{"id":1890,"date":"2016-05-10T18:44:53","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T22:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bandsiusetalike.com\/biul\/?p=1890"},"modified":"2016-05-25T13:20:32","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T17:20:32","slug":"kidd-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bandsiusetalike.com\/biul\/kidd-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Kidd Video<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Parallel universes figure into popular science fiction every so often, but whereas now they are used to explain inconsistencies, in the past they were an intriguing alternative to outer space as a setting. The short-lived TV show Otherworld<\/em> from 1985 is one example, with its no-frills labels (like in\u00a0Repo Man<\/em>) and dumb upside-down pistols. A better-known version of the concept is the cartoon Kidd Video<\/em>, which aired on NBC Saturday mornings around the same time.<\/p>\n

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(l-r) Ash, Whiz, Kidd, Carla. Yes, the nerd with yellow hair is called “Whiz”.<\/p><\/div>\n

Everything I’ve mentioned thus far sucks to varying degrees (well, except\u00a0Repo Man<\/em>). But because of that “parallel universe” icing, the crap tasted sweeter than cake.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Kidd Video<\/em>, the alternate-world concept is utilized to turn the titular rock combo into animation. We first see the foursome in live-action, which is still rather novel. If you show the characters first as living humans, with eyes, by filming actors with a camera, it adds ten times the resonance to the cartoon versions. See for yourself:<\/p>\n