Autobot032 wrote:Thank you, I sincerely appreciate that.
I know better than anyone, thanks to plenty of experience, that what's said in one's mind doesn't always look good on paper. (or screens, as the case may be.) You're not the only one to suffer from that affliction every now and then.
Doesn't give much comfort though, does it? Nah, not for me either. =\
It's true. It doesn't give much comfort. I still felt bad about it though. I worried about it all through breakfast this morning.
Autobot032 wrote:You know? Speaking of that, I was okay with the scene involving Bulkhead until he screamed. It was a gutwrenching, "I beg you mercy, please", heartfelt scream. Which I must give props to Fagerbakke for nailing it so spot on, but it definitely added a little too much oomph to the already awkward scene.
I give CN credit for trying to push the envelope here, especially with all the censorship that goes on, and the timeslot that the episode would've aired in.
That takes some massive alloy based balls.
I, too, have noticed that some of the shows on Cartoon Network have been "pushing the envelope" so to speak. I can't remember any specific details, but there have been a few times watching a couple shows that I went "Holy #$!&, did that really just happen? Particularly with Justice League. Grr, I wish I could come up with some examples, but my memory fails me at the moment.
I really wish they had changed the time slot, tho. That 10:30/9:30 time slot is just horrendous.
Pirate Bay actually works on my campus! You are now my hero for posting this.
Cyberstrike wrote: The story is what really pissed me off. I'm wrestling fan and seeing this kind of crap to me is an insult to the men and womenwho go out every night and bust their asses just to make a living.
Personally, I think that having a wrestling type scene just proves how much of an impact wrestling has had in our culture. Granted, it's not done with as much flair as, say, the episode "The Blind Bandit" on Avatar, but I don't think it's terribly negative. The problem with Professional Wrestling is that it can be so easily parodied so they, and the fans, have to take the good with the bad. TFA isn't making a statement or anything about Prof. wrestling (despite my argument about possible Beniot connections, it's pretty weak), so to say that this episode is a negative spin on Prof wrestling is, to me, not so apparent.
As for the episode quality.... I can agree that this episode, while presenting some great scare tactics, doesn't stand out story wise. Generic villans with a generic origin story (a lab accident, really?) just make this a bland story. It's a kids show so there are bound to be a few lackluster eps, but that would keep me from watching it.