Hey guys, hoping I could get some input. My roommates and I are hosting a party in a couple of days. We've got a screen set up in the Rave Room, and we need things to show while we're in dance party mode. I was thinking action-oriented retro cartoons would be cool. The first thing that came to mind is Captain Planet. Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
Play a loop of the scooby doo gang running down a recurring background.
For the entire night.
Thundercats
GI Joe
He-Man
The old Spider-Man and X-Men cartoons
Steamboat Willie (for lulz)
Quote from: Eater of Clowns on April 14, 2011, 10:35:50 PM
Play a loop of the scooby doo gang running down a recurring background.
For the entire night.
NEVER MIND. DO THIS.
Id have to second the old Xmen cartoon.
Lots of lasers and shit.
Quote from: Eater of Clowns on April 14, 2011, 10:35:50 PM
Play a loop of the scooby doo gang running down a recurring background.
For the entire night.
I like it. I was thinking, along similar lines, of using Hypno Toad in the earlier phases of the night. I think I like your idea better.
Still...
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Smurfs and Xmen
While it's not really retro, Samurai Jack has some pretty visually interesting action sequences. I'm particularly fond of the fight sequence at the end of "Jack and the Haunted House" and some or the scenes from "The Birth of Evil."
No Transformers?
No Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
X-Men <3
TMNT!
Jem and the Holograms. :P
Voltron.
Speed Racer.
Captain N: The Game Master.
REN & STIMPY!
Nostalgic and utterly vile.
Felix the Cat
Heckyl and Jeckyl.
DangerMouse
Mighty Mouse
When did X Men become a retro cartoon? While I'm on that, when did music from the early 90s become oldies?
Blight,
Feeling old.
Old Popeye and Tom and Jerry cartoons.
Unless you think the blatant racism might scare off your party guests.
Second/3rd whatever the Scoobster and Voltron.
Although anything Hanna Barbera is awesome too.
Betty Boop or GTFO.
Smurfs/Snorks mashup
Alf.
Black and white Max Fleisher Popeye cartoons.
Ninja Scroll is a great party movie
Heavy Metal is too
also, though not animated, Natural Born Killers is great to run in the background of a party, IMO.
I'm a bit against having something playing during a party, even on mute. I feel like it takes away from the social aspect of the thing, gets people focusing on the screen. That's the reasoning behind the scooby doo gang running suggestion - if it's a loop, it's a decoration. People won't have their eyes drawn to it.
It also occurs to me that showing a loop of Yogi Bear stealing a pic-a-nic basket would have a maddening effect.
I once went to a halloween party that had the Shining playing on the tv on suuuuuuper slow motion - it was hilarious, and not too distracting because it was so slow.
Quote from: Eater of Clowns on April 15, 2011, 04:48:48 PM
I'm a bit against having something playing during a party, even on mute. I feel like it takes away from the social aspect of the thing, gets people focusing on the screen. That's the reasoning behind the scooby doo gang running suggestion - if it's a loop, it's a decoration. People won't have their eyes drawn to it.
It also occurs to me that showing a loop of Yogi Bear stealing a pic-a-nic basket would have a maddening effect.
I don't think so, it can actually be a pretty good conversation piece depending on how you do it. Especially if you juxtapose it with completely incongruous music.
There was this rock club I used to go to where they had a couple of TVs that played random cartoons or old black and white shows on mute while the music was going on. It basically ended up just being a piece of art, and more often than not it became part of conversations. I think it's all in the presentation and framing.
Quote from: Unqualified on April 15, 2011, 03:56:30 PM
Alf.
Alf is neither action-oriented, nor a cartoon, although a friend and I did start watching it from the beginning a few weeks ago. Alf is pretty excellent, and apparently the entire cast hated working on it.
Quote from: Rev. What's-His-Name? on April 15, 2011, 05:09:06 PM
Quote from: Eater of Clowns on April 15, 2011, 04:48:48 PM
I'm a bit against having something playing during a party, even on mute. I feel like it takes away from the social aspect of the thing, gets people focusing on the screen. That's the reasoning behind the scooby doo gang running suggestion - if it's a loop, it's a decoration. People won't have their eyes drawn to it.
It also occurs to me that showing a loop of Yogi Bear stealing a pic-a-nic basket would have a maddening effect.
I don't think so, it can actually be a pretty good conversation piece depending on how you do it. Especially if you juxtapose it with completely incongruous music.
There was this rock club I used to go to where they had a couple of TVs that played random cartoons or old black and white shows on mute while the music was going on. It basically ended up just being a piece of art, and more often than not it became part of conversations. I think it's all in the presentation and framing.
This is what I'm going for. We have two main hangout areas in the apartment, one being the living room that's more relaxed, the other being the dining room, which we convert to a dance floor. We're doing clips from old Olympics in the living room, and I was thinking retro cartoons for the dining room. So it is pretty important that whatever I show is purely background, and nothing that people will end up becoming invested in.
There's a hipster bar near where I live that shows vintage porn and 50's-era toy commercials, both great ideas, but they're associated with a hipster bar...
Quote from: nostalgicBadger on April 15, 2011, 09:02:34 PM
Quote from: Unqualified on April 15, 2011, 03:56:30 PM
Alf.
Alf is neither action-oriented, nor a cartoon, although a friend and I did start watching it from the beginning a few weeks ago. Alf is pretty excellent, and apparently the entire cast hated working on it.
That doesnt suprise me. Alf was a rather loathable piece of pop culture. Ive yet to find anyone who didnt grow up watching it who liked it, and even then they admit its not very good.
I liked it. Never did get to see the last episode.
This thread is starting to remind me of this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqwssaqoxRU
Thank you guys for all your responses -- Since this is our last party before we all move out, I decided to use the final episode of (almost) every series proposed, using Windows Movie Maker to slice out dialog scenes, and then string all the shows together. It's turning out to be really cool. If anyone wants to check it out, when I'm finished, I'll upload it somewhere. I might recycle it for another party at some point.
That reminds me of my video-butchering project, where I've started replacing all the music in that old animated version of "The Hobbit" (specifically, Glen Yarbrough's incessant vibrato) with weird crap that ends up working. Like replacing the song in the opening credits with "Gay Bar", and whatnot.
Quote from: Cainad on April 18, 2011, 01:05:02 AM
That reminds me of my video-butchering project, where I've started replacing all the music in that old animated version of "The Hobbit" (specifically, Glen Yarbrough's incessant vibrato) with weird crap that ends up working. Like replacing the song in the opening credits with "Gay Bar", and whatnot.
You most show me this butchery of my childhood. Hollywood has made me crave seeing all I love destroyed.