tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21233074.post2571614553200258313..comments2023-07-27T03:36:17.045-04:00Comments on Rickart: The Herculoids: An AppreciationRickarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05730754739317666560noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21233074.post-20790981068973227572007-02-09T22:32:00.000-05:002007-02-09T22:32:00.000-05:00So sad ... I don't think I ever watched The Hercul...So sad ... I don't think I ever watched The Herculoids ... Don't know what I was doin' ... building model rockets, playing Little League, reading Jules Verne ... My bad ...Tom Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05765899174118074957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21233074.post-5155319012209504692007-02-09T20:28:00.000-05:002007-02-09T20:28:00.000-05:00The Herculoids were good because they were and rel...The Herculoids were good because they were and relentless. No villain could plead his way out, and the team was unable to stop hurting people until the end of the show. The episode begins: we find, say, a mine run by slavers. The Herculoids come out of the sky, kicking all the ass they find. It goes on until the bad guys are driven off or forced to work their own damn mine for a change. And then the cold viciousness of the episode-ending joke.harry potter5https://www.blogger.com/profile/05048950035973575917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21233074.post-34650761317177653962007-02-06T23:16:00.000-05:002007-02-06T23:16:00.000-05:00I've been watching some old Doctor Who shows with ...I've been watching some old Doctor Who shows with the kids and it's the same thing with those shows... a ripping good story with lively characters can bypass a lot of other short comings that a production may have, and a poorly written story can't be saved by the grandest of FX.Rickarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730754739317666560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21233074.post-27320668297562496152007-02-06T11:23:00.000-05:002007-02-06T11:23:00.000-05:00What a great observation that these cartoons are "...What a great observation that these cartoons are "animated radio". I see this as an ingenious solution to producing a low budget show. Yesterday Rich Sjoberg and I were discussing how great it was that the original Star Trek got by on a shoestring budget, and still produced classic episodes. We had just watched the remastered, "The World is Hollow..." episode. It's a tribute to Rodennberry's storytelling power that the actors, using a very "stage play" ethic, only have to mime putting into McCoy's head the obedience chip. It all works though, and it makes sure that the characters are never upstaged by gratuitous special effects. Hanna-Barbera deserves similar credit for producing all their low budget classics. Maybe that's part of the appeal of comic books for me. You can build a whole universe on your 18 x 24 drawing board with just pencil and paper.Tom Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11624247648988106639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21233074.post-77192462672896745552007-02-06T11:10:00.000-05:002007-02-06T11:10:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tom Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11624247648988106639noreply@blogger.com