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Ha beaten'd. Yeah even I think Phantom Limb knows not to gently caress with KG. KG.  you can tell even the Monarch felt sorry for him in the state he was in.
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Raskolnikov38 posted:Well he did eviscerate and sodomize Vince Neil on live television, I don't think Limb could afford the level of lawyer needed to get him out. It did take both the investors and KG being nearly dead from cancer to get a pity release. C'mon, he only sodomized half of him.
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Aug 13, 2013 19:28
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SlothfulCobra posted:Come to think of it, why did Phantom Limb kill all of them, but leave King Gorilla, the only one who actually helped the Monarch escape, completely unharmed so that he could die in peace? All the others did what Limb told them, but KG defied, so maybe he was thinking, "You know, screw those other guys because they were punks. But you KG? You didn't betray your principles, so I'll give you a pass..." Either that or he let is slide as a bit of a thanks (Hey, he got the Monarch out, which helped Limb move on to his next phase more easily) or a mercy/torture because of the cancer (he was dying anyway or letting him slowly die vs. a quick death.)
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Aug 13, 2013 19:46
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A question that's been bugging me is why does Orpheus act surprised that Dermott can summon him? He and Al know Doc's shameful secret, their spell is the reason Hank needed the memory-wipe in the first place!
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Aug 14, 2013 00:49
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Black Bones posted:A question that's been bugging me is why does Orpheus act surprised that Dermott can summon him? He and Al know Doc's shameful secret, their spell is the reason Hank needed the memory-wipe in the first place! Maybe he's startled by the thought that he has to explain the history to Dermott.
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Aug 14, 2013 00:51
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Black Bones posted:A question that's been bugging me is why does Orpheus act surprised that Dermott can summon him? He and Al know Doc's shameful secret, their spell is the reason Hank needed the memory-wipe in the first place! I think he was fake playing coy and wanted to tell him. He probably didn't know it was Dermott to begin with but I'm guessing he knew exactly why once he was there.
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Aug 14, 2013 00:54
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bull3964 posted:I wouldn't say no show does this. For example, Doctor Who blu-rays actually jumped street date by a few days this spring and people were getting them before the finale of that season actually aired. This is actually a bad example since that was probably faked to drum up interest in the finale.
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Aug 14, 2013 00:58
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Jeffrey posted:I think he was fake playing coy and wanted to tell him. He probably didn't know it was Dermott to begin with but I'm guessing he knew exactly why once he was there. That's how I read the scene as well. The Halloween episode indicated he felt sorry for Dermott for how Doc treats him, so it would make sense that he would want to tip Dermott off.
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Aug 14, 2013 01:00
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Honestly I thought he was going to get his brain wiped when he learned about the love child. I mean it was so bad that Al wanted to as well. Of course Al didn't after learning he and Shoreleave were a thing.
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Aug 14, 2013 02:36
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Jackson and Doc did an enlightening walkthrough of Season 5 for the AV Club. Not as in-depth or as focused as a lot of the other AV Club showrunner chats, but they do explain why the ending felt so abrupt and the broader themes of the season. Plus there's lots of fun stuff like:quote:AV Club: This show has a complex mythology. In “O.S.I. Love You,” Monstroso tells Brock Samson that the Sovereign is, in fact, not the real David Bowie, but a shape-shifter who takes on David Bowie’s appearance. Would this count as a retcon? And how much do you try and keep the mythology consistent?
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Aug 14, 2013 13:33
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JethroMcB posted:Jackson and Doc did an enlightening walkthrough of Season 5 for the AV Club. Not as in-depth or as focused as a lot of the other AV Club showrunner chats, but they do explain why the ending felt so abrupt and the broader themes of the season. Plus there's lots of fun stuff like: That was a fantastic article. I loved the parts where they talk about their general philosophies of writing and characters and so on, without even getting deep into the specifics of the show. It's especially nice that they're not sticking to the "show about failure" notion. I could read that for ages. 
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It has the next thread title too: It’s a sexual Lord Of The Flies.
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Aug 14, 2013 15:06
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“I can double my wardrobe, and have the convenience of a dress. It’s a one-garment wardrobe, like a speed suit with no legs, that you can poop out of.”
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Aug 14, 2013 18:41
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bull3964 posted:I wouldn't say no show does this. For example, Doctor Who blu-rays actually jumped street date by a few days this spring and people were getting them before the finale of that season actually aired. There are quite a few examples that are similar. Production on these episodes ended quite some time ago so there should be ample time for the small amount of special features they will include. All of this season's episodes had copyright 2012 in the credits. Everything's probably been in the can for a while.
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Aug 14, 2013 20:05
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The more we complain/speculate/not talk about Kim, the more they love us. Seems weird but I get where they are coming from.
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Aug 15, 2013 23:48
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I'm glad Doc and Jackson are as tired of the "show about failure" talking point as I am.
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Aug 16, 2013 00:31
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At this point I'm tired of the "tired of the 'show about failure' talking point" talking point.
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Aug 16, 2013 02:10
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If you guys would just post by the rules1, none of this would be happening. 1 The GHOST PIRATE rules
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Aug 16, 2013 03:20
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I will never give up hope that Kim will come back some day.
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Aug 16, 2013 03:22
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Sash! posted:I will never give up hope that Kim will come back some day. Don't give yourself a Rusty Venture over it.
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epitasis posted:At this point I'm tired of the "tired of the 'show about failure' talking point" talking point. We need to start singing it!
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Of course loving AV Club unironically brings up failure repeatedly.  But at least it gave Doc and Jackson the opportunity to give us another tagline to sperg over for the next five years:The TV IV> Venture Bros: Celebrating Humanity Guess we aren't allowed to make insane-but-just-barely-plausible theories anymore in the event that they're right, someone in the Astrobase reads it, and changes it just to gently caress with us. It's like that Hitchiker's Guide quote The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy posted:There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory, which states that this has already happened. Also, in October I plan on phoning a friend who watched "Assisted Suicide" when it aired three years ago on the day it aired, and said it was a bad episode, and after my fourth(?) rewatch, tell him it was one of the best of the show.
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Protagorean posted:Of course loving AV Club unironically brings up failure repeatedly. I like that one. Sure the characters fail all the time, but the next day, they put on their speed suits, fire up the clone slugs and build a walking eye, write a Broadway musical or try to eradicate the gay gene. They always keep trying to be better. GigaPeon fucked around with this message at 16:08 on Aug 16, 2013 |
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The show's main running themes are failure, humanity and David Bowie.
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Aug 16, 2013 20:59
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And the Bat.
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Aug 16, 2013 21:03
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Also the government's cruel, thoughtless suppression of human life extension technology.
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Ugh I saw Doc Hammer on the street last night, but some mouthbreather had accosted him and was awkwardly forcing him to answer questions about the show.
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Hbomberguy posted:The show's main running themes are failure, humanity and David Bowie. Can never have enough David Bowie. I do like the whole them putting rumors in their own show. That seems so very meta.Also yeah I was a sucker for the whole Sovereign not being David Bowie. I want it to be the actual Bowie. It's funny when you look back at it, there are hints to Bowie being the sovereign in Season 1. Funny how we haven't' seen Mandale though. 
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I've seen David Bowie turn in to a bird. 
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Shindragon posted:Can never have enough David Bowie. I do like the whole them putting rumors in their own show. That seems so very meta.Also yeah I was a sucker for the whole Sovereign not being David Bowie. I want it to be the actual Bowie. It's funny when you look back at it, there are hints to Bowie being the sovereign in Season 1. Yeah David Bowie hiring Molotov to get Brisby's panda seemed like such a throwaway gag, it was much funnier on a rewatch.
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"Big trivia craze" in season 1. Billy Quizboy's origin story like ten actual years later.
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Jeffrey posted:Also the government's cruel, thoughtless suppression of human life extension technology. Hello...walking eye!
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Sash! posted:"Big trivia craze" in season 1. Oh my god. Totally missed that.
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Aug 18, 2013 01:26
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Bowie always was a trend-setter.
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Pope Guilty posted:Oh my god. Totally missed that. Its so masterfully crafted, isn't it! Also, I hope to never get any more elaboration on how T.S. got blamed for blowing off Werner's face because the line "One is always supposed to look out for one's. LAB. PARTNER." is just so funny to me.
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GigaPeon posted:I like that one. Sure the characters fail all the time, but the next day, they put on their speed suits, fire up the clone slugs and build a walking eye, write a Broadway musical or try to eradicate the gay gene. They always keep trying to be better. "A show about failure" is accurate in the sense that the characters are marked by failures- by themselves and their parents- but there's also been, especially in the last few seasons, a sense of incremental improvement. Hank and Dean won't be quite as hosed up as their dad is. The Monarch and Dr. Mrs. The Monarch have finally established a relationship that's good for them. Things won't be great but they're coming to terms with some of the damage that's been inflicted on them in the past. What really makes the show work is that it does have that heart, it holds up a slim promise that we can maybe improve ourselves. That may be why Spanikopita! was so awesome. It was Rusty having something that satisfied him, and it was an illusion, but it was real to him. Very modernist.
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Haven't been keeping up with the thread...but anyone else in the US not get all their shirts? The last one I got was the Council of 13 shirt. I got it on the 5th of August, and no shirts or emails since then. There should be 2 more, right? The Henchman one that's like what Gary/24 had, and the bonus "TECHNICOLOR" one?
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DrBouvenstein posted:Haven't been keeping up with the thread...but anyone else in the US not get all their shirts? The last one I got was the Council of 13 shirt. I got it on the 5th of August, and no shirts or emails since then. I'm the exact same boat, but they've been slow all around so I'm not exactly worried.
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I got the shipping info for the Calamity Conference shirt about two days ago, so they're still chugging along.
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Sash! posted:Also, I hope to never get any more elaboration on how T.S. got blamed for blowing off Werner's face because the line "One is always supposed to look out for one's. LAB. PARTNER." is just so funny to me. We actually do. Shadowman 9 shows it was an explosion caused by The Monarch's first attempt to destroy Rusty, but Rusty got blamed for it instead. That line is still gold though.
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