OK, Larry = Gantu. That explained why I kept thinking that Larry sounded like someone in another cartoon... Thanks.

There still were some closed doors at the end, yeah. Considering that there are eight years of Wilt's life unaccounted for, I'd like to see something building on that in the future.

Sorry about the little boo-boo about the plotline. Yeah, Wilt would definately know who his creator was, but he wasn't looking for him. If he was he'd have gone to Japan and there went half the ep out the window. I wholeheartedly agree that Wilt was looking more for his own forgiveness and some closure above all else.

(I think I may steal a couple of points here for a fic I'm working on. May I, pbl? Thanks!)

To me he will always be the evil Sarevok from the Baldur's Gate series. :) It's the first thing that pops in my mind.

Go right ahead! I'm looking forward to another Wilt fic, anyway, since that's about the most I get of him this season, except for a shining moment in "Nightmare on Wilson Way" and in "Schlock Star", brief though they may be.

Still, for me, the thing about Wilt that stood out more than anything in this movie was his determination, and good old-fashioned TOUGHNESS. He's definately no wuss or crybaby, this guy, but sometimes, in spite of his friendly, helpful demeanor, Wilt almost takes that "man-up" thing a bit TOO far, almost seeming "cold", emotionally, at times, for fear of appearing weak, I suppose. I guess when someone has walked through that provervial Valley of the Shadow of Death, and managed to still make it through the other side, it's got to put a bit of a cold steel edge on 'em somewhere.

pitbulllady

Someone may have found this out already but, has anyone noticed the air date for Good Wilt Hunting is "11/23"?:wiltshock:
You know, like the address for the Fosters house? 1123 Wilson way?

I never noticed that before. Man, that's good. <Bows in awe of superior observation skills>

Really? :o
Well, Thank you! :D

I remember seeing this episode a week after it first aired. Coincidentally, one person from my lab downloaded Good Wilt Hunting on the main lab computer recently. The lab directors deleted it before I got a chance to watch it again, though. D:

Anyhow, I thought it was a pretty good episode/movie/you-name-it. Wilt has always been one of my favorite characters, and I became ecstatic when we finally learned of his backstory. I can't help but think they could've done more with his backstory, as well as add more things about Edwardo's and Coco's pasts. For the latter, maybe there's another skew of episodes for that?

I gave it an A anyhow. Besides the good animation and story, there were a handful of memorable scenes (like the basketball game near the end). I see no reason to score it any lower than that.

There's definitely a LOT of room to expand more on Wilt's past; we do not even know, for example, when or where he finally got medical treatment, or where or how, or whom with, he spent those eight "Lost Years" between his injuries and arriving at Foster's, or what efforts Jordan made to find him or how he coped with the loss of someone who had become a family member. That's one of the things I'd love to see-a DVD released, to the general public(as opposed to special give-aways to the folks who screened the movie), that includes more footage and goes into a bit more detail, and comes complete with an in-depth interview/commentary by the star himself, as well as other key players in the movie.

pitbulllady

Seriously, a commentary with at least Wilt would be cool, but as far as we know, it probably won't happen. The commentary will be, at least, forever attached to all Wilt fans as imagination...However, not just a Wilt commentary, but maybe another one with Wilt and some other characters too...Deleted scenes (What movie wouldn't have THOSE?)...Egad! It's so exciting, I nearly forgot it doesn't exist, and probably won't...

We can dream, though...

Agreed. Although Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is a show aimed at kids, there's nothing wrong with having a more vivid illustration of the imaginary friends' pasts (especially good old Wilt's). If the show can deal with a heavy topic like children abandoning their childhood imaginary friends as they grow up, they could definitely deal with more in-depth backstories.

I just saw this movie for the first time yesterday and was amazed at how good it was. I absolutely love this movie and have come to love Wilt even more from the movie as well. Wilt is such an amazing friend and wonderful person and one that I'd like to become more like over my life. Anyway definate A+++++. Can only hope the finale movie will be just as good, and I have faith that it will be.

I did miss the first three minutes of GWH could someone fill me in on Coco's creator's?

We still do not know any more about Coco's creator, other than what Craig revealed on his blog-that Coco's creator was a little girl whose family's plane crash-landed on a deserted Pacific island, and she created Coco apparently after being the only survivor, and Coco's various parts were imagined based on things the child saw in her daily existence. Coco was discovered by the two geeks, "Douglas" and "Adam", who were biologists, apparently, and were researching tropical birds(or mosquitoes, lol) when they found Coco, but Coco was alone-no other humans on the island at that time, so we can assume that her creator was either rescued, and left her Imaginary Friend behind, or died. Douglas and Adam brought Coco back to civilization to study her, then apparently left her at Foster's after awhile.

pitbulllady

I see that makes sense. Thanks for filling me in.

I love at the end where Coco is preening one of the geeks hair like a mom.

Anyway thanks again, I missed that part.

I'm all up for expanding on Wilt's past. As you've mentioned over yonder in the Wilt thread, he probably had to get medical attention pretty quickly, before his injuries or the offshoot problems (infection, illness caused by infections, etc.) killed him. As to those eight lost years, I have two theories:

1.) He'd probably have hung around Charleston, or relatively close to Charleston-- if he was still in his old neighborhood, Jordan would have found him eventually-- for a while, since it's highly unlikely that it would have taken him EIGHT YEARS to get from South Carolina to Washington state. Circumstances put aside, he managed to get to Charleston from Foster's in a few days, a week tops. (I lost track of the time frame when I was watching-- again, too swept up in plot and characters!)

2.) He wandered for a while, just barely eking out a living, until SOMETHING finally forced him to settle down at Foster's. I'm fully aware that this contradicts Theory #1, but both a plasuible explanations.

Jordan's side of the story would be very interesting to explore, especially from the retrospect-30-someodd years later vantage point. Which brings me to... I would LOVE to see GWH on DVD. An very in-depth, non-Barbara Walters type interveiw with Wilt-- or one with Wilt and Jordan-- would be wonderful, as would a commentary on the film by Wilt. :D

Think positive, AG1-- if demand is strong enough, a supply will be met. And given the amount of fans, it could very well happen. A whole cast comentary could be a ton of fun... So yeah.

Well, this does seem pretty redundant, but I finally caught "Good With Hunting" for the first time yesterday. I'll keep this short and to the point, because I'm sure many things have already been said about it. Wonderful story, some absolute genius running gags, and some genuinely heart-warming moments, and I can tell you, this movie had me rooting for Wilt the whole time. In other words, it suceeded on every level. A classic.:D

Well now that GOOD WILY HUNTING. Is over I must say that it WAS great that it came on but..Nomore :'[

"GOOD WILY HUNTING??? When did THAT air?
And what exactly do you mean by "Nomore"? That it isn't good anymore, or that you're trying to dictate to the rest of us that we cannot discuss Good Wilt Hunting, assuming that's what you meant?

pitbulllady

Oh come on, Good Wily Hunting was a classic...

Anyhow, I think that all DaBomb was trying to convey in that statement is that they're sorry that the episode in question no longer airs so much where they are, or that the show in general has ceased production. Dictate how we should behave? Nah, can't say I see that.

Please don't make fun of people for not typing well. :/ That's not cool.

Oh sorry, I wasn't making fun of DaBomb - it certainly wasn't my intention anyway.

Sorry, DaBomb is new and I didn't want them to think people were making fun of them...and pb, I think they meant it's sad that the show ended, that's all.

Nah, sometimes I look back through my older posts and come across some pretty heinous spelling errors that somehow slipped below the radar the first time around...so I certainly wouldn't be one to point fingers. ;)

Am I the only one that feels like Good Wilt Hunting desreves to be a Broadway musical?

If it expanded more about Wilt's life with Jordan, it could work.... :D

Yes yes yes! :D I'm a big fan of musicals, and this would make an awsome one (much better than the Spiderman musical!). I wonder what they would do for songs?

I'm guessing that the costumes would be mascot-suit esque (like Mickey and Minnie at Disneyland) with pre-recorded voice tracks (like the Sesame Street Live shows), or just really well made costumes that wouldn't be as "bulky". (I know that would be easy for Mac and Frankie).

Absolutely worth all the hype. Solid A rank.