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pksage posted:Possibly because Disney is absolute poo poo at scheduling new content compared to other networks, and it's been literally two years since the premiere of season 1? It is? What other shows have not received the due attention?
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Speaking of Stan: what's your prediction? Is he the true mastermind behind Gravity Falls' weirdness? Is he a simple observer? Is he trying to stop it somehow? Place your bets!
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There are a lot of things that impress me about this show, but two in particular stand out to me. The first is continuity. Almost every other cartoon show seems to be scared shitless of building a continuing narrative, for fear that viewers watching an episode. Adventure Time sort of does it, but even then it's more a theming continuity than a narrative one. But in GF everything, even the episodes that don't advance the main mistery plot, has an impact on the storyline and isn't conveniently forgotten in the next episode; which is something that always bugs me to no end. The other one, as people have already pointed out, is how dark the show can get. We've had a secondary but beloved character turned into a zombie! Whenever I see Mickey Mouse at the end of the credits, I'm always slightly weirded out by the thought that Disney, the company that built an empire on the foundations of being kids friendly, is producing something like this.
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Scrub Lover posted:The Gravity Falls team has an official blog quote:For ages now I have lurked in anonymity, hiding in the shadows of the internet, watching as you’ve GIF’ed our shows jokes and shipped our shows characters and done unspeakable things to my dear Pines Twins. You…you’ve got some issues Tumblr. We’re all worried about you. There's something to be said about seeing porn of the underage characters you've created and still manage to joke about it. paradoxGentleman fucked around with this message at 14:48 on Aug 5, 2014 |
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Aug 5, 2014 14:46
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I heard more than one people say that between this show, Adventure Time, Wander over Yonder and Steve Universe we're living in a new golden age for cartoons. I would be inclined to agree; what about you?
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Aug 8, 2014 09:25
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It's almost as if people can have weird interests and even fetishes and still be functional, non-creepy human beings! Isn't that something.
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Aug 8, 2014 20:34
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You guys get mad at the weirdest things. Look, that guy is being overenthusiastic about a cartoon! How dare he! And that one is into something we are not! Grab the torches and pitchforks!
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Aug 10, 2014 19:39
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I just want to remind everybody that this is a Disney show, which makes getting away with stuff like that even more amazing.
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Aug 12, 2014 18:29
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ireladd posted:You're not Sithsaber and you're not extrapolating any rape baby themes. I think you're good. I would consider it a personal favor if you were to watch the episode, read Steve Yun's analysis of it and then decide if we're just a bunch of sniggering assholes getting our rocks off or if this interpretation is at least plausible.
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Aug 18, 2014 08:19
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To go with something slightly more on-topic, Ian Worrel, art director of Gravity Falls, has won an Emmy. That's pretty great.
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Aug 18, 2014 22:47
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I would watch every show-within-a-show in Gravity Falls.
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Aug 20, 2014 12:08
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Ineffiable posted:The duchess approves. She may be a duchess, but she's also a woman!
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Aug 20, 2014 18:31
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Trash Boat posted:Starring Sturly Stembleburgiss as the Duchess and Grampton St. Rumpterfrabble as the irascible coxswain Saunterblugget Hampterfuppinshire. Can you imagine the narrator's face when he read this line for the first time?
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Aug 20, 2014 21:51
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Petiso posted:So we can safely assume that dating sim girl is going to go all HAL 9000 on Soos, right? I hope so, otherwise there's not going to be a lot of substance in that episode. ...unless that's a one-off gag and the focus of the episode is something else. 
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CelticPredator posted:And I love how Mabel has a beyond lovely taste in guys. Gabe is probably one of the creepiest crush she's ever had.
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CelticPredator posted:Eh, Gidion probably doesn't make out with puppets. Which is weirder than being a mini evangelist for the supernatural. You know, maybe you're right, he's not as creepy but he's more dangerous. paradoxGentleman fucked around with this message at 10:32 on Sep 9, 2014 |
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Sep 9, 2014 10:12
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Now, the code is certainly a joke about conspiracy theorists and their odd fascination with reptile people... but it is technically possible that Reptilians are the final antagonists of the show, isn't it?
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I have found another code to throw in the code pile: That journal page, once decodified, says: PURE ENERGY NOT SKIN AND BONE RISING LIKE THE SHEPARD TONE And according to Wikipedia, the Shepard tone is an auditory illusion that seems to be rising (or descending, depending on the scale) in pitch, when in actuality the opposite is happening. This has been observed by me, and I most certainly didn't just find it on Tumblr and post it here. Nope, not at all. paradoxGentleman fucked around with this message at 22:50 on Sep 9, 2014 |
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Sep 9, 2014 22:45
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Moddington posted:Don't know if you copy-pasted this from the same source as the translated code, but the wiki article actually says that a Shepard Tone is one that appears to ascend/descend infinitely, like an audio version of the Penrose Stairs. Whoops! I did, actually, and I really should have given the Wikipedia article a better read. Thanks for the catch.
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The scene where Giffany appears at Soos' date was delightfully creepy.
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I sort of see where that reviewer is coming from, but Giffany didn't exactly bother me, probably because I'd say it's logical her character to act one-dimensional. I guess he was expecting a big twist or something like that and was disappointed that her character played straight.
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DolphinCop posted:Mind you, nuance isn't 100% necessary in every single character, especially in a show like this, but when you dip into the Jilted Ex stereotype you better loving have something to show for it, or the end result stands a decent chance of being somewhat offensive. The episode makes it abudantly clear that Giffany is not a real woman; hell, she seems contemptuos of real women and their "unpredictability", so I doubt that this interpretation makes all that sense. If that wasn't enough, there's plenty of excellent female characters in this show so you can't even accuse it of representing all women in the same way. The only character that consistently acts like a stereotype is Pacifica, and they called themselves out on it: You walking one-dimensional bleach-blonde valley girl stereotype!
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bobjr posted:I wonder how many people saw the episode and thought "Man Soos should have just stayed with Giffany because she's so much better"? I checked 4chan, because that's the sort of place where that sort of people would hang out, and yes, there's a bunch of them. Coincidentally, did you know that 3DPD means "3D Pig Disgusting", and it's used by people that sincerely believe that their fellow human beings aren't as good as the imaginary inhabitants of fiction? Thank you, Urban Dictionary, and gently caress you at the same time.
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Suspicious Dish posted:It's just a cartoon. Calm down. Yes, it is a cartoon. A good cartoon, with characters developed enough that people want to talk about them.
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While smart Waddles and claymotion have a very distinct appeal, I can't help but wonder just what sort of curse would a witch put on Stan. Maybe it'll be a fairy tale classic, like spitting frogs and snakes everytime he lies! That would probably destroy the surrounding ecosystem.achillesforever6 posted:I've also been seeing some criticism about the "lore" in Gravity Falls because cartoons shouldn't be about lore and world building and often times focusing on lore ruins good cartoons. That's dumb and those people are dumb.
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Sep 26, 2014 18:35
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Robot Hobo posted:If enjoying a show (or movie, or band, or whatever) in a the "wrong" way is stupid and the sign of a bad person, I would think that being the kind of person who would actually become upset about how someone else does enjoy a show is inherently several steps worse. Perhaps I've been a bit harsh, but I do mantain that castigating a show for creating a coherent narrative and an interesting setting that doesn't contradict itself every other episode doesn't make any sense. I don't mind show with an episodic approach, but I have a big preference for those that build on what has been established instead of resetting the status quo every time. And I'm not particularly upset about that. Everyone enjoys what they enjoy, I just think that you're probably going to laugh at the gags even if they're part of a bigger story and I usually resent people in favor of dumbing things down. So maybe I'm a little salty. Just a bit.
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Pick posted:I don't like it when a property that is oriented towards children [i]stops[i] being for them and becomes for adults (especially if people see that as the "logical" outcome of a kid's media property being high-quality).  Yes, why should children get any quality entertainment? The brats'll probably just watch any old drivel as long as it's animated. God I was trying to be sarcastic but that almost phisically hurt to type.
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JT Jag posted:Adventure Time has a much larger budget and staff than Gravity Falls. They're Cartoon Network's bell-cow and they get a lot of privileges most shows don't. Few cartoons have as many different writers and storyboard artists as Adventure Time. Isn't Gravity Falls also getting them some serious audience and great ratings? Is it possible that it'll get an augmented budget? paradoxGentleman fucked around with this message at 19:05 on Sep 30, 2014 |
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It's well done. The art style doesn't really complement the show and this guy's incest stuff sends shivers down my spine (especially considering the Pines have one of the best sibling relationship I've seen in a piece of media), but from an animation standpoint it seems pretty good to me.
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Oct 9, 2014 21:31
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The day that anyone will be allowed to be an rear end in a top hat, as long as they're well developped, is the day that we will know true equality.
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Oct 11, 2014 21:14
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pandaK posted:Hello a friend just showed me that psycho dating sim girl episode, and now I have hopelessly fallen in love with this show. I love shows with tons of hidden subtext like the deal with Stan's glasses. Welcome home.
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Oct 16, 2014 14:11
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pksage posted:So, basically, if Old Man McGucket is actually the author as this trailer states pretty much outright, Disney has no qualms about what they put in trailers and that production leak from ages ago is real. But if someone else, like Stanley Pines, is actually the author, it was all a long con by Alex Hirsch. This trailer and that production leak were meant to mislead us.
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pksage posted:- Were the agents in this episode? I assume they're a super elusive cameo again  edit: Also, here's this episode's cyphered message: GIDEON’S TANTRUMS, MISSPELLED TATTOOS, A FEAR OF WITCHES, A, LIFE OF REGRET, SHANDRA’S REJECTIONS, SOCIETY’S VIEWS THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT THEY TRY TO FORGET paradoxGentleman fucked around with this message at 10:31 on Oct 28, 2014 |
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Alan Smithee posted:I wonder who Mabel's lawyer is
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QwertySanchez posted:Is the goofy cop!  If it's not him, then it's someone who REALLY looks like him.
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Nov 11, 2014 12:00
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Command Ant posted:Here's that scene everyone is abuzz about. In my opinion this was, in the intention of the staff, the final nail on the coffin of the Wendy-Dipper ship. But I bet people that are really into it are going to see it as furhter proof that there is still hope.
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I am only slightly surprised that this exists.
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Nov 14, 2014 18:03
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Mraagvpeine posted:I wonder what reason Blandin had to appear near the end of Gideon Rises. Speaking of Gideon, did anyone catch that poster of him in the past?
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don Jaime posted:Eh, seemed a little boring to me. They didn't focus on the odd thing - that there is an actual god of love roaming around. Instead, we got a lot of dull scenes with the teenagers. And I'm getting sick of Mabel. It seems like she's the focus of every episode anymore. And yes, Robbie's parents were beyond amazing, and also complete assholes.
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There's something that has been bothering me about this episode. And that is Thompson. What message are is GF sending by having the teenagers bond over that poor sucker's pain? I guess that's what he wants, but it seems like it's like this because they're the only friends he has.
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