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[Stainville Episode 2]

Just plain great from beginning to end. Technically the animation was smooth, the directing was sharp, the designs were original and interesting, and the sound quality and music were excellent. The content, though, was a whole different array of funny -- in particular the quick throwaway takes, which a lot of writers neglect.

That you took every take as a new opportunity for crazy kept me glued to the screen, slightly off balance and swept along. I very seldom give out a full five, but you totally earned one. Every bit of work paid off here, and I loved it.

[Some Birds Have Teeth.]

I don't ask for art shorts to have a plot, but this could have used some sort of narrative. Even as a series of (possibly intended to be nightmarish) images, there was no thematic or conceptual thread that I could pick up on. In the absence of anything tying them together into a powerful whole, this is only a disquieting jumble instead of the more disturbing and forceful material that I suppose must have been intended.

Even installations of paintings tend to have a thematic thread to make the individual pieces more powerful and affecting. A stronger core idea could have really helped you out here.

[Satty & The Pop Series 22]

Hockey sticks and Canadian porn! What's not to like? Bonus half star for gratuitous use of Rush.

Pop-Tart responds:

True patriot love, son

[The Poketman]

Very, very stupid -- impressively so! I applaud your lack of pretense, and fine use of jingly eight-bit music. I like a flash that gets right to the point!

[Meme City]

Cool story, bro!

A simplistic pastiche of unoriginal ideas I've seen a million times. In other words, a surefire hit! I'm taking out my checkbook right now!

Please work Mudkips and more desu into future episodes.

[Prosnorkulus]

Tremendously great

Prosnorkulus is a god among men and I feel privileged to simply read his name, let alone watch this stunning retelling of his incredible deeds -- which I suspect were toned down for our benefit, as the truth would be too terrifyingly incredible for lesser men like myself to watch without weeping insanely at his sheer manliness.

Your characterizations, voices and writing are hilarious, and your animation is just primitive enough to serve this hectic and bizarre material perfectly. Most of all your timing is, of course, pppppprrrreeeeecccciiiisssse.

I'd shake your hand but the extra testosterone I'd absorb from your skin would probably drive me mad.

MiddleFingerRings responds:

lul

[Elder Scrolls Adventures]

Totally Awesome

I remember when this show first came on in 1985 -- it was on right between Kidd Video and Jem and the Holograms in my market. Was that Frank Welker doing Draggie, or Kath Soucie? Ah, memories.

Lord, you must be as old as I am.

[Slave City - babe types]

Bizarre!

The animation is rather rough, but it has a real underground comix look and feel to it. Decent work.

[May I introduce myself?]

Not bad for the first time out

Your technique is primitive, but you have a good message and decent ideas.

[My First Good Flash]

It could be better

You really need to put a stop frame at the end of this to stop the animation, music and sound. Preferably with a replay button. Any good points of this are subsumed by the annoying cacophony of its unending, layering sound and constant repetition.