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Post by Benn on May 22, 2020 19:28:08 GMT
We don't have a thread for this?
You guys, it's so good. Just finished watching it. And yeah, it's taken a pandemic to make me sit and watch a TV series, but I am so glad I did.
No spoilers, obviously, but if you've been sleeping on this, stop and watch it. Devote a long weekend to it.
I don't normally gush about stuff, so... that's an idea of how highly I hold this.
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May 22, 2020 21:02:55 GMT
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Post by Toph on May 22, 2020 21:02:55 GMT
I'm only up to the end of season three, and agreed. So good. I love Catra's decent into madness. I love Entrapta and Hordak's genuine friendship. I love the message that everyone is capable of becoming better versions of themselves. I love Scorpia. She's just... spectacular. |
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May 23, 2020 6:56:24 GMT
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Post by The Huff on May 23, 2020 6:56:24 GMT
I was looking for a thread to post on thus last week as I watched season 5 last week (made a big event out of it - ordered pizza etc).
Absolutely love this series and sad that it's now over although at least it was finished properly and to plan.
I don't think there is a series I've seem where I am so emotionally attached to the characters. Guess it's a combination of the writing, music and of course the acting, which is the absolute best in an animated series I've heard.
Lump in my throat show.
Do watch it if you haven't already.
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May 23, 2020 9:28:00 GMT
Post by Philip Ayres on May 23, 2020 9:28:00 GMT
I was looking for a thread to post on thus last week as I watched season 5 last week (made a big event out of it - ordered pizza etc). Lump in my throat show. Oh dear, did the pizza go down the wrong way? |
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May 23, 2020 9:33:06 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on May 23, 2020 9:33:06 GMT
We have talked about this show already. Was it in the He-Man thread?
Surprised to hear it has finished already. That wasn't a long run!
-Ralph
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May 23, 2020 10:37:17 GMT
Post by Benn on May 23, 2020 10:37:17 GMT
Five seasons, technically. I think it did the thing where the first couple were split up from one though.
It told a complete story. I don't think they really needed more.
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May 23, 2020 10:53:16 GMT
Post by The Doctor on May 23, 2020 10:53:16 GMT
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May 23, 2020 11:31:08 GMT
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Post by Fortmax2020 on May 23, 2020 11:31:08 GMT
It would've if they had spread the seasons out like in olden days. Like with Voltron though the 'seasons' are just made up by having short breaks between batches of episodes rather than long periods of production. Just a different way of doing it.
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May 23, 2020 12:34:22 GMT
Post by The Doctor on May 23, 2020 12:34:22 GMT
I...I don't like seasons that aren't seasons. False advertising. Also: structurally pish.
(I comment in general, not about She-Ra: I only watched one episode)
-Old Man Burns
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May 23, 2020 12:40:14 GMT
Post by Grand Moff Muffin on May 23, 2020 12:40:14 GMT
But... there are four seasons in a year - spring, summer, autumn, winter. Why shouldn't a TV series have more than one season in a year, e.g. a summer season and a winter season?
Martin
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May 23, 2020 13:01:50 GMT
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Post by Fortmax2020 on May 23, 2020 13:01:50 GMT
So what you are really saying is She-Ra and Voltron got it right... and Star Trek didn't? Sounds Shockprowl-level suspicious to me...
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May 23, 2020 13:02:50 GMT
Post by The Doctor on May 23, 2020 13:02:50 GMT
I'm going off topic from She-Ra here and not commenting on that show...
What some streaming shows do is release blocks of episodes on one day that have been produced and call it a season. It's false advertising. It's a production block, not a season. I don't tend to like those shows as they have a very different structural feel than a show where a discreet number of episodes have been produced, designed and released as a 'season', ie a complete unit of a series. Episodes are often designed as a 'chunk' of a show rather than distinctive episodes with beginning, middle and end. I think shows produced and put out once a week are just much better made. The only 'drop in one go' streaming series I thought was any good was Jack Ryan. Otherwise, I find them tiresome, dull and boring.
This is of course just an opinion. The streaming style of 'seasons' dropping chunks of episodes at a time is very very popular so I am out of step with the general viewing public.
-Old Man Burns
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May 23, 2020 13:04:37 GMT
Post by The Doctor on May 23, 2020 13:04:37 GMT
So what you are really saying is She-Ra and Voltron got it right... and Star Trek didn't? Sounds Shockprowl-level suspicious to me... Sorry, I don't understand. -Ralph |
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May 23, 2020 13:16:41 GMT
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Post by Fortmax2020 on May 23, 2020 13:16:41 GMT
That was a comment to Martin. Martin says there are multiple seasons a year when we know from TV there is only one season per year.
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May 23, 2020 13:25:36 GMT
Post by Grand Moff Muffin on May 23, 2020 13:25:36 GMT
So what you are really saying is She-Ra and Voltron got it right... and Star Trek didn't? No. Star Trek didn't get it wrong. It just chose to only release one season per year. That's a valid choice. It doesn't set a rule other shows have to follow. If the next Star Trek series shooses to release several episodes in the summer and several in the winter and call that two seasons, then that's fine too. What would be wrong would be to claim to release multiple _years_ in a single year. Theatre companies had summer seasons and winter seasons before Star Trek. Martin |
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May 23, 2020 13:29:47 GMT
Post by Grand Moff Muffin on May 23, 2020 13:29:47 GMT
Martin says there are multiple seasons a year when we know from TV there is only one season per year. Don't misrepresent me! Martin says there _can_ be multiple seasons in a year. We don't know from TV there can only be one per year, we only know from TV that one per year is an option which is favoured by some series. Martin |
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May 23, 2020 14:01:41 GMT
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Post by The Huff on May 23, 2020 14:01:41 GMT
The She Ra seasons were all proper seasons - just two in the middle that were half the episodes of the others. But each one had a theme/arc and ended properly setting up the next.
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May 23, 2020 21:28:48 GMT
Post by Bogatan on May 23, 2020 21:28:48 GMT
I'm going off topic from She-Ra here and not commenting on that show... What some streaming shows do is release blocks of episodes on one day that have been produced and call it a season. It's false advertising. It's a production block, not a season. I don't tend to like those shows as they have a very different structural feel than a show where a discreet number of episodes have been produced, designed and released as a 'season', ie a complete unit of a series. Episodes are often designed as a 'chunk' of a show rather than distinctive episodes with beginning, middle and end. I think shows produced and put out once a week are just much better made. The only 'drop in one go' streaming series I thought was any good was Jack Ryan. Otherwise, I find them tiresome, dull and boring. This is of course just an opinion. The streaming style of 'seasons' dropping chunks of episodes at a time is very very popular so I am out of step with the general viewing public. -Old Man Burns Agreed. Its the reason that season 2 of She Ra is the worst. It sort as works as a block, but feels weird and unsatisfactory. When watched with season 3 it becomes clear that they are really one season. Anyway the rest of the seasons were all released together and as everyone else has said they are great. And at 52 episodes its just about right. |
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May 24, 2020 23:37:50 GMT
Post by Benn on May 24, 2020 23:37:50 GMT
I’m sad there are no toys but also glad because I would have gone to town on one of those characters, like just buying everything.
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May 25, 2020 1:56:35 GMT
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Post by Toph on May 25, 2020 1:56:35 GMT
There was a She-Ra/Catra action figure twopack that was really limited.
There was also a range of figures that occupied that weird half action figure, half fashion doll space that the DC Superhero Girls dolls did.
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May 25, 2020 9:56:43 GMT
Post by The Huff on May 25, 2020 9:56:43 GMT
I'm surprised there haven't been any POP figures of these yet (but hope there will be).
And yes, I'd be buying most of the characters if they made proper (available) action figures - starting with Entrapta.
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May 25, 2020 13:47:28 GMT
Post by Benn on May 25, 2020 13:47:28 GMT
There was a She-Ra/Catra action figure twopack that was really limited. There was also a range of figures that occupied that weird half action figure, half fashion doll space that the DC Superhero Girls dolls did. Yeah, I know about them, but if I'm not going out of my way to buy exclusive Transformers, then this stands no chance, really. Just mass release, decent little figures. I think companies got burned by that last Thundercats relaunch and are now a lot more risk averse, which is a shame. |
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May 25, 2020 17:24:59 GMT
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Post by Toph on May 25, 2020 17:24:59 GMT
I think it has more to do with action girl shows have had difficulty finding a toy market for it's target audience. Similar niche toy lines (DC Superhero Girls, Marvel Rising, Miraculous Ladybug) don't seem to be landing with their intended audience. These toys seem to do better with adult collectors of both gender. But general merchandise for these types of shows looks like it does better with little girls.
While She-Ra and the Princesses of Power seem to offer an even trickier deal. It does have an outlet for adult fans- MOTU Classics, which has carried the original She-Ra from the start.
However, the fans Mattel listens to seem to be the ones who hate the show because it's different, intended for little girls, and doesn't sexualize the characters.
So I honestly think this mixure of things is why the limited offerings we've gotten have been focused to specific markets.
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