Uncanny Valley



CG animation continues to amaze me. While I'm partial to  traditional, hand-drawn animation, I appreciate CG and the work Pixar does, as well as some other various works. But for the most part CG feature films aren't that great, and I usually don't bother watching CG shorts so I can't say much on that (though I did quite enjoy 'The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore', and it totally deserved its Oscar). While in some aspects, from what I can tell (which, I could be totally wrong. I haven't really researched it or anything. I just notice sometimes in 2D anime or animated movies when they have vehicles or certain complicated objects/peoples in CG in the 2D world and it bothers me -.-;), CG animation can be easier/more expedient than 2D, at the same time it takes a lot of work and intricacy that 2D can't always get to the same degree of detail. Hair and fur, for example, when done well is far more luscious in CG, as well as elements like sunlight, and anything in general that glows or has some sort of reflective quality.
Often, though, CG is cheap looking, especially on television series. Actually, I can only think of two series that even have relatively good CG, and they are both animated by Polygon Pictures. However, a third series also by Polygon, Tron: Uprising, reminds me of the creepy baby in 'Tin Toy'. The designs are creepy looking and their motions are even worse. Supposedly that was done purposefully, since the characters are supposed to be computer programs, but it still creeps me out.