On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 10:08 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> > To me, what has always concerned me about new WB cartoons is that > modern day norms mean the level of silly and senseless violence gets > scaled way back. Yosemite Sam can't get shot in the face repeatedly. > Wile E. Coyote can't keep exploding while trying to murder a bird. At > the end of the day, most classic WB cartoons are celebrations of > abusive slapstick comedy -- what the Three Stooges would do if they > were immune to pain. > There is also the element of clever, witty dialogue that managed to > get uttered by birds, pigs, cats, mice, and rabbits. They were able to > satirize Hollywood, opera, and gun-toting rednecks with equal measure. > They were also able to release a handful of 10 minute cartoons on any > given year -- directly to theaters without any worry of having to fill > a half hour format or run the risk of cancellation. > The show will likely disappoint you for it is structured like a sitcom and any physical jokes you have are not much more extreme than you would get from Two and a Half Men (though much more family friendly, obviously). Curiously, this might be one point the *storyboardists* have in favor over the scriptwriters in the still simmering argument over who makes the best cartoons. Scripted shows are less likely to be slapstick heavy than boarded ones (though the 90s Warner Bros-Spielberg toons to pull it off with scripts and boards). Now, I will dispute the contention over no worries about risk of cancellation. Theatre owners can and did tell WB what shorts they felt were not worth continuing. Chuck Jones' Three Bears series was one such series that theatre owners did not want continued. Theatre owners could always refuse what Warner Bros. sent them. (See: black musicals and southerners) Now who knows if this show gets more subversive as it goes on. A point against it though appears to be from what I read is that everybody has fixed occupations. (Speedy Gonzales supposedly owns a pizzeria and is a pest living in Bugs & Daffy's house.) Then again, their cast of characters are big enough that it shouldn't handicap them. It doesn't handicap The Simpsons. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
