Anime Fan Parody Talkback Fall 2010 (READ FIRST POST!)

**Mynd Hed** · 09-24-2010, 09:16 PM

New season, new thread!

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**Jacob T. Paschal** · 09-24-2010, 09:23 PM

Now that school's back in session for what seems like a growing number of abridgers...how do you guys think releases will look for the next few months? Will we see disgruntled videos bemoaning school getting in the way of releases from your favorite abridgers or will nothing really be affected at all?

**Dark Bomber** · 09-24-2010, 09:24 PM

It's fine Hbi2k, it's not like I can stop you from doing what you're doing. This is just something I need to say.

Also, I forgot to edit the insults. I'm used to different rules, varying from forum to forum. My bad. Won't happen again.

**SamTheGreek** · 09-24-2010, 09:26 PM

Originally Posted by Jacob T. Paschal

Now that school's back in session for what seems like a growing number of abridgers...how do you guys think releases will look for the next few months? Will we see disgruntled videos bemoaning school getting in the way of releases from your favorite abridgers or will nothing really be affected at all?

Meh, people tend to do fun stuff during the summer, and that takes away from abridging.

I actually think more videos get released during the school year than any other time, strangely enough.

Unless I'm just crazy and don't know what I'm talking about.

**maddogg91** · 09-24-2010, 09:28 PM

Here I go

One Piece Abridged Abridged Abridged that I made in 10 mins that I dont really care if you hate it or not

Just to give ppl something to talk aboot

**Master WGS** · 09-24-2010, 09:29 PM

I think Sam has a point - I tend to do more videos during the school year than summer, because summer I'm in a "relax" mood. School, I'm already focused and stuff. Might as well work on my hobby while I'm at it.

**SamTheGreek** · 09-24-2010, 09:33 PM

Oh my. I just watched about 2 minutes of Poku no Piku before quickly shutting it off.
What... what have I done?

I am SO SORRY. I am a really terrible person.
(That said, it'll be hilarious if it wins.)

Originally Posted by maddogg91

Here I go

One Piece Abridged Abridged Abridged that I made in 10 mins that I dont really care if you hate it or not

Just to give ppl something to talk aboot

*Sigh*

All that does is remind me that somebody still owes lines to Cage, since forever now. That particular person (no names) better turn them in quick. Cause I really want to be able to point to a One Piece Abridged and say "Look guys! It's a good One Piece Abridged! It is possible!"

Originally Posted by Master WGS

I think Sam has a point - I tend to do more videos during the school year than summer, because summer I'm in a "relax" mood. School, I'm already focused and stuff. Might as well work on my hobby while I'm at it.

Yeah. And I usually script or edit when I'm stressed. Cause it's kind of a way to relax. School time is more stressful than anytime else.

**maddogg91** · 09-24-2010, 09:50 PM

PocketMasters Pokemon Abridged Episode 1

A pokemon abridged...yeah

**Eod-Tz** · 09-24-2010, 11:54 PM

Well that was quite a way to end the summer thread, I gotta say that I found myself quite entertained reading almost all the posts here and in BoD about the donation subject, was a nice way to kill 15-20 min. And for me it was just something that you care or not at all; not really something you should concern or get angry about, being the reasons that somebody might find it wrong questionable to begin with, but anyway...

Originally Posted by SamTheGreek

Oh my. I just watched about 2 minutes of Poku no Piku before quickly shutting it off.

Really? I just watched the opening and I had to stop it, however only by the picture in the Wikipedia article I was already disturbed.

And in something a little bit more related to abridging ....

PocketMasters Pokemon Abridged Episode 1

A pokemon abridged...yeah

Yeah I couldn't continue watching after a minute or so, but because of completely obvious different reasons that the Poku one.

**Kaiser0120** · 09-24-2010, 11:58 PM

I can't help but want to make a quick post about hbi2k asking for donations to help him buy a new computer to keep doing something that has entertained thousands of people.

1. He has donated to charity, as well as organized a donation to charity, out of the goodness of his heart.

2. He's always been the most respectful one of us, he's incredibly well versed and intelligent, and he's a stand up individual who even let me stay at his -house- when I was moving out to Louisiana. He'd NEVER. MET ME. BEFORE. IN PERSON. Yet he trusted me well enough to let me stay at his place for a night.

3. He's never done anything like this in the years he's been doing this. He's never asked for money to help get himself games, DVDs, or anything else. This is the first time he's ever, ever done it.

4. As for the morality of it, he puts time and effort into entertaining people. This time and effort doesn't have to be worth anything to anyone. There are people who feel it does, and these people are willing to spend a couple bucks to continue to be entertained when hbi2k is at the point where he cannot anymore. He's not extorting them, because he himself said he'd keep doing it as long as he could. He didn't start out doing this and he ISN'T doing this FOR the money, and if you think he is then your character analysis is (censored). This is a request: If you'd like to help me continue, if you think it's worth it to you or you think I'm worth it, I'll accept some cash.

Hell, he's even putting 10% of it towards Child's Play!

So, in short... Dark Bomber? I think you considered this too black and white. Morality isn't a case of "if he does it he's bad, if he doesn't he's good." It's about why, it's about the reasons and the means.

Also, Paradox: Lanipator is one of the nicest guys I know. He's always been there for me when I needed him. He's done lines when he was sick just to get an episode done, offered to help me pay for a possible medical emergency I had a while back out of his own pocket, and wants to do nothing more than entertain people. Regardless of his content, you do not know the man. You've never even talked to him. He is not pretentious, he's not a bad person, and he openly admitted to all of his friends that the donation drive he started was absolutely a bad idea, or at the very -best-, poorly executed, and made sure to give the excess of money he got to charity and has sworn to never try a stunt like that again. It was the folley of a young man trying to get by and do what he loves.

With all due respect: I believe that you are, in no uncertain terms, wrong.

**Mynd Hed** · 09-25-2010, 12:51 AM

My only misgiving about the whole thing is that, if I'm to be totally honest, I'm relying on a fanbase that was built around three series that rely heavily on other people's work. I've always tried to support the original creators in every reasonable way available to me, and I've tried to encourage my viewers and anyone else who will listen to do the same. That's about the best I can do, but I'd be lying if I said it still didn't bother me just a little.

I'm planning to rectify this with my next ongoing video series, which will not be an abridged series, will feature original characters and plot and setting, and thus will be on much firmer ground morally and legally. Does that make the above okay? I don't know. I only know that it makes it okay enough to me that I'm willing to go ahead with this without losing too much sleep over it. I'm trying to be as upfront and honest as I possibly can about what I'm doing and why and if that's not good enough, well, sorry.

In a larger sense, I think that an optional donation model is the only sustainable model for supporting entertainment going forward. We live in a world now where it's ridiculously easy to obtain a perfect, pristine digital copy of just about any form of entertainment you could want in seconds. Whether that's right or wrong is irrelevant: you can't stuff that genie back in the bottle. When you buy a DVD or pay to go see a movie or pay your cable or Netflix bill, you are literally making a donation to subsidize art that you could just as easily (if not more easily) have gotten for free. Sites and other services that ask for optional donations to pay for operating expenses (like the ones I mentioned in my video) as opposed to trying to charge up front are just being more honest about it.

**SamTheGreek** · 09-25-2010, 01:33 AM

Originally Posted by Eod-Tz

Really? I just watched the opening and I had to stop it, however only by the picture in the Wikipedia article I was already disturbed.

Now that I think about it, I don't think I did either. I just typed two minutes cause it felt that long. I think I got to the scene where he was eating icecream and stopped right there.

I am a terrible, terrible person.

... that said, please vote for it. Cause it's the more terrible it is, the more hilarious it is that Mynd has to suffer abridging it.

Also, if it does win, I'm pretty sure you'll have to megaupload it. Cause, yeah. Don't want you getting strikes.

**Dark Bomber** · 09-25-2010, 02:19 AM

Kaiser, I'm not trying to make HBI2k out to be a terrible person. I don't know him that well, and from what I've heard, he's a great guy. I'm just 100% against what he did. It's against my morals, and I think it's wrong. Granted, with my first couple of post, I was degrading Hbi's character, but I've calmed down a bit. All I'm saying is I think it's wrong for abridgers to ask from money from there fans like that. Hbi is automatically a horrible person to me for this. That just stupid. So if I offended Hbi in any way, my bad.

Also Kaiser, if your going to talk crap about me, please message me about it, not my Teammates. I have nothing against you, but I'd rather you brought it up with me.

**Kaiser0120** · 09-25-2010, 02:41 AM

Originally Posted by Dark Bomber

Kaiser, I'm not trying to make HBI2k out to be a terrible person. I don't know him that well, and from what I've heard, he's a great guy. I'm just 100% against what he did. It's against my morals, and I think it's wrong. Granted, with my first couple of post, I was degrading Hbi's character, but I've calmed down a bit. All I'm saying is I think it's wrong for abridgers to ask from money from there fans like that. Hbi is automatically a horrible person to me for this. That just stupid. So if I offended Hbi in any way, my bad.

Also Kaiser, if your going to talk crap about me, please message me about it, not my Teammates. I have nothing against you, but I'd rather you brought it up with me.

Fair enough and fair enough.

**Dark Bomber** · 09-25-2010, 02:42 AM

So, we're cool?

**Kaiser0120** · 09-25-2010, 02:49 AM

Originally Posted by Dark Bomber

So, we're cool?

We

**Taekmkm** · 09-25-2010, 03:32 AM

...Jeezus Capcom.

**Ezekieru** · 09-25-2010, 05:06 AM

Am I seriously the only straight guy around here who was able to watch all of Boku no Pico all the way through, and not cringe? I mean, it's a pretty standard yaoi thingie-ma-bob. Once you look past the age numbers, it's okay to watch for the most part. I mean, if you're okay with that sort of thing.

And I have nothing to add to the Mynd issue, I already spoke my mind about that with Mynd himself, so there's no need to go into that any further on my part. But I can respect the others' opinions, whether they range from Unwardil's to DarkBomber's to Kaiser's.

As for things I'm looking forward to, Cage's One Piece project is shaping up to be pretty sweet, and the war videos between LK, Box of Danger, and T.A.C. are jack full of lulz. Troll videos tend to be the best within the community. Especially when it concerns Sam, Adamwestslapdog, Cage, or LK.

Also, as soon as I get Revy's lines and get a few extras, I plan to work on the next Geass episode. Which would be nice, if everyone wasn't already going head-over-heels for PurpleEyesFTW.

**Taekmkm** · 09-25-2010, 05:50 AM

Am I seriously the only straight guy around here who was able to watch all of Boku no Pico all the way through, and not cringe? I mean, it's a pretty standard yaoi thingie-ma-bob. Once you look past the age numbers, it's okay to watch for the most part. I mean, if you're okay with that sort of thing.

Well, it's more of the "ejaculate enough to hit the roof" that's a bit more annoying.

Also, as soon as I get Revy's lines and get a few extras, I plan to work on the next Geass episode. Which would be nice, if everyone wasn't already going head-over-heels for PurpleEyesFTW.

Stop pretending "line waiting" is the real reason why it's delayed. Call it lazy like a real man.