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> "Illustrated radio" is a term that animation nerds throw around for the vast majority of their output. And they even cheaped out on the "radio" part, in that
by msla 8y ago
> "Illustrated radio" is a term that animation nerds throw around for the vast majority of their output.
And they even cheaped out on the "radio" part, in that their jokes and plots were stale, unimaginative, and just as recycled as their backgrounds.
Rocky & Bullwinkle did "Illustrated Radio" well because it had a good writing staff.
The cardinal sin of making media is condescension. Don't talk down to your audience, and don't make media you yourself wouldn't consume.
(There might even be a broader lesson there.)
- rectang 8y agoHanna Barbera had good music (props to Hoyt Curtin, the Hanna Barbera musical director), sound design, and voice acting. But you are soooo right about the writing -- it is disheartening to go back and watch these cartoons now.
- rangibaby 8y agoIllustrated radio basically sums up most TV anime.
- Hoasi 8y ago> The cardinal sin of making media is condescension. Don't talk down to your audience, and don't make media you yourself wouldn't consume. (There might even be a broader lesson there.) Advertisers should pay attention to this more. Looking down at the "consumer" and downplaying the "audience"'s intelligence are still common practices. As you said, the broader lesson applies to all media. The same sin affects bad entertainment and bad journalism (or infotainment).