I suppose this is considered science fiction. I believe it has just started airing. I’ve seen the comics on occasion around the internet and had no idea they were planning on adapting this into a series.

Has anyone seen the first episode yet? I’ll probably check it out tonight.

  • @[email protected]
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    501 year ago

    It’s alright but not as good as the comics. I feel like the quirky dialogue doesn’t really have the same impact when it’s happening over 20 minutes vs a short punchy four panel strip

  • 18-24-61-B-17-17-4
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    461 year ago

    The voices kill it for me. They’ve always just been monotone, nearly robotic voices in my head while reading the comics.

    • @[email protected]
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      301 year ago

      Yes, this is exactly what I came here to write.

      The humor is all about decoding the language from the images alone, so the inflections and other verbal cues actually spoil every joke. There’s no ah-ha moment, because the meaning of the words is telegraphed to us simultaneously with the cryptic language.

      I don’t understand how anyone can make an entire show about this without understanding the fundamental principle here.

    • nicetriangle
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      31 year ago

      Yep my exact reaction too. They’re way too emotive and human sounding.

  • Mechanismatic
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    181 year ago

    This glowing rectangle presentation was adequate to hijack my executive function for the duration of its runtime.

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    131 year ago

    The comics do give me a chuckle but it really is the same joke every time. That’s fine for a comic that I see pop up every now and then. But I don’t know how you build a show on that.

    • @[email protected]
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      21 year ago

      My thoughts exactly. I have very low expectations for this show and I suspect it will go very poorly.

  • @[email protected]
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    91 year ago

    If you like the punchlines from the comics, but are disappointed in the show, remember that the movie Coneheads exists.

    • nicetriangle
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      51 year ago

      Yeah but Coneheads operates on a level of campiness and absurdity that this cartoon just doesn’t look to be nearing by any stretch. Coneheads is definitely cult classic material and this just looks like another whatever cartoon to me.

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      21 year ago

      Those heads freaked me out a little bit as a kid, never managed to watch it. Does it still holds up?

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    71 year ago

    I suspected that the show would be bad when I first heard they were making it. The comic’s alright but it’s not really the sort of material that translates well to the screen.

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      21 year ago

      It’s not the kind of material that can start interested for more than 1 minute straight. The comics are fine when they’re spread out to a gag every day or so

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      231 year ago

      The main problem with the series is trying to stretch a concept that works in 4 panel comics into a half hour sitcom. You think the solution would be to make it LONGER?

    • Madbrad200
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      not surprised honestly. The trailer screamed “generic whacky!!! fun!!! comedy animation” and they just slapped a familiar IP ontop, didn’t match the vibe of the comic at all.

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    41 year ago

    Watched the trailer that showed following the latest after party episode, wife and I both said “nope” and moved on to something else. Looks so fucking dumb. That cartoon was interesting for the first few months, but it’s just repeating the same joke over and over and over.

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    31 year ago

    Saw this, put it on, am 7min into it and am giving it a 2/10, it’s pretty bad. Not sure I’ll watch any more.

  • IzzyOP
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    21 year ago

    Seems like this show is going to be rather divisive. I’ve barely seen any of these comics so I have no real attachment with it. I think as long as the show has some funny jokes then that is good enough to me.