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68. Static Shock - Johnbobb
https://youtu.be/eylzazKebD8

Unique: 2.5
Story: 3.5
Music: 4.25
Animation: 4.75
Personal: 4.5
Average: 3.9

I actually really liked the way this intro started for about the first 16 seconds with a look at how a superhero starts his day as a normal kid. And the moment where he accidentally bumps into his Dad, who initially gives him a stern look, followed by a loving smile, was charming. Its rare that a TV show about a teenager makes you like and care about the parents, especially in the limited span of an intro.

But I did not like the generic action scenes that followed, which told me little about the character or his world. At most, we see one of Statics friends is a fellow superhero, but the friend seems devoid of personality from this sequence. Therefore, most of the score for the Story and Unique factors came from that early part with Static at home, which is something you dont tend to see in the genre of superhero cartoons. Of course, you cant have a superhero intro without showing the superhero in action, but that part could have been a lot more interesting.

The animation was okay, albeit a bit below average for a cartoon that aired in 2000. Given how often Statics electrical powers must get used on the show, youd think they would look better than just some white beam with a white outline around a character struck by the blast.

Finally, Im not a fan of this theme song. The vocalist is all right in the rap parts, but did not sound good singing the melody, which is repeated far too often. Also, the music doesnt do much to compliment the visuals, its just there in the background.

To sum up, I think theres a decent intro hiding in this one, despite a lot of filler that weighs it down.

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