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Haven't seen the finale yet. Throwing some last-minute speculation out there (that I've suspected from the beginning):
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I decided to record myself voice acting impressions of Grunkle Stan.
Feedback etc would be appreciated, I had fun doing it ;)
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Bumping to show off this:
Spoiler: show It's funny how a couple years ago the show was just starting and I had to work my way around a joint series signing in order to get just GF cast autographs... They even talked about how surprised they were back then to see cosplayers for the show already in line. Now they've got their own signing block and a panel that's pretty popular. I even saw a Kagepro cosplayer I met earlier in line for the signing as well. Small world. As an aside- I admit I haven't been following the series that closely, but seeing that and hearing other fans discussing theories such as "Grunkle Stan has a twin" or "Wendy is Manly Dan's daughter" (confirmed by Hirsch in the panel) and pointing to clues made me think the two franchises do have one thing in common that I love: Tons of visual hints and references to tie things together that astute viewers will pick up. (Also the "experience" of summer...) Anyway, the teaser for season 2 didn't tell much, except for maybe one scene. They also handed out backlight pens and postcards, some of which had secret messages on them. Unfortunately neither my brother nor I received one, so I have no idea of the contents. It was interesting to learn that Mabel was based off Hirsch's own twin sister, who was wearing a weird troll sweater from back then that inspired the llama one. His favorite game is also SMRPG... I should've said something about it when he commented on my Zelda shirt at the signing. XP *shot*
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All right, since no one's talking about season 2 yet, I guess I'll start it off. DON'T HATE ME FOR THE POST THAT'S UNUSUALLY LONG AND ANALYTICAL FOR THIS THREAD
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08-25-2014, 12:49 AM | #59 |
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God dang, the incest is everywhere these days!
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What a small world we live in. I was going to edit this update into the post but you replied before I could, so I'll just announce it here: apparently the artist for that fanart piece is none other than Mike Inel of Katawa Shoujo fame. IIRC he was the artist for Hanako's video. (Yep! This sure confirms it!)
A, that explains why I like the art style so much. ;o And B, this makes me wish we had a Mike Inel-ified Gravity Falls more than ever. haha In case you want the three scenes of the gif separately, check out Mike's Tumblr gallery: originally he uploaded them as three separate gifs. (Or I can just link them here: 1 2 3.) It looks like someone downstream merged them into one file, which is what I shared above.
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I also thought that was Red at first. o.O;
The biting from Mabel's side I can see happening.
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So, I've been curious to watch the show off and on, off and on the past few weeks. And it'd been waxing up 'til now, and finally ... whoom! I went ahead and started the series.
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S1E01: Spoiler: show S1E02: Spoiler: show S1E03: Spoiler: show S1E04: Spoiler: show I wrote more things to Yuki on Skype but I don't feel like parsing everything over here meticulously. ^^; If people want to discuss with me what I've seen, then we can discuss. Otherwise, I'll just offer a few other introductory thoughts. The opening really is catchy. Fell in love with it pretty much on sight, and I've probably listened to it at this point some ten to twenty times. (I realize it's short, but keep in mind that I've also only watched four episodes.) The coded messages were fun to decode. I began with the assumption of one of the simplest ciphers of all and Yuki was quick to hint-confirm that I had the right idea. From there, it was a simple matter of getting more to work with since the very first coded message is, admittedly, a little bit of a pain in the butt to brute force. Doable, but I wasn't in the mood for hassle when I knew more messages existed with which I could work. Locating another message with Yuki's guidance, I cracked the code almost immediately. I really appreciate the creators' fidelity to continuity and internal consistency. Lots of nods to both the past and the future. The characters aren't complex (yet?), but Dipper, Mabel, and Grunkle Stan are all delights, Soos and Wendy are nice as well, and all five stand out as clear characters in their own rights. No one feels 100% like a cardboard cutout (the one who comes closest to that being Wendy) and yet at the same time they each fit very clear character archetypal roles. I'm only four episodes in, but already I am enjoying this series quite a bit.
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There's an episode in the series that hits home! Perhaps you'll like it, too!
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A friend of mine reblogged a link to every episode online, so I'm probably going to give this a whirl too.
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>Mermando
There was a Mermando cosplayer who showed up to the signing booth with Mabel at SDCC. Alex Hirsch's real twin sister (who was wearing her original version of the sweater Mabel's was based off of) requested a picture with him. XP (Thought about snapping a pic as well but was too slow.) >boy band They're still out there in the woods, according to Hirsch at the panel. Possibly making cameos in the future.
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S1E18:
Spoiler: show S1E19: Spoiler: show S1E20: Spoiler: show Final impressions on Season 1: This show came as a pleasant surprise. When I'd first been shown it several years ago, I really hadn't cared for what I had seen. It felt like a typical cartoon of the 2000s era of television from Nickelodeon or Disney. It had dumb humor that felt like it was killing my brain cells every minute I watched. Giving the series a second chance and starting from the beginning proved to be the ticket. Maybe it was because I was going in with low expectations now. Maybe it was because I had been "inoculated" to the series' brand of humor. I dunno. But whatever it was, I was able to smile at the sillier parts while thoroughly enjoying the more lore-ey or character development-ey parts. The characters were charming. I didn't hate any of the main five, though the two in more of a sidekick role (Soos and Wendy) I found a lot less interesting than the three in more of a driver's seat role (Dipper, Mabel, and Grunkle Stan). The supporting characters were for the most part entertaining. Gravity Falls doesn't hold up to most anime I've watched or to a cartoon like The Legend of Korra if we want to talk character depth, plot depth, etc. But it holds up to them nicely in terms of how entertaining it was to watch. The comparison I would raise is Disney's earlier cartoon Recess. I wouldn't say Recess was particularly strong on plot or character development either. But it was still a fantastic kids show, one of the most entertaining of its time. They're not the same show, but I imagine that if you loved one you'd love the other and that if you hated one you'd hate the other. I told Yuki early on that Gravity Falls felt to me to be less like a show written for children and more like a show that was written for young adults but could be enjoyed by children all the same. I'd have to flip on that position now and say that I feel Gravity Falls' intended demographic is in fact kids ages 8-12 ... but that it's got so much in it that can also be enjoyed by viewers ages 13+. Yuki suggested to me that the series does get "dark" later on. Not sure if we've already seen that or what, but I'd describe any of the darkest moments in Season 1 as perfectly ordinary for children's television.
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>grappling hook
Hirsch said at the panel Mabel carries it all the time under her sweater. Mabel's voice actress said she wished she had known that, it would have affected her performance. >darkness Episode 05 is what I was thinking of when I mentioned that since it was the first one to be kinda creepy/scary for kids' television IMO. One of the new episodes gets particularly uncomfortable though. I also forgot to mention this earlier, but Robbie's CD is something fans point to towards the theory of him being a supernatural being/zombie.
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As a quick update: I've watched the first six Gravity Falls shorts in the Dipper's Guide to the Unexplained series. Just in case you're not clear on what these shorts were about, spoilers below so you can assess whether you've seen them already or not:
Spoiler: show The shorts are okay. They're worth watching if you're a completionist or if you're a crazy big fan of the series, but for everyone else they can be passed over at little cost. Each short contains codes at the very end, but I assume that most of these codes are outdated. I'll look into it later. I will say this though: the first short reminded me 100% of the rides at theme parks like Walt Disney World or Universal Studios where you get on a "car/train car/boat" with other passengers, the "vehicle" is raised up into the air, and then you go on a scripted "adventure" with a 3-D movie. Like the Simpsons ride, for any who may have been on that. Or (much older) the Back to the Future ride or Jetsons ride. I could honestly have seen Short #1 being the video footage of a Gravity Falls-themed ride at a theme park. So I guess check it out for that alone if nothing else? ^^; Quote:
Another thing to keep in mind: if Robbie were the threatening kind of supernatural, he would've already used his powers against the video game bodyguard (S1E10) or against Dipper (any number of episodes). All he's ever done is threaten violence the way a normal teenage boy might be expected to do. No fireballs, no wolf bites, no ripped-off limbs used as beat sticks, nothing supernatural.
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