Any REALLY old business? (Stop whining, Stan; it's on-topic!!!)
On Jun 8, 1:01Â pm, Massimo Sabbadini wrote:
> On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 06:42:31 -0700 (PDT), Terrence Briggs
>
>
lycos.com> wrote:>>> Â Still no match for W.I.T.C.H. . . .
>
>>Except in the ratings :-(
>
>>Didn't you know? Â WinX is back on
4Kids.tv.
>
> Sigh. To think this is the best Italian animation has to offer... ;_;
Heh. I'm actually a mini-fan of Monster Allergy's North American
localization. It had a more consumable pace, likeable characters, a
reasonably imaginative story and universe (Ghostbusters-meets-Sixth
Sense-meets-Digimon), and no chance of surviving a sinking Kids WB
lineup, or any other American animation lineup. It'll go down in
animation history as another forgotten gem in the TV wasteland.
> I actually watched all three seasons of Winx because I am a sucker for
> majokko shows. It was usually predictable and sappy shoujo stuff, but
> sometimes it had good humour, especially in the second season.
If by "good humor" you mean "non-sequitirs", then yes, it had some
"good humor".
If you mean "campy ineptitude", then yes, it was ROTFL :-)
> We had
> Stella citing the signature attack from Daitarn III, an entire episode
> dedicated to the "Patchaman" Squad, other citations from 2001 A Space
> Odissey and Harry Potter. I am sure the guys who worked on the second
> season were anime fans.
> I agree with you that WITCH is better animation-wise and story-wise.
> The WITCH comic is also an Italian creation, but the animation was
> made in France, I think.
I was definitely animated in South Korea (Hong Ying) and I beleive
Taiwan (Wang Film, wherever they're located).
It was mostly written by Canadians(?) in Season 1 (they used to work
on Ned's Newt, and now work on Will & Dewitt, an E/I-certified Ned's
Newt clone). It was mostly written by Americans in Season 2
(Gargoyles creator Greg Weisman, who now works on Spectacular Spider-
man).
The layouts, storyboarding, art direction and such may have been done
in Europe. Ibeleive the production was French.
I am certain that the DVDs are available in every continent BUT North
America and Antartica :-P
> --
> Massimo "Gohan" Sabbadini
> Email: gohan(at)megane.it
> "Tibi, magnum Innominandum, signa stellarum nigrarum
> Â et bufaniformis Sadoquae sigilim" (De Vermis Mysteriis)
Terrence Briggs, not bitter. Not a pirate, either.
Peace to you...
