RIP MJF

I just found out this morning that Chuck Jones died. Mel Blanc died none too long ago, did he not? Well, that does it, cartoons have no chance now. They make so much crap nowadays; there's only a handful of decently produced cartoons anymore (SpongeBob, Samurai Jack, & King of the Hill on top of that short list). I'd not even put The Simpsons on there anymore since it's so obvious they've gone into cruise control. They're spent. As for Chuck Jones, I actually thought he was dead already, so the pain's relatively tolerable. I'll bet he's pretty well revered by all the people now running that industry. I find that ironic since they're bastardizing what he did. All the people who adore & emulate him are now the people that undermine his life's work by producing such lame-brain made-for-children cartoons (Bigs Bunny, etc. was adult subject matter, kids liked it simply because it was a cartoon). Today, all of the Disney shows & Warner Bros. type stuff is dumbed down, not to mention watered down. I wonder if Mike Judge, Stephen Hillenburg, and Co. will be remembered fondly. Probably not, quality isn't important anymore, only popularity. Their shows are two of the most popular, but maybe for the wrong reasons. I don't suppose I might be thinking about this too much. That can't be! The point being that I'd rather watch FOX NEWS Channel than the Saturday Morning cartoons. This should not be!
Monday, February 25, 2002
11:22 a.m.
by: adam douglas payne