We Need Girlfriends – Ep. 4 “Rod vs Henry” | A Web Series Review on The Watch List

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2 Swirlies

“I wanted to make things right. So I photoshopped this picture of you porking your ex-girlfriend.”

This is a wonky episode of this web series about three roommates.

It swings from silly, over the top gags with no consequences (like putting Draino in a roommate’s eggs) to out-of-nowhere learning-and-hugging resolutions.

But here’s something interesting. I was scrolling through the comments on saw this one from cast member Evan Bass:

“@samdunhamss, a little after episode 10 came out, YouTube tried to buy the show and in order to bid low, YouTube shut off the viewer counter for the episodes. No new views have registered in over 2 years. - EvanBass” 8 Months ago.

What? Could this be true? I am not naive enough to think that YouTube is above reproach, but did they really game their own network to cheat a web series creator out of a sale price? That’s low, man. Even for a self interested corporation.

From YouTube Description:

Rod’s actions push Henry to the breaking point, and their friendship is tested in an epically pathetic and childish battle.

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This is a web series about two New York princesses (like Meadow Soprano) who become roommates in L.A.

The gimmick and the accents gets stale really fast, but there’s a few good laughs here. I can’t decide if I like the fact that these two characters are almost exact clones of each other, or not. I can see the appeal, but at the same time they’re in the same world as each other. For this web series to grow, they’ll have to find a character who isn’t them to play off.

But a pretty decent first episode, it gets you right into the story and the characters without spending too much time on set up. Camera work is a little too “mockumentary” for my tastes, but decent. The sound’s pretty good, editing keeps it moving at a nice pace and the whole episode is a good length. It just didn’t pop for me. Let’s see what the second episode has in store for us.

We Need Girlfriends – Ep 2. The Blue Party

In the 2nd episode of Ragtag Productions new web-series “We Need Girlfriends,” Tom, Henry and Rod get invited to a party with a very confusing title.

Shot on location in beautiful Astoria, New York.

Starring Patrick Cohen, Seth Kirschner and Evan Bass.

Produced by Ragtag Productions.

www.weneedgirlfriends.tv

1 Swirly

“How else are people supposed to know that I’m a Rodney Piper fan?”

The fellows go to a ‘Blue Party’ which, it turns out, is not a sex party. And apparently the most humiliating thing in the world is to take your top off at a party.

The first episode was way funnier. I suggest you skip this one and I’ll let you know when you can check back in.