Hurry, Gather Your Companions

November 10, 2016 3:56 AM

With Adventure Time ending in 2018, the void has already been pre-emptively filled by The Legend of Lucky Pie, a Chinese series that caused a stir upon its initial discovery when it was thought to be a televized Adventure Time knock-off, but which is actually being made by a small team with the goal of fighting the ‘tacky’ and ‘trite’ animated shows usually shown in Chinese media. Episode 1 (turn on YouTube subtitles if not already on; others have subtitles in video): Who Makes That Voice? Episode 2: The Zodiac Maze. Episode 3: If It's The Last Thing I Poo (and recent English dub). Episode 4: Coming Soon.
posted by BiggerJ (20 comments total)

Even the episode title cards are a knockoff of Adventure Time.
posted by 1adam12 at 7:00 AM on November 10, 2016

Wonderful! By all means make as many Adventure Time knock-offs as you please. If it had a shape-shifting dog and a talking gameboy, that'd be going a bit far, but I think they got the balance about right. It is very obviously inspired by AT though.

Also I didn't know AT was ending! I'll trade you the next fifteen seasons of The Simpsons for one more of AT.
posted by adept256 at 7:21 AM on November 10, 2016 [2 favorites]

I'll trade you the next fifteen seasons of The Simpsons for one more of AT.

The only way that this trade is not an absolute no-brainer is if you have to watch the next fifteen seasons of The Simpons in order to be able to watch one more season of Adventure Time. But that sounds like a really high price to pay.
posted by erdferkel at 7:47 AM on November 10, 2016 [6 favorites]

I really feel my 9yo has been blessed to have been born into the golden age of animation. So, if the Chinese want to take up the mantle? More power to them.
posted by signal at 8:03 AM on November 10, 2016 [1 favorite]

Steven Universe.
posted by nihlton at 8:35 AM on November 10, 2016 [10 favorites]

At least we'll still have Bee and PuppyCat.
posted by Bee'sWing at 8:43 AM on November 10, 2016 [4 favorites]

The only way that this trade is not an absolute no-brainer is if you have to watch the next fifteen seasons of The Simpons in order to be able to watch one more season of Adventure Time. But that sounds like a really high price to pay.

Nah, seasons 31-45 of the Simpsons were a real nadir in the overall show quality. Cutting those out means you get to jump right to season 46, and things really pick back up around season 49. It's the best of both worlds!
posted by FatherDagon at 9:39 AM on November 10, 2016

The Americans have been doing this for decades with British sitcoms except they're all terrible and at this is maybe adequate.
posted by GuyZero at 9:52 AM on November 10, 2016 [2 favorites]

At least we'll still have Bee and PuppyCat.

I won't deny that B&PC is great, but we really need to have more than 5 episodes in 3 years before it can take the place of Adventure Time. I agree with nihlton, Steven Universe has already kind of proven itself as a successor to AT in my opinion.
posted by Strange Interlude at 1:08 PM on November 10, 2016 [2 favorites]

We also still have Bravest Warriors.

It was just announced last week that they are working on a more kid friendly version of Bravest Warriors.

I'm just a little bee!
posted by eye of newt at 1:13 PM on November 10, 2016 [2 favorites]

Also chiming in, it's obviously inspired by Adventure Time, but there's no problem with that at all. There's also kind of another vibe going in here too. The horse character seems to be a bit more childlike than brash ol' Jake.

Also, I loved the breakdancing turtle.
posted by JHarris at 1:59 PM on November 10, 2016

Steven Universe is already as good or better than AT ever was.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 2:07 PM on November 10, 2016

Wait, there's a FIFTH episode of Bee & Puppycat now?
posted by DoctorFedora at 2:54 PM on November 10, 2016 [2 favorites]

Adventure Time is its own thing. It doesn't have to complete with Steven Universe, they can both be good.
posted by JHarris at 8:10 PM on November 10, 2016 [2 favorites]

It was just announced last week that they are working on a more kid friendly version of Bravest Warriors.


What I really, really, really want is a Rick and Morty that I can watch with my 9yo.
posted by signal at 12:39 PM on November 11, 2016

What I really, really, really want is a Rick and Morty that I can watch with my 9yo.

I've only watched a few episodes so far (it just popped up on Hulu!), but so far Gravity Falls hits that same crazy-bonkers-adventure spot as Rick and Morty for me, while also falling entirely within the dictates of Disney TV standards and practices. There's even kind of a similar naive-kid/grizzled-weirdo dynamic between the brother & sister protagonists and their great-uncle Stan, which is one of my favorite aspects of R&M.
posted by Strange Interlude at 1:08 PM on November 11, 2016 [2 favorites]

Yeah, but there's no the Trans-Dimensional Council of Stans. Soos doesn't have an ex-girlfriend who happens to be a borg entity controlling an entire planet. There's no dead version of Dipper rotting in the backyard.
posted by signal at 1:15 PM on November 11, 2016 [1 favorite]

Soo did have a girlfriend that was an anime avatar come to life.
posted by X-Himy at 2:14 PM on November 11, 2016 [1 favorite]

SPOILERS!
posted by Strange Interlude at 4:45 PM on November 11, 2016 [1 favorite]

and since we're on the subject, where the heck is the rest of Venture Brothers?
posted by Redhush at 5:17 PM on November 11, 2016 [2 favorites]