Regular show is a constantly repeated pattern, basically. 100+ variations on the same story. In that way, I could see it being "not creative", but it usually develops that story in a weird and fun way. Definitely not as expansive as Adventure Time, but it still has more likeable characters than most kids TV.
― how's life, Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:00 (ten years ago) link
i love regular shows vacillation between mundane just-out-of-college soul crushing frustration and the flights of magic realism.also the dopey meme humor shit and heavy last syllable inflection.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmceJic1JhU
― i didn't even give much of a fuck that you were mod (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:07 (ten years ago) link
am a lover of chowder and courage the cowardly dog. and flapjack. i think those three are three of the best shows i've ever seen. kid or not kid.
― scott seward, Thursday, June 13, 2013 12:50 PM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
This is how I feel about Adventure Time 100%...
Though stay far away from the later episodes that focus on backstory, (most) with a relationship arc, or otherwise any attempting to overemphasize character development of any kind.
The rest are highly recommended.
― Evan, Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:09 (ten years ago) link
reglar show's an acquired taste. also a stupid one. but i like it.
― i didn't even give much of a fuck that you were mod (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:11 (ten years ago) link
I really struggled with Venture Bros. Supposedly it gets better (in the seasons they don't have on Netflix)?
― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:21 (ten years ago) link
cyrus otm. sad but true: adventure time is the only TV show I go out of my way to watch.
― truth bomb lawyer mean mean pride (Edward III), Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:23 (ten years ago) link
sometimes it gets so sick & loopy it's on a jodorowsky/lynch level of wtf, and I'm like how is this even pop culture. but it's also sweet & funny, not just weird for weird's sake.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J2JhiPPdK4
― truth bomb lawyer mean mean pride (Edward III), Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:28 (ten years ago) link
There should be a thread full of those moments from popular cartoons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNZSXnrbs_k
― Evan, Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:31 (ten years ago) link
s1 of powerpuff girls is whacked out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhtf2P6IgqA
― truth bomb lawyer mean mean pride (Edward III), Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:42 (ten years ago) link
I really struggled with Venture Bros. Supposedly it gets better (in the seasons they don't have on Netflix)?― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, June 13, 2013 5:21 PM (21 minutes ago)
― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, June 13, 2013 5:21 PM (21 minutes ago)
i enjoyed it from the jump, but it def gets better over time. less parodic joke, more long haul funny. it's actually got a pretty deep story arc, and they never drop that really, which for cartoon (esp adult swim) is crazy rare. it makes most scripted sitcoms look really really lazy tbh.
― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:45 (ten years ago) link
Only season 1 is on Netflix, right? We watched it a couple of months ago, got to the Easy Rider cliffhanger and went "NOOOOO" when there wasn't any more available.
― Home Despot (WilliamC), Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:48 (ten years ago) link
adventure time's weirdness just doesn't click for me, feels too mannered.
― i didn't even give much of a fuck that you were mod (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 13 June 2013 19:01 (ten years ago) link
i really dug adventure time's first season but i lost interest after that. regular show is good times
― i wanna be a gabbneb baby (Hungry4Ass), Thursday, 13 June 2013 19:06 (ten years ago) link
finn's voice is too deep now
― polyphonic, Thursday, 13 June 2013 19:09 (ten years ago) link
there's a lot of gold in adventure time even still. the show hit a mature stride in S2 & S3, you should def give it another shot, H4A. some of the best are the non-finn eps, like "thank you", which is funny and heartbreaking and possessed of intrinsic goodness: https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=224753127596024
― truth bomb lawyer mean mean pride (Edward III), Thursday, 13 June 2013 21:31 (ten years ago) link
also I'm not a regular show hater, it's entertaining. but post-college was a long time ago for me. plus the art & design in adventure time are kind of incredible.
― truth bomb lawyer mean mean pride (Edward III), Thursday, 13 June 2013 22:56 (ten years ago) link
you guys ever watch the example shorts? very soothing.
― scott seward, Sunday, 16 June 2013 17:38 (ten years ago) link
right?
― i didn't even give much of a fuck that you were mod (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 16 June 2013 18:26 (ten years ago) link
i think adventure time is starting to get back to its old groove! the last few episodes have been less back-story, more fun odd adventures.
― juicebox, Monday, 17 June 2013 19:42 (ten years ago) link
I don't get the "backstory eps are bad" line of thinking, the ones with ice king & marceline are great
― truth bomb lawyer mean mean pride (Edward III), Tuesday, 18 June 2013 15:33 (ten years ago) link
Guys, Miami Connection is now available. I'm stoked.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 20 June 2013 04:02 (ten years ago) link
ABC's of death, John Hodgman: Ragnarok - it's a good day for streaming
― Hi i am your great fan suces (jjjusten), Thursday, 20 June 2013 21:09 (ten years ago) link
― truth bomb lawyer mean mean pride (Edward III), Tuesday, June 18, 2013 11:33 AM (2 days ago)
Because the core concept of the show began with a light-hearted silly/absurd feel and to suddenly try to deepen the characters (or in your example just straight drama) it really doesn't work against that original format at all like parmesan cheese on chinese food. The elements are too much at odds. Plus the evidence of the apocalypse peppered in the background of set pieces is way funnier than addressing it.
― Evan, Thursday, 20 June 2013 23:15 (ten years ago) link
Miami Connection is next-level.
― JoeStork, Thursday, 20 June 2013 23:27 (ten years ago) link
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I feel like one of the great things about adventure time is the way it addresses topics that kids will actually have to deal with but never hear about in most kid's programming - e.g. dealing with a mentally ill relative/friend, or a grandparent with dementia who isn't the person you remember. I hope they leave some of the details of the past mysterious, but I think in general the focus on serious issues has improved the show.
I felt like some of the episodes this season (like Puhoy, which I loved) did get a little far from something that kids would relate to, and seemed aimed more towards their adult audience.
― JoeStork, Thursday, 20 June 2013 23:33 (ten years ago) link
Hmm but are you saying it is their intent? Because there is an episode that basically teaches that non-violence is an ineffective way to deal with bad people. Which I know they're being jokey about yet if they're aiming to expose kids to topics in life I think that one would be lost on them.
― Evan, Friday, 21 June 2013 02:51 (ten years ago) link
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, June 19, 2013 11:02 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― JoeStork, Thursday, June 20, 2013 6:27 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this is super entertaining!
― goole, Saturday, 22 June 2013 00:55 (ten years ago) link
I'm watching it right now and uh it's pretty damn amazing
― congratulations (n/a), Saturday, 22 June 2013 03:52 (ten years ago) link
Ok fuck it, I'm in
― Hi i am your great fan suces (jjjusten), Saturday, 22 June 2013 03:59 (ten years ago) link
There's just such a sense of joy to it, like all these dudes had a blast making this mind-boggling movie.
― JoeStork, Saturday, 22 June 2013 04:40 (ten years ago) link
Friends through eternity, loyalty, family
― Hi i am your great fan suces (jjjusten), Saturday, 22 June 2013 05:14 (ten years ago) link
Must find soundtrack
― Hi i am your great fan suces (jjjusten), Saturday, 22 June 2013 05:15 (ten years ago) link
Holy shit 7" on pink vinyl
― Hi i am your great fan suces (jjjusten), Saturday, 22 June 2013 05:17 (ten years ago) link
Out of stock noooooooooo
― Hi i am your great fan suces (jjjusten), Saturday, 22 June 2013 05:19 (ten years ago) link
You need to get rid of that band, so you can control that area.
― JoeStork, Saturday, 22 June 2013 05:26 (ten years ago) link
This is so goddamn great
― Hi i am your great fan suces (jjjusten), Saturday, 22 June 2013 05:39 (ten years ago) link
Ever since I've learned it's streaming I've been singing this to myself.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 22 June 2013 06:28 (ten years ago) link
Avengers is up
― sktsh, Saturday, 22 June 2013 22:31 (ten years ago) link
I'm kind of bummed that I paid fifty bucks to buy Miami Connection on VHS a few years ago now that it's on Blu-Ray and streaming but fuck it it was worth it.
― polyphonic, Saturday, 22 June 2013 22:37 (ten years ago) link
"my mother was korean"
― goole, Sunday, 23 June 2013 03:16 (ten years ago) link
"We must avenge Jeff's death. They will not escape the Miami ninja!"
― goole, Sunday, 23 June 2013 03:55 (ten years ago) link
so Jeff was that head ninja dude's brother idgi
― Gukbe, Sunday, 23 June 2013 04:50 (ten years ago) link
i understood that to be metaphorical
― goole, Sunday, 23 June 2013 05:22 (ten years ago) link
wow how did i not know about this movie
― arby's, Sunday, 23 June 2013 05:49 (ten years ago) link
amazing
(MILD EXPLOSION)
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Sunday, 23 June 2013 06:36 (ten years ago) link
Someone I Touched -- mid 70s TV movie starring Cloris Leachman, cautionary tale about syphilis and infidelity. it is AMAZING.
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Sunday, 23 June 2013 23:12 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqwntLBY9tA
― i wanna be a gabbneb baby (Hungry4Ass), Sunday, 23 June 2013 23:20 (ten years ago) link
the nose grabbing
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 24 June 2013 01:33 (ten years ago) link
I recommend that all fans of Miami Connection check out R.O.T.O.R.
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 24 June 2013 01:34 (ten years ago) link
we're due for a Netflix Instant Watch Midnight Movie thread imo
― i didn't even give much of a fuck that you were mod (forksclovetofu), Monday, 24 June 2013 04:58 (ten years ago) link