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Kayeka (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#276: Feb 18th 2022 at 7:46:15 PM

I guess it's true that every movie is at least one person's favourite.

VeryVileVillian Since: Dec, 2017
#277: Feb 23rd 2022 at 11:21:30 AM

Comedy Central has officially hit ROCK BOTTOM

Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#278: Feb 23rd 2022 at 11:52:04 AM

Its called Fairview,and Steven Colbert worked on it

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Ookamikun This is going to be so much fun. (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
This is going to be so much fun.
#279: Feb 24th 2022 at 9:15:38 PM

...what the hell is that artstyle

Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#280: Feb 25th 2022 at 5:56:01 AM

They look like punching bags with arms and human heads.

Edited by Weirdguy149 on Feb 25th 2022 at 8:56:24 AM

The legend has returned.
omega2900 Jemerald of Brainrot from The Midwest, where everything is MID! (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: In my bunk
Jemerald of Brainrot
#281: Feb 25th 2022 at 7:17:34 AM

The artstyle reminds me of either the videos involved in Elsagate or I'm going to make myself feel real old with this one, Higglytown Heroes.

Edited by omega2900 on Dec 30th 2023 at 6:35:31 AM

Get taxed. Idiot.
MagmaTeaMerry My Head Is On Fire from A forest somewhere Since: Sep, 2020
My Head Is On Fire
#282: Feb 25th 2022 at 8:07:50 AM

They look like emojis.

EDIT: Wait a fucking second, do you think they gave the characters no legs so they wouldn't have to animate walk cycles?!

Edited by MagmaTeaMerry on Feb 25th 2022 at 5:11:34 PM

My AO3 profile. Let sleeping cats lie and be cute and calming.
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#283: Feb 25th 2022 at 8:10:25 AM

That's the idea I think,screaming yelling emotions instead of characters

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
omega2900 Jemerald of Brainrot from The Midwest, where everything is MID! (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: In my bunk
Jemerald of Brainrot
#284: Feb 25th 2022 at 8:38:54 AM

So The Emoji Movie but somehow even worse

Get taxed. Idiot.
jgrif57003 Since: Oct, 2012
#285: Feb 25th 2022 at 2:19:35 PM

I doubt Colbert had any direct involvement in it, it's just that since the show's creator got his start spinning off of Colbert's "Cartoon Donald Trump" series Colbert has probably just signed off on putting his name on his shows. Of course that doesn't mean I'm not disappointed he isn't more discerning.

There's been a pretty long string of shows Comedy Central's put after South Park, many of them animated but not all, and most of them haven't lasted very long at all. My guess is that Comedy Central considers the block an opportunity to see if something will stick, even if their track record's been pretty bad so far.

jgrif57003 Since: Oct, 2012
#286: Feb 25th 2022 at 2:30:36 PM

Also, the Fairview characters look like Bitstrips/Bitmoji characters to me. And I'm sure they left off the legs to avoid walk cycles - it could work I guess, especially if it was 3D animated (I'm thinking of how in many Wii games the Miis are rendered similarly) but I have no idea why they thought it was acceptable here. It's especially odd since the production must've been cheap (none of the voice actors are well-known except James Austin Johnson, and even he's only been on SNL for a year, and as Saberspark mentions all recording was done over Zoom) so you'd think they'd have some extra left over for animation.

TalesofUnder Not Sherlock Holmes from 1900s England Since: May, 2017 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Not Sherlock Holmes
#287: Feb 25th 2022 at 4:27:09 PM

If anything, this proves that shows like Smiling Friends, or Invincible, or Arcane, or Close Enough, or Inside Job... okay, that was WAY more extensive than I was expecting. Point is, there’s still plenty of crap adult cartoons out there. Not counting this one, we have Hoops, Chicago Party Aunt, Santa Inc., The Prince, Teenage Euthanasia, High Guardian Spice, and not to mention, the rest of the shows that this creator has crapped out. All I’ll say is that this show would be horribly behind the times in 2012, which was ten years ago. Hell, it would be behind the times in 2002.

“Now! Let us engage in the art of deduction!”
jgrif57003 Since: Oct, 2012
#288: Feb 25th 2022 at 8:10:09 PM

[up]Even if you think High Guardian Spice is bad (which is fair from what I've heard), it shouldn't really fall into the category of those other shows since it's not a raunchy comedy like the others. That's the trend most people are criticizing. I think that even if High Guardian Spice failed, it at least looks like it was trying.

Reviewers have been especially harsh towards these shows lately, which is probably a mix of them getting tired of these shows and how they never seem to go away, and that these videos probably get a decent number of views. I agree that there are way too many animated comedies that don't innovate at all, and the main reason why is probably that it's very hard to predict what will catch on. As a result, the shows that get approved are mostly in the vein of other shows that already exist (Santa, Inc. came about as a result of Stoopid Buddy Stoodios trying to replicate Robot Chicken again, and of course there's all of the Rick and Morty-esque shows) and are cheap enough to produce that they don't represent a significant investment.

There are also some adult animated shows that are quite divisive like Big Mouth, which has its defenders and those who find it too repulsive to enjoy. Even Inside Job has some critics who think it's too reliant on adult comedy and reference humor (although I think it's fine). Heck, even Chicago Party Aunt, which no one seems to really like, has had multiple reviewers note that despite its jokes falling flat, the characterization is actually quite solid and isn't just a means to deliver the same jokes every episode.

Also, Santa Inc., while it looks quite bad, and I haven't heard anything good about it, I think is a bit overhated due to its deliberately controversial premise. I've gotten pretty sick of media companies milking the culture war for profit, but I think many of the initial critics did just want to jump on it for being too woke.

VeryVileVillian Since: Dec, 2017
#289: Feb 26th 2022 at 11:23:45 AM

the UNREASONABLE expectations of the Cuphead Show (and why it's still GOOD)

omega2900 Jemerald of Brainrot from The Midwest, where everything is MID! (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: In my bunk
Jemerald of Brainrot
#290: Feb 27th 2022 at 6:02:28 AM

I never understood the hate it got.

Get taxed. Idiot.
dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
#291: Mar 1st 2022 at 11:46:36 AM

Saberspark uploaded a video where he talks about the finale of Arthur and basically rambles about the good memories he has about the series.

If you haven't seen the finale yet and want to go in blind, be warned that he does talk about it with spoilers at around the 5:07 mark.

Edited by dragonfire5000 on Mar 1st 2022 at 11:46:49 AM

"I squirm, I struggle, ergo I am. Faced with death, I am finally, truly alive."
Ookamikun This is going to be so much fun. (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
This is going to be so much fun.
#292: Mar 1st 2022 at 4:31:58 PM

lol he kinda spoils it in his thumbnail

dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
#293: Mar 1st 2022 at 4:47:16 PM

To be fair, when PBS Kids posted the episode on their YouTube channel, the thumbnail also has grown up Arthur in it.

"I squirm, I struggle, ergo I am. Faced with death, I am finally, truly alive."
VeryVileVillian Since: Dec, 2017
#294: Mar 5th 2022 at 11:45:15 AM

What the HELL is Ebichu? (please don't delete this too You Tube lol)

omega2900 Jemerald of Brainrot from The Midwest, where everything is MID! (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: In my bunk
Jemerald of Brainrot
#295: Mar 5th 2022 at 12:31:04 PM

I haven't thought about this show in years. Same with the show it's confused for.

Get taxed. Idiot.
Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#296: Mar 5th 2022 at 2:26:17 PM

I learned about Ebichu on this site first, thanks to the hilarious video on From Bad to Worse.

Edited by Weirdguy149 on Mar 5th 2022 at 5:27:49 AM

The legend has returned.
Rabbitearsblog Movie and TV Goddess from United States Since: Jan, 2014 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
Movie and TV Goddess
#297: Mar 5th 2022 at 8:20:34 PM

When I first saw this show on one of Saberspark's posts, I actually thought that it was a lost episode of Hamtaro or something like that. But now, I realized that this show actually exists!

I love animation, TV, movies, YOU NAME IT!
Ookamikun This is going to be so much fun. (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
This is going to be so much fun.
#298: Mar 6th 2022 at 7:51:42 AM

I thought it was an off-shoot of Shin-chan due to the artstyle.

VeryVileVillian Since: Dec, 2017
#299: Mar 19th 2022 at 11:35:28 AM

Turning Red DESERVED Better...

Rabbitearsblog Movie and TV Goddess from United States Since: Jan, 2014 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
Movie and TV Goddess
#300: Mar 20th 2022 at 6:34:41 PM

When I saw the thumbnail, I actually thought that Saber hated this movie. But, it turns out he really liked the movie and he was more upset at how there was so much controversy around this film.

I love animation, TV, movies, YOU NAME IT!

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