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  1. Re:No he doesn't by Ihmhi · · Score: 3, Interesting · on Does Mega Media Control 90% of Content?

    I know, I'm very happy to be in my mid-twenties during the age where the Internet is really exploding and realizing its power. There's are some *fantastic* people who create entertainment on their own and it comes out way better and more interesting than a lot of the crap on the telly. freddiew and Monty Oum come to mind as a couple of standout examples. Then there's there's loads of fun projects like SMBC Theater and 5 second films. There's even more "Mainstream" stuff (Internet-wise) like CrackedTV, CollegeHumor, and FunnyOrDie making original videos. I think in 5 years we'll really be at the point where the stuff on the Internet is as good as (if not more interesting than) the stuff on television.

    The only barrier that needs to be broken is the duration of videos. Most of these places will put out 1-10 minutes of content a week. There's very little cohesive shows (like sitcoms or dramas) that I've found that can consistantly produce 20+ 22-minute episodes once a year.

    Last recommendation: Next Time on Lonny.

    If anyone else knows of any good shows, dramas, whatever hosted online (I'm particularly fond of stuff like Penny Arcade Television as well), please post them here in a reply. I'd love to check out some new stuff. I've almost entirely phased television out of my life.

  2. Re:What are "Zynga-style microtransactions"? by AaxelB · · Score: 1 · on Why Microtransactions In Games Are Amoral

    Their games are basically this, except you can pay to reduce the amount of clicking, or so I gather. I'm happy to say I've never played a Zynga game in my life.

  3. smbc by Luke+Wilson · · Score: 1 · on Fired IT Worker Replaces CEO's Presentation With Porn

    Reminds me of this short

  4. Re:Ignore the Troll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting · on The Push For Colbert's "Restoring Truthiness" Rally

    If anything, they attempt to be "balanced" to a fault, giving voice to both sides of an issue even when one of those sides (be it conservative or liberal) is clearly insane. If I was a politician and came out tomorrow saying I thought we shouldn't set kindergardens on fire, CNN would find some nutball who thought we should to provide a counterpoint.

    Oblig. SMBC Theater : Both sides

  5. Obligatory by zacronos · · Score: 1 · on China Plans To Mine the Yellow Sea Floor

    Problem Solved!

  6. Re:Take off and nuke Marshall, TX from orbit ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Company Claims Patent On Spam Filtering, Sues World

    Problem solved! http://www.smbc-theater.com/?id=217

  7. When you try to paradoy... by gurps_npc · · Score: 3, Interesting · on Cow Clicker Boils Down Facebook Games
    You sometimes discover tht the thing you despise only exists because someone else actually likes it. So your attempt at Parody become a enjoyed by those that like the thing you despise.

    Another great example of this effect is Sherlock Holmes. Conan Doyle definitely grew to dislike Holmes (hence the attempt to kill him off) and some claim Doyle originally intended Holmes as a parody of detectives.

    Me, I don't think 'failing to realize something is a parody' is an insult to the intelligence of people. Instead, I feel it is a failure of the creators. It indicates they have simply have not gone too far.

    For a better parody of simplified online games, look at SMBC Theater

  8. Re:Obligatory... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on WHO To Investigate Handling of Swine Flu Information, Vaccine Orders
    I fucked your mother

    Note: NSFW, but relevant to this thread!