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damage3245 Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#34451: Jul 13th 2016 at 7:21:14 AM

Well, I just watched this entire show over the course of a week or so, and now it has become my number one favourite cartoon of all time.

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#34452: Jul 13th 2016 at 9:07:33 AM

I want something pretty that doesn't necessarily look like it's from a cartoon.
You're basically going to be limited to a symbol (like the yellow star on red) or a background painting.

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#34453: Jul 13th 2016 at 9:18:56 AM

Or fanart.

SpontCombust Since: Mar, 2013
#34454: Jul 13th 2016 at 9:37:21 AM

There are always these images from Same Old World.

WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#34455: Jul 13th 2016 at 9:44:47 AM

Nevermind.

edited 13th Jul '16 9:45:18 AM by WillKeaton

Collen the cutest lizard from it is a mystery Since: Dec, 2010
the cutest lizard
#34456: Jul 13th 2016 at 11:24:55 AM

Your best bet would be looking for the show's (incredibly pretty) background art. I know the artists have posted some on Tumblr, but I wouldn't have a link handy.

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darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#34457: Jul 13th 2016 at 11:41:43 AM

[up] 5 Welcome to Beach City, enjoy your stay.

I often wonder with newcomers, did they pick up on the Diamond foreshadowing? We've had a long time to predict a lot of more subtle twists, so I've been a bit curious if bingers get everything even faster than we do.

Collen the cutest lizard from it is a mystery Since: Dec, 2010
the cutest lizard
#34458: Jul 13th 2016 at 12:30:50 PM

I honestly can't remember if I had heard about the Diamonds before I started watching. When I started, the show was up to Joy Ride, so obviously a lot of information was still a mystery, but I had been spoiled on some things, like Garnet being a fusion, or the gems being rebels from Homeworld.

It's pretty hard to pick up on the background details when you're watching like 56 episodes in a row.

edited 13th Jul '16 12:30:58 PM by Collen

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PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#34459: Jul 13th 2016 at 12:39:27 PM

You guys remember when them being aliens was still heavily debated?

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#34460: Jul 13th 2016 at 1:06:23 PM

You guys remember when them being aliens was still heavily debated?
I remember when we didn't know for sure, but it wasn't really discussed or debated.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#34461: Jul 13th 2016 at 1:54:04 PM

I was already spolied of garnet being a fusion by watching better than you(on the other hand it was REALLY obvious) but by the rest it was free

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#34463: Jul 13th 2016 at 3:50:35 PM

Cautiously trust those who play favorites...it's a 50% chance of fail.

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SmartGirl333 New account is voidify Since: Nov, 2014
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#34464: Jul 13th 2016 at 3:59:16 PM

I just want more Peridot trying to interact with humans

Cailleach Studious Girl from Purgatory Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
Studious Girl
#34465: Jul 13th 2016 at 4:21:08 PM

[up]x6 Yes. Good times, good times. And the debate over whether or not there were more gems or the Crystal Gems were the last of their kind.

edited 13th Jul '16 4:21:31 PM by Cailleach

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#34466: Jul 13th 2016 at 5:11:05 PM

I wasn't there, but I've seen some hilarious old theories back before Mirror Gem. Like the supposed Metals, a race of all male conquerers that killed off the other Gems.[lol]

To be fair, other than the Diamond mural, a few comments by Pearl about the Earth, and one or two jokes, there really wasn't much to go off of, though it's pretty easy to tell they're aliens.

BlueBlaze64 The Watcher on the Tower from Empire City Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
The Watcher on the Tower
#34467: Jul 13th 2016 at 7:47:56 PM

I actually read the entire forum up until "On The Run" once I realized how many posts there were about the show in the TV Tropes forum. In fact, I still plan on reading the rest eventually. It's amazing what predictions people were making back then. It makes me want to go back and read them again just to see all of the speculation from the perspective of someone who knows more than they did then.

I liked most of the theories surrounding Garnet. People thought the fifth gem on the temple door was for some new Gem that hadn't been introduced yet, and the idea that Garnet was herself a fusion was just another theory.

If I had to say what I love about this show, as well as a bunch of recent cartoons, it would be that it has a surprising amount of depth. A show that could have just been about the kid sidekick to three monster-fighting warriors has it's own mythos, lore surrounding it, and characters with struggles and flaws and traits past their basic descriptors. Off the top of my head, shows that I think are similarly surprisingly deep are Adventure Time, Gravity Falls, and the Avatar series. Even shows like Regular Show, Gumball, and Clarence have moments of depth with their characters, which is more than you can say for most cartoon shows. I really like this show.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#34468: Jul 13th 2016 at 7:50:07 PM

Wait...why is Avatar surprising? That's anime storm supplying the narrative there.

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AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man
#34469: Jul 13th 2016 at 7:53:31 PM

UGH PLEASE NO "AVATAR IS AS MATURE AS ANIME" NONSENSE HERE...

Please. Its really bad.

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JBC31187 Since: Jan, 2015
#34470: Jul 13th 2016 at 7:54:53 PM

What, Avatar or the idea that anime is in a class of it's own?

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#34471: Jul 13th 2016 at 7:55:41 PM

What? I just meant that it's filled with typical anime stuff.

This gots nothing to do with maturity.

edited 13th Jul '16 7:57:02 PM by randomness4

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BlueBlaze64 The Watcher on the Tower from Empire City Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
The Watcher on the Tower
#34472: Jul 13th 2016 at 7:57:16 PM

[up]x4 I guess it was more from my perspective, but when I first watched the Last Airbender (which came out in 2005, over 10 years ago!), I didn't think it would take the serious turn it eventually did. Like how most of season three's episodes treated the big conflict it's been building up to as the biggest event of the protagonists' lives, with the occasional Breather Episode.

edited 13th Jul '16 7:58:15 PM by BlueBlaze64

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PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#34473: Jul 13th 2016 at 10:24:32 PM

Anime is just Japanese cartoons, and I've seen plenty of it that is far dumber and immature than Avatar. I've also seen lots of it that is much more mature. Either way, the only real similarity is the art style, considering anime is such a broad thing that there aren't really tropes that characterize everything there, just like how old Disney cartoons have very little in common with Powerpuff Girls.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#34474: Jul 13th 2016 at 10:29:24 PM

Except for the humor...that's a lot more...not Japan.

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darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#34475: Jul 14th 2016 at 3:41:12 AM

It can go both ways. Panty and Stocking for instance would be something you'd see on Adult Swim rather than anime networks, especially with the dub that fits so seamlessly you'd almost never know it was an anime in the first place.

Conversely, SU of course has a lot of anime-influenced style, though I get miffed at some fans implying it's better because of that. It's just a stylistic and narrative choice.

Especially with the mindless praise of the Japanese dub. I mean, yeesh.


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