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Whee, cartoons

  • Apr. 26th, 2008 at 4:59 PM
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Maybe I should make a folder in my pictures folder for fandomsecrets pictures. But I do delete them from my computer once they're posted, so it'd be pretty empty. Hmm.

I've been watching the Dreamstone a lot on YouTube lately. It sort of half appeals to me now, not like it did when I was little. The bad guys are about a hundred times more interesting than the good guys. Although I have a soft spot for Rufus, I'd much rather watch Frizz and Nug complain, or Zordrak yell at Urpgor for telling him something he knows but the audience doesn't. There's some actual conflict there, while the good guys don't seem to have flaws.

Although Rufus daydreams too much, and in the pilot this gets him into trouble more than once. But in the actual show, he seems to have got over it. And the Dream Maker apparently wants the Dreamstone to be stolen, with his alertness and the security precautions he takes, but nobody calls him on it as far as I know, so it's probably not intended to be a flaw or a source of conflict.

No I am not overthinking a children's cartoon. If anything, I'm overthinking what makes a story enjoyable.
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[info]chakramchucker wrote:
Apr. 26th, 2008 08:29 am (UTC)
Well if you think about it, a lot of the most popular cartoons had characters with major flaws. The Ninja Turtles each had their own personalities and downfalls (especially Raf) and there was Darkwing Duck, and I could go on but I won't because I'm way tired.

Anyway, it's neat to notice that stuff because then you can kind of consciously be like "well, if I make a cartoon/story, I will not make that mistake." It proves how much you've learned. S'why I'm so into watching movies right now... I like to pick up on where the directors screwed up majorly or did something really well.
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[info]oneinnabun wrote:
Apr. 26th, 2008 08:45 am (UTC)
Yeah... With cartoons, it's usually funnier that way as well as more interesting. The good guys in the Dreamstone are good as wish fulfilment characters for little kids, though.

I do that a lot with the things I read. If something bothers me, I think about it until I figure out what it is, and then I know not to do that in my writing. And if something works, I think about what makes it work.

I guess that's already obvious. Sorry. I'm always tired at this time of day. (It's 6:45pm)
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