Oh man I remember the good ol' times when I was a kid watching this shows, they are still awesome and there is even He-Man and She-Ra on Netflix now!
Oh man I remember the good ol' times when I was a kid watching this shows, they are still awesome and there is even He-Man and She-Ra on Netflix now!
If we're talking about kid shows there are plenty around still, not including anime;
The occasional episode of Spongebob
Steven Universe
Adventure Time
Occasional episode of Amazing World of Gumball
Regular Show
etc.
Animaniacs is getting a reboot as well with Steven Speilberg at the helm again, so there's THAT.
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Well one i can think of being a bit political and recent could be Voltron Legendary Defender.
Its still comedy tho.
But cartoons dont need to be totaly serius this days....rabbits invasion kinda works.
Don't sweat the details!!!
I dunno. Shows like Gravity Falls, Steven Universe, Korra, etc. seemed pretty serious. Some of those have ended, but only recently. Apparently Star and the Forces of Evil tackles a few more serious themes. Frankly, now more than ever I think cartoons have better chances of dealing with serious issues.
They just rebooted samurai jack
Legend of korra was way darker than the last airbender
I'm sure they have more Star Wars shows in the works
I'd say cartons are more "serious and mature" than ever.
“Do not lose time on daily trivialities. Do not dwell on petty detail. For all of these things melt away and drift apart within the obscure traffic of time. Live well and live broadly. You are alive and living now. Now is the envy of all of the dead.” ~ Emily3, World of Tomorrow
Words to live by.
Tbh I just think my generation is less creative and original. Most of the artists I met in uni were that stereotypical talentless kind that just stroked each outher's agos and never accepted criticism and came from privileged back grounds laking the pain and suffering of real life required to make good art any way.
Alot of my generation are vapid sycophants of a sort
The first 2 are anime, and there are still plenty of those around. However, I think they have mostly moved to streaming...tons of them on Hulu and Netflix, and Crunchyroll has a huge selection themselves.
As for US based animation, there has never been a solid period where non-comedic cartoons ruled. Way back when, the serious stuff was still anime, with US based cartoons being mostly comedic intermixed with brief periods of more serious animation every few years.
adult themes as in: show primarily for kids but with adult themes such as avatar
or cartoon specifically for adults?
because there's plenty from both.
from the first type: Adventure time, Gravity falls, Steven Universe come to mind right away, perhaps even star vs the forces of evil.
for the second type: bojack horseman and rick and morty are among the best shows running atm period, not even just animation.
plus the plethora of amazing animes out there.
animation is better than ever now, but I'M not sure why you cite rebels as some great show, it's pretty much just "oK" with the occasional gem episode here and there.
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Because he has no real argument to bring to the conversation.....
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I could care less about having them in today's show's so long as it is not FORCED just to fit a political narrative. One of my Fave shows from back in the day was Wil n Grace. I could care less that they were both gay, the show was about them and it fit with the current times. Same with Ellen.
In today's political climate and Social Media, i you do not hit all the check marks, even if it does not fit the shows direction, then the producers will be called out and well..... hell lets fit EVERY SJW PC check mark in a show. There are other shows that I like that have most of those check marks and they fit in that shows narrative. I am ok with that.
Secondly, you do know that it is OK to crack a joke about ANYTHING and it not be a hidden hate towards something right?
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Someone calls you out for name calling and you deflect rather than provide meaningful debate or opinion.....
Nice deflection you have there. You have weak arguments to my post but claim that I am the one not worth investment. I will gladly debate with you. IF you can provide actionable content worth peoples time....
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WoW...... you REALLY are some special kind of snowflake........ perhaps you are not worth my time afterall.
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Agreed. Personally, I dont care if shows want to hit the PC marks, there are several that I like. Personally or me Teen Titans seemed to have some of them, but perhaps I was just not thinking clearly. The original I mean not those huge eyed big headed Teen Titans Go.
SouthPark at the start did a good job taking jabs at PC but they started to go too far. From joking about the PC crowd to downright bashing them
Political Correctness used properly and in proper context is a great thing and has made great strides in both cartoon and live television.
When you want an Adult cartoon that will make you feel and is Serious, so serious you can't take it. And also contains one of the most hated and brilliant antagonists of all time.
Although I recommend reading the manga. Still. You want Serious Themes
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When it comes down to it I think this is the reason here.
We live in a very sensitive society today where everything and anything can be offensive in some way. So these stations take the safe route and stay away from the dark and more serious stuff. I mean look what happened when Samurai Jack came back. It couldn't survive one season without there being some kind of controversy (I think it was something about something being sexist or whatever, I forget).
I'm sorry...im just laughing my ass off at that Berserk trailer. They picked the WORST narrator for that job...he sounds like he's trying to announce a direct to VHS Disney sequel.
Or the Rob Schneider guy from South Park:
"Guts was just an ordinary mercenary. But he's going to find out that saving his friends isn't so easy. Coming soon, Guts is: The Black Swordsman! Rated PG-13!"
I don't see the issue, I watch Anime for my adult themes. Outside of Watership Down and War Dogs, I don't think I've seen many cartoons with an adult theme from the West.
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Um... Deadpool? Or any Seth McFarlane movie?
I think the online crowd's mind ghosts of SJW's is slowly turning them into the biggest SJW's...