The second best show on TV (after Boardwalk Empire)

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The second best show on TV (after Boardwalk Empire)

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I decided to spin this out of the Hub thread so it gets more attention.

No shit, GIJoe Renegades is easily the second best show on right now. It requires no previous knowledge of anything Joe, but has a shit-ton of cool references to earlier incarnations (I'm watching tonight's episode and just saw Law & Order make their debut). The show is hella dark and mature to be supposedly a kid's show (which is no surprise, as at least a few of the writers have Batman: The Animated Series and Gargoyles on their resumes). It's definitely got an A-Team vibe, which they're aware of, since tonight's episode ("Joes and Cons") is an homage to a A-Team episode ("Joes and Cons").

The character designs are a bit weird, but you can get used to them quickly.

Seriously, the show kicks ASS.
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They keep introducing Joes in passing, but they never stick around. Doc, Steeler, Law & Order, Breaker...I hope this is building up towards something. They haven't even scratched the surface with Cobra yet.
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I think most of the Joes we see in cameos are just Easter eggs, and we'll never see them again. Most haven't been military, even. I think eventually Cobra will be exposed and the actual Joe team will coalesce, adding Flint and Lady Jaye, under the command of General (Hawk) Abernathy. Breaker seems to be in a behind-the-scenes capacity already.

BTW, you missed cameos by Stalker (the leader of the squad on the ground in Duke's flashback to his first meeting with Lady Jaye), Tripwire (very unlike the RAH version, he's the Private Skoog who steps on the mine in Duke's other flashback), and Lt. Falcon (Duke's younger brother, Vincent--they were brothers in the old cartoon but unrelated in the comic book).
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GOD. DAMN!!

Shit got REAL this episode!

I don't even want to spoil anything; as much as I want to talk about it, this episode shouldn't be ruined in advance. The cameo appearance made me jump out of my chair and shout, "AWESOME!" No shit.
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Was it that large fellow who's name wasn't revealed until the final minute of the show? (and I'm not talking about Destro) Or did I miss something?

I'm not that into the guys made of slime, but I want to see where they are going with it.
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Indeed, that is of whom I speak. Nice touch that he'd been made by Mindbender, like the original. (The Iron Grenadiers were cool, too, though we didn't see them in their normal uniforms.)
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anarky wrote:Indeed, that is of whom I speak. Nice touch that he'd been made by Mindbender, like the original. (The Iron Grenadiers were cool, too, though we didn't see them in their normal uniforms.)
Well Sir, your "Non spoiling" attempts aren't very serious when you say stuff like this.
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Could've been a BAT. Or a shitty clone of Mindbender in neon yellow armor.
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anarky wrote:Could've been a BAT. Or a shitty clone of Mindbender in neon yellow armor.
Because I'm sure you jumped and yelled "Awesome!" when you saw a shitty neon Mindbender Clone. :roll: :lol:
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Well, if the shitty Mindbender clone had been a true RAH homage, it would've been bald with a handlebar mustache and a monocle, which would've been awesome.

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Re: The second best show on TV (after Boardwalk Empire)

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So I DVR'ed the first 2 episodes a week or two ago.
I finally got around to watching the first one today.

I have zero desire to watch the second episode.

I guess you've just got to be a GI Joe fan...
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And there you have it, folks! Diabolical hates it... so it must be awesome!

There's an exclusive clip from the next episode on Facebook. Since two of you aren't there, you might appreciate a link to the clip. Very different, very cool, take on the twins and the Siegies.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/vide ... 9468124144
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I never said I hated it.
I just didn't see anything that made me want to continue watching.

I will say that the writing was far better than the movie.
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I knew what you meant. I was just joshing you.
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There is a local company called Silver State Supplies (or something like that). I've seen their vans around town a couple times. Their logos is 3 "S"s, it looks a lot like the SSS logo in Renegades.
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