The best way to describe this series is exactly as it is said on the L Studio site that broadcasts it: “Humorists Starlee Kine and Arthur Jones offer their unique take on popular culture, people and places in this animated series.”
Both Starlee and Arthur are quick witted people who express fresh opinions on everyday cultural topics. But what I like most about this show is the way in which it is visually displayed. It’s completely animated. Even Starlee and Arthur are animated and for some reason it makes this review/talk show enticing and engaging. I love their choice of topics and their honest whit and repartee throughout each episode. It feels as if one is sitting down to visit a couple of great friends. It’s well paced, well written and, of course, well spoken.
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You must check this one out. It’s among the most intelligent shows out there! A full pumpkin for these two. Of course.
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The story takes place in Paris, although one doesn’t get to know that until much later into the series. The plot follows a man who is always on his own, yet never alone. He is being followed by some stranger who manages to see every move this man makes through cameras all over the city; on the streets, inside public washrooms, subways, everywhere.
This show is nominated, this year, for a Webby Award and I don’t know really know how to respond to that. I’m not sure why it is nominated, to be honest. The show has the same, flat plot each and every episode. A man we never get to know anything about is always walking the streets of Paris alone. Eventually in the episode he, again, finds out that someone is watching him on camera. Then the chase between him and the mystery camera man begins and ends… until next episode.
Episode 1 involves the man being watched in a public washroom. But more than that happens. Mysteriously, an invisible being enters the bathroom and flips the man on his back. I was instantly intrigued. I thought the show was going to move in a supernatural direction. But the story never entertains that angle of the plot again. We never get to know who flipped that man in the public bathroom. It certainly wasn’t the ‘camera man’. So therefore, there must be someone else in the conspiracy. However, we never get know. It never comes back in the story again. Many parts of the plot get dropped like that and little to no information about any of the characters get revealed.
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There are just too many holes in the plot and too many questions that never get answered. In spite of the Webby nomination, I still can’t give this show even half a squashed pumpkin. This series gets fully squashed.
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“Riese: Kingdom Falling” is a story about a young adult princes, named Riese, whose family has been violently dethroned from their reign. Riese is the only living member of her family. She and her sidekick, a lone wolf, spend every day of their lives staying alive while trying not to be found by the current, and illegal, reign of the throne.
I love this show. The production is clearly equal to that of a television production. In fact, the company that produces this show is working hard to get a large enough web interest to ensure an eventual television broadcast, which they are likely to get. This show is incredibly original from the half machine like man to the world they all live in which feels both medieval and other worldly. In fact, I think of it as a cross between Xena and Lord of the Rings. Riese, herself, is stronger than your average woman, capable of fighting off a whole band of men, with the help of her wolf of course. And I can’t quite figure out the world that this story takes place in but I’ve decided that it’s another planet somewhere in the Universe, like Middle Earth.
There are a total of 10 episodes, each of which is 10 minutes long making the entire production equal to that of a film. If you live in the US, you can watch all 10 episodes all at once. Those of us here in Canada, however, need to wait as they release each episode one week at a time on the Space channel’s website.
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There will be no squashing pumpkins here. Riese: Kingdom Falling gets a fully intact pumpkin. If you have only time to watch one show today, you should give this one a try.
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World Builder is written and directed by Bruce Branit. The plot gives a man the power to create a virtual world for his wife or sister or girlfriend. We never get to really know his relationship with the woman who he creates this world for. We just know he loves her and that she is critically ill. As a matter of fact, we get to know very little about the characters in this story which makes the storyline flat, long and boring. The visual graphics are great. The colouring and camera work is very good. Do I recommend this film? Not really. But if you are in the industry or are a movie buff you might enjoy it simple for the visuals in the film.
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For that reason, I only half squash this pumpkin. But don’t complain to me that I didn’t warn you about the thin plot and character study.
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