One of the best (if not the best) animated series ever made is the 90’s X-Men series. Vastly superior to the recent “Evolution” series, it baffles me to this day why they haven’t released decent DVD volumes of this classic Saturday morning fare, especially with the success of the movie trilogy. The stories, the action, the massively appealing characters all made this a series both kids and adults can appreciate. I to this day at the age of 23 can’t get enough of episodes I’ve seen dozens of times over the last decade and a half.
And my favorite entry in the series is…
Dark Phoenix Saga Parts 1-4
As the Phoenix entity in Jean’s body lingers on, a society of mutants and cyborgs called The Inner Circle intend to use that power by manipulating her through hallucinations. When that fails the Dark Phoenix emerges and becomes a threat to the entire galaxy. The X-Men must fight to save Jean’s life as the Shi’Ar Empire desires to destroy her to save the universe. This is by far the best adaption the series did of a story originally done by Chris Claremont in the comics. It’s literally like seeing the comic panels come to life, I especially enjoyed part 2, where we got to see Wolverine’s classic Dirty Harry speech word for word. Now true the ending in part 4 has been completely altered but that’s excusable when the rest of it is so well done. Absolutely the best.
With so many other fantastic episodes in the series, one can only hope that one day we’ll see complete season DVD boxsets released. Until then, however, I’ll have to keep perusing my eBay bootlegs.
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I can show you the world
Shining, shimmering, splendid
Tell me, princess, now when did
You last let your heart decide?
I can open your eyes
Take you wonder by wonder
Over, sideways and under
On a magic carpet ride
A whole new world
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we’re only dreaming
A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But when I’m way up here
It’s crystal clear
That now I’m in a whole new world with you
Now I’m in a whole new world with you
Unbelievable sights
Indescribable feeling
Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling
Through an endless diamond sky
A whole new world
Don’t you dare close your eyes
A hundred thousand things to see
Hold your breath - it gets better
I’m like a shooting star
I’ve come so far
I can’t go back to where I used to be
A whole new world
Every turn a surprise
With new horizons to pursue
Every moment red-letter
I’ll chase them anywhere
There’s time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you
A whole new world
That’s where we’ll be
A thrilling chase
A wondrous place
For you and me
Bad pun, bad pun. I meant BOP the magazine and not the song popularized by Hanson. The picture I included here was my first and last issue of BOP, the teenage magazine in the nineties.
I used to go gaga over the free pinups of the teen stars. Of course back then in the mid-nineties when I was in the sixth or seventh grade the movies Clueless, Now and Then, Camp Nowhere, and Mighty Ducks were in VOGUE! Plus the TV shows Sabrina, Sweet Valley High, Moesha, and the Fresh Prince of Belair was deemed cool by the Cool Crowd. Wanting to be ‘in’ and not left behind, I rode the wave of watching foreign shows.
As a teen, I used to have daydreams that starred Devon Sawa, Andrew Keegan, Luis Mendoza (that kid who can’t stop in Mighty Ducks 2), and Jonathan Jackson. All of them at one point of the daydream, had to profess their undying love for me. And we lived *ulp* happily ever after! Tsk, tsk, cheesiness abounds.
I’m sure all you Kidswereus readers are smart enough to figure out why this magazine’s popularity waned. Won’t you join us in enumerating the why? The funniest and most creative wins!
Who can remeber Boy Meets World? I remember watching Cory Matthews’ funny antics with his best friend Shawn Hunter and his girlfriend Topanga Lawrence.
The show gives a humorous take on growing up unlike the tv series we have today that are so serious (e.g. The OC, One Tree Hill)! Well the show is focused mostly on how Cory copes with the issues of growing up -living with his family, getting good grades, getting along with his best friend and understanding the female species. To add a bit more “drama” of his life, is the character of Mr. Feeny -who somehow reminds me of Dennis the Menace’s grumpy neighbor Mr. Wilson. Hehe. Di ba?! Did you guys watch this show ba? Tell me what you guys think.
Like i said earlier, the show is really a funny way of portraying how kids grow up. Its one of the shows na naka-line up na pinapanood namin noon sa I channel, Kids Club. Oh, the second video was the last episode of the series (i think…:/)
Hi guys.. its really fun going back to my childhood days.. thanks to you guys! hehe .. Because of this site, i suddenly remembered my ol time fav cartoon show.. little lulu!!!!! yehey!!!!!
Hahaha! i swear a watch it twice a day.. one in the morning and the other in the afternoon.. sometimes i even stay up to wait for the late night show hahahaha!!! u just never stop laughing whenever I watch this show…. little lulu just makes my day haha Kudos to you and to Little Lulu!:)–
It’s Ghostwriter, a show with 6 kids who go together to solve mysteries with the help of Ghostwriter. Sayang it’s not being shown anymore, but it sure was a cool show during the 90’s. I think they used to show it in I-channel. Oh and if you watch the episode later on, you’ll see Julia Stiles when she was younger. She’s the first suspect. hehe
here’s a whole episode. Enjoy!
Want to watch more? Check out www.youtube.com for more Ghostwriter mystery solving!
This is a story of a wonderful girl named Matilda (thus the title of the movie) , who had magical powers and a good heart. Unfortunately, her family never liked her. She was good and they were real bad.
Here are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood.
She had a nice teacher, Ms. Honey, who was the only one who believed in her strength, but she also had a very cruel principle called Ms. Trunchbull. She was sooo mean to her students that she would lock them in a filthy room full of steam and sharp objects.
Also, there’s even a part there where she throws a little girl out of the window using the pigtails of the little girl. Poor kids! He famous line is “I’m smart your dumb, I’m big your little, I’m right your wrong and there’s nothing you can do about it!” What a mean-o! Are there really teachers that cruel?
Watch this video to see how cool the powers of Matilda are.
