Keskustelujen arkisto

Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Author

Topic: DuckTales 25th Anniversary

(136 messages)
Ewmailing
Quote from user: GeoXQuote from user: ewmailingI felt guilty for not writing more about Bubba
That is something that no one should feel guilty about, ever. ;)

LOL :D
Ewmailing
Quote from user: FuriennaQuote from user: ewmailingI had several reasons for merging Bubba and Fenton, though not necessarily good reasons. One reason was that originally I didn't have much to say about either of them. However, as I was writing Fenton, a suddenly had a lot more to say. But another reason was I was trying to create artificial ways for me to write less; the thing is ridiculously long as it is. I did actually think about splitting the section, but then I felt guilty for not writing more about Bubba and then needing to split Mrs. Beakley and Webby. I was already late on finishing this (I wanted to finish this weeks ago, not on the actual *day*), so I had an excuse to not split it. Maybe I'll have to revisit this some day. (Maybe the 50th? :P)
I see. Fenton is my favorite on that show, so I still think he should have gotten his own paragraph, especially since you did have more to say about him than about Bubba, or about Mrs Beakly and Webby, but I understand now. And if you want to revisit the article, why wait until the 50th anniversary in 2037), which is another twentyfive years away? What about the 30th anniversary in 2017, which only is five years away?

But it's so much work (and no profit) :P
And I might need 25 years just to write the next one. :P

If you can help me get a million hits, I'll do it. Right now (sadly), the word really hasn't gotten out about the 25th anniversary.
MustangRockstar
Really wish Disney would take a page from Warner and just finish off their various tv series with mod productions.
I find it hard to believe the shows sold so badly when I look at some of the obscure stuff that seems to sell just fine.
Monochrome
Quote from user: ewmailingToday is Sept 18th. It is *the* day :)
I wanted to offer my contribution to the 25th anniversary celebration which is an article on DuckTales no less.
http://playcontrol.net/ewing/jibberjabber/ducktales-25th-anniversary.html

I found it a really excellent and well written article. That most have took ages to write though! Nether less, the quality of it shows c:

Quote:Really wish Disney would take a page from Warner and just finish off their various tv series with mod productions.

I find it hard to believe the shows sold so badly when I look at some of the obscure stuff that seems to sell just fine.

Mod productions? I'm afraid I'm not familiar with the term.

Agreed though, I see some awfully terrible stuff on the shelf and it seems to sell.
MustangRockstar
Sorry, "made on demand." Warner has released a lot of animated features under their Warner Archive line.
I just find it hard to believe that the titles didn't sell. Disney Afternoon titles were some of the most in-demand series by consumers.
It's especially frustrating when you have 2/3 or 3/4 of a series.
Johnasjade
Magica ......
You missed her.........
Ewmailing
Quote from user: MonochromeQuote from user: ewmailingToday is Sept 18th. It is *the* day :)
I wanted to offer my contribution to the 25th anniversary celebration which is an article on DuckTales no less.
http://playcontrol.net/ewing/jibberjabber/ducktales-25th-anniversary.html

I found it a really excellent and well written article. That most have took ages to write though! Nether less, the quality of it shows c:

Thank you for saying that. I really appreciate it! And it did take ages :) I spent extra time trying to research and double check my facts and referencing sources as much as possible.
Ewmailing
Quote from user: johnasjadeMagica ......

You missed her.........

Me? No, there is definitely a section on Magica. I felt it was really important to acknowledge June Foray so there is no way I could skip Magica.
Monochrome
Quote from user: ewmailingQuote from user: MonochromeQuote from user: ewmailingToday is Sept 18th. It is *the* day :)
I wanted to offer my contribution to the 25th anniversary celebration which is an article on DuckTales no less.
http://playcontrol.net/ewing/jibberjabber/ducktales-25th-anniversary.html

I found it a really excellent and well written article. That most have took ages to write though! Nether less, the quality of it shows c:

Thank you for saying that. I really appreciate it! And it did take ages :) I spent extra time trying to research and double check my facts and referencing sources as much as possible.

No problem. I learned a lot from it c:

Quote from user: MustangRockstarSorry, "made on demand." Warner has released a lot of animated features under their Warner Archive line.

I just find it hard to believe that the titles didn't sell. Disney Afternoon titles were some of the most in-demand series by consumers.

It's especially frustrating when you have 2/3 or 3/4 of a series.

Oh. Yeah, that would be great. I mean it wouldn't be too difficult. You would think that at the very least Scrooge and HD&L making guest appearances in Kingdom Hearts would do at least a little bit to convince them, but no.

Well, I heard from somewhere (which I think I posted this somewhere but oh well) that originally they were on the more expensive side when first released yet no extra goodies for the collectors, but more importantly, they did a horrible job advertising them, and then blamed bad sales for not releasing the rest! What kind of messed up logic is that? Obviously no one knowing about it due to sucky advertising = no one likes it according it Disney.
Gerd Syllwasschy
I'd like to point you all to the Bertel Express special DuckTales issue.
It's in German, but even if you can't read a word it's definitely fun to leaf through it.
Kimba_1962
Quote from user: Gerd SyllwasschyI'd like to point you all to the Bertel Express special DuckTales issue.

It's in German, but even if you can't read a word it's definitely fun to leaf through it.

Woo-wee!!!! As someone who's COWRITTEN a DUCKTALES index, I must say that I am impressed.

I'm especially taken with the gallery of all the different devices/planes/whatever that Launchpad has driven/flown/crashed/some combination thereof.
MustangRockstar
Warner seems to be gearing up to continue releasing shows like Tiny Toons and Anamaniacs, so there's a glimmer of hope for Disney to finish their shows as well.
On a side note, I seem to remember a behind the scenes show (or at least segment) from the 80s that featured interviews with the voice cast, etc. It showed how Russi Taylor would often have to talk to herself, Alan Young had to tone down a Scottish accent slightly, etc.
Can't find it, don't know what the segment was part of. Anyone have a clue?
Debbie
It would be nice to see the rest of DuckTales on DVD, although the later season(s?) don't quite reach the heights of the initial 65 episodes IMHO. The Golden Goose two-parter was a good ep, as was the Tralla La adaption, and Fenton/Gizmoduck had some good eps as well. The less said about Bubba's episodes, the better, however...
MustangRockstar
That was a pretty common theme in the 80s. A show would debut in syndication, do very well and the studio would produce additional seasons. However, they'd mess with the formula and thus throw off the equation that made the show popular in the first place.
Furienna
I have to totally disagree. Even though I have to admit, that I've only seen a half dozen out of the sixtyfive first episodes (I grew up with the last season, without even knowing about the existence of more than those thirtyfive epsiodes), it just feels like there's something missing in them. I probably would have enjoyed them more as a little girl than what I did as an adult. And that's another thing, that I keep thinking about those first seasons: They feel way too childish. While I might have missed an early episode here and there, which I would like more than most of the others, the last season beats the earlier seasons heads down. The writing feels more intelligent and interesting, there's way more humor, and Fenton is my favorite character of this show, and he only appears in nineteen episodes, out of which all of them are in the last season. And if I may so, even Bubba had six good episodes! So while those last thirtyfive episodes weren't all equally great (to be honest, I don't even remember them all), I so prefer that season.
Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10