The Rick and Morty fandom and haters

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The sauce tastes like a 50/50 mix of pure corn syrup and teriyaki sauce. It's kinda gross, it swings between being too sweet and too salty from moment to moment. I hadn't even known it was out, except while I was eating dinner some guy comes in and tries to buy every pack of the sauce in the restaurant. He was trying to get the cashier to ring up entire cases of the sauce. The manager shot that down, so for the fuck of it I bought a thing of nuggets and tried it. Wasn't something I'll be getting again.
 
robobobo said:
The sauce tastes like a 50/50 mix of pure corn syrup and teriyaki sauce. It's kinda gross, it swings between being too sweet and too salty from moment to moment. I hadn't even known it was out, except while I was eating dinner some guy comes in and tries to buy every pack of the sauce in the restaurant. He was trying to get the cashier to ring up entire cases of the sauce. The manager shot that down, so for the fuck of it I bought a thing of nuggets and tried it. Wasn't something I'll be getting again.
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You should have kicked him in the face just to see if he would have a seizure and start thrashing around screaming about pickle Rick.
 
PreferredPenne said:
Any show that has a character named "Mister Poopybutthole" shouldn't classify itself as intellectual.
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It really does amaze me how the one episode with a genuinely interesting and original premise was totally fumbled with that horrible "character" and more jokes about "lol Jerry is a gay nerd".
 
Shokew said:
It wouldn't shock me if most of their talk about S3 being bad (which is popular opinion about the show in general right there,BTW.) diminished, either, just because they missed the show, despite bad-mouthing it for what are very likely good reasons, too - but THAT would take some real bleach - drinking BS to pull off convincingly.
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I've actually been seeing kind of the opposite happen. There were more vocal haters of the show during season 3, sure, but when it was airing for every critic there were at least 30 fantards ready to shout down any dissent of their favorite show, with S3 having some of the highest ratings in the show's air history and every new episode was met with a lot of "this is the best episode yet!!!" (Outside of the S3 finale maybe, but even that still has its white knights.)

But I think if there's one thing that has to be R&M's biggest weakness, it's that it provides little in terms of rewatchability. Which is why it's probably only going to hurt the show more the longer the writing team decided to continue sitting around with their thumbs up their asses, because until then all the fans have are re-runs, and having only re-runs means increasing the chances of noticing things like Harmon's stilted as fuck "tell don't show" dialogue and punchlines likely not being as funny as people remember.I

And I think it's starting to show, since I've started to see more fans expressing this sentiment cropping up more often, where they're starting to notice that their favorite show has some rather glaring flaws - even the episodes that were previously praised - but aren't wholly ready to admit that yet and wheedle their criticism between mounds of praise. I predict that by the time season 4 rolls around we'll see a shift where the critics seem to out-vocalize the fans a la Steven Universe.
 
One Man Bland said:
I've actually been seeing kind of the opposite happen. There were more vocal haters of the show during season 3, sure, but when it was airing for every critic there were at least 30 fantards ready to shout down any dissent of their favorite show, with S3 having some of the highest ratings in the show's air history and every new episode was met with a lot of "this is the best episode yet!!!" (Outside of the S3 finale maybe, but even that still has its white knights.)

But I think if there's one thing that has to be R&M's biggest weakness, it's that it provides little in terms of rewatchability. Which is why it's probably only going to hurt the show more the longer the writing team decided to continue sitting around with their thumbs up their asses, because until then all the fans have are re-runs, and having only re-runs means increasing the chances of noticing things like Harmon's stilted as fuck "tell don't show" dialogue and punchlines likely not being as funny as people remember.I

And I think it's starting to show, since I've started to see more fans expressing this sentiment cropping up more often, where they're starting to notice that their favorite show has some rather glaring flaws - even the episodes that were previously praised - but aren't wholly ready to admit that yet and wheedle their criticism between mounds of praise. I predict that by the time season 4 rolls around we'll see a shift where the critics seem to out-vocalize the fans a la Steven Universe.
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Good - NOTHING is above criticism, no matter how good some people think it is. The more proper criticism put out there, the better. And I treat that as FACT. Not just for this fucking show, either - and keep in mind I don't hate this show (in fact, I like it plenty!), just the people who obsess over it like it's the smartest thing ever, which it isn't and never was.
 
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I wonder how many people cling to it with empty praise because the narrative is that it's the "smart person" show, and as soon as enough empirical evidence piles up that it isn't, they'll jettison it like all SJWs do once a single flaw is discovered and disavow ever liking the "problematic" thing in the first place, or at least being guiltless in it's corruption by white/cis/bigoted forces?

Identity politics suck, it makes people watch unfunny shows and force laughter for fear of a social media excommunication.
 
vertexwindi said:
Except for The Simpsons. The first six seasons of that show was perfect.
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Yeah - in the eyes of this forum; I'm sure someone out there hates EVERYTHING about The Simpsons. Too bad they're likely a R&M fan with no real taste, if we were to get specific about it.

Also, to get serious for a moment, as much as I do admire Classic Era Simpsons and need to watch some reruns of that, nothing is beyond criticism, in my eyes. No matter how good Classic Era Simpsons is - otherwise, that show wouldn't have turned to shit like it has now.

But, if it's any consolation - that show turned to shit much slower than R&M has. Much, much slower. I really don't think that R&M was ever truly as good as people want to claim it is, especially when compared to something more relatable / iconic as Classic Era Simpsons, to be quite fucking honest. And that's putting it lightly.
 
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Shokew said:
Yeah - in the eyes of this forum; I'm sure someone out there (NOT ME, I think Classic Simpsons was actually good, especially as a kid - and someday, I need to revisit the classic era of the show, too.) hates EVERYTHING about The Simpsons. .
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I can believe that, in the same way that I can believe that there are people out there who literally hate jokes and fun.
 
vertexwindi said:
I can believe that, in the same way that I can believe that there are people out there who literally hate jokes and fun.
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I'm proud to be against these people and furthermore call them what they are - exceptional individuals, honestly. Especially if they treat their unpopular opinions as fact, which is never a smart thing to do.
 
Dan Harmon Confirms ‘Rick and Morty’ Has Not Been Renewed for Season 4
Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon confirmed on Twitter that Cartoon Network has not renewed the show for a fourth season.

Replying to a fan that demanded Harmon finish writing the next season of the show, he wrote that it’s hard to write a show that had not been ordered.

The tweet came in response to the fan calling him a “lazy alcoholic” for not having already finished season 4.

Harmon has been very open about his alcoholism in the past and clearly does not shy away from criticism on social media.

Last December, news broke that the show’s next season was in limbo. Back then Ryan Ridley, a former writer for the show, hinted that no one was working on season 4.

This is not the first time Rick and Morty fans have been overly demanding – remember when crowds caused trouble at various McDonald’s locations back when the fast food chain released its Szechuan Sauce, which was made famous again by the show?
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https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/rick-and-morty-season-4-not-renewed/
 
Shokew said:
Yeah - in the eyes of this forum; I'm sure someone out there hates EVERYTHING about The Simpsons. Too bad they're likely a R&M fan with no real taste, if we were to get specific about it.
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That would be me, actually. I hate every episode of both shows.

vertexwindi said:
I can believe that, in the same way that I can believe that there are people out there who literally hate jokes and fun.
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My peculiar physiology actually consumes jokes and fun while transforming them into a kind of viscous, black, bile.
 
It was confirmed in the Dan Harmon thread that he was just fooling around to either bait fans or bait AS for a higher pay. He later confirmed on Reddit he'd voice some characters for season 4, therefore ruining his own bluff. This drunk fuck is a mess of a man
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/rickandmorty/comments/86056b/rick_morty_either_cancelled_or_entered_limbo/
http://archive.is/yF0V5

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Maybe the cancer will finally die. If this is the (doubtful) end of rick and morty how long will the salt last until they go find another show to sperg about?
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ZeCommissar said:
Maybe the cancer will finally die. If this is the (doubtful) end of rick and morty how long will the salt last until they go find another show to sperg about?
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The fanbase are even questioning themselves whether they are the ones that caused a possibility of no Season 4 due to the image of the show now, especially whenever thinks of the show most people are gonna think of stuff like "I'M PICKLE RICK WUBBALUBBADUBDUB LET'S GET SCHWIFTY I WANT MY SZECHUAN SAUCE"

https://www.reddit.com/r/rickandmor..._it_the_toxicity_of_the_fandom_to_blame_does/
http://archive.is/UBj5T

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Yeah, I like R&M just fine, but have stayed out of the fandom for obvious reasons.

Is it overhyped? Yes. It's a great show, but not the "ultimate, intellectual, best cartoon evrarlolololo!!!11!!!!!111!!!" Just because a cartoon has these things called "a story with complex, multifaceted characters, relatable yet adult themes and plots, and allegories/symbolism" doesn't make you some intellectual "Rick" (whom, I might add, is a big fucking asshole that isn't supposed to be idolized) who's above the "Mortys" of the world. The people who think that are just lonely narcissists who need something to justify their hipster, holier-than-thou attitude.
 
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