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2101
« on: March 20, 2017, 01:40:06 AM »
Big Lebowski.
Man fights illegal alien in the big city.
BvS
MiB
MiB 2
2102
« on: March 20, 2017, 01:39:01 AM »
Good luck. Biggest flaw is the pacing issues. There are episodes that are just exposition with a two minute fight scene tacked on at the end that takes place in dimly lit rooms with cuts every 1.5 seconds. The camera work is pretty shitty at times, which is a shame because the fights at least seem well choreographed.
2103
« on: March 20, 2017, 12:59:12 AM »
if i were an illustrator, i probably wouldn't ever draw people
am i "limiting" myself by not drawing people, or do i just not want to?
Strictly speaking, you are limiting yourself. However, key to it is that it would be a choice. There's no issue with it so long as they remain faithful to their intentions. The tone reflects the arc of the story. The OG series was dark at times, but hopeful because Jack had the sword. Now he doesn't, and they're reflecting that. Not saying it'll suddenly go back to red sharpie lines when he gets the sword back (because we all know he will), but the type of violence reflects the tone, not the other way around. Have some faith in Genndy, he's never done wrong by a show of his yet.
2104
« on: March 20, 2017, 12:55:13 AM »
tl;dr verb has a hate boner against adult swim and is against SJ now because of that
He hasn't said that he hates SJ, just that he's dissatisfied with the use of blood. Which, thinking back, at least half of the blood shown was also in the trailer (jack walking down the hallway, getting stabbed).
2105
« on: March 20, 2017, 12:34:56 AM »
i'm not saying they ARE forced--it just feels that way to me, which affects my overall enjoyment
right now, i predict that there's gonna be a quota--"every 2 episodes, we need to have an on-screen death"
if the next two episodes don't have any onscreen deaths, i'll eat my words
again, i'm not saying there is a quota, but i can't shake the feeling that there is, based on the current direction that the series is going--and that's my issue
that's my only issue, by the way--i haven't even talked about what i enjoyed
I can guarantee that there will be a humanoid die at least every two episodes, but I couldn't tell you whether they're be androids or humans. That's what's at work here; they don't have to limit themselves to just robos anymore. I doubt we'll see anything like the robot ninja ambush from the OG series with humans, but people will likely die. All deaths are measured according to the cool-factor and the plot. Don't read too far into it Verb, you're just going to nag yourself into hating it over a nitpick.
2106
« on: March 20, 2017, 12:24:21 AM »
i don't know if i care for that comparison, because there's a perfectly justifiable reason for the inconsistency of style between each story--and they're different stories anyway, so why would they need to be stylistically consistent
a better comparison would be this: a children's story is partially written, but remains unfinished
the author comes back and decides to finish the story
but now, it's written in a different style--which ultimately affects the integrity of the whole story
An even better comparison is the Harry Potter series. OG series is books 1-3, season 5 is 4-7. It's okay for something to change as it goes, especially if it's to continue targeting the starting demographic. They weren't making season 5 for 2017's 12 year olds, they're making it for 2004's 12 year olds.
2107
« on: March 20, 2017, 12:14:25 AM »
So why is it okay for Scaramouch to be explicitly beheaded, but blood coming from the neck of one of the daughters is so tonally inconsistent? Just because he's a robot? Literally the only reason no humans were explicitly dying on the original show was because TV censors won't let you show children videos of people being eviscerated. That's why everything was a robot or it happened off-screen.
I really don't mean to sound rude, but it really just seems like you're looking for a reason to hate it because of the network it airs on. It's all been done tastefully, and the amount of violence is on par with the original show, substituting a rain shower of robot-blood with a small puddle of human-blood.
i think the issue we're having is this: what you view as a pair of creativity shackles being taken off, i view as a new pair being put on
instead of "you can't show blood or humans dying," it's "you HAVE to show blood and humans dying"
it becomes obligatory because [as]. do you see what i mean now
But we already know that isn't true. Not a single organic creature was shown dying on screen in the first episode. Hell, the main daughter of Aku being beaten as a child was shown indirectly rather than on screen. They aren't being forced to do anything they don't want to do. The show was brought back so it could end properly, and they are doing it on their terms.
2108
« on: March 20, 2017, 12:08:43 AM »
does this not affect the tone in any way to you
No, it doesn't. The OG series had android who had actual feelings (and was the last of his kind) forced to fight Jack because Aku stole his dog. When Jack cuts him down, he begs Jack to take care of it for him. That shit was way darker tonally than the sequence that contained blood in 502. There's always been "blood" in the series, now they're just finally free to use blood. This isn't some sort of dialing up to 11 with violence, they're just doing what they were forced to work around on the original network.
2109
« on: March 20, 2017, 12:00:57 AM »
if jack killed maybe two or three real humans in the original series, it would feel less jarring
He did. The Gentleman, Boris, and Jujunga. They just weren't explicitly shown because it needed to be able to air in the afternoon and morning.
well, i can't pretend i've seen every single episode or have a perfect recollection of them all--but still, therein lies the rub
regardless of the reasons behind the unseen murders of those characters, that's how they presented murder: by not explicitly showing it--and now that's out the window, because we're on [adult swim]
it's inconsistent, and that bugs me
So why is it okay for Scaramouch to be explicitly beheaded, but blood coming from the neck of one of the daughters is so tonally inconsistent? Just because he's a robot? Literally the only reason no humans were explicitly dying on the original show was because TV censors won't let you show children videos of people being eviscerated. That's why everything was a robot or it happened off-screen. I really don't mean to sound rude, but it really just seems like you're looking for a reason to hate it because of the network it airs on. It's all been done tastefully, and the amount of violence is on par with the original show, substituting a rain shower of robot-blood with a small puddle of human-blood.
2110
« on: March 19, 2017, 11:49:47 PM »
Besides that, they totally have done more explicit stuff in the original series, just with robots instead. So far, the blood has been used less frequently, for shorter durations, and in smaller quantities than the original show used oil for robots (aka their way to get around things getting chopped up and dying on an afternoon-airing children's show)
2111
« on: March 19, 2017, 11:43:38 PM »
if jack killed maybe two or three real humans in the original series, it would feel less jarring
He did. The Gentleman, Boris, and Jujunga. They just weren't explicitly shown because it needed to be able to air in the afternoon and morning.
2112
« on: March 19, 2017, 11:42:23 PM »
does jack necessarily need to be going through these conflicts, when it's so tonally inconsistent with the rest of the series, making it feel as though a fan wrote it
I'm not sure about that; the direction of Season 5 springboards from the ending of season 4. Jack has always revolved between funny, actiony, and solemn. Given how the original run did end, I don't think the old episode format would work very well. Single issue stories are nice when there's no rush for it to end or progress. It being darker tonally is a product of when it airs and the need to provide an overarching story to follow up on the issue presented with the old finale. Given that this season is an overarching story, it's easy to understand that the darker nature of Aku's future would be more apparent regardless of the existence of blood. Besides that, it wasn't even like the episode was drenched in blood. It was three beings (the wolf, the girl, and Jack) and it was only for a few minutes. They're keeping it honest to the feeling of the original series with the same brand of humor, art direction, and action sequences while using some of the additional elbow room that comes with a loosening of censors to do things that they were unable to do over a decade ago.
2113
« on: March 19, 2017, 10:47:00 PM »
this is the first time jack killed a human, right?
Yes.
um
My b, forgot about the bounty hunters
2114
« on: March 19, 2017, 05:25:57 PM »
Finally got around to doing Ending A. I'll probably just try to zip through B (doing minimal fishing and side quests) so I can get to C.
2115
« on: March 19, 2017, 05:24:38 PM »
this is the first time jack killed a human, right? i dont remember much from when i used to watch this show.
Yes. That was why he stopped for a good minute there before leaving.
2116
« on: March 19, 2017, 02:41:21 PM »
As I feared, the blood is slightly off-putting just because it's literally never been present before. It just comes off a little fan-fictiony, like when people write swears in the dialogue of characters who never actually swear in the source material? It's a little distracting, but whatever.
It's more minimal than the oil in previous seasons, though. The gore is basically non-existent as well. Overall, it's obvious that they're trying to handle this as delicately as possible.
2117
« on: March 18, 2017, 10:44:16 PM »
tfw Jack Spoiler kind of wants to kill himself 
2118
« on: March 18, 2017, 10:42:15 PM »
3D World
Smash U
Mario Kart 8
WW HD
TP HD
Breath of the Wild
Wonderful 101
why would you just go and list every wii u game
Don't worry, I left out the two best Wii U games because of how (((problematic))) they are.
misogynetta 2 and what
It's very [X]citing
2119
« on: March 18, 2017, 10:36:35 PM »
3D World
Smash U
Mario Kart 8
WW HD
TP HD
Breath of the Wild
Wonderful 101
why would you just go and list every wii u game
Don't worry, I left out the two best Wii U games because of how (((problematic))) they are.
2120
« on: March 18, 2017, 09:31:04 PM »
3D World
Smash U
Mario Kart 8
WW HD
TP HD
Breath of the Wild
Wonderful 101
2121
« on: March 16, 2017, 05:57:29 PM »
Why is Jack white?
He's a lemon-skinned jap
2122
« on: March 15, 2017, 12:45:51 AM »
Okay, I'll do my best
2123
« on: March 14, 2017, 06:01:50 PM »
Got Endings A, B, C and D all there is now is E, no idea how to get it yet
>Not getting the other 21 endings You should relaX for awhile
2124
« on: March 13, 2017, 11:06:58 AM »
Making fun of horror cliches has become a cliche in and of itself--just watch Scream, Evil Dead, or Army of Darkness. Or even Shaun of the Dead.
You left out the best one: Tucker & Dale vs Evil.
2125
« on: March 13, 2017, 10:35:43 AM »
I'm worried about Aku
easily the best part of Samurai Jack but Mako died, and I don't know if Greg Baldwin can voice Aku and still have him be so awesome
He did a fantastic job for Iroh, so I'm optimistic about his performance.
2126
« on: March 13, 2017, 01:09:12 AM »
The cliffhanger though. Can't wait for the next episode.
2127
« on: March 12, 2017, 04:15:22 PM »
How far you got?
I've mostly just been doing side quests and trying to level up weapons, although I got some oil for a kind robot.
2128
« on: March 11, 2017, 01:09:39 AM »
>Me
2129
« on: March 10, 2017, 04:39:36 PM »
2 Bees sting once, 2B stings forever.
2130
« on: March 08, 2017, 07:12:06 PM »
Those who have it, would you say the beta/demo is a good enough thing to go on with regards to the full game?
Full game has fishing, p l o t, and weapon leveling.
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