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01-05-2007, 10:13 PM
I've been thinking that a future Golden Collection should include a featurette on the post-1964 cartoons. I thought that the fourth volume should have had one, in the Speedy Gonzales disc, since that's the first disc to have post-1964 cartoons as part of the main feature (though by "post-1964" I am referring to cartoons made between 1964 and 1969, not artoons made later which have been included as bonus shorts). Maybe the next volume will have one. The Looney Tunes documentary on the first volume did include a clip of the later opening, but no major discussion about these cartoons.
However, I wonder if WB would allow for such a feature. If there was one, I'd expect Jerry Beck and other people to talk badly about these, and I don't know if Warners would want any negative opinions shown in their featurettes (then again, in the first volume, on the Speedy gonzales commentary, Jerry beck did mention that the Daffy and Speedy cartoons were weak, and that obviously wasn't censored, though it's the last thing said in the commentary). I noticed in Jerry Beck's book Looney Tunes: The Ultimate Visual Guide that on the page for the 1960s cartoons, there are no negative opinions stated here. He even says that they are always funny and original, like the classic Looney Tunes. He also mentioned the Daffy and Speedy pairings a few times, though with no opinions given.
of course, a featurette on these cartoons might be best if saved for a volume featuring a fair share of post-1964 cartoons. A few Daffy and Speedy cartoons, some Rudy larriva or Robert McKimson Road Runners, a Cool Cat or Merlin cartoon, and maybe also Norman Normal, Rabbits Stew and Rabbits Too, and many others.
What are your thoughts?
However, I wonder if WB would allow for such a feature. If there was one, I'd expect Jerry Beck and other people to talk badly about these, and I don't know if Warners would want any negative opinions shown in their featurettes (then again, in the first volume, on the Speedy gonzales commentary, Jerry beck did mention that the Daffy and Speedy cartoons were weak, and that obviously wasn't censored, though it's the last thing said in the commentary). I noticed in Jerry Beck's book Looney Tunes: The Ultimate Visual Guide that on the page for the 1960s cartoons, there are no negative opinions stated here. He even says that they are always funny and original, like the classic Looney Tunes. He also mentioned the Daffy and Speedy pairings a few times, though with no opinions given.
of course, a featurette on these cartoons might be best if saved for a volume featuring a fair share of post-1964 cartoons. A few Daffy and Speedy cartoons, some Rudy larriva or Robert McKimson Road Runners, a Cool Cat or Merlin cartoon, and maybe also Norman Normal, Rabbits Stew and Rabbits Too, and many others.
What are your thoughts?