I thought that it might be fun for me to do a Blog series centered around animated shows that are every bit as good as the best live-action shows on T.V. today. I've found that people tend to dismiss animated shows off-hand as being simply 'for children.' However, in my experience, many animated T.V. shows deal with incredibly complex issues, and often combine stunning artistry with great story-telling. Just like comic books I believe that cartoons, anime, etc. are incredibly impactful and receive far too little credit with the public at large. We live in a world where Geek culture is gaining increasing importance, and I know many self-proclaimed Geeks who would agree that these shows helped to shape their lives. So, anyways, I thought for a while I'd post reviews of shows that helped to shape me, and that I believe are simply incredible and need more love.
I don't really have a name for the series yet, and I don't have any posts, but I have plenty of ideas and plenty of shows I think deserve a review, so I guess I'll reveal the rest of the information with the first post in the series. We'll see how this goes, should be fun.
I can't agree more! It is also funny how most of the general public still think of comic books and animation as "kid's stuff." If any actually watched/read any of it, they would the truth.
ReplyDeleteSome of my favorites are: Batman: the Animated Series, Star Wars: the Clones Wars, Death Note, Spectacular Spider-Man, and those are just a few of my favorites.
I will definitely be interested in this post series.
Also sorry about the confusion on following your blog, for some reason it wasn't showing up on my Dashboard until recently.
-James