Rick and Morty (and not Justin Roiland)

[schmojo]

I feel like this episode was better than any from last season.

 

Ok, I'm probably back in.

[Nick R]

11 hours ago, jonamok said:

That was fantastic. “Whisper kitchen Frasier bullshit.” 😆

 

That was my favourite like. Frasier's kitchen (and front door) always did seem remarkably soundproof!

[Gigawatt]

On 22/06/2021 at 11:55, schmojo said:

I feel like this episode was better than any from last season.

 

You sunnovabitch, I’m in.

Come on, you missed an open goal here. 
 

Loved the new episode. 

[xtremeboat]

Anyone watching Solar Opposites on Disney+? Justin Roiland, same studio, really good 

[schmojo]

Yeah, I've watched most of it and probably like it more than Rick and Morty on average.

 

It's got a bit of the old Family Guy/American Dad 'Can you just make us another one of those?' syndrome, but it turns out there's room for more than one. I don't think Dan Harmon is involved either, which might explain the absence of the narrative self-indulgence I got bored of in the last series of R&M.

[Silent Runner]

Couldn't follow this weeks at all but I loved it. 

[Danster]

2 hours ago, xtremeboat said:

Anyone watching Solar Opposites on Disney+? Justin Roiland, same studio, really good 

Yeah love it, especially The Wall epsiodes! Amazing work, proper Hollywood feels in a 25 minute show by pulling all the tropes.

[Harsin]

12 minutes ago, Silent Runner said:

Couldn't follow this weeks at all but I loved it. 

 

Surprised they referenced Asimov when the concept seemed far closer to Phillip K. Dick.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Variety

 

Which was very loosely adapated to the screen as this.

 

[b00dles]

Half man. Half scream. 

[Sidewaysbob]

"I don't know which one to shoot. You'll have to kill yourself morty, I did" 

[Number 28]

Does this season have the usual after-credits scenes? Because fuck Channel 4's streaming service if so. 

[monkeydog]

4 hours ago, Number 28 said:

Does this season have the usual after-credits scenes? Because fuck Channel 4's streaming service if so. 

 

Yes. I watched it on Android and the after credits worked fine.

[Pete]

I really want to watch this but cannot stand 4OD, do we know if it will appear on Netflix at some point?

[GwiDan]

4od is awful on Safari. I get a large horizontal white bar across the bottom of the screen on it. 

[Chadruharazzeb]

Not ideal but the best way of watching this is on the high seas. 4OD is shit quality and riddled with ads, and on Netflix it's got bleeped-out swearing. 

[Number 28]

Yeah, I'm going to have to go that route I reckon. I can suffer through the ads, but not the credit squeeze/missing the ending...

[IcEBuRN]

Quality is fine via sky, and they had swearing! How does that work when it's censored on the 4 app, no? 

[Broker]

I feel genuine embarrassment saying I enjoy Rick and Morty. The fanbase are so toxic in general and the rumour that Visionary Director Zack Snyder wants to do a movie has revealed that a lot of them are also Snyder superfans, which makes total sense. 

[McFly]

2 hours ago, Broker said:

I feel genuine embarrassment saying I enjoy Rick and Morty. The fanbase are so toxic in general and the rumour that Visionary Director Zack Snyder wants to do a movie has revealed that a lot of them are also Snyder superfans, which makes total sense. 

Could you elaborate on the fanbase comment please? I have no knowledge of this.

 

Anyway, awesomely mad episode.

[Stig]

8 minutes ago, McFly said:

Could you elaborate on the fanbase comment please? I have no knowledge of this.

 

Anyway, awesomely mad episode.

 

Just stay off Twitter and you'll be fine.

[Sketch]

On 28/06/2021 at 15:27, Harsin said:

Surprised they referenced Asimov when the concept seemed far closer to Phillip K. Dick.

 

Dick cascade probably just didn't sound right in the recording booth.

[McFly]

1 hour ago, Stigweard said:

 

Just stay off Twitter and you'll be fine.

Ah OK, I haven't been on for years, explains my ignorance.

[Nick R]

1 hour ago, McFly said:

Could you elaborate on the fanbase comment please? I have no knowledge of this.

 

I don't know if there's been anything recently to prompt @Broker's comment about the fanbase. But back when season 3 was broadcast, there was the Szechuan Sauce thing and the "female writers are ruining the show!" thing in quick succession.

[Alex W.]

The nadir for me is that you had all these fan theories about the scientific basis of the cob planet (none of which made any sense), meanwhile the writers were quite clear that it was just some dumb shit that they thought was hilarious and having an explanation would ruin it.

 

The show is very emotionally and intellectually savvy but there’s an vocal and sophomoric segment of the fanbase who seem to think that’s about ~references~ and understanding technical words and get very defensive of their imagined elite status.

[McFly]

I saw a video of some dunce in a burger place going nuts saying "pickle rick" which was pretty disturbing. I can't imagine what the cob planet people are like 

[Jonnysaxc]

S5 ep 2, I can't understand

Spoiler

the original motivation for the clones/decoys to kill the other decoys? 

 

[Alex W.]

18 minutes ago, McFly said:

I saw a video of some dunce in a burger place going nuts saying "pickle rick" which was pretty disturbing. I can't imagine what the cob planet people are like 

They’re all well behaved but it speaks to such a fundamental misreading of a show that’s ultimately about the tragedy of knowing everything and still being unable to make anyone around you happy.

[McFly]

Spoiler

I took it as they all became self-aware after one family died and then went on to try and prove who was a decoy or not.

 

[Sketch]

42 minutes ago, McFly said:

I saw a video of some holy man in a burger place going nuts saying "pickle rick" which was pretty life changing.

 

And another fan video:

 

When you say you are a fan of Rick and Morty, you are saying you are part of this man's social circle. You are a brother/sister of his. A comrade. A fellow. Part of his pack; he is part of yours. The same tribe. The same.

[Poet]

2 hours ago, Sketch said:

When you say you are a fan of Rick and Morty, you are saying you are part of this man's social circle. You are a brother/sister of his. A comrade. A fellow. Part of his pack; he is part of yours. The same tribe. The same.

 

That's not how liking something works.