What writing decision would make you swear off the series?
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What writing decision would make you swear off the series?
So there have already been people who quit watching the series for various reasons. They don't like the filler in the anime, they think the series should have ended after Freeza, they didn't like the Buu saga, they hate GT, etc.
As someone who watched the entire series, what would make you swear off the new series?
1. Character regression. Vegeta turning evil again on his own free-will, showing no concern for his family or the Earth.
2. Illogical plotholes or poor writing decisions like GT is filled with. If Super goes this route I am gone.
3. Repetitive plotlines. I don't need to see the same story I've already seen with slight alterations.
4. Vegeta revealing he actually has a crush on Goku.
What about you guys?
As someone who watched the entire series, what would make you swear off the new series?
1. Character regression. Vegeta turning evil again on his own free-will, showing no concern for his family or the Earth.
2. Illogical plotholes or poor writing decisions like GT is filled with. If Super goes this route I am gone.
3. Repetitive plotlines. I don't need to see the same story I've already seen with slight alterations.
4. Vegeta revealing he actually has a crush on Goku.
What about you guys?
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The funny thing about people 'quitting' the franchise though is just how often they still pop up to make their voices heard...hmm...
I'm not really sure what it would take to make me swear off the series. I mean, going forward, that is. I don't see how anything new we get now would actually completely ruin the old stuff for anyone, since one could easily just ignore the new stuff and still have the old to enjoy no matter what. I've never understood how something can be 'ruined forever'.
I'm not really sure what it would take to make me swear off the series. I mean, going forward, that is. I don't see how anything new we get now would actually completely ruin the old stuff for anyone, since one could easily just ignore the new stuff and still have the old to enjoy no matter what. I've never understood how something can be 'ruined forever'.
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Rape scenes, "edgy" political commentary, sex trafficking, pro-discriminatory attitudes towards minority groups, characters who act like they do on say, "Billions" (a new show coming out)...basically the kind of stuff that would make Akira cry if it was ever forced into his show.
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There's nothing that will just instantaneously make me swear off the series, but Super's writing decisions and concepts have gradually made me lose interest. I don't know how much longer I'll endure if the Uni 6 arc doesn't improve things.
Whereas GT bored me to tears, Super just flat out makes me cringe every episode. =/
Whereas GT bored me to tears, Super just flat out makes me cringe every episode. =/
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Too late...precita wrote:So there have already been people who quit watching the series for various reasons. They don't like the filler in the anime, they think the series should have ended after Freeza, they didn't like the Buu saga, they hate GT, etc.
As someone who watched the entire series, what would make you swear off the new series?
1. Character regression. Vegeta turning evil again on his own free-will, showing no concern for his family or the Earth.
2. Illogical plotholes or poor writing decisions like GT is filled with. If Super goes this route I am gone.
3. Repetitive plotlines. I don't need to see the same story I've already seen with slight alterations.
4. Vegeta revealing he actually has a crush on Goku.
What about you guys?
fadeddreams5 wrote:Goku didn't die in GT. The show sucked him off so much, it was impossible to keep him in the world of the living, so he ascended beyond mortality.DBZGTKOSDH wrote:... Haven't we already gotten these in GT? Goku dies, the DBs go away, and the Namekian DBs most likely won't be used again because of the Evil Dragons.
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I always side eye the people who say "Now my kids/today's kids can experience what I did as a child!" Nigga, who gives a fuck about your childhood? You're an adult now and it was at least 15 years ago. Let the kids have their own experience instead of picking at a corpse.
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Oh yeah, the show getting "too adult" with rape, pedophilia, sex crimes, etc...would make me instantly drop it.Fionordequester wrote:Rape scenes, "edgy" political commentary, sex trafficking, pro-discriminatory attitudes towards minority groups, characters who act like they do on say, "Billions" (a new show coming out)...basically the kind of stuff that would make Akira cry if it was ever forced into his show.
Thankfully there's no chance of any of that happening. All the sexual humor in the original Dragonball was always light hearted and played for laughs.
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I agree with most of what you said.
It would be hard for me to swear off the series, because I don't "hate" anything from the main series or even GT. Dragon Ball is simply a series that I enjoy, even if it isn't always perfect. Toei and Toriyama would have to mess up pretty badly for me to give up on the franchise. That being said, it could be possible.
1. Please don't make an "Evil Goku" or something like that in the U6 arc. I don't want a Dragon Ball Multiverse type story in Super. I really don't. An Evil Goku would add nothing of value other than being silly fan service, in my opinion.
2. I really hope that we get a villain or group of villains who actually pose a threat. FnF was fun and all, but Freeza was a joke for the most part and there was absolutely zero tension in the film. I don't know how enjoyable it will be if Goku and Vegeta treat future bad guys like they did Freeza.
3. It won't turn me away from the series, but if we don't see Beerus and Whis fight seriously at least once, I'm going to be fairly disappointed. That really needs to happen.
4. Yeah, I don't want recycled plot either. This is a great chance to do something new with this franchise. As much as some people wish that it was, Super is simply different than Dragon Ball Z and I'm glad for that. It should still try to be as good of course, but we have plenty of material to enjoy from Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z. Super is Far, FAR from perfect or even great so far, but I hope they don't give in to the demands of fanboys and try to appease everyone by rehashing formulas from Z (like how FnF was basically an older DBZ movie, except it was Toriyama's story). I want new territory dangit! We have a whole other universe here. Let's utilize it.
If I'm being totally honest though, I'd probably still watch the series no matter what. I don't think I have any shame when it comes to enjoying Dragon Ball.
It would be hard for me to swear off the series, because I don't "hate" anything from the main series or even GT. Dragon Ball is simply a series that I enjoy, even if it isn't always perfect. Toei and Toriyama would have to mess up pretty badly for me to give up on the franchise. That being said, it could be possible.
1. Please don't make an "Evil Goku" or something like that in the U6 arc. I don't want a Dragon Ball Multiverse type story in Super. I really don't. An Evil Goku would add nothing of value other than being silly fan service, in my opinion.
2. I really hope that we get a villain or group of villains who actually pose a threat. FnF was fun and all, but Freeza was a joke for the most part and there was absolutely zero tension in the film. I don't know how enjoyable it will be if Goku and Vegeta treat future bad guys like they did Freeza.
3. It won't turn me away from the series, but if we don't see Beerus and Whis fight seriously at least once, I'm going to be fairly disappointed. That really needs to happen.
4. Yeah, I don't want recycled plot either. This is a great chance to do something new with this franchise. As much as some people wish that it was, Super is simply different than Dragon Ball Z and I'm glad for that. It should still try to be as good of course, but we have plenty of material to enjoy from Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z. Super is Far, FAR from perfect or even great so far, but I hope they don't give in to the demands of fanboys and try to appease everyone by rehashing formulas from Z (like how FnF was basically an older DBZ movie, except it was Toriyama's story). I want new territory dangit! We have a whole other universe here. Let's utilize it.
If I'm being totally honest though, I'd probably still watch the series no matter what. I don't think I have any shame when it comes to enjoying Dragon Ball.
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Re: What writing decision would make you swear off the serie
The series as a whole? As in everything that had came before? Nothing. I'm sat watching the Buu arc right now and whatever my opinion of anything in the future Dragon Ball related, it can't spoil that work. Everything from the manga from Dragon Ball, right the way through to the end of Z is golden to me and nothing could change that.
Could there be plotlines that I don't like in Super? For sure. We know so little about what's to come still - but I mean, the Super Dragon Balls thing sounds a bit iffy. From what we've heard (pretty much nothing but...), it reminded me a little of the black star Dragon Balls...but I'll go with it and see where it takes us. At first I thought blue hair was ridiculous, but they somehow made it work for me. I really like that form now. Same with Golden Freeza, it grew on me very quickly.
If they introduced an Evil Goku... I would probably be saying "seriously? This is ridiculous." but I'd still watch it just because it's Dragon Ball.
Could there be plotlines that I don't like in Super? For sure. We know so little about what's to come still - but I mean, the Super Dragon Balls thing sounds a bit iffy. From what we've heard (pretty much nothing but...), it reminded me a little of the black star Dragon Balls...but I'll go with it and see where it takes us. At first I thought blue hair was ridiculous, but they somehow made it work for me. I really like that form now. Same with Golden Freeza, it grew on me very quickly.
If they introduced an Evil Goku... I would probably be saying "seriously? This is ridiculous." but I'd still watch it just because it's Dragon Ball.
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I was able to handle Vegeta becoming a SSJ4 through a fucking machine, so I don't think there's any writing decision that could swear me off the series.
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If the writing decision made the series like Teen Titans Go and Sonic Boom. That kind of writing is enough to make me swear off all current material. I can't swear off the franchise, but that would make me no longer give a shit or tune in any more if Dragon Ball was written that poorly.
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TTG! and Sonic Boom are great and the latter is miles miles miles better than the crap that was Sonic X.dbzfan7 wrote:If the writing decision made the series like Teen Titans Go and Sonic Boom. That kind of writing is enough to make me swear off all current material. I can't swear off the franchise, but that would make me no longer give a shit or tune in any more if Dragon Ball was written that poorly.
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Cool you have an opinion. Let's not force that on me. I think they are absolute garbage tripe, and I don't want Dragon Ball to ever be like them. That's my opinion that's relevant to this topic as I describe what would make me swear off the series. You jumping to the defence of those shows and claiming they are great has nothing to do with this topic at all. That's just fanboyism considering the topic at hand.Baggie_Saiyan wrote:TTG! and Sonic Boom are great and the latter is miles miles miles better than the crap that was Sonic X.dbzfan7 wrote:If the writing decision made the series like Teen Titans Go and Sonic Boom. That kind of writing is enough to make me swear off all current material. I can't swear off the franchise, but that would make me no longer give a shit or tune in any more if Dragon Ball was written that poorly.
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Nothing would ever stop me from liking and watching the old stuff, but I guess it's possible that something could happen that would prevent me from enjoying Super. It would have to be something BIG, though, like major, major character regression or a drastic change in mood.
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Didn't we almost get something like this in Dragonball, with the two RRA soldiers and Bulma?precita wrote:Oh yeah, the show getting "too adult" with rape, pedophilia, sex crimes, etc...would make me instantly drop it.Fionordequester wrote:Rape scenes, "edgy" political commentary, sex trafficking, pro-discriminatory attitudes towards minority groups, characters who act like they do on say, "Billions" (a new show coming out)...basically the kind of stuff that would make Akira cry if it was ever forced into his show.
Thankfully there's no chance of any of that happening. All the sexual humor in the original Dragonball was always light hearted and played for laughs.
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I'd assume the difference though is that it was stopped before anything actually happened, and the fact that Bulma, while young, is not a child there - at least not at the age to fit the strictest definition of 'pedophilia'.Makai wrote:Didn't we almost get something like this in Dragonball, with the two RRA soldiers and Bulma?precita wrote:Oh yeah, the show getting "too adult" with rape, pedophilia, sex crimes, etc...would make me instantly drop it.
Thankfully there's no chance of any of that happening. All the sexual humor in the original Dragonball was always light hearted and played for laughs.
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Maybe if they get rid of Goku permanently. That would suck ass.
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Wasn't Bulma also 16? If I remember right, that's also the age of consent in Japan. So legally Bulma would be an adult.Gyt Kaliba wrote:I'd assume the difference though is that it was stopped before anything actually happened, and the fact that Bulma, while young, is not a child there - at least not at the age to fit the strictest definition of 'pedophilia'.Makai wrote:Didn't we almost get something like this in Dragonball, with the two RRA soldiers and Bulma?precita wrote:Oh yeah, the show getting "too adult" with rape, pedophilia, sex crimes, etc...would make me instantly drop it.
Thankfully there's no chance of any of that happening. All the sexual humor in the original Dragonball was always light hearted and played for laughs.
Kataphrut wrote:It's a bit of a Boy Who Cried Wolf situation to me...Basically, the boy shouldn't have cried wolf when the wolves just wanted to Go See Yamcha. If not, they might have gotten some help when the wolves came back to Make the Donuts.
Chuquita wrote:I liken Gokû Black to "guy can't stand his job, so instead of quitting and finding a job he likes, he instead sets fire not only to his workplace so he doesn't have to work there, but tries setting fire to every store in the franchise of that company".
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So does this mean that you've quit following the series?Lord Exor wrote:Revival of F.
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