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Amy ([personal profile] brightknightie) wrote2022-11-01 09:31 pm
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Recommend an exercise-bait adventure cartoon?

Just for fun, want to recommend cartoons to me? I watch TV while riding my stationary bike, and my "exercise bait" selection is pivotal. Currently, I need something 20-30 minutes long to fit my morning workday schedule. Always, I need something interesting to me, ideally something so interesting that I'll get up on time and exercise for the privilege of another episode, instead of hitting the snooze button. Sometimes I can do this with well-loved shows, but... not knowing what happens next really helps with motivation!

I currently have Disney+, Paramount+, PBS Passport, and Amazon Prime (no Netflix, HBO, Showtime, Peacock, Hulu). If I can't find anything suitable that comes free with my subscriptions, I can buy, rent, or sub-subscribe (I had a $2/month Pokemon subscription on Amazon for about a year of the pandemic; it was an excellent happy place to escape to! but not a success as exercise bait; I completed the Unova arc and unsubbed). I do like good anime, though my experience runs to Rurouni Kenshin, Fushigi Yugi, Sailor Moon, Captain Harlock, and Robotech; yes, I am not young, and that's the point -- I missed everything cartoon-y that came out after, say, Darkwing Duck and Skeleton Warriors or so, and am just now getting back into the genre.

So: Avatar: The Last Airbender has been spectacular! An excellent story in just about every way -- I recommend it highly! -- and one of the best exercise-bait shows I've ever found. But, sadly, I have only one AtLA episode left, the third part of the three-part finale. I'm very sorry for it to end, even given that it's a proper moment for the story conclude. I would have happily followed these characters and their world much, much longer.

Poll #27774 30minuteshowpoll
This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 8

Which new-to-me 30-minute show should I start after AtLA?

The Legend of Korra
0 (0.0%)

The Owl House
1 (12.5%)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
3 (37.5%)

Justice League Unlimited
1 (12.5%)

Over the Garden Wall
1 (12.5%)

Something else that I shall specify in the comments
2 (25.0%)



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[personal profile] lightbird 2022-11-03 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
Glad you've been enjoying AtLA. It is perfect for exercising to - when it came to Netflix I did a full rewatch during my workouts. Also, the finale is 4 parts actually, so it should last you for 4 workouts. :)

I forget if you have already seen Hey Arnold! If not, I highly recommend checking it out. Though it doesn't have an over-arcing storyline like AtLA there is some interesting character development through the series, and it's fun and generally well-written. And it could be good for exercising to. Each episode of the show was a half hour long, usually made up of two 15-minute (more or less) stories, but there are also a couple of episodes that are a single 30-minute (more or less) episodes.
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[personal profile] lightbird 2022-11-06 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
I only saw part of Korra and what I saw was okay - life got busy and I didn't keep up, then I never had a chance to go back to it. I did hear about a lot of stuff going on behind the scenes, but I'm not up on the details. If you do watch it, my recommendation would be to approach it as it's own separate entity rather than as a sequel. It's very different from the original.

But I'm really glad AtLA lived up to the hype for you. :)