posted 01-29-2002 18:04            

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Originally posted by KetchupRAT:
On a nearly-completely unrelated topic, I hear that FOX has decided to cancel Family Guy. Sorry if this is old news...

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Sigh.. I figured that'd fucking happen.. They continue to get cancelled over and over. We have every episode and I am a bit sick of watching the same works of art over and over..

posted 01-29-2002 19:11            

eod,
you DO realize that i uploaded plenty of macgyver and a knight rider, KITT VS KARR episode

maybe you missed it,,,

BTW

speaking of QAULITY cartoons

i just uploaded some BRAK
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YOU CANNOT FUCK WITH BRAK

brak is the best sound/cartoon ever,,,funniest of all time

nuff said

posted 01-30-2002 12:42            

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Originally posted by Starr66:
Granted, Brak and Spaceghost are both exceptional cartoons...but what about Ren and Stimpy? They fucking rock.

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Ren and Stimpy are so so.. Really when you look at the wonderful plot/humor/hidden references within cartoons like Family Guy, Simpsons, and even futurama.. Things like Ren and Stimpy just don't seem as funny as they used to.

Is it me or is Futurama a total hit and miss cartoon. Sometimes it is funny and sometimes it is just boring as fuck.

posted 01-30-2002 14:15            

the hell i say...

i think television definitely has more potential for greatness than is being used at the moment. i will agree and say that shows like the simpsons are doing a better job of using the power of television than the majority of what's out there, but i think there is a lack of good programming...too much of it is mindless drivel.

think about it, television reaches into pretty much everyone's home in the united states and many homes around the world, and what do "we" do with it? produce mindless sitcoms and cartoons that will take a passive aggressive jab at social and poltical goings-on every once in a while. people watch it and think "gee, that's funny cause it's ironic," or "gee that's funny cause it's true." and don't act because of it, or in spite of it. they sit waiting for more entertainment to be served to them....

until the PUBLIC airwaves are in the control of the PUBLIC, television will continue to feed us propaganda which the masses will devour without question. the internet is another great example of enormous potential for subversion of the status quo. along wiht this it has the power to nurture ideas and get the word out about movements. i think more people will turn to it for self-expression when all "traditional" means of communication have been exhausted.

i had these kinds of opinions before reading culture jam. and i don't necessarily agree with all of his ideas...but...reading it only aided in my understanding of the problems in the media. too fewpeople have too much control over what we do and think. no one can claim to be uninfluenced by media unless they live in the wilderness amongst the trees and animals.

blah blah blah....i'm soooo smart...blah blah blah listen to me cause i talk a lot....guh...

read culture jam by kalle lasn..it's a bit preachy and a bit idealistic, but worth the read if some of what i said makes sense.
this link is around here on penIs somewhere i think, but here it is anyway: adbusters

(edit #1 for more words)
(edit #2 for punctuation, the bit about the internet, and adbusters link and because i am not perfect)
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everyone would be happier if they submitted to weekly government-administered enemas...including me.

[This message has been edited by oneitnsloth (edited 01-30-2002).]

posted 01-30-2002 14:37            

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Originally posted by oneitnsloth:
TV = ART???

the hell i say...

i think television definitely has more potential for greatness than is being used at the moment. i will agree and say that shows like the simpsons are doing a better job of using the power of television than the majority of what's out there, but i think there is a lack of good programming...too much of it is mindless drivel.

think about it, television reaches into pretty much everyone's home in the united states and many homes around the world, and what do "we" do with it? produce mindless sitcoms and cartoons that will take a passive aggressive jab at social and poltical goings-on every once in a while. people watch it and think "gee, that's funny cause it's ironic," or "gee that's funny cause it's true." and don't act because of it, or in spite of it. they sit waiting for more entertainment to be served to them....

until the PUBLIC airwaves are in the control of the PUBLIC, television will continue to feed us propaganda which the masses will devour without question. the internet is another great example of enormous potential for subversion of the status quo. along wiht this it has the power to nurture ideas and get the word out about movements. i think more people will turn to it for self-expression when all "traditional" means of communication have been exhausted.

i had these kinds of opinions before reading culture jam. and i don't necessarily agree with all of his ideas...but...reading it only aided in my understanding of the problems in the media. too fewpeople have too much control over what we do and think. no one can claim to be uninfluenced by media unless they live in the wilderness amongst the trees and animals.

blah blah blah....i'm soooo smart...blah blah blah listen to me cause i talk a lot....guh...

read culture jam by kalle lasn..it's a bit preachy and a bit idealistic, but worth the read if some of what i said makes sense.
this link is around here on penIs somewhere i think, but here it is anyway: adbusters

(edit #1 for more words)
(edit #2 for punctuation, the bit about the internet, and adbusters link and because i am not perfect)

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Yawn.. I think you'll find that people who read pen are WELL aware of this. Your post might actually have some effect in the "The Chamber" forum or Survivor Forums..

posted 01-30-2002 16:46            

i just got a little fired up...i tend to do that when people talk about television...eh...

did you really need to quote the whole thing?...
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everyone would be happier if they submitted to weekly government-administered enemas...including me.

posted 01-30-2002 17:08            

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Originally posted by oneitnsloth:
well i'm sure that a majority of the folks who read pen are aware of it, i still felt the need to say it...there might be some who aren't...

i just got a little fired up...i tend to do that when people talk about television...eh...

did you really need to quote the whole thing?...

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posted 01-30-2002 17:14            

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Originally posted by oneitnsloth:
until the PUBLIC airwaves are in the control of the PUBLIC, television will continue to feed us propaganda which the masses will devour without question.

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Aye comrade! I will bring good news home to Rodina!

Private airways do that too. But we pay them to.

posted 01-30-2002 17:49            

Now why do I feel like I'm just ASKING for a flame?

posted 01-30-2002 17:56            

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originally posted by doomy304:
Now why do I feel like I'm just ASKING for a flame?

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posted 01-30-2002 19:07            

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Originally posted by eod:
Ren and Stimpy are so so.. Really when you look at the wonderful plot/humor/hidden references within cartoons like Family Guy, Simpsons, and even futurama.. Things like Ren and Stimpy just don't seem as funny as they used to.

Is it me or is Futurama a total hit and miss cartoon. Sometimes it is funny and sometimes it is just boring as fuck.

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Futurama better than R&S? WTF? aren't you american dude? give me a break....Yes, the Simpsons are comparable to ren and stimpy, but futur-fucking-ama? come on....Oh, and family guy is ok...

*FLAME ME NOW*

posted 01-30-2002 19:09            

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Originally posted by Starr66:
Futurama better than R&S? WTF? aren't you american dude? give me a break....Yes, the Simpsons are comparable to ren and stimpy, but futur-fucking-ama? come on....Oh, and family guy is ok...

*FLAME ME NOW*

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Family Guy and Simpsons are far fucking better than Ren and Stimpy..