[TV] Talk about the last TV you watched, the catchall thread
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I'm actually pretty disappointed with season of of Arrested Development.
The Hero Yoshihiko and the Demon King's Castle.
It's a 12 episode, live action Japanese action/adventure comedy series about parodying JRPGs (mainly Dragon Quest), made on a shoe string budget. There is something just so charming about this show that it's hard to describe it, but it's often balls to the wall insane at times. Some of the things I love about it?
- The party is being ordered around by Buddha and Jiro Sato plays him as a completely incompetent deity who quickly loses all patience with his asshole adventurers.
- The outright copying of sound effects and enemies from Dragon Quest. The main hero is dressed explicitly like the hero of Dragon Quest 5.
- their willingness to make jokes that only someone outside of Japan would get (for instance, there is a Discworld joke in one episode).
- A hero willing to drop his quest for the slightest reason.
- The constant bandit attacks by people who really shouldn't be bandits. My favorite? This guy.
The series apparently did well enough that it got a sequel series this year, The Hero Yoshihiko and the Key of Evil Spirits. Need to start pouring over those as well.
It's a 12 episode, live action Japanese action/adventure comedy series about parodying JRPGs (mainly Dragon Quest), made on a shoe string budget. There is something just so charming about this show that it's hard to describe it, but it's often balls to the wall insane at times. Some of the things I love about it?
- The party is being ordered around by Buddha and Jiro Sato plays him as a completely incompetent deity who quickly loses all patience with his asshole adventurers.
- The outright copying of sound effects and enemies from Dragon Quest. The main hero is dressed explicitly like the hero of Dragon Quest 5.
- their willingness to make jokes that only someone outside of Japan would get (for instance, there is a Discworld joke in one episode).
- A hero willing to drop his quest for the slightest reason.
- The constant bandit attacks by people who really shouldn't be bandits. My favorite? This guy.
The series apparently did well enough that it got a sequel series this year, The Hero Yoshihiko and the Key of Evil Spirits. Need to start pouring over those as well.
I think it actually her looking weird came from the fact that they stuck her in a wig. Once she "cuts" her hair she looks much better.
Also my girlfriend found this one http://www.nndb.com/people/554/000091281/
Meta level: Arrested Development
Eh, when they flashbacked to her from the original run then immediately back to her with short hair, it's still insanely noticeable how much work she's had done.
That George Maharis thing is incredible though.
just finished episode 5 of the new season of Arrested Development last night. Its getting better with each episode. and yeah, Portia de Rossi. why?
perhaps she was looking for a new start.
Bravo.
Her?
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Same here. Might be the same director, but it's not the same feel. I didn't think it was awful, just draggy and I felt it really reached hard for the jokes.
This is exactly where I am so far. I'm gonna stick with it but it doesn't feel a whole lot like Hot Fuzz or SotD.
These statements make absolutely no sense to me. Shawn of the Dead literally reused shots and jokes directly from the show. I don't understand how they can NOT have the same feel.
As to what I'm watching, I decided to give DS9 another shot. I never made it past season 3 before.
I'm only like two episodes in, dude, settle down.
And I know what you mean about DS9. I like it okay but I've tried watching it a few times now and never got past season 5.
That's a shame, just like TNG the first two seasons are rough. The show really picks up in season 4 though.
I was referring to all the posts expressing this sentiment, not specifically yours. It just happened to be the last one in the line.