Also, two very good song sequences that were produced individually -- "L.A. Dot" and "There's Only One of You" -- were awkwardly shoehorned into this episode to pad it out further, thereby weakening their impact. (If "There's Only One of You" had been shown on its own, it would be one of the best short song cartoons the show ever did.) And "Variety Speak" is performed all over again, with revised lyrics, because the song was originally conceived for this feature film idea.
Randy Rogel's new songs do sort of give an idea of what a full-fledged Disney-style Animaniacs musical would have been like (so does "Wakko's Wish," but that's almost a Disney-style musical played straight). This New Year's Eve song is the last original song in the episode, and it's not a bad song but there's something missing from it. The staging also illustrates the point I keep harping on about the show's visuals; it's not poorly done or anything, but there's not much in the way of interesting staging or acting.
*The best part of the episode was actually the recap, which went like this:
SKIPPY: Last time on Animaniacs...
WARNERS: We want to make a movie.
PLOTZ: You can't make a movie.
WARNERS: We want to make a movie.
PLOTZ: You can't make a movie.
WARNERS: We want to make a movie.
PLOTZ: You can't make a movie.
SKIPPY: That was pretty much it. For a full half-hour.
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Worth mentioning too is that the "Only One of You" number was animated by Startoons, so the thing stands out like a sore thumb.
Gettin' tired of Animaniacs these days, sadly.
I like that tune a lot. May I echo its sentiment to you.
Gettin' tired of Animaniacs these days, sadly.
I'm still where I was - committed to liking most of the Fox run, increasingly doubtful about much of the WB run.
I do notice that my Freakazoid! DVDs seem to be the ones I reach for the most. And not just because the Candle Jack meme has taken off wi
No longer applicable but still best to feel it..
Cheers!
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