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MTV’s Most ‘Awesomest Animation’ Lives On(line) with New Liquid TV Site
Since the advent of the internet I’ve been searching for a mind-blowing cartoon that I saw late one night in my early adolescence. The sequence depicted a futuristic race track where one driver refused to stop driving and was ultimately torn apart by his own obsession. I didn’t know the name of the animation, but I sure as hell knew where I saw it: MTV’s Liquid Television.
Without Liquid Television, there would be no Beavis and Butthead. There would be no Aeon Flux. Originally airing from 1991-1994, Liquid Television featured animated shorts ranging from silliness to total weirdness to dark and disturbing-ness. It may be the fog of memory, but I seem to remember watching Liquid Television only late at night, being left with the impression that I had witnessed something special, and feeling that perhaps I had seen things I wasn’t meant to see.
Sadly, Liquid Television evaporated into the ether after the 90′s, not available on DVD, and nowhere to be found on the internet, save a few grainy YouTube clips… until now. MTV has resurrected Liquid Television in the form of LiquidTelevision.com. All the original stuff is there plus new animations and other material from shows like MTV’s Oddities and Cartoon Sushi.
They even have the animation that I’ve been searching for all this time. It’s called The Running Man: The Man Who Would Not Die, and unlike some things that I’ve revisited over the years, it’s just as incredible as I remembered it. I recommend you head over there right now and derail your entire day watching cartoons like I did.
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Sean McCauley
Sean McCauley is an unabashed child of the 80's, growing up on Star Wars, Nintendo, and Happy Meals. Sean makes his living as a graphic designer and illustrator, and writes retro video game news and reviews at the world famous Power Pak Blog.
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what a profound peice of animation! thanks for the link i’m sure i will spend several hundred hours at that site!
disappointing they didnt have credits at the end, would LOVE to see more animation from these creators, anyone got any info?
If you mean specifically The Running Man, the director’s name is Yoshiaki Kawajiri. Check out his wiki page for more of his work. I’m not an anime expert, but he directed the movie Ninja Scroll which I remember watching back in the day.
There is a longer version of the animation with Japanese dialog on YouTube now as well, but no credits at the end for artists/animators there either.
yes specifically that one, really intensely awesome! thanks for the info, looks like he’s got a ton of stuff to check out! thanks!
This makes me very happy.
The Running Man is a segment of a Japanese film called Neo-Tokyo. Pretty cool stuff, check it out! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Tokyo_(film)
Good find. That page lists the artists and animators as well, so anyone who’s interested should be able to find more of their work.