A ninja and a timberwolf walk into a bar...

[thistle_chaser]

Perhaps I was too hard on this summer's GI Joe movie. I'm rewatching the original cartoon series and it's just... gah. I feel so bad about it, because at the time it aired I deeply loved it

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[pomr]

LOL. =)

I had a similar reaction to Speed Racer -- loved it when I was growing up, then watched an ep a few years ago and wondered what was in the water I was drinking then. =)

[thistle_chaser]

I always say "kids are stupid" and I never exclude myself from that! I almost want to rewatch my other beloved childhood shows to see how bad they seem now. :P

[elisel]

ROTFLMAO!

[thistle_chaser]

Hee, glad you liked it! I really wanted to do it with screenshots, but I don't have Photoshop here at work...

[kamalloy]

When I was little, I wanted the bad guys to win in my cartoons because the good guys were stupid. Here, it seems like neither side should be winning. ;p

[thistle_chaser]

*laughs* Oh yes, I was a total Cobra fan. However, in this case, you're right!

[quistie]

To be fair, neither side was winning. Sure, the Joes keep on stopping all those crazy schemes, but they never succeed well enough to prevent the Cobra from launching its next evil plan. They truly deserve each other.

[thistle_chaser]

*laughs* It fits! I noticed something watching this time. When they have a "gun" battle they never, ever change where they aim (easy to see since the shots are visible laser rays).

"Dang! I missed him! Shot hit about a foot to the left! ...I'll just keep shooting that same exact spot, maybe he'll move into it!"

[firebyrd]

Hey, the parrot thing isn't so far off! It sounds like my birds are smarter than all of the characters /and/ the writers of G.I. Joe put together! ;)

Rewatching beloved childhood shows is usually a descent into madness or hilarity. Watching an episode of Care Bears a few years ago, I laughed until I cried at an episode where a kid is willing to help Professor Coldheart make the whole world into cement so she can skate everywhere. After his cement-spreading airplane passes and area, there's a montage showing people picnicking on cement, trying to swim in cement pools with no water (which is really a WTF given that pools tend to be made of it anyway!), all sorts of things. The girl at one point says, "Anyone who likes concrete is a friend of mine!" So freaking bad.

That's why shows like Animaniacs that were actually smart were so beloved. Parents could let their kids watch the shows without wanting to put a bullet in their brains.

[thistle_chaser]

It sounds like my birds are smarter than all of the characters /and/ the writers of G.I. Joe put together! ;)

Ha! That wouldn't surprise me!

That's why shows like Animaniacs that were actually smart were so beloved. Parents could let their kids watch the shows without wanting to put a bullet in their brains.

Wish there had been more shows like Animaniacs... I should add that to my list of things to rewatch!

[firebyrd]

You should rewatch it. It's still great, and if anything, it's funnier as an adult as you catch a lot more cultural references.

[ani_mama]

Dude, do NOT try to analyze those Saturday morning cartoons. That way lies madness.

I just draw them, collect my check, and move on...XD

[thistle_chaser]

I just draw them, collect my check, and move on...XD

*laughs* Best plan ever!

[voidmagus]

Try watching FraggleRock. I watched a few episodes of that now that I'm kinda, sorta grown up. That show was disturbing. Not that it was stupid or anything, but there were layers upon layers that I didn't get as a kid. Personality archetypes, cultural references, etc. Its actually rather freaky.

[thistle_chaser]

Oooh, that sounds interesting! I don't recall watching it as a kid, which would make it even better!