Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site nbs-amrf.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!umcp-cs!nbs-amrf!manheimer From: manheimer@nbs-amrf.UUCP (Ken Manheimer) Newsgroups: net.comics,net.tv Subject: Re: Japanese Animation (& non-empty tv in general) Message-ID: <458@nbs-amrf.UUCP> Date: Sun, 10-Mar-85 15:50:26 EST Article-I.D.: nbs-amrf.458 Posted: Sun Mar 10 15:50:26 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Mar-85 20:38:06 EST References: <684@voder.UUCP>, <328@lzmi.UUCP> Organization: National Bureau of Standards Lines: 31 Xref: linus net.comics:1282 net.tv:2344 I'd like to second the recommendation of The Mighty Orebots TV show - there's a clear dedication to detail and imagination in purely depictive and 3d effects (solid perspective and dynamic, convincing motion) and, what's more, the characerizations aren't kinda fun. In fact, I wish they had longer than a half hour format, so that they could develop a plot that would actually sustain the potential personality of the characters. Realistically, though, this is saturday morning programming, an abyss of personality for almost as long as I can remember (I just barely caught bullwinkle and rocky before they were gone... even new bugs bunny episodes are too empty looking (and feeling) to watch...), and this show is not only generally bearable, but is actually satisfying, at least in terms of its graphics. By the way, it strikes me as somehow ironic to be submitting an article, which I do not do frequently, on the topic of a saturday morning tv program. It's not what I would usually think of among issues of great moment. On second thought, though, I remember how important it was (and still is) to find the substance of the genuine human content always hinted at by (so rarely honest) traces in the media. The potential seems so high, if only for solid, gratifying escapism, and maybe, just maybe, for a substantial contribution to our perspectives on the world. Um, well, you know what I mean. ? Oh well... Ken Manheimer ...!seismo!nbs-amrf!manheimer (Existence is influence. Probably.)