The Big Picture: Continanity: Rebooted
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That is what messed up CAPTCHA. I think they forget, HUMANS, still need to read them,rayen020 said:damn bob, really letting that bostonian accent out this week huh?
EDIT; for nay and all wondering in his very first video back in the escapist present archive, he talks says his boston accent really comes out when he's mad or emotional about something. It's a boston accent, thats where he lives, thats what it is.
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As for the comics change.. This re-boot is for the first time getting into comics. I am one of those guys that needs to start at the begining. I will probably get a lot of back-issues of things if I find a favorite character.
My issue with comics as a relative outsider on the genre looking in has never been continuity, it's been how damn many of them there are. Even if you like, say, Wolverine and want to start reading comics about him there instantly, what, 5 or 6 different series that he appears in not counting one offs or short cross overs?
Note that I don't know the exact numbers or names of the series but I think that's kind of the point.. and I'm someone who does have a little bit of knowledge and wouldn't even be going in totally cold. Even if I did pick up an issue at random and fall in love with it, the sheer expense in time and money of following even a single character is beyond the scope of pretty much anyone but the most dedicated.
Note that I don't know the exact numbers or names of the series but I think that's kind of the point.. and I'm someone who does have a little bit of knowledge and wouldn't even be going in totally cold. Even if I did pick up an issue at random and fall in love with it, the sheer expense in time and money of following even a single character is beyond the scope of pretty much anyone but the most dedicated.
The accent was pretty cringeworthy. It's like when Londoners (i'm from the UK) get so 'into' something that they go full on cockney and deliberately draw out every single word and say it with exaggeration. You also see this kind of behaviour a lot when someone is mixing with a member of that particular group when they otherwise wouldn't and as a result wouldn't normally talk that way. Say for example someone who usually makes an effort to enunciate things properly starts chatting with someone who talks with a thick accent - the former will deliberately adopt that drawl in order to show connection with the latter. I think that's what Bob is doing - adopting his thick Boston drawl to show his deep connection with and interest in comic books. I personally can't stand that and have never done it myself, but i suppose we can't really bag on Bob for old habits dying hard. It's probably more comfortable to talk that way. Still, we have "TV voices" for a reason and when presenting a ten minute or so video people are generally expected to talk like a news presenter.
Interesting video. As always, i love these Big Pictures, even if i personally have no stake in anything that's being said - i've never really understood the appeal behind comic books, for example, yet i still find 'comics are weird' episodes to be entertaining in their own right. He's right about not having to start at the beginning when it comes to continuity. It's not quite the same, but how many people do you think enjoyed Fallout 3 without having played Fallout 1 and 2 first, for example? Though if people love something enough they will always want to hit that reset button and start from the beginning. To deny that is to incur great frustration for the fan, which can cause them to go from 'new reader' to 'non-reader' if they feel they will never be able to be in the same position as the 'old reader' who has been there from the start.
Interesting video. As always, i love these Big Pictures, even if i personally have no stake in anything that's being said - i've never really understood the appeal behind comic books, for example, yet i still find 'comics are weird' episodes to be entertaining in their own right. He's right about not having to start at the beginning when it comes to continuity. It's not quite the same, but how many people do you think enjoyed Fallout 3 without having played Fallout 1 and 2 first, for example? Though if people love something enough they will always want to hit that reset button and start from the beginning. To deny that is to incur great frustration for the fan, which can cause them to go from 'new reader' to 'non-reader' if they feel they will never be able to be in the same position as the 'old reader' who has been there from the start.
I like the accent. Once I noticed it I kind of stopped caring about what he was talking about. I just wanted to hear more of the accent. I like accents.
He's got a point really, if it weren't for the reboot would any of us have dc on our minds in the past months?
No but they almost did. In the ultimate universe once your dead you stay dead (with the exception of Thor, whos lophole was that he would only stay dead if his girlfriend was alive) which ment that after 10 years of no one important die and story building up storys some people thought that things got a little too complicated for new readers (it wasnt, in fact the whole die and you stay dead made things really clear). Ultimatum was a big event that was suppose to kill of all the characters and then reboot the universe so the new readers would start off at the begining and old readers knew what happened before. Alot of people didnt like this so they went halfsies on the whole idea and ended up with a bad story and killing off a loooooooooot of character. They even hinted at killing off Sipderman but they quickly changed that ASAP. Now everythings okay but the fact that alot of AAA characters are dead could be a problem for Marvel. The list includes, professor X cyclopes, wolverien, spiderman, scarlet witch, doctor strange,angel, beast, blob,captin britain, daredevil, dazzler, doctor doom, juggernaut, emma frost, wasp, toad, Madrox, phylocke, Magneto, Hawk pym. Non of those people can come back. Marvel then tried to reboot the ultimate universe again with the death of spiderman, but that didnt work out very well. The comic was good, but nobody wanted to see spiderman die.Mangod said:
"Every day, dozens of people find a book that looks nifty, find out it's part of a series and consider picking up the rest of them."
A gaming example of mine: I had no idea there existed a series named 'Dept. Heaven' until I played its fourth installment. And then it turns out it's actually the third installment and has very little to do with the others, but they called it 'Episode 4' for some weird reason.
...Just a personal story I thought was relevant.
A gaming example of mine: I had no idea there existed a series named 'Dept. Heaven' until I played its fourth installment. And then it turns out it's actually the third installment and has very little to do with the others, but they called it 'Episode 4' for some weird reason.
...Just a personal story I thought was relevant.
Hey ya shmuck, im reading carmics here.
This did make me re-think the way I look at western comics because thinking about it, I know alot more about them then I realised. Thanks to all the movies, games and TV shows (TEAM TITANS, GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!) im quite up to date with alot of characters, stories, etc.
This did make me re-think the way I look at western comics because thinking about it, I know alot more about them then I realised. Thanks to all the movies, games and TV shows (TEAM TITANS, GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!) im quite up to date with alot of characters, stories, etc.
I bought Justice League #1 when it came out the other day. It's alright, but I have a feeling it's going to take a while to get a proper story out of it, especially as the first issue only had 4 appearances.
Can't remember the last time the accent slipped through that consistently and that strongly, might have been way back at the start of Escape to the Movies.
Anyway I found out that you just jump into and start reading comic anywhere by doing so with Spide-Man. I had somebody to explain any questions though.
Anyway I found out that you just jump into and start reading comic anywhere by doing so with Spide-Man. I had somebody to explain any questions though.
I come on to the comments board hoping I'm not the only one who noticed the accent, Yeah i'm glad it wasn't just me. Anyway good episode, I really enjoyed it.
For everyone wondering, I believe I had figured out the meaning of his accent before. My theory is when he's talking of something he is especially uncomfortable or insecure about, he involuntarily tenses up and sort of hides behind his accent as what his brain hopes is a technique that will protect him. Everybody has tenses like that.
Here are all the times I can remember his accent showing up so strong:
The Game Overthinker episode about "What I actually think Nintendo is doing wrong" = accent galore beginning to end.
Shutter Island review, wherein he emitted a positive review while spending about a minute arguing against what he felt would be a common criticism of the movie, defending his stance on why that criticism is wrong = accent on full blast.
Talking about a faulty business model? Huh... maybe my theory isn't too good. Or is it?
Here are all the times I can remember his accent showing up so strong:
The Game Overthinker episode about "What I actually think Nintendo is doing wrong" = accent galore beginning to end.
Shutter Island review, wherein he emitted a positive review while spending about a minute arguing against what he felt would be a common criticism of the movie, defending his stance on why that criticism is wrong = accent on full blast.
Talking about a faulty business model? Huh... maybe my theory isn't too good. Or is it?
I'm really sorry to say this, but if that accent continues I can't watch this anymore. I know how this sounds, but I can't stand listening to a Boston accent. I just can't take it. I love both your shows Movie Bob, please don't do this.
I'd really come to enjoy The Big Picture every week, but I couldn't make it through this episode, as much as the content was interesting. The Bahsten accent endurance test was unbearable. Sorry, Bostonians--I'm sure lots of you are great people, but your accents are worse than nails scraping a chalkboard (at least to my ears). Here's hoping next week's episode's lighter on the accent.