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Action Yak Police posted:People say that Tumblr users will get offended by anything, as though they are searching for things to be offended by. Go away.
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Mr Tastee posted:Go away. Nah, he's right. That's crazy.
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Jun 5, 2015 07:48
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Jun 5, 2015 12:39
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Dark Grapefruit posted:I'm really glad that every time we get a description of what Cecil is wearing, it's as far away from the suit-and-tie Tumblr design as humanly possible. I don't understand this. I always imagine him dressing like vermin supreme or the emperor of California.
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Jun 5, 2015 19:53
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Dark Grapefruit posted:I'm really glad that every time we get a description of what Cecil is wearing, it's as far away from the suit-and-tie Tumblr design as humanly possible. I'm really hoping at some point Cecil says flat-out that he doesn't have a third eye.
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Jun 5, 2015 20:49
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Evil Mastermind posted:I'm really hoping at some point Cecil says flat-out that he doesn't have a third eye. It won't matter, Tumblr had already decided and nothing anyone says will change their "head cannon"
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Jun 6, 2015 15:32
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Dark Grapefruit posted:I'm really glad that every time we get a description of what Cecil is wearing, it's as far away from the suit-and-tie Tumblr design as humanly possible. Evil Mastermind posted:I'm really hoping at some point Cecil says flat-out that he doesn't have a third eye. What's so wrong with this conception of Cecil? I really don't understand. I get that the suit-and-tie design is different from "furry pants and honeycomb hat", but this is only the second time his clothing has ever been mentioned as far as I remember. And some people in Night Vale really do have extra eyes. The show also kind of has an eye motif, right down to the logo, so associating it with Cecil seems reasonable.
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Jun 6, 2015 23:53
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I like the suit-and-tie design, but I don't want to impugn on the creators to portray their own character in any particular way. Personally, I find the extra eye to feel kind of forced. There's also the symbolic value to consider, that a character with a third eye immediately appears to be more insightful (which is not to suggest he is uninsightful either) that I interpret Cecil to be.
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Jun 7, 2015 00:31
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I don't think that depicting Cecil with a suit and tie is really impugning on anyone, but otherwise I get what you mean. Let's rephrase: I can understand if people don't like the design, but I'm surprised at how much some of the posters in this thread don't like it, to the point where a few are even extending their contempt to the fans who like it. I'm trying to understand where this reaction is coming from.
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Jun 7, 2015 08:37
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ElectricBassClef posted:I don't think that depicting Cecil with a suit and tie is really impugning on anyone, but otherwise I get what you mean. Let's rephrase: I can understand if people don't like the design, but I'm surprised at how much some of the posters in this thread don't like it, to the point where a few are even extending their contempt to the fans who like it. I'm trying to understand where this reaction is coming from. Well for me it's contempt for all things tumblr. On the other hand, the show pretty much owes its success to that fan base, so take it as you will.
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Jun 7, 2015 13:20
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I usually just imagine Cecil looking like just a regular guy. I'm clearly in the minority.
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AstroZamboni posted:I usually just imagine Cecil looking like just a regular guy. I'm clearly in the minority. 
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Jun 7, 2015 14:38
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Yea, I basically imagine Cecil Palmer...with weirder clothes. Did the suit and tie thing come from his usual attire for live shows, or was it around before that? Also yes, best weather is Sni Bong because it was the only song I knew and loved before I heard it as the weather. And because it's on one of my favorite episodes.
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ElectricBassClef posted:I don't think that depicting Cecil with a suit and tie is really impugning on anyone, but otherwise I get what you mean. Let's rephrase: I can understand if people don't like the design, but I'm surprised at how much some of the posters in this thread don't like it, to the point where a few are even extending their contempt to the fans who like it. I'm trying to understand where this reaction is coming from. I didn't mean to come across as hating on the fans who draw him that way. Imagine him however you want, that's the whole point of leaving him mostly undescribed.
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QuickbreathFinisher posted:Yea, I basically imagine Cecil Palmer...with weirder clothes. Did the suit and tie thing come from his usual attire for live shows, or was it around before that? I don't know much about designing characters, but I would think the usual vest/tie/glasses came from the idea of giving him a calm and refined, if a little nerdy look to pair up with his "talk radio host" voice and role. Plus the only description of his appearance prior to the latest episode is from Sandstorm, which stated he wears a bow tie (granted it also stated that he has solid black eyes).
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Jun 7, 2015 23:30
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Mr Tastee posted:I don't know much about designing characters, but I would think the usual vest/tie/glasses came from the idea of giving him a calm and refined, if a little nerdy look to pair up with his "talk radio host" voice and role. Of all the male radio announcers I've known, the calm and refined ones wear polo shirts and khakis most of the time (which is how I imagined Cecil before I started seeing pictures of him in live shows). Only sports announcers and managers wear anything approaching businesswear. But that was small-town commercial radio, not public, so YMMV.
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Jun 8, 2015 00:25
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AstroZamboni posted:I usually just imagine Cecil looking like just a regular guy. I'm clearly in the minority. I imagined he looked like his voice actor He does look snappy in a purple suit and tie, not so much with the third eye.
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Jun 8, 2015 01:15
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At the beginning, I basically imagined Cecil looking like Ira Glass. Now that I know what his voice actor looks like, I just imagine him looking like that.
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I'd seen tons of fanart before I started listening, so I already had a picture of the standard Cecil and Carlos in my head (except the third eye- that never made sense to me). But I like that they never give anything explicit about Cecil, so people can see him however they want.
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WHICH WAY MADNESS posted:Well for me it's contempt for all things tumblr. On the other hand, the show pretty much owes its success to that fan base, so take it as you will. Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if the fact that it's labeled "the Tumblr design" is part of it for other goons who aren't so fond of it. Dark Grapefruit posted:I didn't mean to come across as hating on the fans who draw him that way. Imagine him however you want, that's the whole point of leaving him mostly undescribed. Fair enough. Tone can be hard to read on the Internet, after all.
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Jun 8, 2015 07:04
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TheJoker138 posted:At the beginning, I basically imagined Cecil looking like Ira Glass. Now that I know what his voice actor looks like, I just imagine him looking like that. I watched a live reading with Cecil Baldwin so now I just picture him as his voice actor. Just googled the Fanart... that stuff is weird. It's like it's all done by the same two people. I don't know where they're all getting the same outfit from and the eyeball in the forehead.
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Jun 8, 2015 07:11
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Yeah, a lot of people on Tumblr are crazy, but there's plenty of sane people there too if you're careful about who you follow. That said, I certainly can't blame you for hating it. Hell, I know that tons of people on Reddit are normal and that the mouth-breathing, fedora tipping MRAs are the minority, but I still avoid that place like the plague.
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TheJoker138 posted:At the beginning, I basically imagined Cecil looking like Ira Glass. Now that I know what his voice actor looks like, I just imagine him looking like that. I imagined him looking like Cecil Baldwin too, but then they mentioned that Palmer has hair and then well gently caress.
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I mean it's also Night Vale; imagine him looking however the gently caress you want him to look there's literally no "right" way, it's all in your head.
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There are still times I imagine that there's nobody actually in the recording booth, just a voice that spontaneously emits out of anything vaguely metallic every evening. There was an episode early on where he ponders the existence of literally anyone and everything else, when rather he should have been doubting his own. Cecil Gershwin Palmer may someday prove to be limited and mortal, but the Voice of Nightvale is a thing that persists. Sorry, I don't really know where I'm going with this. It's like 2am over here.
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I'm about 8 episodes in. It's ok, but I hope the announcer gets better/more comfortable, or they eventually have guest announcers. Right now he sounds like someone trying to read something he thinks is really really funny with a straight face, and it feels like a lot of the comedic timing suffers. It gets better right?
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Quad posted:I'm about 8 episodes in. It's ok, but I hope the announcer gets better/more comfortable, or they eventually have guest announcers. Right now he sounds like someone trying to read something he thinks is really really funny with a straight face, and it feels like a lot of the comedic timing suffers. It gets better right? There are no guest announcers (well, maybe for one-and-a-half episodes), but yes, Cecil's delivery gets much better over time. I'd say by the end of the first "season" (around episode 25) he becomes a really strong actor.
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It feels like I'm hearing someone who was just given copy, and is reading it out loud for the first time, slowly, monotonously, over-enunciating, to make sure he "gets" each sentence, so that on the next take he can start to play with it, figuring out what to emphasize, where the comedy is, etc. But I'd rather hear the final take. It's possible that I just don't love his delivery style, I listened all the way up to episode 27 tonight on my 12 hour shift. Looking forward to that book though!
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YggiDee posted:There are still times I imagine that there's nobody actually in the recording booth, just a voice that spontaneously emits out of anything vaguely metallic every evening. There was an episode early on where he ponders the existence of literally anyone and everything else, when rather he should have been doubting his own. Cecil Gershwin Palmer may someday prove to be limited and mortal, but the Voice of Nightvale is a thing that persists. Sorry, I don't really know where I'm going with this. It's like 2am over here. Also, yeah, I was kind of an rear end in a top hat earlier. I was trying to look cool, but now I feel bad. So, sorry or whatever. It's not like the person got on JFink/Cranor's Twitter or something and started in like "how loving dare you", and I'm certainly in no position to dictate what other people should and shouldn't be offended by. Nobody is. poo poo, I don't think they were really even all that offended anyway. Tl;dr: I'm an rear end in a top hat for e-cred.
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Quad posted:It feels like I'm hearing someone who was just given copy, and is reading it out loud for the first time, slowly, monotonously, over-enunciating, to make sure he "gets" each sentence, so that on the next take he can start to play with it, figuring out what to emphasize, where the comedy is, etc. But I'd rather hear the final take. To each his own, but you are in a lonely minority. I think the vast majority of people love Cecil, especially after he settles in after episode 5 or so.
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Yeah, after a few episodes he sounds basically like your standard NPR announcer to me. Then a bit later on as we start getting into more personal stuff he opens up on that a bit and starts putting more personality into it. That's the part I'm not sure I like.
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I like to think the in-universe reason Cecil's voice becomes more lively during the first season is because of  CARLOS melting his freaky Night Vale heart.
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Wandering Knitter posted:I like to think the in-universe reason Cecil's voice becomes more lively during the first season is because of That doesn't - or maybe somehow does - explain why he sounds more lively in "flashback" sequences.
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So I've been leaving the whole show on repeat in my room because it's wonderful background noise and there's a line I noticed in the first episode, one that I really hope they do something with at some point: "Well, we've all been scientists at one point in our lives"
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BJPaskoff posted:That doesn't - or maybe somehow does - explain why he sounds more lively in "flashback" sequences. This is just funny, you thinking that time is all linear rather than merely our perception of it. Silly BJPaskoff.
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Jun 10, 2015 03:41
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Some men just want to watch the world burn. Edit: poo poo, I had no idea that part B was out already. Thank god (or, actually, you I guess) we don't actually have to wait for 15 days on that cliffhanger. Literally The Worst posted:Yeah you just have to wait 20 minutes for that thing from the end of Part A to be resolved stop toying with my emotions Action Yak fucked around with this message at 19:28 on Jun 15, 2015 |
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Jun 15, 2015 12:33
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Action Yak Police posted:Some men just want to watch the world burn. Yeah you just have to wait 20 minutes for that thing from the end of Part A to be resolved stop toying with my emotions
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