@Robincvgr That was fast lol

https://manifold.markets/Robincvgr/was-the-homestuck-animated-series-p?r=Um9iaW5jdmdy

@traders the pilot will be airing in 1h22m, come live-trade it! (remember that most options unless specified are for the whole series, not just the pilot)

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@Robincvgr Update on thoughts: Still not sold on it, but I'm a bit more cautiously optimistic as I read more about who's involved

@Robincvgr accidental bet, sold immediately

@PlasmaBallin I wouldn't be surprised if they discard details like this, but they seem to be sticking to era-appropriate technology (John has a flip phone, Sburb is on a disc) so hopefully they still specify the date

@Robincvgr I do wonder what they'll do with Pesterchum though. AIM was already past its peak in 2009 and I don't know how well a parody of it will work with modern audiences

I imagine they keep Pesterchum but focus on voice communication and make it kind of a TeamSpeak/Mumble/Skype/Discord parody

@Robincvgr Based on the trailer, I assume they will change it to a video calling app. I think it has less to do with the parody no longer being relevant and more to do with the fact that you can't portray a text-based conversation well in video format. That was always something that would have to change in any TV adaptation of Homestuck.

@PlasmaBallin I interpeted it as an ambiguous medium just being depicted as video and speech for audience convenience

Like I don't think John's flip phone is literally making video calls

@PlasmaBallin if she does half the stuff she does in the webcomic i think this is very likely to resolve yes

@Robincvgr Yeah, I arbed this with the option for all beta trolls appearing because this one is basically equivalent to, "Veiska makes an appearance at some point."

@Robincvgr This was the first option I thought to post as well