I suppose this is considered science fiction. I believe it has just started airing. I've seen the comics on occasion around the internet and had no idea they were planning on adapting this into a series.

Has anyone seen the first episode yet? I'll probably check it out tonight.

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[–] 50 points 3 years ago (2 children)

It’s alright but not as good as the comics. I feel like the quirky dialogue doesn’t really have the same impact when it’s happening over 20 minutes vs a short punchy four panel strip

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  • [–] 38 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    The spirit of wit is brevity.

    The Strange World comics only work in small doses.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    You've captured my thoughts better than I could.

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  • [–] 46 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    The voices kill it for me. They've always just been monotone, nearly robotic voices in my head while reading the comics.

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  • [–] 30 points 3 years ago

    Yes, this is exactly what I came here to write.

    The humor is all about decoding the language from the images alone, so the inflections and other verbal cues actually spoil every joke. There's no ah-ha moment, because the meaning of the words is telegraphed to us simultaneously with the cryptic language.

    I don't understand how anyone can make an entire show about this without understanding the fundamental principle here.

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  • [–] 18 points 3 years ago

    This glowing rectangle presentation was adequate to hijack my executive function for the duration of its runtime.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    The comics do give me a chuckle but it really is the same joke every time. That’s fine for a comic that I see pop up every now and then. But I don’t know how you build a show on that.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    If you like the punchlines from the comics, but are disappointed in the show, remember that the movie Coneheads exists.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    Yeah but Coneheads operates on a level of campiness and absurdity that this cartoon just doesn't look to be nearing by any stretch. Coneheads is definitely cult classic material and this just looks like another whatever cartoon to me.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I suspected that the show would be bad when I first heard they were making it. The comic's alright but it's not really the sort of material that translates well to the screen.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    I watched the first 3 eps and I absolutly loved it! Can wait to watch the next one!

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Terrible reviews so far. I think a movie would have gone over better

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    Watched the trailer that showed following the latest after party episode, wife and I both said "nope" and moved on to something else. Looks so fucking dumb. That cartoon was interesting for the first few months, but it's just repeating the same joke over and over and over.

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  • Saw this, put it on, am 7min into it and am giving it a 2/10, it's pretty bad. Not sure I'll watch any more.

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  • Christ this looks so bad.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    This looks like invader zim but like mid tier and no soul

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 years ago

    Seems like this show is going to be rather divisive. I've barely seen any of these comics so I have no real attachment with it. I think as long as the show has some funny jokes then that is good enough to me.

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