Category Archives: Cartoons
The New Peanuts Movie Might Not Be Terrible
The new Peanuts movie might not be terrible in the sense that the Smurfs and Alvin and the Chipmunks movies were terrible. This doesn’t appear to be a half-live action attempt to modernize Peanuts with painful pop culture references. Based on this first teaser trailer, it looks like just an animated Peanuts movie – of course, considering past animated Peanuts movies, the bar is set pretty darn high.
So far, I like the animation. It’s a neat, computerized style without being completely computer animated. I dig it. And it’s clear that Blue Sky are keeping the classic look. I just don’t have any idea what the movie is going to be about. Is it a new Peanuts Christmas? Because you can’t top the original Peanuts Christmas. So what’s the plot?
Also, I suddenly realized just how dated Snoopy’s ongoing battle with the Red Baron might be. The Red Baron doesn’t exist in popular culture anymore other than from Peanuts cartoons. Any child who sees that trailer and wants to know why that doggie is flying his doghouse in Paris is in for one heck of an explanation.
“Well you see, son, once upon a time the entire world was at war…”
Cyanide & Happiness Started Its Own Show!
Everybody loves Cyanide & Happiness, right? That wickedly evil and funny web comic? Well they’ve decided to get into animation with their own show on Youtube!
It’s pretty funny. It lacks the sheer insanity and cruelty of the comic strip, but hey, why not enjoy some nifty Youtube cartoonery?
And for the record, my favorite Cyanide & Happiness comic strip is this one.
Some Only Leigh to Brighten Our Days
I’m going to level with you henchies: I’m on vacation, and man, is it easy to be lazy on vacation. I could be talking about the possible casting of Harley Quinn in the Suicide Squad movie, or I could be grousing about the weird new origin for Doctor Doom in the new Fantastic Four movie, but I really don’t care. Those are pop culture concerns for another day! Me? I’m watching new Only Leigh cartoons!
Life is good. Don’t ever forget that.
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Bee and PuppyCat Returns, Making the Day Worth Enjoying!
If you’re not familiar with the Internet web cartoon Bee and PuppyCat, then take a few minutes out of your Friday to watch the first episode: Part 1 and Part 2. It’s an adorable, silly, kind of insane cartoon about a wacky girl and her pet puppycat. It’s made by Natasha Allegri, who worked on Adventure Time, so expect Bee and PuppyCat to be a lot like Adventure Time.
And that’s definitely not a bad thing. Bee and PuppyCat is weird and adorable in equal measure, which is the secret of its success.
Well after that first two-parter, Allegri and her team had to put the cartoon on the backburner to raise some money to make more, and possibly publish some comics. Whatever they were doing apparently worked, because we’ve got two new episodes to enjoy! The animation style is a little different, but it’s still the same cartoon we know, love and giggle at.
Enjoy!
I hope we can expect more Bee and PuppyCat in the near or far future.
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Now This Song is Going to be Stuck in All of Your Heads!
Hey gang, Archer season 6 is coming!
Quiet news day this morning, so I thought I’d join the rest of the Internet in posting this sweet trailer for the new season of Archer – one in which they’re going to drop the name ISIS because of all that evil terrorist stuff going on. That’s probably for the best.
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