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Join me on my Quest for Quest - a series of videos in which I recap and review episodes of The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest. This time we tackle season two, episode nine, entitled DNA Doomsday, which is in a way a cartoon version of John Carpenter's The Thing. 0:00 Quest For Quest 2:26 Plot Summary (With Several Digressions) 8:12 A Bit Too Convolutet Plot 9:28 Low Stakes 9:58 Deux Ex Quest World 11:03 Score (Thrills) 11:38 Score (Mystery) 12:50 Final Score 13:08 Finish Oh, if anyone is interested, the music playing in the background was composed by Reinhold Glière way back in 1927, and is called "Coolies' Dance". #HannaBarbera #Animation #Nostalgia #JonnyQuest #Action

Join me on my Quest for Quest - a new series of videos in which I will be recaping and reviewing every episode of The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest. We continue with the second one, Escape To Questworld, which features a thrilling mixture of science fiction, thrillers, spy fiction, and action. 0:00 Quest For Quest 1:07 Plot Summary 6:34 The Greatness of Jeremiah Surd 11:11 The Mystery 12:10 Rating 13:13 Finish Oh, if anyone is interested, the music playing in the background was composed by Reinhold Glière way back in 1927, and is called "Dance of the Soviet Sailors". #HannaBarbera #Animation #Nostalgia #JonnyQuest #Action

Join me on my Quest for Quest - a new series of videos in which I will be recaping and reviewing every episode of The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest. We start with the very first one, The Darkest Fathoms, which features ghost pirates (?) trying to regain the sunken treasure. Yes, it's very similar to the "Ghosts of the Sargasso" episode of The Venture Bros. 0:00 Quest For Quest 0:44 Plot Summary 6:12 Thoughts On the Episode 9:33 Rating 12:18 Finish Oh, if anyone is interested, the music playing in the background was composed by Reinhold Glière way back in 1927, and is called "Coolies' Dance". It does sound quite like the theme from "Jaws" though! #HannaBarbera #Animation #Nostalgia #JonnyQuest #Ghost #pirates

I'm a fan of "so bad it's good" movies. You know what I'm talking about: trash like "The Room," "Birdemic," and "Dangerous Men," etc. However, there's a movie I never see discussed, at least not in the English-speaking world, even though it easily qualifies as one of the worst movies ever made, and to be more precise, the worst horror movie ever made. Enter "Monsters" - a 1993 Russian flick about an invasion of giant animals. Hilarity ensues. 0:00 So Bad It's Good 1:43 The First Modern Russian Horror 2:37 The Monstrous Premise 4:03 First-Timer At The Helm 4:46 Ron, Dolph and Ellen 6:14 Thirty Minutes Of Plot 7:40 Very Special Effects 8:48 No. 1 Scene Pick 10:01 No. 2 Scene Pick 10:40 No. 3 Scene Pick 11:20 Finale In my other video I discuss the reasons why the communists didn't appreciate horror as a genre: https://youtu.be/2M91u7lyhE4 #Horror #Kaiju #FilmReview #BadMovies

Ever wonder about Star Wars in other countries? Welcome to another episode of my series Land Far Away: a Pop Culture Academy, where we take a deep dive into everything popular culture. This time I wanted to discuss the issue of free translation. 0:00 Introduction 1:05 The Unused Blueprint For Success 1:48 The Thrawn Trilogy by Zahn... and Ashmarina? 4:00 Final Moments of the Battle of Endor 5:41 Pellaeon's Weird Biographical Detail 6:48 Ashmarina's Weird Fixation on Corellia 7:24 Thrawn's Eye-Rolling Protégé 10:01 One Angry Droid 10:52 A Problematic Translation 12:14 Farewell My chapter this video is based on is called "The Translator’s Voice: Introducing the Vvedensky Continuum of Free Translation Techniques". #StarWars #Language #Translation #Russia

Ahoy there matey! Seems ye came across me treasure! "The Pirates of Dark Water" was a brilliant Hanna-Barbera cartoon that aired in 1991. Nowadays, it's largely forgotten, but during my upbringing, it was among my absolute favorite shows. To this day, I maintain its greatness. One of the reasons for this admiration is the show's approach to worldbuilding. In this video, I delve into the connection between worldbuilding and creature/monster design. The video features copyright free song "The Buccaneer's Haul" by Shane Ivers -www.silvermansound.com. 0:00 Hanna Barbera Cartoons: Yay or Nay 1:18 The Pirates of Dark Water: A Brief Retrospective 3:45 The Dark Water 8:40 The Leviathan 9:39 The Constrictus 11:06 The Galquin 11:46 The Blight 12:33 Kiroptus 13:31 Worldbuilding and Creature Design 15:03 Gaziers 15:18 Coagulons, the Nycra and Octopuckers 16:09 Darva Worms 16:42 Amphosites, Glowfish and Cohol Vines 17:44 Finish #Animation #Pirates #Monster #Fantasy

There was a time when Saturday morning cartoons didn't shy away from depicting death, or dead bodies. When I reminisce about my innocent childhood days and all the television I watched, one show stands out as the most gruesome - The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest. To prove my point, here's what I consider to be the top ten most horrifying death scenes from The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest. Because everyone likes a fun ranking video. 0:00 Introduction 2:17 Number 10 3:47 Number 9 5:41 Number 8 7:21 Number 7 8:46 Number 6 10:05 Number 5 12:17 Number 4 14:28 Number 3 16:25 Numer 2 18:05 Number 1 20:59 Finish #HannaBarbera #Horror #Animation #Nostalgia

Ever wonder about Star Wars is other countries? Welcome to the second episode of my series Land Far Away: a Pop Culture Academy, where we take a deep dive into everything popular culture. This time I wanted to discuss issues of worldbuilding and translation. I wasn't satisfied with my reading skills in the previous video, so this time I used TextMagic. 0:00 Introduction 0:59 Worldbuilding, language, translation 5:12 Would a lightsaber by any other name cut as deeply? 7:57 In a Thailand far away… 11:29 The Thousand-year-old She-Eagle #StarWars #Language #Translation

While Americans kept complaining about "The Big Bang Theory," Belarusians said, "Hold my vodka." Enter "The Theorists" (2009), a very short-lived Belarusian rip-off of Sheldon and Co that led to an international scandal. Let's discuss the show that made Chuck Lorre furious, ask the question of whether he had a point in his accusations, and finally... was "The Theorists" any good, and why was it canceled after only four episodes? All of this while listening to some sweet music by Nikolay Rimski-Korsakov. 0:00 Chuck Lorre on The Theorists 2:32 The Premise 3:44 The Characters 7:55 Recap of the Four Episodes 10:52 Stolen Jokes 12:10 Was the Show Any Good? 12:44 Why Was the Show Canceled? 13:35 Finish #TheBigBangTheory #Sitcom #Comedy #HBOMax

The original "The Witcher" series (initially known as "The Hexer") was mocked for its low budget and laughable special effects. Despite that, it garnered a cult following in Poland and other Slavic countries, where it was also broadcast. While Netflix's "The Witcher" managed to create more and more bad blood with fans with every season, the underrated Polish series, after all these years, still holds its ground. Let's find out in what ways the 2002 version was superior to the 2019 one. In my opinion, of course. 0:00 Original "The Witcher" Series 1:56 Netflix's "The Witcher" Series 2:32 The Original Again in the Spotlight 3:05 Witcher-Centric Series 4:46 Shallow Story and Geralt of Netflix 6:12 The More Humane Geralt 7:12 Chemistry Between the Characters 8:16 Production Values 9:42 Costumes 10:24 Special Effects 11:20 Fight Scenes 12:24 Like Good Wine? 12:48 Finish

Among many horrible takes on Star Wars, this one might just take the cake! Discover the Soviet reaction to the original 1977 movie. 0:00 The First Soviet Review of Star Wars 1:44 Film Criticism and Communism 4:09 Is Star Wars a Horror Movie? 5:58 The Characters! 7:43 The Financial Aspect 8:54 Why Do Americans Enjoy Horror Movies? 9:55 Finish #StarWars #Horror #FilmReview #USSR