The Variants Ep2. “Dead Man’s Comics”

The Variants Web Series Episode 2, “Dead Man’s Comics” In discovering a vintage comic, Joe discovers his co-workers’ ignorance in Kurt Russell filmography.

Watch more of this web series comedy about life at a comic book shop at our site http://www.thevariants.com
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3 Swirlies.

“This guy dying is the greatest thing that’s happened all week!”

This second episode doesn’t really live up to the promise of the first one. It appears to be setting up a subsequent episode where they have a movie night to watch Kurt Russells’ films. If you look carefully, there’s a very funny sign in one scene that reads, “Kurts so good.”

There’s not much in the way of a story here. But there are still some funny bits. I’m hoping that the story picks up a bit more as the series goes on.

Often, when we’re writing web series, there’s a tendency to write episodes know that there’s some good stuff coming down the line. We forget that the audience doesn’t know what’s coming, and so we need to give shape and satisfaction to each episode (within the format of the series, of course). There’s two things going on in this episode – an attempt to quit smoking and a pending decision whether or not ot buy a dead guy’s comic collection – but neither of them have very high stakes. There’s no real consequences to the outcome either way. It leaves me feeling a little unsatisfied at the end – like watching a Star Trek The Next Generation movie.

Tights and Fights: Ashes – Catch Up to Jan 14th!

We took a holiday break at the end of December, and so I have noticed that we about a month behind in keeping you up to date with the hilarious super hero video diary comedy, Tights and Fights: Ashes!

You can jump to the Tights and Fights website, or you just keep watching from here!

Tights and Fights: Ashes episodes from December 11 until December 17:

Tights and Fights: Ashes episodes from January 10 to 14:

Tights and Fights: Ashes – Dec 6 – Dec 10

A Watch List Original!

Here’s last week’s episodes of Tights and Fights: Ashes – a hilarious Transmedia and Video Diary comedy series about the private thoughts and fears of comic book super heroes!

Want to know more? Visit http://www.tightsandfights.com

Tights and Fights: Ashes – Nov 30 – Dec 4

A Watch List Original!

Tights and Fights: Ashes is a year long, hilarious, super hero, video diary web series. Each week the Watch List will be bringing you a playlist of that week’s episodes, for you to enjoy! Hit play and settle in!

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Tights and Fights: Ashes – Nov 21 – Nov 26

A Watch List Original!

Tights and Fights: Ashes is a year long, hilarious, super hero, video diary web series. Each week the Watch List will be bringing you a playlist of that week’s episodes, for you to enjoy! Hit play and settle in!

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Tights and Fights: Ashes – Nov 15 to Nov 19

A Watch List Original!

Here are last week’s episodes of Tights and Fights: Ashes!

Tights and Fights: Ashes is a year long, hilarious, super hero, video diary web series. Each week the Watch List will be bringing you a playlist of that week’s episodes, for you to enjoy! (Sorry, we’re a little behind on this one!) Hit play and settle in!

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Tights and Fights: Ashes – Nov 8 to Nov 12

A Watch List Original!

Here’s this week’s episodes of Tights and Fights: Ashes!

Tights and Fights: Ashes is a year long, hilarious, super hero, video diary web series. Each week the Watch List will be bringing you a playlist of that week’s episodes, for you to enjoy! Hit play and settle in!

P.S. I’ve been using Embedr for my playlists, but sadly it seems to be down. Is it no more?

Tights and Fights: Ashes – October 31 to November 6

A Watch List Original

Enjoy this week’s episodes of Tights and Fights: Ashes!

Tights and Fights: Ashes – EP 01. Phoenix or The Cuckoo

Tights and Fights: Ashes

http://www.tightsandfights.com

A Watch List Original

“Who Am I?”

It’s been 3 years since the last episode of Tights and Fights: Captain Euchre. But I think you’ll agree that it was worth the wait. Here’s the teaser episode for GopherX.net’s newest series, the wacky superhero video diary and transmedia comedy Tights and Fights: Ashes.

Beware October 15…

Captain Blasto – Ep 2. A Comic Caper

Series continues at http://www.youtube.com/blastoseries

3 Swirlies

“You can’t take a baby! That’s kidnapping, not a theft!”

I really like the visual design of the opening titles. Colourful and graphic.

So, here’s where things get moving. A crazy plot is hatched… and suddenly our hero’s life isn’t so boring.

There’s a number of funny bits. What tickles me is that they are staging a fake mugging and because they are inspired by the comics, the “mugger” is dressed up like the bad guys in Scrooge McDuck.

The fake fighting is fun, even if there’s some moments that feel like outtakes that were left in. I still like the comic book split screens, especially where they are used to juxtapose the comic book moments with the reality. What stands to be improved most is the acting. (Something to be said for almost every web series.)

All in all, a fun episode, albeit with an abrupt ending.