Re: Why Canceled?

From: Matt Weber <mweb_at_mich.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Jul 1996 23:51:50 -0400

At 10:59 PM 7/2/96 -0700, you wrote:
>>>>I think that SWAT Kats is no more violent than your average
>>>>live-action action/adventure TV shows.
>>>
>>>That's probably it right there. In the U.S. The most violent cartoon not
>>>animated in Japan was Batman (But I detect some anime features about that).

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.

>>>Cartoons over here usually aren't violent, unless the violence translates to
>>>being funny. Since SWAT Kats has humor that is excersized in the real world
>>>and has an anime animation background (it was made in Japan), it corolates

GI Joe & Transformers are a few off the top of my head.. Lot's of violence,
little comedy. (Although I'm not sure how all those laser blasts apparently
miss everyone & everything on GI Joe -- but who cares? I despise GIJ!)

>>Nothing to do with anime.
>
>I was saying that when it comes to things animated in Japan that look anime,

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).

>Yeah. People don't like change. SWAT Kats was entirly different from
>evreything else I've seen. And being a cartoon in America, where exagerated

I think Turner got scared being in unfamiliar territory and pulled the plug
redirecting his efforts to the kiddie side of things.

>>Maybe it's the realistic characters and believable dialogue, as
>>opposed to TreeHuggerSpeak in Captain Pinhead.

ROTFLMAO!!

>I've looked. My idiot brother's generation loves violence, but this is the
>little I've seen. These punny eight year olds would rather play gore-fest
>games and watch more violent shows. Look at how popular Power Rangers is and
>it's packed with beating people up!

I've lost track of the ">'s", but if you are a Gen-Xer, you'll remember the
popularity of toons I mentioned above & the way the media went ape over the
"inherent violence contained in.." blah, blah..

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!


-Matt


Received on Thu Jul 04 1996 - 00:56:59 PDT

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