Quote: Originally posted by leenetje
I just LOVE the new episode! but if i was ripp and tank i wouldn't be cheering if my dad was dancing in a thong in front of me. and you just had me LMAO with the genderrversed curiouses.
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Thank you very much for the feedback, Leenetje. Yes, perhaps it would have been more accurate to have Tank and Ripp appear utterly stunned at their father dancing in front of them in a thong, but perhaps they were cheering to see their usually uptight father loosen up a bit. Yes, I love the gender reversed Curiouses as well. I think Eaxis may have done well to make them Curious sisters in the first place!
Quote: Originally posted by ChaoticNeutral
There's something that's been bothering me a little in this thread, I don't know if I'm the only one but I find your links in the first post most confusing. Perhaps you could put something like:
Anyway...
"Not only is there to be no more violence in this series, bur we are to include romance now?! What do we look like, Pleasantview?!" So true!
In Unison: Science. <-
Loved the update, Joe. There are some nice considerations about our greater fiction-writing community. Censorship Board, huh? The greater evil indeed, enemy of awesomeness... And General Buzz dubbing in thongs was just priceless!
I also had quite an evil flu cursing me this week, hope you feel better (I'm still recovering and maaan isn't it a little nightmare). Waiting for the next chapter! :mob
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Thank you very much for the suggestion, ChaoticNeutral, and you’re right, you’ll notice later episodes will be posted in a way more user friendly to the viewer. Thanks for the lovely comments as well, I meant to poke fun at the writing community because I love to print out fanfiction and read it from time to time. Many of the writers out there are very good. Flus are even more evil than the censorship board...if that’s possible at all.
Quote: Originally posted by Kacoshiajewl
OMG I loved it!!! thanks for the extra episode *huggles the curious sisters* they are to cute!!!!
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Thank you very much, Kacoshiajewl glad you loved it. I know what you mean about the Curious sisters. I wonder how things would have been if Eaxis had made the Curious sisters, rather than the Curious brothers? Hmm...
Quote: Originally posted by Ani May
SCIENCE! Sorry, I've been following this series for a bit (before I decided to join the fourms) and I absolutely love it especially the Special Episode! ("Whomever designed High heeled shoes ought to be hanged")
I adore how you potray all the characters and the music is just fantastic! I nearly cried during the teddy bear scene in Chapter 8. I can't wait to see the next episode
Hope you get over that flu soon. =)
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Thank you very much, Ani May! I’m so happy to hear that you enjoy how I portray characters, and like the music. Glad you liked that teddy bear scene, it took a long time to get the effect just right. It took even longer to do that than to film the first half of the episode actually. I’m glad it had the effect it did. Oh yes, the flu had me out of work for nearly two weeks, but I’m fine now.
Quote: Originally posted by Miao
This is a really brilliant series, especially in the execution. The music really enhances the scenes, and the camerawork resembles that in a real movie.
The characters are portrayed sensitively and thoughtfully, especially in the scenes with Pascal and Gen. Buzz. That scene with Buzz and young Ripp on the couch is just heartbreaking, and goes far in revealing how complex of a character Buzz is. Tying into that point, I really love how you interpreted the Curious family as liberal and peace-loving and the Grunt family as conservative and obsessed with honor and duty, but didn't make this distinction absolute or unwavering. I also like how Loki and Circe aren't completely evil, but just cold and cynical; the most cynical minds still have compassion and sympathy somewhere underneath. Making them too evil would've been too easy. The thoughts on war, racism, prejudice, and so on are really socially relevant.
Johnny and Ophelia are two of my favorite Maxis Sims. I could never bring myself to separate the two, so that scene in the desert was pretty shocking to say the least.
I can't even look at the Strangetown Sims the same way...and I'll definitely play the Grunt family more often. I'd always ignored them before, but I realized that I love Ripp and Buck.
SCIENCE!!! The special episode was hilarious.
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Thank you very much for the feedback, Miao. Eaxis really gave us a gift in Strangetown, and telling their story is a real pleasure, but a challenge at the same time. I’ll admit to nearly portraying Buzz, Circe and Loki as more uni-dimensional characters, but as I was writing the script with my co-author Avatar Arkmage, we both ended up writing each character deeper than we ever imagined before. Glad to hear that you like Ripp and Buck, I was rather perplexed at all the indifference/outright hatred toward them especially on YouTube. Sure they aren’t macho military fellows like Buzz and Tank, but why hate on them for it? It’s great to hear that you like them, for I like them a lot, and thought that it was high time some one portrayed them positively on YouTube.
Quote: Originally posted by Kacoshiajewl
LOL poor joe your voice isnt to hard to understand it's kinda a cute accent lovely as always on the imagery
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Thank you very much, Kacoshiajewl! I’m doing another voiceover, the next episode coming up will be voiced over actually.
Quote: Originally posted by leenetje
it's soo cool the episode. as always though. and you have a great voice, i am a not very good english speaker and i don't understand it very well (i'm even always sitting at my computer with a dictionary) but, i actually understood every single word! so yeah it's udnerstandable.
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Thank you very much for the feedback, Leenetje! That is very good to know that you could understand the voiceover. In fact, the next two episodes will be voiced over as well.
Quote: Originally posted by Janchux
Very good story! I love it!
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Thank you very much for the feedback, Janchux! Glad to hear you love it!
Quote: Originally posted by The_Oceanborn
I'm finally finished with my exam (and I've just updated my story) and I watched your latest videos. The April 1st one and the one where you spoke. I really loved your Glaswegian accent. I think your voice and your tune suited the sad atmosphere perfectly. Don't take this offensively but I had always imagined that General Buzz spoke in a more sharp and sturdy way but you made a great Buzz!
By the way, I loved both episodes but the first ones made me giggle a lot. The Curious brothers (sisters) in high heels and mini dresses???!!! I can guess they feel uncomfortable!
And I laughed out loudly when I saw General Buzz singing karaoke disco in a thong!!! Never imagined it was possible!
Even Old Olive was enjoying herself (well, she's a professional party guest so). And Mad Loki who is the least party-ish of them all
And I loved that you came into the story too. There has to be a Gary-Stu sometimes. This was atleast a funny, good author insert! I loved it.
I am looking so forwards to reading more. I am wondering how it is going with the Strangetowners. My favourites in your story will always be the Curious brothers, especially Pascal.
And there is more I've got to say!
I loved when Vidcund was asking "are we in Pleasantview?". haha.
And you have done a fantastic job in making the present generation of Strangetownians. I see you made them yourself instead of resurrecting or cloning them. Good job!
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Ocean, good to hear that those exams are finally over, I remember those days as though they were yesterday. It will be great to see you about the community more often! Yes, I also think Buzz’s voice ought to be sharp and sturdy, but he was supposed to be upset and broken in that episode, that’s why I softened up my voice to play him. Oh yes, I enjoy the Curious sisters as well, so it was a pleasure to include them in the story. Thank you very much for the feedback, Ocean!
Quote: Originally posted by Mishellia
What creeps me out is that I watched these and I do think I subscribed without knowing you were a fellow S2C goer. Oooh. Weird. ^_^
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Thanks for the subscription, Michellia!
Quote: Originally posted by leenetje
woohoo, it's awesome as always!!!
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Thank you very much, Leenetje!
Quote: Originally posted by Ghanima Atreides
Dude that was so sweet...and such an interesting take on the pollinators and their reasons. I'm glad to see this series continue!
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The whole rationale for the aliens and why why chose males to pollinate over females was something I've wondered about ever since the game began. This was the most plausible reason I could think up. Yes, this series will continue until the end.
Quote: Originally posted by Kacoshiajewl
Yay I loved it as always hehe and I love Ripp he's so cool LOL! I hope they consider the offer realy T.T
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I'm so glad to hear that you loved it! Yes I hope so too!