Rick And Morty - General Discussion

[Ubiquitous]

I thought the same thing.. as Stealy?

Yes! I watched the rerun lookinb for him. I thought it was funny that no one thought he looked like him.

How Did I Get Here was my fav. This time, I noticed the host seemed to be watching and listening to Rick and Morty.

[nobodyyoucare]

 

How Did I Get Here was my fav. This time, I noticed the host seemed to be watching and listening to Rick and Morty.

Well Rick did say to not go over to the coffee machine. 

[Lantern7]

This week: Jerry finds levels of butt monkey that man has not yet discovered. Oh, and Rick and Morty land on a planet that hosts a version of The Purge. Rick's into it. Morty balks, but gets into it to the point where he's shooting corpses. Morty has a lot of issues to sort out.

[Kalliste]

I really enjoyed it.. Rick killing those people with his jet shoes was the gross out moment for me. I thought it was a bit predictable with the girl stealing the ship. It was obviously going to turn out poorly for them.

 

And the song.. whaat, am I missing something? If AdultSwim hadn't tweeted it I would have assumed it was a made up thing. Here is the full version, linked from AdultSwim:

 

This guy is probably like "woah my views just spiked on that video!"

 

And to end, "get a job Jerry!"

[nobodyyoucare]

Official music video. 

According to wiki this was a platinum selling R&B group. The song was number one on the Rhythm and Blues chart for two weeks in 1990. Apparently they are from the year 2003 active and touring. 

[nobodyyoucare]

As for why the song was chosen, tv/movie productions often have a music archivist would tries to find songs/sounds that fit the mood or theme of the scene and then tries to get usage rights.

 

I suspect this song was used because they may not have been able to get the rights to Feel Good Inc by Gorillaz. If you watched toonami or other adult swim programming/bumps they often had music playing.   http://www.adultswim.com/music/has a number of albums you can stream for free plus they released a number of albums for sale such as the Metalacopyse ones. Plus setting up tours of bands that played various venues including college campuses. 

[arc]

Oh lord, you young 'uns who haven't heard of Tony! Toni! Toné! are going to be the death of me.

 

I do think the show's hitting the "Morty wants to do the right thing and it backfires on him" gong a little too often, but I liked the episode nevertheless.

[nobodyyoucare]

Oh lord, you young 'uns who haven't heard of Tony! Toni! Toné! are going to be the death of me.

 

I do think the show's hitting the "Morty wants to do the right thing and it backfires on him" gong a little too often, but I liked the episode nevertheless.

Morty was trying to do the right thing to get pussy from the cat like alien. Also it showed these aliens needed a purge and a ruling class since the peasants obviously couldn't think for themselves and were fountains of repressed rage. 

[Ubiquitous]

Yeah, I loved how not even five minutes after the revolution, they went back to reinstituting The Purge.

[Kalliste]

Oh lord, you young 'uns who haven't heard of Tony! Toni! Toné! are going to be the death of me.

 

I do think the show's hitting the "Morty wants to do the right thing and it backfires on him" gong a little too often, but I liked the episode nevertheless.

Sorry! :P Although I'm going to say that it wasn't an Australian thing so I'm off the hook.. (quickly checks Wiki... yes, looks like it was an American/Canadian thing) plus I was only 7 when it was released :P

 

I also think the 'doing the right thing that goes bad' has been overdone too, A few times with Morty and once with Summer.. hopefully we get a new theme next week.

[nobodyyoucare]

When was the thing with summer? Oh right Unity. Thought for half a second you were talking about the spiders but then that still wound up good well expect for the bugs in the ice cream. 

 

Also Morty wasn't trying to do good he was trying to get pussy. So he was actually quite selfish and would be doing something morally wrong if you were using puritan ethics.. 

Edited September 29, 2015 by nobodyyoucare

[arc]

plus I was only 7 when it was released :P

So like I said, you young 'uns will be the death of me.

 

(I was 13 when "Feels Good" was released.)

Edited September 29, 2015 by arc

[Ubiquitous]

When was the thing with summer? Oh right Unity. Thought for half a second you were talking about the spiders but then that still wound up good well expect for the bugs in the ice cream. 

 

Also Morty wasn't trying to do good he was trying to get pussy. So he was actually quite selfish and would be doing something morally wrong if you were using puritan ethics..

I thought you were thinking of the time Summer helped The Devil form a corporation and getting booted for her trouble.

Was Morty trying to get pussy when he convinced Rick to buy that robot?

[SmithW6079]

Every time they referenced "Purge," I wanted to shout that "Star Trek" did that story 50 years ago in "Return of the Archons"; there, the breakdown of law and order was called "Festival."

[Lantern7]

Season finale! Rick reluctantly goes to a wedding with the rest of the family . . . in space! Rick manages to let his guard down just long enough for Birdperson's new bride to reveal herself as an undercover agent of the galactic government, of which Rick is wanted. Big-time. In the end, Rick drops a dime on himself and gets hauled off to jail, while Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt" plays. The only way it could be more depressing? If they used the Johnny Cash cover.

 

Oh, and Mr. Poopy Butthole drops by after the credits to be enthused about the cliffhanger. A year and a half to the third season? Here's hoping we won't have to wait that long.

[Kalliste]

I thought 'Hurt' was used really well and I was glad it was the NIN version. I don't think the Johnny Cash version would have worked as well in that setting. I just wonder how long until Rick cracks without any booze in his system.

 

The end was pretty awesome with Mr Poopy Butthole.. he better be wrong, 18 months is far too long to wait to see how Rick gets back to the family!

 

I would have seen what other things the 'on a cob' planet had before getting off it. Strawberry on the cob sounds pretty neat.

 

I guess Rick was right about weddings after all.

[revbfc]

I don't know who I feel worse for, Rick or everybody on Earth C-137.

Now comes the long wait for Season 3. Good thing Venture Bros. comes back next year.

[Ubiquitous]

What was wrong with cob-Earth?

 

Why was the screaming Sun familiar?

[revbfc]

Why was the screaming Sun familiar?

I thought it was a Teletubbies reference.

[revbfc]

The end was pretty awesome with Mr Poopy Butthole.. he better be wrong, 18 months is far too long to wait to see how Rick gets back to the family!

I'm not happy about it either, but I'm used to far longer periods of time between Venture Bros. seasons. All AS needs now is another two shows on the same level as those so we can have something guaranteed every year.

[Lantern7]

About the sun . . . my mind went to Soul Eater.

[nobodyyoucare]

What was wrong with cob-Earth?

 

Why was the screaming Sun familiar?

Everything was on the cob so eventually they might be on the cob as well. Other then that who knows what Rick realized when scanning the ants.

I don't know who I feel worse for, Rick or everybody on Earth C-137.

 

So far it looked like Earth was doing all right. No real fear of alien invasions, better medical science after all being shot 37 times and the treatment is like getting a splinter removed. 

[Ubiquitous]

The first time I watched this, I wonder why the alien woman at the recption screamed and fainted. Upon 2nd viewing, I now know why.

[nobodyyoucare]

The first time I watched this, I wonder why the alien woman at the recption screamed and fainted. Upon 2nd viewing, I now know why.

Yeah hard to make out the first time that she a plant alien was being served a salad in the monkey head. 

[Ubiquitous]

Yeah hard to make out the first time that she a plant alien was being served a salad in the monkey head. 

I meant the allusion...

[nobodyyoucare]

Something occured to me. Was that cyborg photographer in the suit taken pictures and sending them to the galatic fed in order to id the people at the wedding? 

[Ubiquitous]

Something occured to me. Was that cyborg photographer in the suit taken pictures and sending them to the galatic fed in order to id the people at the wedding?

Probably. I noticed the bride's parents stared a lot, too.

[Ubiquitous]

I watched it again and Rick passed out and his head hit the desktop before the suicide machine went off, so it didn't zap him.

[Kip Hackman]

Rick and Morty watching "Back to the Future" from different reality

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usx4TP_DTgc

[Ubiquitous]

Was the cereal they were eating in the first scene what was in the leprechaun  that was disemboweled by those two children?

[Beatriceblake]

I can't believe we have to wait a year to find out how Rick escapes and see if the family find out he turned himself in for them.

[Ubiquitous]

I caught a rerun this morning and found it amusing that Rick put on some cheesy antennas on his head so Green Rick would know he's an alien being.

[revbfc]

I really want to see the return of evil genius Morty.

[Beatriceblake]

My favourite bit of this was Summer playing Elliott Smith's music to Tiny Rick when they were trying to transfer Rick back into his older body.

[nobodyyoucare]

Was the cereal they were eating in the first scene what was in the leprechaun  that was disemboweled by those two children?

Yep they were also eating it in the Wedding Squanchers. 

[Lantern7]

Buying in or selling out? Rick and Morty shill for Carl's Jr./Hardee's.

[revbfc]

Buying in or selling out? Rick and Morty shill for Carl's Jr./Hardee's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zre9FhhxR7k

I just want a third season before 2017. If shilling for Big Burger helps achieve that you'll get no argument from me.

Also, Rick's moral compass has never functioned properly, so he could be a spokesman for genocide and it'd be true to his character.

[Matt K]

I actually really liked the commerical.  Probably not a great showcase of the food (they're stealing and all) but quite funny.

[Matt K]

On rewatch I ended up liking it more.  Love the reaction of the guy behind R&M to the "Personal Space" show. 

[Beatriceblake]

So far I've been disappointed to see a lack of love for Rick and Morty in the end of year best show lists. There are several shows on these lists that aren't nearly as good so I wonder if it is because the show is quite low-profile and more of a cult hit type thing.

Edited December 19, 2015 by Beatriceblake

[Matt K]

It made the Av Club's list, top 20 I believe

[revbfc]

I'm amazed at how much this episode (and so many others of this show) continues to hit me in the gut on multiple viewings. I know exactly what's going to happen but I still tear up at the end. I want more episodes real soon, but I'd be happy to wait if it means maintaining or surpassing this level of quality.

[Lantern7]

For anybody who's into comics . . . Mr. Poopybutthole is getting his own miniseries from Oni Press.

[BetterButter]

Rick and Morty Best Scenes - Recreated in Fallout 4 (MODS) - Part 1

[Lantern7]

Heads up: I'm watching @Midnight on Comedy Central right now. Chris Hardwick is wearing a Rick and Morty style holiday sweater. It's pretty neat. He's a fan of the show, and I hope he's not lying about that.

[Lantern7]

Bad News: We never got to find out what happened with Rick in 2016. Good News: The third season is in development. Same shit, different year . . . and I mean that in the best way possible.

[kvsl117]

someone, get me out of this timeline.  PLEASE

[Lantern7]

From ComicsAlliance: Dan Harmon Takes Blame for ‘Rick and Morty’ Season 3 Delay

[Lantern7]

Here's an 8-bit take on the Beth/Jerry plot. The satisfied Jerrys shaking hands is my favorite part.

[Lantern7]

Something new from Funko. Only thing missing is a device that plays DMX nonstop.