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<blockquote data-quote="Olaf the Stout" data-source="post: 5108202" data-attributes="member: 13703">So I saw the show last night.&nbsp; It was good, but not as great as I thought it could have been.&nbsp; I am not a musical lover so this may bias what I thought of the show a little bit.&nbsp; Having said that, I knew going in what sort of comedy act Tripod are so I expected quite a bit of singing.The singing was great.&nbsp; Some of their songs are quite funny and all of them have a lot better voices than I thought they did (I've seen them on TV a number of times).&nbsp; They can all definitely sing.&nbsp; Elana Stone, who plays the DM/Dragon had an awesome voice in particular (she was a bit of a cutie too! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />).The jokes they made were funny, with none of them falling flat.&nbsp; Even the crude scenes displayed on the projector were good, and didn't feel like a cheap cop out.&nbsp; Despite being 90 minutes long, they were able to hold my attention for the entire show.&nbsp; There wasn't any point that I felt like things were starting to drag on or anything like that.The downsides:There wasn't as many D&amp;D jokes in there as I thought there might be.&nbsp; I had read an interview with them in the local paper where they said the first couple of shows would have more of the &quot;inside&quot; jokes that gamers would get but there really weren't that many of them.&nbsp; Gatesy, who plays the role of a first time gamer makes some jokes about D&amp;D.&nbsp; Scod and Yon comment on how Bards suck (which was quite funny in a self-deprecating way considering that Tripod are basically Bards in real life <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing&nbsp; &nbsp; :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" />).&nbsp; I can't really thing of many other &quot;inside&quot; jokes that D&amp;D players would have gotten though.There was certainly opportunity for them to have added more D&amp;D jokes.&nbsp; And considering that all 3 of them have played D&amp;D in their lives (and one still does now) I would have thought that some of them were obvious targets.&nbsp; There is one part where Scod, who is playing the Wizard, has the perfect opportunity to cast Magic Missile at &quot;the darkness&quot;.&nbsp; I was waiting for a comment along those lines but it never happened.&nbsp; I really thought there would be a THACO joke or an alignment joke or even one of them rolling to see if they were getting drunk.The other big downside for me was the lack of costumes.&nbsp; Based on the poster for the show, I expected there to be some sort of costumes, even if it was just a cloak for the Wizard, a mace and shield for the Cleric and a sword and breastplate for the Fighter.&nbsp; They would be easy enough to get on and off if needed, whilst helping them look more in character.&nbsp; With no costumes it made the show feel a bit rough and unfinished still.But I think that's enough about the downsides.&nbsp; Overall I did enjoy the show, despite not being a fan of musicals.&nbsp; The songs were well done, the jokes hit their mark and the story doesn't drag on, despite being 90 minutes long.&nbsp; If you like musical comedy then I would definitely recommend it.&nbsp; Just don't expect it too much in the way of D&amp;D-related jokes.Overall I would give it a 7 out of 10.&nbsp; If the guys had worn some D&amp;D style costumes during the show I would have bumped that score up to at least an 8, if not an 8 1/2.Olaf the Stout</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Olaf the Stout, post: 5108202, member: 13703"] So I saw the show last night. It was good, but not as great as I thought it could have been. I am not a musical lover so this may bias what I thought of the show a little bit. Having said that, I knew going in what sort of comedy act Tripod are so I expected quite a bit of singing. The singing was great. Some of their songs are quite funny and all of them have a lot better voices than I thought they did (I've seen them on TV a number of times). They can all definitely sing. Elana Stone, who plays the DM/Dragon had an awesome voice in particular (she was a bit of a cutie too! :D). The jokes they made were funny, with none of them falling flat. Even the crude scenes displayed on the projector were good, and didn't feel like a cheap cop out. Despite being 90 minutes long, they were able to hold my attention for the entire show. There wasn't any point that I felt like things were starting to drag on or anything like that. The downsides: There wasn't as many D&D jokes in there as I thought there might be. I had read an interview with them in the local paper where they said the first couple of shows would have more of the "inside" jokes that gamers would get but there really weren't that many of them. Gatesy, who plays the role of a first time gamer makes some jokes about D&D. Scod and Yon comment on how Bards suck (which was quite funny in a self-deprecating way considering that Tripod are basically Bards in real life :lol:). I can't really thing of many other "inside" jokes that D&D players would have gotten though. There was certainly opportunity for them to have added more D&D jokes. And considering that all 3 of them have played D&D in their lives (and one still does now) I would have thought that some of them were obvious targets. There is one part where Scod, who is playing the Wizard, has the perfect opportunity to cast Magic Missile at "the darkness". I was waiting for a comment along those lines but it never happened. I really thought there would be a THACO joke or an alignment joke or even one of them rolling to see if they were getting drunk. The other big downside for me was the lack of costumes. Based on the poster for the show, I expected there to be some sort of costumes, even if it was just a cloak for the Wizard, a mace and shield for the Cleric and a sword and breastplate for the Fighter. They would be easy enough to get on and off if needed, whilst helping them look more in character. With no costumes it made the show feel a bit rough and unfinished still. But I think that's enough about the downsides. Overall I did enjoy the show, despite not being a fan of musicals. The songs were well done, the jokes hit their mark and the story doesn't drag on, despite being 90 minutes long. If you like musical comedy then I would definitely recommend it. Just don't expect it too much in the way of D&D-related jokes. Overall I would give it a 7 out of 10. If the guys had worn some D&D style costumes during the show I would have bumped that score up to at least an 8, if not an 8 1/2. Olaf the Stout [/QUOTE]

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