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[Blockhead: Quick Shot 1]

I'm saving the 10's for the game.

The mix of animation styles was a nice touch. The humor was good.

Of course, if they were from the future, they should be able to come back later, I think. The only thing I really know about temporal mechanics is that you shouldn't pay them by the hour.

Check out the Discworld novels, "Pyramids" and "Thief of Time" if you get stuck for ideas.

The-Swain responds:

That's actually a fantastic idea. Time Squad has been my big, fat, time-travel parody sandwich, so I can always use more material. Even then, I'd still like to read that kinda thing recreationally.

And that is a keen observation...who knows exactly where [i.e. when] the time travelers retreated to?

[Apartment 51 - Short #3]

Ok, I probably should have blammed it.

For the lame animation, brevity and lack of music.

But I clicked on the 5\5 button by mistake because I was laughing so hard.

Nice parody, great story. loved the bronto in the terrarium.

[Teh Random Field 2]

The Japs have a story

A Daimyo commissioned a famous artist to paint a picture of a cat, paying him two gold Ryu which was, in those days a fortune to a commoner. At the end of each month, the daimyo sent a messenger asking for his painting. Each time, the artist sent back a request for more gold.

At the end of a year, his patience exhausted, the Daimyo himself went to see the artist. He drew his tanto is it's sheath from his sash and said, "You have my permission to commit Sepukku if my painting is not ready today."

The artist asked the warlord to be seated and prepared his ink. Taking up his brush, the artist drew with swift, bold strokes. In seconds he he the daimyo a painiting drawn with 7 strokes that captured the very essence of Cat.

The daimyo's eyes filled with tears as he beheld the exquisite beauty that was now his possesion, knowing that his descendants would bless him for this great treasure. Then he grew angry,. "You have spent a year and 15 ryu on something that you could have done in a moment!"

Without a word, the artist stood and walked to a cabinet set against the wall. He opened it and thousands of drawings of cats fell out. "What you paid and waited for was not for me to draw the cat, but to learn how to draw the cat."

There is absolutely no need to present every stage in the production of your piece. Learn to draw the cat and then get back to us.

Shit! I spent more time on this review than you did on your video. And it's going to get blammed, right along with your video.

Oh well, since no one but uis will see it, I can use it again.

[Role-Play Heroes]

Best Flash Piece I've seen so far.

Of course, I have played in that Campaign back in the '80's, so that made it funnier. But you left out the guy who always wants to fight the monster you're too low level to dent and pisses off whole towns of NPC's.

Maybe next time?

Boobarella reminds me a character from the "60's. Dumb Bunny, "strong as an ox and almost as smart," from the old "fearless Five Comic books.

Too bad for our heroes that she's the smartest one in the party.

[The Life of a Decoy]

Hilarious!

It's good to know that certain aspects of RPG's have survived into the X-box era.

Well done spoof and way too true.

[A Message About Drugs]

Because I got high.....

Ok. Not a riproarer, but funny when your stoned. Ads like the one you've parodied are responsible for more drug use than any other cause.

Maybe you can do an ad on how the most dangerous drug is Power. Because drug laws are designed to facilitate power abuse.

[Mario, the Battle]

What he said.

Boost the speed and you've got a winner.

Street Fighting Mario is hilarious! I can't wait for the rematch with Donkey Kong. Color and resolution was a nice touch, hearking back to the shitty 8 bit animation of the original games, thus providing authenticity and in turn boosting the humor level. (How's that for a runon sentence?)

And I didn't even have to put in a quarter.

EMProductions responds:

here u go, i sped it up from 8 FPS to 11 FPS. what do u think now?

[Base 17 ::01::]

Submitters should study this one.

Well done animation, well drawn charcters, scored so that the music builds the mood. Interesting premise and the guy is willing to spend some time developing characters as he sets up the story.

I've seen worse on Cartoon network. This is how it's done. And, while it took a while to draw those characters intially, he can use the same panels over and over again as the story progresses, merely changing background and detail to make them seem new. That's how Tex Avery and Walter Lantz did it, except, they didn't have Flash to work with.

Compared to 99.9% of submisions. this is Citizen Kane.

Bubbowrap responds:

xD Stop it, you're making me blush!

Reviews like this make me the happiest :D! I mean, saying that there've been worse on Cartoon Network (Well, it HAS been sucking lately...)

I thank you!

[BIG BIZANG]

What's the difference between Stephen Hawking....

And R. Kelly? R. Kelly's gonna walk.

Once again, we see how a good story and great music triumph over the lameness of the animation.

Next time, though, animate the guitar strings.

shfonny responds:

Fuck you....

[Stoners From Space 1-1]

It's good to see...

Cheech and Chong's legacy preserved. I don't recall stoners being that violent, but that was a different world where such shit was left to the speed freaks.

Please publish the next chapter soon.