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Old 04-01-2019, 05:50 PM   #651 (permalink)
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Neon Genesis Evangelion is the best TV show ever made of any kind. I get that it's not going to hold up in the same way with modern golden age Western dramas in certain ways, but I think that's because anime in general isn't as concerned with story beats and plot twists and perfect pacing or whatever creating a meticulously crafted episode as it is with mood and expressing ideas in a more general way. More or less a cultural difference in story telling I think.

But I can't think of any Western show (or any other show of any kind) that could ever do what Evangelion did in expressing existential despair in a way that made those ideas feel literally apocalyptic. Neon Genesis Evangelion is literally the only show that has ever made me want to die. No other show has grabbed me by the soul like Eva has and no other show means what Eva does to me no matter how well crafted it might be.
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Old 04-01-2019, 06:01 PM   #652 (permalink)
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Never seen it.
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Old 04-01-2019, 06:04 PM   #653 (permalink)
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Neon Genesis Evangelion is the best TV show ever made of any kind. I get that it's not going to hold up in the same way with modern golden age Western dramas in certain ways, but I think that's because anime in general isn't as concerned with story beats and plot twists and perfect pacing or whatever creating a meticulously crafted episode as it is with mood and expressing ideas in a more general way. More or less a cultural difference in story telling I think.

But I can't think of any Western show (or any other show of any kind) that could ever do what Evangelion did in expressing existential despair in a way that made those ideas feel literally apocalyptic. Neon Genesis Evangelion is literally the only show that has ever made me want to die. No other show has grabbed me by the soul like Eva has and no other show means what Eva does to me no matter how well crafted it might be.
Idk man, have you seen Rick & Morty
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Old 04-01-2019, 06:15 PM   #654 (permalink)
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Never seen it.
I'm still salty with you for like the next month but I'll get you into Eva if it's the last thing I do. And you will ****ing thank me.




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Idk man, have you seen Rick & Morty
Having never seen Rick & Morty I still feel like I want to punch you.
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R&M would probably just go over your head anyway
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Is there a difference between Evangelion the movie I found on Hulu and that?

and if I apologize for acting like a bitch can we be square?
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Apologizing for being a bitch would definitely make you a square.
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Is there a difference between Evangelion the movie I found on Hulu and that?
Yes. The movie (End of Evangelion I assume) is like a sequel/alternate ending to the show. Watching it without watching the show would be pointless. You'd still get a hell of an experience but it wouldn't mean anything. Does Hulu really only have the movie and not the show? That's weird. I know Netflix is getting the show near the end of June so I guess wait?

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Yup. I can accept that you weren't just being a salty bitch and were just being a lulzy troll. I don't approve since you were doing it at the expense of your brothers but I can forgive you for being a dip****.
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Old 04-01-2019, 06:35 PM   #660 (permalink)
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Yup. I can accept that you weren't just being a salty bitch and were just being a lulzy troll. I don't approve since you were doing it at the expense of your brothers but I can forgive you for being a dip***
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