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NEWS: Voltron: Legendary Defender Animated Series to End This Year With Season 8


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SleepyDave



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 1:33 pm Reply with quote
So that's weird, I thought Netflix ordered 78 Episodes for this show? And now it'll be 72?
EDIT: Oh no, just realized season 7 will also have 13 Episodes, thought it'll be 7 again.


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Oggers



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 1:35 pm Reply with quote
I'm a little sad to know the series will be ending soon since I've finally caught up with all of it, but I'm sure I'll live. Also excited to know that Shiro had a male significant other!
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 1:38 pm Reply with quote
2.5 years is a pretty short life for a successful American cartoon. Did the fujo death threats finally get to them?
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 1:40 pm Reply with quote
Oh wow. I sure am gonna miss the Voltron pilots and their dorkiness. Which reminds me, I REALLY need to catch up on this show! Now I have a reason to try and finish it all!
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 1:46 pm Reply with quote
I'm not ready for this show to end, I love it so much. Love all the character interactions.

Hold the phone...Shiro's significant other ADAM??? Damn, go Space Dad!
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 1:47 pm Reply with quote
I'm only on the 2nd season, so I guess it's time to catch up.
SleepyDave wrote:
So that's weird, I thought Netflix ordered 78 Episodes for this show? And now it'll be 72?

My count was 76 episodes:
11(1st season)
13(2nd season)
7(3rd season)
6(4th season)
6(5th season)
7(6th season)
13(7th season premiering August 10th)
13(8th season premiering before the end of the year)

Primus wrote:
2.5 years is a pretty short life for a successful American cartoon. Did the fujo death threats finally get to them?

It has more episodes than The Legend of Korra (52) or Avatar (61), and it's definitely successful, so I think this is just their pre-planned ending point.
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Majin Tenshi



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 1:57 pm Reply with quote
So Shiro will be a gay character ! Evil or Very Mad
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 2:01 pm Reply with quote
Blankslate wrote:
I'm only on the 2nd season, so I guess it's time to catch up.
SleepyDave wrote:
So that's weird, I thought Netflix ordered 78 Episodes for this show? And now it'll be 72?

My count was 76 episodes:
11(1st season)
13(2nd season)
7(3rd season)
6(4th season)
6(5th season)
7(6th season)
13(7th season premiering August 10th)
13(8th season premiering before the end of the year)

Primus wrote:
2.5 years is a pretty short life for a successful American cartoon. Did the fujo death threats finally get to them?



It has more episodes than The Legend of Korra (52) or Avatar (61), and it's definitely successful, so I think this is just their pre-planned ending point.


Yes, but the first episode was the 3 first episodes combined into 1 and that is why it is still 78.
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bleachj0j



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 2:16 pm Reply with quote
Primus wrote:
2.5 years is a pretty short life for a successful American cartoon. Did the fujo death threats finally get to them?


70+ episodes in 2.5 years is pretty damn good.
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Chester McCool



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 2:16 pm Reply with quote
Primus wrote:
2.5 years is a pretty short life for a successful American cartoon. Did the fujo death threats finally get to them?


Or the toy sales were crap.
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Vent



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 2:22 pm Reply with quote
Chester McCool wrote:
Primus wrote:
2.5 years is a pretty short life for a successful American cartoon. Did the fujo death threats finally get to them?


Or the toy sales were crap.


Neither. We knew it was going to be 78 episodes since last year.
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H. Guderian



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 5:25 pm Reply with quote
I hope they give the relationship a bit of depth and not just a final scene hand holding. Give people a little something to chew on this time.
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DamianSalazar



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 5:39 pm Reply with quote
Primus wrote:
2.5 years is a pretty short life for a successful American cartoon. Did the fujo death threats finally get to them?


It's DreamWorks' production cycle for their shows ever since partnering up with Netflix.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 5:48 pm Reply with quote
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Shiro's significant other Adam

"Adam"? That a funny way of spelling "Keith"! Seriously though, I gotta see what the shippers are gonna say on this one! There's just SO much Shiro/Keith fanart (especially after the end of s6). But the Avatar/Korra staff has long been known to mess with the fans on stuff like this.

Sad to see it end, but better to see it go out on a high note! And 26 eps still left, that's actually a lot!
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 6:46 pm Reply with quote
So 26 episodes left, total? That sounds like the perfect amount to end the series on a high note!
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Shiro's significant other Adam

"Adam"? That a funny way of spelling "Keith"! Seriously though, I gotta see what the shippers are gonna say on this one! There's just SO much Shiro/Keith fanart (especially after the end of s6). But the Avatar/Korra staff has long been known to mess with the fans on stuff like this.

Sad to see it end, but better to see it go out on a high note! And 26 eps still left, that's actually a lot!

I am really glad the creators found a way to reaffirm that Keith and Shiro were like actual brothers to one another without making Shiro straight, heaven knows how many shows have shoehorned in a straight love interest just to appease conservative TV execs or concerned parents.
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