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Oh yeah, the 1966-1967 Filmation version...Kid Flash had black hair instead of red...
Aquaman had this really groovy telepathy-thing going with undersea life.
Mera, i think, was there to supply a romantic interest, tho i didnt see much sexual tension of any sort. (what else could you expect from a kid's cartoon?) Poor Aqualad must have been so left out without his Tula...
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what I mean by Aquaman being a "mera-ish" is that he has a water power that he can create a water ball to fire at and can spin like the Flash to create a Whirlpool. So that's how I identified him as Mera in a disguise.
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Thinking about it in an adult perspective, that was a gimmick i could never quite swallow - but when i was a kid (and having no prior knowledge of the character) those tricks with the water ball and the whirlpool were awesome!
Mera got into trouble a hell of a lot...typical woman!
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yeah agreed with you but when I waas younger I used to collect (and still collect) Aquaman books and I was wondering why can't Aquaman have a water power - and I was confused between TV and comics...(I was way younger like maybe 7 or 8 years old) even thought that Aquaman could fly (due to Super Friends' introduction and thought I saw him once that he was flying alongside Wonder Woman and Superman. Aquaman is one of my favorite heroes...when I live in Florida, I used to practice staying underwater for a long time - my best record was close to 3 minutes, beating out my Dad and my sister and made a staement that I was Aquaman's partner - Aquaboy. Heh.
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Oh god...what were they thinking by making Aquaman fly?
In a funny way, in the early issues of Teen Titans (before Tula came along), Aqualad's behaviour was a little "suspect"...:wink:
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quote:Originally posted by legionadventureman: I hate liberties taken by cartoons when they adapt from the DC stable either by character design or story ideas...I mean Poison Ivy over in the Batman cartoon looks nothing like she does in the comics
I think they need to take liberties. They're building things from scratch after all (for a new audience that is). But of course, some character concepts can only be stretched so far before it seems like they've gone too far (the last "Avengers" cartoon for instance). It's all subjective of course, but I liked X-Men: Evolution more than the other X-Men cartoon because I thought it was better written and the animation was a lot better, imo.
Getting back to the "Teen Titans" ep, I loved seeing Negative Man animated. Even liked his attitude. Speaking of liberties, I wasn't won over by Robotman's added bulk. He seemed more like The Thing to me. I'd also like to see some one-on-one interactions between the team members next time.
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quote:Originally posted by legionadventureman: I hate liberties taken by cartoons when they adapt from the DC stable either by character design or story ideas...I mean Poison Ivy over in the Batman cartoon looks nothing like she does in the comics
I liked X-Men: Evolution more than the other X-Men cartoon because I thought it was better written and the animation was a lot better, imo.
I respect your opinions, Drake, just as i am sure you would respect mine. The early 90s Xmen cartoon had better animation from the likes of Rick Hoberg, Larry Houston, and Jim Janes...and it freely adapted conceptual ideas from the Claremont/Byrne run...The "Jean-becoming-Phoenix" saga in particular was mind-blowing and the special effects were extraordinary.
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Whoa!!! did anyone see the new epidsode of the Teen Titans tonight? Madame Rouge....Monsieur Mallah....but there was one surprise that threw me off guard - the appearance of General Immortus! I saw Phobia near the end of the show....and Jericho, Kole and they went too fast...I wish they show one more time! Looks like Deathstroke may work for the Brain....alongside Mad Mod, Plasmus, Johnny Rancid(? that name right?), Mother Fairy (can't remember her name - the one who put the Teen Titans in a giant pie to be cooked...), Jinx, Mammoth, Gizmo (I am still waiting for Shimmer to appear!!), and many villains I cannot name because it went too fast too! Anyone caught any unusual villains or heroes? I thought I saw Bushido but was not sure of it.
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Ohmigod - its deja vu all over again...Didnt you ask this over in the "Cartoon Netwoork - Teen Titans" thread?
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yeah I thought that it would be a good idea to start a new thread that is devoted to the Teen Titans cartoon and hope to see anyone to participate in discussing about the cartoon show. *finger crossing*
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Have you ever seen the cartoon Sailor Moon, Supes? The animation is soooo similar - i wouldnt be surprised if Jason Pearson (that exceptionally unexceptional artist in the 5YL run) had a hand in the animation stakes too.
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Good 2nd half for a 2-parter. I liked how they did Madame Rouge. I was glad when Beast Boy finally told off Mento and snapped him out of his funk. More Rita and Negative Man was good. Raven's reaction to learning Beast Boy's real name was priceless. I can't wait to see all the upcoming guest-stars.
Next week is Robin helping out Hot Spot and Wildebeest in Morocco.
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Thank heavens for the arrow indicating page magnification: I think i can spot in the crowd scene: Gnarrk, with Lilith (i think) on his shoulders, Bumblebee, Jericho and Red Star...
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Did anyone else think The Brain's design was based on a Dalek?
It was interesting how Mento and the Doom Patrol had such a fatalistic attitude considering what we know about the fate of the original team.
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