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Post by fathermushroom on Dec 17, 2009 20:49:36 GMT -5
I've just finished my first viewing of the download, and it was not bad -- but not excellent IMO either. I thought the jokes got pretty weak in the last third of the flick. But, as I've said elsewhere, I realize that with repeated viewings a lot of these things get better and better.
Not sure how I feel about the Live vs. Studio thing either, yet.
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Post by Ford Prefect on Dec 18, 2009 7:38:43 GMT -5
I’ve watched a five minute clip of the new DVD and kinda got flashbacks to the live show I went to in February. It’s different. I wouldn’t say it’s a bad presentation, but I don’t know if it’s the improvement that some fans seem to think it is. Of course, guys like me are eventually going to buy it whether it’s live or not. If this is what CT needs to do to keep the DVD series going, I’d definitely prefer this to the alternative of not offering any new DVDs on the website.
I’m curious what the sales for this will be like, as I’m sure it will affect the next releases. If the sales increase or don’t change it will “prove” the live show enthusiasts right. If they somehow decrease because a lot of studio DVD fans are turned off by the idea, it might be more profitable for them to re-release this as a studio recording.
Being a CT fan really makes you feel like a test subject for market research, just like Oozing Skull was a “pilot” released to us to get reactions instead of the uninterested TV executives. They released it and got our reactions to see what needed to be changed. Don’t like Joel’s position in the theater? We’ll change it….twice. Don’t like Frank’s sketch, wooden delivery, and lack of interaction? We’ll address those things too. Want a premise? We’ll provide a loose one. Unless we do live DVDs. This is not necessarily a criticism since it shows they’re making an effort to take what we say into account. Just an observation.
I’m not against the live show format, but I think it might be nice if they offer episodes in both live and studio formats someday. That way they’ll be able to provide more products to customers and the ones who prefer one over the other can stick with the format they like best. I understand that probably isn’t economically feasible right now, more like something to consider for the future.
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Post by Torgo on Dec 18, 2009 12:01:58 GMT -5
Hmm. Finally watched that clip and while I laughed at the jokes, I just didn't like the format. Though, if this release is animorphic I find myself slightly more enthusiastic about this prospect.
But so far it reminds me of RiffTrax's Shank Hands With Danger short on the Shorts Volume 1 disc (the one with the animated Mike, Kevin, and Bill), it's more distracting than it is interesting. However, the theater seats on MST were distracting at first too, until you become a rabid fanboy.
While the audience isn't as annoying as I feared, it just slightly takes a little bit more of the charm out of it. I have my fingers crossed for studio DVDs eventually, because thusfar the format isn't working for me.
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Post by beljah on Dec 18, 2009 22:01:37 GMT -5
Interesting. So of the folks that did the download it's split as far as Live DVD format: good or bad? I'm of the mind that it could be something that may take several viewings for folks to fully resolve. And Torgo brings up a good point as far as the theater silhouettes and your initial reaction to that. Mine was "WTF?", but when I realized they were making jokes, I had to keep watching.
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