Top 4 Recent Cartoon Shows You Should Check Out!

One of our writers posted a piece a while back on the 5 reasons why adults don't watch kids cartoons anymore and if want you to read that article, click here. In keeping with the topic I decide to write about the cartoons you should be watching and that are just as good as any serialized TV show currently on (in their own way of course). This isn't the "best cartoons of all time list," since that would be cause all sorts of commotion but will consist of recently finished or currently ongoing cartoons aimed at kids but will also appeal to an older audience.

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True quality transcends mediums of entertainment and the cartoons on this list do just that. So read on and find out what shows made the list after the jump.

Reel Hungry's Most Anticipated Movies of 2013

Yes we know we're quite late putting a "Most Anticipated Films" list in March but hey there more than over nine months worth of films left for us to watch. Not only that there is also an ulterior motive for this list. This give us a good chance to introduce all our bloggers and get to scrutinize (Oops!) I mean "look" (yesss that's it) look at their taste in movies.

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Ji's Four Most Anticipated Films of 2013

Living in an age where people slurp down pot noodles in front of the telly, the inevitable question “What films are you looking forward to this year?” drifts into conversation at one point or another and after the winter warm up, Wreck it Ralph, Die Hard 5, Django, etc we’ve all set our sights to the summer blockbusters and year end climaxes.

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Chris' Most Anticipated Movies of 2013

The Boss man told me to compile a list of my top most anticipated films of 2013 (YES!), it’s probably not what you’re expecting but it’s MY list so your opinions are irrelevant, but please.......Feel free to comment :D.

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So without any further ado, in no particular order:

Pratik's Most Anticipated Movies of 2013

Honestly speaking, my top five anticipated movies for 2013 would include the likes of Iron Man 3, Man of Steel, Thor: The Dark World, etc. But then that would fill the whole list and I wouldn't get a chance to give you guys a broader idea about my taste in movies. I can’t have that!! So get this, I’ll take a page from Will’s book and avoid including all major superhero movies in my list. It goes without saying that I am extremely (insert other impactful words) excited about those aforementioned movies, even the remake/sequel of The Wolverine. 

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So…without any further rambling, here are my 5 most anticipated movies of 2013 in order of expected release date.

Will's Most Anticipated Movies of 2013

2013 is one monolithic year for movies and narrowing it down just five films is a daunting challenge. So I decided to change things up by not including any superhero movies or big franchise sequels on my list. It's still only a dent in the mountain of movies I got to pick from. But fear not! My love for far east Asian cinema and animation should add some more diversity compared to previous lists you already may have seen.

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Lets cut to the chase and read me remonstrate cases for each of the following films on my most anticipate movies of 2013.

5 Reasons Why Adults Stop Watching 'Real' Cartoons

There's a reason cartoons are aimed at kids, the colourful drawings and shenanigans don't filter well when your an old pompous windbag.

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Now don't you go raising your pitch forks and quoting Gary Coleman, cartoons like Family Guy, American Dad, Boondocks, Simpsons, etc are an exception. They're either aimed at that fake tanned bod of yours or you've grown up with them. Heck Simpsons has been doing its homer dance since 1989 and Family Guy starts at 11pm... (Unless you student it, mwahaha). So shut up and sit down, I'm talking real cartoons, the kind you use to zombie the kids on cartoon network while you sneak off to watch Romans spank themselves on Spartacus.

Why Watch Dogs and Person of Interest are so similar?

With the PS4 Conference come a slew of next gen titles and stage demos for us to pick at till this years E3. Ubisoft's Watch Dogs caught my eye cause of its sheer scope, intriguing gameplay mechanics and brain swelling visuals. It also dawned on me that this game draws several parallels to the CBS action thriller Person of Interest. Now I couldn't stop grinning after entertaining the notion that one of my favorite TV shows could have a game where I can recreate some of the scenarios from the series. Oh if you not been watching Person of Interest DO IT NOW!!! Its that good. Back to the matter at hand we still don't know much about Watch Dogs in terms of its story or characters that will inhabit it so some my comparisons will be mostly conjecture and the rantings of crazy person.

Ubisoft's next Gen title looks stunning!

First off, let me drop a knowledge bomb about Person of Interest. The show revolves around two protagonists, John Reese, a rogue CIA operative and Harold Finch, a presumed dead genius developer who's amassed a ridiculous fortune. Together they pretty much batman up, rain beat downs upon the city, avoid being caught by the law and save the would be victims.

Reese provides the guns, the brawn and badass skills from his days as a wet works operative. Finch is the brains as well as the financial backing of the group, his near limitless resources and peerless hacking abilities makes him pretty much a superhero Bill Gates. Back on to Watch Dogs, it's safe to assume that the main character, Aiden Pearce, is a wanted man as he is being chased down by police in the gameplay footage.

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OK this is where we draw some parallels, Aiden Pearce helps an innocent bystander by chasing off a crook and showing him the error of his ways, with fists. Sound like someone we know? Now unlike Reese who has Finch to provide him with intel, eyes from above and hacking into security systems, Aiden is on his own. That being said Aiden strikes a balance between the two by being able to hack his way into anything with a electric pulse to going all John Woo in a fire fight.

From the left to right: Reese, Carter, Finch

Both Watch Dogs and Person of Interest are set in a world where Supercomputers observe everything and everyone. The one difference is that the supercomputer in Person of Interest can predict crimes before they happen whereas in Watch Dogs.... ok I don't actually know the full extent this metal box can do other than what Ubisoft has told us "The system controls almost every piece of technology in the city, and contains information on all of the city's residents and activities which can be used for various purposes."

Sweet Lord its helping him cheat!

Still not convinced that Watch Dogs and Person of Interest are cut from the same cloth? Well I got one more round left in the chamber. One gameplay feature in Watch Dogs has that screams Person of Interest is hacking via cellphones which I can only presume is hot glued to his hand, seeing how it can do more damage on the field than a mere handgun. Q put it best when he told Bond where the evolution of warfare and espionage was heading in this quote "Well, I'll hazard I can do more damage on my laptop sitting in my pajamas before my first cup of Earl Grey than you can do in a year in the field." That applies here but with a cellphone instead of a laptop but the principles genuinely the same.

Aiden Pearce getting his John Woo on

Well that's my two cents on Watch Dogs and Person of Interest I can't draw a full conclusion till I play Watch Dogs so you'll have find out what I think of it in the near future. But I can say this Person of Interest is a show worthy of your attention if enjoy anything similar to it like Minority Report, Enemy of the State or the Bourne series. Watch the preview featurette below if your still not on the wagon.

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