Honestly, the first 30 seconds made me feel I was watching a 20 minute episode of an awesome cartoon! Then the sudden end hit and I laughed :D
What's funny is you can imagine a whole series based on this concept and art. Feels like watching Sublo & Tangy, great work!
Reviews for "Subterranean Losers"
subterraneanlosers responds:
Yeah my original idea was to have a more long-form one-off cartoon. But instead I'm going to do a mini-series of quick one-gag bits. A lot of thought went into the concept so I'm glad you're picking up on that!
I laughed WAY too hard at this.
Their intelligence sure has peaked. XD Feels like the premises showed promise for something bigger than that, like a fictional documentary delving into the potential parallel fates of our earth, an underground civilization before the dawn of man that somehow perished by the forces of nature before we came to be... that we don't even know about. Something like that.... was what I was wondering if it'd turn into when it started, but either way, it did entrain! Hope this might be the start of something serial.
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Okay, so subtlety is key here. What I've noticed about the show is that what draws me in the most about it is the realistic dynamic between the characters but also their reactions to simple things. "Beer'd ya" being "beard' me" in the other person's mind (even though they know better) is pretty great. The casual, relaxed tones actually remind me of Regular Show except interactions in this seem a bit further down - grounded, if you will - on a spectrum of personal interaction. "Less fanciful" is how I'd describe it but I'd also have to say "more charming". Now, it's not all realistic as we know that real people are often either stumbling over each other in a conversation or not really listening. The latter of this aspect is highlighted in Kit's disregard of Rav's insight but at the same time, it's not like there's an air of disconnection between them.
I know it looks like I'm reading too deep into this but really, I'm just trying to break it down into it's base components.
In summary: I liked it - even if it was short - and I found myself captured in a brief moment by characters who made me realize that other creations fail to do the same in twenty minutes or even more. Good work and may the winds of fate not screw you over.
P.S. Also, the concept of a civilization living in a cavity underground is so cool! Have an extra half-star for that.
subterraneanlosers responds:
Hey thanks for the review. I'm glad you appreciate the subtlety in the dialog and character writing. It's something really hard to pull off especially when your VAs are on different sides of the US recording at different times. Shout out to Mary Zolp for realizing Kit so well. I was unsure if people would "get" this series and I'm so glad that you and some others seem to understand what I'm trying to do. Thanks!
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subterraneanlosers responds:
You got it!