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[RedKing]

What?? 2000-2010 had a ton of good stuff. Dexter's Laboratory, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Samurai Jack, Powerpuff Girls, etc.
Hell, that was the period of the rise of Cartoon Network from being a bunch of Hanna-Barbera reruns to producing their own shows.

I think if there's a doldrums for Western animation, it was the 1970's. WB had stopped doing Looney Tunes, Disney wasn't putting out a lot of animated material, opting instead for cornball live-action stuff like Herbie the Love Bug (although some of their films were still quite good, like The Aristocats and Winnie the Pooh). MGM was no longer doing Tom and Jerry, who showed up in the latter 70's on Hanna-Barbera as pals who went on adventures together. 



In unrelated news, recently plowed through the first season of Adventure Time on Netflix. The experience was not unlike being on an extended acid trip.

[Dutchling]

Adventure Time is indeed awesome. Need to watch some more of that too.

[Neonivek]

Dexter's Laboratory, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Samurai Jack, Powerpuff Girls

I keep forgetting about that. But when did those cartoons end?

Because if they lasted the 10 years then I'd call the 2000 period the "Growing days of Comedic Cartoons"

[Sergius]

Do the new-ish cartoons from WB, like Animaniacs, Freakazoid, DC comic stuffs, plus others like Gargoyles, etc count for the 2000's? Wait... I think Gargs were 90s... maybe the others too. I keep forgetting exactly.

ADD: I thought Megas-XLR was pretty kickass, and I also like the Fairly Oddparents, tho I think I've watched every episode already.

[Neonivek]

like Animaniacs, Freakazoid, DC comic stuffs, plus others like Gargoyles, etc count for the 2000's?

All 90s. The only great DC show to go through to the 2000s was the JLA which was great. (There is a reason why the 90s is refered to as the Golden Age of Cartoons. You will never get a denser ball of great shows)

But frankly I could pull any great show from any age (well almost)

Megas is 2000 era

[Mr Space Cat]

New episode of RWBY on Roosterteeth's site for anyone who cares. It looks like they'll be releasing a new episode every Thursday.

RWBY's got that whole anime-esque art style but technically I'd consider western animation, seeing how Roosterteeth's main building and a majority of the gang are located in Austin Texas, afaik.

Now back to the discussion on classic cartoons and stuff.

[quinnr]

New episode of RWBY on Roosterteeth's site for anyone who cares. It looks like they'll be releasing a new episode every Thursday.

RWBY's got that whole anime-esque art style but technically I'd consider western animation, seeing how Roosterteeth's main building and a majority of the gang are located in Austin Texas, afaik.

Now back to the discussion on classic cartoons and stuff.

Yay! I was wondering what day of the week this thing was going to update on, I didn't notice before. Thanks!
EDIT: Duuude, I get that you miss your friends, but things will be better for all of us if you go back to being an awesome scythe-ninja.

[Putnam]

like Animaniacs, Freakazoid, DC comic stuffs, plus others like Gargoyles, etc count for the 2000's?

All 90s. The only great DC show to go through to the 2000s was the JLA which was great. (There is a reason why the 90s is refered to as the Golden Age of Cartoons. You will never get a denser ball of great shows)

But frankly I could pull any great show from any age (well almost)

Megas is 2000 era

The '90s was the Renaissance, I'm pretty sure; golden was way back when.

[kaijyuu]

Every era was the best era to someone.

[Shook]

oggy and the cockroaches

Somewhat in the vein of Tom & Jerry, except the slapstick is turned up to a glorious extreme. It is, conveniently enough, also a 90's show, but supposedly it still runs to this day. I know i've praised Samurai Jack as being one of the best cartoons i've ever watched (which it still is), but Oggy and the Cockroaches is definitely up there as well. Plus, it contains a multitude of silly faces, which is always nice.

[Neonivek]

Every era was the best era to someone.

I am fully aware of that... but there are ways to objectively look at it.

For example while there was a Golden Age of Hollywood where many of the greatest movies of all time existed. It doesn't mean that there weren't other times with great movies. As well while the Golden Age of Hollywood had many of the greatest movies it also had the single largest convalescence of terrible movies (and a LOT of them really don't hold up).

It is why I groan every time someone says that.

Since yeah sure, but no. My favorite time period for movies isn't the Golden Age of Hollywood, but even I can see why it is such.

[Bouchart]

I like the old Wile E. Coyote shorts.

That is all.

[Neonivek]

I like the old Wile E. Coyote shorts.

That is all.

Unfortunately for me I am very unresponsive to slap stick... I have no idea why but I guess it is because I grew up with bugs bunny so much that it just seems ordinary to me.

[kaijyuu]

Really really late, but just finished the first season of Gravity Falls.


The fiancee and I were very amused at

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Gideon's giant robot. We had just finished watching G Gundam which had a very similar control scheme for the pilot, so there was much banter about Gideon's "gundam."

Also Stan is best character.

[Zangi]

Huh... I should remember to finish watching Gravity Falls...  How far along is it anyways?