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Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
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#21001: Oct 31st 2016 at 9:36:22 AM

Any decent Dog kingdom lawyer can have this dismissed. The document was at Bulmas' for how long? Nothing proves it was made by Dr. Gero. Anyone can put his name on things. Furthermore you're implying a scientist that by your account is so advanced he builds functioning AI and cyborgs makes his plans on paper?

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edited 31st Oct '16 9:37:42 AM by Ghilz

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#21002: Oct 31st 2016 at 9:45:19 AM

Technically off-topic, but I wanted to let you guys know someone is doing a Dragon Ball Super Abridged.

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#21003: Oct 31st 2016 at 9:48:00 AM

Ooo, not a good idea. Cease and desist is imminent.

Toei's okay with TFS doing Dragon Ball Abridged - apart from filing claims to put ads on their videos, of course - because that's old stuff that's reinvigorating interest in the franchise but IIRC they were told to stay away from Super because it's current. They've done a couple Super clips which I assume to be rebellion against the claims, but the point is that Toei's protective of the new show.

Whoever's doing this new show is probably going to get some correspondence from Toei soon.

edited 31st Oct '16 9:48:25 AM by TobiasDrake

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#21004: Oct 31st 2016 at 12:42:45 PM

I watched that video, and it wasn't great to be honest. For a positive, some of the voice acting isn't too bad for a first episode, notably Beerus and Whis, who carry most of the episode, and their voices sound similar to their official English voices.

For the stuff that wasn't so good, the pacing was a bit slow, and there were scenes that could have been shortened or cut entirely, like a long scene of Whis walking slowly with no dialogue or jokes while an anime song plays in the background.The writers copy a bit too much from Team Four Star, like the "My son, the planet or me?" bit. They have yet to learn that Obligatory Swearing isn't inherently funny, so King Kai as Sir Swears-a-Lot falls flat. Beerus is an otaku for some reason, which I assume will get built upon later, but it wasn't very funny here. My biggest complaint is the use of topical jokes on things like Pokemon Go and Donald Trump that will be dated in a week, and then not do anything original with them. "Donald Trump is like Hitler? Never Heard That One Before!" When they mentioned Hitler, I was hoping for a reference to the guy in the Janemba movie that Goten and Trunks fought who was definitely not Hitler, but I got my hopes up for nothing.

On the plus side, the creators are in the comments section, they are aware of these flaws and are taking steps to try and improve on them by next time. I don't know how much difference a three week schedule over the two weeks this episode was made in will make, but I don't want to be too hard on them, because everyone has to start somewhere after all, and standards are much higher nowadays than they used to be. If this were released around 2008 or so, I'd probably think it was quite good.

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#21005: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:22:13 PM

American lawyer talk here: "heirs" specifically refers to the children (and children's children, etc.) of a deceased individual, as contemplated in their probate estate.

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#21006: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:23:32 PM

They have yet to learn that Obligatory Swearing isn't inherently funny

While I haven't watched the episode yet

edited 31st Oct '16 5:24:13 PM by Soble

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#21007: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:31:38 PM

But aside from "goddamned", he wasn't swearing there!

Eriorguez Since: Jun, 2009
#21008: Oct 31st 2016 at 5:42:33 PM

To be honest, that "with a goddamn pig", with that exact delivery, is the best ending any tirade can have, and any tirade will improve if it is added at the end.

Seriously, still gives me the chuckles after 6 years.

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#21009: Oct 31st 2016 at 6:41:43 PM

Namek as a whole is probably their best work when it comes to comedy while the Android/Cell Saga is probably their best in terms of story interpretation and characters.

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#21010: Oct 31st 2016 at 6:46:36 PM

Namek was very slow-paced while the Androids are very fast-paced, so it makes plenty of sense. I am quite expectant to see what they do with Buu.

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#21011: Oct 31st 2016 at 6:52:03 PM

Well, I think that they've had some pretty strong comedic stuff lately. I'd prefer to wait until this arc's done before I compare them like that.

Which of the abridged movies do you guys think is their best?

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#21012: Oct 31st 2016 at 6:57:13 PM

I can't decide. They're all fantastic in their own way, and there are lines in all of them that make me laugh harder than what is probably appropriate for a public place.

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#21013: Oct 31st 2016 at 7:53:32 PM

My favorite is probably Super Android 13. Ya plumb done gone dagum did it now, son!

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Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#21014: Oct 31st 2016 at 8:00:34 PM

That is probably my 2nd favorite line from the abridged series, right behind Vegeta's "b'tch, I'm adorable."

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#21015: Oct 31st 2016 at 8:06:25 PM

Goten being erased from existence due to a Groin Attack (that's in the actual movie) is the best part for me.

That and Piccolo throwing a book into a spotlight to Glass Shatters.

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#21016: Oct 31st 2016 at 8:33:32 PM

Super Android 13's probably my favorite too.

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#21017: Oct 31st 2016 at 8:59:26 PM

Namek as a whole is probably their best work when it comes to comedy while the Android/Cell Saga is probably their best in terms of story interpretation and characters.

Yeah, I feel like The Ginyu Force episodes in particular was the group's Growing the Beard moment. Burter having a Mental Breakdown over not being the fastest in the universe still cracks me up.

edited 31st Oct '16 8:59:44 PM by Lionheart0

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#21018: Oct 31st 2016 at 9:11:49 PM

Vegeta getting punched in the groin to the tune of Ave Maria was what did it for me.

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#21019: Oct 31st 2016 at 9:38:22 PM

Super 13 and Cooler 1: The Story of Cooler - Preamble to the Return were probably my favorites. Notably, both had moments with Nail (and Kami), which makes everything better.

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#21020: Nov 1st 2016 at 12:35:19 AM

My favorite of the movies is Dead Zone - the more recent one, that is. I don't know how TFS keeps making those usually really dull Quirky Miniboss Squad movie minions so fun and hilarious, but I hope they never stop. Garlic's banters with his minions - especially the whole "you morons stole Goku's kid?!" scene - are still some of my favorite scenes in the entire series.

edited 1st Nov '16 12:35:57 AM by KnownUnknown

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#21021: Nov 1st 2016 at 12:38:57 AM

That scene is really fantastic. Garlic Jr's realization that if this kid's father beat Piccolo all by himself, than that means they stole Goku's kid, is one of the funniest scenes they've ever written in terms of comedic timing.

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#21022: Nov 1st 2016 at 7:48:48 AM

"HOW?! HOW DID YOU STEAL GOKU'S KID?!" "Well, first we beat up his wife." "Oh my shit."

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#21023: Nov 1st 2016 at 8:04:26 AM

Lord Slug is probably my favorite 21 minutes of video on the internet.

In particular, Piccolo in that movie. Seriously, every moment of Piccolo is pure gold. From his banter with Nail, calling out of the Quirky Miniboss Squad, to WHAT!, to "Neat," but especially

Piccolo: "Hey, Gohan. Gohan, you wanna do that thing? Where you get really mad and start beating the guy up ?...Gohan? ...Gohan? ...don't you f***ing ignore me."

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#21024: Nov 1st 2016 at 10:10:47 AM

So this thread is basically the General Dragon Ball thread anyway and since this is Dragon Ball related I figured it'd be okay to post Episode 1.

Dragon Ball Evolution.

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#21025: Nov 1st 2016 at 12:07:03 PM

There is a TFS thread for all of their Let's Plays and junk though...

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