HAHA! luv it!jimduckie said:
On a more serious note we couldn't get the ducks as they were just far too expensive for the budget. We did have an agreement the badgers, but they got a better offer on another series.
I guess badgers CAN be choosers.
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On a more serious note we couldn't get the ducks as they were just far too expensive for the budget. We did have an agreement the badgers, but they got a better offer on another series.
I guess badgers CAN be choosers.
Even if this thing does turn out to be good, can we get an option to remove the ad from the left side of the page? Seriously.
Even as a child I can remember specifically that Wil.E.Coyote is actually trying to eat the Roadrunner, it may be something to do with the fact that he occasionally drops cookbooks and dons a bib and grabs a knife and fork...Abedeus said:
hmm, mabye I'm reading too much into it, I mean, obviously coyotes don't really eat roadrunners...
(I always remember that one where elmer fudd kills bugs and then regrets what he's done, it was a perfect allegory for how a person who enjoys hunting will hunt something to extinction and then regret it, only because there are no more left to kill)
Hackles
It's all I could think while watching that.
A webcomic about a dog that works at a software company with other anthropomorphized animals.
Marcus from marketing (from Hackles) and Gary (Game Dogs) seem close enough to be brothers. Marcus may be a rodent but... damn.
It ended in 2004.
[link]www.hackles.org[/link]
It's all I could think while watching that.
A webcomic about a dog that works at a software company with other anthropomorphized animals.
Marcus from marketing (from Hackles) and Gary (Game Dogs) seem close enough to be brothers. Marcus may be a rodent but... damn.
It ended in 2004.
[link]www.hackles.org[/link]
You do realize that the target audience for Looney Toons was everyone? Adult, teen and child?Abedeus said:
You mistake blood, violence, and foul language with typical defining characteristics of todays shows and cartoons, which is your first problem.
You might want to do some research into the things you try and criticize.
You are part of the target audience.
I'm just looking at it based on my experience and my environment. Fact is - my parents or my older sister rarely, if at all, watched the same cartoons as I did.crypt-creature said:
Also, if we REALLY want to "look how it was in 80s, 90s" we might as well go back to the beginning of the 20th century and make some War of the Worlds rip-offs, because it was such a popular (and still is fun today, just not really well-known) book. Oh, wait...
You are forgetting also that Game Dogs's target audience is players. What do dogs have to do with players, gamers, and GAMES? Some games had dogs as supporting characters or protagonists (...rarely, if ever), but nothing else. It just as well could be called "Game Cows" or "Game Donkeys", it would STILL have nothing to do with games.
Or be funny.
For my family it was different. We had a number of shows that all of us watched, but that was mostly by chance and the fact that those shows were still somewhat popular or I/we just happened to enjoy them.Abedeus said:
Personally I don't really care. It doesn't bother me, since video games are all over the place when it comes to content and characters/creatures (either lead or otherwise) and I just didn't put much thought into 'what do these things have to do with games'.
I could also name a good handful of games that have dogs or dog-like creatures as main or supporting characters (I can even name games that feature cows and bears as main characters). It's more than 'rarely, if ever' but again, it doesn't matter to me.
It really seems that you're putting too much thought into these characters, since when do you have to find some meaningful connection to a cartoon characters species in order to enjoy the content? If the content is bad or just not funny, having humans in place of the dog character wouldn't help the show in the slightest. Unless the show relies on 'human' jokes (indicating that they are dog-beings in a human environment instead of just workers in the game industry) far too much, it doesn't really matter what the main characters are.
If the 'furry' view is really getting to you that much it sounds like a personal issue.
I'm putting a lot of thought into the characters, because usually the characters define the show. And if there is something about them that makes the series funny... I want to know what it is. Because if it's just a big pile of one-liners, it's going to be more boring than Family Guy.crypt-creature said:
Very true, the character define the show. I just can't name too many shows where the species of the characters were more of a concern than the rest of the shows content. Yes, species can be very important. For most cartoons, people just don't seem to care as long as the show is interesting. If it isn't, the species or 'furry' accusation is just one of the many things they'll blame.Abedeus said:
I hope after they introduce the characters this show gets good, and I am getting use to the whole dog thing...
Ironically, if they WERE care bears, it would probably be a bit funnier. As things stand, this show looks like garbage. Just a bunch of overly typical office jokes, with dogs. Woo hoo.The Infinite said:
The more I think about it the better the idea sounds, care bears would be hilarious.Liquid Paradox said:
See? in three posts, we already have a much better idea for a show then game dogs.The Infinite said:
Nothing... A terrible truth that must be remedied at ALL COSTS!! It fills me with much pleasure to see the Escapist staff taking in upon themselves to make this a reality for the good of mankind. I salute thee!Abedeus said:
True, BUT both South Park and Beavis and Butthead both have very iconic, memorable, and even somewhat profound styles. They were both unique and delivered their own type of entertainment, and they did it well.Kolossov said:
This however just looks like the physical manifestation of everything that webcomics are infamous for.
Somewhat vague Video Game based theme?: Check
Generic Art style?: Check
Talking animals, whom of which are a little "too human" in design for their own good?: Check
Office environment?: Check
Embarrassing lack of detail and shading?: Check
Lazy animation?: Check
Bland character designs?: Check
Forgettable Backgrounds/environments?: Check
Incredibly dry/aimless humor?: Check
And I got all this just from watching the TRAILER. If the trailer isn't even going to try and impress, then why should any of us even give a hoot about the show?
But whatever, the Escapist is a big site now, and can do pretty much anything and get it noticed, or even get it SOME love... No matter how mundane/boring/incompetent it may be (e.g. Rebecca Mayes and whatever the heck you'd call her "work").