And they still had to resort to doing a clip show to save money.Ya, if they are too cheap that they had to use flash animation, they will most likely not pay for a new voice actor.
Unfortunately,I've learned that Walter Massey,the original voice actor of Principal Haney and Mr.Marco(Arthur's second grade teacher) passed away on August 4,2014.
http://globalnews.ca/news/1491864/canadian-actor-walter-massey-dies-at-85/
Which was jarring because the clips came from earlier non-Flash episodes. And one of the Flashbacks even had new footage in it. Not to mention the fact that they had to redub all of George's lines anyway, taking away the infliction when George was talking out of Wally. Which wouldn't have been bad, but in the original version, George's real voice was breaking, as if he were about to cry, taking the emotion out of the scene. And to make that even worse it was the second part, following a very bad episode. OUCH!And they still had to resort to doing a clip show to save money.
Oh, and I read that he died of pancreatic cancer or something...Kei Tomiyama died of the same thing and he got replaced in most shows. Other shows he starred on...weren't so lucky. Maybe both characters will never appear again?Unfortunately,I've learned that Walter Massey,the original voice actor of Principal Haney and Mr.Marco(Arthur's second grade teacher) passed away on August 4,2014.
http://globalnews.ca/news/1491864/canadian-actor-walter-massey-dies-at-85/
Dude, I actually wrote that. Because it's true. For some reason, Alex and Maria do have fans for some reason.They're that kind of fanbase, actually... TV Tropes even points this out in Arthur's YMMV page.
It's getting more adapt, I agree. I especially hated how the earlier episodes of season 16 had Muffy's nose all the way down to her chin in profile, like they had no reference for her profile at all and made it up on the fly. As for the thick/thin inconsistent lines, that was a sizing issue. They just took stock models of the characters and reused them without fixing their outlines. Closeups looked awful.However, compare Season 17 with Season 16. The animation is slightly improved: the lines aren't so thick anymore, and movements are more smooth. Honestly, I am glad 9 Story Entertainment took over, otherwise the show would've been canceled with Cookie Jar shutting down! (I believe DHX still owns the rights to the series, but has 9 Story produce the new episodes, like they do with "Johnny Test.")
Yeah. On deviant art a couple members kept telling me about it, like I cared. I really wanted to reply "yeah, that's cool, but when do you think they'll make an episode featuring Arthur?" Seems like he's fading into the background now. 'cept for the clip show and that bad one about Sue Ellen.Dude, I actually wrote that. Because it's true. For some reason, Alex and Maria do have fans for some reason.
Arthur has kind of been fading into the background for the past ten years now. I can remember when Seasons 7 and 8 were new, so many episodes focused on other characters (some even excluded Arthur altogether), I thought the show needed to be renamed ELWOOD CITY KIDS or something.Yeah. On deviant art a couple members kept telling me about it, like I cared. I really wanted to reply "yeah, that's cool, but when do you think they'll make an episode featuring Arthur?" Seems like he's fading into the background now. 'cept for the clip show and that bad one about Sue Ellen.