So lately, me and my family have had this awful sickness. Headaches, stuffed noses, gunked up throats, and tired out muscles. Not fun. As we've been sick, well, I went to the Library shortly before we all got sick, and discovered a DVD set called 'The Super Mario Brother's Super Show' and I had remembered watching a few of these a few years prior, so I decided to grab it.
It ended up sitting in our Library baskets, until we ended up sick, and I was looking around up there for something to do.
I re-found the set, and decided to bring it downstairs, and put it in.
My siblings and I fell in love with the show. It was a little corny, but it was adorable. I couldn't believe that so many people didn't like it. Having watched a few episodes previously, I recognized most of the first disc, but by the time we hit disc 2, I was unfamiliar with a majority, and disc 3 was all new for me. Sadly, disc 4 was ruined beyond repair, but what else can you expect when you're getting a disc from the library, especially one as old as a show from 1989?
I later found, with some shock, that the show premiered on September Fourth 1989, and the final episode was aired, you ready for this? December First, 1989. Almost exactly four months after premiering. The re-runs lasted until September 6th, 1991. Alright, so the show was technically continued with Club Mario, but it just wasn't the same, and Club Mario ended rather quickly.
Many people today have forgotten the classics, yes they were rather corny, and at times, the animation was messy, but you know what? Think about the time period these came from. These weren't being produced by Disney, this was great animation for it's time and company.
So many people didn't like this show, and I can't really imagine why. But, it is what it is. You know...if more people ended up remembering the classics, the good ol' days of Traditional Animation, which is hands down my favorite kind, and I'll explain why in a moment, then maybe we wouldn't have lost such a great show.
Alright, so back to the topic of Animation. I love the Traditional style used by Disney up until their final traditionally animated film, Home on the Range, in 2004. Shortly afterwards, Disney began to produce their CGI films (CGI meaning Computer Generated Imagery). Sure some of these movies are great, but so many people have forgotten the classics. What about The Little Mermaid? Lilo and Stitch? I wouldn't be surprised if I found out there were people out there who had never seen, perhaps never even heard, of Disney's first big movie....Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
This animation amazes me, I find it amazing, because of several reasons. The main one, and the only one I will be elaborating being, the only thing they would have used tech for, would be to place the characters on the backgrounds. You can watch a video, though it may take a while to track down, on how one of Peter Pan's artists, used a sketchbook to animate Captain Hook.This was a time when they put effort into their art, actually took the time to make sure everything went smoothly. You'll find a lot less animation errors in these classic films and shows, than you will in the newer movies.
I want to challenge you all to try your hand at this, draw an animated scene, on a piece of paper.
Have you ever done anything like this? What are your favorite classic films and shows.
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