ITT: Adnarel watches Magica Madoka

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ITT: Adnarel watches Magica Madoka; and shares his amusing and insightful opinions
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The Sin Thesis	Nov 4 2013, 10:20 PM Post #301
Posts: 3,397 Group: Jupiter Clan Member #314 Joined: March 9, 2008 Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0la5DBtOVNI	Upping my bet to any (single) steam game up to $30 now. Who will bet against me that Adna does not ragequit? (inb4 Adna sways his opinion to spite me out of $30).



Saturos	Nov 4 2013, 10:21 PM Post #302
heart-under-blade Posts: 36,354 Group: Iris Member #2 Joined: March 20, 2005 Gender: Male Country: #0# True Name: Saturos Theme Song: https://youtu.be/mh5vyvMGhqE	confirmed for cannot into tragedy I'll up my bet to any book up to $30. Anyone care to bet against me? Betting that Adna will ragequit, gogogo



Silvy	Nov 4 2013, 10:21 PM Post #303
idolswag4lyfe Posts: 4,760 Group: Venus Clan Member #210 Joined: July 3, 2007 Gender: Hollow Country: #238# True Name: Silvy Theme Song: https://youtu.be/AIG4mhLcplo	Gilgamesh Nov 4 2013, 09:54 PM Octavia von Silvandorf Nov 4 2013, 09:39 PM Quote: wtf spoilers I love when no one notices that something is spoilers until someone points out that it's spoilers. Pretty sure she's just trolling since nobody cares I should've known, I honestly don't even know what she said that in response to actually. I prefer the amount of emotion that anime has any day. A huge part of why I'll enjoy a particular series is whether or not I can sympathize with and understand the characters(with some exceptions obviously), so when they don't show emotion at all I find it hard to care about any of the characters. Not caring about characters can lead to some lulz when they get dismembered or something like in every horror movie ever though.



Adnarel	Nov 4 2013, 10:23 PM Post #304
I'd rather be outside. Posts: 27,340 Group: Crystallux Member #71 Joined: July 2, 2006 Gender: #118# Blog: #118# Country: #118# True Name: #118# Theme Song: #118#	Tragedies are stupid. The only tragedy I enjoy is the story arc of Martin the Warrior over Brian Jacques' books Mossflower, Martin the Warrior, and The Legend of Luke. And it's not even a classic Greek tragedy. It's more of a drama with elements of comedy.



Dracobolt	Nov 4 2013, 10:25 PM Post #305
Incorrigible Posts: 72,032 Group: Kid Squid Member #25 Joined: September 11, 2005 Gender: Female Blog: Creative Contemplation and Random Rumination Country: #226# True Name: Braco the Magnificent Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMhvS8oGXQU	>bashes anime >points to formulaic children's book series as example of better storytelling



Gilgamesh	Nov 4 2013, 10:26 PM Post #306
solbowz Aurarius Posts: 33,599 Group: Venus Clan Member #380 Joined: October 3, 2008 Gender: King of Heroes Blog: Shattered Symbosis Country: #226# True Name: Space Boyd Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h6lFNXzC1g	I can't believe it took 13 pages to get to the punchline of the whole topic.



Jenn-uh	Nov 4 2013, 10:26 PM Post #307
hunny bunchkins sugarcube lettuce chamomile sweetie pumpkin schnitzel fries Posts: 13,293 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #550 Joined: December 8, 2009 Gender: Female Country: #226# True Name: Jenna Theme Song: https://goo.gl/tU97pM	But Braco you're studying children's lit.



Peytral	Nov 4 2013, 10:26 PM Post #308
peytral pls Posts: 15,452 Group: Sol Clan Member #459 Joined: March 18, 2009 Gender: Miserable pile of secrets Blog: Ab Animo Pario Country: #0# True Name: Peytral Aznable	Adnarel Nov 4 2013, 10:23 PM Tragedies are stupid. wow WOW



Dracobolt	Nov 4 2013, 10:29 PM Post #309
Incorrigible Posts: 72,032 Group: Kid Squid Member #25 Joined: September 11, 2005 Gender: Female Blog: Creative Contemplation and Random Rumination Country: #226# True Name: Braco the Magnificent Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMhvS8oGXQU	Jenna Nov 4 2013, 10:26 PM But Braco you're studying children's lit. Not all children's lit is created equal.



Adnarel	Nov 4 2013, 10:35 PM Post #310
I'd rather be outside. Posts: 27,340 Group: Crystallux Member #71 Joined: July 2, 2006 Gender: #118# Blog: #118# Country: #118# True Name: #118# Theme Song: #118#	Your criticism of Jacques is entirely valid, but the reason the Martin arc is cool is because it bucks his formula utterly.



The Sin Thesis	Nov 4 2013, 10:35 PM Post #311
Posts: 3,397 Group: Jupiter Clan Member #314 Joined: March 9, 2008 Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0la5DBtOVNI	I loved Redwall as a kid. Read every damn book. That said: > Cheerful woodland creatures being happy. > Rats/stoats/something comes in to [radio edit] up their shit. > Group of young adventurous mice go find McGuffin (probably Martin's Sword). > Meanwhile, the elderly and children hold of the stronger, but idiotic bad guys. > Sometimes a badger [radio edit]s some bad guys up. > Heroes return and beat the bad guys.



The Sin Thesis	Nov 4 2013, 10:38 PM Post #312
Posts: 3,397 Group: Jupiter Clan Member #314 Joined: March 9, 2008 Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0la5DBtOVNI	If I remember Martin's story correctly, it follows the above formula exactly, except the first and second steps happened before the book starts, and the adventurous mouse is trying to reforge the McGuffin, instead of find it.



Silvy	Nov 4 2013, 10:43 PM Post #313
idolswag4lyfe Posts: 4,760 Group: Venus Clan Member #210 Joined: July 3, 2007 Gender: Hollow Country: #238# True Name: Silvy Theme Song: https://youtu.be/AIG4mhLcplo	Peytral Nov 4 2013, 10:26 PM Adnarel Nov 4 2013, 10:23 PM Tragedies are stupid. wow WOW This, sooo much this. In a world that's festering with forced "happy" endings and other bollocks, tragedies should be welcomed just for not giving us a stereotypical, convenient, "everything is fine" ending.



simplechild	Nov 4 2013, 10:48 PM Post #314
My only feel is murder Posts: 12,119 Group: Fori Member #115 Joined: October 30, 2006 Gender: Burning Blog: What's All This, Then? Country: 'Nam. True Name: simplechild	Adnarel Nov 4 2013, 09:11 PM Episodes 8-9 The Universe is powered by PMS. This has come very close to completely deflating my interest in the show. Now to see if you still care about that by the end of the anime.



Adnarel	Nov 4 2013, 10:49 PM Post #315
I'd rather be outside. Posts: 27,340 Group: Crystallux Member #71 Joined: July 2, 2006 Gender: #118# Blog: #118# Country: #118# True Name: #118# Theme Song: #118#	But everything is fine! Tragedies are an incomplete picture of the world just as much as mindless happy endings are! Let's have some balance, huh? Go read Many Waters by Madeline L'Engle. Reil, lemme take your outline there. Departures bolded. > Cheerful woodland creatures being happy. (Luke's Tribe in the Cliffs) > Rats/stoats/something comes in to [radio edit] up their shit. (Vilu Daskar) > Group of young adventurous mice go find McGuffin (probably Martin's Sword). (Luke rescue Sayna) > Meanwhile, the elderly and children hold of the stronger, but idiotic bad guys. (no, Luke is kill by demons and tribe back home is scattered) > Sometimes a badger [radio edit]s some bad guys up. (no) > Heroes return and beat the bad guys. (Martin is orphan, goes to fight other fights, lives a sad, sweet existence until death)



Dracobolt	Nov 4 2013, 10:53 PM Post #316
Incorrigible Posts: 72,032 Group: Kid Squid Member #25 Joined: September 11, 2005 Gender: Female Blog: Creative Contemplation and Random Rumination Country: #226# True Name: Braco the Magnificent Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMhvS8oGXQU	If you managed to finish Madoka Magica, I'll be interested in hearing your thoughts about it and tragedies and balance between happy and sad and all that jazz. After all, you are judging the series without complete knowledge of how it runs. But then, most of the ranting you're doing is for effect, anyway, so I ain't even mad. =P



Adnarel	Nov 4 2013, 10:54 PM Post #317
I'd rather be outside. Posts: 27,340 Group: Crystallux Member #71 Joined: July 2, 2006 Gender: #118# Blog: #118# Country: #118# True Name: #118# Theme Song: #118#	You stupid [radio edit]ers fail to take into account that I'm a man of my word. If I say I'm going to do something, I do it. I will finish this wretched series.



Dracobolt	Nov 4 2013, 10:56 PM Post #318
Incorrigible Posts: 72,032 Group: Kid Squid Member #25 Joined: September 11, 2005 Gender: Female Blog: Creative Contemplation and Random Rumination Country: #226# True Name: Braco the Magnificent Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMhvS8oGXQU	I dunno, I think you will give into the suffering of watching this show and become a witch instead. Or a wizard? What do magical boys become?



simplechild	Nov 4 2013, 10:57 PM Post #319
My only feel is murder Posts: 12,119 Group: Fori Member #115 Joined: October 30, 2006 Gender: Burning Blog: What's All This, Then? Country: 'Nam. True Name: simplechild	"That's not a magical boy. That's gay."



The Sin Thesis	Nov 4 2013, 10:58 PM Post #320
Posts: 3,397 Group: Jupiter Clan Member #314 Joined: March 9, 2008 Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0la5DBtOVNI	That's hardly a formula bucking. Step 5 is qualified with 'sometimes.' Characters often die in the process of step 4. The last thing you put there isn't a departure from my last step. It's just another step that happens after it. Total tally: One extra step, an optional step skipped. One step had additional collateral damage, which makes it the only 'departure.'

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