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Euugh why are these episodes of Krapopolis airing out of order.
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Nov 20, 2023 14:46
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I'm not an anime guy and used to American comedy cartoons that treat animation as something to be done as cheaply as possible to support jokes and a story, and not usually inclined to enjoy actual animation itself, but the fights in SPTO were super cool. You also get a lot of fun unpredictable matchups when Scott's not there for everything to be about him. A lot of the fights really go on for a while, too - they're not treated just as story telling devices but as something to be enjoyed on their own merits. The Street Fighter Kung Fu in this series just makes for a really great world. I love the indistinct idea of what makes somebody a powerful fighter - that you are basically exerting the power of your personality, or some aspect thereof, in the form of a crazy super-powered fight. Again, maybe something that comes across as kind of mundane (?) to an anime fan, but gives it some real juice for me. (Turns out all I needed to enjoy anime was a massive voice cast of beloved millennial superstars.) I liked the series a lot, I burned through it in a couple sessions which I don't usually do. (The <30 minute episodes and every episode ending in some kind of minor or major cliffhanger make it really easy to do.) In seasons going forward it will be fun to watch the exes grow as a League of Frenemies, and it's great to see Julie get involved and to have the fairly inconsequential hostility we see in the movie be developed into a full fledged A-hole (if a lovable one because of how this universe works). I hope she gets to fight someone next season! I don't want to brag but I called the kidnapper being Future Scott in the third episode.  OK, maybe I wanted to brag a little. mutantIke posted:No Beck though  Yeah, I like the Sex Bob-Omb song they have in there all right, but I wish they had more than one, and obviously they were never going to be as good as when they had Beck writing their songs. Even allowing for the fact that they weren't gonna get Beck, it was little disappointing to not see more of the band - or Stephen and Knives' band!Larryb posted:So is anyone in the Scott Pilgrim show besides Mae Whitman a professional voice actor out of curiosity? They don’t do a terrible job or anything but you can tell from some of the performances that a lot of them are more used to on camera work  ) Whitman definitely engaged full cartoon VA mode and maybe should've moderated herself a bit, to not make everybody else seem comparatively muted! Electric Phantasm posted:I love how much you can tell O'Malley regrets how he handled Lucas Lee originally. He's got to be one of the top 5 characters now. ImpAtom posted:Chris Evans does such a loving good job. Ccs posted:Just watched some clips where Chris Evans talks about filming Scott Pilgrim as the most fun he's had in his whole career, he kept wanting to just hang out with the rest of the cast even after they filmed his parts, and that the email thread with the rest of the cast is still ongoing as they keep up.
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Nov 20, 2023 15:35
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They're pretty understated but I also really liked this interpretation of the twins. "We wouldn't mess with you, our robot says we're bros in the future." "Later, bro."
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Nov 20, 2023 15:41
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Have they said anything about a second season for Scott Pilgrim? I'm mostly curious because of the massive amount of WE BETTER GET A SECOND SEASON AFTER THAT CLIFFHANGER ENDING that I've seen around and I am completely goddamn baffled. Like, it straight up said via title card that the last few minutes were the epilogue of the story and the "cliffhanger" seemed pretty clearly just a "the wheel keeps turning" / joke. I wouldn't say no to spending more time with this version of the cast and what further misadventures could happen, but this struck me as a pretty tidy, self-contained little thing.
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Nov 20, 2023 15:46
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What made me laugh was Simon Pegg and Nick Frost doing their Hot Fuzz characters, but as security guards
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Nov 20, 2023 15:54
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Nikumatic posted:Have they said anything about a second season for Scott Pilgrim? I believe O'Malley has said it's like 85% exactly what you say with 15% "hey if Netflix want more..."
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Nov 20, 2023 16:10
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Gravitas Shortfall posted:What made me laugh was Simon Pegg and Nick Frost doing their Hot Fuzz characters, but as security guards It's weird, I could immediately recognize Pegg but Frost was less clear - I assumed it was him but had to actively look at the credits to confirm it. It was really cool to have that tie in though. Did Anamanaguchi do all of the music throughout the series? There was some really nice stuff in there even just in terms of the background music that I'd want to revisit. That track where Kim and Knives were just jamming out was particularly a standout, some really smooth dream pop/shoegaze vibes.
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Nov 20, 2023 16:18
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SirSamVimes posted:I really like the fact there was no mention of "just a phase" or "bucurious". Roxie was just as legitimate a relationship as the rest. That's just her coworker, I don't think anything is implied by that.
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Nov 20, 2023 16:24
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M_Gargantua posted:That's just her coworker, I don't think anything is implied by that. That's what I thought too and it seemed to imply her "whatever" comment to Lucas Lee got him interested in her. He also stares at her when she leaves in a way that makes it seem he has a crush on her now. I really liked they had the exes find other people towards the end. I especially liked when the exes all wanted Scott to kiss Ramona in the theater to show they have all moved on.
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Nov 20, 2023 16:35
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Misunderstood posted:I imagine some of the stops in the studio were pretty drat quick given the schedules and rates of a lot of this cast, and that few people were actually able to read scenes together. If they had more time and money to get the actors together and do some rehearsal and poo poo they probably would've turned in better performances. Plaza's reads in particular felt pretty slapdash. Some actors just don't do great reading lines cold with no opposing energy to play off, but I wasn't really distracted by any acting. (If you think of it as a bad anime dub it kind of adds to the style. I mean, to be fair Whitman has had decades of experience both as an actress and as a VA (one of her earliest roles regarding the latter was in Johnny Bravo) so it makes sense she’d be a bit more adept then some of her less experienced costars
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Nov 20, 2023 16:40
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Mat Cauthon posted:It's weird, I could immediately recognize Pegg but Frost was less clear - I assumed it was him but had to actively look at the credits to confirm it. It was really cool to have that tie in though. For me it was the opposite, Frost is doing his "Danny Butterman" voice, whereas Pegg has a more generic delivery Mat Cauthon posted:Did Anamanaguchi do all of the music throughout the series? I was extremely pleased and surprised to hear United States Of Whatever. I love that Anamanaguchi chiptune cover of "God Only Knows" though. Gravitas Shortfall fucked around with this message at 17:03 on Nov 20, 2023 |
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Nov 20, 2023 16:55
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Gravitas Shortfall posted:For me it was the opposite, Frost is doing his "Danny Butterman" voice, whereas Pegg has a more generic delivery Dead Kennedys too I liked Lucas Lee immensely more for his music taste
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Nov 20, 2023 17:16
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SirSamVimes posted:I feel like the movie implied he's in love with Scott with the whole "And there he is." bit, but in a way he's comfortable with the fact that it's never going to be a thing and he's happy just being his friend (but also willing to give him a kick in the rear end) It's kind of interesting in the show how Wallace is one of the few people who becomes a worse person without Scott around. Like, he's the one guy who Scott was a good influence on. It'd be cool to see their friendship explored more in future seasons, though I doubt there will be future seasons.... Scott Pilgrim anime is good, but since it's on Netflix and they LOVE canceling animated shows after one season it's extremely unlikely we'll be getting more which is a shame.
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Nov 20, 2023 18:05
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Vampire Panties posted:Dead Kennedys too I liked Lucas Lee immensely more for his music taste That specifically was the Tony Hawk Pro Skater reference
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Nov 20, 2023 18:15
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Space Cadet Omoly posted:It's kind of interesting in the show how Wallace is one of the few people who becomes a worse person without Scott around. Like, he's the one guy who Scott was a good influence on. It'd be cool to see their friendship explored more in future seasons, though I doubt there will be future seasons.... You say that, but we have Arcane, Castlevania, Hilda, Dragon Prince, and probably others I haven't watched that Netflix keeps producing. I am still bothered that they killed The OA (not animated, just my favorite show they killed) but I think on the animation side of things Netflix has shown some good judgment. With Scott Pilgrim being so well received I see no reason not to expect more edit: forgot Love, Death and Robots Turpitude fucked around with this message at 18:27 on Nov 20, 2023 |
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Nov 20, 2023 18:24
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Turpitude posted:You say that, but we have Arcane, Castlevania, Hilda, Dragon Prince, and probably others I haven't watched that Netflix keeps producing. I am still bothered that they killed The OA (not animated, just my favorite show they killed) but I think on the animation side of things Netflix has shown some good judgment. With Scott Pilgrim being so well received I see no reason not to expect more Though Dragon Prince only has 2 more seasons left and Hilda will be airing its final one next month
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Nov 20, 2023 18:37
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Well they also just cancelled three more animated series last week, none of which looked especially worth watching to begin with, so perhaps they should simply continue making the ones that are actually good.
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Nov 20, 2023 18:37
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Turpitude posted:You say that, but we have Arcane, Castlevania, Hilda, Dragon Prince, and probably others I haven't watched that Netflix keeps producing. I am still bothered that they killed The OA (not animated, just my favorite show they killed) but I think on the animation side of things Netflix has shown some good judgment. With Scott Pilgrim being so well received I see no reason not to expect more Carmen Sandiego and both He-Man shows got multiple seasons too, with a possible third season on the way for Masters of the Universe: Revelation/Revolution if the new season does well in January which signs are pointing to it happening. It wouldn't surprise me that we see a second season of Takes Off eventually, given the response and the sequel hook at the end though. At this point the only people who seem to really vehemently dislike the show are the ones who appear to have missed the point of the original comics completely.
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Nov 20, 2023 18:40
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Speaking of Hilda, a little teaser for Season 3 released a few days ago https://youtube.com/watch?v=dsYhnDU438M
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Nov 20, 2023 18:41
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Gravitas Shortfall posted:What made me laugh was Simon Pegg and Nick Frost doing their Hot Fuzz characters, but as security guards There's also a bit later with them eating Cornetto cones.
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Nov 20, 2023 19:26
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Rand Brittain posted:Interesting to see some of the minor changes from the very beginning, in particular the fact that Wallace starts the series fed up with Scott crashing in his apartment and wants him to leave, whereas in the comics he spent three books enabling Scott in every possible way and then kicked him out so suddenly that it almost constituted attempted murder. Wallace being in love with Scott would not only be cliche but also boring.
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Nov 20, 2023 19:28
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Nikumatic posted:Have they said anything about a second season for Scott Pilgrim? Establishing things like “Gideon, Matthew and Julie are an axis now” or “Lucas ruined his career but is happy as a barista” or “Knives is the best musician of the friend group” makes us want to see more of these things!
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Nov 20, 2023 21:10
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I'd watch 10 seasons of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off with just the characters getting into crazy shenannigans and bouncing off each other. But with that cast, who wouldn't want to just chill with them for hours.
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Nov 20, 2023 23:38
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i can't wait for the sequel, Knives Chau Has a Generally Pleasant Time (24 episodes)
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Nov 21, 2023 00:43
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My big concern is that you'd have to ask what kind of story O'Malley wants to tell. The story very much revolved around Scott and Ramona's relationship and with the exes. What do you do? Bring Lisa in to shake things up?
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Nov 21, 2023 00:46
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You could just drop the whole "plot" thing and do a sitcom. "This is my girlfriend, Ramona. We live in Toronto, Canada, in the same town as her seven evil exes and my former archenemies (they are the same)." seems like a reasonable sitcom gimmick.
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Nov 21, 2023 00:49
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https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-mov...aza-1234877646/ Welp, that also answers my question. quote:Finally, do you have plans to do any more with this show, or is this a self-contained unit?
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Nov 21, 2023 00:53
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I gave scott pilgrim an honest shot, especially since my irl pals would not stop talking about it, but it loving sucks and is bad. Blue Eyed Samurai, however, is even better than this thread made me think it would be. Holy poo poo this show rules.
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Nov 21, 2023 00:56
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AlternateNu posted:My big concern is that you'd have to ask what kind of story O'Malley wants to tell. The story very much revolved around Scott and Ramona's relationship and with the exes. What do you do? Bring Lisa in to shake things up? O'Malley has said repeatedly that he's done telling the story of "Scott Pilgrim", but wouldn't be opposed to revisiting the characters in whatever way down the line. That was like 10 years ago after Vol. 6 and the movie came out back to back. Though he's also said as part of the press junket for Takes Off that the show getting a second season would take "a miracle", primarily because getting the cast back together a third time and O'Malley finding the time and/or idea to write another story is currently a big ask.
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Nov 21, 2023 00:57
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Hell, I think half the reason it even got done this time is that the cast did one of those Zoom table reads for charity during the early days of lockdown in 2020 and had a blast.
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Nov 21, 2023 01:00
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I find it loving hilarious that apparently the cast originally got back in touch was because they had a group e-mail chain together and someone posted a meme. Nine years later, Michael Cera replied all "Oh, that's funny" and Chris Evans replied "Michael what the gently caress are you doing responding to a nine year old e-mail".
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Nov 21, 2023 01:08
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Nikumatic posted:I find it loving hilarious that apparently the cast originally got back in touch was because they had a group e-mail chain together and someone posted a meme. Well clearly it was funny, Chris. 
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Nov 21, 2023 01:09
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Nikumatic posted:I find it loving hilarious that apparently the cast originally got back in touch was because they had a group e-mail chain together and someone posted a meme. It's the funniest possible actor/character combination for that to happen to.
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Nov 21, 2023 01:09
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cera, looking at his phone a decade later: "heh, that's actually hilarious"
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Nov 21, 2023 01:19
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Nikumatic posted:https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-mov...aza-1234877646/ I mean, I believe this and they were smart to treat this as a one time opportunity. That said, I'm sure if Netflix came back offering to finance a second season they'd somehow find the motivation and inspiration to keep exploring where season 1 left off. Getting the various cast members back in the recording booth would probably be the trickiest part but none of them are so busy that it couldn't be figured out with sufficient advanced notice.
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Nov 21, 2023 01:45
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What they say about the self contained story makes sense and if we only get 1 season of this I'm happy. I obviously want more but I understand why that might not happen, and I would rather we not get a 2nd if the creators' passion isn't there.
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Nov 21, 2023 02:21
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The bit in this week's Krapopolis where the adventure party got brutally murdered sure was much.
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So when I started watching Scott Pilgrim on Saturday, I wasn't really comfortable with the swerve or the direction they decided to go in. I haven't read the comic or seen the movie since they came out, so I would have been fine with just a new adaptation that changed a few things up, fleshed some things out, maybe even had a new ending. But I slept on it, and as soon as I picked up where I left off last night, I was totally into it. Good series. I kinda wish someone told me sooner that it has Will Forte singing "Konya wa Hurricane" from the 80s anime Bubblegum Crisis, because then I probably wouldn't have had to sleep on it.
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Nikumatic posted:I find it loving hilarious that apparently the cast originally got back in touch was because they had a group e-mail chain together and someone posted a meme. such an awesome story. You can tell this cast got so close. I need to put on the commentary tracks on the bluray again. That was so fun
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