tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post1324932533242100905..comments2024-03-29T10:06:17.739-04:00Comments on Saturday Morning Archives: Rein-Toon-Ation: Sabrina: The Animated Series (1999)hobbyfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post-83213596175911026652013-02-28T22:41:03.607-05:002013-02-28T22:41:03.607-05:00Ohhh, man, if this takes off, maybe a new Archie s...Ohhh, man, if this takes off, maybe a new Archie series would be down the road, or even Josie & the Pussycats.<br /><br />Let's not forget there are some other Archie properties that haven't been adapted for television yet, like the Mighty Crusaders, and the rest of the Archie heroes.hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post-65706823122235403962013-02-25T18:48:46.088-05:002013-02-25T18:48:46.088-05:00@hobbyfan: that's cool on the fan fic, i'l...@hobbyfan: that's cool on the fan fic, i'll definitely have to watch for it.<br /><br />As for the new Sabrina series, and the casting, here's an online article about it: http://www.archiecomics.com/Blogs/tabid/97/EntryId/1051/NEW-SABRINA-ANIMATED-SERIES-PREMIERES-SUMMER-2013.aspxScoobyfan1https://www.blogger.com/profile/18432518067992034937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post-45664346465063649362013-02-25T11:26:46.341-05:002013-02-25T11:26:46.341-05:00Wait. A NEW Sabrina series on The Hub? With Ashley...Wait. A NEW Sabrina series on The Hub? With Ashley Tisdale (High School Musical, Phineas & Ferb, Suite Life of Zack & Cody) as Sabrina? Ashley's done primetime, though "Wildcats" was a dud a couple of years back, and has enough experience to make it work, but we'll have to wait & see.<br /><br />I have a Sabrina fan-fic cooking in the oven (my brain) to use in the Story Board down the road, so watch for it......hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post-7965255538821104012013-02-24T20:08:31.425-05:002013-02-24T20:08:31.425-05:00Truthfully this wasn't a bad show, and admitte...Truthfully this wasn't a bad show, and admittedly(as I was born in 1984) I equate the character of Sabrina Spellman with the Melissa Joan Hart live action series, as well as this series.<br /><br />The sequel series Sabrina's Secret Life wasn't too bad either BTW. I have to admit also that the casting of Melissa Joan Hart in Sabrina the Animated Series as Hilda and Zelda and Emily Hart doing the voice of Sabrina was pretty good.<br /><br />Emily Hart seemed to fill the shoes of Melissa Joan Hart very well, and I think this and the live action series were great ways of keeping the character alive, as the previous incarnation of Sabrina at least on TV, hadn't been in first run since 1977.<br /><br />Another thing that I think helped both series out is that digital cable was still new at that point(so the 500 channels for your average TV provider were still a new idea at the time), and networks like Boomerang and Nick Toons were still getting off the ground.<br /><br />That, and the fact that Saturday morning TV still had some decent shows on the major networks(like this show) at this point, plus there were still some good shows on over the air stations on weekday afternoons and mornings, plus DVDs, youtube and streaming media were also new technologies at that point helped a show like this get a decent audience.<br /><br />It's really a shame, because my generation(growing up in the 1990s and early 2000s) was probably the last one to have good Saturday Morning programming, as opposed to shows being programmed by other networks or companies(ABC's E/I block, NBC via Qubo I believe, etc.).<br /><br />Of course, there's no reason for Saturday morning programming anymore because of changing technologies, i.e. DVDs and streaming video being popular now.<br /><br />It really boggles the mind to think about that, but technology has changed so much since the year 2000 that things we had and sometimes took for granted, now maybe wouldn't be used by the average person because they could say "Oh, I can just watch that on DVD", as opposed to waiting for something to air on television, possibly waiting for a number of months.<br /><br />One last thing though about Sabrina: considering this and the live action show were more normal adaptations of the character, I wonder what kind of character we're going to get in the new Sabrina animated series on The Hub this year, or in the movie that Sony Pictures is supposed to be making, or in the process of making.<br /><br />Although, what's interesting(and worrysome to Sabrina fans probably, or at least it should be) is the fact that Ashley Tisdale is going to voice Sabrina in the new cartoon series.<br /><br />It seems to me that having these teen actors and actresses are just networks and producers playing to the younger demographic, as opposed to having someone who can actually to the character justice.Scoobyfan1https://www.blogger.com/profile/18432518067992034937noreply@blogger.com