tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18829500.post3628018596857427300..comments2023-10-11T10:40:48.712-04:00Comments on The Miserable Annals of the Earth: So much for the afterglowDoc Nebulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13052810933464744998noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18829500.post-26017296675873873282008-08-19T20:56:00.000-04:002008-08-19T20:56:00.000-04:00I normally don't bother to address comments that c...I normally don't bother to address comments that come in anonymously, because there's something vaguely contemptible about someone who won't use any kind of identifier. Especially when they're being insulting.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, there's enough of interest to me in your comment that I'm going to let it through, although normally I would never encourage an anonymous troll by doing so.<BR/><BR/>Humor is always subjective. There's always going to be stuff that one person thinks is funny and another person just doesn't. Hero/sidekick pedophilia jokes are, indeed, classic; the fact that they're classic would seem to indicate that a great many people see the humor in them. And while I'm sure the writers of JONNY QUEST didn't intend any kind of gay vibe for their show, well, it sure comes off that way. I have no doubt that better writers than I have commented on these subjects in the past, but, again, that would seem to indicate that other people than I have looked at this subject matter and found these elements within it, and worthy of comment.<BR/><BR/>As for whether I was going for humor or accuracy, I'd say I was trying to accurately as well as humorously portray my feelings as a 46 year old former JQ fan, upon re-experiencing the show for the first time since childhood. Humor and accuracy are not necessarily mutually exclusive.Doc Nebulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052810933464744998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18829500.post-16020880431456378452008-08-19T18:04:00.000-04:002008-08-19T18:04:00.000-04:00You're wrong on a couple of points. There was a r...You're wrong on a couple of points. There was a recurring villain, Dr. Zin, and there was even a recurring female character called Jezebel Jade, who had a past with Race Bannon.<BR/><BR/>You also have to remember, this was a cartoon, based in the mid 60's. It was geared towards young men. It's also a cartoon that is 44 years old. It was groundbreaking for the time, but of course now it's going to look dated.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if you were going for humor, or accuracy in your review, but I would have to say that you missed the mark on both.<BR/><BR/>The parts of your review where you insert homosexual tendencies to the Jonny Quest cast, and then comments regarding acts of pedophilia between Space Ghost and Jace and Jan are not funny at all, in fact they are rather sad. Those types of jokes have been done to death, and done much better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18829500.post-56089186016824256082008-08-15T22:03:00.000-04:002008-08-15T22:03:00.000-04:00I own the Transformers DVDs, like... most of them,...I own the Transformers DVDs, like... most of them, anyway. Certainly all the good ones. Not that losery 'Beast Wankers' crap, that's for sure.<BR/><BR/>Transformers still holds up. Not great, but it does. You ought to watch one or two eps, just to see what I mean.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492265703592804987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18829500.post-10145785483925871342008-08-14T15:27:00.000-04:002008-08-14T15:27:00.000-04:00I know someone who likes to say "I Told You So"......I know someone who likes to say "I Told You So"...but it ain't me...;)<BR/><BR/>I'll bet Johnny Quest's opening is still pretty cool though. But I am not planning to take any chances in re-orientation.<BR/><BR/>See, I still get to live in the Johnny Quest Was a Cool Show world. I miss you. Send a postcard.SuperWifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02856384425069616224noreply@blogger.com