Here's a few he made on Reddit:
Monday, August 29, 2016
Cartoonist Draws Pokemon Based on Their Names --- Even Though He's Never Heard of Them
A cartoonist who's never heard of Pokemon before tries to draw them based only on their names.
Here's a few he made on Reddit:
Here's a few he made on Reddit:
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Gumball - The Stories Screenshots
The Amazing World of Gumball S05E02 - The Stories
US Airdate: September 1st, 2016 at 5pm
Synopsis: Fed up with having to listen to Molly's long, tedious anecdotes, Gumball and Darwin try to teach her how to make them sound more exciting. When this doesn't work, they decide their only option is to give Molly a story worth telling.
US Airdate: September 1st, 2016 at 5pm
Synopsis: Fed up with having to listen to Molly's long, tedious anecdotes, Gumball and Darwin try to teach her how to make them sound more exciting. When this doesn't work, they decide their only option is to give Molly a story worth telling.
Suicide Squad Movie Review
So it's been a bit over 3 weeks ago since Suicide Squad debuted in theaters in the US. News of the film has gone to almost a halt. Last time I checked, it earned a box-office gross of nearly $640 million. Which is why director David Ayer thanked the fans for making the movie a success, in spite of the low review score. Now whether or not Suicide Squad IS a success depends on how Warner Bros. defines it. After all, you still need to account for the promotions, distributions, the investors, etc. And Warner Bros. won't be happy if all they get out of it is mere pocket change.
By comparison, James Cameron's Avatar costs around an estimated $500 million in both production and marketing, and it earned a total gross of over $2 billion. That's well over $1.5 billion in revenue. And that's how every movie studio wants - a LOT of money for them to swim through with whatever movie they make, and nothing less.
But I'm not here to discuss as to whether or not Suicide Squad was a financial success. Rather, it's whether or not the movie itself is good in the first place.
Since it's been three weeks now, I would assume you already know of the movie's plotline. Otherwise, let me give a brief summary.
After the events of Batman v Superman, the US Government wants to find a countermeasure against the likes of Superman and other metahumans. Amanda Waller then forms Task Force X, the code name for the Suicide Squad, for this specific role. One of the members, the Enchantress, isn't exactly keen in being part of the team, and goes rogue and creates a end-of-the-world scenario. The Suicide Squad are then tasked to deal with the threat.
There is a LOT of wrongs with this movie. First off, the idea that the Suicide Squad is formed to take down the likes of Superman. One problem - NONE of its members are even remotely capable of taking down Superman! In fact, the majority of them lack any superpowers at all!
I'm willing to listen to any DC Enthusiast out there who can provide a solid argument that Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, Killer Croc, and Katana, can defeat Superman on their own - WITHOUT the use of Kryptonite! If anything, the Enchantress is the only member of the group remotely capable of fighting Superman because of the latter's inability to defend against magic - except the Enchantress is the main antagonist of this film.
And that's another problem. When the Enchantress begins her end-of-the-world scenario, none of the DC Superheroes are anywhere to be found. One can say Batman was too busy forming the Justice League, but c'mon! Forming the Justice League is more important than stopping a global threat? If the solo Wonder Woman movie had her doing something during the events of Suicide Squad, I'd get it. Except, the trailer for the Wonder Woman movie shows that it's set during World War I and not in the present day. Flash is also missing despite the fact there's a cameo of him in the early parts of the Suicide Squad film. So again, there are indeed some DC Heroes running about, but for some reason, they're not responding to the threat of the Enchantress.
If Deadpool were a DC character, he'd simply pop up and explain Warner Bros. couldn't afford the charactes into the film, and that would've been the end of it. But this is supposed to be a serious film (despite it's attempt to be a little more positive in tone), so.....
And then there's several scenes where the Enchantress's monsters attack and the US Army can't even land a dent on them with their assualt rifles. But Deadshot's pistols, and Harley's bat? No problem! They die instantly! I mean, what the bloody hell, man!
It's been noted that reshoots were made in the movie to give it a slightly more positive look, and to show the Suicide Squad aren't exactly THAT bad. That's a whole lot of BS. The members of the Suicide Squad are villains. In a situation like this, they HAVE to act their roles. It seems what the movie is trying to do is become a counterpart to Marvel's Guardians of The Galaxy. This is more evident when they play tracks like Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", just give that same vibe as "Hooked on A Feeling". That just does not work!
Yes, the Guardians of The Galaxy start off as a ragtag group of bad guys, but the narrative transitions them to become heroes and stayed that way ever since. Suicide Squad being heroes? No. Just No.
I personally prefer the idea of the Suicide Squad being villains/anti-heroes performing Black Ops, allowing them to maintain their character without having to step into the so-called 'hero zone'. I'm suspecting the reason the change in tone, apart from making it more positive, is that Will Smith has never played a villain like Deadshot before, and even if he did, he's awfully bad at it.
The only saving grace for this movie are Margot Robbie, Jared Leto, and Viola Davis, who play Harley, Joker, and Waller, respectively. They play their roles almost flawlessly and the subplot of The Joker searching for Harley is even more interesting than the main plot itself! I also believe this is why the movie is getting money coming in because these three characters are that likable. How many have watched the movie because of Will Smith as Deadshot vs Jared Leto as the Joker? I rest my case.
So besides Harley, Joker, and Waller having a commanding presence in the film, Suicide Squad is like watching a B-movie where you pay little attention to and just play Angry Birds on your phone. In the larger scale of things, the movie doesn't really add anything to the overall narrative of the DC Expanded Universe. To put it more bluntly, Suicide Squad is nothing more but filler material until the Justice League movie comes out. There are far worse movies than this, but you can basically just skip this one entirely unless you want to see the trio I mentioned earlier, or if you're one of the hardcore DC fans. On a scale of 1 to 5, I give Suicide Squad a 2 out of 5.
By comparison, James Cameron's Avatar costs around an estimated $500 million in both production and marketing, and it earned a total gross of over $2 billion. That's well over $1.5 billion in revenue. And that's how every movie studio wants - a LOT of money for them to swim through with whatever movie they make, and nothing less.
But I'm not here to discuss as to whether or not Suicide Squad was a financial success. Rather, it's whether or not the movie itself is good in the first place.
Since it's been three weeks now, I would assume you already know of the movie's plotline. Otherwise, let me give a brief summary.
After the events of Batman v Superman, the US Government wants to find a countermeasure against the likes of Superman and other metahumans. Amanda Waller then forms Task Force X, the code name for the Suicide Squad, for this specific role. One of the members, the Enchantress, isn't exactly keen in being part of the team, and goes rogue and creates a end-of-the-world scenario. The Suicide Squad are then tasked to deal with the threat.
There is a LOT of wrongs with this movie. First off, the idea that the Suicide Squad is formed to take down the likes of Superman. One problem - NONE of its members are even remotely capable of taking down Superman! In fact, the majority of them lack any superpowers at all!
I'm willing to listen to any DC Enthusiast out there who can provide a solid argument that Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, Killer Croc, and Katana, can defeat Superman on their own - WITHOUT the use of Kryptonite! If anything, the Enchantress is the only member of the group remotely capable of fighting Superman because of the latter's inability to defend against magic - except the Enchantress is the main antagonist of this film.
And that's another problem. When the Enchantress begins her end-of-the-world scenario, none of the DC Superheroes are anywhere to be found. One can say Batman was too busy forming the Justice League, but c'mon! Forming the Justice League is more important than stopping a global threat? If the solo Wonder Woman movie had her doing something during the events of Suicide Squad, I'd get it. Except, the trailer for the Wonder Woman movie shows that it's set during World War I and not in the present day. Flash is also missing despite the fact there's a cameo of him in the early parts of the Suicide Squad film. So again, there are indeed some DC Heroes running about, but for some reason, they're not responding to the threat of the Enchantress.
If Deadpool were a DC character, he'd simply pop up and explain Warner Bros. couldn't afford the charactes into the film, and that would've been the end of it. But this is supposed to be a serious film (despite it's attempt to be a little more positive in tone), so.....
And then there's several scenes where the Enchantress's monsters attack and the US Army can't even land a dent on them with their assualt rifles. But Deadshot's pistols, and Harley's bat? No problem! They die instantly! I mean, what the bloody hell, man!
It's been noted that reshoots were made in the movie to give it a slightly more positive look, and to show the Suicide Squad aren't exactly THAT bad. That's a whole lot of BS. The members of the Suicide Squad are villains. In a situation like this, they HAVE to act their roles. It seems what the movie is trying to do is become a counterpart to Marvel's Guardians of The Galaxy. This is more evident when they play tracks like Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", just give that same vibe as "Hooked on A Feeling". That just does not work!
Yes, the Guardians of The Galaxy start off as a ragtag group of bad guys, but the narrative transitions them to become heroes and stayed that way ever since. Suicide Squad being heroes? No. Just No.
I personally prefer the idea of the Suicide Squad being villains/anti-heroes performing Black Ops, allowing them to maintain their character without having to step into the so-called 'hero zone'. I'm suspecting the reason the change in tone, apart from making it more positive, is that Will Smith has never played a villain like Deadshot before, and even if he did, he's awfully bad at it.
The only saving grace for this movie are Margot Robbie, Jared Leto, and Viola Davis, who play Harley, Joker, and Waller, respectively. They play their roles almost flawlessly and the subplot of The Joker searching for Harley is even more interesting than the main plot itself! I also believe this is why the movie is getting money coming in because these three characters are that likable. How many have watched the movie because of Will Smith as Deadshot vs Jared Leto as the Joker? I rest my case.
So besides Harley, Joker, and Waller having a commanding presence in the film, Suicide Squad is like watching a B-movie where you pay little attention to and just play Angry Birds on your phone. In the larger scale of things, the movie doesn't really add anything to the overall narrative of the DC Expanded Universe. To put it more bluntly, Suicide Squad is nothing more but filler material until the Justice League movie comes out. There are far worse movies than this, but you can basically just skip this one entirely unless you want to see the trio I mentioned earlier, or if you're one of the hardcore DC fans. On a scale of 1 to 5, I give Suicide Squad a 2 out of 5.
Emoji Movie Teaser(?)
In case you don't know, Sony is making a movie about Emojis and this is one of their promos.
Now you know why Sony's jacking up the price of PS+ accounts - to make up for the fact that this is another movie that's gonna cause another loss for them, money-wise (Ghostbusters was bad enough).
Oh, and by the way, Russia beat them to it by already having an animated series about Emojis.
Now you know why Sony's jacking up the price of PS+ accounts - to make up for the fact that this is another movie that's gonna cause another loss for them, money-wise (Ghostbusters was bad enough).
Oh, and by the way, Russia beat them to it by already having an animated series about Emojis.
Friday, August 26, 2016
Gumball, Steven Universe & other CN Originals Episode Synopses
Steven Universe S04E05 - Future Boy Zoltron
US Airdate: September 1st, 2016 at 7PM
Synopsis: Steven fills in for a fortune teller at Funland.
Steven Universe S04E06 - TBA
US Airdate: September 8th, 2016 at 7PM
Synopsis: TBA
Steven Universe S04E07 - TBA
US Airdate: September 15th, 2016 at 7PM
Synopsis: TBA
NOTE: The marathon Jasper and the Rubies airs September 5th, 2016 at 7PM.
The Amazing World of Gumball S05E02 - The Stories
US Airdate: September 1st, 2016 at 5PM
Synopsis: Molly gets coaching from the guys to improve her story telling.
The Amazing World of Gumball S05E01 - The Re-Run
US Airdate: September 5th, 2016 at 5:15PM
Synopsis: When we last saw Gumball, he was hitting rewind on Rob's Universal Remote just in time to save himself from being trapped in The Void. The remote has now taken Gumball back to the beginning of that disastrous day. Armed with the knowledge of what this day has in store, he must try and stop Rob from destroying his life.
The Amazing World of Gumball S05E03 - ???
US Airdate: September 8th, 2016 at 5PM
Synopsis: TBA
The Powerpuff Girls S01E23 - Odd Bubbles Out
US Airdate: September 1st, 2016 at 5:30PM
Synopsis: When Donny the Unicorn visits, Bubbles becomes jealous of his new friend.
The Powerpuff Girls S01E24 - Presidential Punchout
US Airdate: September 8th, 2016 at 5:30PM
Synopsis: When Morbucks enters the Student Body President race, Blossom sinks to her level to secure the win.
The Powerpuff Girls S01E25 - Fashion Forward
US Airdate: September 19th, 2016 at 5:30PM
Synopsis: When the Fashionistas launch a new line of brainwashing clothing, it's up to the Powerpuff Girls to stop the fashion trend before it's too late.
The Powerpuff Girls S01E26 - In the Garden of Good and Eddie
US Airdate: September 20th, 2016 at 5:30PM
Synopsis: WWhen the girls try a quick-fix on their neglected veggie garden, they are left with a giant, mooching tomato worm they must care for.
The Powerpuff Girls S01E27 - Road Trippin
US Airdate: September 21st, 2016 at 5:30PM
Synopsis: Realizing her and the Professor don't have much in common, Bubbles schedules a road trip with just the two of them.
The Powerpuff Girls S01E28 - The Big Sleep
US Airdate: September 22nd, 2016 at 5:30PM
Synopsis: When the Professor's latest invention wreaks havoc in the house, it's up to the Powerpuff Girls to stop it before it escapes.
The Powerpuff Girls S01E29 - The Secret Life of Blossom Powerpuff
US Airdate: September 23rd, 2016 at 5:30PM
Synopsis: When Blossom can't join her favorite school club, she imagines what her life would be like if she joined other clubs.
We Bare Bears S02E15E16 - Captain Craboo
US Airdate: September 5th, 2016 at 5:30PM
Synopsis: The Bears are reunited with their pet crab, Captain Craboo. But after an unfortunate run-in with Nom Nom, the Bears may lose their pet forever.
US Airdate: September 1st, 2016 at 7PM
Synopsis: Steven fills in for a fortune teller at Funland.
Steven Universe S04E06 - TBA
US Airdate: September 8th, 2016 at 7PM
Synopsis: TBA
Steven Universe S04E07 - TBA
US Airdate: September 15th, 2016 at 7PM
Synopsis: TBA
NOTE: The marathon Jasper and the Rubies airs September 5th, 2016 at 7PM.
The Amazing World of Gumball S05E02 - The Stories
US Airdate: September 1st, 2016 at 5PM
Synopsis: Molly gets coaching from the guys to improve her story telling.
The Amazing World of Gumball S05E01 - The Re-Run
US Airdate: September 5th, 2016 at 5:15PM
Synopsis: When we last saw Gumball, he was hitting rewind on Rob's Universal Remote just in time to save himself from being trapped in The Void. The remote has now taken Gumball back to the beginning of that disastrous day. Armed with the knowledge of what this day has in store, he must try and stop Rob from destroying his life.
The Amazing World of Gumball S05E03 - ???
US Airdate: September 8th, 2016 at 5PM
Synopsis: TBA
The Powerpuff Girls S01E23 - Odd Bubbles Out
US Airdate: September 1st, 2016 at 5:30PM
Synopsis: When Donny the Unicorn visits, Bubbles becomes jealous of his new friend.
The Powerpuff Girls S01E24 - Presidential Punchout
US Airdate: September 8th, 2016 at 5:30PM
Synopsis: When Morbucks enters the Student Body President race, Blossom sinks to her level to secure the win.
The Powerpuff Girls S01E25 - Fashion Forward
US Airdate: September 19th, 2016 at 5:30PM
Synopsis: When the Fashionistas launch a new line of brainwashing clothing, it's up to the Powerpuff Girls to stop the fashion trend before it's too late.
The Powerpuff Girls S01E26 - In the Garden of Good and Eddie
US Airdate: September 20th, 2016 at 5:30PM
Synopsis: WWhen the girls try a quick-fix on their neglected veggie garden, they are left with a giant, mooching tomato worm they must care for.
The Powerpuff Girls S01E27 - Road Trippin
US Airdate: September 21st, 2016 at 5:30PM
Synopsis: Realizing her and the Professor don't have much in common, Bubbles schedules a road trip with just the two of them.
The Powerpuff Girls S01E28 - The Big Sleep
US Airdate: September 22nd, 2016 at 5:30PM
Synopsis: When the Professor's latest invention wreaks havoc in the house, it's up to the Powerpuff Girls to stop it before it escapes.
The Powerpuff Girls S01E29 - The Secret Life of Blossom Powerpuff
US Airdate: September 23rd, 2016 at 5:30PM
Synopsis: When Blossom can't join her favorite school club, she imagines what her life would be like if she joined other clubs.
We Bare Bears S02E15E16 - Captain Craboo
US Airdate: September 5th, 2016 at 5:30PM
Synopsis: The Bears are reunited with their pet crab, Captain Craboo. But after an unfortunate run-in with Nom Nom, the Bears may lose their pet forever.
Nick Premiere List - September 2016
The info of premieres for Nick from Toon Zone is all over the place, so I decided to filter it out and only showing premiere episodes for their animated shows, omitting their live-action ones as well as their sister networks.
Fairly OddParents
Mon Sept 12 5:30PM A Sash and a Rash/Fish Out of Water (#157)
Tues Sept 13 5:30PM Blue Angel/Marked Man (#160)
Wed Sept 14 5:30PM Animal Crockers/One Flu Over the Crocker's Nest (#158)
Thurs Sept 15 5:30PM Clark Laser/Married to the Mom (#161)
Fri Sept 16 5:30PM Booby Trapped (#159)
Mon Sept 19 5:30PM Return of the L.O.S.E.R.S. (#156B)
Tues Sept 20 5:30PM Which is Wish (#162A)
Wed Sept 21 5:30PM Nuts & Dangerous (#162B)
Thurs Sept 22 5:30PM Fairy Con (#163A)
Fri Sept 23 5:30PM The Hungry Games (#163B)
Harvey Beaks
Mon Sept 26 5:30PM Operation Peanut Butter (#207A)
Tues Sept 27 5:30PM Little Littlebark (#207B)
Wed Sept 28 5:30PM Repo Free (#208A)
Thurs Sept 29 5:30PM Stalemates (#208B)
Fri Sept 30 5:30PM The Ballad of Muesli and Jangles (#209A)
Loud House
Mon Sept 12 5:00PM Come Sale Away (#119B)
Tues Sept 13 5:00PM Lincoln Loud: Girl Guru (#119A)
Wed Sept 14 5:00PM Roughin' It (#120A)
Thurs Sept 15 5:00PM The Waiting Game (#120B)
Fri Sept 16 5:00PM The Loudest Yard (#121A)
Mon Sept 19 5:00PM Dance Dance Resolution (#122A)
Tues Sept 20 5:00PM A Fair to Remember (#122B)
Wed Sept 21 5:00PM A Tattler's Tale (#123B)
Thurs Sept 22 5:00PM Homespun (#126B)
Fri Sept 23 5:00PM April Fools Rules (#118A)
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir
Sat Sept 3 8:30AM Guitar Villain (#120)
Sat Sept 10 8:30AM Kung Food (#125)
Sat Sept 24 8:30AM Gamer (#112)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Sun Sept 4 11:00AM Mutant Gangland (#418)
Sun Sept 11 11:00AM Bat in the Belfry (#419)
Fairly OddParents
Mon Sept 12 5:30PM A Sash and a Rash/Fish Out of Water (#157)
Tues Sept 13 5:30PM Blue Angel/Marked Man (#160)
Wed Sept 14 5:30PM Animal Crockers/One Flu Over the Crocker's Nest (#158)
Thurs Sept 15 5:30PM Clark Laser/Married to the Mom (#161)
Fri Sept 16 5:30PM Booby Trapped (#159)
Mon Sept 19 5:30PM Return of the L.O.S.E.R.S. (#156B)
Tues Sept 20 5:30PM Which is Wish (#162A)
Wed Sept 21 5:30PM Nuts & Dangerous (#162B)
Thurs Sept 22 5:30PM Fairy Con (#163A)
Fri Sept 23 5:30PM The Hungry Games (#163B)
Harvey Beaks
Mon Sept 26 5:30PM Operation Peanut Butter (#207A)
Tues Sept 27 5:30PM Little Littlebark (#207B)
Wed Sept 28 5:30PM Repo Free (#208A)
Thurs Sept 29 5:30PM Stalemates (#208B)
Fri Sept 30 5:30PM The Ballad of Muesli and Jangles (#209A)
Loud House
Mon Sept 12 5:00PM Come Sale Away (#119B)
Tues Sept 13 5:00PM Lincoln Loud: Girl Guru (#119A)
Wed Sept 14 5:00PM Roughin' It (#120A)
Thurs Sept 15 5:00PM The Waiting Game (#120B)
Fri Sept 16 5:00PM The Loudest Yard (#121A)
Mon Sept 19 5:00PM Dance Dance Resolution (#122A)
Tues Sept 20 5:00PM A Fair to Remember (#122B)
Wed Sept 21 5:00PM A Tattler's Tale (#123B)
Thurs Sept 22 5:00PM Homespun (#126B)
Fri Sept 23 5:00PM April Fools Rules (#118A)
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir
Sat Sept 3 8:30AM Guitar Villain (#120)
Sat Sept 10 8:30AM Kung Food (#125)
Sat Sept 24 8:30AM Gamer (#112)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Sun Sept 4 11:00AM Mutant Gangland (#418)
Sun Sept 11 11:00AM Bat in the Belfry (#419)
Thursday, August 25, 2016
CN Premiere List - September 2016
"Yoursday" aka "Fresh New Thursdays" returns with new episodes of TAWOG, PPG, TTG, WBB, and SU airing every week throughout September.
Mighty Magiswords will have its broadcast episode debut on September 29th. All episodes prior to the broadcast will be available online.
The following list is from Toon Zone and is to be updated:
Clarence
Thu September 29th - 5:30 PM (EST) - 228 - Worm Bin
Lego Nexo Knights
Sat September 3rd - 7:30 AM (EST) - 204 - The Book of Obsession
Mighty Magiswords
Thu September 29th - 6:30 PM (EST) - 101 - The Mystery of Loch Mess [SERIES PREMIERE]
Pokémon the Series: XYZ
Sat September 3rd - 7:00 AM (EST) - 1929 - A Real Icebreaker!
Sat September 10th - 7:00 AM (EST) - 1930 - A Diamond in the Rough!
Sat September 17th - 7:00 AM (EST) - 1931 - ???
Sat September 24th - 7:00 AM (EST) - 1932 - ???
Steven Universe
Thu September 1st - 7:00 PM (EST) - 405 - Future Boy Zoltron
Thu September 8th - 7:00 PM (EST) - 406 - Gem Harvest
Thu September 15th - 7:00 PM (EST) - 407 - Tiger Philantropist
Teen Titans Go!
Mon September 5th - 6:00 PM (EST) - 346 - Booty Scooty
Thu September 8th - 6:00 PM (EST) - 347 - Snuggle Time
Thu September 15th - 6:00 PM (EST) - 348 - Oh Yeah!
Thu September 22nd - 6:00 PM (EST) - 349 - Riding the Dragon
Thu September 29th - 6:00 PM (EST) - 350 - The Overbite
The Amazing World of Gumball
Thu September 1st - 5:00 PM (EST) - 501 - The Stories [SEASON PREMIERE]
Mon September 5th - 5:00 PM (EST) - 439/440 - The Disaster/The Re-Run [SEASON FINALE]
Thu September 8th - 5:00 PM (EST) - 502 - ???
Thu September 15th - 5:00 PM (EST) - 503 - ???
Thu September 22nd - 5:00 PM (EST) - 504 - ???
Thu September 29th - 5:00 PM (EST) - 505 - ???
The Powerpuff Girls (2016)
Thu September 1st - 5:30 PM (EST) - 122 - Odd Bubbles Out
Thu September 8th - 5:30 PM (EST) - 123 - Presidential Punchout
Mon September 19th - 5:30 PM (EST) - 124 - Fashion Forward
Tue September 20th - 5:30 PM (EST) - 125 - In the Garden of Good and Eddie
Wed September 21st - 5:30 PM (EST) - 126 - Road Trippin'
Thu September 22nd - 5:30 PM (EST) - 127 - The Big Sleep
Fri September 23rd - 5:30 PM (EST) - 128 - The Secret Life Of Blossom Powerpuff
Uncle Grandpa
Mon September 19th - 7:30 PM (EST) - 405 - Uncle Grandpa 101
We Bare Bears
Mon September 5th - 5:30 PM (EST) - 214/215 - Captain Craboo [HALF HOUR SPECIAL]
Thu September 15th - 5:30 PM (EST) - 216 - ???
Thu September 22nd - ??? PM (EST) - 217 - ???
Thu September 29th - ??? PM (EST) - 218 - ???
Mighty Magiswords will have its broadcast episode debut on September 29th. All episodes prior to the broadcast will be available online.
The following list is from Toon Zone and is to be updated:
Clarence
Thu September 29th - 5:30 PM (EST) - 228 - Worm Bin
Lego Nexo Knights
Sat September 3rd - 7:30 AM (EST) - 204 - The Book of Obsession
Mighty Magiswords
Thu September 29th - 6:30 PM (EST) - 101 - The Mystery of Loch Mess [SERIES PREMIERE]
Pokémon the Series: XYZ
Sat September 3rd - 7:00 AM (EST) - 1929 - A Real Icebreaker!
Sat September 10th - 7:00 AM (EST) - 1930 - A Diamond in the Rough!
Sat September 17th - 7:00 AM (EST) - 1931 - ???
Sat September 24th - 7:00 AM (EST) - 1932 - ???
Steven Universe
Thu September 1st - 7:00 PM (EST) - 405 - Future Boy Zoltron
Thu September 8th - 7:00 PM (EST) - 406 - Gem Harvest
Thu September 15th - 7:00 PM (EST) - 407 - Tiger Philantropist
Teen Titans Go!
Mon September 5th - 6:00 PM (EST) - 346 - Booty Scooty
Thu September 8th - 6:00 PM (EST) - 347 - Snuggle Time
Thu September 15th - 6:00 PM (EST) - 348 - Oh Yeah!
Thu September 22nd - 6:00 PM (EST) - 349 - Riding the Dragon
Thu September 29th - 6:00 PM (EST) - 350 - The Overbite
The Amazing World of Gumball
Thu September 1st - 5:00 PM (EST) - 501 - The Stories [SEASON PREMIERE]
Mon September 5th - 5:00 PM (EST) - 439/440 - The Disaster/The Re-Run [SEASON FINALE]
Thu September 8th - 5:00 PM (EST) - 502 - ???
Thu September 15th - 5:00 PM (EST) - 503 - ???
Thu September 22nd - 5:00 PM (EST) - 504 - ???
Thu September 29th - 5:00 PM (EST) - 505 - ???
The Powerpuff Girls (2016)
Thu September 1st - 5:30 PM (EST) - 122 - Odd Bubbles Out
Thu September 8th - 5:30 PM (EST) - 123 - Presidential Punchout
Mon September 19th - 5:30 PM (EST) - 124 - Fashion Forward
Tue September 20th - 5:30 PM (EST) - 125 - In the Garden of Good and Eddie
Wed September 21st - 5:30 PM (EST) - 126 - Road Trippin'
Thu September 22nd - 5:30 PM (EST) - 127 - The Big Sleep
Fri September 23rd - 5:30 PM (EST) - 128 - The Secret Life Of Blossom Powerpuff
Uncle Grandpa
Mon September 19th - 7:30 PM (EST) - 405 - Uncle Grandpa 101
We Bare Bears
Mon September 5th - 5:30 PM (EST) - 214/215 - Captain Craboo [HALF HOUR SPECIAL]
Thu September 15th - 5:30 PM (EST) - 216 - ???
Thu September 22nd - ??? PM (EST) - 217 - ???
Thu September 29th - ??? PM (EST) - 218 - ???
Steven Universe - Mindful Education Review
The Steven Universe episode "Mindful Education" is the first episode that features the collaboration between the staff of Steven Universe, and Studio TRIGGER. That is not exactly true as others as hyped it for. For one, Studio TRIGGER, the team behind Kill la Kill, Space Patrol Luluco, and Little Witch Academia, wasn't involved in the making of this episode. Instead, it features just one of their members, Key Animator and Animation Director Takafumi Hori, who works on the episode as a guest animator, and as co-writer and co-storyboarder. It is not like in the case of how Studio 4C handled the anime portion of the Gumball episode "The Fury", or when Tatami Galaxy's director Masaaki Yuasa and his staff did the episode "Food Chain" in Adventure Time from story to animation.
Besides working for TRIGGER, Hori also did a number of Anime works not from TRIGGER, such as Season 2 of Space Dancy, Samurai Champloo, the modern classic movie Summer Wars, and even episodes of Naruto: Shippuden.
In Mindful Education, Steven and Connie start their latest round of training, this time as Stevonnie. However, Connie isn't in her best, and it greatly disrupts their training. Apparently, Connie instinctively Judo flips a kid in school when the latter accidentally bumps into her. It is here that Garnet, in a musical number, provides insight on how Fusion actually works and how to maintain it for a longer period of time.
Connie later apologizes to the kid and is in a much better mood that she's eager to train some more. However, Steven still struggles with his own issues after not able to help Bismuth, Jasper, Eyeball, and learning the truth about his mother, and results with Stevonnie falling off the Training Ruins and splitting off. Connie consoles a distraught Steven and they fuse in time to use the latter's floating ability to land safely to the ground, ending the episode. However, if you're lucky to get to the end credits, you will notice the ending theme is replaced with a dark, ominous background music, almost as though it's a foreshadowing that Steven and the gang may be facing an even darker circumstance than what they've been so far.
Basically, Mindful Education is what the "Know Your Fusion" episode regarding Smoky Quartz is supposed to be - a deeper look as to how Fusion works. Though, for the most part, it's what fans have already figured out for quite some time. For Fusion to work and to maintain for a long period of time, the two must be in synch with one another. If ever one of them has any doubts, the Fusion breaks. We've seen this time and time again with Stevonnie. So the whole number by Garnet and Stevonnie is pretty much meant for those who haven't learned how Fusion works at this point.
That being said, it does question how Malachite was able to maintain her form for so long when Lapis never wanted to fuse in the first place. We know that part of why Lapis agreed to it is to imprison Jasper in the ocean, but also, as per Jasper, that she is "a monster". So not only is Lapis perhaps the most powerful of all the Gems we know so far, but she may also potentially have this destructive nature inside of her. So this subdued nature of Lapis, and Jasper's pride for power, is likely one factor how Malachite maintained her form for a very long time.
And then there's the time when Jasper forced a fusion with a corrupted Gem in "Earthlings", and was able to stay in that form until Smoky Quartz beat her down to break the fusion. This leads me to believe that not only is a Forced Fusion between Gems possible, but also, the fusion, forced or not, can be maintained if one of the participants is the dominant one and has the iron grip on that dominance.
So pros for Mindful Education - strong character development for Steven, Connie, AND Stevonnie; a good musical number by Estelle featuring Stevonnie's Voice Actress AJ Michalka; great animation by Hori (IF you have a good eye to notice it); and a foreshadowing in the end credits.
Cons? Well, nothing really other than the that we already know how Fusion works and the episode just lays it out. And perhaps that Studio TRIGGER didn't really worked on this episode the way Studio 4C did with Gumball in "The Fury", or Masaaki Yuasa with Adventure Time in "Food Chain". But these are just so minor and I do hope that one day, TRIGGER would do an entire episode of Steven Universe (and maybe Gumball, too), and not just Hori.
Besides working for TRIGGER, Hori also did a number of Anime works not from TRIGGER, such as Season 2 of Space Dancy, Samurai Champloo, the modern classic movie Summer Wars, and even episodes of Naruto: Shippuden.
In Mindful Education, Steven and Connie start their latest round of training, this time as Stevonnie. However, Connie isn't in her best, and it greatly disrupts their training. Apparently, Connie instinctively Judo flips a kid in school when the latter accidentally bumps into her. It is here that Garnet, in a musical number, provides insight on how Fusion actually works and how to maintain it for a longer period of time.
Connie later apologizes to the kid and is in a much better mood that she's eager to train some more. However, Steven still struggles with his own issues after not able to help Bismuth, Jasper, Eyeball, and learning the truth about his mother, and results with Stevonnie falling off the Training Ruins and splitting off. Connie consoles a distraught Steven and they fuse in time to use the latter's floating ability to land safely to the ground, ending the episode. However, if you're lucky to get to the end credits, you will notice the ending theme is replaced with a dark, ominous background music, almost as though it's a foreshadowing that Steven and the gang may be facing an even darker circumstance than what they've been so far.
Basically, Mindful Education is what the "Know Your Fusion" episode regarding Smoky Quartz is supposed to be - a deeper look as to how Fusion works. Though, for the most part, it's what fans have already figured out for quite some time. For Fusion to work and to maintain for a long period of time, the two must be in synch with one another. If ever one of them has any doubts, the Fusion breaks. We've seen this time and time again with Stevonnie. So the whole number by Garnet and Stevonnie is pretty much meant for those who haven't learned how Fusion works at this point.
That being said, it does question how Malachite was able to maintain her form for so long when Lapis never wanted to fuse in the first place. We know that part of why Lapis agreed to it is to imprison Jasper in the ocean, but also, as per Jasper, that she is "a monster". So not only is Lapis perhaps the most powerful of all the Gems we know so far, but she may also potentially have this destructive nature inside of her. So this subdued nature of Lapis, and Jasper's pride for power, is likely one factor how Malachite maintained her form for a very long time.
And then there's the time when Jasper forced a fusion with a corrupted Gem in "Earthlings", and was able to stay in that form until Smoky Quartz beat her down to break the fusion. This leads me to believe that not only is a Forced Fusion between Gems possible, but also, the fusion, forced or not, can be maintained if one of the participants is the dominant one and has the iron grip on that dominance.
So pros for Mindful Education - strong character development for Steven, Connie, AND Stevonnie; a good musical number by Estelle featuring Stevonnie's Voice Actress AJ Michalka; great animation by Hori (IF you have a good eye to notice it); and a foreshadowing in the end credits.
Cons? Well, nothing really other than the that we already know how Fusion works and the episode just lays it out. And perhaps that Studio TRIGGER didn't really worked on this episode the way Studio 4C did with Gumball in "The Fury", or Masaaki Yuasa with Adventure Time in "Food Chain". But these are just so minor and I do hope that one day, TRIGGER would do an entire episode of Steven Universe (and maybe Gumball, too), and not just Hori.
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Gumball - The Compilation Screenshots
Synopsis: A compilation of some of the funniest, most bizarre clips
uploaded onto the internet by the people of Elmore. Clips include Banana
Joe's self-choreographed acrobatics, Richard's latest culinary
invention and Gumball and Darwin's contest for who can pull the weirdest
face.
Steven Universe - Mindful Education Screenshots
Word has it this episode was animated by Studio TRIGGER (Kill la Kill), but it's not exactly true. It is, however, co-storyboarded by Takafumi Hori, who was the Animation Director for TRIGGER's "Little Witch Academia" and "Kill la Kill", as well providing Key Animation for "Space Patrol Luluco". Hori's other works as Key Animator and Animation Director include other non-TRIGGER works like Space Dandy Season 2, Samurai Champloo, Azumanga Daioh, Summer Wars, and even Naruto Shippuden.
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
When A Disney Song End Up Creepy
Cover
of The Little Mermaid's "Kiss The Girl" - done in Minor Key. The tone
is so low the whole song ends up sounding awfully dark and
creepy......and I love it!
Monday, August 22, 2016
Viacom To Lose Big Money from Paramount (may affect Nickelodeon)
This is pretty much more on the business side and is remotely tied to animation at all, but Nickelodeon is under ownership of Viacom. And when something goes wrong, like the corporation losing money, it will have a ripple effect.
Quote from The Street:
What does this mean for Nickelodeon? Maybe nothing at all, or maybe the loss could affect that network in terms of their annual budget. If the latter's true, expect Nick to make more lame teen-dramas and sticking to Spongebob yet again.
Quote from The Street:
"Viacom executives who had been negotiating with potential buyers to sell a 49% stake in its Paramount studio, however, suddenly have a much shakier asset to peddle.That's a lot of money lost for the movie studio. It doesn't help either that Paramount is even alienating its Star Trek fans by making a set of rules for their fan films. As a former Trekker, I would say Paramount killed their franchise and gone are the glory days of the original series, Next Generation, and Voyager.
The studio, which some analysts said could fetch as much as $5 billion, is having one of the worst summers in recent Hollywood history and could lose as much as $560 million through 2017, according to one analyst.
The company's Paramount studio began the summer with the June release of the big-budget Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, which generated a relatively puny $81.5 million in ticket sales that the company blamed for the studio's $26 million loss in its fiscal second quarter. On Friday Paramount releases another big-budget movie, a remake of the iconic 1959 film Ben-Hur (itself a remake) that Hollywood insiders already forecast will open with a thud.
The biggest disappointment for investors, however, is Paramount's apparent inability to send its flagship Star Trek movie franchise into warp drive. The studio spent $185 million to make the latest installment, Star Trek Beyond, which stars Chris Pine as a younger Captain Kirk, and another $120 million to market it.
Released on July 22, the movie has so far generated $142 million in domestic ticket sales, according to movie site Box Office Mojo, 60% less than the 2013 installment, Star Trek Into Darkness, despite the benefit of higher ticket prices three years later."
What does this mean for Nickelodeon? Maybe nothing at all, or maybe the loss could affect that network in terms of their annual budget. If the latter's true, expect Nick to make more lame teen-dramas and sticking to Spongebob yet again.
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Digimon Universe Appli Monsters 3DS Trailer
Digimon Universe Appli Monsters is the latest entry to the Digmon franchise. As the tittle suggests, the Digimon featured would be coming from the current generation of mobile devices like smartphones. Surprisingly, the game itself will be for the 3DS with a manga and anime series coming this October.
Full Trailer is below:
Full Trailer is below:
Alleged DCEU plans to 2020
You can see the whole thing in the pic below. I cannot find the original Reddit post, so I cannot confirm its authenticity.
I really wish Blogger as a more sophisticated Image Enhancer. It's really hard to get a good image that fits on a blog site using their 'small', 'medium', and 'large' sizes.
Saturday, August 20, 2016
Gumball Bomb (8/14-8/19) Highlights and Review
So after 5 days, the Gumball Week of Premieres has officially ended. It was pretty good, overall, with one episode I particularly did not like. So I'm going to give highlights of the 5 episodes.
First, we have The Roots. At the local pet store, Darwin gives a sigh as he looks at some fishes. This causes the Wattersons to assume Darwin wants to return to his natural habitat. But rather than do that, they decided to do some pretty zany ways to make Darwin feel at home - by doing the things fish do. When that didn't work, they ultimately threw him into the local pond and as the Wattersons cry their way back home, Darwin had to fight his way through traffic towards the Wattersons and explain to them all he really wanted was a new Aquarium to replace his fish bowl by 'guilt tripping' them. He didn't get it, by the way as he lost to Nicole's 'guilt tripping' of sacrificing everything just to get the aquarium.
You know, I think this is the first time the entire Watterson family just went total bonkers over a misunderstanding. Normally, we would see at least one of them being the voice of reason. But in this case, they all went out of their way very, very badly just to figure out what's wrong with Darwin when they could've just asked.
The Blame is one of my three favorite episodes of this week, as it parodies the Video Game and Book mediums in the style of South Park. Billy tries playing video games for the first time and it caused such a ruckus that his mom called for a ban on video games as it warps the minds of children. Gumball tries and fails to prove otherwise, forcing all the Elmore kids to read books. They then do a musical in the style of "Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared", with the books being just as mind warping as the games themselves, which caused so much chaos that, instead of lifting the ban on video games, every book in Elmore gets burned to the ground.
Unintentionally, The Blame can also be seen as a social commentary towards the criticism of Video Games, and how books, despite having as much graphical descriptions, if not more so, within the narrative of text, gets a free pass. Perhaps coincidentally, The Blame can also be seen as a response to the accusations made by groups like Feminist Frequency towards the Video Game Industry.
The Slap is somewhat of the spiritual sequel to The Hug and The Awkwardness. But instead of Gumball dealing with Hot Dog Guy, it's Tobias. Tobias started getting a reputation of giving everyone a high-five, followed by a slap in the butt - except Gumball. Feeling left out, Gumball is determined to get Tobias to slap his butt, by ANY means necessary. After all the crazy attempts and failing to do so, we learn that the reason Tobias never slaps Gumball in the butt is because he figured Gumball wouldn't like it. Gumball insists in order to be included, and when Tobias finally does so, guess what? Gumball didn't like it at all.
I have to comment that this is perhaps the raunchy-est episode of Gumball as butt slapping is considered a sexual act, and I'm surprised that Cartoon Network is ok with this. If the show and this episode were under Nickelodeon or Disney, it would've been banned, outright.
First, we have The Roots. At the local pet store, Darwin gives a sigh as he looks at some fishes. This causes the Wattersons to assume Darwin wants to return to his natural habitat. But rather than do that, they decided to do some pretty zany ways to make Darwin feel at home - by doing the things fish do. When that didn't work, they ultimately threw him into the local pond and as the Wattersons cry their way back home, Darwin had to fight his way through traffic towards the Wattersons and explain to them all he really wanted was a new Aquarium to replace his fish bowl by 'guilt tripping' them. He didn't get it, by the way as he lost to Nicole's 'guilt tripping' of sacrificing everything just to get the aquarium.
You know, I think this is the first time the entire Watterson family just went total bonkers over a misunderstanding. Normally, we would see at least one of them being the voice of reason. But in this case, they all went out of their way very, very badly just to figure out what's wrong with Darwin when they could've just asked.
The Blame is one of my three favorite episodes of this week, as it parodies the Video Game and Book mediums in the style of South Park. Billy tries playing video games for the first time and it caused such a ruckus that his mom called for a ban on video games as it warps the minds of children. Gumball tries and fails to prove otherwise, forcing all the Elmore kids to read books. They then do a musical in the style of "Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared", with the books being just as mind warping as the games themselves, which caused so much chaos that, instead of lifting the ban on video games, every book in Elmore gets burned to the ground.
Unintentionally, The Blame can also be seen as a social commentary towards the criticism of Video Games, and how books, despite having as much graphical descriptions, if not more so, within the narrative of text, gets a free pass. Perhaps coincidentally, The Blame can also be seen as a response to the accusations made by groups like Feminist Frequency towards the Video Game Industry.
The Slap is somewhat of the spiritual sequel to The Hug and The Awkwardness. But instead of Gumball dealing with Hot Dog Guy, it's Tobias. Tobias started getting a reputation of giving everyone a high-five, followed by a slap in the butt - except Gumball. Feeling left out, Gumball is determined to get Tobias to slap his butt, by ANY means necessary. After all the crazy attempts and failing to do so, we learn that the reason Tobias never slaps Gumball in the butt is because he figured Gumball wouldn't like it. Gumball insists in order to be included, and when Tobias finally does so, guess what? Gumball didn't like it at all.
I have to comment that this is perhaps the raunchy-est episode of Gumball as butt slapping is considered a sexual act, and I'm surprised that Cartoon Network is ok with this. If the show and this episode were under Nickelodeon or Disney, it would've been banned, outright.
The Detective is my least favorite of the episodes as it is a parody of crime-solving shows like CSI and Law & Order, of which I'm not a fan of. Anais's doll, Daisy, turns up missing. So she uses her detective skills and monologue to find out what became of her and who is responsible. It was obvious from the very beginning that Gumball and Darwin were responsible and they both had their comeuppance instead of a twist in the plot. I do, however, like the idea of the duo being so high in sugar as sort of a metaphorical representation of being high on drugs.
The Fury is the 'creme de la creme' of this week's episodes and the most anticipated one of this year. The episode uses a lot of elements from The Karate Kid movies, Dragon Ball, and of course, Kill la Kill.
It begins with Nicole meeting up with her childhood friend, Yuki Yoshida, Masami's mom, who aggressively harasses Nicole to get her to accept her duel. Nicole adamantly refuses to accept the challenge, despite the numerous shameful situationns placed on her that's reminiscent from Regular Show. Masami explains that as kids, Nicole and Yuki were trained under the same school and eventually fought each other at the local martial arts tournament, to which Nicole won. Yuki then spent many years in Japan training for her rematch. She finally gets Nicole to act after threatening to fire the latter from her job and re-possessing the Watterson Home.
As Nicole and Yuki engage in a Dragon Ball/Kill la Kill-style duel at the school gym, the kids got caught in the crossfire, forcing the two to work together to save them. Yuki cries saying she was jealous of Nicole's achievements as the winner of the tournament, and as a mother, wheras Nicole is jealous of Yuki being a rich bastard. The two made up and went home with the kids, who remain completely shocked at what happened - and the school gym totally wrecked.
I honestly wasn't expecting The Fury to have any comedy elements at all. But it did had some funny moments and I like how Richard tries to cheer up a depressed Nicole. The entire Nicole/Yuki fight, animated by Studio 4C, lasted around 3 minutes. Although the fight sequence wasn't as thrilling compared to One Punch Man, for example, it was overall pretty decent. And it's pretty obvious at this point Nicole will get even more fans now thanks to her Anime-style design.
I would put The Fury, The Blame, and The Slap tied with a rating of 4 out of 5, followed by The Roots with a rating of 3, and The Detective, my least favorite, with a 2. And despite me not liking The Detective, overall the week of episodes of Gumball is great, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
It begins with Nicole meeting up with her childhood friend, Yuki Yoshida, Masami's mom, who aggressively harasses Nicole to get her to accept her duel. Nicole adamantly refuses to accept the challenge, despite the numerous shameful situationns placed on her that's reminiscent from Regular Show. Masami explains that as kids, Nicole and Yuki were trained under the same school and eventually fought each other at the local martial arts tournament, to which Nicole won. Yuki then spent many years in Japan training for her rematch. She finally gets Nicole to act after threatening to fire the latter from her job and re-possessing the Watterson Home.
As Nicole and Yuki engage in a Dragon Ball/Kill la Kill-style duel at the school gym, the kids got caught in the crossfire, forcing the two to work together to save them. Yuki cries saying she was jealous of Nicole's achievements as the winner of the tournament, and as a mother, wheras Nicole is jealous of Yuki being a rich bastard. The two made up and went home with the kids, who remain completely shocked at what happened - and the school gym totally wrecked.
I honestly wasn't expecting The Fury to have any comedy elements at all. But it did had some funny moments and I like how Richard tries to cheer up a depressed Nicole. The entire Nicole/Yuki fight, animated by Studio 4C, lasted around 3 minutes. Although the fight sequence wasn't as thrilling compared to One Punch Man, for example, it was overall pretty decent. And it's pretty obvious at this point Nicole will get even more fans now thanks to her Anime-style design.
I would put The Fury, The Blame, and The Slap tied with a rating of 4 out of 5, followed by The Roots with a rating of 3, and The Detective, my least favorite, with a 2. And despite me not liking The Detective, overall the week of episodes of Gumball is great, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Friday, August 19, 2016
Nerdist Interivew Man of Action on Mega Man Reboot
In case you don't get the memo, Man of Action (Ben 10, Ultimate Spider-Man) is tasked to produce a cartoon remake of the Mega Man franchise slated to air on Disney XD in 2017. The Nerdist conducted an interview with the team on developing the series.
Personally, I'm not excited. I love Man of Action during the first season of Ben 10 and Generator Rex. But lately, not so much, especially after Ultimate Spider-Man.....
Personally, I'm not excited. I love Man of Action during the first season of Ben 10 and Generator Rex. But lately, not so much, especially after Ultimate Spider-Man.....
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Gumball - The Fury Screenshots
The Amazing World of Gumball S04E36 - The Fury
US Airdate: August 19th, 2016 at 5PM
Synopsis: When an unknown figure shows up and insults their Mom, the kids are expecting a massive showdown but are surprised when Mom chooses the path of peace. Mom explains Yuki, Masami's mother, is an old school friend and repeatedly refuses to fight her, despite further provocation. However when Yuki threatens to get Mom fired from her job, Mom has no choice but to partake in a rematch of a karate match her and Yuki had fought as children.
20 sec preview here
US Airdate: August 19th, 2016 at 5PM
Synopsis: When an unknown figure shows up and insults their Mom, the kids are expecting a massive showdown but are surprised when Mom chooses the path of peace. Mom explains Yuki, Masami's mother, is an old school friend and repeatedly refuses to fight her, despite further provocation. However when Yuki threatens to get Mom fired from her job, Mom has no choice but to partake in a rematch of a karate match her and Yuki had fought as children.
20 sec preview here
Monday, August 15, 2016
Gumball - The Detective Screenshot and Preview
Essentially it seemed like a parody of "Requiem for A Dream" (great movie btw):
Screenshots:
Preview here.
Screenshots:
Preview here.
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