Comments on: First episode of crowdfunded post-apocalyptic web series: The Silent City http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/first-episode-of-crowdfunded-p.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: DewiMorgan http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/first-episode-of-crowdfunded-p.html#comment-1466509 DewiMorgan Wed, 04 Jul 2012 03:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168709#comment-1466509 So that one-frame still about "the W/Height is over http:// ... 7 dot 9 com" - it's apparently some kinda puzzle, but what? So that one-frame still about “the W/Height is over http:// … 7 dot 9 com” – it’s apparently some kinda puzzle, but what?

]]> By: Grey Devil http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/first-episode-of-crowdfunded-p.html#comment-1465905 Grey Devil Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168709#comment-1465905  So you're complaining and bitching about a video you havent seen. Right.  So you’re complaining and bitching about a video you havent seen. Right.

]]> By: wizardru http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/first-episode-of-crowdfunded-p.html#comment-1465753 wizardru Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168709#comment-1465753 I'm not sure where BoingBoing is getting the zombie angle from, as I don't see any reference to zombies anywhere on their site, just post-apocalypse.  The trailer and the first episode are zombie-free...but the trailer does show what look like morlock-type underdwellers who seem to fear a flare, which are probably why the survivor hides during the night. The conceit of the series, which is pretty cool, is that they're filming in NYC in abandoned locations, inspired by seeing the city feel deserted during a hurricane in 2011.  It definitely has a 'I am Legend' feel to it. http://silentcityseries.com/about-silent-city-2/  I’m not sure where BoingBoing is getting the zombie angle from, as I don’t see any reference to zombies anywhere on their site, just post-apocalypse.  The trailer and the first episode are zombie-free…but the trailer does show what look like morlock-type underdwellers who seem to fear a flare, which are probably why the survivor hides during the night.

The conceit of the series, which is pretty cool, is that they’re filming in NYC in abandoned locations, inspired by seeing the city feel deserted during a hurricane in 2011.  It definitely has a ‘I am Legend’ feel to it.

http://silentcityseries.com/about-silent-city-2/ 

]]> By: Jason Rihel http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/first-episode-of-crowdfunded-p.html#comment-1465644 Jason Rihel Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168709#comment-1465644 When you only have a few minutes of webisode, the storytelling needs to be 1000X punchier than this. When you only have a few minutes of webisode, the storytelling needs to be 1000X punchier than this.

]]> By: rocobo9 http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/first-episode-of-crowdfunded-p.html#comment-1465631 rocobo9 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168709#comment-1465631 my mistake. i assumed based on the link: Trailer for crowd funded zombie web series is anyone else getting thoroughly bored with post-apocalyptic? i can't even bring myself to click the play button on the video... my mistake. i assumed based on the link: Trailer for crowd funded zombie web series

is anyone else getting thoroughly bored with post-apocalyptic? i can’t even bring myself to click the play button on the video…

]]> By: stovedoor http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/first-episode-of-crowdfunded-p.html#comment-1465469 stovedoor Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168709#comment-1465469  It's worth pointing out that this trailer contains no zombies. The apocalypse that occurred is so far unspecified.  It’s worth pointing out that this trailer contains no zombies. The apocalypse that occurred is so far unspecified.

]]> By: Drabula http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/first-episode-of-crowdfunded-p.html#comment-1465335 Drabula Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168709#comment-1465335 Yeah, I am. Of course I was on LSD when I saw the original Dawn of the Dead premiere so it was bound to be downhill from there. But, yeah, the mainstreaming of zombies has made them about as frightening as the Brady Bunch. But, no zombies in this particular episode. Maybe it's just post-apocalyptic, which in itself is a pretty tired and lazy-prone genre. Yeah, I am. Of course I was on LSD when I saw the original Dawn of the Dead premiere so it was bound to be downhill from there. But, yeah, the mainstreaming of zombies has made them about as frightening as the Brady Bunch. But, no zombies in this particular episode. Maybe it’s just post-apocalyptic, which in itself is a pretty tired and lazy-prone genre.

]]> By: rocobo9 http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/first-episode-of-crowdfunded-p.html#comment-1465327 rocobo9 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 07:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168709#comment-1465327 is anyone else getting thoroughly bored with zombies? i can't even bring myself to click the play button on the video... is anyone else getting thoroughly bored with zombies? i can’t even bring myself to click the play button on the video…

]]> By: MrScience http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/first-episode-of-crowdfunded-p.html#comment-1465112 MrScience Tue, 03 Jul 2012 01:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168709#comment-1465112 To see what it's like, with some humorous commentary (though he's on an earlier patch where you start with a pistol): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhNFjGyYS7c  Oh, and the map is 225 sq km in size; skip to 3:30 if you want the action. To see what it’s like, with some humorous commentary (though he’s on an earlier patch where you start with a pistol): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhNFjGyYS7c  Oh, and the map is 225 sq km in size; skip to 3:30 if you want the action.

]]> By: MrScience http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/first-episode-of-crowdfunded-p.html#comment-1465030 MrScience Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168709#comment-1465030 Playing the Day-Z mod (I bought ArmA II just for the mod) has revealed to me how unprepared many of us are. I highly recommend playing (crazy-fast zombies when they spot you, and ruthless people in the towns... you stay away from bigger cities that attrack both, yet you need the supplies that can be found there), it's like you're in the film. And currently, you don't spawn with any weapons (!). Oh, repairable vehicles (if you can find the parts), no minimap until you find an in-game map, local-only chat/voice chat, if you can find a tent you can 'save' your stuff in that spot on that server (must use barbed wire to prevent people from getting in), persistable characters across servers, permadeath, and on and on and on. Playing the Day-Z mod (I bought ArmA II just for the mod) has revealed to me how unprepared many of us are. I highly recommend playing (crazy-fast zombies when they spot you, and ruthless people in the towns… you stay away from bigger cities that attrack both, yet you need the supplies that can be found there), it’s like you’re in the film. And currently, you don’t spawn with any weapons (!). Oh, repairable vehicles (if you can find the parts), no minimap until you find an in-game map, local-only chat/voice chat, if you can find a tent you can ‘save’ your stuff in that spot on that server (must use barbed wire to prevent people from getting in), persistable characters across servers, permadeath, and on and on and on.

]]> By: mat catastrophe http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/first-episode-of-crowdfunded-p.html#comment-1465011 mat catastrophe Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168709#comment-1465011  I bring balance to the Force.  I bring balance to the Force.

]]> By: wysinwyg http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/first-episode-of-crowdfunded-p.html#comment-1465009 wysinwyg Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168709#comment-1465009  One comment by a person with the handle "Bokonon" saying simply "Dig It" would have been the best, most positive, and inspiring Boing Boing comment thread I have ever seen.  The subject of the OP is incidental.  One comment by a person with the handle “Bokonon” saying simply “Dig It” would have been the best, most positive, and inspiring Boing Boing comment thread I have ever seen.  The subject of the OP is incidental.

]]> By: mat catastrophe http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/first-episode-of-crowdfunded-p.html#comment-1464999 mat catastrophe Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168709#comment-1464999 I have no idea what you're talking about. I have no idea what you’re talking about.

]]> By: wysinwyg http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/first-episode-of-crowdfunded-p.html#comment-1464988 wysinwyg Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168709#comment-1464988  No!  You ruined it!  The perfect thread!  No!  You ruined it!  The perfect thread!

]]> By: mat catastrophe http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/first-episode-of-crowdfunded-p.html#comment-1464976 mat catastrophe Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168709#comment-1464976 Do things like this have any substance at all or are they just a collection of hipster tropes? Do things like this have any substance at all or are they just a collection of hipster tropes?

]]> By: Bokonon http://boingboing.net/2012/07/02/first-episode-of-crowdfunded-p.html#comment-1464639 Bokonon Mon, 02 Jul 2012 20:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168709#comment-1464639 Dig It Dig It

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