Show About Games Show: Nerds & Red Rings

[White_Hawk]

the only funny parts were when the pillow quest part was played.

 

[BlackHazard]

Bleh barely smirked.

 

[Prince Regent]

I'm liking this show more and more, I'm a big fan of the comedy of the absurd.

And my advice would be to push the absurdity even further.

 

[Deity1986]

If that beginning bit to the red ring sketch was a piss take of Fringe - it was awesome. The show is definitely getting better.

 

[Eikoandmog]

I just caught the Tron shirt for the guy who missed being a part of Pillow Quest. Nice touch.

 

[-Drifter-]

The sit-com part I did not get. What was supposed to be funny in it? Does it parody other sitcoms?

I assume you've never seen The Big Bang Theory. And for that you should be grateful.

 

[JUMBO PALACE]

I really enjoyed this and thought it was funny. I laughed my ass off over the red ring of death bit.

 

[lead sharp]

I've actually seen blood in urine that was funnier than this.

 

[The Random One]

Great stuff guys. Keep doing what you're doing.

I was wondering if you guys had a bricked 360 you used as a prop but then I remembered that a bricked 360 glows red, but a blinking red ring means problems with the electric feed. So congrats for plugging your 360 to a faulty plug to deliver it to us all.

 

[Nurb]

The pillow exploding suprised the hell out of me

 

[kevinsux909]

did the second sketch remind anyone of the big bang theory?

 

[dragonburner]

I could listen to that pillow quest theme over and over.

It's a pillow quest, full of fluffiness!

 

[Nikolaz72]

I kept repeating that theme song. They should totally make a one and a half minute version. Perhaps a full five minute pillowquest episode!

 

[Novur]

Yeah, no.

 

[FlitterFilms]

Enough with the hate. This isn't bad at all. Reminiscent of Robot Chicken in the switching between skits. Still, if I'm honest, RROD was the best bit this week.

Also: Kitchener-Waterloo? Wow. Coolest thing to come from there since my wife and Steph Dilts.

You can't just dismiss criticism like this. The show's meant to be a comedy and some of us didn't laugh, at all. I actually got bored and found my mind drifting off which meant I had to skip back and watch it again as I hadn't been paying attention (considering the show's only about 5-6 minutes long that's something of an achievement). I'm not just hating the show for the sake of hating it, I liked the previous two episodes, on the whole this series definitely appeals to my sense of humour, but this episode was an epic fail for me; slow, predictable and boring.

I get the jokes, I see why they're supposed to be funny and why they probably sounded funny on paper I guess it's just the delivery that didn't work for me. It's a well produced, well written show though so don't think I'm just hating, I just didn't like this episode.

 

[God Worm]

I can't say I was amused at all during the show. Maybe I just didn't get the jokes. I'm kind of doubtful of the shows longevity, but this is only the second episode I've seen (the first being the pilot).

 

[Kenjitsuka]

Again quite a bad episode, with zero laughs or even a small smile on my part.
The Escapist has so much good videos... Drop this and try something else.

Last time I watched it, anyway.

 

[Serving UpSmiles]

More Gamer Gang, put it on Comedy Central and watch be replayed for all time!

 

[dietpeachsnapple]

Game Dogs > This.

Well... that sounds kind of like a burn... A really big one... and I am inclined to agree.

Sorry if you liked game dogs.

OP:

I appreciate what they are going for, but they fall flat.

EDIT:

As a matter of fairness, I will illuminate. I understand all of the jokes they are trying to make. The problem is, the jokes are done, approached poorly, or are for the wrong audience.

Example: trying to spoof Big Bang Theory might work if BBT was something that inspired the ire of gamers. However, I would say that BBT is something that slips rather nicely into the "intelligent humor" niche that gamers tend to ENJOY! I am not going to say that this show needs to go. I will say that they need to identify their forte.

 

[Katie Shenanagins]

Haha too cute, charming work guys! Can't wait to see what other madness you have in store for us!!!