the purpose of this group
James A Obrien
but I'm not that disgusting) How did I know that wildy and Bud would be on
here? Oh and for the last time the correct spelling, with proper conjugation,
the word is: alt.furgviv.xphallucinogenske!
~just a friendly tip from your Uncle dead dog
the dead dog has nothing to do with alt.road.pizza
J Dan McMichael
> Maybe this is a spin-off of alt.old.bread (I was going to say rec.arts.erotica,
> but I'm not that disgusting) How did I know that wildy and Bud would be on
Maybe it was supposed to be alt.fan.fury and the creator, too
embarrassed to show his/her face, stays away.
From that, the question arises: Is this about The Sound and The Fury?
Perhaps it is for people who like it when others get angry at them
and lash out. Or it was created to cause a fury, maybe even to cause
a furry? Who knows......
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Jimmy Chin
just simply, "furries". Apparently no one told the furry mailing list, else
there'd be a nice posting about who and what "furries" are. Unfortunately,
I lost that file a little while ago, so I'm going to improvise.
These opinions are mine, and do not necessarily reflect the furry concensus.
Anthropomorphics (in this sense) is defined as making animals doing human
things, i.e. driving cars, fighting battles, flying spaceships, or what
have you. Y'know. Stuff you don't expect your dog to do.
This genre traces itself back to the fairy tales by Aesop and Grimm. We're
talking a long time here. Since then, we've got funny animals in animation
(whaddya think Bugs Bunny & Mickey Mouse are?), and into comic books (Cross
reference to Omaha the Cat Dancer, Critters, Albedo, Captain Jack, Fusion,
Xanadu, Space Ark, etc.)
There was a surge of these comics with the introduction of the Ninja Turtles
around 85-86, and since then, the genre has fluctuated. I believe it's on a
lull right now, but turning upward, with the introduction of higher quality
animation in Tiny Toon Adventures and the Disney Afternoon.
Oh. Mustn't forget the wealth of fanzines and APAs out there. (I don't have
the addresses handy, but I'm sure some smart guy'll post 'em soon enough)
For more information on the furry mailing list, write to ss...@andrew.cmu.edu
and don't forget ConFURence 2, Jan 24-27 1991!
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Peter da Silva
> around 85-86, and since then, the genre has fluctuated. I believe it's on a
> lull right now, but turning upward, with the introduction of higher quality
> animation in Tiny Toon Adventures and the Disney Afternoon.
Tiny Toon adventures? Higher quality animation? You have to be kidding. Humor
that'd embarrass the '40s Bugs Bunny, forced shticks, and animation that has
more in common with Mighty Mouse. Mel Blanc must be hitting 78 RPM right about
now. I'll agree with you about the Disney Afternoon, though: Tale Spin and
Rescue Rangers are top-quality cartoons, better than anything I've ever seen
out of Disney shorts before. Duck Tales wouldn't be half bad if it wasn't for
the cast.
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<pe...@sugar.hackercorp.com>.
william w haskell
I like the more literal translation... fans that grow hair to keep
warm in the winter....
they do that you know..
back in the deep dark recesses of the closet...
where no one is looking...
that's why there are always big dust/hairballs in the closet
every spring...
the fans shed.
...wildy
Jimmy Chin
>In article <25...@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> j...@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Jimmy Chin) writes:
>> animation in Tiny Toon Adventures and the Disney Afternoon.
>
>Tiny Toon adventures? Higher quality animation? You have to be kidding.
Although I wrote this article on the fly, and left out the *BIGGEST* reason
for the upswing in the animation (and funny animal) industry, the movie
"Who Framed Roger Rabbit," I stand by my claim that Tiny Toon Adventures
stacks up, if not surpasses, much of the current fare of syndicated and
network animated programs. TTA is a lot more imaginitive than you give
credit for. But of course, everyone's welcome to their own opinion. That's
why we have these forums, right? Anyway, we're getting off subject.
In case any of you out there haven't heard, word has it Albedo will be
coming back! I heard from someone who heard from someone who spoke to
Ben Dunn (of Mighty Tiny) that Albedo will be printed under the Antarctic
Press label. No dates, no other info were given, except that Stan Sakai
will do a backup story involving a 20th century decendent of Usagi Yojimbo.
Peter da Silva
> "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," I stand by my claim that Tiny Toon Adventures
> stacks up, if not surpasses, much of the current fare of syndicated and
> network animated programs.
OK, yeh, I'll give you that. But if Mel Blanc hadn't died it wouldn't have
gotten all the publicity because nobody would care. (Cynical? Me? Just bummed
out at the death of a great man. Er, Rabbit).
But when you stack Tiny Toon adventures up against the *best* it's merely
adequate. It's more like Mighty Mouse than Looney Tunes.
Ah, de gustibus non est disputandum. My wife likes Thundercats.
Steven M. Stadnicki
despite all the 'little things' that you don't notice but tend to add to the
quality, but the stories have pretty much been head and shoulders above
everything else...
Oh, yeah, and I'll hunt up my 'What is a furry?' piece and post that after
Christmas break, when people start piling in again. That and the various
other things I've got...
Steven Stadnicki
ss...@andrew.cmu.edu
Roger Randall
> In article <26...@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> j...@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Jimmy Chin) writes:
^.^OK, yeh, I'll give you that. But if Mel Blanc hadn't died it wouldn't have
^.^gotten all the publicity because nobody would care. (Cynical? Me? Just bummed
^.^out at the death of a great man. Er, Rabbit).
^.^
Oh, I don't know. I hear that Bugs Bunny's 50th was planned five years ago.
I think that fanfare would have been heightened with Mel participating in
it. If he provided his voice talents to TTA, I think it would have been
an even bigger hit.
By the way, what do the ratings say about TTA? How strong is it and what
kind of audience profile does the show have? (average age, mean age and
other stats, if the keep them).
^.^Ah, de gustibus non est disputandum. My wife likes Thundercats.
^.^--
Another fine show. The only problem is that rather than develope the
characters more, they add more characters to bring new life to the
show. This is a cop-out. I'd like to see the aspects of the individual's
lives expanded. For instance, what kind of stress does each undergo knowing
that their old home (Thundera) is gone?? What are their fears for the
future?? How will they perpetuate their respective species with only one
of each on the planet??
Maybe they've done better in the last year. I've only gotten glimpses
of the show in the day room here at the hospital when I go to fetch a
patient or something. I don't know if it means anything, but TTA is
rated #1 by the mental patients here, followed closly by ThunderCats.
We have all of the episodes on video as well.
Roger
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