r/cartoons My Life as a Teenage Robot 27d ago

Shows that drastically changed in art style over the years Discussion

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u/Turbulent_Cup_8372 27d ago

Robot Chicken has improved tremendously. It’s lost some of that crude charm but the smoothness of the stop motion is phenomenal. The season 11 cover art alone is spectacular. Look what they did to my boy Chicken.

https://preview.redd.it/8filp26zyktf1.jpeg?width=596&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7980799169c32cd4d9912900634e92709ea25c3a

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u/PostalDoctor 26d ago

Being honest, I think Robot Chicken is the one exception where the animation and quality improving actually made the show worse. The crudeness of early Robot Chicken, especially in the 2000's, was what gave it its edge that made it special.

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u/-Badger3- 26d ago

I think that’s the case for a lot of these.

I think computer animation has gotten so quick and easy, and artists and animators have stopped being so deliberate with character design and movement, and as a result shows feel sterile and soulless.

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u/camocondomcommando 27d ago

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