Down to page 5 so now sure how much notice this post will get, but i have a few criticisms to make:
I enjoyed the layout, the new tangent of humour, and most importantly the people who made and contibuted to it. However i think all of the comical news stories bar the main "Nerd Flu" one were preilously short. I barely had time to enjoy the suspense before the punchline, when the whole thing had been swept aside and moved onto the next issue. There was no debating over the topics (i.e the anchors chirping in with their 2 cents), which as in idea may contribute and give the News Team personas that the viewer can empathise with and get to know.
It just seemed like a lack of care had gone into jokes that perhaps could have been expanded and therefore last longer and potentially be more humorous. I don't feel as though a 'rapid fire' set of one line news titles fits this new show in the way a similar effect works for video series' like Zero Punctuation or Unskippable. The whole thing was quirky but only managed to play a smile from me once or twice (the Venn Diagram was a brilliant touch!). I'd love to hear what others think, and if anyone shares my oppinions, the closest on any of these 5 pages was the post:
Venatio said:
ODST - Orbital Drop Shock Troopers, also known as Helljumpers.
... Crap, I am at risk from the nerd flu!
And of the news show itself, can certaintly use some use. It was more satire than comedy and quite frankly we get enough of the former on a regular basis. The funniest part was the DJ reference and the picture of the guy in a Pikachu outfit.
Cant wait to see some more!
can't wait to see more though and enjoyed many aspects that have already been listed in the many posts before me. I'm not a hater of this in the slightest, just felt that this thread could do with a little bit of cynicalism. ;P
/ArchimedesTheOwl.
