There’s literally only one instance of the “omi can’t get popular sayings right” joke actually working and being funny, it’s when he mangles a sentence so badly trying to taunt the bad guys that Raymundo is like “what Omi just did to that sentence is what we’re gonna do to you”
I loved Xiaolin Showdown, Jack Spicer hands down was the best character I can't say the same for Chronicles, I don't know what the hell happened with that
Chronicles was killed off by Disney's bullshit mandated changes. They couldn't get the old cast back because Disney wouldn't pony up the amount of cash they'd need to get them all back, so they just got back the most marketable of the group, Tara Strong. (I still love her, though.) Also, WB still owns the copyrights for all of the original Shen Gong Wu names, so they had to change them all to bargain bin versions of the original names. (The Orb of Tornami became the Orb of Tsunami, the Monkey Staff became the Monkey Spear, etc.)
@@Hey-Its-Dingo I don't know. That still doesn't explain the weird continuity, like Wuya still being trapped in the box in the first episode and how none of the characters seemed to have kept their ranking, it felt like a sequel/reboot
@@Arcademan09 That was a Disney mandated change, they wanted to keep the original dynamic rather than start a new show with a defined leader. I don't understand it, but that was a mandatory change.
Aw man, I used to love this show when I was little. My siblings and I made our own shen gong wu outta paper and had a game where we'd hide them around the house and have our own xiaolin showdowns. I feel so old now
Same.I used to collect regular household items that resembled shen gong wus and play around with them. Good times. At 23 years old....my imagination is a dumpster fire now compared to back then,it's depressing honestly . xD
I always thought this show was made to ride off the success of Avatar the last Airbender, but apparently, this show came out a whole 3 years before Avatar.
Jack Spicer and Raimundo were the best characters in the show, both for different reasons. Rai had great character development and a payoff for his arc. And Jack Spicer is just freaking awesome. He’s basically Team Rocket but 100 times funnier and less annoying.
This show was my life in the mid 2000s, I tried to watch every episode live, but my Saturday schedule hated my cartoon time, so i'd catch it afterschool, plus it got me and my friend into making Shen-Gong-Wu, and learning who Tara Strong, Grey Griffin, Tom Kenny and Jeff Bennett were. Now Chronicles... That, that didn't happen... Oh yeah, I'm pretty sure Human Form Wuya gave me certain weird kinks later in life.
I disagree. The show was always good but it only got better when the more “serious” stuff came to play. There elemental move set became so jaw droppingly cool and the story was addictive right up till the end. I say, how dare you sir! 🧐
Yeah for real. Then he would have been like Magneto or something. Jack was maybe the best character of the series because of how much they made him this failure that always tipped between one side or the other. Unfortunately he was the only card they had in their sleeve.
We need a proper sequel for this show. Chronicles was really shitty. There seems to be a growing interest for action cartoons, so this show probably has a chance.
I agree. Chronicles was a dumpster fire. Just everything about that show made my blood boil so much. Okay, they completely messed up Chase's origin story. So he basically became evil because he didn't get the girl? I'm sorry, that's a shitty excuse to go evil. Oh, and let's not forget a particular episode that's despised by everyone from Chronicles. Ping Pong was just Omi 2.0. The plot was a complete and utter mess where they just retconned so much stuff from the original show. Dashi was a jerk for no reason, who the hell thought it was funny to rename Master Monk Guan to Guano? All I can ask is that what the hell happened? In all seriousness Chronicles is a fucking dumpster show, so just avoid it. Stick with the original show is recommended if you don't want to scream in rage.
So much plot resetting in Chronicles such as ep 5 where they forget everything that happened in Showdown ep 30. It definitely needs a proper sequel, although it would nice if they kept Kimiko's helmet and dragon.
Jacky Cheung i gave up like 10 episodes into chronicles they go to japan to rescue Kimico’s dad from Jack Splicer and they act like they didn’t know she was fucking japanese. one of the shan ga wa they got in the original series they got when they went to japan and they used the same fucking one in chronicles so why were they so shocked about her being japanese if they literally did the same in the original series? that episode was where i drew the line i was enjoying it up until that point
@@chrisfalcone315 I only saw it when visiting relatives overseas where it was syndicated in French... I also watched a lot of mid 2000s MTV when visiting relatives despite it being 2009
Remember that time the writers intended for that episode where Jack defecting to the monks was supposed to be permanent? He was gonna be the Dragon of Metal. That was a thing that almost happened.
When I was a little potato kid we didnt have cable TV and this show popped up on Saturdays on one of the public channels. I rank this show still pretty damn high in my big boy list. Im gonna watch a few episodes and see if it holds up at all but this show was really well done.
Man, have you dug into Xioalin Chronicles' development history? Its some shit & really lays out how the show was gonna be bad, like having to rename every Shen Gong Wu because of Copyright.
It's sad because I remember when I first heard that Xiaolin Showdown was coming back, I was not as excited as some of the other fans. Mainly because the show had been dead for 10 years and most of the time a show comes back after a long time, it's usually not so good and I had a feeling Xiaolin Chronicles was gonna bomb and oh man did it ever.
Oh wow so you were a little late into the show which is okay, better late than never. Yeah for those of us who watched it during its heyday, it had been 10 years since the show finished so it was not surprising that the response to Showdown coming back was lukewarm at best.
I hate xoilan chronicles I watch 3 episode of it and stop watching it because it garbage and terrible pluse the new character who is a ripoff of omi Jermain should have joined the team instead of ping pong who like I said is a ripoff of omi my least favorite character
Let me actually defend Guan for his massive collection. Traditional Chinese value their peaks so much that they cherish the mountain beneath them. In this case, Guan is proud of his progress to creating the spear and openly shows it off, demonstrating how dedicated he was to creating it because he is a monk. You misunderstand the reference, it's actually a really lighthearted chinese culture focused show, a lot of them were at the time and the cultural difference can easily be misunderstood by some. There is a notable divide between china and america, after all.
Chronicles was such a huge let down to me, I adored the original as a kid. Like why make a continuation if it's not an exact continuation and you can't get the rights to use half of the shit from the original?
Exactly! Like why make it a legit sequel if you know you can't use half the shit in the original? It should've just been a reboot. Yeah some folks would be mad but when they'd get over it when they found out why.
@@MrEmpoleon2010 It does a VERY VERY bad attempt at trying to do both a sequel and reboot. Sometimes it acts like it's a sequel and other times it acts like a reboot. It's jarring because it happens in the same episode sometimes.
+MrEmpoleon2010 it's in the same vein as Powerpuff Girls 2016 where it doesn't introduce you to the world like as if it were a new show, but it also doesn't use continuity from the old show. leaving it in a limbo between reboot and continuation.
I hate xoilan chronicles I watch 3 episodes of it and it was bad am definitely stinking to watch xoilan showdown only never watch chronicles again horrible reboot
Despite all the flaws I loved this show as a kid. I was mad when they never released season 2 and 3 on DVD but I'm happy to report both have become available.
Xiaolin Showdown was my shit as kid, it was the first story based series I grew up watching along with all the shows you listed. I couldn't get into the sequel since I grew up by the time it came out (it was in the making for YEARS)
I definitely agree with you on how Wuya's physical form was brought in and thrown out too fast and Rai turning to the side of evil. It should have been stretched out and made it its own thing because I would have loved to see Rai gone for a while and a Shen Gong Wu revealing itself only for Rai to show up again, even more powerful than before thanks to some magic from Wuya, to fight against his friends and after the loss of 3 Xiaolin Showdowns just to show that the Xiaolin Monks will never win another challenge, to put the nail in the coffin that it is over, the series does Omi's plan to go back in time to get a sealing box to stop Wu and te story will take it's course. One more thing... Jermaine was a lost of potential. Even though he was just a pawn by Chase, he did show strong talent, learning very skilled moves, so much so that Omi got jealous. I would have liked him to remain as Chase's apprentice for some time before going to the good side. Or he can be that character that comes in as a last resort.
The purpose of time travel stories where they change something and realize they fucked everything up, so they have to go back and reverse the changes, is partially to teach a lesson on not holding regrets/lamenting the past, and partially to give the viewer anxiety over the show's entire universe. The viewer stresses over it, especially if the show is well written and the viewers is engrossed. The feelings of that stress and the relief when everything goes back to normal causes a lot of emotions, and makes people care even more about the story. Edit: as long as it's done right
I thought one the funniest running gags was Omi screwing up common phrases and getting clowned for it. That was just his thing and I can't really think of anyone else in the show who made me laugh as hard as Omi.
This is my first time watching you and the first impressions here are great. I like your tone, you're not hyper or loud, and it helps set the pace of the video. I feel like I can just relax and watch you without having to turn my brain just to keep up. Looking forward to more content. Keep up the great work.
I really want to make a huge movie trilogy out of this when or if I decide to become a movie director/producer. Don't worry... it won't be a bad adaptation like "The Last Airbender".
They never did use their elements outside of items and weapons. They left my man Jermaine out and didnt ever bring him back. They should have brought him back as the fifth member of the group with an element. But noo they make an Omi clone. That sucked. Shafting Jermaine, sucked. Time travel sucked. Chronicles sucked. It was soo loosely connected but tried to be a continuation it was a mess. But all in all Showdown was a good series. Can't wait for the live action adaptation.
Coming from a fan of this show my only problem with xiaolin showdown is that the times where it does get dark, it feels like it gets cut short, the Ray turning evil bit from season 1 to 2 being the best example of that, they just trust him, again, after he basically destroyed the world and defeated all of them, he just gets to come back like nothing happened, I do love this show but I wish the times where it tried to be serious didn't feel like they had no clue how to fix shit after the stakes were raised so they just magical clued it back together.
Looked for something like this a few weeks ago - now found this all of a sudden > shows how some channels get more from the searches than others... Nice video
Funny, I thought the seasons got better as they went on. I thought the lager arcs were great for characterization & drama whereas the early episodes of season 1 & 2 seemed more formulaic & basic. I loved the time-travel stuff with Omi. Yeah that staff thing annoyed me too, it does kinda ruin a good character. It's a damn shame the series never continued on properly but that finale was still pretty exciting regardless.
Maybe the most underrated cartoon of my child. Like, bro, the animation and writing still hold up to this day. I think it was actually ahead of its time. If it came out today it would be as popular as Steven Universe or Gravity Falls. And the reboot was trash that I hate with almost all of my heart.
I didn't even know chronicles happened and I feel like I'm much happier for it. The original show was a personal favorite of mine as a kid. Especially as a kid who didn't have full cable. Jack Spicer was a favorite among the family and my mom didn't mind the show. My best friend and I still think of it fondly and its been over 10 years.
Yeah it was bad. Like even the behind the scenes development of the show was bad. There apparently was some copyright issue somehow so they had to change a lot of things and just never explained it. Dojo went from a green dragon to a yellow dragon. All the Shen Gong Wu got renamed and even some of them had the powers of the Wu changed up. The show pretty much ignored all character and plot development from the previous show. Ping Pong was all of Omi's annoying traits amplified. And the one that grinned my gears the worst. You know how in the original show Dojo had this attachment/infatuation with Master Fung like a very loyal pet? That got turned up to 11 in Chronicles to an annoying and creepy vibe. Fung vanished at the beginning of the first episode for whatever bull reason they came up with so that leaves Dojo crying constantly at the mention of Fung and holding tightly to a Fung doll he has and treating that doll like Fun giving it baths and constantly talking to it.
Damn, the art and animation was a lot more vibrant and fluid than I remember it being. Omi turning evil was a pretty cool cliffhanger for me as a kid and I remember wishing to see what all the weapons/armor would look like together. Brb, gonna' check out some Wuya and Himiko rule34.
I need to rewatch the series again, my cousin and I always watched when I would go to his house after school. Raimundo was always my favorite main and Jack and Chase are my favorite villains. I tried xiaolin chronicles.. never again lol
This is my first time watching your content, and yeah... I think I’ll be subscribing. Great review of a pretty underrated cartoon. My favorite character was always Chase Young and I think his introduction episode was the best in the series. I stopped watching the show towards the end, and you certainly would’ve dissuaded me from checking out what I missed, but... I gotta see Raymundo solo all the villains.
Yaaay my childhood :') tbh this show is actually still good I watched it a year ago and it still was fun to watch. Which doesn't really seem to be the case with a lot of old shows from your childhood
Your content is really good man. It annoys me you don't have more subs. Ever thought of doing a couple top ten lists, those usually bring in some clicks.
early 2000's... when we finally exited the era of japanimation and suddenly everyone wanted to produce shows that are somehow oriented towards Asian culture.
I remember playing Xiaolin Showdown with my cousin and brother on our trampoline and pool. That alone made seeing this super nostalgic for me even if I dont remember a whole lot about the show. Awesome review.
This is one of those shows that I'd occasionally catch on TV but I'd never remember the name... I don't think I've ever even watched a full episode, but I remember it being kinda fun... Also 0:24 at least we *had* action cartoons in the 2000s...
Fave Shen-Gon-Wu: Eye of Dashi ( it fires LIGHTNING!) Sword of the Storm (you can’t use it to cut people. But who needs cutting power when you can summon hurricanes and tornadoes!) Tongue of Saiping (you can talk to animals) Star Hanabi (Shoot fire and throw it as a flaming shuriken) What are your faves?
@@brandonlyon730 nope because yamcha knows his place. Krillin was a useless addition to the tournament and added nothing just like roshi, tien and 18. Buu should've been there. Even the stupid tournament shows he would've been perfectly fine there.
Was the show always been in HD? I mean where did you get this beautiful B Footage?? I gave away both my "Sword Of The Storm" & "Golden Tiger Claws" with Packaging to Goodwill when I was cleaning my house. : (
There’s literally only one instance of the “omi can’t get popular sayings right” joke actually working and being funny, it’s when he mangles a sentence so badly trying to taunt the bad guys that Raymundo is like “what Omi just did to that sentence is what we’re gonna do to you”
There's another one where he says "you better spit your internal organs spycer" to which jack answers "WHAT KIND OF SICK PEOPLE ARE YOU?!"
They straight up made him yellow lmaooo
I always called Him 'simpson krillin"
Jack Blackthorn Same😂
The creator herself is Chinese
Well...are they REALLY wrong tho?
@@Dragzilla66 I too called him Cheese Ball boi.
The 2000s was the "elemental anime" era.
Example?
@@rob_lucci9100
Avatar
CP 9
W.I.T.C.H
cp9?
XD
I loved Xiaolin Showdown, Jack Spicer hands down was the best character
I can't say the same for Chronicles, I don't know what the hell happened with that
Chronicles is a reboot or something
The animation is HD as hell though...
Chronicles was killed off by Disney's bullshit mandated changes. They couldn't get the old cast back because Disney wouldn't pony up the amount of cash they'd need to get them all back, so they just got back the most marketable of the group, Tara Strong. (I still love her, though.) Also, WB still owns the copyrights for all of the original Shen Gong Wu names, so they had to change them all to bargain bin versions of the original names. (The Orb of Tornami became the Orb of Tsunami, the Monkey Staff became the Monkey Spear, etc.)
@@Hey-Its-Dingo I don't know. That still doesn't explain the weird continuity, like Wuya still being trapped in the box in the first episode and how none of the characters seemed to have kept their ranking, it felt like a sequel/reboot
@@Arcademan09 That was a Disney mandated change, they wanted to keep the original dynamic rather than start a new show with a defined leader. I don't understand it, but that was a mandatory change.
I'll have you know every person in Texas acts exactly like Clay.
I live in Texas, I had a highschool classmate that looks like him.
I'm seeing you everywhere lately
yonathan diaz gonzalez check your grammar
Tbh clay isn't even a Texan stereotype a lot of us are like that here lol
I almost want to disagree.
Jack Spicer always felt like a Scott Pilgrim character to me for some reason
heebs boy love your profile picture
But didn't Jack exist before Scott's world?
@@Zvwry Thank You!
@@Honeneko. In hindsight I mean.
Well he does remind me of a futuristic Matthew Patel
Olmi looks like he’s straight out of the Emoji Movie concept art
Not gonna lie, Wuya's physical form was the earliest animated crush I can remember.
The girl from Samurai Pizza Cats was probably mine. Although I also watched hentai back then so I don't really remember.
@@airiakizuki5592 sounds like a tmnt rip off
how old were you "back then" when you watch hentai? LOL
SAME THOUGH, gimme a barefoot tan redheaded witch bitch any day.
Don't judge.
Kimiko best waifu.
This show was a mix of Jackie chan Adventures and The Last Airbender rolled into one
Those were the days when China was a big deal in the 2000's. Also they borrowed alot of elements from Dragon Ball Z and Sailor Moon
Super_ShaG but this came put before avatar
Avatar is much better tbh
@@IIGummies oh yeah that ain't even a debate
@@johndavis9321 yup
Hey man, if I had 500 legit holographic Charizards I'd still be pissed if someone stole one.
Aw man, I used to love this show when I was little. My siblings and I made our own shen gong wu outta paper and had a game where we'd hide them around the house and have our own xiaolin showdowns. I feel so old now
Very creative lol
Same.I used to collect regular household items that resembled shen gong wus and play around with them. Good times.
At 23 years old....my imagination is a dumpster fire now compared to back then,it's depressing honestly . xD
@Jack Blackthorn just about that, yeah
I always thought this show was made to ride off the success of Avatar the last Airbender, but apparently, this show came out a whole 3 years before Avatar.
Jack Spicer and Raimundo were the best characters in the show, both for different reasons. Rai had great character development and a payoff for his arc. And Jack Spicer is just freaking awesome. He’s basically Team Rocket but 100 times funnier and less annoying.
Haimundo
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Spicer is the one and only villain for me but i know like Chase and Wuyah and others were in the show too lmao
This show was the shizzle I tell ya
Indeed
Episodes on their own are alright nothing amazing BUT when you get to end that man that over arcing character interactions build up that smack down.
Best Girl is right.
Bootleg justin y
Dio Drando until they did that somewhat reboot continuation thing that sucks
This show was my life in the mid 2000s, I tried to watch every episode live, but my Saturday schedule hated my cartoon time, so i'd catch it afterschool, plus it got me and my friend into making Shen-Gong-Wu, and learning who Tara Strong, Grey Griffin, Tom Kenny and Jeff Bennett were.
Now Chronicles... That, that didn't happen...
Oh yeah, I'm pretty sure Human Form Wuya gave me certain weird kinks later in life.
This commet was good up to the last part. You didn't have to let us know that. We thought you were normal until you said that. Lol
Effing same, minus the Shen-Gong-Wu.
Whenever someone review Xiaolin Showdown I’ll always get a nostalgic vibes from it anyways that was a good review.^-^
what i got out of this comment is you purposely look for reviews of Xiaolin Showdown
SpottierApollo No I just like reviews of it sometimes
me too, and then I remember the continuation they made and the nostalgic vibes go and sadness comes.
I disagree. The show was always good but it only got better when the more “serious” stuff came to play. There elemental move set became so jaw droppingly cool and the story was addictive right up till the end. I say, how dare you sir! 🧐
Omg I miss this show so damn much
You're my spirit animal
you watch mars?
Justin Y 2.0
I mean, you can always go to Netflix's request page and tell them to put it on their service.
@@ShadowWolfRising or Kiss Cartoon
It is a shame that Jack never ended up becoming Warrior of Metal like I heard was being considered... Woulda been a cool tv movie or something.
Yeah for real. Then he would have been like Magneto or something. Jack was maybe the best character of the series because of how much they made him this failure that always tipped between one side or the other. Unfortunately he was the only card they had in their sleeve.
How can you forget the greatest 2000s show, the Nutshack.
T I T O D I C K D I C K M A N B A B Y
It’s the nutshack
suck my nut sack
Because we wanted to forget that piece of crap.
IT'S THE
Trey Owen DON’T TALK SHIT ABOUT THE MOST IMPORTANT ANIME SERIES OF THE 2000S
We need a proper sequel for this show. Chronicles was really shitty. There seems to be a growing interest for action cartoons, so this show probably has a chance.
I agree. Chronicles was a dumpster fire. Just everything about that show made my blood boil so much. Okay, they completely messed up Chase's origin story. So he basically became evil because he didn't get the girl? I'm sorry, that's a shitty excuse to go evil. Oh, and let's not forget a particular episode that's despised by everyone from Chronicles. Ping Pong was just Omi 2.0.
The plot was a complete and utter mess where they just retconned so much stuff from the original show. Dashi was a jerk for no reason, who the hell thought it was funny to rename Master Monk Guan to Guano?
All I can ask is that what the hell happened? In all seriousness Chronicles is a fucking dumpster show, so just avoid it. Stick with the original show is recommended if you don't want to scream in rage.
Chronicles made my blood boil
i couldn’t even finish watching it while i was watching the series.
but fuk man Chronicles was just ahhhh...
So much plot resetting in Chronicles such as ep 5 where they forget everything that happened in Showdown ep 30. It definitely needs a proper sequel, although it would nice if they kept Kimiko's helmet and dragon.
Jacky Cheung
i gave up like 10 episodes into chronicles
they go to japan to rescue Kimico’s dad from Jack Splicer and they act like they didn’t know she was fucking japanese.
one of the shan ga wa they got in the original series they got when they went to japan and they used the same fucking one in chronicles so why were they so shocked about her being japanese if they literally did the same in the original series?
that episode was where i drew the line i was enjoying it up until that point
@@ben_dover97 It's like some sort of messed up alternate dimension except some events never happened/ rewritten.
Xiaolin Showdown will never get old for me. It’s such a good show.
And also. Never mention Xiaolin Chronicles. Let’s pretend that never existed.
I totally remember when Raimundo had an Anakin Skywalker turns to the dark side moment. I was so intrigued. Forgot how it ended though.
I thought I imagined this show in my head as a child... Glad to know it's real
I did too at one point lol
sloppy Joe honest to god i went to the comments to post this. What is it with this show that everyone thought they dreamt or imagined it
@@chrisfalcone315 I only saw it when visiting relatives overseas where it was syndicated in French... I also watched a lot of mid 2000s MTV when visiting relatives despite it being 2009
SAME
Same.
Remember that time the writers intended for that episode where Jack defecting to the monks was supposed to be permanent?
He was gonna be the Dragon of Metal.
That was a thing that almost happened.
He sound so bored during this whole video
Ethan3921 He always sounds like that
CrispyPie idk, He just seems less enthusiastic here vs his other videos
I notice that too
Yea I couldn't help but notice that. Maybe he was sick?
its DEADPAN
Okay, I'll be honest. I love Kappa Mikey
And Martin Mysteries
Kapaa Mikey was hilarious
That show was way ahead of its time
My favorite show hands down lol
For a video about Xiaolin Showdown,
You literally mentioned every show I watched as a kid ._.
When I was a little potato kid we didnt have cable TV and this show popped up on Saturdays on one of the public channels. I rank this show still pretty damn high in my big boy list. Im gonna watch a few episodes and see if it holds up at all but this show was really well done.
Man, have you dug into Xioalin Chronicles' development history? Its some shit & really lays out how the show was gonna be bad, like having to rename every Shen Gong Wu because of Copyright.
It's sad because I remember when I first heard that Xiaolin Showdown was coming back, I was not as excited as some of the other fans. Mainly because the show had been dead for 10 years and most of the time a show comes back after a long time, it's usually not so good and I had a feeling Xiaolin Chronicles was gonna bomb and oh man did it ever.
not to mention making dojo yellow and having to get new voice actors for all of the characters except omi
Oh wow so you were a little late into the show which is okay, better late than never. Yeah for those of us who watched it during its heyday, it had been 10 years since the show finished so it was not surprising that the response to Showdown coming back was lukewarm at best.
is there a link so that I can read more into this? why were the shen gong wu copywrittten, was it the toy companies?
I hate xoilan chronicles I watch 3 episode of it and stop watching it because it garbage and terrible pluse the new character who is a ripoff of omi Jermain should have joined the team instead of ping pong who like I said is a ripoff of omi my least favorite character
In my opinion the 2000s were great but they were created underrated cartoons
Extremely underrated
Better the 90's cartoons, please @ me
2000s cartoons >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 90s cartoons
Some 90s kids act like 2000s kids can't have nostlgia
I think that's somewhat fair. I say "somewhat" because cartoons like Teen Titans & Danny Phantom got a ton of praise back in their heyday lol.
Chase Young is one of the most badass villains ever.
He remind me of ginjo from bleach
Ilke chase young he my second favorite character next to raimundo
When 2020s come get ready to see 2000s kids
@Wobo I wouldn't say that I think us 2000s kids will be less mean
@Wobo I mean there are nice 90s kids but most are horrible. But hey am a nice 2000s kid.
@Jack Blackthorn who joke?
That yellow guy is definitely the voice of Ben 10 trying way too hard to put on an Asian accent 😂
The fake accent fits because it's funny
I used to be waiting for a new episode of this show to be uploaded to this one website for months until I realized it ended in 2006 I was so sad man
Anytime Xiaolin showdown shows up in my recommendation page I know shit about to happen. Best show ever
Let me actually defend Guan for his massive collection.
Traditional Chinese value their peaks so much that they cherish the mountain beneath them. In this case, Guan is proud of his progress to creating the spear and openly shows it off, demonstrating how dedicated he was to creating it because he is a monk.
You misunderstand the reference, it's actually a really lighthearted chinese culture focused show, a lot of them were at the time and the cultural difference can easily be misunderstood by some. There is a notable divide between china and america, after all.
He still sold out his friends just because he's missing one of 300+.
Chronicles was such a huge let down to me, I adored the original as a kid.
Like why make a continuation if it's not an exact continuation and you can't get the rights to use half of the shit from the original?
Exactly! Like why make it a legit sequel if you know you can't use half the shit in the original?
It should've just been a reboot. Yeah some folks would be mad but when they'd get over it when they found out why.
Homeslice Heroes I thought it was a reboot
@@MrEmpoleon2010 It does a VERY VERY bad attempt at trying to do both a sequel and reboot.
Sometimes it acts like it's a sequel and other times it acts like a reboot.
It's jarring because it happens in the same episode sometimes.
+MrEmpoleon2010 it's in the same vein as Powerpuff Girls 2016 where it doesn't introduce you to the world like as if it were a new show, but it also doesn't use continuity from the old show.
leaving it in a limbo between reboot and continuation.
I hate xoilan chronicles I watch 3 episodes of it and it was bad am definitely stinking to watch xoilan showdown only never watch chronicles again horrible reboot
Despite all the flaws I loved this show as a kid. I was mad when they never released season 2 and 3 on DVD but I'm happy to report both have become available.
Xiaolin Showdown was my shit as kid, it was the first story based series I grew up watching along with all the shows you listed. I couldn't get into the sequel since I grew up by the time it came out (it was in the making for YEARS)
I never really watched the show when it was on YTV back in the day, but I always had some semblance of respect for it.
I definitely agree with you on how Wuya's physical form was brought in and thrown out too fast and Rai turning to the side of evil. It should have been stretched out and made it its own thing because I would have loved to see Rai gone for a while and a Shen Gong Wu revealing itself only for Rai to show up again, even more powerful than before thanks to some magic from Wuya, to fight against his friends and after the loss of 3 Xiaolin Showdowns just to show that the Xiaolin Monks will never win another challenge, to put the nail in the coffin that it is over, the series does Omi's plan to go back in time to get a sealing box to stop Wu and te story will take it's course.
One more thing... Jermaine was a lost of potential. Even though he was just a pawn by Chase, he did show strong talent, learning very skilled moves, so much so that Omi got jealous. I would have liked him to remain as Chase's apprentice for some time before going to the good side. Or he can be that character that comes in as a last resort.
The purpose of time travel stories where they change something and realize they fucked everything up, so they have to go back and reverse the changes, is partially to teach a lesson on not holding regrets/lamenting the past, and partially to give the viewer anxiety over the show's entire universe. The viewer stresses over it, especially if the show is well written and the viewers is engrossed. The feelings of that stress and the relief when everything goes back to normal causes a lot of emotions, and makes people care even more about the story.
Edit: as long as it's done right
I thought one the funniest running gags was Omi screwing up common phrases and getting clowned for it. That was just his thing and I can't really think of anyone else in the show who made me laugh as hard as Omi.
The 2000s cartoons are underrated. I love the 90s cartoons but the 2000s were great.
The Xiaolin Showdowns gave me goosebumps when both characters said "Let's go Xiaolin showdown." I definitely loved this show when it was on.
This is my first time watching you and the first impressions here are great. I like your tone, you're not hyper or loud, and it helps set the pace of the video. I feel like I can just relax and watch you without having to turn my brain just to keep up. Looking forward to more content. Keep up the great work.
I really want to make a huge movie trilogy out of this when or if I decide to become a movie director/producer.
Don't worry... it won't be a bad adaptation like "The Last Airbender".
better be animated then
They never did use their elements outside of items and weapons. They left my man Jermaine out and didnt ever bring him back. They should have brought him back as the fifth member of the group with an element. But noo they make an Omi clone. That sucked. Shafting Jermaine, sucked. Time travel sucked. Chronicles sucked. It was soo loosely connected but tried to be a continuation it was a mess. But all in all Showdown was a good series. Can't wait for the live action adaptation.
I would KILL for a live action adaptation.
When I saw that Guan had like hundreds of spears I was furious, such a big plot hole...
OMG Im so glad people still talk about this show it makes me so nostalgic
Clay wasn't stupid. He was shown to be one of the smartest characters in the show.
Xiaolin Showdown is just one of those shows you just *have* to come back to from time to time.
Coming from a fan of this show my only problem with xiaolin showdown is that the times where it does get dark, it feels like it gets cut short, the Ray turning evil bit from season 1 to 2 being the best example of that, they just trust him, again, after he basically destroyed the world and defeated all of them, he just gets to come back like nothing happened, I do love this show but I wish the times where it tried to be serious didn't feel like they had no clue how to fix shit after the stakes were raised so they just magical clued it back together.
How can you miss that dojo is based off of mushu, also dojos middle name is woman
Looked for something like this a few weeks ago - now found this all of a sudden > shows how some channels get more from the searches than others...
Nice video
Funny, I thought the seasons got better as they went on. I thought the lager arcs were great for characterization & drama whereas the early episodes of season 1 & 2 seemed more formulaic & basic. I loved the time-travel stuff with Omi. Yeah that staff thing annoyed me too, it does kinda ruin a good character. It's a damn shame the series never continued on properly but that finale was still pretty exciting regardless.
It was a good one as a kid, but I guess it was finally time to put that Xiaolin show down.
Wait right there, I'm just gonna go get my fist of tebigong and be right back.
Another great 2000's toon from my high school days! Enjoyed the heck outta this one!
Great review, Mars! :)
Best thing of the 2000's...Shrek 2
I never realized that it was childhood gambling! 😂
We used to play Xiaolin Showdown at recess
Thinking about how hype Xiaolin Showdown was, makes me think about how much I miss action cartoons.
Glad to see you back!
Maybe the most underrated cartoon of my child.
Like, bro, the animation and writing still hold up to this day. I think it was actually ahead of its time. If it came out today it would be as popular as Steven Universe or Gravity Falls.
And the reboot was trash that I hate with almost all of my heart.
I didn't even know chronicles happened and I feel like I'm much happier for it. The original show was a personal favorite of mine as a kid. Especially as a kid who didn't have full cable. Jack Spicer was a favorite among the family and my mom didn't mind the show. My best friend and I still think of it fondly and its been over 10 years.
Yeah it was bad. Like even the behind the scenes development of the show was bad. There apparently was some copyright issue somehow so they had to change a lot of things and just never explained it.
Dojo went from a green dragon to a yellow dragon. All the Shen Gong Wu got renamed and even some of them had the powers of the Wu changed up. The show pretty much ignored all character and plot development from the previous show. Ping Pong was all of Omi's annoying traits amplified.
And the one that grinned my gears the worst. You know how in the original show Dojo had this attachment/infatuation with Master Fung like a very loyal pet? That got turned up to 11 in Chronicles to an annoying and creepy vibe. Fung vanished at the beginning of the first episode for whatever bull reason they came up with so that leaves Dojo crying constantly at the mention of Fung and holding tightly to a Fung doll he has and treating that doll like Fun giving it baths and constantly talking to it.
Moonlight150 Yuck. sounds like a lot of cringe. how disappointing for kids who were excited for it.
your reviews are so entertaining bruh bruh
This was one of the best reviews of the series I've ever seen. I really miss this show. It was my absolute favorite on the channel.
Wuya was my crush.
I mean dude, she'd woo-yah
Now look here. You take this pun home, and you burn it.
Mr. NAZOcomics i challenge you to gongeetempai
roflmao. I literally didn't even notice that Omi was yellow right until you mentioned it. That's actually hillarious.
whoa totally forgot about martin mysteries untyil this video , you're a good channel to bring back those memories
These videos have made me remember things I completely forgot
Damn, the art and animation was a lot more vibrant and fluid than I remember it being. Omi turning evil was a pretty cool cliffhanger for me as a kid and I remember wishing to see what all the weapons/armor would look like together.
Brb, gonna' check out some Wuya and Himiko rule34.
I will never forget Jack Spicer. He was a comedic treasure.
Dude I already loved your stuff, but then I see a Rev X reference too?? Hell yeah! Nothing better than that.
Bro that slowed down Johnny test theme sounded really good besides the vocals.
I need to rewatch the series again, my cousin and I always watched when I would go to his house after school. Raimundo was always my favorite main and Jack and Chase are my favorite villains. I tried xiaolin chronicles.. never again lol
I love Jack Spicer and Chase so much 😭 lmfao glad I never bothered with chronicles.
been meaning to rewatch this for ages
This is my first time watching your content, and yeah... I think I’ll be subscribing. Great review of a pretty underrated cartoon. My favorite character was always Chase Young and I think his introduction episode was the best in the series. I stopped watching the show towards the end, and you certainly would’ve dissuaded me from checking out what I missed, but... I gotta see Raymundo solo all the villains.
I can't believe omi didn't cause more problems he is fucking literally YELLOW
To this I say Raimundo was a fool for betraying her. She kept up her end of their deal.
Welcome back Mars Reviews
I'm 30 years old now and I just re-watched this show 3 months ago and I still love it despite it's flaws
can you make a 'Chop Socky Chooks' video? i feel like no one remember this show
Digital Pain That sounds familiar...
yea. it was on for a smallish period of time. all about Kung fu. google it bro
That was a weird show.
vistagunner oh yeah it was those chickens fighting that wasabi dude
Mid-2000s CN was triply dude...
Yeah
Yaaay my childhood :') tbh this show is actually still good I watched it a year ago and it still was fun to watch. Which doesn't really seem to be the case with a lot of old shows from your childhood
Your content is really good man. It annoys me you don't have more subs. Ever thought of doing a couple top ten lists, those usually bring in some clicks.
early 2000's... when we finally exited the era of japanimation and suddenly everyone wanted to produce shows that are somehow oriented towards Asian culture.
0:00 disappointed thought we was going to hear what Ja rule had to say about xiolin showdown
I hate your pfp
I tried blowing the line off
;w;
Yoo I always forget about this show it was so good!
I remember playing Xiaolin Showdown with my cousin and brother on our trampoline and pool. That alone made seeing this super nostalgic for me even if I dont remember a whole lot about the show. Awesome review.
You failed to talk about the elephant in the room; Kimiko as a monk.
My favorite show as a kid, and Jack was my favorite character. I thought he was great.
This is one of those shows that I'd occasionally catch on TV but I'd never remember the name... I don't think I've ever even watched a full episode, but I remember it being kinda fun...
Also 0:24 at least we *had* action cartoons in the 2000s...
Fave Shen-Gon-Wu:
Eye of Dashi ( it fires LIGHTNING!)
Sword of the Storm (you can’t use it to cut people. But who needs cutting power when you can summon hurricanes and tornadoes!)
Tongue of Saiping (you can talk to animals)
Star Hanabi (Shoot fire and throw it as a flaming shuriken)
What are your faves?
THANK YOU for pulling this show out of the catacombs of my mind
Wait so olmi isn't krillin
Omi isn't useless nor a coward like krillin
You sure you didn't confuse him for Yamcha. At least Krillin has a hot blonde wife and actually participated in the tournament of power.
@@brandonlyon730 nope because yamcha knows his place. Krillin was a useless addition to the tournament and added nothing just like roshi, tien and 18. Buu should've been there.
Even the stupid tournament shows he would've been perfectly fine there.
@@brandonlyon730 damn
@@brandonlyon730 Yamcha isn't a coward.
Was the show always been in HD? I mean where did you get this beautiful B Footage?? I gave away both my "Sword Of The Storm" & "Golden Tiger Claws" with Packaging to Goodwill when I was cleaning my house. : (
I have the same question
lol, I just rewatched the series while ago. It's just as funny and great as I remembered it.
This show takes me waay back.