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ThunderCats
1985 · TV series · 22 min episodes · 4 seasons
Created by Theodore Walter Wolf
AnimationScience FictionFantasyActionAdventureKids
The inhabitants of the planet Thundera evacuate just before it is destroyed. They were pursued by a band of mutants. All but one of their escape ships was destroyed. Only a small group of Thunderians (Thundercats) remained. With only half engine power, the group, which was led by Jaga, had to set a course for the nearest planet. Jaga commanded their ship while the other seven were in their stasis tubes. Jaga died on their journey to Third Earth and their ship crashed there. Soon they made friends with various groups in the area and they designed a fortress. Mumm-Ra the centuries-old embodiment of evil, along with the mutants that destroyed the rest of the Thunderians are a constant threat. But Lion-O, the new leader of the Thundercats, with his weapon the "Sword of Omens" will help the Thundercats to have a standing chance.
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Did you know that is how a lot of cartoons started? I recommend you watch https://www.netflix.com/mx-en/title/80224167 . (The Power of GraySkull documentary).
Cartoons like TMNT, Thundercats, Silverhawks, etc where done for the single purpose of selling toys.
I recall a moment when, as an adult, I thought it might be fun to watch some cartoons that were my favorite as a child. I actually ended up giving up fairly quickly because the rate of the speech in many cartoons is apparently geared to be very slow. I remember firing up the first episode of the classic Thundercats show and being really struck at how much slower the characters spoke than my memory of the show.
On the flip side, I found noted radio show host Diane Rehm to be virtually unlistenable her rate of speech is sooooo incredibly slow. Her guests sound like they are all at 2x speed compared to her.
I'm pretty sure that this number changes as we age and our processing faculties gear up and then down.
...and this "bunch of scenes" exactly how a lot of 80s movies/animations were. Watch an episode of Thundercats/He-man/Dungeons and Dragons/Mysterious Cities Gold [1] (I loved that show).
tl;dr the homage to the 80s is not just the visual style but also extends to the story telling.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ki99YBVKyw
Some of the stuff I enjoyed:
* Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs
* BraveStarr
* Defenders of the Earth
* M.A.S.K.
* Thundercats
* Ulysses 31 (80s series but ran in the 90s here)
Fun anecdote:
I watched Ulysses 31 and the day before one of my Latin exams in school they aired the episode where he returns home and proves it's him via the bow.
The great thing was that the exam was an experimental one where instead of the usual translation+grammar we got a pretty long text and had to summarize it and answer questions about it. As soon as I recognized some key words (name of the hero, arcum tendere construct) I basically wrote down the stuff from the episode (-the space theme) and hoped they stayed true to the original story :D
Least painful Latin exam ever.