tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post2319539923882774174..comments2023-11-05T03:13:48.397-08:00Comments on PVP Makes Me Sad: OK, I am caught up.timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05183652264190911338noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-79641960558677670912008-04-24T22:22:00.000-07:002008-04-24T22:22:00.000-07:00@ P.I guess you're right, i've never heard of a gr...@ P.<BR/><BR/>I guess you're right, i've never heard of a group of people discussing a subject every day. I guess, news, politics, books, sports, and other comics (such as DC/Marvel) have never been discussed or disected like we do here. <BR/><BR/>Its actually not too bad here the only over the top responsed you get is usually a random anonymus person, that or Scott himself :P<BR/><BR/>(phew did that in 1.5 min while watching Daily Show, man that bumps my time on the site to about 10 for the day)Brett Schiller (Sage)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08631893385280344680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-84244295178815644072008-04-24T21:15:00.000-07:002008-04-24T21:15:00.000-07:00Nick,If that were the case, I would expect Jade an...Nick,<BR/><BR/>If that were the case, I would expect Jade and/or Miranda to say, "But mother, daddy is an artist..." or something along those lines when the mother started the rant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-15594103717513797782008-04-24T15:16:00.000-07:002008-04-24T15:16:00.000-07:00You married a man you had never met, FSM? Scanadal...You married a man you had never met, FSM? Scanadalous.<BR/><BR/>If you take the phrase "deus ex machina" in the literal sense over the conventional sense, it applies quite neatly. The extraordinarily rich pair sit out of the workings of the strip most of the time, but are always there to alter fate when it's convenient to the narrative. Scott was probably just pre-empting complaints about taking the easy way out, and as it has gotten people here stuck on a less important point I guess it worked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-89658930113369931732008-04-24T13:28:00.000-07:002008-04-24T13:28:00.000-07:00@pYes. I am absolutely sure that if you looked ha...@p<BR/><BR/>Yes. I am absolutely sure that if you looked hard enough, you'd find one.<BR/><BR/>Also: A paragraph or so from each person is what? A minute? Half a minute? Unless they're bad typists. I guess the time:money ratio has really gone out of whack.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04752822730944336567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-76651814498098020792008-04-24T12:38:00.000-07:002008-04-24T12:38:00.000-07:00Ps by they way can we have Penny arcade, octupus p...Ps by they way can we have Penny arcade, octupus pie, cad , pilli Adventure makes me sad. <BR/>WHEN THERE`S nothing to say about Pvp.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-22568473116068331172008-04-24T12:35:00.000-07:002008-04-24T12:35:00.000-07:00Deus ex machinaWould be something like Brentgot a ...Deus ex machina<BR/>Would be something like Brent<BR/>got a phone call from MTV so won a contest and he can a tv weddingalgeyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979345864674820689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-67858192622472519082008-04-24T12:05:00.000-07:002008-04-24T12:05:00.000-07:00Holy crap, how much time do you guys spend on this...Holy crap, how much time do you guys spend on this comic strip?? I'm am in awe. No, really. Are you all frustrated web comic writers? Do you really have THAT much ownership in PVP?? Reading this website is like discovering that there was a massive community of people who discussed garfield every day. I mean, there isn't one....is there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-52474143348970128302008-04-24T09:54:00.000-07:002008-04-24T09:54:00.000-07:00Hey Fake Scott McCloud - I know you're trying to s...Hey Fake Scott McCloud - I know you're trying to stick to a regular posting schedule, but these one-line reviews of the strips aren't really turning my crank.<BR/><BR/>I'm not a pvp fan acting facetious here. I far prefer your longer essays about overall themes: story, art, etc. <BR/><BR/>On the Mother's reason for cancelling the wedding: it seems obvious to me that this is just the reason she's GIVING to Jade. It isn't the real reason. <BR/><BR/>I think it's clear that Jade's Dad will turn out to be some sort of rebellious artistic type, and the mother is worried Jade will make the same mistakes that she made.<BR/><BR/>I don't mean this as a compliment, by the way. One of the big problems I have with the mother storyline is how predictable it is, and how much of a shallow stereotype the mother is.sinnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05771276450315283468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-29902027632142347742008-04-24T09:48:00.000-07:002008-04-24T09:48:00.000-07:00I think Robbie is a bit of a deus ex machina just ...I think Robbie is a bit of a deus ex machina just because he's got so much money. Yeah, it's a logical step but just having Robbie about with all the money to say, "Hey, everything's canceled but suddenly *whoosh* I fix it with my money!" And Butler being an ordained minister? That's just the capstone to the whole thing. <BR/><BR/>Honestly though, it's not that bad of a deus ex. Frankly, my real complaint would be why they didn't have it at Robbie's house in the first place. That would have been my first thought. Now on with the show!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-45173830311603329012008-04-24T09:39:00.000-07:002008-04-24T09:39:00.000-07:00Yeah, just clarifying, I didn't want to fully put ...Yeah, just clarifying, I didn't want to fully put my foot in my mouth. I agree it doesn't match, like 47, it was a logical option.Brett Schiller (Sage)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08631893385280344680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-73044045886450776252008-04-24T09:32:00.000-07:002008-04-24T09:32:00.000-07:00@Sage:I know what it means, it just doesn't seem t...@Sage:<BR/><BR/>I know what it means, it just doesn't seem to apply. At best it's a stretch.timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183652264190911338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-24201576474162876492008-04-24T09:21:00.000-07:002008-04-24T09:21:00.000-07:00YEah a deus ex machina would be if Robbie called t...YEah a deus ex machina would be if Robbie called them to say, "hey why don't you have the wedding here" without being prompted.Brett Schiller (Sage)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08631893385280344680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-39308703197453678772008-04-24T09:18:00.001-07:002008-04-24T09:18:00.001-07:00Hey FSM good to have you back. It was good you did...Hey FSM good to have you back. It was good you didn't write those additional 300 words or Scott might accuse you of flailing again. :) Yeah the mother storyline was going off the track, save for Jade going off on her mother (but the question is where did she go in the next strip?)<BR/><BR/>With Deus Ex Machina, to clarify is it that you don't know what the term means, or don't know if there is a deus ex machina in the strip?Brett Schiller (Sage)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08631893385280344680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989649127373312714.post-49923048298256385652008-04-24T09:18:00.000-07:002008-04-24T09:18:00.000-07:00I know what Kurtz was trying to get at when he tit...I know what Kurtz was trying to get at when he titled the comic "deus ex machina", though I suppose it is literally inappropriate. Calling Rob was an entirely logical solution given the situation, so it doesn't really qualify.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com