Re: [GRIMDARK] Fallout Equestria: Project Horizons Discussion

[Sindri]

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (all but episode 4. People were fired after that one aired...)

What was wrong with episode 4?

Also you forgot, Inyuyasha, YuYuhakusho, the original DBZ, and FLCL.

Inuyasha and DBZ are your standard shonen, if in the better end or the category. Amusing as they are, they have very little thought or complexity, and if somebody's had a bad impression of anime in the past it's almost certainly with these or shows just like them.


Foolie Coolie is something that should be sprung on nobody unawares. I use it the same way Gainax originally intended: recovery after the End of Evangellion.

Never seen YuYhakusho... will be looking it up shortly.


Episode 4 of Gurren Lagann had a different director from the previous episodes. And writer. And animator. The day after it aired, all of them were fired from Studio Gainax. It is very clear why.

[NoodleNugget]

FLCL.

yes. all of my yes.

I enjoyed Ouran Highschool Host Club, I would recommend it.

[Sindri]

You forget masterpiece like:
Trigun and Darker than Black

Haven't gotten around to those yet. They're on my long list.

[jacky2734]

Still, what was wrong with Episode 4 of TTGL? I can't even remember which one that was.

[jacky2734]

And what about Cowboy Bebop, or One Piece?

[Ketchup]

A few ways of spending time for the sake of spending time:
-Make jam.
-Build anything useful, or not useful, if you want.
-Make a fire. Bigger. Bigger. Bigger.
-Play Star Wars Battlefront 2, it certainly drains time.
Battlefield BC2/3 work for that as well.
-Build an MTG deck.
-Re-watch MLP.
-Read Wikipedia.
-Clean up, if you are really bored. Can be quite fulfilling, actually.
-Hammock.
-Tinker with old electronics.
-Gardening.
-Browse Ebay for cool stuff you'd never need.
-Movie marathon. LoTR, anyone?

[Sindri]

And what about Cowboy Bebop, or One Piece?

I like Bebop (never watched One Piece; by the time I had the unfettered internet access required to watch a version of it that wasn't 4kids, I had little enough free time that the episode count turned me away). But we're back to that mundane shonen fare, which seems like exactly the wrong thing to recommend here.

[O. Hinds]

There's always Planetes. The last two episodes bog down a bit, I feel, but most of them are quite good.

[Guest]

BIGGER BIGGER BIGGER BIGGER BIGGER

[jacky2734]

Still haven't answered my question. What was wrong with TTGL episode 4?

[Sindri]

Still haven't answered my question. What was wrong with TTGL episode 4?

Sorry, answered in an edit. Long story short, the fourth episode had a different director, who brought his own writer and animator. All of them were fired the day after it went on the air. The art is hideous, the dialogue is idiotic, the plot is possibly even stupider, everyone is completely out of character... it's best to just skip the episode, especially if you're three episodes into the series and not sure about continuing, because later episodes are pure distilled awesome, and that one is enough to convince most semi-rational people to stop watching.

[NoodleNugget]

what about bobobo-bo bo-bobo...

[Ametros]

A few ways of spending time for the sake of spending time:
-Make jam.
-Build anything useful, or not useful, if you want.
-Make a fire. Bigger. Bigger. Bigger.
-Play Star Wars Battlefront 2, it certainly drains time.
Battlefield BC2/3 work for that as well.
-Build an MTG deck.
-Re-watch MLP.
-Read Wikipedia.
-Clean up, if you are really bored. Can be quite fulfilling, actually.
-Hammock.
-Tinker with old electronics.
-Gardening.
-Browse Ebay for cool stuff you'd never need.
-Movie marathon. LoTR, anyone?

I endorse MTG, gaming, movie marathons, MLP...

[Valikdu]

Absolutely non-related image.

Rainbow Trail II: The Wrath of Celestia:

[Ketchup]

Absolutely non-related image.

Rainbow Trail II: The Wrath of Celestia:

KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!

[SilentCarto]

Sorry, answered in an edit. Long story short, the fourth episode had a different director, who brought his own writer and animator. All of them were fired the day after it went on the air. The art is hideous, the dialogue is idiotic, the plot is possibly even stupider, everyone is completely out of character... it's best to just skip the episode, especially if you're three episodes into the series and not sure about continuing, because later episodes are pure distilled awesome, and that one is enough to convince most semi-rational people to stop watching.

The question being, why were they fired when the public saw it instead of when the producer saw it?

[NoodleNugget]

Soo... those of you who play magic, what kind of decks do you run?

[Ketchup]

Soo... those of you who play magic, what kind of decks do you run?

Artifact, equipment based, with auxiliary Black and Blue spells. It doesn't work very well, however.

[Jeremyrush]

Are all of you anime freaks? What in the world is going on.

I don't think I was clear enough in my last post. I don't like anime. People have tried to get me to watch multiple different series. Every time, the same reaction. They still haven't learned.

I guess the real reason is that I just don't like shows. The format is awkward and the dialog in almost anything makes me cringe. I can barely even watch MLP.

So, thanks but no thanks.

[WavemasterRyx]

Well, as it's no longer 4:30 in the morning, my idea seems to have lost most of its "this is a great idea"... but I suppose I'll ask anyways. Something to add on to the paradox stuff and anime discussions.

So... If you were to assign the ponies in Blackjack's party to the 7 virtues and the 7 sins - how would you arrange them? Yes, I wanted to ask this simply for people to discuss, and not for any other reason.

list for reference:

Like for instance saying... chastity - Glory <> lust - Blackjack, and so forth, or something like that. Listing a pony only once per side, but able to have them potentially representing both a virtue and a vice.

Gasp! I go to sleep for an entire day, and wonderful things happen! Correlation, or causation?

-Mint's back! Hi, Minty!
-Somber and the team have reconciled!
-Chapter 40 is longer!
-Chapter 40 is still coming out soon!
-Official confirmation on the "Garnet et al."
-Mo' Boo, mo' better!

I'd say that this is a pretty good summation of all the good things that have happened so far.

HNNNNGH.
Boo, this early in the morning. My poor arteries.

Forgive me Luna, for I have sinned: I have taken the life of another.

Ahh the classic Monty Hall paradox.

Oh oh, what about this one: There's three doors, behind them are Boo, Cake, and Psychoshy. Then what do you do?

@Wave: (Boo) *Gigglesnort* "Quick, deploy the Boo! - ... - Shit, it's
not working! Quick! Bring in the emergency cake and apply 50 CC of
distilled Daw...!"

Heh, good thing i'm not a doctor or I'd definitely lose my license.

- Download minecraft and build your own rendition of Hoofington

So you're saying he should make a crater and fill it with lava while he's standing on a single block in the middle?

[anime]

Code Geass is one of my favorites, I would also highly recommend Outlaw Star (especially episode 23), or Kino's Journey (Kino no Tabi) if you can find it.

Any of the Miyazaki films are nice too, Princess Mononoki (best if you watch it subtitled though), Spirited Away, or Howl's Moving Castle are all splendid choices.
FLCL is indeed quite an odd but good show, I never understood how people got so confused by it though, it actually seemed pretty clear to me.

When being stalked by the 'Raspberry Fiend' you:
Release the tiger!!
Oh god I hope you people are cultured and watch Monty Python...

I would never call myself "cultured" heh, though I have seen quite a bit of Monty Python I can't recall where that's from, unfortunately.

[Ketchup]

.

Ahh the classic Monty Hall paradox.

Oh oh, what about this one: There's three doors, behind them are Boo, Cake, and Psychoshy. Then what do you do?

You'd want to open one door to get Cake for Boo, and another to find Boo. The trick is avoiding Psychoshy.

[Cptadder]

Ahh the classic Monty Hall paradox.

Oh oh, what about this one: There's three doors, behind them are Boo, Cake, and Psychoshy. Then what do you do?

I inform the world at large that I have to much cake and listen to hear which door thuds with the sound of a small pony body trying to open. I then insult Sanguine to listen for the door with the swearing then knowing which doors to open I open the cake door then the Boo door... and then drop a safe in front of the Psychoshy door.


On an unrelated note, I also recommend One Piece but watch it subbed not dubbed and get an episode guide so you can identify the many filler arcs and skip all of them except for the G-8 arc which is pretty good compared to the useless time wasters that are the rest of the filler arcs.
On a related note, Fun Fact:One piece is considered a kids anime despite things like Episode 12 and 37.

[NoodleNugget]

chastity - Scotch Tape (for lack of a better candidate) <> lust - (Sad to say it) Stygius
temperance - P-21 <> gluttony - Horse
charity - Charity <> greed - the machine
diligence - Rampage <> sloth - Goldenblood
patience - Lacunae <> wrath - Steel Rain
kindness - Glory <> envy - Sanguine
humility - Blackjack <> pride - Psychoshy

I guess.

[MrMagma]

Hmm, this is interesting. This is what my brain, which is in much need of sleep right now, has come up with. I may add more as I think of more, then post the completed version later, but for now before I go to sleep:

-chastity <> lust-Deus
-temperance <> gluttony-Horse
Silver Stripe-charity <> greed-Overmare of Stable 99
Goldenblood-diligence <> sloth-
Dealer-patience <> wrath-Steel Rain
Glory-kindness <> envy-
-humility <> pride-Stronghoof

(God, the sins are so much easier. PH truly is a world of the lesser of two evils. I've probably also got something wrong, or that someone else would better fit one of the roles, or someone could be moved somewhere else, etc, etc. If anyone wants to dispute any of my current choices, go right ahead.)

[Admiral Stoic Rum]

M so happyGuys I've just learned my younger brother has joined the herd.

[tylertoon2]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RTkUgov60g I think I just found the voice actor for the Dealer.

[Guest]

Are all of you anime freaks? What in the world is going on.

I don't think I was clear enough in my last post. I don't like anime. People have tried to get me to watch multiple different series. Every time, the same reaction. They still haven't learned.

I guess the real reason is that I just don't like shows. The format is awkward and the dialog in almost anything makes me cringe. I can barely even watch MLP.

So, thanks but no thanks.

I really just enjoy watching anime with friends, so that the moments of horribad dialogue or "wacky" overreactions that happen every 30 seconds if I'm extra unlucky can be laughed off, and the fun parts can then be enjoyed. The one exception to this was Gurren Lagann - that mess is hilarious and awesome and ridiculously stupid. Fortunately, it knows about the latter and makes very few attempts to pretend otherwise. Thus, the things that normally irritate me about a lot of anime come off as Gurren Lagann being stupid and ridiculous, rather than a failure of writing (or just some cultural thing that I really can't appreciate).

But yeah, I would not say that I'm an anime freak. Except for Miyazaki, I don't actively seek it out. I know there are some really great moments in 'em that I miss out on, but even shows that I truly enjoyed (FMA) just got grating after too much exposure.

@Ryx
Blackjack, Lacunae, Rampage, Boo, Scotch, P-21, Glory. 7 Ponies, 7 Virtues, 7 Sins.
P-21 - chastity <> lust - Blackjack (Not just for the sex parts - this can be for lusting after all sorts of stuff, right?)
Boo - temperance <> gluttony - Boo (We've gotta admit it - she's got a two-track mind: cake and Blackjack)
Blackjack - charity <> greed - Scotch (Does a desire for proper plumbing count as greed?)
Scotch - diligence <> sloth - Glory (After she lost her wing... :( )
Glory - patience <> wrath - P-21 (Mostly for the earlier P-21)
Rampage - kindness <> envy - Rampage (envying the dead?)
Lacunae - humility <> pride - Lacunae (as the Goddess - cheating?)

I'm not sure how well I like this list, but it's a start.

@Admiral Rum
High five, woo!

[Stringtheory]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RTkUgov60g I think I just found the voice actor for the Dealer.

while Rucks from Bastion would be a good candidate, nothing beats this guy: link

[NoodleNugget]

Oh wait, Blackjack's party? I thought it was just characters in general. Shoot.
chastity - Scotch Tape <> lust - Stygius :(
temperance - P-21 <> gluttony - Boo :P
charity - Stygius <> greed - Glory
diligence - Rampage <> sloth - P-21
patience - Lacunae <> wrath - Rampage
kindness - Glory <> envy - ???
humility - Blackjack <> pride - Psychoshy

[Ketchup]

M so happyGuys I've just learned my younger brother has joined the herd.

LOWER YOUR SHIELDS AND SURRENDER YOUR VESSEL. YOUR CREATIVE AND PERSPECTIVE DISTINCTIVENESS WILL BE ADDED TO OUR OWN. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.

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