I really love this web comic. I’m very unsure how it will translate to anything beyond its current scope, which is essentially translation of individual “moments” into literal language. The shtick doesn’t have a chance to get old when it’s never a situation longer than like 6 panels. But I’m curious enough to be mildly interested.
And by all means, good for Nathan Pyle for cashing in on this. That’s awesome.
Yep, agreed with all that.
It’s definitely weird hearing the blue guys’ lines coming from modern over-enthusiastic voice actors. In my mind I guess I always imagined them talking like Coneheads or robotic munchkins of some sort.
I thought the point was to laugh at the world from an Asperger’s-y perspective pushed out to absurdity, because when you step back for a second our human habits and rituals really are goddamn bizarre. So hearing those observations not in some calculated alien monotone but rather fully dynamic cartoon pitches feels somehow jarring to me. Maybe I’ll get over it though.
But yeah. Congrats to Nathan for sure. Tiny trash! 🎉
Well, I think Dan Harmon being involved means it probably has at least a little bit of that absurdity still.
Well, it worked for 3rd Rock from the Sun. I see it as the outsider perspective which can be a plentiful source of material.
Yep, agreed with all that.
It’s definitely weird hearing the blue guys’ lines coming from modern over-enthusiastic voice actors. In my mind I guess I always imagined them talking like Coneheads or robotic munchkins of some sort.
I thought the point was to laugh at the world from an Asperger’s-y perspective pushed out to absurdity, because when you step back for a second our human habits and rituals really are goddamn bizarre. So hearing those observations not in some calculated alien monotone but rather fully dynamic cartoon pitches feels somehow jarring to me. Maybe I’ll get over it though.
But yeah. Congrats to Nathan regardless. Tiny trash! 🎉
I love the comic strip and am looking forward to this.
But apple tv? That sucks. For them, mostly, I’m just gunna have to pirate it.
It’s one of the cheapest and most consistent streaming services.
Just do what most people do and rotate something else out for a month or two so you can support the people who make this stuff. Writers don’t get residuals from piracy. And popularity on torrent sites doesn’t help them win renewals or better contracts.
This guy thinks people that know how to download TV shows have “other subscriptions to rotate out”
It’s funny how people on this site want creatives to get paid but also think their work should be handed out for free.
These people live off residuals. It’s a big sticking point in the ongoing WGA and SAG strikes.
I think the biggest problem is fragmentation. Piracy is a service problem. Before all streaming split from Netflix I barely pirated anymore. Now it’s the most convenient option.
The problem there is you probably don’t want Netflix to be $90/mo. In order for every thing to be on one service, either the amount of content needs to go way down or the price needs to go way up.
This stuff is expensive to make, and it will get more so once the strikes are over and writers and actors start actually getting compensated fairly for content made for streaming.
Convenience means more subscribers means more money coming in. Your rationale of 90 dollars overvalued. Just look at the music business these days. Or ebooks/audiobooks for that matter. There’s no other reason to make everything exclusive to one streaming site other than greed.
Take a page from the games industry. Make new shit exclusive on your platform and then rake in the money via all streaming sites. The same way syndication works in the old days.
Ah yes, residuals, famously something that streaming services provide. Paying for a sub service isn’t supporting creators, it’s exclusively supporting an army of middlemen and marketers. If you want to support creatives, buy physical media (I own some blu rays even though no device in my home is capable of playing them) or merchandise.
If a show that I watched illegally is really good I make an effort to purchase stuff directly from the writers, or occasionally just give them a donation. Its not like the majority of a subscription would go to them either, just mostly in a CEOs pocket.
I could afford the extra subscription, it isn’t just about shaving down costs. I have a very good “user experience”, better than most streaming services I’ve used, when I pirate things. I don’t have any apple devices to watch on, and have heard it is unpleasant to use apple tv on alternatives.
Lastly, I just don’t like apple. Thats just my opinion, I don’t wanna support them.
I saw the artist at SDCC this year, so glad they are becoming so popular.
These are not the calm and soothing voices that I read those comics in my head with.
Looks cute though.
I trust Dan Harmon to do something interesting at the least, but man, this really doesn’t match up with the spirit of the original strips, at least in my view. Maybe this is what the creator saw all along.
these are not the character voices that are in my head
Trailer looks fun and funny. I would watch it.
Will it only be on Apple TV or are other releases planed?
It will be out on the high seas within hours of release if that helps.
The language is not verbose enough. That’s the whole point. And the voices don’t match the vibe of the comics.
Hopefully it turns out to be alright. Edit: on second viewing it’s not so bad. It’s kind of cute. But I’m cautious. Tiny trash 🎉
And the voices don’t match the vibe of the comics
This one’s a bit tricky since many people would have different interpretations of it.
It seems like we all were angling toward a more serene, robotic or alien voice. Something more neutral.
I found that interesting from reading the comments so far.
