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Strong Bad Creators Interviewed
Bill Hughes writes "The folks over at ResExcellence have posted an interview with the Brothers Chapman, the two guys who create and run the Homestar Runner/Strong Bad web site." If you have not seen homestarrunner, prepare to be baffled and amused. This site has mostly justified Flash to me :)
Homestarrunner.net. It's dot com!
Note: You can get to the forums from there, which seem to be up as well despite the main site being down.
These guys could have their own southpark-esqe show on comedy central.
Actually, it's holding up remarkably well. I'm not noticing too much lag at all to get to the site.
Not only do they write slick content, they know how to configure the site. Bravo!
Someone actually moderated this insightful?
.00001% of the market on this website, it makes me wanna kick some ass.
There's a flash viewer in java. Use that. Every time I see another niche whiner complain about language_x not being ported to his
Further, this is the world of open source, pal. You want flash on PPC Linux? Get cracking.
Even Jesus hates listening to Creed.
killing some time tonight, i decide to visit homestarrunner, but no go! "what could bring it down?" i wondered. "oh well, i'll check out slashdot." lo and behold, there's a link to the interview that was posted on fark yesterday that i've already seen. whooptie-doo. and slashdot users are mostly insomniacs, so homestar will be slashdotted most of the night. now i'm just f-ing bored. thanks, slashdot.
I can't wait until /. gets convicted of some e-crime related to the "slashdot effect", which everybody knows is just the collective power of a bunch of nerds to bring down any simple webserver.
Wow, so amazing. I almost feel special to be a part of it. Good thing I'm almost a part of it. Sickening.
I'm a long-time Homestar Runner fan...some of my friends/family are downright addicts. My sister even talks like Strong Bad now. Here's a few tips for the unitiated.
/. poll on blogs, but got no reply. I'm glad the mass of geekdom has caught on to H*R at last.
Yes, Strong Bad's emails are the chief draw..only because they're so regularly (weekly, usually) updated--and Strong Bad is such a compelling character. A cross between Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and Butthead, is how I like to think of him....in a Mexican wrestling outfit.
HOWEVER, if you're new, scroll to the bottom and start with the EARLIEST emails. There's a history and culture on this website. There are motifs and inside jokes (e.g. fhqwhgads, tape-leg, etc.) that are too precious and key to enjoying a lot of what follows. It's really worth it. I'd put the "anime" and "dragon" emails right up against "weird dream" or "flag day" any day.
In general, starting with older cartoons gives you a better sense of how things developed. But, the beauty of the website is that you're so richly rewarded for just exploring.
And while it's not that funny, look through the yearbook to learn the cast of characters.
There are MANY funny bits besides the emails. The holiday cartoons..esp. the Halloween ones, are some of my favorites. The characters dressed up in costume..often obscure pop culture figures..is hilarious. Sure, there's some duds...often they're just more strange than funny...but even these can be an enjoyable is surreal distraction.
AS FOR EASTER EGGS: They are there IN SPADES, and often as funny if not more so than the open material. Here's a decent, albeit geocities, website dedicated to uncovering them. They've found most..but even I've stumbled across some undocumented ones...
I'm really really happy for these guys that they've been slashdotted. I've bought stuff from their store to support their impressive creative talents. Just a few months ago, I made a reference to Strong Bad's emails in