Clarence

Preview for "Time Crimes" is already out:

Clarence's ANIMU EYES!

And I can understand Mary's frustration with Daylight savings. I hate losing sleep.

I'm convinced something's not right with Clarence after today's episode... simple "overactive imagination" doesn't really explain how dumb he seemed in "Time Crimes". Belson Ball was funny to watch unfold, though.

[Can we agree that there might be something seriously wrong with Clarence, but disagree that we can't pinpoint what it is?

I blame idiocy/naievety = comedy.

edited 5th Feb '16 5:23:48 PM by RabidTanker

Yeah, I wasn't feeling this latest effort of Clarence, because of that - and it's also because of such weak writing that Clarence is such an unpopular and easy to bash show - people are ignoring it, because of how dumb Clarence likely comes off as the main focus. I can accept him being naive, but he should not be stupid... There ain't no excuse for that, and it's one thing that plagues far too many Canadian cartoons for me to count!

Agreed, idiocy and naviete are NOT, have never been, and will never be, the same thing as COMEDY.

edited 6th Feb '16 10:20:54 AM by Shokew

It's a very thin line indeed between funny!stupid/insane and notfunny!stupid/insane.

My biggest Scrappy is still Shoop.

Clarence is unpopular?

I liked this episode. He's got an overactive imagination and he likes crepes. Plus Belson Ball was fun to watch, especially Ms Shoop somehow understanding it and betting on it.

Don't feel bad - nobody likes that bitch Brenda. I fucking hate Belson (but I think that was intended) less than her.

It is, unfortunately - I like the show, too, but the problem is is that these writers tend to make Clarence look Too Dumb to Live instead of a naive kid you can actually like - one, that included with friends, are all actually relatable to the viewer.

I can partially see why the show is unpopular, but at the same time, while I do enjoy this show, it's not hard to see why it is as it's received, especially by those mostly watching for "precious stuff" (to these fans / "critics") like Adventure Time, Regular Show (well, not as of late), We Bare Bears, and Steven Universe (especially).

edited 6th Feb '16 10:51:33 AM by Shokew

Found this to be rather interesting: Cartoon Cast had an interview with Spencer Rothbell recently.

Oh I certainly don't feel bad. :P It's just her comparatively slipping under the radar.

Regular Show took a bit more to grow into for me. True, Clarence is a fool on par with Ralph Wiggum, but Mordecai and Rigby were Those Two Guys as the leads, before Character Development set in.

Preview for "Saturday School" is out:

Actually really liking how Season Two's come out so far, it feels a lot more grounded than the latter half of the first season. "Saturday School" was pretty good too (love how Jeff's contribution to the "mural" consisted of squares and a chair), though Ms. Baker really must put up with a lot to continue teaching there.

I liked this episode too. Especially Gilben growing crystals in his desk, or Sumo's suggestion that the mural be about "all of the trash in the ocean."

Did it already air?

Yep, new episodes air Thursdays at 5:00 PM Eastern.

Preview for "Attack the Block Party" is out:

Upon watching some of the more recent episodes, it really seems like the magic of these episodes happens in small bits sprinkled throughout. The overall plots of the episodes can be very hit-or-miss, but pretty much every episode has an lol moment or three, but a lot of them pass by quickly.

I like how Jeff is more into the idea that they all are aliens. And Sumo got a lady friend!

"Attack the Block Party" - 2/18/2016 (Just watched it earlier today - 2/19/2016)...

MORE THAN ANYTHING... I'm glad it wasn't Clarence doing this stupid thing like Jeff was this time around (he's lucky those kids didn't beat him up at the end for what he did - Clarence and Sumo were awesome here, as much as I was afraid they would get hurt for crashing that party, too, though...). Seriously, though, teenagers as aliens - well, to be honest, some teenagers do feel like aliens themselves; although they are close to being adults, they're not there yet - and yes, I know that's not the analogy the writers were doing, either.

Yeah - this is why I feel this show is horribly underrated, overall... And this High Tier episode is an example of that for me. After all, this show's best efforts are when it isn't just, or better yet, isn't the main focus (Clarence) being portrayed as stupid, but a legitimately naive and fun - loving kid.

edited 19th Feb '16 3:28:28 PM by Shokew

Loved the bizarre stoner teens and Sumo's obsession with the weird surfing commercial.

Preview for Field Trippin' is out:

Field Trippin' was pretty great, I loved how there's apparently a rivalry going on between Aberdale and West Aberdale. That said, I wonder how popular this show really is? It barely got any promotion recently, and even I almost forgot it aired today. Hopefully it won't get yanked after this season.

Shoop was so badass in that Ferrari.

Preview for Ice Cream Hunt is out:

The promotions for this stuff seems to ebb and flow on CN. They did advertise that they were having the show on five nights a week once the new season started.

Again, the episode works on side gags, like when Clarence warned Jimmy not to be a bathroom weirdo just before he licks bits of toilet paper off of his face :-/

Holy crap, Larry should never be allowed to drive.

Really fun episode, I like it when these relatively-simple ones come up. Just Clarence and co. getting ice cream, with shenanigans along the way.