I’m not a good movie reviewer. I don’t have the eye for all of the elements that make up a great movie, or short video. I simply know what I like and what I don’t, and that’s about all I can give you, or anyone.
Tonight, Bruce Cordell sent out re-tweet regarding a new fantasy comedy web series (from the creators of “The Gamers” and “The Gamers: Dorkness Rising”.) These kinds of videos never work for me. I have seen various attempts at these on YouTube (and even TV) and I usually can’t make it more than a few minutes before I need to make it stop. Some of them have excellent video quality and seemed to have been filmed/shot well, but the actors were either not actors at all or the attempt by the show to be serious is taken so far that it becomes laughable.
Tonight I was finally surprised…
…Journey Quest is good.
As I mentioned in the beginning, I can only speak for myself. I’m not really a reviewer, and most of you don’t know my tastes when it comes to these things, but this is (so far) exactly the kind of fantasy-based web series I can get in to. It’s not trying to be serious (it is a comedy after all) which for me is a must. The dialog was great as well – not over-the-top (as I am accustomed to seeing) except when it is intentional for humor. The general video quality is great as well (for as much as I know about these things… which is not much).
These aspects are the ones that all other fantasy-related shows fail at for me to one degree or another, but Journey Quest steps up to the challenge and sets the bar.
Anyway, I just thought I would mention it quickly here and recommend you check out the first two episodes.
>>> Journey Quest, Episode 1: “Onward”