I-Oblongs – uthotho lweeanimated zabantu abadala luka-2001

“I-Oblongs” luthotho oluopopayi lwabantu abadala abaphuma phandle ngokuba lilingo elinesibindi nelingaqhelekanga. Iyilwe ngu-Angus Oblong kunye noJace Richdale, le sitcom enopopayi imele intshukumo yokuqala yeMohawk Productions kwihlabathi loopopayi. Olu ngcelele lwenze ukuba luqale ngo-Epreli 1, 2001 kwi-WB, kodwa lwadibana ne-backlash esidlangalaleni eyakhokelela ekurhoxisweni kwayo ngoMeyi 20 waloo nyaka, ishiya iziqendu ezihlanu zokugqibela zingakhutshwa.

Ngaphandle kwendlela eziphithizelayo kwi-WB, “I-Oblongs” yafumana ubomi obutsha kwi-Cartoon Network, njengenxalenye yebhloko yenkqubo yokuqubha yangokuhlwa yabadala ngo-Agasti ka-2002, kwaye emva koko yasasazwa kwibhloko ethi “Unleashed/Detour” (ngoku “Ebusuku” )” nguTeletoon. Olu ngcelele luthatha inkuthazo, nangona ngokukhululekileyo, kubalinganiswa abaziswe kwincwadi yemifanekiso ethi "Creepy Susie kunye nezinye iiNtsomi ezili-13 eziHluphekileyo kubantwana abanengxaki", enika ingxelo egqibeleleyo yohlobo olulodwa.

Ukhuphiswano lwamalungelo okuguqula abalinganiswa be-Angus Oblong lube luchungechunge lwalunoburhalarhume, lubandakanya amanethiwekhi amathathu amakhulu: Fox, WB kunye ne-ABC. YayinguWarner Bros. ophumelele ifandesi, ngaloo ndlela ekhokelela “i-Oblongs” ukuba iqale kwi-WB. Ukuveliswa kolu chungechunge kwakuyinzame edibeneyo phakathi kweFilimu yaseRoma, i-Oblong Productions, i-Jobsite Productions kunye ne-Mohawk Productions, ngokubambisana ne-Warner Bros. Television. Ingoma yomxholo wolu ngcelele yaqanjwa kwaye yenziwa liqela elithi Basenokuba Ziingxilimbela, ephawula ekuphela kweprojekthi enopopayi uBruce Helford asebenze kuyo phantsi kweleyibhile yeMohawk ukuza kuthi ga ngelo xesha.

Olu ngcelele lwaluneziqendu ezili-13 zizonke. Nangona kunjalo, obu bomi bufutshane bukamabonwakude abuzange buthintele abalandeli ukuba baxabise ixabiso labo elikhethekileyo, kangangokuba zonke iziqendu zaye zakhutshwa kwiDVD ngo-Oktobha 4, 2005. Inyathelo elavumela "i-Oblongs" ukuba ifumane indawo ekhethekileyo ezintliziyweni. yabalandeli abaninzi abanjalo.

Ngaphaya kweentshukumo ezinxulumene nosasazo kunye nokurhoxiswa kwayo, "I-Oblongs" izimisa njengothotho oluye lwazama ukucela umngeni kwimida yoopopayi babantu abadala ngoburharha bayo obumnyama kunye nokuhlekisa ekuhlaleni. Nanamhlanje, kwiminyaka kamva, olu chungechunge luhlala lukhona kwi-Tubi, lungqina ukufaneleka kwalo okuzingileyo kunye noxabiso lwabaphulaphuli abaqhubeka befumana abalinganiswa abangaqhelekanga kunye nokufika kwabo enye indlela kunye nomboniso oxhokonxayo woluntu lwangoku.

Iimpawu eziZodwa ze "Oblongs"

Intsapho eOblong:

• UBob Oblong: UBob usebenza kumzi-mveliso onetyhefu ebizwa ngokuba yiGlobocide. Ngaphandle kokukhubazeka kwakhe, umoya wakhe unelanga kwaye unethemba, ephefumlelwe ngootata be-sitcom ngeminyaka yoo-50. Okumangalisayo kukuba, usebenzisa umlomo wakhe ukwenza izinto ezahlukahlukeneyo yaye kuthiwa unamandla engqondo amvumela ukuba afunde iphephandaba okanye aqhube ngengqondo yakhe.
• UMarie “Pickles” Oblong: Umntu owayesakuba ngumhlali we-Hill, ngoku unxila kunye nokutshaya i-chain, i-Pickles ilahlekelwe yizo zonke iinwele zakhe ngenxa yomoya onobungozi we-Valley. Nangona kunjalo, akazisoli ngobomi bakhe eVale, kodwa udelela abamelwane bakhe bangaphambili abazingcayo.
• I-Biff kunye neChip Oblong: Amawele aneminyaka eli-17 ubudala adibene esinqeni kwaye abelana ngomlenze. UBiff uyayithanda imidlalo kunye nomsebenzi, ngelixa iChip ibekwe ngakumbi. Bobabini baphila ngamava awodwa olutsha, phakathi kwemidlalo, isikolo kunye nobudlelwane babo bobuzalwana.
• Milo Oblong: Unyana omncinane, ukhathazwa zizifo ezininzi zengqondo nezentlalo. Ngaphandle koku, uthe ngqo kwaye unobubele, ephupha ubomi obungcono ngaphaya kwemeko yakhe yezoqoqosho.
• eBeth Oblong: Intombi ekuphela kwayo, enentsumpa entloko. Okumangalisayo kukuba, uphila ubomi obulula ngakumbi kunayo yonke intsapho yakhe.
• IGrammy Oblong: Umakhulu onezityalo onxibelelana ngezibane kwisitulo sakhe esinenjini: eluhlaza oko kukuthi “ewe,” obomvu ukuze “hayi,” kunye nobomvu obudanyazayo ngamaxesha kaxakeka.
• Lucky: Ikati enye yepulmonary yosapho etshaya amatyathanga ecuba, ebonisa ukungakhathali okungapheliyo.
• Scottie: Inja ka-Milo ye-narcoleptic, isiphumo sovavanyo lwe-Globocide, ibonisa ukungaqhelekanga kodwa kunye nothando olulodwa phakathi kosapho lwe-Oblong.

Abahlobo bakaMilo, "Amakhwenkwe eClubhouse":

• Helga Phugly: Intombazana etyebileyo ehlala kwilizwe lamaphupha, ezikholelwa ukuba idumile kwaye intle. Unothando oluthile kuMilo, ukuya kuthi ga ngoku ukuba amqweqwedise kwisiqendu esinye.
• U-Creepy Susie: Intombazana ye-melancholic ye-gothic ene-monotone accent yesiFrentshi ebonakala ngathi iyadada kunokuba ihambe. Uthe phithi kukufa kwaye ubonisa umtsalane ongaqhelekanga emlilweni.
• Peggy: Unengxaki yokukhubazeka kodwa enethemba elimangalisayo, uphupha ngezinto ezinkulu ngekamva lakhe. Ukomelela kwakhe kuyakhuthaza.
• Mikey: Ebonakala ngokukhubazeka okuyingqayizivele, uphila ubomi bakhe ejongene namashwa ngokwamkelwa okungaqhelekanga, uphawu lwamandla akhe angaphakathi.

Abahlali baseNtabeni:

• Usapho lakwaKlimer: Kubandakanya uGeorge, umphathi ka-Bob osisityebi kunye no-snobbish, inkosikazi yakhe uPristine, kunye nabantwana babo uJared noDebbie. Bamele i-elite e-aloof kunye ne-dominering elite ye-Hills, ngokuphindaphindiweyo ngokuchasene ngqo ne-Oblongs kunye nabahlali be-Vale.
• IiDebbies: Iqela lamantombazana athandwayo, afanayo, uphawu lokufana kunye nokugqithiswa kwe-elite ye-Hills. Baye babajongela phantsi abo bahlukileyo kubo, ingakumbi abemi bomhlaba.
• UJohnny “uSodolophu” Bledsoe: Usodolophu wesixeko orhwaphilizayo, obonisa indlela amandla anokusetyenziswa ngayo ukuqhubela phambili izilangazelelo zeqela elincinane eliphantsi ngeendleko zabanye.

Abemi basentlambo:

• Anita Bidet: Umnini webar Pickles rhoqo, umlinganiswa ocela umngeni kwindibano kwaye avule iingxoxo malunga neyantlukwano kunye nokwamkelwa.
• Unesi Rench: Ichazwa njengonosilarha ongathembekanga, umlingiswa wakhe wongeza kwi-macabre kunye nethoni engahloneliyo yolu thotho.

Umlinganiswa ngamnye kwi-"The Oblongs" uza nebali elikhethekileyo, elibonisa iinkalo ezahlukeneyo zoluntu lwangoku ngelensi yokuhlekisa kunye noburharha obumnyama. Olu ngcelele alugcini nje ukonwabisa, kodwa lukwamema ukubonakalisa ukuguquka kwezentlalo, ukuhlukahluka kunye nokwamkelwa, okwenza kube ngumsebenzi ongalibalekiyo kwi-panorama ye-animation yabantu abadala.

Iphepha ledatha yobugcisa

Isini:

• Oopopayi beSitcom
• I-comedy emnyama
• Surreal Comedy

Yenziwe ngu: Angus Oblong, Jace Richdale

Ngenxa ye: "USusie oCreepy kunye nezinye iiNtsomi ezili-13 ezibuhlungu kubantwana abaneengxaki" nguAngus Oblong

Amazwi Aphambili:

• Ngaba uFerrell
• UJohn Smart
• pamela adlon
• UJason Sklar
• Randy Sklar
• UJeannie Elias
• Lea DeLaria
• Becky Thre
• Billy West
• UMaurice LaMarche
• Laraine Newman

Umxholo wokuvula: “Ii-Oblongs” Ngathi Basenokuba Ziingxilimbela

ICompositori: UDavid Michael Frank, uDavid Schwartz

Ilizwe lemveli: Amazwe Amanyene

Inani lamaxesha onyaka: 1

Inani leZiqendu: 13

production:

• Abavelisi abaLawulayo: UJace Richdale, uBruce Helford, uDeborah Oppenheimer
• ubude: 22 imizuzu
• Izindlu zokuvelisa: Iimveliso ze-Oblong, i-Jobsite Productions, iFilimu yaseRoma, iMohawk Productions, iWarner Bros. Television

Ushicilelo lokuqala:

• womnatha: I-WB (2001), iQubha yabantu abadala (2002), iTeletoon Unleashed (Canada)
• Umhla wokukhupha: 1 April 2001 – 20 October 2002

"I-Oblongs" imele umzekelo oyingqayizivele kwi-panorama yochungechunge lwe-animated lwabantu abadala, olubonakaliswe ngohlaya olumnyama kunye neemeko ezinqamlekileyo kwi-surreal, ebonisa ubomi bentsapho engaqhelekanga ejongene nemingeni yehlabathi le-dystopian. Olu luhlu lubalasele ngesimbo salo esisodwa kunye nokukwazi ukujongana nemiba ebuthathaka ngokuhlekisa kunye nobunzulu, kushiyeke ilitye lembombo lopopayi lwabantu abadala.