Maldron

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

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'

Foxstar Sixtail

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.

Maldron

ZombiePuppy

Maldron

Pezdispenser

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

Jonn

Ruglia

sevendash

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

Maldron

@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

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).

Mainman

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.

Magnum1024k

j.howlett

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.

Maldron

jambe

Palladium

Maldron

Sheen_Latrine