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Vice: I love "Rick & Morty" and I hate its fans
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Ryouji Gunblade
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The psychiatrist and jaguar bits of that episode were the best parts.
harriet the spy
Member
I live on mars so I had kind of never heard of RM until recently (in a GAF bojack thread!). I watched the first episode and hated it (the burps are beyond fucking irritating). But I stuck and watched the first season and I admit that some episodes are pretty good (dog ep, potion ep).
But dear god are the burps annoying. Also I know that rick is supposed to be an asshole but I'm surprised at the misogyny he keeps expressing - not because you can never have a misogynous character- but because it's often not really funny.
But dear god are the burps annoying. Also I know that rick is supposed to be an asshole but I'm surprised at the misogyny he keeps expressing - not because you can never have a misogynous character- but because it's often not really funny.
i still much prefer bojack
Puck Beaverton
Banned
RLM fans are the Rick and Morty fandom of film.
Fancyarcher
Member
Thankfully I live in an area where I don't run into Rick and Morty fans, so I can easily avoid their "kind". People who obsess over a show like that are legit insane though.
Because fandoms in generals tend to crazy. I can't tell you how crazy the Potter fans were back in the day.
Because fandoms in generals tend to crazy. I can't tell you how crazy the Potter fans were back in the day.
ehhhh
that is common with everything that's popular. Just ignore the dipshits that think they're so smart because they watch rick & morty. I actually never met one (someone that watches it and thinks he's smart or some hot shit), but the internet sure is full of stupid people.
you're wrong
that is common with everything that's popular. Just ignore the dipshits that think they're so smart because they watch rick & morty. I actually never met one (someone that watches it and thinks he's smart or some hot shit), but the internet sure is full of stupid people.
you're wrong
The context behind Pickle Rick is great, though.
(Of course, that's not why the fans like it.)
100% correct.
This is scaring me. I feel like half of my life is freelance taxes.
These people do not exist, because the TEXT of Bojack is that he is a broken person who hurts people. He doesn't narratively "win" when he is a bad person the way Rick always wins.
When you're right you're right
yanipheonu
Member
On reflection, a Rick and Morty episode making fun of the terrible parts of the fanbase makes way too much sense.
I'm sure the bullshit happening with the female writers won't go unmentioned by the show.
I'm sure the bullshit happening with the female writers won't go unmentioned by the show.
Surprisingly accurate.
As true as if God himself spoke it from the mountaintop
This goes for pretty much any "Fandom X is bad" opinion.
I hear way more jerks dunking on fandoms than I do jerks from those fandoms.
Yes and no.
Yes: It has Fans that see themselves in the Main Character and feel like they are going trough similar things
No: They don't put themselves on a pedestal claiming they are better than other people. However, they do like to mention how broken they are
Nah, thats all Ken Levine right there
Puck Beaverton
Banned
I have never bragged about how similar I am to Bojack. Why would you?
Ken Levine and Christopher Nolan exist on the same spectrum
I wouldnt say brag, more like horrifingly realize the similarities
There is truth to this
There's no power fantasy wish fulfillment in BoJack Horseman for those toxic fans to identify with.
In Breaking Bad a wimpy chemistry teacher changed his life, got a "fuck you" attitude, and rose to the top of the criminal underworld.
In Rick and Morty it's a super-genius misanthropist who has pretty much ultimate power to do whatever he wants on a whim.
Puck Beaverton
Banned
I don't even brag about how similar I am to Rick Sanchez. People would look at you funny.
MugiwaraCole
Member
Why can't men just like something and share that hobby with a woman and not be a complete dick about it?
To be fair, in this case, I see a lot of weird hate for Jesse too. I think BB fans just hold Walter White up as the ultimate power fantasy.
To be fair, in this case, I see a lot of weird hate for Jesse too. I think BB fans just hold Walter White up as the ultimate power fantasy.
What can I say... I see someone on facebook saying "durr you guys are not smart for liking rick and morty hurr". I'll throw the copypasta at them. If just to spite them.
Yeah, we get man. It's just a show... but all this complaining is just as trite and annoying as fans thinking themselves smarter than anyone else because of a tv show. In my experience, they probably don't. They just do it to annoy people at this point.
Yeah, we get man. It's just a show... but all this complaining is just as trite and annoying as fans thinking themselves smarter than anyone else because of a tv show. In my experience, they probably don't. They just do it to annoy people at this point.
CoyoteSpitfire
Member
Same. I didn't really find it that funny either. Watching the first three episodes, I kept finding myself just patiently waiting for it to be over.
MugiwaraCole
Member
The most problematic thing is the ones harassing the female writers. Which is fucking horrible, and happens way too often.
Gentleman Jack
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Puck Beaverton
Banned
can I call rick and morty alt right now?
permission granted
everybody do the Bartman
Conkerkid11
Member
I'M PICKLE RIIIIIIICK!
RoadHazard
Gold Member
I don't get it. R&M is a show for intelligent people? I love the show, but I've never even thought of it like that. It's just a very funny, smart (but not "you need to be a theoretical physicist to get it" smart) cartoon.
Messofanego
Banned
I hope Rick and Morty fans don't also watch Bojack Horseman. All those female writers, artists, and directors. How dare women make my favourite cartoons?!
Kind of a fucked up post coming from you, thought you were a pretty inclusive person.
Freeza Under The Shower
Member
I do feel that season 3 is distinctly lacking some much needed Dan Harmon-y writing, since he's the humanist who actually appreciates the fleetingness of life, as per Community.
"nobody wins, everyone dies, and nobody gets out" is basically a Harmon line.
Morty's line on "nobody belongs anywhere, please come watch tv" is similar to that.
There's nothing to really counter the overly violent wackiness for wackiness sake now, which you do need as a way to validate that violence. If you don't, it's just violence. And anybody can do that, which is where it loses comedy or some outlandish setup for pseudo-drama.
I enjoy it for what it is, but I do think it has probably run its course for 'obscure cartoon with decent message' to 'violent cartoon that lost its way'. Like South Park did about 15 years ago, basically.*
However, the season finale this weekend might change that feeling.
I do think Bojack Horseman has made itself the superior show with season 4 though. It was kinda touch and go in S2, but having distinct characters and focusing on their relations really made it come together a lot more substantially than R&M is right now.
* I have watched all of it up till the current season anyway and can still enjoy it, but I'm not going to ignore that it's been on the overtime of the overtime of the overtime of the overtime for a long ass time. And you should see *that* community if you think modern shows are toxic.
That's sarcasm, buddy.
"nobody wins, everyone dies, and nobody gets out" is basically a Harmon line.
Morty's line on "nobody belongs anywhere, please come watch tv" is similar to that.
There's nothing to really counter the overly violent wackiness for wackiness sake now, which you do need as a way to validate that violence. If you don't, it's just violence. And anybody can do that, which is where it loses comedy or some outlandish setup for pseudo-drama.
I enjoy it for what it is, but I do think it has probably run its course for 'obscure cartoon with decent message' to 'violent cartoon that lost its way'. Like South Park did about 15 years ago, basically.*
However, the season finale this weekend might change that feeling.
I do think Bojack Horseman has made itself the superior show with season 4 though. It was kinda touch and go in S2, but having distinct characters and focusing on their relations really made it come together a lot more substantially than R&M is right now.
* I have watched all of it up till the current season anyway and can still enjoy it, but I'm not going to ignore that it's been on the overtime of the overtime of the overtime of the overtime for a long ass time. And you should see *that* community if you think modern shows are toxic.
That's sarcasm, buddy.
SirClinksAlot
Member
Their brains would probably melt.
Anyway, I love R&M but the fandom is definitely going batshit with everything right now.
Admiral Woofington
Member
So are all Rick and Morty fans now represented by the sexists online?
Yup sorry. Just like how Pewdiepie ruined video monetization for every Youtuber.
All fandoms are now sexists.
robotrock operates on levels of meta that mere mortals cannot even begin to understand
SirClinksAlot
Member
I think you are taking that post way too personally. I don't think Messofanego was implying that at all?
BlackDoomShadow
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I TURNED MYSELF INTO A PREQUEL JAY! I'M PREQUEL MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKE!
I'm so sorry
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