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[ggamer]

Two new Steven Universe episodes. It's not just filler this time...

Both had me saying "oh, fuck!" for different reasons; the first for the really interesting animation and character interactions (I will NEVER get tired of Steven and Lapis talking), the second for all the bombs dropped and because we get to see more of Pearl!

Spoiler:  Speaking of (click to show/hide)

HOLY SHIT
HOLY SHIT
PINK DIAMOND WAS ROSE QUARTZ
I mean I figured that's what the show was going for after Stevonnie got stranded on planet whatever and had their diamond dreams, but still. They really had me going! I was honestly perplexed as to how they would resolve this plot point, and "she made a fake gem and ate it" was not it!

I'm also surprised at the false assumptions we were working off of as a fandom. I don't know about everyone else, but everyone I know who's into SU just assumed that Pearl couldn't shapeshift. And that that observation globe thing was something..... way different? I was expecting it to be a power source, but whatever, right?

[Folly]

A few notes about the SU revelations...

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

First of all, we assumed that Steven had empathic memory powers, due to his recollection of events that he could not possibly have been involved in. It now seems that he has no such powers, but was simply remembering his past lives.

Second, Pearl very likely never cared about the rebellion or gem freedom. Everything she did, she did for her Diamond. Even now, as she serves Steven, she is still strictly following her instinctive drive to serve her Diamond.

Third, and most significantly, Pink Diamond was the sole instigator of the rebellion. She drove her own subjects and her own soldiers to go to war with each other, fully intending for them to completely destroy each other. Unknown numbers of gems were shattered just so she could have her own freedom.
It is entirely possible that PD's decision to sacrifice herself and create Steven was not driven at all by her love for humanity, but rather by a suicidal depression resulting from several thousand years of living with the guilt of what she had done.

[Max™]

Spoiler: So uh, who is the (click to show/hide)

bubbled pink diamond looking gem we saw a while back?

I mean, when the ratio of carbon to silicon in quartz changes far enough, it isn't quartz any longer really, is it?

[Folly]

Holy Necro-renews Batman!

Invader Zim, 17 years after the show was canceled, is returning with a movie!
Rocko's Modern Life is also getting a movie. Both of these are following in the wake of the Hey Arnold movie. It seems Nickelodeon feels like giving it's old hits one last hurrah.

Harvey Birdman is returning for a single episode, Harvey Birdman Attorney General! I think they're trying to make a political statement, with Harvey trying to get his idiot President Sebin out of office by any means necessary, but I'm still going to enjoy it anyway.

Young Justice is also slated to return soonish with a full season. This is definitely one that I'm going to have to re-watch the old episodes prior to watching the new ones.

[Reelya]

Hopefully this helps keep 2D alive in the West. The big shift to CGI is one of the reasons I started watching more Japanese stuff and less American in the 2010's specifically. CGI was a nice novelty back when there was a Pixar movie ever year or two, but it's just lowest-common-denominator cancer now.

Things are sort of flipped on the head now for the animation age ghetto too: a new franchise aimed at toddlers is almost certainly going to be done in CGI, whereas 2D is going to be reserved for stuff for older audiences, e.g. nostalgia or artistic reasons. So, making a thoughtful 2D animation film can now be used as a means to set yourself stylistically apart from the glut of CGI "kiddie stuff" that's pouring out there, and that's a really good thing.

[Urist McScoopbeard]

I gave Star vs The Forces of Evil a go... actually a really good show! If you love western cartoons, give it a shot.

[WillowLuman]

Young Justice is also slated to return soonish with a full season.

WHAT. YES!

I gave Star vs The Forces of Evil a go... actually a really good show! If you love western cartoons, give it a shot.

It really is good.

[Urist McScoopbeard]

Stevie U S5 Season Finale has finally dropped (3 days ago). It be good, though it's certainly leaving the kid gloves ON.

[Folly]

Gary and his Demons
Saw this in my feed of cartoons with new episodes; ended up binging all 11 episodes currently out, and wanting more.
This is a show about Gary, who was identified as a child to be the chosen one, destined to fight demons, both literal and metaphorical. At some point he obtained a magic sword that makes him a better version of himself. Then he watched his girlfriend get brutally murdered by demons. After that he took a cynical world-view and kinda started half-assing the demon hunting thing while counting the days until his retirement.

Sadly there is not a lot of information about this series, so I'm not sure how many episodes will be in the first season, or what the chances of renewal are. But I really do want to see more.

[Folly]

Venture Brothers Season 7 Episode 1-2 have been leaked!

This show takes entirely too long between seasons...but sometimes it's totally worth the wait. This season looks like it will be one of those.

I recommend re-watching Season 1 Episode 2 before or after these new episodes, as there are a ton of tie-ins.

[MrWiggles]

Gary and His Demons is great! Fucking love that show. I dont think he found the sword. He is the Chosen One, and they get a magic sword. A bit more on the show. Gary has been fighting even for like 30+ years. He hates it. Hes never had a life outside of fighting demons. He wants to retire, but cant. Not until they find a new Chosen One. Which are they even looking for one? Hes kinda of a jerk ass, but I feel a pretty well justified one.

[Folly]

Voltron season 7 is here, and it's great!

Sad news though, it seems that Season 8 will be the finale.

[Urist McScoopbeard]

Speaking of Finales, Adventure Time is officially over on Sept 3...

Just listened to Rebecca Sugar's final song for the series... midnight express to tear central.

[MrWiggles]

I'm gonna gush a bit more on Gary and His Demons. I dont know how much the show is doing on purpose but it feels like it is.

So in the last episode, Gary goes to a conference to meet up with the other 6 demon hunters. Gary is looking forward to it, as its nice to be with that get it. But they've all retired and there a batch of teenagers.

Which pisses off Gary as he wants to retire and told he cant. But all the other agencies manage to find saps for the job.
They havent killed any demons yet, but they all seem aware of Gary. And they beg him for war stories. Gary being his pissy self, tells them about his dead wife. Or the time, he had to make choice between saving an orphanage or pet shop filled with puppies. And spoiler alert, he was trapped under a beam they all died. And Gary now has moments where hes unsure if that is child or puppy screaming to death.
And it struck me. Right, so the series show Gary being compotent at his job. He good at killing demons. He tired, worn to the bone about his job and sometime that gets the better of himself but mostly he kills demons. He saves poeple. Gary deep down, is actually a pretty good person, highly empathic and despite all this time on the job, the losses, the time he loses still hurt him. He only has nightmares, he doesnt get to revel in his successes.

The other demon hunters have. They're aware of his legacy. The girl they concentrate on, had heroworships Gary. That wouldnt happen if Gary wasnt an actual hero. Someone that good at saving people, or saves way more then he loses.

I really liked that. Again, I dont know if the show meant to do that on purpose, but I feel like that did. There is a lot of world building in this show.

[Caz]

Final Space Season One is over and HOT DAMN, it's SO good.

I haven't watched the final episode but I've been keeping up with it and absolutely love it so far. I've been describing it to friends as "What if Futurama...had actual plot?"

I just feel like there has not been a ton of great serial sci-fi cartoons in Western animation and this really takes the cake.

It was surprisingly good, I watched it on a whim once it came out on Netflix and ended up loving it, thought it was just gonna be another blah western animation (netflix seems full of them these days. they're kinda meh other than bojack ofc)

And Mooncake is the cutest thing ever of course.