69. Hey Dugee39 points, 3 votes, 0 firsts
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 19:37 (four years ago) link
sadly my daughter has abandoned hey duggee in favour of paw patrol or the even more unbearable pj masks.
― The Pingularity (ledge), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 19:45 (four years ago) link
All my votes in the 60-77 bracket eh? guess that's better than not placing.http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=K05N2jqFHc8
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 19:49 (four years ago) link
never thought I'd see an apocalypse now homage in a pre-school animated tv show.
― The Pingularity (ledge), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 19:50 (four years ago) link
are we doing a theme songs rollout?
― normal fucking rockman (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 19:51 (four years ago) link
Yes, at some point! But in the meantime, enjoy some pizza!
68. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987-1996)40 points, 3 votes, 0 firsts
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 20:03 (four years ago) link
Theme songs I haven't even tallied yet, I will probably put something together in one fell swoop after the main rollout goes through
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 20:03 (four years ago) link
unbearable pj masks
fuckin amen, how I hate that show
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 20:04 (four years ago) link
ledge, what are your feelings about the go jetters?
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 20:06 (four years ago) link
i was gonna vote for tmnt, but i realize my main experience with them came through the snes video game, not the series, of which my memory is a lot foggier.
― normal fucking rockman (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 20:07 (four years ago) link
Think I voted for the TMNT (or TMHT) theme song but not the show
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 20:09 (four years ago) link
Kind of shocking to see that TMNT lasted 10 seasons!
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 20:09 (four years ago) link
i liked the first tmnt film but wasn't into the tv series as a kid
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 20:21 (four years ago) link
A Town Called Panic (or Panique au Village) really is worth seeing. I was shown it during an undergraduate lecture on stop-motion and everyone animated toys for their next project. It is surreal and ingenious.
I voted for Death Note too! It just looks unbelievably stylish and full of depth. Also I can always get behind a high school noir, and I agree with Mordy that the earlier part of the season is really compelling.
TMNT...I think that got a nostalgia vote from me too. It was more my older brother’s thing, but that made it seem even cooler, and I got all his old t-shirts and jumpers of the show. He told me the other week that he saw a recent iteration of it and they were like businessmen.
― tangenttangent, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 20:25 (four years ago) link
ledge, what are your feelings about the go jetters?haven't come across it, is it dreadful or diverting?
― The Pingularity (ledge), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 20:46 (four years ago) link
67. Mysterious Cities of Gold, The40 points, 4 votes, 0 firsts
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 20:49 (four years ago) link
66. Doug (Nickelodeon and ABC)40 points, 5 votes, 0 firsts
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 21:16 (four years ago) link
doug was my other favorite show as a kid--used to air in a block with rugrats.
― normal fucking rockman (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 21:21 (four years ago) link
doug also missed my ballot but i did vote it in the theme song poll and it holds a warm place in my heart primarily on the strength of musical band The Beats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7c3bQQmwVE
i have a The Beats fan poster on my wall at the office (may have posted it in the other thread). the problem w/ doug ultimately is that in hindsight it's such a slight show. coming of age about a day-dreamy shy boy. my fave char was the beatnik sister. the love interest (patty mayonnaise) from my memory had no personality at all.
― Mordy, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 21:22 (four years ago) link
when disney got ahold of it, it lost the zany charm that made it special. flattened the characters and dulled the humor.
― normal fucking rockman (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 21:22 (four years ago) link
tbc i loved doug + rugrats as a child a lot but i tried to make my ballot stuff i might actually want to watch again and there was so much other nostalgia fuel vying for attention.
― Mordy, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 21:23 (four years ago) link
it still brings me a lot of joy to think about, and i haven't tried re-watching, but there was a lot of fun mythology (nema tode! quailman!) and the cast of characters was pretty vibrant (aside from patty mayonnaise, who is not much besides a great name).
― normal fucking rockman (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 21:24 (four years ago) link
killer tofu is, of course, all time for me
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 21:25 (four years ago) link
yeah i still get beets songs in my head from time to time.
i need my allowance! yo-de-lay-ee-hooo!
― normal fucking rockman (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 21:26 (four years ago) link
i remember there being a reoccurring character who was obsessed w/ yodeling. the principal maybe? the show def had an off-beat universe
― Mordy, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 21:30 (four years ago) link
dougrats
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 21:31 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voVY3-Xe8KY
― normal fucking rockman (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 21:55 (four years ago) link
pretty sure the yodeler was the vice-principal Mr. Bone
i remember mr bone -- he sounded like don knotts!
also loved the next-door neighbor who was always bragging that every single thing he owned was "very expensive!"
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 22:01 (four years ago) link
65. Serial Experiments Lain41 points, 3 votes, 0 firsts
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 22:05 (four years ago) link
This was really high in my ballot. Existential philosophy + turn of the century cyber net thriller with flashy psychedelic visuals. Omg it’s amazing
― tangenttangent, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 22:29 (four years ago) link
Is it on Netflix?
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 22:31 (four years ago) link
its on youtube
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 22:35 (four years ago) link
Ive never seen that but Ive heard people talk about it. I might give it a watch!
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 00:22 (four years ago) link
This comment in the wiki is bemusing: "Ueda had to answer repeated queries about a statement made in an Animerica interview.[4][6][7] The controversial statement said Lain was "a sort of cultural war against American culture and the American sense of values we [Japan] adopted after World War II".[8] He later explained in numerous interviews that he created Lain with a set of values he took as distinctly Japanese; he hoped Americans would not understand the series as the Japanese would. This would lead to a "war of ideas" over the meaning of the anime, hopefully culminating in new communication between the two cultures. When he discovered that the American audience held the same views on the series as the Japanese, he was disappointed."
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 00:25 (four years ago) link
Haha that's great
It's a very quick watch. I don't remember many details anymore but I recall being swept up in the mood of the whole thing. fairly different from Ghost in the Shell, which explores some similar areas
― Vinnie, Wednesday, 11 September 2019 00:35 (four years ago) link
64. Sailor Moon42 points, 3 votes, 0 firsts
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 00:59 (four years ago) link
I'll always have a soft spot for Sailor Moon, which was an important show for me growing up. The plot of the English dub was enough to hook me, but it was watching some of the subbed Japanese episodes (borrowed from a friend) that really opened my eyes. One, I realized there was this secret wealth of great shows that were never aired in the US. I absolutely loved the tape trading culture of anime and how everything was so hard to find. Two, it was the first time I paid attention to cultural differences, which eventually bloomed into a love of travel
That said, near zero desire to go back and rewatch it
― Vinnie, Wednesday, 11 September 2019 01:21 (four years ago) link
62T. Gumby44 points, 3 votes, 1 firsts
62T. Xavier: Renegade Angel44 points, 3 votes, 0 firsts
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 01:28 (four years ago) link
61. Liquid Television47 points, 3 votes, 0 firsts
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 01:30 (four years ago) link
60. She-Ra and the Princesses of Power49 points, 4 votes, 0 firsts
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 01:31 (four years ago) link
I watched this because the internet seems to adore it, but I except for the episode the introduced us to Bo’s dads (which is genuinely excellent episode and easily the funniest of the series), I had a hard time enjoying it. I still contend that Catra is the protagonist in a Lucifer/Paradise Lost register.
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 01:34 (four years ago) link
77. The Criticrewatched a few episodes for this poll. the first episode involves jay dating an actress who viciously dumps him when he gives a bad review of her acting. the other episode i watched ended with a parody of the crying game revelation scene with the woman secretly being barney the dinosaur. yeah, this hasn't held up. i remember the Shockwave™ episodes being even worse.
76. Rugratsi remember some parents of young children being superfans of this in rec.arts.tv. i thought it was just ok. good theme song.
74. Astro Boyone of my votes. one of my first experiences with serial storytelling. the circus episode is engrained in my mind -- i guess my parents had it on tape.
68. TMNTthis was a pleasant comedy show for kid me. i grew out of it before it ended.
64. Sailor Moonanother one popular on usenet, especially among people who knew little about anime but thought they were experts. "some noobs think sailor moon is for adults because it's anime, but it's not REAL anime", etc. i liked the episode where a bunch of main characters died before being brought back. it was a combination of several episodes into one for the english market.
― wasdnuos (abanana), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 01:36 (four years ago) link
59. Magic Roundabout, The (1965-1977)49 points, 5 votes, 0 firsts
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 01:52 (four years ago) link
58. X-Men (Fox Kids, 1992-1997)49 points, 5 votes, 0 firsts
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 01:53 (four years ago) link
I voted for this though I'm pretty sure it was a nostalgia trip for me. I wlll say that it was my first sustained exposure to the Phoenix/Dark Phoenix saga (I only read the Claremont comics much later into adulthood), and I ate it up like a kid eating glue.
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 01:54 (four years ago) link
57. Ulysses 3150 points, 4 votes, 0 firsts
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 01:55 (four years ago) link
56. DuckTales (1987-1990)51 points, 6 votes, 0 firsts
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 01:56 (four years ago) link
I watched the hell out of DT as a kid. I still remember the episode where the British butler screws up the triplets' baseball game because he doesn't understand the rules. The episodes with Gizmoduck were probably my favorite because I expect he was the Poochie of the era and I didn't know better.
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 01:59 (four years ago) link
55. Rocko's Modern Life51 points, 6 votes, 0 firsts
― Johnny Grottan from the Skeks Pistols (Leee), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 02:00 (four years ago) link