Unfinished business from my earlier post. I suck.
On Jun 8, 11:03Â pm, "S.t.A.n.L.e.E"
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wrote:> Sun, 8 Jun 2008 7:01pm+0200, Massimo Sabbadini :
>> 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... ;_;
>> 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. 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.
>
> Would you believe they actually hired a designer
> to design those horrible dress outfits?!
Which designer was worse? The one who designed Winx's "elegant
hotness" parade of midriffs, platform heels, and bare arms, or the
Appleseed Ex:Machina designer (Prada?) who designed Duenan's milk-maid
formal wear? "Take that off!", to quote Jay-Z.
>> 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.
>
> Yes, yet English is the original language.
The WITCH comic was originally written in English?
Terrence Briggs, who really should know this stuff, but is a bit of an
Ugly American about Other Peoples' Animation
Peace to you...
