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Data Graham posted:Just finished the new 5-episode run of ATHF, and wow it is weird seeing it with "good" animation. The newly refreshed high-budget intro is yeah. I am genuinly surprised how well aqua teen hunger force has held up. like yeah there are some stuff that doesnt age as well, but most of that isnt even the bad humor but more the cellphone and pop up stuff. I think the show mostly handled mean and edgy humor really well by kinda always blatently showing everyone outside meatwad as kinda of self centered piece of poo poo. like there are some really dark hosed up jokes in that show that are totally blink and you will miss them and they work because they are blink and miss and because its carl saying them.
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Dapper_Swindler posted:id have to dig it up, but it was big in the Devient art mock threads, basicaly steven universe got big and every artist copied sugars art real hard because it was the in thing. except people add weird amounts of detail and poo poo and always make the eyes water to do sugars crying effect but it looks like melting eggs. https://twitter.com/LOWCOSTCOSPLAY/status/1733785911417331986
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Dapper_Swindler posted:yeah. I am genuinly surprised how well aqua teen hunger force has held up. like yeah there are some stuff that doesnt age as well, but most of that isnt even the bad humor but more the cellphone and pop up stuff. I think the show mostly handled mean and edgy humor really well by kinda always blatently showing everyone outside meatwad as kinda of self centered piece of poo poo. like there are some really dark hosed up jokes in that show that are totally blink and you will miss them and they work because they are blink and miss and because its carl saying them. I think there are two things that make ATHF work really well: One is that the voice acting is top notch. And even new ATHF stuff, it's like they never stopped doing the roles. Now granted, Shake's VA has been doing Molly McGee, and his voice on that show is just Shake. But still, you can put an old episode next to a new episode and the only difference you'll notice is they decided to do better animation. The other thing that makes ATHF work so well I think, is that Shake, the biggest rear end in a top hat out of the crew, CONSTANTLY gets his comeuppance for being an rear end in a top hat. So it's fun to watch him being a piece of poo poo and then by the end it blows up in his face in some way. This doesn't happen to ONLY Shake of course, but he's certainly the one this happens to the most.
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Macaluso posted:I think there are two things that make ATHF work really well: To be fair, based on seeing him in other things I'm pretty sure Dana Snyder only has one voice
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Larryb posted:To be fair, based on seeing him in other things I'm pretty sure Dana Snyder only has one voice Well that's probably true, but it's a good one 
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Macaluso posted:Well that's probably true, but it's a good one Indeed. Has he ever played a character that wasn’t a snarky rear end in a top hat to some degree though?
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Macaluso posted:I think there are two things that make ATHF work really well: Yeah, and right up till the point where he gets that comeuppance, Shake is usually outrageously and relentlessly dedicated to his assholery. He'll be killing kittens or enslaving Meatwad or quadrupling down on whatever sadistic and manipulative thing he's doing, and he never hesitates for even one second to take it to the next level. The show is so fast-paced that it never even gives you that second to imagine that he might show a little remorse, before he's already off to the races on the next horrible twist to whatever scheme it is. But then he gets decapitated or contracts some horrible full-body wasting disease or gets his eyes gouged out or whatever, and he may never admit he's lost, but there's no denying it, he's lost. And everyone pees on him and somehow you all feel better. Carl's the same way; the episode where he's relentlessly horrible to his dying mother, she ends up regaining her strength through South American tribal medicine and giving him what-for. Just as one example. For all its unpredictability and wackiness and universe-resetting hijinks, the show really does have a pretty consistent morality-tale template, doesn't it? Kinda weird how even such an edgy, avant-garde incarnation of our storytelling tradition still has that at its heart.
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Larryb posted:Indeed. Has he ever played a character that wasn’t a snarky rear end in a top hat to some degree though? The Alchemist is a pretty good guy the Ancient Sleeping Magi of Life Giving is just kind of a well-meaning weirdo I think
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yeah but that shows actually good apperently. Data Graham posted:Yeah, and right up till the point where he gets that comeuppance, Shake is usually outrageously and relentlessly dedicated to his assholery. He'll be killing kittens or enslaving Meatwad or quadrupling down on whatever sadistic and manipulative thing he's doing, and he never hesitates for even one second to take it to the next level. The show is so fast-paced that it never even gives you that second to imagine that he might show a little remorse, before he's already off to the races on the next horrible twist to whatever scheme it is. yeah shake is great because he is just a child like moron piece poo poo who legit doesnt understand what sex is but wants it because he is a teenager. yeah show never lets the characters get way with poo poo, mostly. again thats probably one of my favorite shows. whats your favorite episode? mine is bookie or jet chicken
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Also, Meatwad is one of the characters of all time. His voice especially you just have to wonder how they managed to end up at it, strangely tough to imitate as well.
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Especially since it's the same guy who does Carl. Like 
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Dapper_Swindler posted:whats your favorite episode? mine is bookie or jet chicken I'd have to sit with it a bit more before I could identify any particular standouts in the later seasons; bingeing it makes it all run together pretty hard. Those two are both excellent though. If I'm being honest I'd probably still go for some of the iconic earlier ones, like the Broodwich. The last 5 seconds is just  It's just been so many years I've been marinating in those. And like, the one where Carl's body gets replaced with eyeballs. His reaction when they show him the mirror, "whoawhoawhoawhoaWHOAWHOAAAHHHHGROSS" 
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I feel ATHF has some very careful tricks to how well it works, and I think part of it is that it actually sticks to some of the old cartoon formulas. Never have more complexity than you need to. The other trick is being dumb as hell in the best way. Ghost Leviathan fucked around with this message at 14:00 on Dec 28, 2023 |
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I don’t know if anyone is familiar with James Lee’s work but I’ve been following him for a bit now and I cannot for the life of me work out how he makes his stuff. It’s clearly a 3D rigged model of the character but it seems like an insane amount of work even for animation. My best guess is that he’s doing mocap and then doing all sorts of insane manipulation of the model, but that’s just my supposing. Or he could be masterful at physical….comedy? and editing. Idk. Eg: https://youtu.be/dJBEAZFP0aA?si=MhU7UVd7OVzgLt8X
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i've actually been a bit tempted to join his patreon to find out how he does his wizardry, but i'm not really sure how i'd practically use that knowledge
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Wow Dan Harmon made another problematic cartoon I'm shocked shocked I say!
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I miss Carl's stone cold lock of the century of the week, that was the best way to get my football news
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Warbird posted:I don’t know if anyone is familiar with James Lee’s work but I’ve been following him for a bit now and I cannot for the life of me work out how he makes his stuff. It’s clearly a 3D rigged model of the character but it seems like an insane amount of work even for animation. My best guess is that he’s doing mocap and then doing all sorts of insane manipulation of the model, but that’s just my supposing. Or he could be masterful at physical….comedy? and editing. Idk. it's live action with Lots of editing https://twitter.com/JamesLee03/status/1580941443971305472 https://twitter.com/JamesLee03/status/1638163154848063488 repiv fucked around with this message at 15:40 on Dec 28, 2023 |
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Oh that's tempting to go pay to watch up on. He absolutely has a 3D model of himself for some of his videos but good lord the amount of VFX stuff he must do.
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Ghost Leviathan posted:I feel ATHF has some very careful tricks to how well it works, and I think part of it is that it actually sticks to some of the old cartoon formulas. Never have more complexity than you need to. Haven't watched it in a while, but ATHF was absolutely masterful at developing a plot that you in no way expect but looking back, okay, gently caress, yeah, you can see how we got here. Example: Shake and Meatwad gently caress up planting Frylock's flowers -> They discover an underground cavern with a cursed sandwich -> Shake eats most of it anyway -> Cursed voice gets pissed and tries to trick Shake into eating the sundried tomatoes -> Shake refuses the tomatoes and skeleton bride -> Cursed voice offers Shake a free lobotomy -> Hard cut to lobotomized Shake eating the tomatoes and getting killed It all makes perfect sense in progression and given what we know about the characters. It's nuts.
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American Dad is also very good at keeping you from knowing where any given episode is going to go, especially the Christmas ones.
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Das Boo posted:Haven't watched it in a while, but ATHF was absolutely masterful at developing a plot that you in no way expect but looking back, okay, gently caress, yeah, you can see how we got here. To be fair sundried tomatoes are pretty rancid.
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Das Boo posted:Haven't watched it in a while, but ATHF was absolutely masterful at developing a plot that you in no way expect but looking back, okay, gently caress, yeah, you can see how we got here. its why i like jet chicken and rocket horse episode. like the whole thing is just a childlike moron writing about his made up super heroes and they are a bunch of assholes and it ends in botched surgery.
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Anytime I get a big sub I appreciate the bed of evil and lettuce.
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The entire back and forth between Shake and Broodwich voice is like top 5 dialogue of all time.
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Data Graham posted:It's just been so many years I've been marinating in those. And like, the one where Carl's body gets replaced with eyeballs. His reaction when they show him the mirror, "whoawhoawhoawhoaWHOAWHOAAAHHHHGROSS" Total Recarl is the episode that just occupies my brain. Meatwad saying "gentlemen... We can rebuild him" then smash cutting to Carl's head bungeed to a tree. Also Eyeball Carl saying "I'm coming for you fry-man!" then lurching over while screaming in agony. And of course Toy Dump Truck Carl with an eyeball for a tongue.
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We celebrate every Christmas and Thanksgiving with the Cybernetic Ghosts.
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Doctor_Fruitbat posted:Total Recarl is the episode that just occupies my brain. Meatwad saying "gentlemen... We can rebuild him" then smash cutting to Carl's head bungeed to a tree. Also Eyeball Carl saying "I'm coming for you fry-man!" then lurching over while screaming in agony. And of course Toy Dump Truck Carl with an eyeball for a tongue. Also great in that it's about the one time where Shake makes a valid and logical point and Frylock realises he's right and concedes it.
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Wegotussomemedicalwaste.com Idk if Aquateen needs a dedicating quote posting thread but maybe we can bridge the Seinfeld quotes thread for a bit, not sure they'd even notice.
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To this day I can't hear anyone say "I want candy" without immediately thinking "BUBBLEGUM AND TAFFY"
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There's a whole era of rock I only know through Carl.
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I don't neeeeed no instructions, to know how to rock!!!
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i wanna rock your body (til the break of dawn)
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Business in kicking your rear end and let me tell you, business is booming. Im open for business. Buisness of giving you the business.
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JosefStalinator posted:To this day I can't hear anyone say "I want candy" without immediately thinking "BUBBLEGUM AND TAFFY" DAMMIT
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I get it. It ain't making me laught, but I get it.
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It don't matter. None of this matters.
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That was fun. We had fun today.
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Nice head, I think I'll take it. Nice head, I think I'll take it. ... WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
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