tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post5908921365315922925..comments2023-11-03T11:37:13.579-04:00Comments on Something Old, Nothing New: Duck-CutsJaime J. Weinmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-10828612179043431852011-02-20T10:29:38.752-05:002011-02-20T10:29:38.752-05:00I know this post is way old, but I had to get it o...I know this post is way old, but I had to get it out somewhere.<br /><br />I re-watched the entire Duckman series lately and strongly disagree that season 4 was the funniest in the series. That season had a LOT of jokes that were dead in the water and/or predictable, thanks to the slower timing on the dialog. I also didn't like how they toned down Duckman so he barely ranted anymore.<br /><br />You also hit the nail on the head about the lack of conflict thanks to Beverly being in most episodes once she was introduced. Part of what made Duckman so great in its first three seasons was his constant butting heads with Bernice, someone who isn't the boys' mother but is infinitely more responsible than their real father. Beverly just wasn't that interesting of a character; about the only aspect of her character I liked was that she had a similar vice to Duckman (in one episode, she mentions how hypocritical it would be to throw out Duckman's porn mags, because then she'd have to do the same for herself), but that aspect is never touched on again. Even her secret budding romance with Cornfed is pretty blandly executed.<br /><br />Also, I have to disagree about the animation. It got way too stiff for my tastes. The earlier seasons may have been less consistent with the character designs, but they were more fun to watch because of how loose everything was.<br /><br />The storyboarding was also less interesting. Seasons 1-3 (1 and 2 in particular) had a lot of shots that were staged in a unique way so that it kept you interested in the action; it reminded me of "Rugrats"'s best years (no surprise, since it was another Klasky Csupo show). Season 4 was shot in a very conventional manner for the most part, and so it was rather bland to look at. I think the show suffered for John Eng, Norton Virgin, and Raymie Muzquiz leaving the directing chair.<br /><br />Re-watching season 4, there were only a few episodes I still generally enjoyed, whether it be due to the plot or simply quantity of laughs:<br />-Dammit Hollywood<br />-All About Elliott<br />-Bonfire of the Panties<br />-Haunted Society Plumbers<br />-You've Come a Wrong Way, Baby<br />-Das Sub<br />-Where No Duckman Has Gone Before<br />-Four Weddings Inconceivable<br /><br />The rest? I can live without seeing them again, honestly. In particular, "A Star is Abhorred" is quite possibly the most unfunny Duckman episode in existence.<br /><br />Season 3, for the most part, is great, though. I still enjoyed that on re-watch. (never really cared for "Exile in Guyville" or "Sperms of Endearment", though)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-49910176761428406132009-09-22T03:37:32.216-04:002009-09-22T03:37:32.216-04:00They cut the "Aba Daba Honeymoon" bit? D...They cut the "Aba Daba Honeymoon" bit? Darn it. It was the funniest moment in the whole series.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01360146520804916126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-64192739953185420172009-01-20T13:47:00.000-05:002009-01-20T13:47:00.000-05:00These sound fairly minor compared to most cases.St...These sound fairly minor compared to most cases.<BR/><BR/>Still one of the funniest cartoons ever made.Yeldarb86https://www.blogger.com/profile/10131603833394294520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-26070948003434890992009-01-11T14:04:00.000-05:002009-01-11T14:04:00.000-05:00You mentioned that Powerhouse was removed from "Ag...You mentioned that Powerhouse was removed from "Aged Heat 2". It's been replaced by the Associated Production Music track "Wow!", by Henning Ruete. It -does- work for the purposes of the montage sequence, but it's a shame they couldn't have gotten Powerhouse.<BR/><BR/>The rest I'm not too familiar with, so I'm glad you were able to find those edits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-56056944516781851662009-01-10T11:13:00.000-05:002009-01-10T11:13:00.000-05:00"Aba-Daba Honeymoon"? A song from 1914? All songs ..."Aba-Daba Honeymoon"? A song from 1914? All songs published before 1923 are public domain; one can copyright a new, significantly different arrangement, but a quick ASCAP search shows that for this song, nobody's even done that.<BR/>All sound recordings after 1923 (and, in some states, earlier ones) are under copyright, but the Duckman episode is a motion picture, not a sound recording, and regardless its performance of the song is unique to it, and thus the rights to the episode itself should cover its reproduction.<BR/>Sheesh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-10525432187483300652009-01-09T20:30:00.000-05:002009-01-09T20:30:00.000-05:00I called it the instant I saw the usual "music" di...I called it the instant I saw the usual "music" disclaimer on the rear cover art posted by TVShowsonDVD.<BR/><BR/>The first set had, like, three cuts, but since Paramount had to clear all of the Frank Zappa stuff in addition to the music they did retain, that's kind of forgivable and understandable. Here, I don't know what happened.<BR/><BR/>Great places to check for additional edits would be Coolio Runnings and Duckman and Cornfed in Haunted Society Plumbers (the latter mainly because of a cameo appearance that might've cost Paramount some extra "Do'h" to clear)Kevin W. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12350124651239271608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-51642687737604384032009-01-09T14:52:00.000-05:002009-01-09T14:52:00.000-05:00I could never enjoy Duckman because I could never ...I could never enjoy <I>Duckman</I> because I could never get past how damned <B>ugly</B> those cartoons were to look at.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com