Meet the Game Dogs - Chet and Roger

[Hithlain]

I'm going to set the warning level to "meh" for now... until I see the actual thing.

I understand trying to bring new things to the escapist, but couldn't it be someone like the Nostalgia Critic rather than dogs?

 

[AdamG3691]

Furries?

Really guys? Furries?

+1

/thread

this just seems like a silly idea,
you could replace the dogs with dancing cucumbers and aside from not being able to do dog jokes, there would be no noticeable change.

meh, I'll probably watch the first few episodes though.

 

[Archetypal_Maniac]

And still Zero Punctuation remains the only thing worth watching here.

edit- wait wait wait, sorry and moviebob.

 

[Internet Kraken]

I'm going to set the warning level to "meh" for now... until I see the actual thing.

I understand trying to bring new things to the escapist, but couldn't it be someone like the Nostalgia Critic rather than dogs?

Well Nostalgia Critic has his own website that generates it's own profit via advertisements. He wouldn't need a slot on the Escapist.

 

[Hithlain]

I'm going to set the warning level to "meh" for now... until I see the actual thing.

I understand trying to bring new things to the escapist, but couldn't it be someone like the Nostalgia Critic rather than dogs?

Well Nostalgia Critic has his own website that generates it's own profit via advertisements. He wouldn't need a slot on the Escapist.

I was just saying someone like the Nostalgia Critic. I mean, obviously that type of video personality is the type that Escapist users like.

 

[TimeLord]

I didn't like it, the half human-half dog voices annoyed me

 

[Archon]

I feel cautious optimism.

You shafted most of the users when it came to Pocket Monsters

I wholeheartedly agree about pocket monsters' brutal snub.

Before this becomes a conspiracy theory about how Game Dogs was born of our hatred for Pokemon, allow me to note that we signed Pocket Monsters to do a 6-episode mini-series with option for extension.

Also, here all the reasons the show uses dogs:
1)As fast pack hunting animals, they have superior capability to understand multiplayer gameplay and 3D terrain navigation, as compared to prowling carnivores like cats. Duh.
2) The show was originally called Game Gods, but our lead artist has dyslexia, and she made dog concept art befpre we had a chance to stop her. The dogs were cute, so we ran with it.
3) The show was originally called Game Boys, but Nintendo made us change them to dogs.
4) Dogs are easier to draw.
5) We wanted an opportunity to sell to dog food manufacturers and other new sources of ad revenue. Also, ad buyers are often women, and women love dogs more than they like games.
6) IGN is filled with cat people, so we thought this could be a differentiation strategy.
7) It was meant to remind our early 30s audience of 80s cartoons, which always feature animals, as part of the overall 80s feel in the show.
8) It's part of an overall strategy to replace our community with a new, furry fanbase.
9) We're lining up to sell ourselves to Pixar, so talking animals were a necessity.
10) The Escapist has just gone to the dogs, basically.

 

[Du Jour Jaricho]

The voices! THE VOICES!

 

[Ishnuvalok]

While I cringed at the trailer. I'll just say.

Remember Apocalypse Lane. Remember how CRAP the first few episodes where? And look at how awesome it is now.

Just saying, maybe this can turn out to be awesome if we give it the chance.

 

[George Palmer]

Because elephants would have been silly.

heh

 

[richtaur]

Furries?

Really guys? Furries?

Seconded'd'ed'd. I'm all for sexual understanding and openness, but keep it in the species, folks!

Gotta say guys, the quality of this is below what I expect from The Escapist. To me, the art is generic, animation is minimal, voice acting is weak and recorded badly. I'm not your audience since talking dogs isn't my thing anyway, just thought I'd provide some constructive criticism.

 

[George Palmer]

hmmmm.... no, it cant be. No cowbell.

 

[Russ Pitts]

Seriously, who looks at that and says "that's a wonderful idea for a show"?

The guy who wrote the script for "Days of our lives"
/shiver

Actually it was me, the same guy who said "that's a wonderful idea for a show!" when he saw the first episode of everything else we produce at The Escapist. Nice to meet you!

I also wrote Game Dogs, so it holds an extra special place in my heart. I hope you guys enjoy it. We've really put a ton of work into it, and we're quite excited.

Also, I'll second everything Archon said in regards to why it's about dogs. Especially this one:

9) We're lining up to sell ourselves to Pixar, so talking animals were a necessity.

Bring home the money, dogs! Mr. Jobs, you can call me on my cell about buying me a yacht.

 

[Cosplay Horatio]

Well, I like what I see. It reminds me of Code Monkey but with animated dogs instead of River City Ransom modded sprites. I'm in!

 

[funksobeefy]

Its so cliche! why!?! god its so bad, Unskippable is still the only things worth watching any more.

 

[AdamG3691]

2) The show was originally called Game Gods, but our lead artist has dyslexia, and she made dog concept art befpre we had a chance to stop her. The dogs were cute, so we ran with it.

Oh what could have been!

*Imagines Mars playing God of War*

 

[FinalGamer]

I like, I'll keep an eye out for this.

 

[IrrelevantTangent]

I feel cautious optimism.

You shafted most of the users when it came to Pocket Monsters

I wholeheartedly agree about pocket monsters' brutal snub.

Before this becomes a conspiracy theory about how Game Dogs was born of our hatred for Pokemon, allow me to note that we signed Pocket Monsters to do a 6-episode mini-series with option for extension.

Also, here all the reasons the show uses dogs:
1)As fast pack hunting animals, they have superior capability to understand multiplayer gameplay and 3D terrain navigation, as compared to prowling carnivores like cats. Duh.
2) The show was originally called Game Gods, but our lead artist has dyslexia, and she made dog concept art befpre we had a chance to stop her. The dogs were cute, so we ran with it.
3) The show was originally called Game Boys, but Nintendo made us change them to dogs.
4) Dogs are easier to draw.
5) We wanted an opportunity to sell to dog food manufacturers and other new sources of ad revenue. Also, ad buyers are often women, and women love dogs more than they like games.
6) IGN is filled with cat people, so we thought this could be a differentiation strategy.
7) It was meant to remind our early 30s audience of 80s cartoons, which always feature animals, as part of the overall 80s feel in the show.
8) It's part of an overall strategy to replace our community with a new, furry fanbase.
9) We're lining up to sell ourselves to Pixar, so talking animals were a necessity.
10) The Escapist has just gone to the dogs, basically.

Are you joking with us, Archon? Surely you can't be serious. What's really going on?

EDIT- THIS HAS TO BE A JOKE OF SOME KIND.

 

[bakonslayer]

Looks like a nice hybrid between Dilbert and Community.
Not that it matters what anyone says here, since all of these people that clicked the sidebar are no doubt going to watch the pilot episode. And THAT is where it really matters.

Either way, I'm interested!

 

[Scrythe]

Oh sweet mother of Thor, did my old webcomic artist stumble into you guys or something? This looks like Leased 2: Electric Boogaloo.

And since we're on the dual subjects of my old artist and anthromorphic animals: furries ruin fucking everything.