Why Are Some Cartoons Great, While Others Are Boring?

[Revoltingest]

First, to those of you who might demand this thread be in TV or movies.....

Spoiler: I say

Pbbbbtttttt!

Great cartoons are theater, ranging from vaudeville
to opera with fat ladies & helmets with horns.
One of my favorite directors (up there with Hitchcock
& others) is Chuck Jones. What's so great? Watch.

There have been new cartoons with his characters.
But without him, they've been disappointingly pedestrian.

 

[Brickjectivity]

First, to those of you who might demand this thread be in TV or movies.....

Spoiler: I say

Pbbbbtttttt!

Great cartoons are theater, ranging from vaudeville
to opera with fat ladies & helmets with horns.
One of my favorite directors (up there with Hitchcock
& others) is Chuck Jones. What's so great? Watch.

There have been new cartoons with his characters.
But without him, they've been disappointingly pedestrian.

Cool video!

 

[Revoltingest]

Cool video!

I know!
....more than I did before watching it.

 

[Wu Wei]

Why Are Some Cartoons Great, While Others Are Boring?

just cuz

 

[ecco]

First, to those of you who might demand this thread be in TV or movies.....

Spoiler: I say

Pbbbbtttttt!

Great cartoons are theater, ranging from vaudeville
to opera with fat ladies & helmets with horns.
One of my favorite directors (up there with Hitchcock
& others) is Chuck Jones. What's so great? Watch.

There have been new cartoons with his characters.
But without him, they've been disappointingly pedestrian.

Great video. Thanks.

 

[sealchan]

I agree with what the video says...I suspect that many career "artists" learn how to emulate a form of expression but they lack the inspiration from their own deep interests or even the insight into the human experience that the originator has/had. This applies to any creative production that found success with its originator but was found lacking with its "continuer".

 

[sun rise]

It's time to MCGA - Make Cartoons Great Again.

 

[sealchan]

It's time to MCGA - Make Cartoons Great Again.

Spongebob was great...not sure if it is now.

 

[Stevicus]

First, to those of you who might demand this thread be in TV or movies.....

Spoiler: I say

Pbbbbtttttt!

Great cartoons are theater, ranging from vaudeville
to opera with fat ladies & helmets with horns.
One of my favorite directors (up there with Hitchcock
& others) is Chuck Jones. What's so great? Watch.

There have been new cartoons with his characters.
But without him, they've been disappointingly pedestrian.

Do you remember Clutch Cargo? The way they did the animation with the stationary cartoons and the moving mouths always kind of freaked me out as a kid.

 

[Revoltingest]

Do you remember Clutch Cargo? The way they did the animation with the stationary cartoons and the moving mouths always kind of freaked me out as a kid.

Of course I remember Clutch, Spinner & Paddlefoot!
They animated the mouths that way to save money.
It might be the cheapest cartoon ever made.
Makes even South Park look professional.

 

[MetallicHue]

Of course I remember Clutch, Spinner & Paddlefoot!
They animated the mouths that way to save money.
It might be the cheapest cartoon ever made.
Makes even South Park look professional.

I’ve never heard of any of this. You are really old.

 

[Revoltingest]

I’ve never heard of any of this. You are really old.

Other coders & still get a laugh from how bad Clutch Cargo was.
In the 1950s Detroit area, it was often a choice between that
or Curling from Canuckistan (channel 9) or Mass For Shut-Ins.
Yes, those really existed on TV.

Now, get off'n me lawn, ya dang young whippersnapper!

 

[MetallicHue]

Hey I have life experience. Not as young as you think.

 

[Revoltingest]

Hey I have life experience. Not as young as you think.

Life experience.....now that you're here, you'll be getting less of that.

 

[ecco]

Back then Mel Blanc, in relative obscurity, did the voices for hundreds of characters.

Now high paid movie actors and comedians and singers do one voice.

 

[Revoltingest]

Now high paid movie actors and comedians and singers do one voice.

The accomplished voice actors do multiple voices.
Just look at those working on The Simpsons.
But Mel Banc is still the king, IMO.

 

[SomeRandom]

I deeply admire the "old men of WB."
The classic Looney Tunes will always be among my favourite animations ever.
But things change. Animation changes. Comedy changes. Audience tastes change.
Sometimes that means the content will suffer. Sometimes it will be better. Sometimes it will even inspire the next generation.
Animaniacs arguably recapture or at least come close to the original spirit of their forefathers.
Where would (old) Simpsons be without Flintstones. Would we have Rick and Morty without the success of Futurama (older seasons.)
Bo Jack Horseman is a critical darling.
Things aren't worse or better. They're just.....different.

 

[Estro Felino]

I considered Taz a sexy devil,...I know...I'm weird

 

[ecco]

The accomplished voice actors do multiple voices.
Just look at those working on The Simpsons.

True. I was thinking more about big budget movies like Toy Story and Lion King.

 

[Revoltingest]

True. I was thinking more about big budget movies like Toy Story and Lion King.

Aye, those things seem more about attracting big names
to boost box office receipts. But TV cartoons are more
numerous & low budget. Also, versatile actors often work
with the same directors on different shows.

In a related arena, I like how movie directors hire the same
composers repeatedly. Can you imagine a Hitchcock movie
witout a Bernard Herrmann score? Or Tim Burton without
Danny Elfman? Oh, the horror!