#Knight Rider 2010

[jasonsutekh]

Knight Rider (1982-6), Code of Vengeance (1985), 2000 (1991), 2010 (1994), and Knight Rider (2008-9)

A man partnered with an experimental, high-tech, sentient car stops crimes and helps those without the means to help themselves.

One of the better features is the dynamic between the lead character and KITT since they can explore human behaviour as well as doing entertaining stunts or using gadgets. The antagonists were real world villains like bankers, gang members, and corrupt government workers, a trend which seemed more acceptable to portray on screen in the 80s.

Although the motto is that one man can make a difference, it doesn’t make much difference which man it is since fundamentally there’s little change between original and reboot, even the character personality is essentially the same. Although the original KITT seemed to have a bit more sass about him.

The reboot has a more varied cast, while the original was somewhat lacking in female representation aside from brief love interests. The stories work a little better when they’re treated seriously with some humour on the side, or if it’s entirely one or the other but not so much when a serious situation has comedy inserted since it falls flat as well as reducing the drama.

Of the films, 2000 was the better one since it was like an extra long episode. The one in the future felt entirely irrelevant, had poor acting, and wasn’t a strong set-up. Code of Vengeance was a spin-off film to introduce its own series but it wasn’t close to as strong without a gimmick like the talking car, the 2008 introduction film worked better.

Knight Rider original series: 5/10 -Can’t find a better example of average-

Code of Vengeance: 3/10 -This one’s bad but it’s got some good in it, just there-

Knight Rider 2000: 4/10 -It’s below average, but only just!-

Knight Rider 2010: 2/10 -It’s not THE worst, that’s something else. But…-

Knight Rider 2008 film: 5/10 -Can’t find a better example of average-

Knight Rider reboot series: 5/10 -Can’t find a better example of average-

-Several allusions are made to Knights throughout the series, the logo on the truck is the knight chess piece, and Michael’s middle name is Arthur, as in the king and knight.

-The same voice actor plays KARR in both the original series and reboot.

-When KITT auto-cruises in the original series it was achieved by a stunt driver controlling the vehicle dressed as the driver seat.

[heartvisor]

super quick collages of toku suits that were referenced when designing these two! (character names and some other inspirations listed under the cut)

heartvisor ‣ clothes i like (off-the-shoulder bomber jacket, shorts, my glasses) ‣ modular motorcycle helmets ‣ rookie (dogengers) ‣ mach, mashin chaser (drive, 2014) ‣ joker undead (blade 2004) ‣ knight (ryuki 2002) ‣ tsukuyomi (gekka project) ‣ ankh, tajador eternity (ooo 2010) ‣ yellow buster (go-busters 2012) ‣ beat fighter jack (ace project) ‣ jeanne (revice 2021) ‣ nijino akira (toqger 2014)

bunny ‣ bunny suit costumes ‣ rabbits ‣ blade, spider undead (blade 2004) ‣ kuuga (kuuga 2000) ‣ rookie (dogengers) ‣ nigou (kamen rider 1971)

[magicaldogtoto]

Started watching more of Granbelm and I'm starting to piece together what it is about a lot of Madoka-inspired/edgy Magical Girl shows that seem to be patterned slightly after Madoka that never really appeals to me.

This isn't going to be about Granbelm specifically, which I'm still watching; I have no real opinions on it so far other than "giant robots with magical girls is a good formula, more people should do that." Indeed, it's why I'm curious about the show in the first place (I love Magic Knight Rayearth).

(Content warning: There's some mention of suicide.)

It's not that I don't like darker shows now and then--you can already tell just by looking through my blog here--it's more that I just don't particularly care for battle royale/death game-type stories. I started thinking about this because I was talking to a friend about how I was considering finally reading The Hunger Games, which I put off for about a decade. I always felt kind of squeamish at the idea of kids getting into a fight to the death where only one person can survive and the others die horribly. This was back in 2012 or so; I've since then reconsidered things, and the political themes of the series do appeal to me (I have, however, watched the movies with friends; I even watched Battle Royale, which I don't particularly consider The Hunger Games a rip-off of, but it's the other death-game story people bring up when the latter is mentioned).

And people often do consider Madoka a battle royale-like story (going off to similarities between it and Kamen Rider Ryuki, which I have also watched), but I never really saw it as one, to be honest. It's true that Mami says that Magical Girls will fight each other for resources and territory, but then actually look at the plot of the original twelve-episode show, and... there's only two girls who fight each other. Moreover, the reasons for their fight aren't really tied to the need for Grief Seeds so much as them having very different ideas of how a Magical Girl should act. And that rivalry lasts about two episodes before it gets dropped as Kyubey's machinations become more apparent. Additionally, a lot of these battle royale-type shows always have people fighting with a fixed goal in mind (some prize/wish getting granted). In the context of Madoka, the wishes are granted before the girls fight, so it always felt like an inverse of that to me.

A lot of these shows that feel post-Madoka in their own way also operate on the concept of "more is better," in my opinion. As if in order to draw attention to themselves, they have to up the ante of what they thought people liked about the show. You know, "People liked when Sayaka and Kyouko fought for two episodes in PMMM, so now we'll have all the girls fighting," along with "People liked the five girls in PMMM, well we have more than five now," and "People like the angst and trauma the girls have to go through, so we'll just up that and make it so they're borderline suicidal." (Even PMMM's spin-offs are victim to this thinking, including the ones I personally like.) And this is where I disagree; more doesn't always equal good. I liked the simplicity of the original PMMM. Less characters also means more room for them to develop and for us to understand their issues.

I suppose this is an attempt by others to find what made PMMM work and replicate that ad infinitum for maximum profit, but as someone like me--who encountered PMMM in a bubble in the late 2010s, completely devoid of knowledge regarding the discourse surrounding it and its followers, because I was in college and barely did much in terms of anime fandoms for most of that decade--that isn't what really appeals to me about PMMM.

For me, what appeals to me about PMMM as its own story is a combination of its surreal/dissonant imagery of bright colors contrasted with darker ones, and just the idea of people trying to make their way in the world even though the world seems so callous. I mentioned it on Twitter that when I first watched the show, I was just out of school (beat a huge exam that I needed to take to pass), and I was thinking of all the possibilities of what my life out of college would be like. I was also dealing with someone I know committing suicide, so I was in this weird zone of struggling with the best moment of my life (currently), and one of the worst things that could have happened to me and people I know. Even what Madoka does in the end, I was fine with that. It reminds me of Guillermo del Toro's comments for his writing for Pan's Labyrinth, which also (spoilers) has a female protagonist in a cold world make a huge choice at the risk of her own life to do something that's for the greater good. That idea that, even a small change can have a ripple effect that affects other people. (Rebellion is a whole other discussion.)

Maybe it's because my initial viewing of PMMM is tied to that time, but none of the later post-Madoka type of shows have ever really gotten my attention that way. And I've personally come to the conclusion that the original twelve episodes of PMMM, while fine on their own and for their own story, are a terrible model to use as inspiration for other magical girl stories (which is why I didn't mind MagiReco just straight up throwing things out in the original game).

Everyone probably has different opinions about this; that's fine. I'm just talking about my own experiences here. It is what it is, in the end.

[shinigami-striker]

Evolution of Knuckles | Friday, 02.02.24

Here's an evolution of Knuckles the Echidna throughout the Sonic video game franchise (since his debut in 1994 with the North American of Sonic the Hedgehog 3) down below.

1994

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (GENESIS, 02/02/1994)

Sonic & Knuckles/Sonic 3 & Knuckles (GENESIS, 10/18/1994)

Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble (GAME GEAR, 11/15/1994)

1995

Sonic Drift 2 (GAME GEAR, 03/17/1995)

Knuckles' Chaotix (SEGA 32X, 04/20/1995)

1996

Sonic the Fighters (ARCADE, May 1996)

Sonic 3D Blast (GENESIS/SATURN, 11/09/1996)

Sonic Blast (GAME GEAR/MASTER SYSTEM, 12/12/1996)

1997

Sonic R (SATURN, 11/18/1997)

1998

Sonic Adventure (DREAMCAST, 12/23/1998)

1999

Sonic the Hedgehog: Pocket Adventure (NEO GEO POCKET COLOR, 12/20/1999)

2000

Sonic Shuffle (DREAMCAST, 11/13/2000)

2001

Sonic Adventure 2 (Battle) (DREAMCAST/GAMECUBE, 06/19/2001)

Sonic Advance (GBA, 12/20/2001)

2002

Sonic Advance 2 (GBA, 12/19/2002)

2003

Sonic Pinball Party (GBA, 06/01/2003)

Sonic Battle (GBA, 12/04/2003)

Sonic Heroes (MULTI-PLATFORM, 12/30/2003)

2004

Sonic Advance 3 (GBA, 06/07/2004)

2005

Shadow the Hedgehog (MULTI-PLATFORM, 11/15/2005)

Sonic Rush (DS, 11/15/2005)

2006

Sonic Riders (MULTI-PLATFORM, 02/21/2006)

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) (PS3 & XBOX 360, 11/14/2006)

Sonic Rivals (PSP, 11/16/2006)

2007

Sonic & The Secret Rings (WII, 02/20/2007)

Sonic Rivals 2 (PSP, 11/13/2007)

2008

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (PS2/WII, 01/08/2008)

Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (DS, 09/25/2008)

2009

Sonic & The Black Knight (WII, 03/09/2009)

2010

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (MULTI-PLATFORM, 02/19/2010)

Sonic Free Riders (XBOX 360, 11/04/2010)

Sonic Colors (Nintendo DS version) (DS, 11/11/2010)

2011

Sonic Generations (MULTI-PLATFORM, 11/01/2011)

2012

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (MULTI-PLATFORM, 2012)

2013

Sonic Dash (MOBILE, 03/07/2013)

Sonic Lost World (10/18/2013)

2014

Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (WII U, 11/11/2014)

Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (3DS, 11/11/2014)

2015

Sonic Runners (MOBILE, 02/25/2015)

Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom (MOBILE, 07/01/2015)

2016

Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (3DS, 09/27/2016)

2017

Sonic Mania (Plus) (MULTI-PLATFORM, 08/15/2017)

Sonic Forces: Speed Battle (MOBILE, 09/08/2017)

Sonic Forces (MULTI-PLATFORM, 11/07/2017)

Sonic Runners Adventure (MOBILE, 12/20/2017)

2019

Team Sonic Racing (MULTI-PLATFORM, 05/21/2019)

Sonic Racing (APPLE ARCADE, 09/19/2019)

2022

Sonic Frontiers (MULTI-PLATFORM, 11/08/2022)

2023

The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (PC, 03/31/2023)

Sonic Superstars (MULTI-PLATFORM, 10/20/2023)

Sonic Dream Team (APPLE ARCADE, 12/05/2023)

2024

Sonic X Shadow Generations (MULTI-PLATFORM, Fall 2024)

and many more to come soon...

[dalesramblingsblog]

I don't know if this is an unpopular opinion but I just think Spider Daleks are fucking stupid and exactly the kind of unnecessary flashiness you'd expect from the guy who brought you Knight Rider 2010 and that rejected Omen pilot.

[dailycass-cain]

The Lost Tales of Cassandra Cain

With every comic book character there are stories that aren’t approved or slipped thru the cracks of being published. Here are the ones that involve Cass.

The Lost Batgirl Vol. 1 Story

- We’ll start with the most “finished” lost tale involving Cassandra Cain is one that was meant to be in her ongoing (probably #38 given the context of the story). has several official pages finished and inked. Not only that but the script was published online (it was written by Paul Storrie).

Here’s what we know the plot involves Charaxes (the post-Crisis Killer Moth  Drury Walker who went by this particular name after the “Underworld Unleashed” event when he sold his soul to become a moth creature), him targeting a child who’s deaf, and is Cass’s only confrontation with Killer Moth (until Batgirls #9-12. I mean we sort of got that in Tec Knights, but Basil crashed Killer Moth’s plan in that, not Cass. Plus she wasn’t Batgirl then).  

Not only does the story delve into the history between Batgirl/Killer Moth it also tackles Cass learning ASL. An angle not touched upon until Young Justice Targets #3 recently. 

Several pages of the script by Storrie were drawn by artist Javier Saltares (Ghost Rider, G.I. Joe) and inked by Rob Leigh. It’s unknown how much of trhe story Saitares/Leigh drew and inked. What is known, is that in the early 2010s Saitares put a bunch of these pages up on eBay for auction. I personally bought a page but here are the ones I could find as well:

You’ve probably seen this story elsewhere too, because in 2010 artist Lynne Yoshii used the script and redrew the whole story.  Lynn did an amazing job basically filling the portions that were missing: Here are a few:

The Missing Filler Detective Comics Issue

- Our next “lost” tale takes place probably around early 2009 and was meant to be a filler issue in Paul Dini’s Detective Comics run.  This one was written by Chuck Dixon and would’ve tied into his Batman & the Outsiders run at the time. Not much is fully known of the story save it was announced by Dixon on the Word Balloon podcast (from December 2008). 

For Cassandra, it would bridge the gap to Batman & the Outsiders Vol. 2 #2 of that series and her last prior appearance, Robin #162. Explaining Bruce's renewed trust in Cassandra, after you know-- the heel turn, getting injected with Slade juice, and--  a rather bad time for Cassandra Cain. 🙃🙃 🙃🙃

Six months later though, Dixon would leave Robin and Batman & the Outsiders. Now, this is where it relates to Tim/Stephanie. Robin #177 of Robin would have originally dealt with Cluemaster finding out she was alive (a lost tale in itself). This however, got a cover (and there’s probably art of that floating too if this much got thru) by then series artist Freddie Williams II:

Of course, you know the rest of the story. We instead got Batgirl Vol. 2 aka Batgirl: Redemption Road and Cassandra was given a set-up arc in B&O to establish "the Network" which would later become Batman Inc. Then get utterly forgotten when the series relaunched to just "the Outsiders".

It’s possible Dixon does have an outline to this saved. But given how crazy he’s become. I’m not one to ask him, but if anyone is brave. Be my guest.

The meeting we wanted but never got. - Robin #-183

- However this leads us into our next “lost tale” that would’ve been in Robin ongoing series. The writer who replaced Dixon, Fabian Nicieza, confirmed that had Robin lasted beyond #175-183 (the series’ final issue), he would’ve had Cass guest star and find out Stephanie Brown was alive. 

But.. the series ended at #183 and Tim would become Red Robin. Cass would meet Stephanie, but it was extremely MEH reunion in Batman & the Outsiders Vol. 2 #13.

Now, if you want to see a fan version of this. Well, I wrote a script that artist Eileen Widjaja captured to perfection just this year:

Failed Pitches

White Canary series by Billy Tucci. 

- Yes, there was an ongoing series by Tucci that would’ve starred Cass. For those who are unware of the identity. The White Canary was introduced at the main antagonist of the first arc of “Brightest Day” Gail Simone’s relaunched Birds of Prey #1:

After the arc ended rumors began to swirl that Cassandra Cain would be getting the identity and enter Tucci writing a spinoff series as well (covered by Bleeding Cool). 

Cue Heroes Con 2010 and at a DC panel the question was asked with Senior Story Editor Ian Sattler and Billy Tucci himself attending the panel (sadly the Newsarama link I originally found is down but if someone can find it I’d be grateful). Here’s a clip of the quote though:

"They are also holding off on using Cassandra right now. Misfit will be seen later down the line. An audience member wanted to see more Cassandra, but Sattler insisted that they didn't want to rush her into the story and just want to time it right.”

Cue C2E2 2011 a year later. The prelude to Black Bat as it were. Tucci was a guest and I had to ask the question myself. He did confirm there was a series pitched.

He'd keep Cass basic, using her skills as a fighter and no real tech at all save the standard grapple gun, which is standard in all vigilante equipment. Why would she need gadgets? When SHE IS THE WEAPON.

And if you don’t believe me, here’s the commission I got from him at said convention of Cass:

So, accidentally given how many have asked him to draw Barbara, Tucci had screwed up the pose (hence why Cass is on her tip-toes as he was drawing Babs in the high-heels). He did course-correct the art.

Not just a day later, it was then announced that Gates of Gotham #1 would feature the return of Cassandra Cain. Though as we now know how it all played what happened. 

So what really happened? My theory? A mixture of The New 52 and her becoming Black Bat more than likely scuttled the idea. Or DC being DC when it comes to Cassandra. We will never know the answer. At the very least, I can fully confirm that Billy Tucci was pitching a Cass ongoing at the time. Oh what could’ve been (or maybe not given Tucci has gone equally crazy like Dixon):

Angel of the Bat

- You know this one by heart at this point. 

This was Gail Simone’s 2006 pitch after Batgirl Vol. 1 was about to end. We didn’t get that, and instead we got well... this for “Robin OYL”:

🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃

There are a few more story pitches that I know but haven’t dug deep enough or asked about the stories at conventions. Nor do I want to reopen old wounds as most of these ideas were prior or during the “New 52″ era.

Gail Simone had a few (but they more or less materialized into Future’s End: Batgirl #1). Kyle Higgins wanted Cass to appear in Nightwing during his run (instead all he could do was be allowed to put in a deleted fight scene he wanted to put in Gates of Gotham but instead used in the “Court of Owls” x-over). We all know Scott Snyder wanted to use Cass and was spited numerous times over during his Batman run.

Fabian Nicieza had a few ideas involving Cass that would’ve focused against Cricket (the villain he introduced in Red Robin #25), Bryan Q. Miller wanted Cass to be featured in the second half to Batgirl Vol. 3 if it had continued Cass would’ve appeared as both Black Bat and a time displaced version of herself as Batgirl (along with Barbara) teaming up with the Blackhawks and Skeets in World War II. We saw this idea teased at the end of Batgirl Vol. 3 #24:

Finally, there is Grant Morrison, who wanted to use Cass when Batman Inc Vol. 2 launched. It’s unknown what they had in mind but they and artist Chris Burnham did poke fun at DC replacing Steph with Babs in their second run:

Not only that but Mad Dog (Cass’s evil brother) did appear in this run as well. But that’s a story for another time... 

Black Bat Ongoing (late-2012 or 2013)

- So we have an entry to this list that has recently come to light. Artist Dean Zachary has revealed that there was a Black Bat ongoing pitched during the “dark era” of when Cass was listed as “toxic” between 2011-2013. 

Zachary has several concept sketches of this ongoing pitch posted of Cass, Shivasaurus, Batman, and Bronze Tiger. 

So the first arc of this ongoing was going to be this, per Zachary himself: 

“The drawing was meant to suggest that Cass defeated Shiva so badly that she took the villain's Mask as a trophy. The League of Assassins were taking the streets from law enforcement and only Cass and Ben could stand against them.  Shiva sent her Prize Student, Richard Dragon, to either convert or remove Cass and Ben as defenders of Gotham.  Mayhem ensued.  Editors at DC had "other plans" for Cass and company at the time. ”

Course any Cass fan knows that “other plans” lingo of DC all too well. Now how was I able to pinpoint the exact time when this pitch was given? Well, with help from a good friend (and Lady Shiva expert). We can pin point this pitch was made in 2013 (or earlier). 

The reason we can is because that’s when Ben Turner was walking around in his New 52 design in 2013:

The design would be used for an Red Hood & the Outlaws arc that would infamously tie with Shivasaurus getting K.O.ed by Jason Todd easily in it for that year. 

So I find this story pitch fascinating for several reasons because there were some creative folk STILL actively trying to keep Cass canon at DC even with the New 52 going on (which said otherwise).

I find the whole concept of a Ben/Cass team truly some potential as the two were retconned to be master/student  before Batgirl Vol. 1 ended. Which gave us this panel: 

It’s also curious how this would’ve led into a villainous New 52 Richard Dragon which again did occur but in the Green Arrow comics under Jeff Lemire’s Green Arrow run:

Zachary still found a job elsewhere so there was no skin off his back for the pitch failing. But still expresses interest in a Cass solo. 

- Another LOST Cass story slipped under my radar in July until today. Former series artist Rich Leonardi tweeted back in early July several unpublished drawings he did and two feature Cass in them. 

Given the focus of the story is Nightwing it does feel like a continuation writer Devin Grayson at that time was using Cass to further her sibling bond with Dick (aka #81 of that series). 

However, it could be a lost Batgirl story as Dylan Horrocks did leave much on the table (a lot of pent up tension between the two due to Babs/Dick breaking up around this run) when he exited the ongoing due to “War Games” event. Whatever the case, let’s just take in the glorious Leonardi Cass art:

[cienie-isengardu]

Sidenotes to my larger project Cienie's take on Mandalorian culture. Gathering evidence on the cult of Kad Ha'rangir and the correlation between the Mandalorian warriors (their biological species) and the melee weapons. Source: Star Wars Mandalorian Miniatures by Wizards of the Coast (2004 - 2010)

ANCIENT TIMES

Set 1 (Taungs): Taung warrior, Mandalore the Indomitable, Mandalore the Ultimate

-> Taung warrior is most likely to represent pre-Mandalorian culture as the character lacks an armor, Indomitable has a mythosaur ax (Sith War era), Ultimate carries blaster (Mandalorian Wars era)

Set 2: Mandalorians from Bounty Hunter set (2006).

-> No named characters but additional quotes from their cards and being included with Mandalore the Indomitable & basilisk war droid without Neo-Crusader rider strongly imply the Sith War era.

-> Mandalorian warrior and Blademaster carry a melee weapons. Are they Taung!Mandalorians or humans, there is no way to deduce for sure. KotOR Campaign Guide says human warriors already were part of Mandalorian army during Sith War era.

Set 3: Neo-Crusaders and Ordo Canderous  + plus Mandalorian Commander I forgot to add (Mandalorian Wars and post-Mandalorian Wars / Knights of the Old Republic era)

-> Canderous Ordo carry no traditional mythosaur ax nor sword, just blaster

-> there is no way to tell for sure who is under the helmet, but during the Mandalorian Wars humans became a common sight between Mandalorians warriors as Taung species were dying out already. However the armor strongly implies Neo-Crusaders movement thus there is a great chance those figures are in fact humans.

-> Mandalorian Jedi Hunter (from Dark Times set) has an additional description: “Some of the scattered survivors of the Mandalorian Wars seek out Jedi to punish for their humiliation.” There weren’t that many Taung!Mandalorians after the war, so the chance of human/non-Taung character increases.

MODERN TIMES

Set 4: Modern Mandalorians

-> Republic Commando Training Sergeant - based on Kal Skirata, Republic Comics series.

-> Mandalorian Gunslinger - based on Rav Bralor, Republic Commando (according to RebelScum.com)

-> Death Watch Raider’s description “ The Death Watch was a violent splinter group of mercenaries who disagreed with Mandalore Jaster Mereel's insistence on honorable behavior. “[EU set] confirms the modern times (pre-Clone Wars era). During that conflict, as far as sources showed, Mandalorians were presented solely as humans. Thus Mandalorian Quartermaster is most likely a human warrior. From modern times, this one character is presented with a traditional melee weapon (sword).

Set 5: Jango Fett and young Boba

-> No traditional weapon.

Set 6: Boba Fett from various miniatures sets.

-> No traditional weapon.

My observations so far: 

-> Between the presented miniatures, the mythosaur ax was used only by Taung!Mandalorian, no human carried such a weapon regardless of era. There is a possibility that mythosaur axes were also a position/ability indicator, similar to Jaing eyes, maybe? Just a thought for further consideration. 

-> Mandalorian Warrior, Blademaster and Marauder may be Taungs or may be human/aliens, impossible to confirm. However, Jedi Hunter’s card suggests a post-Mandalorian Wars timeline, and so chances for a Taung character are smaller. Due to Death Watch armor typical for Tor Vizsla & Jaster Mereel’s times, Quartermaster also seems to represent the era in which Taungs are extinct.

-> Miniatures presents Death Watch as a more traditional type of Mandalorians, as Jango and his side of modern Mandalorians (Boba, Republic Commando training sergeant [Kal Skirata] and Gunslinger [Rav Bralor]) uses solely advanced technology & firearms.

Sources of pictures/knowledge: Rebelscum.com, [Polish site] Manda’yaim.

[cornerofhell]

Things I grew up with:

- Sneaking Aqua Teen Hunger Force at 2 am

- Charlotte's Web (Book, and 1970s movie)

- Twilight

- Reading Rainbow

- Magic School Bus

- Brain Pop

- CoolMathGames (ESPECIALLY Papa's games)

- Girl'sGoGames (GGG.com)

- Poptropica

- Mummy AND Daddy I'm a Zombie

- Monster High

- Junie B Jones books

- Amelia Bedelia books

- Big Nate Books

- Diary of a Wimpy Kid books

- Dork Diary books

- N.E.R.Ds books

- The Greek God Graphic Novels

- All DreamWorks movies

- The 2000s X-Men movies

- Sam Rami Spider Movies

- Pretty much all the 2010s Avengers movies (Thor, both Hulk movies, etc)

- The 70s Hulk series

- Knight Rider

- Ghost Rider

- Those giant packs of black and white horror movies you find at the dollar store

- Those giant packs of black and white CARTOONS at the dollar store

- Adam Sandler movies

- Super Hero Squad

- The Frog and Toad books

- Disney movies

- Literally all the Barbie movies

- A lot of Boomerang cartoons, especially Tom and Jerry

- PBS kids and Sprout

- Nick AND Disney Junior

- Ice Age, all of them

- Those Christian movie triple pack (Fireproof, Courageous, etc.)

- At Jesus's side

- Veggie Tales

- Literally all Pixar movies (Finding Nemo is my favorite but Monster's Inc is a close second)

- James and the Giant Peach, book and movie

- Saturday Morning Cartoons, ESPECIALLY Doodlebops

- Cartoon Network

- Any kid's book about the Titanic

- Any kid's book about Martin Luther King Junior

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There's probably more but I'm not sure lmao

[chilicheesfry]

Hello again.

Here is the site:

A summary:

Moegirlpedia is a Chinese wiki founded on October 12, 2010. It also has an English and a Japanese version, both opened on January 2013. The main focus of Moegirlpedia is animation, comics, games, novels, and other types of media, along with the subcultures that originated from them.

Currently, the English version (and the Japanese one as well) are terribly short on content, so I am showing this site around to others so that they might be interested in contributing to it. I even wrote a whole guide to make the navigation on the wiki easier.

Here is a post I made on my blog about it.

oh thats so cool!! Amy is such an underrated character imo. She’s an absolute powerhouse despite not having any powers at all! she uses a weapon called the “piko piko hammer.” her strength doesn’t make her any less feminine, though! she loves fashion and tarot cards. she also loves sonic romantically, but its unrequited.

in canon, Amy is sometimes protrayed as an overly obsessive sonic fangirl. but its been shown that she is more than that. she’s cheerful, kind, loving, empathetic, optimistic, expressive and assertive. of course, not every character is free from flaws. she can be short-tempered and agressive at times. often resorts to threats when she or her friends are at a risk of being hurt.

also heres a list of her english voice actors! (mainline games and series only)

Jennifer Doulliard (sonic adventure series, sonic heroes)

Lisa Ortiz (shadow the hedgehog, sonic riders, sonic and the secret rings, sonic unleashed, sonic and the black knight, sonic x)

Cindy Robinson (sonic colors, sonic generations, sonic lost world, sonic boom, sonic forces)

Shannon Chan Kent (sonic prime)

i guess thats it for my contribution but there is WAYY more information about her that i can’t really summarize here! i highly suggest doing more research and watch some video essays about her and her character! shes a little different each time across all the games so its pretty important to learn more about

i wish you luck on the wiki! keep up the good work cause fandomwiki DESPERATELY needs to be replaced. (ps. very sorry for the capitalization and punctutation in this. i kinda rushed it hehe)

[chojin-cu-chulain]

Morphinverse timeline (updated)

Autumn 1977: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Season 1 (Himitsu Sentai Goranger Season 1)

Autumn 1978: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Season 2 (Himitsu Sentai Goranger Season 2), Masked Rider Season 1 (Kamen Rider Season 1)

Autumn 1979: Power Rangers Royal Flush (JAKQ Dengekitai), Masked Rider Season 2 (Kamen Rider Season 2)

Autumn 1980: Power Rangers World Strike (Battle Fever J), Masked Rider Tri (Kamen Rider V3)

Autumn 1981: Power Rangers Shine Force (Denshi Sentai Denjiman), Masked Rider Crosser (Kamen Rider X)

Autumn 1982: Power Rangers Nature Fist (Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan), Masked Rider Repton (Kamen Rider Amazon)

Autumn 1983: Power Rangers Five Star (Dai Sentai Goggle V), Maksed Rider Voltar (Kamen Rider Stronger)

Autumn 1984: Power Rangers Mega Assault (Kagaku Sentai Dynaman), Masked Rider Soar (Skyrider)

Autumn 1985: Power Rangers Star Force (Chodenshi Bioman), Masked Rider Supremo (Kamen Rider Super 1)

Autumn 1986: Power Rangers Mythic Fury (Dengeki Sentai Changeman), Masked Rider Alpha (Kamen Rider ZX)

Autumn 1987: Power Rangers Giga Strike (Choshinsei Flashman)

Autumn 1988: Power Rangers Solaris Crusade (Hikari Sentai Maskman)

Autumn 1989: Power Rangers Beast Assault (Choju Sentai Liveman)

Autumn 1990: Power Rangers High Octane (Kouskou Sentai Turboranger)

Autumn 1991: Power Rangers Sonic Warriors (Chikyu Sentai Fiveman)

Autumn 1992: Power Rangers Sky Partrol (Chojin Sentai Jetman)

Autumn 1993: Power Rangers Dino (Kyoru Sentai Zyuranger)

Autumn 1994: Power Rangers Thunder (Gosei Sentai Dairanger), VR Troopers Season 1 (Chojinki Metalder, Jiku Senshi Spielban)

Autumn 1995: Power Rangers Ninja (Ninja Sentai Kakuranger), VR Troopers Season 2 (Uchu Keiji Shaider, Jiku Senshi Spielban, Kyoju Tokusou Juspion, Uchu Keiji Gavan, Uchu Keiji Sharivan), Masked Rider Bio (Kamen Rider Black), Karato, and the Mega Patrol Season 1 (Kidou Keiji Jiban, Tokkei Winspector, Tokkyu Shirei Solbrain)

Autumn 1996: Power Rangers Zeo (Choriki Sentai Ohranger), VR Troopers Season 3 (Uchu Keiji Shaider, Jiku Senshi Spielban, Kyoju Tokusou Juspion, Uchu Keiji Gavan, Uchu Keiji Sharivan), Masked Rider Bio Solar (Kamen Rider Black RX, Shin Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider ZO, Kamen Rider J), Karato and the Mega Patrol Season 2 (Tokusou Robo Janperson, Tokusou Exceedraft, Blue Swat), Big Bad Beetle Borgs (Jukou B-Figther)

Autumn 1997: Power Rangers Turbo (Gekisou Sentai Carranger), Beetle Borgs Metalix (B-Fighter Kabuto), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Next Mutation, Ninjaman (Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya)

Autumn 1998: Power Rangers in Space (Denji Sentai Megaranger), Beetle Borgs Season 3 (B-Robo Kabutack), Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog

Autumn 1999: Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (Seju Sentai Gingaman), Beetle Borgs Season 4 (Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack), Mystic Knights Battle Thunder

Autumn 2000: Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue (Kyukyu Sentai GoGoV)

Autumn 2001: Power Rangers Time Force (Mirai Sentai Timeranger), Masked Rider Gilgamesh *(Kamen Rider Kuuga)

Autumn 2002: Power Rangers Wild Force (Hyakuju Sentai Gaoranger), Masked Rider Orpheus (Kamen Rider Agito)

Autumn 2003: Power Rangers Ninja Storm (Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger), Masked Rider Draco (Kamen Rider Ryuki)

Autumn 2004: Power Rangers Dino Thunder (Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger), Masked Rider Code 555 (Kamen Rider Faiz)

Autumn 2005: Power Rangers S.P.D. (Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger), Masked Rider Spade Ace (Kamen Rider Blade)

Autumn 2006: Power Rangers Mytic Force (Mahou Sentai Magiranger), Masked Rider Echo (Kamen Rider Hibiki)

Autumn 2007: Power Rangers Operation Overdrive (GoGo Sentai Boukenger), Masked Rider Horn (Kamen Rider Kabuto)

Autumn 2008: Power Rangers Jungle Fury (Juken Sentai Gekiranger), Masked Rider Chrono (Kamen Rider Den-O)

Autumn 2009: Power Rangers RPM (Engine Sentai Go-Onger), Masked Rider Knightmare (Kamen Rider Kiva)

Autumn 2010: Power Rangers Samurai (Samurai Sentai Shinkenger), Masked Rider Omega (Kamen RIder Decade)

Autumn 2011: Power Rangers Megaforce (Tensou Sentai Goseiger), Masked Rider Duo (Kamen Rider Double)

Autumn 2012: Power Rangers Legendary Voyage (Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger), Masked Rider Medanimal (Kamen Rider OOO)

Autumn 2013: Power Rangers Beast Morphers (Tokumei Sentai Go-Buster), Masked Rider Astro (Kamen Rider Fourze)

Autumn 2014: Power Rangers Dino Charge (Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger), Masked Rider Mystic (Kamen Rider Wizard)

Autumn 2015: Power Rangers Imagination Express (Ressha Sentai Toqger), Masked Rider Seed Samurai (Kamen Rider Gaim)

Autumn 2016: Power Rangers Ninja Steel (Shuriken Sentai Ninninger), Masked Rider Pursuit (Kamen Rider Drive)

Autumn 2017: Power Rangers Wild Crusaders (Dobustu Sentai Zyohger), Masked Rider Spirit (Kamen Rider Ghost)

Autumn 2018: Power Rangers Cosmic Fury (Uchu Sentai Kyuranger), Masked Rider Jump (Kamen Rider Ex-Aid)

Autumn 2019: Power Rangers Night Robbers vs Power Rangers United Patrol (Kaito Sentai Lupinranger vs Keisatsu Sentai Patranger), Masked Rider Mix Master (Kamen Rider Build)

Autumn 2020: Power Rangers Dino Fury (Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger), Masked Rider Monarch (Kamen Rider Zi-O)

Autumn 2021: Power Rangers Crystal Cruisers (Mashin Sentai Kiramager), Masked Rider Andro (Kamen Rider Zero One)

Autumn 2022: Power Rangers Mighty Morphbots (Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger), Masked Rider Story Knight (Kamen Rider Saber)

Autumn 2023: Power Rangers Cyber Safari (Avataro Sentai Donbrothers), Masked Rider D.N.Avenger (Kamen Rider Revice)

Autumn 2024: Power Rangers Royal Swarm (Ohsama Sentai Kingohger), Masked Rider Revulpe (Kamen Rider Geats)

[freetheshit-outofyou]

As a comic book fan since the 1970's I loved much of the MCU, more so the early MCU because they gave the back story of the characters. Maybe more importantly we were given an emotional attachment and investment into the characters. The Thanos snap was so impactful because we were emotionally invested. Ironman, Captain America, The Guardians all had very full back stories, wins and failures we were invested in, hell even the Red Skull had a back story that was interesting'ish'. But Marvel got money hungry, they wanted to jam as many second and third tier characters into the movies and shows as possible to maybe fill out later with little to no real back story or a back story so different from the source material that they are really a different characters all together, yes I'm talking to you Adam Warlock. The MCU loves to completely murder then "rebuild" characters, Moon Knight and Captain Marvel are two such examples. Both characters I loved in the Comics. Their back story is lacking so our investment into them is equally lacking. As a fan I would love to see some of those lower tier toons get some screen time and a flushed out story, toons like: Beta Ray Bill, Always one of the coolest pop in and out characters in the Comics and has made a back handed appearance in the MCU.

Nova (Frankie Raye, not to becomefused with NOVA Richard Rider/Sam Alexander), the former herald of Galactus would make a much better strong female characters an a female Silver Surfer from Juno's 4 page appearance in the comics from an alternate reality (Earth-829) in 2010. I loved her in the Silver Surfer comics. I drew this sometime in the 1990's.

Since I'm talking about Heralds Morg, Firelord, and Terrax the Tamer would make great villain's. I might even add Stardust to that list since The Eternals are already established in the MCU. It would also open the door for a Bata Ray Bill entry, just saying. Because The Quantum Bands are no in the MCU thanks to The Marvels, we could, and hopefully will see the introduction of Quasar, I liked him and is one of the 1990's Avengers to not get screen time as of yet. Alpha Flight, would make a great long term project with all the connective tissue already existing in the MCU and the addition of the X-Men would be such a nice fit. Of course my altime favorite comic book hero with a great back story...

Norrin Radd's story deserved to be told in a proper format not that crap F4 movie. (Also my drawing form the 1990's.)

[howardhawkshollywoodannex]

Akosua Busia as Jewel in Rosewood (1997). Akosua was born in Accra, Ghana, and has 32 acting credits from 1979 to 2010. Her entries among my best 1001 are The Color Purple (as Nettie) and Dead Man's Walk (the Lonesome Dove quadrilogy).

Her other notable credits include episodes of Knight Rider, The Fall Guy, Simon and Simon, St Elsewhere, The Twilight Zone, Highway to Heaven, and ER (four episodes).

[themattress]

Eras of a Franchise:

1991 - 1999: The Classic Era - Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic CD, Sonic Spinball, Sonic Chaos, SegaSonic the Hedgehog, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Sonic Triple Trouble, Knuckles’ Chaotix, Sonic the Fighters, Sonic Drift 1&2, Sonic R, Sonic Blast and Sonic 3D Blast all were released in this era, which then concluded with the simultaneous end of the old style, Sonic Pocket Adventure, and the start of the new style, Sonic Adventure.

2000 - 2009: The Dark Era - Mainline games of this era are Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Heroes, Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), Sonic Unleashed, and the Wii “Storybook” titles Sonic and the Secret Rings and Sonic and the Black Knight. It’s known as the Dark Era for both the relative darkness of the games’ storylines and the increasingly declining critical reception to said games and the franchise on the whole. The side games included the Sonic Advance trilogy, Sonic Battle, Sonic Rush and Sonic Rush Adventure, Sonic Chronicles, Sonic Riders, Sonic Rivals 1&2, Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, and of course the unlikely crossover with Nintendo, the Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games sub-series.

2010 - 2019: The Meta Era - Mainline games of this era are Sonic Colors on the Wii and DS, Sonic Generations, Sonic Lost World, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and Sonic Forces. While everyone loved Generations, Colors was loved by critics but divisive among fans especially in regards to the new, lighter and more humorous style of writing established in it, and the other games were flat-out negatively received by critics and fans alike. The side games included the ill-conceived Sonic the Hedgehog 4, Sonic Free Riders, Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal, Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice, Sonic Dash 1&2, Team Sonic Racing, Sonic Runners which was later reworked into Sonic Runners Adventure, and of course Sonic Mania, later upgraded into Sonic Mania Plus, which was considered by many to be the greatest Sonic game ever made.

2020 - present: The Renewal Era - Following the unexpected success of the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie and its sequel, we got Sonic Origins which remasters Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic CD, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and Sonic 3 & Knuckles, followed by the first mainline game of the era: Sonic Frontiers, which returns the series’ storytelling to the Dark Era’s more serious sensibilities. For better or worse, it will be the template going forward.

[shinigami-striker]

Jason Griffith as Sonic, Shadow, & Jet | Wednesday, 11.29.2023

Same actor, different characters - featuring Jason Griffith (prior to Roger Craig Smith replacing him starting with the 2010 release of both Sonic Free Riders and Sonic Colors) as the voices of Sonic, Shadow, & Jet in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

2003-2006

Sonic X (anime; 09/06/03-05/06/06) - voiced both Sonic & Shadow

2005

Shadow the Hedgehog (video game) - voiced both Shadow & Sonic

Sonic Rush (video game; Sonic only)

2006

Sonic Riders (video game; voiced Sonic, Shadow, & Jet)

Sonic '06 (video game; voiced both Sonic & Shadow)

Sonic Rivals (video game; voiced both Sonic & Shadow)

2007

Sonic & The Secret Rings (video game; voiced both Sonic & Shadow)

Sonic Rush Adventure (video game; Sonic only)

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (crossover video game; voiced both Sonic & Shadow)

Sonic Rivals 2 (video game; voiced both Sonic & Shadow)

2008

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (video game; voiced Sonic, Shadow, & Jet)

Super Smash Bros. Brawl (crossover video game; voiced both Sonic & Shadow)

Sega Superstars Tennis (crossover video game; voiced both Sonic & Shadow)

Sonic Unleashed (video game; Sonic only)

Sonic: Night of the Werehog (online short; Sonic only)

2009

Sonic & The Black Knight (video game; voiced Sonic, Shadow, & Jet)

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (crossover video game; voiced Sonic, Shadow, Jet (final role))

2010

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (video game; final voice credit as Sonic & Shadow)

Toonzai (4KidsTV Saturday morning promos)

[mangolon]

List of All Kamen Riders’ Final Forms

Will not count extra final forms. If a final form only appeared in a movie or special, it will be counted. Under the cut

1975

Stronger → Stronger Charge Up

2000

Kuuga → Ultimate Kuuga

2001

Agito →  Shining Agito

G3 → G3-X

Gills → Exceed Gills

2002

Ryuki → Ryuki Survive

Knight → Knight Survive

Ouja → Ouja Survive

2003

Faiz → Faiz Blaster

Kaixa → Next Kaixa

2004

Blade →  Blade King

Garren → Garren Jack

Chalice → Wild Chalice

2005

Hibiki → Armed Hibiki

2006

Kabuto → Hyper Kabuto

Gatack → Hyper Gatack

2007

Den-O Sword Form → Den-O Liner Form

Zeronos Altair Form → Zeronos Zero Form

2008

Kiva → Emperor Kiva

IXA → IXA Rising

2009

Decade → Decade Complete

DiEnd → DiEnd Complete

W CycloneJoker → W CycloneJokerXtreme

Accel → Accel Trial

2010

OOO TaToBa → OOO PuToTyra (or TaJaDor depending on who you ask)

Birth → Birth DAY

2011

Fourze → Fourze Cosmicstates

Meteor → Meteor Storm

2012

Wizard Flame Style → Wizard Infinity Style

Beast → Beast Hyper

2013

Gaim Orange Arms → Gaim Kiwami Arms

Baron Banana Arms → Baron Lemon Energy Arms

Ryugen Budou Arms → Ryugen Yomotsuheguri Arms

Zangetsu Melon Arms → Zangetsu Kachidoki Arms

Gridon Donguri Arms → Gridon Lychee Arms

Knuckle Kurumi Arms → Knuckle Jimber Marron Arms

2014

Drive Type Speed → Drive Type Tridoron

Mach → Chaser Mach

2015

Ghost Ore Damashii → Ghost Mugen Damashii

Specter → Deep Specter

Necrom → Necrom Yuujou Burst

2016

Ex-Aid Mighty Action X → Hyper Muteki Ex-Aid

Brave Taddle Quest → Brave Taddle Legacy

Snipe Bang Bang Shooting → Snipe Bang Bang Simulations

Lazer Bakusou Bike → Lazer Turbo

Genm Mighty Action X → Genm Zombie Action

Para-DX Perfect Puzzle/Knock Out Fighter → Para-DX Perfect Knock Out

Cronus Kamen Rider Chronicle → Gamedeus Cronus

2017

Build Rabbit Tank → Build Genius

Cross-Z Dragon → Cross-Z Magma

Grease → Grease Blizzard

Rogue → Prime Rogue

Evol Cobra → Evol Black Hole

2018

Zi-O → Grand Zi-O

Geiz → Geiz Revive (Gouretsu and Shippu)

Woz → Woz GingaFinally

2019

Zero One Rising Hopper → Zero Two

Vulcan Shooting Wolf → Rampage Vulcan

Valkyrie Rushing Cheetah → Valkyrie Justice Serval

Jin Flying Falcon → Jin Burning Falcon

Horobi Sting Scorpion → Horobi Ark Scorpion

Ark-Zero → Ark-One

2020

Saber Brave Dragon → Xross Saber

Blades Lion Senki → Blades Tategami Hyoujuu Senki

Espada Lamp do Alangina → Espada Arabiana Night

Calibur Jakku Dragon → Calibur Jaou Dragon

Saikou Kin no Buki Gin no Buki → Saikou X-Swordman

2021

Revi Rex Genome → Ultimate Revi

Vice Rex Genome → Ultimate Vice

Live Bat Genome → Evilyty Live

Evil Bat Genome → Evilyty Live

Jeanne Cobra Genome → Invincible Jeanne

Demons Spider Genome → Imperial Demons

Vail Kabuto Genome → Crimson Vail

Over Demons Kuwagata Genome → Get Over Demons

2022

Geats MagnumBoost → Geats IX

Tycoon Ninja → Tycoon Bujin Sword

Naago Beat → Naago Fantasy

Buffa Zombie → Jyamashin Buffa FeverZombie

Punkjack Monster → Punkjack FeverMonster

2023

Gotchard SteamHopper → Rainbow Gotchard

Majade SunUnicorn → Twilight Majade

Valvarad → Valvarad Kurogane

Legend → Legendary Legend

Dread Type Zero → Dread Type Three

Gotchard Daybreak Daybreak SteamHopper → Gotchard Shining Daybreak

[scottishaccentsareawesome]

Share ten different favorite characters from ten different pieces of media in no particular order, then send this to 10 people (anon or not, your choice) 🎥🎬📺

Oh thank you babe! I actually already did this challenge, but y'know what? for you @itshoneywhatever , I'M DOIN' IT AGAIN!!!!...Cuz I have more favourite characters anyway, so this one I can name the ones I forgot last time :)

Chris Knight (Real Genius 1985 movie)

Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean films series)

Yelena Belova (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Jake Peralta (Brooklyn Nine-Nine TV series)

Flynn Rider/Eugene Fitzherbert (Tangled 2010 movie, Tangled: The Series TV series)

Hermione Granger (Harry Potter book series)

Morgana Pendragon (Merlin TV series)

Miss Frizzle (The Magic School Bus TV series)

Peter Venkman (Ghostbuster films)

Emily Prentiss (Criminal Minds TV series)