Space Janitors: Episode One

[Marik Bentusi]

Yeah, I'm being cautious as well. It seems pretty polished and big budget by comparison, but none of that can replace the jokes that I guess aren't my taste or maybe I've just seen too many Star Wars parodies (1). For example, "show don't tell" could've been applied to the rebels, like the Janitors trying to get their attention but being outright ignored. Or maybe let the more down-to-earth Janitor continue cleaning despite the firefight and miraculously not getting shot, emphasizing he's not part of this world of action and maybe providing a snarky comedic contrast to the fierce action, in addition to his fellow janitor's "only sane man" contrast to the situation.

Also, only rely on a lot of 3D if it actually looks really good. It's fine to have so-so 3D in the background, but it's not good once it grabs attention. That includes the outro.

/two cents

 

[Mariena]

Oh. Wow.

This looks gooood.

I like it. Good job, Escapist Crew! <3

 

[teebeeohh]

i kinda liked it but i am still not getting around the fact that the ads annoyed the hell out of me this last week

 

[ChupathingyX]

That didn't even make me smile once.

Not very promising but I'll wait for more episodes I guess.

 

[Lucas113]

Reminded me a lot of early Red Dwarf (not the hideous US versions) so it'll be interesting to see where they go with it.

Hopefully it's more than just a Star Wars parody...

 

[PlasticTree]

Wew, looks great! Very curious to see where this is going, especially considering the fact that the first few episodes usually can't stand in the shadow of the later ones. I can see why this one got all that marketing attention.

 

[BrotherRool]

|'m hoping there's going to be some progression maybe even a little plot, but whereever you go this was a nice intro and all the actors really felt the part, you know it's a good job when you end up thinking, wow these people even look right for the characters

 

[One of Many]

Well, this is something to keep my eye one. Fail and you'll get your wish of being important enough to shoot at and I wont miss.

 

[A Raging Emo]

Hmmm... Well, I wasn't amazed, but I most certainly didn't think it sucked. I actually kid of liked it!

This show has a lot of potential, I'll most definitely keep watching!

 

[Metalrocks]

looks like it will be a solid show. i will keep an eye on it. surely got my interest.

 

[iyaerP]

Its like Space Station 13. Except that the rebels didn't slip in the janitor's mop-water.

 

[Vozati]

I thought this was real boring. Like the fact they are janitors in space is the only joke they had and used the entire sketch.

 

[Stilkon]

Liked the Soylent Green reference!

That immediately made me a fan.

 

[jamart]

I... wasn't blown away I'll admit.
BUT, I gave the Jimquisition a chance, and this one deserves more than that did on the basis of the first episode.

 

[Particulate]

That was four minutes I'll never get back.

I feel unwowed, unimpressed, and a little disappointed. For all the ads on the site I seriously expect more. At least Computer effects from this Decade.

 

[Kris D'Arienzo]

Dialog was strong and well delivered. Very, very quotable. Agree w/ the Red Dwarfesque comments. To me, web series are a lot like sketch comedy, "Buy the Premise. Buy the bit. And throw out everything that isn't that." The episode was 3:52 and the before establishing the premise, the protagonist's love life is established and then dropped. If the show has only got 4 minutes and she's not going to be in them, then save that info for later episodes. On the event front, he only thematic development was the "rebels" not shooting at the protagonists. Which was a great "show, don't tell" moment that got stepped on by heavy-handed explanation. Off-the-top-of-my-head, better to have:

Throws down mop, big sigh, two finger "look at me" gesture. "A little eye contact would kill you? We're important, you know! Got access to the giant laser...and the hyper drive." (voice trails off at the end, which flows nicely back into the snarky comment about urinal cakes.)

But really anything that juxtaposes the character's impotence with actual desire would work. It shows promise, and I will definitely look forward to future episodes. Normally, it feels unfair to complain about a small webisode but if they're gonna put up a 20 second back-out shot demonstrating the technical cost and production value of the show (I assume to give the audience an overt sense of perspective of the characters vs. their world....btw a small piece of fairy cake off to the side would have been genius). I'm going to nitpick on dropping the ball with the story. Anyway, an excellent concept, good dialog, and solid acting is gonna make a lot of people (including me) watch and there's lots of reason to expect this group will only get better.

 

[Extragorey]

Anyone else immediately think Red Dwarf? Because the whole time that was all I could think of.

I know, right?
It's nowhere as good as RD, but it does show potential. Too bad new episodes don't come until April.

Also, I agree that with all the ads being shown recently my expectations were slightly higher, especially in the special effects department.

 

[farmerboy219]

total crap, dull, not interesting or original in anyway. improve the scrpit

 

[Saviordd1]

You have me interested, keep it up.

 

[The Lugz]

So, you've basically re-made red dwarf?

this an interesting move escapist.. we'll see how it pans out allot better than some content you've had either way