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[Vulcano's assistant]

Interesting factoid: The Thing title sequence was created by putting a garbage bag over the letters inside a fish tank. They shone a light through the fish tank to "illuminate" the letters and burned the bag while filming from the "front" of the tank. I believe they also incorporated a fog around the tank to blend it.

You always need some fog to make the lights shafts pop out.

 

[Zubz]

found this

Man, I love this character. It sucks he was killed off early, but I think they just wanted another example of

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a quirky robot assassin of the week in the premiere before dealing with the ramifications of Jack having to kill living, breathing humans

.

Cool shot:

The letterboxing doubles as the floor

Ok, now that's dope.

 

[TWILT]

Finally got around to catching the new episode. T'was great; it's been so long and I've almost forgotten how much I really miss this show lol. Definitely got Breath of the Wild vibes from watching the episode haha.

 

[User 73706]

I'm probably going to write my thoughts up later in a more fleshed out manner, but having watched XCII a couple of times now, and planning to watch it more, that is 10/10 TV. Period. I'm honestly of the opinion that the comedic timing leading up to Scaramouche saying "Saaaaamuraiiii Jaaaaack" is amazing. The first time I watched the episode, I was almost crying laughing. Tom Kenny nailed that role. It was also the first time in that episode that it screamed "Jack is Back" to me. The juggling of the more serious and light-hearted tones was done extremely well.

I love how Scaramouche says it the very first time, because it's almost completely different from how he speaks during the rest of the episode. It's like they got Tom Kenny to plug his nose when he said it the first time.

"sssEMUREI jEeEeECK"

EDIT: also, been thinking about something from episode 1 -

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what if we're dealing with a Bleach situation and the horse guy in Jack's psyche is a manifestation of his sword?

Going off of the color theory used all throughout the episode, they line up in some capacity.

 

[pbayne]

Just caught the first episode. Felt like an effortless extension of the old series. Can't wait for more.

 

[Kain-Nosgoth]

do you think we'll learn jack's real name in this season?

 

[TheOGB]

do you think we'll learn jack's real name in this season?

IIRC his father's name is still "Emperor" as of that pre-premier Q&A, so no

 

[cntr]

After 50 years, I'd say "Jack" is pretty much his real name now.

 

[DangerMouse]

The first ep was great and gorgeous, love the updated animation while still achieving the old style and cinematic framing. Felt perfect, like the show never left.

I love that. I love everything about that. Im just imagining Aku

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ordering a bunch of pizzas and eating his feelings away while watching cartoons

It would be so him lol.

Just noticed that Greg Baldwin is the new VA for Aku, who was also the new VA for Iroh. I haven't looked that much into Greg before, but now I see that apparently he was Mako's understudy and student. I feel he did fine with Iroh, so I sure the same will be with Aku.

Yeah, really glad they got him for this, he did a great job as Iroh in a tough spot in both the rest of TLA and Korra.

 

[zeemumu]

do you think we'll learn jack's real name in this season?

I often forget that Jack isn't his real name and is the equivalent of walking around calling yourself Samurai Cool

I love that. I love everything about that. Im just imagining Aku

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ordering a bunch of pizzas and eating his feelings away while watching cartoons

You mean like this?

 

[User 73706]

You mean like this?

I hope it's revealed that, in spite of the time skip, Aku is still using the landline phone.

 

[Maximo]

I hope it's revealed that, in spite of the time skip, Aku is still using the landline phone.

And still waiting for the pizza.

 

[Ryouji Gunblade]

I just whipped this up for that BotW comparison.

 

[Blues1990]

I hope it's revealed that, in spite of the time skip, Aku is still using the landline phone.

Wouldn't surprised me if that would be the case.

do you think we'll learn jack's real name in this season?

About as likely as we will learn Jack's parents names.

 

[NEO0MJ]

I just whipped this up for that BotW comparison.

While I'm not sure on the BOTW thing, it did occur to me recently that Jack's blade is pretty much the Master Sword.

 

[Nordicus]

I'm wondering if Scaramouche's blade would have even broken Jack's sword after contact

 

[Xe4]

Good first episode numbers for Jack.

Originally posted on the Toonami|OT| & credit to mightynine

After more than a decade off, ”Samurai Jack" returned to Adult Swim to healthy ratings Saturday. The show debuted to a 0.8 rating among adults 18-49 — tied for second on the day — and 1.55 million viewers.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/saturday-cable-ratings-march-11-2017/

 

[TheFlow]

I think the green samurai is a part of jacks subconscious. It is shown the sword went flying down a dark hole. So it wasn't like he was defeated

 

[zeemumu]

I'm wondering if Scaramouche's blade would have even broken Jack's sword after contact

Probably not. Jack and the Scotsman's swords are unbreakable through magic means. The science of the tuning fork blade might not be enough.

 

[Zahn]

Part of me hopes that we learn about what happen to that baby Jack saved in the last few episodes of the original run of Samurai Jack.

 

[User 73706]

Probably not. Jack and the Scotsman's swords are unbreakable through magic means. The science of the tuning fork blade might not be enough.

The Scotsman's wife bent the latter's sword with a hug.

 

[cntr]

The Scotsman's wife bent the latter's sword with a hug.

Yeah but that's the Scotsman's wife.

 

[Xe4]

Yeah but that's the Scotsman's wife.

The Scotsman's wife is probably the most powerful person in that universe. Doubly so if you call her fat. She could beat the guardian with her pinky finger, whilst screaming Scottishly.

 

[zeemumu]

The Scotsman's wife bent the latter's sword with a hug.

The Scotsman's wife is more powerful than the combined efforts of Jack and the Scotsman.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

I think the green samurai is a part of jacks subconscious. It is shown the sword went flying down a dark hole. So it wasn't like he was defeated

I think it's the Wild Hunt

coming for him

 

[Xe4]

Someone made a video with the season 5 premier beetle drone fight, slpiced with Genndy's comic con narration/beatboxing, and it's fantastic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmVqB3YCYfY&ab_channel=AlexBennington

 

[Spring-Loaded]

Someone made a video with the season 5 premier beetle drone fight, slpiced with Genndy's comic con narration/beatboxing, and it's fantastic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmVqB3YCYfY&ab_channel=AlexBennington

Beautiful. That narration gave a nice glimpse into Tartakovsky's mind.

 

[SolVanderlyn]

 

[Huge Succeeded]

man I am in love with that first episode. it's like

genndy: "alright fuck it what are we gonna do for season 5"

john: "character arcs?"
linda: "what if Jack still hasn't won, and he's getting old, and time is running out?"
greg: "...how about let's just fuck Jack's shit up until it's Berserk."

genndy: "greg you're a fucking genius"

 

[Funyarinpa]

There's a sneak peek for episode 2 on Adult Swim's website. Will the rest of the episodes be streamed on there?

 

[Xe4]

There's a sneak peek for episode 2 on Adult Swim's website. Will the rest of the episodes be streamed on there?

I don't think so. As far as I know, that was just for the premier, and there is no schedule on the AS stream, as there was last week.

You can watch it on a TV, stream it here with a cable login, or buy it on Amazon.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

While I'm not sure on the BOTW thing, it did occur to me recently that Jack's blade is pretty much the Master Sword.

Its not literally Breath of the wild but consider:

- a Knight who was trained since childhood to fight the biggest evil in the land.

- gets defeated and transported to a future where the evil has won.

And now with this season:
- Knight doesn't have have his magical evil defeating sword anymore. He uses weapons he finds on the battlefield and from defeated enemies.

- Knight doesn't have his token tunic anymore. Uses armors he finds throughout his adventures

 

[zeemumu]

Its not literally Breath of the wild but consider:

- a Knight who was trained since childhood to fight the biggest evil in the land.

- gets defeated and transported to a future where the evil has won.

And now with this season:
- Knight doesn't have have his magical evil defeating sword anymore. He uses weapons he finds on the battlefield and from defeated enemies.

- Knight doesn't have his token tunic anymore. Uses armors he finds throughout his adventures

I'll only accept this if Jack journies into a land where the moon is gonna fall in 3 days

 

[cntr]

those are pretty broad general things, though

 

[Tansut]

Finally got around to watching this after I had it DVRed. It's like the show never left.

7 Toddler Face Punches / 7

 

[Allonym]

Its not literally Breath of the wild but consider:

- a Knight who was trained since childhood to fight the biggest evil in the land.

- gets defeated and transported to a future where the evil has won.

And now with this season:
- Knight doesn't have have his magical evil defeating sword anymore. He uses weapons he finds on the battlefield and from defeated enemies.

- Knight doesn't have his token tunic anymore. Uses armors he finds throughout his adventures

I likened it to Dark Souls with you using the equipment, weapons and armor of your slain foes.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

I likened it to Dark Souls with you using the equipment, weapons and armor of your slain foes.

yeah but in all of the series he almost exclusively used the sword if not all of the time. But regardless, it was a nice little thing I noticed after beating BotW.

 

[ricelord]

GET READY GAF.

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

GET READY GAF.

Oh, a bitch been ready.

 

[Xe4]

I just got out of a dinner outing, so I'm going to miss it live : (

I'll enjoy reading the reactions later though.

 

[LotusHD]

Its not literally Breath of the wild but consider:

- a Knight who was trained since childhood to fight the biggest evil in the land.

- gets defeated and transported to a future where the evil has won.

And now with this season:
- Knight doesn't have have his magical evil defeating sword anymore. He uses weapons he finds on the battlefield and from defeated enemies.

- Knight doesn't have his token tunic anymore. Uses armors he finds throughout his adventures

Also fought a stone golem.

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6 more minutes!

 

[joe2187]

Does AS stream it during it's initial airing like last time?

 

[Xe4]

Does AS stream it during it's initial airing like last time?

No, though it's on Toonami, if you have cable.

 

[Zackat]

My body is ready

 

[ricelord]

we about to find out if they are made of "nuts and bolts".

 

[Saucycarpdog]

Lets go

 

[jasminlovesyoux]

I don't get it, I was able to log in last weekend to watch using my Time Warner/Spectrum log in. Now I only see Charter/Spectrum. This blows

 

[IronRinn]

I guess this is the new intro.

Edit: Haha, eyebrows.

 

[Saucycarpdog]

Aku's voice.......

Eh

I can live with it though.

 

[J@hranimo]

Gonna take a while to get used to Aku's new VA