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YesNoMaybe
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I've really enjoyed this series. I am going to be sad when there are no more new episodes.
Episode #19(#7) was my favorite of the second season thus far. I really believe that the laugh track was used to piss off the critics of the show who complain that this show was to much like a sitcom, and also, it had no continuing story arc and it reset itself week after week. My reply to the critics are that this is part of the show's charm! Their plenty of shows out there that have continuing story arcs (some way to long!). What wrong with having a show that with each episode you don't know what to expect from week to week. |
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Spotlesseden
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there is nothing wrong with it. The thing is the same people complain about other shows that do what they want. You know what, that's the charm of other shows too. Just different audience. You can't have both way. |
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YesNoMaybe
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^Well, I don't post very often, and I don't remember putting down other similar shows.
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Jayhosh
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I'm glad other people seem to like this show as much as I do! There are those select people that complain that it doesn't have a continuous plot, but when did that become a bad thing? I've always thought these people must be new to animation, because Space Dandy is hardly the only show to lack continuity (for the most part anyway). My take is that these people have become too comfortable watching the same types of anime. Because in modern days they all have to have dramatic story arcs it seems. So anything like this is spat upon. It's also amusing watching people attempt to find some sort of story, continuity or meaning in simple throwaway gags. Like the fact that they die in half the episodes but then reference said past events. There is no meaning behind that. It's no different than when Mr. Krabs got eaten in an episode of Spongebob. It's a joke and not meant to be looked at under a microscope.
Random thought but it ties in sort of: Courage the Cowardly Dog has always been one of my favorite series ever, animated or not. What I really love about it is how unique and interesting (I'd even go as far as to call it artsy) every episode is. They never attempted to do the same thing. So far Dandy has really reminded me of that series due to it not being afraid to be creative and experiment with different storytelling techniques and genres. I love not knowing what I'll get every week. One time its Dandy and pals forming a rock band and the next its an existential experience. They're always these extremely different stories, but they're tied together with charming characters that I love. And I'm also impressed with how constant the characterizing has been despite so many different talents working on episodes. Watching it on Toonami every Saturday night has been a real treat. And I actually really wish there would be a third season. Because Dandy is not the type of show that I can see having a concrete ending, it could probably go on for at least twice as long. The only thing I want to know is why the Gogol Empire is chasing after Dandy! At this point I don't even think they themselves know why. The world may never know. Also, episode 8 is probably the best episode of anything I've seen in a long time. Better than a lot of full anime series even! |
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Beatdigga
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The problem isn't its lack of plot. The problem is that it isn't funny, it isn't interesting, it isn't enjoyable to watch. It's just animators posting slop from their scrapboards for 22 minutes for half the Season 2 episodes, and the other half are parodies that fall so flat on their faces you can see the dirt. A Glee parody in 2014? If that was a Simpson's episode people would call them even more tone deaf than they already are.
BE MORE FUNNY. |
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enurtsol
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Glee season 3 only started airing in Japan last summer. |
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Tellergrim
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Hi, Miles Nelson here; I thought that episode 4 was more of an homage to high-school movies from the 1980's (the montage was pure 80's) than a straight up Glee parody.
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walw6pK4Alo
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I agree with Zac on that school episode, it was cute but they definitely lacked the budget to make it a true showstropper.
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enurtsol
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For a guy calling himself Dandy, that wasn't a very Dandy way to act in the end.
(Thought being Dandy was being honest with yourself throwing caution to the wind no matter what.) Now Catherine deserves him. 
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RogueJedi86
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Children these days not knowing about the 80s High School movies that were everywhere. South Park similarly parodied those kinds of movies with their "ASS-pen" episode many years ago. I doubt Glee's even on Japan's radar. How old are we where it's strange that we remember the John Hughes movies? |
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ChibiKangaroo
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Japan has been living the American 80s for decades now.
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Hellwarden
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Scarlet and Dandy didn't get together in the end....
Feels bad man... 
Anyway, Season 2 has been a fantastically enjoyable mix of funny and thoughtful. Two things that are sadly rare in any entertainment medium these days. |
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getchman
He started it Posts: 9121 Location: Bedford, NH |
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One of my favorite moments this week was listening to 65 year old R Bruce Elliott attempting to sound hip and trendy when describing Planet Trendy to us. that was hilarious
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Animegomaniac
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This review of episode 10... season 2 so 23?... has got me a bit interested in the show by being a gushing review of a shallow show. Rather than citing the many examples of interpreting dead horse comedy, implying there's some sort of beating happening to said beast, repeating as necessary of the ex equine for comedic purposes and then inferring outside emotions and influences upon the characters that belay both the episodic nature of the show and the status quo endings necessary for gag shows...
Anyway, I looked into the show and slapped myself with a dead fish for even considering it. Yeah, seen Red Dwarf, don't need to see a punny update of it going through "[blank] Movie" parodies. Still, an impressive review if it's an intended parody, kind of embarrassing if it's straight... wait, there's a letter grade... A huh? Plus, any time comedy feels the need for visual feats, I always remember why I prefer Bob Clampett over Chuck Jones. |
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YesNoMaybe
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Episode 10
Totally agree with the reviewer! Thoroughly enjoy this episode! 2nd season continue to be as good as the 1st season if not better! Boy, I sure hope for another season! Question: What is the Subject Line for? I put Episode 10 in and it doesn't show up in post. |
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