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Jesse_Custer 06/20/20 12:32:16 PM #1: |
The users have nominated 113 intros for TV shows, and Ill be scoring and ranking them based on five factors.
First, the Unique factor. Intros that are just a generic series of clips scored low in this factor. But it will take more than throwing in a bunch of random weird stuff to score high. Its about creating a meaningful presentation that looks like nothing else. Second, the Story factor. A lot of intros struggled with this factor for two reasons, either showing clips that mean nothing without having seen the show, or just superficially summarizing the premise of the show. To score high on Story, an intro should tell you something meaningful about the characters and their world. Third, the Music factor. This is partly based on how much I liked the song. But its also about how well the song sets the mood and goes with the visuals. Fourth, the Animation factor. This is simply how good the animation looks (including CGI). I thought about applying a factor like this to the aesthetics of live action intros, but it was too vague to score. Only in rare instances are visual effects so integral to a live action sequence to warrant an Animation score. Finally, the Personal factor. This is just how much I liked the intro on a purely subjective level. It didnt make a huge difference in the rankings because its only one of five factors. But in the event of a tie score for all factors, this one serves as a tiebreaker. I should mention my scoring system wound up being really harsh, partly because its difficult for an intro to score well in every factor. So itll take awhile just to start seeing intros with an average score of 5 out of a possible 10. Id recommend nobody take the scores too seriously. I only included them so you can see what guided my rankings. I think that covers everything. Ill list the nominations in my next post. --- I don't want to alarm you, but there may be a boogeyman or boogeymen in the house ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Anagram 06/20/20 12:35:08 PM #2: |
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Great_Paul 06/20/20 12:35:49 PM #3: |
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handsomeboy2012 06/20/20 12:38:31 PM #4: |
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Raka_Putra 06/20/20 12:38:58 PM #5: |
Aww yeah, hype!! Tagging with the speed of light.
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Jesse_Custer 06/20/20 12:45:31 PM #7: |
Heres a list of all the nominations. I had to replace the link for a small number of the intros because the original link no longer worked. But they should all be the right version of the intro, let me know if theres any mistakes. Hbthebattle (5): Gravity Falls https://youtu.be/X2DUpDxFJyg Gurren Lagann OP Ver. 3 https://youtu.be/b5hZiuOUdXw Avengers: Earths Mightiest Heroes https://youtu.be/xxaJpUnF6xA Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable (OP1) https://youtu.be/75ddHwUbW5w Danganronpa The Animation https://youtu.be/zKwRkTaIsZo Underleveled (1): Ed, Edd N Eddy https://youtu.be/Yr60SJOjrAs Murphiroth (5): Metalocalypse https://youtu.be/5IzEncyqfgw Burn Notice (Season 6) https://youtu.be/pKXkls2djVA Castlevania https://youtu.be/yy_FWdbnvM0 Star Trek: The Next Generation https://youtu.be/HnDtvZXYHgE Skeleton Warriors https://youtu.be/a3ZlpTp_dJA Johnbobb (5): Yu-Gi-Oh! https://youtu.be/Cb3ggoyqXmU Danny Phantom https://youtu.be/2djx83-4XNQ Captain Planet https://youtu.be/OiYjTb3opAA Paranoia Agent https://youtu.be/0nttSKBJ38k Static Shock https://youtu.be/eylzazKebD8 Great_Paul (5): Attack on Titan (season 2) https://youtu.be/LKP-vZvjbh8 Monster by Mistake https://youtu.be/27SS8Pnmrok Avatar: The Last Airbender https://youtu.be/d1EnW4kn1kg Flight of the Conchords (season 1) https://youtu.be/ALEQDC-NjoU King of the Hill https://youtu.be/LUZIQufgukA Raetsel_Lapin (5): Jewelpet Tinkle - Happy Tinkle (Version 1) https://youtu.be/4-jL6eaAPAE Pole Position https://youtu.be/EQXqHNHPLHI Sonic the Hedgehog https://youtu.be/7R2vFDIBToI Cardcaptor Sakura - Platina (Opening 3) https://youtu.be/q91TXBDgyac Night Walker https://youtu.be/PSNgJTx1Q7U Pirateking2000 (5): Men in Black https://youtu.be/mVAePIyC4kQ Samurai Jack https://youtu.be/4iBU_D36-AA Megas XLR https://youtu.be/koesW3xMKtY Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Stardust Crusaders (OP2) https://youtu.be/odH6449XmKA Bobobo-bo bo-bobo https://youtu.be/Yx-9zJ3UpvQ Mega Mana (5): Friday Night Lights https://www.facebook.com/nbcfnl/videos/10155340613912657/ Community 3.17, "Basic Lupine Urology" https://youtu.be/bl0rCGjxW-Q Samurai Sentai Shinkenger https://youtu.be/GntVpE9K0XM The Late Show with Craig Ferguson https://youtu.be/hnBvEScJyPI The Drew Carey Show https://youtu.be/i47lyjYF5As Snake5555555555 (5): Outcast https://youtu.be/pM-_xO-5RoM The X-Files https://youtu.be/Vpqffgak7To Nightmare Cafe https://youtu.be/6ss4ctfUDIo Chiller Theater https://youtu.be/2bozNbBD5V8 Hammer House of Horror https://youtu.be/ADcy0mUr3bU Player_0 (5): Game of Thrones (season 1) https://youtu.be/s7L2PVdrb_8 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (short version) https://youtu.be/Cy3PIwczyB0 Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey https://youtu.be/opRmXt3hhAw Dexter https://youtu.be/QhGMGjs3DSs Stranger Things (season 1) https://youtu.be/-RcPZdihrp4 Anagram (5): Pokemon (season 1) https://youtu.be/6xKWiCMKKJg Sailor Moon ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Raka_Putra 06/20/20 12:49:22 PM #8: |
The Yu-Gi-Oh! one doesn't work on my end.
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RyoCaliente 06/20/20 12:49:25 PM #9: |
I'm expecting all my noms to score really low and Batman Beyond to be the only respectable showing.
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Snake5555555555 06/20/20 12:51:25 PM #10: |
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handsomeboy2012 06/20/20 12:53:56 PM #11: |
where did my nomination go
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Jesse_Custer 06/20/20 12:58:23 PM #12: |
handsomeboy2012 posted...
where did my nomination go Sorry about that! Somehow it got lost. You just solved the mystery of why I originally had this down at 113 nominations. Im re-adding it to the list. --- I don't want to alarm you, but there may be a boogeyman or boogeymen in the house ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Jesse_Custer 06/20/20 1:10:27 PM #13: |
Raka_Putra posted...
The Yu-Gi-Oh! and Cowboy Bebop don't t work on my end but maybe it's a regional thing. That could be it. Theyre both still working on my end. --- I don't want to alarm you, but there may be a boogeyman or boogeymen in the house ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Snake5555555555 06/20/20 1:11:18 PM #14: |
I'm suddenly really sad now no one nominated any Psych intros.
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Eddv 06/20/20 1:15:49 PM #15: |
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Raetsel_Lapin 06/20/20 1:41:38 PM #16: |
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CybrMonkey 06/20/20 1:55:29 PM #17: |
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Jesse_Custer 06/20/20 2:07:02 PM #18: |
I apologize in advance for this one, Raetsel.
113. Jewelpet Tinkle - Happy Tinkle (Version 1) - Raetsel_Lapin https://youtu.be/4-jL6eaAPAE Unique: 1 Story: 0.5 Music: 0.5 Animation: 4.5 Personal: 0 Average: 1.3 As an alternative to waterboarding, the government could simply force suspected terrorists to watch this intro over and over again to break them. It probably wouldnt take long. Im not sure what I disliked most about this intro. It could be that its like taking in a dozen Pixy Stix through your eyeballs, leaving you with the horrific afterimage of brightly colored grinning animals no matter how often you blink. It could be the way youre left hearing happy happy over and over again in your most private moments, even when theres no longer any music playing. Or maybe its the entire sequence from start to finish, which I can only assume is what the girl from The Exorcist watched moments before her head started spinning. Theres basically nothing resembling a story here, just a bunch of characters with only the faintest hint of a nose smiling incessantly. Even if you were familiar with the show enough to know something about the characters, they simply arent doing anything. In fact, most of the sequence comes across like a commercial for some toy rather than an intro to a show. All I can say for this intro is the animation isnt that bad. In fact, I would have given this a higher Animation score if not for the fact that multiple portions of the intro are just slowly changing stills of the characters that arent actually animated. But even at its best, the character designs are simplistic and generic. And thats all I care to say about Happy Tinkle. --- I don't want to alarm you, but there may be a boogeyman or boogeymen in the house ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Mega Mana 06/20/20 2:17:02 PM #19: |
Off to a great(?) start
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Cavedweller2000 06/20/20 2:20:14 PM #20: |
Hype!
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Johnbobb 06/20/20 2:26:59 PM #21: |
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Xeybozn 06/20/20 2:28:48 PM #22: |
Jesse_Custer posted...
Jewelpet Tinkle - Happy Tinkle I was sure this had to be a typo or something, but watching the video it's clear that they are indeed saying saying "tinkle". I have to wonder what they were thinking there. --- Congrats to 2020 GotD Guru champ azuarc! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Raetsel_Lapin 06/20/20 2:31:16 PM #23: |
Jesse_Custer posted...
In fact, most of the sequence comes across like a commercial for some toy rather than an intro to a show. I'm reasonably certain the JewelPet toys came out before any of the many anime series, so that's probably more accurate than you knew. Anyway... I love it, but I can't say "most overwhelmingly cute intro in existence" seemed like your type of thing, so not terribly surprised. --- Temporary signature. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Raka_Putra 06/20/20 2:41:56 PM #24: |
That was certainly very...sweet.
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Jesse_Custer 06/20/20 2:47:44 PM #25: |
Raetsel_Lapin posted...
I can't say "most overwhelmingly cute intro in existence" seemed like your type of thing, so not terribly surprised Yeah, to be fair, Im not a sunshine and rainbows kind of guy who tends to go for stuff thats cute. --- I don't want to alarm you, but there may be a boogeyman or boogeymen in the house ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Raetsel_Lapin 06/20/20 2:48:51 PM #26: |
Xeybozn posted...
Well, some sources translate it as "Twinkle" which makes slightly more sense. One of the Wikis says it was just a mistake on Sanrio's part when it was first unveiled, but I can't really speculate on it. I always just took it as a nonsense word in Japanese that unfortunately sounded wrong in other languages. Female characters would chant "Tinkle TInkle" when casting spell, while males had "Grilla Grilla" (IIRC). So... Twinkle would sound less stupid, but it's not like male magic had anything to do with grilling or gorillas, so "unfortunate sounding gibberish" still seems as probable as explanation to me as any other. (Yes, magical incanations are gender specific in this universe, just try to ignore the stupidity involved in that.) --- Temporary signature. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Raka_Putra 06/20/20 2:50:32 PM #27: |
Pirika pirirara poporina peperuto!
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Great_Paul 06/20/20 2:51:36 PM #28: |
Do you have a plan for posting a certain number each day, or just whenever you get around to posting one?
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Jesse_Custer 06/20/20 2:54:03 PM #29: |
Great_Paul posted...
Do you have a plan for posting a certain number each day, or just whenever you get around to posting one? Just whenever I get around to posting, which will probably be randomly throughout the day. --- I don't want to alarm you, but there may be a boogeyman or boogeymen in the house ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Jesse_Custer 06/20/20 2:57:02 PM #30: |
112. COPS - StartTheMachine
https://youtu.be/d3i7ndJL9YQ Unique: 1 Story: 0.5 Music: 3.75 Animation: N/A Personal: 0 Average: 1.3125 Admittedly, Im finding it impossible to watch this intro and not feel disgust, with the knowledge of what happened to George Floyd (and many other victims). Of course, this isnt meant to be a political topic, but a ranking of TV intros. But Im explaining in a roundabout way why I hate a sequence designed solely to glamorize the police, while completely glossing over any corruption (which is hardly a new thing, even if America did just wake up to it). In a more objective sense, the intro also kind of sucks. Whats the story? That there are cops who catch criminals and tackle them to the ground? Everyone already knows that without watching this intro, and this might as well just be a series of news clips. Perhaps thats unfair to a non-fiction show that isnt trying to tell a story, but every show has at least something resembling a narrative, COPS included. It just happens to be a very superficial narrative here. Theres also little in the way of novelty to this intro. While there arent an abundance of shows depicting footage of actual cops on the job, the premise of the show doesnt make the presentation of this intro novel. This is not that different in presentation than the many intros for sitcoms or cartoons that cycle through random clips from the show during the intro. As for the theme song, I know its a famous one, perhaps because there are so few reggae songs used in TV intros, but Ive never been a fan. Its plodding and tedious, and all I can say for it is it does have an undeniably catchy melody (in the same sense as an annoying TV jingle). I also have a lot of problems with the song lyrics in the context of this intro. After we repeatedly hear the lyrics bad boys, bad boys, what you gonna do when they come for you, clearly intended to mean the shows about a bunch of obviously guilty criminals getting caught, the intro ends with the disclaimer all suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty, which is completely at odds with what the theme song just told us. Worse still, the portion of the intro designed to show cops dont just tackle people or slam them against car hoods, by showing them providing medical assistance and interacting with a little kid, is accompanied by another round of bad boys, bad boys, which is completely at odds with the visuals on screen at the time. But hey, at least they finally cancelled this show just recently (I was surprised to learn it was still on the air). --- I don't want to alarm you, but there may be a boogeyman or boogeymen in the house ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Xeybozn 06/20/20 3:03:15 PM #31: |
On the plus side, without the COPS intro we wouldn't have this:
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Anagram 06/20/20 3:03:44 PM #32: |
The most important thing about the Cops intro song is that it was used with no irony in Terminator: Genisys, which came out in 2015.
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Jesse_Custer 06/20/20 3:04:16 PM #33: |
Xeybozn posted...
On the plus side, without the COPS intro we wouldn't have this: I actually thought about posting this! --- I don't want to alarm you, but there may be a boogeyman or boogeymen in the house ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Murphiroth 06/20/20 3:29:45 PM #34: |
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Eddv 06/20/20 3:48:47 PM #35: |
Bad Boys Bad Boys whatcha gonna do - Will Smith and Martin Lawrence
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Pirateking2000 06/20/20 4:05:22 PM #37: |
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scarletspeed7 06/20/20 4:53:50 PM #38: |
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Jesse_Custer 06/20/20 5:02:21 PM #39: |
This is the last intro to get a 0 on the Personal score (although a few more come close).
111. Gino il pollo: Perso nella Rete - GameBopAdv https://youtu.be/6ALCDWBN5xU Unique: 5.75 Story: 0.25 Music: 0.75 Animation: 0.5 Personal: 0 Average: 1.45 When I first watched this, I thought it had last place written all over it. But thanks to its bizarre presentation, it managed to escape the very bottom. Lets start with the animation, if thats what you can call this. I am not a good artist. In fact, my artistic ability has not meaningfully progressed since the bubble people I drew in third grade. So when I see an intro where I feel like I could do a better job drawing some of the frames, something went very wrong. Consider for instance the floating head and hands at around 0:18, or whatever that pink thing is supposed to be at 0:49. I might assume theyre going for some intentionally amateurish style, but that doesnt explain the varying quality between just kind of bad at times, and throw the drawing in the garbage and light it on fire at other points. The music is not much better than the animation. I can hardly put into words my disgust for that nasal bird chanting near the start, which makes Baby Shark seem like Mozart. Its only a slight improvement when it gets to the kids singing, which is still highly repetitive and unpleasant. And then the damn rapping bird comes back in. I doubt I even need to explain my Story score. This is just a series of images designed to be eye-catching, with one moment having no bearing on the next. It comes across as some kind of poorly conceived attempt at a meme video by someone whos just started using YouTube and is desperate for attention. And with that intro done, everything that follows will be a massive improvement. --- I don't want to alarm you, but there may be a boogeyman or boogeymen in the house ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ZenOfThunder 06/20/20 5:34:48 PM #40: |
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RyoCaliente 06/20/20 6:09:06 PM #41: |
I cannot put into words what I just watched.
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PIayer_0 06/20/20 6:09:30 PM #42: |
Cops intro is a classic
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Zigzagoon 06/20/20 6:12:18 PM #43: |
I remember nominating a bunch of openings for someone else but they never did the topic/rankings :((((
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paulg235 06/20/20 6:18:15 PM #44: |
Zigzagoon posted...
I remember nominating a bunch of openings for someone else but they never did the topic/rankings :((((If you're talking about me, the ranking is still planned. Things have just gotten in the way. I kinda want to comment about some of these intros already out, but I also want to save my opinion for when I (eventually) post my ranking, though I will say that I don't think last place is anywhere near that bad. --- PaulG235 | Finished in the Top 2 of GotD2010's Second Chance Bracket Sadly, there are no second chances in the Guru, azuarc doesn't need one. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Zigzagoon 06/20/20 6:34:11 PM #45: |
Oh right, it was YOU!
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Jesse_Custer 06/21/20 12:00:39 PM #46: |
One thing I neglected to mention in my opening post about my scoring system. If I score a factor a 5, that means I consider it average in that factor. That might be obvious, but I figured Id clarify, since for some people, a 5 might seem below average.
110. Sonic X - WhiteLens https://youtu.be/Z9G1Mf6TZRs Unique: 0.75 Story: 1 Music: 0.5 Animation: 5.25 Personal: 0.5 Average: 1.6 Ive never been a fan of Sonic as a character. And my reasons for that are a big part of why this intro didnt work for me. Sonic has always struck me as kind of like Poochy from The Simpsons, a character created to seem cool to children. Hes supposed to be in your face and edgy, as this intro tries to remind us with cringey moments like Sonic spanking himself as he grins. But its all just so forced and trying too hard. Since that contrived edginess is all the intro tries to tell us about Sonic (that and he runs really fast), we dont learn anything meaningful about his personality from this sequence. Aside from that, theres only the faintest hints of a story like Sonic battling an army of robots. Also, this is a perfect example of a highly generic intro which is just a series of clips, without a unique presentation. Theres a split screen near the start that stands out, but that effect is never repeated or utilized in an interesting way. The theme song is abrasive and repetitive, with an irritating tendency for the vocalist to repeat the starting letter of a word in rapid succession. The one thing Ill give this intro is the animation isnt bad and effectively conveys a sense of speed for the character. --- I don't want to alarm you, but there may be a boogeyman or boogeymen in the house ... Copied to Clipboard!
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PrinceKaro 06/21/20 12:07:46 PM #47: |
I hate Sonic X in general, but I really hate its theme song
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Zigzagoon 06/21/20 12:20:57 PM #48: |
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Jesse_Custer 06/21/20 1:31:45 PM #49: |
109. Log Horizon - ChaosTonyV4
https://youtu.be/lb-4z6mOPHc Unique: 0.75 Story: 0.5 Music: 1 Animation: 4.5 Personal: 1.25 Average: 1.6 Ive watched this intro four times now and I can honestly say I have no idea what this show is about. Thats not to say its a weird intro. Its actually extremely conventional, with a series of random clips and nothing particularly out of the ordinary. But theres no apparent connection between any of the clips. Its mostly just showing a bunch of characters that I can barely tell apart, who I have no reason to care about without having seen the show. And theres no cohesive setting or theme that jumps out to give me a clue. What little I could award for Story is based solely on my impression these characters are on the verge of some massive battle, which could easily be the description for hundreds of shows. The theme song didnt work for me, sounding at times like a bad attempt to imitate Rage Against the Machine. In fact, it doesnt feel like the song even suits much of this intro. While the music is clearly going for intensity, theres not that much action throughout the sequence (aside from the occasional explosion). Often its just characters standing around not doing anything. And at one point, theres even a serene forest with leaves blowing by for a few seconds. The animation was mostly average, but at times the visuals were so dark and murky that it was tough to even see what was going on. So yeah, this didnt work for me. --- I don't want to alarm you, but there may be a boogeyman or boogeymen in the house ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MegamanX 06/21/20 2:08:33 PM #50: |
ugh my ears
love the cops intro Gin pollo the hell Such great animation for Sonic X but the worst writing, somehow worse than the games. I actually like this awful theme song zzzzz --- XBL/PSN/:StingX2 Switch: 0675-3724-0313 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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