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Qmarkthe2nd Ted Baxter Extraordinaire Since: Jun, 2011
Ted Baxter Extraordinaire
#1: Aug 14th 2011 at 10:18:26 AM

I've got nothing better to do at the moment, so basically here's a thread for those of us who have had ideas for an Abridged Series but will never actually get around to making them because we don't have the time/equipment/voice acting skills/etc.

Personally, I've always thought it would be neat to make a Digimon Tamers Abridged Series. I know there's already a few floating around Youtube, but most of them are pretty meh. How about you guys?

edited 14th Aug '11 10:19:20 AM by Qmarkthe2nd

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Funnyguts Since: Sep, 2010
#2: Aug 14th 2011 at 10:33:40 AM

While not technically adbrigding, I wanted to do a rifftrax on Rio Rainbow Gate.

VmKid Since: Sep, 2009
#5: Aug 14th 2011 at 7:03:48 PM

Similar to the OP, I've always wanted to make either an Abridged Series or a Rifftrax of Digimon Frontier. But it'd be affectionate, since I actually like "Frontier".

42Zombies Since: Nov, 2009
#6: Aug 14th 2011 at 7:06:57 PM

Kamen Rider W.

I don't have any equipment, and also I am teh lazy.

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#7: Aug 14th 2011 at 7:42:06 PM

Paper Mario, even though it's kind of hard to make fun of an already-funny, self-aware series.

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Zolnier The Odd Lad from A suspiciously dull shop Since: Apr, 2009
The Odd Lad
#8: Aug 15th 2011 at 4:48:35 AM

Mass Effect. "Tali, how come there's no pictures of quarians before the war?" "YOU WILL NOT STEAL OUR SOULS."

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Dalew The Idea Guy from Michigan Since: Jun, 2011
The Idea Guy
#9: Aug 15th 2011 at 4:57:03 AM

I have an entire script for the first episode of a Generator Rex Abridged Series. Too bad it wasn't funny and I have no experience/equipment/skillz.

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Qmarkthe2nd Ted Baxter Extraordinaire Since: Jun, 2011
Ted Baxter Extraordinaire
#10: Aug 16th 2011 at 7:38:54 AM

@VM Kid: Of course. I was a huge fan of Tamers as a kid, which is why I thought it would be such a blast to abridge it.

Also, seeing as there isn't a notable abridged series of Fullmetal Alchemist (the 2003 anime, since therre would probably be more "material" to poke fun at there than in Brotherhood) I thought it'd be interesting to see how that would turn out, but I'm not sure how I would handle some of the more serious subject matter without crossing over into Dude, Not Funny! territory.

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Moogi A Mediocre Khan from everywhy Since: Jan, 2001
A Mediocre Khan
#13: Aug 17th 2011 at 2:10:53 PM

I wrote an Abridged Series-style treatment for The Lord Of The Rings (the novel, not the film) two years ago. A lot of the people I shared it with liked it, but I've never done anything further with it.

I'd also like to do something like this for the Star Wars Expanded Universe, but I'll never get around to it.

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ZidaneFlameMouse Since: Sep, 2011
#14: Sep 24th 2011 at 8:13:51 PM

Kingdom Hearts the Abridged series...

Pokemon the Abridged Series...

Clannad The abridged series.

I have no equipment.

0dd1 Just awesome like that from Nowhere Land Since: Sep, 2009
Just awesome like that
#15: Oct 3rd 2011 at 2:24:34 AM

I actually went ahead and made one: The Life And Times Of Juniper Lee: The Abridged Series. Three guesses why you've never heard of it.

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AirofMystery Since: Jan, 2001
#16: Oct 3rd 2011 at 4:25:32 AM

Hey, Zolnier, I wrote a Mass Effect abridged series myself. I'd love to make it, because I really like how it's turned out so far, but I have issues getting the footage.

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#17: Oct 3rd 2011 at 10:43:22 AM

Hotel Mario Abridged. There's not much abridging you can do to Hotel Mario.

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BlackElephant Obsidian Proboscidean from In the Room Since: Oct, 2011
Obsidian Proboscidean
#18: Oct 27th 2011 at 9:18:53 PM

Shakespeare Abridged: Probably been done before and probably done in a funnier manner than I could ever do.

Lazytown Abridged: I've been spending too much time on ytmnd to stop myself from making the whole thing be about cake.

The Sims 2 Abridged: I'd do the backstory set up by EA (it's detailed in the photo albums and in the characters' memories and bios), but after a certain point, you have to make up your own canon, and then it's not really abridging any more. It wouldn't even really be abridging to begin with, since all you get is a bare bones plot anyway.

History Abridged: Too long and too many touchy subjects.

Barbie Abridged: The storylines (if you could call it that) that go with the dolls is too open-ended, plus Mattel would not like it.

Abridging my own Sims 2 fanfiction: While I'd be absolutely sure it wouldn't get removed due to copyright infringements, it's too Small Name, Big Ego for my taste.

Reality Abridged: Not enough life experience, will have to reconsider in about forty years or so.

Cori Falls Abridged: Would incur the wrath of the Internet.

I have equipment and can decently write and convey emotions (this is based on feedback from other people). I just hate my voice sometimes.

edited 27th Oct '11 9:21:26 PM by BlackElephant

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Justin_Brett Since: Jun, 2010
#19: Oct 28th 2011 at 6:46:39 AM

Nanoha Abridged. Because it deserves one that's actually good.

AirofMystery Since: Jan, 2001
#20: Oct 28th 2011 at 6:52:36 AM

I honest to god wrote another Naruto Abridged Series, because I figured mine was quite different from the real one (The gimmick was it was a Faux-To Guide by Naruto about how to do various ninja-y things, there were ridiculous amounts of Actor Allusion about how Kiba's voice actor was Kamina, Kabuto's eventual dream was to build a medical torture-themed amusement park called Kabutopia), but it was hamstrung by the sad facts that: 1., I could not do that many voices that well, and B., come on, it'd be flamed off the internet faster than you can say 'ripoff'.

JethroQWalrustitty Since: Jan, 2001
#21: Oct 28th 2011 at 8:21:08 AM

Shakespeare Abridged: Probably been done before and probably done in a funnier manner than I could ever do.

Been done, yes (The Reduced Shakespeare Company), and there's also a play like that in Helsinnki this Christmas season.

Gundam The Entire Adbridged Saga. Pico The Abridged OVA

Muzozavr Since: Jan, 2001
#22: Nov 12th 2011 at 10:58:05 PM

GONZO's Hellsing.

"Beautiful night, isn't it, police girl? It's especially beautiful, of course, if you're colorblind".

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MrMallard Since: Oct, 2010
#23: Nov 14th 2011 at 11:52:41 PM

Evangelion: the Abridged Series.

I'd make a few jokes about why Misato keeps Penpen around, and a couple of emo jokes for Shinji. Despite the fact I love Misato, and have been quite Shinji-ish myself in the past.

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#24: Mar 23rd 2012 at 4:07:55 PM

I think someone really should do an abridged series of The Land Before Time film series.

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0dd1 Just awesome like that from Nowhere Land Since: Sep, 2009
Just awesome like that
#25: Mar 23rd 2012 at 4:21:29 PM

[up]If anyone's doing that and they need some terrible songs for the sequels, hit me up.

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