101只斑点狗

　　101Dalmatians

　　Asakid,Igrewupwiththeoriginalanimated1961movieandIlikeditplenty.Ialsopaidforthe1996live-actionmovie(withGlennCloseasthediabolicalCruellaDeVil)andIowntheDVDof"101Dalmatians2:Patch'sLondonAdventure".I'veenjoyedthemall.Theonly"Dalmatians"filmIhaven'tseen(thusfar)is"102Dalmatians".(wouldanyonetipmeoffifit'sanygood?OrshouldIjustnotbother?)

　　However,mypersonalfavorite"101D"mediumisDisney's"101Dalmatians:theSeries".Itcombinesmanythemesoftheexistingmaterial(DodieSmithbook,1961and1996movies).Butstilldoesitsownthings,too.

　　OurmainpupsincludebraveLucky,whogetsastrongpersonalitymirroringhischaracterinthebook,lovableRolly,thegourmandofthepups,andsweetlittleCadpig,whoisthetrueruntofthelitter.AlsothereisSpotthechicken,wholongstobeadog.Ifindthemallextremelyamiableandenjoyabletowatch.TheyareusuallyfoilingCruella'sschemesfortheirland,oroutwittingLt.Pug(I'llgettohimlater),orsneakingintoGrutely,or...justhavingfun,makingaverylikableshow.

　　Ialsolikethemajorityoftheothercharacters.There'sTripod,theresidentathletedalmatianpup,hehasonlyhasthreelegsandisapositive"handicapped"character.Patchisdesignedafterhischaracterinthebook(he'ssupposedtobelarge).PongoandPerdyaremuchliketheircharactersintheoriginalanimatedmovie.Lucky'snemesisMoochtheMuttislikeallthejerksyouknewinschool.Two-Toneisreallycute(sheevenhasapiercedear).RogerandAnitaarewrittenliketheircharactersinthelive-actionmovie,theyweremuchmoreinvolvinginthatfilm.Ofcourse,CruellaDeVilisnowtheirneighbor,constantlyschemingtotakeoverDearlyFarm.EvenCruellacannowhavefunnymoments.Theone-shotcharactersarealsocharmingandlikable(apopularexampleisLucky'sfriendBlazetheGermanShepardpupfrom"Dog'sBestFriend").TheonlycharacterIjustdon'tlikeisLt.Pug.Hefeelsrathertackedon,andtheshowneverbenefitsfromhim:justaweaklink.

　　Ipersonallylikethemoderntheme(Ireallyjustdon'tneeda"That'60sShow"),andtheAmericansetting(evidenceisthroughAmericanflagsinmanyplaces,carsdrivingontheright-handsideoftheroad,AmericanSoutherners,etc).Itmakesthecharactersmorerelatable,andthelittletruthsthemainpupsdiscoverintheirliveslendaSimpson-esquefeel.Thefocusonthesemodern-daypuppiesremindsmeof"TinyToonAdventures"(anothershowIlovedandstilllove.

　　So,yes,Ilovethisshow.Ibelieveitisbetterthanthemovies.It'sjusttoogood.GivingthisshowachanceonToonDisney,I'mgladItookthetimetoseeit.IftheguysatDisneyarelistening,I'djustlovetoseemoreofthisshow.I'llrecommendittoanyone.Whenthegoodpointscanoverridetheflawseasily,andcanevenoutdoafavoritefilmfrommychildhood,howcanIrefuse?Ofcourse,youcan'tgowrongwithsomanycutepuppies.