DBZ on AS show

Victator Supreme · Post by **Victator Supreme** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 3:21 am

Well, I think the main reason why the parody seemed inaccurate to DBZ (Goku not being naive, Gohan looking just like Goku, Gohan's name not being pronounced just quite right) was due to the fact that it's a PARODY. Plain and simple, and I must say I enjoyed it, and also did get a couple laughs out of it. Gohan/28th-Budokai-Goku getting hit in the nads got some laughing out loud instances from me, and I'm glad I taped it. If anyone wants to buy the VHS I taped this on, I'll sell it to ya' for $20 American, no joke. Hilarious parody, glad I caught it, Son using the spirit bomb on an evil Santa topped everything, and you haven't lived till you've heard Goku get his language "beeped" for saying an F bomb. XDDDDDDDD

Parody doesn't work unless it is accurate.

Conan the SSJ · Post by **Conan the SSJ** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 3:30 am

Victator Supreme wrote:Parody doesn't work unless it is accurate.

In your opinion and from your point of view, but believe me, this parody worked pretty well, IMO. It was funny, accurate enough, and parodied DragonBall Z pretty well, given it's only 5 minutes long. By the way, if you wanna complaign about parody accuracy, just look at "Sailor and the 7 Ballz". Now that is a scary parody, IMO.

Victator Supreme · Post by **Victator Supreme** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 3:36 am

No not my opinon, by the actual definition of the word it is wrong.

SuperFusion · Post by **SuperFusion** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 4:20 am

lol, is it me, or did that dude from Akira appear for a second? lol

Super Sonic · Post by **Super Sonic** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 4:50 am

SuperFusion wrote:lol, is it me, or did that dude from Akira appear for a second? lol

Yep, he did.

Post by **VegettoEX** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 8:20 am

SuperFusion wrote:lol, is it me, or did that dude from Akira appear for a second? lol

C'mon man, type properly.

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 3:08 pm

Don't suppose someone knows where I can download the parody; we don't get that show over here.

Brad Redfield · Post by **Brad Redfield** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 3:21 pm

Super Sonic wrote:
SuperFusion wrote:lol, is it me, or did that dude from Akira appear for a second? lol
Yep, he did.

Which one? I missed the parody. Was it Kaneda or Tetsuo? (Kaneda has been on the show before.)

Super Sonic · Post by **Super Sonic** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 3:54 pm

Brad Redfield wrote:
Super Sonic wrote:
SuperFusion wrote:lol, is it me, or did that dude from Akira appear for a second? lol
Yep, he did.
Which one? I missed the parody. Was it Kaneda or Tetsuo? (Kaneda has been on the show before.)

Tetsuo.

Sun_Wukong · Post by **Sun_Wukong** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 4:11 pm

Dayspring wrote:Don't suppose someone knows where I can download the parody; we don't get that show over here.

As far as I know, it hasnt aired yet.

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 4:21 pm

Sun_Wukong wrote:
Dayspring wrote:Don't suppose someone knows where I can download the parody; we don't get that show over here.
As far as I know, it hasnt aired yet.

If that's sarcasm, that was weak even for you.

Great Saiyaman · Post by **Great Saiyaman** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 4:22 pm

Victator Supreme wrote:No not my opinon, by the actual definition of the word it is wrong.

No, a Parody is meant to make a joke. Some innaccurate names & stuff also makes a joke on it. Since when are balls ever called DragonBalls in the seriesi? That's not factual. It's a joke.

Victator Supreme · Post by **Victator Supreme** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 5:06 am

No parody has a very specific meaning. It makes a joke, by making fun of an established work. This failed because it did not know the basics of DBZ to do a proper parody.

Contrast this with last weeks Family Guy that did a great Happy Days parody. It worked because the writers knew a lot about the show. Such as having Peter's decision made while the dramatic Happy Days music was playing.

Great Saiyaman · Post by **Great Saiyaman** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:31 pm

Who made you the boss of what a Parody is meant to be? Did you invent the word? NO!

Victator Supreme · Post by **Victator Supreme** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:49 pm

par·o·dy ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pr-d)
n. pl. par·o·dies

A literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author or a work for comic effect or ridicule. See Synonyms at caricature.

Tapion · Post by **Tapion** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 3:18 pm

I watched it. It was pretty cool, but their lack-of-knowledge about DBZ really hurt more than help... "The Tenka-ichi Budokai is complete!" .. huh?!

Izlude · Post by **Izlude** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:38 am

What is it with this parody arguement? Maybe it was parodying the dub Goku, since he wasnt quite as naive sounding exactly. Ethier way, doesnt take much to parody DBZ anyhow where the basis is a buncha guys with insane hair-do's and sick super powers envoked when they scream. ^^

And I am pretty sure thats supposed to be the 11 year old Gohan, his hair looked more like Goku's then didnt it?

Izlude · Post by **Izlude** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:42 am

What is it with this parody arguement? Maybe it was parodying the dub Goku, since he wasnt quite as naive sounding exactly. Who knows, ethier way, I thought it was kinda silly. I thought the Sailor Moon segment from months ago was far funnier. Queen Beryl getting a boner...priceless.

I watched it. It was pretty cool, but their lack-of-knowledge about DBZ really hurt more than help...

It doesnt take much to parody DBZ, wouldnt of made a difference if they had only a handful of knowledge or" seen the whole series in Japanese+Read the original manga" knowledge.

There just arent enough aspects to DBZ to parody when they have been constantly parodied already. And especially for a Christmas special...there isnt much to work with there for the Christmas cheer (and laughs).