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Round 1, Week 3: Match 1 of 32

New Girl vs. Bojack Horseman

New Girl

Bojack Horseman

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Propaganda as submitted by YOU, in initial entries, tags, and reblogs:

New Girl:

• “Certainly the tv show I’ve seen the most times, ultimate comfort show. Winston bishop has the best "gets weirder and more iconic and also relatable” arc of all time

Bojack Horseman:

• Submitted without propaganda :(

IF NO ONE ELSE WILL PROPAGANDIZE FOR BOJACK HORSEMAN THEN I WILL PROPAGANDIZE FOR BOJACK HORSEMAN:

• one of the first adult cartoons where the asshole main character faces actual consequences for his actions
• incredibly strong continuity that rivals even avatar: the last airbender
• fucking phenomenal voice cast including the likes of will arnett, aaron paul, kristen schaal, angela bassett, rami malek, and stephanie beatriz (to name just a few)
• one of the first mainstream tv shows to feature an asexual main character, and his asexuality is treated with the nuance and respect it deserves
• knows how and when to drop an f bomb so that you know it matters
• judah’s autism swag is off the charts
• it’s known for being depressing but what ppl tend to forget is that it’s genuinely super funny? there’s a halloween store that’s only open in january. jd salinger faked his own death and now secretly runs a tandem bike shop whose slogan is “it’s better to be alone.” sir mix-a-lot is a judge on felicity huffman’s booty academy not because he likes big butts, but because he cannot lie. bojack wins a golden globe for a book he didn’t even write. and don’t even get me started on the banner blunders
• the most heartwrenching, gut-punching portrayal of self-loathing and self-destruction that i’ve ever witnessed
• really powerful anti-suicide message that doesn’t demonize ppl who die by it
• it’s just really fucking good at being a tv show. every episode is unique in its own way but they all still contribute to the larger story being told. and it helps a lot that this is a show ABOUT the tv industry and it understands and thoroughly examines the disparity between fiction and reality
• astoundingly accurate portrayal of dream logic
• complex characters whom you love BECAUSE they are flawed
• really good side characters too! everyone’s really eccentric and is implied to have a rich inner life far beyond what we see of them. even if they only show up for like two episodes.
• when the creators discovered that a not small portion of the fanbase was using the show to justify their own shitty actions, they wrote a whole season confronting them. and they held themselves accountable for (inadvertently) sending those messages in the first place.
• one of the main characters gains weight from taking antidepressants and it’s NEVER portrayed negatively. no angst, no fatshaming, and she stays fat for the rest of the show
• this show is really good at calling out fatphobia in general
• devastating story of generational trauma
• characters’ shitty actions are explained but NEVER excused
• brilliant foreshadowing
• amazing theme sequence
• character actress margo martindale
• some really clever experimental episodes including but not limited to: a wordless underwater journey, a psychoanalytical phone call w a customer service rep, a look inside the mind and memories of a woman with dementia, a half-hour monologue, and a character study that somehow works without ever once featuring or even mentioning by name the character it studies
• the ultimate message is that life is, in fact, worth living! even when it sucks! there’s always hope, there’s always a reason to keep going, there’s always a view from halfway down and THAT is the reason you stay alive. there is always always always something to live for.