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EddieValiant,Jr. Not Quite Batman from under your bed. Since: Jan, 2010
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#1: Oct 23rd 2010 at 5:29:50 PM

This special is like the Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer of Halloween (and the Scooby Doo movie marathon of every holiday that is neither Christmas nor Halloween). I can't think of a single person who doesn't hate it, and yet every year around October, Cartoon Network rolls it out and will not stop rubbing it in your face for the entire month. But, honestly... what do people see in this thing? The animation is the laziest and choppiest you can imagine, the writing is beyond atrocious, none of the characters are likeable, and the jokes are unfunny. I honestly don't think even kids like it, but, befitting the holiday, it will not stay dead!

Any thoughts on this animated crime against God?

"Religion isn't the cause of wars, it's the excuse." —Mycroft Next
Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
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#2: Oct 23rd 2010 at 5:33:46 PM

Did you know there's a sequel?

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DrFurball Since: Jan, 2001
#3: Oct 23rd 2010 at 7:15:04 PM

And that it's apparently based on a comic? And that Sam And Max creator Steve Purcell drew fanart of it?

Personally, I've seen the TV specials and was kinda indifferent to 'em.

biznizz Since: Jan, 2001
#4: Oct 24th 2010 at 6:12:44 AM

I'm not sure, but I think Mainframe did this.

Yes, the people who did Re Boot.

Edit: Upon inspection of their Wikipedia page, I can definitely confirm that BOTH Scary Godmother specials were made by Mainframe Entertainment. They went from making the first CGI shows to THIS?!

edited 24th Oct '10 6:16:13 AM by biznizz

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FigmentJedi Since: Jan, 2001
#5: Oct 24th 2010 at 8:15:24 AM

Eh, it's better the Reindeer by a long shot.

PrincessGwenevere Ooh, sparkly! from Coat Mountain Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
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#6: Oct 24th 2010 at 8:29:57 AM

[up][up][up] I wonder if the comics are any good. It might a bad case of Adaptation Decay.

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EddieValiant,Jr. Not Quite Batman from under your bed. Since: Jan, 2010
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#7: Oct 24th 2010 at 11:28:18 AM

[up][up] I think it's actually the only holiday special that isn't better than GGROBAR!

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PrincessGwenevere Ooh, sparkly! from Coat Mountain Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
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#8: Oct 24th 2010 at 12:19:50 PM

I hate that Grandma special. Like, a lot. I hate the song. I hate the special. I want to beat it until it's a Christmas-y pulp.

Scary Godmother is leagues above that tripe.

"I feel like I'm on a raft and surrounding me is an ocean of dumb."- Mr. Sark
EddieValiant,Jr. Not Quite Batman from under your bed. Since: Jan, 2010
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#9: Oct 24th 2010 at 1:50:41 PM

At least the Grandma special has decent animation. Scary Godmother looks worse than bad Play-Doh claymation.

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Etheru Since: Jul, 2009
#10: Oct 24th 2010 at 2:06:26 PM

Least no one was named "Spankenheimer" in Scary Godmother.

I'm not getting involved, just throwing that out.

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#11: Oct 24th 2010 at 4:00:52 PM

I.M. WEASEL!!! Slime.

edited 24th Oct '10 4:01:05 PM by Enlong

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BlackKing Since: Aug, 2018
#12: Oct 24th 2010 at 4:03:12 PM

I'm indifferent to it too.Why does Cn run this special? How does it do in the ratings?

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#13: Oct 24th 2010 at 5:19:16 PM

[up]Because Halloween.

To be honest, I'd much prefer if they, instead, played "The Nightmare Before Christmas" or somesuch with this kind of regularity.

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PrincessGwenevere Ooh, sparkly! from Coat Mountain Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
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#14: Oct 24th 2010 at 5:24:54 PM

I think I recall them showing NMBC at one point, but that may have been during Christmas. Honestly, that and Corpse Bride would be a far better idea than Godmother.

edited 24th Oct '10 5:25:26 PM by PrincessGwenevere

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CrowT.Robot Trainspotter from Ga-Metru Since: Oct, 2009
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#15: Oct 25th 2010 at 5:26:05 AM

But then of course they'd get angry letters from overprotective parents about how their children were SCARED... and they'd have to pull it.

edited 25th Oct '10 5:26:13 AM by CrowT.Robot

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WackyMeetsPractical My teacher's a panda from Texas Since: Oct, 2009
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#16: Oct 25th 2010 at 6:38:56 AM

This is probably not a very popular opinion, but I liked it. It's fun. Compared to actual movies with high production values and talented filmmakers like The Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride, of course it's going to pale. But this is a made for TV holiday special. It's not supposed to be deep or meaningful, or scary or the least bit creepy. It's just meant to be a seasonal distraction and was not meant to be taken seriously.

EddieValiant,Jr. Not Quite Batman from under your bed. Since: Jan, 2010
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#17: Oct 25th 2010 at 7:29:24 AM

[up] Not a bad stance, but I think holiday specials can and have been much better than SG.

Oh, and you're prolly the only person on the Internet with an Otis avatar.

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FigmentJedi Since: Jan, 2001
#18: Oct 25th 2010 at 10:48:28 AM

R Eally, it's the sequel that's the stupid one of the two specials. Like how tampering with the costumes and candy of one small town apparently kills Halloween forever.

Tidal_Wave_17 Since: Sep, 2009
#19: Oct 25th 2010 at 10:52:22 AM

I loved both specials, although I don't like how the sequel was an homage to How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

Playedforkeeps Since: Oct, 2010
#20: Oct 25th 2010 at 12:44:39 PM

I did a little research on this its based on a comic alright. Why did the creator allow this to be made in CG is way beyond me. Heck this special and the comics are horrible in my own view. Now that I think of it. Didnt CN air corpse bride?

PrincessGwenevere Ooh, sparkly! from Coat Mountain Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
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#21: Oct 25th 2010 at 2:47:18 PM

@Crow

I dunno, I've seen both on ABC Family plenty of times and no one seems to care. But, two different networks here. They and Nick (who seems more strict) have shown worse.

@Play

Maybe, a long time ago. Once.

It's a bit silly that they won't. Burton has a big fan base, many within the Periphery Demographic that CN grabs.

"I feel like I'm on a raft and surrounding me is an ocean of dumb."- Mr. Sark
Playedforkeeps Since: Oct, 2010
#22: Oct 25th 2010 at 2:57:36 PM

Well Princess. As much as Tim burton has a big fanbase{along with his live-action stuff} CN has aired Beetlejuice. So I dont see the chance of Nightmare or bride getting aired as part of a halloween line-up anytime soon.

Ronka87 Since: Jun, 2009
#23: Oct 25th 2010 at 5:09:42 PM

^ I don't follow your argument.

It's possible CN just doesn't want to pay for the TV rights to Burton's movies— the more popular a movie is, the more expensive it is to buy the rights for reairing. That's why so many channels air okay movies around midnight—it's a relatively cheap way to fill the slot.

Never seen Scary Godmother myself.

PrincessGwenevere Ooh, sparkly! from Coat Mountain Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
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#24: Oct 25th 2010 at 7:42:32 PM

-facepalm- Thank you, Ronka; I hadn't even considered money. But yeah, that makes sense. Why play the big-budget classic NMBC when you can play a cheaper alternative. Especially in this economy.

edited 25th Oct '10 7:43:04 PM by PrincessGwenevere

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RobbieRotten Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
#25: Oct 26th 2010 at 8:30:16 AM

That and NBC is a Christmas film that Disney shows in December.


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