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Originally Posted by Pip
I don't know, there's this sense of craftsmanship in the good old cartoons.
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right on, pip.
the old cartoons were drawn by hand
and hand painted.
there's love in there.
they are, whether the kids know it or not, organic
in a way that today's computer generated drivel is not.
you can see some of this in the simpsons today.
line width and shading that varies nearly imperceptably.
it's just more visually appealling without being all Dr. Katz-like.
also the character design was great.
chuck jones at warner bros.
the nine old men at disney.
these men are legends in their field for a reason.
i don't mean to say new is bad because it's computer generated.
there are exceptions in today's work,
but i only see it in theatrical releases
where there is still an emphasis on a quality story.
i don't see too much in the TV work.
pixar's work will stand up to the test of time,
but i doubt today's kids will show their kids yu-gi-o or dora reruns.
too much of what i see is ripped from the pages of manga,
where only the finest stuff has much artistic merit.
kids aren't stupid,
and i think today's too many of today's kids shows are.
whoever said that the oldies are good
because they didn't talk down to kids is on to something.
that's my two and a half cents.
all that being said.
i fuckin looooved the transformers when i was a runt.
...and talk about one big long commercial!
does anyone else remember the wait for dinobots ?!
it seemed like forever from the time they were on the show
until they were available in stores.
(i think we're talking something in the neighborhood of '83 to '85 here)