RWBY - The Hindenburg on which Rooster Teeth rests its hopes, dreams and future

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The basic premise isn't awful and the monster of the week high school hijinks thing was fun for a bit. With a competent team it could have easily been good.
Here’s the next question: how long could you ride that for? Because with V3, and other things I’ve heard behind the scenes, they seemed to really get away from that premise, even if Monty stayed alive.
 
Here’s the next question: how long could you ride that for? Because with V3, and other things I’ve heard behind the scenes, they seemed to really get away from that premise, even if Monty stayed alive.
Not much longer than three seasons methinks, but the question was "could RWBY have been good?" to which the answer is yes.
 
Here’s the next question: how long could you ride that for? Because with V3, and other things I’ve heard behind the scenes, they seemed to really get away from that premise, even if Monty stayed alive.
The show was already falling apart at the seams long before volume 3. You had a showrunner adding things to the story without going through the writers first, so Monty's autism had no filters instead of a bad one. The two lead writers were meant to be wrangling said showrunner while neither were really up to the task, and then you add in that none of them had taken a single second to set the rules of the universe before getting into it. You have a recipe for disaster.

Given how RT went through a major change in how they worked after v3, something with the series would've given, especially with Monty. There would be no way he could do what he was doing under the new management. Especially his working on animation into the night after everyone was gone then revealing it last minute, forcing changes at every other level of production.

Most of volume 3 was still produced under Monty's "direction" for lack of a better word. And it would be likely that he had planned to do it, seeing as they had been building to the fall of vale for some time. Remember that the worst mcguffins in the series, the maidens were his idea.
 
Despite the faults, & after watching, I can still remember finding the basic premise interesting enough to give a watch. It was a letdown for many of the reasons mentioned, though I haven’t seen much said about how the basic premise was still catchy enough (despite the faults & overdone cliche of it all,) & still is- to some degree, as new viewers keep finding RWBY.

There are so many plot holes, & things we’ll never know, due to Monty’s death, & the lack of a solid leader & creator partway through S3. RWBY already was a barely cohesive thing being shaped loose, slow, & unprofessionally. With the creators death, it got looser, too many leaders, ie too many cooks ruined the broth, & just went in many directions at once. It got sloppier, no more singular vision from someone who despite his faults (Monty) actually thought up something kind of interesting. The state of it now, being at least 5 people vying to be highest up on the coattails of the dead creators creation. Disorganized.

Any “it could have been saved,” aside, it might work in the future if someone could obtain the rights, flesh out plot holes, & create a good work. Fan works tend to show that the premises could work, adapted. I liked the fan work, iirc, Kuma from Taiwan, created, Henceforward (I think it’s also linked in OP itt.)

RWBY is ok, also bad, cheesy, & a kind of a neat idea, barring weird shit on the production side, from a company that has continued to sink in various ways to various audiences. I’d still recommend watching it if curious. It’s pick & choose.
 
Here’s the next question: how long could you ride that for? Because with V3, and other things I’ve heard behind the scenes, they seemed to really get away from that premise, even if Monty stayed alive.
They planned to break away from the premise as early as Volume 2 (you ever wonder why the Breach was hastily resolved despite all the tension it built up? Yeah, that) but decided to split into Volume 3.
 
They planned to break away from the premise as early as Volume 2 (you ever wonder why the Breach was hastily resolved despite all the tension it built up? Yeah, that) but decided to split into Volume 3.
I remember hearing that. Hence my question of how long they could run on being mainly anime high school hijinks mixed with monster of the week, even if Monty hadn't died.
 
I remember hearing that. Hence my question of how long they could run on being mainly anime high school hijinks mixed with monster of the week, even if Monty hadn't died.
How long could RT have done it for? Not long, if at all. How long could an actually competent team have done it? I think at least 5 seasons.
 
Am I the only one who can't wait for Warner to sell the RWBY IP so it can have a reboot? The current dumpster fire is amusing but I want either a good show or an even bigger dumpster fire involving people much larger than the current E-List internet celebs involved.
That makes sense. Just fold RT animation into CN and shut the rest. The rest of RT is useless to a company like Warner.

But for some reason the RT name has influence in the industry.
Lol, this won't happen. And if it does, I can guarantee you that will make this shitshow look great with that nostalgia hindsight sheen.

WB and Cartoon Network to some extent are so assblasted that anime anything has taken steam away from their brand recognition divas of DC and Looney Tunes than it being their own fault, and are green eyed from the MCU. There was a mecha fighting game that they bought the studio of and shit canned it for Injustice.

So if you wanted a second opinion, there we go. The second corporate will lay their hands on this, I guarantee you they will promote DC Fantasy Heroes and gut the rest.
Well, you're less generous than I was. But you're right: take Devil May Cry, Weekly Shonen Jump, Final Fantasy supplemental material, a pinch of Avatar: The Last Airbender, and some random anime inspired webcomics, and put it all in a blender. Now the question becomes will you care for the taste. And viola, you have RWBY.
You misread the recipe. It's a bare dash of everything else and a full load of Avatar for a 10 to 90 mixture.
 
Lol, this won't happen. And if it does, I can guarantee you that will make this shitshow look great with that nostalgia hindsight sheen.

WB and Cartoon Network to some extent are so assblasted that anime anything has taken steam away from their brand recognition divas of DC and Looney Tunes than it being their own fault, and are green eyed from the MCU. There was a mecha fighting game that they bought the studio of and shit canned it for Injustice.

So if you wanted a second opinion, there we go. The second corporate will lay their hands on this, I guarantee you they will promote DC Fantasy Heroes and gut the rest.
I said it's unlikely to happen from my first post on the point. The point is that RT is in such a bad position that it would be better for it, at least on paper, for the animation department to be a part of a company that can manage it more effecitvely.

You have your information about injustice wrong. Injustice is by NetherRealm studio, the same one behind Mortal Kombat made from former midway staff after they were bought out. I can't find anything on any mecha game they were working on prior to Injustice.
 
You have your information about injustice wrong. Injustice is by NetherRealm studio, the same one behind Mortal Kombat made from former midway staff after they were bought out. I can't find anything on any mecha game they were working on prior to Injustice.
Now you’re making me think about RWBY characters in the Injustice series. Wouldn’t be surprised if RT tried to make it happen.
 
Now you’re making me think about RWBY characters in the Injustice series. Wouldn’t be surprised if RT tried to make it happen.
It wouldn't be the first time that the Justice League and RWBY crossed over. Never read the crossover though.
 
I mean, isn’t the meme of Batman is that he’s crazy prepared for every situation and can kick anyone’s ass…because he’s Batman? What would make Batman in RWBY that massive of a departure?
I don't know, living in a world where some people are born with the ability to turn to atoms, getting stronger through pain, or whatever the fuck it is Neo does, and being told your version of that is autism must be a real kick in the pants.
 
I don't know, living in a world where some people are born with the ability to turn to atoms, getting stronger through pain, or whatever the fuck it is Neo does, and being told your version of that is autism must be a real kick in the pants.
But his autism is unrivaled, and powerful enough to allow him to go toe to toe with a ll the other freaks. Like a romanticized Rainman and not an actual autistic.
 
You have your information about injustice wrong. Injustice is by NetherRealm studio, the same one behind Mortal Kombat made from former midway staff after they were bought out. I can't find anything on any mecha game they were working on prior to Injustice.
I infact have my entire basis on this wrong. Rising Thunder was the name of the game, but their studio got bought by Riot Games and was scrapped, very different.

I still maintain my stance that WB is still strong with DC and capes however.
You shouldn't, they cover that Batman's super power/aura is just autism.
You what would had been better? That Batman was the rare exception in that he wasn't "born" with a sembalance, but what do I know. That or he could have the ability to do ninja stuff like make visual illusion clones or move about in darkness more easier. Wow, effort, I barely broke a sweat for that.
 
I still maintain my stance that WB is still strong with DC and capes however.

You what would had been better? That Batman was the rare exception in that he wasn't "born" with a sembalance, but what do I know. That or he could have the ability to do ninja stuff like make visual illusion clones or move about in darkness more easier. Wow, effort, I barely broke a sweat for that.
WB's failure against the MCU was simple: they rushed to match where the MCU was before they had even built their Foundations first.

Batman as a character is well know for his lack of any real powers, so him not having a power (like mercury black) would be the best way to represent him. I get what they were trying, leaning on Batman's reputation as a detective, but his power has the same problem as ironwood in that it doesn't work as a power.

To put it simply, semblances were introduced as what TV tropes calls it: personality powers. The power reflects the personality of the user (ruby is hyperactive so she hers is speed related as an example) but powers that affect personalities creates a paradox that shouldn't be there.
 
To put it simply, semblances were introduced as what TV tropes calls it: personality powers. The power reflects the personality of the user (ruby is hyperactive so she hers is speed related as an example) but powers that affect personalities creates a paradox that shouldn't be there.
You know, I just remembered Batman Begins, and I just remembered that Batman's shtick is that he uses psychological fear to shock and halt villains. Wouldn't that be a real kicker? That Batman could be a morale assassin who can sniff out what his opponents are really afraid of or just psychologically break them down, and just halt them entirely, or at least be able to open them up to more vulnerabilities or throw them off balance more often in combat?

Wow, I just put in a better concept than autism. Good job writers.
 
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