Television ARCANE Season 2 (Premieres Nov. 9)

[GearSolidMetal]

Just finished the 3rd episode, which the first arc, and this is the fourth time I've watched the season and there's still so many things that escaped my notice from my previous times I've viewed the show.

This may be the most dense storytelling I've ever seen in any show ever.

The events of the first arc (three episodes) could have easily been expanded into an entire season with minimal 'fluff' added in and the standard techniques that editors use to expand the runtime of episodes. Just added in more inconsequential characters, neededless world-building, and subplots that weren't neccessary.

They could have 'Game of Thrones Season 7&8' it.

Even with all of that added in I bet it'd be a damn good show, but the writers & producers had a high priority of getting to the point, move the story forward not only with every scene but every line of dialog, and to not waste the viewers time.

This absolutely isn't a show you can have playing in the background while doing housework and expect to keep up with the events.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

 

[GearSolidMetal]

Looking forward to Saturday.

 

[ChosenOne]

Never heard of this until now. See some great reviews from people i trust, so i will give a look, knowing nothing yet about what it is about.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

Never heard of this until now. See some great reviews from people i trust, so i will give a look, knowing nothing yet about what it is about.

Holy shit... I envy you.

I've had to wait 2 years 10 months for the 2nd season to be released, and you have the opportunity to watch the entirety of the series within 2.5 weeks.

Entire first season is out now. (9 episodes across 3 arcs)
The first arc (3 episodes) of the 2nd season is released on Saturday.
The second arc is released on the next Saturday.
The third arc is released on the next Saturday after that.

Go into it completely blind without watching any trailers.

 

[ChosenOne]

Holy shit... I envy you.

I've had to wait 2 years 10 months for the 2nd season to be released, and you have the opportunity to watch the entirety of the series within 2.5 weeks.

Entire first season is out now. (9 episodes across 3 arcs)
The first arc (3 episodes) of the 2nd season is released on Saturday.
The second arc is released on the next Saturday.
The third arc is released on the next Saturday after that.

Go into it completely blind without watching any trailers.

Ya it is rare that i know nothing of a series, and i am a complete blank on this one.

I may wait and save the entire two seasons for my coming Xmas travels and have it available to binge then.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

Ya it is rare that i know nothing of a series, and i am a complete blank on this one.

I may wait and save the entire two seasons for my coming Xmas travels and have it available to binge then.

Don't binge it.

Watch three episodes at a time. Preferably with a week in-between.

Have you ever marathoned a long show within a few weeks, but you felt like you didn't appreciate it as much that the audience that watched it as it came out with a new season every year?

Three episodes a week is the perfect middle-ground. You'll be thinking about it during that week and looking forward to the next episodes you watch.

 

[method115]

Don't binge it.

Watch three episodes at a time. Preferably with a week in-between.

Have you ever marathoned a long show within a few weeks, but you felt like you didn't appreciate it as much that the audience that watched it as it came out with a new season every year?

Three episodes a week is the perfect middle-ground. You'll be thinking about it during that week and looking forward to the next episodes you watch.

Man disagree with this. I love binging shows and this was a good one to binge. I can't stand waiting that's old school TV stuff that I can't stand. One of the best things about Netflix is they realized this and one of the few streamers still doing it.

 

[Streeter]

2nd greatest anime i have seen. #1 is Blue Eye Samarai . Same company i think made both

 

[Streeter]

Man disagree with this. I love binging shows and this was a good one to binge. I can't stand waiting that's old school TV stuff that I can't stand. One of the best things about Netflix is they realized this and one of the few streamers still doing it.

There's a reason many apps threaten noone knocks Netflix off the App mountain.

Netflix gets it! Got best content , all seasons at once, easiest to navigate , best n easiest ff an rev tool, an if its in Netflix you get it no other paywalls like Prime

 

[method115]

There's a reason many apps threaten noone knocks Netflix off the App mountain.

Netflix gets it! Got best content , all seasons at once, easiest to navigate , best n easiest ff an rev tool, an if its in Netflix you get it no other paywalls like Prime

It's amazing to me that no one just copies them. Hulu which has been around so long still has the worst app I've ever seen in my life and I don't get it. I start watching a show on there, come back to the app the next day, and that show should be at the very top ready for me to continue watching it. Yet Hulu decides no, you need to start searching and find the show again. Like WTF are you doing over there?

AppleTV is probably the only one who is even coming close to pumping out consistently good shows/movies. Amazon is getting better but they still aren't there IMO.

2nd greatest anime i have seen. #1 is Blue Eye Samarai . Same company i think made both

Man I started this and I keep forgetting to go back to it. Loved the first episode.

 

[Streeter]

It's amazing to me that no one just copies them. Hulu which has been around so long still has the worst app I've ever seen in my life and I don't get it. I start watching a show on there, come back to the app the next day, and that show should be at the very top ready for me to continue watching it. Yet Hulu decides no, you need to start searching and find the show again. Like WTF are you doing over there?

AppleTV is probably the only one who is even coming close to pumping out consistently good shows/movies. Amazon is getting better but they still aren't there IMO.



Man I started this and I keep forgetting to go back to it. Loved the first episode.

Might be trivial. But the ease of the ff and rev is my favorite part of Netflix.

Also brah if you just watched ep 1 of BES you are in fo a treat sir best anime I ever seen.

 

[method115]

Might be trivial. But the ease of the ff and rev is my favorite part of Netflix.

Also brah if you just watched ep 1 of BES you are in fo a treat sir best anime I ever seen.

It's not trivial at all. All that stuff is part of the user experience and should be made as easy\intuitive as possible.

I'm watching it tonight. I literally have nothing to watch I just forgot I started this and planned on going back to finish it.

 

[HenryFlower]

2nd greatest anime i have seen. #1 is Blue Eye Samarai . Same company i think made both

neither are anime

 

[GearSolidMetal]

2nd greatest anime i have seen. #1 is Blue Eye Samarai . Same company i think made both

Not same compamy, but both animation studios are in France.

Both series animation is worthy of the French's millenia-long reputation of producing the world's finest art.

Man disagree with this. I love binging shows and this was a good one to binge. I can't stand waiting that's old school TV stuff that I can't stand. One of the best things about Netflix is they realized this and one of the few streamers still doing it.

@ChosenOne the correct answer to how to watch Arcane is to watch Arcane.

 

[method115]

Not same compamy, but both animation studios are in France.

Both series animation is worthy of the French's millenia-long reputation of producing the world's finest art.


@ChosenOne the correct answer to how to watch Arcane is to watch Arcane.

Damn France is really stepping up. Expensive as fuck though.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

Damn France is really stepping up. Expensive as fuck though.

No doubt.
That quality of animation cannot be mass produced, with the studio making 2 hours of completed animation per year on average.

Though that pricetag, per hour of animation, is cheap... less than $1 million per minute... compared to big-budget Hollywood films.

 

[Cole train]

Hell yea tomorrow

 

[GearSolidMetal]

Phenominal artwork.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

Hell yea tomorrow

Saturday.

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