Anime Fan Parody Talkback Summer 2010 (READ FIRST POST)

[GingaDaiuchuu]

These Namek episodes keep getting better. While I'm not certain that LK's Freeza is still the best English-speaking version of the character, he does a great job with the brilliant lines written for him. I liked the stinger, even if it wasn't set up much before. I think it's appropriate now that Kai (the series, not the deity in question) is out in English with Kaio-ken pronounced correctly. Hey wait, did FUNimation just change pronunciations according to what TFS pronounced correctly?

 

[KYO'NYUU IMOUTO]

These Namek episodes keep getting better. While I'm not certain that LK's Freeza is still the best English-speaking version of the character, he does a great job with the brilliant lines written for him. I liked the stinger, even if it wasn't set up much before. I think it's appropriate now that Kai (the series, not the deity in question) is out in English with Kaio-ken pronounced correctly. Hey wait, did FUNimation just change pronunciations according to what TFS pronounced correctly?

Damn Kaiser, you really should've gone with the correct pronunciation of 'Saiyan'. By this logic, it might've worked!

Although the correct pronunciation of Kaiô-ken was used in Burst Limit and Raging Blast.

 

[HellCat]

All I ask from FUNi is that they provide a TFS audio track on one of the games

"To begin, press the start button...the start button....press the start button"

 

[TnAdct1]

All I ask from FUNi is that they provide a TFS audio track on one of the games

"To begin, press the start button...the start button....press the start button"

...or at least try to make Ghost Nappa a playable character.

 

[KYO'NYUU IMOUTO]

All I ask from FUNi is that they provide a TFS audio track on one of the games

"To begin, press the start button...the start button....press the start button"

Are you going to import one of the games from the US? The European releases only use the original cast.

 

[GingaDaiuchuu]

Although the correct pronunciation of Kaiô-ken was used in Burst Limit and Raging Blast.

Quiet, you.

 

[SamTheGreek]

I liked it. Better than most of the other episodes that came out this season so far. Not better than 14 -- which still remains the best episode of the season -- but it was definitely one of the better episodes this season.

Keep up the good work Kaiser.

 

[Paradox295]

Are you going to import one of the games from the US? The European releases only use the original cast.

Really? I saw a Raging Blast advert over here which had Sean Schemmel doing a voice over

 

[KYO'NYUU IMOUTO]

Really? I saw a Raging Blast advert over here which had Sean Schemmel doing a voice over

Such surprises me. I was under the impression that the original track was all that was used on non-US releases.

 

[Juu-kuchi]

For some people, Leonardo da Vinci was somebody that is very near and dear to their hearts and they would talk of him in varied ways in front of Johnny Yong Bosch. To them I say... Buy his new album.

Interesting video (with some good cameos from people), although I do wonder how LK got this idea.

 

[hendrixthecat]

For some people, Leonardo da Vinci was somebody that is very near and dear to their hearts and they would talk of him in varied ways in front of Johnny Yong Bosch. To them I say... Buy his new album.

Interesting video (with some good cameos from people), although I do wonder how LK got this idea.

It was very interesting to see what people could come up with. Kirb's, Kyle's and Cassius' cameos were my personal favourites (I'm surprised about the latter being there, I did not know she was going).


As for the TFS episode, it was very solid and very funny The back and forth between characters seemed especially brilliant. with Kaiser's Zarbon and LK's Frieza shinning through as my personal favourites for the episode.
Season 2 is looking better and better, which is perfect timing wise as the sheer madness that is the Ginyu force are just around the corner.

 

[anime_guru]

so that's what da vinci was. And here I thought he was a turtle =/
as for tfs it was honestly pure gold. I loved super kami guru and he stole the show for me.
What language was being spoken by nail and lil green?

 

[GingaDaiuchuu]

For some people, Leonardo da Vinci was somebody that is very near and dear to their hearts and they would talk of him in varied ways in front of Johnny Yong Bosch. To them I say... Buy his new album.

Interesting video (with some good cameos from people), although I do wonder how LK got this idea.

This is proof that I will like any video starring LittleKuriboh's Johnny Yong Bosch and featuring Kyle Hebert, Tony Oliver, Kirbopher, Cassius614, and Kroze. Now I suddenly care about Leonardo da Vinci, and I'm glad to have learned all this important information about him. I hope this wins as many Oscars as possible.

And by the way, I already bought Eyeshine's new album.

 

[Juu-kuchi]

...

You people are monsters. Shallow, unrepentant, one-note monsters. For today this very day...

JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE ABRIDGED SERIES FINALE! - Part I Part II Part III

I'm probably overstating my praise for this but WOW! Awesome finale, lots of great usage of sound effects and references, the kitchen sink, the Dios that followed, the Blood Fountain, the use of live action Tranformers references where it was actually better here than the movie, and gaaaaaah!

Best Series of 2010? Because of this maybe. Best Abridged Series Finale ever? Just... definitely!

DAAAAAAAAAH!

 

[LordQuadros]

It seems that this is quite a big day indeed, for not only do we get the JJBA finale, but we also see the return of a long-absent friend. I speak, of course, of D. Gray-Man: The Abridged Series Episode 7.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYSy1VQ2_Z8

Yes, D. Gray-Man Abridged is back in all its meme-packed glory. Obviously, if that's not your thing, you may not be crazy about this particular episode, as it is crammed full of references. However, I found most of them to flow pretty well with the way the episode was written. Maybe a few misses here and there, but the whole thing had me laughing pretty consistently.

 

[Neo Ultra Mike]

Oh you think that's something? Well I've got another thing you all are missing. In a world where someone actually is able to finish an abridged series, one man will go back and complete the trilogy. With the chronicles you've been waiting over a year to see, finally being available to finish off his legacy once and for all. It may start at a convention, but soon enough next month it will be in your houses, in your work centers, in your libraries, and even all across the interweb. What am I talking about? Why Gantz: The Filler Chronicles, or at least the ad for it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNTa7tu2Yvs&playnext_from=TL&videos=jmNEUwMQ6MU&feature=sub

Really excited for that. And in truth with the new epsiode of D. Gray Man and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure wrapping up I really should give those series a fair watch. Espiecally JoJo considering Antfish is a really good VA from the other series I've seen him in so he should be good in his own right?

 

[JCWiki]

I'm gonna stick with what I said in my first post. You clearly haven't seen and/or don't understand skins & thumbswayup's DBZA

But aren't references bad? Least that's what I hear ya say alot.

 

[SamTheGreek]

But aren't references bad? Least that's what I hear ya say alot.

References can be bad because they risk the gambit of not being understood by some members of the audience. If I make a joke referencing Miller's Crossing, but you've never seen the film, then you won't appreciate the joke.

So what I think 1Kids is saying (and I apologize if I'm wrong) is that:
1) References are bad because some of the audience won't appreciate the joke.
2) You don't appreciate Juu's video because you haven't seen the original source.


I would also like to add, since the topic of references came up -- yet again -- that a reference just for the sake of referencing is bad. Again, some of the audience won't get it. But, if you make a layered joke, with one layer that holds a clear joke which the entire audience will understand, and another layer containing a reference which some of the audience will appreciate, then that is a good joke. The entire audience gets the joke, and those who catch the reference get a "bonus" laugh out of it. Not only this, but those who catch the reference will think the writer is "smart" and "witty" for having accomplished this feat, and can feel smart and witty themselves when they explain the joke to the "noobs" who didn't catch it.


Exception that proves the rule:

An exception to the "referencing just for the sake of referencing" rule would be the "ridiculous, overly-obscured reference" joke. This is when the writer puts in an obscene amount of absurdly obscure references in his/her video, causing the audience to be bewildered and confused. The audience doesn't know what is going on, but they feel that the writer must be extremely intelligent, and therefore the jokes must be funny. Thus, just as a 5 year old (who doesn't get the joke) laughs because his parents are laughing, so to does this writer's audience.

In the abridging world, such a writing tactic is known as "pulling an Unwardil."

 

[1Kids]

But aren't references bad? Least that's what I hear ya say alot.

Heh, sometimes I mean it sarcastically. When referring to generic references, I don't mean it seriously.

I personally find references to things that are funny by themselves (Such as Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Simpsons, Family Guy, etc.) to be less enjoyable in the long run. Sure, I may laugh the first time, but when I find out the writer didn't make the joke themselves, and they just took it from someone else's content, it leaves a very bad taste on my tongue.

References can be bad because they risk the gambit of not being understood by some members of the audience. If I make a joke referencing Miller's Crossing, but you've never seen the film, then you won't appreciate the joke.

So what I think 1Kids is saying (and I apologize if I'm wrong) is that:
1) References are bad because some of the audience won't appreciate the joke.
2) You don't appreciate Juu's video because you haven't seen the original source.

^ basically

But Juu's video wasn't an episode or anything, just a side video. It's no big deal that some people didn't get the joke.

I would also like to add, since the topic of references came up -- yet again -- that a reference just for the sake of referencing is bad. Again, some of the audience won't get it. But, if you make a layered joke, with one layer that holds a clear joke which the entire audience will understand, and another layer containing a reference which some of the audience will appreciate, then that is a good joke. The entire audience gets the joke, and those who catch the reference get a "bonus" laugh out of it. Not only this, but those who catch the reference will think the writer is "smart" and "witty" for having accomplished this feat, and can feel smart and witty themselves when they explain the joke to the "noobs" who didn't catch it.


Exception that proves the rule:

An exception to the "referencing just for the sake of referencing" rule would be the "ridiculous, overly-obscured reference" joke. This is when the writer puts in an obscene amount of absurdly obscure references in his/her video, causing the audience to be bewildered and confused. The audience doesn't know what is going on, but they feel that the writer must be extremely intelligent, and therefore the jokes must be funny. Thus, just as a 5 year old (who doesn't get the joke) laughs because his parents are laughing, so to does this writer's audience.

In the abridging world, such a writing tactic is known as "pulling an Unwardil."

*nods*

Personally, since I don't have the knowledge Unwardil does (of music, movies, TV shows, what have you) to pull anything like that off, I don't attempt it.

I try to make my stuff as reference-less as possible (though I won't deny I am guilty of not always following by my own guidelines).

 

[Xerostyle]

Something I'd also like to add: Referential humor creates an inherent "expiration date" for the joke at hand. Some things will be notorious enough that separate generations will understand the reference (Abe Lincoln freeing the slaves, The Red Baron loves pizza) but for the most part, people often won't remember a specific pop culture moment a couple years after it happens(Wonderball in NTAS, "Just one" Gun in Family Guy [although still funny because of the ridiculous statement that they would only have 1 gun on the premise, the reference is still lost on most people]).