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From: walkerjo@cgsvax.claremont.edu
Subject: BTAS: Prophecy of *gag* Doom
Organization: The Claremont Graduate School
Date: 6 Oct 92 18:39:20 PST


I suspect that we're getting HEART OF ICE tomorrow as an apology for today's
wretched episode.  When I saw the preview yesterday my heart leapt, because
I thought that the guy in the purple robes was Ra's Al Ghul.  I was sadly
mistaken.  The animation was below average, the plot was cliched, and the
writing was just plain dreadful.  The only halfway decent scene was the
elevator sequence.  The ending planet fight was unbelievably dumb.  How
can a building no bigger than that on the outside hold such a huge piece
of machinery?  And what imaginary system were those planets from?  Just a
lot of things they could have done better.
I'll be referring to PROPHECY OF DOOM as THE FILLER EPISODE in my files.
The show is so good sometimes that I get more upset than I should when an
episode blows.  Ah well...tomorrow I'll finally get to tape HEART OF ICE.
Then I'll feel much better...
Joe Walker
walkerjo@cgsvax.claremont.edu

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From: wntrmute@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (August Paul Yang)
Subject: Re: Censorship
Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 06:13:55 GMT

In article <22875@optima.cs.arizona.edu> mcbride@cs.arizona.edu (Chris M. McBride) writes:
>And what about Mighty Mouse? he 'snorts' a  flower and becomes
>powerful. Noone seemed to have a problem with Snooby Snacks or
>Spinach!

I am truly sorry if you're sick of hearing this but I have never
even HEARD about this Mighty Mouse flower-snorting episode.
Could someone be so kind as to e-mail me some info like a plot
synopsis or something?

August Paul Yang hates vi and is swicthing back to jove.
wntrmute@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu
From: isupstud@bnr.ca (Wayne Hutton)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
Subject: Bugs Bunny
Date: 28 Sep 92 17:51:49 GMT
Reply-To: isupstud@bnr.ca (Wayne Hutton)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.


	Can anyone out there please tell me the name of Sylvester's son.  Someone recently asked me, and to my surprise I did not know it.  Thank you.

Signed, A concerned Looney Toon Fan.

-t.
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From: mlj44080@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Michael Lee Jacobs)
Subject: Re: Robin?? 9/29
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 21:11:51 GMT

nope you didnt watch close enuff :)

In the first shot we see Dick at his desk with the picture of him at High
School Gradutaion with Bruce "Good luck in College Dick--Bruce"
remember that the series bounces through time like mad 7 years here 5 there
etc. All the Robin appearances and the  'current' stories take place while
Dick is at Gotham State University.  (Hudson State in the comics)  this
is comparitive to the 1970's when Dick was at college for most of the decade
before dropping out and becoming a low-key detective/ full time Titan
in New York.

They should either make him more like the current Dick, or have just kept
Robin Young and called it Tim Drake....as it is he looks to childish and
asks too many questions.  (although Tim is actually the brighter of the Two
lately)

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   $37k with a 10% downpayment."
From: btribble@terapin.com (Bobby Tribble)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
Subject: Re: Aeon Flux trivia factoids :...
Date: 30 Sep 92 17:29:10 PST
Organization: BBS

In article <DAN.92Sep29095310@wombat.gnu.ai.mit.edu>, dan@wombat.gnu.ai.mit.edu
(Dan Parmenter) writes:
>I fear that Mr. Chung may have partially failed in his goals with Aeon
>Flux, since almost nobody I know has commented on the woman's actions
>as anything but incredibly cool.  The people I've watched it with all
>seem to think that her slaughtering people is just great fun.

Hm, in the "new" episodes (2 so far) she is not as cool...it's weird seeing her
mess up so much (flipping off the plane, hanging herself, messing up her flip
off of the ladder, getting shot...) Is the new thing for her to 1) Miss a flip
and 2) die in each episode? :)

Of course, she did mess up in the original, but only once...
But boy was it a biggie!

Did you see me in the Bobby & Billy thing at the beginning? I sure know how to
crash a party, huh? :)

Bobby Tribble  |8')
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From: mab@wdl39.wdl.loral.com (Mark A Biggar)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
Subject: Re: BTAS: Vendetta (10/5)
Keywords: BTAS
Date: 6 Oct 92 22:29:41 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Loral Western Development Labs

In article <1992Oct06.184539.8993@eng.umd.edu> wombat@eng.umd.edu (Jose Gonzalez) writes:
>Ok, could someone please tell me how Batman found Killer Croc?  Here's
>the events as I remember them:
>1) Batman analyzes scale as partly human, partly reptillian.
>2) Alfred tells him he can heat up the food in the microwavable "crock,"
>hence giving Bats the idea that the scale could be a crocodile's.
>3) Batman goes to see the Crocks, watches them for a few seconds, and
>goes, "Of Course!"
>4) Next we see Bats in the Batboat stopping at this underwater cave
>where Croc is keeping the crooks.
>Excuse me?  Just how did Batman know where Croc was?  Any enlightenment 
>would be much appreciated.  Maybe I just blacked out for a minute or
>two.  (-: 

Part of the tour guides speech at the Cock exhibit explained that
cock's live in underwater caves.  So he then goes and searchs in the
area wher ethe first guy vanished for a cave.

--
Mark Biggar
mab@wdl1.wdl.lroal.com
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From: vgriscep@wam.umd.edu (VGR (Craig Pell))
Subject: Re: BTAS: Two-Face Part II (was BATMAN TODAY (9/28))
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 01:00:50 GMT

In article <BvBpxx.B1A@news.cso.uiuc.edu> burtle@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (William J. Burtle) writes:
>
>I've been closely watching the violence on this show.  It seems
>okay to push and throw people on-screen, and an occasional kick
>seems okay.  But most (all?) of the connecting punches have been
>either off-screen or shadowed, or through a window.  But actually
>the SUGGESTED violence and crunching noises and so forth have the
>same kind of appeal as movie sex without nudity.  The suggestion
>can sometimes be as/more powerful.

Agreed.
(In Two-Face Part II, a punch to the face was shown in its entirety.  Rare.)

>All of the sex and violence imaginable, though, could not be NEARLY
>as offensive, revolting, vile, disgusting, and downright perverted
>as that "steaming bowl of urine" baby-doll commercial.

Oh, come on!  There are plenty of stupid toys out there --- if you find urine
so offensive, revolting, vile, disgusting, and perverted, maybe you should
stop producing it.  For goodness' sake, it's only urine.  People have survived
in the desert by drinking their own urine (seriously).  Plus, not only is
it not real urine, but it never leaves the "bowl."
In fact, I might go so far as to applaud Magic Potty Baby (God, that name is
hilarious) for being the first baby doll that, like so many real infants,
makes a mess.  Only the doll doesn't really leave any kind of mess.
I might also point out that there have been, for decades, dolls which one
feeds water from a bottle, water which the doll later leaks from a tiny
hole you-know-where.  The only difference now is that it's colored water.
Big deal.
    However, whoever brought up the point that this was a silly sponsor of
Batman TAS was correct.

  VGR

"The size of the brain is no measure of its capacity."   - Mr. Jonathan Frisby
From: v131p9t3@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Ninstar Cybermage - Back Again from the Mists!)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
Subject: Re: Help on Old Cartoon
Date: 2 Oct 92 21:07:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <BvIEH8.Ew5@news.orst.edu>, jansent@ucs.orst.edu (Tom Jansen) writes...
> 
>     Hello,  I was wondering if someone could help me with the name
>of a character in the old cartoon Dungeons and Dragons.  What I 
>ask is the name of the Big Evil guy (one horn, etc) that was the
>antagonist to the good guys.  Thanks in advance.

His name is Venger and I ran four campaigns surrounding hunting him down
and killing him.  And doing it again when he came back.  And again when he 
came back.  And again...

We finally did ditch him...

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From: scottw@pdnfido.fidonet.org (Scott Weintraub)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
Subject: Re: Review of LTV Season II, Show 2 :...
Date: 2 Oct 92 21:12:58 GMT
Organization: The Source for Source Pub Access Unix

In article <1992Sep30.163318.2551@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (OtakuRoach) writes:
>In article <1992Sep30.124935.20560@ulowell.ulowell.edu>, bkeener@cs.ulowell.edu (Brian E. Keener) writes:
>> 	All right!  This is much better!
>
>Agreed!
>"Glove Story" and "The Listener" were good (especially the latter).
>
decent.  enjoyable, not much more...     

>"Dog Boy" I can leave or take (I'd rather leave, if you don't mind).
>
absolute shit.  100% crap.  does not deserve to be on LTV.  I didn't see any
talent in any one of the skits.  pure junk.  Please dump this, MTV!!!

>"The Specialists" was cute, but not much more.  Catchy soundtrack.  :-)
>And I know many mad scientists that would give anything for
>an assistant like Delilah.  :-)
I didn't mind this one but it still wasn't too great.

>
>"Office Space" I had seen before, and don't care for.
absolutely hilarious!!!  The funniest part of the episode and almost as 
funny as FROG BASEBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>
>"Aeon Flux" had some spotty animation (check out when the Agent is climbing
>through the window) and very anime-like direction in places (like the
>bullet-hole/thermostat/eye pull-out zoom).
>
Is it me or is she getting clutzier and clutzier every episode?  The first one,
she killed at least a hundred soldiers and did crazy flips all over the place
until she finally died after five or six episodes.  Now, this season, she
climbs around a train and in the air does all sorts of cool flips and stuff
and at the very end accidentally hangs herself.  This last one, she was a
complete moron!  We're talking spilled coffee, wet hair, getting caught by
a security camera, falling down latters, and getting shot.  I wonder how
bad she's gonna be next week!

>"Wishful Thinking" had ME thinking... about the upcoming "The Running Man"
>short.  Colossal broke up WT into several bits.  Now, the entire "Running Man"
>short is about 20 minutes long, so unless Colossal breaks it up into chunks
>ala "Aeon Flux" or dedicates one entire show to it, I can't see how will they
>show the entire short.
>
I've heard about this... can't wait

>BTW, LTV is re-run Sunday nights (don't know the time, though).
>
9:00PM EST.  It also aired again at 11:30PM EST but I don't know which one
is permanent.

Also, how could we forget the "Hello dad, I'm in JAIL!" cut?  I've always
wanted that since "Pump up the Volume".  Great stuff...

>			    E n r i q u e  C o n t y
>			The Incredible Man-with-no-Life
>			      jester@ihlpl.att.com
>		    Disclaimer: You're not dealing with AT&T


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From: isupstud@bnr.ca (Wayne Hutton)
Subject: Re: Sylvester Jr.
Reply-To: isupstud@bnr.ca (Wayne Hutton)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 13:37:58 GMT

>Actually I have been hearing of these Warner Brothers Stores for a while and am
>dying to visit one.  Does anyone know where the closest one to yours truly 
>(Ontario) would be? And while I'm asking... Whenever I am down in the States I
>pick up as many Warner Brothers cartoons offered by MGM as I can afford.  I havenever seen any of these offered in Ontario.  Does anybody know if there is    
>somewhere I could go or at least not?



	On a recent trip through the states I went to a WB store in Minniapolis
at the Mall of America (biggest mall in the world), and it was great.  I spent
about two hours on the entire top level, and then went down to the 2nd level
and saw the WB store right away.  I think I spent about one and a half hours just
in that store.  If you ever go down that way, it's well worth the trip.

-Signed: a looney toon.
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
From: cmeadows@nyx.cs.du.edu (Chris Meadows)
Subject: Watching Funky Animation While Stoned
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 92 15:28:33 GMT


Why do you suppose it is that some people want to get stoned before
or while watching really funky animation?  I've heard it about YELLOW
SUBMARINE, and when I was at PINK FLOYD'S THE WALL last night, about
half the people in the theater were high on something.  Really weird.

---Chris Meadows

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From: wntrmute@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (August Paul Yang)
Subject: Re: BTAS: Two-Face
Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 06:09:41 GMT

In article <1992Sep29.021615.20981@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> dvandom@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (David VanDomelen) writes:
>     Dave Van Domelen, at least they're using the Drake costume....
What does Dark...
Oh.
Never Mind.  :)

August Paul Yang is stealing Dave Van Domelen's .sig style.  *heh* 
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From: cmeadows@nyx.cs.du.edu (Chris Meadows)
Subject: Re: BTAS: Two-Face
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 05:32:44 GMT

In article <1992Sep29.021615.20981@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> dvandom@mag
us.acs.ohio-state.edu (David VanDomelen) writes:
>Well, the episode ended with no promised cure.  In fact, the tactic Batm
n used
>to stop Two Face may have done further psychological harm, by shattering
the 
>one island of stability he had.
>     As for the Robin episode tomorrow, I noticed that Scarecrow seems t
 have 
>a different character design.  Any confirmation?
>     Dave Van Domelen, at least they're using the Drake costume....


I wouldn't be surprised if Two-Face was cured at some time in the future.
I believe that it happened once or twice in the original comic books,
too...
 
---Chris Meadows
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Subject: Aeon Flux on tape??
From: kickstart@vax1.mankato.msus.edu
Date: 4 Oct 92 23:52:49 -0600
Organization: Mankato State University

Are any of the Aeon Flux cartoons on videotape.  I know it's probably been
asked before, but I've never really hung around this newsgroup before.

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From: rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
Subject: BTAS: Two-Face Part II
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 03:52:09 GMT


Good episode(s)!

Only big gripe is: Holy Batcycle, Batman!  Wouldn't want to miss
another merchandising opportunity!

I'd be willing to bet there's a list of all the toys that are going to
be made (gee, really?), and a requirement that all of them show up in
the series by a certain date.
-- 
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Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
From: srh3@Ra.MsState.Edu (Steven R. Hollis)
Subject: Re: BTAS: Vendetta (10/5)
Keywords: BTAS
Organization: Mississippi State University
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 15:36:27 GMT

     I agree that this was one of the better episodes to date.  The 
artwork during the lightning flashes was superb.

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From: jtgordon@rodan.acs.syr.edu (The Silly Wench)
Subject: Has anyone seen...?
Originator: jtgordon@rodan.acs.syr.edu
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 21:44:13 EDT


My collection of animation grows all the time..usually Im hunting after stuff 
I saw at various animation festivals. This is no exception.....Try though
I might, I have not been able to get copies of the following:

(All shorts)
		Thank You, Masked Man.
		Little Genitalia
		The Three Knights
		The Ant who Loved a Girl

If anyone has or has seen vcr copies of any of these, please let me know!

			       Jessa

Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
From: ed@cwis.unomaha.edu (Ed Stastny)
Subject: Re: Review of LTV: Dog Boy
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Distribution: rec.arts.animation
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 22:47:36 GMT

bkeener@cs.ulowell.edu (Brian E. Keener) writes:
>	I saw LTV last night (9/29), and it KICKED *SS!!  There were many
>terrific films like "Glove Story" and especially "The Listener".   "Dog Boy",
>of course, could be fed to a large doberman and I wouldn't mind... it's for
>the dogs.  "The Specialists", of course, was excellent.

What are you saying?!?  Dog Boy is great!  I admit, at first, I didn't
dig the "live action" bit.  This is understandable considering ART
SCHOOL GIRLS OF DOOM from last season.  But after watching DOG BOY for
the second time...I've come to really dig the characters, voices, and
cinematography.  I'm looking forward to the next one.
 
(I agree that 9/29's LTV was terrific.  I think we should start
"archiving" the episodes...have a LTV FAQ or something...who would be
willing to do this?  If no one, I can do it.)
 
...e

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From: btribble@terapin.com (Bobby Tribble)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
Subject: Re: Batman: TAS 9/30 Batman in my basement
Date: 1 Oct 92 16:29:57 PST
Organization: BBS

In article <1992Oct01.172448.16925@eng.umd.edu>, wombat@eng.umd.edu (Jose
Gonzalez) writes:
>In article <1992Oct1.154615.13411@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com
(
>OtakuRoach) writes:
>>
>> 9/30 I've got Batman in my basement          Dong Yang       Penguin
>>
>>I didn't like this episode either.  The setup wasn't executed badly, but
>>HOW did Sherman get the Batmobile under all those boxes without anyone
>>noticing?  I did like the interpretation of the Penguin.  Much, much, MUCH
>>better than what BATMAN RETURNS gave us.
>
>Well, regardless of what one thought of the Penguin in BR, at least he
>had *some* character there.  The Penguin depicted yesterday had no
>traits I could see that seperated him from any criminal.  He was very
>dull.  Where was that twist that the rest of the TAS rogue gallery has
>had?

Well, in the movie, the Penguin's thing was that he was a Freak - "I am not a
human being, I am an animal!". In TAS, he's snobby (rich? I dunno...) and
considers himself above everyone else. That's what I like about him in TAS, he
even puts down his own goons. I also guess that this wasn't meant to be his
first appearance, because even Sherman knew who he was (I wonder if Bats got
mad at that Joker poster in the basement? :). Anyway, when Sherman sees the
Penguin he says, "The Penguin!" Well you get the idea...

Bobby Tribble  |8')
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From: srm@world.std.com (Stevens R Miller)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
Subject: Re: BTAS: Re: Arkham Asylum(was Re: Robin?? 9/29)
Date: 2 Oct 92 20:55:11 GMT
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA

I realize this is just a comic book/cartoon world we are talking about, but
maybe this data will be useful:  To be incarcerated for insanity pursuant
to criminal charges requires either that the defendant be found unfit to
stand trial (because a mental disorder makes him unable to understand the
nature of the charges against him, or unable meaningfully to assist his
attorney), or because he was insane at the time the offense was committed.
The latter use of "insane" means that the defendant was either unaware of
what he was doing ("my wife's neck?  I thought I was squeezing lemons"),
or lacked the capacity to conform his conduct to the law ("Satan made me
do it").

I'd say that Poison Ivy and Two-Face meet the latter test (Two-Face maybe
meets both tests), the Joker meets neither test and I don't know where
I'd put the Scarecrow.
-- 
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From: rdippold@qualcom.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
Subject: Re: BTAS: Vendetta (10/5)
Keywords: BTAS
Date: 7 Oct 92 02:58:07 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA

wombat@eng.umd.edu (Jose Gonzalez) writes:
>While I'm here, "Prophecy of Doom" was rather unispired and a tad dull.  I
>*did* like the fight scene atop the rapidly revolving planets though.  
>Tomorrow looks a tad familiar.  Freeze going after the same guy again, eh?
>(Just kidding folks :-)

Well the ending hand to hand fight scene was great, and the hit the
new age garbage right on the head.
-- 
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From: ucpl040@unlvm.unl.edu
Subject: Heavy Metal II
Organization: University of Nebraska
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 16:24:26 CST

Over on rec.arts.sf.movies folks are talking about a
sequal to the first production called: 'Heavy Metal II:
Burning Chrome". That's all the information that I found.
Before I go around spreading rumors (oops! too late, i guess),
please fill me in on the full story (does anybody
here know anything about it?).
 
              --- skott l. underwood
                  ucpl040@unlvm
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From: rjking@acsu.buffalo.edu (Randall J. King)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
Subject: Xmen TAS
Date: 1 Oct 92 22:57:25 GMT
Organization: UB

When is the premeire of the XMEN?  I have posted to r.a.c.xbooks and
no one would respond.  Does anyone know when it premeires and what it's
time slot will be?

Thanks,

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