What’s with the animated cartoons on The New Yorker’s new website? I’m embarrassed just sitting in front of my computer watching those things. A dog retells a mindless conversation about the Middle East, explaining he could only respond with “woof”, filming an empty scooter, a man tells his wife they can blue screen the kids in later, a guy writes on the wall above the suggestion box, and an attendant informs him that his ideas should go in the box. These are the punchlines.
I’m not usually a huge fan of the cartoons in the first place, though occasionally they publish a really good one, but why animate something that doesn’t need it? Of course, the other question lies in who animates these things – the cartoonists, or some tech flunky? Either way it’s hard to imagine a greater waste of money.
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yeah, I’m with you on this one.
To me, what is often funny about The New Yorker cartoons is their simpleness and the speedy delivery of a punchline. These animated things are barely animated, take far too long and the faux-chamber music soundtrack only reinforces the already stodgey and dull image of The New Yorker. Plus it looks like the washes were done with a watercolor set bought at Rexall Drugs.
yeah, I’m with you on this one.
To me, what is often funny about The New Yorker cartoons is their simpleness and the speedy delivery of a punchline. These animated things are barely animated, take far too long and the faux-chamber music soundtrack only reinforces the already stodgey and dull image of The New Yorker. Plus it looks like the washes were done with a watercolor set bought at Rexall Drugs.
yeah, I’m with you on this one.
To me, what is often funny about The New Yorker cartoons is their simpleness and the speedy delivery of a punchline. These animated things are barely animated, take far too long and the faux-chamber music soundtrack only reinforces the already stodgey and dull image of The New Yorker. Plus it looks like the washes were done with a watercolor set bought at Rexall Drugs.
yeah, I’m with you on this one.
To me, what is often funny about The New Yorker cartoons is their simpleness and the speedy delivery of a punchline. These animated things are barely animated, take far too long and the faux-chamber music soundtrack only reinforces the already stodgey and dull image of The New Yorker. Plus it looks like the washes were done with a watercolor set bought at Rexall Drugs.
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