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Ugh i HATE new Tom Servo

posted 7 years ago by JackBurton (14)
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Voice is so forgettable and dull. Every other voice throughout the seasons, as soon as i heard it it clicked and i knew. Tom Servo talks now and it's just, ugh, meh.

Not a big fan of Crow either, but i know hell grow on me. He actually doesnt sound far off from past crows.

Jonah seems quite likable as well.

It's mainly just Tom, just awful.

I DO however like that he flies. I anticipate at some point there will be a gag where Tom flies up high up on the screen and annoys everyone, hilarity ensues as Jonah helplessly tries to get him to come back down to his seat.

[–] JackBurton (14) 7 years ago

Ok, so i HATED that none of the prior cast was returning. I was ready to swear this off. I gave it a chance, and i'm sold not even half way thru Reptilicus.

The Monster Rap is what did it. Fucking brilliant.

Not big on the robot voices, but the wit seems to still be there and just as sharp and funny as it ever was.

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 7 years ago

My favorite character in the movie was the goofy janitor in overalls, obviously meant as the comic relief by the film's creators.
Little did they realize that the entire movie was comic relief. The "monster" is a puppet on a string? PUH-lease!

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[–] JackBurton (14) 7 years ago

I loved the cartoon cutout body being eaten by the monster. Mindblowing they thought that looked good.

I also loved how few ribbons this fucking GENERAL had. The man was a hero of the Battle of the Bulge yet he only has 5 fucking ribbons on his rack? Amazing.

My favorite gag in the whole movie though was when they voice in some, "ohhhhhhhhhhh" as one of the scientist dudes walks thru the lab with his mouth agape. hahah something about it, the timing, just how simple it was, but it worked for me. Hilarious. Laughed so hard.

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 7 years ago

I can't remember any lines, but I know they did have some good ones. I'll be watching the next episode in the near future.

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[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 7 years ago

I can't remember any lines, but I know they did have some good ones. I'll be watching the next episode in the near future.

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[–] Wednesday Addams (22) 7 years ago

I thought his voice sounded like Chad Hardwick, which according to Hollywood is the only nerd/geek alive.

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 7 years ago

Is he the cooking guy? Or was that Hard Chadwick?

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[–] JackBurton (14) 7 years ago

You know another thing i noticed, they dont ever simply laugh at the movie. There were quite a few times in the previous seasons where the gang would just laugh at the movie. There would be no riffing, they just laughed out loud at how absurd and pisspoor it all was.

Have yet to see that with the new crew. Stuff like that went a long way to making the whole thing feel natural, like it wasn't some rehearsed thing but that you were watching crap movies with em for the first time and they were simply reacting to the crap as you would/do. I've only watched a small amount of eps though, so maybe ive yet ot come across it.

[–] tomservo (204) 7 years ago

It's hard to say, but I am not a big fan of the new Tom Servo. He's dull, and less condescending. I get the new voice, but at least he can act more like the old Tom. I like the idea the robots can move around the theater.

I do not like the new Gypsy as well. She is to stale and flat. While that's a lot like Gypsy of past, she could inject some unwitting humor into a situation. Not so this time around.

The new Crow is a spot on and is real gem.

The show seems to hit a nice stride at episode 6 and 7. Even Servo seems to find his niche.

[–] JackBurton (14) 7 years ago

Dull says it all regarding new Tom Servo. The voice alone simply doesn't stand out AT ALL. I'm several eps in and im still not really perceiving any real personality from Tom Servo. It's like a blank slate, just some random puppet voiced by some random yahoo off th street with a unremarkable, forgettable voice that doesnt stand out in any way whatsoever.

I dislike Gypsy too. If youre going to give her a bigger role, that's great. I actually always found it a bit odd how seldom she popped up in the previous seasons. But the voice doesnt do it for me and worse, the jokes she makes and things she does in the new eps ive watched simply arent funny. the last time she popped in i remember thinkin, "oh great, gypsys barging in again with a lame joke" haha and that was before she even made the gag(which ended up being pretty meh).

[–] RazoulGoozleSmog (169) 6 years ago

Just stick to RiffTrax

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Yep