The scene with Carol at her desk reminded me very closely of the scenes and animation of the character "Mirage" in The Incredibles.
Really? You can't see some similarity there and how Mr. Incredible was portrayed?
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Really? You can't see some similarity there and how Mr. Incredible was portrayed?
I can definitely see Bruce Timm's influence in the art style.
Gym rat.
Better than I feared but I'm not quite convinced yet.
No, the design styles are quite distinct. True, Carol's rather wasp-waisted like all Timm women, but Mirage was exaggeratedly skinny from neck to toe:
http://images.artistdirect.com/Images/nad/video/tribune/36057/36057_cj.jpg
And the facial design was very different. Carol's face was a classic, characteristic Bruce Timm face; like I said, almost exactly like Timm's Lois Lane. There's nothing particularly Timm-esque about Teddy Newton's design of Mirage's face; they both represent similar ideals of feminine beauty, but the specific stylistic takes on that ideal are distinct to the artists.
Well, some obvious generic similarities due to them both being caricatures of strongmen with disproportionately large upper torsos, but you can find thousands of cartoon characters designed along those lines, just as you can find thousands of cartoon women designed along the lines discussed above. And Mr. Incredible is, of course, significantly different because he's designed for most of the film as a middle-aged man who's put on a fair amount of weight; even after he gets back into fighting trim, he's still clearly got a lot of extra padding:
http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/40/374590-119941-mr-incredible_large.jpg
By contrast, this series' Hal is much sleeker and more angular, a man in his prime with no excess padding:
http://cdn.screenrant.com/wp-content/uploads/green-lantern-hal-jordan.jpg
There's really no comparison. It's apples and celery. Bruce Timm's character design style is lean, sleek, and Art Deco; Teddy Newton's is softer and rounder. Also, there's more consistency to Timm's design style; it's caricatured, but he has a standardized, fairly uniform face and body type for male characters and another for female characters. But every one of Newton's character designs in The Incredibles is more distinct and individualized, the caricatures taken to a more extreme level. We're talking about two very distinct design styles here.
I think the similarity you're seeing is only in execution, the fact that both productions are done in 3D computer animation. But even there, there are considerable differences in the level of detail and texture. The Incredibles went to great lengths to give its caricatured people realistic skin, hair, and clothing texture, but everything in GL:TAS is more smooth and slick.
I thought this was great. And it made me think: why couldn't the Live Action Movie have been half as good?
That was actually pretty cool. Voice acting was strong, storytelling was good, and the whole thing had that fun, zippy 60's energy that Incredibles seemed to have.
Like others have said though, I hope they extend the stories beyond just the Red Lanterns. They are definitely effective villains, but seeing them in every episode could get old fast.
Like others have said though, I hope they extend the stories beyond just the Red Lanterns. They are definitely effective villains, but seeing them in every episode could get old fast.
Eh, I think you're overanalyzing things. All we're saying is that the animation has that Incredibles feel to it, as far as the basic proportions, the way they move, etc.
Look, I never said that GL was imitating or copying. Just that there is a visible influence. If you can't see it, well, then you can't.
Out of all the 3D animated productions I've seen, I just don't see anything about GL:TAS that makes it closer to The Incredibles specifically than to any other 3D-animated show or movie featuring humanoid characters. Maybe it's closer to that than to Star Wars: The Clone Wars in that the characters aren't designed to look like Supermarionation puppets, or closer than to Iron Man Armored Adventures in that the CGI is actually fairly good, but it doesn't seem closer to TI than, say, Megamind does. Once you get past the fact that they're both 3D-animated and both involve human superheroes, I just don't see enough stylistic similarity to suggest actual influence. What I see, quite simply, is Bruce Timm's familiar style. The only departure from Timm's usual look is that it's in three dimensions instead of two.
Shoot. I forgot this was even on. Any change they're re-airing it?
I just looked over the schedule for the coming week, and didn't see it listed. It probably won't air again until the official premiere next spring.
Oh, it's not coming back till spring? Oh, dang it! I was looking forward to getting a weekly fix from here on in. I guess I should've realized this would be months ahead of the formal premiere, though, since they did the same with Young Justice.
Yeah, I didn't realize that either, and I missed the episode too (haven't actually checked On Demand yet to see if it's available there). When I started looking for a second airing, I noticed that the Wikipedia entry says the show premieres in spring 2012, based off an announcement at SDCC.
Oh, Damn I missed it too, and Sacramento, CA Comcast on Demand doesn't have anything for it yet
Oh, OK, this was just a sneak peek airing of the Pilot, to entice us unti Spring? I can wait, then, and hopefully, it'll be repeated with the actual premiere.
Oh, Damn I missed it too, and Sacramento, CA Comcast on Demand doesn't have anything for it yet
Oh, OK, this was just a sneak peek airing of the Pilot, to entice us unti Spring? I can wait, then, and hopefully, it'll be repeated with the actual premiere.
Well crap.
I wanted to give it a try. Ah well, something to look forward to I suppose.
A very definite thumbs up from me. It was substantially better than the theatrical film, which is a major plus.
I pretty much agree with the points everyone else has approved of in the writing. Here are a couple of issues I had, though:
But, you know, nothing's perfect. A very promising premise. I'll be tuning in for the series.
I pretty much agree with the points everyone else has approved of in the writing. Here are a couple of issues I had, though:
- It was, to say the least, a really good thing that Hal didn't die of, you know, exposure when his ring ran out of juice.
- I was shouting at the screen when he piloted the ship to chase after the Red Lantern probe. It was an obvious blunder, for the reasons they "discovered" in the episode itself.
I enjoyed it! Alot of fun, better than the movie. It did take a minute or two to for me to get into the style but after that it was great! It reminds me of the Clone Wars movie and the first half of Clones season one. very miminal, im sure the animation will get better season to season.
I would have preferred 2D animation to CGI.
That said, I was a bit worried after that little clip that was online a few months ago, which had the train rescue finished with the destruction of the jet, as well as Hal and Kilowog's first dialogue with the ship's AI, including Hal giving her the name Aiya (did I spell that write?). Felt like this could turn out to be too silly and childish for my taste (in GL fiction, there's stuff where I want my silly and childish).
Well, after this pilot,
, I happily kiss my worries goodbye.
That said, I was a bit worried after that little clip that was online a few months ago, which had the train rescue finished with the destruction of the jet, as well as Hal and Kilowog's first dialogue with the ship's AI, including Hal giving her the name Aiya (did I spell that write?). Felt like this could turn out to be too silly and childish for my taste (in GL fiction, there's stuff where I want my silly and childish).
Well, after this pilot,
Red Lanterns on a killing spree, a dark secret in the Guardians' history hinted at, a Red Lantern struggling with his conscience and a Green Lantern sacrificing his life for his people
I enjoyed it too, but the writing looks like it's suited for the fun and simplicity of an animated series. I don't think it would work in a live-action format where it could come off as pretty unsophisticated.
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Well, they weren't in vacuum. It was just night, I assume.
It's spelled Aya, evidently. (And since you asked about spelling, you meant "did I spell that right?" Or technically, "did I spell that correctly?" -- although I think the use of "right" as an adverb has been commonplace long enough that it would be needless pedantry to reject the usage, at least in informal conversation.)
Whereas I thought the writing was quite rich and sophisticated, the best thing about the show so far.
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