Saturday, February 27, 2016

Young Justice Season 3 is NOT a go.....yet.


"I don't know," said Vietti with a laugh. "That's the best answer I can give you. I'd be happy to do another one; Greg [Weisman] would be; Phil Bourassa, the character designer. We'd all in a heartbeat come back to do a third season if the Powers-That-Be feel they want to do that."

So despite this news trending right now, nothing concrete as of yet on whether or not Season 3 of Young Justice is a go.

Friday, February 26, 2016

Deadpool Movie Review



So it's been a few weeks now since the Deadpool movie starring Ryan Reynolds came out in theaters, and, to the surprise of everyone, it's becoming of the biggest R-Rated Superhero movies in recent memory. So much so that the rest of Hollywood wants to follow suit. Recently, Warner Bros. announced that an R-Rated version of Batman vs Superman will be released on Blu-Ray, whereas the theatrical version due out in less than a month, will remain PG-13.

Word has it that the extended cuts of the Lord of The Rings saga were Rated 'R' for 'extreme violence' and the character Gimli having a "sailor's mouth", if you get what I mean. So would that mean an R-Rated version of Batman vs Superman would have lots of gore and the two superheroes dropping F-bombs? Who knows. But the bigger question is whether or not it would make a better film, as is every future Superhero movie going for the 'R' rating - just because of Deadpool.

Call me a latecomer if you will, but I watched Deadpool sometime after its initial release in theaters. I was planning to watch it on Opening Day, but unfortunately, because I got caught by heavy snow with temperatures WAY below freezing, I had to wait until that one day where everything is clear for me to finally go before the weather goes bad again, among other things, such as the Mini Cooper I was on was making such vibrations and noise that not only it made my ears ringing non-stop, but for my brain to shake around my skull. Had the trip been a lot longer or getting stuck in traffic, I probably would've gone insane from all that. Thankfully the trip was completely worth it as Deadpool was one of the best and funniest Superhero movies I've seen in recent years.

Now for the uninitiated, Deadpool is about Wade Wilson, a former Special Forces agent-turned-mercenary who had undergone an experiment to unlock his mutant powers of super-healing to cure his cancer, though at a cost of having his entire skin permanently scarred, as well as a dose of insanity. The movie is pretty much an origin story on how Wade became Deadpool and taking on a revenge trip against Ajax, the one that made him.

Deadpool is well-known as the "Merc with The Mouth", with humor talk that is more adult-oriented than Spider-Man's. Actor Ryan Reynolds has been wanting to play this role since his character made a cameo in the movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine. He truly incorporates the role and throughout the movie, you can easily tell Reynolds loving his job and fully getting into the Deadpool character. I would say it's even more so than how Robert Downey Jr. incorporates himself as Tony Stark aka Iron Man. But all that would have been for nothing had it not been from the clever writing from Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, as well the direction from Tim Miller.

Quite essentially, that is the very heart of what made Deadpool a really good movie. Writers Reese and Wernick have done an amzingly great job on how to make use of Deadpool's character and dialogue for comedic effect, while sticking close to the source material. Speaking of which, hearing Deadpool cut through the scenery for his monologues is somewhat similar to how it's used by Peter Parker in Disney's "Ultimate Spider-Man". Unlike the Disney series, however, Deadpool's monologues are indeed funny and entertaining and doesn't really interfere with the narrative the way Ultimate Spider-Man does.

And the comedic dialogue is simply everywhere with no strings attached and Deadpool simply pokes fun of everything including its own film. And just like the comics, one of the staples of the comic book character - often breaking the fourth wall, is displayed in the film and does it a lot.

Kudos as well to Director Tim Miller, as despite the production being at around $60 million, he is able to make good use of the resources, with the final product looking like it was made with twice that amount of money. Thanks to that, not only is the film making a lot of money, but will most definitely spawn a sequel and the X-Force film.

There are a few things of which I have a problem with the film - one is the character of Ajax, the movie's antagonist, being just like virtually every other Superhero villain movie we've been seeing time and time again - very generic and not much memorable. Nobody seems to be able to create a very likable villain the way Tom Hiddleston did as Loki, or Alfred Molina as Dr. Octopus, or the late Heath Ledger as The Joker. The second is that I watched this movie having this knowledge of who Deadpool exactly is and the movie met my expectations. Had I known NOTHING about Deadpool, I may have reacted a little differently. Finally, because it's an R-Rated film and it's not shy from making it clear that's the case - the sex, the violence, the language, the whole chimichanga, if you will, the movie is indeed not for everyone.

That being said, Deadpool is a very enjoyable movie because, like the first Avengers film, and the Dark Knight Trilogy, it plays just like the comic book and it really hits you there, IF you are a comic book fan. Your tastes may vary, if otherwise. It also has a bunch of Easter Eggs thrown in that it makes you wonder for a moment if it's just an Easter Egg, or a foreshadowing of things to come. I would personally avoid any strip-down versions of the film should it ever come out because it simply takes away the very fun of it. So if you're a responsible adult with a good sense of humor, watch it in all its f-bomb glory. On a scale of 1 to 5, I'd give the Deadpool movie a 4 out of 5.

CN Premiere List March 2016

TENTATIVE Episode Premiere Dates for Cartoon Network:

Adventure Time
Sat Mar 05 - 7:00pm - 724 - Hall of Egress [NEW NIGHT]
Sat Mar 12 - 7:00pm - 725 - Flute Spell
Sat Mar 19 - 7:00pm - 726 - The Thin Yellow Line
Sat Mar 26 - 7:00pm - 727 - Broke His Crown

Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
Sat Mar 05 - 10:30am - 119 - Be Cold, Scooby-Doo

Bunnicula
Sat Mar 05 - 9:30am - 107 - Whooo Is... The Knight Owl

Clarence
Thu Mar 03 - 5:00pm - 212 - Ice Cream Hunt

LEGO Nexo Knights: The Book of Monsters
Thu Mar 03 - 6:30pm - 106 - The Golden Castle [NEW NIGHT & TIME]
Thu Mar 10 - 6:30pm - 107 - The Maze of Amazement
Thu Mar 17 - 6:30pm - 108 - The Black Knight
Thu Mar 24 - 6:30pm - 109 - The Book of Total Badness
Thu Mar 31 - 6:30pm - 110 - The Magic and the Might

Pokémon the Series: XYZ
Sat Mar 05 - 7:00am - 1903 - A Giga Battle With Mega Results!
Sat Mar 19 - 7:00am - 1904 - A Fiery Rite of Passage!
Sat Mar 26 - 7:00am - 1905 - Dream a Little Dream of Me!

Regular Show
Sat Mar 05 - 6:00pm - 721 - Chili Cook-Off [NEW NIGHT & TIME]

The Tom and Jerry Show
Sat Mar 05 - 9:00am - 205 - Smitten with the Kitten

Transformers: Robots in Disguise
Sat Mar 05 - 6:30am - 203 - Metal Meltdown
Sat Mar 19 - 6:30am - 204 - Suspended

Wabbit
Sat Mar 05 - 10:00am - 121 - Your Bunny or Your Life / Misjudgment Day

We Bare Bears
Thu Mar 03 - 7:00pm - 202 - Slumber Party

SPECIALS
Sat Mar 05 - 5:30pm - Mixels: Every Knight Has Its Day

Disney Premiere List March 2016

Episode Premiere Dates for the Disney Network for March 2016. Like last time, these include live-action shows as well as other Disney Channels:

Disney Channel
Bunk'd
Friday, March 11th-8:00 pm "Close Encounters of Camp Kind (S1 E14)
Friday, March 18th-8:00 pm "Crafted and Shafted" (S1 E15)
Friday, March 25th-8:00 pm "Boo Boos and Birthdays" (S1 E16)

Girl Meets World
Friday, March 11th-8:30 pm "Girl Meets Legacy" (S2 E30)

K.C. Undercover
Sunday, March 6th-8:00 pm "Coopers Reactivated!" (S2 E1) (Season Premiere)
Sunday, March 13th-8:00 pm "Do You Want to Know a Secret?" (S2 E2)
Sunday. March 30th-8:00 pm "Rebel With a Cuz" (S2 E3)

Liv and Maddie
Sunday, March 13th-8:30 pm "Viva-La-Rooney" (S3 E13)
Sunday, March 20th-8:30 pm "Dream-a-Rooney" (S3 E14)

Mako Mermaids
Friday, March 4th-7:30 pm "Truce"

Mickey Mouse
Friday, March 18th-TBA "Turkish Delights"

Stuck in the Middle
Friday, March 11th-9:00 pm "Stuck in the Middle Seat" (S1 E2)
Friday, March 18th-9:00 pm "Stuck at the Movies" (S1 E3)
Friday, March 25th-9:30 pm "Stuck with a Guy on the Couch" (S1 E4)

Specials
LEGO Elves "Dragons in Danger to Save" Sunday, March 6th-9:00 am (1-Hour Special)



Disney Junior
Doc McStuffins
Friday, March 4th-8:00 am "Baby McStuffins; Selfless Snowman"
Wednesday, March 9th-TBA "St Patrick's Day Dilemma; A Giant Save" (S3 E31)
Friday, March 11th-TBA "Runaway Love; Tour De McStuffins" (S3 E32)
Friday, March 18th-TBA "Hooty's Duty; A Cure for a King" (S3 E33)
Friday, March 25th-TBA "Bringing Home Baby" (S3 E34)

Goldie & Bear
Monday, March 21st-TBA "Training of the Broom; Hickory Dickory Brian"

Jake and the Never Land Pirates
Monday, March 7th-TBA "Dread the Pharoah!; Sharky Unchained" (S4 E11)
Monday, March 14th-TBA "Captain Quixtote; Captain Hook's Crocodile Crew" (S4 E12)
Monday, March 21st-TBA "The Creature of Doubloon Lagoon; Minotaur" (S4 E13)
Monday, March 28th-TBA "Pirate Fool's Day!; The Forbidden City" (S4 E14)

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
(No New Episodes)

Miles from Tomorrowland
Friday, March 18th-TBA "Galatech: Secrets of the Black Hole" (S1 E29)

PJ Masks
Friday, March 18th-TBA "Catboy's Great Gig; Owlette's New Move" (S1 E19)

The Lion Guard
Friday, March 18th-TBA "Follow that Hippo" (S1 E9)
Friday, March 25th-TBA "Call of the Drongo" (S1 E10)

Sofia the First
Friday, March 4th-TBA "Gone with the Wand" (S3 E14)
Friday, March 11th-TBA "Bad Little Dragon" (S3 E15)
Friday, March 25th-TBA "Bunny Swap" (S3 E16)

Sheriff Callie's Wild West
Tuesday, March 8th-TBA "Peck's Prisioner Promise; Toby's Two-Step Trouble" (S2 E13)
Thursday, March 10th-TBA "The Ballad of Sweet Strings; Lost Popcorn Cavern" (S2 E14)



Disney XD
Avengers' Assemble
Sunday, March 13th-TBA "Adapting to Change" (S3 E1)

Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything
Wednesday, March 2nd-7:30 pm "The Super Kart" (S1 E17)
Wednesday, March 9th-7:30 pm "The Rock Band" (S1 E18)
Wednesday, March 16th-7:30 pm "The Goat" (S1 E19)
Wednesday, March 23rd-7:30 pm "The Escape Room" (S1 E20)

Guardians of the Galaxy
Sunday, March 6th-8:30 am "Stuck in the Metal With You" (S1 E13)
Sunday, March 13th-8:30 am "Don't Stop Believin'" (S1 E14)
Sunday, March 14th-8:30 am "Accidents Will Happen" (S1 E15)
Sunday, March 27th-8:30 am "We Are the World Tree" (S1 E16)

Kirby Buckets
Wednesday, March 2nd-8:00 pm "Oh Bros, Where Are Thou?" (S2 E14)
Wednesday, March 9th-8:00 pm "Twinsies" (S2 E15)
Wednesday, March 16th-8:00 pm "Say Uncle" (S2 E16)
Wednesday, March 23rd-8:00 pm "When Mitchell Met Dad" (S2 E17)

Lab Rats: Elite Force
Wednesday, March 2nd-8:30 pm "The Rise of Five" (S1 E1 ) (Series Premiere)
Wednesday, March 9th-8:30 pm "Holding out for a Hero" (S1 E2)
Wednesday, March 16th-8:30 pm "Power Play" (S1 E3)
Wednesday, March 23rd-8:30 pm "The Superhero Code" (S1 E4)
Wednesday, March 30th-8:30 pm "Need for Speed" (S1 E5)

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
(No New Episodes)

Pickle and Peanut
Monday, March 7th-9:00 pm "Volcano" (S1 E16)
Monday, March 14th-9:00 pm "Bike Jumper" (S1 E17)

Star vs. the Forces of Evil
(No New Episodes)

Star Wars Rebels
Wednesday, March 2nd-9:00 pm "Shroud of Darkness" (S2 E18)
Wednesday, March 16th-9:00 pm "The Forgotten Droid" (S2 E19)
Wednesday, March 23rd-9:00 pm "The Mystery of Chopper Base" (S2 E20)
Wednesday, March 30th-9:00 pm "Twilight of the Apprentice Parts I and II" (S2 E20/S2 E21)

The 7D
Saturday, March 5th-9:30 am "Jolleyball Anyone?; Giggleberries" (S2 E6)
Saturday, March 12th-9:30 am "Miss Fortune Teller; Grump-Tiki" (S2 E7)
Saturday, March 19th-9:30 am "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yeti!; Which Witch is Witch?" (S2 E8)

Ultimate Spider-Man vs. the Sinister Six
Sunday, March 6th-9:00 am "Iron Vulture" (S4 E4)
Sunday, March 13th-9:00 am "Lizards" (S4 E5)
Sunday, March 20th-9:00 am "Double Agent Venom" (S4 E6)
Sunday, March 27th-9:00 am "Beached" (S4 E7)

Wander Over Yonder
Monday, March 7th-8:30 pm "The Legend; The Bad Neighbors" (S2 E16)

Yo-Kai Watch
Monday, March 1st-5:00 pm "Komasan in Love Episode 3; Yo-kai Grubsnitch; Yo-kai B3-NK1" (S1 E23)
Tuesday, March 2nd-5:00 pm "Komasan in Love Episode 4; Yo-kai Tengloom; The Real One" (S1 E24)
Wednesday, March 3rd-5:00 pm "Jibanyan's Secret" (S1 E25)
Thursday, March 4th-5:00 pm "Yo-kai Epsy; Yo-kai Peckpocket; Komasan in Love Episode 5" (S1 E26)

Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Friday, March 4th-10:05 pm "Interdimensional Field Trip; Marco Grows a Beard" (S1 E12)

Star Wars Rebels
Friday, March 4th-10:30 pm "A Princess on Lothal" (S2 E12)

Nick Premiere List March 2016

Episode Premieres for Nickelodeon and their sister channels for March 2016. As usual, these also contain their live-action content:

Nickelodeon
ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks
Monday, March 7th-5:00 pm "Art for Art's Sake"
Tuesday, March 8th-5:00 pm "Mancave" (Season Finale)
Wednesday, March 9th-5:00 pm "Dog Days" (Season Premiere)
Thursday. March 10th-5:00 pm "Dragon Dad"
Friday, March 11th-5:00 pm "Wax Dave"

Bella and the Bulldogs
Saturday, March 19th-9:00 pm "Parents and Pigskins"
Saturday, March 26th-9:00 pm "Glitz and Grit"
Blaze and the Monster Machines
Friday, March 4th-12:00 pm "Five Alarm Blaze"

Bubble Guppies
Tuesday, March 29th-11:00 am "Bubble Baby!"
Thursday, March 31st-11:00 am "Sheep Doggy!"
Game Shakers
Saturday, March 5th-8:00 pm "The Diss Track"

Henry Danger
Saturday, March 19th-8:00 pm "Indestructible Henry, Part 1"
Saturday, March 26th-8:00 pm "Indestructible Henry, Part 2"

Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir
Sunday, March 6th-7:00 pm "The Mime"
Sunday, March 13th-7:00 pm "Kung Food"
Sunday. March 20th-7:00 pm "Gamer"
Sunday, March 27th-7:00 pm "The Puppeteer"

Mutt & Stuff
Tuesday, March 8th-10:00 am "Sherdog Bones"
Thursday, March 10th-10:00 am "Goat in 60 Seconds!"
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
Saturday, March 5th-8:30 pm "The Quad-Plex"

Paw Patrol
Tuesday, March 22nd-11:30 am "Pups Save Daring Danny X; Pups in a Fix"
Wednesday, March 23rd-11:30 am "Pups Save a Dragon; Pups Save the Three Little Pigs"

Power Rangers Dino Super Charge
Saturday, March 5th-12:00 pm "Forged Under Fire"
Saturday, March 19th-12:00 pm "Home Run Koda"
Saturday, March 26th-12:00 pm "Riches and Rags"

Pig Goat Banana Cricket
Friday, March 18th-8:30 pm "Secret Origins: Special Edition"
Friday, March 25th-8:30 pm "Moby Wolf"
Sanjay and Craig
Friday, March 18th-8:15 pm "Paper Pushers"
Friday, March 25th-8:15 pm "Bros of a Feather"

School of Rock
Saturday March 12th-9:30 pm "Come Together" (Series Premiere) (Simulcasted on TeenNick and Nicktoons)
Saturday, March 19th-8:30 pm "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
Saturday, March 26th-8:30 pm "Video Killed the Speed Debate Star"

Shimmer and Shine
Tuesday, March 15th-12:00 pm "Sleepover Party"
Thursday, March 17th-12:00 pm "Dream Dollhouse"

SpongeBob SquarePants
Saturday, March 12th-7:30 pm "Mall Girl Pearl; Two Thumbs Down"

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Sunday, March 13th-11:00 am "The Cosmic Ocean"
Sunday, March 20th-11:00 am "Trans-Dimensional Turtles"
Sunday, March 27th-11:00 am "Revenge of the Triceratons"

The Fairly OddParents
Friday, March 18th-8:00 pm "Return of the L.O.S.E.R.S."
Friday, March 25th-8:00 pm "A Sash and a Rash"

The Halo Effect
Monday, March 28th-8:30 pm "Little Saint Nick"

Specials
2016 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards-Saturday, March 12th-8:00 pm (Simulcasted on TeenNick, Nicktoons and TV Land)
Barbie Spy Squad-Sunday, March 20th-1:00 pm



Nick Jr.
Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom
Wednesday, March 2nd-6:00 pm "Woodpecker; Daisy & Poppy's Pet"

Peppa Pig
Sunday, March 6th-7:00 pm "Golden Boots"

Winx Club
Sunday, March 6th-10:00 am "Lost in a Droplet"
Sunday, March 6th-10:30 am "Banana Day"



TeenNick
TeenNick Top 10
Friday, March 4th-9:00 pm "TBA"



Nicktoons
LBX
Sunday, March 6th-10:30 am "TBA"

Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V
Sunday. March 6th-10:00 am "TBA"



TV Land
Teachers
Wednesday, March 2nd-10:30 pm "Sex Ed"
Wednesday, March 9th-10:30 pm "Hot Lunch"
Wednesday. March 16th-10:30 pm "The Last Day"
Younger
Wednesday, March 2nd-10:00 pm "The Good Shepherd"
Wednesday, March 9th-10:00 pm "Bad Romance"
Wednesday, March 16th-10:00 pm "Secrets & Liza"
Wednesday, March 23rd-10:00 pm "No Weddings & a Funeral"

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Sadako vs Kayako First Trailer

It is not Animation-related, I know. But now we have the official trailer for "Sadako vs Kayako" (The Ring vs The Grudge), with an actual release date, I find it both amusing AND interesting, since I watched both movies and enjoyed them for really making me stay up for literally a month.

And despite the fact the teaser came out months earlier, it's only now that it's trending on Facebook.

And since this is my 100th post, I'll share this:






Sunday, February 21, 2016

Concept Art of Joker from The Killing Joke

According to this site, these are the allegedly the first concept art of The Clown Prince of Crime in an upcoming Animated film of one of the best and most disturbing Batman stories of all time.



"The Killing Joke" earned notriety because of how Joker kidnapped and tortured Barbara Gordon aka Batgirl, before paralyzing her from the waist down, effectively turning her into Oracle before the New 52 reboot. Bruce Timm, the man behind the DC Alternate Universe, which includes Batman: The Animated Series, and Justice League: Unlimited, is helming the project.

Another British Cartoon Gets a Reboot

Classic UK cartoon Superted to get a reboot, according to creator.


I actually didn't know Superted's a British show.

Friday, February 19, 2016

Danger Mouse '15 Count Duckula Review



So earlier I got to see the latest episode of Danger Mouse, the popular Animated series aimed at very young kids airing on CBBC. Now you may be wondering why of all things I'm reviewing a show that's similar to the likes of Dora The Explorer or Sofia The First. Well, first off, I did grew watching the original Danger Mouse series when it was distributed internationally. The second and the real reason I watched this episode of the new Danger Mouse series - Count Duckula, one of the very few cartoon characters made in the UK that I actually like.

In fact, I seem to have this strange fascination with Duck Characters. I like Daffy Duck, Plucky Duck, Donald Duck, Scrooge McDuck, Darkwing Duck, Howard The Duck, Deadeye Duck, the Baby Ducks in Regular Show, and of course Count Duckula.

Now for a quick refresher for those who don't know. Danger Mouse is a British Animated series that came out in the 1980s and is essentially a parody of the James Bond films featuring the title character as a British Spy Agent. In one of the episodes, the series featured a villain named Count Duckula, who as the name suggests, is a vampire duck. The character turned out to be quite popular at the time that a spin-off series was made with Duckula as the main protagonist, but instead of being a typical vampire out for blood, he ended up as a vegetarian thanks to a botched attempt of resurrecting him using Tomato Ketchup as a substitute for blood.

For much of spin-off Count Duckula series, Duckula goes on these misadventures in trying to be a popular entertainer and being fithy rich, while being chased by various characters who still believe him to be a blood-sucking vampire. The show and the character was so popular that he also had his own comic book from Marvel.

So when staff behind the new Danger Mouse series said they will bring back Count Duckula, I was excited and having these nostalgia feels despite knowing that the show won't give me as much excitement as say, One Punch Man, for the simple reason that it's a show made for very young kids. I'm also curious as to how this version of Count Duckula differs from the past versions, as despite the new Danger Mouse series being a reboot, it also serves as a continuation of the original show.

In the episode of the series reboot titled "From Duck 'Til Dawn", Danger Mouse and his assistant Penfold travel to Transylvania to investigate the mysterious disappearances of the local population. They later encountered Count Duckula, who reveals himself to be a vegetarian vampire and using his hypnotic powers on the local population, forcing them to watch his TV show 24-7, while becoming Duck Vegetables in the process. Duckula's goal is to be most popular (and ONLY) entertainer throughout Transylvania, while his vegetable "fans" act as fans, servants, and food all-in-one.

Things get a bit ugly when Danger Mouse boasted that he's popular worldwide, which made Duckula jealous and now desires to use his scheme on a global scale. It is then up to Danger Mouse to stop him.

Again, I wasn't expecting much for a really young kids show to be anything amazing. Still it is nice to see my favorite character back again, though his voice takes some getting used to. For the most part, this Duckula is a combination of the previous ones, being a vegetarian vampire while using evil schemes to become rich and famous. The episode doesn't say if this version of Duckula is supposedly the same one from the previous shows that just turned evil, or a new incarnation of the previous Count Duckula. I'll probably never know as it is that kind of detail that isn't really important in a show like Danger Mouse.

Much of the episode is your typical kids show with all the cliches thrown in as well as the occassional fourth wall breaking, though not as funny as the way Deadpool does it. All in all, nothing amazing, but it's not a bad episode either. It's a kids show, so there really isn't anything to make a fuss about. So for this episode of Danger Mouse, I'd give it a 3 out of 5. In any case, glad to have you back, Count Duckula. And as the narrator of the spin-off series always say:

"Good night out there, whatever you are....."

Kamen Rider 1 Official Trailer

First Full Trailer for "Kamen Rider 1" to celebrate the 45th Anniversary of the long-running Kamen Rider franchise. The movie depicts the return of Takeshi Hongo (Hiroshi Fujioka), the very first Kamen Rider, as he aides Takeru Tenkuji (Shun Nishime), the current Kamen Rider Ghost, against the latest incarnation of Hongo's old enemy - Shocker.



The Kamen Rider franchise has aired in the US before. During the height of the Power Rangers' popularity, Saban adopted the series Kamen Rider Black RX and released it as "Masked Rider", as a spin-off of the Power Rangers. In the late 2000's, "Kamen Rider Ryuki" aired in the US under the name "Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight", as well as the DVD Box Set release of the original 1973-74 series "Kamen Rider V3".

Thursday, February 18, 2016

We Dig Giant Robots On The PS4

The upcoming PS4 game "Super Robot Wars Original Generations: The Moon Dwellers" will finally have an English version for Asian releases. This marks the third time the Super Robot Wars games have been available officially in English. The first two, under the title "Super Robot Taisen: Original Generations", were released in the US for the Gameboy Advance.

Super Robot Wars is the long-running video game franchise featuring characters from various Mecha Anime from classics like Getter Robo, GoLion (Voltron), and Tetsujin 28 (Gigantor), to modern favorites like Code Geass and Gurren Lagann.

On a side note: YAY! I got 1000 View on my blog! 


Tuesday, February 16, 2016

A short, old Gravity Falls GIF fancomic

Considering Gravity Falls just ended, decided to repost this one. It's originally a GIF work from (artist name withheld by request (though some of you may be familiar with his work)), which I edited with music and sound effects. As the title suggests, it was made shortly after The Golf Wars episode.


Fighting For Fair Use Rights

Considering this has also happened to me on my channel, I figured I'd share this on how Fair Use works and how Hollywood and its allies curbstomp it despite being a legal right for anyone to use.


Other famous Youtubers have also joined the cause, including people like AlphaOmegaSin.


Obviously, I'm with them, but as noble as the cause is, we need more people to stand up to this and call in the support of more powerful entities to join us. It is an election year in the US, so if any one of the candidates has at least some sympathy for content creators like myself and others and can stand up to Hollywood, they deserve the vote. Such persons are a rarity, sadly as Hollywood heavily endorses members of the US Government to keep their seats in exchange for more power and control on the Entertainment spectrum at the cost of the common people like you and me.

Sunday, February 14, 2016

Comparing Powerpuff Girls 2016 Animations

Since it's been quite the hot topic, here's a comparison of the Animation in the upcoming PPG reboot with the original series and the Anime-only Powerpuff Girls Z.


Friday, February 12, 2016

Equestria Girls 4 Announced

4th Equestria Girls movie to air on Netflix. I still consider the 2nd movie to be the best of the bunch with Sunset Shimmer playing the main protagonist. Hoping she doesn't continue to be demoted on this one.


re: Cartoon Hangover's "Apology"


Earlier, I watched the video from Channel Frederator where they try to explain themselves as to why there hasn't been anything new regarding Bravest Warriors, and Bee & Puppycat. And I am just simply even MORE furious than I've ever been in this manner. In the style of those so-called "reaction videos", and because I'm still pissed, I will play some of the clips from their video and my comments on them.

[sorry for lack of communication]

Well, no SHIT! Do they realize that the 3rd episode of Bee & Puppycat was uploaded in DECEMBER of 2014 and it wasn't until August  the following year, that the next two episodes came out?! Oh, and by the way, NOBODY can watch those episodes because it is EXCLUSIVELY to Kickstarter members! IT IS 2016 NOW AND THOSE EPISODES HAVE YET TO BE RELEASED ON YOUTUBE!

And where is Bravest Warriors among all this? NOTHING!

[why it takes so long because the runtime is longer]

So the reason it's taking you 2 damn years to produce six 11-minute episodes of Bravest Warriors Season 3 is because you made the runtime longer than the previous 2 seasons. What you're TRYING to say is that you made 12 episodes of Season 3 with the same runtime as the past seasons, then decide to pair the episodes so it looks longer, which is still the same season only with a combined format and a shorter episode number!

It would have been better if you guys say, "instead of airing these episodes one-by-one like we did in the past, we will release all the episodes at once for you to binge watch ala Netflix". But instead, you guys are mixing things up with these explanations that makes very little sense!

[tentative release dates]

Again, you already have the recent episodes of Bee & Puppycat already available to Kickstater members. WHY NOT RELEASE THEM NOW? They're already done! Your subscribers should be seeing them by now and we have to wait like what - the middle of 2016 to see them, and that's TENTATIVE?! That's like saying "we'll tease you by saying we'll have them out this year, but actually it's next year or the year after that, or that year after that....." F--- YOU!

["Fantastic Announcements" in the Works]

So you are delaying the releases because you have "announcements in the works"? WHAT COULD BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN HAVING THESE TWO SHOWS UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE?!

[Frederator Studios doing the Animation]

Ok, so according to these guys, it's the very same Studio behind Adventure Time and The Fairly Oddparents that are doing the work on these two shows. So they are implying it is actually Frederator Studios who are at fault for not making these episodes fast enough, for reasons they never mentioned.

I will bite on this one. Let's assume that because Frederator Studios have this huge contract with Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, they have to dedicate the majority of their manpower and resources to produce episodes of Adventure Time and The Fairly Oddparents. And because of that, they don't have time to go back and do Bravest Warriors and Bee & Puppycat. If that's true, and especially in the case of Bee & Puppycat, why the Kickstarter campaign then? The reasons we give our money to Bee & Puppycat is because we want it made and made on time! The money we give is for that very purpose! If this was such a problem, then it should be Frederator Studios themselves that should say "we're so busy with our other shows we just can't get into these right now", and should have said it long ago, and people will be ok with that. But now all that money we've donated just to have Bee & Puppycat made, is simply wasted because of these delays.

[updates and sneak peeks]

Again, the recent episodes of Bee & Puppycat are already finished and these guys still haven't decided to upload it to Youtube. You're basically ripping off your audience with this. So much so that, in case you haven't notice, those episodes have already been available elsewhere, thanks to your incompetence.

Another thing to note here is Ian Jones-Quartey, who plays Wallow in the series. For the past several months, Ian has been talking alot regarding Steven Universe, and more recently Ok KO. But not once, at least as far as I can remember, did Ian ever talked about what's going on regarding Bravest Warriors. I'm not criticizing him on anything as he's shown he's good in voice acting, directing, writing, storyboariding, and animating stuff, and he is eager to talk about the works he is involved with. But Bravest Warriors is just one series that he seems to be completly mum about it. It's as though implying despite the positive response of the series, it just went downhill.

I'd want to think that whoever is working on Bravest Warriors and Bee & Puppycat are trying to do the same tactics the people behind The Venture Bros. did, in which there is a 2-3 year gap between seasons. But Bravest Warriors and Bee & Puppycat are NOT like The Venture Bros. None of their episodes last for 30 minutes, nor do they have the same production value as The Venture Bros.

What about Baman Piderman? That took a long while before new episodes were made? True, but the Buteras did most of the production by themselves, with Mondo Media helping out a little bit but mostly as a distributor. That's understandable.

So we all go back to the simple reason why it's taking so long for Bravest Warriors and Bee & Puppycat to air new episodes, even though they're fairly short - the overall production of these two series is just that bad.

So Cartoon Hangover, consider yourself lucky you haven't received the same wrath from the Youtube community as they did with The Fine Bros. That said, consider me as one who is completely through with you. I don't care who's working on these shows. The fact that it's taking so long to have these made, and your hapharzard excuses for them is, as Lemongrab puts it.....unacceptable!


Mikasa Plays Attack on Titan Game

Yui Ishikawa, the Japanese voice of Mikasa Ackerman from Attack on Titan, provides color commentary on the upcoming AoT game for the PS4, PS3, and PS Vita from Koei Tecmo (Dynasty Warriors)

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Final Batman vs Superman Trailer

Honestly, the more I see it, the more I WANT it to be good, but I get the funny feeling it may not live to my expectations. I'm hoping I'm wrong at this.


Wednesday, February 10, 2016

UNCONFIRMED EPISODE SYNOPSES FOR THE POWERPUFF GIRLS REBOOT

Info comes from the upcoming SXSW event in Austin, Texas. I cannot personally confirm these.

1a - Princess Buttercup
Buttercup gets a new dress, but it draws so much attention that Blossom and Bubbles become jealous, leading them to vent behind her back.

1b - Horn Sweet Horn
Bubbles convinces the Professor to test his new transmogrifying ray on her new friend, Donny the Pony in an effort to help him become the unicorn he's always wanted to be, but when it turns Donny into a monster instead, she must stop him before he destroys Townsville!

2a - The Stayover
The girls invite a circle of friends over for a slumber party where they hold a fashion contest and are determined to keep it going all night, but the Professor won't allow it. Can the girls party without waking the Professor?

2b - Winklegruff Gals
In her leisure time, Blossom writes a story titled The Winklegruff Gals. The next day, to her horror, she discovers that all the characters have become real, including a monster set out to destroy Townsville.

3a - Blogged Off
Bubbles creates an official blog for The Powerpuff Girls. The girls become shocked to realise someone has hacked it, and is using it to post secrets about the citizens of Townsville. The girls must find out who is responsible before even more secrets are leaked!

3b - Professor Weary
The girls encourage the Professor to relax more and spend less time in the lab, but he takes this too far and becomes lazy, causing the girls to regret it and try to turn him back to his old self.

4a - Shield Sharp
Mojo Jojo builds a superpower-proof shield to block off the girls' attacks as he attempts to take over Townsville. All hope is on Bubbles, who sets out to program a device that can disable the shield!

4b - Somewhere Over the Swingset
When the students of Pokey Oak's kindergarten learn of a playground rumor from 20 years ago, nobody believes it except for Blossom, who is determined to find out the truth.

5a - The Inventables
The Professor feels his inventing skills aren't needed, so in an effort to make him feel better, the girls agree to rely less on their superpowers and use his inventions more often. Unfortunately, it doesn't go well.

5b - Level Frequency
When the girls visit the Townsville arcade, they are shocked to see that all the boys have suddenly turned on them, but it appears things aren't as simple as they seem.

AMA with Composer for Gravity Falls & We Bare Bears

Brad Breeck, composer for Gravity Falls, We Bare Bears, and Fanboy & Chum Chum, did an AMA earlier today on Reddit. Here's the link.



New Zootopia Clip

Dear Disney/Pixar.

If your plan is to make viewers figure out the entire plot of Zootopia by posting LOTS of clips from the movie, why not just upload the entire movie itself and save us all the trouble?

P.S. More Judy please.


New MLP Toy Line 'Gets Serious'

Looking at the toy line now, it appears as though the franchise is moving into some serious action territory. Whether this translates into the Animated series remains to be seen, but I won't be surprised if it did as it's been done several times with The Transformers. Not sure if I find this change of tone as a good thing, however.


Tuesday, February 9, 2016

New Anime From The Creator of One Punch Man

Teaser for Mob Psycho 100, an Anime adaptation of the webcomic of the same created by ONE (One Punch Man). The series is of a protagonist who must control his emotions to avoid harming people from his Psychic abilities.

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Gumball - The Origins Review




As promised, I haved watched the advanced screening of the Gumball episode "The Origins" from the other CN branches that will air it first before the US. So here is my spoiler-free review.

Though to be honest, the episode synopsis of The Origins pretty much revealed the ENTIRE plot anyway, so it's basically what it's all  bout - how Gumball and Darwin first met. It doesn't help either that the numerous sneak peeks released from Cartoon Network pretty much told the plot as well.

That being said, the whole two-parter is simply amazing to watch. No doubt creator Ben Bocquelet and his staff took pointers from the Studio Ghibli films and add their own flair, like they did in "The Shell". But with "The Origins", the crank it up even further. By the time you get to the middle section of Part 1, you already have these feels for Darwin and Gumball. Both their first meeting and interaction is clearly taken from Hayao Miyazaki's "Ponyo" and you can't help but feel 'awww' on how the two are so adorable together.

Part 2 of The Origins focuses mainly on Darwin and his epic journey to return to Gumball. It also includes one of the best song numbers from the series, or pretty much in animation in general so far. It's not easy putting an insert song while making it entertaining and advancing the plot. It's also very catchy and quite funny.

Another that I find The Origins so captivating is how it handles with dark subjects and trying to make it funny, despite Gumball, and the audience know what those subjects are. Once again, it's the magic of Ben Bocquelet and his staff on how to make these subjects entertaining and funny. And even though the basic plot of The Origins is a given, the episode contains key areas that define a good part of the show's lore.

One such part is in one of the sneak peeks. When Richard suggested going back in time but got interrupted before he could complete his sentence, he's referring and confirming the tweet made by Ben Bocquelet that suggests Gumball was actually born out of wedlock, which resulted in Richard and Nicole having a shotgun wedding.

Like many episodes before, Gumball does take made a lot of references to pop culture. In this one, you can easily spot references to the Gremlins movie, as well as the Carameldansen meme, Ponyo, as I said earlier, and also Finding Nemo. There's probably more that I missed as I do this review.

After seeing it, I pretty much understand why Cartoon Network chose to air this in the US on the same time as the Gravity Falls finale. Simply put, this episode of Gumball, from production to presentation, is essentially worthy of an award for Best Animated Feature, because it is. It's incredibly entertaining, yet funny all over, smart, and emotionally uplifting and very thoughtful.

I will dare say, and I believe I'm not alone in this, that The Origins has placed The Amazing World of Gumball as THE best Cartoon Network Original of this generation surpassing Steven Universe, Adventure Time, and We Bare Bears combined. I'd even say this 22-minute story even tops the Little Witch Academia movies. It's. Just. That. Good.

Regardless of how you watch The Origins, I must insist that you do, because that is how, no pun intended, "Amazing" the episode is. On a scale of 1 to 5, I give the The Amazing World of Gumball Episode "The Origins", a 5 out of 5.






Nicole Does The Caremelldansen

I had to do it :)

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

DON'T VOTE IN THE KCA'S! IT'S RIGGED!

Here are this year's nominees for "Favorite TV Cartoon" at Nick's Kids Choice Awards:

The Amazing World of Gumball
Teen Titans Go!
Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
SpongeBob SquarePants
Gravity Falls
Phineas and Ferb
Steven Universe
ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks
 
While it is expected that Spongebob Squarepants will win again this years, as it virtually always been, there is another reason - the voting system has been rigged.
 
 A user from 4chan has claimed he was able to change the number of votes for Steven Universe by simply changing the value in the developer console - something ANYONE can do. 


Regardless of what anyone thinks of the voting system, it is certain that whoever wins at the KCA's won using unfair methods.

Ranma 1/2 & Inu-Yasha Creator Nominated for Eisner Hall of Fame


Rumiko Takahashi, creator of classic Anime/Manga works such as Ranma 1/2, Inu-Yasha, Urusei Yatsura and many others, is nominated for the Eisner Hall of Fame.

'New' Carcaptor Sakura for 20th Anniversary






Classic Magical Girl Anime "Cardcaptor Sakura" (Cardcaptors in the US) will get a 'New Project' to celebrate the manga's 20th Anniversary. Cardcaptors was one of the many Shojo (girl-themed) Animes that came out on the heels of the popularity of Sailor Moon in the 1990's.




Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Cartoon Network Premiere List (February, 2016)

TENTATIVE list of Premiere Episodes for Cartoon Network for The Month of February (Credit to Toon Zone Forums):

The Amazing World of Gumball
MON Feb 15 - 7:00pm - 421/422 - The Origins [HALF-HOUR SPECIAL]

Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
Sat Feb 06 - 10:30am - 115 - If You Can’t Scooby-Doo the Time, Don’t Scooby-Doo the Crime
Sat Feb 13 - 10:30am - 116 - Gremlin on A Plane
Sat Feb 20 - 10:30am - 117 - Sorcerer Snack Scare
Sat Feb 27 - 10:30am - 118 - Saga of The Swamp Beast

Bunnicula
Sat Feb 06 - 9:30am - 101 - Mumkey Business / Walking Fish [SERIES PREMIERE]
Sat Feb 13 - 9:30am - 102 - Spider Lamb / Alligator Tears
Sat Feb 20 - 9:30am - 103 - TBA
Sat Feb 27 - 9:30am - 104 - TBA

Clarence
Thu Feb 04 - 5:00pm - 208 - Time Crimes
Thu Feb 11 - 5:00pm - 209 - Saturday School
Thu Feb 18 - 5:00pm - 210 - TBA
Thu Feb 25 - 5:00pm - 211 - TBA

Teen Titans Go!
Thu Feb 11 - 6:00pm - 323 - The Cruel Giggling Ghoul
MON Feb 15 - 6:00pm - 324 - TBA

The Tom and Jerry Show
Sat Feb 06 - 9:00am - 201 - Dental Case / One-Way Cricket / Picture Imperfect [SEASON PREMIERE]
Sat Feb 13 - 9:00am - 202 - Tough Luck Duck / Slinging in the Rain / Squeaky Clean
Sat Feb 20 - 9:00am - 203 - TBA
Sat Feb 27 - 9:00am - 204 - TBA

Wabbit
Sat Feb 06 - 10:00am - 116 - Bugsfoot / Grim on Vacation / Carrot Before the Horse / Trunk with Power
Sat Feb 13 - 10:00am - 117 - Snow Wabbit / Aromatherapist / Raising Your Spirits / Dust Bugster
Sat Feb 20 - 10:00am - 118 - TBA
Sat Feb 27 - 10:00am - 119 - TBA

We Bare Bears
Thu Feb 11 - 7:00pm - 126 - Charlie Ball

Disney Premiere List (February, 2016)

List of Premieres for Disney Channel, Disney Jr. and Disney XD for the month of February. Note that certain episodes that have previously aired on Jr/XD will be considered as "new" episodes on the main Disney Channel. Credits to Toon Zone.

Disney Channel
Best Friends Whenever
Sun 21 Feb - 8:30 - A Time to Double Date (#113)

Bunk'd
Fri 12 Feb - 8:00 - Luke's Back (#119)
Fri 19 Feb - 8:00 - No Escape (#112)

Girl Meets World
Fri 12 Feb - 8:30 - Girl Meets Commonism (#206)
Fri 19 Feb - 8:30 - Girl Meets the Bay Window (#228)

Gravity Falls
Fri 5 Feb - 9:45 - Wierdmaggedon Part 1 [DISNEY CHANNEL PREMIERE]
Fri 12 Feb - 9:00 - Wierdmaggedon Part 2: Escape from Reality (#219) [DISNEY CHANNEL PREMIERE]

Liv and Maddie
Sun 21 Feb - 8:00 - Secret-Admirer-A-Rooney (#312)

Mako Mermaids
Fri 5 Feb - 7:30 - Close Call
Fri 12 Feb - 7:30 - Betrayal

Mickey Mouse
Fri 5 Feb - 7:55 - Dancevidaniya
Fri 12 Feb - 8:55 - Couple's Sweaters

Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Fri 5 Feb - 10:15 - Mewnipendance Day/The Banagic Incident (#114) [DISNEY CHANNEL PREMIERE]

Stuck in the Middle
Sun 14 Feb - 8:45 - Stuck in the Middle (#101)

Specials
Fri 12 Feb - 9:30 - Gravity Falls: Between the Pines [DISNEY CHANNEL PREMIERE]
Sun 14 Feb - 7:00 - Frozen [TV PREMIERE]


Disney Junior
Goldie & Bear
Mon 1 Feb - 9:30 am - Troll Tamer/The Froggiest Prince of All (#112)
Mon 8 Feb - 9:30 am - Bear Who Would Be King/When the Gnome is Away (#113)

It's Bungalievable!
Mon 15 Feb - ??? - Who's Mightier?
Tues 16 Feb - ??? - Who Has Better Hair?
Wed 17 Feb - ??? - Who's Hungrier?
Thurs 18 Feb - ??? - Who's the Better Babysitter?

Jake and the Never Land Pirates
Mon 8 Feb - 8:00 am - The Golden Dragon/Peter Pan's 100 Treasures! (#403)

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Fri 19 Feb - 9:00 am - Chef Goofy on the Go!

PJ Masks
Fri 5 Feb - 9:00 am - Catboy Takes Control/Owlette's Two Wrongs
Fri 12 Feb - 9:00 am - Gekko Floats/Catboy's Two Wheeled Wonder

Sheriff Callie's Wild West
Mon 1 Feb - 8:00 am - Toby's First Snow/Blazing Skaters (#209)
Mon 15 Feb - 8:00 am - The Long Adios/Fire Engine Fuss (#210)
Mon 22 Feb - 8:00 am - Wrong Way Wagon Train/Peck and Toby's Tall Twirl (#211)
Mon 29 Feb - 8:00 am - The Prize Fight/Buckle Hustle (#212)

Sofia the First
Mon 15 Feb - 11:30 am - The Secret Library: Olaf and the Tale of Miss Nettle (#318)

The Lion Guard
Fri 5 Feb - 9:30 am - Eye of the Beholder (#107)
Fri 12 Feb - 9:30 am - The Kupatana Celebration (#108)
Fri 19 Feb - 9:30 am - Fuli's New Family (#109)
Fri 26 Feb - 9:30 am - Fuli Speeds Ahead


Disney XD
Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything
Wed 10 Feb - 7:30 - The Asteroid Blasters (#115)
Wed 17 Feb - 7:30 - The Chillerz
Wed 24 Feb - 7:30 - The Cabin

Gravity Falls
Mon 15 Feb - 7:00 - Wierdmaggedon Part 3: Take Back the Falls (#221) [SERIES FINALE]

Guardians of the Galaxy
Sun 21 Feb - 8:30 am - Space Cowboys (#111)
Sun 28 Feb - 8:30 am - Crystal Blue Persuasion (#112)

Kirby Buckets
Wed 10 Feb - 8:00 - Weekend with Inga (#211)
Wed 17 Feb - 8:00 - Ripper Impossible (#214)
Wed 24 Feb - 8:00 - Kirby to the Max (#215)

Lab Rats: Bionic Island
Wed 3 Feb - 8:00 - The Vanishing (#425/426) [ONE-HOUR SPECIAL] [SERIES FINALE]

Pickle & Peanut
Mon 1 Feb - 9:00 - Wiz Fest/Gym Rats (#112)
Mon 8 Feb - 9:00 - 90's Adventure Bear (#113A)
Mon 22 Feb - 9:00 - Parking Lot Carnival (#113B)

Star Wars Rebels
Wed 3 Feb - 9:00 - Legacy of Lasan (#214)
Wed 10 Feb - 9:00 - The Call (#215)
Wed 17 Feb - 9:00 - Homecoming (#216)
Wed 24 Feb - 9:00 - The Honorable Ones (#217)

The 7D
Sat 6 Feb - 9:30 am - Oh Happy Grumpy/Funniest Haircut Day (#201)
Sat 20 Feb - 9:30 am - Say Pest to the Dress/Delight Me, Delight Me Not (#204)
Sat 27 Feb - 9:30 am - Whose Voice Is It Anyway?/Take Your Pet to Lunch Day (#205)

Ultimate Spider-Man vs. the Sinister 6
Sun 21 Feb - 9:00 am - Hydra Attacks (#401/402) [SEASON PREMIERE] [ONE-HOUR SPECIAL]
Sun 28 Feb - 9:00 am - Miles from Home (#403)

Wander Over Yonder
Mon 1 Feb - 8:30 - The Hole...Lotta Nothin'/The Show Stopper (#212)
Mon 8 Feb - 8:30 - The Cartoon/The Bot (#213)
Mon 22 Feb - 8:30 - The Family Reunion/The Rival (#214)
Mon 29 Feb - 9:00 - My Fair Hatey (#215)

Yo-Kai Watch
Mon 1 Feb - 5:00 - Yo-KaI D'wanna;Yo-Kai Insomni; Komasan in Love Episode 1
Mon 8 Feb - 5:00 - Komasan in Love Episode 2; Yo-kai Duchoo; Yo-kai Ake & Payn
Tues 9 Feb - 5:00 - Komasan in Love Episode 3; Yo-kai Grubsnitch; Yo-kai B3-NK1
Wed 10 Feb - 5:00 - Komasan in Love Episode 4; Yo-kai Tengloom; The Real One
Thurs 11 Feb - 5:00 - Jibanyan's Secret
Fri 12 Feb - 5:00 - Yo-kai Espy; Yo-kai Peckpocket; Komasan in Love Episode 5

Specials
Mon 8 Feb - 8:00 - Gravity Falls: Between the Pines

Nickelodeon Premiere List (February, 2016)

List of Premieres for Nickelodeon and its sister channels for the month of February. As I don't watch the network, I dunno which of them are animated (save a few) and which are live-action. Credit to Toon Zone for the info.

Nickelodeon:
100 Things to Do Before High School
Saturday, February 6th-9:00 pm "Meet Your Idol Thing!"
Saturday, February 13th-9:30 pm "Master a Thing Thing!"
Saturday, February 20th-9:00pm "Raise Your Hand Thing!"
Saturday, February 27th-9:00 pm "Get Your Heart Pre-Broken Thing!"

ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks
Monday, February 15th-7:30 pm "I Will Survive; Alvin's Got a Brand New Bag"

Bella and the Bulldogs
Saturday, February 13th-9:00 pm "The Outlaw Bella Dawson"

Blaze and the Monster Machines
Thursday, February 18th-TBA "Spark Bug"
Friday, February 19th-TBA "Piggy 500"

Bubble Guppies
Friday, February 5th-12:00 pm "The New Year's Dragon"
Friday, February 19th-TBA "Sheep Doggy"

Dora and Friends: Into the City!
Friday, February 5th-1:00 pm "Dragon in the School" (1-Hour Special)

Game Shakers
Saturday, February 6th-8:00 pm "Shark Explosion"
Saturday, February 20th-8:00 pm "Nasty Oaks"
Saturday, February 27th-8:00 pm "Babe's Fake Disease"

Harvey Beaks
Friday, February 5th-8:00 pm "Yeti Ready"

Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir
Sunday, February 7th-12:00 pm "Dark Cupid"
Sunday, February 21st-12:00 pm "Horrificator"
Sunday, February 28th-12:00 pm "Dark Blade"

Mutt & Stuff
Monday, February 15th-10:00 am "H.R. Pufnstuf Visits Mutt & Stuff"
Friday, February 19th-TBA "Goat In 60 Seconds"
Tuesday, February 23rd-TBA "Welcome Noodles!"
Thursday, February 25th-TBA "Lights! Camera! Bark!"
Friday, February 26th-TBA "Sherdog Bones"

Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
Saturday, February 6th-8:30 pm "Doggy Door Afternoon"
Saturday, February 13th-8:30 pm "Three Men and a Mae B."
Saturday, February 20th-8:30 pm "Diary of an Angry Quad"
Saturday, February 27th-8:30 pm "Quad Court"

Paradise Run
Monday, February 1st-7:00 pm "Besties" (Series Premiere)
Tuesday, February 2nd-7:00 pm "Dig,Slide and Toss"
Wednesday, February 3rd-7:00 pm "Girl Power"
Thursday, February 4th-7:00 pm "Puzzled Tiki"
Friday, February 5th-7:00 pm "Splish-Splash and Dash"
Monday, February 8th-7:00 pm "Panic Under the Falls"
Tuesday, February 9th-7:00 pm "Cabana-Rama Adventure"
Wednesday, February 10th-7:00 pm "Hidden Zodiac"
Thursday, February 11th-7:00 pm "Where's My Charger?"
Friday, February 12th-7:00 pm "What a Mess"
Tuesday, February 16th-7:00 pm "Riddle Me This?"
Wednesday, February 17th-7:00 pm "Hula What?"
Thursday, February 18th-7:00 pm "Moving Statues"
Friday, February 19th-7:00 pm "Raging Falls"
Monday, February 22nd-7:00 pm "Going Coconuts for Sand Dollars"
Tuesday, February 23rd-7:00 pm "Mix N Match"
Wednesday, February 24th-7:00 pm "Water Wonderland"
Thursday, February 25th-7:00 pm "Are We There Yet?"
Friday, February 26th-7:00 pm "Puzzles in Paradise"
Monday, February 29th-7:00 pm "What's Apple-Pine?"

Paw Patrol
Friday, February 12th-12:00 pm "Pups Save Friendship Day"
Friday, February 19th-TBA "Pups Save Alex's Mini-Patrol; Pups Save a Lost Tooth"

Pig Goat Banana Cricket
Friday, February 5th-8:30 pm "Angry Old Raisin"
Friday, February 19th-8:30 pm "Cow Duck Avacado Mantis"
Friday, February 26th-8:30 pm "It's Time to Slumber Party"

Power Rangers Super Dino Charge
Saturday, February 6th-12:00 pm "Forgive and Forget"
Saturday, February 13th-12:00 pm "Nightmare in Amber Beach"
Saturday, February 20th-12:00 pm "A Date With Danger"
Saturday, February 27th-12:00 pm "Roar of the Red Ranger"

Rabbids Invasion
Sunday, February 7th-11:30 am "Rabbiddoll; Rabbid Stratagems; A Rabbid's Valentine"

Sanjay and Craig
Friday, February 5th-8:15 pm "Barrel Boyz"

Shimmer and Shine
Friday, February 12th-12:30 pm "Happy Wishaversary"
Friday, February 19th-TBA "Escape Goat"

SpongeBob SquarePants
Monday, February 15th-7:00 pm "SpongeBob LongPants; Larry's Gym"

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
"The Cosmic Ocean"-TBA

The Fairly OddParents
Friday, February 5th-7:30 pm "Girly Squirrley"
Friday, February 19th-TBA "Birthday: Battle Transmorhers vs. Unicorns"
Friday, February 26th-TBA "The Fair Bears"

The Thundermans
Saturday, February 13th-8:00 pm "Game Night"

Wallykazam!
Friday, February 5th-12:30 pm "The Great Missing Potato"
Friday, February 12th-1:00 pm "Buddy Pal Friend Day"

Movies
Monsters vs. Aliens-Thursday, February 4th-8:00 pm

TeenNick
TeenNick Top 10 Friday, February 5th-9:00 pm (Season Premiere)
Specials

NFL Flag Championships-Saturday, February 6th on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons

Monster High: Great Scarrier Reef-Friday, February 12th-7:30 pm

Nick Jr.
Little Charmers
Monday, February 1st-6:00 pm "Forget Me Not; Nelson In Charge"
Wednesday, February 3rd-6:00 pm "Glass Slipper; Hazel, You Shrunk the Charmers!"

Mia and Me
Monday, February 1st-6:30 pm "The Mysterious Visitor"
Wednesday, February 3rd-6:30 pm "Behind the Curtain"

Winx Club
Sunday, February 7th-10:00 am "The Fairy Cat"
Sunday, February 7th-10:30 am "Winx Trapped!"

Nicktoons
NFL Rush
Wednesday, February 3rd-6:30 pm "Football Follies Volume 4"
Thursday, February 4th-6:30 pm "Top 10 Super Bowl Moments"
Friday, February 5th-6:30 pm "Super Bowl 50 Preview Special"

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
Monday, February 15th-6:00 pm
Tuesday, February 16th-6:00 pm
Wednesday, February 17th-6:00 pm
Thursday, February 18th-6:00 pm
Friday, February 19th-6:00 pm

TV Land
Younger
Wednesday, February 3rd-10 pm "Jersey, Sure"
Wednesday, February 10th-10 pm "Un-Jaded"

Teachers
Wednesday, February 3rd-10:30 pm "Hall of Shame"
Wednesday, February 10th-10:30 pm "Jacob"

The New Voices of The Powerpuff Girls

For the curious, here are the Vine links to the new voices of Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup from the upcoming Powerpuff Girls Reboot.

Blossom:https://vine.co/v/eOaWdBDgmAE
Bubbles:https://vine.co/v/eOa7KtzdEYd
Buttercup:https://vine.co/v/eOa7duDOu6E


Monday, February 1, 2016

Thoughts on The Fine Bros. Incident (Text Version)

So while I was working on another video for MPX during the weekend, there's been quite a lot of talk regarding The Fine Bros., the duo best known for the numerous React video series where we get to see random people reacting to various things over the internet. They've been doing this for several years now and a huge success for them. As you may have known, the Fine Bros. made their Multi-channel Network "React World", for content creators to produce their own React videos under The Fine Bros. license.

Which is fine and all until The Fine Bros. attempted to trademark the word 'React', along with others to make the sense that they, The Fine Bros., invented what is essentially a natural human action, along with a common word or phrase used by everyone for centuries. That means that, if the Trademark is approved and copyrighted, then just making a simple reaction to whatever can get you sued by The Fine Bros. or its conglomerates. This caused a huge backlash within the Youtube community and substantial loss in their subscriber base. In just a few days, this issue has now spread to places like the BBC. Youtuber Leonard French, who is a Copyright Attorney, posted a video regarding this issue and the legality of trademarking the word 'React' and the numerous problems that arise if the trademark is approved. I've put his video link in the description for you guys to check out.

The Fine Bros. insist in their video response to the backlash that they will NOT claim copyright infringement on people who make their own reactions videos, so long as it's not an EXACT duplicate of their own react videos, which is awfully vague. And despite their insistence, there have been numerous reports of Youtube Content Creators, whose own React videos have been flagged by either The Fine Bros. themselves, The Fine Bros. Entertainment, of which they own, or the Multi-Channel Network Fullscreen, of which The Fine Bros. are a member of. It is also publically known that The Fine Bros. have criticized The Ellen Degeneres show for their own React Video series, claiming it was their own format.

As of this video, the United States Patent and Trademark Office has released information on The Fine Bros.'s trademark of the word 'React', for the public to see and voice their opinion on the matter. Again, credit goes to Youtuber Leonard French and the information can also be found in the video description.

Now, what does this incident mean for much of the Youtube community? Well, that depends on what you use Youtube for. If you just visit Youtube to watch videos and nothing else, then you're perfectly fine. You are totally unaffected by the drama going on here, and you can still watch those React videos whenever you want. Though it is possible that, if The Fine Bros. had it their way, then the majority, if not the entire catalogue of React videos would be coming from The Fine Bros. and no one else.

If however, you are a Content Creator, like myself, this causes a huge problem. Because even something as me reacting to say, an episode of Steven Universe, I could get flagged by The Fine Bros. or their conglomerates, over me simply REACTING to something! This video itself can be counted as a React video over the issue with The Fine Bros.! That puts me, and virtually everyone else on The Fine Bros.'s crosshairs to be flagged for copyright! That's how insane the issue is!

It may not be a big deal for a Youtube viewer, but for the Content Creator, this is essentially their livelihood. Youtube has shown and proven that you can make an honest living by making videos and sharing it with everyone. PewDiePie, Markiplier, The Nostalgia Critic, and yes, even The Fine Bros. themselves all started just posting videos of whatever content they're doing, which in time, provided huge monetary benefits. But what The Fine Bros. are doing is essentially purging smaller content creators like myself for all the views, all the clicks, and the money that goes with it!

So yes, I am one of many within the Youtube community who openly oppose The Fine Bros.'s attempt to trademark the word 'React' and the concept of a React video in general. And though I hear The Fine Bros. are working with the people who got their videos flagged by them or their conglomerates to remove those flags, the damage is already there.

If I'm to give advice to The Fine Bros. to regain their trust with the Youtube community, the answer is simple - drop ALL of your trademarks. Drop the trademarks for "Kids React", "Elders React", and most especially the word "React". You basically have 13 million subscribers (and dropping), so you're big. You do not need to kick the small guys out for their React videos. You're essentially the Burger King of React videos! So just keep doing them and do your React World, thing. People will come check your content no matter what!

But if you continue this campaign of curbstomping the small guys and claiming the word 'React' and reactions in general as yours AND yours alone, then you will continue to feel the scorn of your fanbase, the Youtube community, all of social media, and now the mainstream media and the general public! At this rate, you will eventually reach a point you can no longer earn revenue at all from your viewers because of this stupid trademarking and campaign of yours!

I'll say it again - drop your trademarks and stop flagging other people for their reactions, and lift the ones you or your congolomerates already flagged, if you want the trust of the people back.

Oh, and screw you, Fullscreen. Your actions pretty much makes it clear no one wants to join your network - EVER.