W.I.T.C.H. Arc 1| TV VS. Comics | The Twelve Portals
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
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An in depth review of Disney's W.I.T.C.H. that explores both the comics and the TV series they inspired. Today we examine arc 1, The Twelve Portals. Maybe someday we will see a Disney+ revival?
Thanks for the videos. Just rediscovered w.i.t.c.h. two months ago and can’t stop obsessing over it. Really hoping for a reboot.
Quite literally me right now, I just finished rewatching it on YT and read the first arc in the comics. I'm going to be looking forward to reading more
Did you see a reboot is coming? (Of the comic)
I prefered the comics. I remember sometimes there would be witch on TV but I never watched it bc I didn't like the way it was drawn. Witch the comics was so much better. I still have them all 🥰
i agree, there is just something so beautiful about the comics, the TV show was very angled and muddy sometimes.
Thank you so much for reviewing the show and comparing it to the comic. I'm a fan of both and did a great job! I can't wait for your look at season 2.
coming soon!
I know they put some of the gross-out humour and Caleb's sexism in the show to better market it to boys... but even as a boy, I didn't care. I fell in love with the comics on their own terms.
The show was entertaining on some level, had a lot of the plot points more fleshed out, but the comics were (and I'm not ashamed to use that word) more enchanting. I heard some of the plot holes during Arc 1 in the comic were caused because of executive meddling, and the original creative bosses were forced out of the project about the time of Caleb's first appearance.
I'm not really sure how I feel about a revival or Season 3 of the show. It's been more than 14 years by now, and I'm afraid that by bringing it back now, they'd do the fans no favor (since Disney doesn't do all that well with their remakes lately).
Still - I'm grateful for this review and look forward to your dive into Season 2 :)
I am slowly but surely organizing my thoughts on arc 2 and expect to have it out this month. I agree with your points on both the show and comic and wish I knew more of what happened between the creators and Disney.
The show was already more appealing to boys compared to other magical girl shows by being more grounded and action heavy so I don't see what the point is
I came from reddit. Nice job, I love the way you did this video. Straight to the point and you pointed out things in both. I loved seeing all these differences up front. As someone who watched the show first, I think i prefer it over the comic so far. The comic is a bit darker which i love. The Show had the early 2000s vibe that i find myself being into. Cant wait to Arc 2 and see the differences there!
Thank you so much! Sorry for the quality of the video, I have learned so much since then. I hope you enjoy the rest of my series!
@@digitalbloodlines The quality is fine, it feels kinda cozy which is nice haha. I'll watch your vids on Arc 2 once I finish arc 2 in the comics
for Caleb in the TV Series was a completely different character than in the comics. In Comics he was just a side character with very little appearence, in the series they gave him way too much screentime on the other hand because they wanted boys to relate to him, which is okay but he was sexist at times always mansplaining the actual heroines and having always better plans than witch.
I do like the fact that he is sexist. It gives him realistic flaws
I am so glad that I stumbled on your first video, W.I.T.C.H. is a major obsession of mine and I wish more people would talk about it. The fact that it's not talked about so much is probably why we don't have a third season or reboot yet. Can you make a video about major plot holes like Metamoor and the Veil and how you solve or try to solve them? When you talked about the random powers of the Heart, Will actually used it as a viewer once in the comics when it showed her the moment when Caleb talked about teletransportation. Also, Vathek doesn't really have powers in the books, other than the one time he shot eye beams at Will. Meanwhile, Cedric had all these random powers in the books that he didn't have in the show.
I am hoping it gains enough steam for a reboot or continuation. I want to do a video on what season 3 could have been with their changes. And thank you about the teletransportation reminder!
@@digitalbloodlines Thanks so much for replying. I'm looking forward to the season 2 video and a season 3 video sounds great. If you didn't read all the comics yet, they are available online. It's important to mention that the original authors got kicked off their own project, which is why there are inconsistencies and Caleb appears out of nowhere. Do you think a reboot should be exactly like the comics?
@@digitalbloodlines I think it's already gaining more attention now because people who grew up with it as a kid start to look at it with nostalgia, and there's also the re-release of the comics in the US.
So happy I stumbled upon your channel & W.I.T.C.H videos! Just subbed 💓💓
Thank you! I have so much plans for W.I.T.C.H. content! -ShySky
I sure hope Disney,Roth/Kirschenbaum Films,Goddard Textiles and Tall Girl Productions would do a live-action movie adaptation of W.I.T.C.H.: The Twelve Portals.
I would love a college/adult age reboot, since most of us are that old now.
@@digitalbloodlines It would just be like Fate: Winx Saga and that adaptation was terrible.
Oh my god I just woke up and I saw this and started screaming with excitement😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆 you upload so quickly I'm so happy thank you I'm going to watch it now😍😍😍
Hi, sorry for the late reply. Thank you for being a loyal watcher, I really appreciate the feedback- it keeps me motivated. I have just finished re-watching season 2 so content should be coming faster!
@@digitalbloodlines no worries😊 I just really appreciate all that you're doing it really brightens my day especially during this pandemic I hope you have a lovely rest of your week take care
@@Dayz_will hey just checking in, haven't seen from you in a while. Hope all is well, these past few months are torturous. Best wishes.
I watched W.I.T.C.H. when I was very young. I wasn't a huge fan of it but I thought it was overall a decent show, Irma was my favorite character and Will was a close second. Never read the comics. You can find them online now.
I didn't like the overemphasis placed on Caleb in the show (and his sexism) and the inclusion of Blunk. The show already had plenty of funny characters and didn't need another comic relief character.
Beyond that, I do really enjoy the changes made in the show. I really appreciate the levity in the show. The voice actors were perfectly casted and play off each other really well. I love how goofy, impulsive, and imperfect they are in the show. Sometimes in the comics, the girls felt a bit too mature for their age. This isn't to say that kids are inherently dumb and incapable but they're still kids and I feel like that really comes through in the show.
Just comparing the first two arcs because that's all the show was able to do.
The first arc in the comics was superior. I love the gloomy tone and the mystery. I love how Elyon has more agency and is acting of her own accord.
The show meanwhile seemed to struggle with direction in the first season. I think the writers ended up making the story more generic through adapting it.
The second season however is vastly superior to the second arc in the comics however. Greg Weisman and his team did an excellent job of not only smoothing over some rough patches from season 1 but also improving on plot points in the comics.
In the show Nerissa feels so much more real and threatening. She is an awesome character and I love how maniacal she is. In the comics though, honestly it's hard to care about her. She feels more like a stock antagonist than a fleshed out character. Her minions also have more a connection the girls and the events of the first arc in the show than they do in the comics.
I'm so happy I found some one who willing to talk about witch a few people talk about it here and there but it's not much I hope this show gets done based off the comic like sailor moon did one day
And were you get your heart of kandracar necklace from
The clear one I somehow got on Amazon years ago, the red one that you see in the 20th anniversary video came from the store Goldberry on Etsy.com
@@digitalbloodlines what you can get them in amazing o.o
And thank u iv been hunting for one for years but it's like I always miss it when it's on sale
If you put W.I.T.C.H. Season 1 you’ll find a playlist with all 51 episode with season and episode number in the title of the video.
And thank goodness for that, and season 2. I try not to mention that incase the mouse company smells the cheese if you know what I mean.
Mmm I'd say it's a bit unfair to say Yan Lin comes across as senile in the show. While she is definitely more comedic in the show, she does still guide and support the girls and is an adult they can come to for help with their guardian responsibilities.
I think in the tv show the girls do more strategizing themselves which does diminish Yan Lin's role a bit, but she does still support them.
Well we have Young Justice continue so why not WITCH when Disney goes bankrupt.
They are sitting on this perfectly feasible property, especially with how big "witches" and magic are right now. Marvel phase 4 may help.
@@digitalbloodlines ROFL! That will not happen. Marvel is a mess and Disney refuses to reign them in
@@72Worker I have a hard time believing that Disney would go Bankrupt, they are huge!!!!!!
@@orangeslash1667 Don't give up! Disney is falling apart. The only thing that kept them afloat during the pandemic was Florida's refusal to shutdown like other Blue Democrat states. But now they are losing their special status in Florida. The mouse is going to fall very soon.
@@72Worker So far in terms of tv shows it's confirmed that Princess and the Frog is getting a TV show spinoff.
For me the comic books are far superior to the series. More realistic too, since the characters didn't usually end up with their first love interest, appeared smarter and more complicated, took difficult decisions and grew. The TV series were way too childish and predictable, the characters exaggerated and Bluck (and later Miranda - where is Orube btw?) unnecessary and annoying at best! My only note is that it probably have ended sooner before the whole "magic school" arc had happened!
Yeah, the forever couples are not realistic.