MonkeMischief

I swear this show invented a lot of what we now think of as "analog / internet / creepypasta vibe/aesthetic horror"

It was so unsettling. The farmhouse was unsettling, the relatively few glimpses we got of the outside world in town was unsettling.

And yet it was also hilarious. It was so satisfying when Courage would figure out the monster's weakness or lore, and go kick the crap out of it, or Muriel would ignorantly just whack it with a rolling pin and call it a day LOL.

Something only brilliant cartooning could achieve.

That show was SO GOOD.

I also remember the intro is absolutely awesome, and only recently learned it was a Beethoven composition. There was a neat Microsoft ad that used it too, and I was like "THAT'S THE STARSHIP TROOPERS INTRO!" lol

I noticed watching the DVDs that it felt oddly toned down in some places and not others, even when the plot would get serious.

Often their rifles sound really silly-space-lasery and they're aiming weirdly upwards instead of at their targets, for example.

I loved those early CG shows like this though. Heavy Gear, Voltron (before the excellent Netflix one), Beast Wars...I wonder if Max Steele was any good because I never watched that one for some reason...

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That was a bizarre one. My friend was obsessed with it and I was so freaking confused...

The airsoft episode was a really fun time though hahaha.

...oh geeze didn't his grandpa dress as a nazi for that one or something? Man this is going back like 15+ years I just remember guitars getting pulled out of foreheads and flying irons and a weird live-action moped PoV outro...

I always thought it would be so damn fun getting an entire neighborhood in on an airsoft game though.

But I only watched it when that friend was over, because I always had at least one parent home and didn't feel like trying to answer "what the heck are you watching?" LOL

I most vividly remember the villains, of course.

• The big purple foot fungus mobsters. "eyyeah, see?"
• The evil barber "Nauuughtyyyyy"
• And of course, Rameses. "Returrrrn the slaaab"
• Special mention: Eustice. "Stupid dog!"

Such a good show though. The things he did for love.

I loved that show's premise and core message about confronting fear. He was always terrified and saved the day anyway.

I just wanted him to finally get a happy little dog existence lol...

What in the world LMAO.

I was like "Alright. It's about an inanimate (magical?) object to obviously sell a toy...WHY'S IT SPROUTING LIMBS AND A HEAD?!"

EDIT: THERE'S A PLAYLIST WITH FULL EPISODES

Why?! How?! LMAO

Lol yeah, there's no way!

...They already know Agent Krasnov throws a huge fit if he's told he has to share.

EDIT: argh, I know I didn't crop it. I gotta put all these on my computer so I can bulk-snip that exact number of pixels from each image lol...

It's like getting "Lord of the RIngs" movie, but about some gang war in a village southeast of Umbar.

Hey, War of the Rohirim was actually pretty alright! :p

Look I'm a simple man, I can't get enough of Optimus Prime's stellar voice work. :D

It's not an incredible franchise. But hey I think they had some fun with a series that was basically designed to sell 80's toys lol.

Luke casually tossing away an item that had been set up as important in the previous film were not the right changes.

Agreed big time. This felt less like "cleverly unexpected" and more just a total disrespect for the source material.

"Hey remember the symbol of hopeful optimism you followed through trials and tribulations for 3 movies a long time ago? He's now a cynical burnout drunk uncle lol. Isn't that sooo unexpected but relatable and grim? SUBVERTED! I'll take my Oscar now..."

It felt like if some grimdark-TV-bros got ahold of a sequel to the LOTR trilogy, and we were to suddenly find Aragorn a heartless wannabe totalitarian ruler in the middle of a bitter divorce with Arwen. There would also be silly gags where he drunkenly shatters Andúril trying to cut a melon or something, and the kids absolutely loathe him because dysfunctional interpersonal drama is trendy. "Didn't expect that, did you?? Lol!"

...Then being told your expectations were childish and stupid when you find yourself upset by this. Lol

I really hate what they did to Luke's character. It felt like they deliberately trashed him and everything he stood for so some random nobody gimmick character doesn't look as 2-dimensional. :(

The Ben Swolo memes were hilarious though.

Andor is an incredible espionage thriller and I do absolutely love it.

This is also why I liked Rogue One and also the series "Rebels."

It made the Empire believable, and the Rebels really are an insurgency, the galactic situation is dire and against overwhelming odds. It doesn't just feel like a hero fantasy.

(Rebels can sometimes, it's geared to a younger audience, but it takes itself surprisingly seriously in a great way.)