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For those of us who went to college in the early '90s and were in to Beavis and Butt-head, this must surely call up some great memories. I can remember running around one homecoming with some friends, shirts on top of of our heads, standing in the beer line shouting, "I am the great Cornhoilio! I need beer for my bunghole...Are you threatening me? The streets will flow with the blood of the nonbelievers!"
Sigh... it's no wonder I went through girlfriends like beer... er water. Mmmmm, beeeer (sorry wrong cartoon).
Anyway, for those that want to take a quick trip down memory lane, this link to The Cornholio Soundboard will be sure to amuse you for at least 10 minutes. Its a part of Nef's Blog, thanks for putting this up!
Sigh... it's no wonder I went through girlfriends like beer... er water. Mmmmm, beeeer (sorry wrong cartoon).
Anyway, for those that want to take a quick trip down memory lane, this link to The Cornholio Soundboard will be sure to amuse you for at least 10 minutes. Its a part of Nef's Blog, thanks for putting this up!
In a two-part article on Now Playing (Part 1, Part 2) Genndy Tartakovsky reveals some enticing tidbits on the upcoming sequel to the Emmy Award-winning Clone Wars series on Cartoon Network.
"Basically, if you cut out the scroll [from the beginning of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith], it would be completely seamless where we end and the movie starts."
From where I sit, this has really wet my chops for a couple of reasons. The first Clone Wars cartoon was an excellent stand-alone addition to the Star Wars Saga, and a wonderful work of animation in it's own right... but this quote alone confirms it as a true part of the Star Wars cannon, and not just another one-off from the extended universe.
Also, the new series will be five 12-minute episodes as opposed to 20 three-minute shorts. As much as I enjoyed the original, and even though it a rival to Episode II, the storytelling was a bit hurried broken up into such small serials.
In the second article, Tartakovsky reveals that it was his team that came up with the models for General Grievous well before the production of Episode III, and that Clone Wars II will have much lightsaber action.
I can't wait!
"Basically, if you cut out the scroll [from the beginning of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith], it would be completely seamless where we end and the movie starts." From where I sit, this has really wet my chops for a couple of reasons. The first Clone Wars cartoon was an excellent stand-alone addition to the Star Wars Saga, and a wonderful work of animation in it's own right... but this quote alone confirms it as a true part of the Star Wars cannon, and not just another one-off from the extended universe.
Also, the new series will be five 12-minute episodes as opposed to 20 three-minute shorts. As much as I enjoyed the original, and even though it a rival to Episode II, the storytelling was a bit hurried broken up into such small serials.
In the second article, Tartakovsky reveals that it was his team that came up with the models for General Grievous well before the production of Episode III, and that Clone Wars II will have much lightsaber action.
I can't wait!
I finally watched a couple of episodes of Justice League Unlimited that were stored on my DVR. Once again, I'd have to say that WB is doing great things with the DC Comics line.
That being said, I noticed a few things.
For one, this isn't your Papa's Superfriends. Wonder Woman is a certified badass, the Dark Knight is indeed dark, and the two of them may have a thing going on. It was a trip seeing WW flirt with the Bat... and his response, "It would never work, you are a princess from a race of immortals, and I'm a rich kid with issues ... lots of issues." CLASSIC!
The animation is top-notch, as is the storytelling. The themes they are dealing with are not so kiddie -- war, love, revenge.... it's a far cry from Lex Luthor freezing the world with an ice ray -- and most of this probably soars right over the pre-teen's heads. Granted I have only seen a couple of episodes, but so far I'm impressed.
I really like the character models. WB continues with the style originated with Batman in 1992... although no longer groundbreaking, the well-established look is cleaner and crisper than ever before.
All-in-all, I have to say I'm pleased... can't wait to clean the DVR off a bit more!
Buy Justice League Unlimited from Amazon
That being said, I noticed a few things.
For one, this isn't your Papa's Superfriends. Wonder Woman is a certified badass, the Dark Knight is indeed dark, and the two of them may have a thing going on. It was a trip seeing WW flirt with the Bat... and his response, "It would never work, you are a princess from a race of immortals, and I'm a rich kid with issues ... lots of issues." CLASSIC!
The animation is top-notch, as is the storytelling. The themes they are dealing with are not so kiddie -- war, love, revenge.... it's a far cry from Lex Luthor freezing the world with an ice ray -- and most of this probably soars right over the pre-teen's heads. Granted I have only seen a couple of episodes, but so far I'm impressed.
I really like the character models. WB continues with the style originated with Batman in 1992... although no longer groundbreaking, the well-established look is cleaner and crisper than ever before.
All-in-all, I have to say I'm pleased... can't wait to clean the DVR off a bit more!
Buy Justice League Unlimited from Amazon
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