Wastelander Panda Gleefully Blends Pandas And Post-Apocalypse Action

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That's Pandaria, after the next WoW expansion hits and the land is pillaged by the hordes of night elf hunters and blood elf paladins...
 

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I too am sure there's gotta be potential in the Fallout style of TV show, a few small groups have made interesting trailers and I'm sure there's a potential audience.

My only misgiving at present, is the panda mask, if it's like a simple mascot head, then facial expressions are going to be very limited, and that's a big drawback for a lead character.

Having said that, 'V for Vendetta'. Get the right actor and no problem.

SnakeoilSage said:
Why is it always little groups like this that take crazy concepts and make them cool? Big groups take an idea like cowboys and aliens and turn it into shallow schlock watered down so people who can't think too hard without hurting themselves can watch it.
Because, as I said in a TV threasd about Sherlock today, the whole basis of commissioning a new TV series isn't about getting the best, it's about getting the most popular, and you can find something that'll mildly distract 10 million people, that makes it twice as good as a show that'll have 5 million rabid fans transfixed for an hour each week.

If it's 'different' or 'weird' or even, dare I say it, 'niche' then there's no money or ad revenue in it.

This is why I'm pleased the BBC is as big as it is, sure it makes some bloody awful stuff imo, but because it has a few digital niche channels, it also manages to come up with stuff like QI for not much money and, when it finds popularity, can move it to mainstream TV.

On commercial TV, QI would have had no chance against Celebrity Cooking for Abandoned Puppies ... on Ice. (and I realise I've killed my own argument by making that sound interesting! )
 

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teebeeohh said:
ok i am not a big fan of pandas (they obviously want to be extinct, just let them) but this looks awesome. I also like that he left the children it always bugs me when wasteland survival is interrupted by stupid heroics
Ah I read that scene as him leaving some of the food behind as he knew there were children there. Just goes to show how differently people can view a scene :)

I'm kind of with you on pandas tho. All they need to do to survive as a species is fuck, and most species quite like doing that without being 'helped'. In all truth, aren't we just trying to save them because they're cute? There's thousands of types of beetles and weird little bugs going extinct, but you won't see them getting a charity, but it's all about us in the end, and what we judge to be worthy of life.

We gave you some extra bamboo, a mate, and a Barry White CD, now if you still don't wanna fuck, enjoy your life, but don't expect us to keep pushing, if you won't :D
 

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That was surprising, I was all ready to laugh at that costume that wouldn't even fool a 5 year old, but damn they do the atmosphere well.
I want to see this shindig right now!
 

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teebeeohh said:
ok i am not a big fan of pandas (they obviously want to be extinct, just let them) but this looks awesome. I also like that he left the children it always bugs me when wasteland survival is interrupted by stupid heroics
he could have at least thrown them a can or somthing (mabye he did)

it actually kind of disturbed me...
 

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Vault101 said:
teebeeohh said:
ok i am not a big fan of pandas (they obviously want to be extinct, just let them) but this looks awesome. I also like that he left the children it always bugs me when wasteland survival is interrupted by stupid heroics
he could have at least thrown them a can or somthing (mabye he did)

it actually kind of disturbed me...
well it was kinda my inner cynic talking there because the kids are dead. no matter what he does short of taking them with him will really help them. If he takes them with him he will die too. The only reason for him to leave them food would be so we like him more and i can really appreciate them not doing this.
 

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Wut? Seriously, wut?! Ok, this looks too awesome to exist, and I think they're trolling us... Hope not though. PLEASE BE REAL!
 

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If this is being shown in the U.S., there is a 112.547% chance that I will watch it.
 

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Monoochrom said:
Looks mind-numbingly stupid to me.

I'm sure most people here will love the concept.
Aren't you just a peach. Looking to piss off the mods, are we?
How about both of you go take your schoolyard fight somewhere else.

OT: Sweet! A gritty post apocalyptic show with some WTF added in. Gotta love indie film makers.
 

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It sort of reminds me of Gamma World, but in a cool way.

http://www.tims-world.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/1045357283_GCxg2-L.jpg
 

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It shouldn't be this awesome. But it is. This is what would happen if studio Gainax made a post apocalypse film. Hell yeah.
 

Sizzle Montyjing

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Monoochrom said:
Looks mind-numbingly stupid to me.

I'm sure most people here will love the concept.
'If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all.'

OP:
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?!
This is weird and unexpected.
I will be following the progress of this... thing.
[sub]fuckingpandaswhat?![/sub]
 

WWmelb

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Wow. I just donated to the project myself, i urge everyone slightly interested to donate a dollar two so they can get this off the ground.

http://www.pozible.com/index.php/archive/index/4813/description/0/0

I only wish i had $10,000 to donate ><

i WANTS DEM SHOES!
 

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Hey. I'm Kirsty, the producer of Wastelander Panda, and just wanted to say a huge thank you for supporting the film.

It's been awesome to see so many people talking about it online, and we're really excited about getting the next stage of the project underway so that you can all watch more Panda!

I also wanted to let you know that we now have a Pozible page open to fund the episodes of Wastelander Panda. There are awesome rewards for donating, including Wastelander Panda buttons/badges, t-shirts, hoodies and artwork, so we'd love you to check it out.

If there's anything else you'd like to see as a reward, please let us know, and we'll do our best to make it happen.

We've been working on this concept for over a year and can't wait to bring you more episodes. http://wastelanderpanda.pozible.com

Thanks so much!

Kirsty Stark
Epic Films

[email protected]
 

Kirsty Stark

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Thanks so much for donating! We really, really appreciate it!

Kirsty

WWmelb said:
Wow. I just donated to the project myself, i urge everyone slightly interested to donate a dollar two so they can get this off the ground.

http://www.pozible.com/index.php/archive/index/4813/description/0/0

I only wish i had $10,000 to donate ><

i WANTS DEM SHOES!
 

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Sixcess said:
This is what will happen if Bethesda joins up with Blizzard to make the Fallout MMO.
Pretty similar to what I thought of when I read the title... "World of Warcraft: Mists of Fallout: New Vegas?"
 

WWmelb

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Kirsty Stark said:
Thanks so much for donating! We really, really appreciate it!

Kirsty

WWmelb said:
Wow. I just donated to the project myself, i urge everyone slightly interested to donate a dollar two so they can get this off the ground.

http://www.pozible.com/index.php/archive/index/4813/description/0/0

I only wish i had $10,000 to donate ><

i WANTS DEM SHOES!
More than welcome. Always happy to help out worthwhile projects where i can :) Good luck on the goal, i'll be keeping tabs :)

Now... about dem shoes... *evil grin*