>set up show where you can do virtually every joke or setup you want like ATHF>run out of ideas (some of which were recycled bits from a letsplay channel) after a dozen episodes
>>221290598it was good for two seasons i guess, but that pretentious mr frog farewell episode made me cringe so hard
>>221290598it was mid, zach really has no ideas
Why is it that people get so insanely heated about this dumb show? Of all the /tv/ shit that sends people into a rage this one is by far the most baffling to me.
>>221290785It always baffles me when people discuss TV shows on the tv board
>spend years shitting on family guy>make family guy but more silly and less lasting
>>221290598I don't think he ran out of bits. I think Smiling Friends was just a throwaway idea that became successful. He probably wants to work on something he cares about.
>>221290785>why does the genocidal decline of your heritage and culture upset you???reddit liberalism will be seen as evil beyond words some day
>>221290598>like ATHFSmiling Friends were a crime mystery solving troop that ripped off Scooby Doo?
>>221290977How was this show destroying your culture?
>>221290598Shouldn't have made that jew joke if they didn't want to get cancelled. They touched the third rail.
>>221290785BECAUSE THEY DIDN WANT US OK? IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT ME TO SAY? Well I said it, I said it. They thought we were cringe and left us. Didn't matter how many millions they threw at em, they just didn't want us... We were so cringe that they left the money on the table and walked away. If I give you money you are supposed to pretend to like me, that's how it's supposed to be...
>>221290598I don't get why people were so shocked that they pulled the plug on it themselves and there was no big finale. What sort of closure were people expecting to get? What sort of arc was even established that needed to conclude?The show was getting lazy and too self referential, humor relied on background gags and flanderizing the characters. The dynamic between the main characters didn't develop at all and the whole concept of the show got sidelined. The hyperenergetic naive optimist and cynical slob go on jobs to make people smile, became them doing their own shit most episodes. Not that I blame them for doing that or that the pitch for the show was that good, but it's so clear it was dragging out and they realized that.It was decent overall and good on them for ending it before it continued becoming Rick & Morty.
>>221291691Name three times they used self referencial humour
>>221290977And this show was doing that how?
>>221291632>cancelledThey didn't get cancelled, though, they got too much of big shots for adult swim and took their jokes to other platforms.
Stop watching cartoons, you're an adult, act like it.
>>221291833I do whatever I want and you can only seethe at my FREEDOM. You're like an ant to me. I'm a NEET king, bow down before me, peasant. I shall watch the baby doodles and I shall masturbate to futa porn afterwards.
>>221291833>durr stop taking in new information and learning from it, learning is for children
>>221290956In Season 2 it was already pretty clear they were running out of ideas/redoing shit.I'm not entirely shocked they decided to end it
>>221292256>Learning from a cartoonAre you a literal toddler?
>>221292297Higher Geometry and Theoretical Physics can't be taught any other way, retard who has never attended university and watched all the physics illustrations and cartoons of the theories in action.
>>221292340Did you have a nice nap-time after watching your cartoons?
>self-referential humor already starting in the second season (and at that point, only about an hour of actual runtime). It had to end. People were heavily overrating it due to their parasocial love for Zach but take a drink how many times the joke is the same exact thing. It's always "silly looking characters have a serious aside conversation in the middle of the scene." The highest rated episode of the third season did that same joke 5 scenes in a row.
>>221290977Nice dubs, but also you should really go outside and find someone to talk to.
>>221292384Naps are for more for old people than children, though, now you are just all over the place.
>>221290598It is genuinely crazy just how many jokes and bits were from stuff they did on stream or oneyplays.
Season 3 was kinda bad.>Silly Samuel was unfunny and confusing, was he supposed to be a shot at conspiracy theorists or incels?>mr frog part three started off interesting, but the realistic dad and the ending was cringe>mole man was decentgreen witch had cool animation, but the jokes were a bit flat>mother nature wasn't very funny, the Mr boss part was also gay>squim was obnoxious and not funny>shmaloogles was the worst episode of the whole season, very boring and unfunny>Glep was decent, it had some good jokes>friendbot was the best episode of the season>charlie's uncle was ok, a little overrated
>>221290598>like athf No matter what Cusack and Zach were waffling about, they DID in fact care about putting in certain messages or morals and didn't "just make a silly fun show with no point" and it held back potential for creativity or humor. At least compared to athf. athf was made with literally nothing in mind so they could put in whatever they wanted
I'm glad they tapped out right as they ran outta steam. It was a good show, and they didn't wanna run it into the ground.I've got nothing but respect for people who know when to quit when they're ahead.
They made Alan really gay
>season 1 was genuinely funny>start season 2>nothing but retarded DUDE 'MEMBER THIS INTERNET GUY and jumpscares
>>221290598I marathoned Ha Ha You Clowns in two sittings and laughed multiple times every episode and then put on episode one and two of this show and chuckled once... does it get better?
>>221290785Smiling Friends has a podcast-like parasocial fanbase due to its origins. I didn’t refer to the creators or ATHF by their first names as if I knew them personally.
>>221293626I know a guy who sounds like zach and I mentioned it and he said "I don't sound like psychic pebbles" indignantly and got all huffy about it lol. The guy sounds just like him.
>>221290598You know those pilot episode that feels kinda weak but the rest of the show is great afterwards?All 3 Smiling Friends season feels like that pilot episode. It's okay but it never reaches very high highs. Probably because Zach is afraid to be criticized and the show is not allowed to be truly sincere.
>>221290598What the fuck is ATHF? Why do zoomer retards like you insist on abbreviating everything? Just spend the extra 5 seconds typing out whatever the fuck you’re referencing.
>>221293892gen alpha melty kwaboty
>>221290977>your heritage and cultureI love newgrounds humor as much as the next guy, but I don't think I'd go that far.
>>221292281theyve been working and planning it for years, yet they run out of ideas that quick?mogged by family guy
>>221293892One day you'll fit in little bro
>>221292400>everything is parasocial>except when i hate people that i don't even know on a personal level lmao i know you learned the word parasocial yesterday but not every instance of people liking someone is parasocial, and also parasocial doesn't involve only liking, you can also hate someone and be parasocial
>>221293124That was pretty much my experience. I liked season 1 a lot and was baffled by how unfunny season 2 was in comparison.
>>221294720I think the streamers are as parasocial as their fanbase.
>>221291562There were maybe three or four episodes that even vaguely followed that premise, and even then they still mostly just fucked around not doing anything to actually accomplish their goal.
>>221293892Fuck you, gatekeeping retards and newfaggots like you is not just fun, it's a moral imperative. The less comfortable you feel here, the sooner you fuck off back to whatever social media shithole you slimed your way out of.
