Sunday Primetime Talkback: Totally Spies [9/19/04]

[Sugah]

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Totally Spies - Sunday Primetime Talkback - September 19th

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Schedule: (9/19 - 10/3)

9/19 - A Spy is Born (Part One) NEW (season 1)
9/26 - A Spy is Born (Part Two) NEW (season 2)
10/3 - Physics 101 Much? NEW (season 3 premier)

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Episode Descriptions: (credit: TotallySpies@tvtome.com (http://www.tvtome.com/TotallySpies/index.html))

#025 - A Spy is Born (Part One)

A mad producer is kidnapping movie stars and forcing them to perform realistic scenes in action movies, with no stunt doubles. In a b-story, Sam has to deal with her popularity status.

#027 - A Spy is Born (Part Two)

Leaving off after the first part of "A Spy Is Born", the director Lumiere has kidnapped Alex! Sam and Clover must follow his clues to find her, avoiding his traps along the way. In a b-story, Sam gets a secret admirer.

#053 - Physics 101 Much?

The spies are sent to investigate several mysterious thefts of high-tech gadgetry. What they discover is a villain who can create a small force field that cancels the effects of gravity. With plans to use his device on a much larger scale, can the spies stop him before it's too late? In a b-story, the girls move into their new villa and compete over who gets the best bedroom.

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Looks like Cartoon Network is finally going to air A Spy is Born (part one & two) the parter episodes. An order of 26 episodes for Season 3 of Totally Spies. 'Totally Spies: Undercover' the season 3 name for the show is currently airing in other countrys Networks, such as Canada's (TeleToon).

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[Speedy Boris]

And the 3rd DVD set is released on 9/28. Still not sure what specific episodes it contains, though I'm betting it's...
-06: Model Cityzens
-07: The Fugitives (we know this one for sure- it's listed on the DVD cover)
-08: Abductions
-09: Child's Play

Well, I'm gonna skip the episodes for the next 2 weeks because I already have them on DVD.

One quick question: Will Miguzi be re-airing Sunday night premieres? This might've been covered already, but I'd like to know.

[Sugah]

One quick question: Will Miguzi be re-airing Sunday night premieres? This might've been covered already, but I'd like to know.
Thats the very confusing part. From the listing grids I saw, it looks like CN will only be airing the first 50eps on Miguzi (for now) at least until later October-november. Possibly so they can have an accurate (prod. ordered) run. :shrug:

[rabidrednek]

Tonight was 'spy is born II'. I've seen this episode already having rented the dvd it was on. And i'm still not too impressed with it, especially with how rushed the beginning is. Still, now that there's new episodes coming on, maybe i'll finally have something to watch sunday nights.

[Sugah]

Well, its official. CN failed us again. They aired A Spy is Born (part two) instead of part one. Thanks to them, viewers (not toonzone adicts) will not be able to understand the concept of the story. Unless they've rented the dvd's or seen part one previously on ABC Family in 2002.

What's worse is that, somehow CN is picking up different ending credits for every episode. As anyone could have clearly seen, the ending credits for this ep was a season 3 ending credits with Sam supposed to be explaining on how she likes all 3 of them as roommates. Each season 3 episode will have a new ending credits theme worth 30 seconds of each girl evaluating they're friendship and they're missions, etc... CN interrupted the ending credits this time with an Atomic Betty promo (half screen)... :shrug: - with a cheap new edited version of the theme song.

[Zach Williams]

Each season 3 episode will have a new ending credits theme worth 30 seconds of each girl evaluating they're friendship and they're missions, etc... CN interrupted the ending credits this time with an Atomic Betty promo (half screen)... :shrug: - with a cheap new edited version of the theme song.
Yeah, but would we WANT to see that. This was a good episode. I didn't think it was confusing at all though, and I havn't seen part 1. It didnt seem like Alex's voice changed at all either.:confused:

[tucsoncoyote]

Well I was hoping to see the finally never before seen Part 1 of "A Spy is Born" but apparently Cartoon Network had other ideas..... and frankly that is why it needs to "Stick to the Game Plan"

Frankly I'm throughly disgusted at both Disney (Channel) and Cartoon Network with their constant changes.. saying "Show A" is going to be on, but then giving us something completely different...(And you wonder why some of us fans get really angry at these guys? Now you know..)

but as for A Spy is Born 2..." I have to say it was a bit rushed in My honest opinion for a story, but the ideas they had were fairly solid in terms of a plot..

First off Sam Not knowing who "A.J." Was... that's the real shocker there. especially at the end, where we find out that it's the nerdy Alan Jackson..(Hey at least he is being honest!)

but having to face off with Lumiere.. that was even freakier...

I think the high point is when you see a Very Angry Jerry do something that I was suprised to see him do... and that is comment about how "no one Dares Infiltrate his headquarters and gets Away with it." You could see the flames on him and I could sense his anger.. (Like Clover said, Jerry was "Da Bomb" on this one..) And the trick he pulled was rather intriuging, sort of Cartoonlike.

All in all the idea was good, just that CN presented it in the Wrong way.. I bet it's more appealing in the DVD... after all knowing CN, they need to "keep their head in the game" in order to keep viewers... else they're no better than "The Competition..."

all in all A Spy is born (Part 2) gets a B+ for it's action, and humor..

CN However gets a D- for not putting it on at the proper time. anyone who is with CN Please read this.. as it seems you are starting to become more like the Competition.. Stop doing that and you'll leave a lot more fans of these shows happier!

(That's really all I need to say about this.)

:coyote:

[tucsoncoyote]

Well, its official. CN failed us again. They aired A Spy is Born (part two) instead of part one. Thanks to them, viewers (not toonzone adicts) will not be able to understand the concept of the story. Unless they've rented the dvd's or seen part one previously on ABC Family in 2002.

What's worse is that, somehow CN is picking up different ending credits for every episode. As anyone could have clearly seen, the ending credits for this ep was a season 3 ending credits with Sam supposed to be explaining on how she likes all 3 of them as roommates. Each season 3 episode will have a new ending credits theme worth 30 seconds of each girl evaluating they're friendship and they're missions, etc... CN interrupted the ending credits this time with an Atomic Betty promo (half screen)... :shrug: - with a cheap new edited version of the theme song.Actually Sugah, I can empathize with your position on this.. after all I think what CN is treally trying to do is sort of a "Mini" version of Disney Channel's "Magnet-tude" here on Sunday nights.. to counter the Saturday attacks on Toonami.. but Frankly the idea of doing this out of order was just not very good on the part of CN to get things done right.. if they had stuck to the Game plan, rather then going off on their Failure to see what the fans wanted.. well then they could have had a great ratings coup on Sunday.. instead.. I'm starting to trust Cartoon Broadcasting companies less and less when they fail to "Stick to the Game plan" and give the fans what they need. or want..

After all if you read my Review.. the Show itself wasn't half bad.. it was just poorly executed on the part of CN...that's really the situation here...
but otherwise I'll stick to my guns on this one..

:coyote:

[Sugah]

I'm just a little concerned with how CN always airs Totally Spies. And I'm sure tons of CN fans would mention how lucky we are it gets about 5 different time slots already... but I clearly remember last summer when the show premieried, they have always aired Starstruck in "A Spy is Born"s place... that totally messed up broadcasting for them to begin with, because now everyone is confused with that episode... And who knows why #215 Starstruck aired in the first place when all season 2 eps weren't even aired yet... :shrug:

Ahh well, guess it won't be soo bad, but hoping next week they air Part one and finally air Physics 101 Much on the 3rd.

[Chosen Raven]

I really wish they had aired part one first. I've seen it and all, but it's been so long that I remember practically nothing. Bad move CN. Anyway, this episode was alright, nothing special. The coolest part was definitely Jerry being an uber-ninja.

It didnt seem like Alex's voice changed at all either.:confused:
This episode was made long(years) before the upcoming season 3. This was the finale of season 1, CN just never showed it before for some reason.

[starwar1]

First off Sam Not knowing who "A.J." Was... that's the real shocker there. especially at the end, where we find out that it's the nerdy Alan Jackson..(Hey at least he is being honest!) Actually, the character you speak of is Arnold Jones.

As far as Alan Jackson goes, were you in a sort of country western mood at the time of post:p

Not a bad episode, still love Lumiere for his whole "I'm doing it cause I want a great movie" Stupid, but far better then any of the more standard "I want to rule the world villian."

[starwar1]

And who knows why #215 Starstruck aired in the first place when all season 2 eps weren't even aired yet... :shrug:
Something had to kick off Season 2 right? They voted "Starstruck".

Why? I dunno, but it's not important.

[Zach Williams]

This episode was made long(years) before the upcoming season 3. This was the finale of season 1, CN just never showed it before for some reason.
Hmm, I guess that explains it!!!:sweat:

[Sugah]

Actually, the character you speak of is Arnold Jones.
Correction. It's 'Arnold Jackson'. Lmao, Alan & Jones. :p

[Rabi~en~Rose]

eek I had this on tape all week but only watched just now and after reading the thread now I know why it didn't seem like a 2 parter

why say the episode was rushed? it was great and tense and action packed and right to the point sort of like the good episodes of JLU :) Luminere's voice annoyed me but he was a good crafty villian so I overlooked the voice. Jerry's running down the building near the end was way cool! this episode had me on the edge of my seat especially because I was thinking it was only a part one and something would go wrong at the end :sweat: well I guess something went wrong for Sam!

what in the world did CN do to the credits though? playing Atomic Betty's awful intro during another shows credits is just wrong :( CN has done enough time crunching with the hundred commercial breaks per episode they don't need to be messing with credits....especially general CN which is usually good with playing stuff properly

[Sugah]

They used the season 3 ending credits.. but there is no 'real ending credits' for season 3. Every ep in S3 will have a different ending credits featuring one of the girls who talks about something or shares they're mind... which won't go to well with the series if CN uses the season 3 ending credits for season 2 eps. :shrug:

[Killtacular]

I guess there are just not going to be any more talkbacks for this show?

I briefly glazed at the new season tonight when they were fighting weird southern cowboy space man.

The animation was terrible and it was incredibly confusing as to what was going on. Just bad direction and boarding. And gaps. The guy holds his hand out.. it glows.. and.. then what? I wouldn't know, because it simply fades out from there and fades in with the girls captured. Like when they were in the room pitching the storyboards, didn't ANYONE raise their concern? Geez.

[Zach Williams]

The animation was terrible and it was incredibly confusing as to what was going on. Just bad direction and boarding. And gaps. The guy holds his hand out.. it glows.. and.. then what? I wouldn't know, because it simply fades out from there and fades in with the girls captured. Like when they were in the room pitching the storyboards, didn't ANYONE raise their concern? Geez.
Yeah, one second they try to kick the due, the next their captured. WTF:ack: