Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
Weekly comic thread, March 29 - April 2 2010
LeeC:
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--- Quote from: LeeC on 29 Mar 2010, 06:51 ---Ducky from pretty in pink. Everyone was rooting for him to get the girl, but he was stuck in friend zone.
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Apparently (according to IMDb.com) the original ending did see Ducky win Andie's heart, but both test audiences and, on reflection, John Hughes himself felt it'd be better for Blane (the rich guy) to end up with her.
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for artistic purposes I would have to agree that it would be better for ducky not to get the girl.
1)too cheesy if he did.
2)people can relate to being stuck in friend zone at one time or another
ducky was the dorky cute friend that will always be the friend and nothing more. I think "Not another Teen Movie" capitalized on this (but made the ducky like guy waaaaayyyyy more creepy). My only point is that ducky was not mocked or heckled for being the dorky guy that didnt get the girl.
jwhouk:
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If Marigold were the male equivalent to her current greasy/poor hygiene World of Warcraft/animu-nerd character, there would almost definitely be a trainwreck of "Holy shit, how pathetic!".
Unless I'm completely misreading the population of this message board and the majority of you people are World of Warcraft/animu-nerds.
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I don't like or play WoW. I don't care much for anime. And you're misreading the population of this message board. Strike three, outside corner, have a seat.
ThunderPower:
I have to say, this comic hit me hard. I've heard that term so many times - "You're so great, you're amazing, but we're just friends". It will frustrate and sadden you to no end when you finally come to terms that they've either lied and aren't interested in you, or are afraid of ruining a good friendship. It's a total downer.
michi-love:
Wow - I have to say, yet again, if no one saw this coming, they were blind or in some serious denial. But I'm glad it played out the way it did... the expressions Marigold shows are just so real. Pretty sure that's exactly what I would look like if this ever happened to me. The pain of rejection coupled with the horrifying realization - the art is so spot-on right now, it pleases me to know end. And it seriously makes me sad. But Momo's gesture makes us all giggle a bit, alleviating the tension of depression so present in that strip.
I think Momo's reaction was perfect. Obviously, Angus handled things the very best way he could, but I think on Momo's level, having the software she does, she knew how he COULD have handled things, were he capable of knowing the perfect reaction in every social situation, be it awkward, strangely romantic, or just plain uncomfortable. To her, it might be obvious... as well as that initial instinct she (and some, but of course not all) AntroPCs feel to protect and defend their owners, would have generated the wonderful use of her digits!
On another note: I personally would not play WoW if you paid me to do it. However, I have always, and will likely always, love anime. Along this line, it's rather shitty of you to make such generalizations. Yes, Marigold is based on a generalization, but she is moving beyond that with each strip. She's growing and changing, and revealing parts of her nature that hadn't been assumed before, much like all the characters, and saying that were she a man, her character would receive endless mocking... do you think that if Sven was a woman, everyone on the board wouldn't moan about how much of a slut she was? Because, despite any notions you have about this board only disparaging males, it's my belief that they are universally disparaging - the only difference hinging on what the topic of the comic is each day/week.
Border Reiver:
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 29 Mar 2010, 07:02 ---
--- Quote from: Border Reiver on 29 Mar 2010, 04:29 ---There is no way that Angus could have gooten out of that situation without hurting Marigold either right then, or down the road. His reaction was honest, and any other would have been a disservice to his friend.
And Raoul - I've never mentioned this before, but I've hated that particular song since it debuted, and if you keep it up I may have to indulge in some violence.
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Well, sometimes I feel I have to RUN AWAY, I've got to GET AWAY...
(Song was a hit when I was in high school, sue me)
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Same here, but in this case violence is much more likely to yield the results I want. I could get the judgement, its the enforcement that woudl be challenging.
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