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Sep 16, 2014 01:57
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Well, Hola worked, which is great. I don't mind her short hair that much. She looks anime, but it's probably hinting at more character growth, which is probably going to be very likely with Korra. Aertuun posted:On the other hand, Nick seem determined not to make any money out of the show. The DVD for Book 2 is out soon in the UK! 20th October guys! Great, we're already a year behind. GGs, Nick, GGs. Maybe by next year we'll get a Blu-ray release of Sponge bob.
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Sep 16, 2014 02:28
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 Michael Dante DiMartino's wedding cake topper. 
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Sep 16, 2014 04:28
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hiddenriverninja posted:Somehow that hair makes her look more anime than ever. as well it should, considering korra is and always will be anime, as has been discussed
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Sep 16, 2014 04:47
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I like her short hair because it makes her look more anime, and I like anime. 
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Sep 16, 2014 06:33
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DrSunshine posted:I like her short hair because it makes her look more anime, and I like anime.
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Sep 16, 2014 20:52
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I just like it short because it signifies at least a reason for it, like a change in character to cause it?
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Sep 17, 2014 02:12
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I just like it because it looks cool
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Sep 17, 2014 03:18
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Watching ATLA for the first time to tide myself over until October. The last episode of ATLA Book 1 couldn't be more badass. Iroh and Zhao's confrontation, deicide, giant Avatar monster, and now Iroh and Zuko dueling each other...it just keeps getting better. Korra Book 3 attained this level of quality, but I wish the story would play out on a similarly epic scale - I guess that's hard to pull off without the backdrop of a global war.
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Sep 17, 2014 04:01
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Popcornicus posted:Watching ATLA for the first time to tide myself over until October. The last episode of ATLA Book 1 couldn't be more badass. Iroh and Zhao's confrontation, deicide, giant Avatar monster, and now Iroh and Zuko dueling each other...it just keeps getting better. Korra Book 3 attained this level of quality, but I wish the story would play out on a similarly epic scale - I guess that's hard to pull off without the backdrop of a global war. I've rewatched ATLA 5~ times, always happy I did. Such a great series.
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Sep 17, 2014 05:14
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I like Korra's short hair because there is less of it to swing around during a fight and it's harder for someone to grab it and mess up her...balance 
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Sep 17, 2014 05:25
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Nostalgia Critic has made a Top 11 Worst Airbender episodes. With a surprise at the end. http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/44744-top-11-worst-avatar-episodes
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Sep 17, 2014 07:05
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Democratic Pirate posted:I like Korra's short hair because there is less of it to swing around during a fight and it's harder for someone to grab it and mess up her...balance 
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Sep 17, 2014 07:28
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Jesto posted:Nostalgia Critic has made a Top 11 Worst Airbender episodes. With a surprise at the end. Called it.
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Sep 17, 2014 07:56
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Babygravy posted:Called it. Spoil it for those of us who don't want to waste an hour watching smug nerds fail at humor.
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Sep 17, 2014 11:23
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Irish Joe posted:Spoil it for those of us who don't want to waste an hour watching smug nerds fail at humor. Dante Basco makes an appearance at the end saying he will be doing a challenge not it next week (interview)
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Sep 17, 2014 11:37
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Jesto posted:Nostalgia Critic has made a Top 11 Worst Airbender episodes. With a surprise at the end. On the one hand, he voices some really weird personal issues as to why an episode is bad like with Sokka's Master being unnecessary - yet he doesn't realize that people can still doubt themselves when they're the not bender in the loving world of the Avatar, let alone making one mistake and blowing it out of proportion. On the other hand, Rufio! Crabtree fucked around with this message at 12:21 on Sep 17, 2014 |
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Sep 17, 2014 12:18
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He had a good point about the worst episode though.
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Sep 17, 2014 12:46
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And combining "The Boiling Rock" into one part is a lovely idea
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Sep 17, 2014 13:29
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So, what, was it mostly filler episodes (I.E. the Great Divide, Avatar Day)?
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Sep 17, 2014 13:37
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The great divide, boiling cauldron part one, the serpent pass, the dancing one.. Can't remember the rest.
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Sep 17, 2014 13:43
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I didn't watch that countdown, but if it's anything like his original reviews then yeah I'm sure they're chock full of weird personal issues and subtle elements going over his head, even as he rightly enjoys the series. So I'm not surprised he put Sokka's Master on his worst list, 'cuz I do remember him going off about how Sokka's swordsmanship was a needless extraneous trait, which of course was completely missing the point that it's actually meant to highlight and accentuate Sokka's preexisting qualities.
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Sep 17, 2014 13:47
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Babygravy posted:The great divide, boiling cauldron part one, the serpent pass, the dancing one.. Can't remember the rest. The Waterbending Master (where Katara fights sexism), The Painted Lady (for the environmentalist message), Bato of the Water Tribe (Aang being out-of-character) He hates The Swamp too. I can understand not wanting to watch hillbilly swamp people, but he also hates swamps in general. That is just a wrong opinion. Swamps are spooky and awesome. The video was all right, mainly because it had fewer of those godawful skits that his videos usually have. I would have preferred the Nostalgia Chick to review the show instead though. Wildeyes fucked around with this message at 13:54 on Sep 17, 2014 |
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Sep 17, 2014 13:52
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The reasons he has for hating various episodes in aggregate really makes him out to be quite the alpha nerd. He dislikes episodes for: romance, feminism, being outdoors (the swamp ew icky!), and environmentalism. Maybe in his top episodes show he'll talk about how much he loves "The Runaway" because all the money they get is non-fiat currency.
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Sep 17, 2014 14:24
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He sort of has understandable problems as far as Cave of Two lovers goes. Its the same romantic cliches that we've seen thousands of times about how awkward it can get to start a relationship instead of the awkwardness that exists with being in or maintaining one. But he loses whatever he was going in the video with arguing the same with Water Bending master and maintains an obviousness that lasts until Great Divide. Yeah, I'd like it if the same feminist formula wasn't necessary to repeat ad nauseam, but sadly it still is. What a waste of an argument. And as previously stated, gently caress him for thinking Swamps or the people who live in them is both too ugly of an environment to be shown or immediately Duck Dynasty. The whole point of the episode was showing that life is interconnected, what better goddamn Biome to illustrate that in but in a swamp? EDIT: Now that I think about it the entire video is just him backpedaling on his personal issues because he's such a colossal fan-boy of the show. Everything except Dante Brasco is ultimately pointless. Crabtree fucked around with this message at 15:31 on Sep 17, 2014 |
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Sep 17, 2014 14:54
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Rosalind posted:The reasons he has for hating various episodes in aggregate really makes him out to be quite the alpha nerd. He dislikes episodes for: romance, feminism, being outdoors (the swamp ew icky!), and environmentalism. Maybe in his top episodes show he'll talk about how much he loves "The Runaway" because all the money they get is non-fiat currency. Oh no, different opinions!
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Sep 17, 2014 16:39
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Rosalind posted:The reasons he has for hating various episodes in aggregate really makes him out to be quite the alpha nerd. Well to be fair to him, he directly says that he doesn't hate any of these episodes and maintains that there are no bad episodes of ATLA, just ones that aren't as brilliant as the others.
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Sep 17, 2014 16:50
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Most of his criticisms aren't "don't do the thing" so much as they are "do the thing better." Which I definitely agree with on the romance front. And with the whole feminism angle of the Waterbending Master. I mean, what the hell was up with that episode? It wasn't even Katara's dedication and talent that actually convinced him to change; it was the random coincidence of her being the granddaughter of that chick he almost banged way back when. What were they trying to say with that? 
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Sep 17, 2014 17:28
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Nephthys posted:Well to be fair to him, he directly says that he doesn't hate any of these episodes and maintains that there are no bad episodes of ATLA, just ones that aren't as brilliant as the others. Counterpoint: Literally the only good part of The Divide was the last 30 seconds or so.
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Sep 17, 2014 17:30
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Spergatory posted:Most of his criticisms aren't "don't do the thing" so much as they are "do the thing better." Which I definitely agree with on the romance front. And with the whole feminism angle of the Waterbending Master. I mean, what the hell was up with that episode? It wasn't even Katara's dedication and talent that actually convinced him to change; it was the random coincidence of her being the granddaughter of that chick he almost banged way back when. What were they trying to say with that? She confronted him with the consequences of his sexism in the past when he realized who she was, that opened him to appreciate her talent and dedication.
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Sep 17, 2014 17:34
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Spergatory posted:Most of his criticisms aren't "don't do the thing" so much as they are "do the thing better." Which I definitely agree with on the romance front. And with the whole feminism angle of the Waterbending Master. I mean, what the hell was up with that episode? It wasn't even Katara's dedication and talent that actually convinced him to change; it was the random coincidence of her being the granddaughter of that chick he almost banged way back when. What were they trying to say with that? Well, it wasn't exactly because she was the granddaughter; it was because he was reminded that his narrow-minded traditionalism cost him the love of his life (the grandma was explicitly said to have left because she hated tradition being forced on her), and that he was basically forcing another generation to relive his mistakes.
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Sep 17, 2014 17:39
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Read posted:She confronted him with the consequences of his sexism in the past when he realized who she was, that opened him to appreciate her talent and dedication. Yeah, Katara had talent out the wazoo but he was ignoring it because of his sexism until he was confronted by that. It's honestly a bit more realistic than "I'm super-sexist but you're just so awesome I ignore that" because sexism tends to include downplaying or devaluing talent.
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Sep 17, 2014 17:39
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Nephthys posted:Well to be fair to him, he directly says that he doesn't hate any of these episodes and maintains that there are no bad episodes of ATLA, just ones that aren't as brilliant as the others.
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Sep 17, 2014 17:45
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achillesforever6 posted:I also think the reason he hates cliches is because he's probably seen so much poo poo that uses the same dumb cliches that he gets irked by it by nature now. Also while I appreciate swamps as an important part of creating a healthy environment, they are also in places that are very humid and mosquito ridden so I can understand why someone hates them. Eh, everything is a cliche. There are only a set number of ways you can tell a story that has a coherent and thematically relevant ending. How the cliche is used is a lot more important than the fact it is a cliche. That's something any good critic should know.
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Sep 17, 2014 17:47
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Spergatory posted:Most of his criticisms aren't "don't do the thing" so much as they are "do the thing better." Which I definitely agree with on the romance front. And with the whole feminism angle of the Waterbending Master. I mean, what the hell was up with that episode? It wasn't even Katara's dedication and talent that actually convinced him to change; it was the random coincidence of her being the granddaughter of that chick he almost banged way back when. What were they trying to say with that? Yeah that episode was kind of a mess. "The Warriors of Kyoshi" did it much better because it took the commonplace "woman wants to train with the men" idea and inverted it with Sokka wanting to train with the women warriors.
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Sep 17, 2014 17:47
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Putting Boiling Rock into one episode would be way too packed, and seemed way to contrived. One of my favorite aspects about those episodes is the Sokka and how he deals with failure. The entire setup is Sokka trying to atone for the invasion going wrong, despite not being his fault. The first episode is all the planning and setups he does, only for the escape to fail, and again because of things outside of his control. The reasons for the failures also have a neat parallel in that they both involve someone not being where they should be; the Firelord in the Throne Room and his father at the prison. Instead of falling apart, especially considering the stakes, he just gets ready for the next plan and the next time with a bit of help from his friends. It makes for a good pairing of episodes, with a good payoff in the end. I will admit that Part 1 drags a bit, but hardly enough to deserve being cut. If it was one episode, that setup would seem way to contrived. The length of the two parts gives it time for this message to come together. Anything less would seem hokey and far too "kids show" than Avatar is. You would also lose too much of fun side stuff that makes Boiling Rock a great pair of episodes. The stuff with the Guards, the Prison Riot setup, Suki kicking the poo poo out of the Warden and crew. I doubt they would cut anything from it, the fight sequence at the end is one of the series best and has a good length to it. And if you don't like Zuko's little scene in the cooler, I don't know what to say; 
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Sep 17, 2014 17:53
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It's cool that he admits in the video that calling these episodes the "worst" is, while technically accurate, has incredibly misleading connotations, and then he proceeds to title the video that anyway, like some clickbait rear end in a top hat. Also it's clear that he was struggling to nitpick so he could make it a Top 11 list instead of the Top 5.
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Sep 17, 2014 18:33
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Spergatory posted:Most of his criticisms aren't "don't do the thing" so much as they are "do the thing better." Zhu Li!!!
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Sep 17, 2014 18:38
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I recognise that this was briefly mentioned, but his reasons for disliking The Swamp are just bizarre. Apparently it's a bad episode because a) it's set in a swamp (and not a "spooky forest"!), b) it guest cast is vaguely reminiscent of Deliverance, and this is an inherently bad thing, and c) none of the dream sequences are relevant to the show's overall plot, bar the brief appearance of Toph. AKA, highly arbitrary crap, illogical normative statements and pro-serialisation bias. Which you know, is fine, if you happen to agree with all those statements, but it's kind of bargain basement criticism, and that video is riddled with it.
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Sep 17, 2014 19:03
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Open Source Idiom posted:I recognise that this was briefly mentioned, but his reasons for disliking The Swamp are just bizarre. Apparently it's a bad episode because a) it's set in a swamp (and not a "spooky forest"!), b) it guest cast is vaguely reminiscent of Deliverance, and this is an inherently bad thing, and c) none of the dream sequences are relevant to the show's overall plot, bar the brief appearance of Toph. Hello, he's the Nostalgia Critic, and you just described all of his videos.
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