Did anybody make it past the first one?

Not me.

innerSpaceman · 09-01-2010, 04:25 PM

Um, I don't see what the big deal is. They're not saying these are the original cartoons. They're taking the material and doing some weird crap with it to supposedly appeal to the ADHD generation. I don't particularly like them, but I never liked the original cartoons either (Disney cartoons were lame - - Warner Bros. were cool).

Plus, I'm not the demographic aimed at. So ... a big shrug and who cares? from me.

Ghoulish Delight · 09-01-2010, 04:38 PM

What would your reaction be to the same "remix" applied to a Bugs Bunny 'toon?

innerSpaceman · 09-01-2010, 05:05 PM

As long as they weren't marketing it as the "new" versions of those cartoons, I'd have no problem with it. (But I call shenanigans on the premise of your question, since those were funny to begin with - and no one would tinker with them to make them so.)

Ghoulish Delight · 09-01-2010, 05:08 PM

I find the entire thing insulting to the intelligence of the viewer. It's pantomime, play-by-play narration is a mind-numbingly stupid thing to add to it (not even mentioning the style of the narration). "You're all too dumb to figure out that putting rubber cement in pancake batter is a bad thing, Douchey McGee better let you in on the joke!"

innerSpaceman · 09-01-2010, 05:28 PM

That's the complaint I've heard a lot, but on watching that one - I didn't so much think the commentary was to make you comprehend what you were seeing, but to riff on what you were seeing. Oh, I agree it was done in the most lame way imaginable - but I think there was more to it than merely narrating what was going on (and yeah, most of the "here's what you're seeing" part of the riff commentary was unnecessary - but was it talking down to the target audience of, I expect, 4 year olds??)

CoasterMatt · 09-01-2010, 07:06 PM

If they just had these "remixes" as something out there to remarket the originals, no problem- but unfortunately, it seems when they come up with schemes like this, the originals become that much more difficult to come by.

innerSpaceman · 09-01-2010, 07:59 PM

I will state again, that perhaps the reason the originals become more and more hard to come by is that they are generally not well regarded as excellent cartoon shorts.

Alex · 09-01-2010, 07:59 PM

Yeah, not particularly amusing, but then I'm not six. On the other hand I don't see anything particularly sacriligous about it, it's just a pre-pre-adolescent version of the stupid clip shows that litter half of cable being, which are simply pre-adolescent and apparently drawing an adult audience. When whoever did this grows up they'll write for tosh.0 or something on G4.

Also don't understand the linked article saying that while Mouse Factory did it first, Mouse Factory did it well. Is that Don Knotts thing really considered amusing?

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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Um, I don't see what the big deal is. They're not saying these are the original cartoons. They're taking the material and doing some weird crap with it to supposedly appeal to the ADHD generation. I don't particularly like them, but I never liked the original cartoons either (Disney cartoons were lame - - Warner Bros. were cool). Plus, I'm not the demographic aimed at. So ... a big shrug and who cares? from me.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	As long as they weren't marketing it as the "new" versions of those cartoons, I'd have no problem with it. (But I call shenanigans on the premise of your question, since those were funny to begin with - and no one would tinker with them to make them so.)
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I find the entire thing insulting to the intelligence of the viewer. It's pantomime, play-by-play narration is a mind-numbingly stupid thing to add to it (not even mentioning the style of the narration). "You're all too dumb to figure out that putting rubber cement in pancake batter is a bad thing, Douchey McGee better let you in on the joke!" __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	That's the complaint I've heard a lot, but on watching that one - I didn't so much think the commentary was to make you comprehend what you were seeing, but to riff on what you were seeing. Oh, I agree it was done in the most lame way imaginable - but I think there was more to it than merely narrating what was going on (and yeah, most of the "here's what you're seeing" part of the riff commentary was unnecessary - but was it talking down to the target audience of, I expect, 4 year olds??)
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I will state again, that perhaps the reason the originals become more and more hard to come by is that they are generally not well regarded as excellent cartoon shorts.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Yeah, not particularly amusing, but then I'm not six. On the other hand I don't see anything particularly sacriligous about it, it's just a pre-pre-adolescent version of the stupid clip shows that litter half of cable being, which are simply pre-adolescent and apparently drawing an adult audience. When whoever did this grows up they'll write for tosh.0 or something on G4. Also don't understand the linked article saying that while Mouse Factory did it first, Mouse Factory did it well. Is that Don Knotts thing really considered amusing?
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