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Post by Bogard on Jun 23, 2021 20:11:52 GMT
So they're making a He-Man cartoon that's faithful to the original 80's show with a big 80's vibe to it.
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Dlotn
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Post by Dlotn on Jun 23, 2021 20:39:44 GMT
This animation looks a lot like the Netflix Castlevania show. Looked pretty cool from the trailer
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Post by Bogard on Jun 23, 2021 20:49:07 GMT
This animation looks a lot like the Netflix Castlevania show. Looked pretty cool from the trailer You're right. I've got to look into it to see if it's by the same guys as the Netflix Castlevania because the animation does look very similar. |
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Post by stratogustav on Jun 24, 2021 22:14:48 GMT
It's about time. We had so many iterations of Transformers and the Turtles that it's about time G.I. Joe, and He-Man come back too.
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Post by centipede on Jun 25, 2021 9:38:22 GMT
Another 80's reboot? What about the 2000's reboot that got cancelled because it didn't sell enough toys?
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Post by Dlotn on Jul 2, 2021 21:19:27 GMT
New trailer out, and it looks awesome  |
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Post by MeleeMonk on Jul 2, 2021 21:38:04 GMT
I wonder what anime studio is animating it? I can already tell by the cells that it sure ain't drawn by americans.
For the record, though, I just want to admit that I never understood the appeal of the original 80s He-Man. Maybe it's because I'm not an 80s kid, but it always just struck me as a cheesier, pussified Conan knock-off.
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Post by centipede on Jul 3, 2021 9:50:13 GMT
For the record, though, I just want to admit that I never understood the appeal of the original 80s He-Man. Maybe it's because I'm not an 80s kid, but it always just struck me as a cheesier, pussified Conan knock-off. You wouldn't. It was before both our times. Production was cheap and just enough to make the kids want the toys. Because kids are stupid. |
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Dlotn
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Post by Dlotn on Jul 3, 2021 14:07:11 GMT
I wonder what anime studio is animating it? I can already tell by the cells that it sure ain't drawn by americans. For the record, though, I just want to admit that I never understood the appeal of the original 80s He-Man. Maybe it's because I'm not an 80s kid, but it always just struck me as a cheesier, pussified Conan knock-off. From what I have read it is actually made and animated by the same guys who did the Castlevania Netflix show. The main animation studio is based in Austin, Texas called Powerhouse Animation, they worked alongside some Korean animation studios called MUA Film and Tiger Animation. I don't know how much of the animation was done by the different studios though. It is very common for American animation projects to hire Korean animation studios for help, the Simpsons and the Legend of Korra are some examples here. |
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Post by Pimpjira on Jul 3, 2021 19:18:48 GMT
I was never into the original He-Man show either but might check this out.
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Post by MeleeMonk on Jul 6, 2021 17:32:58 GMT
I wonder what anime studio is animating it? I can already tell by the cells that it sure ain't drawn by americans. For the record, though, I just want to admit that I never understood the appeal of the original 80s He-Man. Maybe it's because I'm not an 80s kid, but it always just struck me as a cheesier, pussified Conan knock-off. From what I have read it is actually made and animated by the same guys who did the Castlevania Netflix show. The main animation studio is based in Austin, Texas called Powerhouse Animation, they worked alongside some Korean animation studios called MUA Film and Tiger Animation. I don't know how much of the animation was done by the different studios though. It is very common for American animation projects to hire Korean animation studios for help, the Simpsons and the Legend of Korra are some examples here. You don't have to explain this to me. Anyone who has been following american animation already knows this. Korea has been animating the bulk of america's shows (and many of their films) for many decades now. What I meant is that american animators are NOT the ones doing ANY of the drawing here. The character designs for shows like these are either drawn by graphic designers or comic book artists. Another good example is Spawn The Animated series, a series I finished last year which was designed by american comic book artists (i.e. Todd McFarlane) but animated entirely in Korea. All these 80s shows like G.I. Joe, Thundercats, and He-Man were the same way. Same with many of the films from that time like Starchaser The Legend of Orin, and all of Ranklin Bass' works like The Hobbit, LOTR: ROTK, etc. Korean artists are AWESOMELY talented people and have been saving america's lazy ass for too long by this point. American animators by comparison are the most talentless, arrogant, embarrassing, laziest, overpaid pieces of trash you will ever meet. And as someone who's IRL brother has a degree in animation, I can confirm this.  I've already discussed american animators like Skylar Paige, John K., Genndy Tartokovsky, Chris Savino, and Butch Hartman at length, so there's not anything more I'm going to say about those jokers at this moment. |
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Post by Bogard on Jul 6, 2021 21:16:32 GMT
From what I have read it is actually made and animated by the same guys who did the Castlevania Netflix show. The main animation studio is based in Austin, Texas called Powerhouse Animation, they worked alongside some Korean animation studios called MUA Film and Tiger Animation. I don't know how much of the animation was done by the different studios though. It is very common for American animation projects to hire Korean animation studios for help, the Simpsons and the Legend of Korra are some examples here. You don't have to explain this to me. Anyone who has been following american animation already knows this. Korea has been animating the bulk of america's shows (and many of their films) for many decades now. What I meant is that american animators are NOT the ones doing ANY of the drawing here. The character designs for shows like these are either drawn by graphic designers or comic book artists. Another good example is Spawn The Animated series, a series I finished last year which was designed by american comic book artists (i.e. Todd McFarlane) but animated entirely in Korea. All these 80s shows like G.I. Joe, Thundercats, and He-Man were the same way. Same with many of the films from that time like Starchaser The Legend of Orin, and all of Ranklin Bass' works like The Hobbit, LOTR: ROTK, etc. Korean artists are AWESOMELY talented people and have been saving america's lazy ass for too long by this point. American animators by comparison are the most talentless, arrogant, embarrassing, laziest, overpaid pieces of trash you will ever meet. And as someone who's IRL brother has a degree in animation, I can confirm this. I've already discussed american animators like Skylar Paige, John K., Genndy Tartokovsky, Chris Savino, and Butch Hartman at length, so there's not anything more I'm going to say about those jokers at this moment. I think Asians are just more dedicated to their craft as a cultural standard. But western animators have done some amazing stuff to such as the Don Bluth stuff and obviously Disney. it's just a shame that the west has completely given up the art of hand drawn animation for the computer generated stuff. Although I love movies such as Toy Story, but I think I would of enjoyed stuff like The Incredibles if it were hand drawn. |
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Post by Bogard on Jul 6, 2021 21:22:53 GMT
For the record, though, I just want to admit that I never understood the appeal of the original 80s He-Man. Maybe it's because I'm not an 80s kid, but it always just struck me as a cheesier, pussified Conan knock-off. You wouldn't. It was before both our times. Production was cheap and just enough to make the kids want the toys. Because kids are stupid. As a 80's kid that grew up with all the cartoon of that era, I do find them to be outdated today. I think the only one I enjoy from that time period is Thundercats. I tried to watch The Real Ghostbusters and oh boy does it not hold up at all. I never thought I would say the 2003 TMNT animated series is the best incarnation of the Turtles and is way better than the original 80's show. |
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Post by scipioafricanus on Jul 6, 2021 23:27:22 GMT
You wouldn't. It was before both our times. Production was cheap and just enough to make the kids want the toys. Because kids are stupid. As a 80's kid that grew up with all the cartoon of that era, I do find them to be outdated today. I think the only one I enjoy from that time period is Thundercats. I tried to watch The Real Ghostbusters and oh boy does it not hold up at all. I never thought I would say the 2003 TMNT animated series is the best incarnation of the Turtles and is way better than the original 80's show. <cough>
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Post by Bogard on Jul 7, 2021 0:38:13 GMT
As a 80's kid that grew up with all the cartoon of that era, I do find them to be outdated today. I think the only one I enjoy from that time period is Thundercats. I tried to watch The Real Ghostbusters and oh boy does it not hold up at all. I never thought I would say the 2003 TMNT animated series is the best incarnation of the Turtles and is way better than the original 80's show. <cough>
At what part?. Look, They're all great in terms of nostalgia. But 80's cartoons in side by side comparisons with later incarnations such as TMNT 2003 and Batman Beyond just don't hold up. The only one I still really appreciate is Thundercats because the characters and concept is soo cool and each episode is a continuation of the previous episode unlike a lot of the cartoons of that era. I still think other cartoons such as Dungeons and Dragons and Peter Pan and the Pirates still hold up incredibly well but going back to the mainstream cartoons like TMNT, He-Man and Transformers, I find there's better later alternatives that hold up much better. |
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I've already discussed american animators like Skylar Paige, John K., Genndy Tartokovsky, Chris Savino, and Butch Hartman at length, so there's not anything more I'm going to say about those jokers at this moment. 
