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Post by Brick Killed a Guy on Sept 24, 2017 22:36:35 GMT -5
Hyman Cholo. LOL!
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Post by Fade on Sept 24, 2017 22:42:59 GMT -5
STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN SHOUT OUT!
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Post by the2ndevil on Sept 24, 2017 22:43:13 GMT -5
Cant wait to see all of those items in use.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Sept 24, 2017 22:44:49 GMT -5
Whatever you say, Stone Cold Steve Austin
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Post by the2ndevil on Sept 24, 2017 22:53:16 GMT -5
It least the Tommy story had a happy ending?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2017 1:45:03 GMT -5
She's definitively left.
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Post by Father Dougal McGuire on Sept 25, 2017 3:36:55 GMT -5
....but it's clean like a cocaine house.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2017 11:45:48 GMT -5
That was the weakest episode of the season. Maybe of the series. Felt like a bad fan fic that is unaware it's a bad parody of itself. Kind of like most of Community Season 4. The wacky seemingly harmless innocent over the top cute adventure where over the top Suger Coated Gore/Cannibalism/Incest happens, Rick delivering a smarter than it sounds monologue about things like universe and love being meaningless that only serves to make the audience feel smart about themselves, the soft obscure song that plays over a montage even though the song was funny, and even the funny credit stinger joke was ruined with the last meta line about the only purpose of a answering machine is to be played through a TV Show.
That episode just made the show feel like it's getting stale and I'm hoping it's the case of a weak episode followed by a strong finale. But the formula of over the top gory violence, cluster of f bombs, Rick or Morty going on existential monologues about things, Jerry being spineless, heavy emotional montages done with a soft rock track, and meta "it's fake" humour has a short shelf life. Just look at South Park over the last ten years and how formulaic it gotten with more misses than hits it had to change the entire story structure completely to feel fresh. But they did it so late it alienated many of the loyal core audience.
Can we just go back at the Citadel?
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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on Sept 25, 2017 12:52:39 GMT -5
That was the weakest episode of the season. Maybe of the series. Felt like a bad fan fic that is unaware it's a bad parody of itself. Kind of like most of Community Season 4. The wacky seemingly harmless innocent over the top cute adventure where over the top Suger Coated Gore/Cannibalism/Incest happens, Rick delivering a smarter than it sounds monologue about things like universe and love being meaningless that only serves to make the audience feel smart about themselves, the soft obscure song that plays over a montage even though the song was funny, and even the funny credit stinger joke was ruined with the last meta line about the only purpose of a answering machine is to be played through a TV Show. That episode just made the show feel like it's getting stale and I'm hoping it's the case of a weak episode followed by a strong finale. But the formula of over the top gory violence, cluster of f bombs, Rick or Morty going on existential monologues about things, Jerry being spineless, heavy emotional montages done with a soft rock track, and meta "it's fake" humour has a short shelf life. Just look at South Park over the last ten years and how formulaic it gotten with more misses than hits it had to change the entire story structure completely to feel fresh. But they did it so late it alienated many of the loyal core audience. Can we just go back at the Citadel? Whatever you say, Stone Cold Steve Austin.
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Post by Larryhausen on Sept 25, 2017 13:52:24 GMT -5
That was the weakest episode of the season. Maybe of the series. Felt like a bad fan fic that is unaware it's a bad parody of itself. Kind of like most of Community Season 4. The wacky seemingly harmless innocent over the top cute adventure where over the top Suger Coated Gore/Cannibalism/Incest happens, Rick delivering a smarter than it sounds monologue about things like universe and love being meaningless that only serves to make the audience feel smart about themselves, the soft obscure song that plays over a montage even though the song was funny, and even the funny credit stinger joke was ruined with the last meta line about the only purpose of a answering machine is to be played through a TV Show. That episode just made the show feel like it's getting stale and I'm hoping it's the case of a weak episode followed by a strong finale. But the formula of over the top gory violence, cluster of f bombs, Rick or Morty going on existential monologues about things, Jerry being spineless, heavy emotional montages done with a soft rock track, and meta "it's fake" humour has a short shelf life. Just look at South Park over the last ten years and how formulaic it gotten with more misses than hits it had to change the entire story structure completely to feel fresh. But they did it so late it alienated many of the loyal core audience. Can we just go back at the Citadel? Whatever you say, Stone Cold Steve Austin. Doesn't really make much sense, but I'm standing by it. But yeah, I absolutely loved this episode.
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Post by Powerline on Sept 25, 2017 23:44:41 GMT -5
I still think the Mad Max episode was the weakest. Yeah, Mad Max certainly is a cool thing, but I felt like that was all the episode was leaning on. Pickle Rick was kinda weak too (though I was fully expecting 30 minutes of being beaten over the head with "PICKLE RIIIIIIIICK!" bullshit, so I was glad that wasn't all it was). But I feel like the season picked up and has its shit together. It's not been a very funny season, but it's still been good.
I thought they were truly making an effort to make this season "the darkest", because right now I don't see it. Sure there's been dark humor and gore and stuff, but there hasn't been any moments even remotely close to Beth shooting Mr. PB and pouring the glass of wine in desperation (along with the gutshot post-credit scene), and definitely not close to the end of "Auto Erotic Assimilation"/the Unity episode. Like, when I think of them talking about it being dark, I'd expect some emotional investment being involved. Beth having her revelation in this episode is by far as close as the show has gotten this season. And I suppose the Pickle Rick psychiatrist meeting, but it's been part of Rick's character to have the poker face to end all poker faces in situations where he's the one threatened with facing the truth, so I didn't buy a lick of it. I dunno, maybe that whole "darkest" thing was just Rick spouting bullshit and I'm TOTALLY overthinking a throwaway line. And I fully expect something batshit crazy to happen in the finale that might pull at it, and I expect it to be something that can't be undone (unlike Rick being captured last season), a permadeath of someone major that spreads across dimensions, someone (my money's on Jerry) betraying everyone and joining Tammy/Phoenix Person in the Galactic Federation, Rick turning over the family for Szechuan Sauce, etc.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Sept 26, 2017 19:42:09 GMT -5
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Post by Milkman Norm on Sept 26, 2017 20:37:54 GMT -5
I'll hump this rock, I'll hump this tree.. I'll hump this beast...
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Post by dreidemy on Sept 26, 2017 22:00:33 GMT -5
To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Rick and Morty. The humor is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the jokes will go over a typical viewer's head. There's also Rick's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation - his personal philosophy draws heavily fromNarodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realize that they're not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Rick and Morty truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humour in Rick's existencial catchphrase "Wubba Lubba Dub Dub," which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev's Russian epic Fathers and Sons I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Dan Harmon's genius unfolds itself on their television screens. What fools... how I pity them. 😂 And yes by the way, I DO have a Rick and Morty tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies' eyes only- And even they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand. P.S - Not written by me, its just a Reddit copypasta ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2017 22:34:40 GMT -5
That was the weakest episode of the season. Maybe of the series. Felt like a bad fan fic that is unaware it's a bad parody of itself. Kind of like most of Community Season 4. The wacky seemingly harmless innocent over the top cute adventure where over the top Suger Coated Gore/Cannibalism/Incest happens, Rick delivering a smarter than it sounds monologue about things like universe and love being meaningless that only serves to make the audience feel smart about themselves, the soft obscure song that plays over a montage even though the song was funny, and even the funny credit stinger joke was ruined with the last meta line about the only purpose of a answering machine is to be played through a TV Show. That episode just made the show feel like it's getting stale and I'm hoping it's the case of a weak episode followed by a strong finale. But the formula of over the top gory violence, cluster of f bombs, Rick or Morty going on existential monologues about things, Jerry being spineless, heavy emotional montages done with a soft rock track, and meta "it's fake" humour has a short shelf life. Just look at South Park over the last ten years and how formulaic it gotten with more misses than hits it had to change the entire story structure completely to feel fresh. But they did it so late it alienated many of the loyal core audience. Can we just go back at the Citadel? I actually agree with you, Super. I also think that there's an inherit problem with Beth & Jerry episodes; it's hard to care about them, because Jerry is a spineless wuss who needs people to tell him what to do while Beth is a manipulative bitch who blames her childhood for her conduct. And, an episode like this presents a double quandary where you think Beth is ungrateful for Froopy Land, but also that Rick was a pretty poor parent in the sense that he locked up his daughter. There's great episodes, but I also think part of the appeal is seeing over the top violence. An insane battle like at the wedding is huge, but when it happens almost every episode, you get nullified by it. That's just how I feel, though.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2017 1:04:24 GMT -5
That was the weakest episode of the season. Maybe of the series. Felt like a bad fan fic that is unaware it's a bad parody of itself. Kind of like most of Community Season 4. The wacky seemingly harmless innocent over the top cute adventure where over the top Suger Coated Gore/Cannibalism/Incest happens, Rick delivering a smarter than it sounds monologue about things like universe and love being meaningless that only serves to make the audience feel smart about themselves, the soft obscure song that plays over a montage even though the song was funny, and even the funny credit stinger joke was ruined with the last meta line about the only purpose of a answering machine is to be played through a TV Show. That episode just made the show feel like it's getting stale and I'm hoping it's the case of a weak episode followed by a strong finale. But the formula of over the top gory violence, cluster of f bombs, Rick or Morty going on existential monologues about things, Jerry being spineless, heavy emotional montages done with a soft rock track, and meta "it's fake" humour has a short shelf life. Just look at South Park over the last ten years and how formulaic it gotten with more misses than hits it had to change the entire story structure completely to feel fresh. But they did it so late it alienated many of the loyal core audience. Can we just go back at the Citadel? I actually agree with you, Super. I also think that there's an inherit problem with Beth & Jerry episodes; it's hard to care about them, because Jerry is a spineless wuss who needs people to tell him what to do while Beth is a manipulative bitch who blames her childhood for her conduct. And, an episode like this presents a double quandary where you think Beth is ungrateful for Froopy Land, but also that Rick was a pretty poor parent in the sense that he locked up his daughter. There's great episodes, but I also think part of the appeal is seeing over the top violence. An insane battle like at the wedding is huge, but when it happens almost every episode, you get nullified by it. That's just how I feel, though. Agreed. Over the top gory animated violence is the fastest way make an animated show feel stale. It always falls into the trap they must up the ante which becomes a writer's crutch making the show predictable because you know it's going to happen and you are nullified by it. And predictability is the worst thing that can happen in comedy. It is part of the appeal for sure and it can be great like Pickle Rickle or the insane wedding or Goodbye Moonmen in Gearland or Ricks spaceship killing all the cops to keep Summer safe. But there has to be something to the joke of how something can go horribly wrong or some kind of creative animated sequence just something rather than oh look Rick is doing a Saw bit because of reasons and we can get away doing it cause we made a meta joke about it. The cute innocent glittery thing that immediately goes dark is the oldest joke in the book that has been done to death within the last decade with Happy Tree Friends, Robot Chicken, South Park, etc combined with the rest of all the other Rick and Morty cliches made it a bad paint by the numbers episode and the worst episode of the series. I'm hoping they are going to make the is Beth a clone as ambigious as possible while stretching it out as long as they can before the reveal to make the family dynamic and a stale character feel fresh.
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Post by Fauxnaki on Sept 27, 2017 11:50:15 GMT -5
This seasons been quite good so far. I havnt been a big fan of the sorta movie parody episodes. The mad max one, pickle rick was kinda like die hard and that rick and Morty city political one I'm sure was a parody of some film I haven't watched. Although my favourite episode this season was the avengers/saw one
I'm not a big fan of parody humour. They did it before with jurrasic park in season one but it was a lot more original. That's why I like rick and Morty because its not like anything else. Hope next season they stick with more of their own story lines.
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Post by the2ndevil on Oct 1, 2017 22:27:58 GMT -5
Finale time!
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Post by Fade on Oct 1, 2017 22:30:21 GMT -5
Parting is such sweet sorrow
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Post by the2ndevil on Oct 1, 2017 22:35:06 GMT -5
I wonder what the over/under of an appearance of President Morty and/or Tammy(?) and Phoenix Person
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