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[demidar]

Uh oh.

 

[Plexirvones]

Yes but I'm a hypocrite and I like Drew for exactly that reason. He's a foil to all the debauchery that goes on. I prefer normalcy to be the exception and not the... norm. One regular dude is enough, yeah?

 

[wenis]

Drew is the best!

 

[RiccochetJ]

Drew is the best!

I'm starting to think he's been activated and we're all going to reap the whirlwind.

 

[SomeOneInaHat]

I'm starting to think he's been activated and we're all going to reap the whirlwind.

 

[TheXbox]

Exactly.

 

[Chuck]

I had no idea Drew had terrible vision and wears contacts!!!

 

[wenis]

I'm starting to think he's been activated and we're all going to reap the whirlwind.

We can only hope,

 

[kai3345]

Watching some Old O'Dwyer that he linked to on his twitter page.

This is some good stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re4vaJM-y-I

 

[Kaizer]

Classic Drew moment, I died when that happened.

 

[OdysseusVA]

I don't think I've seen this UPF. Link?

 

[Zero315]

He mentioned it at Vinny's goodbye stream.

Ah, I knew it was either an E3 stream or somewhere close to it.

I reckon Brad would totally be into ATLA/Korra if someone showed him what it actually was

Yeah, TLA/Korra are actually pretty good.

Spoiler

Korra isn't that bad, most things would look bad standing next to the god-tier TLA

Unfortunately it will continue to be paid dust, just like Jojo's.

 

[Mechazawa]

you just described Drew on every bombcast

You are undervaluing Drew's razor sharp wit.

He may not talk much, but them quips mang. Them quips.

 

[lybertyboy]

I think most could agree this is a crappy situation all the way around.

I feel bad for Dan and Jason as I'm sure they're going through a difficult day as well.

 

[Jintor]

Korra is like bad anime though, and he already hates anime as much as Jeff!

Dude if a Finnish folk song with Hachune Miku can hook brad, Korra will blow his mind

 

[Plexirvones]

I don't think I've seen this UPF. Link?

http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/unprofessional-fridays-04-04-2014/2300-8720/

 

[OdysseusVA]

http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/unprofessional-fridays-04-04-2014/2300-8720/

You the best.

Seems like I did catch this UPF, just missed that moment. I'll watch it again

 

[firehawk12]

Dude if a Finnish folk song with Hachune Miku can hook brad, Korra will blow his mind

I don't know if Korra is weird enough to be interesting though. lol

 

[NumberThree]

Dude if a Finnish folk song with Hachune Miku can hook brad, Korra will blow his mind

I don't know man, Ievan Polkka's pretty fucking good.

 

[demidar]

I don't know if Korra is weird enough to be interesting though. lol

Hook him by showing him OG Avatar.

 

[Jintor]

christ I need to upload some better avatar gifs to the internet, everything is tumblr gif, tumblr gif, tumblr gif

 

[ShockingAlberto]

I like Korra.

Look at me, for I have identified myself as a second-class internet citizen!

 

[Zomba13]

christ I need to upload some better avatar gifs to the internet, everything is tumblr gif, tumblr gif, tumblr gif

I love that trick!

 

[RiccochetJ]

Repent! Your only hope for salvation is to start following F1 and the podcast!

 

[HoodWinked]

It's only $3, but then again it's only 27 pages. That seems kinda...sparse.

lol its like that episode of curb your enthusiasm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhyGlGgXMxY

 

[kadotsu]

Korra is like bad anime though, and he already hates anime as much as Jeff!

Don't know synopsis sounds pretty good:

 

[Jintor]

I like Korra.

Look at me, for I have identified myself as a second-class internet citizen!

to the internet mines with you, peasant!

 

[Antiwhippy]

Don't know synopsis sounds pretty good:

Wait, I haven't watched ATLA, so is that synopsis true?

 

[Jintor]

Wait, I haven't watched ATLA, so is that synopsis true?

in the most general terms, it's not inaccurate

 

[BTA]

I like Korra.

Look at me, for I have identified myself as a second-class internet citizen!

I didn't like the first season all that much, but after catching up on the second season and what's out of the third this past week, I'm tentatively excited to see more of it.

 

[Joeku]

Am I losing my mind? I swear I already watched the upcoming Sniper Elite III quick look a few days ago. Did they accidentally post it pre-embargo or something?

Maybe I drink too much.

 

[Jintor]

Nah, they played a bit on UPF

 

[thepotatoman]

Wait, I haven't watched ATLA, so is that synopsis true?

It is true, but leaves out extremely important plot points and elements and characters which completely changes the entire show enough that the comparisons completely don't match up in practice. If nothing else, the fact that the "A" character fights for himself instead of having his pets fight for him really changes everything. (though I, too, honestly have no memory what that "a" character's name is)

 

[Fantastapotamus]

So, what happened while I slept? Is everybody friends again?

 

[Antiwhippy]

in the most general terms, it's not inaccurate

Alright, that is hilarious then.

 

[Jintor]

It is true, but leaves out extremely important plot points and elements and characters which completely changes the entire show enough that the comparisons completely don't match up in practice. If nothing else, the fact that the "A" character fights for himself instead of having his pets fight for him really changes everything. (though I, too, honestly have no memory what that "a" character's name is)

Avatar - Aang
Pokemon - Ash

 

[Joeku]

Nah, they played a bit on UPF

Ah, there you go. So I'm not crazy.

 

[Jintor]

Ah, there you go. So I'm not crazy.

oh no, you're definitely still crazy

 

[TrafalgarLaw]

I mean, even if you think about staff reaction to it. With Leigh, it was all awkward glances at each other and "<>." They...didn't really bat an eye at shirtless Greg Miller who proceeded to knock over a big ol' pyramid of beer cans just because.

For the record, I don't have a problem with how Greg acted, really. That's what after-hours E3 is about. But if you look at the difference in how the community and staff reacted to the two situations, it's pretty striking.

If you watch it again, you might find that the entire scene was incredibly awkward. I don't know much about Greg, but that entire 20 seconds or so made him look like a huge asshole. No one really laughed (aside from himself) apart from maybe some awkward snickers. Then they immediately went into changing the subject.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPUDsdaZaGk#t=10745

What a dick, dude. Can't believe the community had a positive reaction to that.

Maybe because it's just empty cans being knocked over vs. an annoying drunk guest screaming over everyone?

 

[Zero315]

Wait, I haven't watched ATLA, so is that synopsis true?

Kinda, but not really. Aang never really fights the "elemental masters" except for the emperor of the Fire Nation. Also, the Fire Nation doesn't so much want to capture Aang as they want to kill him.

Basically if you boil most things down to their most basic elements you'll find that a lot of stuff follows the same beats.

 

[subwilde]

lol its like that episode of curb your enthusiasm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhyGlGgXMxY

Pretty...pretty...pretty good

 

[Manbig]

I'm actually kinda curious about wrestling. I've never actually watched it, and the GB guys are fanatics so there must be something awesome about it. Any recommendations on where to start to see if i like it?

If you wanna see the action part of pro wrestling at its best, then check this match out.

If you wanna see the storytelling part of pro wrestling at its best, then check out this promo package.

If you like what you saw, let us know.

 

[ArjanN]

It is true, but leaves out extremely important plot points and elements and characters which completely changes the entire show enough that the comparisons completely don't match up in practice. If nothing else, the fact that the "A" character fights for himself instead of having his pets fight for him really changes everything. (though I, too, honestly have no memory what that "a" character's name is)

It's a bit of a stretch to compare it that directly to Pokemon, but it really is pretty much a big pile of shounen anime / kid show tropes.

 

[demidar]

It's a bit of a stretch to compare it that directly to Pokemon, but it really is pretty much a big pile of shounen anime / kid show tropes.

And execution counts for a lot.

 

[Manbig]

And execution counts for a lot.

Exactly. Avatar doesn't really do much innovation, but it's really well put together. Lots of solid character development and lots of fantastic action sequences. Even the humor is mostly on point.

 

[Brashnir]

Am I losing my mind? I swear I already watched the upcoming Sniper Elite III quick look a few days ago. Did they accidentally post it pre-embargo or something?

Maybe I drink too much.

They played it a bit on UnProFri.

 

[Jintor]

Exactly. Avatar doesn't really do much innovation, but it's really well put together. Lots of solid character development and lots of fantastic action sequences. Even the humor is mostly on point.

I have to say that being based in a primarily asian, meticulously researched universe was pretty innovative... at least in the western cartoon space. Maybe even in the anime space in general.

 

[rmanthorp]

Everything okay here? Good.

I like LoK a lot but TLA >>>>>> LoK especially the later season. Maybe Korra will catch up tho' I've not watched the start of Season 3 yet but I hear it's promising. Season 2 was a mess, yet it still had some of my favorite episodes of anything ever with Beginnings Part 1 and 2.

Giant AVATAR dot com.

Photoshop me staff with airbender arrows please.

 

[Jintor]

Season Two ATLA is probably up there as one of the best seasons of anything animated I've ever seen

 

[Joey Ravn]

I was sleeping during the shitstorm. Lucky me. I guess I can see the point some people tried to make, but the way they made it... frankly, it sucks. You can't expect people not to jump on your throat when you address them in those terms. The situation was extremely shitty for and from both sides.

On the other hand, Giant Bomb still rocks.