Same. I can’t justify leaving R&S off, but I’ll probably never be able to enjoy his cartoons in the same way. So dropped it down accordingly.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 19 August 2019 01:12 (four years ago) link
Ditto about Ren and Stimpy. I hadn’t heard anything about the guy until this thread (also, didn’t he get fired in 1992 or something?) and that will make a difference to how I reflect on it, but as an early introduction to surrealist humour (surrealism in general?) it is unparalleled for me.
― tangenttangent, Monday, 19 August 2019 15:19 (four years ago) link
*surreal humour, maybe. If there’s a difference?
Anyway, I can’t wait to see that anime about the princely girl and the rose queen.
― tangenttangent, Monday, 19 August 2019 15:28 (four years ago) link
Really digging Gravity Falls now, Mabel is my hero, and the theme song is definitely making my ballot.
― William Tao Overture (Leee), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 21:45 (four years ago) link
when ppl talk about voting for R&S itt seems reasonable to assume they are voting solely based on the first season and a half, which really are amazing cartoons.
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 21:59 (four years ago) link
oh shit, the deadline is coming up. will hastily assemble a list
― jakey mo collier (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 22:04 (four years ago) link
can theme songs only come from nominated series?
― jakey mo collier (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 22:31 (four years ago) link
wanna vote for that catdog theme
― jakey mo collier (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 22:35 (four years ago) link
ren and stimpy is a tough call because the cartoons (the early, good ones) do hold up beautifully, and a lot of non-awful ppl were involved in their making. but the fact that their creator used them to groom his victims makes it hard for me to vote for it.
i watched some of john k's later cartoons before he was outed as a predator, and they are probably some of the worst cartoons i've ever seen -- not funny, weird timing, incredibly inappropriate adult humor. i saw about 30 seconds of his R&S revival and that was more than enough for me.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 22:50 (four years ago) link
as with series themselves, theme songs can be from unnominated works but you risk your vote being discounted if I can't figure out what you mean.
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 22:51 (four years ago) link
I believe I have 5 ballots so far! Surely there's at least 20 of you floating around waiting to vote.
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 22:53 (four years ago) link
i'm doing due diligence and finally watching eva this week before i vote
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 23:14 (four years ago) link
i've been watching stuff too as if my potential ballot needed to be any longer. eventually i'm going to have to prune 40 show down to 25. (it was hard enough getting the list down to 40)
― Mordy, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 23:31 (four years ago) link
btw if I end up being the only Homestar Runner voter you're all fired
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 23:33 (four years ago) link
do u like happy tree friends too? i nom'd it but it won't make my list unfortunately i'd love to vote for them all if i could
― Mordy, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 23:36 (four years ago) link
nah I never got into that
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 23:41 (four years ago) link
xp i wouldn't worry about that
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 23:42 (four years ago) link
I wish I had time to watch a bunch of stuff before I made my own ballot but it's probably not happening.
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 23:43 (four years ago) link
I voted. For this poll, I checked out 10 series I hadn't seen before, and 5 of them ended up in my ballot. I'm glad that Steven Universe and Bee and Puppycat are now in my life.
― adam the (abanana), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 23:49 (four years ago) link
August 25th is a soft deadline, need confirmation on the actual deadline
― ilm jive mind (FlopsyDuck), Thursday, 22 August 2019 00:23 (four years ago) link
Was David The Gnome actually good? How about the original TMNT? X-Men? Etc... I will vote some of these because of nostalgia but I have at least 10 shows from the past decade that I know are good so I don’t really care. I probably will even put Garfield And Friends on my list (I haven’t started).
― ilm jive mind (FlopsyDuck), Thursday, 22 August 2019 00:28 (four years ago) link
Oh hey, David The Gnome wasn’t even on the nom list. I’m voting for it anyways.
― ilm jive mind (FlopsyDuck), Thursday, 22 August 2019 00:30 (four years ago) link
The hard deadline will come with an unknown amount of warning sometime between Sunday evening and the end of the end of time.
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Thursday, 22 August 2019 00:33 (four years ago) link
It’s entirely #valid to vote for Garfield and Friends just to honor the inimitable Lorenzo Music
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Thursday, 22 August 2019 00:34 (four years ago) link
garfield and friends was good
― ciderpress, Thursday, 22 August 2019 00:43 (four years ago) link
Secret fact: I know G&F was good and own a few seasons on DVD
― ilm jive mind (FlopsyDuck), Thursday, 22 August 2019 00:54 (four years ago) link
it features garfield's famous catchphrase, "they should be dragged out into the street and shot"
― ciderpress, Thursday, 22 August 2019 01:12 (four years ago) link
Damn that's cold, Garfield
― Vinnie, Thursday, 22 August 2019 02:02 (four years ago) link
i nominated homestarrunner and will def be voting for it! tho wow this deadline is sneaking up and I am moving this weekend so uh
― Good morning, how are you, I'm (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 22 August 2019 02:44 (four years ago) link
David the Gnome should be on the nom list because I nommed it! Just watch the last episode if you're unsure whether it's up to snuff.
― Dez Tekken (Old Lunch), Thursday, 22 August 2019 02:53 (four years ago) link
I have never seen any of Garfield & Friends but I don't have any trouble imagining it's Evanier's third-best fictional work
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Thursday, 22 August 2019 03:02 (four years ago) link
xp and it's all on youtube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKttx8SgnHA&list=PLrEuz9dJQmAkIYkhcB4iZpoOlUDnMNDif&index=26
― Mordy, Thursday, 22 August 2019 03:31 (four years ago) link
My recollection of Garfield & Friends is that it was pretty much a proto-Gen X cartoon. About as sardonic and cynical and meta and edgy as a Saturday morning cartoon could've been at that time, and obviously a big promoter of slack life.
― Dez Tekken (Old Lunch), Thursday, 22 August 2019 12:09 (four years ago) link
I was going to extend a vain hope that the G&F DVDs might get a reissue after Nickelodeon's recent acquisition of PAWS but I see that someone is rolling out cheap new sets right now.
― Dez Tekken (Old Lunch), Thursday, 22 August 2019 12:13 (four years ago) link
Ok found it: World of David the Gnome, The
I picked a good episode to watch: Shadowless Stone EP 19
― ilm jive mind (FlopsyDuck), Thursday, 22 August 2019 12:29 (four years ago) link
a problem with G&F is that the orson's farm sections were entirely forgettable, and they were half the show.
― adam the (abanana), Thursday, 22 August 2019 12:35 (four years ago) link
Yeah, they pushed U.S. Acres a little too hard.
― Dez Tekken (Old Lunch), Thursday, 22 August 2019 12:38 (four years ago) link
Hell, the tenure of those animated segments far outlasted the comic strip they were based on.
― Dez Tekken (Old Lunch), Thursday, 22 August 2019 12:39 (four years ago) link
The farm bit was good in its own way but suffered from being the opener to a highly anticipated 3rd act starring Garfield.
― ilm jive mind (FlopsyDuck), Thursday, 22 August 2019 12:43 (four years ago) link
Any consideration for setting the ballot deadline after Labor Day?
― William Tao Overture (Leee), Friday, 23 August 2019 22:53 (four years ago) link
I can probably give it an official bump back sure
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Friday, 23 August 2019 23:00 (four years ago) link
I start a new job on September 9 (!) so no matter what happens I will be sending compiled results to Leee and Thermo to run a rollout before then.
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Friday, 23 August 2019 23:01 (four years ago) link
Ah, cool that it's being bumped back, I was just coming on to say that I wouldn't be able to submit by tonight.
― emil.y, Sunday, 25 August 2019 15:20 (four years ago) link
Old Lunch- Have you seen the GI Joe Animated Movie? I'm not really into GI Joe but that's honestly one of my favorite films, very funny and gross film. People might say I just like it because I was a kid when I saw it, but I still love this and mostly don't care about Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Power Rangers etc.
I think the Ghostbusters cartoon was often better than the films.
Might give Steven Universe and Inhumanoids a go someday but anything that looks like it taken less than a few months to make is a very hard sell for me now.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Friday, 30 August 2019 19:56 (four years ago) link
i could have agonized over this for another few weeks i'm sure but i doubt i'll ever be happy w/ my ballot so i just submitted it as is
― Mordy, Friday, 30 August 2019 20:06 (four years ago) link
thx Mordy :)
I will catch up with submitted ballots over the long weekend and issue a final deadline
― president of deluded fruitcakes anonymous (silby), Friday, 30 August 2019 20:15 (four years ago) link
Voted!
Here is the second best theme tune
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVXlCRl_sxU
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 30 August 2019 21:45 (four years ago) link
RAG, I have seen GI Joe: the Movie and I loved it as a kid but haven't seen it since. But since I'm apparently only watching GI Joe (which remains surprisingly great, Transformers...much less so, unfortunately) in preparation for this poll I'm sure I'll get to it soon.
― Time to Make a Pizza Pact! (Old Lunch), Saturday, 31 August 2019 00:36 (four years ago) link
Imho the GI Joe movie does not stand up well at all. Original animated Transformers movie, otoh, is still fantastic.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 31 August 2019 01:32 (four years ago) link
The last time I watched the GI Joe movie was in college, and it was as bonkers and awesome to me then as it was when I saw it as a kid. (Kid-meee also found it scary at times too.)
I've reached the last handful of episodes of Gravity Falls and, well, WOAH.
― Melon Musk (Leee), Saturday, 31 August 2019 01:33 (four years ago) link