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Post by buckmana on Mar 9, 2014 21:35:21 GMT -5
While I was rewatching the episodes of MVA I have, I noticed something interesting I had missed on a prior viewing.
During a specific episode (I think it was Frenemy Mine), we see General Monger playing cards with the half Hamster.
But until the episode with the wormhole, it's not explained fully what the half hamster is.
It's the result of an experiment with teleportation by Dr Cockroach that didn't go too well, only half the hamster was teleported.
Fortunately, it was the half with the head!
But assuming I am viewing the episodes in the correct order, why would they give the half Hamster a cameo before it's full appearance?
I also find the subtle reference in Screaming Your Calls interesting, that the half Hamster is jealous of Dr Cockroach's new "son" Smarty the Smartphone.
Which indicates a personal relationship with Dr Cockroach.
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Post by Crusader7 on Mar 10, 2014 6:50:49 GMT -5
Pretty much the same reason why the rule bot first appeared on ''my monster my master'' and later on its true first introduction of ''It ruled with an iron fist''.
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Post by mvafan on Mar 30, 2014 19:01:31 GMT -5
The episodes are out of order for some reason. I noticed the rule bot thing on Wikipedia but luckily for me I saw them in their correct order. Well, I can't really say what the "correct" order is but you know what I mean.
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Post by buckmana on Mar 31, 2014 5:26:55 GMT -5
That seems to happen a lot.
Tremors is the worst series I can think of for continuity.
I tried my best to put them in the right order, but I still don't think I got it right.
And then there's the added complication of the fact that they added extra scenes to compensate for the fact the channel was airing them out of order.
It would have been so much simpler just to stick to the original order!
And while we're on this topic, what is there to be gained by changing the order of the episodes?
I would assume the producers of the show have a list or something that says, plot point A here, teaser point B here, payoff C here.
And then they would send the episode broadcast order to the station along with the episodes.
Which usually puts the workload on me trying to figure out which one goes where.
I can't say for certain, but I think I see Sta'abi before she actually arrives, in a brief scene where she's looking up to listen to the PA for some reason.
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Post by mvafan on Mar 31, 2014 8:52:06 GMT -5
Networks airing episodes out of order is a mystery wrapped in an enigma. And the strange thing about it is that they do it with episodes that can't work without having another episode air first. For example another DreamWorks show is guilty of this. On Kung Fu Panda they aired the episode where kung fu was already outlawed before the episode where it was actually outlawed. I figured the outlawing had happened offscreen and was just a starting point for the plot of the episode. But then a few episodes later they air the episode that explains why it was outlawed. It made the episode that should've come before seem less entertaining.
It's funny you mention Sta'abi. She's a continuity nightmare but it's not her fault. After her debut she's in a few episodes but then she's absent a bunch of times. Sometimes I watch an episode and wonder if Sta'abi has been introduced yet. IMO every character should at least make one cameo per episode. Even if it's just walking or having a convo with someone.
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Post by Crusader7 on Apr 3, 2014 13:51:38 GMT -5
Networks airing episodes out of order is a mystery wrapped in an enigma. And the strange thing about it is that they do it with episodes that can't work without having another episode air first. For example another DreamWorks show is guilty of this. On Kung Fu Panda they aired the episode where kung fu was already outlawed before the episode where it was actually outlawed. I figured the outlawing had happened offscreen and was just a starting point for the plot of the episode. But then a few episodes later they air the episode that explains why it was outlawed. It made the episode that should've come before seem less entertaining. It's funny you mention Sta'abi. She's a continuity nightmare but it's not her fault. After her debut she's in a few episodes but then she's absent a bunch of times. Sometimes I watch an episode and wonder if Sta'abi has been introduced yet. IMO every character should at least make one cameo per episode. Even if it's just walking or having a convo with someone. Pretty much true. I never really was fond of Sta'abi, but whatever. As I've said, I'm rather just see more enemy aliens than spies and friendly aliens. Just an opinion |
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