{"id":530,"date":"2006-08-14T07:17:35","date_gmt":"2006-08-14T12:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=530"},"modified":"2006-08-17T12:03:02","modified_gmt":"2006-08-17T17:03:02","slug":"veggie-tales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=530","title":{"rendered":"Veggie Tales"},"content":{"rendered":"

A long time ago<\/a> I talked about the Veggie Tales song The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything, which was covered by Reliant K<\/a> and then turned into a Cowboy Bebop anime music video<\/a> by some fans<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Now someone has uploaded the original video which started this whole mess. For those who are curious about what this Veggie Tales stuff is but don’t want to get caught looking in the kid’s video section, this is a good way to sneak a peek:<\/p>\n

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Veggie Tales is kind of a variety show put on by a bunch of… Christian… vegetables. I guess. In some ways it reminds me of The Muppet Show. Anyway, you can see in that video how the show is often held on the kitchen counter using elaborate (but sort of cheap-looking) homemade sets, which is a joke in itself, since the show is done in CGI. After all, a cardboard facade is not any easier to make than a “real” set in CGI. <\/p>\n

They spoof a lot of different kinds of songs and musical styles. Here is a pretty good send-up of the classic boy-band: Belly Button<\/a>. For a journey into the really silly, there is always I Love My Lips<\/a>. How about a classic love song, His Cheeseburger<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For a view of the evolution of the show you can go all the way back to the beginning: The Water Buffalo Song<\/a>. You can see they were still learning their craft. The set is dull, the song is not very clever or catchy. Larry’s voice sounds all wrong. (He was more of a moronic doofus in the early shows. He’s evolved since then is is more child-like, and less plain old “stupid”.) They characters have simple animations. Instead of really dancing, Larry just moves in place. <\/p>\n

The reason I bring this up is because I really appreciate the show. Most Christian stuff is highly derivative, unoriginal, obvious, shallow, heavy-handed, and cheap. Angel Wars. Superbook. Adventures in Oddesy. Or worst of all: Bibleman. *shiver*<\/em> It’s humiliating. So, when something like Veggie Tales comes along I like to give them the thumbs up. To the guys at Big Idea Productions<\/a>: Thank You For Not Sucking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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