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FawfulCrump Since: Dec, 2010
#42101: Sep 3rd 2016 at 1:47:54 PM

They first appeared way back in "Bubble Buddies", actually.

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#42102: Sep 3rd 2016 at 1:49:13 PM

Okay, but who were those people?
Storyboard artists for the show.
Specifically, the person in the middle is Raven Molisee, who specifically co-wrote and storyboarded "Future Boy Zoltron". The other two are fans she was talking to.

It'd be nice to get this first-hand, though—Molisee reblogging this post at least.

Ruise Nyanpasu~ from your subconscious Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: It's not my fault I'm not popular!
Nyanpasu~
#42103: Sep 3rd 2016 at 1:49:55 PM

There was something about a lesbian couple with a kid showing up in a few crowd shots, right? When was this?

They show up in a few episodes. They were in "Future Boy Zoltron" too.

And I still maintain that Smiley and Frowny wanted to have a relationship, but never actually got it off the ground because poor Quentin is a mess.

Also, isn't it just as much of an assumption to assume that Jasper can't be more successfully healed the same way Steven tried to heal Centipeedle? If it only happens after they find a total cure, then they would probably heal about 10,000 corrupted gems before they healed Jasper, and as nice a thing as that would be, it would honestly be a complete mess.

Loves feel-good animation a whole lot.
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#42104: Sep 3rd 2016 at 1:53:02 PM

[up]It's an assumption based on something we've seen. We have no reason to assume that Jasper's case is somehow special unless you want to get meta, and that's terrible for in story reasoning.

Like I said before, corruption is too big and important an issue to just be casually hand waved away for one character.

That's not even saying they can't come up with a clever way to cure Jasper, just that none of the proposed ways actually come off that way.

edited 3rd Sep '16 1:55:38 PM by LSBK

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
#42105: Sep 3rd 2016 at 1:56:47 PM

Going back to my point about Garnet, I would think her character would benefit from experiencing what it's like to be apart for a longer period of time. It might shed some light on how being fused for so long has affected the Gems that literally make up her character.

Like a new villain beats her in a fight and takes Sapphire, and a couple of the following episodes would be about how Ruby deals with being separated from her. I assume she would take it poorly.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#42106: Sep 3rd 2016 at 1:57:49 PM

I'd actually rather see how Sapphire deals. We've already got a pretty good handle on how Ruby is in bad situations.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#42107: Sep 3rd 2016 at 2:02:11 PM

A proactive Sapphy role, yeah...she needs to control that fate of hers.

edited 3rd Sep '16 2:02:28 PM by randomness4

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xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#42108: Sep 3rd 2016 at 2:03:26 PM

I don't think they get addiction issues or anything when they're apart. I think in Jail Break Ruby was just worried to death, about something happening to Sapphire because she was in a separate cell.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#42109: Sep 3rd 2016 at 2:04:11 PM

By the way, do you think that Garnet's future vision works differently from Sapphire's? At the very least, the two approach the power in different ways.

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
#42110: Sep 3rd 2016 at 2:05:15 PM

That could be interesting to see Sapphire become Not So Stoic, like she did in Keystone Motel.

Maybe it could mention how Sapphire sees the future much clearer when she's not fused.

[up] It seems like there are less possible outcomes with Sapphire's future vision. Like it's not completely clear, but it's clearer than Garnet's.

edited 3rd Sep '16 2:07:35 PM by BlueBlaze64

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#42111: Sep 3rd 2016 at 2:07:37 PM

[up][up]According to "Hit the Diamond" it pretty much works the same.

I assumed she only saw things based on whether or not she did something.

edited 3rd Sep '16 2:08:39 PM by randomness4

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#42113: Sep 3rd 2016 at 3:47:39 PM

Question, when you first found out about this show, did you think it would end up becoming as deep as it has, in terms of both plot and themes, and character development?

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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#42114: Sep 3rd 2016 at 3:48:48 PM

Maybe a fusion involving Steven will power up his healing spit to be sufficient to heal corruption?

Cuber Since: Jan, 2016
#42115: Sep 3rd 2016 at 3:48:55 PM

[up][up]I'd seen the episodes of Adventure Time that Rebecca Sugar storyboarded, so yes.

edited 3rd Sep '16 3:49:11 PM by Cuber

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Cross (Don’t ask)
#42116: Sep 3rd 2016 at 3:50:22 PM

[up][up][up]Nope.

edited 3rd Sep '16 3:50:55 PM by Cross

MsAmiClassified Tired of givin' up the ghost from the fucking ocean Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Tired of givin' up the ghost
#42117: Sep 3rd 2016 at 3:50:40 PM

i knew itd be something

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#42118: Sep 3rd 2016 at 3:52:35 PM

@LSBK: I could tell the show was going somewhere and, based on its general quality, I trusted it would pull it off once it tried.

CountofBleck Starting to believe in himself from New Wirral (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Starting to believe in himself
#42119: Sep 3rd 2016 at 3:54:13 PM

Well, I knew Adventure time started off really similar. I just didnt expect SU to surpass it so...strongly.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#42120: Sep 3rd 2016 at 3:56:56 PM

Adventure Time just seems more interested in being episodic, noting wrong with that.

Another, possibly stupid question, what is story boarding, and how does it differ from, "traditional" I guess, writing and story plotting?

WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#42121: Sep 3rd 2016 at 3:57:40 PM

Well, the first episode I ever really saw from start to finish was "Space Race" so I kind of had an idea.

Story boarding comes after the script part of production. It's the part where the in-progress episode basically looks like a comic book. The different shots are represented as still frames. However some shows, particularly 15 minute ones like Steven Universe and Adventure Time, skip straight to the story boarding process.

edited 3rd Sep '16 4:00:17 PM by WillKeaton

SalFishFin Since: Jan, 2001
#42122: Sep 3rd 2016 at 4:04:26 PM

We have no reason to assume that Jasper's case is somehow special unless you want to get meta, and that's terrible for in story reasoning.
I think the fact that she "caught" the corruption from the other corrupted gem reason enough.

edited 3rd Sep '16 4:05:15 PM by SalFishFin

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#42123: Sep 3rd 2016 at 4:05:31 PM

[up]I don't follow why. For all we know it could have spread to others as well, until it got to this point.

smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#42124: Sep 3rd 2016 at 4:05:49 PM

When I first found out about it, they were advertising it as a show about a kid who loved donuts and showing people his belly, so I thought it was dumb as hell.

When I first actually watched it, I saw Ocean Gem, and stuck with it because of how beautiful the art/music/characterization was.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#42125: Sep 3rd 2016 at 4:06:26 PM

[up]x5 Story boarding helps the animation process, timing of dialogue, sound effects, and character motion..things like that. Involves doing a whole lot of less detailed drawings so they can submit them in a timely fashion.

edited 3rd Sep '16 4:06:47 PM by randomness4

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