I just couldn't get into "Adventure Time"
. I enjoyed "Regular Show" enough as a nod to 80's kitch (and you don't often see a cartoon featuring a blue jay and a racoon as the mains), but my fave cartoon in recent times has probably been "The Amazing World of Gumball" - I find it really original and cleverly written, and personally, I do really like the animation. It's completely off the wall weird and it can get a little over the top on occasions, but it's had me in genuine stitches many times, and that feeling of "I wish I'd have come up with that gag!". It looks retro, yet new at the same time, and it melds different styles together in a way that (for me), just works. I really love the character design in it as well. It's probably not for everyone, but I really enjoyed it!
I don't watch much TV these days, so I'm not watching as much cartoon material as I used to, but in recent times when I've been laid off work or had periods of unemployment, they've definitely served to bring me out of a well ingrained funk ! Animation is a medium I've always enjoyed (and nearly ended up studying at uni) - I've grown up watching cartoons. 🙂
Samurai Jack is defo one of the best cartoons ever imo - a real work of art from Gendy Tartakovsky (not sure I've spelled it right). Though oddly, I've no interest in seeing the new series. Pokemon will always remain a firm favourite from when I was younger, and then of course there's classics like Loony Tunes and Tom and Jerry - those never get old! 😃 😄
