#22: Noelle Stevenson et al, Lumberjanes Vol. 1 "Beware The Kitten Holy"

[kareila]

There is a great animated TV show on the Disney channel called Gravity Falls. I haven't followed it closely, but it's about a brother and sister who live in an isolated village in the wilderness and investigate supernatural mysteries. Lumberjanes seems to follow a similar setup, except with a summer camp for girls. It is unquestionably the most refreshingly positive feminist story I've read so far (as opposed to Y: The Last Man, which portrays a feminist dystopia). Five charming, diverse young women embark on a series of adventures, to the chagrin of their cabin counselor, who is a source of the most amazing expletives, such as "Holy Mae Jemison!" and "Where the Phillis Wheatley were you?" I also caught shout outs to the X-Men and Indiana Jones during the underground cave sequence. In short, this and Ms. Marvel have me nearly convinced that I need to start haunting my local comic store for individual issues as they are released.

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[whatisthegood]

I have heard of "Gravity Falls." My lawyer friend, David Scott, has a young nephew, and they both adore the show.

And have you seen this: Night of the Crawling Tsums | A Tsum Tsum Short | Disney
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWJdM_qV2OA

And... How about Disney's, "The Descendants," coming to the Disney channel? The descendants of the villians as high school kids... I would like to watch it. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zm9D1tXWVs

Mack

[kareila]

Oh dear lord that Tsum Tsum thing is disgustingly cute. Will is going to love it.

I know Alana is excited about the Descendants but I think it may be a little too High School Musical for me. I'll give it a chance and see how far I get, but the first six minutes didn't impress me.

Connor tells me that Gravity Falls ended after two seasons. I am still in disbelief because it was such an entertaining and creative show. I hope they will consider bringing it back at a later date.

I also still love Teen Titans Go. It is so over-the-top ridiculous and hilarious. Even the angst is played for laughs.

The Descendants

[whatisthegood]

The first six minutes of "The Descendants" delighted me. I have played the video several times and felt joy at every viewing. I played it for Tirsah Jade today, and she was soon drawn in and enthralled. (She loved the dancing and the song.) I wasn't swho might have mentioned this before but I ignored, but Kristin wasn't too mad. She's still very hesitant to let her watch the actual movie, though. But I have to see it!

I have been playing the other songs on YouTube tonight, and the show seems to have the good versus evil, free will choice thing going on, nature v nurture, plus lots of (basically) teenage paranormal romance. (And what else are fairy-tale kids with powers?) I happen to have a weakness for paranormal romance of any age...

[whatisthegood]

PS I will give "Teen Titans Go" a chance if you will try "Green Lantern: the Animated Series" (for you or the kids, whichever. I loved it! Seasons 1 and 2 were both at Netflix last year. If they're not still there, BPL has the 2 seasons on DVD at the kids section.