Posted 18 July 2018<\/p>\n
I’m pretty much always watching a show. This is a segment I would like to start with which I chronicle a show I plan to watch from start to finish. Usually I will watch 2 episodes every weekday. I won’t exactly review every episode of the show but I will give my thoughts about the show. Do note that the factors of me completing a show include availability and the quality of the series.<\/p>\n
Beginning July 9th, I have begun watching Samurai Jack episodes. Samurai Jack (Cartoon Network\/Adult Swim; 2001-2004, 2017) is about a samurai who gets sent through a portal to a dystopian future by a shape-shifting demon (Aku). It is up to the samurai to finish the quest to return to the past to defeat Aku before he overtakes the world.<\/p>\n
Upon completing every available Steven Spielberg cartoon (Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs and spin-offs; possible future posts) the first show to come to mind to watch next was Samurai Jack. For a number of years I joked to myself about starting and finishing this show. I now think I’m ready to take myself seriously. I wasn’t too interested when it first came out in 2001 (I was a Nick kid and it wasn’t my taste). Upon sampling Genndy Tartakovsky’s other works, I started to consider this one. Finding out about the 2017 reboot also sparked some interest.<\/p>\n
As of posting this, I have completed watching the entire first season and have begun the second season. Let’s focus on season one. The first 3 episodes (considered a “movie”) was a fine introduction about the samurai’s early life, how his ordeal began, and his early adventures in the Aku-infested future. The manner in which “Jack” received his name, I felt, was quite humorous. It was in this go-around that it donned on me that Jack received his name in the future. His birth-given name remains unknown. In the early eps, we see young Jack visiting the different countries and learning new skills. Seeing those scenes make me think Jack is more well-rounded than I am. He shows those skills as the show goes on.<\/p>\n
I really like looking at the Japanese-inspired artwork especially in the early episodes. I’ve had a liking to Japanese themes for quite some time. The artwork is beautiful! I also like the voice actors on this show; Jack was played by Phil LaMarr (also on other show I like such as Foster’s Home and Evil con Carne (first shows to come to mind)) and Aku was played by the late, great Mako (Iwamatsu). Mako did a great Aku; brought to life a voice of a villain who wished not to be disturbed.<\/p>\n
I wasn’t quite a fan of the long, monotonous fight scenes. Either they really dragged on or they were making me more tired after coming inside from the heat after driving away from a day of work. Will they fix this in season 2? Another thought is: why did Mako have to die in 2006? He had a great voice.<\/p>\n
This show started well. The episodes after episode 3 are mostly self-contained so you can jump in to watch at any time during the season. Overall, season 1 was good.<\/p>\n
I am currently watching season 2. Season 2 and other seasons and\/or episodes will be discussed as soon as viewing is complete.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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