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Invader Zim Trailer NETFLIX AUG 16 [UP: New trailer; check threadmarks]
- Thread starter Dr Doom
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The only episodes that have any real carryover are "Tak, The Hideous New Girl" and "Dibship Rising", and all you need to know from that is that Dib got Tak's ship.
the only episode you really need to watch is Tak: The Hideous New Girl for context on the ship Dib and Gaz use later on, but even that it is reintroduced a little. You don't really need to watch it but you'd get more out of that moment if you haven't seen that episode yet.
Invader Zim was never really a series that used continuity outside of that instance- even Minimoose is just randomly thrown in as Zim's second sidekick in the last episode of the show with no introduction or context.
What are you talking about? Minimoose was there all along. Yep, been there the whole time
Absolutely loved this, definitely did the show justice. I was disappointed with Static Cling, but they knocked this one out of the park.
I'm legitimately shocked that I enjoyed that as much as I did. I feel like Zim hasn't aged as well as I remember it, but this movie generally did a great job in recapturing the feeling of the show while actually making great strides in comedy and animation. It's still got some of its "lol randumb" qualities to it but all of it actually holds up well. Also I really liked Gaz in this.
I know Jhonen said he wanted to do this movie as a one-and-done deal, but man this movie really made me want more. Also, didn't realize Tyson Hesse worked on the storyboards. I feel his touch really brought out a lot more expressiveness in an already expressive series.
Also I just realized that the friendship/peace circle called back to that joke.
I know Jhonen said he wanted to do this movie as a one-and-done deal, but man this movie really made me want more. Also, didn't realize Tyson Hesse worked on the storyboards. I feel his touch really brought out a lot more expressiveness in an already expressive series.
Also I just realized that the friendship/peace circle called back to that joke.
There is a lot of unfinished storyboards and ideas they had for the show before it got canceled. There is still room for more. Not to mention the comics.
Really enjoyed how they toned down Gaz into a sister that's REALLY annoyed by Dib's craziness but will still support him rather than someone who just straight up hates him.
She's also like that in the comics, wonder why Vasquez decided to sweeten her a bit
She's also like that in the comics, wonder why Vasquez decided to sweeten her a bit
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That ruled in every way -- Vazquez, Horvits and the rest of the gang haven't lost an ounce of their manic energy. Too many great moments to name, but Membrane's shark trauma and the circle calling back to that springs to mind.
Worth every second of the seventeen-year wait; enough, even, for me to thoroughly demand a new season.
Worth every second of the seventeen-year wait; enough, even, for me to thoroughly demand a new season.
It was pretty good and felt like a good return to the old show. The ending doesn't feel very complete and makes me want them to start up a new series again.
This was pretty damn good. Would love to see a new season of Zim (and Rocko) on Nick or Netflix in the future.
Gotta be honest, I do not remember a whole lot of the original show. This was pretty great though. The animation gets pretty spotty at times but it ore than makes up for it with some absolutely stellar bits.
The Florpus bit was amazing, as was Iron Man Membrane. I loved how the latter worked as a callback to the otherwise-throwaway shark gag from earlier.
That was absolutely perfect.
The comedy was gold, the story was peak Zim, and good lord, the animation and storyboarding was phenomenal.
I'm so happy this was made.
The comedy was gold, the story was peak Zim, and good lord, the animation and storyboarding was phenomenal.
I'm so happy this was made.
Saw Tyson Hesse in the credits and just felt it to be true. Wow, been reading the comics but this scratched an itch in a totally different way. Loved they hinted at a lot of the things they never got to finish with the first time around with the show and all the little nods were perfect. Ms. Bitters apparently did get a quick cameo I missed so I have to re-watch and try and catch that and all the subtle things I missed on my initial viewing.
I had a great time watching this, I might rewatch soon again just for the visuals. The palette is just awesome. Didn't know the focus was gonna be on Dib, but I enjoyed it. My only gripe was the animation during the Tallest's intro, but everything else was nice. I really want more of this.
That was actually, pretty amazing, and far beyond my expectations.
It was actually fitting to be called a movie, rather than just a long episode.
Well done.
It was actually fitting to be called a movie, rather than just a long episode.
Well done.
The animation had a lot of inconsistencies which bugged me.
Professor Membrane is also quite a bit nicer than his old "my poor insane son" self. I think Jhonen just wanted to drop some of the potentially edgelord-y elements of the characters. Not that I minded, since this was a really fun way to get all the Membrane family as a team, which was something the show never really did, if I recall.
Really fun to hear Membrane through the whole thing. I guess between Bumpass in this and Tom Kenny as Heifer, the Spongebob people finally got to revisit some other roles they took at Nick.
Vasquez says that they are Mexican.
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Just finished watching it. It was so fucking good and the animation was incredible IMO. Felt like the Zim I watched as a kid. I hope they make more!
That's awesome! I never got that impression in the show itself, but I think it was the color palette there.
yeah he originally made them pasty white which he reflected on later being a mistake- he always considered them mexican because vasquez himself is one
Definitely felt like the return to Zim went a lot smoother than Rocko's 40 minutes of "remember this gag". It was like it never left.
I was kind of expecting something interesting to be in the briefcase though.
I was kind of expecting something interesting to be in the briefcase though.
I always knew Zim would look gorgeous in HD and holy fuck did they deliver. The animation was insane.
"Peace is better than CHicKen AnD RIIICE!!!"
I loved going back to that "lol so random" for a bit. And I missed Zim's incessant cackling.
Membrane was totally MVP though with that robot fight.
I loved going back to that "lol so random" for a bit. And I missed Zim's incessant cackling.
Membrane was totally MVP though with that robot fight.
iirc the briefcase is just a communicator to contact other members of the swollen eyeball and storing paperwork
