by If you have ever watched "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya." *points to avatar and signature* You possibly wanted to watch season #2 of the anime. That comes with a religious-like following. The creators of the anime took a unique direction with the series. They decided in a daft effort to take a short story from the novels.
This short story has a part in which the characters are stuck in a infinite loop in time. The loop 2 weeks long in which the characters relive the summer of their freshman year in high school. Now this could be compressed into a few episodes to get the point across.
The creators decided to make what could be known as the most sinister style of filler ever. They took the short story and made it 8 episodes long, take in mind one season of Haruhi is only 14 episodes. This filler takes up episodes 2-9 of season 2 with only subtle visual differences for each episode. In Japan this has actually created some backlash by the fans against the creators.
This may mean a end to the series. In what could be known as the biggest blunder the creators of the series are still hopeful that the DVD will sell well. I will admit when seeing the Endless Eight arc I did get upset. The approach of the same episode over and over with few changes may seem convoluted.
But I am actually compelled to go back to the same Eight Episodes and watch them over again just to see every difference. You could in fact make a game out of it. (or a evil trick to make your unsuspecting friends watch the arc with no clue what will come) So in a way it could be taken as a brilliant attempt to keep people watching your show and support it. At the same time it could drive away your whole fan base. Its a fine line between the greatest way to attract attention, or a how-to drive every fan of your show insane.
thank you for taking the time to read this.
This short story has a part in which the characters are stuck in a infinite loop in time. The loop 2 weeks long in which the characters relive the summer of their freshman year in high school. Now this could be compressed into a few episodes to get the point across.
The creators decided to make what could be known as the most sinister style of filler ever. They took the short story and made it 8 episodes long, take in mind one season of Haruhi is only 14 episodes. This filler takes up episodes 2-9 of season 2 with only subtle visual differences for each episode. In Japan this has actually created some backlash by the fans against the creators.
This may mean a end to the series. In what could be known as the biggest blunder the creators of the series are still hopeful that the DVD will sell well. I will admit when seeing the Endless Eight arc I did get upset. The approach of the same episode over and over with few changes may seem convoluted.
But I am actually compelled to go back to the same Eight Episodes and watch them over again just to see every difference. You could in fact make a game out of it. (or a evil trick to make your unsuspecting friends watch the arc with no clue what will come) So in a way it could be taken as a brilliant attempt to keep people watching your show and support it. At the same time it could drive away your whole fan base. Its a fine line between the greatest way to attract attention, or a how-to drive every fan of your show insane.
thank you for taking the time to read this.
Last edited by Shugo on Fri Oct 16 2009, 14:02; edited 1 time in total
