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TV blogging
Jun. 5th, 2005 04:19 pmTwo items of note this week, all on Cartoon Network.
First, Paranoia Agent. This is new to the Saturday Night late-night line-up, and it has potential. Take what looks to be modern Japan and a very talented artist. She has created the most popular children's figure since Hello Kitty and always carries around a toy of this creation. Her boss wants her to make more piles of money for him. One night after work, in the parking lot, she's attacked by an unknown figure and is sent into partial shock, if still able to walk and such. Her attacker wears inline skates and wields a very mean hockey stick. Call him Lil Slugger.
An obnoxious reporter wants her story, and he can perfectly mimic other voices.
Her toy is not a toy - it can move and talk on its own.
Strangeness, in other words, lurks just below the surface.
So far so good.
Second, they have started showing Trigun again starting from the very first episode. There's a legend on this alien planet, a planet that looks much like the US desert West of late 1800s fame, a legend of a human typhoon called Vash the Stampede. He is blamed for the destruction of a good half dozen towns and cities and has a price on his head of sixty billion double-dollars. He is known to be the meanest, most evil man in existence who has murderous minions at his beck and call and who likes to kill and blow things up just for fun.
Meryl and Millie work for an insurance company and want to guard Vash 24/7 to prevent him from committing more atrocities and perhaps save their company some money. Trouble is, whenever they go looking for Vash they run into some young blond guy, a total goof with his hair standing straight up, who keeps grabbing the doughnuts they bring for Vash and devouring them. He does have this uncanny luck dodging bullets... but there's no way he could be Vash... right?
Watch for the action, the humor, and to see a grown man be a hero while looking like a total idiot.
Finally, new shows of Justice League Unlimited, Teen Titans, and Inuyasha are all showing. All are looking excellent, all for different reasons. Both Teen Titans and Justice League should be fine for kids, if violent, owing to the thinking. Inuyasha requires a slightly older mindset - slightly. It's decent for kids too, but they might not understand certain bits regarding pairbond relations.
Happy viewing, all.
First, Paranoia Agent. This is new to the Saturday Night late-night line-up, and it has potential. Take what looks to be modern Japan and a very talented artist. She has created the most popular children's figure since Hello Kitty and always carries around a toy of this creation. Her boss wants her to make more piles of money for him. One night after work, in the parking lot, she's attacked by an unknown figure and is sent into partial shock, if still able to walk and such. Her attacker wears inline skates and wields a very mean hockey stick. Call him Lil Slugger.
An obnoxious reporter wants her story, and he can perfectly mimic other voices.
Her toy is not a toy - it can move and talk on its own.
Strangeness, in other words, lurks just below the surface.
So far so good.
Second, they have started showing Trigun again starting from the very first episode. There's a legend on this alien planet, a planet that looks much like the US desert West of late 1800s fame, a legend of a human typhoon called Vash the Stampede. He is blamed for the destruction of a good half dozen towns and cities and has a price on his head of sixty billion double-dollars. He is known to be the meanest, most evil man in existence who has murderous minions at his beck and call and who likes to kill and blow things up just for fun.
Meryl and Millie work for an insurance company and want to guard Vash 24/7 to prevent him from committing more atrocities and perhaps save their company some money. Trouble is, whenever they go looking for Vash they run into some young blond guy, a total goof with his hair standing straight up, who keeps grabbing the doughnuts they bring for Vash and devouring them. He does have this uncanny luck dodging bullets... but there's no way he could be Vash... right?
Watch for the action, the humor, and to see a grown man be a hero while looking like a total idiot.
Finally, new shows of Justice League Unlimited, Teen Titans, and Inuyasha are all showing. All are looking excellent, all for different reasons. Both Teen Titans and Justice League should be fine for kids, if violent, owing to the thinking. Inuyasha requires a slightly older mindset - slightly. It's decent for kids too, but they might not understand certain bits regarding pairbond relations.
Happy viewing, all.
