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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by ABED » Sat Apr 01, 2017 2:46 pm

Jinzoningen MULE wrote:
ABED wrote:I'm not good writer, but I think many would agree that GT has a bunch of good ideas, but it's very poorly executed.
Does that even mean anything anymore? That's a perfect example of what I mean. It's only once in a blue moon that anything you hear people say about GT is anything other than regurgitation.
THat's not an example. Yeah, it a general statement, but a true one about how I feel about the show. I'm not regurgitating other people's thoughts. I simply hold an opinion others share, but I reached that conclusion independently. The statement means as much as it ever did. The final arc ending with the DBs turning on the heroes is a good idea, but it's executed poorly. It's just not that interesting. The fights in the series are very bland and uneventful.
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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by 8000 Saiyan » Sat Apr 01, 2017 2:52 pm

Baby and King Cold being wasted potential.
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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by Jinzoningen MULE » Sat Apr 01, 2017 2:58 pm

8000 Saiyan wrote:Baby and King Cold being wasted potential.
Baby, I understand, but King Cold? From what we've seen of him, he's just Freeza 2.0 (or 1.0, I guess). I wouldn't have wanted an arc for him. He only existed for Trunks' introduction, and he served the role just fine.
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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by 8000 Saiyan » Sat Apr 01, 2017 3:13 pm

Jinzoningen MULE wrote:
8000 Saiyan wrote:Baby and King Cold being wasted potential.
Baby, I understand, but King Cold? From what we've seen of him, he's just Freeza 2.0 (or 1.0, I guess). I wouldn't have wanted an arc for him. He only existed for Trunks' introduction, and he served the role just fine.
But he was Frieza's father. He deserved better than to just die by the hands of Trunks.
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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by Jinzoningen MULE » Sat Apr 01, 2017 3:16 pm

8000 Saiyan wrote:But he was Frieza's father. He deserved better than to just die by the hands of Trunks.
At best, you can argue that he should have had a role on Namek. I can't imagine a place for him other than that. More importantly, why do you think he deserves the spotlight just because he was Freeza's father?
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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by 8000 Saiyan » Sat Apr 01, 2017 3:20 pm

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8000 Saiyan wrote:But he was Frieza's father. He deserved better than to just die by the hands of Trunks.
At best, you can argue that he should have had a role on Namek. I can't imagine a place for him other than that. More importantly, why do you think he deserves the spotlight just because he was Freeza's father?
I think we should have seen his true power.
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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by ABED » Sat Apr 01, 2017 3:24 pm

I'd rather Freeza's father be fodder for Trunks than Freeza be fodder.
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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by Hyena_Yamcha » Sun Apr 02, 2017 9:49 pm

those fans who think that its fine to skip og dragon ball and start with Z
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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by Jinzoningen MULE » Sun Apr 02, 2017 9:50 pm

Hyena_Yamcha wrote:those fans who think that its fine to skip og dragon ball and start with Z
Does anyone here actually think that?
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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by Hyena_Yamcha » Sun Apr 02, 2017 10:12 pm

Jinzoningen MULE wrote:
Hyena_Yamcha wrote:those fans who think that its fine to skip og dragon ball and start with Z
Does anyone here actually think that?
yeah i remember seeing someone here who thinks like that not so long ago .
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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by Soppa Saia People » Sun Apr 02, 2017 10:20 pm

Jinzoningen MULE wrote:
Hyena_Yamcha wrote:those fans who think that its fine to skip og dragon ball and start with Z
Does anyone here actually think that?
It's a pretty common mindset on the internet. On here, the worse you'll see is that it's fine if you do.
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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by Bajosexto » Sun Apr 02, 2017 10:22 pm

Jinzoningen MULE wrote:
Hyena_Yamcha wrote:those fans who think that its fine to skip og dragon ball and start with Z
Does anyone here actually think that?
Not sure if fans here think it's fine. Over at the dbz subreddit I'm always seeing post like, "Why should I watch DB", "How to get into Dbz", or "Is it okay if I skip DB and start with Z?" type of threads. Just the other day I saw a thread titled: "Why should I like this(Dragon Ball)?". So there's definitely people that think it's okay to skip DB and start with Z.

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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by Soppa Saia People » Sun Apr 02, 2017 10:31 pm

Bajosexto wrote:
Jinzoningen MULE wrote:
Hyena_Yamcha wrote:those fans who think that its fine to skip og dragon ball and start with Z
Does anyone here actually think that?
Not sure if fans here think it's fine. Over at the dbz subreddit I'm always seeing post like, "Why should I watch DB", "How to get into Dbz", or "Is it okay if I skip DB and start with Z?" type of threads. Just the other day I saw a thread titled: "Why should I like this(Dragon Ball)?". So there's definitely people that think it's okay to skip DB and start with Z.
Tbf, most of Reddit is a total shitshow. The DB subreddit is pretty good, but a lot of reddit is just awful.
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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by Bajosexto » Sun Apr 02, 2017 10:48 pm

The DB subredidit is good when you want to post simple questions but you can't really have a discussion there. If someone disagrees with your opinion, they'll just downvote your comment.

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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by Bajosexto » Sun Apr 02, 2017 11:14 pm

How FUNi divided DB/Z into a bunch of "sagas". My favorite saga is the Goku's drivers license saga. :lol:

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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by Freeza9000 » Sun Apr 02, 2017 11:23 pm

Jinzoningen MULE wrote:
8000 Saiyan wrote:But he was Frieza's father. He deserved better than to just die by the hands of Trunks.
At best, you can argue that he should have had a role on Namek. I can't imagine a place for him other than that. More importantly, why do you think he deserves the spotlight just because he was Freeza's father?
I'd say this is one of the missed opportunities of the Resurrection 'F' film/arc where they had a chance of reviving Cold but wasted it on pointless Pilaf Gang gag. I mean, how cool would it have been to see Cold training with Freeza and reach their full potentials? We'd also get to see more of the dynamic between them.

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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by Adrian Malacoda » Sun Apr 02, 2017 11:35 pm

Bajosexto wrote:
Jinzoningen MULE wrote:
Hyena_Yamcha wrote:those fans who think that its fine to skip og dragon ball and start with Z
Does anyone here actually think that?
Not sure if fans here think it's fine. Over at the dbz subreddit I'm always seeing post like, "Why should I watch DB", "How to get into Dbz", or "Is it okay if I skip DB and start with Z?" type of threads. Just the other day I saw a thread titled: "Why should I like this(Dragon Ball)?". So there's definitely people that think it's okay to skip DB and start with Z.
I can attest that this is definitely the minority opinion over there, at least among regulars.

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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by Soppa Saia People » Mon Apr 03, 2017 1:22 am

Bajosexto wrote:The DB subredidit is good when you want to post simple questions but you can't really have a discussion there. If someone disagrees with your opinion, they'll just downvote your comment.
That;s just a reddit problem in general. Its system promotes circle-jerking.
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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by Freeza Heika » Mon Apr 03, 2017 1:50 am

What grinds my gears is that Dragon Box 5 is a different shade of yellow (It's the 4th one, because I have a very sad gap).

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Re: Things that grind your gears

Post by Beek King » Sat Apr 08, 2017 6:16 am

People pronouncing Oozaru wrong, like most of the DB YouTubers.
They treat it as if it was an English word saying "ooze-aru" when its "oh-zaru". It's mostly an issue of the 大 kanji having an unusual spelling of the long o, though.
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