Just Drive
January 25th, 2010

Posted by Matt

So the video’s up, and can be viewed right here: Just Drive

I’d like to claim that no bicycles were harmed in the making of this video, but sadly, that is not the case. You see, the cycle we ride through the middle of this video was, in fact, the understudy of the bike we had planned to use.

The original was my road bike – the one I use to get to work sometimes. It’s not much to look at, being a hand-me-down 12-speed that I got for free, but it’s a dear friend. Before we began the bike scene, we practiced a little bit, just to make sure it would work and would look ok. Look ok, it did. Work, it did not. The first time I put foot to pedal, with Ben sitting on the back, the bike began to roll, and then lurched to a halt. The weight of two riders was too much for the bike to bear, and the rear rim bent completely out of shape. Naturally, this greivous injury precluded my bikes participation in the video, so I trotted off to grab my mountain bike as an alternative.

All in all, though, beteen the cop hats and the 70$ I had to spend on a new rim for my bike, I think this may have been one of our higher-budget videos. :p

Damaged bike aside, this was a really fun shoot. We may have some pictures, but I don’t presently have access to them. If we do, I’ll add them to this post later this afternoon.

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LRR is Coming to PAX East
January 23rd, 2010

Posted by james

As you may have ascertained from the post topic, your favorite sketch comedy team will be making their way to the East Coast of this fine continent to attend PAX East.

As of right now Matt, Paul, Tim, Jer, Graham, Kathleen, and myself (James) are planning on making the trip out. If they have the ability to do so, Morgan and Bill will be joining us.

We will have a panel and possibly a screening block at some point during the con. When we have final times and dates you will be the second to know. Obviously this will be an opportunity for all of our fans on the East Coast to come and see us, which will be neat since we haven’t been to that area as a group before. If you want the chance to come see us make sure you get on top of picking up tickets ASAP, as they expect the event to sell out fairly soon.

So please hop on over to the PAX East Registration site and get yourself a three-day badge.

Hopefully we will see you there!

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Preview Pic for Monday, Jan 25 2010
January 22nd, 2010

Posted by Matt

Preview!

Not gonna lie, this pic is only related to the video in question in the most cursory of ways, but I thought you could all use a good eye searing.

Enjoy!

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Rejected ENN Stories – Jan 20, 2010
January 20th, 2010

Posted by Jeremy

Every week, Paul, Graham, Kathleen and I get together to write ENN. Over the week, each of us actually writes stories separately, then we get together on Fridays to choose what to use, what to revise, etc. Sometimes the stories we throw out aren’t very good; other times, they are too obscure for a wider audience. Even so, sometimes very good stories have to be thrown out because there is just not enough space for them in the episode. Here are some of those stories for this week’s episode:

Mega Man 10

Japanese magazine CoroCoro has revealed the names and abilities of the evil robots in Capcom’s upcoming Mega Man 10. While the roster mostly consists of predictable entries, like Blade Man and Chill Man, a few, like the “Thunder Wool”” wielding Sheep Man have Mega Man enthusiasts scratching their heads. Capcom Character Designer Keiji Inafune defended the choice saying, “What? Sheep are scary! With their big horns and magical lightening powers, who knows what they’re up to?”

Coming this Fall!

While many developers are working on Project Natal games, a feature by developer trade publication Develop, has revealed that many companies are concerned Natal will need a “killer game” to ensure market success. According the feature, only one company has shown extreme enthusiasm for Natal — NBC-Comcast, who are looking to premiere “Naltarded!” a hidden camera show of gamers using the Natal in its 10pm weeknight timeslot this fall as a replacement for the Jay Leno Show.

Halotar

Director James Cameron has rebutted allegations that his hugely successful film ‘Avatar’ references the visual style and technology of Halo, noting that Halo itself draws heavy inspiration from his own properties, most notabily Aliens. Reports as of today place Cameron at a playground near Bungie Studios’ Kirkland, Washington offices, in an attempt to confront founder Jason Jones on so-called neutral ground. “My daddy” noted Cameron “Could totally beat up his daddy”, as he put down his backpack and ET thermos in preparation for the altercation.

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Escaping from the Escapist? Look Here…
January 19th, 2010

Posted by Matt

So today marks our second video post over at The Escapist, and perhaps you are yourself an Escapee, making your way over to our humble home to check out the various pieces of content we upload here, or to look into the history of LRR itself to see what you’ve missed. Admittedly, our promo spot from a few weeks back, while thorough, may not have been the most effective way to bring you up to date with our content, so first off I’m going to suggest you head over to our video archive. We have more than 400 videos in our backlog, so you’ll be kept busy if you want to watch it all.

There are a few you may have seen before out there on the internet, but not known they were us, like:

Halo: The Future of Gaming
Rejected Wii Play Games
How to Talk Like a Pirate

We also Did A webseries last year Titled “commodoreHUSTLE”, which you’ll find right here.

These were predated by a series of “Us playing Us” videos, in which we played out caricatures of ourselves. These should serve to familiarize yourself with the cast a bit, and the sorts of antics we get up to:

Moving Out
Lock Out
Bandwidth Exceeded
Format War
All The Little People
Son of a Bitch (a personal favorite, guess why :p )
And Bagel Time

Another great series to check out is X ways to Y. These serve as our exhaustive guide on how to do a variety of mundane tasks.

So yeah, we do videos.

Don’t write us off as a one trick pony though. We do a variety of other things too!

Tim produces a behind the scenes bonus video series by the name of “Loading Time”.

Graham occasionally produces a vidblog… ish… thing By the name of “Phailhaus” (though I’ve been known to do them myself)

And then of course there’s the Iron Stomach Challenge videos in which the cast eats gross things.

Hm… I guess those are videos too. Ok, we do a LOT of videos.

As far as other content is concerned though, we have a podcast.

We have a store. (in which you’ll find a new shirt design up for order every month…ish).

We have a forum where you can chat with all of the hardcore LRR fans.

We have a Twitter account (@LoadingReadyRun) on which we post little day to day updates on the status of the website, or what we’re up to.

And we have this blog, where we’ll be posting news and announcements, as well as information regarding appearances, screenings, and other neat stuff!

So basically, what I’m saying is throw LoadingReadyRun.com into your bookmarks, and make sure to come by every coupe of days. The content we post on the escapist is only a small part of the full LRR experience, and we wouldn’t want you to miss out!

Thanks for stopping by, and we hope you’ll keep coming back!

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