Samurai Jack kicks all ass!!! Season 3 DVD released!!!

[CaptainInsano]

I've only seen a few episodes of Samurai Jack and liked them. But today I went and got the first 2 seasons of Samurai Jack and holy shit! THIS IS THE BEST 2D cartoon EVER created!

The action is intense. Most of the time, there will be 10 whole minutes of no dialogue, just straight up ass kickin! Or sometimes, we just silently follow Jack as he wanders through the wasteland, or some futuristic metropolis. The backgrounds and characters are so interesting. The stories are beautiful. The taiko drum music fuckin rocks too!

My faviorte episodes are:
The 3 Blind Archers
Mad Jack
Jump Good
The Gladiator episode
Jack's home (in the ruins)
Jack VS. Demongo..

..and my faviorte...

when Jack's clothes are stolen (the Alice in Wonderland parody).

Anybody else thinks Samurai Jack kicks ass?

[Thunder Doom]

Jump Good was a total ripoff of Army of Darkness,

I used to like that show a lot, then I discovered real anime

[Scubasteve]

I don't consider it anime at all. I love the hand painted backgrounds. 3 blind archers is my fav too. Army of Darkness rip-off? I may have to go back and watch it again, but who cares anyway.

[Silvertone]

Hah! Where have you BEEN? Samurai Jack is the shit! Trust me that show gets (got) even better as it went on. Definitely my favorite 2d series. 3rd season was the best. I was f'ng PISSED when I heard it was cancelled.

A couple eps even seemed to really try experimenting with the medium. Jack was fighting this dark ninja who would disappear in the shadows, but Jack would dress as a light ninja who would disappear into the light. Also Jack went into this "netherworld" to fight this demon to free the souls of a family. Great stuff. Then there's the Origin of AKU storyline. Also an episode that takes from the Battle of Thermopalae. Ah, too much goodness there.

I loved the music in that show too. Perfectly fits the story.I'd totally get a cd if they had one.

Favorite Aku line:
Samurai, ooooooooh Samuraaaaiiiii? Where are you samuraaaaaiii?
You can run but you cannot hide for I can smell your BLOOD!!

That's from an episode in a graveyard.

Methinks I'll dig through my videotaped collection now. Got em all.

I'd read an interview with Gennedy Tartakovsky that said they were going to make a final 3 part episode that ended the story once and for all but that was a couple years ago now I think.

Anyway, Samurai Jack, yeah, good call.

And the Scotsman rules! Seen his wife yet?

[CaptainInsano]

hey man

I only saw 2 episodes of Samurai Jack like a year or 2 ago. I've never had cable (saw it at my brothers place). I thought it was cool but didn't think about it.

Then I saw the first 2 seasons on DVD, and I was like, "hell yeah! $40 bucks (it was on sale) for 6 hours of Samurai Jack!" The best damn deal I ever got. Samurai Jack is so damn good, the stories make it stand out beyond any other cartoon I've seen. It's very subtle, but there's a lot of philosophical and moral dualism that's characterized by Jack's enemies, friends, and enviornments.

The 2 episodes I saw was when Jack fought Aku in the graveyard (my first time seeing the cartoon), and when Jack fought that chick ontop of the train. None of those episodes were in the DVD series I got, so it must be season 3 (can't wait to get that on DVD!!!).

Yep, the scotsman. His unstopable load of insults are hilarious! "Why U wearin' a bass-kit on yer' hat? U look like mah grandma in her night gown." etc... etc...

I didn't know it got canceled, that fuckin sucks!! I wish I had cable, but I have to wait till it comes on DVD to see season 3. I think the reason why people didn't like Samurai Jack was because it takes place in the future with grotesque monsters and robots. But people have to get past that and just see the stories for what they are (and the fighting scenes totally rock!). Besides, it gives the writers more to work with without constraits.

Oh well, it being canceled sort of gives it a nobler facade.

yeah... the Scotsman's wife... "U couldn't fight yer way outta garden party of old ladies!" lol!

[timpaatkins]

Hey Park, are there commentaries on the dvds?

[Scubasteve]

There is the making of Samurai on the first disk. Its pretty cool.

[AngryScientist]

Me wuvs Samurai Jack! <3 <3 <3 :xpld:

[natsch]

no love for the ninja episode?

i think that may be the most carefully designed 2d cartoon ever

[Silvertone]

episode guide:
http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/C/Cartoon_Network_Studios/Samurai_Jack/index.html
forgot how kick ass that mondobot episode was!

A cool wikipedia page on Samurai Jack references
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/References_in_Samurai_Jack

[JoshuaTheJames]

Yeah the 3 Blind Archers is my favorite episode!

Too bad it was canceled.. And for a Star Wars cartoon which I do not believe is anywhere near as good.

-JtJ

[CaptainInsano]

You know, I'm suprised no one else has done, or tried to copy, the way the cartoon will tile the TV screen into cuts, like a comic book.

I think it's a pretty revoluationary way of using the TV screen space by using LESS space. The TV screen itself is used as a compositional tool. Like when Jack does a horizontal slash, the bottom quarter and the top quarter of the TV screen is cropped out . Then when Jack does another slash, the middle panel freezes, and the action continues on the upper quarter of the screen, then with continues on the bottom quarter.

Also, I think there's a lot to be said on the greatness of the background painter's skill and imagination when the cartoon doesn't rely on dialogue to keep you interested in the scene. Most of the time, Samurai Jack doesn't have *any* dialogue, for minutes! But it's so mesmerisng to keep watching because it still has a lot of mood and atmosphere by how effective and beautiful the world is painted and the way the camera follows Jack. I don't think any other cartoon can pull that off and keep people interested in what's happening.

As for Clone Wars, I haven't seen that one yet either! I was actually going to purchase that one instead of Samurai Jack, but was dissapointed that I had to buy 2 DVD's when each DVD was only 1 hour long! Why didn't they just put Clone Wars 1 & 2 on the same disk? Cheapo's! I will buy it if I can get both of the disks for only 15 bucks, or if they combine the 2 onto one disk. But I'm not shelling out 40 bucks for 2 DVD's that are only an hour each.

EDIT: Today I bought the entire series of "The Critic." Got it on sale for $25 bucks! 24 episodes. If you like Family Guy, you'll see how Family Guy got it's cross-dimensional pop-culture refrencing style from "The Critic." Great buy if you get it cheap (check Amazon.com). It's a lot funnier than I remembered, epsecially now that I'm old enough to get the jokes.

[Silvertone]

Season 3 on dvd available May 23rd!

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=4979

I liked Clone Wars a lot. I liked the second series better than the first. General Grievous was a friggin badass in the animated show. He sucked in Episode 3. Anyone catch that "force crush" that Windu used on Grievous, I think at the end of the first series, which caused him to start coughing and wheezing in Episode 3? Yeah, 1 hour dvds at regular full price? Does Lucas not have enough damn money??

There's also some commercials I've seen on tv lately for e insurance .com. I don't know if it's Tartakovsky that's directing them but the design and editing are exactly in the Samurai Jack style, with the 3 way moving split screens and everything.

[Charlie_2.0]

Awesome cartoon man, seen every episode and they're all sooooo slick.
And those movie-style event changes, off the hook.
ParkerD, that was truly a great deal you got.
If I remember correctly a friend of mine told me to watch at least an episode of it(wasn't really into it by seeing the commercials), and the very first episode I saw was.....well.....you guessed it, the three blind archers. Man that got me hooked, been watching it ever since....

[Snookums]

i loved the episode with the shaolin monks. that was badass.

[Aether]

Samurai Jack is pretty damn awesome, especially the episode with the blind archers is great

[DavidJA]

Samurai Jack deserves some major love! (and Clone Wars is great too) Really amazing mash up of ideas and references. Oh, and the directors newest project is the new Dark Crystal Movie! Maybe that means there are going to be loads of sword fights and crazy battles?

[egerie]

You know, I'm suprised no one else has done, or tried to copy, the way the cartoon will tile the TV screen into cuts, like a comic book.

Actually, that's an older concept borrowed (probably as tribute considering the heavy style of the show) from Asian movies/anime. BUT I strongly disagree with Thunder Doom and don't categorise Samurai Jack as anime AT ALL.
Clone Wars was mentionned, it's yet another great example of Tartakovsky's favored style. Plus it links the StarWars movies together... Very good and clever use of re-use animation for maximum effect in that show.

Personally I loved "Tale of X9" but Jump Good was funny as heck. The first Scotsman episode was very interesting too... but what a trip!

[figure of frgt10]

i love how in some episodes when he would be walking alone, the subtle sounds would make me feel like i was there and alone.
my favorite is when he goes against those 7 robot samurais.

[Thunder Doom]

To everyone who's called me dumb: Okay, I probably used a poor choice of words. What I meant is that Samurai Jack was a prime example of america's nipponphilic trend in animation that still festers today. Though in it's defense it wasn't nearly as transparent as most shows in that whack off to the thought of being Japanese.

[CaptainInsano]

To everyone who's called me dumb: Okay, I probably used a poor choice of words. What I meant is that Samurai Jack was a prime example of america's nipponphilic trend in animation that still festers today. Though in it's defense it wasn't nearly as transparent as most shows in that whack off to the thought of being Japanese.

NOBODY was calling you dumb, so stop posting in this thread just to talk shit about something you know nothing about and leave your racist assumptions to your fucking self. Bitch.

Now... back to Samurai Jack being COOL, Japanese or not, which was the purpose of this thread.

[blog]

I really like the use of textures in it, really nicely done. It does kick all ass, indeed!

[Wandering]

I LOOOOOVVVEEE SAMURAI JAAACKKK... I'm sorry I couldn't help the caps... my favourite episode is when he helps those Romans/Spartans/whatever it was soo beautiful.. I love 'em all *sigh* :)

But theres this weird thing where while hes fighting first his samurai topknot comes loose then he bares his chest and then hes left half naked in a diaper thing..

.. anyways SAMURAI JACK ROCKS, sadly i can't find the dvds where I live..

[thistly]

NOBODY was calling you dumb, so stop posting in this thread just to talk shit about something you know nothing about and leave your racist assumptions to your fucking self. Bitch.
Man, that was totally uncalled for. He has an opinion, he even explained it well, and you're calling him stupid rude things?
This is a discussion thread, don't get sand in your vagina just cause he doesn't agree with you.

[Thunder Doom]

I just used "called me dumb" as a humorous way to express people's opinions differing from mine, didn't think it'd cause certain people of questionable maturity to flip out like a drug mule with ten condoms full of crack exploding in his stomach at the same time.

que sera sera.

[Ned]

Man, that was totally uncalled for. He has an opinion, he even explained it well, and you're calling him stupid rude things?
This is a discussion thread, don't get sand in your vagina just cause he doesn't agree with you.
I loved Parkers response and Thisly, we'll get as much sand in our vaginas as we want because Samurai Jack is the shiz (I liked the bagpipe guy when I watched the show ages ago)
BTW It's sounding like one of those God awful teen soaps in here with all the bad cred that you two are bringing to a show well deserved of us defending and getting mad about.
REPENT NOW, BROTHER

[|NTeRN]

hated the style, ify in the show itself. has some cool aspects, but thats it. over all its meh

[Pixeldragoon]

I loved it.

Most anime aren't that good either. Naruto, probably the most popular ninja-anime, has some GREAT action sequences, but the animators are so lazy. Most of the 23 minutes episodes consist of the intro sequence, then up to 4 or 5 minutes of replaying last episodes footage, which leaves about 16 minutes. Then, 3 more for the credits and preview. That's 13 minutes of new animation. EXCEPT, in a lot of the episodes, they flashback to a scene from a previous episode for a few minutes. They talk so much.

My point is; Samaurai Jack has little dialouge, great mood, great story, great action. Each episode was unique and awesome, 3 archers I think was one of the best. It's awesome to see his strategies to win and stuff.

IMO clone wars isn't that good =\

BTW, the best example of americame (Infer what it means please) is Teen Titans. They use american characters in an anime style that sucks. The frames are so choppy, and it's always the same kinda thing that happens.

[wakizashi]

i like samurai jack, i can rarely catch it though cause its on so late where i live. perhaps one day when im not broke ill go but the show on dvd. as far as anime goes, ive never realy understood the whole "do you like/hate anime" disscussion. Japan has its good shows and its bad shows, just as America, Canada, or any other country has good and bad tv.

[bhanu]

Ehh samurai jack is my favourite CN original alongwith dexter.
And the thing with anime is just like any other genre ,you love some you hate some.

[CaptainInsano]

Who got season 3 ?!

The coolest episode was when Jack fought those zombies in the graveyard. The whole epside was 20 minutes of straight up ASS KICKING!

Overall, I think season 2 was the best, but season 3 is not to be missed! The first disk of Season 3 had the cooler episodes, but the "birth of Aku" episode 1 on disk 2 was a work of art. Simply georgeous camera shots, backgrounds, and full of style.

Samurai Jack RULLZEZZZ!!!11!!

[jfwalls]

I'm gonna have to pick those up. I love Samurai Jack, and was sad to see it go. Definately Tartakovsky's masterpiece to date.

[CaptainInsano]

that's not all, there's a Season 4 !! Unfortunately it probably won't come out until May 2007 >(

Jack: Music-maker man, your beats are bad!
DJ: That's right... they are bad!
Jack: Not bad good. Bad bad!

[Simon.Rain]

what I really like about the show is the fact that he uses music and ambiant sounds to tell the story... most of every animated comics are using dialogs and it kills the ambiance

I really liked Dexter's laboratory up until the creator wasnt involved as much as in the beginning. it then turned into every other boring cartoons with too much blah blah and really not funny jokes

[Silvertone]

I use this as my wallpaper. Got it from, well, Cartoon Network.com!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/Silvertone/aku_1024.jpg


Aku is so badass!

[Scubasteve]

Thats cool! I like those episodes two parker. Still, my fav is the 3 blind archers. Thats from season 1 I believe.