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Originally Posted by cartman414
Trouble with DBZ is the overly long, oft-flashback laden fights with several "I was holding back!" type reversals. The series could have been a fraction of the length had they trimmed the fat. I preferred the original Dragonball, as it had more comedy, and a far more climactic showdown between Goku and the original Demon King Piccolo.
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Pokemon could have skimmed down their length too since a lot of their episodes seem to be the same as well. Funny you mention Goku and King Piccolo because it was their fight, as well as Piccolo (Jr.)'s fight with Goku that escalated Dragon Ball into the inevitable future it was to have in Dragon Ball Z.
Actually most of the DBZ fights don't have those flashbacks, holding back stuff. Only a couple did and I think most people who speak of these things are most likely referring to the fight with Frieza. Frieza was the first super, colossal, big time villain they ever fought, even bigger then Vegeta.
Frieza's fight is the only one that has gone on that long, it holds the record for longest fight: Goku vs. Frieza, 20 episodes. And while it did drag on a lot (and sometimes Buu did) I felt it was totally worth it for the built up finale fight with 100% Frieza and Super Saiyan Goku. Now THAT was kick ass!
That's one of my favorite fights, the pounding Goku gave Frieza both verbally and physically was incredible and one of the series shining moments. Vegeta's fight lasted a while too but that one I think needed its long length because Vegeta was a great villain and probably the best character DBZ ever created.