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[freeformschooler]

I told myself I wouldn't do it...

...But I buckled down and watched some of the actual series of Adventure Time. It really is as funny as I thought it would be! I'm impressed so far.

[Neonivek]

I told myself I wouldn't do it...

...But I buckled down and watched some of the actual series of Adventure Time. It really is as funny as I thought it would be! I'm impressed so far.

IM A FREEK!

I still don't get why I don't like it. I liked Chowder, a lot, and this is by the same people.

[freeformschooler]

It's not the kind of humor that's going to be for everyone. Part of the fun is how ridiculous/surreal everything is. I enjoy how it never takes itself seriously. Both of those things are turn-offs to some.

[kaijyuu]

I'm pretty anti absurdity for absurdity's sake, and the two episodes I saw were pretty okay.

/shrug

[Neonivek]

I'm pretty anti absurdity for absurdity's sake, and the two episodes I saw were pretty okay.

/shrug

For me it is more that I am rather blunt to absurdity and can see logic in everything.

Talking mountains? Been there done that.

Essentially Adventure Time to me isn't a world of random occurances and weirdness. It is actually a rather interesting magical setting inside some sort of children's storybook.

[kaijyuu]

I don't mind that kind of wackiness. What bugs me are shows that break their own rules. If a strong guy is shown single-handedly dragging an entire house in one episode, he shouldn't have trouble lifting a cake in another (actual example). Either would be fine alone, but together it's contradictory.

The general excuse for that kinda stuff is "it's a joke; don't think about it," but I'm not sure I can get behind anything I'm supposed to ignore after seeing it. That's the kind of absurdity I can't stand. Didn't see it in Adventure Time, but then again I might not have seen enough of the show to catch anything.

[Neonivek]

What bugs me are shows that break their own rules

You must absolutely hate Sponge Bob Square Pants.

His exact athleticism and durability changes almost every episode.

Though the same goes for Fairly Odd Parents... Timmy Turner is either a total loser or underappreciated (It was REALLY weird when he ran a race and was the slowest one there... Given that he runs away from must faster opponents every episode)

[kaijyuu]

Never seen either. Maybe that's a good thing

[Pnx]

Fairly Odd parents is actually in the habit of breaking the crazy specifically inhibiting rules established in other episodes on a frequent basis. Adventure Time usually is pretty good at keeping with its own internal logic, but it does break internal logic in little ways sometimes... also I still want to know what wild berry princess makes the crusts of her pies out of.

[Aqizzar]

Dammit, I've been watching all those Justice League episodes some hero uploaded to YouTube.  Like this one, which has nothing to do with Green Lantern and he still gets one of the best moments in the show.

DA DAA DA DAAA, DAA DAT DA DAH

[kaijyuu]

Green Lantern?



Oh yeah, I love Green Arrow. It's too bad more episodes didn't focus on him because he's goddamn awesome.

[Neonivek]

Fairly Odd parents is actually in the habit of breaking the crazy specifically inhibiting rules established in other episodes on a frequent basis.

For example Fairly Odd Parents often doesn't seperate whether Fairies ability to transform is an inherant ability or a product of their magic assisted by a inherant ability. The rule where the Fairies cannot maim people is broken all the time. Whether or not the rules are enforced by the rule book or by Jorgan changes. How magic even works changes all the time (It seems to be electricty but the Anti-fairies shouldn't have a source of magical power).

Characterisation is everywhere.

However there is one HUGE HUGE plothole in Fairly Odd Parents that was never resolved that was brought up from a movie. In fact it is so huge and mind boggling that it makes no sense and actually kinda kills the movie for me all on its own.

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In Wishology, all the starts (or most of them at least) were told to be Buff Super Fairies similar to Jorgan. He defeats the Darkness (Three times) with the third being for good and yet none of these fairies EVER come home. This REALLY bugged me and I like this show

The one episode I hated the most in Fairly Odd Parents was when Crocker was cured of his fairy hunting ways for good. It ended with

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Because Crocker was required to power all of fairy world they forced Crocker to believe in fairies and his therapist. Thus ruining both their lives. Honestly it is just so outragously malicious that I couldn't enjoy it. He was getting on with his life and the show demonstrated time and time again that Crocker is in fact a very intelligent and hard working individual when you seperate him from his Fairy Obsession. The fact that they are forcing him to go back to a ruined life where he is continuously unhappy is outright vicious. It would be the second time Timmy Turner ruined his life, except this time it was intentional.

As for my favorite episode... I have to admit I am a sucker for every episode that involves Momma Cosmo. They tend to be both funny, I love her brand of evil, and sweet at the same time. I really dislike it when Cosmo shows disinterest in being married to Wanda when these episodes are always there to show how much Cosmo truely loves her to the point where he doesn't even notice other women. I like the show when it has a lot of heart and is funny at the same time.

[Sergius]

Dammit, I've been watching all those Justice League episodes some hero uploaded to YouTube.  Like this one, which has nothing to do with Green Lantern and he still gets one of the best moments in the show.

DA DAA DA DAAA, DAA DAT DA DAH

...

Did that Manta ray or whatever is his name just cop a feel of Wonder Woman's?

[Neonivek]

Honestly some of these shows are so good it makes me wonder why the Animation Age Getto ever existed from time to time.

Especially since a lot of these are more interesting then some of the more adult oriented live action shows.

[Remalle]

Especially since a lot of these are more interesting then some of the more adult oriented live action shows.

My sentiments exactly.  In animation you get ELEMENT BENDING and SAMURAI IN THE FUTURE and SUPERHEROES, and then in live action you get police procedural after police procedural after police procedural masquerading as a medical drama.  Western animation seems to be far more free to be imaginative, maybe even because of the age ghetto.