I normally don't do this, especially these days when i'm so swamped with work thanks to my move and back pains putting me way behind.
But... given I did a whole 6 part retrospective on this series, love it dearly and have covered pretty much every scrap of scott pilgrim media except the game (which I now feel confident enough in reviewing games to fix, wink wink), I couldn't.. not comment on this. So let's jump in.
Firstly the trailer diseplled my fears from the cast announcment that they were just adapting the film: the art style from the comics is lovingly presented while at the same time adding some nice wrinkles: there's apparently a segement of the kim and scott fight that takes place on vhs, it has a ncie little grainy quality and I notice the animation is slightly intentionally a touch stitled in spots while being every bit as fast pased and manic as it needs during fights,m amost like a comic in motion which I really appreciate. The animation is drop dead gorgeous and every bit as glorious as O'Malley's style in motion should be while still doing it's own things. Shots I really liked are gideon's screen thing, the split screen with the band all sweaty, and the vhs stuff.
And that's really the vibe I get: going a bit closer to the comics but also adding shit. I love the oni half mask Roxy has in one shot, and a lot of the trailer seems to be showing off that we'll be geting some unique scenes neither the movie nor the comics had. I love Gideon's creepy layer with all those tv screens, Roxy and Wallace having a proper confrontation (and a hilarious one), more scenes with Ramona by herself, and what looks to be an absolutely BONKERS take on the roxy fight. It's one of the main reasons I wanted a full series adaptation: while I love the movie a combination of edgar only having access to volumes 1 and 3 primarily and having to slim the narrative down into two hours meant a lot of stuff got cut out out of necsity or, contrary to popular belief, him not being a psychic wizard from an outer dimension. it's an inner dimension. Diffrent thing. Diffrent power set.
So yeah this looks like everything I could've possibly hoped for and I look forward to seeing it this november.. and covering it. See the reason I don't cover a ton of streaming series when they come out, much as i'd love to, is that I'm not psychic. I can't predict when a service will deem to release their show unless they tell me and most wait till the very last second, long after i've filled up my schedule. IN this case though I hadn't gotten to november yet and even if I had now I have a hard date, I can carve out a space for this series. So expect a review of this show in november baby and like you i'm hoping it's gooood.
i think i love a pretty miserable life and im not trying to get any sympathy or anything it’s just a fact at this point. i got 2 friends that never answer my texts, i dont go out at all, i have 0 hobbies or any interest in going back to my old hobbies, i work once or twice a week bc i lack the skills to get an actual job, ive been single for an embarrassing amount of time, i literally have nothing going on in my life. i’m so sad my dog died and i cant help but feel sorry for myself and mourn what i once was and all i had. i hate how my meds make me feel. all i do is listen to music and watch tv and scroll through twitter and tiktok without really paying attention to anything. idk it’s just really sad and miserable and depressing to live like this but i have no motivation to do anything about it cause it feels like i got weights on my feet and i can’t move
The date is going well, laughing and delight raising to new heights as Lupo and Reagan enjoy their time together, swapping stories and getting to know each other very well. At this point you can draw the curtains on this perfect little couple, but another gang rolls into the scene, the Claws, here to make things worse and put the couple in a dangerous situation.
Cuties being cuties, sudden danger, poking the bear literally, petty but exciting theft, and driving off into the night, what more is there to love? Snippet of the story below~
The lights of the city are in full bloom, the huge skyscrapers becoming beacons in the distance while the flashing lights of a concert can be seen across the shimmering water of the lake. As the neighborhoods of the city settle in for sleep, the night life is reborn with music being played for all to enjoy or dread as the case my be. At El Mejor Lugar, most of the evening crowd has left in favor of those that are going from one party to another, grabbing a bite to eat a bit more to drink. Some of these traveling parties have set up in the main rooms of the restaurant with new bands playing a bit higher tempo for them.
In the outside patio area, there is only a sporadic few eaters left; an older couple drinking and enjoying the view of the lake, a trio of friends still catching up after years apart, and a pair that is engrossed in a story being told. Most of the food on the pair’s table has been eaten and cleared, only a few drinks left between them that have already been forgotten about.
Reagan is starting at Lupo with a wide surprised smile on her face, a mix of disbelief and wonder at the story being told. Her tail sways in delight behind her, all pretext about what lead to this date pushed aside as she finds herself having the time of her life. She lets out a chuckle as Lupo leans back, story told with a proud smile on his face as she asks, “Let me get this straight; not only did you steal a rich guy’s prized motorbike and crashed it, but then you went back in and stole his fucking paintings? How?”
Lupo laughs as he shakes his head and leans forward, his tail wagging with abandon behind him as he can’t stop smiling. In fact he hasn’t stopped smiling this entire time and started to forget what it was like to not laugh like this every day, “No, no, no, I didn’t say it right. Carlos… uh… ‘Crash’, came with me for the job because he wanted to make a name for himself. So I found him the keys to the bike and told him to drive it out while I grabbed the paintings, he wasn’t supposed to crash it el maldito idiota. That bike was worth a lot in parts but in the end it became the most expensive distraction…”
He takes a drink to get rid of the dryness in the throat, realizing that he has been talking for a while now without a break. Reagan laughs at his correction, letting out a sigh as she shakes her head to catch her breath, trying to calm the blush across her face. After a moment a thought comes to her as she leans forward and gives him an expectant look, “Wait, is that how he got the name ‘Crash’?”
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