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Anonus · 2012-09-03 18:18:21

Finally, they have listened to us! :P

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Anonus · 2012-09-03 18:26:47

^^nah

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Princess Alice · 2012-09-03 18:41:23

I'd watch the channel, if it existed.

And I'm not just saying that because I came up with the idea, either.

Anonus · 2012-09-03 19:20:48

^^well that's good

^so would I

Justice4243 · 2012-09-29 02:47:02

I object on the grounds that The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest was pre-2000.

Granted, CN sucked untold amounts of ass for the most part during its formative years.

Thank God we got tons of quality programming since then, eh?

._.

Mr. Darcy · 2012-09-29 13:23:50

Justice is back! How did that happen?

I found it funny how many of the Adult Swim anime were still just shounen (boys) series.

Justice4243 · 2012-09-29 13:46:59

My work week is starting to resemble a regular 40 hour work week again.

And yeah, lots of Shonen, Lots of Sci-Fi (mostly Mecha), and a handful of completely absurd, surreal shows like Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo and Milk-Chan. And yet, Adult Swim seems most in love with FLCL, probably because despite its absurdness, it actually has something of a point.

Imipolex G · 2012-09-29 13:49:26

What is Milk-Chan about

KJI · 2012-09-29 17:23:52

Tim and eric awesome show great job is simultaneously the best and worst thing ever, and also the most average thing ever

Corporal Forsythe · 2012-09-29 17:28:29

Imipölex G said:
What is Milk-Chan about

I think it's random humor from before the internet ruined it

Salix Babylonika · 2012-09-29 19:46:44

I actually like most of [as] anime now, partly because it's filtered through Toonami.

The exceptions there are Bleach (it's DBZ! But with swords!), FMA:B (seeeeeeeeeeeeeen it), and Ghost in the Shell (most overrated show on Earth).

Justice4243 · 2012-09-30 02:08:13

^^ I hear it's suppose to be funnier if one has spent at least a year in Japan and gets all the references.

Also, apparently there's an official gag dub that makes it more entertaining to an English speaker as opposed to mostly incomprehensible.

lee4hmz · 2012-09-30 03:26:34

Justice: I hear they passed on the looser English dub, since it was also a lot more raunchy and [as] didn't want to run something that was a hard TV-MA.

Justice4243 · 2012-09-30 03:27:35

That's kinda concerning since Milk-chan is like...eight.

lee4hmz · 2012-09-30 03:34:45

It was more sweary than dirty, but apparently this bothered CN enough to pass on it.

Hexartes · 2012-10-01 03:47:21

Super Läzuli said:
Ghost in the Shell (most overrated show on Earth).

Viani · 2012-10-01 07:20:56

Home Movies was unfunniness in a cup

Corporal Forsythe · 2012-10-01 08:56:53

home movies looks like it was animated entirely in powerpoint

God, what a ugly fucking show

Justice4243 · 2012-10-01 13:29:06

It's definitely dialogue driven. Definitely not good looking, but I found it funny for the most part when I watched it.

Salix Babylonika · 2012-10-01 13:34:57

Related to what Justice said earlier, I don't get how some people find FLCL confusing.

Justice4243 · 2012-10-01 14:24:05

It's fast paced and many people aren't used to that animation style. Also, many people may not be up to accepting dimensional portals that appear out of the foreheads of teenagers.

It's sort of undeniably a weird series.

That being said, there is a method to the madness and it's only six episodes long. It certainly makes more sense on a rewatch, however I'm guessing most who find it confusing probably have only seen one episode, couldn't make sense or couldn't be bothered to make sense of what was going on and just labeled it "confusing" and moved on.

This certainly differs from Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Crayon Shin-Chan, and Milk-Chan all which have fairly basic premises, but are just using those as a framing device for very wacky, unpredictable, stuff.

Salix Babylonika · 2012-10-01 15:11:19

I guess. I dunno, I groked the whole "iz metaphor for growing up" on my first watch-through. The Space Opera going on offscreen isn't really that confusing to me either.

Justice4243 · 2012-10-01 16:33:39

Yeah, I think if one can see past all the zany antics, the main point of the story isn't that hard to grasp.

It's just that lots of people don't see past the zany antics.

Tre · 2012-10-01 17:05:44

Dude, Home Movies is amazing. The animation's not great cuz it's mostly just the bare minimum needed to drive the plot.

The guy who created it's in charge of Metalocalypse now.

Sredni Vashtar · 2012-10-03 19:58:44

I don't particularly like Metalocalypse (though it has its moments), but Home Movies was weirdly entrancing.

Hexartes · 2012-10-03 20:44:25

I like how the anime block used to end with Ghost in the Shell and Cowboy Bebop which are generally pretty quiet, mellow shows. It was perfect programming for two in the morning.

Anonus · 2012-10-03 20:45:22

i find it amusing that this thread is about Adult Swim now

i guess growing up isn't so hard after all

Salix Babylonika · 2012-10-03 21:07:56

Ghost in the Shell is quiet and mellow?

Sredni Vashtar · 2012-10-03 21:24:52

"Reflective" seems more appropriate.

Hexartes · 2012-10-03 21:53:10

All I know is that it's a good show to watch when I'm tired.

And when I'm not tired, for that matter, but there's something special about fighting sleep to see a good show.

Sredni Vashtar · 2012-10-03 22:32:32

Mushishi is an absolutely wonderful show to watch when tired.

Salix Babylonika · 2012-10-03 22:33:20

Kexruct said:
All I know is that it's a good show to watch when I'm tired.
And when I'm not tired, for that matter, but there's something special about fighting sleep to see a good show.

I would agree with that.

I used to watch the show on Saturday mornings. I've seen the entire thing through twice and still can't tell you a damn thing about it.

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