If you are a bit of a computer geek like me, and have at some time enjoyed yourself playing a first person shooter or two, then you cannot go past watching and enjoying this animated series. Rooster Teeth productions have put this series of short episodes together, and episodes range in length of just over three minutes to about 10 minutes. Each one packs a number of good hard laughs (there were tears on many occasions), though sadly my wife would have to disagree. While some of the humour is particularly male oriented, I don't see why it wouldn't also be found equally hilarious to females of the more geeky gamer persuasion. I must also add that while the show is based on a game, the laughs are mostly generated by the comical inter personal relationships of the different characters.
The episodes are put together with video taken directly from the popular Xbox and PC game 'Halo', and sound effects and voice are then dubbed over the top. They've really done a top notch job putting it all together, and while obviously being time consuming, it looks like it would be a fantastic project to work on.
It may take you a few episodes to get a hang of the style and appreciate the characters, but I swear that the episodes just get better and better, and some of the one liners will leave you in stitches. There are currently 84 episodes available to be viewed on Google video, taking you just into the fifth season. The first four seasons are also shown on the time wasting site I mentioned in an earlier post.
Give it a good go, and you'll be hooked, and with each episode being only about 5 minutes long, there's always enough time to squeeze in another one before starting that task you've been dreading.
Last thing I have to say is that Sarge is my new hero. Watch it and you'll understand.
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