how do you do fellow kids

>>149289400 (OP)
R&M may be the cringiest cultural phenomenon ever at this point

>>149290617
>became one of the biggest icons and animated franchises
>barely even uttered other than just to shit on
it is amazing how much of a downfall this series had. adult swim was retarded to put all their eggs into this retarded basket

>>149290826
>>149290617
It's incredible to witness the downfall of a show that was pretty much unanimously loved one minute and totally reviled the next.
As someone born after the "golden years" of the Simpsons had already ended (1998), it's the closest thing I can think of to "Bartmania" for this generation.
Rick and Morty was on every single fucking product imaginable, was referenced in TV and movies so quickly after becoming popular, was a mainstream hit almost instantly, had touring fan events, and was almost universally recognized despite being from a lesser-viewed channel.
Then Season 3 and Schezwan Sauce happened and people almost instantly turned on it. Now it's been in a zombie state for nearly a decade just coasting on its initial popularity and by being binged by normies who like Family Guy too.

>>149289400 (OP)
Eww

>>149290878
Did it deserve the hype it initially got, or is the hate for it now overblown?

>>149290826
Adult Swims entire fucking MO was to place all their eggs into one basket and then let every other show suffer

>>149289400 (OP)
Wow, only like 5 or 6 years too late.

>>149290617
It's up their but remember, we haven't needed to create a containment board for them. Yet.

>>149291811
It was only ever popular because the main character said "there is no God". Redditors and soiboys basically shit their pants and screamed into the sky in ecstasy when they heard that.

>>149291811
It was originally hyped by Ledditors, which should have been an indicator of where things would go.

>>149291878
When that famous line was uttered, it was like their entire life and every religious debate with their parents was instantly validated.

>>149291841
why does /mlp/ even exist anymore? most of these boards on this website are ghost towns

>>149291890
>It was originally hyped by Ledditors, which should have been an indicator of where things would go.

it was originally hyped up by fucking here because of 4chan brain shit like morty jerking off to incest porn and almost getting molested (assuredly Roilands contributions)

>>149291811
>everything I don't like is leddit
Ignore those other two anons, not everything has to be about 4chan vs reddit. The reality is that it was a 'breath of fresh air' for adult animated comedy at the time of its release. As I recall, Rick uttering shit like 'there is no God' and 'me too smart 4 u' was only taken seriously by the show starting from season 3. As far as what R&M brought to adult animation that made it a lightning rod for cultural interest, I would say its mix of irreverent comedy, jokes and episodic plots based around unique use of sci-fi tropes, and its potential to carry an overarching plot over the course of a season as opposed to always resetting to status quo at the end of an episode.
So, irreverent comedy is probably the most basic quality of all adult animation, but in R&M's case it goes a bit deeper. The show had the initial perception of treating literally nothing as off-limits in terms of humor. Like one anon said, that includes '4chan brained shit' like incest and sex and so on. In hindsight that's utter BS, I find Family Guy and American Dad to have more willingness to tell potentially controversial jokes about such things than R&M. But compared to how neutered it is now, back in the day it seemed very different in that regard. And for the other points, the Cronenberg episode is very notable.

>>149291811
>>149292734
So as for the other two points, I think both may be best exemplified in the Cronenberg episode. It was the hype spreading around after that one which had caught my attention and I know it was the case for many others. In short, Morty has a very basic school boy problem, he approaches Rick for help with it, gets a sci-fi potion, using the sci-fi potion turns out to be the worst mistake he ever makes. The whole world comes down with a bad case of grotesque mutation, Rick fucks up trying to fix it, both of them end up ditching their world to flee to another. The episode ends with a permanent (if ultimately not so important in the end) shift to the dynamic of the Smith family and the show as a whole. This was all fairly unprecedented; the episode overall was funny and it presented a fairly grimdark scenario (a literal apocalypse) in a way that was comedic but also still serious, and fans were immediately starting to take the idea of the show's 'lore' seriously. And lore is a powerful thing for a show to have, as an example, the idea of a serious and connected plot in an otherwise comedic series is a large part of Gravity Fall's significant and continuing popularity despite having only two seasons. At the very least, it is a major incentive to tune in to see what happens next and fans start to take a very passionate interest in it, which they spread to others.

>>149291811
>>149292734
And then it all fell apart. Everybody expected more, but the curtain was pulled back after Season 2 to reveal that there was very little behind it in the end. There were some of the worst and most memetic moments of the show hitting one after the other at this point. And these weren't memes where everyone was laughing along with the show, the laughs were at the expense of it. And there were a lot of complications behind the scenes, I believe Roiland was getting checked out at about this point and some writers were filtering out. Not going to point fingers as to why all of this was happening. So I'd say that Season 1 to 2 was seen as the golden age of Rick and Morty for good reason, perhaps the only consistently good period in its history; even amongst detractors, they are still referred to as 'the good ones'. During that time it seemed like it would be a truly unique contender amongst the most popular adult cartoons, until it suddenly wasn't and suffered the greatest fall from grace I've seen for a show of its kind. Even the predecessor adult animated comedies, with their long running zombie status, are far more respected now than R&M, the relative newcomer. A long ass post, but there is a lot to be said about just how far Rick and Morty fell from media darling to being generally looked down on.

>>149289400 (OP)
Why the fuck are there so many lowfi and chill, relax and chill, study and chill music channels now? Anything I try to look for will bring up about a dozen bullshit chill streams.

>>149290878
Schezwan sauce would not have killed the show entirely on its own, even then the Rick and Morty crew had nothing to do with that shit. It was entirely McDonalds on their own, even pissing off Harmon in the process.

It's really the writing turning to complete shit in season 3. Rick became an infallible god being, Jerry became the pathetic loser nexus in the universe that the show tried to punish every week instead of the normal straight man of the group, and too many episodes were just plain not funny at all.

>>149292950
Algorithm shit and popularity from the original. People really do suck off anything with an anime character.

>>149289400 (OP)
>how do you do fellow kids
How did you get Roiland's last DM

>>149292950
>why so lofi
I guess people just like to put something on in the background while doing other things. There are shows out there that only exist to serve as white noise for half of the audience while handling chores and other things. So this is just an extension of that, white noise to keep back the silence.

>>149292979
>the crew wasn't responsible for it
>even Harmon was pissed
Oh right, I think its been so long that I forgot about that bit. I think it was mentioned afterward to have been something that was actually outside of the direct control or oversight of any of the writers. Man they must have been pissed about that happening, it is one of the worst things to have befallen the show.

>>149289400 (OP)
>>149290878
>unanimously loved one minute and reviled the next
Oh man, looking at the OP image and thinking about R&M's height of popularity got me thinking about how Rick and Morty even had a Run the Jewels song with an animated video featuring them, Oh Mama. The popularity was really something else at the time, never seen an animated show take off so quick.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBYsx1QWF9A

>>149292761
I feel bad for all the Rick and Morty artists in all of this. The ones forced to bring some of this show's worst scripts to life, the ones who feared for their jobs after Roiland's legal troubles surfaced and the fate of the show was unclear, and the ones right now who know they're working on the long-running adult cartoon that's aged the worst despite being the youngest.

>>149293039
It was the fans who made the show look awful from that event and made people on the outside distance themselves from it. There were some bad actors in there too, but that damage was already done.

>>149294390
>there were some bad actors in there too
>RICK AND MORTY MCDONALD'S SZECHUAN SAUCE FREAKOUT!!!!
>wriggles on the ground
>"I'MMM PICKLE REEEE!!!!"
>Nard runs out of the McDonalds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GC5rAX0xHg
I 'member the screaming fag going on about "I want my szechuan sauce, I want my szechuan sauce!" This video was at the head of the whole thing about Szechuan Sauce Cringe compilations and so many people took this one seriously but I think he was doing it just to farm views and attention online. Nonetheless, it served a major role in shaping the whole perspective of the Sauce debacle and Rick and Morty going forward.

>>149294593
>so many people took this one seriously
I think it’s the opposite. A lot of us knew it was staged and went along with it, least I did. Everyone just wanted a reason to dunk on R&M, and this guy was the perfect excuse.

>posted 5 years ago

Wow, even the Slowpoke thinks you're slow.

>>149291878
>8 year old nonmeme

You are a bigger cancer.

>>149294689
>knew it was staged and went along with it
Or that too, but I know for a fact that some easily led individuals took it 100% seriously. I found the whole thing hilarious at the time, but the ramifications of it all makes it perhaps the crowning moment of Rick and Morty becoming known as the 'cringe' show.

>>149294689
Nah, man. I remember people, including ones in threads here, thinking it was real without any context.

>>149294812
>you don't get it, I was being a spastic IRONICALLY I can't believe you FELL FOR IT
makes him a bigger retard than if he did it genuinely

grass tastes bad

>>149294919
>makes him a bigger retard than if he did it genuinely
I think we can all agree, it takes a very special kind of individual to go into a filled out Mc D's, jump up shouting about wanting szechuan like a child throwing a tantrum, pull your shirt up while getting on the floor to squirm and REEE followed up by doing the full Naruto ninja run right out of there. I almost respect the willingness to eternalize oneself as an idiot on the internet, really something else.

>>149294956
>that's the waaayyy the news goes!
Just watched Total Rickall not too long ago, it still holds up.

>>149289400 (OP)
>tonight's ep is a Celebrity and Movie Franchise commentary ep
Well shit, ain't that something.