History Headscratchers / NarutoTheAbridgedSeries

** They're probably busy making DBZ Abridged episodes with TeamFourStar.

*** They only do the voices and since they've spent the second half of 2009 waiting for good Namek footage to turn up, the lack of NTAS isn't TeamFourStar's fault. Masako mentioned real life getting in the way at some point and he's taken on other projects so it's probably just dwindling interest. But maybe we'll get that there movie soon.

** Let me guess. LittleKuriboh, right? You do realize that the MermaidMelody fandub joke was used only once, right?

** Not to mention that LittleKuriboh's version are only done in April Fools Day and are pretty much he just throwing lots and lots of jokes, changing close to everything to make it more funny (Naruto smoking, David Bowe, Itachi being refereed as "Sasuke's brother" even by himself and Sasuke) instead of making fun of the errors, quirks, plot, etc. of the show (since Masako and Vegeta already do that) plus I still don't know what MermaidMelody is but I still laughed.
** I think you're talking about LittleKuriboh's version, right? I smiled at one or two jokes, but most of the "jokes" in his version are just random references, singing and/or simply not funny (Naruto's smoking, Gato giving Zabuza a Blowjob and Sasuke being an Emo). You're mileage may vary of course, but I don't find it funny at all.
*** LittleKuriboh's series is actually a parody of Masako and Vegeta's (Note the "Fan-based parody of a fan-based parody" line in it's disclaimer). A good ninety percent of it is playful jabs at how their series went and the rest is in-jokes and obnoxiousness, which is why you're not likely to find it funny if you take it straight-faced. And I, personally, would also like to know how people got to think Naruto: The Abridged Series was funny.

*** I'd have to argue with that claim. If we want to break it down to it's core principles, as an abridged series it's never been about openly mocking the series. It's been about shortening it down, with the humor derived from pointing out the oddities of the show while at least partially exemplifying the good aspects of it. What's annoying me is how they instead feel the need to insert insane amounts of material for the sake of a joke, and jokes that are only arguably funny at that. Before I get called a LittleKuriboh fanboy, (which in itself the NTAS FanDumb uses as a ChewbaccaDefense) Yugioh Abridged also gets flak even from it's fans from including material for the sake of a joke, so don't bother calling DoubleStandard. Now I'm starting to question whether or not this should even be considered an AbridgedSeries, considering how it now fits all the categories of straight up parody instead. Joke's over, people.

** They also cut out the Sannin fight with Clucky the giant chicken. They tend to cut out stuff they don't have anything funny to say about; personally, I thought both scenes were pretty funny. And they HAVE made the occasional jab at the yaoi prevalent in the series and in the fandom, like the aforementioned drawing special or shower scene. Really, they don't need to make all those "SasGAY, get it?" or "Orochimaru's a PEDO!" jokes, because they've already been made a thousand times before; and they're not going to ham up the yaoi for the most part, because that's not their style of humor. It's like I said, they'll mention it, but they're not gonna focus on it. It's not really SelectiveSquick, its more along the lines of taste differences.

*** Not an excuse. There are plenty of men who are mature about it even if they don't enjoy it themselves, it's the insecure ones who get SelectiveSquick over it.