@@carilynsantiago7572 The comic is kind of vague about it...but basically some really awful family tragedy happened that he decided to take the blame for, which meant he was kicked out of his former home and is estranged from his relatives.
"Old Man Mississippi" is an excellent example of sesquipedalian (long wordy) poetry written by Tracy Butler for Lackadaisy. Really feels perfectly contemporary with 1920!
I have read the comic, that one page included, maybe 10 times, seen the pilot 5 times, and STILL have hardly an idea about what Rocky is talking about. I'm assuming... the Mississippi River is old and has seen technology change over the centuries and Rocky's just lamenting about it.
You guys are probably the only people I've seen acknowledging how Freckle struggles to not go crazy with the gun in his hands Edit: Don’t wanna be that person but wtf. All these likes- all I said was what I noticed 😭
For those curious about the firearm at 7:05, the animators, writers, and overall story did a heck of a job selecting a period accurate weapon. The weapon looks like a Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) that was notorious with Bonnie Parker from Bonnie and Clyde. It's a rather Nasty firearm with one variant having used the 30-06 rifle cartridge.
Indeed. And a Thompson submachine gun in a violin case, notorious for useage in the 1920s, and what appears to be a kolibri pistol? And a classic 1911 chanbered in .45 acp
Howdy there, I'm the VA for Horatio, the lil bouncer at the door; Thank you so much for your reaction, we watched it with some of the crew, and we felt very flattered and entertained by the commentary, glad you caught on to some of the minor details;
You did an awesome job! I’m a VA too by the way! My dream is to voice act for any project, animation, animated pilot project, new games/ videogame project, comic dubs and so much much more than that!
6:05 That is 100% true, the prohibition is what started NASCAR. It was at the time getting illegal booze across state lines and avoid the cops, after the prohibition ended it gave America racing sport that lasts for by now over a century ago.
I'm blown away from just how incredible this turned out. The concept is really interesting, and the animation, character designs, sound effects, and voice acting are all incredible. Freckles is definitely my favorite character. His voice actor did a great job making him sound cool and cute, or completely unhinged when he needed to be. Fable Siegel and the rest of the team did an amazing job bringing this world from webcomic to webvideo. I hope it's just the first of what's to come.
Most pilot episodes are so hamfisted with the exposition. This one does a really good job with introducing all the characters and motivations without making it feel forced.
I don't like how people keep comparing lackadaisy to vivziepop's works. As someone who has followed the comics for a while, I know they're really nothing alike, Lackadaisy speaks of a more grounded story, with mistery and focus on character depth. While it has its comedic moments, the overall picture is about an in-depth exploration of a historic time period. Both being indie animations and having quirky characters doesn't make them the same, and it's important to place that distinction in.
mhm, while I definitely do agree with your opinion I also would like to comment that it’s important for indie creators/communities to get together and hold each other up. As individual creators, both Vivienne and Tracy respect each other and important cast members of each grouping are a part of each other’s communities. Hell even some VAs of Lackadaisy have appeared in Hunniepop streams as guests. It’s more than just their individual stories, and the comparisons are made in celebration that independent animation is finally making rounds and is growing a foothold in the online community.
@@TheLawlessRogue I agree with this, I moslty meant the "hazbin is better, lackadaisy is better, oh this looks the same as hazbin, etc" because I just see them as unecessary when the stories are not even remotely similar
@@superplaylists1616 in my opinion, i like to see lackadaisy as a Helluva 2.0, but its not in the way you are thinking, let me explain I am not comparing the two animations, its because Helluva had the first foot in "Badass Indie animations with Pilot" and by stating that LackADaisy is a "short of Helluva 2" i am not saying that it is a copy or less of a masterpiece, by the opposite, i consider Helluva and LackADaisy in the same level of quality, and how they both have potentials in the animation world, Helluva has grown into something very known over the years, and i hope LackADaisy gets the same recognition by the community, it has potential, i particularly love ElectroSwing and the 20s style, this made me know the series, Ironically. (I loved the Jazz Cat Dance Loop and didn't knew at the time that it was from something so amazing, loved to know) Hope you understood my point
Thinks it's meant as a compliment for the most part. Both are fan of both works. And not to mention both using similar people for both, we hear Michael Kovach once again who was Angel Dust in Hazbin Hotel. Ashley Nicholas is an animator for both. The projection are independent, creative, loveable story, setting and characters we love to see more of. Yes different setting and tone. But they have the key factors that make all of them great. Sure they very on where do they lean more into as far as the world building, character arcs, the comedy in-between, and the lore. None the less we love every bit of all of these series. From views like us the last grew up loving animation and story telling.
Tracy Butler is supposed to start the comic back up now that the animation pilot is finished. I can't wait to read what's gonna happen next. I want to see what Freckle's mom (Aunt Nina) does to Rocky once she finds out what they've been up to lol. I think she might be the only person Rocky is actually afraid of! 😂 Also, hopefully, this animation will get the attention it deserves so they can do more.
She seems like a smart woman I can just imagine Freckle laying the Truth to his mother and his mother saying that she knew the whole time and she smacks Rocky for almost getting himself and her son killed.
@@Geo_TV if she knew the whole time, she would not be allowing it lol she’s so religious, there’s no way she would just let it happen in the background, but then be upset that they almost died. Nina also said that Rocky has squandered his 2nd chance, so if they get found out, it’s most likely Rocky won’t ever see Freckle again.
The first poem is the poem "Old Man River", its basically the poet describing the Mississippi River and how calling it "Old Man River" seems not to fit.
Funny that you guys said this deserves a movie because I think all the animation, character designs, and voice acting rivals that of most Disney movies. This thing was phenomenal. I’m so glad you guys reacted to it.
It's one of those show where, if they did this wrong, it'd be really easy for it to be simply dismissed, but they managed to design the characters so well, animated their styles and emotions so effortlessly, and were voice acted with such passion and personality that they absolutely NAILED every aspect of this show! Like, the animation prowess is on par with the Rise of the TMNT movie animators, while the personality and voice acting are on par with the Helluva Boss cast. The plot is a fresh and quirky oddball take on a 1920s America, prohibition era gang story. We have been so spoiled by animators! Especially indie animators, who are really bringing it!
Once Prohibition had ended, demand for bootlegged alcohol waned and the runners found themselves with souped-up cars yet out of work. They continued to take part in organized races. When the runners weren't smuggling alcohol, many spent their spare time racing other runners for bragging rights.
People who have read the comics will recognize the dynamics right away. Rocky has the biggest crush on Mitzi but it's more like an obsessive mom complex mixed together. She's older than him and he fishes for approval from her like a little kid. Zib and Mitzy used to be a thing before she married Atlas and inherited Lackadaisy. Mitzy has a crush (but also some gold-digging tendencies) towards Wick. Everyone in this crew is looking for meaning, security and validation or trying to keep their dream alive somehow. That's why you can sense the tension between Zib and Wick, Rocky is also intensely jealous of Wick; Rocky relished destroying Wick's rock quarry because he is competing for Mitzi's attention as someone who can supply her alcohol for the speakeasy. Geez Mitzy has had like 4 guys after her.
Thanks so much for providing context for the rest of us! Can't believe this had it's start all the way back in 2006. I've got a lot to catch up on it would seem. Does make more sense to me now why Mitzi took it easy on Rocky despite the meager haul. Him being one of the few who stayed after Atlas's death must hold some merit in her mind.
The part at 18:35 The reason Mordecai didn't take the shot is because he got sentimental about old times In case you didn't know he worked as a lackadaisy before
I know I'm 5 days late to this comment, but I'd like you to look more closely at this scene, it's quite amusing lol Freckle only gets nervous when he realizes Viktor saw him and Ivy together. Viktor and Ivy have a surrogate father daughter relationship in the comics, and this was hinted at through the animation.
I absolutely love the animation. I like that you can even kind of see the sketch lines when things move or stop. It really shows how much work people put into their animations. Even the violin is just amazing. Loved it. I can't wait for the next one to come out!
it was developed and put in production at the start of 1918. however the entire first production run of over 5k was scraped since none of the parts were interchangeable nor would the magazines work on all the guns and the tooling had to be examined and changed, delaying production by half a year.
Just to clear up a couple things, Atlas is the dead founder of Lackadaisy and husband to Miss M. Also, the gun Serafine was wielding wasn't a Tommy, but a BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle), the Tommy's big brother in WW2. It's an assault rifle that was known for being obnoxiously heavy for the role it ended up filling. This is because it was meant to be easily carried between positions, but fired prone, to compete with mounted machine guns that lacked the mobility. Instead, you had a lot of soldiers trying to fire it from the hip or the shoulder like modern assault rifles, which made it very unwieldy compared to something like the Sturmgewehr, the German assault rifle it was frequently pitted against.
Actually, firing from the hip is precisely what it was designed for. At least, the Great War version that Serafine's "Boudreaux" was based on. The idea was that the gun would be fired from the hip in semi-automatic at a rate of one round per footstep while on the assault. Once the trench was neared, full-auto would be used in bursts to clear the trench. The BAR was not quite a dedicated LMG like the Lewis or the Chauchat in conception. The BAR was later turned in a rather poor LMG after WWI with the addition of a bipod and other stuff. It really was not suited for that role compared to other designs like the French Chatellereault and the British Bren. Soldiers and Marines often stripped off the extras to return it to its lighter Great War configuration. You actually see Serafine do walking fire during the quarry scene.
The origins of Nascar was bootleggers speeding with their stockcars to outrun the cops. They then decided to modify their cars and race against each other to see which one is faster which then led to actual races being made. They use to race on the beaches of Daytona then later on created a sport for their racing, National Association of Stockcar Racing(Nascar) in 1948.
For those curious, the portrait of the man Mitszi is talking to, is her late husband, Atlas May. After he’d mysteriously died, supposedly in a drive by shooting, the Lackadaisy speakeasy went to the now widowed Mitszi May. Ever since his death, Lackadaisy has fallen on hard times. The final scene is Ms M remembering the good times, when the speakeasy was hopping with cats and jazz. I recommend checking out the comic, it’s really, really, good.
What I love really is the expressive characters, they have both expressive body language and faces. And that violin animation, as a violinist I was really captivated by Rocky's performing.
- Rocky is voiced by Michael Kovach who also voices Angel Dust (Hazbin Hotel pilot), N (Murder Drones), & a few more - Calvin aka “Freckle” is voiced by Belsheber Rusape who also voices Kakeru (Horimiya), Ending (My Hero Academia), Damian (The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent), Warney & Nekozaemon (One Piece), & a few more - Ivy is voiced by Lisa Reimold who also voices Carmilla (Re:Zero), Xia (The Misfit of Demon King Academy), & a few more - Mordecai is voiced by SungWon Cho who also voices Nekomamushi (One Piece), Kage (Ranking of Kings), Kensuke (Oddtazi), Mustard (Pokémon), & many more - Serafine is voiced by Benni Latham - Nicodeme & J.J. are voiced by Malcolm Ray from Nostalgia Critic - Mitzi is voiced by Ashe Wagner - Dorian aka “Zib” is voiced by Valentine Stokes who voices Yutaka (Tribe Nine) - Sedgewick aka “Wick” is voiced by Bradley Gareth who also voices Jyubei (Bluelock), Hikage (My Hero Academia), Tatsuto (Tribe Nine), & a few more - Viktor is voiced by Jason Marnocha who also voices Oven (One Piece), Botobai & Bushidora (HxH), Megatron (some Transformer series), Gansaku (Megalo Box), Kirin (Mob Psycho 100), & many more - Horatio is voiced by Walter Tomas Vitola
Fun fact, the place at around 22:09 is called a speakeasy, also known as a secret alcohol bar, commonly known to be a safe place for drinkers in the years of prohibition in 1919-1933 (and because of the prohibition, the Roaring ‘20s and Dirty ‘30s was a time of where the most alcohol was consumed)
This gives me major old time 2d movie vibes, with the backgrounds looking an awful lot like pre painted tapestries with the beautiful architecture highlighted in the background
A movie??? This needs a whole series. As many seasons and as many episodes needed to make the perfect story to follow up on this masterpiece of a pilot.
Oh, you are so right about needing a movie now. I love this pilot. I've seen other reviewers, but you guys caught more of what's going on. "Why didn't he take the shot?" was a good point. I enjoyed watching you enjoy this. And, yeah, I do believe they was Cajuns having fun with the chase. I think my favorite part is Rocky on the excavator waxing maniacally poetic with dynamite punctuations. You also caught on that it was Mr Sable's rock quarry. I'm guessing that's why Rocky directed her to take a left. He knew the quarry was there, and what to look for. It gave him the advantage of home turf. I didn't catch all that on the first time round. You guys are quick studies. Thanks for sharing this.
I knew that was Michael kovach as rocky right away! God damn, this man voices everything animated on TH-cam these days. He voiced angel from hazbin hotel, N from murder drones, and now rocky.
I think it’s a combo of the Art Deco style present in the architecture/decor, but also the level of tech in the guns/machinery. Oh and of course the sudden eruption of violence in the middle of it all.
That part were she mentions some one being killed by a scarf. It's a reference to a dancer named Isadora Duncan. She wore a long silky scarf that got caught in the spokes of car. She died
Nascar started in Georgia if I remember correctly. But it was moonshiners running their brew threw winding back roads. Had to be fast to outdo the cops and skilled not to end up on a tree. Feel free to correct me where I missed info.
This looks great and entertaining. Please let this be a series. Though that Louisiana she cat wielding a BAR. Hit the floor and that can punch right through car walls and wooden walls. And once again, the Thompson submachine gun, a darling of the silver screen, will make the Roaring twenties roar.😎
Serafine’s voice actress here. And I’m so honored that you recognize the Creole accent. I’m of Creole descent and this was a beautiful way to showcase a piece of the culture. Thanks, Cher! ⚜️🫶🏽
The reason why the Violin Cat (Rocky) sounds familiar is because that’s the same voice actor as Angel Dust from Hazbin Hotel Pilot (Edit: Tho it’s obvious by the credits)
6:02 hes not crazy at all! if you have ever heard the term, "Rum Runner", it was actually used to describe someone who drove the liquor around. my man is correct, in that nascar started out as a competition between rivals about whos driver could deliver the rum the fastest. im glad someone else knew about this too!
The original webcomic is really well written, well researched, and absolutely beautifully drawn. If you guys liked the pilot I strongly recommend giving the original comic at least a look.
You’re right the first time. Mordecai is a former member of Lackadaisy, and not a low tier thug of the group either. He was in Lackadaisy during its golden age, working for Atlas, who was Ivy’s godfather.
So the dude has no calms capping the boys but the girl has a soft spot for him because his ex boss was her family. I think th original comment was technically right on second part too. Maybe he actually views Ivy as a niece of sorts?
@@mrksimka1159 Rocky and Freckle are new. By the time Rocky joined Lackadaisy, Mordecai had already left, and Freckle was brought to Lackadaisy because of Rocky’s influence.
@@couragew6260 was he? I’m pretty sure Rocky was there when Mordecai was around since he instantly recognized him as a band member in their only (canon?) meeting. They might’ve not been anything more than acquaintances, but knew each other through others. Or if the side comics are canon, then maybe Mordecai wanted revenge for the space coffee lol
Fun fact: gangsters, and rum runners, like the trio we see in Lackadaisy, would soup up their cars with machinery and custom adjustments, to drive much faster than possible for smuggling alcohol. So drag racing most likely did come from the 20s and 30s. In some ways, those two decades/eras, was a more modern version of the Wild West.
You're correct about NASCAR. It basically started as a bunch of moonshiners seeing who had the fastest car. It then became a race against each other and after Prohibition ended, they just kept the races going. Also, interesting bit: the weapon the female cat had was a sawn off M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle. A light machine gun/assault rifle with a 20 round magazine. This type of weapon was used by the infamous Clyde Barrow of Bonnie & Clyde. The Thompson SMG was the 1928version with a 100 round drum more commonly known as the 'Chicago Typewriter'. But yeah, this is epic and deserves an entire series!
Of course it goes without saying the handgun seen with the other cat is the classic M1911 Colt .45 The smaller pistol... unsure😂 but likely a Derringer .22 or .38 given the era being the 20s.
@@launcesmechanist9578 it has an underbarrel so try a Bayard 1908 which over 600k were made and was so common in the US from 1908 to the late 1930s you can pick one up in decent condition for 400 bucks along with original or repro mags and spare parts. derringers are not a repeater unless they have multiple barrels and they are a break open
After watching this I noticed a detail for the first time: Wick is apparently on his sixth drink when we first see him at the bar (count the used glasses) and he is somehow still sober. Nice nod to his alcoholism from the comics. Also he's so much of an alcoholic that he's drinking what is probably at least part industrial alcohol and he downs it and asks for another.
Honestly I never comment and don't usually like this kind of content, but please follow it for us. I see a lot of potential in this series and look forward to future videos of the upcoming episodes. Thank you for all the awesome content, love ya guys and Mikey, your mom is in my family and I's prayers. Keep your head up, you got this!
So i just watched this pilot episode a few times and if you stop it right where the cards show at the credits start. You'll see that a card shows a man that looks like a boxer, that right there is Nicodeme Savoy he is a Heavy weight boxer born in Louisiana and know as the Cajun Gator. another photo shows that the women that is his friend is someone from Louisiana as well but if you can see that her suit has a gator teeth for a neckless then she used to be a excellent hunter.
Nico Savoy is the boxer, and the woman is his sister, Serafine. They're both hired muscle/hired guns, and she claims to be a voodoo priestess. Gators have a special place for them - the comics dig a lot into their backstory.
I saw the pilot and I was so invested in what was going on that I had to read the comic. I finished it in under a week. Things started to make more sense. I REALLY WANT THE SERIES TO COME OUT I CANT WAITTTT
Yes, Rocky really is unstable. The webcomic makes it pretty clear that his smiling persona is a facade to hide his trauma.
**spoilers**
And that’s BEFORE his head injury which starts sending him much further down the drain
@@jaegercat6702god… the more information I see the more I regret not following this comic series.
What trauma tho ??? 🤔
@@carilynsantiago7572 The comic is kind of vague about it...but basically some really awful family tragedy happened that he decided to take the blame for, which meant he was kicked out of his former home and is estranged from his relatives.
Plus he had his head split open so that could also be part of the reason.
"Old Man Mississippi" is an excellent example of sesquipedalian (long wordy) poetry written by Tracy Butler for Lackadaisy. Really feels perfectly contemporary with 1920!
I have read the comic, that one page included, maybe 10 times, seen the pilot 5 times, and STILL have hardly an idea about what Rocky is talking about. I'm assuming... the Mississippi River is old and has seen technology change over the centuries and Rocky's just lamenting about it.
@@lunayoshiit’s more about like.. how “old” doesn’t describe the Mississippi River? I dunno
You guys are probably the only people I've seen acknowledging how Freckle struggles to not go crazy with the gun in his hands
Edit: Don’t wanna be that person but wtf. All these likes- all I said was what I noticed 😭
Freckle's ruthless with the Tommy gun. He got that demon in him.🤣
Most sane orange cat 💀
I realized that
Mans really said they got the Glock 28 when its really a M1911
@@MRF-115 That 45 slug throw babeh
For those curious about the firearm at 7:05, the animators, writers, and overall story did a heck of a job selecting a period accurate weapon. The weapon looks like a Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) that was notorious with Bonnie Parker from Bonnie and Clyde. It's a rather Nasty firearm with one variant having used the 30-06 rifle cartridge.
Made by the legendary good ol' John Moses Browning himself
At first I thought it was a repeater
Indeed. And a Thompson submachine gun in a violin case, notorious for useage in the 1920s, and what appears to be a kolibri pistol?
And a classic 1911 chanbered in .45 acp
@@bigfoot_huntr2964 100% not a Kolibri, way too large. Looks to me like an FN Model 1905 or Colt Model 1908 (they're near-identical)
@wurmturm ohhh true true. Forgot about those. And forgot to mention potentially a mauser hand gun in there too?
Howdy there, I'm the VA for Horatio, the lil bouncer at the door;
Thank you so much for your reaction, we watched it with some of the crew, and we felt very flattered and entertained by the commentary, glad you caught on to some of the minor details;
Horatio is adorable and your voice makes him even more adorable, you and the rest of the crew did a fantastic job
@@scalesthebattlemage4634 Thank you so much;; ! I'll pass this along to the crew, the kind words are very appreciated
@@TheRealizer367 Horatio needed more screen bad, he was the best character
Our pleasure! It was awesome
You did an awesome job! I’m a VA too by the way! My dream is to voice act for any project, animation, animated pilot project, new games/ videogame project, comic dubs and so much much more than that!
6:05 That is 100% true, the prohibition is what started NASCAR. It was at the time getting illegal booze across state lines and avoid the cops, after the prohibition ended it gave America racing sport that lasts for by now over a century ago.
Barely related, but this was touched on in Cars 3, which I thought was cool.
I've been waiting for this comic to get the attention it deserves. Seeing it a reality puts a very big smile on my face
I'm blown away from just how incredible this turned out. The concept is really interesting, and the animation, character designs, sound effects, and voice acting are all incredible. Freckles is definitely my favorite character. His voice actor did a great job making him sound cool and cute, or completely unhinged when he needed to be. Fable Siegel and the rest of the team did an amazing job bringing this world from webcomic to webvideo. I hope it's just the first of what's to come.
exactly like this
I love freckle and Ivy. Side note I had intended to read when it released but I got sidetracked so I read it all recently it’s good
So far, I'm a big fan or Rocky. He's got that charm along with bringing some absolute psychotic chaos. Can't wait to see more
Most pilot episodes are so hamfisted with the exposition. This one does a really good job with introducing all the characters and motivations without making it feel forced.
@@aquatus1 that's why I love it so much more compared to stuff like Helluva Boss and Murder drones
I don't like how people keep comparing lackadaisy to vivziepop's works. As someone who has followed the comics for a while, I know they're really nothing alike, Lackadaisy speaks of a more grounded story, with mistery and focus on character depth. While it has its comedic moments, the overall picture is about an in-depth exploration of a historic time period.
Both being indie animations and having quirky characters doesn't make them the same, and it's important to place that distinction in.
mhm, while I definitely do agree with your opinion I also would like to comment that it’s important for indie creators/communities to get together and hold each other up. As individual creators, both Vivienne and Tracy respect each other and important cast members of each grouping are a part of each other’s communities. Hell even some VAs of Lackadaisy have appeared in Hunniepop streams as guests.
It’s more than just their individual stories, and the comparisons are made in celebration that independent animation is finally making rounds and is growing a foothold in the online community.
@@TheLawlessRogue I agree with this, I moslty meant the "hazbin is better, lackadaisy is better, oh this looks the same as hazbin, etc" because I just see them as unecessary when the stories are not even remotely similar
@@superplaylists1616 in my opinion, i like to see lackadaisy as a Helluva 2.0, but its not in the way you are thinking, let me explain
I am not comparing the two animations, its because Helluva had the first foot in "Badass Indie animations with Pilot" and by stating that LackADaisy is a "short of Helluva 2" i am not saying that it is a copy or less of a masterpiece, by the opposite, i consider Helluva and LackADaisy in the same level of quality, and how they both have potentials in the animation world, Helluva has grown into something very known over the years, and i hope LackADaisy gets the same recognition by the community, it has potential, i particularly love ElectroSwing and the 20s style, this made me know the series, Ironically. (I loved the Jazz Cat Dance Loop and didn't knew at the time that it was from something so amazing, loved to know)
Hope you understood my point
🗿
Thinks it's meant as a compliment for the most part. Both are fan of both works. And not to mention both using similar people for both, we hear Michael Kovach once again who was Angel Dust in Hazbin Hotel. Ashley Nicholas is an animator for both. The projection are independent, creative, loveable story, setting and characters we love to see more of.
Yes different setting and tone. But they have the key factors that make all of them great.
Sure they very on where do they lean more into as far as the world building, character arcs, the comedy in-between, and the lore.
None the less we love every bit of all of these series. From views like us the last grew up loving animation and story telling.
Tracy Butler is supposed to start the comic back up now that the animation pilot is finished. I can't wait to read what's gonna happen next. I want to see what Freckle's mom (Aunt Nina) does to Rocky once she finds out what they've been up to lol. I think she might be the only person Rocky is actually afraid of! 😂 Also, hopefully, this animation will get the attention it deserves so they can do more.
She seems like a smart woman I can just imagine Freckle laying the Truth to his mother and his mother saying that she knew the whole time and she smacks Rocky for almost getting himself and her son killed.
This is awesome to hear - much as I've looked forward to the animation, I'm also very much looking forward to more comic!
After what Rocky said, can't wait 😄
@@Geo_TV if she knew the whole time, she would not be allowing it lol
she’s so religious, there’s no way she would just let it happen in the background, but then be upset that they almost died. Nina also said that Rocky has squandered his 2nd chance, so if they get found out, it’s most likely Rocky won’t ever see Freckle again.
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Fair enough.
I love the natural smile on both y’all’s faces. It is so heart warming.
The first poem is the poem "Old Man River", its basically the poet describing the Mississippi River and how calling it "Old Man River" seems not to fit.
Funny that you guys said this deserves a movie because I think all the animation, character designs, and voice acting rivals that of most Disney movies.
This thing was phenomenal.
I’m so glad you guys reacted to it.
It's one of those show where, if they did this wrong, it'd be really easy for it to be simply dismissed, but they managed to design the characters so well, animated their styles and emotions so effortlessly, and were voice acted with such passion and personality that they absolutely NAILED every aspect of this show! Like, the animation prowess is on par with the Rise of the TMNT movie animators, while the personality and voice acting are on par with the Helluva Boss cast. The plot is a fresh and quirky oddball take on a 1920s America, prohibition era gang story. We have been so spoiled by animators! Especially indie animators, who are really bringing it!
Once Prohibition had ended, demand for bootlegged alcohol waned and the runners found themselves with souped-up cars yet out of work. They continued to take part in organized races. When the runners weren't smuggling alcohol, many spent their spare time racing other runners for bragging rights.
So glad they reacted to this. The comics are so goated.
People who have read the comics will recognize the dynamics right away. Rocky has the biggest crush on Mitzi but it's more like an obsessive mom complex mixed together. She's older than him and he fishes for approval from her like a little kid.
Zib and Mitzy used to be a thing before she married Atlas and inherited Lackadaisy. Mitzy has a crush (but also some gold-digging tendencies) towards Wick. Everyone in this crew is looking for meaning, security and validation or trying to keep their dream alive somehow. That's why you can sense the tension between Zib and Wick, Rocky is also intensely jealous of Wick; Rocky relished destroying Wick's rock quarry because he is competing for Mitzi's attention as someone who can supply her alcohol for the speakeasy. Geez Mitzy has had like 4 guys after her.
Thanks so much for providing context for the rest of us! Can't believe this had it's start all the way back in 2006. I've got a lot to catch up on it would seem. Does make more sense to me now why Mitzi took it easy on Rocky despite the meager haul. Him being one of the few who stayed after Atlas's death must hold some merit in her mind.
Everything else is right, but it's Wick who has a crush on Mitzy, she was leading him on.
The part at 18:35
The reason Mordecai didn't take the shot is because he got sentimental about old times
In case you didn't know he worked as a lackadaisy before
I think it might also be because (Ivy) Pepper reminded him of his younger sisters
@@johnfreeman9349 Pepper is also his former boss's goddaughter. I'd be hard for Mordecai to see her and not think of old times.
@@Alistor76 that too (I forgot about that :P )
and since he has a lot of respect for Atlas, it would make sense that he would hesitate to kill her
Oh i thought he was a WW1 veteran for some reason.
@@richardreiben2579 I think Victor is the only WW1 veteran in the cast.
I like how nervous Freckle gets when Ivy hugs his arm while ther're all talking
I know I'm 5 days late to this comment, but I'd like you to look more closely at this scene, it's quite amusing lol
Freckle only gets nervous when he realizes Viktor saw him and Ivy together. Viktor and Ivy have a surrogate father daughter relationship in the comics, and this was hinted at through the animation.
@@bones3056oooooh that's why Viktor scrapped the table in anger aswell , huh now I understand
@craft yard yep! That's also why he pulled the alcohol away from her initially. He knew she wouldn't like it lol
@@bones3056 wow , thats awesome thanks for the info man helps alot
I absolutely love the animation. I like that you can even kind of see the sketch lines when things move or stop. It really shows how much work people put into their animations. Even the violin is just amazing. Loved it. I can't wait for the next one to come out!
7:15 That is a BAR: Browning Automatic Rifle actually. An LMG develop at the tail end of the first World War before getting a LOT more use in WW2
it was developed and put in production at the start of 1918. however the entire first production run of over 5k was scraped since none of the parts were interchangeable nor would the magazines work on all the guns and the tooling had to be examined and changed, delaying production by half a year.
I love how Rocky went into Joker mode on that steam shovel.
Just to clear up a couple things, Atlas is the dead founder of Lackadaisy and husband to Miss M. Also, the gun Serafine was wielding wasn't a Tommy, but a BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle), the Tommy's big brother in WW2. It's an assault rifle that was known for being obnoxiously heavy for the role it ended up filling. This is because it was meant to be easily carried between positions, but fired prone, to compete with mounted machine guns that lacked the mobility. Instead, you had a lot of soldiers trying to fire it from the hip or the shoulder like modern assault rifles, which made it very unwieldy compared to something like the Sturmgewehr, the German assault rifle it was frequently pitted against.
It’s not really an assault rifle. It’s more of an LMG if anything. Meant to be a support weapon in a squad.
Actually, firing from the hip is precisely what it was designed for. At least, the Great War version that Serafine's "Boudreaux" was based on. The idea was that the gun would be fired from the hip in semi-automatic at a rate of one round per footstep while on the assault. Once the trench was neared, full-auto would be used in bursts to clear the trench. The BAR was not quite a dedicated LMG like the Lewis or the Chauchat in conception.
The BAR was later turned in a rather poor LMG after WWI with the addition of a bipod and other stuff. It really was not suited for that role compared to other designs like the French Chatellereault and the British Bren. Soldiers and Marines often stripped off the extras to return it to its lighter Great War configuration.
You actually see Serafine do walking fire during the quarry scene.
@@andrewweitzman4006 yup. Specifically the maneuver was called “walking fire”.
@@richardreiben2579 and the BAR later had a bipod put on it. the BAR can be fired in small bursts and single shots on full auto
@@toomanyaccounts yup. And a carry handle in Korea.
the animation completely blew me away and the voice acting was freaking incredible!!!!
The origins of Nascar was bootleggers speeding with their stockcars to outrun the cops. They then decided to modify their cars and race against each other to see which one is faster which then led to actual races being made. They use to race on the beaches of Daytona then later on created a sport for their racing, National Association of Stockcar Racing(Nascar) in 1948.
For those curious, the portrait of the man Mitszi is talking to, is her late husband, Atlas May. After he’d mysteriously died, supposedly in a drive by shooting, the Lackadaisy speakeasy went to the now widowed Mitszi May. Ever since his death, Lackadaisy has fallen on hard times. The final scene is Ms M remembering the good times, when the speakeasy was hopping with cats and jazz. I recommend checking out the comic, it’s really, really, good.
What I love really is the expressive characters, they have both expressive body language and faces. And that violin animation, as a violinist I was really captivated by Rocky's performing.
I read the comics just for this animation it’s so freaking good, Calvin/Freckle is my favorite character
- Rocky is voiced by Michael Kovach who also voices Angel Dust (Hazbin Hotel pilot), N (Murder Drones), & a few more
- Calvin aka “Freckle” is voiced by Belsheber Rusape who also voices Kakeru (Horimiya), Ending (My Hero Academia), Damian (The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent), Warney & Nekozaemon (One Piece), & a few more
- Ivy is voiced by Lisa Reimold who also voices Carmilla (Re:Zero), Xia (The Misfit of Demon King Academy), & a few more
- Mordecai is voiced by SungWon Cho who also voices Nekomamushi (One Piece), Kage (Ranking of Kings), Kensuke (Oddtazi), Mustard (Pokémon), & many more
- Serafine is voiced by Benni Latham
- Nicodeme & J.J. are voiced by Malcolm Ray from Nostalgia Critic
- Mitzi is voiced by Ashe Wagner
- Dorian aka “Zib” is voiced by Valentine Stokes who voices Yutaka (Tribe Nine)
- Sedgewick aka “Wick” is voiced by Bradley Gareth who also voices Jyubei (Bluelock), Hikage (My Hero Academia), Tatsuto (Tribe Nine), & a few more
- Viktor is voiced by Jason Marnocha who also voices Oven (One Piece), Botobai & Bushidora (HxH), Megatron (some Transformer series), Gansaku (Megalo Box), Kirin (Mob Psycho 100), & many more
- Horatio is voiced by Walter Tomas Vitola
Hold up prozd voices Mordecai?
Wow what an amazing cast!
I'm so glad you guys caught that Sable Construction was Wick's stuff. Flew over just about everybody else's heads.
The voice acting is top notch!
So a heads up the Twins, the two white cats are Cajun/Creole and the gun the sister is using is a B.A.R which is a full auto 30-06.
BAR1918 variant. fire rate so low you can snap off singles and short bursts on full auto. plus she had multiple times to change mags off scren
Y'all honestly caught so many points that many people overlooked, so I'm so glad yall did this reaction!! 💪🏽💪🏽
Aaron's got that NASCAR knowledge you love to see it
Fun fact, the place at around 22:09 is called a speakeasy, also known as a secret alcohol bar, commonly known to be a safe place for drinkers in the years of prohibition in 1919-1933 (and because of the prohibition, the Roaring ‘20s and Dirty ‘30s was a time of where the most alcohol was consumed)
This gives me major old time 2d movie vibes, with the backgrounds looking an awful lot like pre painted tapestries with the beautiful architecture highlighted in the background
A movie??? This needs a whole series. As many seasons and as many episodes needed to make the perfect story to follow up on this masterpiece of a pilot.
Why is this not an official animated movie produced by a big name, it's amazing and I need more
Oh, you are so right about needing a movie now. I love this pilot. I've seen other reviewers, but you guys caught more of what's going on. "Why didn't he take the shot?" was a good point. I enjoyed watching you enjoy this. And, yeah, I do believe they was Cajuns having fun with the chase. I think my favorite part is Rocky on the excavator waxing maniacally poetic with dynamite punctuations. You also caught on that it was Mr Sable's rock quarry. I'm guessing that's why Rocky directed her to take a left. He knew the quarry was there, and what to look for. It gave him the advantage of home turf. I didn't catch all that on the first time round. You guys are quick studies. Thanks for sharing this.
And he hates Wick and wanted to make him suffer by destroying his property.
The animation stile reminds me of a kids book that i used to read called "geronimo stilton" but with cats instead
This would work better as a series than a movie
I knew that was Michael kovach as rocky right away! God damn, this man voices everything animated on TH-cam these days. He voiced angel from hazbin hotel, N from murder drones, and now rocky.
His voice really does fit Rocky though
I nearly swallowed a cigarette at that segregation joke at the beginning lmfao
Holy crap the animation quality is insane
This is really good for a pilot. I just hope it will turn to a series but this show really reminds me of bioshock a lot.
I think it’s a combo of the Art Deco style present in the architecture/decor, but also the level of tech in the guns/machinery. Oh and of course the sudden eruption of violence in the middle of it all.
People talking about how long this pilot took but honestly they can take as long as they want if it means each episode is this good
That part were she mentions some one being killed by a scarf. It's a reference to a dancer named Isadora Duncan. She wore a long silky scarf that got caught in the spokes of car. She died
by breaking her neck as she was pulled out of the car and onto the streets. it was red handmade scarf given to her by a former lover
The pilot gave me Helluva Boss types of energy, the quality and writing… I can’t wait to see more
Lol I said that on there page I hope it goes somewhere.
Funny part about this is that Rocky’s VA, Michael Kovach, was Angel Dust’s pilot voice actor
@@nicolascaicedo4411 THATS WHY HE SOUNDED SO FAMILIAR, WOW
@@Kizunoto he is also the VA of N in Murder Drones
Except the writing for this pilot is leagues better than HB imo
Nascar started in Georgia if I remember correctly. But it was moonshiners running their brew threw winding back roads. Had to be fast to outdo the cops and skilled not to end up on a tree. Feel free to correct me where I missed info.
This looks great and entertaining. Please let this be a series. Though that Louisiana she cat wielding a BAR. Hit the floor and that can punch right through car walls and wooden walls. And once again, the Thompson submachine gun, a darling of the silver screen, will make the Roaring twenties roar.😎
12:54 laughed my ass of for 10 minutes straight.
I never realized how similar those two words are until that moment LOL
Woo! I loved those Creole voices! In fact all of the voice and animation work is incredible
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Serafine’s voice actress here. And I’m so honored that you recognize the Creole accent. I’m of Creole descent and this was a beautiful way to showcase a piece of the culture. Thanks, Cher! ⚜️🫶🏽
This really do be needing a movie!!💯💯💯
Agreed!
FR FR
Bro I’m glad to see reaction channels giving this some spotlight, this pilot is phenomenal.
It's all good when you don't want it to be over
i can feel the animation inside of me
Fun fact for y'all, Rocky's voice actor, Michael Kovach, also voiced Angel Dust in Hazbin Hotel
The voice acting is amazing the animation is emaculet and story is awesome I love and can't wait to see more
First.....
The 2009 Webcomic turned into a Pilot. Nice.
You two are a couple of the first to realize that the quarry belonged to Wick haha
Was waiting for you guys to watch this, it’s so good and I love the animation style that they did
1:02 it is all the art deco designs in the background are beautiful.
6:08 Y’all nailed it with the NASCAR facts. My face lit up when I heard y’all say NASCAR.
Also Michael kovash angel dust also also voices Rocky in this
7:39
I legit actually said that 😂 right as Michael was saying it
The reason why the Violin Cat (Rocky) sounds familiar is because that’s the same voice actor as Angel Dust from Hazbin Hotel Pilot
(Edit: Tho it’s obvious by the credits)
Rocky is chaotic and I am here for it
1:35...
Nowadays, Rocky would be called a spoken word artist.
He's right about the NASCAR at 6:12 thing and to be more specific it was moonshine
I know right this needs to be a movie 🧡!
The rifle the lady was firing was a 1918 or 20s model browning auto rifle
Ivy is so damn adorable 🥰
This was one of the beat pilots I've ever seen
20:30 you noticed that too? That's been digging at me ever since I read the comic.
6:02 hes not crazy at all!
if you have ever heard the term, "Rum Runner", it was actually used to describe someone who drove the liquor around. my man is correct, in that nascar started out as a competition between rivals about whos driver could deliver the rum the fastest. im glad someone else knew about this too!
The original webcomic is really well written, well researched, and absolutely beautifully drawn. If you guys liked the pilot I strongly recommend giving the original comic at least a look.
IT IS FINALLY OUT!!!😆
15:36 A more badass Blitzo
18:40 Perhaps something about their Past or they could be related?
You’re right the first time. Mordecai is a former member of Lackadaisy, and not a low tier thug of the group either. He was in Lackadaisy during its golden age, working for Atlas, who was Ivy’s godfather.
So the dude has no calms capping the boys but the girl has a soft spot for him because his ex boss was her family. I think th original comment was technically right on second part too. Maybe he actually views Ivy as a niece of sorts?
@@mrksimka1159
Rocky and Freckle are new. By the time Rocky joined Lackadaisy, Mordecai had already left, and Freckle was brought to Lackadaisy because of Rocky’s influence.
@@couragew6260 was he? I’m pretty sure Rocky was there when Mordecai was around since he instantly recognized him as a band member in their only (canon?) meeting. They might’ve not been anything more than acquaintances, but knew each other through others.
Or if the side comics are canon, then maybe Mordecai wanted revenge for the space coffee lol
Fun fact: gangsters, and rum runners, like the trio we see in Lackadaisy, would soup up their cars with machinery and custom adjustments, to drive much faster than possible for smuggling alcohol. So drag racing most likely did come from the 20s and 30s. In some ways, those two decades/eras, was a more modern version of the Wild West.
You're correct about NASCAR. It basically started as a bunch of moonshiners seeing who had the fastest car. It then became a race against each other and after Prohibition ended, they just kept the races going.
Also, interesting bit: the weapon the female cat had was a sawn off M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle. A light machine gun/assault rifle with a 20 round magazine. This type of weapon was used by the infamous Clyde Barrow of Bonnie & Clyde. The Thompson SMG was the 1928version with a 100 round drum more commonly known as the 'Chicago Typewriter'. But yeah, this is epic and deserves an entire series!
Of course it goes without saying the handgun seen with the other cat is the classic M1911 Colt .45
The smaller pistol... unsure😂 but likely a Derringer .22 or .38 given the era being the 20s.
it takes place in 1927. its a 1921 AC due to the cutts compensator which came out in 1926. or it is a 1927 converted to full auto.
@@launcesmechanist9578 it has an underbarrel so try a Bayard 1908 which over 600k were made and was so common in the US from 1908 to the late 1930s you can pick one up in decent condition for 400 bucks along with original or repro mags and spare parts.
derringers are not a repeater unless they have multiple barrels and they are a break open
@@toomanyaccounts Cool! 😀 Learn something new everyday!
Dude! Can’t believe y’all are doing a video on this. I’ve been waiting since their Kickstarter for this, don’t have anyone to be hyped up with.
After watching this I noticed a detail for the first time: Wick is apparently on his sixth drink when we first see him at the bar (count the used glasses) and he is somehow still sober. Nice nod to his alcoholism from the comics. Also he's so much of an alcoholic that he's drinking what is probably at least part industrial alcohol and he downs it and asks for another.
I love seeing you guys react to this type of stuff
definitely one of my favorite reactions, y'all caught onto a lot of details I didn't on my first watch!
i loved this reaction, i like how you pointed out Freckle almost resisting something when hes handed the gun
Bro I don't know if anybody seen Aaron in the corner just joker grinning at rocky when he goes crazy😂
Amazing reaction . The animation is vivid.
1:58 I can't help but feel like they were taking a shot on helluva boss 😅
Fun fact: Rocky is played by the original voice actor for Angel Dust!
fun fact, the VA that played Rocky in this pilot also played Angel dust in Hazbin Hotel
Honestly I never comment and don't usually like this kind of content, but please follow it for us. I see a lot of potential in this series and look forward to future videos of the upcoming episodes. Thank you for all the awesome content, love ya guys and Mikey, your mom is in my family and I's prayers. Keep your head up, you got this!
When I saw this I was speechless because I thought they were never gonna find it
So i just watched this pilot episode a few times and if you stop it right where the cards show at the credits start. You'll see that a card shows a man that looks like a boxer, that right there is Nicodeme Savoy he is a Heavy weight boxer born in Louisiana and know as the Cajun Gator. another photo shows that the women that is his friend is someone from Louisiana as well but if you can see that her suit has a gator teeth for a neckless then she used to be a excellent hunter.
Nico Savoy is the boxer, and the woman is his sister, Serafine. They're both hired muscle/hired guns, and she claims to be a voodoo priestess. Gators have a special place for them - the comics dig a lot into their backstory.
The source material has too much stuff.
It needs to be a series
The VA for Rocky also voices Angel Dust in Hazbin Hotel.
damn this has been in the works for years! used to read the comics so long ago.
Y’all are so observant!! I love it
0:37 Micheal sounds like he was trying to stop himself from bursting out laughing 😭😆
Nobody gonna talk about how Mike said "There's semen in him- I mean there's a demon in him" 😭
Bro this was so good. That I forgot I was even watching Aaron and Mikey I was blown away, I was engrossed. Beautiful, all of it
I saw the pilot and I was so invested in what was going on that I had to read the comic. I finished it in under a week. Things started to make more sense. I REALLY WANT THE SERIES TO COME OUT I CANT WAITTTT