Re: Why Canceled?

From: Kay Chang <kaychang_at_eden.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Jul 1996 11:20:44 -0500 (CDT)

>Matt wrote:
>
>>Lest we forget the early JQ of the 60's! I'd say that had quite a bit more
>>violence. People were injured/died/beat up.
>
>I like Doc Konway's description of JQ from way back when (and I have
>to paraphrase, my memory isn't _that_ good):
>
>"Ah yes, Jonny Quest. Lots of HOV's (Horrible-Oriental-Villains) mowed
> down with machine-guns every week..." (or something very similar)

Yes, yes, sounds just like it!! With age comes wisedom!

>>One point about anime vs. North Amer. toons --
>>You must keep in mind that anime (in Japan) is generally targeted towards
>>the adult audience, while we are stuck with stuff usually aimed at the
>>kiddies. Turner had it right with SK, in that it had all the gadgets & cool
>>stuff that appeals to the kids as well as something that appeals to the
>>older crowd (B:TAS comes to mind, although it leans towards the adult side).

I was never that crazy over Batman. Or any other comic book super-buffed
heroes. Unless, of course, you count The Vampire Lestat graphic novel, in
THAT case, I'll make an exception . . .

>Best example I can think of to show this would be "Sailor Moon". DIC had
>to revamp (read "chop up piecemeal") the show to reflect the sensibilities
>of the younger audience, where in Japan it plays to a more mature one.
>It's still pretty heavy in places, but nowhere near what the Japanese version
>reportedly was.

Yeah, I've read synopsies of the last 3 eps. of the Japanese first season of
SM. Apparantly, all of the Senshi/Scouts died various gruesome deaths, even
Usagi/Serena. Something about an energy drain . . .

>>I think Turner got scared being in unfamiliar territory and pulled the plug
>>redirecting his efforts to the kiddie side of things.
>
>Borne out by the dropping of "Nexus", but mysteriously contradicted by the
>pursuit of "Jonny Quest". Friends checking out the first of the Lawrence
episodes
>said:
>
>"Lots of gratuitous violence; the hallmark of weak ac/adv writing."

'Kats wasn't all like that! (Oh, this is totally off-topic, but, I know
someone on the AR list who calls herself "Amedo's Kats". Just a few days
ago, I got a nasty shock when I saw a subject line reading: "Kats is going
back to Hell!" =P)

>>>>Maybe it's the realistic characters and believable dialogue, as
>>>>opposed to TreeHuggerSpeak in Captain Pinhead.
>>
>>ROTFLMAO!!
>
>Ditto on this side of the 49th!

Pinhead? Aren't you being generous?

>>Violence is popular because violence sells! The only place you'll see an
>>absence of violence is were nothing is being directly sold (i.e. no
>>commercials) -- PBS. I defy anyone to tell me that CP (or any of the other
>>properties that TPS owns) is non-violent!
>
>Different kind of violence in Scooby and Flintstones though, generally
involving
>getting whacked over the head with a blunt instrument and so forth - very
>"Roger Rabbit" style. Ted fails to notice that because his definition of
"violence"
>is a bit narrower than the dictionary's.
>
>('Kay, "Squiddley-Diddley" is non-violent - that is, unless you count the
violent
> manner in which you reach for the airsick bag.)

I don't even try to watch those old cartoons on wherever, whenever. I change
the channel. SOmething like that is on. I scream. I start changing the
channel until I am safe. Simple as that.

Oh yeah, Happy 4th of July to everyone in America!!!

Terra Chang
the Reality Jumper
...who is happy! happy! happy! happy!
Also known as
C'est Moi!
the white cat
...who is catnapping right now.
"That's the part I don't understand. How can you go to a 'Place Which Is No
More'?"
"I don't know. I'll tell you when we get there."


Received on Thu Jul 04 1996 - 12:55:23 PDT

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