Andrew Cookston
Jake The Dog
Not many of you guys may know this, but I've been an extremely adamant fan of Adventure Time since season one so many years ago! So to hear Lego was finally entering the Land of Ooo, I was so freaking excited!
Now most of my admiration really goes to Pendleton Ward and his team of writers and artists. The mere fact that Adventure Time really has no filter on where it's stories can go, while always making the content work within an established storyline is incredible! Like it uses throw-away lines and scenes to constantly hint at incredibly large, emotionally deep elements of story, while never quite having an episode dedicated to exposition of the world Finn and Jake live in. I mean like over the course of like four or five years we only get pieces of that, like an episode of Marceline and Ice King's past, which 90% of the episode is wrapped around their band practice, but simultaneously touching on the topic of Alzheimer's Disease and a Nuclear Apocalypse.... In a kids show! I could go on for hours on how many tough topics this show tackles but I won't for the sake of time, but damn, it handles it's content so well!
But this isn't the only episode like this! Funny enough, having a final message or moral isn't always the show's standard. Some episodes never have dialog, some never feature main characters at all, some episodes don't even use the same art style! And that blows me away, that a show can be so diverse and yet still work within the confines of this fantastic world building that Pendalton has done. It's a great way to tell stories because not a single episode is the same. Yet the team at Frederator Studios always manage to tie everything together. They practically re-invented what a kids show could be! That really hasn't been done since BTAS.
But on top of it being so diverse, the humor and fun surrounding the show is wonderful! Adventure Time brings so much joy and positive emotions that not a lot of shows do for me. It makes me feel like a kid, and the Adventure Time universe is just like the weird shit I thought of when I was little :P
It's cool to see this show explode to the popularity that it is today, but it still holds a personal connection to me, and I'll always hold these stories close to my heart.
Here's to these last few years of Adventure Time! I know I'm gonna miss this show when it's gone!
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This photo and many others is made possible by my Patrons! I made my first bricklink order aided by these guys, for a few of these Bright-Light Orange parts, and it was nearly funded by them! :)
Mr Riley Pilgrim is our newest Patron! He's a little quiet on flickr, but perhaps a few followers will change that? He's tagged in the photo! Thanks Riley, you're a real champ! :) www.flickr.com/photos/140939300@N07
This is only a handful of Jake builds I've made! Besides these six, there are about seven more over on Patreon if you guy's wanna see them! Plus a good look at the build and photo set up! :)
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mMMMMMVisit Patreon to see early photography! Mmmmmghbehind the scenes images! AAAND WIPs of upcoming projects! Or you'll suffer one milLIon yeArS DUNGEON!!!!
www.patreon.com/andrewcookston
Jake The Dog
Not many of you guys may know this, but I've been an extremely adamant fan of Adventure Time since season one so many years ago! So to hear Lego was finally entering the Land of Ooo, I was so freaking excited!
Now most of my admiration really goes to Pendleton Ward and his team of writers and artists. The mere fact that Adventure Time really has no filter on where it's stories can go, while always making the content work within an established storyline is incredible! Like it uses throw-away lines and scenes to constantly hint at incredibly large, emotionally deep elements of story, while never quite having an episode dedicated to exposition of the world Finn and Jake live in. I mean like over the course of like four or five years we only get pieces of that, like an episode of Marceline and Ice King's past, which 90% of the episode is wrapped around their band practice, but simultaneously touching on the topic of Alzheimer's Disease and a Nuclear Apocalypse.... In a kids show! I could go on for hours on how many tough topics this show tackles but I won't for the sake of time, but damn, it handles it's content so well!
But this isn't the only episode like this! Funny enough, having a final message or moral isn't always the show's standard. Some episodes never have dialog, some never feature main characters at all, some episodes don't even use the same art style! And that blows me away, that a show can be so diverse and yet still work within the confines of this fantastic world building that Pendalton has done. It's a great way to tell stories because not a single episode is the same. Yet the team at Frederator Studios always manage to tie everything together. They practically re-invented what a kids show could be! That really hasn't been done since BTAS.
But on top of it being so diverse, the humor and fun surrounding the show is wonderful! Adventure Time brings so much joy and positive emotions that not a lot of shows do for me. It makes me feel like a kid, and the Adventure Time universe is just like the weird shit I thought of when I was little :P
It's cool to see this show explode to the popularity that it is today, but it still holds a personal connection to me, and I'll always hold these stories close to my heart.
Here's to these last few years of Adventure Time! I know I'm gonna miss this show when it's gone!
___________________________________________
This photo and many others is made possible by my Patrons! I made my first bricklink order aided by these guys, for a few of these Bright-Light Orange parts, and it was nearly funded by them! :)
Mr Riley Pilgrim is our newest Patron! He's a little quiet on flickr, but perhaps a few followers will change that? He's tagged in the photo! Thanks Riley, you're a real champ! :) www.flickr.com/photos/140939300@N07
This is only a handful of Jake builds I've made! Besides these six, there are about seven more over on Patreon if you guy's wanna see them! Plus a good look at the build and photo set up! :)
___________________________________________
mMMMMMVisit Patreon to see early photography! Mmmmmghbehind the scenes images! AAAND WIPs of upcoming projects! Or you'll suffer one milLIon yeArS DUNGEON!!!!
www.patreon.com/andrewcookston