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by hardyworld
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Dr. Henry Killinger (AND his Magic Murder Bag) look kinda weak in his one scene cameo. Now that we can take that previous storyboard as canon, it doesn't seem like he came to The Revenge Society to lift them above obscurity (like he did with Dr. Venture), but to join them. I'm kinda sad to see Dr. Henry Killinger's peer respect is much lower than below that of Dr. Phineas Phage. I would have expected quite the opposite.

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Jul. 15, 2013, 5:06pm

by The Mysterious 'H'
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Eh, he made the popcorn- total coach move. And what does he care what others think of him? His power is so great, no villain could really be considered his peer.

Jul. 15, 2013, 5:16pm

by Blixa Barfgold & Homeless Travel Pillow Patsy
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Killinger is a hired consultant to failing companies, right? Isn't that his m.o.? Will conspire to kill any group for bucks. Like Kissinger working for the US, Saudis, everyone is right, bank is the rule, no morals, above the law, etc.

Jul. 15, 2013, 5:17pm

by Captain V Bro.
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Hardyworld meant the animation of Dr. Killineger was off in that they left his mouth white, instead of colored in black; and some other error was on the magic murder bag.

I've noticed more animation errors this season than any other.

C'est la vie.

Jul. 15, 2013, 6:25pm

by Lightning Lad
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Really? I haven't noticed that many, but I generally pay more attention to the backgrounds and prop designs, which have been great. I did notice in last week's episode a lot of mistakes in the scene where Hank and Dermott talk by the fountain. Hank goes from sitting on the top step to the middle step to the stop step . . . . Oh, and I noticed Billy's eye-patch pop on and off during the dream St. Cloud/Kraken sequence in "Spanakopita." Other than that, I don't remember any.

Jul. 15, 2013, 6:40pm

by Captain V Bro.
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There have been quite a few this season. Just lots of little boo-boos.
Hatred's gloves popping off between shots, soda's going from half full to full between shots, and so on.

All go back through the episodes once all have aired and compile a list of boo-boos if you'd like.

All Jackson said dream sequences are non-canon so animation errors don't apply, this means Billy's eye patch was not wrong b/c it was dream.
Cool, huh?

Jul. 15, 2013, 9:07pm

by Lightning Lad
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By all means, go back through and make a complete list. One of my favorite past-times is picking out time-based errors in TV shows and movies (e.g., in a story set in the 60s, a character uses a slang expressions that wasn't used until the 90s). I'm sure I'd get a perverse sense of pleasure at knowing the little animation flaws!

And I like Jackson's non-canon argument. As the show's director, I'm sure it helps save time and preserve his sanity!

Jul. 15, 2013, 11:46pm

by Captain V Bro.
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Somehow I used 'all' twice by accident.

Oh, well.

Errors happen, even in animation.. and writing.

Jul. 16, 2013, 3:18am

by Jory
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From time to time this season the characters have been a little iffy when seen from a distance or in full figure; like in the profile of Doc right before the disco ball hits him, or yes, when Killinger walks into the room (just off the top of my head.) Those are pretty minor details, though, and while this season it has been relatively easy to nitpick, I would say that overall the show looks the best it ever has.

There have been individual highs and lows throughout the seasons (like Return to Malice from season 4.1, which had killer expressions and gesture drawings,) but this season's compositions, color and character designs have really made a great impression on me. O.S.I. Love You especially was really visually stunning for TV animation.

Jul. 15, 2013, 9:10pm

by Lightning Lad
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That's been my impression, too. I've loved the character, vehicle, and background designs this season. I've noticed, too, that vehicle movements have been almost entirely computer generated, making for smoother, more lifelike movement. In last week's episode, for example, Hatred's hover-tank and Jeep moved flawlessly. In past seasons, it seems that vehicle animation was completely random, with some being 3-D (and therefore impressive) and some looking as if it had been animated by a high school art student!

Jul. 15, 2013, 11:52pm

by doctor benture
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totally. the cg and the hand drawn splicing is pretty flawless. it's practically as good as Futurama at this point.

Jul. 16, 2013, 1:14am

by Captain V Bro.
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I agree on that, I enjoy it and think it blends well!
Also cars and stuff actually look good in CG.

Jul. 17, 2013, 1:06am

by Lightning Lad
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Yeah, Jackson and Doc have to be happy with the improvement. I know they were disappointed with the animation of cars and whatnot in the past.

Jul. 17, 2013, 10:41am

by Captain V Bro.
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Actually...when I went back and looked.. he had no magic murder bag with him.
Just the popcorn.

Jul. 16, 2013, 3:20am

by Captain V Bro.
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I think it's more fucked up it appears as though the Monarch's dad died (again) while his son was right there, unknown to him or the Monarch!

Then Dr. Venture got crushed to death in front of Malcolm, while his cyborg dad dies (again) 20 feet away... entirely unbeknownst to all.

Jul. 15, 2013, 6:29pm

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