Murkrow

Thirteen-hour difference, then...

How's Saturday at 10pm (Sunday at 11am for me), then?

Wait, you're here (as in TCoD) now. Is now okay?

GMT +8.

What's your timezone?

Hey man, I saw your thread. Why don't you hit up Pokemon Showdown? I'm always game for a practice round/a coaching session/etc.

The editor was my 7th and 8th grade religion teacher, so yeah, I can tell him if need arise.

murkrow sorry to bother you but hold me please
I'm reading an article from my school's middle school's newspaper and there's an article about x & y
The kids that wrote it (6th graders) said Kalos was based on Japan, said underwater battles are new to gen 6, and spelled Torchic torchik please this article is so unprofessional

I saw the 50th in a movie theater in 3D. :D

I don't know, it felt a bit weird. Tennant looks really old, btw. But it felt like I was waiting for this huge story on the Time War, but it didn't really get to anything I expected until the last like, ten or so minutes. That's when I was like on the edge of my seat going 'HOLY CRAP'. Overall, I think that what happened at the end was very good and well done, it at once undid everything we thought, but at the same time, it didn't. I look forward to what Twelve does with it. Searching I suppose after the regeneration special.

I did not like the regeneration special. I mean the regen itself was very nicely done, and it tied in story wise with the 50th, but I felt it was a little, rushed/pushed.

I have!

Yep. Have a look at my "About Me" part of my profile.

It seems to be working.

That's how I found out about the series too! I'm really glad someone else watches them, because I always feel pretty silly watching them since they're really just glorified infomercials.

I haven't actually! I heard nothing but good things about it and its soundtrack, so I figured I'd give its soundtrack a listen. (It's pretty great. Here's the link, if you're interested.)

Unfortunately, it doesn't hit the states until February, so I'm planning get it around then. But from the sounds of things, it's definitely a game worth checking out, especially if you're into JRPGs.

Did you also notice the postscript I (half-jocularly, half-seriously) added to my signature?

I don't. Do you?

"Although, I think the reason Spongebob has lasted so long is because Nickelodeon sees it as a sort of flagship show for its cartoon channels. Not all of its other shows are as popular, whereas in my experience Cartoon Network shows a lot of things that are most likely quite popular."

Yeah, probably.

"The Hub isn't that brilliant and MLP proved surprisingly popular [so] there is the chance they'll keep it going to keep the Hub active."

If that happens...
...oh crap.

Oh crap.

Oh crap.

You certainly were quick to catch on - when I first watched Cardcaptor Sakura, I didn't suspect a thing, and I watched it subbed (Animax allows you to choose subbed or dubbed). Of course, the local censors scrubbed out all references to Yukito and Toya's relationship (and banned the episode where Yukito tells Sakura how he feels about Toya) because lulMalaysia.

Have you watched Adventure Time before, though?

"I think if MLP goes too downhill it will get cancelled."

Yeah, let's hope it goes the way of the Powerpuff Girls (6 seasons) or Foster's Home (6 seasons), rather than Spongebob (9+ seasons), Rugrats (9 seasons), or Fairly OddParents (9+ seasons). (Yes, all of these jumped the shark around S4-S5.)

Generally, Cartoon Network "gets it" more than Nickelodeon does.

"Although I expect as is the case with the Pokémon fandom, there'll be those who insist it's just as good as always who accuse people who don't like it of wearing nostalgia goggles, and the people who say only season 1 is any good and anything after that should be non-canon and people who like it are just fanboys who never see any fault in anything they like."

Considering how dysfunctional the MLP fandom is, I think this is inevitable.

Wikipedia says that the lobster ep is S10.

Regarding Animax: no, they're not airing K-on at the moment, but they used to. They also used to air Azumanga Daioh, Cardcaptor Sakura, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, but right now, they air more "action-y" fare such as Bleach, Naruto (original AND Shippuden), and Hunter X Hunter, as well as more comedic stuff, like Sgt. Frog and Hayate the Combat Butler.

Almost forgot: do you watch Adventure Time? If you don't, I think you should - you would like it, given your taste in other shows.

By the way, have you checked out the vids I sent you a while ago?

Regarding HWE: Yes, absolutely. Take note, Larson: this is how you write an episode in conjunction with a holiday (he wrote the lackluster Luna Eclipsed - in case it isn't already clear, I'm not a big fan of Luna).

Yeah, Scootaloo did try to act not scared to impress RD, but at the end of the episode, it was all what the fans call "Scootalove", so... yeah, pandering.

The only S3 eps I'd give an A- or better to were Magic Duel, Apple Family Reunion (I'd put money on the ending scene being classed as one of the most iconic scenes of 2010s cartoons ten years from now), and Magical Mystery Cure (the finale, and even this is subject to change, as McCarthy has tweeted that it's the first part of a three-parter, of which the last two parts are the first two S4 episodes). Still, I think MMC should've been saved for a series finale, not a season finale.

Having said that, Keep Calm and Flutter On (the Discord episode which you alluded to) did provide us with an epic reaction image for when someone lands a sick burn.

Still, I feel that MLP has already contracted "Spongebob syndrome", and this "disease" will, unfortunately, probably be terminal, in my opinion.

Anyway, my main point is this: Corey Powell is not a good writer, because her writing is just so lazy. To me, in any work of media with a script, lazy writing is the cardinal sin. For example, in a rare case which bucks the shark-jumping trend, that's why I prefer S3 and S4 of Adventure Time to its first two seasons: S3-4 had more daring, ballsy writing, while S1-2 had lots of lazy writing (and, indeed, in the beginning, I hated Adventure Time; I like it now).

Regarding Simpsons DVDs, I recommend the following episodes:

(All episodes are seasons 1-5 unless stated, as I feel that it started its ascent over the shark during the back end of S5, and finally jumped it somewhere in S7.)

Flaming Moe's
Homer at the Bat
Lisa the Vegetarian (seventh season, but this was actually good)
Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy
Marge vs. the Monorail
Last Exit to Springfield (generally considered to be the magnum opus of the entire series)
Marge in Chains
Bart Gets an F
D'oh-in in the Wind (tenth season - by now, the show had jumped the shark ages ago, but this was a rare gem)
Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment
Bart the Genius
Dead Putting Society
Deep Space Homer

K-on DVD? Pretty cool. Actually, sometimes K-on airs on TV over here - we have an all-anime channel, called Animax.

As I've said before, I think we'll always disagree on our opinion of Merriwether-written MLP eps, so I think I'll leave it at that.

It was the way it was done. She could've gone with a different concept, such as her lack of flight

Also, sorry if my post was too long for you. XD

Double also, thanks to you, I think I'm saying "also" even more than you are right now. :P