Happy Halloween! News Update

Happy Halloween! I'm just here to update everyone on the future of the site. First, let me start off by saying that I wanted to do a Halloween based article, but due to my busy schedule I was unable to do so. As disappointed as I am about this, I do have some good news. I'm going to start doing video reviews on different topics. As much as I like doing written articles, it does get tedious at times. Now I'm going to continue doing written articles on some topics but they're going to be short since I'm mostly going to be focus on my video reviews. I'm also working on making the site more "better" for your pleasure. Now if someone out there would like to help with the layout for the site, then with all means I would gladly accept your help. On that note, Happy Halloween, don't eat too much candy and be safe.

Cartoon Network: 20 Years Old! Then vs Now

Cartoon Network. One of our childhood programming channel dedicated to airing some of the finest cartoons for our viewing....... at least that was the case in the beginning time of the network. Now to be fair, I'm sure that Cartoon Network still have some quality cartoons for this generation, but there have been a lot of complaints about the currents shows. The one main complaint that I hear a lot is that they suck! This a topic of debate that I would like to address. First off, let me start by saying that on October 1st, Cartoon Network celebrated it's 20th birthday! That's right people, it's been 20 years. Now what I am going to do is compare Cartoon Network that we all know and love to the Cartoon Network of today. I'll be splitting this into two time periods: 1992-Early 2002 and Late 2002-2012.  I'm going to try to list all the cartoons that I remember watching and some that I don't, which means that I had to do a little research. Also, this is not an article detailing each and every cartoon that aired on the channel. In my view, that would be INSANE! Don't worry though, because I will talk about certain cartoons in the future. On that note, let's begin.


Now like I said, Cartoon Network started in October 1st, 1992. At the time, the network was playing reruns of classic cartoons such as: Warner Bros cartoon (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies), MGM cartoons (Droopy, Tom and Jerry) and Hanna-Barbera cartoons (The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo). Fast forward a few years later, Hanna-Barbera Studios produced a segment called What A Cartoon! This segment included short cartoons which eventually spun-off into their series. These cartoons included Dexter's Laboratory, Johnny Bravo, Cow and Chicken, The Powerpuff Girls, Courage the Cowardly Dog, and a precursor to Family Guy. Hmmmm...... that sounds interesting! I might have to talk about that in the future. Other cartoons that aired in the first ten years are Sheep in The Big City, Time Squad, Samurai Jack, Grim & Evil and Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?


Now, here are the cartoons that aired from late 2002 til now: Codename: Kids Next Door, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Evil Con Carne, Stars Wars: Clone Wars, Megas XLR, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, The Life and Times of Jupiter Lee, Camp Lazlo, My Gym Partner's a Monkey, Ben 10, Squirrel Boy, Class of 3000, Chowder, Transformers: Animated, Johnny Test, Ben 10: Alien Force, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, The Secret Saturdays, Stars Wars: The Clone Wars (and yes, it's a different cartoon), Generator Rex, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Sym-Bionic Titan, Robotomy, The Problem Solverz, Adventure Time, Regular Show, Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, The Amazing World of Gumball and Ben 10: Omniverse. Wheew..... that was a doozy! Now I know I forgot to mention the programming block Toonami, but I will talk about that more in the future. You may also notice that I didn't mention any of the live-action shows, but seriously, live-action shows on Cartoon Network???


The question is: Were cartoons better on Cartoon Network 10 years ago? My answer: not necessary. You see, you have to understand that the new generation of kids are different. If you were born in the 90's then you're probably use to the classic cartoons. Watching cartoons on Cartoon Network nowadays probably gives you that feeling that you wish you was back in the 90's, but you have to understand that the generation before was probably thinking the same thing that we're thinking now! We have to realize that what we're going through what I like to called the Growing Up syndrome. We're just getting older, so our perception on things will eventually change. When this generation of kids gets older, they probably will view cartoon in a negative tone simply because they're not use to them, Regardless, good cartoons are good cartoons. Even though I don't watch Cartoon Network as much as I use to, I enjoy watching Regular Show and Adventure Time. I hope you remember this article the next time you're watching Cartoon Network.

The Invasion of The Furbies!!!

For centuries, mankind has dawned upon the idea that our planet has once been visited by extra-terrestrial. Movies that depict such encounters are E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Close Encounter of the Third Kind, Alien and etc. In 1998, however, a race of small creatures came to our planet to invade all the toy stores across America! What are they? Furbies! What are Furbies and what is their purpose?

Look into my cute and deadly eyes!

These cute but yet creepy creatures came to our lives in 1998 from the planet Tiger Electronics (Hasbro). Presented as an electronic pet for kids, Furbies came in all kind of colors and themes. Now, according to my research, Furbies are supposed to be some kind of hybrid between a hamster and an owl. Just by looking at them, that's exactly what one would think with their cute fur and their big creepy glaring eyes. They kind of remind me of Gizmo from Gremlins. I guess a lot of people also thought the same thing to the point where Hasbro released a Furby-like Gizmo. Just don't get them wet and NEVER feed them after midnight.

We don't die. Put us in water and we multiply!

Now what makes these toys interesting is that they can communicate with each other with an infrared port located in their EYES!!! Once again, creepy! They speak a weird language called Furbish, but they are programmed to speak less Furbish and more English as they "grow". Explain that to your house pet. This aspect of these toys spark an urban legend that Furbies can record and spy on you or whoever possess one! Even the government ban Furbies from intelligence agencies.

World Domination!!!

Regardless of their creepy exterior and the crazy urban legend, Furbies was a hot toy. They sold 14 million units in 1999 and a new line Furbies are being released as we speak. I never owned a Furby and there's two main reasons why. 1) I always thought that Furbies was more of a girl toy as I was getting into Pokemon trading cards and 2) THEY ARE CREEPY!!! I probably will never get over those eyes. Never the less, Furbies are toys that I pretty sure that you will always remember no matter how old you get.

Enter The Vault!

Welcome! You have now enter a special place when there is no such thing as growing up and where you can take a trip down nostalgia lane. Memories from your childhood will came back to your vivid mind and will remind you of the times when life didn't suck so bad. I will be posting topics on such things as toys, television, movies, fashion, music, and much much more from the 90s. Why the 90s? Well, because that was the decade that I was born in. In the future, I might delve into one other decade: the 80s. It will all depends on how I feel about it. So, to kick thing off, here's a random video I found that can jump start your experience on this site. Thank you and enjoy!