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General => General => Topic started by: Crystalman on January 15, 2006, 11:17:55 pm

Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Crystalman on January 15, 2006, 11:17:55 pm
I just got finished watching 2 hours of Saturday morning T.V from 1985. I compare it to today, and WOW. Cartoonist, and marketers has really dropped the ball in the last decade. Where did we go wrong? Saturday Supercade was brilliant! I even thought the commercial breaks with the Public Service Announcements were good! There's no point to this rant, but to cry about cartoons, and where the Hell Saturday mornings are going to end up. I hate to know even with KidsWB losing their weekly programming. I'll stick with 4Kids for now.
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Lazlo Falconi on January 15, 2006, 11:29:19 pm
Ehh, I remember watching Saturday Morning Cartoons, but not from the eighties. I remember good things like DuckTails and Recess. This was before I had cable, and this was the only time I could watch it, mind you. Man... I miss that.
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Ryacraig on January 15, 2006, 11:33:26 pm
AYE, I MASS THAT TO LASS
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Yaminomalex on January 15, 2006, 11:34:26 pm
I remember the good old days of Fox Kids before this 4Kids TV bullshit.
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Ryacraig on January 15, 2006, 11:35:39 pm
yes, with like power rangers and tmnt
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Yaminomalex on January 15, 2006, 11:38:37 pm
HEROS IN A HALF SHELL.
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Ryacraig on January 15, 2006, 11:41:07 pm
Turtle power
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Yaminomalex on January 15, 2006, 11:49:33 pm
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Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Swiftman on January 16, 2006, 12:00:55 am
Quote from: "Lazlo Falconi"
I remember good things like DuckTales and Recess.


YES.



Oh man.... Crystalman, you are only too right. Saturday morning cartoons are now crap. Utter crap.

And I have satelite TV.

Granted, Canadian satelite, but still.... With 900+ channels, you would hope at least one of them has good cartoons on saturdays!

Nope. Justice League is about the best I can get, they even took down the moderatly-good X-Men..... um, that newer one, when they're all younger teens and not adults. That one was good, Wolverine was stilll badass, Cyclops was still a half-twit, Jean was still <3, Magneto was good, professor X was also superb.....

It's no original X-Men cartoon, but as far as other new upgrades of old classics [*coughcoughnewbatmancartoonscough*] it's pretty good. [*coughcoughbatmantheanimatedseriesownsyoursoulcough*]

And don't get me started on the new Transformers..... Ugh, they totally ruined Transformers to satisfy this whole generation of Waps. [I think that's the term...] The original was just far too badass to ever have a proper sequel series. [well, Optimus was good in Cybertron.... but DAMN Ironhide was JUST FARKIN' RUINED.]

Recess was a grand old series of cartoons... And they're not even that old, in comparison to other ones.

Ah, those old days can never be returned.... I even saw a new episode of GI Joe - Sigma Six. Damn, it just......... sucks...... compared to the original. Cobra Commander is just..... bleh. Duke himself is just.......... far too cocky and very over-strengthed. It's just blah. At least they had Snake Eyes..... I forget now, though.

Todays generation of cartoons just isn't that great....

Thank goodness for Megas XLR.
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Draconis on January 16, 2006, 12:03:30 am
I remember the way saturdays used to be. I would wake up at five in the morning, and rush to the tv, and spend the next few hours in cartoony bliss. I would never miss an episode of the classic TMNT. Now, the only thing left are memories, and a faulty videotape.
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Lazlo Falconi on January 16, 2006, 12:12:11 am
Dude, G.I. Joe always sucked!
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Swiftman on January 16, 2006, 12:13:01 am
I rememebr something awesome about the old ones...... Cobra Commander and Snake Eyes were abdass.

That and the NES game is kickass.
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Ryacraig on January 16, 2006, 12:25:33 am
thank you for mentioning megas, because everyone knows that chicks dig giant robots, but yeah other than that this generation does suck for toons.  and also the 1960's batman was by far the best
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Lazlo Falconi on January 16, 2006, 12:59:39 am
You know, since it wasn't even a cartoon...
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Jehuty on January 16, 2006, 01:10:49 am
Ah yes, the older transformers were indeed awesome. Back in those days, all you really needed was a transforming volkswagon of common sense.
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Peaches on January 16, 2006, 01:16:38 am
I tend to do something useful with my Saturday mornings anyways.

Like sleep or something.
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Ryacraig on January 16, 2006, 01:22:08 am
yeah, hat could you do on saturday mornins besides watch cartoos yeh lass
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Swiftman on January 16, 2006, 01:31:52 am
Ryacraig....... Learn to type properly..... please.... Even I have trouble reading you sometimes. [hard to do]

JEHUTY HAS BROUGHT FORTH THE BEST POINT!

Ah yes, the older transformers were indeed awesome. Back in those days, all you really needed was a transforming volkswagon of common sense.
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Ryacraig on January 16, 2006, 01:34:21 am
i am sorry kind peasant, i shall give you gold

*hands one gold peice to swift*
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Swiftman on January 16, 2006, 01:48:23 am
*takes the coin and flicks it into Rya's nose*

Thanks, but no thanks.
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Ryacraig on January 16, 2006, 01:51:15 am
oww, that really hurt, it didn't break the skin or anything but ouch, you know
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Swiftman on January 16, 2006, 01:53:12 am
S'sorry about that, Rya.

Here

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/Swiftman/zealotvshydrasharp.jpg)

Have a Starcraft fanart scene in return.
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Ryacraig on January 16, 2006, 01:57:34 am
oi thanks that hits the spot matee
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Swiftman on January 16, 2006, 02:13:20 am
Like it? Well have some more!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/Swiftman/zealot03sharp.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/Swiftman/darktemplar07.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/Swiftman/darktemplar02.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/Swiftman/archon.jpg)
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Yaminomalex on January 16, 2006, 06:19:00 pm
Quote from: "Lazlo Falconi"
Dude, G.I. Joe always sucked!


A true American hero.
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Razel on January 16, 2006, 06:23:13 pm
I miss Bugs Bunny and those guys...
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Lazlo Falconi on January 16, 2006, 07:10:48 pm
Looney Toons was pretty hardcore... I miss the days when cartoons weren't afraid of crossdressing.
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Yaminomalex on January 16, 2006, 07:21:15 pm
Quote from: "Lazlo Falconi"
Looney Toons was pretty hardcore... I miss the days when cartoons weren't afraid of crossdressing.


Or gruesome explosions.
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: CJMErl / Yami CJMErl on January 16, 2006, 08:00:07 pm
Pointless violence makes the world go 'round. *SHOT* ...see what I mean?
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Ryacraig on January 17, 2006, 07:04:43 pm
i know what you mean, it is very true
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Byte Man Zero on January 17, 2006, 07:10:14 pm
Original Voltron fr0 th3 w1n!!!!!!

...So campy it was good!
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Ryacraig on January 17, 2006, 07:12:42 pm
yeah, it pretty much was
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Anime man on January 19, 2006, 06:44:59 pm
yeah i wish i had my own saturday carttoon.
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: CJMErl / Yami CJMErl on January 20, 2006, 09:38:16 am
I wish I had my own comic.

...

...

Oh wait, I do! *SHOT*
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Byte Man Zero on January 20, 2006, 09:52:40 am
Hey, me too!

EXCELLENT! *air guitars*
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Lazlo Falconi on January 20, 2006, 10:44:05 am
*Air guitars alongside Byte*
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: Yaminomalex on January 20, 2006, 11:10:42 am
I am the bacon man, bring all the pork you can to all the little kids down the road. Clogging their artieries, with all the MSG's and they all die at the age of eight!
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: CJMErl / Yami CJMErl on January 20, 2006, 01:01:03 pm
Quote from: "Yaminomalex"
I am the bacon man, bring all the pork you can to all the little kids down the road. Clogging their artieries, with all the MSG's and they all die at the age of eight!

omg is that sum BACONz?! *SHOT*
Title: Poor Saturday Mornings...
Post by: jv2k on January 20, 2006, 01:18:30 pm
90s cartoons were WAY better than the 80s cartoon, in short the best of the 90's toons laugh at the best of the 80's toons and spit on them.