August Animation Challenge 2010 - Discussion Thread
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August Animation Challenge 2010
Full Moon has generously donated 3 copies of Doctor Mordrid
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Yet another great sponsor:
Mill Creek Entertainment has also donated a fabulous prize:
Defenders of the Earth - The Complete 65 Episode Series
Another fine sponsor:
Two Sets of
Thundercats: Season Two, Volumes 1 and 2
One copy of
Danger Mouse: Seasons 1 and 2
One copy of
The Neverending Story
And a late(my fault) but much appreciated sponsor
You now also have a chance to win one of these fabulous prizes:
Classic Cartoon Rarities Vol 1
1. Sunshine Makers
2. Happy Hobos
3. Gypped in Egypt
4. Magic Mummy
5. Tom & Jerry: Piano Tuners
6. Betty Boop: No No a Thousand Times No
7. Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat
8. Sheep Shape
9. Three Little Kittens
10. Little Black Sambo’s
11. Jungle Jitters
12. Uncle Tom and Little Eva
13. The Pincushion Man
14. Robinson Crusoe Jr.
15. Sinbad the Sailor
Classic Cartoon Rarities Vol 2
1. Simple Simon
2. Happy Days
3. Summertime
4. A Waif's Welcome
5. Toonerville Trolley
6. The Little King
7. The Little King: Art for Art's Sake
8. Jungle Jinks: A Cartoon Studio
9. Dick & Larry: Puzzled Pals
10. Frozen Frolics
11. Laundry Blues
12. The Night Club
13. Felix the Cat: Neptune’s Nonsense (color!)
14. Jack Frost
15. Bosko: Ain’t Nature Grand
16. Bosko: Big Man from the North
V For Victory! WWII Cartoons & Shorts Vol 1
Controversial popular propaganda as it was served up to patriotic Americans over fifty years ago!
Including:
Cap'n Cub
Private Snagu in A Lecture on Camouflage
The Spirit of '43
Private Snafu in Booby Traps
Tokyo Jokyo
The Ducktators
Daffy the Commando
You're a Sap Mr. Jap
Meet John Doughboy
Scrap Happy Daffy
Private Snafu in Fighting Tools
Rumors Spies
Target Snafu
Superman in the Japoteurs & the Eleventh Hour
Keep 'Em Rolling
Industrial Cartoons Vol 1
1. Destination Earth
2. We Learn About the Telephone
3. The Thinking Machines
4. Storkland
5. Day of the Great Presentation
6. Follow the Leader
7. Horizons of Hope
Industrial Cartoons Vol 2
1. Six-Legged Saboteurs
2. A Coach for Cinderella
3. The ABC of the Diesel Engine
4. A Ride for Cinderella
5. The ABC of Jet Propulsion
6. Peg Leg Pedro
7. Working Dollars
8. To Your Health
Why would anyone want something called Industrial Cartoons?
This is why you want Industrial Cartoons. Here's a sampling of volume 5:
AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL CARTOON REVOLUTION VOL 05 - $10.00
They also have a 7 DVD set with 8 hours of these toons for under $39
American Industrial Cartoons 7 DVD Mega Set
Full Moon has generously donated 3 copies of Doctor Mordrid
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Yet another great sponsor:
Mill Creek Entertainment has also donated a fabulous prize:
Defenders of the Earth - The Complete 65 Episode Series
Another fine sponsor:
Two Sets of
Thundercats: Season Two, Volumes 1 and 2
One copy of
Danger Mouse: Seasons 1 and 2
One copy of
The Neverending Story
And a late(my fault) but much appreciated sponsor
You now also have a chance to win one of these fabulous prizes:
Classic Cartoon Rarities Vol 1
1. Sunshine Makers
2. Happy Hobos
3. Gypped in Egypt
4. Magic Mummy
5. Tom & Jerry: Piano Tuners
6. Betty Boop: No No a Thousand Times No
7. Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat
8. Sheep Shape
9. Three Little Kittens
10. Little Black Sambo’s
11. Jungle Jitters
12. Uncle Tom and Little Eva
13. The Pincushion Man
14. Robinson Crusoe Jr.
15. Sinbad the Sailor
Classic Cartoon Rarities Vol 2
1. Simple Simon
2. Happy Days
3. Summertime
4. A Waif's Welcome
5. Toonerville Trolley
6. The Little King
7. The Little King: Art for Art's Sake
8. Jungle Jinks: A Cartoon Studio
9. Dick & Larry: Puzzled Pals
10. Frozen Frolics
11. Laundry Blues
12. The Night Club
13. Felix the Cat: Neptune’s Nonsense (color!)
14. Jack Frost
15. Bosko: Ain’t Nature Grand
16. Bosko: Big Man from the North
V For Victory! WWII Cartoons & Shorts Vol 1
Controversial popular propaganda as it was served up to patriotic Americans over fifty years ago!
Including:
Cap'n Cub
Private Snagu in A Lecture on Camouflage
The Spirit of '43
Private Snafu in Booby Traps
Tokyo Jokyo
The Ducktators
Daffy the Commando
You're a Sap Mr. Jap
Meet John Doughboy
Scrap Happy Daffy
Private Snafu in Fighting Tools
Rumors Spies
Target Snafu
Superman in the Japoteurs & the Eleventh Hour
Keep 'Em Rolling
Industrial Cartoons Vol 1
1. Destination Earth
2. We Learn About the Telephone
3. The Thinking Machines
4. Storkland
5. Day of the Great Presentation
6. Follow the Leader
7. Horizons of Hope
Industrial Cartoons Vol 2
1. Six-Legged Saboteurs
2. A Coach for Cinderella
3. The ABC of the Diesel Engine
4. A Ride for Cinderella
5. The ABC of Jet Propulsion
6. Peg Leg Pedro
7. Working Dollars
8. To Your Health
Why would anyone want something called Industrial Cartoons?
This is why you want Industrial Cartoons. Here's a sampling of volume 5:
AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL CARTOON REVOLUTION VOL 05 - $10.00
Life is complicated. So having cartoon characters help explain things make everything easier, as you’ll discover with this 5th volume of Something Weird’s wacky-with-a-purpose Industrial Cartoons series!
Easy Does It (1946; color) is a 25-minute sales pitch for Stokely Foods – with a surprising degree of lechery attached. Joe works in Mr. Fuddle’s grocery store, which is on the verge of closing because they don’t sell the brands people want. Worse, the bank is about to foreclose on the store unless Mr. Squeeze, the hilariously sleazy bank president, marries Fuddle’s daughter Ann. While Mr. Squeeze is busy seducing her, Joe gets a visit from a little magical man named Easy who uses a flying time machine to take Joe back 60 years to show him the birth of Stokely Foods. Easy also introduces Joe to a giant on a cloud, and happy tomatoes getting washed and cooked in the modern Stokely plant (which, all things considered, is borderline disturbing). End result: Fuddle’s store becomes stocked with Stokley foods which the customers love! And Ann? Why Joe races to the Justice of the Peace just before Squeeze is about to marry her and beats the crap out of him! Directed by HUGH HARMAN.
Man of Action (1955; color) is the story of an “average man in an average home” whose average town becomes a slum overnight! And it’s all the fault of Satan! Yup, Satan encourages people to let their homes get run down until the neighborhood falls apart and the community is full of “juvenile delinquency, alcoholism, and crime!” Unless, of course, citizens fight back! How? With bureaucracy!
Look Who’s Driving (color) gives us cartoon characters that drive like psychotic idiots and behave like crazed children on the road. Until they get into an accident and die. Then they float around like ghosts.
Tell ‘Em the Facts (color) has Gulf Oil calmly reminding us why their gasoline is better than anyone else’s gasoline. And it’s all because of their “balanced volatility” and “antiknock value.” You betcha.
The Soldier’s Hour (color) was made for Army personnel in charge of re-enlistment as a way of stemming the tide of soldiers leaving after their hitch is up. The trick is to zero in on certain kinds of soldiers… like former factory workers. But, hey, stay away from farmers.
Avoidable Carrier Accidents (1949; color) defines stupid sailors who crash their planes on aircraft carriers as the same stupid sailors who do dumb things on leave. Ah, the joy of stupidity.
The Adventures of Junior Raindrop (color) is the story of cutesy raindrops who… well… go wrong once they get to earth. Because of forest fires or badly managed land, raindrops like Junior become “hoodlum raindrops” (!), get involved “with gangs” (!!), and turn into “gangster” raindrops (!!!). Wow.
My Government U.S.A. (color) explains government to a cartoon caveman named Ugh. That Ugh is impressed is no surprise since Ugh, after all, is a primitive man.
Easy Does It (1946; color) is a 25-minute sales pitch for Stokely Foods – with a surprising degree of lechery attached. Joe works in Mr. Fuddle’s grocery store, which is on the verge of closing because they don’t sell the brands people want. Worse, the bank is about to foreclose on the store unless Mr. Squeeze, the hilariously sleazy bank president, marries Fuddle’s daughter Ann. While Mr. Squeeze is busy seducing her, Joe gets a visit from a little magical man named Easy who uses a flying time machine to take Joe back 60 years to show him the birth of Stokely Foods. Easy also introduces Joe to a giant on a cloud, and happy tomatoes getting washed and cooked in the modern Stokely plant (which, all things considered, is borderline disturbing). End result: Fuddle’s store becomes stocked with Stokley foods which the customers love! And Ann? Why Joe races to the Justice of the Peace just before Squeeze is about to marry her and beats the crap out of him! Directed by HUGH HARMAN.
Man of Action (1955; color) is the story of an “average man in an average home” whose average town becomes a slum overnight! And it’s all the fault of Satan! Yup, Satan encourages people to let their homes get run down until the neighborhood falls apart and the community is full of “juvenile delinquency, alcoholism, and crime!” Unless, of course, citizens fight back! How? With bureaucracy!
Look Who’s Driving (color) gives us cartoon characters that drive like psychotic idiots and behave like crazed children on the road. Until they get into an accident and die. Then they float around like ghosts.
Tell ‘Em the Facts (color) has Gulf Oil calmly reminding us why their gasoline is better than anyone else’s gasoline. And it’s all because of their “balanced volatility” and “antiknock value.” You betcha.
The Soldier’s Hour (color) was made for Army personnel in charge of re-enlistment as a way of stemming the tide of soldiers leaving after their hitch is up. The trick is to zero in on certain kinds of soldiers… like former factory workers. But, hey, stay away from farmers.
Avoidable Carrier Accidents (1949; color) defines stupid sailors who crash their planes on aircraft carriers as the same stupid sailors who do dumb things on leave. Ah, the joy of stupidity.
The Adventures of Junior Raindrop (color) is the story of cutesy raindrops who… well… go wrong once they get to earth. Because of forest fires or badly managed land, raindrops like Junior become “hoodlum raindrops” (!), get involved “with gangs” (!!), and turn into “gangster” raindrops (!!!). Wow.
My Government U.S.A. (color) explains government to a cartoon caveman named Ugh. That Ugh is impressed is no surprise since Ugh, after all, is a primitive man.
American Industrial Cartoons 7 DVD Mega Set
Challenge Starts August 1st at 12am EST
Challenge ends September 1st at dawn
Rules
Movies/TV shows should be labeled Animation from either imdb.com or allmovie.com. Other labels don't matter as long as there is at least a Animation label from one of those sites. Action/Animation would be fine.
This is the challenge where any and all types of animation is welcome, CGI, hand drawn, puppetry, stop motion, etc. The entire movie/show does not need to be completely animated. Something like Roger Rabbit or a Ray Harryhausen film would be allowed, as would all of the Star Wars movies.
What isn't allowed are films/shows that use touches of CGI, or other forms of animation, that don't directly influence the film/show. The Others has a large amount of CGI landscaping during the opening credits as the car drives through the mountains but it doesn't really have anything to do with the film. Changeling is another example. While it has some scenes with CGI people in the background, that's all it amounts to in the story.
If anyone has a problem with something someone watches or just wants an opinion on if it's animation or not, ask here.
Animation documentaries are allowed but not DVD featurettes/interviews that are just fluff promo pieces.
As with the other challenges, the lists must be numbered or it won't count.
Movies count as 1 entry each.
TV shows count according to length as they are aired on TV(including commercials):
- 30 minute shows count as 1/4 an entry
- 1 hour shows count as 1/2 an entry
- 2 hour shows count as 1 entry
If it's short films that are 10 minutes or less, once you hit 23 minutes of watching them, you've reached one 30 minute show. This is based on the theory that the run time for a 30 minute show is between 22-24 minutes.
For mini series, do count each "day" that it aired (assuming that each day was a 2 hour block). For example, Animated Dune: The Mini Series, would it be:
63. Animated Dune: The Mini Series - Part I
64. Animated Dune: The Mini Series - Part II
65. Animated Dune: The Mini Seriies - Part III
When listing TV shows, keep them together for one entry.
Example:
65. South Park:episode name / Futurama: episode name / Futurama: episode name
How do I list TV shows and other short stuff if I don't have enough for an entry?At the bottom of your post/list, keep a Temp TV section. Add stuff there until you get enough for an entry.
Watching the movie/show with the commentary will count as an entry.
Watching multiple versions(theatrical and director's cut) of the same movie/show will also count.
Show what days you watched whatever it was you watched
Example
August 1:
1. Snow White
2. Toy Story 3
July 2:
3. Fantastic Mr. Fox
1. Snow White
2. Toy Story 3
July 2:
3. Fantastic Mr. Fox
I'm stealing the prize determination from the exploitation challenge. Names will be randomly selected from http://www.random.org/lists/ The top people, one prize per person, get something.
There's 4 ways to get an entry:
- Participate by watching at least 1 item
- Watch 100 items
- Start the checklist
- Complete the checklist
The List Thread will be a couple weeks before the challenge begins.
3 wild cards for all. Use for those shows you want to watch but know they really don't count but they're pretty close or borderline to counting.
Last edited by The Man with the Golden Doujinshi; 08-29-10 at 02:01 PM.
07-03-10, 12:09 AM
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Re: August Animation Challenge 2010 - Discussion Thread
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/anime-talk/...ster-list.html
There's also websites like:
www.hulu.com
www.youtube.com
www.archive.org
Heck, you could even spend a month watching nothing but animation at www.newgrounds.com
There's also websites like:
www.hulu.com
www.youtube.com
www.archive.org
Heck, you could even spend a month watching nothing but animation at www.newgrounds.com
Incidentally, the Library of Congress has a digital collection called "Origins of American Animation." You can find it on their website, or you can download it (free) in iTunes here.
I'm not sure how much longer these things will be free, but iTunes has been offering a lot of free TV episodes this summer. There's an assortment of Kids' Shows that includes some animated fare and another collection of free anime episodes here. I didn't see anything really mandatory in any of it, but everyone's taste is different. Plus, I wouldn't know a "good" anime if it came with a label. For all I know, it's the giveaway of the century.
Last edited by The Man with the Golden Doujinshi; 07-31-10 at 09:06 PM.
07-03-10, 12:09 AM
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Re: August Animation Challenge 2010 - Discussion Thread
--- Title from your favorite genre(out of what's in your collection)
--- Title from your least favorite genre(out of what's in your collection)
--- Title with a favorite character - length doesn't matter
--- Title with a loathed character - length doesn't matter
--- Special feature
--- Commentary track
--- Title from the hardest to reach part of your collection - length doesn't matter
--- Title starting with ABC
--- Title starting with DEF
--- Title starting with GHI
--- Title starting with JKLM
--- Title starting with NOP
--- Title starting with QRS
--- Title starting with TUV
--- Title starting with WXYZ
--- First item alphabetically in your collection - length doesn't matter
--- Last item alphabetically in your collection - length doesn't matter
--- Oldest title(as in year made) - length doesn't matter
--- Oldest qualifying title you've bought. If you have old VHS tapes, don't forget to look there too. Format doesn't matter. - length doesn't matter
--- Newest title(as in year made) - length doesn't matter
--- Newest title you've bought - length doesn't matter
--- Finish a season or volume of a series - length doesn't matter
--- Pick an item at random. Make sure those crappy ones get an equal chance to get picked
--- Have a friend/spouse/child/dog/fish pick an item for you. No helping - length doesn't matter
Watch one item from every decade, starting with the 1900s.
--- 1900 (optional)-
--- 1910 (optional) -
--- 1920 (optional) -
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
--- 1960 -
--- 1970 -
--- 1980 -
--- 1990 -
--- 2000 -
--- 2010 -
Watch films in at least two languages other than English.
--- First language -
--- Second language -
Watch a film for each rating:
--- G -
--- PG -
--- PG-13 -
--- R -
--- NC-17 -
--- X -
--- Unrated -
--- Watch and anime movie or series -
--- Watch a US kid's show that originally aired on Sat mornings -
--- Puppet show -
--- Mostly or all CGI -
--- Watch 90+ minutes worth of shorts (i.e Tom and Jerry, Bugs Bunny) -
--- Cartoon based on a newspaper comic strip -
These genres:
--- Superhero cartoon -
--- Comedy -
--- Adventure -
--- Fantasy -
--- SF -
Watch a movie/show made by:
--- Walt Disney -
--- Chuck Jones -
--- Ub Iwerks -
--- Ralph Bakshi -
--- Fleischer Brothers -
--- Paul Dini -
--- Tex Avery -
--- Hayao Miyazaki -
--- Title from your least favorite genre(out of what's in your collection)
--- Title with a favorite character - length doesn't matter
--- Title with a loathed character - length doesn't matter
--- Special feature
--- Commentary track
--- Title from the hardest to reach part of your collection - length doesn't matter
--- Title starting with ABC
--- Title starting with DEF
--- Title starting with GHI
--- Title starting with JKLM
--- Title starting with NOP
--- Title starting with QRS
--- Title starting with TUV
--- Title starting with WXYZ
--- First item alphabetically in your collection - length doesn't matter
--- Last item alphabetically in your collection - length doesn't matter
--- Oldest title(as in year made) - length doesn't matter
--- Oldest qualifying title you've bought. If you have old VHS tapes, don't forget to look there too. Format doesn't matter. - length doesn't matter
--- Newest title(as in year made) - length doesn't matter
--- Newest title you've bought - length doesn't matter
--- Finish a season or volume of a series - length doesn't matter
--- Pick an item at random. Make sure those crappy ones get an equal chance to get picked
--- Have a friend/spouse/child/dog/fish pick an item for you. No helping - length doesn't matter
Watch one item from every decade, starting with the 1900s.
--- 1900 (optional)-
--- 1910 (optional) -
--- 1920 (optional) -
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
--- 1960 -
--- 1970 -
--- 1980 -
--- 1990 -
--- 2000 -
--- 2010 -
Watch films in at least two languages other than English.
--- First language -
--- Second language -
Watch a film for each rating:
--- G -
--- PG -
--- PG-13 -
--- R -
--- NC-17 -
--- X -
--- Unrated -
--- Watch and anime movie or series -
--- Watch a US kid's show that originally aired on Sat mornings -
--- Puppet show -
--- Mostly or all CGI -
--- Watch 90+ minutes worth of shorts (i.e Tom and Jerry, Bugs Bunny) -
--- Cartoon based on a newspaper comic strip -
These genres:
--- Superhero cartoon -
--- Comedy -
--- Adventure -
--- Fantasy -
--- SF -
Watch a movie/show made by:
--- Walt Disney -
--- Chuck Jones -
--- Ub Iwerks -
--- Ralph Bakshi -
--- Fleischer Brothers -
--- Paul Dini -
--- Tex Avery -
--- Hayao Miyazaki -
Last edited by The Man with the Golden Doujinshi; 08-02-10 at 03:41 PM.
07-03-10, 11:19 AM
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If I'm not totally burned out after this month's sci-fi challenge, I'll jump in. I've got a shelf of unwatched animation, especially old kids shows. And there's a good sized closet full of anime too...
07-03-10, 11:23 AM
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I actually went through my unwatched pile a few months back and separated all the animated titles...I've got plenty to keep me busy. 
07-03-10, 01:24 PM
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In between movies you could cram in the cartoon shorts they'd show at theaters and drive-ins, since they count also.
If someone else wants to just sit and watch Naruto and Pokemon, more power to them.
Hopefully this challenge won't turn out to be a dud.
07-03-10, 02:22 PM
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I've upgraded a lot of my Pixar/Disney movies to blu-ray and have been saving the re watch's just for this challenge, also been saving the Daria set for this. Those coupled with all the old nicktoons that Netflix added to streaming should be fun!
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07-04-10, 04:31 PM
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Pretty much. As long as you're hitting 90 minutes of actual content, that's a complete entry.
07-04-10, 06:59 PM
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I assume something like Farscape would count, with all of its puppetry throughout? I was thinking of starting the series during the Sci-Fi challenge and continuing during the Animation challenge.
07-04-10, 08:22 PM
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Never seen the show but I'm assuming it's full of space animation, among other things. The puppet stuff also counts, so go for it.
07-07-10, 11:52 AM
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I've never done one of these before. I'm interested in participating because I plan to watch a lot of anime this summer. Can I participate if it's all or mostly just anime?
What about cartoon shorts, like the old seven-minute Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons? How do you count those?
When you say "Start Checklist" and "Complete Checklist," what do you mean? Is there a checklist form that everyone has to use, or are you just referring to our own checklist that we make?
Thanks.
What about cartoon shorts, like the old seven-minute Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons? How do you count those?
When you say "Start Checklist" and "Complete Checklist," what do you mean? Is there a checklist form that everyone has to use, or are you just referring to our own checklist that we make?
Thanks.
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07-07-10, 12:10 PM
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Re: August Animation Challenge 2010 - Discussion Thread
I've never done one of these before. I'm interested in participating because I plan to watch a lot of anime this summer. Can I participate if it's all or mostly just anime?
What about cartoon shorts, like the old seven-minute Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons? How do you count those?
When you say "Start Checklist" and "Complete Checklist," what do you mean? Is there a checklist form that everyone has to use, or are you just referring to our own checklist that we make?
Thanks.
What about cartoon shorts, like the old seven-minute Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons? How do you count those?
When you say "Start Checklist" and "Complete Checklist," what do you mean? Is there a checklist form that everyone has to use, or are you just referring to our own checklist that we make?
Thanks.
The counting is all explained in the first post.
The checklist is coming, so the "Start Checklist" and "Complete Checklist" will make more sense soon. Or just look at the current Challenge, sci-fi/fantasy, to see things more clearly.
07-07-10, 01:42 PM
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Here's a start for online stuff
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/anime-talk/...ster-list.html
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/anime-talk/...ster-list.html
07-08-10, 01:41 PM
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Think I may do this one... Been a while since the Holiday list and I have some animation stuff Ive been thinking about watching, and since TV is barren right now, this looks like the perfect chance.
07-21-10, 11:22 PM
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I couldn't wait. Started watching Ĉon Flux tonight since it qualifies for the Sci-Fi Challenge.
Still deciding on what to do next month, but at least a season of the Muppets for sure.
Still deciding on what to do next month, but at least a season of the Muppets for sure.
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Re: August Animation Challenge 2010 - Discussion Thread
Still looking for checklist suggestions? Here's a few you might want to consider:
Watch and anime movie or series
Watch a US kid's show that originally aired on Sat mornings
Puppet show
Mostly or all CGI
Watch 90+ minutes worth of theatrical shorts (i.e Tom and Jerry, Bugs Bunny)
Cartoon based on a newspaper comic strip
These genres:
Superhero cartoon
Comedy
Adventure
Fantasy
SF
Watch a movie/show made by:
Walt Disney
Chuck Jones
Ub Iwerks (??)
Ralph Bakshi
Fleischer Brothers
Paul Dini
And of course one from each decade.
Just some ideas to get the conversation started.
Watch and anime movie or series
Watch a US kid's show that originally aired on Sat mornings
Puppet show
Mostly or all CGI
Watch 90+ minutes worth of theatrical shorts (i.e Tom and Jerry, Bugs Bunny)
Cartoon based on a newspaper comic strip
These genres:
Superhero cartoon
Comedy
Adventure
Fantasy
SF
Watch a movie/show made by:
Walt Disney
Chuck Jones
Ub Iwerks (??)
Ralph Bakshi
Fleischer Brothers
Paul Dini
And of course one from each decade.
Just some ideas to get the conversation started.
Last edited by John Sinnott; 07-23-10 at 11:31 AM.
07-23-10, 12:48 PM
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Re: August Animation Challenge 2010 - Discussion Thread
Still looking for checklist suggestions? Here's a few you might want to consider:
Watch and anime movie or series
Watch a US kid's show that originally aired on Sat mornings
Puppet show
Mostly or all CGI
Watch 90+ minutes worth of theatrical shorts (i.e Tom and Jerry, Bugs Bunny)
Cartoon based on a newspaper comic strip
These genres:
Superhero cartoon
Comedy
Adventure
Fantasy
SF
Watch a movie/show made by:
Walt Disney
Chuck Jones
Ub Iwerks (??)
Ralph Bakshi
Fleischer Brothers
Paul Dini
And of course one from each decade.
Just some ideas to get the conversation started.
Watch and anime movie or series
Watch a US kid's show that originally aired on Sat mornings
Puppet show
Mostly or all CGI
Watch 90+ minutes worth of theatrical shorts (i.e Tom and Jerry, Bugs Bunny)
Cartoon based on a newspaper comic strip
These genres:
Superhero cartoon
Comedy
Adventure
Fantasy
SF
Watch a movie/show made by:
Walt Disney
Chuck Jones
Ub Iwerks (??)
Ralph Bakshi
Fleischer Brothers
Paul Dini
And of course one from each decade.
Just some ideas to get the conversation started.
I hope to watch about 30 for this challenge. Won't be able to watch as much as I have for the Sci-Fi challenge.
07-23-10, 01:05 PM
#24
Challenge Guru & Comic Nerd
Re: August Animation Challenge 2010 - Discussion Thread
Those look good John. I hate it when the checklists get too specific. (Even though I created lots of specific categories in the past. What can I say? I'm a conundrum.)
I love what MP has for a checklist for the unwatched threads.
It's all pretty much applicable to everyone. Every single person on the board that owns unwatched DVDs can fully participate in the checklist.
Too often the categories in Challenge checklists are so limited that there are only 10 or so titles that even qualify, and some of those may not be on DVD. Checklists shouldn't force people to go into too many strange little nooks of a genre. A couple is fine, but ten is probably too many, imo. Make the checklist appear too complicated and many don't even want to touch it. But load it with "general" categories and make it look simple then more people will attempt it.
Obviously, a Challenge checklist isn't going to be just like the monthly ones, there will be quirks to it, and it should be somewhat difficult to complete.
Specifically on your suggestions I'd change these slightly:
I love what MP has for a checklist for the unwatched threads.
Spoiler:
It's all pretty much applicable to everyone. Every single person on the board that owns unwatched DVDs can fully participate in the checklist.
Too often the categories in Challenge checklists are so limited that there are only 10 or so titles that even qualify, and some of those may not be on DVD. Checklists shouldn't force people to go into too many strange little nooks of a genre. A couple is fine, but ten is probably too many, imo. Make the checklist appear too complicated and many don't even want to touch it. But load it with "general" categories and make it look simple then more people will attempt it.
Obviously, a Challenge checklist isn't going to be just like the monthly ones, there will be quirks to it, and it should be somewhat difficult to complete.
Specifically on your suggestions I'd change these slightly:
Watch and anime movie or show
Watch a theatrical short (i.e Tom and Jerry, Bugs Bunny)
Watch a theatrical short (i.e Tom and Jerry, Bugs Bunny)
07-23-10, 02:28 PM
#25
DVD Talk Special Edition
