Ivader Zim... yeah... - Never Forgotten: a Foster's Home Community

Bloo2daMacs · 08-18-2006, 12:08 PM

I love this show and wish it would still play on Nick. Unfortunately all I got to see of it was the first episode and clips of the show on youtube. Ha ha, "that's a government pig!" ohhh... I do beleive that there are DVDs with episodes on them, and I plan on purchasing them if I can find them. I know other people here like this show, so I opened this thread for discussing it. WOO HOO!!

Let's get this discussion started!! WHOOO!!!

Sparky · 08-18-2006, 12:43 PM

This one of my favorite shows, period. I have nearly all of the figures, and between my brother and I we have I think most of the t-shirts, and my purse is a GIR messenger bag. I really think I want to go ahead and be Gaz this year for Halloween, which means my brother will want to be Dib more likely than not. Unfortunately we have noplace to go, and we know from experience we get zero trick-or-treaters here.

I hate waiting all year for Halloween only for nothing good to happen.

Well I can wear the Gaz costume to Comic-Con next year or something.

taranchula · 08-18-2006, 07:45 PM

Oh yes, Invader Zim is indeed high on my list of my favorite animated programs. I wonder if I should bring that cardboard DVD carrying case in the shape of Zim's house to comic con next year? Just in case if I get to meet Jhonen Vasquez or Richard Horvitz, I can get them to sign it.

I could try my hand at cosplaying Dib, but I fear my head's not large enough to make a convincing doppelganger.

GrimTheLost · 08-18-2006, 07:50 PM

If you like Zim you should read some of JVs comics, "Squee!" is my personal fave. But back to Zim, it's kind of sad that they cancelled it in favor of Sponge Bob.

taranchula · 08-18-2006, 07:56 PM

Yeah Nick really dropped the ball with Zim, they should have given up the rights to the show and let Cartoon Network run with it. CN could pair it up with Billy and Mandy and then we could have the "Richard Horvitz Power-Hour" ahh but such is life.

GrimTheLost · 08-18-2006, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by taranchula

Yeah Nick really dropped the ball with Zim, they should have given up the rights to the show and let Cartoon Network run with it. CN could pair it up with Billy and Mandy and then we could have the "Richard Horvitz Power-Hour" ahh but such is life.

That would be one of the best blocks of cartoons EVER!!!

DoubleLatte · 08-18-2006, 10:01 PM

Yay! An Invader Zim thread!

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Originally Posted by GrimTheLost

If you like Zim you should read some of JVs comics, "Squee!" is my personal fave. But back to Zim, it's kind of sad that they cancelled it in favor of Sponge Bob.

It wasn't cancelled in favor of SB. Nick just wanted to pull the plug because of the show's low ratings and them constantly butting heads with its creator. Zim just wasn't meant for the TV-Y7 audience.
Anyway, I remember religiously taping every new episode during that miserable, once-a-week Friday night slot back when IZ still aired. As far as favorite episodes go, Tak: the Hideous New Girl and Backseat Drivers from Beyond the Stars win, hands down. I was never a fan of the deformed character plushies, but I was buying shirts, pins, keychains, and patches left and right. The Hot Topic employees knew me by name, and I had to travel to either Phoenix or San Diego to shop because there was no HT in my town. Of course, by the time I grew out of it, we had a Hot Topic built at our mall. Go figure.
I still love Invader Zim, though not to the unhealthy extent that I used to 3 or 4 years ago. The avatar I have is a sketch of Almighty Tallest Miyuki, a former Irken leader that was to appear in The Trial, one of the canned episodes that was already in script form. Yeah, it was NOT okay when they cancelled it.

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Originally Posted by taranchula

Yeah Nick really dropped the ball with Zim, they should have given up the rights to the show and let Cartoon Network run with it.

You have no idea how many times I dreamed of that happening. Unfortunately, Nick would sooner drop dead than ever give up the rights to any of their shows.

Bloo2daMacs · 08-19-2006, 08:07 AM

true, I really miss invader Zim. I think I'll go searching for the DVDs later, any time other than today. I'd do it today but I still feel sick. having the flu sucks, especially when you have it longer than 24 hours. uuuhh... but, at lest I don't have to go to work!

GrimTheLost · 08-19-2006, 10:56 AM

Zim was doomed to the start, they killed the show on purpose. The put it in the 9:00 time slot, which was an attempt to kill it. It worked. NICK WILL RUE THE DAY THEY CANCELLED ZIM!!!!!!

Mac · 08-19-2006, 05:40 PM

I LOVE this show! Of course I didn't get into it until five years AFTER it aired. I had no idea what the huge obsession was with it when it first aired back in '01. I kept seeing people walking around with IZ t-shirts and key chains and even book bags. The goth chicks in my school had the pencils and notebooks and stuff even. I was thinking it was a fad, it was, but then I watched the show in late '05 and I realized that I would have been one of those groupies had I watched it back then. I was a groupie for about three months. Then the repeating shows got hella old and I couldn't take it anymore. I still swear my Gir t-shirt proudly though.

08-18-2006, 12:08 PM	#1
Bloo2daMacs Banned THE REFORMER... Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Spam Board Posts: 910	Ivader Zim... yeah... I love this show and wish it would still play on Nick. Unfortunately all I got to see of it was the first episode and clips of the show on youtube. Ha ha, "that's a government pig!" ohhh... I do beleive that there are DVDs with episodes on them, and I plan on purchasing them if I can find them. I know other people here like this show, so I opened this thread for discussing it. WOO HOO!! Let's get this discussion started!! WHOOO!!! Last edited by Bloo2daMacs; 01-06-2007 at 07:49 AM.

08-18-2006, 12:43 PM	#2
Sparky Undisputed Ruler of Terrencania Am not Slave-O-Matic! Am Johnny Five! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 5,712	This one of my favorite shows, period. I have nearly all of the figures, and between my brother and I we have I think most of the t-shirts, and my purse is a GIR messenger bag. I really think I want to go ahead and be Gaz this year for Halloween, which means my brother will want to be Dib more likely than not. Unfortunately we have noplace to go, and we know from experience we get zero trick-or-treaters here. I hate waiting all year for Halloween only for nothing good to happen. Well I can wear the Gaz costume to Comic-Con next year or something. __________________ Custom Machine Embroidery & More

08-18-2006, 07:45 PM	#3
taranchula Agent: Deep Bloo You guys have your red headed cartoon crushes and I have mine! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Baconland...er I mean Canada. Posts: 2,772	Oh yes, Invader Zim is indeed high on my list of my favorite animated programs. I wonder if I should bring that cardboard DVD carrying case in the shape of Zim's house to comic con next year? Just in case if I get to meet Jhonen Vasquez or Richard Horvitz, I can get them to sign it. I could try my hand at cosplaying Dib, but I fear my head's not large enough to make a convincing doppelganger. __________________ Founder, Owner, President, Chairman, CEO, CFO and Charter member of the "Never Leave Steve" Fan Club! ~Founded: May 21 2006~

08-18-2006, 07:50 PM	#4
GrimTheLost Insomniac Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In the middle of Rabbittown, Ga Posts: 514	If you like Zim you should read some of JVs comics, "Squee!" is my personal fave. But back to Zim, it's kind of sad that they cancelled it in favor of Sponge Bob. __________________ <a href="http://www.us.playstation.com/PSN/Users/grimthelost"><img src="http://pid.us.playstation.com//user/grimthelost.jpg" width="235" height="149" border="0" /></a>

08-18-2006, 07:56 PM	#5
taranchula Agent: Deep Bloo You guys have your red headed cartoon crushes and I have mine! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Baconland...er I mean Canada. Posts: 2,772	Yeah Nick really dropped the ball with Zim, they should have given up the rights to the show and let Cartoon Network run with it. CN could pair it up with Billy and Mandy and then we could have the "Richard Horvitz Power-Hour" ahh but such is life. __________________ Founder, Owner, President, Chairman, CEO, CFO and Charter member of the "Never Leave Steve" Fan Club! ~Founded: May 21 2006~

08-19-2006, 08:07 AM	#8
Bloo2daMacs Banned THE REFORMER... Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Spam Board Posts: 910	true, I really miss invader Zim. I think I'll go searching for the DVDs later, any time other than today. I'd do it today but I still feel sick. having the flu sucks, especially when you have it longer than 24 hours. uuuhh... but, at lest I don't have to go to work!

08-19-2006, 10:56 AM	#9
GrimTheLost Insomniac Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In the middle of Rabbittown, Ga Posts: 514	Zim was doomed to the start, they killed the show on purpose. The put it in the 9:00 time slot, which was an attempt to kill it. It worked. NICK WILL RUE THE DAY THEY CANCELLED ZIM!!!!!! __________________ <a href="http://www.us.playstation.com/PSN/Users/grimthelost"><img src="http://pid.us.playstation.com//user/grimthelost.jpg" width="235" height="149" border="0" /></a>

08-19-2006, 05:40 PM	#10
Mac Newly Abandoned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 43	I LOVE this show! Of course I didn't get into it until five years AFTER it aired. I had no idea what the huge obsession was with it when it first aired back in '01. I kept seeing people walking around with IZ t-shirts and key chains and even book bags. The goth chicks in my school had the pencils and notebooks and stuff even. I was thinking it was a fad, it was, but then I watched the show in late '05 and I realized that I would have been one of those groupies had I watched it back then. I was a groupie for about three months. Then the repeating shows got hella old and I couldn't take it anymore. I still swear my Gir t-shirt proudly though. __________________