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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#59526: Oct 6th 2019 at 2:32:50 PM

One estimate pieced together the voice actors' posts about their recording session to concluded there were at least sixteen sessions done after the ones for the movie. He guesses there are probably a few more nobody posted anything about, and that Future will be similar length to a regular season.


In more staffing news, Jack Pendarvis, who joined the writing staff for the movie, stayed on as one of the writers for Future.

Snicka Since: Jun, 2011
#59527: Oct 6th 2019 at 3:31:20 PM

I just looked at the posts on this forum from 6 years ago, and it was pretty hilarious.

  • People were upset that the character designs were different from the pilot, and predicted that the show will fall to obscurity because of its poor animation.
  • Some people predicted that Pearl and Greg will get together. If they only knew...
  • Someone suggested that Cookie Cat's backstory was reflecting Steven's mother's backstory, coming from outer space and leaving his family behind. They were absolutely right.

WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#59528: Oct 6th 2019 at 3:53:19 PM

I remember when I first saw commercials for this show. Based on what I saw I thought that it would be about a group of female superheroes, sort of Sailor Moon style, that had been chosen to protect Earth by a series of gems that gave them powers ala how a Green Lantern ring chooses its wearer. I thought Steven was an anomaly as a guy when gems were typically given to girls and he'd have to cope with being the only guy on an all-female team.

alanh Since: May, 2010
#59529: Oct 6th 2019 at 4:19:05 PM

Oh wow, it is funny to look at the old posts. Enjoy this flashback from 6 years ago:

BigMadDraco Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#59530: Oct 6th 2019 at 6:42:22 PM

Once it's all over someone better make an absolutely killer Steven Universe How far we've come AMV.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#59531: Oct 6th 2019 at 9:32:34 PM

[up][up] It's funny how in the earliest days of the show, while they were obscuring the twist that the Gems were aliens, they threw in a bunch of hints that they might have been magic instead to catch us off the scent.

VengefulBale Bishie Gijinka Meta Knight from Nowhere Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: It's complicated
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#59532: Oct 6th 2019 at 9:37:06 PM

[up]That may have been more Early-Installment Weirdness than anything. After all, the original draft of the show had the gems being outright magical women from a parallel dimension who were genuine guardians of humanity.

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#59533: Oct 6th 2019 at 9:46:02 PM

Maybe that was the really early draft, but Garnet being a fusion was planned as early as the pilot, and Rose Quartz being Pink Diamond was planned from the very first episode. A lot of this show's worldbuilding, lore, and big twists have been planned since the beginning.

Edited by PushoverMediaCritic on Oct 6th 2019 at 9:55:37 AM

VengefulBale Bishie Gijinka Meta Knight from Nowhere Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: It's complicated
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#59534: Oct 6th 2019 at 9:53:28 PM

[up]Yep, that's true, but not EVERYTHING is planned from the beginning. Hell, not even Gravity Falls twist of the Author was 100% executed as originally planned. Sure, they planned a lot of things but not every single one of them. And the first season's first half was chock full of Early-Installment Weirdness.

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#59535: Oct 6th 2019 at 9:56:48 PM

It's reasonable to assume that the twists that came out in the first season (Garnet being a fusion, aliens) were planned from the writing of the earlier episodes of the season.

In particular, Couch Steven was halfway through the season, long enough that they had to know the bits of it that obscure Garnet (and the calling fusion "magic") would do so while writing.

Edited by KnownUnknown on Oct 6th 2019 at 9:59:08 AM

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#59536: Oct 6th 2019 at 10:18:40 PM

Hmm, I don't remember the episode Couch Steven, a 2nd episode about his transforming body?

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#59537: Oct 6th 2019 at 10:20:08 PM

It's the Sugilite episode, with all it's bits about how fusion is a dangerous technique that the Crystal Gems only ever do when strictly necessary and all that.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#59538: Oct 6th 2019 at 10:33:22 PM

"Couch" - "Coach"

That's the thing I was focusing on.

Fusion being a last resort wasn't really the focus of that episode, Pearl only mentioned how Garnet and Amethyst's personalities mix and become the bad thing.

That whole fusion is a dire straights thing was in "Giant Woman"

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Snicka Since: Jun, 2011
#59539: Oct 7th 2019 at 5:13:16 AM

Someone also pointed out that the first five episodes all centered around food to a certain extent (Cookie Cat, porkchop and hotdogs, hamburger backpack, together breakfast, Frybo), and wondered whether this will remain for the rest of the series. :D

Edited by Snicka on Oct 7th 2019 at 2:13:49 PM

WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#59540: Oct 7th 2019 at 8:58:17 AM

And now I am reminded of the beautiful mess that is "Citchen Calamity."

"Who wrote this game?!"

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#59541: Oct 7th 2019 at 9:11:25 AM

It's so weird to look back at the show with everything that's happened. We knew squat back then! I'm surprised and glad one thing's never changed, though:

The fandom always makes batshit insane that are either totally right or totally wrong, and there is no inbetween.

Speaking of, here's a goofy theory that I like a lot. Would make for a great crack fic too

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Snicka Since: Jun, 2011
#59542: Oct 7th 2019 at 11:05:17 AM

[up][up]"Crying Breakfast Friends" is also food-related. This show has way more food references than I remembered.

[up] Maybe Giant Pink Worm Thing is actually Pink Pearl?

galienus Since: Sep, 2019
#59543: Oct 7th 2019 at 11:26:29 AM

[up]Nope too much eyes for that. And it would be a complete waste of such a unique design trait for a gem to just heal it before doing anything like that with her.

Edited by galienus on Oct 7th 2019 at 11:47:21 AM

Snicka Since: Jun, 2011
#59544: Oct 7th 2019 at 12:12:08 PM

[up]I know, I just made that guess in a response to that wild theory above.

galienus Since: Sep, 2019
#59545: Oct 7th 2019 at 1:08:57 PM

[up]Its okay. I just thought your guess was too wild to be worth entertaining it.

Also im still puzzled why pink pearl was nowhere to be seen in the movie or the new show intro. I think unlike with jasper a small cameo wouldnt have clashed anything they want to do with her in the future. Because i doubt they want to do something with her that could have been part of some of these wizard of oz theories that existed in the time between white diamonds reveal and change your mind.

Snicka Since: Jun, 2011
#59546: Oct 7th 2019 at 4:12:51 PM

"I'm wondering about the giant hermaphrodite that will form when Steven fuses with one of his aunts." - someone predicting Smoky Quartz (and Sunstone and Rainbow 2.0) early 2014.

Edited by Snicka on Oct 7th 2019 at 2:03:07 PM

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#59548: Oct 7th 2019 at 4:18:16 PM

You should link to them

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Snicka Since: Jun, 2011
#59549: Oct 7th 2019 at 4:32:43 PM

[up]How does one link a post?

EDIT: Done the linking.

Edited by Snicka on Oct 7th 2019 at 2:03:24 PM

Crossover-Enthusiast from an abaondoned mall (Lucky 7) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#59550: Oct 7th 2019 at 4:38:03 PM

[[*link here* *what you wanna pothole here*]]

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