>I genuinely did not understand it at all. I know it’s secretly brilliant or something but it just seemed like a bunch of nonsense
There's really nothing to understand. It's not "secretly brilliant" it's just funny. It's a show about a shaman spirtual seeker traversing the world in search of solving life's most important questions, usually through nonsensical philosophical hijinks. There's nothing super deep or special you're missing, it really is just nonsense most of the time. Anybody who acts like it's super deep is either memeing or is just a pseudo-intellectual loser who looks for meaning where there is none.
>I genuinely did not understand it at all. I know it’s secretly brilliant or something but it just seemed like a bunch of nonsense
There's really nothing to understand. It's not "secretly brilliant" it's just funny. It's a show about a shaman spirtual seeker traversing the world in search of solving life's most important questions, usually through nonsensical philosophical hijinks. There's nothing super deep or special you're missing, it really is just nonsense most of the time. Anybody who acts like it's super deep is either memeing or is just a pseudo-intellectual loser who looks for meaning where there is none.
Honestly it's really hard to judge how much artistic merit Xavier has, it's not "deep" but it's genuinely experimental and transgressive in a way not much else is, and has some really sharp worldplay and densely nested surrealist transitions while also being obnoxiously lowbrow and proud of it.
The main hook for me was the blink and you miss it wordplay.
It has a lot of stories where the theme might be based on some real life spiritual concept or other but the show doesn’t need you to understand since Xavier is so insane and destructive all meaning is lost by the end or transfigured in some twisted way, for the sake of a pun
"I took a pill once, and you know what happened? I woke up with a booty hole the size of a wine bottle-- fat end first. But did I whine? No! I turned to the bottle! And once I woke up from that, I met up with you fine folks."
The main hook for me was the blink and you miss it wordplay.
It has a lot of stories where the theme might be based on some real life spiritual concept or other but the show doesn’t need you to understand since Xavier is so insane and destructive all meaning is lost by the end or transfigured in some twisted way, for the sake of a pun
yeah I only realized he's a mix of hindu and native american stuff (which pokes fun at new age bastardizing and fusing together religious traditions in a shallow way) after like the 3rd watching
A classic is never dated.
I need to fill my folder
I tried watching it, I genuinely did not understand it at all. I know it’s secretly brilliant or something but it just seemed like a bunch of nonsense
>I genuinely did not understand it at all. I know it’s secretly brilliant or something but it just seemed like a bunch of nonsense
There's really nothing to understand. It's not "secretly brilliant" it's just funny. It's a show about a shaman spirtual seeker traversing the world in search of solving life's most important questions, usually through nonsensical philosophical hijinks. There's nothing super deep or special you're missing, it really is just nonsense most of the time. Anybody who acts like it's super deep is either memeing or is just a pseudo-intellectual loser who looks for meaning where there is none.
Honestly it's really hard to judge how much artistic merit Xavier has, it's not "deep" but it's genuinely experimental and transgressive in a way not much else is, and has some really sharp worldplay and densely nested surrealist transitions while also being obnoxiously lowbrow and proud of it.
"I took a pill once, and you know what happened? I woke up with a booty hole the size of a wine bottle-- fat end first. But did I whine? No! I turned to the bottle! And once I woke up from that, I met up with you fine folks."
The main hook for me was the blink and you miss it wordplay.
It has a lot of stories where the theme might be based on some real life spiritual concept or other but the show doesn’t need you to understand since Xavier is so insane and destructive all meaning is lost by the end or transfigured in some twisted way, for the sake of a pun
great wordplay, fun mix of surreal humor, weird meta stuff and social satire
not much "secret" to it
I got tired of this 6 episodes in, the same wacky shit every episode, plus it's ugly as frick
Fell like everyone just kind of collectively forgot about the Shivering Truth. It was good.
No exaggeration I must have watched this entire show over 30 times
For me its Harvey Birdman.
>Chief master guru has a bindi dot on his forehead
>he's both an indian and an indian
It's the little things
i never realized, holy frick
yeah I only realized he's a mix of hindu and native american stuff (which pokes fun at new age bastardizing and fusing together religious traditions in a shallow way) after like the 3rd watching
>Xavier is a reference to Indian trickster god stories
that's also a fun bit of deep lore speculation
>Has Sanskrit letters (I think) and a Lotus Blossom on his teepee
>Has a Vishnu statue on top of his Totem Pole
>Xavier calls him a Apachestani Shaman
>smartest cartoon on television
>gets no replies
such is Cinemaphile(nel)
I thought we don't talk about good shows? why does this thread exist?
Tried watching Wonder Showzen (also made by PFFR) and it was just a little too on the nose and just not as enjoyable as Xavier.
The parts with the puppet interviews were all kino though.