I posted that earlier today, I've found the DVD since and it's only series 1. I do remember the other three series and seen a few reruns on TV since, but I don't think I'll be getting the other 3.
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I posted that earlier today, I've found the DVD since and it's only series 1. I do remember the other three series and seen a few reruns on TV since, but I don't think I'll be getting the other 3.
I'd be happy with Season 1 since it seems to be the best of the lot. Still can't find it here. It certainly can't be found through Amazon.
Correction, it can be found on Amazon.co.uk, but thats Region 2 and I don't have a way to play that here. And it's not a complete season, but sold in Volumes. Bummer.
I work at Future Shop and I know we'll be getting the first two films in stock to coincide with the release of MIB3. This would be a great time to see the series released as a nice box set.
I have a five year old eMac computer that I don't really use now that I have a new iMac. It certainly would be possible to switch it to play Region 2 DVDs. But it's only a 17" screen and I'd really like to watch this on my TV with a larger screen.
I have a five year old eMac computer that I don't really use now that I have a new iMac. It certainly would be possible to switch it to play Region 2 DVDs. But it's only a 17" screen and I'd really like to watch this on my TV with a larger screen.
Hmm, maybe there's an online way to watch, narrowing it to season one should help.
It certaintly had some of the better story arcs and the most development from Jay, which was essentially the focus of MIB originally, seeing it all from his perspective, something the early show continued.
It certaintly had some of the better story arcs and the most development from Jay, which was essentially the focus of MIB originally, seeing it all from his perspective, something the early show continued.
"The I Married An Alien Syndrome" might be one of the most complete episodes as J comes to the fore with some good sleuthing on his own and starts to know more about K as a person. And for the first time K calls his partner J rather than Slick...at least temporarily.
That was actually the first season finale (though episode 11 was postponed and debuted a few months later), so it's the culmination of their arc through the season, and sadly the last time we get to see any real character development for them. But it's a good ending to the show in its original form. (Season 2 still has some clever adventure stories, but they're much more lacking in character development. And it just gets dumber from there.)
I was just looking through the show's Wikipedia page and it says it was added to the Canadian Netflix on April 2nd of this year. I wonder if there's any chance it could be added to the US version too? I didn't realize Netflix had different stuff available in different countries, I thought it was all the same no matter where you lived.
I think it's a matter of rights. If the rights to release a series on DVD in a certain country haven't been granted, then Netflix or Hulu or whoever wouldn't have the right to stream it in that country either.
Just watched the first four episodes of Season 2. Not bad, but not the same as Season 1. Yeah, the animation is a little smoother and a bit more polished, but the writing and stories are not as nuanced. It isn't bad, but it's more straight adventure like. Yeah, K is flatter while J seems to be a bit less the rookie.
Fortunately it hasn't gotten truly goofy yet.
Fortunately it hasn't gotten truly goofy yet.
I got so sick of the Worms in seasons 2-4. They were a single joke, coffee addiction, restated over and over and over and over and over. That's boring. At least in their brief season 1 appearances (well, at least in the pilot), they were allowed to have other vices and interests, though not to the same extent as in the movie, of course. But from "The Take No Prisoners Syndrome" onward, coffee obsession was the entirety of their characterization. And while that would've been tiresome and shallow enough in background running-gag characters, the really unbearable thing is that the Worms ultimately became the de facto stars of the show!
I've never understood this idea that taking one thin joke and repeating it constantly for episode after episode constitutes comedy. It's homeopathic humor, diluting the minimum possible amount of content in the maximum possible volume. It's the same reason I gave up on Saturday Night Live in the '90s.
I've never understood this idea that taking one thin joke and repeating it constantly for episode after episode constitutes comedy. It's homeopathic humor, diluting the minimum possible amount of content in the maximum possible volume. It's the same reason I gave up on Saturday Night Live in the '90s.
I certainly can't disagree. It does wear thin. They do make me laugh in certain moments and usually thats not when they're obsessing about coffee. It's amusing when they try to talk tough and then chicken real fast when faced with adversity, not that different from how some people can be in real life.
One I find really annoying is Troy the symbiote. His shtick got old after his first appearance. Alpha is also getting old fast. Frank the Pug and Jeebs the pawnbroker are also one note characters.
It's a common failure in comedy (and drama) to do more of the same rather than trying to be diverse and parse out the familiar elements.
It really is a shame they changed course from Season 1. I'm at midpoint of Season 2 and the change isn't yet too drastic but it is noticeable. It's easy to see how it can go downhill from here. Doing it smart isn't easy while doing it stupid is a cakewalk.
First season MIB reminds me somewhat of Star Trek TAS. There's a lot to like and you can see the creators are aspiring to do something better than average for the medium. But both were eventually (inevitably?) undermined by the mindset that animation is strictly for kids and they won't know the difference.
Why do the original Looney Toons still work? Because essentially they weren't written for kids. You can tell by all the then familiar pop culture references and sly humour. As a kid you laugh at the silly antics, but as an adult you get all the real jokes. Many of the original Looney Toons have bridged ages as well as generations. It's the same with the original Flintstones and the good animations done since. The good stuff is multilayered and nuanced.
The bad are repetitive one-notes.
The season 1 Worms were much like J, they were smarter than they looked and were often underestimated. The jokes were funny but when they needed to put that aside and save the day they did. The Worms had a few great moments in the early episodes often surprising even K and Z.
Yes -- the cartoons of the '40s and '50s were shown in movie theaters as part of a program for the whole family -- cartoon, newsreel, short subject, and one or two feature films. So they were made to appeal to audiences of all ages.
As for The Flintstones, it was actually a prime-time show in its original run, as were The Jetsons and Jonny Quest.
During Season 2 it's been incremental, but with the episode "The Fmall Fmall World Syndrome" the series definitely crosses the line. Whats sad is that the second season episodes weren't that far off the mark if some things had been dialled back. But with TFFWS the silly quotient is dialled up.
The only good thing I liked about this one was the design of the alien ship hidden in the holographic barn.
The only good thing I liked about this one was the design of the alien ship hidden in the holographic barn.
^If you keep going, I think "disappointed" is a word you're going to be using more and more.
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