Invader ZIM

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Invader ZIM follows the exploits of an alien named Zim who is hell-bent on conquering Earth. Fortunately for Earth, Zim has a human arch-nemesis named Dib who is equally bent on stopping him, but unfortunately for Dib, everyone thinks he's crazy.

Invader ZIM follows the exploits of an alien named Zim who is hell-bent on conquering Earth. Fortunately for Earth, Zim has a human arch-nemesis named Dib who is equally bent on stopping him, but unfortunately for Dib, everyone thinks he's crazy.less «

• Invader Zim "Stupid Question-Stupid Answer" Game Thread

  Stupid Question - Stupid Answer has returned to the Zim forums! Please try to keep the Q's and A's on-topic as much as possible. Begin! Why do so many Irkens have red eyes?

  Stupid Question - Stupid Answer has returned to the Zim forums! Please try to keep the Q's and A's on-topic as much as possible. Begin! Why do so many Irkens have red eyes? less «

  EmeraldDraconis Last online 1 hr, 41 mins ago
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• What the Characters Would Never Say/Do

  Someone start us off.

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  imverybasic Last online 10 hrs, 20 mins ago
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• Invader Zim to Return to Nicktoons Network's Lineup?

  I know this came out two months ago, but I haven't seen this anywhere on the forum yet, so...this is from Nickelodeon&#...more »

  I know this came out two months ago, but I haven't seen this anywhere on the forum yet, so...this is from Nickelodeon's Upfront presentation, back in March. " Nicktoons Network: Retaining its current name, Nicktoons Network is the fastest growing kids' network and offers 24-hours of animated programming including Nickelodeon hits and classics with action-packed acquisitions from around the world. Nicktoons Network serves kids 6-14, emphasizing action-oriented boys 6-11 with programs like Wolverine and the X-Men , Speed Racer: The Next Generation , Kappa Mikey and The Secret Show , as well as a roster of hits that have defined kids' and animation lovers' TV, including: Avatar: The Last Airbender ; Invader Zim ; Danny Phantom ; and The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius . Nicktoons' fans identify with action and adventure and are into sci-fi, video games, superheroes, and of course, cartoons" Link: http://www.animationinsider.net/article.php?articleID=2025&document=2 So, it's the only show out of all the ones up there currently unscheduled, and it has been of their on-again, off-again shows. Who knows? less «

  coolkitten144 Last online 6 days ago
  5 comments, last one Jun 24, 2009 + Add Comment

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  9.5 Superb

  One of Nickelodean's best shows. hide « show »

  Another great classic until once again the g*y Nickelodean removed from the network and removed from Nicktoons. Everything in this shows great, and especially Gir. The shows mainly about Zim who is sent to planet Earth in which he'll destroy with his partner GIR. After his landing, he marks his own territory and they change their appearances. Also then Dib comes. He becomes an enemy to Zim and try's to convince the kids in his class that he's just a alien who's going to try to take over our planet. For example: Green skin. Overall this shows funny, great, wierd, and likable characters. Cough *Gir*.

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  MetallicFilms Added 13 days ago All my reviews
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  7.5 Good

  Invader Zim is a funny and wierd show. hide « show »

  Invader Zim is about the failure invader Zim. Zim is sent to Earth on a mission to take it over, or so that's what he is told. Zim is sent to Earth so he won't mess with the real invaders conquering other planets. Zim tries as hard as he can to take over earth but what can this minless goob do. Zim has an arch rival named Dib. From the first moment Dib sees Zim he knows Zim is up to no good. Of course being the laughing stock of the town nobody will believe him. Zim has a robotic house. Gir Zim's helper robot is a moron. The helper robot was a thrown out piece of trash made up of robot scraps. Gir is the funniest and best part of this show. Gir is the reason that the show is at all good.

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  technoeNaruto Added Jun 16, 2009 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  This show was Funny, Creepy, and is the 2nd best cartoon I just love. hide « show »

  This show was awesome. Why can't Nickelodeon make cartoons like this anymore?
  
  This show was creppy, funny, and just plain awesome. This cartoon also had to be the darkest animated cartoon ever to be on Nickelodeon. Who's complaining though?
  
  My favorite character was Gir for his randomness through out the series. He was a robot given to zim to take over the world, little did Zim know that gir wasen't one of those professional, serious robots. Gir was the funniest character in the show. I was glad the show lasted a pretty long time, more longer then some of the classics such as KaBlam! or Hey arnold. I just love this show. I even got the complete series dvd. If you haven't seen this cartoon yet, you should. Trust me, it's worth it.

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  ClassicFan02 Added May 2, 2009 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  Genius! hide « show »

  Probably the best nickelodeon show ever conceived, this show is not only insane in every way, it also has some of the most unique voices to ever grace the small screen. The ever talented Richard Horvitz, Kevin McDonald, and first time voice actor Rikki Simons bring the heart and soul of this show as Zim, GIR, and the Almighty Tallest Purple, but those are only some of the insane characters. Others include the hilarious Dib and his goth sister Gaz. The show definitely is for older kids, due to its sometimes disturbing scenes (The episode "Lice" comes to mind.)
  but the humor has also been upped for this older group of kids, making it a standout among Nickelodeon tv! Long live Invader Zim!

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  GIRnpiggies Added Mar 4, 2009 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  Dark, Zany, Goofy; If you do not love this show you are not a geek at heart hide « show »

  It's interesting to look back and try to comprehend how much of an impact Invader Zim has had on my life. As a scifi geek, the show plays right into my hands. And in the same fashion that it garnered such an impassioned cult following, so too did it snare me with its dark zany comedy and perfectly executed style. Zim is a series created by a demented man, Johnen Vasquez, an artist with a habit for the dark and morbidly hilarious. With the sharp contours of his art clearly reflecting a strong eastern influence, Vasquez creates these startling, unique characters that leap off the screen as ambitiously as the Simpsons did in their infancy. Even animated, you see the same jagged, twitchy berserker energy in the characters onscreen as you do in his comics. Zim is a pint-sized alien bent on conquering Earth, a task which was inadvertently given him by his leaders in an attempt to get him out of sight and out of mind. At his side is his trusty robot companion Gir, a surprisingly functional droid with the heart and common sense of a child. Out to stop him is the ever-vigilant Dib, a large-headed boy with a fascination for the paranormal. Begrudgingly backing him on most outings is his sister Gaz, a video-game addict and downright scary little girl. This show was aired on a children's network but was clearly never intended for the 12-and-under crowd. There is a goofy, oddball humor underlying the entirety of the show, but its comedic darkness makes it much more appropriate for the older audiences. Some episodes have moments that are downright horror-worthy, "Bestest Friend" and "Dark Harvest" in particular. But the strongest parts of the show, after the style, have got to be the voices and the music. Richard Horvitz was born to be Zim. He has a unique voice, one that was put to perfect use capturing Zim's paranoid, egotistical and panicky nature. Rikki Simons' voice has a lot of electronic processing on it to become Gir, but it works so well. The high digital voice of the hyper little robot helps develop his childish personality, which only enhances the irony of how incidentally dangerous he can and frequently does become. The music in the show fits it as smoothly as the voices. Kevin Manthei's score captures the idyllic and irregular settings, his themes showing everything from commercial-jingle catchiness to the dark, disquieting and jarring movements of the more intense scenes. I can honestly say I have never heard music as unique what Manthei created for this show.
  I would have to argue that the show may never have had the popularity it currently holds were it still active and airing new episodes. It's an unfortunate circumstance, but shows of this caliber often only earn their due respect after they've seen the axe. We may say "we wish it was still going, bring it back" but those of us who can happily say Zim has changed our lives know that it can't come back. Bringing it back would only spoil what we love about those three seasons, and you need only look at Family Guy to see exactly what I mean. If you are a geek, scifi or cartoon, if you like dark humor, if you like goofy, giddy humor and absurdist concepts, you have to watch Zim. If you are all of these combined and have not seen Zim yet, you owe it to yourself to buy this show as soon as humanly possible.

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  Cephyran Added Feb 28, 2009 All my reviews