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[just2good]

I don't know what's happening to me! I just can't pay attention to the episodes of MLP:FiM! I watched the first five minutes or so, and I left it on while browsing something else.

[Darth Lurtz]

Looks like Young Justice, Green Lantern tas, and Tron Uprising are being cancelled :

http://www.ign.com/a...72143f551000045

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/GraphicCity/news/?a=72575

Edited January 29, 2013 by Darth Lurtz

[Tanma]

Looks like Young Justice, Green Lantern tas, and Tron Uprising are being cancelled :

http://www.ign.com/a...72143f551000045

http://www.comicbook...y/news/?a=72575

My sister...broke, when she heard the news. She jut loves both Green Lantern and Young Justice, and to loose both of them. She kind of just moaned on my bedroom floor for a bit, and then fixated on potential loopholes in speech. Then more flopping.

I've been there, I still am a bit broken after Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes...stopped getting new episodes. I'm writing another fan fiction to get through the pain, but I'm not sure if that will work for her.

[Darth Lurtz]

My sister...broke, when she heard the news. She jut loves both Green Lantern and Young Justice, and to loose both of them. She kind of just moaned on my bedroom floor for a bit, and then fixated on potential loopholes in speech. Then more flopping.

I've been there, I still am a bit broken after Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes...stopped getting new episodes. I'm writing another fan fiction to get through the pain, but I'm not sure if that will work for her.

What hurts most is how these shows get canned and yet shows like The Annoying Orange and Ultimate Spiderman keep going.

Edited January 29, 2013 by Darth Lurtz

[Tanma]

What hurts most is how these shows get canned and yet shows like The Annoying Orange and Ultimate Spiderman keep going.

A thousand times yes. A: EMH has their version of Spider-Man in only three episodes, but those episodes were infinitely more respectful to his character (and competence) than his own show.

I can't believe my sister thought they shared a universe. I mean yeah she hasn't watched them, but Iron Fist and Luke Cage are adults in A: EMH. It just can't work. Now I'm going to rant to myself about why Avengers Assemble already can't be in the same verse either, unless there is major character death.

[Aanchir]

So there's a lot of hubbub in the brony community about this revelation (season finale spoilers). Naturally there have been hints showing up all over the place, but naturally due to Nuremberg Toy Fair they had to let the cat (or the candy-colored pony, as it were) out of the bag before the finale has a chance to air.

Personally, I'm excited. It seems like an interesting challenge for the writers of the show to deal with, and one that could provide new storytelling opportunities in the future. I've already heard many people whine that "it's just to sell toys", but, well, you shouldn't be in the MLP:FiM fandom (or the LEGO fandom, for that matter) if you feel that selling toys is incompatible with quality storytelling. There have already been a number of events from the show that occurred "just to sell toys" (the show itself arguably exists for this purpose), and the writers have consistently pulled through to make sure Hasbro's suggestions and mandates are an opportunity rather than a burden.

As a BIONICLE fan I also feel a bit wary of those who consider this a "sudden change" in storytelling, because it's perfectly possible for major story events like this to be planned for years in advance and still catch fans by surprise.

Naturally, people will complain about the show jumping the shark, just as they've always done about any show that changes in a way they don't like. I don't pay much heed to these complaints, because when and why you enjoy or stop enjoying a show is a personal matter, not some concrete threshold to be crossed. A good show is always changing, but rarely are changes in quality definite and abrupt. So others may complain about the present or worry about the future, but I'm going to enjoy watching the pretty ponies for as long as I can, and if I eventually lose interest, so be it.

(I am not, however, afraid to say that many of those tie-in toys are quite awful, and I sincerely hope some of the character molds will appear in better and less pricy products.)

Edited January 29, 2013 by Aanchir

[just2good]

When I saw speculation about it months ago, I was not okay with it. But, I think the series needs change, as I'm not liking where it's going, so hopefully this will change stuff up a bit.

[halomaster96]

Looks like Young Justice, Green Lantern tas, and Tron Uprising are being cancelled :

http://www.ign.com/a...72143f551000045

http://www.comicbook...y/news/?a=72575

As YJ and GLTAS are definitely my favorite shows currently on tv, I feel like I don't feel bad enough that they are being canceled. I felt that it was inevitable because of the constant, random hiatuses with hardly any advertising. It seems as though Cartoon Network finally got what they've been working towards since 2010. Good job CN! You've successfully canceled 2 more fantastic shows! Great work. You've just lost one viewer, and I know I'm not the only one.

[Oky]

Just for Sidekicks was hilarious! The story was pretty cliche, but I loved all the jokes, details, and animation. This episode felt very different, but in a good way.

Agreed, I found it quite entertaining as well. Possibly my favorite Spike episode.

Looks like Young Justice, Green Lantern tas, and Tron Uprising are being cancelled:

Sigh. Well, as it says in that first article, this is hardly a surprise, especially after how CN and DisneyXD have been treating those shows. With DC Nation's random hiatuses and Disney's decision to air new episodes of Tron and Motorcity at friggin midnight, it's no wonder the ratings dropped. Either there is a conspiracy going on where somebody is trying to ensure that there are no more quality cartoons left on television, or the executives of those channels are really as dumb as Futurama portrayed the ones at Fox. I guess our only hope is that Avengers Assemble and Beware the Batman wont suck.

Speaking of Tron: Uprising, the season finale was great! Unfortunately, it doesn't work as a series finale too well. If the producers of that show would have known that they were being cancelled, they might have been able to change it so that it would be more of a conclusion. They could have left out the cliffhanger at the end and made it so that either Tron surrenders himself or Beck fails to save him, which would lead to Tron getting repurposed as he was in Tron Legacy. But as it is, we will never know how he got repurposed and how they will fight off Clew's invasion force. Oh well...

A thousand times yes. A: EMH has their version of Spider-Man in only three episodes, but those episodes were infinitely more respectful to his character (and competence) than his own show.

I can't believe my sister thought they shared a universe. I mean yeah she hasn't watched them, but Iron Fist and Luke Cage are adults in A: EMH. It just can't work. Now I'm going to rant to myself about why Avengers Assemble already can't be in the same verse either, unless there is major character death.

Yup, it's just sad.

I can't really blame your sister though. Spider-Man was voiced by the same guy in A:EMH and both shows are being shown back-to-back in a programming block called Marvel Universe (implying that they indeed take place in the same universe). While the difference is obvious to us, I guess that's enough to confuse kids.

And yeah, I also don't believe the rumors that AA is a continuation of A:EMH. For example, it is said that Falcon is a young new recruit in the Avengers. He was grown up in A:EMH too, so that can already not work.

So there's a lot of hubbub in the brony community about this revelation (season finale spoilers).

Hm, interesting. I don't really see anything bad coming from this though. I think just2good is right in saying that this might give the show a refreshing change. It will be interesting to see how the characters will react to this and if it will change the relationship between them.

[Tanma]

Sigh. Well, as it says in that first article, this is hardly a surprise, especially after how CN and DisneyXD have been treating those shows. With DC Nation's random hiatuses and Disney's decision to air new episodes of Tron and Motorcity at friggin midnight, it's no wonder the ratings dropped. Either there is a conspiracy going on where somebody is trying to ensure that there are no more quality cartoons left on television, or the executives of those channels are really as dumb as Futurama portrayed the ones at Fox. I guess our only hope is that Avengers Assemble and Beware the Batman wont suck..

I can't really blame your sister though. Spider-Man was voiced by the same guy in A:EMH and both shows are being shown back-to-back in a programming block called Marvel Universe (implying that they indeed take place in the same universe). While the difference is obvious to us, I guess that's enough to confuse kids.

And yeah, I also don't believe the rumors that AA is a continuation of A:EMH. For example, it is said that Falcon is a young new recruit in the Avengers. He was grown up in A:EMH too, so that can already not work.

Yeah, I suppose I can understand how she got confused, it just bugs me.

Why does Marvel keep canceling its best shows? I don't often buy into the conspiracy theories, but it just feels like they purposely sabotaged A: EMH, so they can use the movie Avengers in AA. And I might like the movie Avengers, if they were not so hyped.

Edited January 30, 2013 by Tanma

[Fred Daniel Yam]

Yeah, I suppose I can understand how she got confused, it just bugs me.

Why does Marvel keep canceling its best shows? I don't often buy into the conspiracy theories, but it just feels like they purposely sabotaged A: EMH, so they can use the movie Avengers in AA. And I might like the movie Avengers, if they were not so hyped.

I believe its so they can streamline their shows with people who aren't into comic books but have seen the movie so they can recognise the characters than their EMH counterparts. But I still hate what they've done to EMH after leaving off with Winter Soldier

[Tanma]

I believe its so they can streamline their shows with people who aren't into comic books but have seen the movie so they can recognise the characters than their EMH counterparts. But I still hate what they've done to EMH after leaving off with Winter Soldier

Yeah I get that, but if you don't expose people to these characters, they will continue to stay obscure. A: EMH started off its team with three of the movie Avengers anyway, and Cap and Hawkeye joined not much later. So there were plenty of recognizable faces from day one, even if three of the season one cast was not as well known. And Wasp is awesome, who cares how well known she is? I mean she was dead for years in both the Ultimate 1610 universe and the main 616 universe, I won't have known about her without the show. Now I can't imagine not knowing her. I mean yeah they found her in the main comics recently, but I won't have known to look for her without the show. I won't even care about comics with A: EMH, before it I known knew about comic characters were the X-Men that starred in the Wolverine and the X-Men show, the Teen Titans cartoon, and some basics about Batman and Superman. And now I thirst for it.

...Sorry, I get passionate about A: EMH. I actually didn't outright hate season 2, it wasn't as good, but it was still mostly decent, I do thing Galactus should have been a two parter. Cut out the episode where they lose their powers, replace it with another part where they first encounter his heralds. I don't know, just random thoughts.

[Oky]

Yeah, they obviously did this to appeal to the casual movie goer audience. The other shows got cancelled because they didn't get enough ratings for some reason. What I'm afraid of is that AA will try too hard to match the tone of the movie. The movie had a lot of humor and very little story, and while it worked for that movie, I don't think it would work too well for a whole series. We don't need the Avengers to go the way of Ultimate Spider-Man. I guess time will tell.

Season 2 was alright. The Galactus episode did feel a bit rushed, but at least it gave the show a nice series finale. The only thing that season 2 really needed was more Hulk in my opinion, but the Spidey episodes kinda made up for that.

Have you watched the Ultimate Avengers movies? Ant Man and Wasp were in those too, which is where I first learned about them, and those two movies were about as good as EMH in my opinion, especially the sequel. I think Netflix has them right now, so if you get a chance, I recommend you check them out.

By the way, I recently caught up with Iron Man: Armored Adventures, and while I still dislike the cell-shaded animation and the fact that Tony, Pepper, Rhodey, and Mandarin are teenagers, it's actually not a bad show. It has a nice story going for it, and it introduces you to some of the lesser known Iron Man characters.

[Tanma]

Yeah, I feel like season two focused too much on Cap, it got kind of jarring. But all in all I still think season 2 was better than most superhero shows.

No, haven't seen it yet. Sounds interesting though.

Yeah I saw it, not as good as A: EMH, but it was still good.

[Lordofdragonss]

MLP : Just for Sidekicks

It was good episode, but I really hate how they treat Spike in this season. Why he can't go to the Crystal Empire? Isn't he the one who SAVE it?!

Oh Look he was clumsy in the episode with AppleJack but here he is making the cake in clean and well though manner (excluding the crystals incident :P ).

Ehh and I hoped for a nice continuity and that Spike will be loved now when he helped Twilight...

[Fred Daniel Yam]

I still think Season 2 was better than the first where it was all focused on Loki and his minions. More Cap=more awesomeness

[Aliu]

My favorite TV cartoon shows so far are The Amazing Spider-Man (1994) and The Ultimate Spider-Man (2011) .As you can see,Spider-Man is one of my favorite super heroes as Batman is also.

[Spider-Man]

My favorite TV cartoon shows so far are The Amazing Spider-Man (1994) and The Ultimate Spider-Man (2011) .As you can see,Spider-Man is one of my favorite super heroes as Batman is also.

Well I'm flattered I do think USM gets a bad rep around here, and I do agree that it started off slow and has some dull moments, however it isn't ALL that bad. It's not as good as A:EMH, but taking each episode for what it is and not looking at it like a continuous series, it's pretty entertaining and fun

[Tanma]

Most of my anger towards USM actually comes from the fact that A: EMH isn't getting a third season, but USM got a second. If there was a third season then I would probably be a lot more neutral towards it.

Though I am bothered by how SHIELD seems to get a free pass in USM, despite the fact that they are still pretty amoral. And any time Spider-Man disagrees with their tactics he is automatically in the wrong.

The overuse in humor can get a little old too, I mean, I was under the impression that most Spider-Man joke to distract themselves from how in over their heads they are. But in USM I don't get that sense at all.

I did find Taskmaster alright though, and the idea of Harry being Venom was refreshing.

[Aliu]

Most of my anger towards USM actually comes from the fact that A: EMH isn't getting a third season, but USM got a second. If there was a third season then I would probably be a lot more neutral towards it.

Though I am bothered by how SHIELD seems to get a free pass in USM, despite the fact that they are still pretty amoral. And any time Spider-Man disagrees with their tactics he is automatically in the wrong.

The overuse in humor can get a little old too, I mean, I was under the impression that most Spider-Man joke to distract themselves from how in over their heads they are. But in USM I don't get that sense at all.

I did find Taskmaster alright though, and the idea of Harry being Venom was refreshing.

Yes,I agree with you at the humour issue.

But whatever it is,I still like it at some points because it is very different than the original Spider-Man story which has been told us in the 1994 cartoon which has got 5 seasons.

[Tanma]

Don't get me wrong, I like superheroes making quips. Its...just excessive, and it kind of pevents tension. If he has time to freeze the show and tell a joke, I don't really fear for his life. If he told those jokes while avoiding gunfire and in real time, they might be easier.

Edit: can I just say all the Youmg Justice runaways are great, and Asami and Virgil are my favorites. But honestly, all of them are great characters, and I really hope Luther is planning to double cross the Reach.

Edited February 3, 2013 by Tanma

[halomaster96]

can I just say all the Young Justice runaways are great, and Asami and Virgil are my favorites. But honestly, all of them are great characters, and I really hope Luther is planning to double cross the Reach.

I too thought that the runaways were great. I think Asami was my favorite since she just had no clue what was going on most of the time!

[Tanma]

I too thought that the runaways were great. I think Asami was my favorite since she just had no clue what was going on most of the time!

So true, what do you think influenced her power anyway? Virgil was electrocuted by the Reach, Eduardo was exposed to a lot of Zeta beam energy, Tye I'm not sure of, I guess it could have been his grandfather's influence or something? But no clue about Asami. Maybe she does a lot of parkour or something?

[Fred Daniel Yam]

Most of my anger towards USM actually comes from the fact that A: EMH isn't getting a third season, but USM got a second. If there was a third season then I would probably be a lot more neutral towards it.

Though I am bothered by how SHIELD seems to get a free pass in USM, despite the fact that they are still pretty amoral. And any time Spider-Man disagrees with their tactics he is automatically in the wrong.

The overuse in humor can get a little old too, I mean, I was under the impression that most Spider-Man joke to distract themselves from how in over their heads they are. But in USM I don't get that sense at all.

I did find Taskmaster alright though, and the idea of Harry being Venom was refreshing.

Well this actually is sort of a thing in the Marvel Universe. When the Super Hero Civil War ended and SHIELD set up the Avengers Initiative and ordered all supers to be registered much like Senator Kelly's MRD plan, Spiderman was one of the first to be "hunted" down by War Machine because he went rogue. And in the end EMH gets 2 seasons, USM has 2 seasons, all's fair and square.

[Tanma]

The point is that they are continuing USM but canceling A: EMH. The two did not run parallel, not only in that they aren't in the same universe but the second season of A: EMH aired alongside the first season of USM. If it was fair they both would have ended at the same time. It makes no sense and is-no. No. You almost had me in a rant. But no, I am going to stay calm, and only suggest that there will be lives to pay if USM gets a third season. People will pay. [fanboy cackling][/fanboy cackling]