Note: To be clear, the purpose of this thread is to take something negative and why it ends up good and enjoyable.
When defending the choice to like a show, many will use the arguement that it's so bad that it's good. I think it's time to provide moments which complement the arguement.
1. Mega Man: Campus Commandos- Not the whole episode persay, but Wily manages to steal a building, which Mega Man recovers. His response? He says "That's my building. Give it back!" Now imagine a grown man saying that in real life in a non joking matter. Just hilarious.
2. Fantastic Four (1978) "The Menace of Magneto": Now prior to X-Men The Animated Series, The Master of Magnetism would be depicted as your average supervillain, rather than a crusader for mutant rights (though in the Fantastic Four episode was made before he was given that characterization).
Now while his appearances on Spider-Man, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends and Pryde of the X-Men maintained the simple magnetic powered villain, he at least was more menacing and used his powers more creatively.
Fantastic Four on the otherhand, he is a complete joke. Yet it really makes for an unintentional comedy gold. Here's a list to establish that:
A. He gets violent because he is offered gas. Unlike the comic version who hovers about, he simply uses his magnetic powers to drive his car.
B. Whereas the comic book Magneto deals with humans who discriminate against mutantkind, the FF version has to deal with a parking sign (which offends him).
C. The way some scenes are drawn, he looks like an overweight guy who is wearing a Magneto costume.
D. Reed trick Magneto into thinking he lost his powers buy approaching him with a well crafted wooden gun. When he explains that to Magneto, does he choose to summon any metal objects that are close by to his defense? Nope. He says in complete shock "He tricked me with a wooden gun." If only Ravencroft existed in comic continuity at the time, he would have certainly qualified as a patient.
Sure it sounds bad, but that's because it is. But should you see it, you're likely to laugh to the point of wearing your lungs out. And to this day, I continue to wonder how the comic book Magneto would react to such an episode.
When defending the choice to like a show, many will use the arguement that it's so bad that it's good. I think it's time to provide moments which complement the arguement.
1. Mega Man: Campus Commandos- Not the whole episode persay, but Wily manages to steal a building, which Mega Man recovers. His response? He says "That's my building. Give it back!" Now imagine a grown man saying that in real life in a non joking matter. Just hilarious.
2. Fantastic Four (1978) "The Menace of Magneto": Now prior to X-Men The Animated Series, The Master of Magnetism would be depicted as your average supervillain, rather than a crusader for mutant rights (though in the Fantastic Four episode was made before he was given that characterization).
Now while his appearances on Spider-Man, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends and Pryde of the X-Men maintained the simple magnetic powered villain, he at least was more menacing and used his powers more creatively.
Fantastic Four on the otherhand, he is a complete joke. Yet it really makes for an unintentional comedy gold. Here's a list to establish that:
A. He gets violent because he is offered gas. Unlike the comic version who hovers about, he simply uses his magnetic powers to drive his car.
B. Whereas the comic book Magneto deals with humans who discriminate against mutantkind, the FF version has to deal with a parking sign (which offends him).
C. The way some scenes are drawn, he looks like an overweight guy who is wearing a Magneto costume.
D. Reed trick Magneto into thinking he lost his powers buy approaching him with a well crafted wooden gun. When he explains that to Magneto, does he choose to summon any metal objects that are close by to his defense? Nope. He says in complete shock "He tricked me with a wooden gun." If only Ravencroft existed in comic continuity at the time, he would have certainly qualified as a patient.
Sure it sounds bad, but that's because it is. But should you see it, you're likely to laugh to the point of wearing your lungs out. And to this day, I continue to wonder how the comic book Magneto would react to such an episode.