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TyeDyeWildebeest Unreasonably Quirky from Big Rock Candy Mountain Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: How does it feel to treat me like you do?
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#23701: Jan 7th 2017 at 3:14:24 PM

[up] TBF I'm pretty sure the point of that joke was that Yamcha is an immature twat, not that Tien and Chiaotzu are gay.

edited 7th Jan '17 3:14:32 PM by TyeDyeWildebeest

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#23702: Jan 7th 2017 at 3:16:45 PM

I don't remember how often it came up, but I do appreciate how inappropriate they went with it by having Kuririn bring it up in memory of the dead Yamcha while mocking the recently killed Chaozu.

That's got to cross the line, like, four times.

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#23703: Jan 7th 2017 at 3:25:58 PM

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You have a point, but it still felt like something they wouldn't make a joke of nowadays.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#23704: Jan 7th 2017 at 4:00:59 PM

No, the point of that joke was definitely "haha, their relationship is gay!". Krillin made similar comments, and it's definitely not the last time they did the "haha, this thing/person is gay!" bit before thankfully dropping it.

Anyway, I don't think the first season was bad, even though they have improved remarkably. I recently heard someone say something that encapsulates my feelings on subjects like this: don't underhype part of something to hype up the rest of it.

That happens so often and I never understand why.

edited 8th Jan '17 12:27:29 AM by LSBK

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#23705: Jan 7th 2017 at 4:02:19 PM

[up] I like that. And I'd agree with that.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#23706: Jan 7th 2017 at 4:05:49 PM

For reference, they were talking about Avatar The Last Airbender, and how people apparently tend to go "It gets better" in regards to season 1. Something I wouldn't understand anyway, because to me, season 3 is the weakest of the original series. Weakest being relative, I still think the season is pretty great.

edited 7th Jan '17 4:24:04 PM by LSBK

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#23707: Jan 7th 2017 at 4:21:42 PM

I'm not sure if I'd call Book 3 the weakest (I do find the finale weak though), but I do agree that season 1 shouldn't be given the "it gets better" treatment.

Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#23708: Jan 7th 2017 at 4:33:40 PM

Book three has a lot of episodes I can't help but skip.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#23709: Jan 7th 2017 at 4:35:55 PM

I actually don't have the problems with the finale many people do, but a lot of episodes feel like somewhat meandering Slice of Life. Good slice of life, but slice of life ,nonetheless, and at a time when it seems like they should have been moving away from it.

edited 7th Jan '17 4:39:11 PM by LSBK

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#23710: Jan 7th 2017 at 5:46:20 PM

@ Adric De Psycho

Yu Yu Abridged is a few years old by now. You'll find it funnier once you get to the Rescue Yukina part. That said I love the old episodes for nostalgia if nothing else. It was the second abridged series I ever gave a chance.

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#23711: Jan 7th 2017 at 5:49:03 PM

I'll praise Yu Yu Hakusho for one thing: it has a good theme song. Karate by Tenacious D is pretty funny.

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Karxrida from Eureka, the Forbidden Land Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
#23712: Jan 7th 2017 at 5:55:33 PM

Book 3 has some cool stuff like the prison break episode and Aang and Zuko learning how to Firebend from dragons.

The only episode of ATLA Book 3 I'll always skip is "The Ember Island Players". I know it's a fan favorite episode but I can't stand how meta it is (nothing against meta humor in general since I like it when handled well, but something about it rubs me wrong here), plus it's pure filler anyway.

edited 7th Jan '17 5:57:29 PM by Karxrida

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#23713: Jan 7th 2017 at 5:56:23 PM

Holy shit, the "IT'S...1006" joke from DBZ Abridged came from Yu Yu Hakusho Abridged.

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Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#23714: Jan 7th 2017 at 6:09:33 PM

...which episode are you on?

[up] (2) And boy did you hit the wrong tab. :)

[down] (4) And boy did I not follow the flow of this conversation.

edited 7th Jan '17 7:22:20 PM by Soble

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#23715: Jan 7th 2017 at 6:15:02 PM

I'm on Episode 12 now. I had to take a break after Episode 10 and then I got distracted by outside stuff.

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#23716: Jan 7th 2017 at 6:48:37 PM

It's kind of funny when you get to the gap between the episodes before DBZA, and the episodes after it. His Hiei voice changed quite a bit.

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AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#23717: Jan 7th 2017 at 6:55:58 PM

When was the first episode of DBZ Abridged posted? I tried looking on You Tube but apparently they had to repost it in 2013, so it gives it that date, while Episode 2 still has the original date of July 9th, 2008.

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Karxrida from Eureka, the Forbidden Land Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
#23718: Jan 7th 2017 at 7:08:59 PM

I wanna say 2007 maybe?

And boy did you hit the wrong tab. :)
Not really? ATLA was the (off-)topic.

edited 7th Jan '17 7:09:32 PM by Karxrida

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#23719: Jan 7th 2017 at 7:17:40 PM

Well I think I got to the part where Lani's Hiei voice changed. It's starting to sound like his early Vegeta voice, but less raspy.

Also, his voice for Rando's demon form was basically a gangster version of Vegeta.

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#23720: Jan 7th 2017 at 7:23:12 PM

Oh my God, I can't unhear it now.

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#23721: Jan 7th 2017 at 7:40:48 PM

Which one, Hiei or Gangster Vegeta?

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#23723: Jan 7th 2017 at 7:50:15 PM

I'm on Episode 16, and suddenly it's got a really weird blue tint. I'm guessing it was shown at a convention or something?

Also, the jokes about the Blue Collar Comedy Tour in Episode 15 are really dated. Like, badly dated.

And Lani's narrator voice sounds like Piccolo.

And Episode 17 is blocked in my country because of some copyright thing from something called Ponycanyon.

edited 7th Jan '17 7:55:39 PM by AdricDePsycho

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Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#23724: Jan 7th 2017 at 8:08:43 PM

Anyway, I don't think the first season was bad, even though they have improved remarkably. I recently heard someone say something that encapsulates my feelings on subjects like this: don't underhype part of something to hype up the rest of it.

Yeah, that happens a lot with Jojo's Bizarre Adventure too.

edited 7th Jan '17 8:08:50 PM by Moth13

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#23725: Jan 7th 2017 at 8:13:25 PM

Holy shit, Lani's wife (I'm assuming that's his wife, I had to look her up and her Twitter is called "Waifupator") appeared on an episode of Yu Yu Hakusho Abridged.

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