Critical Role Legend of Vox Machina

Critical Role's animated show (originally funded by a $10M crowdfunding campaign which broke $1M in under an hour, and then picked up by Amazon for 2 seasons) launches on 4th February 2022. You can now see a preview.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

I tried it in podcast form, but still found myself growing bored. I normally have a good attention span, but I think if someone asked me to watch a four-hour movie, I'd feel the same way as with CR.

Looking forward to it coming out on Prime and getting to finally give it a proper shot.

super late reply, but just wanted to say that I have the same problem, so I just listen to about anhour at a time when it comes out in podcast form.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

I tried it in podcast form, but still found myself growing bored. I normally have a good attention span, but I think if someone asked me to watch a four-hour movie, I'd feel the same way as with CR.

Looking forward to it coming out on Prime and getting to finally give it a proper shot.

I kinda wish someone would edit each episode into roughly 1 hour segments. Even 2 hour segments would probably make it more accessible.

 

[Hexmage-EN]

So apparently the reason Legend of Vox Machina is on Amazon Prime is because other streaming services wanted significant changes to the Critical Role team's vision:

“There were other potential distributors that we were talking about that were more interested in making it maybe a children’s show, or wanting to go a different direction, or [make it into a] more serious political fantasy, a la Game of Thrones.”

Source

 

[mewzard]

So apparently the reason Legend of Vox Machina is on Amazon Prime is because other streaming services wanted significant changes to the Critical Role team's vision:


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Man, sounds like a lot of potential streaming choices just did NOT get Critical Role.

I think they made the right choice.

 

[SkidAce]

I kinda wish someone would edit each episode into roughly 1 hour segments. Even 2 hour segments would probably make it more accessible.

I just listen to it while running or cutting grass, or driving. Then hit pause.

Sure that I miss some nuances by not watching, but I get the full on voice "image" of each character in my head, so I see/hear Grog or Fjord during the show instead of Travis.

 

[Parmandur]

Looks like backers are watching early previews. Have any y’all watched any yet? Whatcha think?

Enjoyed it, though it may have leaned a bit too far into the "adult" side of adult cartoon. Toning down a few of the sophomoric bits would have worked for me, or nor leaned so much on nog standard cussing.

Does match the tone of the streams, though.

 

[SkidAce]

Just watched episodes 1 and 2.

Definitely enjoyed it as it hit all the notes of the series. There was one scene with Scanlan and "the daughter" that was a little too over the top.

Otherwise I really liked it a lot, and don't understand the folks saying "hope it picks up in episode 3". Seems fine, but if it gets better thats cool too.

 

[Parmandur]

Just watched episodes 1 and 2.

Definitely enjoyed it as it hit all the notes of the series. There was one scene with Scanlan and "the daughter" that was a little too over the top.

Otherwise I really liked it a lot, and don't understand the folks saying "hope it picks up in episode 3". Seems fine, but if it gets better thats cool too.

Yeah, saw a little too much of Scanlan there in that scene.

I think it's traditional "Pilotitis," with the awkward "here's an introduction to the characters" not quite clicking with people yet. Still great, though.

 

[MarkB]

The first episode started shaky, but ended strong. The second was excellent.

 

[BRayne]

People were wondering in other threads when CR would get action figures and it looks like April