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Sockser posted:I've watched all of season 8 and none?? Of season 7 because the Orgalorg stuff really killed 100% of my interest in the show. Season 7 is probably my joint favourite season of the show so far. It felt like they found a really good balance between goofin' and feelin' at the start and kept it going throughout.
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The Ayshkerbundy posted:Hey now Mama Said (an early season 7 episode) was fun I remember nothing about that episode, other than that one out of place song.
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IUG posted:I remember nothing about that episode, other than that one out of place song. It's the one with Canyon and the Mushroom thing
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Feb 8, 2017 18:08
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"Orgalorg" is a stupid name for an intergalactic menace.
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Feb 9, 2017 01:28
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Finally caught up with on demand because the DVR was confused. I know we're all talking about Islands, but Bronwyn reminded me so much of a girl I had a crush on way back in high school. 
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Feb 9, 2017 04:07
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Finally got around to watching Islands. Jesus christ.
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Feb 11, 2017 07:39
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Feb 11, 2017 23:10
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These loss.jpg parodies are getting out of hand.
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Feb 11, 2017 23:23
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The episode about VR was kind of contradicting the show's usual message about escapism, I felt. It was especially jarring to have Minerva's subjects in the same arc portrayed as in need of saving from their own happy bubble.
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Feb 13, 2017 03:05
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Honestly it seems narratively that it's more important that the humans under Minerva now have a choice to leave if they want than to be outright kicked out
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Feb 13, 2017 03:10
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The VR episode just jogged a memory loose of a Silver Surfer episode that had something similar going on. Don't remember much other than people hooked up to VR fantasies and tended to by robots like in the at ep though. Anyone know what im talking about?
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Feb 13, 2017 03:57
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Yeah I once binged Silver Surfer on Netflix. I don't remember whether they kept the machine off or not. I think the difference in the second life episode is that it's implied everyone in vr has some kind of cartoon cancer and they aren't really strong enough to work in real life anymore. They didn't let B-MO stay after all.
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Feb 13, 2017 04:05
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Yeah I didn't view it as a super happy ending really. They only need the VR because they're hosed otherwise.
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Feb 13, 2017 06:41
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So I binged the entire series over a few weeks. That sure was a ride.
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Feb 13, 2017 11:06
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Attestant posted:So I binged the entire series over a few weeks. That sure was a ride. Oh my god, I can't even imagine that. What the hell was that like?! 
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Feb 13, 2017 12:19
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In retrospect I kind of regret not posting something like impressions per season, because it all blurs together. Especially seasons 1-6. It didn't help that a lot of it was passive watching while doing other things. I'd describe it as a whole lot of white noise, with moments of absolute brilliance dotted within it. (edit) To further ramble on about this: I decided to check out the show, because I watched and loved Steven Universe, and how it has fairly complex characters and stories, at least for a cartoon. I liked it a lot, and Adventure Time seemed at least superficially similar. A continuity heavy cartoon with occasional heavier topic. This was mostly true, though I think AT doesn't handle characters and character development quite as well, and there are a lot more standalone episodes that just aim to be funny. This is ok, but not quite what I was expecting. Overall it seems like most people prefer the older, continuity light episodes? Meanwhile I loved the later seasons (starting from S7 and Stakes) more. The funny parts can be absolutely brilliant too, but I felt like most of it was kind of boring and skippable? Meanwhile Finn romance stuff was probably the worst in continuity, and I appreciate how later seasons seriously toned that stuff down. I feel like S7 (and especially Stakes) is where the show started to feel like what I hoped for. Telling longer character-driven stories, without forgetting to be funny and charming. Attestant fucked around with this message at 13:35 on Feb 13, 2017 |
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Feb 13, 2017 13:11
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Seasons 5-6 don't have character-driven stories? drat that poo poo really DID blend together for you.
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Feb 13, 2017 14:16
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Escobarbarian posted:Seasons 5-6 don't have character-driven stories? drat that poo poo really DID blend together for you. I phrased that a little bad, maybe. It's more that they struck a better balance during S7. But yeah, it all kinda blends together. It's a lot easier to remember invidual moments, rather than where they place in the series. (edit) Also Stakes and Islands were a really nice way to handle longer stories. Say, compared to previous major storylines that were either slowly dotted over several episodes, or really brief season ending + next season open combos. Attestant fucked around with this message at 14:25 on Feb 13, 2017 |
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Feb 13, 2017 14:18
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Yeah. It's always had a chaotic mix of kinds of episodes, and that variety of voices is a big part of why I like the show. And now it seems like starting with season 7 they found a way to let the different styles coexist in a way that feels really good. It's nice to see a good show find ways to improve even this far into its run. (I really liked Jesse Moynihan's super weird existential stuff, but I'll admit that losing his episodes has made it easier for them to arrange the remaning bits and ideas into a show where even the wildly-different-toned episodes feel like they belong next to each other)
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Feb 13, 2017 20:32
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I think there's a general consensus that season 7 (and so far 8) is a real high point of the series. It's always been a mix of spontaneous adventure romps, introspective philosophical musings and character-driven arcs, but these last couple of years they've really got the balance right. I wonder if there's a factor of their audience maturing in this. Adventure Time started in 2010; a kid who watched the first season aged 10 is staring down adulthood now. I don't know how many would still be keeping up with their childhood cartoons but I don't know how many new faces have picked it up either.
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Feb 13, 2017 22:51
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I've literally never heard that consensus anywhere, but I certainly wouldn't argue against it.
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Feb 13, 2017 23:54
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I'm wondering if it's worth having a Star Vs The Forces Of Evil thread, since it's gotten quite good in the second series. It would be something to talk about during the gaping voids between Steven Universe and Adventure Time episodes. I'd start one, but I'm pathologically lazy and illiterate.
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Tenebrais posted:I think there's a general consensus that season 7 (and so far 8) is a real high point of the series. Seasons 1 and 2 are still my favorites personally. For me the core of AT has always been more like "Dungeon" and "Storytelling" than the plot driven and artsy stuff that came later. But yeah, the last season and a half have been a really nice return to form for the show.
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Say Nothing posted:I'm wondering if it's worth having a Star Vs The Forces Of Evil thread, since it's gotten quite good in the second series. It would be something to talk about during the gaping voids between Steven Universe and Adventure Time episodes. I'd say yes, I'm currently watching Star vs. from the beginning after initially skipping it and it gets really good.
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readingatwork posted:Seasons 1 and 2 are still my favorites personally. For me the core of AT has always been more like "Dungeon" and "Storytelling" than the plot driven and artsy stuff that came later. But yeah, the last season and a half have been a really nice return to form for the show. Same. I never really cared why Finn is the only human or why Jake can stretch. They just are. Episodes that just showed new aspects of the world only to discard them ten minutes later are my favorite. (That said I did cry watching Simon sign the Cheers theme song)
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I love both! But generally (ie not Orgalorg) I find the story stuff more consistently great then the random funny eps. s7 does have some real crappy episodes like President Porpoise, but they barely ever gently caress up big picture-wise imo (I know a lot of people disagree re Finn romance stuff in s5 etc)
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Escobarbarian posted:I love both! But generally (ie not Orgalorg) I find the story stuff more consistently great then the random funny eps. s7 does have some real crappy episodes like President Porpoise, but they barely ever gently caress up big picture-wise imo (I know a lot of people disagree re Finn romance stuff in s5 etc) Finn Romance stuff is great, though, it's such a normal thing for a 15 year old boy to completely mess up like that. That was some of my favourite poo poo. Rexides posted:Same. I never really cared why Finn is the only human or why Jake can stretch. They just are. Episodes that just showed new aspects of the world only to discard them ten minutes later are my favorite. Good job, you passed the Voigt-Kampff test!
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Cavelcade posted:Finn Romance stuff is great, though, it's such a normal thing for a 15 year old boy to completely mess up like that. That was some of my favourite poo poo. No argument from me, but a lot of people seem to find it pretty insufferable.
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Dad's dungeon is still the best episode in the show.
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Feb 14, 2017 12:50
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I really wasn't a fan of the romance stuff. I didn't find it all that funny, nor intriguing enough as drama, either. Just kinda bland, average teenage awkwardness. I've enjoyed some of the post-romance arc stuff related to it, though. Like the Huntress Wizard episode, his comments to Fern about PB related memories, etc. I find funnier in retrospect, I guess?
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Escobarbarian posted:No argument from me, but a lot of people seem to find it pretty insufferable. 15 year olds are insufferable, so...
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Cavelcade posted:15 year olds are insufferable, so... Well exactly Zeruel posted:Dad's dungeon is still the best episode in the show. Definitely my favourite episode from seasons 1-3 at least. It's real good.
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Space Cadet Omoly posted:I'd say yes, I'm currently watching Star vs. from the beginning after initially skipping it and it gets really good. It's alright. I think it's a really super great show for kids with some great positive messages, but I don't know if I'd really watch it if I wasn't such an animation nerd.
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Feb 14, 2017 15:26
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I listen to baby-sword-rap on the reg to help me feel good. That parental love.
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Feb 14, 2017 15:41
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How about Bee and PuppyCat? They finally released the last episodes of the first season back in November (on paid service VRV, although you can find them online elsewhere *wink, wink*). I still have to watch them, but I loved the pilot and the first 4 shorts. I wish it had been picked up as a full series on CN, though. The humor, plot, and animation style fits right in next to Adventure Time, Regular Show, and Steven Universe.
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Feb 14, 2017 16:21
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JazzFlight posted:How about Bee and PuppyCat? I really dislike the approach they're taking with some of the other Frederator series. I watched the first episode of Season 3's Bravest Warriors, but I have to sign up at some other site to view the rest. I feel like I've waited years between season 2 and 3, so I can wait longer until they dump it on YouTube.
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JazzFlight posted:How about Bee and PuppyCat? In my opinion it's twee trash and deserves all forms of obscurity. Imo. The pilot was okayish, I guess. Anime is bad.
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Feb 14, 2017 21:29
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Just gonna stay away from anything non-AT done by creeper Allegri thanks
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Feb 14, 2017 21:40
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It seems like every day I have to remind myself, "You love The Pianist, don't you? So you know how important it is to separate the art from the artist." Creatives are trash. All of them. Me, too.
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The insanities and personal baggage that make an artist's voice unique and interesting can quite often make them an insufferable prick in other contexts. Such has been the nature of art since the dawn of time.
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