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[TV] Samurai Jack - I wish he'd spent more time in the cyberpunk city

Samurai Jack was a great show, there's no question about that. But when I watched the first episode and he arrived in that cyberpunk city, I was really excited. A samurai from the past exploring a cyberpunk future? That sounds amazing.

Of course, as anyone who watched the show knows, he spent very little time in that city. Most episodes took place in the forest or around ancient ruins, and Jack being in "the future" was really just an excuse for him to fight robots so they could make the show as violent as possible and Jack would only get splashed with "oil".
https://lemmy.zip/pictrs/image/4b710fba-29af-4079-836b-fce4e7dd376b.webp
(See? There's no blood! It's safe for kids!)

Sure, there were some episodes that were more cyberpunk, like the rave episode:
https://lemmy.zip/pictrs/image/4f83dee2-e022-4c78-87fe-941092a622a6.webp
And the episode with the robot who just wanted to find his lost dog (Lulu, sweet thing):
https://lemmy.zip/pictrs/image/4bba5b91-6851-4040-b912-b1c855bda2ff.webp
But those were exceptions.

Of course, I kept watching the show anyway, because it's great. I was just hoping for more sci-fi/cyberpunk episodes. At least we finally got that last season, which finished the story after over a decade of waiting.

Anyway, here's the intro. You can watch the entire series on Max or Adult Swim.

BrikoX Mod ,
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Never like the show. I'm not ever sure why, since that's generally something that I would enjoy. I guess it has something to do with the art style, since the story was okay.

Hammerjack OP Mod ,
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For me, the hard part is how many silly episodes there are. When I think about the series, I think about the amazing action sequences and villains. But when I actually look at a list of episodes, I just skip past a lot of them. The "Jack needs new shoes" episode, the "Jack loses his clothes" episode, the "Jack gets turned into a chicken" episode. There's a lot of weird episodes in the series. When it's good, the show is very good. But not every episode is good in my opinion.

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