Comments on: Your Two Favorite Avatar Characters Reveal Your True Inner Self http://www.audioshocker.com/2009/01/26/your-two-favorite-avatar-characters-reveal-your-true-inner-self Comics, Movies, Fighting Games, and Pop Culture. 3 New Podcasts Every Week! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:17:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: nick marino http://www.audioshocker.com/2009/01/26/your-two-favorite-avatar-characters-reveal-your-true-inner-self#comment-4815 nick marino Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:22:39 +0000 http://www.audioshocker.com/?p=927#comment-4815 neal - the award was for the guy who did the jar jar binks voice in the robot chicken parody. pete - you of all people should understand my disdain for the story of WALL*E (visuals aside, because those were strong). i should write a culturology-style post about WALL*E and break down exactly why i feel the way i feel. but i'll say the short version here - to me, WALL*E was the story of a robot who inexplicably falls in love with the first robot "he" sees and then stalks this feminized machine out into deep space, upon which said "man" robot ultimately sends an orbiting satellite full of obese humans back to a near-barren planet that by all accounts is uninhabitable (despite the fact that one very small specimen of plant life was discovered amid the vast landfills). i find the character motivations either ignorant or irrational, and i find the entire premise of the film to be built out of vaguely offensive cultural assumptions about love, self-interest, and responsibility. to top it off, WALL*E just happens to have a tape recorder built into his chest to record and play back old Disney movies. *shameless* neal - the award was for the guy who did the jar jar binks voice in the robot chicken parody.

pete - you of all people should understand my disdain for the story of WALL*E (visuals aside, because those were strong). i should write a culturology-style post about WALL*E and break down exactly why i feel the way i feel. but i'll say the short version here - to me, WALL*E was the story of a robot who inexplicably falls in love with the first robot "he" sees and then stalks this feminized machine out into deep space, upon which said "man" robot ultimately sends an orbiting satellite full of obese humans back to a near-barren planet that by all accounts is uninhabitable (despite the fact that one very small specimen of plant life was discovered amid the vast landfills). i find the character motivations either ignorant or irrational, and i find the entire premise of the film to be built out of vaguely offensive cultural assumptions about love, self-interest, and responsibility. to top it off, WALL*E just happens to have a tape recorder built into his chest to record and play back old Disney movies. *shameless*

]]> By: neal http://www.audioshocker.com/2009/01/26/your-two-favorite-avatar-characters-reveal-your-true-inner-self#comment-4812 neal Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:35:22 +0000 http://www.audioshocker.com/?p=927#comment-4812 Looks like I have to go see Wall-E now and settle this once and for all. Looks like I have to go see Wall-E now and settle this once and for all.

]]> By: pete http://www.audioshocker.com/2009/01/26/your-two-favorite-avatar-characters-reveal-your-true-inner-self#comment-4811 pete Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:02:13 +0000 http://www.audioshocker.com/?p=927#comment-4811 Dude, Wall-E was a great film. I still don't understand what you didn't like about it. Dude, Wall-E was a great film. I still don't understand what you didn't like about it.

]]> By: neal http://www.audioshocker.com/2009/01/26/your-two-favorite-avatar-characters-reveal-your-true-inner-self#comment-4810 neal Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:19:19 +0000 http://www.audioshocker.com/?p=927#comment-4810 yeah - but they also gave the voice of jar jar binks an award. yeah - but they also gave the voice of jar jar binks an award.

]]> By: nick marino http://www.audioshocker.com/2009/01/26/your-two-favorite-avatar-characters-reveal-your-true-inner-self#comment-4809 nick marino Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:19:00 +0000 http://www.audioshocker.com/?p=927#comment-4809 neal, instead of answering your question, i'm going to post a link to the results of the <a href="http://www.animated-news.com/2009/kung-fu-panda-wins-big-at-36th-annie-award-wall-e-shut-out/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Winners of the 36th Annual Annie Awards</a>, where Avatar and Kung Fu Panda won big and WALL*E was shut out. at least there's one group of people in the world haven't gone completely insane: the animation industry. i feel good after reading these results. real good. neal, instead of answering your question, i'm going to post a link to the results of the Winners of the 36th Annual Annie Awards, where Avatar and Kung Fu Panda won big and WALL*E was shut out. at least there's one group of people in the world haven't gone completely insane: the animation industry. i feel good after reading these results. real good.

]]> By: neal http://www.audioshocker.com/2009/01/26/your-two-favorite-avatar-characters-reveal-your-true-inner-self#comment-4802 neal Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:50:16 +0000 http://www.audioshocker.com/?p=927#comment-4802 Nick, are you saying that you're generally a jolly dude (Iroh), but also sedentary and motivated mainly by hay (Appa)? And am I certifiably nuts while simultaneously super powerful and cryptic (Bumi)? On second thought, don't answer that. Nick, are you saying that you're generally a jolly dude (Iroh), but also sedentary and motivated mainly by hay (Appa)?

And am I certifiably nuts while simultaneously super powerful and cryptic (Bumi)? On second thought, don't answer that.

]]> By: nick marino http://www.audioshocker.com/2009/01/26/your-two-favorite-avatar-characters-reveal-your-true-inner-self#comment-4799 nick marino Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:02:58 +0000 http://www.audioshocker.com/?p=927#comment-4799 okay, okay. psychological explanation: your #1 choice best describes your own personality and motivations. your #2 choice is like a secondary descriptor, defining part of yourself that may be more subconscious or even conflicting with your #1 choice. there's an inherent contrast between #1 and #2, even when they're similar characters. in summation, "true inner self" is represented by #1 and the way that it stands in contrast and in unison with #2. okay, okay. psychological explanation: your #1 choice best describes your own personality and motivations. your #2 choice is like a secondary descriptor, defining part of yourself that may be more subconscious or even conflicting with your #1 choice. there's an inherent contrast between #1 and #2, even when they're similar characters. in summation, "true inner self" is represented by #1 and the way that it stands in contrast and in unison with #2.

]]> By: ross http://www.audioshocker.com/2009/01/26/your-two-favorite-avatar-characters-reveal-your-true-inner-self#comment-4789 ross Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:38:35 +0000 http://www.audioshocker.com/?p=927#comment-4789 but... what does it MEAN??? but... what does it MEAN???

]]> By: nick marino http://www.audioshocker.com/2009/01/26/your-two-favorite-avatar-characters-reveal-your-true-inner-self#comment-4702 nick marino Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:51:08 +0000 http://www.audioshocker.com/?p=927#comment-4702 i love the cabbage guy!!! king bumi is def the shit too. i also like sokka a lot from the 3rd season (suki too). okay, let's do some celebrity predictions: Tom Hanks: 1. Giant Lion Turtle 2. Fire Lord Ozai Chewbacca: 1. Appa 2. Momo Beyonce: 1. Ty Lee 2. Suki James Brown (RIP): 1. Sokka 2. Zuko Stadler and Waldorf: 1. Hama 2. Pakku i love the cabbage guy!!! king bumi is def the shit too. i also like sokka a lot from the 3rd season (suki too). okay, let's do some celebrity predictions:

Tom Hanks:
1. Giant Lion Turtle
2. Fire Lord Ozai

Chewbacca:
1. Appa
2. Momo

Beyonce:
1. Ty Lee
2. Suki

James Brown (RIP):
1. Sokka
2. Zuko

Stadler and Waldorf:
1. Hama
2. Pakku

]]> By: neal http://www.audioshocker.com/2009/01/26/your-two-favorite-avatar-characters-reveal-your-true-inner-self#comment-4701 neal Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:31:20 +0000 http://www.audioshocker.com/?p=927#comment-4701 My (of AudioShocker and engineering trades) picks: 1. Uncle Iroh 2. King Bumi --------------- 3. Cabbage Dude My (of AudioShocker and engineering trades) picks:
1. Uncle Iroh
2. King Bumi
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3. Cabbage Dude

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