Retro Retrospective

Hi I'm Dranzerstorm
You may remember me as a regular contestant on the caption battle contest.
Welcome to Retro Retrospective, my world dedicated to the old guard of the Otaku world; expect some reviews of the old & obscure, and in-depth geeky knowledge with the occasional top ten and I now have a logo.

Little info about me
Well I'm British and I'm in to all things animated and nostalgia.
I've grown up with every cartoon going and have watched hundreds of anime.
Oh and to answer a question I was asked once, no I don't wear glasses in real life, I would wear Loke's sunglasses though.

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Cartoon Vault: Space Jam

Now I'm starting to run low on review ideas already so this is a long shot and not quite the style of shows I normally review for Cartoon Vault but it still counts so lets give Space Jam a shot.

Micheal Jordan has reached the twilight of his career so he gives Baseball a try with little success, meanwhile in the cartoon world, some aliens are having trouble keeping their theme park entertaining for the customers so they decide to abduct the Looney Tunes. Bugs Bunny not seeing the tiny aliens as much of a threat cleverly coaxes them into playing a Basketball game to decide their fate thinking it's easy pickings but the aliens steal the talent from several NBA players so Bugs Bunny summons Micheal Jordan to play with them to get back the stolen talent and keep the Looney Tunes' freedom.
Space Jam had more going for it than you might think, it had one of the best soundtracks for a 90s film, it's the only decent film Looney Tunes have ever managed to pull off despite being a crossover and not including Roger Rabbit and to this day the official website is still going making it the oldest active website on the internet.
Yeah it's corny and the whole premise defies description but I consider it a core part of my childhood in terms of movies right up there with Police Academy and Roger Rabbit filed under films I never get bored of watching.

Urban Legends: Dueling Pianos

Allow me to take you back in time to October 1st 1992 when Cartoon Network began it's life; introduced by Droopy Dog the first of Cartoon Network's presenters, we were then treated to Cartoon Networks first broadcast cartoon Bugs Bunny in "Rhapsody Rabbit"

Bugs Bunny is one of the cartoon old guards as this particular cartoon was made in November 1946 in which Bugs Bunny plays Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 at a concert but is constantly interrupted and later upstaged by a mouse, and if that concept sounds familiar then you may have seen Tom & Jerry's "The Cat Concerto" released six months later in April 1947 which won a short film Academy Award (This is back when Cartoons did win Oscars)
This is where this Urban Legend began.
During the era both cartoons were submitted for the short film entry by their respective companies Warner Bros & Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, the plots of both cartoons were the same, both featured the same music and both released round the same time. Both companies accused each other of plagiarism and even accused Color Motion Picture company Technicolor of staging the plagiarism in the first place by sending prints of the cartoons to both rival companies.
In the end, "The Cat Concerto" won the Academy Award while "Rhapsody Rabbit" didn't even get a nomination, 45 years later "Rhapsody Rabbit" earned a title that no one can take away from it as first aired Cartoon Network Cartoon.
To this day the issue has never been resolved with many believing the situation to be coincidental but others point fingers at Tom & Jerry as being the guilty party as their cartoon was rushed to make that years nominations and the fact that Bugs Bunny's cartoon was copyrighted first.
Either way it doesn't change history and gives more work to cartoon historians.
(I so want to do that as a career)

Big Bang Feature: Looney Tunes Fall From Grace

Here's something very few people will argue about, Looney Tunes is arguable the most ground breaking, most significant cartoons of the 20th century, being as well known as Mickey Mouse and Tom & Jerry of the same era made them the big three of...

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