The Crazy Rants of Samantha BurnsEnvironmentally Friendly Superheroes
Yeesh!
Somebody will have to shoot me if they ever make a movie based on this "action" cartoon show: Captain Planet.
For those unaware, Captain Planet and the Planeteers was an animated series in the 90's - a Saturday morning cartoon if you will - based on environmental issues and pollution topics.
In the show, there are 5 kids with special rings that represent something environmental: water, earth, wind, whatever. And, with their rings, they can summon a superhero who conquers the major disasters.
At the end of every episode, they discuss environmentally sound initiatives that all people can do to "save" the planet from pollution and the like.
For example, they teach the kids about recycling, composting, and sh*t.
Ya, just wait til the enviro-freaks get their grubby hands on it and put this stinker onto the big screen.
It was a pretty popular show in the early 90's, and full of controversy, so I can imagine some enviro-dork remembering it and thinking to exploit it and the children who'd be watching it.
Of course, if they did make a movie like this, I'm sure they could get more corny, activist-nutty actors like they did for the cartoon. In the cartoon they had Martin Sheen, Whoopi Goldberg, Meg Ryan, Sting, and Ed Asner to name a few.
*shudder*
Anyhow, all I can do is hope to heck that that day never comes.
Comments
They shows reruns of this early every morning on Boomerang--the channel where they just show old cartoons.
And yet, they still won't show "The Pirates of Blackwater."
Posted by: AlanDP | July 12, 2006 03:26 AM
Sam, it's uncanny how you consistently hit the nail on the head.
Really.
Posted by: Mark Shipley | July 12, 2006 03:58 AM
...a true blast from the past. I remember this show.
I remember how the five kids became really concerned with a big conglomerate wanting to build a huge building over.. a tree.
They'd join rings by shouting out their "natural elements": Shit!, Piss!, Vomit!, Rectum!, and Nipples!".... yeeeaaa, I think thats about right.
So then this blue guy, probably a drug dealer when the camera ait' on top of him, would come out and... well, brutally murder the capitalists who where planning on building. Good times.
If they ever make a movie Samantha, I'd this Captain planet would be Keanu Reeves.
Alexander Wunderlich
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Posted by: Nukes and Candy | July 12, 2006 05:49 AM
I wonder how Chubs Travolta will look in a fuscia leotard and faux mink lined cape...
Posted by: Jeff H | July 12, 2006 08:32 AM
Nukes and Candy - I would thrill at seeing a show where they used your 'natural elements' instead of the actual ones. I think it would be a very messy show, though, lol. And, perhaps, Keanu Reeves would fit the part just right, but they'd probably get some over-sensitive enviro-weeny to play the part to make it more 'believable'.
Jeff H - that's only if Scientology allows him to wear pink. With their nutty rules and beliefs, who knows.
Mark - thanks, although, many days I personally feel like I bombed, but glad you like my stuff.
AlanDP - I didn't know that show, but I researched it, and I believe it was called The Pirates of Dark Water, and apparently, the show never made it past the first season. Perhaps that's why they won't show it, which sucks if you liked it. I know how you feel since I'm cheesed that they never show Get Smart on the tv classic channel we have up here.
Posted by: Sam | July 12, 2006 01:20 PM
My favorite part was the kid who's power was over "HEART!" It was pretty vaguely defined, he couldn't seem to do anything at all until they got into a situation where they needed someone to telepathically control the moon or something, then he'd use his heart power.
Posted by: Dave Munger | July 15, 2006 07:38 PM