Two sure signs of the End of Civilization as We Know It:

1) A Spice Girls reunion tour

2) A Pokemon revival

Having said that...

Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:

I saw the "Lucario" movie on Cartoon Network a few weeks ago, and
it actually wasn't half bad (you might want to watch the original
Japanese end-credits, which features a song by Puffy Ami-Yumi:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKCFJgrGQag ).

At the same time, the film is a little troubling. Like other
Pokemon, Lucario can be forced into gladiatorial combat at the
capricious whim of his master. Unlike other Pokemon, Lucario
is a sentient being; essentially, he's a slave. Not sure if
I'm entirely comfortable with that...