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CocoNatts Since: Apr, 2010
#1: Jun 9th 2011 at 12:35:52 AM

Lets talk about animation made in the UK! Like the Plaque Dogs and When The Wind Blows!

Buscemi I Am The Walrus from a log cabin Since: Jul, 2010
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#2: Jun 9th 2011 at 12:57:25 AM

Who doesn't love that funny cheese-eating, crime-solving duo Wallace and Gromit?

edited 9th Jun '11 12:57:48 AM by Buscemi

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kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#3: Jun 9th 2011 at 2:34:24 AM

Actually, I'm a bit embarrassed to say that, despite really enjoying most of the media I've consumed from Britain, I've never once looked at any of their cartoons...save for a few youtube clips of a show that I think was called Fox Busters, or something like that?

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genericritter Since: Mar, 2011
#4: Jun 9th 2011 at 2:53:50 AM

Hmm... after perusing a list of British animated television shows I will have to say the only ones I have seen are Danger Mouse and Count Duckula. I remember watching them on Nickelodeon back when I was a kid 20+years ago. I enjoyed them then but I suppose Ill have to go back and see if they have withstood the test of time.

I also see Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! is a British animation. I liked the art style in that one even though the show was aimed a preschoolers. It sort of reminded me of that really primitive style that was in the Watership Down movie.

terlwyth Since: Oct, 2010
#6: Jun 10th 2011 at 8:47:02 PM

Wallace and Gromit,actually anything by Nick Park [not Aardman though,they've had a few misses with hits]

And if Tim Burton's puppet stop-motion counts as animation,so does claymation and uh right Wallace and Gromit is British.

Theoriginalblader Sloving cases one by one from Downtown Since: Feb, 2011
Sloving cases one by one
#7: Jun 11th 2011 at 3:39:05 PM

I am a fan of Wallace and gromit, as well as anything from nick park. I am also a fan of Dangermouse and Count Duckula.

SomeSortOfTroper Since: Jan, 2001
#8: Jun 11th 2011 at 5:40:44 PM

And was there not something truly bittersweet about Super Ted...no? The whole lost toy floating in space thing? No?

No, wait, I'm thinking of the Super Ted vitamin tablets- their taste, bitter and sweet. Kinda fruity. I'm only six foot tall today because of those vitamins.

AckSed Pat. St. of Archive Binge from Pure Imagination Since: Jan, 2001
Pat. St. of Archive Binge
#9: Jun 11th 2011 at 5:51:48 PM

I was a real snob about cartoons when they were on,only watching for the title sequences; I always preferred the TV dramas like Aquila or The Demon Headmaster. I only discovered recently that Bananaman was voiced by The Goodies.

edited 11th Jun '11 6:02:54 PM by AckSed

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AckSed Pat. St. of Archive Binge from Pure Imagination Since: Jan, 2001
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#10: Jun 11th 2011 at 6:04:54 PM

Found a blog: http://ukanimation.blogspot.com/

Edit: Ah! Knew I had this bookmarked:

Pure nostalgia rush for people of my generation. Bertha,Pigeon Street,Chorlton and the Wheelies,Bagpuss... waii

edited 11th Jun '11 6:12:42 PM by AckSed

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#13: Jun 24th 2011 at 12:26:11 AM

I absolutely adore The Dreamstone.

Psi001 Since: Oct, 2010
#14: Oct 11th 2011 at 7:13:36 AM

Despite being a Brit myself, I've found British animation to be a bit on the sparse side, at least in comparison to the US. Most of the UK's most popular animation is aimed at pre schoolers (eg. puppet animation such as Postman Pat or Fireman Sam). Most other stuff usually fades into obscurity after it's initial airing and gains only a small cult fanbase (eg. The Dreamstone, Dangermouse, Animals of Farthing Wood).

Aardman's stuff is popular, though usually still only Nick Park's work, or stuff directly based on his concepts (eg. Wallace And Gromit, Shaun The Sheep). There is a reason it's so popular however. Classic use of claymation and highly loveable expressive characters.

Other stuff tends to have a very polarizing feel. The Dreamstone is an amusing Villain Protagonist show that makes the mistake of trying to force it's boring cutesy Hero Antagonists as main characters anyway. Danger Mouse is funny, but all those puns tend to be very cringeworthy in places and the recycled animation is atrociously cheap (especially in early episodes). The Animals Of Farthing Wood is outright grim in tone, though one could blame the books they are based on for that. The show seemed more fitting for prime time than a slot on CBBC. Postman Pat and the likes I suppose are quality stuff for the audience they are designed for.

edited 11th Oct '11 7:22:58 AM by Psi001

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