NOOOOO WE MUST SAVE COLONEL CAMPBELL!

So... Five of the ten aliens. Already, your inner fanboy should be as displeased as mine. :/

Will it still have those rather awkward romantic tension moments between Ben and his sister? When I first watched the show, it kind of disturbed me, and I haven't watched it since.
Is the new season any better? You seem to imply it is, but I want to know what's different.

Kevin Levin? I wonder what his nickname is?

@Palladium: The relationship between Ben and Gwen is now a more mature one, whree the both of them have learned to rely on one another rather than bicker all the damn time. Kevin has seemed to develop a not-so-subtle crush on Gwen, which is why he's following them around.

It's a good show in its own right, but a lot of what I loved about the first one is just gone. Ben no longer names his aliens, in fact, he simply shouts a name that reminds one of his own name choices immediately after transforming. The watch is still being an ass, as it has basically removed access to all his previous aliens, but the thing I perhaps miss the most is the watch's "time-out" noise, perhaps one of the best sci-fi noises the first series created. One good change to Ben, however, is that any injury suffered while in alien form now carries over to his human body.

Kevin no longer transforms into Kevin 11 for whatever reason, instead he absorbs what he touches into his arms or body and punches things. His reasons for joining the pair is somewhere between cheesy and justifiable, but imo the sooner he stops fawning over Gwen, the better.

Gwen seems to no longer chant to cast spells, which makes it lose some of its charm for me. She doesn't have the same... oomph that made her the voice of reason in the first show, partially because neither Ben nor Kevin really need it.

All in all, I enjoy the show, but a lot of what I loved about the first series has up and gone. It can stand on its own well enough, and the idea of an overarching story as opposed to episodic adventures is appealing. Still, there's a lot to get used to.

@ Palladium: they've cousins, but they changed it to that from them being friends because it we be weird for her to travel with Ben and his grandpa

@Palladium:

There actually Cousins, not that that would make any sexual tension between them on the show any better.

But I don't recall noticing any personally.

I like the new series but it has a much darker tone that I don't know if I completely like yet.

Not to mention I miss hearing Colenol Campbell's voice as there grandfather.

@Maldron: @j.howlett: Thanks. Interesting...
I might have to start watching it again.

I watched the previous series a few times. It was pretty good, hence the continued viewing.

I watched the new series last weekend. It was cancerous compared to the original.

And the games are pretty naff, from what I hear.

*shrug*

C'est la vie (de franchises).

@Palladium: Funny; I figured she was the love interest until they said she was the cousin. "Oh, comedic foil. Got it."

@Maldron: Personally, I wish they'd do a slightly better job with the voice acting; that "follow you anywhere" line should've killed me.

@Jonn: It was pretty horrible. My friend actually had to go back to make sure he heard it properly.

The acting doesn't seem that bad, the story is what I'm having big problems with.

Ben 10 is a fun series. I'd really enjoy a good game based on it, but I doubt I'd be pitching a tent for a midnight release on a Ben 10 game. Hope it comes out well, though.

I wish they released Alien Force here in my country =/ I really liked Ben 10.

@Maldron: I'm still worried that Ben didn't freak out when the guy he's sitting a foot away from is making creepy stalker statements about his cousin. The same guy who tried to fight him to the death on several occasions, including that very night. The one who he knows best as a sociopath.

I'm not sure how Dwayne McDuffie thought that was a good idea, and sincerely hope he hasn't pulled a Lucas.

I read that their enemy is Ken Levine, what did the creator of the Shock series and Freedom Force do to them?

@Jonn: He probably didn't hear it clearly either.

People watch Ben 10? I thought it was another crap show trying to be japanese that people only talked about as a joke, like Martin Mystery or Kappa Mikey.

@ZombiePuppy: God, those two shows are horrible. Did you honestly walk away from watching Ben 10 with that impression, or is it just something you formed on your own?

Definitely felt more American than Japanese. Don't ever remember a single sweatdrop or red anger triangles showing up in that show. Some of the aliens had muscle toning that was more reminiscent of american superheroes than japanese ones.

I'm not gonna say it's the best cartoon of all time, but it renewed my faith the "Saturday morning cartoon.

@Jonn:Well there's a few ways to explain it.

A-Kevin was a fucked up kid with a fucked up past. They hinted briefly that whatever family he had tossed him on his ear when his metahuman/mutant powers started kicking in and the streets weren't much better. Ben, having a much more stable upbringing maybe understood this and always kept a measure of pity/forgiveness for him. When he got older, along with the time he spent in the Null projector, he cooled off, matured and such.

B-It's the classic set up waiting to happen and Ben knows it, but he wants all the help he can to find Max so he's willing to take a chance.

I'm also going to toss my hat in the ring for "He didn't hear it."

@j.howlett:Their family relation was explained in the first ep, i'm pretty sure.

@Maldron:It's just going to take time I wager. I think it was needed, as I liked Ben 10, but the lightheartedness of the show couldn't last forever and this is the first time i've really seen a cartoon try to 'grow up'

@ZombiePuppy:Martin Mystery is not that bad. What ruins it is the rather slipslod storytelling and the never ending feeling of them trying to pack a hour of cartoon into 30 mins.

Now yes, Kappa Mikey is just shitty as shitty can be, but I think it had every intent of being that way from the start.

@Foxstar Sixtail: I'm willing to give it the time, but I definitely will miss the time-out noise. Everything else but that is moderately forgivable. I mean, just watching the show I can easily form the opinion that there is no more time-out and there is no more waiting. If that drawback has been replaced with sustained damage, it's probably a fair trade, but they should at least use the noise.