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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HeapThaumaturgist" data-source="post: 2597344" data-attributes="member: 12332">Yea.  Leo's been doing Call for Help the whole time, he almost immediately allowed them to move the show to Canada.  He actually flies up there once a month to record a block of shows.I'm actually rather sad that Call for Help is on G4, as it's currently the only redeeming feature of the channel.  I'd have liked to see it on Discovery or TLC or something of the sort.Man I sound old, sometimes.I think the commercial COULD be okay ... it seems designed for the channel its currently on.  Sort of going for that Internet Animation / Homegrown Funky vibe, spoofing on Infomercials and the like.Unfortunately, it really comes off in the same vibe and quality as the original D&D movie.  Maybe that's what WotC SEES for D&D, but it's really pretty shoddy stuff.  It's not even like they're being self-depreciating, but like they're not even really TRYING.  If they were going for spoofy, I'd have liked to see some over-the-top cariacature action like on those "Clean Mouth, Happy Mouth" gum commercials with the chick in white (forget the brand off-hand, so the commercials can't be that great).  I think it's sort of this:  "Are they trying to be funny?" vibe.  I was never sure if the D&D movie was supposed to be some sort of twisted joke that I didn't quite get or not.  This commercial is sort of the same way.--fje</blockquote>