(Review) BtVS 8.01 'The Long Way Home' motion comic

[stormwreath]

So, today is the day that iTunes releases the long-awaited-(by-three-people) motion comic version of Season Eight! And without further ado, here's my review of the episode.

Comments

[me_llamo_nic]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but...

Are you trying to say that there's a world outside of the U.S. borders??

It boggles the mind...

[stormwreath]

There is! It's logical if you think about it... otherwise who did the US gain independence from in 1776? Who do they fight wars with?

;-)

[angearia]

Who do they fight wars with?

The physical manifestations of their inner demons!

[stormwreath]

That makes a strange and horrible kind of sense. It could even be considered political satire... other countries might go to war with, say, Iraq, but the US goes to war with the physical manifestation of its inner demons, projected onto the Iraqis. Hmm.

Sorry if I took your comment too seriously. ;-)

[flake_sake]

...o.O...and they wonder why people use illegal download sites...

[stormwreath]

Tell me about it...

[beer_good_foamy]

I like how we're allowed to see a preview of the preview, but not the actual preview. Let alone the cartoon itself.

[stormwreath]

Yep. Though I suspect that's iTunes rather than Fox to blame for that one.

I recently downloaded Commentary!The Musical from them. £7.79 for the entire album, or £0.79 per individual track, which is their standard pricing. Except in this case... the album has 24 tracks. One of which is 11 seconds long. Guess how much they charge if you want to download just that 11-second track?

Apple. It just works.

[beer_good_foamy]

I'm pretty sure Steve Jobs is a cartoon villain. It's the only explanation I can think of why he's always wearing the exact same outfit, for starters.

[eilowyn]

long-awaited-(by-three-people)

I may not agree with you on the comics, but damn, do I appreciate your sense of humor!

[stormwreath]

:-)

[angearia]

LOL!

[stormwreath]

Don't come here laughing, you American-person-who-can-actually-see-it!!!

:-(

[angearia]

If someone would explain to me how to rip it, I'd happily upload it to Megaupload or something, and share it.

But "piracy is wrong" as deird1's Willow reminded me in her most recent fic. But...

*iz bad*

[stormwreath]

I don't know, but I suspect a Google search for "removing DRM from iTunes downloads" would (a) let you know how to do it (b) get the RIAA and DoHS kicking down your door at midnight tonight and dragging you off to Guantanamo Bay.

I'm pretty sure I'll buy this on DVD if/when it comes out. I would feel very little guilt about evading geographical restrictions in order to see it at the same time as the rest of fandom instead of six months later. But I wouldn't want you to get in trouble for it...