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Xbox As An Indie Movie Studio
jhsiao writes "The NYT has an article about machinima and movies set entirely within video games. In the article they interview a number of machinima artists including the folks at Rooster Teeth Productions who brought us Red vs. Blue." From the article: "He created a comedy series called ''Red vs. Blue,'' a sort of sci-fi version of ''M*A*S*H.'' In ''Red vs. Blue,'' the soldiers rarely do any fighting; they just stand around insulting one another and musing over the absurdities of war, sounding less like patriotic warriors than like bored, clever video-store clerks."
For reference, here is the aforementioned "funniest joke ever" (which kills anyone who reads or hears it):
Instead of the hollywood mess and foot dragging that has been going on.
Watch out Pixel! XBox, PS3, and Mac Mini's are coming to an apartment near you!
Red vs Blue isn't that great. Sure, it can be funny in a stupid sort of way. But there are far better methods of entertainment out there. Hell, I'd rather read an online comic strip. Or watch something that acually makes use of ANIMATION (like Homestar) rather than just a bunch of talking heads.
Red vs Blue reminds me of the Garfield comic strip. Gee, what's Garfield up to today? Sitting on the table and talking to John? And he hates Mondays? And he steals Johns Lasagna then smacks Odie in the teeth? HAAHHAAHAH friggin Hilarious, that Garfield is such a cad.
Please note that I covered about 99% of all Garfield comics in ONE PARAGRAPH.
Bored, Lazy Video Game Store Clerks: The Game
Buy your copy of the game at the store today to get it autographed by a bored, lazy video game store clerk! Hurry while supplies last.
Ok Paul Graham. I guess if the reporters used LISP they could generate their own stories.
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