What's the Sitch? The Kim Possible Thread

[WebWarlock]

I have mentioned this show in the past all around the Kitten, time to pull it all together.



Yes, I am talking about Disney’s Kim Possible.

www.kimpossible.com/



My son and I watch KP whenever we can (which is all the time since we just picked up the new DVD). My wife and I watch it and it really is a clever show.



Couple of interesting bits.

KP is nominated for an Emmy, best animated program. Yeah it is up against the Simpsons and Futurama, but it is still very well written. I have caught references to The Talking Heads, "Star Trek", "James Bond" and "Shaft" in many episodes.



Disney is also thinking of doing a live action movie of Kim Possible.



Why should you watch?



Well it features a strong female lead, who is also a headstrong redhead.



There is an hispanic girl named Xita in it! OK to be fair my closed captioning says her name is "Zeta" but I laughed out loud when I first heard it. But it does have a cute blonde girl named Tara as well...



Plus it is much better with depicting minorities than some other shows on female empowerment (I guess that is one of the reasons KP is Emmy nominated in a major category and that other show isn't). Kim’s best friend Ron is Jewish, her other best friend is African-American. The cheerleading squad is not full of blue-eyed blondes either (though it does have two).



So yeah I am a fan.

Oh, and here are my state mandate submissions for the Geek Council.

(I.E. Kim’s RPG Stats)

www.xtreme-gaming.com/the...ssible.php



So do you watch it?

It is on at 5p/4p e/c all week long. Might as well watch, not like there is anything else on at that time anyway.



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[LadyBrymstone]

I'm watching Kim Possible as I write this. I love this show...there's humour, action and the animation is pretty darn good. One thing though...the bald ferret freaks me out! LOL. Kind of like the hairless cat in Austin Powers.

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[SuperMandy13]

I love Kim Possible! I don't watch it regularly, due to icky school, but it's always a treat to catch it when I have the time. It's a really cute and fun show, and the big cartoon junky in me just loves it! And how could anyone not totally fall in love Rufus, the naked mole rat?!



-Mandy

[BBOvenGuy]

The latest episode, guest-starring Adam West as "Timothy North," star of a 60s TV show called The Fearless Ferret, was freakin' hilarious. This show keeps getting better, and I love it.

"The first task of anyone, lest you get canceled, is to entertain people, because they ain't there for message." - Dick Wolf

[WebWarlock]

What is even funnier is how they managed to make fun of all the Batman incarnations.



Ron discovers Fearless Ferret's secret just like Terry McGuiness discovers Batman's in "Batman Beyond". That is no happenchance either. Will Friedle does the voices for both Ron and Terry.



There was the subtle nods to the various Batman movies and even a mention/parody of the latest (and horrible) reunion show "Return to the Batcave" which had Frank Gorshin (the Riddler) chasing Adam West and Burt Ward during a "Batman" con.



Course my fave was how Adam West/Timothy North kept calling Kim "Ferret Girl".



Yes this show is getting better all the time.



Believe it or not, here is a spoiler



Kim get's the chance to meet herself from the past and the future in a first ever three part episode. Micheal Dorn (Worf) will be doing the voice of future Rufus who comes back in time to help Kim.



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[Lamashtu]

Kim Possible is really the only cartoon I make sure to watch, and I haven't done that since Daria. I always get so excited when it comes on TV. I got all my friends to watch it too. It's one of the best shows out there right now.



I love Shego. I don't know; there's just something about her. But I've always been drawn to villains. They're awesome. Heh.



Yeah, the "Ferret Girl" part of the last episode was hilarious. The whole thing actually made me feel proud to have read all those comic books and watched all those Batman shows. It was great.

-Mina

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[WebWarlock]

While the networks struggle, Disney channel is doing fine thanks to KP and Stich!.



www.chicagotribune.com/fe...omo451-fea

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Disney's TV cartoons enter the spotlight

No longer in the shadow of the film studio, the television animation unit increasingly is relied on to produce original characters.



By Richard Verrier

Times Staff Writer

Published November 10, 2003



It wasn't long ago that Walt Disney Co.'s TV animation unit toiled away in the shadow of the film studio, a relatively obscure facet of the company's entertainment empire.



But that was before "Kim Possible" and "Lilo & Stitch" came onto the scene.



The TV animation division is enjoying a much higher profile these days thanks to these animated hits on the Disney Channel. No longer relying solely on the film studio to generate new characters that can feed Disney's much-needed merchandise sales, Disney increasingly is turning to its TV animation unit to launch original characters, as well as leverage existing ones.



"We've been part of the company that is primarily known for making movies. Now we're part of the company that is primarily making television, so we feel like we've found a home with a group of people that values what we do," said Barry Blumberg, president of Walt Disney Television Animation. "This frees us up to do things we've never been able to do before. We're going to do more shows and we're going to take more risks."



The animation unit is busier than it has been in its 20-year history. Led by "Kim Possible" and "Lilo," there are five series in production with nearly 50 projects in development.



"Disney's TV production arm is creating sustainable franchises for the company in a way that's similar to the film studio," said Jordan Rohan, an analyst with Soundview Technology Group.



Disney is expected to unveil this week the newest entry in its lineup, "Disney's Dave the Barbarian," an animated comedy series set in the Middle Ages. Created by improvisational comic and animator Doug Langdale, the television series follows Dave's adventures with his family as they protect themselves from a world of comical foes.



Set to debut in January, the cartoon series is among three new productions that Disney's TV animation unit will debut next year in the hopes of grabbing a bigger slice of the fiercely competitive kids cable television market.



More than 30 Disney TV animation series air seven days a week on Disney Channel, Toon Disney and ABC in more than 80 countries.



To ramp up production and allow TV animators to work more closely with the cable programmers airing their shows, Disney integrated the TV animation unit into the company's ABC Cable Networks Group in January.



Previously, the operation had come under the umbrella of the film studio. The group was formed in 1984 as the primary source of animation for afternoon syndication and Saturday morning television on ABC. But the growth of Disney's stable of cable channels, especially the Disney channel, has created much more demand for original animated TV series, executives say.



The elevation of the TV animation unit, which employs about 300, is a key plank in Disney's strategy to take on Viacom Inc.'s Nickelodeon and Time Warner Inc.'s Cartoon Network, as kids programming increasingly shifts from network television to cable TV.



TV animation has become an important contributor to the success of the Disney Channel, which has grown in the last 15 years, to more than 83 million households from 14 million.



In stark contrast to its struggling ABC Family cable channel, which Disney bought nearly two years ago and is trying to retool, the Disney Channel has been a growth engine for the Burbank-based company.



In the last two years, the cable channel has vaulted from third place to No. 1 in ratings among 9- to 14-year-olds because of the success of original live action movies and original series such as "Lizzie McGuire" and "Even Stevens."



But the channel also has made inroads among younger viewers who typically have been the domain of Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon.



Year-to-date, Disney Channel ranked No. 2 in ratings, closely behind Nickelodeon, among kids 6 to 11, a 53-percent jump in ratings over last year, according to Nielsen Media Research.



That's largely due to the success of two TV animation productions: "Kim Possible," which made its debut in June 2002, and a TV series spinoff from the Disney movie "Lilo & Stitch." The series has become one of the top-rated kids shows since it premiered Oct. 12 and represents the first time Disney has developed a cartoon spinoff specifically for its flagship cable channel.



"They're becoming an important contributor to our success," said Rich Ross, president of entertainment for the Disney Channel. "They're great building blocks for us."



Copyright © 2003, The Los Angeles Times

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So I guess people are watching TV. Just not the crap on the networks.

May ABC should consider a prime time spot for KP and Lilo & Stich.



ETA. More Kim News.



tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial...7C,00.html

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'Kim Possible' Impossible to Resist



By Jacqueline Cutler



"What's the sitch?"



For starters, the appeal of the spunky redhead who coined that catchphrase (referring to the situation) extends beyond those with an affinity for blue glitter lip gloss.



Indeed, Disney Channel's "Kim Possible" is as close to a role model as an animated cheerleader trying to save the world can be.



That's why parents also can appreciate "Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time," premiering Friday, Nov. 28. The movie, which eventually will be broken down into three episodes, takes Kim (voice of Christy Carlson Romano) back to her preschool days and her first meeting with best friend Ron Stoppable (voice of Will Friedle). No time travel would be complete without some action in the future, and Kim and her buddies find a world of new trouble waiting.



The movie explains the many characters for viewers who have not tuned in to the series during its first season and a half, and has enough fun moments to entertain adults. As for educational value, there is enough substance here to start a discussion on the beauty of democracy versus the terror of dictatorship.



In the future, villain Shego (voice of Nicole Sullivan) rules, and, like any dictator, she has taken over everything from people's minds to television and fashion. She is wicked, sadistic and vengeful, and if that's not bad enough, everyone must wear her favorite color -- plutonium green.



But before viewers see a future where Rufus the naked mole rat (voice of Nancy Cartwright), who usually just squeaks, evolves into Rufus 3000 (voice of Michael Dorn), a well-muscled and well-spoken leader, our heroine needs to get through a new day of school. The story begins with Kim, the pleasant high-school student, starting a new school year. She and Ron have every class together. "It's like a pre-k flashback, without the naps," Ron says.



The sometimes dim but always loveable Ron can't wait for Latin class, blissfully unaware of the conjugations that await him and hoping for "salsa dancing and salsa eating."



"Ron is the guy who was your friend in high school who always had the best intentions," Friedle says from Los Angeles. "Yet every time he was around you, you got in trouble."



Life seems to be on track for the pals until they walk past Ron's house and find a "For Sale" sign out front. This is Ron's parents' way of telling him they are moving to Norway, where he will suffer eating lamb and cabbage stew and meat cakes. His mom (voice of Andrea Martin) was offered a job she couldn't refuse, and his dad (voice of Elliott Gould) is "an actuary and I can work anywhere," as he loves to say, so it is farewell to Middleton, USA.



After a tearful goodbye, Kim settles down to life without Ron, who contacts her every five minutes on his "Kimunicator," a nifty wireless computer and phone.



One night, Kim is awakened because Lord Monkey Fist, a human with monkey hands and feet, is breaking into the Tricity Museum to steal a headless monkey statue. The villains unite to find the head, which can be used to wreak evil when attached to the body.



Naturally, the bad guys encounter Kim, pal Monique (voice of Raven) and Ron, who arrives after fleeing Norway by ridiculous means. But, hey, in the cartoon world, Ron sneaking out of his house, speed skiing, riding camels and elephants, and traveling to Australia and Africa to help save the world is nothing compared to Duff Killigan, the world's most dangerous golfer, turning into a belligerent Scottish cyborg constantly sending exploding golf balls airborne.



While some elements of the movie are silly, there are many that are noble. Kim and her pals are on the side of truth and justice. Whether as a 4-year-old, 12-year-old or her usual 15-year-old self, Kim knows no fear. She fights valiantly despite the odds.



"Kim is an action fighting teen hero in your face," Romano says during a break from her political science studies at Columbia University. "She is a really confident, sweet girl who everybody loves. And she is a heroine who little girls look up to. And that explains why the merchandise is so successful at Wal-Mart and Target."



Walking into a store and seeing Kim's likeness emblazoned on T-shirts, pants, school supplies, action figures and fashion dolls "is the best feeling in the world," Romano says. "I very much pride Kim Possible.



"She is a typical role model, perfect in every way. How could you not like Kim?"

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Edited by: WebWarlock at: 11/24/03 9:02 am

[Sheridan]

KP is brave loyal, and saves the world with a nice line in witty banter; shame no one made a live action show like that....

Willow: ...I have to tell you....

Tara: No, I understand you have to be with the person you l-love

Willow: I am

[BBOvenGuy]

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"What's the sitch?"



For starters, the appeal of the spunky redhead who coined that catchphrase

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Ummm, excuse me? Who coined that catchphrase?



My my, how quickly people forget...

"The stories we tell - that's us explaining how we think the world works. Once we speak it, once we say it aloud, that makes it real for us - and real for everyone else who hears it too. When we tell a story, we invite people to visit our reality. We invite them to move in. Our stories are the reality we live in." - David Gerrold, The Martian Child

[Moon to the Tide]

I have such a soft spot for Kim Possible. I watch it whenever I can!



I'm a culture-reference junkie - it keeps me glued to the screen, looking for subtle reference and satire (which is really why I love The Simpsons so much.)



...And besides, who can resist the delightfully dense villians and Ron Stoppable?

[WebWarlock]

Look who got an emmy nomination!



Outstanding Children's Animated Program:

Arthur (PBS)

Disney's Kim Possible (DIS)

Dora the Explorer (NICK)

Little Bill (NICK)

Rugrats (NICK)



My wife and I were just talking about how some of the best writting on TV right now seems to come from cartoons.



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[BytrSuite]

Awesome news for the show.



I've been catching episodes of this when I remember and usually find myself enjoying it quite a bit. Shego is definitely my favorite bad guy. Heh.



The show really does kick ass. Great characters.

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[undertarasspell]

I hope Kim Possible wins the Emmy. Dora the Explorer is pure, undiluted evil.

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[WebWarlock]

A positive article in todays Chicago Trib about "Kim Possible".

Sucks the only girl to look up to is a cartoon.



www.chicagotribune.com/fe...etempo-hed



Here are the bits.

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Girls just wanna get in the game



By Levi Buchanan

Special to the Tribune

Published July 8, 2004



Girls get bored on car trips too. However, for an 11-year-old girl, blasting aliens or playing the back nine on a Game Boy Advance isn't necessarily a better alternative to staring out the window at the hundredth amber wave of grain.



Enter Disney Interactive, the digital arm of Walt's empire, which is prepping a trio of go-go games aimed at fans of the Disney Channel's afternoon lineup of "Kim Possible," "That's So Raven" and "Lizzie McGuire."



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Disney's newest alpha-female is the titular star of "Kim Possible." Sure, Kim is a cheerleader and enjoys clothes-shopping, but these activities take a back seat to her life as a secret agent. In "Kim Possible 2: Drakken's Demise," available this week, players drop the pompoms, put on Kim's gadget-stuffed cargo pants and take on the only suitable enemy for a secret agent: a mad scientist.



Across four episodes, Kim (with the help of her sidekick, Ron Stoppable), must stop Dr. Drakken, Shego and three other villains using high-flying kicks and a plethora of gadgets, including hot sauce packets, glue bombs and a stealth suit. It should appeal to the show's huge fan base (which includes a sizable male crossover audience, according to Long) as Kim comes across as a strong, clever hero whose feminine side is not sublimated.

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BTW. The Daytime Emmy went to "Little Bill". Hard to complain about that really.



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[Allaine]

Just found this thread in a roundabout way. I don't watch the show as much as I used to, but it's still the best animated series on right now (since Justice League has been slipping).



That being said, it depends on who's in it. Some villains, I'll watch if I remember. If Shego's in it, I will try much harder to remember it's on. Shego rocks

Edited by: Allaine at: 9/10/04 12:44 pm

[angel of salvation]

KP is a great cartoon. I'm always watching it. I can't resist the stupidity of the Villans like Dracken (i can't spell for toffee so leave my funny spelling of names alone lol) and Shego.

Rufus and Ron also rock...Rufus is so adorable.

Has anyone seen the KP movie? 'Kim Possible-A Sitch In Time'? I've seen it loads of times becuase its repeated on Disney lol Its a great film.

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*Ron to Ron of past*

Ron:Ok, in the future you will get a new haircutand become a babe magnet, keep that look!

Ron of past: What about the hat?

Ron: FORGET THE HAT *hides Norwegian hat*

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Jess xxx

"We've never been so many, and we've never been...so alone"-Ana Johnnson

[WebWarlock]

It looks like Kim Possible CAN do anything, including coming back from cancelation!

Additionally, Disney Channel has picked up a fourth season of "Kim Possible," which is also seen on Toon Disney and ABC's "ABC Kids" daypart as well as internationally. The decision was spurred in part by a months-long viewer campaign for Disney to continue making episodes.

The title character (voiced by Christy Carlson Romano) is a high school cheerleader who saves the world from supervillains in her spare time with the aid of her pal Ron Stoppable(Will Friedle)

source Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArtic ... ived=False

I wonder how they will resolve the issue with Kim and Ron getting together finally at the prom in "So the Drama"?

Either way this is cool.

Warlock

[nerdbert]

On the risk of sounding like a total geek, I absolutely love KP. Normally, a show like that wouldn't catch my eye ever because, c'mon, a basically perfect teen super hero with a perfect life has cliché written all over it. And I absolutely hate clichés. Not to mention the names. I started watching it for a lack of better things to do and got hooked. I can't explain why, really. *shrugs*

I love Shego, though. I may have a bad girl fetish, but that one is just too good. She's so sarcastic. Her backhanded comments to Dr. D always make me laugh. Has anyone noticed the subtext between her and Kim? I mean, all those petnames and the way they fight, not to mention the whole opposits attract, the allure of the bad girls... I dunno, Disney may deny it to death, but I still say there's something there. There's a whole crowd of fans that think Kigo (Kim+Shego) is an absolutely valid, even obvious shipper.

I even got proof:

Inner Minds
Behind The Mockery
Shego's Sneaky Trick
The Prude

See? The Kigo Fanart Goddess doesn't lie.