ZIM OMG.

I have teh boxset.

If you have Digital Cable you can still see it, but generally it was cancelled in the US.

I've been a fan of Invader Zim ever since the first airing on Nickelodeon. I just found my GIR plushie a little while ago, and he was always my favorite.

I'm so sad that they canceled it. BioKraze was telling me about what was going to happen next if they didn't cancel the series, and it sounded so awesome. They need to make new episodes!

Razara wrote:

I've been a fan of Invader Zim ever since the first airing on Nickelodeon. I just found my GIR plushie a little while ago, and he was always my favorite.

I'm so sad that they canceled it. BioKraze was telling me about what was going to happen next if they didn't cancel the series, and it sounded so awesome. They need to make new episodes!

Unfortunately I doubt they could ever talk Jhonen Vasquez into more. Ah, well. If you get your hands on the boxset, mind, they have audio from some of the episodes that actually went beyond pre-production; there was one called something like Mopiness of DOOM! and the recorded dialogue is hysterical. I also appreciated the return of Keef. Heh.

I adore Invader Zim. Though I think my little sister stole my DVDs during my moving. Hrm. I haven't even rewatched half of them yet and I've had them since they came out.

I must say I liked Dib the best. And Mini Moose. And the Santa song...


My brother won't watch it since he has this rivalry in is head with Jhonen Vasquez since there can't be two people named Jhonen or something. I think its the most rediculous thing I've ever heard.

Razara wrote:

I loved the episode with Keef. A while ago, I got the image of Juri and Shiori doing their Best Friend routine, especially the part where they dance around the pole without actually moving.

Ah, Keef...I started watching the show somewhere in the middle, so I didn't appreciate the total crack that was Keef until later on. What amuses me most about that episode, mind you, is the commentary on it. It's the second episode of the series, and at the moment Zim gives Keef his "gift" everyone goes quiet. Jhonen then remarks something along the lines of: "...yeah, it was about then we realised the powers that be weren't really paying much attention to what we were doing." Mwahahahahaha.

My favourite episode is Backseat Drivers From Beyond The Stars (I'm a Red and Purple fan) but I also particularly love Bolognius Maximus and Germs. ...dammit, why are all my DVDs in New Zealand? Can't watch them from here. [sulks]

Can't speak for myself, but I know Hyacinth's really into Nny and the other stuff Jhonen does. You can chat her up about such things, if you wish.

I love this show . . . !



I mean really, I cried when Nick canceled it! (The bastards!) And when I read the future plot of the show . . . OH THE WRONG AND EVIL CANCELATIONS!!!!

I just finished watching the series, and I almost forgot just how much I love this series. GIR, Gaz, and Tak are still my favorites, but I really like Dib now, too.

The episode that was meant to test whether or not anyone would like Zim to begin with had such a Nickelodeon feeling to it that it was rather disturbing. I mean, imagine if Utena had that happy feel to it like in episodes 1-3 for the entire series? Or if it was made by Nickelodeon?

Episode 1: When Utena was six-years-old, she watched the movie Bambi with her friend Anthy, and was very sad when Bambi's mother was shot. Anthy's nice older brother Dios told her not to be sad, and that it was just a movie. But then Utena was happy again when at the end of the movie Bambi grew up into an adult. She was also inspired not to be an evil person like the hunter that shot Bambi's mom!

Later that day, Anthy had to move far away, but she gave Utena a friendship bracelet that her older brother made. Utena eventually forgot all about her friend Anthy's name and what she looked like, but she never forgot the movie that they watched earlier that day, and was inspired every time she looked at her bracelet.

Years later, Anthy and Utena met again, only they didn't know that they were the lost friend from their childhood. Even so, she, Utena, and their other friend Wakaba all became best friends!

Episode 2: Utena's friend Wakaba had a crush on Saionji, a member of the Kid's Council, which is a secret organization that has meetings to discuss how they can make the world a better place. However, Saionji broke the number one rule about their club... "Don't make someone else unhappy!" Not only did he reject Wakaba because he thought that she had cooties, but he also insulted Anthy!

To fix this, Utena made a bet with Saionji... If she could beat him at hopscotch, which is how all disputes in their neighborhood were settled, then he would apologize to her friends. Even though Saionji was the champion hopscotcher, and Utena had never played hopscotch before, Utena managed to win, anyway!

Episode 3: Anthy was sad because she couldn't make friends as easily as Utena, so Utena suggested that they should go to a party together, since that would probably be a good way for her to make friends. Anthy was a little nervous at first, but before long she made a new friend named Nanami, the younger sister of the president of the Kid's Council!

Episode 4: Utena was so busy trying to make the world a better place that she forgot to study for her math quiz! The frowning face on her paper would haunt her for the rest of her days! Miki Koaru, another member of the Kid's Council, felt that it was his duty to help her study when he saw how sad she was. With his help, Utena, Anthy, and their new friend Nanami all got perfect scores on their next test! What a great guy!

Episode 5: Miki was confused because his twin sister Kozue suddenly stopped playing the piano one day. He asked her why she suddenly stopped, and eventually she confessed that she felt that she couldn't play as well as him, and that was why she had stopped. After Miki reassured her that she was a great piano player, she realized that she was just being silly, so the two of them made up and went back to normal. To celebrate, their parents took them out for ice cream that evening!

Episode 6: Nanami's little brother Mitsuru wanted to be a great guy just like his older brother Touga, but when he tried to help his older sister Nanami out with some gardening that she was doing, he only made things worse on accident by over-watering one of the flowers. Luckily, his older brother Touga was there to help! He felt fortunate to have such a great role model for a brother.

Episode 7: Juri was upset because she found out that her good friend Shiori took her other friend Ruka to the amusement park without her, which was not a very nice thing to do! When Shiori came back from the amusement park later that evening, she apologized to Juri for making her sad. She explained that she thought that Juri was going to be busy that day, and so she thought that Juri wouldn't be able to come even if she invited her. Juri told her that it was alright, and the two of them went out to eat Dippin Dots together afterwards!

Episode 8: The Kid's Council decided to have a bake sale so that they could raise money to give to the poor. Anthy decided to help by baking a cake, but when she realized that she was out of eggs, she asked Nanami to go to the store to buy some for her. But when Nanami arrived at the store, she discovered that it was closed, so she had to go to another store, but that one was closed, too! By the time she finally bought the eggs, she was upset over what a horrible day it had been. Even though she was convinced that nothing could make her feel better, she decided the happy look on Anthy's face when she finally arrived back had made it all worth it!

Episode 9: Touga and Saionji were best friends, but Saionji was upset because Touga was such a better hopscotch player than him. One day, after Touga beat him at hopscotch again, Saionji got so upset that he pushed Touga down, and he scraped his knee! Touga was so upset that he told Saionji that he was banned him from the Kid's Council, but he soon realized that he had overreacted once Saionji apologized, and he let him back in. What good friends!

Episode 10: Anthy gave Touga The Lion King 2 for his birthday, and the part where one of the lions died reminded her of how they had watched the original Lion King on Touga's birthday several years ago, and about how sad it was when Simba's father died. Fortunately, no real kittens died. That would be inhumane!

Episode 39: WORLD PEACE IS FINALLY ACHIEVED!

And that's what would happen if Nickelodeon created Utena...

(I know that I'm the one that wrote it, but this scares me. And I'm pretty sure that hopscotch isn't a competitive sport...)

BioKraze wrote:

What truly terrifies me is that you actually put some serious thought to that last post, Razara.

Quite the opposite. That last post contains no thought whatsoever. I just wrote the first thing that popped into my head, regardless of whether or not it made sense.

Edit: I find it strange that right now, rather than a song being stuck in my head, just the words, "Dance with us, GIR~! Dance with us into oblivion~!" keep repeating in my head.

Last edited by Razara (09-28-2007 09:45:57 PM)

Perhaps next I should write what would happen if GIR created Utena. I'm sure that it would involve a flying squirrel.

GIR kind of made me sad this time through the series. Just things like him saying, "Aww, I wanted to explode," him saying "Finally!" when Zim told him to self destruct, and also how he said that he didn't like being Zim's servant when he was smart. It just makes it seem as though he's not really as happy as he seems.

Razara wrote:

Perhaps next I should write what would happen if GIR created Utena. I'm sure that it would involve a flying squirrel.

GIR kind of made me sad this time through the series. Just things like him saying, "Aww, I wanted to explode," him saying "Finally!" when Zim told him to self destruct, and also how he said that he didn't like being Zim's servant when he was smart. It just makes it seem as though he's not really as happy as he seems.

The GIR moment I love most, in that it makes me laugh hysterically and kind of sad, is his horror when Zim says to him: "No GIR. Never. I never want you to mention biscuits ever again."