Tragic! And I think I read that Steven Universe is on indefinite hiatus, too.
― Dan I., Thursday, 29 September 2016 16:44 (seven years ago) link
That means they have two more seasons to resolve whatever arcs they want to resolve, while avoiding a Simpsons-like purgatory. As much as I love the series and hope that some other meal ticket for underground cartoonists arises to take its place, that endpoint seems reasonable.
Xp
― one way street, Thursday, 29 September 2016 16:45 (seven years ago) link
Although given that "season" means anywhere from 25 to 55 eps, two more full seasons is a lot more AT
xp
― Dan I., Thursday, 29 September 2016 16:46 (seven years ago) link
As far as I know, SU is on hiatus until Thanksgiving, but it's never had a regular broadcast schedule, and it's been renewed through the fifth season at least (we're still on the first few episodes of the fourth).
― one way street, Thursday, 29 September 2016 16:49 (seven years ago) link
I agree, it's time.
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Thursday, 29 September 2016 19:00 (seven years ago) link
Probably need some kind of all-purpose Cartoon Network thread to drag our children's entertainment-loving shame out of the darkness. Anyway, just read this older analysis of the various cultural and mythical references in Over the Garden Wall which was pretty well done. Four parts.http://observationdeck.kinja.com/tag/over-the-garden-wallFeel like that's gonna be one of those shows that kids will remember with love/terror years from now.
― Nhex, Thursday, 3 November 2016 15:31 (seven years ago) link
There's a Steven Universe thread: Steven Universe - I can't really be bothered to set up an SU vs AT fite as they are both great in different ways.
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 3 November 2016 15:41 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5d42w4ZcY4
― A big shout out goes to the lamb chops, thos lamb chops (ulysses), Monday, 19 December 2016 20:57 (seven years ago) link
Looks just like my Aunt
― Evan, Monday, 19 December 2016 21:01 (seven years ago) link
back on tonight!
― A big shout out goes to the lamb chops, thos lamb chops (ulysses), Monday, 23 January 2017 17:50 (seven years ago) link
Finn = Don Quixote & Jake = Sancho Panza
― badg, Saturday, 3 June 2017 00:09 (seven years ago) link
Sad to say it but this has mostly sucked since finn's dad showed up
― i believe that (s)he is sincere (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 3 June 2017 07:36 (seven years ago) link
Hall of egress would be the last one i can think of that really shined, that was like a borges short story
― i believe that (s)he is sincere (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 3 June 2017 07:37 (seven years ago) link
not a fan of the minis? i like them, feels like they're really wrapping up the show with these little sagas
― Nhex, Saturday, 3 June 2017 14:36 (seven years ago) link
i couldn't even get through the "elements" one. marceline's was okay.
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Sunday, 4 June 2017 17:46 (seven years ago) link
We sat down to watch Islands, thinking it'd be good knockabout fun like Stakes, and were knocked sideways by how heavy it was.
Also I said at one point "I've no idea who they've got to do Minerva's voice, but it sounds a lot like Sharon Horgan.."
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 21 September 2017 13:28 (six years ago) link
Also the numbering is kind of off, because this is parts 3-10 of a bigger story with Preboot/Reboot - my girl hadn't seen those and there was a bit of babbling to fill her in, which probably sounded like a kid making up a story - which tbh is one of the best bits of Adventure Time.
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 21 September 2017 13:36 (six years ago) link
i know i'm a broken record here, but the new batch weren't much good... with the exception of the PB mythos ep which provided some helpful background on her character. very much ready for this to be let go.
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Thursday, 21 September 2017 13:43 (six years ago) link
I'm confused about how many eps/seasons are left to go.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 21 September 2017 13:53 (six years ago) link
Two more episodes.
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 21 September 2017 13:58 (six years ago) link
The end draws near:
#TheUltimateAdventure awaits. pic.twitter.com/ro6H2mWJ8n
― Duane Barry, Tuesday, 20 March 2018 00:33 (six years ago) link
i still have like 20 episodes to catch up on this show
― Nhex, Tuesday, 20 March 2018 02:29 (six years ago) link
Plot ideas: Finn and Hunter Princess "hook up" but their differences lead Hunter Princess to ask Jake and BMO how to be more civilized. Among other things they teach her how to dance.
― Woon... Doopee Time (FlopsyDuck), Tuesday, 20 March 2018 13:20 (six years ago) link
The recent New Yorker cartoon caption competition episode was A+ imo.
― Stevie T, Wednesday, 21 March 2018 19:14 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddJ8YYl7q-ANobody does it quite like Roilland.Also, "Over the Garden Wall" is on Netflix and you should watch it right now.
― oder doch?, Saturday, 30 June 2018 19:25 (five years ago) link
I'm looking forward for the minecraft episode
― He said captain, I said wot (FlopsyDuck), Saturday, 30 June 2018 22:08 (five years ago) link
The end is near. Enjoy an oral history.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-ca-adventure-time-oral-history-20180823-htmlstory.html
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 23 August 2018 22:59 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiLdWXLXDeA
― oder doch?, Sunday, 5 May 2019 13:49 (five years ago) link
still have much love for this show but it's sooooo clear when the universe went off the rails in that video. but i stuck with it to the end.I want Peter C. to watch it and cry at the amount of lore
― Nhex, Sunday, 5 May 2019 21:17 (five years ago) link
I thought it brought off the ending quite well, but my problem is that out of the final season I've literally only seen the ending.
― Andrew Farrell, Sunday, 5 May 2019 21:37 (five years ago) link
same, but tbh if I had a kid I would def gladly sit through the entire run despite the quality dropoff in the last couple seasons
― Simon H., Sunday, 5 May 2019 22:24 (five years ago) link
I watched this show pretty religiously until midway through Season 5. It never really dropped off for me, just a slow kind of lulling? Is it worth finishing?
― flamboyant goon tie included, Sunday, 5 May 2019 22:51 (five years ago) link
it's definitely worth finishing. it's just that the lore gets SO crazy and sprawled out that it's impossible to remember everything covered in this video
― Nhex, Sunday, 5 May 2019 22:53 (five years ago) link
Seasons 5 and 6 have many of my favorite episodes, and 7 has "The Hall of Egress" which might be my single favorite. After that you could probably skip to the last 6/7 episodes and get enough of what's happening to enjoy it. But yeah at that point you might as well watch it all.
― Simon H., Sunday, 5 May 2019 22:55 (five years ago) link
Hmm yeah I think I'll pick up from the beginning of S5 again, I LOVED the trilogy that kicked it off
― flamboyant goon tie included, Sunday, 5 May 2019 22:55 (five years ago) link
Watching that video made me respect all over again the series' sense of scale and zen approach to cataclysm - constant cycles of rise, ruin and renewal in different forms. Actually much more grounded than most series of any kind.
― Simon H., Sunday, 5 May 2019 23:05 (five years ago) link
all of it is on hulu i believe.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Sunday, 5 May 2019 23:31 (five years ago) link
I've been going back and rewatching select eps including some I missed, partially inspired by this list
https://ew.com/tv/adventure-time-30-best-episodes/
...which is still missing a ton of my favorite episodes. I hadn't seen "The Other Tarts" and I almost died of laughter at the conclusion
Anyway for all the flailing about in later seasons it really is amazing how many killer eps there are, and all the format-busting and alternate timelines really help with that. I might end up springing for the DVD set, which is really pretty reasonably priced considering it's 22 (!) discs.
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Monday, 9 March 2020 03:33 (four years ago) link
I got Jen the Blu-Ray of the second half for Christmas - six discs for five seasons. We started with filling in gaps in what we saw for season 6 (we'd seen them in the more-or-less random order that Cartoon Central broadcast them) but we've been going through the rest in order, even the ones we saw before - we finished it all yesterday, by coincidence.
We'd actually seen the final episode but none of the rest of the last season (because CC thought that was a good idea?). Which is to say that I don't really think the back half has that much flailing? All three of the multi-episode stories are there, for a start.
The episode ranking notably has as its top two episodes with Rebecca Sugar songs at the center - I thought her playing the non-spoily song from the finale at Comicon is lovely, particularly the extent to which John DiMaggio can't keep it together.
https://youtu.be/Xr53S9vIbCE
― Andrew Farrell, Monday, 9 March 2020 08:04 (four years ago) link
awwwww DiMaggio <3
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Monday, 9 March 2020 12:45 (four years ago) link
aw man, damn
― Nhex, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 00:57 (four years ago) link
New Special on June 25 on HBO Max
HBO Max be releasing Show dates pic.twitter.com/uvEdav3S2B— Scitoons | May 15th (@SciToons22__) May 13, 2020
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 13 May 2020 22:06 (four years ago) link
the first special was really good I thought! nice blend of cuteness and comedy, good lil cameos, and a lovely ending.
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Saturday, 27 June 2020 02:27 (three years ago) link
I've been watching through the entire series from the start. Considering that season six was the point I dropped off (at least watching it regularly) the first time, I'm a bit surprised at how much I've enjoyed it now. There's a lot of experimentation and expansion of Ooo lore, though it does drift off a bit too much from the show's core; there isn't very much, you know, adventure time with Finn and Jake (they even joke about it on one episode). I don't think I even understood the ending/resolution to at least three or four specific episodes. S7/8 have struck a better balance overall.
My most recent episode was the one where Tree Trunks is revealed to have alien hybrid offspring. I wonder if that painter who believes he lost his virginity to aliens was the inspiration for that one.
― Duane Barry, Tuesday, 29 September 2020 14:47 (three years ago) link
Forgive the thread spam, but I wanted to note that Adventure Time: Distant Lands is nominated in the 2020 ILX TV poll:
ILX's Best Television of 2020 Poll / VOTING AND CAMPAIGNING THREAD / Voting Ends After January 29, 2021
If you like this show and you'd like to see it have a good showing in the poll (running in February) all you need to do is submit a ballot including it and your other favorites (3 minimum, 25 maximum, ranked by your favorite to least favorite) to forksclovetofu at gmail. It'll take five minutes; get to it!
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 21 January 2021 19:44 (three years ago) link
RIP Tree Trunks :(
Polly Lou Livingston, The voice of Tree Trunks on Adventure Time, passed away recently. She had a wonderful and unmistakeable voice and was always a joy to have in recording sessions. Polly Lou really liked playing TT and she'll be sorely missed. pic.twitter.com/0rUql0gKFP
― Duane Barry, Friday, 5 February 2021 23:18 (three years ago) link
:(
― stimmy stimmy yah (Simon H.), Saturday, 6 February 2021 00:16 (three years ago) link
oh man that actually hits hard. her voice meant a lot to me.
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 6 February 2021 03:30 (three years ago) link