Pyrexia - Wrath

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Updates and Reviews

I am working on the sequel to The Flats: Life on the Margins, and so I am super-busy. However, the TV is on in the background and I have been revisiting some old favorites, such as Dead Like Me. I've also been checking out some suggested TV and movies that I otherwise missed, such as Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Gargoyles, and I'll likely breakdown and give Stranger Things another go.

Cadillacs and Dinosaurs is of particular interest, since I think it was a comic book that got licensed into a RPG by GDW, and apparently there was even a cartoon on CBS that I somehow either missed or just never knew anything about. It's actually aimed at YA, so it is much easier to parse than some of the fare to which I have been subjected. But, more seriously, I've enjoyed almost everything I've been watching... even if I haven't been actively watching it (I'm busy!).

I bought the $40 Humble Bundle with all of the TTRPG. It was no impulse buy, I assure you; $40 ain't shit to some people, but i fretted over the deal until the last minute then finally took the plunge. It has a lot of filler content, but there are some real gems in there too, like Basic Roleplaying, The Call of Cthulhu Keeper's Guide, Dragonbane, and much more. It may set me back some, but I don't think it will. I've amassed quite the Call of Cthulhu collection here as of late, mostly just by happenstance.

I guess that speaks well of Chaosium's involvement with the community and so forth, though; they've been in all the sales and bundles lately.

I got the Malleus Monstrorum on sale the other day, the Keeper's Guide in the Humble Bundle, and I had the 7th-Ed. Call of Cthulhu book to begin with - probably from another bundle! That should be all I need to run a rousing game of CoC, but I haven't done that since it was in the 4th-Ed. (which is what all my books are from, except for the 3rd-Ed. boxed set).

I cannot wait to dig-in to everything I spent my hard-earned money on this week, but I thought I should update no one in particular as to the goings-on about the house. It's a boring existence to some, but I have a fertile imagination I keep feeding.

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Herculoids #1

If you grew up in the '80s, you remember the Herculoids from Thundarr the Barbarian. Thundarr was one of the few Fantasy cartoons on Saturday mornings, at least where I lived.

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Boruto - Naruto Next Generations, Vol. 6

Boruto - Naruto Next Generation, Vol. 6

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Daffy the Commando

Daffy Duck

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Watch The Real Ghostbusters Streaming Free on Crackle

The Real Ghostbusters

The Real Ghostbusters was the Saturday morning cartoon adaptation of the classic, hit comedy from 1984. The show was very popular, and had a run of seven seasons according to IMdB. Several episodes have appeared on YouTube over the years, but they've been removed. It was not until recently that I discovered you can watch them free on Crackle.

Crackle has over 20 episode of The Real Ghostbusters available for streaming free without an account or login. I do not know if the content is rotated or not, but it has been available for a while now, so you may want to check it out before it's gone. Crackle also has another animated show called Extreme Ghostbusters, featuring the characters from the franchise. I have not watched this newer reboot of the series.

The Ghostbusters franchise recently hit a snag with an all-female reboot that wreaked havoc online and bombed at the box office, but the animated TV series was significantly different from its source material. The most memorable difference was Slimer, who became a talking lead and team mascot. While Slimer mostly provided comedic relief, he proved an indispensable Ghostbuster on more than one occasion.

© The Weirding, 2016

Ramones Spider-Man

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The Yogi Bears

The Yogi Bears

This is a picture of The Yogi Bears, the Hanna-Barbera bowling team. I know little to nothing more about this picture, including who took it, where it was taken, nor anything else. It was shared by someone online and I thought it was cute and decided to share it here.

Hanna-Barbera was a huge cartoon empire many decades ago, and their characters and cartoons are still available in many markets. Some of their cartoons include the original Space Ghost, The Yogi Bear Show, and The Flintstones.

© The Weirding, 2016

Adventure Time: Ice King

Adventure Time: Ice King

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Voltron Coming to Netflix

Voltron

Netflix announced an updated revival of the classic cartoon, Voltron, today. They also announced that Guillermo del Toro's Trollhunters series is coming to Netflix. Dreamworks Animation appears poised to make Netflix its global home outside of China, thanks to a multi-year deal with the streaming home service which recently launched services in 130 more countries.

Even more new shows, based on both classic Dreamworks material as well as original ideas, are said to be headed Netflix' way over the next few years. Cindy Holland, Vice President of Original Series for Netflix, said, "It's with great pleasure that we expand on an already successful relationship with DreamWorks Animation to bring more premium kids and family television to Netflix members globally."

© The Weirding, 2016

The Weirding TV: Saturday Morning Cartoons

You've heard it before or you know it firsthand: When people my age were growing-up, we had Saturday Morning Cartoons. It deserves Elite type - it was that big of a deal, it was that important. And not just to children (for the obvious reasons) but to adults, as well.

For children, it meant an entire morning spent sitting in front of the TV, often with a too-big bowl of too-sweet cereal, eyes glued to the TV set. For adults, it meant they got to sleep-in; Saturday mornings, it was understood, belonged to the cartoons, and it was fine to let the TV "babysit."

For us kids, Saturday Morning Cartoons were something special - after all, there were plenty of after-school cartoons on every day. I think part of  it was a sense of "belonging." Many kids played outside after school; some had sports or other, extra-curricular activities to attend; Cub/Girl Scouts were still big in those days, as well; and so on. Everyone watched Saturday Morning Cartoons - neighborhood streets were empty before at least 10am.

The Smurfs, for an example, became a national sensation almost from the moment their show premiered. In fact, my first-grade yearbook has a smurf on the cover because that is what we students chose as our theme. (I doubt you could do that anymore; you'd get sued!)

Sociologically speaking, Saturday Morning Cartoons provided structure. They were something to which every kid looked forward and knew were going to be there. They were an integral part of every child's weekly agenda, every week, without fail.

A lot of correlative points could be uncovered between children's behavior today - including the supposed prevalence of Autism and ADD/ADHD - and the lack of social structure Saturday Morning Cartoons provided just by existing. Even if you were a kid who didn't watch them (total freak), their very existence provided a sort of societal framework - they were a socio-psychological landmark of sorts.

So The Weirding provides you with Saturday Morning Cartoons every week viz Facebook. While the Facebook Page is Adults Only, you decide what to share with your children. Or the children you kidnap. That's the way it should be.

© C Harris Lynn, 2013

Second Man Pleads Guilty to Terrorizing South Park

A second man who was involved in the call to harm South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker pleaded guilty to several charges stemming from the events. Jesse Curtis Morton fled to Morocco four days after his cohort, Zachary Chesser, was arrested. He was picked up there and brought back to the United States.

Chesser and Morton threatened others, and used the Web to spread their word wide -- in forums, on their website, and elsewhere. They both used the Internet to encourage others to commit crimes -- specifically violent crimes against those Chesser and Morton deemed to enemies of the Muslim faith.

Chesser and Morton claimed to have been offended by a South Park cartoon depicting the Prophet Mohammad in a bear suit.

© C Harris Lynn, 2012

Disney XD Launching Marvel Block

Disney XD will launch Marvel Universe, a dedicated Marvel programming block, with the new series "Ultimate Spider-Man" as its centerpiece, on SUNDAY, APRIL 1, it was announced today by Gary Marsh, President and Chief Creative Officer, Disney Channels Worldwide at the Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, California.

Marvel Universe on Disney XD will be the ultimate place for fans to find exclusive Marvel content, including new animated short-form series, live-action interstitials and the series return of "The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes." The block will be home to Marvel's biggest superstars, such as Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Captain America, and many more, to introduce dynamic stories of action, adventure, and heroism to a whole new generation.

© C Harris Lynn, 2011

Saturday Morning Cartoons - Superman: Electronic Earthquake

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Pre-Mickey Mouse Disney Cartoon Found

A copy of "Hungry Hobos" was found in one of Britain's largest collections of independent films, the Huntley Film Archives. The short features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, thought to be the prototype to Mickey Mouse. The film will be auctioned on the 14^th and is expected to fetch between $30,000 and $40,000.

The director said that only about half of the collection has been catalogued, and the find was rare and lucky. Proceeds are going to be used to further fund the Huntley Film Archives.

© C Harris Lynn, 2011

Saturday Morning Cartoons - Popeye in Goonland

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Saturday Morning Cartoons - Tom & Jerry Pots & Pans

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RIP: Bil Keane

Family Circus creator, Bil Keane, has died at 89. He started Family Circus in 1960 and served as President of the National Cartoonists Society from 1981 to 1983. Bil Keane's son Jeff is expected to take over the strip. Family Circus is still in wide circulation.

© C Harris Lynn, 2011

Saturday Morning Cartoons - Superman Son of Krypton

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Saturday Morning Cartoons: Popeye Meets Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

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