Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Movies Dragon*Con TV
Posted by Gabe Wardell on Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 7:10 AM
Not up for busting out some tights and hanging out in hotel conference rooms this weekend?
Don't wanna be an ogling troll?
Fret not. You can get your Dragon*Con fix online with Dragon*Con TV
The site doesn't appear to allow for embedding, so here's a sample the team posted on Funny or Die:
From their own site, they describe their mission thus: "DRAGON*CONTV is about the culture of DRAGON*CON. Our videos spoof everything from Star Wars and Star Trek to obscure Sci-Fi."
Judge for yourself how effective the parodies are here: http://web.dragoncontv.com/
For my taste, most of these "spoofs" lack teeth. But keep in mind that this is coming from a guy who doesn't appreciate the "genius" of "Family Guy." I contend that the act of dropping a cultural reference to something else does not in and of itself constitute humor. "South Park" made the point better than I did using manatees and "idea balls":
.I find the output of the Avengers Assemble team consistently funnier.
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