Arc 51: Show Business

Post by **rickgriffin** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:40 am

GameCobra wrote:The only thing i wanted to say about the topic of rating is this: crap gets past the radar all the time on television and movies, but it's only because they aren't explicit about it some of the times. Ren and Stimpy and Rocco's modern life are good examples.

See, the problem is in that knowing that I don't have a censor handy to put the kibosh on anything I could have possibly done. Since I don't have a censor's blessing, you don't end up with possibilities of things I was PLANNING on doing but did not. You can't say "What! Why did the censors quash THAT?!" and feel justified in it balancing out when something gets past them.

I mostly wasted two hilarious jokes like that anyway.

Sinder · Post by **Sinder** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:41 am

that's why we have sleet

Post by **rickgriffin** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:41 am

Sleet doesn't beta read my comics!

copper · Post by **copper** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:42 am

rickgriffin wrote:I mostly wasted two hilarious jokes like that anyway.

Aww! Now I want to hear them/see them...

RootsofOrigin · Post by **RootsofOrigin** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:43 am

RootsofOrigin wrote:And cue Ren & Stimpy Show

Sleet wrote:That's hardly a children's show though.

Tell that to Nicktoons.
And I question my choice in childhood cartoons everyday.
But when your a dumb kid, you question NOTHING.

rickgriffin wrote:Sleet doesn't beta read my comics!

We're all friends here Rick. Wanna talk about it?

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:44 am

I volunteer to beta read the comic. I'll let everything through and tell you you're babying your audience when the jokes aren't dancing close enough to the line.

Post by **Sleet** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:45 am

rickgriffin wrote:Sleet doesn't beta read my comics!

I did that once!

Post by **rickgriffin** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:46 am

My beta readers are not involved with the community on purpose!

ChewyChewy · Post by **ChewyChewy** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:46 am

rickgriffin wrote:
Sleet wrote:I won't deny that this is very funny.

But...

...Just wow. Isn't that kinda past rating?
Okay stop.

This only touches the PG line. Seriously. I could name several dozen Saturday morning cartoons where this could or has occurred. Want me to start?

And I could name several "PG-rated" stuff that gets worse than this. In sitcoms, "PG" means "let's see how well we can put dirty adult images into people's heads without actually breaking the rules for a PG rating".

I don't think going by what other people do is a good gauge for whether it's okay.

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:46 am

Awww sugar muffin. 8[

RootsofOrigin · Post by **RootsofOrigin** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:47 am

KJOokami wrote:I volunteer to beta read the comic. I'll let everything through and tell you you're babying your audience when the jokes aren't dancing close enough to the line.

I would like to provide a recommendation for KJOokami as beta reader/ negative reinforcement.

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:50 am

rickgriffin wrote:See, the problem is in that knowing that I don't have a censor handy to put the kibosh on anything I could have possibly done. Since I don't have a censor's blessing, you don't end up with possibilities of things I was PLANNING on doing but did not. You can't say "What! Why did the censors quash THAT?!" and feel justified in it balancing out when something gets past them.

I mostly wasted two hilarious jokes like that anyway.

I woudln't find that a problem in my opinion

Also, you can never waste a good joke!

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:52 am

There's a big difference between mostly wasted and all wasted. Mostly wasted is still slightly usable.

Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:52 am

ChewyChewy wrote:I don't think going by what other people do is a good gauge for whether it's okay.

it's called a setting precedent. it happens all the time in law, why shouldn't it happen with censorship. especially when the rating is based purely on the judgement of Rick, who is going off of TV and movie censorship.

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:53 am

If it hasn't been used yet, it can't be wasted in my opinion. If the bottle was opened, but never used, it can go bad, but never wasted!

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:55 am

Hey, Brent. Our avatars look pretty nifty going one after the other.

Oh, and... the comic's cool.

D'oh.

Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:55 am

it's also wasted if it never gets used.

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:56 am

But the future is bright! And the chance of using a joke once thought "wasted" is ever present.

Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:59 am

a few points
Duchess is advanced naked.
King in panel 6 looks more soulless than he did last week while sitting on Duchess's lap, but the rest of the comic overshadows the creepy.

sean21 · Post by **sean21** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:03 am

she's ganna try and woo him? lol you surprised me Rick. i liked the look on King's face the most "O.O" priceless

That doesn't mean what you think it means. Please don't say that.

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:05 am

This isn't just your average, everyday naked. This is... *close-up* advanced naked.

Spongebob references aside, I hadn't realized that Duchess was advanced naked before you pointed that out.

And, um, sean... how do I put this lightly? If you get a warning, it's because you failed to read the last page and a half of back-and-forths.

Kitela · Post by **Kitela** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:09 am

I want to contribute to the madness by changing my avatar to a 90 degree rotated version of Brent's and KJO's avatar of King. The expression is priceless. x3

Post by **rickgriffin** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:09 am

KJOokami wrote:This isn't just your average, everyday naked. This is... *close-up* advanced naked.

This is what Karishad says anytime I have a comic without collars.

Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:11 am

Kitela wrote:I want to contribute to the madness by changing my avatar to a 90 degree rotated version of Brent's and KJO's avatar of King. The expression is priceless. x3

who wants to go all in and go 90 degrees the other way?

Post by **Dissension** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:14 am

rickgriffin wrote:
KJOokami wrote:This isn't just your average, everyday naked. This is... *close-up* advanced naked.
This is what Karishad says anytime I have a comic without collars.

That's roo'd of 'im.

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:
Kitela wrote:I want to contribute to the madness by changing my avatar to a 90 degree rotated version of Brent's and KJO's avatar of King. The expression is priceless. x3
who wants to go all in and go 90 degrees the other way?

I thought about it.

Kitela · Post by **Kitela** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:17 am

Perfect. ^^,

Do it, diss.

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:18 am

rickgriffin wrote:This is what Karishad says anytime I have a comic without collars.

Well, of course. Who did you think I ripped that joke off of?

Me and Karishad? We go way back. Okay, so he was usually telling me to bug off... but I enjoyed our time together nonetheless.

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It's funny though, my first thought after seeing Brent's avatar was actually just that. "So... who's gonna take the initiative and complete the cycle?"

Esquire Fox · Post by **Esquire Fox** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:18 am

I am 21 and what is this...?

It is funny. The funniest strip in a while.
Don't be afraid to flex that PG rating every now and then.

Fun times ahead no doubt.

Karl · Post by **Karl** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:48 am

Sinder wrote:this comic just got weird

and that's why you enjoy it even more now

Hypergenesis · Post by **Hypergenesis** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:55 am

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:... who wants to go all in ...

Meeeeeee.....

Edit: anyways I love my avatar so I'm changing it back, if anyone wants that spinning King you can get it here

Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:58 am

too all in. but you win.

Kyderra · Post by **Kyderra** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:07 am

yep, I am defiantly reading a different comic.

(I laughed pretty darn hard)

IceKitsune · Post by **IceKitsune** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:23 am

You know for all her ranting against doing human things, especially having boyfriend/girlfriends. What she is doing here (or at least what the whip and Handcuffs imply her intentions are) is very human.

kurowolfe · Post by **kurowolfe** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:58 am

I facedesked. Hard.

Coatl_Ruu · Post by **Coatl_Ruu** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:08 am

Oh. Oh my. This is probably the first strip I've laughed out loud to in a long while, in good part due to the surprise factor. Even after the 'love whip' bit, I did not see this coming. At all. And it was amazing. xD

Proposed alternate title for this strip: Time To Play Limbo with the Rating. =P

Wolfy · Post by **Wolfy** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:38 am

I think King's facial expression has to be the best thing I have seen in quite a while now. Bailey will not be pleased when she finds out about Duchess's Blunt advances...in the meantime though, RUN KING RUN!

Barkeron · Post by **Barkeron** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:46 am

Er, King, RUN!!

Panel 6, best facial expression of King ever so far.

angelusbr · Post by **angelusbr** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:17 am

King's eyes...they burn...
Great strip.
Haters gonna hate.
Flapjack, Chowder, Cow and Chiken, Johnny Bravo did much worse than this strip. Calm down, people.

justacritic · Post by **justacritic** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:19 am

When do you guys expect to have one of those Downfall scene rants applied to this particular strip. I mean they did it for when people thought Rick was turning Housepets into a full blown fantasy comic.

angelusbr · Post by **angelusbr** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:38 am

justacritic wrote:When do you guys expect to have one of those Downfall scene rants applied to this particular strip. I mean they did it for when people thought Rick was turning Housepets into a full blown fantasy comic.

If this comic turned out to be a full fantasy story, I would love it.
I'm serious.
As I said, haters gonna hate.