Firefly reunion?

Hopefully it isn't cheesy laugh a minute animation, will ve hard 5o capture the same vibe as the original but ill give it a shot.
 
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I'm having a hard time understanding the hate for shows just because they are animated. Like I get that you may have a preference for live action over animation but are you telling me that you have never enjoyed an animated show ever?!
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Some things work great when animated. Others don't.

I really enjoyed the likes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Rebels and The Bad Batch... but the animation style they chose still ****** me off.
Jedi are Jedi, and still subject to almost all the same physics as regular humanoids. They're not weightless fairies that should be flitting about all over the screen, and bouncing around like Anime cartoon characters.

Where the look of something has already been established in a live action film or series, you really need something akin to the rotoscoping used in He-Man to maintain that realism, otherwise it just doesn't feel right.
 
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I have a very hard time enjoying animated shows personally, something in the style of say The Adventures of Tintin 2011 is just about passable, something in the style of the original cartoons nope. Though I really can't get on with stuff like The Bad Batch either.

The only exception is The Simpsons and Family Guy for some reason - I'm not a big fan but I can enjoy them, whereas conversely some of the other similar shows like American Dad I just find utterly tedious.

EDIT: Ultimately I think it is the logic and consistency involved - some animated shows at least try to have a plausible basis behind even when it gets a bit ludicrous but so many any semblance of rules or consistency goes out the window and that turns me off instantly.
 
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ttaskmaster said:
Some things work great when animated. Others don't.

I really enjoyed the likes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Rebels and The Bad Batch... but the animation style they chose still ****** me off.
Jedi are Jedi, and still subject to almost all the same physics as regular humanoids. They're not weightless fairies that should be flitting about all over the screen, and bouncing around like Anime cartoon characters.

Where the look of something has already been established in a live action film or series, you really need something akin to the rotoscoping used in He-Man to maintain that realism, otherwise it just doesn't feel right.
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True, there are serious challenges when going from Live Action to Animated. I'm not a Star Wars fan beyond a casual enjoyment of the original movies but I do understand the frustration you feel when they don't respect the source material or make boneheaded artistic choices that make no sense.

The two show runners of this are huge fans of Firefly so I'd imagine remaining faithful to the original will be high on their list of things to get right. The only thing that gives me pause is some of their writing credits but for a lot of the shows its a group effort so still hopeful.

At least from the concept art they seem to be going for a more realistic approach to the animation but it is very early days yet.

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I have a very hard time enjoying animated shows personally, something in the style of say The Adventures of Tintin 2011 is just about passable, something in the style of the original cartoons nope. Though I really can't get on with stuff like The Bad Batch either.

The only exception is The Simpsons and Family Guy for some reason - I'm not a big fan but I can enjoy them, whereas conversely some of the other similar shows like American Dad I just find utterly tedious.

EDIT: Ultimately I think it is the logic and consistency involved - some animated shows at least try to have a plausible basis behind even when it gets a bit ludicrous but so many any semblance of rules or consistency goes out the window and that turns me off instantly.
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The script / writing is far more important than the way it is presented on screen for me at least. Things like The Adventures of Tintin get a little too close to uncanny valley CGI territory but it is kinda saved by it being mocapped rather than a completely digital creation.

I do get what you mean though about the logic and consistency but sometimes the suspension of disbelief in animation can allow better freedom in the story telling. I understand that people like their shows to be grounded in some form of "reality" but that isn't always for the best. I don't think that will be an issue here though as the show / film have already well established the canon and it would just be a continuation of that.

I suspect when and how animation is introduced is a big factor in how people view it as adults. Those who jump from cartoons as kids and then watch something animated as adults with little inbetween are likely to view it as childish vs those who watched things like Simpsons, Futurama and anime in their formative years will view it differently.

I'd suggest giving Bob's Burgers a watch if you haven't already. It is similar to the Simpsons but more wholesome but actually funny especially when compared to modern Simpsons seasons. It is well loved, has somehow maintained its quality and has been renewed until 2028-29.
 
I love all animation and never stopped watching it. Hell half the stuff I watched as a kid was probably adult Manga on late night channel 4 in the 90s. Given how good video game cinematics are I wish someone would do a whole movie in that style. I didn't even play God Of war but watched the cut scenes on YouTube as they were that good.
 
The likes of Arcane, Blue Eye Samurai and Scavengers Reign clearly show that animated shows can be beautifully done.
 
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