but i agree that most tv isn’t the greatest
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tv shows tend to be infinitely better than this at movies for some reason (from what i’ve heard)
probably because movies are supposed to be a 2 hour long cohesive experience, and so most of the time when you make one you don’t actually have a sequel in mind – thus making virtually every sequel a retroactive “this was successful so let’s make more”
which naturally drags on the quality a lot, especially in a world with disney, and ESPECIALLY if the original movie tied together loose ends neatly
on occassion you do get the intentional sequel (doesn’t count) or the “I had concepts for sequels but i kinda discarded them cuz i didn’t think i’d be successful” which also work but
(whereas tv shows are already longer, and therefore naturally have more avenues to explore in a sequel that can be narratively interesting)
(ofc this is also not a rule. there are plenty of really really good sequels. it jsut seems less common)
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Villain uncle
asnd this is all speculatino and i am probably terribly wrkong
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Oh and this uncle is like 10+ yrs younger than my dad, so my dad had literally been the one paying his bills growing up so that he wouldn’t lose his house
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it’s the only cartoon i had experienced so it’s all new to me, and one of my first times really watching television. it was comfortable and peaceful and the show is good enough to complete
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I buy that could be true for big successes but I highly doubt that’s the norm on average
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Korra I have more issues with because I think almost or just every villain is one that starts with like grounded material issue that is worth exploring, but then inevitably gets reduced to Evil that has to be defeated with the underlying issues insufficiently addressed then or ever again.
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anyways have fun with this, thank you youtube recommended feed
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I forgot to add The Mentalist @Jane. Iirc I saw S1 and S2. It was enjoyable, but then it got very formulaic for me. Part of why i enjoyed it was the nostalgia for formulaic tv shows from my childhood i think. But then that faded away
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Yeah that’s fair enough. It is the definition of the medium of a cartoon to you. I mostly am confused by the people who super highly praise it in comparison to other television/cartoons
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I also thought She-Ra wasn’t any good either. In 8th grade I watched it and was like ehhh yeah whatever and my friend made fun of me for watching it, and then years later that exact friend was drawing She-Ra fanart. Eat shit Ashton
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I did watch MLP FIM as a kid. Also thought that was garbage
Lmao
I watch a lot of TV for somebody who thinks TV is generally garbage. The thing is that everybody praises this stuff so highly and then I watch it and it’s like “this is a children’s cartoon”
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there’s probably something going on with wanting to be part of something that seems cool but what do i know
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I don’t think spending my time watching youtube or scrolling the internet is any more productive than watching television but damn it grabs my attention just better. It’s a whole science. Attention retention
yeah your neurons are gone sorry!!
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I watched ATLA and Legend of Korra because of their cultural significance, and I wanted to be able to engage with people (such as wife) who have seen and really love them. That’s a notion that often drives my decision making about what to watch. I watched Twin Peaks (well, I still need to see S3) because I wanted to know why I keep hearing people talk about it. I’m not even 100% there on that front, but I get a lot more. Revolutionary Girl Utena is sort of the same story. I wouldn’t have stuck it out if not for a desire to Get It, and I’m really thankful I did in that case. It’s okay if these shows aren’t like worth my time in a vacuum because I value having seen what other people have.
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Well yeah if people are saying a show is great I want to see it, if they’re praising it and saying it sounds good I want to experience the good thing! And talk about it with them!
The reason I watch Adult People Shows now is because I have a girlfriend to watch htem with and this is a social experience htat gives us something interesting to talk about
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