Last night I happened to stumble upon the premiere of Wulin Warriors: Legend
of the Seven Stars on Cartoon Network. The show is part of the network's Toonami block and focuses on two warriors
in the land of Wu (Lone Sword and Scar) who are trying to find the Lord of the Stars in order to restore peace to
the land. Also, it's not very good.
The show resembles Thunderbirds in some ways, except it uses dolls rather than marionettes. The dolls have no real decernible mouth movements, and the whole show seems less like an action adventure and more like watching people playing with dolls for half an hour. Those lackluster production values could almost be forgiven if the characters, especially Scar, weren't so cloying. Scar is meant to be the comic relief, but his lines are delivered with all the grace and subtly of an egg beater being crammed up your nose. By the end of the episode I wanted to take their dolls away until they promised never to make a show like this again.
A bit of research revealed that Wulin Warriors is actually an Americanized version of a popular Taiwanese program. Therefore, I'll allow that perhaps something (or everything) was lost in the translation. Cartoon Network has always tried to place the best shows in its "speciality" blocks like Toonami and Adult Swim, and I'm not sure exactly how something this lackluster made it to air. Apparently thirteen episodes of the show have been created, and if it lasts beyond that, I'll be surprised.
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2-07-2006 @ 1:44PM
Taiwanese said...
As many audiences noticed, the expressions of Scar looks serious, but he spouts stupid words! Yes, originally in Taiwan, he is a honest follower of Buddhism! Can you imagine? but it's the reason why he has a serious expression. His character is reversed. THe original rhythm and feeling has been totally broken, too!
Maybe you guys can find something different here:
(original vision of pili)
On-Ling videos
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6356623484513678461&q=pili
Download
http://leo1008.myweb.hinet.net/Sword%2012.rm
http://myweb.hinet.net/home8/pili020433999/index02.htm (Click the sign
太虛仙境,then click 豁然之境.Finally click the picture you like to download the video. This webside is open to download. Finally, remember to delete the video after watch it. The deletion action is requested by this webside)
Then, have pity for the changed pili's Music~
Original: http://www.pili.in-tw.com/ (No.9 on the list~ specially recommended~)
Finally, please don't regard "Wulin Warriors" as a product of pili, or Taiwan~ Please!
I don't know why the hell changed everything to bungle it and what are they thinking! Now I just know I have a big headache... ahhh...Hysterically
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2-11-2006 @ 11:21PM
Jay Allen said...
"Or have you not seen 12 oz mouse?"
Or, for that matter, Super Milk-Chan.
I seriously hope they cancel this show. It's scaring my children.
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2-18-2006 @ 9:25AM
Fong-Chai said...
I am a fan of Scar from Taiwan.My English is very poor,hope you don't mind.
As many people know,Scar is originally a silent role.Some fans are very angry about the transformation.But as one of the organizers of Scar's club,I hope this can make more foreigners know the character we really love.
Is the appraise awful?
I need the appraise to know if Scar make you feel bad.
Thanks.
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2-27-2006 @ 11:27AM
SA said...
I want to ask a question how you feel the Wulin Warriors? Do you like it? Or this show is no any meaning?
Could you answer me this question?
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3-12-2006 @ 12:48AM
Zack said...
I don't know about any of you but the show cought my attention..honestly when I furst saw the commercials for it I was thinking wow what are these people doing with there lives these days if they make something liek this..but once i started watching the first couple minutes of the show i got into it scar being my favorite character with his korny yet catchy humarI was actually looking forword to the next episode ...whitch did not show sadly the following week but oh well i'll continue to findo ut more about the show and if they sell and of the episodes i will gadly go out and purchase them...thats my 2 cents
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2-05-2006 @ 3:24PM
dash said...
I saw the preview last week and was like what the F**K was that. I tuned in forgetting that teen titan was done and actually watched five minutes of crap on a string and the only reason it got five minutes was cause I was sure that they’d pull it off the air after the first commercial. Since they didn’t I wonder if that monkey at Spike actually did the programming CN this weekend.
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2-05-2006 @ 5:04PM
doc said...
While they do try to schedule the very best for adult swim and toonami, sometimes they puke on their shoes. Or have you not seen 12 oz mouse?
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