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    1. Recommendation: BoJack Horseman (2014—)

      My previous recommendations: Person of Interest Psych So, I just finished binging all five seasons, and I think I can safely recommend this series to an audience that enjoys adult humor and series...

      My previous recommendations:

      So, I just finished binging all five seasons, and I think I can safely recommend this series to an audience that enjoys adult humor and series that juggle between the very funny and very serious.

      BoJack Horseman is a series that starts slow and doesn't really seem to truly find itself until Season 3. I personally didn't enjoy the first half of Season 1 at all (got very bored). The second half of Season 1 got me to keep watching purely on the humor and the gags, which pretty consistently increase in quality as the show continues.

      I especially got drawn in on all the "animal" gags. The series at some point early on becomes very comfortable going all out on visual&storytelling gags based on the animal playing them (BJH is an otherwise-normal universe where a significant part of the population is half-animal half-human). The humor is pretty high quality, I would easily compare it to the humor in Arrested Development (early seasons).
      It is a series that makes fun of itself, without relying too much on gimmicks or breaking the fourth wall too much. With that said, Seasons 3 and 4 introduce more experimental episodes (including an entirely mute one, similar to the excellent Hush from Buffy, as well as another that only consists of a beautiful entire 22 minute monologue). None of them bored me. I was always extremely impressed with the execution and the quality.

      What really gets me to recommend this series is its later seasons. Seasons 3 and 4 are of exceptionally high quality and the show becomes… very dark. But not without losing its humor. BoJack Horseman made me cry three times. I'm not talking about tearing up, I'm talking about the full waterworks like I've done only a couple of times in my entire adult life.
      It's a show that punches you in the gut not by having grand romantic storylines; not by having heroic moments with epic music; not sympathetically by having manly characters tear up; not even by killing off beloved characters like Game of Thrones. It's a show that hits you because it's too fucking real.

      In many ways, I would say that I enjoyed BJH for similar reasons that I enjoyed early GoT: It's unforgiving to its characters. But I don't want this to put anyone off from watching; it's a unique series to which I have a very hard time finding parallels. Its humor sits between Arrested Development, Futurama and Rick & Morty and is very much its own thing. Very reminiscent of Adult Swim.

      BoJack Horseman is available on Netflix. Come for the gags, stay for your own reasons.

      24 votes
    2. Storyboards, outlines and concept art for unproduced Adventure Time episodes

      The first few seasons of Adventure Time are very dear to my heart, I watched them as a teenager when they first aired and I still revisit them from time to time when I'm bored or am having a bad...

      The first few seasons of Adventure Time are very dear to my heart, I watched them as a teenager when they first aired and I still revisit them from time to time when I'm bored or am having a bad day and need a pick-me-up. I recently came across a bunch of outlines and concepts for unproduced episodes from season 1, and some of them are really good!

      Full Storyboards:

      THE GLORRIORS

      BROTHERS IN INSOMNIA (This one's good)

      Outlines:

      BOXCARS & BINDLES (I really like this one)

      HAND (It's a board artist's worst nightmare!)

      ONE HOT WORM

      THE MUMBLING MAN

      TOWER OF BONE

      THE HELMET OF THOROGON

      SWATHS OF GLORY

      TREE PROBLEM (This is an outline for "Brothers in Insomnia")

      Story Notes:

      DIAMOND JIM

      JAKESUIT

      Other:

      Adventure Time series presentation

      3 votes
    3. What are some of your favourite anime?

      Just wanted to start talking about anime in general see what people like, share some of our favourite titles and such. I propose we link to MAL or AniList since Tildes doesn't necessarily have a...

      Just wanted to start talking about anime in general see what people like, share some of our favourite titles and such. I propose we link to MAL or AniList since Tildes doesn't necessarily have a bot that would do that automatically. I'll start!


      • Shaman King was probably one of the first anime I watched alongside Pokemon back before I knew what anime was. It's a very nostalgic show for me and the english opening still gives me shivers.
      • Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is something I've gotten to appreciate much more since I watched it later down the line when rediscovering anime for myself and starting to really get into it. It's one of the highest rated shows on MAL and it definitely deserves every bit of praise it gets.
      • Spirited Away and The Wind Rises. If we are talking movies, these two would probably be my picks. The former brings forward very nostalgic memories and the latter I happened to see in the theaters and I loved every second of it. I feel like most of Miyazaki's works are going to end up on a lot of people's favourites lists.

      I'd love to discuss each one deeper if people are into it but I want everyone to feel free and share as much as they'd like, including personal stories and anecdotes.

      edit: Amazed to see so many people sharing their favourite shows in detail, and also glad that there are so many people on tildes who share one of my favourite pastimes. :)

      23 votes
    4. Anybody here like cartoon TV shows?

      If anyone here is into cartoon/animated TV shows and I wanna know what you guys watch and if you would recommend anything! Here's some of the stuff I watch: Adult Cartoons: Rick and Morty Bojack...

      If anyone here is into cartoon/animated TV shows and I wanna know what you guys watch and if you would recommend anything!

      Here's some of the stuff I watch:

      Adult Cartoons:

      • Rick and Morty
      • Bojack Horseman
      • South Park
      • Bob's Burgers (haven't seen much of this though)

      Kid friendly cartoons (but still pretty good imo):

      • Gravity Falls
      • Steven Universe
      • Spongebob Squarepants
      • My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (don't watch this so much anymore, quality went way down imo)

      I've been thinking about watching Archer and Star Vs The Forces of Evil.

      24 votes
    5. Trollhunters

      I discovered this series while browsing something on Netflix Kids with my kids and after finishing the first season I already knew it was going to be one of those jewels that you absolutely love....

      I discovered this series while browsing something on Netflix Kids with my kids and after finishing the first season I already knew it was going to be one of those jewels that you absolutely love.
      Both me and my kids waited with anticipation every new season and now that it's ended I sincerly have that bittersweet feeling of something good that ended but that couldn't have ended better than this.

      I strongly recommend everyone to give it a watch, either if you have kids or if you just love animation's movie. It's really something special.

      The series is completed (spoilers in this article) as stated previously, several time, by the creator Gulliermo del Toro and this just proves how it was a labour of love instead of a milking machine (looking at you How To Train Your Dragon").
      Also some info about the two upcoming spin-off, 3 Below and Wizards.

      Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80075820
      uNoGS: https://unogs.com/video/?v=80075820 (seems to be available everywhere)
      IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1734135/
      Rotten Tomatoes: Season 1 - Season 2 - Season 3 - Average 95%

      3 votes