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Articles about animation.

 
  • #10:Codename: Kids Next Door

    Top Ten Expansive Animated Worlds

    Some cartoons start with a simple premise and never really go beyond it.  Spongebob lives in a pineapple under the sea, Alvin and the Chipmunks live with Dave and sing, The Flintstones are the modern stone age family, and so […]

     
  • My Top 10 Shows of 2015

    My Top 10 Shows of 2015

    2015 was another great year for television (I think we remain in the golden age of television), and here are the my top 10 shows of the year, out of the ones I watch regularly, both animated and not. Honorable […]

     
  • Update: My Top 25 Episodes of 2015

    Update: My Top 25 Episodes of 2015

    This is an updated and finalized version of my Top 25 Episodes of 2015, originally published on November 23rd. The introduction and conclusion are left as written then, and updates to the list are #25, 24, and 1. These are […]

     
  • “Too Far” Demonstrates Hope of a Sustained Excellence for Steven Universe

    “Too Far” Demonstrates Hope of a Sustained Excellence for Steven Universe

    When Steven Universe returns (presumably) next year, the biggest thing I will be looking for from the show is consistency. There are many shows on TV right now that are consistently good or even very good, but none can achieve […]

     
  • My Top 25 Episodes of 2015

    My Top 25 Episodes of 2015

    These are my top 25 episodes of television of 2015, from 25 to 1. Some of these are animated (this is an animation website after all), some are not. I think it’s important to rank my top episodes in general […]

     
  • Adventure Time: Stakes. Everything stays, life sucks.

    Adventure Time: Stakes. Everything stays, life sucks.

    First thing’s first, this isn’t going to be an all out review of the Stakes miniseries. Dylan and I recorded recappy/review podcasts about the whole thing you can listen to. The jist of what happens is that Marceline realizes she […]

     
  • An Ode to Theme Songs

    An Ode to Theme Songs

    Don’t skip the theme song! Oh, the dying art of a catchy theme song (or theme tune or theme music or signature song or whatever you want to call it). It seems like we’re seeing less and less theme songs […]

     
  • Adventure Time is the Animation Stalwart That Still Has It

    Adventure Time is the Animation Stalwart That Still Has It

    Now in its 7th season, Adventure Time is an establishment. It has been on the air for five years now, and while quite a long time for a show of its kind, it is only slightly longer than other shows […]

     
  • Adventure Time: Varmints. Marceline and Bonnibel Sitting in a Tree.

    Adventure Time: Varmints. Marceline and Bonnibel Sitting in a Tree.

    Hi. Adventure Time happened again tonight. I’m going to try a different style. Jumping right in we have our pal Marceline. She’s humming “I’m Just Your Problem”. The song that launched Bubbline into our hearts. Anyway she’s humming it onto […]

     
  • Adventure Time: Bonnie & Neddy. Princess Bubblegum is a Bad Person.

    Adventure Time: Bonnie & Neddy. Princess Bubblegum is a Bad Person.

    So Adventure Time is back for its seventh season. Season 6 got really cerebral. The show turned into a fun, bro dialogue-d romp in a field (obviously it’s more than that but that’s the elevator pitch) to extremely surreal (like, […]