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BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#252: May 24th 2011 at 7:50:23 PM

I've never watched it, but entries on This Very Wiki have me seriously considering it. Would it offend my delicate sensibilities? Also, does it do any weird Photoshopping or tinkering with the series' animation?

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NULLcHiLD27 Since: Oct, 2010
#253: May 24th 2011 at 7:58:35 PM

[up]There is photoshopping. Sometimes it works other times it doesn't.

As for "tinkering with the animation", as far as I can remember, they usually only do this with the characters' mouth in order to sync the voices.

And define delicate sensibilities.

AckSed Pat. St. of Archive Binge from Pure Imagination Since: Jan, 2001
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#254: May 25th 2011 at 7:08:26 PM

^^Swearing is bleeped out... barely.

It's like the source material, but exaggerated for (extra-strength) comedy. The 'shopping is usually done well enough and briefly enough that it's not jarring. Otherwise it's just clever editing.

You really do have to have watched/read at least the first Dragon Ball to appreciate some of the jokes,though.

Edit: Never mind, you've written a DB crossover fic - you're familiar enough. :-)

The first one's free...

edited 25th May '11 7:18:22 PM by AckSed

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Kerrah Since: Jan, 2001
#255: May 26th 2011 at 2:52:43 AM

Have you noticed that early episodes of DBA had more random reference gags, compared to recent episodes?

AckSed Pat. St. of Archive Binge from Pure Imagination Since: Jan, 2001
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#256: May 26th 2011 at 9:13:08 AM

Continuity creep is setting in.

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eX 94. Grandmaster of Shark Since: Jan, 2001
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#257: May 26th 2011 at 10:35:48 AM

^^

The recent episodes have pretty much been on big reference to Wrestling. However, overall I would agree with you. I guess that comes equally from the team, maturing as writers and the main source of the jokes changing. With Raditz, most of the humor came indeed from references, but ever since the Saiyan Sage, the main source for jokes is the power difference between the characters.

Kerrah Since: Jan, 2001
#258: May 27th 2011 at 2:17:35 AM

Episode 23 is out.

Aw! Ginyu-in-Goku's-body was hilarious. Shame they didn't prolong it for more than one episode.

edited 27th May '11 2:45:13 AM by Kerrah

Etheru Since: Jul, 2009
#259: May 27th 2011 at 3:17:52 AM

Anyone else notice that the Official Saiyan Handbook is written by Paragus?

Kerrah Since: Jan, 2001
#260: May 27th 2011 at 3:00:36 PM

Not being a fan of DBZ, I don't know who that is.

My favourite joke in this episode was probably:

"Goku, what's your favourite food?"
"Favourite?" ————————
"Thank God, he's back!"

edited 27th May '11 3:00:52 PM by Kerrah

Torquey Dreamworks Since: Oct, 2010
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#261: May 27th 2011 at 3:21:49 PM

[up] Broly's father.

I liked the slow motion bit.

Also, if Vegeta steps on Frog!Ginyu, does that mean we're not getting Ginyu!Bulma?

edited 27th May '11 3:25:06 PM by Torquey

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#262: May 27th 2011 at 3:22:46 PM

Vegeta's voice dude makes everything better waii

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Kerrah Since: Jan, 2001
#263: May 27th 2011 at 3:51:02 PM

[up][up] Unfortunately not, apparently. I'd love to see them apply the same acting methods they used for this episode again.

[up] His name is Lanipator. It's pronounced "lani-pah-TOR", not "lanny-pator". He voices Krillin, Vegeta, Piccolo and Popo. He is also the creator of Yu Yu Hakusho Abridged.

eX 94. Grandmaster of Shark Since: Jan, 2001
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#264: May 27th 2011 at 4:03:53 PM

Yeah, his Vegeta voice is really good. Hell, I could even see him in the regular series. The episode itself was alright, though, ironically enough, it did felt a bid like filler. Favorite joke was the Yamcha-Raditz comparison. For some reason, i find all this trash talk about his power level hilarious.

Also, the way Masakox and however voices Ginyu were imitating each other speech pattern was really impressive, especially Ginyu!Goku.

edited 27th May '11 4:07:59 PM by eX

Turtle Truttle from USA Since: Oct, 2009
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#265: May 27th 2011 at 5:32:30 PM

I am really glad about how the Ginyu thing got resolved, actually. Now we won't have to waste any time later with that silly little sideplot.

(´・ω・`)
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#266: May 27th 2011 at 5:43:03 PM

I know Lani. Can just never remember who voices whom.

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Fusionman Since: Nov, 2009
#267: May 27th 2011 at 6:41:06 PM

I got to admit... That's some of the best acting I've seen in an Abridged Series and easily better than a lot of web things in general acting-wise.

Kerrah Since: Jan, 2001
#268: May 28th 2011 at 3:16:46 AM

I'm thinking they did the same thing as Justice League Unlimited: first the characters whose personality is speaking recorded the line to show how it's supposed to be spoken, and then the character whose mouth is speaking recorded it in an imitation of that.

SuperSauce Since: Dec, 2010
#269: May 28th 2011 at 6:37:11 AM

I should probably be glad about how they ultimately dealt with Ginyu, considering how he ended up in canon.

But Vegeta's last line was almost indecipherable to me with how quickly Lan said it. Hooray for Youtube comments (although people can't spell 'psyche' properly at all).

[up][up][up] They post the voice cast in every description in every Youtube video.

edited 28th May '11 6:38:20 AM by SuperSauce

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#270: May 28th 2011 at 6:40:04 AM

Hah. As if people read those.

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MajorTom Since: Dec, 2009
#271: May 28th 2011 at 2:09:06 PM

So many good quotes...

Vegeta (deadpan): "Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!"

"Psyche! 8 for 8!"

'Clever girl'

"Right in the Down Under."

"Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! MIIINE!"

Among others.

YoungMachete from Dallas Since: May, 2011
#272: May 28th 2011 at 2:33:55 PM

Don't forget the wilhelm conversation. That was a classic.

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SuperSauce Since: Dec, 2010
#273: May 29th 2011 at 1:08:23 AM

Episode 21 is definitely my favourite of this season. From the Jeice abuse to:

Ghost Nappa: You fell down some stairs.

Vegeta: I fell down some stairs.

edited 29th May '11 1:09:02 AM by SuperSauce

Kerrah Since: Jan, 2001
#274: May 30th 2011 at 5:20:30 PM

During the trip to Namek, some of the filler-guys shot Krillin, only to find him laser-proof with no explanation. During the fight with Guldo, Krillin shrugs off a locomotive dropped at his head, something that surprises Guldo.

Krillin is invulnerable?

edited 30th May '11 5:20:42 PM by Kerrah

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#275: May 30th 2011 at 5:33:17 PM

Maybe whatever Popo put him through has made him such.

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