>cartoon has "deep lore" and a continuous storyline that requires viewing previous episodes to fully understand what's going on
>still sticks rigidly to the status quo and routinely resets all character development or relationships
but why? literally the worst of both worlds
Cartoon has "deep lore" and a continuous storyline that requires viewing previous episodes to fully understand what's...
Jeremiah Bell
Jackson Foster
Juan Taylor
What if it's a comic? Does it work okay then?
Also that just sounds like gravity falls and not much else.
Jonathan Collins
Actually forget the second part I remembered there's at least 4 shows that do that
Nathaniel Hernandez
uh name 5 examples
Anthony Nelson
but Beast Wars isn't an example of that
Gavin Sullivan
amshittia
Nicholas Brooks
can you name any? shows with standard plot plus "lore" are my jam, if it actually gets fleshed out
Grayson Sullivan
Adventure Time
Amphibia
Avatar: The Last Airbender
DuckTales 2017
Steven Universe
Christian Barnes
Kim Possible
Ben 10
Danny Phantom
American Dragon: Jake Long
Secret Saturdays
Carson Ward
>avatar
>resets to status quo and character development
what lore is there in kim possible?
Ryan Miller
>Steven Universe
how
Adam Bailey
>Avatar: The Last Airbender
What?
Chase Miller
>resets to status quo and character development
Yes.
Ethan Jenkins
the characters develop a lot with the show though
Benjamin Richardson
I don't think you know what status quo means.
Josiah Ortiz
Mythical Monkey Powers. That's the lore.
Connor Allen
woah
Lucas Bailey
Why does it matter?
Do cartoons only have to be looney-tunes or spongebob type continuity or a continual plot?
A show being only plot based without a status quo is hard to maintain or renew. It doesn't make sense unless you already have the whole story planned out from the onset and if it does succeed people would want more. It makes all the sense in the world to have a status quo if you intend to make money.
Landon Jackson
>It doesn't make sense unless you already have the whole story planned out from the onset
VentureKino says otherwise.
Angel Scott
Okay, touche, it is a great show.
But how often can the average creator pull that off?
Eli Parker
>Where do Monarch's henchmen get all these weapons?
>They, uh, steal them from some military themed villain called Sgt. Hatred
>Oh ok, lets go with that
>Hey, remember that time we mentioned Sgt. Hatred? Lets turn him into an actual character
>Neat
>You know what, lets make Sgt. Hatred one of the main characters because why the fuck not
Noah Brooks
Adventure Time didn't shake up the status quo too much but it did have some noticeable changes
Thomas Williams
>A show being only plot based without a status quo is hard to maintain or renew.
2017's Legend Quest was that and it only lasted one season. The next season was a reboot.