I think I was twelve when Captain Planet first came out and I admit that I was swept up in the whole Eco-movement at the time so I loved the show and rarely missed an episode. Despite enjoying it at the time I questioned some of the points the show was trying to get across and how they portrayed the American character Wheeler. As the show progressed I started cheering for the bad guys because I thought they were cooler and more interesting while the Planteteers were pompous, pretentious, meddlesome and boring. When I started to study writing more I would happen to catch reruns of the show on Cartoon Network and realized how poorly the characters were developed and relied heavily on the celebrity names behind the voices.
I think I was twelve when Captain Planet first came out and I admit that I was swept up in the whole Eco-movement at the time so I loved the show and rarely missed an episode. Despite enjoying it at the time I questioned some of the points the show was trying to get across and how they portrayed the American character Wheeler. As the show progressed I started cheering for the bad guys because I thought they were cooler and more interesting while the Planteteers were pompous, pretentious, meddlesome and boring. When I started to study writing more I would happen to catch reruns of the show on Cartoon Network and realized how poorly the characters were developed and relied heavily on the celebrity names behind the voices.
At least the show has found a place as Youtube Poop fodder http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20IDaSkTNCs