My Brief Thoughts On the Leak Of Some MLP Season 8

Now i before i start i want to make it clear that if you've already watched the leaked episodes that's fine heck even i was pondering with the idea of watching them and i still am but i want to say that whatever caused these episodes to end up online shouldn't have happened.

Incase you didn't know on Sunday a whole bunch of season 8 episodes found themselves online and what shocked me was that no one was talking about this and i was shocked even more when i logged on this morning and found another episode has found it self online and i have to ask why is this happening? I've not seen the episodes so i can't say if they aired the episodes somewhere else first but with them coming online this fast it makes it look like the episodes are being leaked and that's not good for the show as a whole.

I live in the UK so being able to watch the show the legal way for me is hard because i have no idea where and what time it airs in my country so i have to watch the episodes the illegal way just to catch up i'm not saying it's right but that's the sad truth but with all the episodes that got released even i was going "this is to much" so far 6 episodes have been leaked as of this writing.

It's at this point i'd like to bring up shows like Steven Universe and Adventure Time because like MLP season 8 they have episodes leaked all the time and it's usually around the same amount of episodes which is four or five episodes and it hurts the shows ratings which in turn increases it's chances of getting cancelled.

We all remember when the recent movie leaked early but for me that's a different issue because of the fact that the movie leaked days before it was due to come out so it wouldn't have effected it's box office performance that much to begin with but hear were talking of leaking episodes months in advance that will have an impact on the ratings overall and i;m sorry about going on and on about ratings but it's the truth.

So there you go guys that's how i feel about the leaks sorry if it's seems like a bit of a rant post but to me that's how you know that someone truly cares about something and again i won't hold it against you if you choose to watch the episodes early and again that's something i might even do.

  

The Flintstones: Little Big League Review

I've reviewed alot of stuff featuring The Flintstones from there live action movies to some of there animated films and the odd special but this special i'm about to review i can honestly say i'm not to sure what rating to give it so here are my thoughts of The Flintstones: Little Big League.

What little story there is involves Fred and Barney coaching rival baseball teams and that's really it yeah when i said little story i wasn't freaking kidding that's all the story you get from this special and while i can see it working since the whole thing with The Flintstones was there meant to be the modern American family in the stone age here tho it just doesn't work.

Returning are Henry Corden , Mel Blanc , Jean Vander Pyl and *sigh* Gay Autterson Hartwig. The returning actors give solid performances altho i will say that Mel's voice for Barney is sounding more and more worn out but all of them out done by one name Pamela Anderson as Pebbles now my quack team of researchers spent a whole five minuets on IMDB and found out this wasn't the same Pamela Anderson from Baywatch but she still is actually pretty solid as now the pre teen pebbles.

Now getting a bit of an-upgrade is the animation don't get me wrong it still looks cheap but now it's more in line with how cheap the animation for the show was which is vast improvement from the quality of the animation in the previous special.

  

Now since Pebbles is a pre teen in this special they give her more mature problems gone are the days when her biggest fear was being cast in terrible live action version of her own family. In this special her main focus is to simply spend more time with Fred since Bamm-Bamm and Barney are spending alot of time together and honestly that story was the most interesting part of this special and it's just a shame they resolve it not that long into the special since that alone could have carried the whole thing.

There are a few good gags mostly with how the dinosaurs are used in Baseball and the fact that Fred gives everyone's son a spot on the team to get out of doing things but apart from that there's very little funny but there's quite alot of sexism in this special and all of it is coming from Fred like the only reason he won't let Pebbles join his team is because she's a girl and the reason why he won't help Wilma clean up is because she's a girl that's not me making up a reason that's the reason they give in the special.

Overall i think if your a fan of The Flintstones you'll enjoy this more then non fans will since it has the characters acting in character but with that being said there are alot of problems with this special so i honestly have no clue what rating to give this special but i can say if your fan of the Flintstones then go and see  this special.

A Flintstone Christmas Review

Hey there Flintstones fans a little over a week left before the 25th and well i started thinking how did they celebrate Christmas in the past and so to both begin and end my journey i traveled back in time to a place called Bedrock to bring you a review of this special.

The plot of this stone age special is When Santa has an accident and twists his ankle and that catch a cold it's up to Fred and Barney to help save Christmas and Fred's job. I have to admit this was a pretty fun little story i ad no clue where it was going it was a cute little story it's not going to change how you think of The Flintstones but it's still pretty solid.

This special has the voices of Henry Corden , Mel Blanc , Jean Vander Pyl and Gay Hartwig. Oh boy where to begin with the acting well first of Henry Corden is great as Fred i believe this is the first thing he recorded as Fred altho it's hard to say since this came out the same year as The Flintstone Funnies which was when he took over the part Mel is perfect as Barney as is Jean who now plays a pre-teen version of Pebbles but for me the let down was easily Gay Hartwig as Betty how she sounds as Betty is not how Betty should ever sound ever at all.

One of the few things i look forward in hanna-barbera  productions is the animation but tho here for some reason the animation looked cheaper then it already was the animation was a lot more stilted and i have no idea why The Flintstones was a huge franchise back in it's day you'd think they'd have spent at least a little bit of money on the christmas special but no instead they chose to produce something that's even more on the cheap.

Here is one of the only the pictures i can find of Pebbles as a pre-teen but she's not the only one that gets aged up so does Bamm-Bamm and honestly i like the idea of them aging up the child characters since it makes them more like real people and the designs aren't that bad either granted there pretty much the same designs they have when there babies but it's better then nothing and unlike 1994 Pebbles this one doesn't do nothing except get captured in the third act.

I wish i could talk that much about the jokes but the jokes in this on the same level as the later seasons of The Big Bang Theory maybe you'll get one or two decent jokes but chances are you won't you have Fred Flintstone going out as Santa the jokes write them selfs and the only joke they make about it is a fat joke and that's the easiest kind of joke you can make. With that said tho there are one or two semi-decent jokes i can't for the life of me remember them but they are there but you have to get through alot of terrible ones to get to them.

For some reason the makers on this special chose to make it a musical which is really freaking strange The Flintstones have done musicals before with the feature animated film and the christmas episode Christmas Flintstone but in those the songs never felt forced here tho it feels like there stopping the plot just to sing a song.

Overall this is a fine Christmas special if you have little kids or even if your a fan of The Flintstones for me tho the special gets a 6.5 out of 10.

A Review Of All Three Roger Rabbit Short Films

Now i assume that by this point in your lives you've all heard of the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit it's a classic movie that blends live action action with animation however what you might not know is that after the film's release there were three short films made featuring the characters and i'm going to take a look at them now.

In the plot for the first short Tummy Trouble Roger is looking after Baby Herman who then swallows a rattle and Roger has to take him to the hospital to get it removed and hi-jinks ensue.I have to say i really liked the basic set up for this short it did a great job of reintroducing the main characters as well telling a fun little story.

In the second short called Roller Coaster Rabbit Roger , Baby Herman and Herman's mom are all at a fair ground and again the highest of jinks ensue. I can't say why but i didn't really find the story for this one to be that interesting it felt really dull for some reason plus the mother leaves the short for a dumb freaking reason.

Finally the plot for the final short called Trail Mix Up Roger , Baby Herman and his mom are going for a day out in a park but hi-jinks ensue when Herman wonders of and Roger has to try and save him. Story wise this short film fairs better then Roller Coaster Rabbit but it's still not as good as Tummy Trouble for some reason and i can't really nail why that is maybe it has something to do with the fact that the mother once again leaves Herman a dumb reason.

Returning to voice there characters from the movie are Charles Fleischer, Kathleen Turner, Lou Hirsch, and April Winchell. I have to say that the actors were pretty spot on in these shorts Charles is funny as Roger which i guess is because he also played the character when he wasn't filming his scenes for the movie , Kathleen turner IS Jessica Rabbit no one else can now play that character in my eyes and both April and Lou are great as Baby Herman. I will say however that when doing research for this review i found out that Corey Burton , Frank Welker , Charlie Adler and Jim Cummings all have roles in these shorts.

What i want to mention before i forget is all of these shorts have live action segments usually at the end of the short which were directed in the first two films by Frank Marshall and there's no listed director for the third film they add nothing to the shorts but i thought it was great that they didn't forget Rogers roots if you will.

I have to say that the animation was actually pretty good and i say that because i honestly had no idea what to expect when it came to the animation all the of the characters move like real cartoon characters (if that makes any sense). The only real issue i have with the animation is that it's two good these characters are meant to be based on 40's and 60's cartoon characters so the animation shouldn't be as good as it was.

Not all of the jokes in these shorts for me worked and i'm not really sure why that is a baby on a roller coaster should be funny but for some reason i didn't laugh one of the few times i laughed was when in Tummy Trouble Roger falls through alot of ceilings and at the end of that short i'm sure he and Jessica mentioned going to play Patti Cake together which is funny if you have a dirty mind.

I have to say i like the fact that they just Jessica show up in random moments in these shorts as it really does sell the fact that she and Roger and husband and wife and he's just asking the director to give her any role they have plus more Jessica Rabbit is only a good thing.

Overall i'd say if you were a fan of Who framed Roger Rabbit then you'll like all of these shorts but for me the first short is the best one scoring a 6.5 out of 10 with the second getting a 4.5 out of 10 and third getting a 5 out of 10

  

5 Bizarre Things That Got An Animated Show

Over the years there's been alot of adaptations hell i bet right now there's a few in development that we don't know about but i'm not hear to talk about the ones that were good i'm here to talk about the strange and bizarre things that got turned into an animated series so here we go.

 5) The Legend Of Zelda (The Legend Of Zelda)

Yes people you are seeing this The Legend Of Zelda did infact have an animated series it's the least strange show on this list but the fact it has a tone of animation errors and the fact they gave Link an annoying catchphrase which they ram down your throat is enough to put it on the list.

4) The Super Mario Brothers Super Show! (Super Mario Brothers)

What makes this show so freaking strange is the fact that it was a animated and live action hybrid however thought that was a good idea i hope that they got sacked and this produced by DIC aka the same people who butchered Sailor Moon and The Legend Of Zelda and for some reason they have professional wrestler Captain Lou Albano play Mario in both live action and animated form and the less said about the opening rap the better.

3) Captain N: The Game Master ( All Things Nintendo)

I know that it seems like i'm against Nintendo here i'm really not it's just that they produced some really freaking strange shows and the cream of the crop for me it Captain N: The Game Master and like the other two shows it was produced by DIC. The plot of the show followed a guy named Kevin who get's sucked into his Nintendo system and meets a bunch if there characters and has to help them save there world i'm not making that up that's the plot of the show and they even did a crossover episode with The Legend Of Zelda series.

2) Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling (WWE)

Now i like wrestling and i like cartoons however the two should not mix is any way shape or form (unless it's a Scooby-Doo team up movie) and this series is prime example of that i wish i could tell you the plot of the show nut i can't and i went through the cast list none of the wrestlers featured in the show voiced there respective characters which means Lou Albano said yes to Super Mario Brothers Super Show but said no to this.

1) Camp WWE (WWE)

Remeber what i just said about Hulk Hogan's Rock "N" Wrestling well the same is pretty much true for this series and what makes it sting even more is the fact that i actually liked this series and it had some good talent behind the scenes with Seth Green acting as a producer. I really cannot work out why this show only lasted five episodes it wasn't the best WWE product out there but it's not there worst.

My Thoughts On Both Summer Camp Island And Craig Of The Creek

Hello there cartoon fans i thought that instead of producing the next Cartoon History i'd tell you my thoughts of two recently released pilots and honestly one of the pilots has me excited while the other has me interested in the fact it offers something different.

The plot of the pilot for Summer Camp Island is that Oscar and his best friend are having there annual sleepover and that best friend invites someone else. I'll admit the summery i gave doesn't really do it justice just due to what happens in the end and just based of that alone makes me interested because it is something different. Now the plot for Craig Of The Creek is Craig and his best friends go on a journey to help Craig get his staff back i have to say that the pilot to this show reminded me alot of Recess and that's not a bad thing at all.

Now i can't say if Summer Camp Island has a great cast of characters since in just the pilot we didn't see much of them but i can say that the characters in Craig Of The Creek and they all have there own little quirks like for example one of Craig's friends will sometimes narrate her own life like it's a book and she's the hero  not only is that clever and it also makes the character more interesting.

I do have to give Cartoon Network alot of credit here because a show like Summer Camp Island is a big risk for them to take not only is it an odd premise but the characters also look strange and the story telling is alot more adult then most of their shows are and you could even make the argument that Craig Of The Creek is a risky show as well.

I can see why people would be put off by the artwork of Summer Camp Island i mean instead of making cartoony looking designs they look like real animals and while that did in fact throw me off at first especially when you add in the large pupils i think that once you get past that you'll find a strange show that is oddly entertaining.

As for the designs in Craig i think it's pretty clear that the creators who also worked on Steven Universe made their characters look like Steven Universe characters (if that makes any sense at all?) but with that being said the characters do look good.

In terms of jokes i'd have to say that Craig is s freaking funny i cannot count the amount times just in the pilot episode alone that i lost it there's even a Steven Universe cameo in there i won't spoil where the cameo is but when you see it you'll know all of the jokes in that pilot to me worked. 

However the same cannot be said for Summer Camp Island i don't know why but none of the jokes in the pilot episode really worked altho i did like the fact that everything in that camp is strange and odd that was pretty clever and i hope they go further with it when the show premiers.

So there you go guys that is what i think of these two pilots and honestly i cannot wait to watch more from these two shows it's just a shame we don't know when they will actually start airing episodes.

Olaf's Frozen Adventure Review

Frozen fans here is a review of something i hope you were excited for i know that this special has a lot of hate just due to the length of it and a few other factors as well but here is my review of Olaf's Frozen Adventure.

The plot of this special is basically Olaf goes to find Anna and Elsa and christmas tradition and that's really it in terms of plot the trailer did a good job of telling us the story and it goes exactly how you'd think it would go but i do give it some credit for coming up with an ending and a third act that i didn't see coming.

Now i have to say i didn't exactly watch this special the legal way so when i paused it on the cast credits i found out a few surprising actors supplied voices but returning for the special is Josh Gad , Kristen Bell , Idina Menzel and Jonathan Groff and there all pretty solid in the film Josh is actually pretty funny in this special. Now onto who i found out supplied some additional voices Robin from Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go! is in this as is Matthew Wood who voiced General Grievous in Star Wars Episode 3 and the one that really got me was Sarah Chalke who fans might now best as either Elliot Reed in Scrubs or as Becky in Roseanne.

I'm not actually sure if it would be fair for me to compare the animation in this special to that of the first movie but i can say that the animation in this film is not that great it's not TV quality but at the same time it's not quite feature film quality either it is good animation but for something that being shown on the big screen i expect better animation.

I will be one hundred per cent honest here this film actually has some funny moments and shockingly not all of them are in the trailer there's one joke in the second act which i'm shocked Disney allowed to be in the finished product but at the same time it's also the funniest joke in the whole thing and i'm sure it had some parents laughing.

I have to say while i can perfectly understand why some people might be upset with Disney by putting this special in front of Coco at the same time those people have to realise this was never advertised as a short film it was called a featurette not a short film but at the same time Disney have to share the blame because there now putting this special up on Netflix.

Now it wouldn't be a Frozen product without songs and i have to say the songs in this special for me was just ok there's not really one stand out song and i think that's because the duo that wrote the songs for the film and the short film didn't return for this special instead writing the songs are Kate Anderson and Elyssa Samsel and well let's just say i'm glad there not doing the sequel.

Overall this was a cute special and that's the best word i can use to describe it cute little kids will like and fans of Frozen might like it and that's all i can really say about it but for me this special isn't as good as Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas so it gets a solid 5 out of 10.