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Bobulus posted:Thinking of trying to get a friend hooked on the Venture Bros tonight. I've got limited time to hook them, so I want to pick a handful of early episode. Here's what I'm thinking: You could probably just start with Ghosts of the Sargasso. It's a pretty well-insulated episode that introduces you to the characters and world. If you don't get a laugh at "Ghost Pirate rules" you can save the rest of your time.
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I really think the corruption of Rusty with the Joy Can is worth showing. And I need to pad out at least a little before the clone reveal so they have time to get attached to Hank and Dean. Plus, having a 'normal' teen in the form of Triana serves to highlight that the brothers are weird in-universe as well as to us. New list: - Half a Johnny Quest - Ghosts of the Sargasso - Eeney Meeney Miney Magic - Tag Sale - Return to Spider-Skull Island - Powerless in the Face of Death
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Bobulus posted:Thinking of trying to get a friend hooked on the Venture Bros tonight. I've got limited time to hook them, so I want to pick a handful of early episode. Here's what I'm thinking: There's no need to have an episode of Johnny Quest. The show started as a parody, but it grew out of it fairly quickly, and if he does get hooked, then it won't be because of Johnny Quest. The pilot, as has been mentioned, is pretty rough, so there's no need to toss it out there. Definitely stick Tag Sale--You're It in there somewhere. The others are good choices. And if you have time, toss The Lepidopterists in, too. That episode really drives home a lot of the humor and style that makes VB so good.
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Jun 7, 2015 02:47
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I maintain that tag sale and ghosts of the sargasso are the best introduction.
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Jun 7, 2015 02:52
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I've never seen Johnny Quest, I've only heard of it and I like Venture Brothers just fine. There are so many obscure references in this show, no one will be able to catch all of them. Especially not in a first viewing.
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Jun 7, 2015 02:54
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The first episode I was introduced with was Escape to the House of Mummies Pt 2. (do not use that episode as I didn't actually watch Venture until about 2 years later)
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Jun 7, 2015 02:54
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Tag Sale, You're It is the perfect introductory episode. Do not waste it.
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Jun 7, 2015 03:45
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Sash! posted:Tag Sale is the definitive episode of the entire series This and take 10 seconds to explain Johnny Quest instead of showing it.
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Jun 7, 2015 04:14
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I just introduce them to the first episode (not the pilot). Got 3 people hooked as a result. I just let them know it keeps getting better and better, and people stick it out. However, Tag Sale works.
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Jun 7, 2015 04:33
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If you have to show someone anything related to Johnny Quest, have them watch the first episode of Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law, immediately followed by the entirety of the rest of Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law
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Jun 7, 2015 04:34
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Babe Magnet posted:If you have to show someone anything related to Johnny Quest, have them watch the first episode of Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law, immediately followed by the entirety of the rest of Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law I'm gonna raise the warning system from "Blackwatch Plaid" to the cover of Rush's seminal album "Moving Pictures." Also, "attempting to hit a white spheroid with a cudgel" became my go-to description of bases-ball after the Johnny Quest Birdman episode.
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Jun 7, 2015 04:48
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kefkafloyd posted:Tag Sale, You're It is the perfect introductory episode. Do not waste it. Yeah, it sets the early mood for every single character. About the only thing it doesn't cover is 'why's that chick's voice so loving deep?'
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Jun 7, 2015 04:49
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Bobulus posted:I really think the corruption of Rusty with the Joy Can is worth showing. And I need to pad out at least a little before the clone reveal so they have time to get attached to Hank and Dean. Plus, having a 'normal' teen in the form of Triana serves to highlight that the brothers are weird in-universe as well as to us. If you want them to be interested in the show you've got to keep the sell short and sweet. You don't want to bore them with a bunch of Johnny Quest homework, shoestring pilot episodes, youtube summaries, or world building stuff. Tag Sale is that episode, follow it up with Ghosts of the Sargasso if they want more. If they still want more then just start watching the series from Dia de los Dangerous. OtherworldlyInvader fucked around with this message at 06:42 on Jun 7, 2015 |
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Jun 7, 2015 06:40
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BIG HEADLINE posted:Yeah, it sets the early mood for every single character. About the only thing it doesn't cover is 'why's that chick's voice so loving deep?' Not like any other entry point covers that any better.
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Jun 7, 2015 08:40
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Oh yea he's totally straight, I saw it on the VH1 BUT HE'S IN DEPECHE MODE!!!! Yes, watch Tag Sale, you're It first. The first episodes I saw was the Xmas one and the finale of season 1.
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Jun 7, 2015 17:43
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Ghosts of Sargasso was my first and got me hooked instantly. It's the best to start, imo.
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Jun 7, 2015 19:27
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BIG HEADLINE posted:Yeah, it sets the early mood for every single character. About the only thing it doesn't cover is 'why's that chick's voice so loving deep?' It covers that, slightly -- Billy and Pete White discuss Dr. Girlfriend and talk about her "baboon uterus"
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Jun 8, 2015 00:43
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Ithaqua posted:It covers that, slightly -- Billy and Pete White discuss Dr. Girlfriend and talk about her "baboon uterus" People still quote that as proof she is transgendered. Because, you know, the episode that straight up says she smokes like crazy and that's why she has that voice.
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Jun 8, 2015 00:49
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The first I ever saw of venture bros was the very end of the s1 finale right as the boys blow up. I had set my vcr to record the following show and it started right there. I was very confused about what the show was about until some friends in college showed it to me. Voting for tag sale followed by the season 1 finale and "Powerless in the Face of Death" for backstory then probably "20 Years to Midnight" because that is my favorite episode
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Jun 8, 2015 00:51
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Bobulus posted:I really think the corruption of Rusty with the Joy Can is worth showing. And I need to pad out at least a little before the clone reveal so they have time to get attached to Hank and Dean. Plus, having a 'normal' teen in the form of Triana serves to highlight that the brothers are weird in-universe as well as to us. Don't you dare skip "Are You There God? It's Me Dean." Also yeah forget about Johnny Quest.
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Jun 8, 2015 01:20
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Why even show a Johnny Quest episode? The only connection to it is Action Johnny who was a wink wink nudge nudge nod to Johnny Quest that only got fleshed out when it was found out they had the rights to make him actually be Johnny Quest. Also, when was Venture Brothers removed from Netflix?
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Jun 8, 2015 01:54
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Trip report: I did the list above and they came away having a lot more fun with the series than they were expecting, so mission accomplished, I guess. I mainly did the half-episode of Johnny Quest to compare and contrast with VB. Plus, the episode had to do with the Sargasso Sea, so it led into Ghosts of the Sargasso well.
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Jun 8, 2015 02:00
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Congrats I guess. I gotta say coming in here at the tail end of the discussion, it seems really sketchy to read a bunch of people scheming to manipulate somebody into liking a TV show.
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Jun 8, 2015 02:59
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whats everybody's favorite Hank quote? mine's a two-way tie between "That gay albino's hitting on your not-girlfriend", and everything he's ever said.
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Cojawfee posted:Also, when was Venture Brothers removed from Netflix? Hulu got the rights to a bunch of Cartoon Network and Adult Swim stuff at the beginning of May. Venture Brothers has everything up there except for the January special I believe.
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notZaar posted:Congrats I guess. I gotta say coming in here at the tail end of the discussion, it seems really sketchy to read a bunch of people scheming to manipulate somebody into liking a TV show. It's not sketchy if it's "hey, this is one of my favorite shows and I want to share it with people I like effectively." It'd be sketchy if he immediately tried to sell them merch or take them to Ventch Con 2015.
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notZaar posted:Congrats I guess. I gotta say coming in here at the tail end of the discussion, it seems really sketchy to read a bunch of people scheming to manipulate somebody into liking a TV show. How the gently caress is it sketchy? He asks which episodes are the best to show off. This isn't some foreign concept. People in this forum have done this before were they ask what episodes of a TV series would be great to show off. Shindragon fucked around with this message at 03:45 on Jun 8, 2015 |
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You know, people are now more likely to binge watch something than they used to be. Mainly, this is because not too long ago, you couldn't binge watch anything unless there as a marathon on some basic cable channel, but seriously, let's look at this from a different perspective. I've asked myself this a bunch of times, and each time the results are a little different, but... well, what 10 full episodes of Venture Bros. would you put on a DVD to give to a friend if you knew that the friend in question 1) had never seen a full episode or had only kind-of watched a couple of episodes several years ago, and 2) would take your word for it and give you 5 hours of his or her time to check out 10 episodes of Venture Bros. You know this person would watch all 10 episodes, and you're aiming to make him or her a huge fan. What episodes do you put on that disc?
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Tatsuta Age posted:whats everybody's favorite Hank quote? mine's a two-way tie between "That gay albino's hitting on your not-girlfriend", and everything he's ever said. "I found even more treasure in there! A mysterious card that says 'ancient gear fist' and a coin! I'll bet it's Indian money! And look, a magic nurse shoe!" If I didn't already have a SA account, this post would have probably been made by Magic Nurse Shoe.
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Jun 8, 2015 08:43
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Tatsuta Age posted:whats everybody's favorite Hank quote? mine's a two-way tie between "That gay albino's hitting on your not-girlfriend", and everything he's ever said. We build a gun made out of pennies!
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DNA Cowboys posted:"I found even more treasure in there! A mysterious card that says 'ancient gear fist' and a coin! I'll bet it's Indian money! And look, a magic nurse shoe!" To that effect, my steam account is Poisonous Magic Pie.
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I can't pick just one Hank line, but otherwise i think my fave line was Triana's "Did my grandpa teach you how to crap?!"
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QwertySanchez posted:I can't pick just one Hank line, but otherwise i think my fave line was Triana's "Did my grandpa teach you how to crap?!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVOTWhQYUe4 H : My tongue keeps getting caught in the mouth slit. D: Well don't stick your tongue in the slit. H: I can't help it. Its maddening!
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QwertySanchez posted:I can't pick just one Hank line, but otherwise i think my fave line was Triana's "Did my grandpa teach you how to crap?!" Every time I watch the sequence that ends with my favorite line, "I can't believe it's hard to kill these two," I laugh uncontrollably. Edit: Here's the scene. tarlibone fucked around with this message at 15:10 on Jun 8, 2015 |
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Jun 8, 2015 15:07
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Do you dab? I dab.
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Jun 8, 2015 15:38
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Wow! Bet if you put that under your pillow, the Tooth Fairy will give you, like, a grand!
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tarlibone posted:Every time I watch the sequence that ends with my favorite line, "I can't believe it's hard to kill these two," I laugh uncontrollably. That was my first episode and I fell in love with the series right away.
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DoctorWhat posted:Do you dab? I dab. Quit saying dab.
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I introduced my dad with Ghosts of the Sargasso. He ended up watching it all and actually caught the most recent season finale before I did and spoiled it for me  .He does do that dad thing where he can't remember anyone's name. But I know who The Funky Head with the Pink Shirt Guy are so it's fine.
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Pick posted:I introduced my dad with Ghosts of the Sargasso. He ended up watching it all and actually caught the most recent season finale before I did and spoiled it for me What did he do when he got to the episodes where they start changing up their clothes?
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