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Well, a little bit of trauma. It does feel fitting given DuckTales is based on the same source material from waaay back in the day that pretty much codified a lot of jetsetting pulp adventure. The famous intro sequence from Indiana Jones was directly based on a Scrooge McDuck comic. It also helps that it's going for a big world with a lot of recurring side characters being set up as having their own adventures offscreen; setting up Darkwing Duck, the Rescue Rangers, and even Higher for Hire.
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Oh, for sure, but it's all cultural ping-pong. I wonder if VB will ever resonate with kids watching DuckTales now or if it's something that can only work for our generation.
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Ugly In The Morning posted:My artbook showed up a day early! The quality of this thing is awesome, I can’t believe I snagged it for ~20 bucks. Still one of my favorites, I've read it 4 or 5 times. I keep it on a stand on my dresser and flip thru it in the morning. A steal for the price.
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Apr 25, 2020 18:39
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Yeah I paid double that for my book and it still felt like I got a bargain.
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feedmyleg posted:Oh, for sure, but it's all cultural ping-pong. I wonder if VB will ever resonate with kids watching DuckTales now or if it's something that can only work for our generation. Jokes about VH1 Classic are timeless.
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Apr 27, 2020 00:32
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the polar bear from lost!!!
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InsensitiveSeaBass posted:Jokes about VH1 Classic are timeless. I'm trapped in here with a confessed arsonist! I like the idea that Hank's learning bed was crosswired to whatever TV his dad fell asleep watching hence all the crazy poo poo up there.
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Apr 27, 2020 01:27
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So I got around to reading my artbook after others were talking about it. What's the over under on us getting the Pants Golem next season? They are in NYC now, it's right there.
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Apr 27, 2020 04:11
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feedmyleg posted:Oh, for sure, but it's all cultural ping-pong. I wonder if VB will ever resonate with kids watching DuckTales now or if it's something that can only work for our generation. The strong character writing carries the show even if you don't get the references, so I think they'll learn to appreciate it. Plus, by the time they're old enough we'll probably have a trailer for the next season to entice them, maybe.
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Apr 27, 2020 04:52
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Until I got the art book I thought that Hunter saying Brock was “a quarter Winnebago” was only referring to his size, not him being descended from that tribe. That was a surprise. This art book fuckin’ rules.
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Apr 28, 2020 20:07
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So I had a dream involving this show and I think my brain crossed the streams into a universe where Rusty did become a villain, it was oddly coherent for a dream too
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Apr 28, 2020 20:53
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drrockso20 posted:So I had a dream involving this show and I think my brain crossed the streams into a universe where Rusty did become a villain, it was oddly coherent for a dream too I had a dream a few weeks ago where Brock was chasing me and it was truly terrifying. He ended up catching me only to wish me a happy birthday. Weirdest dream I ever woke up in a cold sweat from.
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Apr 28, 2020 21:10
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Playing XCOM Chimera Squad is making me want a venture brothers based SRPG where you do OSI raids and whatnot.
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Apr 28, 2020 23:30
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Ugly In The Morning posted:Playing XCOM Chimera Squad is making me want a venture brothers based SRPG where you do OSI raids and whatnot. Tutorial level is the raid by the Monarch's henchmen seen at the beginning of the Venturestein episode
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Apr 28, 2020 23:46
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Ugly In The Morning posted:Until I got the art book I thought that Hunter saying Brock was “a quarter Winnebago” was only referring to his size, not him being descended from that tribe. That was a surprise. I went through the same process
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Apr 29, 2020 01:41
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Sgt. Politeness posted:I went through the same process Honestly, props to that line for working about a joke about his size and being a tribe that’s from around where he’s from. And not using that to make Brock into a Magic Native type thing.
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I still like the Poker Night joke where GlaDOS tracks the descendants of Ash Williams that he sired in the past and it turns out Brock Samson is a direct descendant.Ugly In The Morning posted:Honestly, props to that line for working about a joke about his size and being a tribe that’s from around where he’s from. And not using that to make Brock into a Magic Native type thing. It's easy to forget how gleefully Americans appropriate native identities for branding, but I think Gathers' tone makes it clear that he's stating a fact that doubles as a joke.
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Ghost Leviathan posted:
Even looking at the 2001 joke it’s pretty respectful, he was going to go to an actual Winnebago chief for guidance. It wasn’t quite Longmire with the Cheyenne but it wasn’t going to be cheesy
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Apr 29, 2020 07:28
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Ghost Leviathan posted:
Every douchy country guy in the south will randomly claim to be 1/64 Cherokee at some point.
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Cojawfee posted:Every douchy country guy in the south will randomly claim to be 1/64 Cherokee at some point. Funny thing is it's usually polite code for being part black. Though 1/4 implies he has a verifiable Winnebago grandparent. Maybe it's making up a bit for Princess Tinyfeet, though pretty much everything about her is meant to wrap all the way around into being funny.
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I bought the art book to help get through quarantine and I have to say the section on Love Bheits where Jackson Publick goes on for several paragraphs about the worst episodes still having their fan favorite moments and then Doc Hammer chimes in at the end to say "I have nothing to say about this episode other than that I hate it" is by far funnier than anything that actually happens in the episode.
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I went into this forum for the first time in a couple of years, saw this thread, googled, saw the venture bros is on hulu and decided to do a rewatch. The aspect ratio is all hosed up? At first it was the right shape but only taking up part of my screen, like a picture with black all around it. Then by episode 6 or so it was normal old-crt aspect ratio taking up the entire vertical with black bars on the side. I never watched the post-credit stuff the first time, so I'm watching it all now. Is there a way to get hulu to automatically stop skipping credits? I suppose that's autoplay-off. Also thanks to reading this thread I just picked up the art book! I'm watching the episodes then reading it, unless someone recommends me to do it the other way 'round. It's an amazing book. I loving love it. So thanks for that, whoever recommended it.
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May 2, 2020 21:03
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redreader posted:I went into this forum for the first time in a couple of years, saw this thread, googled, saw the venture bros is on hulu and decided to do a rewatch. The aspect ratio is all hosed up? At first it was the right shape but only taking up part of my screen, like a picture with black all around it. Then by episode 6 or so it was normal old-crt aspect ratio taking up the entire vertical with black bars on the side. Hulu has that with a bunch of older shows, I think it goes to full screen HD in S3. Also, read the book first then watch the episode, it lets you know what to look for.
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May 2, 2020 21:07
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I think it was an issue where they wanted to have something be a cinematic view but it had to fit on 4:3 TVs, so it was letterboxed, but didn't get unletterboxed when widescreen TVs happened.
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May 2, 2020 21:10
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yeah there’s intentionally letterboxed scenes especially in the cold opens.
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TK-42-1 posted:yeah there’s intentionally letterboxed scenes especially in the cold opens. It’s definitely weird on widescreens though, since it’s already not using most of the screen so the letterboxed bits are teeny.
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I'd much rather deal with a show produced in 4:3 doing occasional letterboxed scenes than encourage streaming services to gently caress with aspect ratios on their own
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Was TVB on Netflix for a period of time? I vaguely remember some show only having the first few seasons of its run and then poking fun about it during a later season announcement. I don't know if it was this show, but I could see them doing that. Joke was something to the effect of "There was a season 4? - Netflix user" for the Season 5 teaser commercial or whatever.
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May 3, 2020 05:08
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Warbird posted:Was TVB on Netflix for a period of time? I vaguely remember some show only having the first few seasons of its run and then poking fun about it during a later season announcement. I don't know if it was this show, but I could see them doing that. Yeah, Netflix only had, I want to say the first two seasons?
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Ok it was likely an AS bumper for Season 4 then.
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Warbird posted:Ok it was likely an AS bumper for Season 4 then. Probably S5, didn’t S4 air in 2010 before Netflix streaming really took off?
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I started rewatching season 7 for the first time since it aired. I know St Cloud isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I love the episode where Monarch is mentoring him. His entrance declaration of "I hope you brought your rubbers ... umm ... because a storm is coming through" combined with the Monarch and 21's groans was perfect.
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This was also the first time I'd revisited season 7 since airing. While I was a little cold on it at the time and missed the earlier goofier adventure vibe of the show, this time around I loved it unequivocally. Seasons 5-7 were so janky when it came to the start and end of character and story arcs not lining up with season finales and premieres that it never felt like there was a proper sense of momentum that I could grasp onto. But watching them back-to-back with a proper flow, I absolutely prefer the back half of the show to the front half. It feels like the show is no longer a riff on adventure shows and superscience and has fully become a show about exploring comic book/superhero universes ala The Tick, bringing it full-circle. And now watching regular superhero stuff is way funnier, because I apply VB bureaucratic rules to it. Batman's exploits feel so much sillier with Guild red tape in mind. e: Peak show is still the one-two-punch of Cleansuit and Gargantua II, though. feedmyleg fucked around with this message at 16:57 on May 5, 2020 |
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May 5, 2020 16:41
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The Monarch and Gary being somewhat proud of St. cloud is just so charming.
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feedmyleg posted:Batman's exploits feel so much sillier with Guild red tape in mind. Turns out that Batman would love to kill bad guys, he just respects the rules.
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Mantis42 posted:Turns out that Batman would love to kill bad guys, he just respects the rules. That would be a better explanation then the current bullshit.
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TK-42-1 posted:The Monarch and Gary being somewhat proud of St. cloud is just so charming. It’s funny how both sides act, there’s this mix of nostalgia and pride with them thinking it’s ridiculous. It’s like a kid’s first day of school. Such a good episode.
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Ugly In The Morning posted:It’s funny how both sides act, there’s this mix of nostalgia and pride with them thinking it’s ridiculous. It’s like a kid’s first day of school. Such a good episode. The whole thing is basically set up like a pair of mildly interested parents setting their kids up for their first soccer game. Both Rusty and the Monarch are aware of how much a farce arching can be, and nothing moreso than level 1 arching, but they put some effort into it anyway. Kinda funny that on thought, Billy and Pete basically took on St Cloud with his own methods- using second-hand superhero memorabilia irresponsibly, while it's St Cloud who has the off-the-shelf overpriced super-science gadgets.
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