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So I had this whole intro typed up but then I realized there was already a pretty succinct summary of Samurai Jack already out there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e51hgWIsY4M Samurai Jack ran on Cartoon Network from 2001 until 2004. It was created by Genndy Tartakovsky, most well known for creating hit cartoons like Dexter's Laboratory and the Star Wars: The Clone Wars shorts (not the CGI cartoon, the 2D one that actually made General Grievous look cool). He also directed a lot Powerpuff Girls episodes, and is responsible for Hotel Transylvania starring Adam Sandler but he shouldn't be too proud of that one. ANYYYWAY, Samurai Jack followed a time-displaced samurai trying to prevent the FUTURE THAT IS AKU. It was extremely episodic, one episode could have Jack fighting an army of bug robots and the next could have Jack breaking his wooden sandals and comically having to go try a bunch of new ones and fighting in stiletto heels. It's widely remembered for its stylish animation. It won 4 Emmys for god's sake! It's also remembered for being incredibly violent while dodging censors because practically every bad guy Jack tore to shreds was actually a robot (or an alien)  and so Jack would end fights covered in oil when you knew it was supposed to be blood  .Like all good cartoons though, it ended. Tartakovsky has stated that he was in talks to make a movie, but it always seemed to wind up in development hell. Jack would be lost to the ages, only showing up in lovely Cartoon Network games every now and then. But now, loving 13 years later, out of the blue, Jack is Back. Adult Swim announced that Samurai Jack would have a 5th season airing on their Toonami block (hey kids get ready for 100% more blood) back in 2015, then they loving teased us for a straight year waiting to announce when it was actually going to air. But now we finally have details: March 11th. It's going to be 10 episodes long and unlike the old series, it's going to actually have continuity, all leading to a definitive ending. The plot (the amount that's been revealed at least) catches up with Jack 50 years later. He has not aged (perhaps due to being a time traveler?) and is getting pretty worn down by the constant fighting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtgXDiXr-0M Also here's an interview with Tartakovsky from 2015 talking about the new season (also has Phil Lamarr joking about how voicing Jack is a really easy gig) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT6yhhfiUh8 So I guess if you haven't seen the series before, I should cover some basics: Characters Samurai Jack voiced by Phil Lamarr  OH WAIT BUT WE'RE EVEN FARTHER IN THE FUTURE  Samurai Jack is a samurai flung through time from ancient Japan. His name isn't actually Jack, he was just dubbed Jack by some jive talkin' aliens and for some reason just rolled with it. He never corrects anybody on it at least. Jack is trained in pretty much all forms of combat, from archery to hand-to-hand, and apparently judging by the new trailers, guns. His main weapon is his sword though. It's a Fun facts:
Aku voiced by Greg Baldwin, replacing the late, great Mako  Aku is the ultimate evil. He can shapeshift, he's completely immune to non-magic weapons, he's got a lot of other bullshit magic powers and he has conquered the world. He is the show's ultimate enemy... but also its main comedy relief https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7N67hn0TlA Aku is kind of a coward, although that's fair seeing as Jack carries the only thing that's a threat to him. Fun facts:
OTHER CHARACTERS The Scotsman voiced by John Dimaggio  The Scotsman is a total rear end in a top hat who met Jack when they were both trying to cross a narrow bridge at the same time. They started fighting over trivial bullshit (like any superhero teamup) until some bounty hunters cuffed them together and they had to work together to free themselves. The Scotsman holds the honor of being basically the only recurring character on Samurai Jack, having shown up in more than one episode. He's part of a clan of other very large Scotsmen and he'll have you know his wife is the sweetest flower in all of the land. He's also going to appear in this season too, you can see him for a brief second in the trailer.  It looks like in the 50 years since last season, he's gotten a cyber eye and a much larger gun-leg. Fun facts:
These random rear end bounty hunter ladies?  Who knows? They don't look very nice. Anyway I've gone on long enough. Also since this is airing on Toonami, I feel obligated to post a link to the current Adult Swim/Toonami thread where you can hang out and shitpost about anything on AS/Toonami that doesn't already have a dedicated thread here in TVIV. Also here's the General Kids' Show Thread where you can talk about other cartoons and drown yourself in nostalgia. The original series can be found on DVD and on Amazon video, livingfruitvirus posted:They can't because they sold the rights to Hulu not long ago. https://www.hulu.com/samurai-jack Anyway, definitely watch it if you can.  Pictured: Cartoon Network, teasing you for a whole year with promises of new Jack. TwoPair fucked around with this message at 01:41 on Mar 8, 2017 |
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TwoPair posted:The original series can be found on DVD and on Amazon video, and if Cartoon Network had any sense, they'd put the episodes up streaming on their site. They can't because they sold the rights to Hulu not long ago. https://www.hulu.com/samurai-jack
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Mar 6, 2017 06:06
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I watched Jack and the Haunted House last night, and I really don't get why I never see anybody talking about that episode. That episode's ending fight is seriously impressive looking.
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Mar 6, 2017 06:30
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I recently saw this video about Samurai Jack. Thought I should share it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRbEMYnqLvY
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Mar 6, 2017 06:43
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One thing to point out is that the action scenes in Jack were, and still are, exceedingly good. Pacing, flow, animation and action were all well animated and enacted. Given that this was around the time Toonami was just starting up, bringing DBZ and Kenshin with them, Samurai Jack still stood out for its animation. Also, iirc, Tartakovsky said that he did Hotel Transylvania to prove that he could make a successful movie so he could get funding for Samurai Jack: The Movie. I think it was from his AMA.
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I am so, so incredibly stoked for Samurai Jack. It's kind of ironic that the legendary show would itself be flung into the future.  E: ^^^ don't forget sound direction. The action sequences in 'Jack and the Spartans' have this pounding war theme that never fails to get the adrenaline pumping. 'Jack and the 3 Blind Archers' and 'The Princess and the Bounty-Hunters' are also excellent from the opposite end of the spectrum, ie honing in on silence and minute sounds to set the tension. Can you tell I've been binge watching recently? Teriyaki Koinku fucked around with this message at 16:01 on Mar 6, 2017 |
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Teriyaki Koinku posted:I am so, so incredibly stoked for Samurai Jack. It's kind of ironic that the legendary show would itself be flung into the future. Oh, wow. Its kind of telling that when you mentioned the episode, I remember the scene with the princess practicing cutting water drops. So good.
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J.A.B.C. posted:Oh, wow. Its kind of telling that when you mentioned the episode, I remember the scene with the princess practicing cutting water drops. So good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWW9m0t5_IY 
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The Jack marathon stream has returned. http://www.adultswim.com/videos/streams/samurai-jack AND there will be a live Q&A with Genndy Tartakovsky Saturday at 10 PM Eastern, followed by the season premiere at 10:30 PM on this stream.
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Mar 6, 2017 17:52
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Oh man...I can't wait till a firm date for the return is posted.
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livingfruitvirus posted:The Jack marathon stream has returned. Aw HELL YEAH! 
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TV Zombie posted:Oh man...I can't wait till a firm date for the return is posted. Saturday, like this Saturday, at 11.
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Many years later, it just clicked with me that Jack's theme song (ie in the show while he's walking around, not the intro theme) is an homage to Yojimbo's theme song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA-1yudPCq8&t=43s Guess my Japanese Film Studies course in college finally paid off! It's crazy picking up on the references in Samurai Jack now that I'm older.
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Teriyaki Koinku posted:It's crazy picking up on the references in Samurai Jack now that I'm older. I like the character that's literally just Jigen in the season 3 finale 
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Was wondering when someone would make a thread for this. Anyone wanna get into speculation? Cause I've noticed a lot of people going on about how Jack's sword is conspicuously absent from the trailers...
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I think he lost it at some point during the time skip.
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Regalingualius posted:Anyone wanna get into speculation? Cause I've noticed a lot of people going on about how Jack's sword is conspicuously absent from the trailers... If the comics are in any way canon, then (spoilers from comic) Jack is able to manifest the blade spiritually from his own pure soul.
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Teriyaki Koinku posted:I am so, so incredibly stoked for Samurai Jack. It's kind of ironic that the legendary show would itself be flung into the future. I can't agree with this enough. 'Jack and the 3 Blind Archers' and 'The Princess and the Bounty-Hunters' were easily two of my favourite episodes, and it's no coincidence that they do a lot of with sound. I don't think it's in either one, but I just loved when they panned around a village in the rain and you could hear the different sounds of the rain pattering off the roof, the trees, and some metal. The silence that often permeates the majority of most episodes only enhances it. Anyways, super stoked, can't wait.
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Teriyaki Koinku posted:If the comics are in any way canon, then (spoilers from comic) Jack is able to manifest the blade spiritually from his own pure soul. They are not.
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Khaba posted:I can't agree with this enough. 'Jack and the 3 Blind Archers' and 'The Princess and the Bounty-Hunters' were easily two of my favourite episodes, and it's no coincidence that they do a lot of with sound. I don't think it's in either one, but I just loved when they panned around a village in the rain and you could hear the different sounds of the rain pattering off the roof, the trees, and some metal. The silence that often permeates the majority of most episodes only enhances it. You're probably thinking of "Samurai vs Samurai" where Jack is antagonized by an obnoxious 70s Blaxploitation film character poser. The attention to detail, especially with the rain falling on the bamboo stick, is rather stunning! Also, a reminder that Adult Swim is doing a continuous stream of Samurai Jack until Saturday. It will have a Q&A with Genndy Tartakovsky at 10 PM EST then premiering Season 5 at 10:30 PM EST, 30 minutes earlier than Cable TV: http://www.adultswim.com/videos/streams/samurai-jack It's been a lot of fun geeking out over nostalgia with other long-time fans. What's even better was seeing commentary from people who've never seen the show before and were guessing at what would happen next. To be that young again... 
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This takes place 50 years further into the already-far-future, I'm guessing Jack lost the sword 50 years back not long after the original series' finale and he'll have to go back in time to get it before he can go all the way back.
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I'm gonna guess that at some point in the intervening years, Jack lost all hope of ever beating Aku or getting back to the past, the sword manifested as a spirit (the blue one that appears in the trailer) to call him out on it and deem him unworthy, and the start of the season is him finally getting his fire sparked again and setting out to recover it.
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You can see him holding the sword for a split second in the trailer, so I'm guessing he either loses it and gets it back, or over the years that Jack's grown disillusioned, and he finally just thought "A gun works fine on all these robots"
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Posters for sale! https://asseenonadultswim.com/collections/adult-swim-shop/products/samurai-jack-pack-of-3-posters
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Mar 9, 2017 03:28
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Oh man...what is that third poster about? 
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Man, Samurai Jack with blood is such a wild concept. Maybe those bounty hunters won't be inexplicably robotic.
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livingfruitvirus posted:Posters for sale! I've been looking for a way to return the favor for a very thoughtful gift from a friend. Wish I'd gotten her a signed copy, but this'll still do nicely!
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Otherkinsey Scale posted:Man, Samurai Jack with blood is such a wild concept. Maybe those bounty hunters won't be inexplicably robotic. It's not blood it's just red oil!!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8mcDmXqo3w This is still my favorite scene in the show, Aku ordering a Pizza fake-out.
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One of the greatest fights in this show was between Jack and the ninja. I still return to it from time to time. Crazy that we're going to get more of it. Looking forward to discussing the new episodes with you guys. Currently on the streaming is the expert bounty hunters from different regions of the world who collaborate and argue about who will do what in the grand plan. The ending is fantastic, it really cements how much progress Jack has made since the beginning of his quest.
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Teriyaki Koinku posted:You're probably thinking of "Samurai vs Samurai" where Jack is antagonized by an obnoxious 70s Blaxploitation film character poser. The attention to detail, especially with the rain falling on the bamboo stick, is rather stunning! You might be right, I watched a clip of it and it wasn't exactly what I recall, but I could just be misremembering. It doesn't matter either way, that's just one example amongst so many of amazing sound design, or whatever it's called. It's a pity that those posters aren't available for international shipping.
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TV Zombie posted:Oh man...what is that third poster about? Samurai Jack is gonna decapitate one of the female assassins, holy poo poo.
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Teriyaki Koinku posted:Samurai Jack is gonna decapitate one of the female assassins, holy poo poo. I'm pretty sure I see a chin poking up, it's just hard to see because they're pale. Probably gut-stabbed.
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The episode with gangsters was always my favorite episode but I think my favorite fight in the show is still that initial one with the Scotsman
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Just as a reminder: On the Adult Swim website, there's an on-going marathon for the old Samurai Jack episodes until 10 pm. At 10, there will be a Q&A with Genndy Tartakovsky followed by the Season Five premiere at 10:30 (and on cable at 11). e: Wow, there's a lot of spammers screaming slurs and hate speech over and over again in the chat. Just a forewarning; you can full screen the video to avoid the chat if you want. 
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Mar 11, 2017 20:52
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Teriyaki Koinku posted:Just as a reminder: It's like a chat room with 640 people might cause problems! This is pretty funny though. People spam it every time a new episode begins. 
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12k viewers, 982 in chat! Yowza!  
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Please be good.  That's all I ask, good and a conclusion to give some closure!
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Teriyaki Koinku posted:12k viewers, 982 in chat! Yowza! Now up to 17k, 1295 chatters.
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Not sure what I expected, but this chat is mostly trash.
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