Talk:Don't Hug Me I'm Scared: Difference between revisions

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Another issue is that the authors of the video are British, and the video is similar to BBC educational programming for children, not so similar to Sesame Street. That is, the existing article seems to have a USA perspective. [[User:Createangelos|Createangelos]] ([[User talk:Createangelos|talk]]) 00:43, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

:[[User:Createangelos|@Createangelos]] if Pelling himself said it officially, than its the same level of truth as the sponge Bob bikini atol theory: never stated in universe, but confirmed by the entire sponge Bob team. [[User:Oversized Lego spoon 64|Oversized Lego spoon 64]] ([[User talk:Oversized Lego spoon 64|talk]]) 14:50, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

== Request to semi-Protect ==

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[[Special:Contributions/99.237.154.147|99.237.154.147]] ([[User talk:99.237.154.147|talk]]) 00:43, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

:[[File:Red question icon with gradient background.svg|20px|link=]] '''Not done:''' it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format.<!-- Template:ESp --> [[User:Wikiisawesome|<span style="color:#600">/wia</span>]]🎄[[User talk:Wikiisawesome|<span style="color:#600"><small>/tlk</small></span>]] 03:00, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

:[[User:99.237.154.147|@99.237.154.147]] I too have a request. I would like to change the part in the "future" section where they state that it was stated the new show would come out in september, to describe the "FLY" trailer and say that it's airing on channel 4 and are a link to the trailer or my brain will disintegrate 'kay.

::) [[User:Oversized Lego spoon 64|Oversized Lego spoon 64]] ([[User talk:Oversized Lego spoon 64|talk]]) 14:45, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

== Theme of E5 ==

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:: Why are we trying to give the episodes names that aren't official anyway? We should either use the numbers or official names supported by suitable sources. Giving them names that attempt to summarise the theme of episodes that are widely debated and unofficial would be like wikipedia pages entitled 'Hamlet: Loss' or 'Macbeth: Ambition'. <span style="color:#cb7b40;">'''Dubbin'''</span>^{''[[User:Dubbin|u]]&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;[[User talk:Dubbin#top|t]]&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Dubbin|c]]''} 15:57, 29 June 2016 (UTC)

::: I've taken the liberty of removing all episode subtitles. The only one we know for sure is episode 2 (TIME), but to include that and exclude others is anachronistic. One could argue from the title sequence that the subtitle for the first episode is "Great Creative", but I don't see that anywhere. Anyway, the episode descriptions already have the themes so I don't think it's necessary. [[User:FallingGravity|FallingGravity]] ([[User talk:FallingGravity|talk]]) 06:12, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

:::[[User:Dubbin|@Dubbin]] I agree. None of the episodes have official names, but instead have themes. LET'S GET HEALTHY NOW!!!

::::) [[User:Oversized Lego spoon 64|Oversized Lego spoon 64]] ([[User talk:Oversized Lego spoon 64|talk]]) 14:41, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

== External links modified ==

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[http://www.itsnicethat.com/features/dont-hug-me-im-scared-interview-030516 Ref 19, an 'interview' with the 3 main characters], appears to confirm that 'Steak' is a lamb chop and that 'Duck Guy' ought to be called 'Duck'. However it's not clear whether this ref is suitably reliable. Thoughts? <span style="color:#cb7b40;">'''Dubbin'''</span>^{''[[User:Dubbin|u]]&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;[[User talk:Dubbin#top|t]]&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Dubbin|c]]''} 08:53, 1 July 2016 (UTC)

:Well, we're not sure whether the steak being a lamp chop is just made up by the author of the article or actually confirmed by the creators. [[User:Guysayshi|Guysayshi]] ([[User talk:Guysayshi|talk]]) 13:41, 1 July 2016 (UTC)

:[[User:Dubbin|@Dubbin]] it all depends on if it was made by part of the team that made dhmis or by a fan. [[User:Oversized Lego spoon 64|Oversized Lego spoon 64]] ([[User talk:Oversized Lego spoon 64|talk]]) 14:38, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

== Lets talk ==

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:Please see [[WP:OR]] and [[WP:FAN]]. [[User:Adog104|'''<span style="color:#00A2FF">Adog</span><span style="color:#FFD600">104</span>''']] ^{[[User talk:Adog104|<span style="color:#2EB347">'''''Talk to me'''''</span>]]} 13:52, 21 January 2017 (UTC)

:[[User:2.123.238.140|@2.123.238.140]] their probably being reverted because the information you appear to be putting in was never officially stated. Yes it is heavily implied that the clock (never officially stated that his name is Tony) but he may just be making time speed up the horror trio. Also he says "Its out of my hands I only a clock"

::) [[User:Oversized Lego spoon 64|Oversized Lego spoon 64]] ([[User talk:Oversized Lego spoon 64|talk]]) 14:37, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

== Episode Guide ==

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This is a blatantly excessive amount of in-universe details, for what are 5-minute long Youtube video clips. [[User:Power~enwiki|Power~enwiki]] ([[User talk:Power~enwiki|talk]]) 01:56, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

:Okay, so you feel it is 'blatantly excessive' but that doesn't mean we should just delete everything. If you feel the plot descriptions should be shortened, then shorten them. I'll try and get to this later if you don't feel like doing the work. There's no deadline here. [[User:Valeince|Valeince]] ([[User talk:Valeince|talk]]) 18:06, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

:[[User:Power~enwiki|@Power~enwiki]] for how their describing the show, I don't think they have a 'blatantly assassin's amount of details. They put it in the plot description when their is no officially explained plot, and the details got it as close to a plot description as possible without using a can theory.

::) [[User:Oversized Lego spoon 64|Oversized Lego spoon 64]] ([[User talk:Oversized Lego spoon 64|talk]]) 14:31, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

== What’s the Steak’s name? ==

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There’s a seventh episode of Don’t Hug Me. I’m Scared, which isn’t really relevant to earlier episodes, but I still feel we should include in the Episodes category, but maybe not Characters. What do you think? [[User:Šüīçįdåł Śøñgbìrd|Šüīçįdåł Śøñgbìrd]] ([[User talk:Šüīçįdåł Śøñgbìrd|talk]]) 17:24, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

:{{re|Šüīçįdåł Śøñgbìrd}} It's named as DHMIS 7 as a joke, with none of the same characters. I propose that there's a new level 3 heading under 'Plot' after Episode 6 that talks about the kickstarter campaign shorts and this joke of an episode 7. -[[User:NottNott|<span style="color:#1c662a">Nott</span>]][[User talk:NottNott|<span style="color:#2ca243">Nott</span>]] 12:20, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

:[[User:Šüīçįdåł Śøñgbìrd|@Šüīçįdåł Śøñgbìrd]] I don't know why, but when I think of episode 7 the first thing that comes to mind are those "HELP" videos dhmis made for their Kickstarter. \__(' '_)__/ Idk y [[User:Oversized Lego spoon 64|Oversized Lego spoon 64]] ([[User talk:Oversized Lego spoon 64|talk]]) 14:27, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

== Duck Guy or just Duck? ==

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I've been watching these recently. When other people reference the main characters, they're referred to as Red Guy, Yellow Guy, and Duck. Is it Duck or Duck Guy? It seems to be pretty mixed on this, and I'm just checking to make sure.

[[User:Le Panini|Le Panini]] ([[User talk:Le Panini|talk]]) 02:58, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

:[[User:Le Panini|@Le Panini]] there have been many fan names for the characters in d.h.m.i.s., There have been no official names, so you can call him/it whatever you like. (Sometimes I call red guy Drake because my ears trick me in episode 4 when the computer interupts red guy. "Well my name is-" and somehow I hear " well my name is Drake-").

: :) [[User:Oversized Lego spoon 64|Oversized Lego spoon 64]] ([[User talk:Oversized Lego spoon 64|talk]]) 14:24, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

== Plot summaries ==

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::The lack of linearity in the plot is a characteristic of the surreal genre. Doesn't make sense to ask the summaries to have something the episodes don't have. (see for example David Lynch's [[Eraserhead]]; Jodorowsky's [[The Holy Mountain (1973 film)]]). - <code>[[User:Daveout|'''Daveout''']]</code><small>[[User talk:Daveout|<span style="color:#333b40">(talk)</span>]]</small> 15:26, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

:::I don't know, those two plot sections, even if non-linear to some degree, still seem to describe something much more cohesive, or do so in a better way. At the risk of repeating myself a little, the sections here, drawing on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Don%27t_Hug_Me_I%27m_Scared&oldid=1031676919#Episode_3:_Love Episode 3: Love] are mostly retellings, which, as I mentioned, makes sense in a way if you want to stretch out something that really is quite thin as far as plot or meaning goes. For example, that one puppet says "pesky bee", that the puppet repeats this later in the episode, or that another puppet says "father" before being crushed. A lot of these details listed, I would imagine, is simply fluff -- filler which may or may not have any real meaning or overall significance to the plot, so providing a concise plot summary is not really possible on such a per-episode basis because it can only be done through this scattershot, mention-everything kind of way, whereas the general plot section does so much more elegantly in a broader, more accessible way by looking at all the episodes as a whole. The way I see it, the episodes exist on a continuum -- Given how short they are and how they exist almost separately from each other apart from the episodes progressive falling apart so to speak, when you describe them individually, and in the amount of detail done in the linked example, you actually end up conveying less. In a way, brevity is lost. [[User:Eik Corell|Eik Corell]] ([[User talk:Eik Corell|talk]]) 23:39, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

::[[User:Eik Corell|@Eik Corell]] I agree. There have been can theories about what's happening in the episodes, but there's never been an official explanation; and I think that this article describes the episodes well, without giving it a story, because there is no story.

:::) [[User:Oversized Lego spoon 64|Oversized Lego spoon 64]] ([[User talk:Oversized Lego spoon 64|talk]]) 14:17, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

== Genre ==