I must never have seen this as a kid. The only time I remember seeing Samurai use his fire power was against Mirror Master in a very late episode (Legendary Super Powers Show, I believe).
ahh the days of the good stuff. Everytime I get depressed about what they've done to Batman, I just watch SuperFriends. The years when DC Comics didn't kill heroes just to get comic book sales.
Ahhh, back in the old days. Where every super-hero wore a smile on their face, no body dies, characterization is thrown out the window, and siperpowers make no sense.
Join me next week where Roshach of Watchmen fame will save a kitten from a tree, and Tony Stark will talk to kids about the dangers of drinking. Wont that be fun!
I want to be entertained when I watch a cartoon...I don't want to see realism because it's a cartoon, after all.
I can see that you don't care too much for the kind of cartoons I like to watch because you oppose the "smile on their face" approach. I basically enjoy cartoons that appeal to me, that's about the only way I can describe it without going on and on about the old days because I don't want to turn things into an old days vs modern day debate.
I can understand that, I want to be entertained as well...but please, dont start to bash the cartoons and stories I like. next time, please say it in a nicer way like, "Yes the stories on here were quite interesting" and not add "better than the seriousness of today" because then that will just set people like me off. I did not expect you to respond, but you did and I wanted to defend my views.
Since we do not see eye to eye I am willing to just let you have your viewpoint as well.
In a message I posted a few minutes ago, my original comment on here was because I took the first comment as a bashing/derogatory statement against the style of SUPERFRIENDS that I prefer to watch. See, it's ironic because here I am defending the cartoon because I took the original comment as a slam, and then you come on and defend modern-day cartoons because of my comment. It's like a see-saw effect.
Thanks. I once asked for this episode to be uploaded. With such a grand scale Apocalyptic premise, creepy creature design and sound effects, I remember it scared me as a kid. Now, to think that was actually so! Not only was a colossal idea shrunken under seven minutes, a SF script never sounded worse, not to mention more rushed, And Superman pushing the entire Earth from the center of a Black Hole back to its original place in five seconds is plain laughable.
this is a cartoon series...fantasy and imagination trump "reality" in my opinion so I don't see why it would be funny moving the Earth out of the black hole in five seconds. it's just a cartoon. the contemporary cartoons beginning with BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES and running through the present-day JLA incarnations are waayy too serious and inject too much realism into it to the point that good old fashioned story-telling, such as the scripts in the Superfriends, get the short end of the stick.
You've got to be kidding me! There is just so much wrong with your comment that it actually caused a black hole, went into an alternate reality to make sense, destroyed itself, and repaired itself back into your stupid comment!
Next thing you'll tell me is that Dark Knight is a poor film and that Batman and Robin was the best ever depiction of Batman.
nothing wrong with my comment...i think it speaks for a lot of people fed up with the generation that looks down on this version of the super-heroes. plus, I never said the modern day versions of Batman were no good. I said they're way too serious, which isn't the style I prefer to watch, but judging by your comment you prefer the way the cartoons are now?
I'm curious as to why my comment is "stupid"? What's so stupid in preferring stories that aren't so serious and full of anger.
Yes I do preferr Cartoon the way they are now. Written compently, using characters that I can believe in, and using stories that take its auidence seriously.
I am not saying your comment is stupid because of your preference. I think if you want to enjoy this then be my quest. However, I object to the phrase "good storytelling" this storytelling is the epitome of stupidity and trash. The reason why the Batman stories of today are so full of anger is because that is part of the character.
Batman himself is full of anger, darkness, and vengance. he is not this happy "Lets go push away black hole SUperman!" character. far from it. To put him into this is akin to putting the death of Gwen Stacy in a happy note where Spider-man goes dancing in a fun musical romp with butterflies and kittens.
I must ask you, what is it about the story telling that makes it better? the lack of character? The lack of believablity? or is it that you want to deny that the world is a dark place?
Why would I want to watch a cartoon that's filled up with so much realism? That's what the news is for. I know the argument from the traditional super-hero fans that SUPERFRIENDS, specifically, didn't take the characters seriously but that was the entire point...I don't take myself seriously, either.
I know the world's a dark place...but why have a cartoon reflect that kind of thing? It doesn't make it fun to watch, for me, if the characters are moody, rude, or sarcastic.
I do have one more question though...since you do not prefer or like these kinds of depictions of super-heroes, why would you come on and trash my commentary on how much I liked the video clip.
I mean, I don't go to a video clip here of let's say, JUSTICE LEAGUE, for example, and jump on someone who happens to like that show and tell them how wrong they are for liking it all because my view's of the show are different.
Its not that you like the show, its the fact that you said waayy too serious and inject too much realism into it to the point that good old fashioned story-telling, such as the scripts in the Superfriends, get the short end of the stick. that ticked me offf. From the way you said it it feels like you think that the modern day cartoons have no real story telling potential, where from my perspective, due to the fact that they take themselves seriously, there is more room for storytelling.
Yes, i had said that because the original comment, the first one here, had ticked me off because I took it that it was talking down on the style of SUPERFRIENDS that I prefer to watch and I responded to it just as my comment on here ticked you off and you responded to it.
I said "good old-fashioned story telling" that relied on plots and stories, rather than using a character's personality to dictate how a story was written. It's more fun to watch stories like this one than say, for example, one that deals with Superman debating whether or not he should've been blown up with the rest of the Kryptonians.
This one about the black hole would be more fun to watch, for me, but that's just me...you'd probably want to see the other kind of storyline, though.
To be more accurate, his debate would be, "should I let krypton blow up or not." which happened in one of the few Superfriends episodes I like. That is because that actually delved into the character and gave him a third dimension.
Why not have a character personallity dictate the storyline? that's why we watch the show in the first place. A bugs bunny cartoon would be so different with a different person behind it, and "demon in a bottle" would be lifeless without tony.
@Turanga1i1a The concept is still pretty creepy if you know what a real black hole supposedly does to you. The end cracked me up, until the lame jokes came in.
I must never have seen this as a kid. The only time I remember seeing Samurai use his fire power was against Mirror Master in a very late episode (Legendary Super Powers Show, I believe).
scottandrewhutchins 2 months ago
You gotta love this cartoon for its lousy astrophysics.
bellefeu 1 year ago
@bellefeu that is -why- I love it!
fucheduck 9 months ago
Given that Superman's communicator doesn't have video display, how does he know that it is Batman and Samurai manning the fort at JL headquarters?
harbar3000 1 year ago
@harbar3000 Maybe they have shifts posted at the Hall of Justice, since he can travel to the Fortress of Solitude in one second.
scottandrewhutchins 2 months ago
So what was superman pushing against when he was moving the earth? lol
dwilmer7 2 years ago
ahh the days of the good stuff. Everytime I get depressed about what they've done to Batman, I just watch SuperFriends. The years when DC Comics didn't kill heroes just to get comic book sales.
robingurl 2 years ago
Ahhh, back in the old days. Where every super-hero wore a smile on their face, no body dies, characterization is thrown out the window, and siperpowers make no sense.
Join me next week where Roshach of Watchmen fame will save a kitten from a tree, and Tony Stark will talk to kids about the dangers of drinking. Wont that be fun!
Martialartfruituser 3 years ago
I want to be entertained when I watch a cartoon...I don't want to see realism because it's a cartoon, after all.
I can see that you don't care too much for the kind of cartoons I like to watch because you oppose the "smile on their face" approach. I basically enjoy cartoons that appeal to me, that's about the only way I can describe it without going on and on about the old days because I don't want to turn things into an old days vs modern day debate.
we just don't see eye to eye.
ACcountryFan 3 years ago
I can understand that, I want to be entertained as well...but please, dont start to bash the cartoons and stories I like. next time, please say it in a nicer way like, "Yes the stories on here were quite interesting" and not add "better than the seriousness of today" because then that will just set people like me off. I did not expect you to respond, but you did and I wanted to defend my views.
Since we do not see eye to eye I am willing to just let you have your viewpoint as well.
Martialartfruituser 3 years ago
In a message I posted a few minutes ago, my original comment on here was because I took the first comment as a bashing/derogatory statement against the style of SUPERFRIENDS that I prefer to watch. See, it's ironic because here I am defending the cartoon because I took the original comment as a slam, and then you come on and defend modern-day cartoons because of my comment. It's like a see-saw effect.
ACcountryFan 3 years ago
Thanks. I once asked for this episode to be uploaded. With such a grand scale Apocalyptic premise, creepy creature design and sound effects, I remember it scared me as a kid. Now, to think that was actually so! Not only was a colossal idea shrunken under seven minutes, a SF script never sounded worse, not to mention more rushed, And Superman pushing the entire Earth from the center of a Black Hole back to its original place in five seconds is plain laughable.
Turanga1i1a 3 years ago
You're Welcome Dude, Glad u liked it.
Hothschild 3 years ago
this is a cartoon series...fantasy and imagination trump "reality" in my opinion so I don't see why it would be funny moving the Earth out of the black hole in five seconds. it's just a cartoon. the contemporary cartoons beginning with BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES and running through the present-day JLA incarnations are waayy too serious and inject too much realism into it to the point that good old fashioned story-telling, such as the scripts in the Superfriends, get the short end of the stick.
ACcountryFan 3 years ago
Indeed......
Hothschild 3 years ago
You've got to be kidding me! There is just so much wrong with your comment that it actually caused a black hole, went into an alternate reality to make sense, destroyed itself, and repaired itself back into your stupid comment!
Next thing you'll tell me is that Dark Knight is a poor film and that Batman and Robin was the best ever depiction of Batman.
Martialartfruituser 3 years ago
nothing wrong with my comment...i think it speaks for a lot of people fed up with the generation that looks down on this version of the super-heroes. plus, I never said the modern day versions of Batman were no good. I said they're way too serious, which isn't the style I prefer to watch, but judging by your comment you prefer the way the cartoons are now?
I'm curious as to why my comment is "stupid"? What's so stupid in preferring stories that aren't so serious and full of anger.
ACcountryFan 3 years ago
Yes I do preferr Cartoon the way they are now. Written compently, using characters that I can believe in, and using stories that take its auidence seriously.
I am not saying your comment is stupid because of your preference. I think if you want to enjoy this then be my quest. However, I object to the phrase "good storytelling" this storytelling is the epitome of stupidity and trash. The reason why the Batman stories of today are so full of anger is because that is part of the character.
Martialartfruituser 3 years ago
Batman himself is full of anger, darkness, and vengance. he is not this happy "Lets go push away black hole SUperman!" character. far from it. To put him into this is akin to putting the death of Gwen Stacy in a happy note where Spider-man goes dancing in a fun musical romp with butterflies and kittens.
I must ask you, what is it about the story telling that makes it better? the lack of character? The lack of believablity? or is it that you want to deny that the world is a dark place?
Martialartfruituser 3 years ago
Why would I want to watch a cartoon that's filled up with so much realism? That's what the news is for. I know the argument from the traditional super-hero fans that SUPERFRIENDS, specifically, didn't take the characters seriously but that was the entire point...I don't take myself seriously, either.
I know the world's a dark place...but why have a cartoon reflect that kind of thing? It doesn't make it fun to watch, for me, if the characters are moody, rude, or sarcastic.
ACcountryFan 3 years ago
I do have one more question though...since you do not prefer or like these kinds of depictions of super-heroes, why would you come on and trash my commentary on how much I liked the video clip.
I mean, I don't go to a video clip here of let's say, JUSTICE LEAGUE, for example, and jump on someone who happens to like that show and tell them how wrong they are for liking it all because my view's of the show are different.
ACcountryFan 3 years ago
Its not that you like the show, its the fact that you said waayy too serious and inject too much realism into it to the point that good old fashioned story-telling, such as the scripts in the Superfriends, get the short end of the stick. that ticked me offf. From the way you said it it feels like you think that the modern day cartoons have no real story telling potential, where from my perspective, due to the fact that they take themselves seriously, there is more room for storytelling.
Martialartfruituser 3 years ago
Yes, i had said that because the original comment, the first one here, had ticked me off because I took it that it was talking down on the style of SUPERFRIENDS that I prefer to watch and I responded to it just as my comment on here ticked you off and you responded to it.
ACcountryFan 3 years ago
I said "good old-fashioned story telling" that relied on plots and stories, rather than using a character's personality to dictate how a story was written. It's more fun to watch stories like this one than say, for example, one that deals with Superman debating whether or not he should've been blown up with the rest of the Kryptonians.
This one about the black hole would be more fun to watch, for me, but that's just me...you'd probably want to see the other kind of storyline, though.
ACcountryFan 3 years ago
To be more accurate, his debate would be, "should I let krypton blow up or not." which happened in one of the few Superfriends episodes I like. That is because that actually delved into the character and gave him a third dimension.
Why not have a character personallity dictate the storyline? that's why we watch the show in the first place. A bugs bunny cartoon would be so different with a different person behind it, and "demon in a bottle" would be lifeless without tony.
Martialartfruituser 3 years ago
@Turanga1i1a so if it took him full minute you consider it more believable like "Darknight" right
LVSWTZ 7 months ago
@Turanga1i1a The concept is still pretty creepy if you know what a real black hole supposedly does to you. The end cracked me up, until the lame jokes came in.
scottandrewhutchins 2 months ago