Category: Videos

The Sublime Framing of Rebecca Sugar’s Stories

Sublime art theory informs Rebecca Sugar’s shows in obvious and subtle ways. Their careful decisions in the art direction, narrative, and expressions of their characters come together to form a sublime artwork. Looking into how Rebecca Sugar specifically employs sublime framing in Steven Universe, one comes to understand why their stories feel so personal and …

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Cartoon Network February 2020 Ratings Report

The Teen Titans Go! vs Teen Titans movie’s TV premier brought in the most ratings with 826,000 viewers, but Total Dramarama took the top spot for series premiers with an average of 464,000 viewers.

Teen Titans Go! also broke a 400k average with 430,000 average viewers, and three more series got close: Thundercats Roar with …

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Does Entrapta From She-Ra: Princesses of Power Play University?

Princess Entrapta is probably the most likable character from She-Ra: Princesses of Power. She’s also a highly unethical scientist. That sure sounds like University of Planet material to me.

If you haven’t played Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri, that’s okay. Not only is the game cheap on GOG, the video is also focused on Entrapta and …

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What Ever Happened to Brigid from Craig of the Creek?

Brigid led the Freddites on Craig of the Creek for exactly one (fantastic) episode, Dog Decider, before disappearing from the face of the creek. It’s a shame, because Brigid’s story was definitely left unfinished in an unsatisfying (if funny) way, unlike Deltron’s which was wrapped up exactly as much as it needed to be.

Craig …

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We Really Loved Season 1 of She-Ra

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power completely blew apart everything that could have been expected from a reboot of the ’80s cartoon. The Netflix show continues the awesome trend of being inclusive in its cast, but She-Ra goes further to tell deep, complex character-driven stories that share perspectives that are rare to find in other …

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Susie’s Lament: Ramona, Hedgehog, and the Future of Summer Camp Island

Summer Camp Island’s first season ended on a huge cliffhanger when Susie took Hedgehog’s wand. Why is Susie acting like this though? Betsy was teaching Hedgehog magic, so what’s the problem?

The answer lies with Ramona, Susie’s friend and Summer Camp Island’s resident time witch. Unlike the other witches, Ramona is mortal; one day, probably …

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Cartoon Network January 2020 Ratings Report

Total Dramarama gets the most average views this month while season two of Infinity Train gets the highest single-episode premier for The Mall Car. Most shows did well, with Total Dramarama, Ninjago, Apple and Onion, and Infinity Train all averaging over 400,000 viewers per premier.

Also, January saw the end of the weekly runs of …

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Conductor of the Infinity Train: One-One and His Limits

Raise your hand if, while you were watching the second season of Infinity Train, you expected One-One to be able to fix MT’s problem as soon as she found him. A lot of you probably raised your hand. Things didn’t work out so easily, did they?

One-One is a robot, and as a robot he …

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REVIEW: Steven Universe’s First Paper Mario-Style RPG, Attack the Light

Grumpyface Studios proved Steven Universe belonged in his own video game when they released Attack the Light in April 2015. The developer not only carefully adapted Steven’s world into a lovingly crafted RPG, but they also drew from the right video game inspirations to craft an experience that felt authentic to the love of games …

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Mao Mao’s Dad: The Private Pain of Shin Mao

From the beginning of the series Mao Mao has daddy issues. Shin Mao keeps turning up in flashbacks and it’s clear that he never gave Mao Mao the love he wanted. When we finally meet Shin he seems like the big jerk we all thought he was, but it turns out that he’s just a …

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