2011-06-16 18:05:00
It's no secret that I love the Phineas and Ferb cartoon on Disney XD. Great jokes, funny stories, good music and the dutch voice acting is great. Actually, just like I do with Invader Zim, I'd go so far as to say that the dutch voice acting is worlds beyond the original US casting. Either way, Dana likes the show as well and we make a point of watching it together on an almost daily basis. Cuddled under a blanket on the couch, what a way to start the evening! :)
One of my favourite episodes is the double-hitter "Joh, we brengen de band weer bij elkaar" ("Dude, we're getting the band back together"(Wikipedia)), which is a bit of a spoof of "Blues Brothers". Again, awesome music ^_^
Now, the character Baljeet reminds me of myself... A bit anal about rules and procedures, things need to be measurable/tangible, awkward in expressing emotions, very much into studying but slightly out of touch with "the real world" (tm). Hence, I have a special fondness for this song :) And yes, it's the dutch version...
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2009-01-10 15:29:00
A lot of folks between the ages of 25 and 35 will know about Thundercats: an animation series from the eighties that became a short-lived hit. While the series hasn't stood up to the tooth of time, there are still staunch fans out there. Fans who do wonderful stuff like this ^_^
That must've taken a lot of work to make!
kilala.nl tags: childhood, cartoons,
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2009-01-08 20:33:00
I'm very late to the party, what with this show airing in 2002, but now that it's appeared on dutch TV I'm nuts about it! I'd heard the name Invader Zim (Wikipedia) tossed around the Ars Technica fora before, but never paid it much mind. Kind of like how it went with MST3k.
A few weeks ago though, Nick Toons started running Invader Zim in the Netherlands. It's dubbed for the younger audience, but I'm amazed by the quality of the voice acting. It's really quite well done.
Anywho... Marli heartily dislikes IZ, but I absolutely love it because of the show's randomness and (at times) sheer insanity. Some of the things that go on, it really takes a sick mind to think of. My favourite in this case being the Dark harvest episode, where Zim harvests organs from humans to disguise his alien identity.
Gir, as a shining beacon of insanity, is my favourite of the cast ^_^
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2007-02-04 13:21:00
Last Thursday PVP the animated series kicked off their first, subscription based season. Since they allow you to end your sub each month I thought I'd spring the $1.95 for the first ep. My final conclusion: no master piece, but not bad either. I'd say it's worth the two bucks, but only just.
The episode is rather short at six minutes, the animation is rather basic, the timing is a bit off and the writing isn't at the same level of the webcomic. Still, it's rather cool that Scott got this off the ground and I have nothing but praise for him about that.
I'm curious how the second ep will turn out and I may buy it at some point.
kilala.nl tags: comics, cartoons, fun,
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2006-11-29 14:06:00
Well now, this is interesting news: apparently the web comic PVP (Player versus Player) is being made into an OVA animation series released straight to DVD.
I've been following PVP for a few years now and, though it isn't the best comic out there, I'm still interested in their animated shorts. And at twenty bucks for twelve four-to-six minute episodes it isn't that bad a deal either.
The series' website includes a teaser trailer, so go and check it out.
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2006-10-19 19:17:00
I love cartoons... I really do. But there's no end to my appreciation for the genius that is Foster's home for imaginary friends (Wikipedia entry).
The show's got everything I need! Insane characters, characters you'd have to be insane to think of, and insanity in general :3 But putting aside the story, I'm also well impressed by the art of the TV series: the style's right up my alley and everything's actually made 100% on the computer using stuff like Flash and After Effects. Shiny.
I guess it's kinda hard to convey what I like about the show. If you're in the least curious, try to catch the show on Cartoon Network.
EDIT: I just found the production blog for FHIF. Jawsome!
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2006-07-22 12:17:00
Yeah, I'm a big kid at heart :D I love my cartoons...
I already mentioned my love for "Two stupid dogs" which was awesome when I was in high school and remains awesome to this day. "Fairly odd parents" has some great humor in it... Oddly enough it's -better- when dubbed in dutch! o_O Very odd. And finally there's Danger Mouse, a show from the eighties with some very clever jokes. The jokes are right up my aisle:
DM and Penfold are in a space ship on their way to the moon.
DM: Have you ever seen a weightless person before Penfold?
PF: Sure I have!
DM: How could you have?! You've never been in space before.
PF: But they're the women who bring you your food in the Chinese restaurant!
DM: ...
EDIT:
Hehehe... Apparently Wikipedia also has a sister-site which gathers quotes. Here's the page for "Two stupid dogs". I love this bit:
LD: Hey, hey, hey, hey! Why did you wake me up?
BD: So we can wake up.
LD: Well, if you didn't wake me up, I might've had a nightmare and it would've woke me up. Then, I could've woke you up, and we'd both...be...awake. But since you did wake me up, I can't wake up from this nightmare so I can't wake you up! So we're both still asleep.
BD: What?
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