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with 2020 being the way it is why couldn’t we just have his bigass wizard hat stuffed into that little astronaut helmet as a treat. the people deserve it

i just got word from someone watching the graphic novel panel that taako doesn’t even fucking HAVE his hat in the crystal kingdom, and i gotta say. out of all the artistic decisions i disagree with carey on, not answering the taako helmet hat question is the one that enrages me the most

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i just got word from someone watching the graphic novel panel that taako doesn’t even fucking HAVE his hat in the crystal kingdom, and i gotta say. out of all the artistic decisions i disagree with carey on, not answering the taako helmet hat question is the one that enrages me the most

#jk i'm still most mad about the blue skin thing and how skinny magnus is #otherwise the new book looks pretty good #i still haven't read past rockport but i've heard there were some nice things in goldcliff

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got bored and made a quiz about the weird character archetypes we somehow keep running into in my dnd games!

edit: i know two of the questions are out of order! but it also won’t let me fix it and since it’s a silly quiz i’m not gonna sink a lot of time into it lakdsfjsadi;fa

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hey guys! this weird taakitz insurance fraud fic is moving to updates every OTHER friday! but this one is here now so ENJOY!

#taz #taakitz

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bumbelbee

Op i know youre probably right but a big naive part of me is really really hoping itll be good :(

oh BELIEVE me, i hope it’ll be good too. it’s not naive to hope and want that!

if this helps, i’m not actually worried about the show being GOOD. the individual artists, writers, and performers they hire for the show will take care of it as best they can with the resources NBC gives them. and lots of shows are good even with these tight restrictions!

i’m more worried about people going into the show expecting another mcelroy product. it’ll be similar! probably! if the team knows the source material and knows what its doing. but it’s going to feel off, no matter what.

downhype the show to yourself, but not out of negativity. the show will be more entertaining if you don’t walk into it thinking it will be perfect. you’ll walk out saying “that was better than i expected!” rather than “i’m sad they didn’t include _____”

be cautious, but not without hope.

so the adventure zone was recently picked up for an animated series.

hooray! good for the mcelroys. i’m glad they’re getting more mainstream. i’m glad they’re able to financially support themselves and their family with this fame. i’m glad taz has a chance to get new fans! i’m glad fans get to see some of the most iconic balance moments animated!

i also think it’s a monstrously bad idea.

(this is long and this may seem pretty mean and radical, but please read before fighting me on any of this. also this isn’t an attack on anyone that’s excited for any of this adaptation stuff! it’s good to be excited for this success. but also there are some things to consider.)

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oh also i know i already made like ten posts today about animated series discourse but if any of ya’ll use that as an excuse to be mean to people that are genuinely excited for the show i will metaphorically stomp you to death with my hooves, be cool

#taz balance #taz animated #taz

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cool! thanks for not reading the whole post. that’s so nice of you, it lets me know i don’t have to pay attention to your points either :)

so the adventure zone was recently picked up for an animated series.

hooray! good for the mcelroys. i’m glad they’re getting more mainstream. i’m glad they’re able to financially support themselves and their family with this fame. i’m glad taz has a chance to get new fans! i’m glad fans get to see some of the most iconic balance moments animated!

i also think it’s a monstrously bad idea.

(this is long and this may seem pretty mean and radical, but please read before fighting me on any of this. also this isn’t an attack on anyone that’s excited for any of this adaptation stuff! it’s good to be excited for this success. but also there are some things to consider.)

Weiterlesen

#fuck off :)

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I don't know about anyone else, but I'm interested in why you don't think the TAZ comics work very well. I absolutely adore Balance, but the first 2 comics so far just feel off to me and I'm struggling to articulate why.

i can do a longer analysis later, once i finish painting the bookshelves in my office so i can actually. like. get my books out! but also the taz comics are way easier to read than some other gn adaptations of other stories. and the added scenes they put in generally help the story transition well from podcast to comic. like i do have a LOT of issues with the character designs but as i said before, i know carey’s work, she’s generally real good with actual panel composition and storytelling, which is where i see most comic artists trip up the most.

so like. i will keep buying the graphic novels when they come out because i very much enjoy them! even as a critic. it captures the same spirit as the podcast while recognizing it’s in a different medium.

but tldr my biggest problem with the taz graphic novel is how it IS presented as a dnd game, with in universe rolls and with griffin mcelroy as the GM, instead of just as a fantasy story. i think actual play podcasting works better in audio/video format than in comics. i will also admit that this is a very personal dislike, and it’s not like. a failing of the whole graphic novel!

(also problems with characterizations BUT, i’d need to grab my books to do more accurate sourcing on that)

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positive taz balance tv show thing: my dad texted me when the news went viral with “the adventure time is getting a tv show...but i thought it already got one! is it getting a second one? i know it’s your favorite”

#taz #taz balance

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longlivethefallen

I dont agree with everything in this post, but I wanted to thank you for how respectful you were while stating your concerns, I really appreciated

it is totally okay if you disagree! i hope you enjoy the show when it comes out, and i also hope this post didn’t ruin your fun. thanks for reading all the way through and coming to your own conclusions respectfully!

so the adventure zone was recently picked up for an animated series.

hooray! good for the mcelroys. i’m glad they’re getting more mainstream. i’m glad they’re able to financially support themselves and their family with this fame. i’m glad taz has a chance to get new fans! i’m glad fans get to see some of the most iconic balance moments animated!

i also think it’s a monstrously bad idea.

(this is long and this may seem pretty mean and radical, but please read before fighting me on any of this. also this isn’t an attack on anyone that’s excited for any of this adaptation stuff! it’s good to be excited for this success. but also there are some things to consider.)

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oh, finally! a GOOD counterpoint to this!

i do hope you get to watch the animated series and enjoy it. this is still a bummer to me because i just hope the show is NEAR the same spirit as the podcast, and I’m unsure how close it will get. i hope your emotional experiences of it will be the same or similar to someone listening to the podcast.

sorry for not thinking through the accessibility portion of this! for me, an animated show would be horrible, because with all the magic effects and stuff, they might resort to using strobes in the show. and i have epilepsy so, haha, you can imagine that wouldn’t be fun.

also if peacock doesn’t do closed captions and audio captions on their shows i’m gonna yell so much

anyway, the idea of an animated TAZ isn’t bad (if they had gone with a small independent studio where the mcelroys were more than just “consultants”, that would have been PERFECT) but i was going more for the idea that a big company animating it was bad. thanks for allowing me to clarify that, and i hope you enjoy the show when it comes out!

so the adventure zone was recently picked up for an animated series.

hooray! good for the mcelroys. i’m glad they’re getting more mainstream. i’m glad they’re able to financially support themselves and their family with this fame. i’m glad taz has a chance to get new fans! i’m glad fans get to see some of the most iconic balance moments animated!

i also think it’s a monstrously bad idea.

(this is long and this may seem pretty mean and radical, but please read before fighting me on any of this. also this isn’t an attack on anyone that’s excited for any of this adaptation stuff! it’s good to be excited for this success. but also there are some things to consider.)

Keep reading

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yep! also directing for animation is different than directing for live action. the difference in tone shouldn’t be a problem for a good director that knows what they’re doing, i wouldn’t be worried about that! it’s more just that animation takes a very different skillset to direct.

also if this show does come out and it’s not directed as well as orphan black was, that’s not even necessarily the fault of the director! lots of directors for shows have trouble working properly under strict corporate guidelines, especially for streaming platforms.

but also i’m not worried at all about the individual artists and teams working on the show, i’m sure they’ll do as good of a job as they can, given their restraints

so the adventure zone was recently picked up for an animated series.

hooray! good for the mcelroys. i’m glad they’re getting more mainstream. i’m glad they’re able to financially support themselves and their family with this fame. i’m glad taz has a chance to get new fans! i’m glad fans get to see some of the most iconic balance moments animated!

i also think it’s a monstrously bad idea.

(this is long and this may seem pretty mean and radical, but please read before fighting me on any of this. also this isn’t an attack on anyone that’s excited for any of this adaptation stuff! it’s good to be excited for this success. but also there are some things to consider.)

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oh my god so I clicked on your blog bc of the very important warning you wrote about the taz animated series and then I realized that yOURE THE ONE WRITING THE INSURANCE FRAUD AU?? DUDE THATS LIKE ONE OF TGE FUNNIEST GODDAMN FICS OUT THWRE OH MY GOD IN SO GLAD I FOUND YOUR BLOG

thanks so much! i’m having a blast with it :) it’s a fucking mess :)

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Do you have the article or tweet saying taz got confirmed picked up by NBC? Last I heard it was still an idea/option but wasnt confirmed for full on production

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/peacock-sets-expansive-scripted-development-slate-formal-unveiling-1270374

i don’t think it is confirmed for full production yet, but it’s on one of their slates, which means it’s under HEAVY consideration. they don’t announce these things unless they’re like. 90% sure they’re going to do it.

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ladyfoxfire

Here's the thing: the creators are putting a lot of time, effort, and money into producing the content that we love so much, and the only way they can keep doing that is to get financial support from their fans, either directly through merch purchases and subscriptions or indirectly by viewer counts attracting advertiser money. Adapting into different mediums attracts new fans, brings in more money, and keeps the show alive.

oops! did you still not read the part where i said i was happy for the mcelroy’s and CR’s success? also like, every time where i say it’s the corporation’s fault and not individual artists?

also my favorite adaptations are ones where they do change things for the medium. i’m more worried about them making changes that make the show less progressive 

sorry for posting this twice! it just seems like you had trouble reading it the first time :)

so the adventure zone was recently picked up for an animated series.

hooray! good for the mcelroys. i’m glad they’re getting more mainstream. i’m glad they’re able to financially support themselves and their family with this fame. i’m glad taz has a chance to get new fans! i’m glad fans get to see some of the most iconic balance moments animated!

i also think it’s a monstrously bad idea.

(this is long and this may seem pretty mean and radical, but please read before fighting me on any of this. also this isn’t an attack on anyone that’s excited for any of this adaptation stuff! it’s good to be excited for this success. but also there are some things to consider.)

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ladyfoxfire

All I'm getting from this post is "creators making money from their work is bad" and "adapting into different mediums is bad, because you have to make changes to the story to make it work in a different format." Both of which I heartily disagree with.

what a scalding cold take. did you not read the part where i said i was happy for the mcelroy’s and CR’s success? also like, every time where i say it’s the corporation’s fault and not individual artists?

also my favorite adaptations are ones where they do change things for the medium. i’m more worried about them making changes that make the show less progressive

so the adventure zone was recently picked up for an animated series.

hooray! good for the mcelroys. i’m glad they’re getting more mainstream. i’m glad they’re able to financially support themselves and their family with this fame. i’m glad taz has a chance to get new fans! i’m glad fans get to see some of the most iconic balance moments animated!

i also think it’s a monstrously bad idea.

(this is long and this may seem pretty mean and radical, but please read before fighting me on any of this. also this isn’t an attack on anyone that’s excited for any of this adaptation stuff! it’s good to be excited for this success. but also there are some things to consider.)

Keep reading

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paradoxgavel

This is a really cynical view on it, and I really don't think I can agree with it because of that. I know that the McElroys aren't just going to let the network do whatever they want with it.

okay. i’ve already had a few people tell me this is a really cynical view. and it is!

:)

i’m not coming at this situation as a fan. (when they make this, i will watch it, and i will try to enjoy it for what it is!) i’m coming at this situation as someone who is in this industry and knows how it works.

the executive’s decisions will always outweigh the mcelroy’s. full stop. it doesn’t matter if they’re consultants or writers or whatever.

if the mcelroys try to fight them on it, there are two likely outcomes:

1. the project is dropped entirely

2. the mcelroys will be kicked off the project.

again, i haven’t seen their contracts. but based on every contract i’ve seen from a major company, this is what will probably happen.

i can’t stress this enough: it’s okay if you’re excited about the show. it’s okay if the show comes out and you love it. it will still be art and it will still be exciting.

but it’s not a mcelroy product. it’s an NBC product.

so the adventure zone was recently picked up for an animated series.

hooray! good for the mcelroys. i’m glad they’re getting more mainstream. i’m glad they’re able to financially support themselves and their family with this fame. i’m glad taz has a chance to get new fans! i’m glad fans get to see some of the most iconic balance moments animated!

i also think it’s a monstrously bad idea.

(this is long and this may seem pretty mean and radical, but please read before fighting me on any of this. also this isn’t an attack on anyone that’s excited for any of this adaptation stuff! it’s good to be excited for this success. but also there are some things to consider.)

Keep reading