The So Where's Dexter: The Animated Series? Post.

I don't usually watch Ben 10. But I could picture myself viewing it regularly - which is why popping into AOL and being greeted with a blurb about the UK premiere of the movie version worried me (like High School Musical 2, the movie's getting a premiere before it begins running on TV). Because it's freaking live-action. Meanwhile Underdog opens here in two weeks in full-on live mode, and he doesn't even speak in rhyme; I tell you, if it weren't for Amy Adams (the voice of Sweet Polly Purebred) I might pass completely. And probably will anyway.

What the merry hell is wrong with doing animated versions of animated shows? I mean, come on; does adding live action really make it any more special? Especially since it just about never works (George of the Jungle excepted)? Gah. It irks me, almost as much as watching My Friends Tigger And Pooh and seeing that the girl in it is dubbed with an English voice while all the others have their original voices. Actually, more so - at least I can sort of understand the reasoning for that, what with it being a pre-school show and all.

Or maybe this is payback for the days of liveaction shows going animated (remember The Partridge Family 2200 AD? You do? Poor you). Either way, I don't trust it and I don't like it. Thank goodness the ship has sailed for The Powerpuff Girls in live-action (Abigail Breslin as Blossom , anyone?).

iHate iTunes.

Misunderstand me not, I

BONUS FELTZ: Me, for opening a packet of Asda chicken, recoiling at the pungent smell, throwing it away, forgetting to wrap it up securely before doing so, and thus making the flat smell yucky and incurring the wrath of Sharon. Pillock that I am. END OF BONUS FELTZ

As I was saying - I don't have any real problem with people buying music online in download form, and I'm certainly not going to be rushing out to see Underdog when it comes out here (or if it comes out here)... but when I see the ad says "Soundtrack Available on Hollywood Records," I naturally assume it'll be out on old-fashioned physical media. Nope - like all too many of their recent OSTs it's download only. In keeping with the forward-thinking House of Mouse, maybe, but a pisser for those of us who aren't iTunes subscribers. Considering MovieScore Media's moved into CD from download-only, it can't be that much of a problem. (For the record, the Underdog OST has Kyle "Cory Baxter" Massey doing a rap with the rest of it being Randy Edelman.)