Shangri-La #01 — CARBON! CARBON!
April 4th, 2009
Gonzo through and through.
New Season Disclaimer:
I prefer to give every show a chance. You never know when your dream-eating insect wielding Mai HiME knockoff will turn out to be a psychological romantic thriller, or the strange moeblob show will be full of wit and urine jokes. However, my preferences are still my preferences, and while I’ll endevor to at least convey why I do or do not like things, there are genres of shows that I just plain don’t particularly enjoy. My opinions are based on nothing more than a gut reaction to what I watched literally 10-15 minutes prior and should be construed as nothing more and nothing less than that.
Impressions:
There was seriously a segment where people argued over carbon emissions (CAHBON! CAHBON!). One side was some business man, he was arguing with a giant pink sutffed animal containing a little girl putting a teddy bear in her viewscreen and prodding what appeared to be a baby Lapras. Gonzo really needs somebody to reign their writers in, although I suppose that unemployment will probably do a pretty good job of that. You’ve already got the soulless heterochromatic little girl, the protagonist superhuman little girl, and the fat little girl, you don’t also need the last boss pokemon trainer little girl… to say nothing of the needlessly unclothed woman with an army of butlers or the crossdressing whip wielding momdad.
I’m not even sure what they’re really trying to do. Part of the ‘serious’ gunfight involved armed soldiers dropping their weapons and running from a transvestite trying to kiss them. If you want to make a serious story with a bunch of weird characters, fine. That all goes out the window when you decide that a dramatic scene is the perfect time for homophobia jokes and/or stopping the fight to apply makeup to other people. All the chatter about carbon emission and the environment could not have been more boring. Sorry trees, you suck. I’m not even sure why they’re trying to pound this enviromental nonsense home so hard. There’s the poor city and the oppressive elite keeping them poor. There. Covered that in about 1/75th the time it took the show.
That leaves us with Gonzo being their stereotypical selves by throwing in everything but the kitchen sink to try to make a unique concept instead of a good one, and a bunch of little girls with magic knives. Thrilling. At least there weren’t any panty shots. Yet.
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maybe I don’t know because I’m new to your site, but how are you able to watch this show? Doesn’t it air late tomorrow? Anyway, I’m glad you’ve significantly lowered my expectations. They were a little too high, so maybe now I won’t be disappointed.