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[rolesfamily]

That's pretty damn distasteful.

[Shrooblord]

That looks like generic bloke in workman's outfit #63, not Bob.

[OCG]

I seen few Bob the Builder episodes when my younger bro watched it. I cannot fully judge the quality of it since it was intended for younger than me but it was probably entertaining for kids. This new design sucks a lot though.

[Shrooblord]

Didn't the old Bob used to have this real snappy animation style, like it had too little in-between-frames or something? I recall that being one of its characteristics.

[Master]

Dunno, here's an old ep for reference:

[Cairnie]

God I remember when Bob the Builder had music that topped the UK charts and one of them was a cover of Mambo No. 5. And don't get me started with the Elton John episode.

Well at least the Dangermouse reboot sounds more promising with the guy from Pointless (game show) in tow.

[Master]

Ah, Alexander Armstrong? He was the voice of the Mr. Smith computer in Sarah Jane Adventures. Here's hoping the Dangermouse reboot is decent.

[Shrooblord]

Yeah, it did. It almost looks like the show was made with clay figures, much like for example Wallace and Gromit. I like its style. It's pretty unique in its gentleness.

[Master]

Not sure how relevant this is, but here's another flag for security: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/14 ... erability/

[Bradandez]

I was in love Bob the Builder as a kid!.

WHAT IN THE FUCKING HELL IS THAT PIECE OF SORRY SHITTY PIECE OF AN EXCUSE FOR A REDESIGN IS THAT!?!?!?!?!

[PluMGMK]

I was once a huge fan of Bob the Builder.
I am now lost for words.

[THEdragon]

Bob the Builder was one of the first shows I ever got into, second maybe to Blue's Clues. I can't say I'm really that bothered by the redesign, to be honest.

[Bradandez]

I am.

Not only is this one atrocious design, it's fucking CGI. Whatever happened to good ol' claymation and traditional animation? I know it's cheaper and less hassle, but I feel they have more heart to it, ya know?

[Master]

I don't mind CGI, so long as it's done to a very good standard, as in shows like Star Wars: The Clone Wars or Transformers: Prime. Problem with these shows for young 'uns, is that the CGI tends to be cheap, and rather unnerving (JayJay the Jet Plane springs to mind).

(Though I admit, I still love Beast Wars and Beast Machines, the CGI in them hasn't aged well, but the plot is still pretty tight, and their Megatron remains my favourite Transformer to this day).

[Bradandez]

I feel that it's way overused. When was the last traditional animated film from a major company? I can only think of Winnie the Pooh from 2011.

It just so shameful that all these companies are animating their films in CGI. Even Disney has seem to board the CGI bandwagon fully now. Yes, CGU does look great and all but I can't help but seem empty inside to think this is what we'll see for the upcoming years.

[Master]

Hmm, that's a fair point, I couldn't really disagree with your stance, traditional animation should have its place too.

[Adsolution]

The idea that CGI should replace traditional animation in films I find to be very wrong. They're completely different, they offer different cinematography, framing, storytelling and everything. I'm longing to see another traditionally-animated Disney film - Princess and the Frog was nice, but I thought that was a sign that they weren't giving up on the genre completely like they seem to have.

[Shrooblord]

Films like Osmosis Jones spring to mind when I think of somewhat more modern hand-animated films, even though that film is 13 years old already. Princess and the Frog is a good example too, yeah. I love those films. The old Snow White by Disney is maybe one of my favourite hand-animated ones, simply because of the beautiful play on lighting and scenery, the ways the characters move around and their expressions.

But CGI isn't all that bad. Wall-E is one of my favourite films of all time, and the visual aspects of it contribute to that highly. Brave is another amazing piece of CGI craftsmanship. There's also children's cartoons done in CGI that are absolutely fine - I recall things like Jimmy Neutron from when I was younger.

What I don't appreciate is when a style gets defaulted to as the go-to animating style because it's easy and cheap. CGI has fallen prey to some lazy-ass animation studios that used it just because it was quick and dirty. But also Flash-like cartoons seem to virulently spread around and make for a poor reputation for Flash-based animation, which, if it is given proper love, can be beautiful. The X's is a good example of Flash-like animation that worked out brilliantly.
Basically, technology has made it easier for anyone with a crap idea for a storyline to come and make a show out of it. But I guess that's always been going on throughout human history. It takes someone with a great idea (and some resources) to take the tools available and create a masterpiece.

[Bradandez]

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy Disney CGI films. I thoroughly enjoyed Meet the Robinsons and Bolt, and I absolutely love Wreck-It Ralph. frozen was overrated in my book. But I feel that Traditional Animation will always have way more heart and soul to them.

Tell me, can a computer feel? :u

[Adsolution]

But I feel that Traditional Animation will always have way more heart and soul to them.

Why?