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My favorite anime (media.kbin.social)

submitted 2 years ago by PugJesus@kbin.social to c/memes@lemmy.world

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[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think it's time we blow this scene

[–] gnomesaiyan@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Get everybody and the stuff together

[–] Venat0r@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ok. 3. 2. 1.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Let's jam

[–] lewdian69@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

HORNS GO HARD

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

My favorite part in PeeWee's Playhouse is when Cowboy Curtis says "you think that's air you're breathing?" And then him and Peewee have a kung fu fight.

[–] GreenEnigma@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And that big blue chair eats Cypher?

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Not like this...

[–] Fudoshin@feddit.uk 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Is that Laurence Fishbourne?

[–] Davel23@kbin.social 20 points 2 years ago

No, it's Cowboy Curtis.

[–] cmhickman358@thelemmy.club 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No, it's Cowboy Curtis! (but yes he was portrayed by Laurence Fishbourne)

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No this is Morpheus before he decided on the red pill

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

That's a backstory I never knew I wanted.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Yeah idk, I'd watch this.

Morpheus as Andy. Idk, it works.

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (7 children)

so -- did anyone watch the live action rendition? Was it worth the time in retrospect?

[–] CyberDine@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Dude, it was shit. It was shit because it was another IP that some writers got ahold of who had contempt or at least no understanding of the source material.

I love the actors they chose for Spike, Jet, and Fey. But the writing and direction was awful.

This series reminded me of The Witcher, in the worst ways, and I'm a huge fanboy of both IPs

[–] Sunforged@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

The actor who played Jet carried the show. He was extremely good.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I didn't and wont, and I'm a straight up fanboy.

Remakes / franchises are the plague of modern creative media.

[–] Aesk@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

As a huge fan of the original, I legitimately really enjoyed the live action show. Just watch it as it's own self contained thing and don't think too much about where it comes from. And don't take it too seriously. I'm sad that we'll never see more.

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[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

The actor for Vicious really ruined it for me. He was comical, not threatening.

[–] MelodiousFunk@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Same, except I did watch the last episode. Agreed on Jet (perfection), and Julia/Vicious (what the everloving fuck). Spike and Faye were fine. Even with the missteps, I was still willing to see where they were taking it, if given time for a few course corrections. But they hit that cancel button pretty much immediately.

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[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think it could have worked if the people involved showed actual care for the show. Unfortunately, it seems most adaptations these days are written and directed by people that not only don't care about the original, but actually harbor resentment toward the original and want the adaptation to fail.

Time and again we see adaptation after adaptation seriously deviate from the original and are met with critical and financial ruin. It really makes you wonder why they insist on repeating the same choices that keep leading to failure.

[+] InquisitiveApathy@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

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[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I'd argue that if the show was written with the same level of love for the show that fans of the original have, then it will be successful both in keeping the original fans, and attracting the new people as well.

It is understandable that some changes are necessary when moving from anime to live action, everyone understands this. Anime lacks the detail of live action and therefore is exaggerated in order to convey feelings or thoughts of characters, where live action may only need a subtle gesture or body language to convey the same thing. But that doesn't mean characters or major plot elements need to be altered in any way.

A video game example of this is Elden Ring. FROMSOFTWARE did not make a game to appeal to the mass market. They made a game that fans of their previous works would love, that due to its difficult nature should have been opposite of what the mass market wants. And yet the game was successful at captivating both audiences and sold a huge amount of copies having passed 20 million copies as of February 2023. Compare this with anything that gets altered to "appeal to a wider audience." That phrase is literally a death sentence. Neither fans of the original or new people end up liking it. Yet people keep choosing that path, and keep wondering why everyone says their work is garbage.

[–] RecallMadness@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 years ago

It felt like a SNL sketch.

Good talent and acting, with an established backstory, ad-libbed to the point of absurdity, on a temporary set made out of foam board.

[–] Jakdracula@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Where is this live action rendition you speak of?

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

https://youtu.be/ULCIHP5dc44 trailer

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago

I actually enjoyed it. IMO they didn't fuck up any of the characters or plot points, and the aesthetic was interesting. Nothing will beat the original, but it was still fun to watch.

[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I love the original, and I would 100% watch this. This would be the kind of show that is self aware enough to know not to take itself seriously and it would be fantastic because of it.