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No_U_L7
09/14/20 11:44:11 PM
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it's been on 17 seasons, but none of the characters have aged. and some episodes can span years

but there's still plot developments like hayley and jeff getting married and roger having rogu

how does any of this add up?
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Irony
09/14/20 11:44:33 PM
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It's a cartoon

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Questionmarktarius
09/14/20 11:45:13 PM
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there's a timeline?
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BudDupree48
09/14/20 11:46:46 PM
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Its all a simulation. They are in the goo in the lab. Stan loves the peace and quiet

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Unspecified_NPC
09/14/20 11:47:51 PM
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I was actually just thinking about this, been watching it and up to season 6. Best guess is it's just a cartoon and they can do whatever with it. I mean, Stan has died multiple times even

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Lost_All_Senses
09/14/20 11:55:10 PM
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Unspecified_NPC posted...
it's just a cartoon and they can do whatever with it.


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Darkninja42
09/14/20 11:58:35 PM
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Stan died in like season 2 and everything else has been an afterlife based hallucination

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indica
09/15/20 12:00:47 AM
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Darkninja42 posted...
Stan died in like season 2 and everything else has been an afterlife based hallucination
This, in like a Christmas episode. Plus, it's not a show to be taken seriously on any level.
Irony posted...
It's a cartoon
And all cartoons are like this

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No_U_L7
09/15/20 12:06:50 AM
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Darkninja42 posted...
Stan died in like season 2 and everything else has been an afterlife based hallucination


that ep is'nt considered cannon since it showed klaus dead at the end

however the recent ep that showed everyone is a clone is considered cannon =(
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Lost_All_Senses
09/15/20 12:07:27 AM
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It's Seth Macfarlane.

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Medussa
09/15/20 12:09:09 AM
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honest question: how many cartoons actually show time passing meaningfully?

the only two that are coming to mind are Adventure Time and The Venture Bros. and even that one only really started to a few seasons in.

edit: I guess Archer, too. though only really with AJ (and some stuff in the upcoming season)

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Lost_All_Senses
09/15/20 12:18:33 AM
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Bojack and F is For Family?

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codey
09/15/20 12:23:42 AM
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Medussa posted...
honest question: how many cartoons actually show time passing meaningfully?

the only two that are coming to mind are Adventure Time and The Venture Bros. and even that one only really started to a few seasons in.

There's tons of serialized cartoons that have come out in the past decade or two. The problem is that for most of American animations existence they were made to be episodes or shorts that could be thrown on in any order because they always returned to the status quo at the end, and that's still how a ton are made.

I guess problem is the wrong word. Making shows like that isn't a problem at all, it's just a less satisfying viewing experience for me personally.

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dotsdfe
09/15/20 12:29:46 AM
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If you wanted to take it seriously, there are probably multiple timelines. The main characters have died numerous times, and I think the world has ended at least a few times too.

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