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#53126: Jan 23rd 2018 at 2:52:00 PM

I think the last hiatus was because of the show going into a production hiatus? Something like that, at least.

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#53127: Jan 23rd 2018 at 3:07:54 PM

why does the show have so many hiatus's.
It used to be because of (save up for) huge splurges of episodes, but I'm not sure if that's why now.

I'll note that only 17 episodes have premiered since April 2017—which is the same number of episode that premiered in the 12 months before the Summer of Steven began.

I think the last hiatus was because of the show going into a production hiatus? Something like that, at least.
I was the one who concluded there's either a production slowdown or they've started on a sixth season, but I also pointed out why the first was unlikely—it would mean the network was suddenly, significancly increasing the show's budget per episode. The only show CN show I've known to slow down like this was the first season of The Amazing World of Gumball, and that was because it was a new studio with people who never worked in TV before.

A production hiatus (i.e. empty studio) is even less likely because they'd have to replace huge amounts of the staff who , which translates into a huge efficiency loss.

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#53129: Jan 24th 2018 at 6:46:50 AM

It can't be worse than Berserk until boats are involved.

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#53130: Jan 24th 2018 at 6:51:59 AM

I do not understand the reference

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#53131: Jan 24th 2018 at 7:01:45 AM

For the Italian version having a Never Say "Die" change in a song... well, was it just that they changed the lyrics a bit to make a Woolseyism? I mean, if the choice would be between keeping the word "die" with bad rhyme/meter or only implying death while having a good rhyme/meter, as a translator, I'd pick the latter. Music can be a pain in the ass to translate because the structure is inherently more restrictive than spoken dialogue.

As for my favorite song... well, I'm a sucker for a good old-fashioned Torch Song, so "It's Over, Isn't It?" is right in my wheelhouse.

As for why with the hiatuses... I thought the consensus explanation was "Cartoon Network screws around with anything that isn't Teen Titans Go."

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Lancelot07 Since: Apr, 2015
#53132: Jan 24th 2018 at 7:22:36 AM

[up][up] Berserk is a famous manga known for having either long and/or frequent hiatuses, so it's sort of a joke to refer to other things as being "worse than Berserk", as an exaggaration - usually. The boat refers to how the characters previously journeyed on a boat to reach a destination which, while presumably a few months in-universe, took eight years in real life for them to get there. (good point, @Luminosity).

(The manga itself started in 1990 so it's literally a 28 years old story and is still going).

Pardon the short education on a reference. Back to SU. tongue

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#53133: Jan 24th 2018 at 7:42:09 AM

[up][up]Teen Titans Go, and whatever new show they're currently hyping, which will be thrown away for the next new show to hype.

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#53134: Jan 24th 2018 at 5:20:30 PM

So,what theories do people have on Pink's possible powers? I know there's this thing with people thinking she's defective (ie.no powersl) because of her height,but I'm inclined to think that's not the case

I could see her possibly having a summonable shield like her Rose gems,would be fitting anyway,and planet powers,maybe she can spontaneously produce a bouquet of pretty pink flowers or roses?

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#53135: Jan 24th 2018 at 5:39:55 PM

Defective doesn't mean no powers. Amethyst is defective and has the standard Quartz powers but lesser versions of them, and is a good shapeshifter. I'm almost entirely certain that PD has plant powers like Rose does, as her stuff often has a flower motif.

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#53136: Jan 24th 2018 at 6:11:57 PM

Pink's powers being harmless and non offensive compared to others would be interesting,especially if she saw this as a fault somehow and made her Rose Gems super strong so they didn't have any of her "weaknessess'

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#53137: Jan 24th 2018 at 6:50:17 PM

Maybe she had a gift for creation and invention but was somewhat lacking in the offensive department.

On the other hand, Blue Diamond did remark that it was strange that someone as powerful as Pink would meet her end on Earth while fragile humans survive. That implies that Pink Diamond was no weakling.

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#53138: Jan 25th 2018 at 6:12:54 AM

New podcast,Volume 2!

The summary below was made by a user on reddit called Singularity Is Nigh,their orginal post can be found here

* Steven's temperament and sense of humor are based on Steven Sugar's, but Steven Sugar makes puns more often than show-Steven.
  • The Crewniverse knows about the "In episode one Steven thinks he gets his powers from eating ice cream. In episode 100...." meme. Ian argues that "Gem Glow" is actually darker than the meme gives it credit for because it's really about Steven being worried that he isn't good enough as a person without powers.
  • "Steven and the Stevens" is the episode where Steven realizes that he was being an "annoying tag-along" in all the previous episodes, and is a turning point for his character.
  • As a joke, the crewniverse wanted to to have one of the many Stevens at the end of "Steven and the Stevens" look like Steven from the pilot, and included it in the story boards, but the Korean animation studio that made "Steven and the Stevens" isn't the same one that worked on the pilot, so they just drew him to look like the rest of the Stevens.
  • The next big tent pole for Steven's character is "The Test" when Steven hears the gems talking about him, without them knowing he's listening, and he becomes the one who is protecting them by keeping information from them.
  • The crewniverse had the idea for "The Test" after seeing the finished versions of the early episodes, and deciding they felt like "softball" missions the gems were going on just to humor Steven. (They don't say this, but I get the impression this means that "Cheeseburger Backpack" wasn't written as a test, but the Crewniverse decided it felt like one once they saw the finished episode.)
  • Since "The Test," Steven's bright, happy-go-lucky personality has partially been a facade to keep the crystal gems from worrying about him. "Steven's Dream" is where the cracks in that facade start to show.
Part 2: Zach Callison (Steven Universe) and Grace Rolek (Connie Maheswaran)

  • Zach says singing songs in his Steven voice his the hardest part of the job for him, and it's been nice to have a break from that.
  • Connie not returning Steven's calls and texts is a deliberate role reversal from "Full Disclosure."
  • "Both of You" is Zach's favorite of Steven's songs.
  • "It's Over Isn't It" is both Zach's and Grace's overall favorite song from the show.
  • Zach doesn't like listening to his songs from the show.
  • Zach was very "self-conscious" about his voice changing.
  • Deedee Magno Hall and Grace recorded their parts of "Do It For Her" separately. Deedee recorded first and Grace listened to Deedee's performance on headphones while recording her part.
  • Zach says Steven's fight with Bismuth is one of the "freakiest" scenes in the show for him.

And an even more in depth summery can be found here

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#53139: Jan 25th 2018 at 6:43:46 AM

Huh... for the matter of Pink Diamond's powers... do we even have a grasp of what powers Blue and Yellow Diamond have? Other than Super-Strength for Yellow (she did poof Yellow Zircon with literally just one finger), I don't think we have any full reckoning of just what they could do. The closest we have is the suggestion that the Diamonds are somehow directly responsible for The Corruption afflicting gems on Earth, and even that might just be metaphorical.

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#53140: Jan 25th 2018 at 6:54:10 AM

[up] Yellow Diamond shot lightning that poofed Yellow Zircon.

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#53141: Jan 25th 2018 at 6:55:23 AM

Yellow has lightning powers,but Blue probably has super ice/water powers..or she can summon a load of water clones like a pissed off Lapis did

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#53142: Jan 25th 2018 at 7:09:56 AM

Blue's powers seem to have more to do with affecting emotions from what we've seen. There's no real reason to assume she has any water or ice powers besides, well, being blue.

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#53143: Jan 25th 2018 at 7:42:12 AM

A lot of her court members do, may just be a coincidence though.

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#53144: Jan 25th 2018 at 9:22:54 AM

She probably has all the powers of her court,except for future vision

Blue Diamond flying is an amusing possibility though

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#53145: Jan 25th 2018 at 9:40:23 AM

My guess is that, in addition to the empath thing, Blue Diamond has a more powerful natural version of Aquamarine's wand.

I have it in my headcanon that the Homeworld Gems' more powerful weapons are knockoffs of the Diamonds' natural powers. For example, the Gem Disruptors are based on Yellow Diamond's lightning which can instantly poof a Gem.

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xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#53146: Jan 25th 2018 at 10:14:48 AM

It would actually be pretty neat if Yellow Diamond's electricity powers are what they based the gem destabilizers on. I like when stories have little lore details like that.

edited 25th Jan '18 10:16:27 AM by xanderiskander

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#53147: Jan 25th 2018 at 10:23:33 AM

Mc Kenzie: Who is your favorite Crying Breakfast Friend?

Steven: I really like the Egg, 'cause he has a lot of emotional scenes, but he's also got this really good redemption arc thing going on in the storyline and I've been following that a lot lately.

What did Egg do

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#53148: Jan 25th 2018 at 10:24:32 AM

he made the breakfast friends cry

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#53149: Jan 25th 2018 at 10:29:42 AM

Aquamarine's wand seems to be some kind of tractor beam or telekinesis weapon.

I'm suddenly reminded of the way Blue Diamond operated her arm ship by having it follow her own arm's movements.

Maybe it's just a remote control. Or maybe Blue Diamond's power is psychic in nature, manifesting in both empath abilities and powerful telekinesis.

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#53150: Jan 25th 2018 at 11:30:06 AM

wild mass guess Blue Diamond was actually drawn back to Earth because she detected someone linked to Pink Diamond, she went to the palanquin thinking they would be there

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