tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post4020269767827036019..comments2024-03-27T01:19:56.698-07:00Comments on Tralfaz: Before UPA Came Willoughby WrenYowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-42379027249225361512021-06-07T05:30:25.662-07:002021-06-07T05:30:25.662-07:00The Columbia studio was probably the last cartoon ...The Columbia studio was probably the last cartoon studio to switch to color, which I’m sure didn’t help mattersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-35307687383213583342019-11-02T09:33:12.452-07:002019-11-02T09:33:12.452-07:00I vividly remember seeing this one on tv as a kid ...I vividly remember seeing this one on tv as a kid many decades ago, and even then found its abstracted backgrounds and the more old-school character design jarring. The robot breaking apart and reassembling as a robo-tank freaked me out some - one laugh I did get seeing it recently is where the robot is (rather graphically) choking the blonde, the little guy busts in heroically, and the robot and blond do a wordless "who's that guy? - I dunno" exchange. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-79061959601745015522012-04-26T18:57:04.363-07:002012-04-26T18:57:04.363-07:00While the '43 Columbias are pretty weak, I hav...While the '43 Columbias are pretty weak, I have to admit I am a fan of these backgrounds. They're the main thing most of the cartoons have going for them, being mostly a bit short of story, pleasantly designed characters, or decent sound (tho the last may be the result of the copies available rather than the actual cartoons).Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14783618617749580841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-36010278737398745152012-04-25T10:14:06.990-07:002012-04-25T10:14:06.990-07:00Warners' "The Weakly Reporter" from ...Warners' "The Weakly Reporter" from a year later was one of the weakest-ever Jones-Maltese collaborations, but at least there with the UPA-like designs and limited animation, you could see the reason for them, since the short was broken into a series of blackout gags that could include more abstract segments. There doesn't seem to be a real focus here of why they're using modern design, other than that they can (which ironically, makes it similar to the later years UPA shorts, where design was God and an interesting story for the audience just an afterthought).J Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175515543694122729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-67285917853275362482012-04-25T06:38:19.561-07:002012-04-25T06:38:19.561-07:00I never understood why Thad and others get so horn...I never understood why Thad and others get so horny around this Columbia stuff; it's mostly slop.<br /><br />That whacked out distorted fire-hydrant serves only as an unpleasant reminder of thoes cruddish Butch Hartman shows on TV today!Zartok-35https://www.blogger.com/profile/00449976580118722879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-22195858879437355552012-04-24T13:28:06.877-07:002012-04-24T13:28:06.877-07:00I love that designs! Zack Schwartz was the real la...I love that designs! Zack Schwartz was the real layout genius...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com