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Tawmis
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 Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 5:13 am Post subject: Neverending Nights - Episode 26 - Comments. |
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At long last, it's here! The next juicy installment of Neverending Nights! I know, I know! You guys are starving for the episode! Well, fine, fine - I won't go into too much detail about someone making a return with this episode, and there's something with a map, and a campfire, and being lost, and... Well, this episode has it all! Neverending Nights - Episode 26: Reunited And It Feels So Good (Right Click, Save As... this one is going to cost you 45.1 Megs on your precious hard drive)!
By all means, leave all the feedback that you want - good, bad, down the middle. We want to hear it.
(And some day I will go into detail about the nightmare these last few videos have caused me which is finally making me seek a real editing program...)
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 7:19 am Post subject: |
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45 mb?
THAT kicks rocks!
too bad it is already Monday morning over here, so watching might have to wait a little bit
joking aside, good too see the episodes keep on coming
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 7:30 am Post subject: |
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WARNING
KEEP YOUR SPEAKERS LOW!!!
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 10:31 am Post subject: |
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Downloading now and SERIOUSLY guys just use rar already >_>
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WEAK >_>
Seriously, what the hell was that? There were no jokes that caused me to laugh out loud. None. My mouth remained entirely closed during the whole episode (although, it almost opened in a startled gasp at Grayon's overloud exclamation). The dialog was contrived and uninteresting, the plot 'twists' fairly obvious, the jokes overused. The only remotely amusing moment was Peter's 50/50 comment, but even that wasn't exactly LOL-worthy.
I'm going to be the first to call it: Worst episode of NeN. 
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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| sparrow-nest wrote: | 45 mb?
THAT kicks rocks!
too bad it is already Monday morning over here, so watching might have to wait a little bit
joking aside, good too see the episodes keep on coming |
Actually I think the size has a lot to do with the editor... I was having ALL kinds of problems... and when I finally got it to work, it took MUCH longer than it normally does to compile it and save... So don't let the size of the file fool you. It's only about 4 to 5 minutes of an episode (or somewhere there abouts!)
| tmriddle1331 wrote: | WARNING
KEEP YOUR SPEAKERS LOW!!! |
BWHAHAHAH! You know, I considered turning that portion down - but I thought - "Nah. It really conveys the emotion being that loud."
| Nameless wrote: | Downloading now and SERIOUSLY guys just use rar already >_>
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RAR would do no good for this. WMV files are already compressed as it is, RAR might get it to compress 2% more, if that. The only reason I zip the files really is so that people don't stream it right off of our site (or at least decrease the chance of that happening).
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WEAK >_>
Seriously, what the hell was that? There were no jokes that caused me to laugh out loud. None. My mouth remained entirely closed during the whole episode (although, it almost opened in a startled gasp at Grayon's overloud exclamation). The dialog was contrived and uninteresting, the plot 'twists' fairly obvious, the jokes overused. The only remotely amusing moment was Peter's 50/50 comment, but even that wasn't exactly LOL-worthy.
I'm going to be the first to call it: Worst episode of NeN. |
If you didn't like that episode - well, you might as well stop watching right about... now. I think some of the future episode have some laughs - but personally I enjoyed Episode 26 (when we made it), because I think it got back to the root of what makes NeN...
Everything from getting the map, losing the map (if you will), reuniting with Pawl the Dorf, being hopelessly lost while on their newest quest.
And I thought some of the dialogue - especially once they realize they have lost the map, was funny.
So if you didn't find this episode funny, there's very little hope that you're going to find the future episodes funny. 
Just warning ya.
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Wizard Weatherwax
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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What'll we do with a drunken sailor, What'll we do with a drunken sailor, Earl-aye in the morning?
Lol. I liked it. It wasn’t really funny as in “Ha! Ha! Ha! I am dieing here!”, but it had its moments. I liked seeing Peter and Grayson again, and I especially liked to see Pawl again.
I am a bit confused though… Pawl seems to be taking this situation pretty well. I mean… sure he is a ghost, meaning that he isn’t exactly dead as in DEAD, but he is nevertheless dead.
The part about the two ways was funny, simply because it reminded me about my favourite NeN episode… the one in the woods when our two Heroes are lost.
Go, Pawl!
Huzzah!
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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Hehe, The credits had me laughing... but I think I might be the only one who laughed at that 
I think it was great! I remember singing that "drunken-sailor" song back in mens choir in Jr. High.
It looks like you guys are starting to get a better understanding of emotes and what the character can do to make him just that much more interactable.
And I must say, the quality was great! The episode by itself wasnt that great, but I sat down and watched all of the episodes in season two, and things start to make more sense and I now actually see a sense of direction in the story for season 2 compared to season 1.
Great Job!
So when is the next episode coming out?
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Wizard Weatherwax wrote: | What'll we do with a drunken sailor, What'll we do with a drunken sailor, Earl-aye in the morning?
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The song is actually an Irish song - that Adam and Paul know - but I don't think it's an original. I am pretty sure it's a common Irish song or something...
| Wizard Weatherwax wrote: |
Lol. I liked it. It wasn’t really funny as in “Ha! Ha! Ha! I am dieing here!”, but it had its moments. I liked seeing Peter and Grayson again, and I especially liked to see Pawl again.
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I am not sure any of our episodes have been "Ha! Ha! Ha! I am dying here!" kind of funny!
| Wizard Weatherwax wrote: |
I am a bit confused though… Pawl seems to be taking this situation pretty well. I mean… sure he is a ghost, meaning that he isn’t exactly dead as in DEAD, but he is nevertheless dead.
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Well keep in mind. Pawl the Dorf died in Episode 19 or 20 (I can't remember), so he's been wandering around for 8 or 9 episodes (in the background, lol) being dead. That's plenty of time to realize he's dead - and there's not much he can do about it.
But do you think Grayson and Peter are going to leave Pawl the Dorf as Pawl the Ghost? Of course not!
And do you think it's going to turn out well for Pawl the Dorf?
Of course not!
| Wizard Weatherwax wrote: |
The part about the two ways was funny, simply because it reminded me about my favourite NeN episode… the one in the woods when our two Heroes are lost.
Go, Pawl!
Huzzah! |
See, this is why I enjoyed doing this episode also - I thought it really went back to the basics of NeN. 
| SnafeDarkrold wrote: |
Hehe, The credits had me laughing... but I think I might be the only one who laughed at that
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Yeah, I was hoping that would get a chuckle out of you. Funny thing is most people in the public release won't get it, because it's always corrected by then - unless they have read the thread where you mention my repeated mistake.
| SnafeDarkrold wrote: |
I think it was great! I remember singing that "drunken-sailor" song back in mens choir in Jr. High.
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Adam/Paul's bar singing Irish buddy (Tony) sings that song... fun song to sing when intoxicated at a bar, surrounded by a bunch of other drunk people, and slurring the lyrics...
| SnafeDarkrold wrote: |
It looks like you guys are starting to get a better understanding of emotes and what the character can do to make him just that much more interactable.
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Well I have been playing with the NWN engine alot to try some different things... Like when I get Grayson to shake his head "No" near the beginning of the episode... getting Peter and Grayson to look UP at Dean the Dragon, etc.
What's a bummer is Adam originally filmed it - and I originally cut it to the footage he used because he had some great scenes. But when I tried to save it - it gave me an error saying that it couldn't save. So I tried a few things, and still got that error. (I believe I mentioned last episode it was doing the same thing to me). So I thought, somehow the files were corrupted. So I refilmed the whole thing, then converted the videos, and got the error again. (I was going insane, which is why I posted the thread about looking for a cheap editor). After rebooting my PC several times, going to the WMM forum, after nearly 2 hours later, and randomly on the third reboot of my PC - it suddenly began saving the footage I had filmed. I am not sure why, but it seems that WMM has become increasingly more unstable for me to use. (Of course on my laptop I have Windows Vista, which has a newer version of WMM on there available only to Vista... so I may try editing on my laptop - only problem there is my laptop has a very small hard drive, so I'd have to network share the files... well, anyway...)
Anyway, yes - I have been using the NWN engine to try different things on my spare time (I have some ideas in my head that I may wanna do in machinima, and the NWN engine would be perfect... of course, it is a matter of finding the time to write it out, film, voice it, etc...)
| SnafeDarkrold wrote: |
And I must say, the quality was great! The episode by itself wasnt that great, but I sat down and watched all of the episodes in season two, and things start to make more sense and I now actually see a sense of direction in the story for season 2 compared to season 1.
Great Job!
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Season 2 is definitely far more story driven. I think there's actually a real story there, mixed in with the nonsense of Peter, Grayson and Pawl the Dorf, as they try to figure things out.
| SnafeDarkrold wrote: |
So when is the next episode coming out? |
When I find a cheap, easy to use editor.
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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"Huh... it really does taste like pepper!"
hehe, that made me laugh
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome episode.. good job guys
My favorite line is the bit about "I used a paper in your backpack... my bad!"
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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Er....when did Pawl become Australian? "Crikey, lads!"
Should've been more along the lines of "Bloody hell, lads!" as that would've been more in keeping with English/Scottish dialect of most Dwarves.
I thought the overall feel was "getting back to basics" as it shows just what dipshit Peter really is.
Enjoyed it thoroughly!
What would you do with a drunken sailor? <----lots of nice verses, funny as hell!
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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| kravchick2000 wrote: |
Er....when did Pawl become Australian? "Crikey, lads!"
Should've been more along the lines of "Bloody hell, lads!" as that would've been more in keeping with English/Scottish dialect of most Dwarves.
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Pawl the Dorf's accent was created with the idea of "Create the worse pirate, scottish, irish accent you possibly can..."
You need to go back and watch the episode that has Pawl the Dorf's origin. His accent is intentionally horrible and "incorrect" - because he was raised by humans. He does the accent on purpose to "sound dwarf like."
So Pawl the Dorf, not sounding "correct" is much like Peter's ability as a ranger, to get lost in the woods.
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I thought the overall feel was "getting back to basics" as it shows just what dipshit Peter really is.
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Yeah! See, glad someone sees it...
HEY! What do you mean?!?!?
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Enjoyed it thoroughly!
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Thank you!
That there be the song, lass!
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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topline: another nice episode - in the nen spirit, chuckles and in-jokes galore
overall I enjoyed the episode, perhaps a bit more because I read some impressions here beforehand and didn't have the highest of expectations
some witty remarks and bickering made it fun, like the take the other way routine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drunken_sailor - up she rises... wonder of whom Paul could be singing? Andrea perhaps?
the video seemed to be of higher quality this time around, it looked really good in full screen (1920*1200, beyond HD  ) - could be partially from the cavern set having better textures or from the WMM snafu?
missed the credit joke first time - but that is the kind of thing that makes this forum + the series so much more fun than a "regular" (read: sane) comdey - the little touches of crazy mishaps
it was a bit strange to just have the credits end, missed another mini blooper or short shot (perhaps a re-take of dwrf standing around waiting for the heroes to wake up?)
stange dwrfs ftw!
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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| sparrow-nest wrote: |
overall I enjoyed the episode, perhaps a bit more because I read some impressions here beforehand and didn't have the highest of expectations
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Maybe I need to downplay every episode? Or just let Nameless write the description for the video.
| sparrow-nest wrote: |
some witty remarks and bickering made it fun, like the take the other way routine
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See, this is all a part I thought brought it back to NeN at its most basic level. Losing maps, campfire jokes, Peter and Grayson bickering, and Pawl the Dorf back in the mix with the Dynamic Duo!
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the video seemed to be of higher quality this time around, it looked really good in full screen (1920*1200, beyond HD ) - could be partially from the cavern set having better textures or from the WMM snafu?
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I noticed the quality too. I am not entirely sure why that is, that it looks so sharp...
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missed the credit joke first time - but that is the kind of thing that makes this forum + the series so much more fun than a "regular" (read: sane) comdey - the little touches of crazy mishaps
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I think you need to be able to laugh at yourself, and including "Travis Smith" in the credits only seemed fitting.
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it was a bit strange to just have the credits end, missed another mini blooper or short shot (perhaps a re-take of dwrf standing around waiting for the heroes to wake up?)
stange dwrfs ftw!
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Well we don't wanna do little segments at the end of every episode, or else it loses it's ... specialness. Everyone will expect to find them there. It's putting them there randomly for those that accidently go past the credits and get another surprise... that's where the fun is!
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Tawmis wrote: | | sparrow-nest wrote: |
overall I enjoyed the episode, perhaps a bit more because I read some impressions here beforehand and didn't have the highest of expectations
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Maybe I need to downplay every episode? Or just let Nameless write the description for the video.
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Or just bring back ol'grumpy and the "of course it sucks" as a tagline up front along with the fancy studio animation
...and WHO is Paul singing about? who is rising?
and what's with the white out as the bow flying (frame by frame ftw)?
Surely something unnatural or magic must have caused that?
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