tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314900466267629286.post2746518604193113701..comments2020-07-04T11:24:53.547+01:00Comments on Rigas' Blog-0-Matic: The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Episode Guide 06 Meet Captain AmericaRigashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13122870701990168891noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314900466267629286.post-34300557195774754772011-05-28T11:39:48.773+01:002011-05-28T11:39:48.773+01:00Well this episode was originally a bunch of three ...Well this episode was originally a bunch of three to five minutes shorts as an introduction to the show and characters, and was rushed through production because of it. Episodes 3-7 are made of these 20 shorts or so. That will account for the disjointed action scenes and possibly different animation style.<br /><br />Also something I've learned over the years, that cartoon shows aimed at kids, can have very strict if not down right bizarre restrictions on certain characters. For example the 90's Spider-Man show has all sorts of crazy rules in place. No one could be killed, or implied to be killed of even say killed leading to lines like "if i didn't get that kitty out of the tree he would be destroyed", Spidey wasn't allows punch anyone and the list goes on to some even crazier rules involving pigeons.<br /><br />I'm similar rules like this are in place for the show especially on icon characters like Cap. But also there is a precedent for this in the comic, In Ed Brubaker's run on Captain America introduced the idea that Bucky was used to do things that Cap's squeaky clean heroic propaganda image couldn't allow, Like sneaking in places and sticking mines to Nazis, or just Solid Snaking it and killing everyone quietly with a bit knife. If you check out my Episode 17 Guide you will see that I talk about the scene where Cap and Tony are training but we never see any direct hits.<br /><br />So I wouldn't necessary condemn all those things out of hand ( but you are more than entitled to you opinions ARM :) ) but I can see reasons for them that are not totally world breaking for me anyway.Rigashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13122870701990168891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314900466267629286.post-35064692326169123702011-05-28T05:53:57.662+01:002011-05-28T05:53:57.662+01:00What you neglected to mention was how bad the anim...What you neglected to mention was how bad the animation was specifically in Cap's fighting sequences as well as the choreography. The edits are horrendous and they use cheesy still shots any chance they get whenever Steve Rogers has an extended action scene.<br /><br />Also watching this you'd think BUCKY was the one with the super soldier serum as all the "ultimate-human-machine" Cap does is boringly throw his shield while Bucky does all this complex Jackie Chan-fu.<br /><br />Keep your eye out in future eps how much they avoid giving Cap any extended action spotlight.ARMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09637190847236542517noreply@blogger.com