Storm Hawks on CN

[Xekstrin]

Actually, I take it back. Cartoon Network isn't showing Storm Hawks anymore, at least I don't see it on the schedule anymore.

But it *does* have lesbians. :yay:

For the observant people out there (and maybe even some of the not-so-observant) you can't help but notice the female protagonist's... interesting tendencies of being... overtly friendly to anyone with boobs.

But that's actually only the secondary reason I watch it. It has its cliche moments (a lot of them) because the targeted audience is ten year old boys but some of the characters (Stork, for instance) are amazingly well-rounded, funny, and make us actually concerned for what happens to them, and what their background story is. (damn Nerd Corps haven't made the "Origins" episode yet.... and when they do it'll probably shatter all my fanfictions to pieces.)

Plus, the fight scenes.

The kids have fucking flying motorbikes. FLYING MOTORBIKES.

Interesting character/creature/machine designs, a blend of Steam Punk Star Wars and Tolkien Fantasy, a cool No Sea Level "world of a thousand mountaintop kingdoms, each defended by a Sky Knight against the forces of Darkness" and a plethora of fanfiction possibilities make this my current obsession.

And I wish to share it with you all.

PEACE.

 

[Maelgrim]

To be honest I thought Storm hawks was a very interesting concept crippled by a TERRIBLE framerate and a plot that kind of forgot how to make the villains actually dangerous instead of totally pathetic.

Flying motorbikes: daft but awesome.

Flying motorbikes piloted by people with lightsabers: AWESOME.

Worst fight animation I'd seen in recent years: Not awesome.

Another thing that bugged me was how the show seemed to forget about 'Master Cyclonus' and why exactly the war thing was happening at all, it was like the writers decided to change their minds halfway through.

I second the opinion of Stork though; I particularly enjoyed his stint as a delirious Captain Ahab.

Also I'm sort of glad that I'm not the only one who thought Piper's whole "YAAYYY!!!! Starling" thing.

 

[Xekstrin]

To be honest I thought Storm hawks was a very interesting concept crippled by a TERRIBLE framerate and a plot that kind of forgot how to make the villains actually dangerous instead of totally pathetic

Hah, that my friend is what fanfiction is for.

Maybe I should have put this better- I like this fandom not always for the show itself (though the show *is* funny), but for everything that is not explicitly stated, such as the character backgrounds, the nature of the weapons and crystals they use...


...the fact that they have lightsabers that look like actual weapons instead of giant glowsticks.... Bwahahaha.

Also I'm sort of glad that I'm not the only one who thought Piper's whole "YAAYYY!!!! Starling" thing.

You obviously haven't seen ep 27 "The Masked Masher".

Cyclonis and Piper fight. Not girly sissy slapping either. This is "STRADDLE ME!" punch-in-the-face wrestling with each other on the floor and basically act like the catty ex-lovers they are- uh, I mean, girlswhototallyhateeachothernosexualtensionhere,nope.

And Cyclonis eats cream off Piper's face. :hail: I love her... ~<3

The fight scenes get better in the second season, I suppose Nerd Corps is making more money so Pwnage! Don't judge everything by the first episode. The fight between Aerrow and Carver is just... just.... :sick:

Just about everything in the second season is better. Second season started with Masked Masher, so right off the bat we get more Cy/Pi, a little more improvement in the animation, Finn being a dork... Yess, preciousssss...

 

[Maelgrim]

True, a big chunk of what annoyed me was all the cool stuff that wasn't being used despite ostensibly being the entire point of the show.

I caught bits and pieces of the second series but just got bored of the inane muddling about, especially when the pilot made this ongoing war between Cyclonia and, apparently, EVERYONE ELSE seem sort of epic and interesting and then went on and kind of ignored the war with the entire Cyclonic military getting utterly embarrassed by every foe they fought.

That and not nearly enough Lord Cyclonis.