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> not posting their magnum opus https://youtu.be/NAh9oLs67Cw
Ha yes, I forgot about that one. I watched it all the way through once.
Same, but while working, admittedly. It was fairly coherent throughout iirc.
It’s Not Just You: Garfield Is Not Meant to Be Funny (2013)
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#52When people say this kind of stuff, I always wonder if it's post-hoc rationalization. "Oh...so you don't like Garfield? Well, ummm, it wasn't meant to be funny anyway, I WIN!" Doesn't Tommy Wiseau claim that The Room was meant to be a comedy now?
Did you read the article though?
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#54I didn't know how much of Jim Davis' motivations were commercial ones. It seems very at odds with folks like Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson: > For years, Watterson battled against pressure from publishers to merchandise his work, something that he felt would cheapen his comic. He refused to merchandise his creations on the grounds that displaying Calvin and Hobbes images on commercially sold mugs, stickers,…
As a kid, I always thought Garfield was absolutely hilarious. I'd cut the comic out of the newspaper and glue them into a book. Loved the cartoons. The Halloween one is my favorite. Up to my 40th birthday, I was given Garfield comics. I love what a gluttonous, selfish and slightly malevolent pig Garfield is. I especially love it when he kicks Odie off the table. I can't stand Peanuts, though.
Oh, kids think he's a scream. But the humor wears thin as you get older. I've noticed the same about Mad Magazine. When I was 11 and 12, it was hilarious. But as I got older I realized that half the reason I found it so funny is because I was a kid. The nonstop puns, pop-culture parodies, and low-key raunchy humor pushed the envelope for me. But as an adult I realized that whatever wasn't forced obvious humor, was boomers who haven't moved on, didn't understand new phenomena like video games at ALL (certainky not enough to competently make fun of them), and were fighting 60s and 70s ideological battles in the 80s and 90s. They dedicated an entire section of one issue to moralizing about smoking, for instance.
That said, some of the art -- especially Al Jaffee's -- was excellent. I can't say the same about Garfield.
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#55I didn't know how much of Jim Davis' motivations were commercial ones. It seems very at odds with folks like Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson: > For years, Watterson battled against pressure from publishers to merchandise his work, something that he felt would cheapen his comic. He refused to merchandise his creations on the grounds that displaying Calvin and Hobbes images on commercially sold mugs, stickers,…
>Were there in fact legions of people who _did_ find it funny, or entertaining? I'm sorry ahead of time if this comment comes off as strong, but I'm always confused by people who can't comprehend that there must be people who like thing it's popular to not like . I hate Adam Sandler, I think he's among the least funny human beings on the planet. I also don't question whether anyone actually enjoys his movies, because…
Adam Sandler basically ceased trying soon after leaving SNL. Like Jim Davis, he puts no effort into trying to be funny to a wide audience. He makes his movies as an excuse to goof off and hang out with his friends, while trading his name for cash from studios like Netflix.
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That's orthogonal to being funny anyway.
Perhaps, but making a funny film isn't as simple as getting people who are "funny" and letting them run free.
Yeah. The difference between making a funny movie and just "being funny" is the difference between Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters (2016).
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I don't find Adam Sandler that funny either. But as a dad, I recommend the movie Fast Forward to other dads.
You might be thinking of the movie "Click"? If so, I also recommend it. Hits harder than you'd expect from a goofy Adam Sandler movie.
Sorry, yes, I meant "Click". Thanks for the correction.
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#59Garfield on the front page the moment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25188207
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As a kid, I always thought Garfield was absolutely hilarious. I'd cut the comic out of the newspaper and glue them into a book. Loved the cartoons. The Halloween one is my favorite. Up to my 40th birthday, I was given Garfield comics. I love what a gluttonous, selfish and slightly malevolent pig Garfield is. I especially love it when he kicks Odie off the table. I can't stand Peanuts, though.
Oh, kids think he's a scream. But the humor wears thin as you get older. I've noticed the same about Mad Magazine. When I was 11 and 12, it was hilarious. But as I got older I realized that half the reason I found it so funny is because I was a kid. The nonstop puns, pop-culture parodies, and low-key raunchy humor pushed the envelope for me. But as an adult I realized that whatever wasn't forced obvious humor, was bo…
Mad Magazine was comedic gold for what goes on in the margins (the little mini-cartoons) and the self-referencing jokes. I was a fan of spy-vs-spy, too. It very well might have influenced my career.
The last page (the one you fold) was pretty innovative, too.