I-Oblongs – uchungechunge lwabantu abadala lwango-2001

I-“The Oblongs” iwuchungechunge olugqwayizayo lwabantu abadala olugqama ngokuba ukuhlola okunesibindi nokungavamile. Idalwe ngu-Angus Oblong no-Jace Richdale, le sitcom epopayi imelela ukungena kokuqala kwe-Mohawk Productions emhlabeni wokugqwayiza. Lolu chungechunge lwaqala ngo-Ephreli 1, 2001 ku-WB, kodwa lwahlangana nokuhlehla komphakathi okuholele ekuhoxisweni kwalo ngoMeyi 20 walowo nyaka, lwashiya iziqephu ezinhlanu zokugcina zingakhishwanga.

Naphezu kwendlela eneziyaluyalu ku-WB, i-“The Oblongs” ithole impilo entsha ku-Cartoon Network, njengengxenye ye-Adult Swim yakusihlwa block ngo-August 2002, futhi ngemuva kwalokho yasakazwa ku-“Unleashed/Detour” block (manje “Ebusuku” )” nguTeletoon. Lolu chungechunge luthatha ugqozi, nakuba ngokukhululekile, kubalingiswa abethulwe encwadini yezithombe ethi "Creepy Susie kanye Nezinye Izinganekwane Eziyi-13 Ezibuhlungu Zezingane Ezinenkinga", enikeza ukulandisa okukhethekile okukodwa.

Ukuncintisana kwamalungelo okuguqula abalingisi be-Angus Oblong babe uchungechunge ubushube, uhlanganisa amanethiwekhi amakhulu amathathu: Fox, WB kanye ne-ABC. KwakunguWarner Bros. ophumelele endalini, ngaleyo ndlela eholele ekutheni i-“The Oblongs” ibonakale ku-WB. Ukukhiqizwa kwalolu chungechunge bekuwumzamo ohlanganyelwe phakathi kweFilm Roman, Oblong Productions, Jobsite Productions kanye neMohawk Productions, ngokubambisana neWarner Bros. Television. Iculo letimu yochungechunge laqanjwa futhi lenziwa iqembu elithi Bangase Beziqhwaga, okumaka okuwukuphela kwephrojekthi egqwayizayo uBruce Helford asebenza kuyo ngaphansi kwelebula ye-Mohawk kuze kube yileso sikhathi.

Lolu chungechunge lube neziqephu ezingu-13 sezizonke. Kodwa-ke, le mpilo emfushane kamabonakude ayizange ivimbele abalandeli ukuthi balazise inani layo eliyingqayizivele, kangangokuthi zonke iziqephu zakhululwa nge-DVD ngo-Okthoba 4, 2005. Umnyakazo owawuvumela i-"The Oblongs" ukuba izuze indawo ekhethekile ezinhliziyweni. yabalandeli abaningi abanjalo.

Ngale kokuguquguquka okuhlobene nokusakazwa nokukhanselwa kwayo, i-“The Oblongs” izimisa njengochungechunge olwaba nesibindi sokubekela inselele imingcele yokugqwayiza kwabantu abadala ngamancoko ayo amnyama nokubhuqa komphakathi. Ngisho nanamuhla, ngemva kweminyaka, lolu chungechunge lusatholakala ku-Tubi, lufakazela ukuhambisana kwalo okuqhubekayo kanye nokwazisa izethameli eziqhubeka nokuthola kubalingiswa abangajwayelekile kanye nezigigaba zabo enye indlela futhi evusa inkanuko yomphakathi wamanje.

Izinhlamvu ezihlukile ze-"The Oblongs"

Umndeni Oblong:

• Bob Oblong: Engenazitho zomzimba, uBob usebenza efektri enobuthi ebizwa ngokuthi i-Globocide. Naphezu kokukhubazeka kwakhe, umoya wakhe unelanga futhi unethemba, egqugquzelwa obaba be-sitcom bango-50s. Ngokumangalisayo, usebenzisa umlomo wakhe ukwenza izenzo ezihlukahlukene futhi kuthiwa unamandla engqondo amenza akwazi ukufunda iphephandaba noma ukushayela ngengqondo yakhe.
• UMarie “Pickles” Oblong: Owayeyisakhamuzi sase-Hill, manje engumlutha wotshwala futhi ebhema iketango, u-Pickles ulahlekelwe yizo zonke izinwele zakhe ngenxa yesimo esinobuthi sase-Valley. Naphezu kwalokhu, akazisoli ngokuphila kwakhe e-Vale, kodwa udelela omakhelwane bakhe bangaphambili abanobugovu.
• I-Biff ne-Chip Oblong: Amawele aneminyaka engu-17 ubudala ahlangene okhalweni futhi ahlanganyela umlenze. U-Biff uyazifela ngezemidlalo nomsebenzi, kuyilapho i-Chip ihlehlisiwe. Bobabili baphila okuhlangenwe nakho okuyingqayizivele kwentsha, phakathi kwezemidlalo, isikole kanye nesibopho sabo sobuzalwane.
• I-Milo Oblong: Indodana encane, ehlushwa izifo eziningi zengqondo nezenhlalo. Naphezu kwalokhu, uqonde ngokwedlulele futhi unomusa, uphupha ngempilo engcono ngaphezu kwesimo sakhe somnotho.
• Beth Oblong: Indodakazi okuwukuphela kwayo, enezinsumpa ekhanda. Njengoba elungiswe kahle ngokumangalisayo, ubhekana nokuphila okulula kunomkhaya wakubo wonke.
• I-Grammy Oblong: Ugogo oyimifino oxhumana ngamalambu esihlalweni sakhe esinenjini: okuluhlaza okuthi “yebo,” okubomvu ngokusho “cha,” kanye nokubenyezela okubomvu ezimeni eziphuthumayo.
• Lucky: Ikati lephaphu elilodwa lomndeni elibhema amaketanga kagwayi, elibonisa inkulumo engenandaba njalo.
• Scottie: Inja ka-Milo ye-narcoleptic, umphumela wokuhlolwa kwe-Globocide, ibonisa ukuxaka kodwa futhi nothando oluyingqayizivele phakathi komndeni wakwa-Oblong.

Abangane bakaMilo, “The Clubhouse Boys”:

• Helga Phugly: Intombazane eyisidudla ehlala ezweni lamaphupho, ezikholelwa ukuthi idumile futhi iyinhle. Unothando oluthile ngoMilo, aze amthumbe ngesiqephu esisodwa.
• U-Creepy Susie: Intombazane ye-melancholic gothic enezwi lesi-French le-monotone elibonakala lintanta kunokuhamba. Uxakwe ukufa futhi ukhombisa ukukhangwa umlilo ngendlela eyinqaba.
• Peggy: Uhlushwa ukukhubazeka kodwa unethemba elimangalisayo, uphupha ngezinto ezinkulu ngekusasa lakhe. Ukuqina kwakhe kuyakhuthaza.
• Mikey: Ebonakala ngokukhubazeka okuyingqayizivele, uphila impilo yakhe ebhekene namashwa ngokwamukelwa okuyinqaba, uphawu lwamandla akhe angaphakathi.

Abahlali Basemagqumeni:

• Umndeni wakwaKlimer: Kuhlanganisa noGeorge, umphathi ka-Bob ocebile futhi oyisithutha, umkakhe uPristine, kanye nezingane zabo uJared noDebbie. Bamele i-elite engavamile futhi ebusayo yase-Hills, ngokuvamile ephikisana ngokuqondile nama-Oblongs kanye nezakhamuzi zase-Vale.
• AbakwaDebbies: Iqembu lamantombazane adumile, afanayo, uphawu lokufana nokubheka phezulu kwe-elite yase-Hills. Abahlukile kubo babaphatha ngendelelo ikakhulukazi izakhamizi zaseSigodini.
• UJohnny “IMeya” Bledsoe: Imeya yedolobha ekhohlakele, ekhombisa ukuthi amandla angasetshenziswa kanjani ukuqhubekisela phambili izithakazelo zeqembu elincane elihlonishwayo ngokulahlekelwa abanye.

Abahlali Basesigodini:

• U-Anita Bidet: Umnikazi webha uPickles uvama, umlingiswa ophonsela inselelo umhlangano futhi avule izingxoxo mayelana nokuhlukahluka nokwamukelwa.
• Umhlengikazi Rench: Echazwa njengebhusha elingenanembeza, umlingiswa wakhe wengeza ku-macabre nethoni engenanhlonipho yochungechunge.

Umlingiswa ngamunye kokuthi "The Oblongs" ufika nendaba eyingqayizivele, efanekisela izici ezihlukahlukene zomphakathi wanamuhla ngokusebenzisa ilensi yokubhuqa namahlaya amnyama. Lolu chungechunge alugcini nje ngokujabulisa abantu, kodwa futhi lumema ukuzindla mayelana nokuguquguquka komphakathi, ukuhlukahluka kanye nokwamukela, okwenza kube umsebenzi ongenakulibaleka ku-panorama yokugqwayiza kwabantu abadala.

Ishidi ledatha yobuchwepheshe

ubulili:

• I-Animated Sitcom
• Amahlaya amnyama
• Amahlaya e-Surreal

Idalwe ngu: Angus Oblong, Jace Richdale

Ngokusekelwe ku: “U-Creepy Susie kanye Nezinganekwane Eziyi-13 Ezibuhlungu Zezingane Ezinenkinga” ka-Angus Oblong

Amazwi Ayinhloko:

• Will Ferrell
• UJohn Smart
• UPamela Adlon
• Jason Sklar
• Randy Sklar
• UJeannie Elias
• Lea DeLaria
• Becky Three
• Billy West
• UMaurice LaMarche
• Laraine Newman

Itimu yokuvula: “Oblongs” by Bangase Bezimidondoshiya

Abaqambi: UDavid Michael Frank, uDavid Schwartz

Izwe azalelwe kulo: Iziwe Ezihlangene

Inombolo Yezinkathi: 1

Inombolo yeziqephu: 13

ukukhiqizwa:

• Abakhiqizi Abaphezulu: Jace Richdale, Bruce Helford, Deborah Oppenheimer
• isikhathi: Imizuzu engama-22
• Izindlu zokukhiqiza: Oblong Productions, Jobsite Productions, Film Roman, Mohawk Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Ukushicilelwa kwangempela:

• Network: The WB (2001), Swim Yabantu Abadala (2002), Teletoon Unleashed (Canada)
• Usuku lokukhulula: 1 Ephreli 2001 - 20 Okthoba 2002

"I-Oblongs" imele isibonelo esiyingqayizivele ku-panorama yochungechunge olupopayi lwabantu abadala, olubonakala ngamahlaya amnyama nezimo ezincikene ne-surreal, elingisa impilo yomndeni ongajwayelekile obhekene nezinselele zomhlaba we-dystopian. Uchungechunge lugqama ngesitayela salo esiyingqayizivele nekhono lokubhekana nezindikimba ezithambile ngokuhlekisa nokujula, okusele kuyitshe legumbi lokugqwayiza kwabantu abadala.