{"id":273,"date":"2019-10-24T23:28:30","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T04:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/victoricadesigns.com\/vicsreview\/?p=273"},"modified":"2020-01-05T17:15:49","modified_gmt":"2020-01-05T23:15:49","slug":"ben-10-some-brief-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victoricadesigns.com\/vicsreview\/2019\/10\/24\/ben-10-some-brief-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben 10: Some Brief Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Posted 24 October 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This post is nothing too elaborate. These are just some quick thoughts about a franchise I\u2019m experiencing for the first time. This post was written with little to no research and I may not explain everything 100%. Again, these are just some thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ben 10 Series \/ Cartoon Network \/2005-Present<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ben 10 is a franchise I\u2019d thought I\u2019d never appreciate until quite recently<\/a>. When it first debuted on Cartoon Network in late \u201905, early \u201906, it just seemed like another boys\u2019 action show to me. This goes the same way thinking \u201cMan of Action\u201d (Ben 10\u2019s creators – Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, Duncan Rouleau, and Steven T. Seagle) was an important male creator who was known for taking action and not a comic writing collective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick Overview of Each Series<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Ben 10 Classic (watched from 30 May 2019 to 5 July 2019)was an excellent series. It laid the groundwork and set the bar for the later series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ben 10: Alien Force and Ultimate Alien are the ones I haven\u2019t seen in their entirety. I\u2019ve only watched their intros and watched some clips since eps are hard to come by. They seem just OK and the intros have no lyrics. I\u2019ve seen one ep of Ultimate Alien and that seemed up to par with what I\u2019ve grown accustomed (\u201cEscape from Aggregor\u201d). Despite that, I feel I need to watch both series to fill in the gaps for what happens between the original series and Ben 10: Omniverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have not yet seen any of the movies. Do I want to see them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have finished watching Ben 10: Omniverse (watched from 26 August 2019 to 18 October 2019). It\u2019s as great as the classic series but it mostly focuses on Ben as a teenager and new characters are added. All changes are welcomed for a fresh feel for the series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Draws Me Near?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

It was one episode of the 2016 reboot that influenced my decision to pursue this franchise. I have not yet seen very many episodes of the new series but from what I\u2019ve seen, it\u2019s not as great as the other series. Even by that one episode alone, that\u2019s how I realized how much potential this show can have. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Amazing Alien Action Show!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The show\u2019s dark, shadowy artwork and mood music for every moment should be factors that will make Ben 10 Cartoon Network\u2019s crown jewel of action shows. Ben can act like a blockhead at times but remember, he\u2019s still young. From the two shows I\u2019ve watched, I enjoyed the distribution of humor throughout the perfectly spaced doses of action. I like the different personalities and touches of humor of his many aliens. My favorite aliens are Ditto and Rath. What was marketed as a \u201cboy show\u201d helps this girl enjoy the feel of what she had avoided in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I still need to work on a new rating system but if you like Cartoon Network action show from the mid-\u201800s to the mid-\u201810s, add this show to your list. For lack of a better rating system, for now, I\u2019ll just say this show is excellent (5 stars does not describe this) (judging from watching the entire classic series, most of \u201cOmniverse,\u201d and one ep of \u201cUltimate Alien\u201d)! This show can be used to promote alien tolerance if that\u2019s ever needed. This is a reminder that not all aliens are those stereotypical green beings with the void, black eyes. It\u2019s clear that the Man of Action team takes all of their past comic-making experience and gathers it together to create this fine specimen of action greatness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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