I fucking love Camp Lazlo. I watch it all the time. I'm surprised no porn of it has been made too, which also makes me happy.

Camp Lazlo, and similar cartoons are simple, fun, easy to watch. The complete polar opposite of shit like Naruto, S-CRY-ed (htf is this pronouned anyway?) and all these other annoying, hard to follow, anti-cartoons. To be fair I havent watched most of them, but then I can barely tell them apart.

You might also like Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, if you haven't seen that yet. The art style is nifty and doesn't look at all Japamerican, and the show itself is actually pretty funny.

*Crosses fingers* I hope not...they're so little and cute. I don't wanna see porn from this. Same with Mustard Pancakes. Oh please god, have mercy.

That show "Teen Titans" really pisses me off.

That show "Teen Titans" really pisses me off.

OH MY GOD yes. It might not be half bad if it wasn't for the pseudo-anime shit they throw in at every possible point. The storylines aren't that bad either; the show is just generally unwatchable due to the animation.

'course, for 'new superheroes', I kinda dig Static Shock. No fancy anime shit, just good old fashioned animated violence, and plot lines on-par with most DC-branded comic stories.

Additionally, does anyone remember the Batman animated series from back in the early to mid 90s? Used to be shown on FOX. I recall them having a very decent staff of writers working on that, and a sort of classic, square-jawed Batman look going on. It's being released on DVD now. w00t.

If you get the "Nicktoons" channel, Rocko is shown there on a somewhat regular basis. Check local listings.

Finally, in response to AlbinoHagFish's post, is it anime itself that you hate, or the almost-worse-than-furries anime fandom that insists it's the best thing since sliced bread? 'Cos, I totally hate those people.

Additionally, does anyone remember the Batman animated series from back in the early to mid 90s? Used to be shown on FOX. I recall them having a very decent staff of writers working on that, and a sort of classic, square-jawed Batman look going on. It's being released on DVD now. w00t.

And Mark Hammel as the voice of the Joker.
I never would have guessed that on my own in a million years.

I absolutely loved Rocko's modern life when it aired over here, but after re-watching some episodes it seems kind of stale.
Can't put my finger on it, but somehow the amusement is gone, same with Duckman or Dexters Laboratory. Even though I remember some of the jokes as absolutely hilarious (the scene where they're playing "spank the monkey", augh what a kids show) it just won't "click" after rewatching after a while.
I guess those cartoons just don't "age" that well for me or I'll have to wait a year or three before they're entertaining again (happened with Dr. Snuggles and Fraggle Rock).
I guess the same thing will happen with Spongebob, right now I think it's funny, but next year it'll prolly be "meh".

I was positively suprised when I saw the new He Man series. Compared to the crappy old He Man series I watched religiously as a kid this stuff is pretty good.
I was also suprised by Venture Brothers. I was expecting it to be funny and rude, but I wasn't expecting such a nice pacing and character development.

I HATE ANIME SO FUCKING MUCH


I had to get that off my chest.

I HATE ANIME SO FUCKING MUCH


I had to get that off my chest.

iawtc.
The angst ridden OMG WE MUST GET THE MAGICAL CRYSTAL OF ZENON anime annoys the shit out of me.

Anyways, I LOVE(d) Rocko's Modern Life. That show kicks ass. I was watching the Nicktoons channel the other day and the episode where Spunky falls in love with a broom was on. I seriously cracked the hell up. I haven't seen Lazlo yet, but I might check it out.

What cartoons do I watch nowadays? I love (most) Adult Swim, as Kadius mentioned...I just can't stand the damn anime crap they show on there. Or American Dad. God, I hate that show.
These kids I babysit have gotten me into Spongebob Squarepants. I always hated it, but it's trippy and just alot of fun. The Fairly Odd Parent's isn't bad, and Foster's is a really cute show. Of course, I watch the Simpsons, too...and, as embarassed as I am to admit this, I LOVE Arthur (on PBS)...I'm addicted to that show.
The Nicktoons channel is pretty cool, by the way...except for the constant Rugrats marathons. I'm always watching that channel for Ren and Stimpy, Rocko, Hey Arnold (yes, I love that show. heh), Invader Zim, and, until recently, Doug...and does anyone remember Kablaam? That show was pretty cool too. It hasn't been on Nicktoons latley, but when it was, I'd watch it all the time.

IMO, Toon Disney and the Disney Channel pump out some seriously shitty cartoons. I absolutley despise Kim Possible, Dave the Barbarian, not to mention the Proud Family. Goodness, I HATE that show with such a bloody passion. And all the lame cartoons that have spawned over at Toon Disney...WITCH, the whole 'Jetix' block, which is WAYYYY too friggin long, ect. It used to be a good source for old Disney toons until this recent 'action-packed anime' invasion bullshit...

And Teen Titans...I've never seen it. I only really know of it from the slash fic and obligatory porn I've seen. :roll:

You might also like Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, if you haven't seen that yet.

It's strange, but cartoons with an actual story grow on you rather quickly, if you can get them in large doses. (3, 5 or 10 episodes at once.) Naruto is a pretty damn good cartoon if you can get to where you understand the story. I'd never seen something like it before. The subbing does make me flinch though. After watching anime for so long, I can get dissapointed after watching a stand alone episode of an american cartoon. I guess I'm spoiled from having actual stories.

The differance between american and japanese cartoons is that american cartoons repeat this process in 20 minutes or less. While anime has long 'arcs' that can last for hours.

Venture Brothers = best show currently on television.

Oh, and WHAT THE FUCK is up with "Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi" anyway? What genious at CN thought that'd be a good idea? Two annoying little Japanese girls perform an annoying little Japanese song for an annoying little wanna-be-Japanese cartoon (teen titans), and they suddenly get their own cartoon series? wtf.

No I agree, and I really do like stories... that or just simple comedy. The problem I started having with Anime was the quality. THey were in such a rush to fill timeslots with more stuff, naturally they had to settle for worse and worse material (IMO)

Like I've said before in other threads... If its gonna have a story it should have some conclusion. Thats how I got burned on Inuyasha. I really loved it when it came out. I liked the idea of a demon world and all this... that Naraku guy.. whoever it was.. the guy in the white gorilla mask. Really creepy villain to have in a story. <...> The problem with inuyasha is it was going good, they were getting the jewel shards... then they defeated the enemy -- then it just reset.

Im really happy there will be no Chappelle's Show season 3... and I liked the show... but a third season would sucked and everyone knows it. It would tarnished the first 2. There a lot to be said for quitting on high note rather than running something into the ground.

Also not all anime needs a really strong story line.. Paranoia Agent which I havent seen but was told is good is supposed to be all surreal isnt it? or Cowboy Bebop didn't really have a story, at least no arcs.

I didn't watch all of it, but it seemed pretty good. And the best part was they ran it for 13 episodes and then killed all the characters so there is no sequals or continuations or anything like that. I think all cartoons should end that way. Not nessecarily by killing all the characters, but definitively ending the series. One of my personal fav's - The Maxx cartoon from MTVs Oddities... the best part of that was that it ended bittersweetly, and most definately. 13 episodes, in a little over 2 hours you can watch the whole thing beginning to end and thats it.

I liked that Anime series someone, maybe you refered me to it actually, Monster. And it was good, but again, i got thru 25 or 30 of them and lost interest, because a lot of the episodes were veering off into tangents rather than following the core of the story.. again 'serials' have thier place, but that type of shit gets on my nerves after a while.

However, it looks like they've brought back Fullmetal Alchemist for its second season, and I totally dig that; I'm hoping they'll show the second season of Ghost in the Shell, or at least re-air the 1st season.

Finally, I challenge the title of 'best show currently on television'. It should go to Aqua Teen where it rightfully belongs. 8)

I just walked by a hot topic and saw a fucking shirt in the window that said 'I Love Hentai'.
Dammit.

The current (at least, as of a couple weeks ago) anime lineup on CN Saturdays is utter shit. Zatch Bell, One Piece, s-CRY-ed, and Samurai Champloo all suck horrendously. (I thought Champloo would be good, but it's like the writers watched a 20 minute reel of "The worst of Cowboy Bebop" and based a show around it). I think you're right though - their Anime/Action block was insanely popular for a while, so they started grabbing up every piece of shit anime they could find and shoved it all into what more-or-less amounts to their 'primetime' slots. And their ratings went in the shitter.

Oh, and WHAT THE FUCK is up with "Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi" anyway? What genious at CN thought that'd be a good idea? Two annoying little Japanese girls perform an annoying little Japanese song for an annoying little wanna-be-Japanese cartoon (teen titans), and they suddenly get their own cartoon series? wtf.

There not going to continue? Or is Dave still M.I.A.?

Yeah, it's always better when there's a resoloution. You get the feeling it's complete instead of getting pissed because you never know the ending. Also.. The Maxx, WOW that show was good. I wish I could find somewhere to download it, to watch it again. It's one of those shows that makes you say 'this is something special' isn't it?

Yep, it was me. I also stopped around episode 36~38ish because of the HUGE downloads.

Gentlemen, BEHOLD! ...I can't really choose between Sealab and ATHF.

Also.. The Maxx, WOW that show was good. I wish I could find somewhere to download it, to watch it again. It's one of those shows that makes you say 'this is something special' isn't it?

I HATE ANIME SO FUCKING MUCH


I had to get that off my chest.

Go ahead... TAKE IT FROM ME.

YTMND?

Is that some new dang fangled interweb porn site?

But among the animes I do like are Case Closed and Zatch Bell because it's fucking hilarious SHUT UP >:

Jesus, I never knew anime was so reviled on this board. For me, some it's good, a lot of it sucks.

Animation without acting is pointless.

I wouldn't dislike it if it werent so lifeless and cheaply made. Those fucking static shots where nothings moving but the lips. the just retrace the frame 3 times and alternate htem so it doesn't look like a still image, then they might go so far as to move an arm once every 30 seconds, it's crap. Compare the quality of movement of old warner bros stuff and compare it to japanese television animation, there really is no comparison.

I watched naruto for the first time last night. I literally had to leave the room it was that bad.

Anime is like pretty much anything in life: a lot of it will be good, a lot will suck.

I'm still impressed with Akira.

That movie came out when I was two (I think, 1987 right?) and the animation still looks great.

Animation without acting is pointless.

What? Voice acting?

I wouldn't dislike it if it werent so lifeless and cheaply made. Those fucking static shots where nothings moving but the lips. the just retrace the frame 3 times and alternate htem so it doesn't look like a still image, then they might go so far as to move an arm once every 30 seconds, it's crap. Compare the quality of movement of old warner bros stuff and compare it to japanese television animation, there really is no comparison.

There isn't a comparison because they're two completely differant things and Warner Brothers probably weren't cranking out one a week. (They actually use 8+ frames per second. Have you ever made an animated gif?)

Admittedly, most anime has to take a few shortcuts to crank out an episode a week. Drawing, scanning, coloring and putting in order thousands of frames of animation in a week. On top of recording the voices, adding the music and numerous other things. It's not an easy task. The hearts of the animaters also show through their work. Take a look 'Samurai 7' the art is some of the best.

I watched naruto for the first time last night. I literally had to leave the room it was that bad.

The dub is awful. God awful. They did an horrid job with the voices, as most dubs do. (Thanks Viz) And the first 12 or so episodes aren't all that great. Try episode 88 subbed.

Anime is like pretty much anything in life: a lot of it will be good, a lot will suck.

Exactly.

IMO, Alot of people have the 'Me too' syndrome when it comes to disliking anime. I can understand saying a show sucks after seeing it once or twice, but saying anime in general sucks is kinda like me saying all comedies that ever existed sucked. I haven't seen all of them, so I'm in no place to pass judgement on an ENTIRE genre. I'd bet good money there's a show out there that even the staunchest anime hater would enjoy.

I'm still impressed with Akira.

That movie came out when I was two (I think, 1987 right?) and the animation still looks great.

Ghost in the Shell, too.

If all American-made cartoons were on par with the Venture Brothers, anime wouldn't be so in demand.

There was 7 screenings, about 8 cartoons each, and it was international and it was all different. <..>. but uh, why arnt these guys over there not doing anything too different from each other ? <...> lets face reality here - "anime", generally speaking!, is incredibly homogenous. There should be more Spirited Aways, more Akiras, etc

<...>No, its because its a fad and its an industry and now a lot of television stations now think thats all they can make money on.

No, I like good animation, and fads and marketing demographics and obsessive fanbases fuck that up constantly no matter what the subject is.

Edited after realizing how stupid it was to continue this here. Here's the only part revelent to this thread:

Camp Laaaaazzzllooooooo

I really want to see this now. If you war-hardened veterans think it's worthy of attention, it must have something going for it. That, or furry has finally driven you over the edge of good taste. Either or...

If you only like hard, serious animation, you arn't going to like it.

I like Camp Lazlo for the same reason I like Spongebob.. or any other simple cartoon.

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