2013/07/12 [DMFA #1415] Avoiding the obvious joke about eating him up... opps...

[killpurakat]

I usually prefer mint chip ice cream, but some cookies 'n' cream does sound appealing right now.

Anybody else think the undead would make soap operas more interesting? I can't stand soap operas, but I'd watch them if they had undead.

[Kirrin_Shadowclaw]

I myself love Cookies and cream icecream, i get myself a carton every year on my birthday. 
Also the thought of Undead in soaps is interesting though it would make some of the amnesia plots a little more complicated.

[AzureEdge]

Best thing about Cookies and Cream Ice Cream? Finding a mostly intact Cookie in it. Second best thing? Cookies and Cream Milkshakes. If Abel Made Milkshakes that looked like him, he'd make a fortune.

[Jarin]

Sooo... anyone else have to make a sudden emergency store run for cookies'n'cream ice cream?

[Kirrin_Shadowclaw]

Heh, actually i did... This page of the comic really made me hungry for ice cream.

[Starcat5]

I would, but the local store isn't open for a few more hours, and by then I'll be working. 

[TacticalError]

I just had the Reeses peanut butter cup ice-cream. That stuff tastes so good.

[Ganurath]

Wait.

Wait, wait, wait.

WAIT.

What're Mab and Wildy doing right now?

[AzureEdge]

Wait.

Wait, wait, wait.

WAIT.

What're Mab and Wildy doing right now?

Don't give her any ideas for more delays on what is happening at SAIA.

[Jasonrevall]

I actually tried cookies and cream ice cream because of Abel's nickname and it's now my favorite kind of ice cream. I have a tub in my freezer.

[joshofspam]

Undead on T.V., Cookies and Cream ice cream and Abel watching soaps.

Not very much going on this page. But oddly enough, that doesn't make today's page any less interesting.

[Jasae Bushae]

Wait.

Wait, wait, wait.

WAIT.

What're Mab and Wildy doing right now?

Don't give her any ideas for more delays on what is happening at SAIA.

You know what we need? Another scene segway to show us what Matilda is up to~ 8D
And one showing us how that buggy reporter is doing~
And perhaps M.A.C.E and Deathbringer~
Oh oh~ Or the opening for Regina's flashback~

[thegayhare]

Undead... cookies and cream...

I just watched Gingerdead man and now I'm picturing Able as a knife wielding bowl of ice cream

[Amber Williams]

Wait.

Wait, wait, wait.

WAIT.

What're Mab and Wildy doing right now?

Don't give her any ideas for more delays on what is happening at SAIA.

TOO LATE 

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

You know what we need? Another scene segway to show us what Matilda is up to~ 8D

Segue, dammit. It's not a two-wheeled gyroscope.

... Although, given how Ambaargh flits around, that's not entirely inappropriate. :-/

[Xan]

TOO LATE 

I do say you're positively Evil. 

You know what we need? Another scene segway to show us what Matilda is up to~ 8D
And one showing us how that buggy reporter is doing~
And perhaps M.A.C.E and Deathbringer~
Oh oh~ Or the opening for Regina's flashback~

Followed by seven Questions from the Readers. Muahahahahaha... Wait wait, I shouldn't be the one doing the maniacal laughter.

[Kirrin_Shadowclaw]

Wait.

Wait, wait, wait.

WAIT.

What're Mab and Wildy doing right now?

Don't give her any ideas for more delays on what is happening at SAIA.

TOO LATE 

Maybe if we offer her cookies and sacrifice art supplies to her she'll change her mind.  XD But then maybe that is some kinda strange wishful thinking.

[e_voyager]

one thing i've concluded is that most anime i've seen appears to be some sort of soap opera. then again i'm a little foggy on what makes a soap opera an soap opera in the fist place. 

[lilpuppy23]

one thing i've concluded is that most anime i've seen appears to be some sort of soap opera. then again i'm a little foggy on what makes a soap opera an soap opera in the fist place. 

I think it has something to do with the series of vaguely connected episodes focusing on the dramatic and emotional relationships between multiple characters. Like Seinfeld or The Big Bang Theory or I Love Lucy.

Oh, also, Laugh tracks. That's a must.

Mind you, I could also be confusing soap operas for something COMPLETELY different, but meh.

[Kirrin_Shadowclaw]

one thing i've concluded is that most anime i've seen appears to be some sort of soap opera. then again i'm a little foggy on what makes a soap opera an soap opera in the fist place. 

I think it has something to do with the series of vaguely connected episodes focusing on the dramatic and emotional relationships between multiple characters. Like Seinfeld or The Big Bang Theory or I Love Lucy.

Oh, also, Laugh tracks. That's a must.

Mind you, I could also be confusing soap operas for something COMPLETELY different, but meh.

I think your confusing them with sitcoms.

[e_voyager]

Tenchi Muyo and Marcos strike me as being soap operaish but then so does Yu-gi-oh

[Lurkie]

A soap opera is an open-ended serial drama (or melodrama, more likely) television or radio program.  In most shows, dramatic or comedic, when the episode ends everything goes back to normal.  Soaps, on the other hand, don't do that.  They continue the stories over multiple episodes, thus encouraging the listener/viewer to "tune in tomorrow for the next episode of..."  There's a large ensemble cast, and multiple story-lines involving overlapping members of the cast.  Characters come and go, but the stories keep going.  Some story-lines do end, but there are others going on simultaneously that keep the audience hooked.

Soap operas started as radio productions in the 1930s.  They were aired during the daytime hours, usually daily (except weekends), and were aimed at housewives.  They got the name "soap opera" from the fact that they were usually sponsored by soap manufacturers.

Examples would be General Hospital, The Days of Our Lives, Dallas, Peyton Place, and Dark Shadows.  On the other hand, shows like I Love Lucy, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and The Simpsons are situation comedies.  They're comedies, first off, and they all push the Big Reset Button at the end of each episode.  Story-arc-based shows, like Babylon 5, don't qualify because they have a definite beginning, middle, and end to the story.

Dear old Wikipedia has an article about it.

Soaps can be quite addictive.  Heck, when I was a kid I used to get home from school and turn on Dark Shadows, which was on its original run.  I had to know what Barnabas and that naughty, naughty Angelique were up to!     I notice that in panel two Abel is getting rather involved.  :-)  BTW, that's one heck of a bowl of ice cream that boy's downing.  If he keeps that up, he's going to be putting on (a lot of) weight.     Good thing he's a shapeshifter. 

(Wow, I didn't expect to write a wall-o-text there.  Oh well.  :-) )

[Naldru]

TOO LATE 

Maybe if we offer her cookies and sacrifice art supplies to her she'll change her mind.  XD But then maybe that is some kinda strange wishful thinking.

I thought that tacos were the approved offerings.

The other day, I saw a taco wagon.  The idea was that you would load it with hundreds of tacos and the makings and then tow it to a outdoor party.  Well, wouldn't Amber be an appropriate party?

[Kirrin_Shadowclaw]

Better yet, make them Cookie tacos! If made right i'm sure they would be Delicious!