The Top 10 Powerpuff Girls Episodes
The Powerpuff Girls, along with the other Cartoon Cartoons on Cartoon Network in the late '90s - early 2000s, were a huge part of my childhood. I mean sure I was supposed to grow out of them by the time Powerpuff Girls came around, but at ten years old, seeing superheroes beat up dudes in a bubblegum world was fantastic. Through the show I learned about blurred gender lines, feminism, and just how badass people could be regardless of sex. Also, the show was just a lot of fun.
Since The Powerpuff Girls is returning to Cartoon Network sometime next year in a new form, I figured it was a good time to talk about the best episodes from the show's original run. Couple of things. I didn't follow any set of rules so you'll see a lot of episodes from the same season because they were just that good, and I tried to choose episodes that married writing, premise, and animation better than the others. So let's get to it then.
Here are the Top 10 Powerpuff Girls episodes.
Honorable Mentions: Major Competition, Candy is Dandy, A Very Special Blossom, Beat Your Greens, Equal Fights, Super Zeroes, Slumbering With the Enemy, Los Dos Mojos, The Powerpuff Girls Rule!!!, Custody Battle, Oops, I Did It Again, Forced Kin, Meet the Beat-Alls, Monkey See, Doggy Two, The Powerpuff Girls Movie
[Weekly Netflix Fix] Champs, Orange is the New Black
It's been a week since the surprise early release of Orange is the New Black's third season on Netflix. I'm sure you've all binge-watched the entire 13 episode season, but if not - why haven't you? Our other main highlight for this new installment of Weekly Netflix Fix is the boxing documentary Champs. Keen readers will remember we not only reviewed the film back in March, but we also interviewed Champs director Bert Marcus. I highly recommend watching the documentary, then reading our review and interview!
You can find the full list of new Netflix Instant titles below.
Life of Crime
When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism
Life with Boys: Season 1
If I Had Wings
Champs
Orange Is the New Black: Season 3
The Cobbler
Austin to Boston
High Fidelity
Snap
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Vengeance of an Assassin
Antarctica: A Year on Ice
Grey's Anatomy: Season 11
Scandal: Season 4
Avengers Grimm
The Radio City Christmas Spectacular
Danger Mouse: Season 10
Danger Mouse: Season 9
Danger Mouse: Season 8
Danger Mouse: Season 7
Danger Mouse: Season 6
Danger Mouse: Season 5
Danger Mouse: Season 4
Danger Mouse: Season 3
Danger Mouse: Season 2
Danger Mouse: Season 1
Hawaizaada
Toby's Travelling Circus: Season 1
InuYasha: Season 2
Vecinos: Season 2
Vecinos: Season 1
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit: Season 1
Bite Size
Know How
Rita: Season 3
Rodney Carrington: Laughter’s Good
Wizards vs. Aliens: Season 1
Wizards vs. Aliens: Season 2
Wizards vs. Aliens: Season 3
Really Me: Season 1
Really Me: Season 2
Bindi's Bootcamp: Season 1
Team Toon: Season 1
Black Friday
Death Note
Paa
Nana / Season 1
Cuidado con el Angel
Teresa
Isa TKM
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
Miss XV
Eastern Boys
3 Nights in the Desert
Vampire Knight: Season 1
Vampire Knight: Season 2
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Leprechaun: Origins
Little White Lie
Gukjeshijang
Monster
Venus Talk
Curious George
Lee Daniels' The Butler
Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of
10 Life Lessons From Current Women in Television
The women of television have a stronger voice now more than ever. With hit dramas and comedies that host stars of both sexes as the protagonist, women in television are sharing the spotlight. In some cases, they’re even stealing it from their male counterpart. While we’ve seen some of our favorite shows come to a conclusion this season, there are many ongoing ones that deserve praise; especially for their female stars. These are some life lessons we should learn from current female characters in television.
(WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS)
WWE Money in the Bank 2015: Results and Match Reviews
The passing of Dusty Rhodes last week lent a tinge of sadness to WWE Money in the Bank 2015. In the pre-show, Renee Young was so moved by a tribute to Rhodes that she sobbed her way through the script. At the start of the event, the WWE roster assembled beneath the TitanTron as they tolled the bell 10 times for everyone's favorite common man.
The sincere emotion was one of the most memorable things about Money in the Bank 2015. It was a generally all right pay-per-view with one very good match and one potential Match of the Year. The solid in-ring work in two other bouts was marred by bad finishes. In fact, there was a stretch of three screwy finishes in a row, which no doubt disappointed the Columbus, Ohio crowd. (They were probably extra-sore when they heard about the NBA Finals during the main event.)
If anything, Money in the Bank 2015 was a better show than Elimination Chamber 2015 and Payback 2015, but still a kind of also-ran in the monthly pay per view slog. At least it wasn't a glorified episode of Raw.
Let's go through the Money in the Bank 2015 results before a computer takes your place, daddy.
[The Weekly Swarm] 6/8 - 6/14
Welcome to The Weekly Swarm, where we compile the previous week's content into a categorized digest for your convenience! For this installment, we're highlighting a wide range of articles, including our film reviews of Melissa McCarthy and Paul Feig's Spy and the Sundance breakout, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Apple Music's official debut, The Walking Dead alum Jon Bernthal's casting as The Punisher in Marvel's Daredevil, and an editorial exploring why The Simpsons has been... less than good as of late. You can find all of this and more in The Weekly Swarm!
Daredevil Season 2's Showrunner Writing Akira Remake Script
Watch Matt Damon Get Stranded on Mars in Trailer for The Martian
[Review] Spy
[Weekly Netflix Fix] Nightcrawler, Rosewater, and Primer
[Review] Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
The Wolfpack Is a Problematic Documentary Rather Than a Quirky Delight
Apple Debuts New Streaming Service, Apple Music
[Playlist of the Week] 5 Songs About Dinosaurs
North Coast Festival 2015 Lineup Updated
Apple Won't Pay Royalties During Apple Music Trial Periods
Chicago's First Annual Ruido Fest Music Schedule
[This Week In TV] Hannibal; Sense8; Community
Bart Simpson is Getting Killed Off This Season
ReBoot Returning to TV as Live-Action/CG Series
New Powerpuff Girls Series Coming in 2016
Daredevil Season 2's Showrunner Writing Akira Remake Script
Jon Bernthal Joining Marvel's Daredevil as The Punisher
New Scream TV Series Trailer Reveals New Killer
[Weekly Netflix Fix] Nightcrawler, Rosewater, and Primer
Why The Simpsons is Not As Good As It Used to Be
Why The Simpsons is Not As Good As It Used to Be
In season 13, the episode "Gump Roast" has a clip show that ends in NRBQ performing "They'll Never Stop The Simpsons," a parody of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire." Along with summarizing the crazier stories over the years like Homer's marijuana use or when Homer thought Bart was gay, it made fun of their current lack of stories with an image of Homer jumping a shark along with joke lyrics like "Have no fears we've got stories for years!" and for the longest time I believed it. While the later seasons were never "classic" territory, there are still plenty of examples I use to show how good it is like "Pray Anything," "The Fight Before Christmas," "500 Keys," and "The Day the Earth Stood Cool." I am one of the few people out there that wanted it to go on forever.
But after watching the latest train wreck of a season, and after learning that the showrunners plan to legally separate Homer and Marge for the upcoming 27th (!) season, I'm giving up. Regardless of whether or not this is meant for a single episode, separating Marge and Homer or playing with the idea in order to get fans talking feels more like grasping at straws than ever before. And with the way The Simpsons is currently written, this can only turn out badly.
This old gray mare, she ain't what she used to be.
[Weekly Netflix Fix] Nightcrawler, Rosewater, and Primer
I know what you're all thinking - Orange is the New Black Season 3 comes out on Netflix tomorrow, and there's nothing more alluring than spending a weekend in Litchfield with Piper, Red, Taystee, Crazy Eyes, and more. However, you still have a few good hours, so why not check out some of Netflix Instant's new offerings?
Some of my personal recommendations include the first Mortal Kombat film, Shane Carruth's debut film Primer, Jake Gyllenhaal's award-winning Nightcrawler, and Jon Stewart's directorial debut Rosewater. Check out the full list of new titles below.
Asmodexia
Bad Asses on the Bayou
Diplomacy
El Niño
God's Slave
The Lost Boys: Special Edition
Mortal Kombat: The Movie
My Mistress
The Nun
Sense8: Season 1
Happy Valley
The Kidnapping of Freddy Heineken
Killers
On the Road
Primer
Words and Pictures
Grace of Monaco
The Dramatics: A Comedy
Farewell Herr Schwarz
Free the Nipple
It's Tough Being Loved by Jerks
Nightcrawler
Quiz Time
Remote Area Medical
Rosewater
Quiz Time: Season 1
The Garfield Show: Season 1
The Garfield Show: Season 2
The Sisterhood of Night
Taratabong: The World of the Meloditties
Trotro
New Scream TV Series Trailer Reveals New Killer
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Everything under the sun is getting remade, revamped, re-imagined, and rebooted these days, whether it be a new Mega Man cartoon, Bruce Campbell returning to the Evil Dead world in Ash vs. Evil Dead, ReBoot getting its own live-action/CG hybrid reboot, and the Powerpuff Girls are getting a makeover. I know I only focused on TV shows, but really - is nothing sacred?!
I say that with my tongue firmly in my cheek, as we all know the Hollywood cycle by now, as it has also found its next target: Scream. In case you haven't heard, the popular metafictional film series that ruled the mid-'90s through the early '00s. This time around, however, MTV is adapting the franchise for a new generation and a new format as Scream will be premiering as an MTV series on June 30th.
This first trailer for the series introduces us to the new generation of potential Ghostface victims, complete with a modernized version of the popular "Scream" mask that, quite frankly, is a lot more frightening. The premise, which revolves around a YouTube video gone viral that resulted in the death of a high school student, is similar to this year's Unfriended, albeit without the angle of utilizing a computer screen to depict the film.
Watch the trailer above and let us know what you think!