Poll: Adults and cartoons

[Raykuza]

I still like Cartoon Network no matter what everyone else says. Flapjack, Chowder, Regular Show, Batman, 16, and ESPECIALLY Adventure Time are all fantastic shows.

 

[kickyourass]

Yes, Invader Zim, Gargoyles, Avatar: the Last Airbender, all great stuff. Of course there's also the meriad of Japanese cartoons I watch, but I'm not sure if you count those.

 

[Snotnarok]

Maybe this is just me being logical and crap but it takes adults to make cartoons. Now doesn't that mean that they'd sign up for the job if they ...you know LIKED cartoons?

Me being an artist and a cartoonist I say yes there's a variety of cartoons to be watched, some of them having subtle adult humor.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

I will watch cartoons forever. End of story.

 

[Xcelsior]

Well I'm 21 and I think that Phineas and Ferb is awesome.

That show is the shit! Well I still watch anime and handful of other cartoons.

 

[bioshockedcriticjrr]

I probably watch more cartoons then adult shows!

...well, then again, I guess that depends on your definition of "Adult Shows"...

yeah... that sounds like yours truly

 

[SFR]

Cartoons (either western or not) have the ability to create much more original settings than regular TV. For that reason, I tend to find them more interesting. Not always better mind you, but interesting. I mean, while underwater isn't the most unique location, you won't see a sitcom down there due to budget. Meanwhile, Spongebob's been chillin' down there for years. CG helps, but animation can simply "do" more. At least while remaining cost effective.

Still, I dislike the abundant use of flash in cartoons these days. At least those that are really obviously flash.

 

[amadhatter]

Do I watch cartoons? Did you ever see Freakazoid? That show was poetry in motion, buddy.

 

[rockyoumonkeys]

Does Family Guy count?

I don't really watch cartoons aimed at kids. The obvious exceptions are things like Looney Toons and Tom & Jerry. I could probably be amused by cartoons I watched as a kid, but only for the nostalgia.

 

[PureChaos]

yes i do, i would happily watch Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers, X-Men, TMNT, Animaniacs and a few others

 

[Klarinette]

Does it count if it's an adult cartoon? My favourite show is one of those.

 

[HT_Black]

Well, I'm a big fan of surrealism. Surrealism--that is, being surreal-- is just something that can't often be done by live action TV. However, a box full of pencils and a jug of liquidized LSD can do that easily; cases in point being Chowder, regular Show, and Adventure Time.

So yes, I do.

 

[Naheal]

Sure. King of the Hill has a special place in my heart because I know people like Hank and Dale. The Simpsons was a favorite since I was little. Futurama is... well, Futurama. Then there's Family Guy.

Edit: This is assuming that we're not including anime and anime-esk shows like Avatar.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

I'm 35 years old, and I'll watch whatever the hell I want to watch, cartoons included. Or, to put it another way:

To the day i die i will enjoy cartoons!

Seconded. Until the day DTWolfwood dies, I will enjoy cartoons!

 

[Hman121]

I like watching cartoons from the 90's, because they often have jokes that can be understood when you become older.

 

[Terminate421]

It totally depends

Nostalgic ones: Yes
Ones that MAY catch my curiosity: Yes
New ones that are mindless entertainment (If any): No

 

[Disaster Button]

Hell yeah! I just finished watching The Powerpuff Girls Movie.

 

[Vykrel]

well as of a few months ago, i am considered an adult so yeah i still like cartoons, and probably always will. and im glad

id also feel like a douche if i followed the MTV crowd like most other people my age

 

[v3n0mat3]

Oh yes. Look at my avatar.

I'm looking, and that guy is awesome.

He's like Batman and Wolverine all wrapped up together in a caveman package.

Pretty much!

 

[Thaius]

Cartoons are not a children's medium. It's as simple as that. I enjoy my occasional cartoon from when I was younger, but I mainly love the more mature animated shows and films, like a lot of anime and the very, very rare work of western animation that actually takes the medium seriously (in other words, Pixar and Avatar: The Last Airbender).

Animation is perfectly capable of telling good and dramatic stories. I can't stand it when people don't understand that ("Wait, Up is really emotional? But isn't it a cartoon?"). It's such a closed-minded and artistically ignorant way of looking at film in general to think that animation is somehow inherently incapable of serious and good storytelling.

As for favorites, Avatar: The Last Airbender is not only my favorite cartoon, it's my favorite show ever. Impressive considering it's technically a kids show and I'm 21, but then most of that show's fanbase is high school and college age...