Poll: Do you hate Ctrl-Alt-Del?

[syndicated44]

Oh those, I never really read em but never really had an urge to either. I occasionally start reading a webcomic now and again but overall I lose interest about half way in. That or I catch up and forget to check it frequently.

 

[Weaver]

I've been reading it since it's inception and it's really just... meh. It used to be zany and about video games. Now it's an ultra serious drama that fails to amuse me even slightly.

Also, Tim Buckley seems like a case of swollen ego. He got internet famous and now seems to act like a prick with opinions on everything

 

[ActionDan]

No. Why should I hate it. His comics have a good storyline and they make me laugh and have drawn me in. That's what comics are meant to do. And if he's doing something different then good for him! I'd rather stand out from the crowd and do something different rather than blend in with the sludge.

 

[Animated Rope]

"Hate" is such a strong word. I think the art is generally pretty static and dull, the plot tends to be over-the-top and ridiculous which conflicts horribly with the serious nature he tries to take, the dialogue is suffocating, the characters are bland and based on self-insertion and the parodies are generally unoriginal. I still read it, though. Not quite sure why, but I do. Maybe my inner critic is just working too hard.

This except I've stopped reading. To be honest I think he'd do better if he just made an independent drama story that isn't using characters originally designed for gaming jokes. The lack of character progression wouldn't be a bother if there was no story, and the story wouldn't be a bother if... yeah.

It's like a Frankenstein's monster of genres.

 

[Vortex Traveller]

I like the comic, the storylines are ok, I find the sketchs hit and miss. I hate when the creator's arrogence means he can't take critism like the terrible miscarrage storyline... and what happened to Scott the Linux guy, I've heard that anyone who metions him gets banned from the CAD forum (though I don't bother going on there.)so thats a negative check to not bother writing out a character propelly and throwing a strop when people call you on it. So to sum up, the comic, stories entertaining enough, sketchs hit and miss, the writer.. ego the size of Jupiter.

 

[Doktor Merkwurdigliebe]

Maybe it's because it looks like this:

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Another thing is, that usually someone needs to point me both "parody" thing in his comics, and "gaming". Usually someone needs to point me the "joke" part too. Maybe it's because completely abstract/black humour makes me laugh, like the Perry Bible Fellowship, comics made by KC Green(google it FFS), Gunnerkrieg(less humour, more into a quite weird story,) and one that takes place in some post-apocalyptic World War(forgot it's name, but really grim type of humour). Out of those gaming-related some of the Nerd Now are pretty good, but IMO gaming webcomics tend to be utter shit. Plus from what I heard, Mister Buckley tends to be a complete douchebag.

Now for the artistic side - same head shapes, same eyes, same mouth, more detailed backgrounds are often just photographs after photoshop teraphy.

Btw. I hate VGcats too.

 

[auronvi]

So i remember REALLY liking the comic last year. Just checked back in it because of the comments. And... seriouslY? One WOW related parody and then about fifty pages back and not a single other one.

Oh well...

 

[Spitfire175]

It's alright. Somewhat boring and stale.

 

[manaman]

There is a reason that explaining your joke after the punchline in your comic is now referred to as the Buckley box.

I don't like the comic but I can't hate the comic, it's not like the comic is running around forcing me to read it.

 

[FetaFrosch]

the comics are not "that" bad but it is way to much to read

 

[wildpeaks]

I haven't read it for some time, but no I don't hate the comic (both the plot and the parodies), I even bought the animated series DVD at the time, it was pretty good.

However I see it seems changed now: is there a new writer or did he change his drawing style ? The characters appear to be drawn older now. Also, the main storyline appears to be serious now, mm, strange.

 

[Arbitrary Cidin]

I love Ctrl-Alt-Del, how else would I use Task Manager?

 

[Communist partisan]

It's ok.

 

[Kingsman]

Nothing I've ever heard about Tim Buckley is positive.

However, nothing I've ever heard about Tim Buckley is 100% reliable, either.

I'm reserving judgment on the man until I can get a true, first-hand look at some dickery he pulls, because obscure ED articles and TVTropes pages aren't enough when it comes to the hefty business of judging a person.

His comic.... I read it, but it's a big ehhh. Ethan has no true running gag and has turned into a fucking schizo.

"All I think about is sex."
"All I think about is women."
"All I think about is games."
"All I think about is Winter-een-mas."

Ugh. At least the art's improving.

 

[t3h cens0r]

I love Ctrl-Alt-Del , I've found about it a few weeks ago by mistake and I couldn't stop until I finished reading them all
I don't care how arrogant or whatever Tim Buckly is.. the comics started good, continued good and are still good.
@wildpeaks: Of course the story line is more serious.. the characters have their own life/personality now..they evolved. They can't just do the same thing forever or else it will get boring fast.

 

[Deadlock Radium]

It is a vital part of my school-computer, which is SO BAD it CRASHES at the startup because of programs I don't quit in CTRL+ALT+DEL instantly when you log on to a user.

 

[Jandau]

The main plot is pretty much boring with rare glints of humor. However, the game parodies are actually not bad. Too bad there aren't more of them...

 

[TheScarecrow]

...the fact that once Yahtzee showed up, he turned you all into little clones of him...

How hilariously origional of you, you idiot.

Yes, well I didn't mind it when I spent a brief period reading it but then stopped like I did with most other comics.

I only really hate it because my good friend Grey e-mailed the guy asking him for his opinion on his comic. The reply was a two-page e-mail basically telling Grey that he and his webcomic sucked. I have read the comic (which no longer runs) and found it to be quite excellent.

The comic was Untitled Comedy #34.

 

[willard3]

OT: I like all of it, I can say proudly

As much as it pains me to use the phrase, "This."

I don't understand why people hate it to be honest. Could someone enlighten me to the reason(s)?

I think haters mostly...well, hate it because of the more dramatic direction Tim went with the comic. I love the comic, too, but only because I've grown somewhat attached to the characters over the years. I miss the good ol' days where Ethan would just get drunk and invent holidays or build time machines, but I also care now what actually happens to them.

That, sir, is called character development, which movie critics love and most shallow people hate. Most gamers just want to see stuff blow up and hear witty one-liners instead of seeing characters slowly evolve.

And the same people that ***** about CAD are the first to ***** about characters being one-dimensional in RPGs. The irony, oh how I love it.

EDIT: Not all people that hate CAD are closed-minded.