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Shik
Member # 343
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He's short. He's green. He's power-mad. He's an alien.No, not Omega. No, not Charles, EITHER. He's Invader ZIM. I adore this show. It is--to put it simply--effed up beyond belief. For those who have not seen, Zim is an Irken invader a bit on the mad side. He was the reason for the collapse of Operation "Impending Doom" 1 when he savaged his own planet with a mech. Although not invited to be a part of Operation "Impending Doom" 2, he managed to find his way there anyway. The other invaders were sent to collect data for the impending invasion & all were given a SIR, a strategic information retrieval robot. Zim, however, was given the same treatment as the Ark B Golgafrinchams, including a garbage-built robot named GIR who's more than a little crazed. Sent off in a general direction, Zim encounters Earth 6 months later & reports in, much to his superiors' dismay. On Earth, he makes his base & decides the best way to learn about the planet is to attend something called "skool." There he meets a classmate, Dib, who instantly sees he's an alien (the only one to do so) & is hellbent on exposing him, as Dib wishes to be a paranormal investigator when he gets older. Dib's father is the famous Professor Neutron (often seen as a head on a floating screen) & his sister, Gaz, is a sullen, moody little thing. It was created by Jhonen Vasquez, the guy behind the comics "I Feel Sick" & "Johnny The Homicidal Maniac"...& what's truly strange is that it airs on Nickelodeon. The music is great, the lines are hysterical, & the situations are "for great comedy." friday nights at 9PM EDT; Sunday afternoons at 5PM EDT. MUST watch.
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Jubilicious
Member # 99
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(this is paraphrased. I don't remember exactly how it goes *LOL*)Zim: Excellent. Now, GIR, turn on your Guidance Chip to steer us home. GIR: OH, I left that at home.. Zim: What!? You left WHAT at home?? GIR: The Guid-y, Chipp-y thing! Zim: GIR! WHY would you DO such a thing!? GIR: To make room for cupcakes! (opens his skull, pulls out a cupcake and pops it in his mouth). Zim: *groan* I LOVE Invader Zim. I'm trying to get Charles hooked on it, but it conflicts with FarScape....
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The359
Member # 37
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Never conflict with FarScape...
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Jeff The Card
Member # 411
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quote: He's short. He's green. He's power-mad. He's an alien.
SOUNDS like Omega, at any rate.
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The_Tom
Member # 38
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Omega's not green. He's against the Kyoto protocol.
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Nim the Merciful
Member # 205
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"More piggies, GIR! I demand piggies!!"
This show is dangerous, I stumbled upon a BitTorrent-file with 15 episodes of Zim, it has completely destroyed my saturday plans.
Also, I like the way Zim's voice breaks sometimes when he screams terrified. This is way more depraved than Futurama, much more crazy. And I want to adopt GIR.
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Ultra Manjuice
Member # 239
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365x3+7
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Fleet-Admiral Michael T. Colorge
Member # 144
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I love this show but I just killed the cable since my folks didn't know I ordered it with soft core porn on the side. They really need to loosen up.
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Tora Ziyal
Member # 53
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Bah, what's the point of watching soft-core anyway? Just makes you more frustrated.
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Cartman
Member # 256
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Yes. Either show everything or don't show anything at all, you spineless self-censoring prudish saints. Grr.
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Nim the Merciful
Member # 205
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You use it for foreplay! How many times do I have to-Oh no! It's happening again! The Grand Thread Derailing! I remember it like it was the 25th July 2001! *sob* *bawls eyes out*
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Jason Abbadon
Member # 882
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quote: Originally posted by Tora-Tora-Tora Ziyal: Bah, what's the point of watching soft-core anyway? Just makes you more frustrated.
That's when you switch to the wonders and horrors of Internet Porn.
hmmmm.....porn.
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Cartman
Member # 256
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OMG WFT THEIR SI PRON ON TEH INTARNET 2
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Jason Abbadon
Member # 882
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Folks, we may lose Cartman forever to chafing, if he follows this line of inquiry.....
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Sol System
Member # 30
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As it happens, this show just recently came out on DVD.
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Jason Abbadon
Member # 882
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Cost? How many episodes per disk? I can't possibly search for myself, Sol: do it for me!
PLEEZZZZE?
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Nim the Merciful
Member # 205
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"Cost? How many episodes per disk?"
We're talking Moose-room here. Scary Monkey Show. Time to become that corporate whore you've always dreamed about, Jasmine.
Besides, whatever the Zim-DVDs may cost, there's only the two seasons (and perhaps 5-6 unaired episodes put in there as nice gesture) so the total cost will be much lower than say the complete Futurama DVD-set, or dare I say? the Simpsons-Collection (sheesh).
But last I heard, only the first season had been released on DVD. Someone feel free to correct me. Except for TSN or Ultra, they take too much pleasure from doing so.
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Harry
Member # 265
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Suprnova claims there's a season 3 though...
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Nim the Merciful
Member # 205
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Who are these Suprnova?
Found Season 2 on Amazon, btw. To be released August 31.
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Cartman
Member # 256
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*edit* Linking to sites that directly promote piracy of intellectual property is a bannable offense. Do it again and suffer the consequences. [ August 01, 2004, 05:22 PM: Message edited by: Charles Capps ]
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TSN
Member # 31
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Actually, the "seasons" listed on Suprnova have nothing to do with actual seasons of the show. Also, it doesn't include any of the episodes that were completed, but unaired.
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Nim the Merciful
Member # 205
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I have noticed how that varies, the line of season 1. And it'snot like you can tell the difference, in drawing style or quality. This is a positive thing, I think. Very high quality, especially the CGI-bits. This show must've been way more expensive than Futurama, what with all the FX-heavy episodes...
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