February 24, 2015 : The Powerpuff Girls Turn 20?!
In news that should be filed under “You’re Old”, The Powerpuff Girls turned 20 years old this week.
While the series didn’t premiere until 1998, the pilot episode aired on Cartoon Network in 1995, via What a Cartoon! shorts. After creating these Chemical X-infused characters, Craig McCracken followed things up with Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends and then Wander Over Yonder… not a bad resume.
Unfortunately it looks like McCracken will not be involved with the reboot, which is supposed to come out in 2016 – at least, he isn’t the EP so I assume that means he won’t be a part of things. Still, I will probably give it a shot. It can’t be as bad as Teen Titans Go! Right?
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August 1, 2013 : Wander Over Yonder
Craig McCracken, creator of The Powerpuff Girls and Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends, is coming out with a new series. Oddly enough, this one will be on Disney (not sure what Cartoon Network did to lose him). It is set to premiere August 16th, and below is the title sequence.
Visually, I am definitely a fan of it. However, the music is a little jarring… at first, but after listening to it a few times, it’s growing on me.
There is something to be said for a solid title sequence to an animated series, and for me I get particularly drawn to enjoyable theme songs. It’s safe to say that I have watched a lot more episodes of Phineas and Ferb due to the theme song – yet again, I was a fan of Bowling For Soup even before the show came out. Of course, a great intro can’t do miracles (case in point, King of the Hill) – a show still needs to be good for me to watch.
With McCracken’s track record and the overall quality of the title sequence, not to mention the decent voice cast, I plan on giving the show a watch or two.
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