Ian Austin
Don Corleone
All will be well
Posts: 1,516
|
Post by Ian Austin on Jan 7, 2011 5:19:32 GMT -5
The dark age of comic books.
I hate it. Absolutely hate it. It's an idiotic concept considering Watchmen and The Dark Knight, which started it, weren't dark to be cool. They were dark because it worked within the confines of a standalone story. And even then they were structured in such a way that hope won out in the end. Then someone decided Daredevil should be dark, and twenty years later the character has been battered almost beyond repair because people forget the concept of BALANCE.
It's not like I want the silver age back. It's just that I miss the days when comic-book characters got a break and to have some fun. Why'd characters always have to be on the verge of manic-depressive suicide?
|
|
CMWaters
Ozymandius
Rolled a Seven, Beat the Ads.
Bald and busy
Posts: 63,071
|
Post by CMWaters on Jan 7, 2011 5:32:39 GMT -5
I love how in the Live Action Usagi/Serena has dark hair, and when she transforms, is blonde Not quite... {Spoiler}Yes, I'm just messing around by showing this again.
|
|
Mozenrath
FANatic
Foppery and Whim
Speedy Speed Boy
Posts: 121,069
|
Post by Mozenrath on Jan 7, 2011 5:34:08 GMT -5
I love how in the Live Action Usagi/Serena has dark hair, and when she transforms, is blonde Not quite... {Spoiler}Yes, I'm just messing around by showing this again. That makes me long for the DiC dub. Yes, it looks that painful.
|
|
CMWaters
Ozymandius
Rolled a Seven, Beat the Ads.
Bald and busy
Posts: 63,071
|
Post by CMWaters on Jan 7, 2011 5:38:55 GMT -5
Not quite... {Spoiler}Yes, I'm just messing around by showing this again. That makes me long for the DiC dub. Yes, it looks that painful. And when that dub is mentioned...
|
|
|
Post by Perpetual Nirvana on Jan 7, 2011 5:40:44 GMT -5
- What exactly is stopping Grim from just reaping Billy and Mandy and being done with it? He keep fantasing about doing it but he never does and no explanation is given for why. I think it's 2 things 1. Pretty sure it's part of the terms of the deal that he can't "Kill" them.....kinda renders the whole deal moot if he could do that at any time. 2. The Reaper is mostly a middleman.....he can't simply reap whomever he chooses....he can only reap, or choose not to, when they're actually going to die "Naturally" The first one, okay. But the second, Grim is shown actively selecting reapees, as he calls them, in other episodes, most notably that one with the girl who looks exactly like Billy.
|
|
|
Post by N E O G E O B O Y S on Jan 7, 2011 5:48:41 GMT -5
That makes me long for the DiC dub. Yes, it looks that painful. And when that dub is mentioned... wow, just wow
|
|
CMWaters
Ozymandius
Rolled a Seven, Beat the Ads.
Bald and busy
Posts: 63,071
|
Post by CMWaters on Jan 7, 2011 5:50:09 GMT -5
And when that dub is mentioned... wow, just wow You're saying wow about Jupiter's "talent", right?
|
|
Mozenrath
FANatic
Foppery and Whim
Speedy Speed Boy
Posts: 121,069
|
Post by Mozenrath on Jan 7, 2011 5:57:57 GMT -5
That makes me long for the DiC dub. Yes, it looks that painful. And when that dub is mentioned... The "talent" gag is actually funnier BECAUSE of censorship. Otherwise, though, yeah, most of adaptation is crap. I do find it hilarious that they hastily made Uranus and Neptune "cousins", but left in a lot of the subtext that they seemingly couldn't get rid of. So now they're not lesbians, they're incestuous lesbians.
|
|
|
Post by N E O G E O B O Y S on Jan 7, 2011 5:59:18 GMT -5
You're saying wow about Jupiter's "talent", right? Meh, was more about dub The only girl who makes me say wow is venus
|
|
|
Post by Danimal on Jan 7, 2011 5:59:36 GMT -5
The thing I never understood about Scooby Doo was why they were still scared of the "monster" after the last fifty monsters have all turned out to be old man Smithers trying to scare folks away from the gold? Didn't they notice a pattern?
|
|
CMWaters
Ozymandius
Rolled a Seven, Beat the Ads.
Bald and busy
Posts: 63,071
|
Post by CMWaters on Jan 7, 2011 6:01:49 GMT -5
The thing I never understood about Scooby Doo was why they were still scared of the "monster" after the last fifty monsters have all turned out to be old man Smithers trying to scare folks away from the gold? Didn't they notice a pattern? Well, there was always a chance it was real. They did play on this trope on the first of the Scooby Direct-To-DVD specials, "Scooby Doo On Zombie Island".
|
|
|
Post by N E O G E O B O Y S on Jan 7, 2011 6:02:10 GMT -5
In Samurai X/Rurouni Kenshin, why after he was blinded by shogo amakusa he just healed from that after beating shogo?
|
|
Mozenrath
FANatic
Foppery and Whim
Speedy Speed Boy
Posts: 121,069
|
Post by Mozenrath on Jan 7, 2011 6:05:31 GMT -5
The thing I never understood about Scooby Doo was why they were still scared of the "monster" after the last fifty monsters have all turned out to be old man Smithers trying to scare folks away from the gold? Didn't they notice a pattern? A better question for me would be, why are they such assholes to Shaggy and Scooby? They mock them for being cowards, but constantly give them the hardest and most dangerous tasks. That is part of why I love Mystery Incorporated, they at least all do something to contribute. That, and it's a hilarious show.
|
|
Glitch
King Koopa
Not Going To Die; Childs, we're goin' out to give Blair the test. If he tries to make it back here and we're not with him... burn him.
Watching you.
Posts: 12,716
|
Post by Glitch on Jan 7, 2011 13:56:32 GMT -5
And when that dub is mentioned... The "talent" gag is actually funnier BECAUSE of censorship. Otherwise, though, yeah, most of adaptation is crap. I do find it hilarious that they hastily made Uranus and Neptune "cousins", but left in a lot of the subtext that they seemingly couldn't get rid of. So now they're not lesbians, they're incestuous lesbians. The hilarity that as the series progressed, the more DIC realized how much of a hole they dug themselves into. Eventually they just stopped bringing the series over because of the sailor stars.(boys who transformed into girls)
|
|
JLAJRC
Don Corleone
Posts: 1,317
|
Post by JLAJRC on Jan 7, 2011 14:40:15 GMT -5
What's keeping Jabberjaw from eating his friends? Likewise, why would his human friends want to hang with an 8-12 foot talking shark?
|
|
|
Post by Long A, Short A on Jan 7, 2011 15:26:31 GMT -5
I think the Simpson kids hair is the cartoon version of blonde and raven haired people producing red head kids.
I always though Charizard went through a angry teen stage.
|
|
|
Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Jan 7, 2011 16:34:56 GMT -5
Likewise, why would his human friends want to hang with an 8-12 foot talking shark? Because he is an 8-12 foot talking shark Who wouldn't want a friend like that?
|
|
|
Post by Young Game on Jan 7, 2011 16:38:10 GMT -5
Likewise, why would his human friends want to hang with an 8-12 foot talking shark? Because he is an 8-12 foot talking shark Who wouldn't want a friend like that?
|
|
|
Post by wildojinx on Jan 7, 2011 18:19:57 GMT -5
Is Dana from Batman Beyond the most understanding girlfriend ever? Half the time he has to cancel dates for that pesky crimefighting (and i do know the show pointed that out but still,,).
|
|
|
Post by Pervy Stone Cold on Jan 7, 2011 21:06:06 GMT -5
Talking about Rocket Power (I know that this show has a lot of haters), one of the girls is adept enough to win a surf competition, but then later has average surfing skills.
|
|