Comments on: Method to Madness Podcast – Episode 11 http://thegreyghost.net/2009/11/24/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-11/ Grab your ankles, it's your blog for video games, comics, and entertainment discussion. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:51:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tim http://thegreyghost.net/2009/11/24/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-11/comment-page-1/#comment-1838 Tim Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:30:32 +0000 http://thegreyghost.net/?p=1878#comment-1838 Oh, I don't think they were trying for satire, or that the creators even know what it is, but there's a lot of failed attempts at humor in the show. They were trying to imitate a lot of other shows, either to be funny- or simply because they are utterly intellectually bankrupt, or both- they just failed completely and utterly. I'm not saying it's satire, just that even if they were TRYING for it, they failed at that too. Oh, I don’t think they were trying for satire, or that the creators even know what it is, but there’s a lot of failed attempts at humor in the show. They were trying to imitate a lot of other shows, either to be funny- or simply because they are utterly intellectually bankrupt, or both- they just failed completely and utterly. I’m not saying it’s satire, just that even if they were TRYING for it, they failed at that too.

]]> By: The Grey Ghost http://thegreyghost.net/2009/11/24/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-11/comment-page-1/#comment-1833 The Grey Ghost Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:36:19 +0000 http://thegreyghost.net/?p=1878#comment-1833 I dunno... If we develop a way to quantify our reviews of things, that might suggest too much that we're in any way a credible source of opinion. We're just two guys with very simple tastes. :p I dunno… If we develop a way to quantify our reviews of things, that might suggest too much that we’re in any way a credible source of opinion. We’re just two guys with very simple tastes. :p

]]> By: The Grey Ghost http://thegreyghost.net/2009/11/24/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-11/comment-page-1/#comment-1832 The Grey Ghost Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:34:04 +0000 http://thegreyghost.net/?p=1878#comment-1832 I may have said this to you before, but here's how I respond to people insisting that <em>Needless</em> is satire: Just because you find humor in something, that doesn't mean that humor was the creator's intent. <em>World Heroes</em> is a shitty fighting game rip-off of <em>Street Fighter II</em>. That doesn't make it a parody of fighting games...it's just so bad that it's funny. I may have said this to you before, but here’s how I respond to people insisting that Needless is satire:

Just because you find humor in something, that doesn’t mean that humor was the creator’s intent. World Heroes is a shitty fighting game rip-off of Street Fighter II. That doesn’t make it a parody of fighting games…it’s just so bad that it’s funny.

]]> By: Tim http://thegreyghost.net/2009/11/24/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-11/comment-page-1/#comment-1831 Tim Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:39:30 +0000 http://thegreyghost.net/?p=1878#comment-1831 Y'know, this is one of those shows where removal of the dumb fanservice would not result in a good show, like I think it would with Basquash. It would make it better- seriously, Powerpuff death squad would be a fun idea if not for the sexualization of the girls- but not 'good', like you said, the problem is the creators not knowing what the hell they were doing, and just trying to do everything at once and trying to 'one up' other action shows. Like you said, if they wanted to be serious, be serious. If they wanted to be parody, know what and how to parody. Splitting the difference only hurt their cause. Y’know, this is one of those shows where removal of the dumb fanservice would not result in a good show, like I think it would with Basquash. It would make it better- seriously, Powerpuff death squad would be a fun idea if not for the sexualization of the girls- but not ‘good’, like you said, the problem is the creators not knowing what the hell they were doing, and just trying to do everything at once and trying to ‘one up’ other action shows. Like you said, if they wanted to be serious, be serious. If they wanted to be parody, know what and how to parody. Splitting the difference only hurt their cause.

]]> By: M http://thegreyghost.net/2009/11/24/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-11/comment-page-1/#comment-1830 M Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:06:31 +0000 http://thegreyghost.net/?p=1878#comment-1830 I think it'd be interesting for you guys to make something comparable to a Kinsey scale, instead concerning the badness of an anime. This is, somehow WORSE than Strike Witches. Kevin had be begging to watch more Queen's Blade instead of this after three episode. I think it’d be interesting for you guys to make something comparable to a Kinsey scale, instead concerning the badness of an anime. This is, somehow WORSE than Strike Witches. Kevin had be begging to watch more Queen’s Blade instead of this after three episode.

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