Mixing Mystery Science Theater 3000 with crappy game cut scenes with hilarious results. Nice job Guys.
Unskippable: Eternal Sonata
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I thought that the video was genious. The commentary was hilarious, one of my favorites being 'Hello there. I'm the narrator and I just took a fistful of Valium. Aw yeah.'
When I saw the ad at the end of ZP for this I thought it was the worst thing I had ever seen. The only reason I kept watching was to see if there was a point to the whole damn thing, there wasn't.
Then I heard that the second episode was better - so I dragged myself over to watch it. Indeed it had something going for it.
So I watched Eternal Sonata and I have to say that the ad didn't do it justice. I still don't particularly like the series. As someone mentioned above there is a thing called timing that makes comedy so much better. Jokes without timing fall flat like most of this video.
Also, I suppose another one of my complaints is a lack of intelligence. The Kratos joke was funny, I actually laughed out loud. But a lot of the other dialogue such as 'mommy's drunk' just didn't do it. Maybe that's why I like ZP - he doesn't talk down to the audience because he's smart, Ben even rags on himself for being smart, but it makes the series. If he wasn't there would be no ZP. I don't always agree with his final opinions and some of his shows are funnier then others of course, but in the end they all succeed.
To me this series has what many would call 'low brow humor' which has a place and can be hillarious at times. But if it's overused, especially when it feels like it's just melted on instead timed with what's happening, it fails. I believe a lot of people like this because we just don't have anything else, which is depressing in and of itself.
If you play WOW or have ever played it or watched a friend, a good example of 'low brow humor' with other elements mixed in would be "Flintlocke's Guide to Azeroth' over on game spy. You can find it here:
http://pc.gamespy.com/flintlockes-guide-to-azeroth/introduction/897826p1.html
It's a comice strip and of course some are funnier then others but in the end it's memorable. It survived for years on word of mouth alone, no fancy ads and the series has just been rereleased and a new series has been started. It's been running for almost 3 years by the way.
I don't see Unskippable being memorable, instead merely being a vehicle to pass the time with. It is not a ground breaking idea but with the right people and right skills it could be a long running and memorable event. How long has it been since MST3K ran? Yet people still remember. I don't see this seires being talked about 6 months after it stops running, only living on as a distant memory crowded out and almost entirely forgotten.
Then I heard that the second episode was better - so I dragged myself over to watch it. Indeed it had something going for it.
So I watched Eternal Sonata and I have to say that the ad didn't do it justice. I still don't particularly like the series. As someone mentioned above there is a thing called timing that makes comedy so much better. Jokes without timing fall flat like most of this video.
Also, I suppose another one of my complaints is a lack of intelligence. The Kratos joke was funny, I actually laughed out loud. But a lot of the other dialogue such as 'mommy's drunk' just didn't do it. Maybe that's why I like ZP - he doesn't talk down to the audience because he's smart, Ben even rags on himself for being smart, but it makes the series. If he wasn't there would be no ZP. I don't always agree with his final opinions and some of his shows are funnier then others of course, but in the end they all succeed.
To me this series has what many would call 'low brow humor' which has a place and can be hillarious at times. But if it's overused, especially when it feels like it's just melted on instead timed with what's happening, it fails. I believe a lot of people like this because we just don't have anything else, which is depressing in and of itself.
If you play WOW or have ever played it or watched a friend, a good example of 'low brow humor' with other elements mixed in would be "Flintlocke's Guide to Azeroth' over on game spy. You can find it here:
http://pc.gamespy.com/flintlockes-guide-to-azeroth/introduction/897826p1.html
It's a comice strip and of course some are funnier then others but in the end it's memorable. It survived for years on word of mouth alone, no fancy ads and the series has just been rereleased and a new series has been started. It's been running for almost 3 years by the way.
I don't see Unskippable being memorable, instead merely being a vehicle to pass the time with. It is not a ground breaking idea but with the right people and right skills it could be a long running and memorable event. How long has it been since MST3K ran? Yet people still remember. I don't see this seires being talked about 6 months after it stops running, only living on as a distant memory crowded out and almost entirely forgotten.
I had a hard time sitting through this myself though I did make it all the way through without really wanting to turn it off. The cut scene itself is so damn slow with all those flowers and pointless descriptions that I can see where it's hard to find good jokes.Syphonz said:
Also, in fairness to the guys, I do agree with them that the scenes themselves need to play out. If they were constantly talking it wouldn't do a thing for any of us. This is why I liked the second one, they talked but also allowed the characters to talk so that we got the full effect. It's a hard balance and this cut scene may not have been the best to start the series off with - especially since the original scene is so damn boring. Makes me want to start hating flowers after sitting through that mess.
I only saw the clip after Zero Punctuation, and it didn't seem too funny.
By the clip that was after Zero Punctuation, I'd say that this isn't something I'll be waiting for every week.
Gonna watch the full episode soon though to see if the rest of the show is better, or worse.
By the clip that was after Zero Punctuation, I'd say that this isn't something I'll be waiting for every week.
Gonna watch the full episode soon though to see if the rest of the show is better, or worse.
Great, I'll be quoting Captain Planet again, thanks to you guys!
All in all, very good. A little slow, but still.
All in all, very good. A little slow, but still.
My God... even though the art style doesn't appeal to me, if (and thats a big IF) I were to play it, that start would deter me from watching the rest, it is baddly paced and I assure you I've seen slow paced yet still interesting cinematics.
GO PLANET!
GO PLANET!
Although I truly loved Eternal Sonata, I could never pay attention during the tedious town description of that cutscene. But this was hilarious! Great job at turning an unbearable cutscene into a form of comedy gold.
"No! Because that's stupid. God! You're dumb."
The jokes are great, and they are the only reason why I can sit through that horrible intro over and over. That must've been painful for you both having to watch this over and over again, trying to come up with jokes for it.
The jokes are great, and they are the only reason why I can sit through that horrible intro over and over. That must've been painful for you both having to watch this over and over again, trying to come up with jokes for it.
Love the whole thing XD Pretty clever stuff in there.
"And so, cratos cast himself from the highest mountain in greece" keep it up UNSKIPPABLE
"And so, cratos cast himself from the highest mountain in greece" keep it up UNSKIPPABLE