SigmasonicX
Member
And it will be 80% shipping like Naruto: The Last?
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Gravity Falls S2 |OT| Mysteries, tall gingers & endless sweaters (series finale 2/15)
- Thread starter MaverickHunterX
- Start date
- Status
And it will be 80% shipping like Naruto: The Last?
TheKaeptain
Banned
Only if it's Wendy and Dipper.
I'd be okay with that!
Not all of it:
Maybe that's the page w/ his "weakness".
He has a fleshly body now. Maybe his weakness is more tickles, lol.
Also, friendly reminder:
Stanley photocopied pages from Journal 3 when he had it in his possession at the beginning of Season 2. Maybe the other books too, but definitely Journal 3 since he had to eventually return it to Dipper.
Maybe it'll come into play at some point, or maybe it'll be another forgotten plot point. Who knows!?
Choppasmith
Member
Just watched it. Man it was cool, all sorts of awesome. Think I loved just how out there Bill is and how badass Wendy is.
Also, maybe I'm crazy and might need to watch it again but did both Ford's weapon and Gideon's car both have the number 618?
Like people have said, this definitely feels like a finale coming. I mean, it's quite a finale, but I definitely feel like it could've gone on longer. I'm holding out hope that Hirsch just wanted to wrap things up just in case and that he has plans for a third season.
Also, maybe I'm crazy and might need to watch it again but did both Ford's weapon and Gideon's car both have the number 618?
Like people have said, this definitely feels like a finale coming. I mean, it's quite a finale, but I definitely feel like it could've gone on longer. I'm holding out hope that Hirsch just wanted to wrap things up just in case and that he has plans for a third season.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Nathan Fillion's death was.... jesus christ.
WrenchNinja
Member
That was awesome. The madness bubbles got me good.
That was awesome. The madness bubbles got me good.
Ha, didn't see those two in the backseat the first time.
paradox121
Member
Kind of the perfect episode in terms of paying off everything that's come before (and making Wendy a badass).
But I kept switching between loving the hell out of it, and realising 'oh wait, this feels like one of the last ever episodes'. I really hope, even if this is the end, they leave some thread dangling that could potentially be picked up on in the future.
But I kept switching between loving the hell out of it, and realising 'oh wait, this feels like one of the last ever episodes'. I really hope, even if this is the end, they leave some thread dangling that could potentially be picked up on in the future.
Pop-O-Matic
Banned
Got a feeling that this is going to be what our last few episodes are going to be (assuming the guess that we're getting 21 episodes this season is correct).
Weirdmageddon Pt. 2: Getting Mabel out of Bill's prison (which will probably be the endless summer that Mabel wanted).
Weirdmageddon Pt. 3: The final battle with Bill
Season/Series Finale: Coda dealing with summer's end and resolving the conflicts between Dipper & Mabel and Stanley & Stanford.
Weirdmageddon Pt. 2: Getting Mabel out of Bill's prison (which will probably be the endless summer that Mabel wanted).
Weirdmageddon Pt. 3: The final battle with Bill
Season/Series Finale: Coda dealing with summer's end and resolving the conflicts between Dipper & Mabel and Stanley & Stanford.
Choppasmith
Member
Well dang, I was reading the AV Club review for the latest episode and I read this in one of the comments
No official announcement. Disney has been weirdly quiet. We don't even know how many episodes are left in the season, nor when we're getting them.
But, I chatted with Matt Chapman at HeroesCon and he said that season 2 IS the final season, and that Alex Hirsch wanted it that way. I mentioned I had read an interview where Hirsch said he wanted 2 seasons and a movie and Matt said "Yeah, I really hope he gets the movie." It's possible this multiple-part episode is our movie, hard to tell.
That makes me sad
No official announcement. Disney has been weirdly quiet. We don't even know how many episodes are left in the season, nor when we're getting them.
But, I chatted with Matt Chapman at HeroesCon and he said that season 2 IS the final season, and that Alex Hirsch wanted it that way. I mentioned I had read an interview where Hirsch said he wanted 2 seasons and a movie and Matt said "Yeah, I really hope he gets the movie." It's possible this multiple-part episode is our movie, hard to tell.
That makes me sad
UberTag
Member
To be fair, Disney has a long legacy of artificially killing the shelf-life of a lot of their TV animated properties without realizing them to their full potential. Phineas & Ferb is like the exception to a long-standing rule.
Choppasmith
Member
Yeah it's certainly better than shows like Motorcity and Tron Uprising got (and let's not forget Symbionic Titan, despite it not being Disney), it's just how rushed these last few episodes feel that bugs me.
I'm still mad at them for canceling Avengers: Earth Mightiest Heroes after only two seasons.
Symbionic Titan cancellation was Cartoon Network's doing, not Disney.
Choppasmith
Member
Yeah that's another show that, despite having a "finale", just felt sloppy and unfinished with a bunch of loose threads, though granted that was mainly due because of the shuffle of writers and executives. At least Hirsch and other staffer hasn't teased Season 3 ideas (yet)
Edit:
Sorry for the confusion, I brought it up as a show that was similarly killed before it really had a chance to finish it's story despite it not being Disney.
Pop-O-Matic
Banned
Don't worry, guys, I have a good feeling that Mommy Disney will send us back to Gravity Falls next summer. Just don't expect Grunkle Alex to be at the Mystery Shack when we get there.
Next episode won't be until November 23rd.
DISNEEEEEEEEY!
It would also mean no Soos.
There won't be a Season 3.
DISNEEEEEEEEY!
It would also mean no Soos.
There won't be a Season 3.
Fuck Disney. Just
Fuck Disney.
WrenchNinja
Member
If the show is super popular, they might bring it back for another season like they did with Kim Possible season 4. I remember that was supposed to end after season 3 with the So the Drama movie with Ron and Kim hooking up. And before that it might have ended during the time travel movie at the end of season 2.
Hey, just cause he's not writing/directing/calling the shots anymore doesn't mean Alex wouldn't come back for the voice work.
Pop-O-Matic
Banned
I imagine that if that was the case, neither of the last two episodes would have made it to air.
That was awesome. The madness bubbles got me good.
I would like to know who were the actors who played Dipper and Wendy when they had entered the live-action bubble.
UberTag
Member
Jason put up a fun Vine vid where he sneezes and he transitions from his normal banged hair w/ goatee look to the clean-shaven, cropped hairdo he donned for his live-action Dipper cameo.
MaverickHunterX
Member
New episode announced!!! (Via Disney PR)
Monday, November 23
Original Series - Episode Premiere
Gravity Falls "Weirdmageddon 2: Escape From Reality"
(8:00 PM - 8:30 PM ET/PT)
Dipper, Soos and Wendy must save Mabel from a strange new world, while Bill's forces plan their next move.
TV-Y7
http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/...November-2015-Programming-Highlights-20151029
Monday, November 23
Original Series - Episode Premiere
Gravity Falls "Weirdmageddon 2: Escape From Reality"
(8:00 PM - 8:30 PM ET/PT)
Dipper, Soos and Wendy must save Mabel from a strange new world, while Bill's forces plan their next move.
TV-Y7
http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/...November-2015-Programming-Highlights-20151029
torre_avenue
Banned
What. The. Fuck.
A month. This is ridiculous! It's the series finale of the show, and Disney stills decides to fuck with scheduling for the show. What next? Part 3 will air on New Year's Day, and (hopefully) the one after that in February?
A month. This is ridiculous! It's the series finale of the show, and Disney stills decides to fuck with scheduling for the show. What next? Part 3 will air on New Year's Day, and (hopefully) the one after that in February?
O_O! Wow, that sucks :l.
Just leaving us like that with Parts 2 and 3 not coming right after each other. I wouldn't be shocked if part 3 aired in late Dec and the series/season finale aired January 2016.
Common Disney
.I guess this explains why he is 'done' with Disney, leading to S2 feeling as 'rushed' as it is (with its second half not having the same breathing room as the rest of the series) and this final three-parter being the 'film' he wanted to make with the series.
I hope that Alex's next project is with someone who has higher respect with his work.
I guess, to make up for Disney being idoits, lets watch Doug's V-Log of Part 1 of Weirdmagedon . Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auzz6GZnzag&list=PL0AQIMR-tpokJJC6NPItgsGw87GQxsOXr&index=38
. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auzz6GZnzag&list=PL0AQIMR-tpokJJC6NPItgsGw87GQxsOXr&index=38Why the hell are they delaying the next episode to the end of November? Exactly what are they trying to accomplish?
I do wonder why Alex went to Disney when just about everyone else from flapjack stayed at CN.
I could easily see Cartoon Network picking up Alex's next project; they are far more open to new ideas and they let a lot of stuff slide through the sensors.
I feel that Disney isn't trying to hinder the show, but more so just doesn't know how to handle it. They have production set up for the show that really limits when and when not it can air (the animation is really high quality, so it must take time to make episodes; they are 30 minutes long, instead of the 15 that many CN Shows (Steven Universe, Adventure Time, Regular Show, Sonic Boom, ect) last per episode), so that must handicap air dates for episodes.
I hope that the show ends this year (instead of the final episode airing new years or something) so that way it can end nicely and Alex can move on to other projects he might be interested in perusing
.I'm guessing that Disney picked up the pitch before CN started looking at it and it was too late to pick the show up by the time Disney gave Alex the 'Okay' to make episodes for the show.
Otherwise, I could very easily see Gravity Falls have home on CN for all these years instead of Disney if Alex went to CN first.
Edit: Didn't know he worked on Flapjack....the humor of Gravity Falls mirrors the Simpsons more then that show, so I guess I never made that connection. Would be surprised if Flapjack people are working on Clarence or Over the Garden Wall (the latter has a lot of vibes from Flapjack).
TheGreatLugia
Banned
If I recall correctly, Disney was looking to start some new shows and asked Alex to pitch something on the spot.
Any links where he discusses this. Disney isn't the greatest but all things considered it seems they have treated his show very well in many aspects.
TheGreatLugia
Banned
Some stuff definitely annoys Alex but I don't think it's as huge as some people suspect. He said in a podcast this week that he gets annoyed with some subdivisions but gets along great with others. He get into arguments with the censors, he gets annoyed at the group in charge of scheduling the episodes, and he's disappointed that the show will probably never get full season releases on DVD or Blu-ray. However, he's happy with the way the production division has treated his show and gets along well with them.
I don't have any links but I heard in this thread the following:
-Production on Episodes is very time-consuming, leading to the frequent hiatus
-The character of Wendy isn't explore enough in latter episodes due to Disney; they rejected Wendy-focused episodes that Alex wanted to make.
-Air Dates for the show are all over the place; many get annoyed (the creators likely too)
-Plan for the series as a whole was 2-3 seasons (S1=June, S2=July/August, S3=August) and a movie; not sure if these plans got ditched or remained the same throughout
The show feeling a bit 'rushed' during the second half of S2 leads me to feel that we was supposed to get a third season but for reasons, Alex decided to take elements from S3 (and maybe even the movie) and put them in the second half of S2. To be fair, its been done very well, but the rushed pacing and lack of characters set up in the first half of S2 (Pacifica for example) is noticeable.
- Status