April 29, 2014 : Green Lantern’s Focus Group
Before it was unceremoniously cancelled, I was quite the fan of Green Lantern: The Animated Series (I didn’t even realize Bruce Timm was Executive Producer on the show). That is why I was interested when the showrunner, Giancarlo Volpe, posted a mini-comic he drew about his first experience attending a focus group for the series.
It’s a curious, albeit biased, take on focus groups. Like most things, there’s probably a place for them – but I am sure most people put either way too much or way too little stock in what they say. In either case, Green Lantern ended much too early, but it was nice to see some behind-the-scenes for the show.
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October 10, 2013 : Say Goodbye To Tron: Uprising
It seems like a yearly tradition, but yet another show I watch has been cancelled. This time around, the victim is Tron: Uprising – joining the ranks of such fallen comrades as The Green Lantern: The Animated Series, ThunderCats, and Sym-Bionic Titan.
Technically, Tron wasn’t cancelled… it just wasn’t renewed; and that’s too bad because visually, it was spectacular. Plus, it had a fast-paced storyline that sadly will never get resolved – a fate shared with the many other forgotten shows I used to enjoy.
On the plus side, at least Wilfred will be given a chance to wrap things up in its fourth and final season. Here’s hoping they can execute.
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November 11, 2011 : Green Lantern’s New Series
This Friday, Cartoon Network premieres its new series – Green Lantern: The Animated Series. Same as the movie, the starring Lantern will be Hal Jordan (and not the awesome John Stewart). Frankly, it seems odd that this show didn’t premiere closer to the release of the movie. Yet again, after the movie’s reviews perhaps this was intentional.
I can’t say I’m a fan of the character design. It seems like a cheap knock off to The Incredibles. Still, the prospect of a 3D animated series can lend itself to some cool things… if done well. Plus, if the writing and story is solid, people will overlook the subpar visuals. Still, between the poor design and having Hal Jordan as the lead – they certainly have their work cut out for them. We’ll see how things look after the premiere.
UPDATE: So apparently this past Friday was just a ‘Sneak Peak’ into the series. The premiere isn’t slated until Spring of next year. They really are distancing themselves from the movie.
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