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Game Over CG Sitcom Debuts, Censored, Gets Machinima

Posted by simoniker on from the not-so-great dept.

Thanks to GamePro for its interview with the creator of UPN's new CG videogame-related sitcom, Game Over, which debuted last night. The interview notes: "For gamers, it's great to see in-jokes and cameos - like when the entire cast of Oddworld shows up in the first episode. But is prime time ready for a gaming 'toon?" Even before debuting, "Game Over has fallen prey to network censors", with dialog and risque CG nudity cut, and reaction to the show is mixed, but to promote it, UPN is giving away an interactive PC game/machinima download in conjunction with Fountainhead Entertainment, so "players are able to use ['Game Over' character Raquel] in interactive and non-interactive ways by employing Machinimation tools" - the download is available via FilePlanet. Update: 03/12 04:10 GMT by S : Reuters are reporting disappointing ratings for the debut episode.

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  1. Re:Reviews? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Not bad, could be better. Worth catching the replay on Friday if you missed it the first time.

  2. I saw about 8 minutes of this drek... by isaac · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Crass, poorly written, pandering to its target audience. In other words, your standard UPN show.

    Fail!

    -Isaac

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  3. Re:Actually by Rick+the+Red · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It wasn't as good as I'd hoped. Certainly not worth moving Enterprise opposite Angel. And why put The Mullets between them? Why oh why do they think the SF/gamer crowd would watch that crap?

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  4. Sheesh, why the hell was that Censored by whodunnit · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Ok,

    Why the hell was an animated ass censored out, yet NYPD Blue can show that fat guy's ass all day long and no one complains?

    I really hate censorship of all kinds.

  5. Don't bother. by Adrian+De+Leon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If it is any good, they will cancel it, and it if sucks, it will stay on the air for years.

    Either way, we are screwed.

    (Yeah, I am still bitter about FireFly, Farscape, Angel, etc...)

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