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Yeah, I guess I do want a Venture Bros. coffee table book, to join my Ghostbusters and David Bowie ones.
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Aug 1, 2018 22:32
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god drat i cannot believe this book only cost me like twenty five bucks
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Aug 2, 2018 01:48
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Yeah uh, I'm not usually big into buying books-about-shows (or disc copies or memorabilia of any kind) but the absurd price of this and its reputed quality leaves me pretty drat tempted. Doesn't hurt that the creators of this show seem like they'd have a lot of genuinely interesting things to say about it. ...maybe after my next paycheck.
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Aug 2, 2018 02:15
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If you are at all interested in the background and history of this show, it's worth it. Even more so because the history goes back so far. At the beginning of the book. Adult Swim doesn't even exist yet.
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Aug 2, 2018 02:38
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I caught up with this show a few months back and lemme tell you that (outside of some jokes early on that haven't aged well) this show is great, and so were these first two eps of season 7
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Aug 2, 2018 02:53
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I completely forgot about some of these season 5 episodes. Like the one where Gary accidentally recruits the original SPHINX team. I thought I was watching one I'd somehow never seen before until Hank showed up in the golden feminine strength suit and I finally remembered it. Also I just want to say how much I love the Halloween episode, especially the montage of people while Dr Orpheus gives the speech at the end. I love those rare touching moments in the show that arent just more jokes. There's real emotional depth in some episodes. This entire rewatch has cemented Orpheus and Hank as my two favourite characters by far.
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Aug 2, 2018 03:37
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I don't know how you nerds managed to convince me. I never buy art books. Then I saw that it'd be here by Friday if I ordered in the next hour and eh. Today was payday.
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Aug 2, 2018 03:56
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Yeah I've never bought even a single piece of tv show memorabilia before so I hope this thing is cool!
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Aug 2, 2018 04:35
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Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:Yeah I've never bought even a single piece of tv show memorabilia before so I hope this thing is cool! You could quite literally kill someone with it. The pages are so unbelievably thick that I found myself having to constantly check the page number to make sure I didn't skip over a page.
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Aug 2, 2018 04:40
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BIG HEADLINE posted:You could quite literally kill someone with it. The pages are so unbelievably thick that I found myself having to constantly check the page number to make sure I didn't skip over a page. Yeah, just got mine and weighed it out of curiosity. It's a 5 pound book.
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Aug 2, 2018 04:48
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Oh, awesome, that's the main thing I look for in just about anything I buy. As long as I'd be able to kill a man with it.
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Aug 2, 2018 04:53
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I'm afraid to open this venture brothers textbook. The purchase price was low for something this huge.
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Aug 2, 2018 04:54
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Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:Yeah I've never bought even a single piece of tv show memorabilia before so I hope this thing is cool! it's like a 350 page dvd commentary. there's a lot of good trivia and tidbits in here about all kinds of stuff. doc named dean after the artist roger dean, who did a ton of prog rock album covers ahaha the ninja themed restaurant hank and sirena went to is a real actual place in new york. doc hammer and jackson publick went there for research and hated it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV_LhkME6Fo Mr. Fall Down Terror fucked around with this message at 05:05 on Aug 2, 2018 |
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Aug 2, 2018 04:58
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Rexxed posted:I'm afraid to open this venture brothers textbook. The purchase price was low for something this huge. Yours has spiders in it.
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Aug 2, 2018 04:58
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oh my god page 216 explains the origin of brick frog and i will not spoil it
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Aug 2, 2018 05:25
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luxury handset posted:it's like a 350 page dvd commentary. there's a lot of good trivia and tidbits in here about all kinds of stuff. doc named dean after the artist roger dean, who did a ton of prog rock album covers Is it really trivia when it's already a major plot point of an episode?  That's no accident, boy.
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Aug 2, 2018 06:04
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My preorder was so long ago my book ended up shipped to the wrong apartment and I don't have a hope of driving hours away to grab it! At least I got the digital version for now
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Aug 2, 2018 06:17
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fishmech posted:My preorder was so long ago my book ended up shipped to the wrong apartment and I don't have a hope of driving hours away to grab it! At least I got the digital version for now If you live with your parents, your address will never be wrong.
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Aug 2, 2018 06:38
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Thanks to this thread, I just ordered the book! Hurrah!
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Aug 2, 2018 09:14
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I got my book today! It's fuckin enormous holy jesus First insight: Dean and Hank were originally called Dale and Lunk, and looked like inbred 30 year old men
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Aug 2, 2018 09:29
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luxury handset posted:oh my god page 216 explains the origin of brick frog and i will not spoil it but the best part of it is the entire rest of the story complete with supporting documentation
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Aug 2, 2018 11:04
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Yeah I'm still relatively early on in the book but the fact that it contains pages of notebooks and other personal ephemera is my favorite part so far. Also, anyone else find the origin story really inspirational? I love the idea of Doc starting on the show feeling like he needed to finish his friend's homework, and just to what degree neither had any clue what they were doing.
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Aug 2, 2018 11:18
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luxury handset posted:oh my god page 216 explains the origin of brick frog and i will not spoil it Spoil it with spoiler tags for the plebs here who didn't buy the book (me)
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Aug 2, 2018 13:42
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Nonexistence posted:Spoil it with spoiler tags for the plebs here who didn't buy the book (me) Go Team Venture!: The Art and Making of The Venture Bros. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1506704875/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_10VyBb8E5C9B4 sorry, found that super funny. I've not gotten there yet. Go Team Venture \/ !!
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Aug 2, 2018 13:50
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Nonexistence posted:Spoil it with spoiler tags for the plebs here who didn't buy the book (me) quote:Brick Frog comes from my childhood. When I was in first grade my mother made this foam rubber frog mask for a school play I was in, which I kept for the longest time. A few years later, my brother and cousin and I used to run around the house and put on stupid costumes and makeup to play superheroes and villains with each other. I'm playing superhero and being serious, and my older brother and cousin were doing it ironically to amuse me. My cousin put on my foam rubber mask and grabbed a foam rubber souvenir stage brick that we got from Universal Studios and he went, "I'll be 'the Brick Frog.'" He made it up on the spot, and it struck me as pure genius. I was ten years old, and thought it was the funniest thing I'd ever heard. You have to get the book if you want to see the actual photo of Jackson Publick wearing the frog mask as a child, though.
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Aug 2, 2018 17:56
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Arrath posted:So I'm gonna just bail in on 5k unread posts. It is amazing how long my shirts lasted after years of wear. I am sad American apparel won't be making the new shirts because they were so comfortable.
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Aug 2, 2018 18:10
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gently caress it, I'm ordering this book right now. I'm almost as excited to read it as I am for the new season (Which I still can't believe is airing this weekend!)
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Aug 2, 2018 18:48
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I am getting so antsy about the shirt club. It owns being a financially stable adult unlike the first time I bought the shirt club.
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Aug 2, 2018 18:59
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The spoiler tags are greatly appreciated. I am dying. August 5 can't come soon enough.
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Aug 2, 2018 19:29
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Consummate Professional posted:I am getting so antsy about the shirt club. It owns being a financially stable adult unlike the first time I bought the shirt club. On the one hand I don't wear t-shirts. On the other hand I'm earning approximately 3x what I was earning last time there was a t-shirt club and really wish I had that Hank Bucks beach towel... I'm sure they'll launch it day-of for maximum hype. I... might just do it because I love this show so much.
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Aug 2, 2018 19:32
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feedmyleg posted:On the one hand I don't wear t-shirts. On the other hand I'm earning approximately 3x what I was earning last time there was a t-shirt club and really wish I had that Hank Bucks beach towel... Aw man, I deployed like a week after the beach towel offer went out and couldn't exchange my Hank Bucks. I still have them just in case
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Aug 2, 2018 19:57
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To the book-havers: out of abject curiosity, does it mention/show if they ever actually drew Anna Baldavich with a face? Obviously not showing her implicit butterface is kind of part of the gag, but still kinda curious. Similarly; any comments/insights into the Sovereign's true form beyond what Brock was told by Monstroso?
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Aug 2, 2018 21:42
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Her design is a big blank head to make sure the animators never drew it.
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Aug 2, 2018 21:48
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Rand Brittain posted:Her design is a big blank head to make sure the animators never drew it. Or to hide the fact that she really is, well was, Phantom Spaceman. Hah. Figured it was that though. And nothin' on the Sovereign I takes it?
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Aug 2, 2018 21:59
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Remembered I was out tomorrow, so watched the first two episodes. Sheila really needs her own code name; Dr. Mrs. The Monarch was funny, but it's run its course, although I wouldn't be surprised if it comes up this season with her being so high ranking in the guild.
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Aug 2, 2018 22:22
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I feel like they've been calling her Sheila more often than not these days
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Aug 2, 2018 22:29
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Lady Au Pair and Queen Aetheria are jokes Ive never figured out.
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Aug 3, 2018 00:22
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TK-42-1 posted:Lady Au Pair and Queen Aetheria are jokes Ive never figured out. I don't think they are. They're just dumb supervillain -- err, antagonist names.
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TK-42-1 posted:Lady Au Pair and Queen Aetheria are jokes Ive never figured out. The former I think is just a boob joke, and the latter is just something meant to go with Phantom Limb's whole theme
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