I find cartoons these days are particularly egregious in pointing out their own artificiality, constantly making self-aware, meta gags instead of enjoying the funness of a self-created world. Not that I hate it, but it's rare to see it done particularly well (Butch Hartman seems to be the only who can manage it).

I always thought it was less about the killing, and more about the "I can fuck with you as I damn well-please" kind of crazy revenge. Hama isn't working on all cylinders, and for all we know people have died of starvation/dehydration in the cave. I don't think she had a distinct motive, more of just an insane…

He was a villain of sorts in the cheesy-bad action flood movie with Christian Slater. Well, actually, it wasn't too bad if you come into the film with very low expectations.

There's an article out there somewhere that pretty much outlines the falling out of Universal and Hasboro, and their ultimate plan of making a bunch of boardgame based films. I think it was in the Atlantic.

Cookie Crisp is still around, I see the ads for it all the time. They totally changed their mascots though; in the 90s, it was a wily fat dog stealing the cereal, who always gets caught by a cop dude. Nowadays they changed the dog to a skinny wolf and dropped the cop completely.

I'd argue that a large color palette is the most underrated important element in animated film. You can increase profits by at least 40% by making it colorful. (A lesson Mars Needs Mom should've learned).

You should do the AVC recaps from now on.

I thought it was really weird how Carl just kept showing up in places. People would send him away, and a better show would at least show him turning around and willingly defying orders.

I just keep remembering when Herschel said he was surprised they all managed to stay alive for this long during that scene. Looks like he didn't knock on wood!

Did it? I can see a kid mouthing off, but wandering alone in the woods? Kids think like really, really simple adults. Too many shows see them as random icons of innocence instead of, you know, characters. But I suppose that's on par for the course on this show.

I'm just curious… why would the couch gag need bite? If it has it, fine. If it doesn't (like they mostly don't), then who cares?

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He and Pinkie seem to have gotten along quite well.

Agreed. Thought for sure it would get out of control scary and the teens would have to end up fearing their lives from some, I don't know, terrorists or something. You know, like 80s teen films.

Good read, but it's really time you do a MWOF write-up on a video game. State of Emergency, maybe? Or Shenmue?

John Hughes was many things, but he was certainly not a purveyor of good dialogue.

Oh, as for your second question, it's actually like being a regular actor, in terms of process. You have to audition and build a reel and shop your talents and get an agent and all that crazy crap.

Like I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, season 3 has flaws that are more pronounced in previous seasons. I want to stress though that I do love this show, and this season in particular, but you can feel the rushed feeling again here due to… whatever seasonal issues they had (it was supposed to be 4 books/seasons, am I…

You think that's impressive, check out Tara Strong.

That's actually CN, and it's awful.