This... this was kind of amazing. You stayed true to pretty much every character trait/ change you've ever talked about for the cast, your comedic timing was perfect and actually had me cracking up at points, and best of all I wholeheartedly WANT this kind of thoughtful quality in an actual episode. I've always kind of wondered what you would put in an actual Sonic Boom episode considering your reviews of content over the years, and I'm happy to say that I'm not disappointed. Excellently done Roger.
So... ~Sonic's pig-headedness is kept to a minimum ~Amy's perfect-ness is made obvious as a joke ~Knuckles is funny AND useful all without acting stupid in the slightest ~Eggman actually acts like a villain and is even a little intimidating ~Sticks is actually right about what she's paranoid about for once and doesn't act constantly annoying ~And we even get a nice bit of action Some people may compare Sonic Boom to the Looney Toons Show where all the characters are domesticated. The difference between the two is that the Looney Toons show went far more over the topic, was far more expressive, and the characters showed multiple layers that didn't restart at the beginning of each new episode. This video handles Sonic Boom as it should have been handled (minus the brief language).
TakTheFox Your comment comes off as haughty and vitriolic, quite rude the way I saw it, so I responded in kind. I disagree with the assertion that this is how the show "should" be handled. And your Looney Toons comparison is off-base.
Animeality Uh huh... Well that's nice, but that doesn't really change your attitude being rude and unneeded. You may see my comment as acting superior or whatever, but it doesn't directly state such actions. Yours does. Well considering you're only saying what you think is wrong instead of giving reasons (as I did), I'm not particularly convinced by your opinion.
TakTheFox " You may see my comment as acting superior or whatever, but it doesn't directly state such actions. Yours does." You are so full of it man. Fine. All of these "bad points" you list make the show what it is. they're intrinsic to these interpretations of the cast. To go, "Well, this 10-minute parody clearly achieves better characterization and humor than the original" is like looking at an abridged series and going, "Wow, this is SO much better than the original, why wasn't the original more like this!" No shit. It's a parody. It's taking the piss out of the original. It's written in hindsight. Genuinely calling it 'better', as if the entire show should've been written that way, that characters should be perfectly aware of the flaws that the satire is pointing out, defeats the show's format. You can't look at a saturday morning cartoon show and blame it because it's not Saturday Morning Live. It's facetious, and stupid, and its an opinion, and my opinion is that its a stupid opinion that breeds more stupid opinions, a chain of "lol, youre so right, why isnt' Sonic Boom a smart comedy like this!" - "and the characters showed multiple layers that didn't restart at the beginning of each new episode" First, comparing this to Looney Toons is a bad comparison, because Looney Toons 'did' reset almost every episode, with the exception of the popular Bugs and Daffy vs Elmer skits. Second, it was stated that the show would be like this, with negative continuity, with things basically "resetting" every episode. So, yeah, "Oh wow, this parody is better because it shows multiple layers to the charac-" Wait, wasn't this a parody of a 'single' episode? So then what's the point of saying "it's better because it doesn't reset the characters like the show does every episode!" Good god, I want to type in all caps right now. I look at people who defend Teen Titans Go and I'm usually pretty apathetic. Normally I'd even give Sonic Boom its lumps, but hearing this, someone using a flash parody to say "Sonic Boom is bad", man, that just riles me in a way I can't properly express. It's like those people that go, "Well yeah, you might like Breaking Bad if you never watched The Wire-" Good god, go home already. So I apologize for that much at least, but I'll say it again, that I disagree with that statement, that "this" is how the show should be handled, quite vehemently. I think what bothers me the most is I enjoy most of Roger's parodies, his Shattered Crystal one was good. This is the least funny, most on the nose video I've seen from him. It's ten minutes of droll. To use it to say, "Sonic Boom is bad!" is stupid and offensive.
God this was hilarious! I was laughing so much the whole time. In terms of differences I haven't seen the original boom episode but already I can get a feel how vastly different your approach is. The characters seem a little bit more defined. Amy being a sweetheart for living things, knuckles still not so bright being oblivious to the problems around him but more humble and friendlier using his strength to good use making great jokes with him while Sticks appears the same but her conspiracies actually seem more relevant to the plot giving her antics less of a forced feel than usual. Lastly they actually do fight and work together to help sonic and solve his problem. Something that the current cast would never do and bash each other with self deprecating humour. They feel like a real team here. There's probably more I could say but I'll watch the original episode to see what else I can cover.
+Fractorification "God this was hilarious! I was laughing so much the whole time. In terms of differences I haven't seen the original boom episode but already I can get a feel how vastly different your approach is." Peaching to the choir my friend.
ironically wikipedia didnt list the movie for nearly 6 years. I told people but they believed wikipedia, the asterix dvd complete collection doesnt even include it! Glad i taped it on a video casette as a kid. Best asterix movie i sae back then, 2nd best now.
It's amazing how somebody made a Sonic Boom episode with far better writing and less of a budget which ended up far more entertaining than the actual creators.
I find it funny how you did a better take on Late Fees than the actual show. Sonic was such a smug jerk in that episode, and didn't learn a single thing at Amy's expense.
SpongicX I do admit there were times in this version where Sonic was close to Cussing really Dirty. If kids were seeing that on Cartoon Network they'd probably get ideas on exactly How to Cuss. In The Original Sonic Boom, none of them Cussed. And all of it was always meant to be funny.
So I saw the original episode and well......nothing happens. Literally nothing exciting or worth our time happens. Sonic needs to get the book back but he keeps stalling for reasons he could've easily solved had his ego not gotten in the way. None of the villagers give him a good reason to stop what he's doing, he could've easily run around the elderly people walking or simply jump over them and just gotten the book back BEFORE stopping to get a chili dog. It's like he's not even using his head. This just confirms this ideology that I've been talking about before how kid comedy shows nowadays (boom in particular) don't seem interested or invested with their premises enough to make good ideas out of it. They all feel like they work on checklists on how each episode should be written juggling the same tropes and ideas in the most basic ways possible. I think that the best comedy comes from how far you can take an idea and expand on it more generating bigger reactions. It's like the old saying acting is reacting. That's why most successful sitcoms work not only for good writing but the actors who react strongly to everything around them. Think of Sheldon Copper or Carlton from fresh prince. In boom, it's rather disappointing especially since they're cartoons. You think that the fact that they're cartoons they'd go really far as demonstrated here with aliens, tornadoes etc, but nope. Sonic acts like he's bored, everyone in the show are either grumpy or pretentious to one another and the whole thing takes place in this little uneventful ghost town that's only populated when the animators need to in a shot. This actually brings me to my next point if they really couldn't have done this due to budget concerns it strongly suggests how boom should've been a 2D animated show instead. 2D just feels more in place with the genre. Animators aren't limited to models who don't have a vast ray of funny emotions that you can achieve in 2D. And all these problems with bigger set pieces that have to be modeled and rigged would be cleared up with extra background drawings and renders to get the idea across. I mean you managed to make a really funny cartoon with flash using crude scribbles and such but already it delivers a far more entertaining product. Even the comic version illustrated by Tracey Yardley was admittedly superior because of the colorful and wacky artstyle.
layman terms, the animation could have been in 2d, shows for children aren't as funny as they used to be, and now it feels as if shows are on a checklist for what they should do for an episode. Simple is better.
Roger you just murdered my funny bone. Someone needs to call Bill Freiberger and show him this: "HERE is how you handle a Sonic the Hedgehog comedy!" Everything fits and has a payoff, even Sticks' random screaming and quirks have a purpose. Knuckles is dumb but not really, Sonic is bored with the world and yet he's motivated, you just took everything that already existed in Sonic Boom and actually gave them a legitimate reason for being other than "they just are." Bravo!
Best Sonic Boom episode, it made me laugh and felt like the jokes unfolded naturally through everything. If you were up to it, I would love to see more.
Upon viewing both, I can definitely say this one was written better. Subtle foreshadowing, characters acting as they did in previous games, joke execution, etc. The only thing I liked about the actual show was the running gag with the old people (maybe a little overplayed though). I do have a little nitpick with this though. If the book was rented out using the same library card that is now in Eggman's possession, wouldn't Eggman get fined as he was the cardholder instead of Amy?
Yes she did, however Sonic couldn't return the book because the cardholder was Eggman, yet the signature and picture were both of Amy. If the book was rented out under the same card, would that not in turn make the new cardholder responsible? If you can still explain to me that Amy would get fined for the book, then why does the library card matter for returns? As long as the book gets returned on time, then the card should not matter. The only other thing I could think of is just having a return box like most librarys do (assuming not all libraries do).
You're absolutely right, it doesn't make sense at all. Of course, the entire library rule system here is to mock bureaucracy and incompotent goverment regulations and administration to begin with. So I have the avantage that any plothole I cause with their stupid system only adds to the satire. The stupider and non-sensical the system is, the better it works for the joke. Hooray for me. If I have to make a "logical" explanation for the entire mess, I'd say Eggman abused the library system in an unseen previous episode (Imagine him sneaking in some robots disguised as books to cause havoc) and as a consequence, the library implanted a rushed and badly designed rule system to guard against further evil scemes. And then in true bureaucratic fashion, this security system only makes it harder to regular people using the system correctly, while cheating bad guys like Dr. Eggman can still do whatever they want. So you might call it an unrealistic plothole, I would call it a tragically realistic commentary on the real world.
Well, you got me there. I was just going off of the information on the show, and I suppose it's not unreasonable to make up some excuse for this library system. After all, people make up assumptions or theories all the time from what we can connect. Maybe I just wanted an official answer? Whatever the reason, maybe I was going to far for a nitpick. Thank you for answering though!
Yeah I can understand why you concerned about going over budget with script like that. Well done would watch other episodes Rogerized. Wish it was official.
Is it just me or does the annoying beaver guy seem more enjoyable than how he was in the show? In the show, he just shows up to correct people when they saw “Who” instead of “whom,” while he’s only doing his job and gives the library book back when he sees the gang is stressed. This version is a considerate person, and obviously far more enjoyable!
A properly produced version of this, with some of the rougher bits polished out would be amazing, personally I liked it a lot better than the actual show
I love your reimagined take on the episode! XD You can tell the same story so many different ways. Nicely done. Alos, props for making it as long as the actual show would be.
I really liked how you made an interesting plot and also made knuckles intelligent and at the same time balanced between comedy and story! Great job! (also I would've liked it better if sonic turned super at the end)
Ben faulstick For the wrong reasons. AOSTH at least stopped making a lot of episodes (by making a clipshow no less), because of fear in decreasing in quality. AOSTH gave us a good chunk of 65 episodes. I don't want Sonic Boom to turn into Bubsy. Bubsy may be unfunny for some people, but I hear that other liked him, and I do like some of the stuff he appeared in (mostly the first and second games, plus the pilot). But if Sonic is copying an already unfunny character who's trying to rip off Sonic in the first place, this is wrong in so many levels!
This was fantastic! Amy is doing something that fits her supposed leader/activist role for once (even though she goes into full blown absurdity with her benevolence), Sonic at least seems to not be completely bored and apathetic, Knuckles's portrayal finally included his supposed love of nature (what with him enjoying that tornado) and him being an actual powerhouse, being unefficient but still very effective (what with continuously turning that building) and Eggman is actually not buddy-buddies with Sonic and friends. It's glorious! The only minor gripes I'ld have are with Knuckles slightly stealing the show and Tails could have given some aerial support fighting the aliens. Speaking of which, a few seconds after Sticks mentioned "purple creatures" I said to myself: "Oh no... Rog is gonna bring the 'black arms' into this, isn't he?" And lo-and-behold the parallels were staggering. And I loved it. And considering the time constraints you were under my two gripes are truly negligible. So props, Roger, that was very entertaining. I take my hat off to you. P.s.: as great as this "Rogification" was, I quickly drowned out the thought to suggest you as the new head-writer for the show. I mean I'm sure you'ld be able to raise the quality standard by a lot (not a very difficult task to accomplish admittedly), but I'd really hate to see it drain you of all your lifeforce.
+Dragonknight20xx Sticks calling them Purple creatures is mostly just me sidestepping her calling them "aliens". Keep her grounded as the savage Tarzan, so she should refer to them in more simple and tribe like words. I think the biggest challenge for me as main writer is to make every episode last exactly 11 minutes all the time. I aleady tried so hard to make this one 11 minutes and came a minute short, so that would mean I have to ruin the pace and add a minute of screentime somewhere. I suppose that means I could have given Tails a more prominent role with that minute.
I like it more than the official series already. It does showcase how pointless Tails' character is comedically since he's already surrounded by down to earth cynicists and has little to add. I thought the book was gonna be "how to get into a chili dog expo without paying" or something like that.
+Generic Name Yeah Tails is utterly pointless in the series. Sonic is already the straight man. Tails is like, the second straight man. Problem is as part of a comedic team, that makes him useless. So hey they got that right since they've been trying to make him useless and lamer for years. Even Sticks who I really don't like, at least offers something different. Sonic the straight man. Amy the...girl. Knuckles is dumb. Sticks is wacky and paranoid. Tails is....Sonic again but lamer since he's the poorest combatant, and offers a role nobody really cares about. He's defined by his hobbies rather than different personality and comedic role.
+Generic Name & +Kanzenshuu dbzfan7 I agree and disagree true Tails is like Sonic 2 (get it?) in Boom, the straight man but i would argue that he is not a Sonic clone with tech geek part of his character. But he dose seem a bit more upbeat and "softer"-less likely to get frustrated than Sonic but also much less of a risk taker so as a result gets less to do.
Toad Lash The point I make is the biggest separation is the hobby. The hobby defines him. Of course I exaggerate with Sonic clone, but I mean more that in the comedic job. His role is the exact same. He could even be called a somewhat different flavour of Sonic when it comes to purpose. But that ignores the different quirks, which really don't matter, as like every other character, they're not consistent quirks. They bend to the will of the writer. Which leaves the comedic role as the only constant. That constant, is something Sonic already covers.
Whether it's " better" is up to the audience to decide, but my intention was to demonstrate how I would have preferred the show, that is among others: More energy and action driven. The actual show is way too mellow and unfocused to be about a speeding cartoon hedgehog fighting robot commanding dictators to my liking. Far as the individual characters are concerned: Sonic is more driven and has a larger pallet of emotions. I don't like how he's always bored and detached on the show. Amy's supposed personality is more outspoken and cartoonish. Her "Martha stewart/ team mom" personality is so vague and undefined in the show that I barely get a grap on her supposed personality. Knuckles is no longer just braindead stupid, now more eccentric and simple minded. His "man of nature"personality that's supposed to define him actually shows up. His strenght actually matters now. Sticks random crazy personality is more focused in her being the wild Tarzan esque figure she's supposed to be, as opposed to her just being random screaming person. Her " paranoid but surprisingly always correct" personaltiy trait also has more emphesis. Eggman now jumps more between his more lighthearted wacky goofy neighbourhood bully in mundane situations set up from the show and the darker intense Robot army commanding dictator he is in the games, so there's more comedic contrast. I feel he's wasted on the show as the "Evil bad guy stuck dealing with stupid mundane problems" joke. It never packs any punch when he's always a goofy demented old man non-stop. Tails and Orbot/Cubot and the villagers stay the same as I'm okay with them. Also as I already hinted at in the Eggman discription, I play a lot more with the "contrast between high adventure and frustrating mundanity of life" opposites in this cartoon than the show ever did, especailly with Sonic's talk with the librarian while being sucked away by the Tornado. The show's lack of energy, stakes and narrative thrust makes it that it's potentially funny concepts never have the punch and spice I would like them to have, making the show a bit too dull for my tastes.
My frustration with the show has led me to seek out many reviews analyizing why it falls short. It's fascinating that such a simple show can have so many subtle reasons explaining why it doesn't quite come together the way it should.
I'd also guess that Sonic Boom is not one person's vision but a committees hence there is little consistency because its a bunch of different ideas from different people.
Toad Lash A very strong point! Since Sonic Boom has no real continuity, and the episodes reset, many other writers share in the production of episodes--adding their own ideas and plots.
Patrick Petty Yeah and more then just the show, the entire Sonic Boom brand is a giant pile up of individual ideas fighting for attention. It already started when the more straight and adventure driven Sonic synergy was merged with cartoony wacky Sonic Boom, and then the original brains behind these projects were replaced by people with no investment in those original concepts and then doing their own thing and turning it into a mellow sitcom instead. With Rise of Lyric and ESPECIALLY Shattered crystal being in an awkward inbetween void with no idea what direction to pursue. While I´m sure a series combing high adventure, comedy slapstick and mundane sitcom humor could work and be great (Futurama comes to mind), that can only happens when all those elements get equal respect and understanding and are at the foundation. Where in Sonic Boom, all it´s components indeed just feels extremely commity esque. An unstable tower build on abondonned ruins of others. Altough Sonic Boom fire and ice does a decent job finally finding a more solid balance. That game surprised me.
Well, you got me Roger. I love it! I wil admit though, i' m very fond of Boom Eggman, so seeing him being scary is not my cup of tea, the "kill Sonic" was not needed, but hey, the episode is indeed better than the original episode! I love how Knuckles was in the middle of the tornado like he just didn't care.
+Henry T It's weird, I do like Eggman being a threatening villain, but Boom Eggman is such an endearing character to me I don't mind the fact that he's more the annoying neighbor character as opposed to an actual villain.
+NintenDex You guys do realize that he made Boom Eggman like this, because if you want to portray Eggman as some Evil Military like person... DO IT! Don't waste it on making him a bumbling idiot!
Henry T But NintenDex just said "I don't mind the fact that he's more the annoying neighbor character as opposed to an actual villain" Indicating that he prefered Eggman being an idiot and no longer a serious threat.
What's funny is that all this needs is the 3-D animation and you got a show that's clearlyworthy of rivaling the actual series. The best improvement was Knuckles. I've always been so sick of how Knuckles is a brainless sort who can't seem to tell his left from his right (and knows nothing of survival? From a guy who started out all alone on Angel Island? Please...) and you made him competent and used his strength in a very interesting and actually comical way by swapping the hallway direction. That gets me every time. xD And Robotnik was actually more fearsome! Like others who commented, I do wish to see more. The writing is better, the characters are better and even though the animation isn't like the actual show, I'd watch your version every time.
+Slizergiy If the writers of the show would stop making eternal "knuckles is dumb" jokes to remember he's also supposed to be strong and a nature man, then yeah, he would totally do something like that on the show.
I love how there was literally no reason to stop the Beaver from getting lemonade Like it wouldn't have meant he closed the library sooner or anything.
My goodness, this is amazing ! I wish the actual show was this clever. Would be cool to see your take on another Boom episode really, your videos have a really good writing style :D
+Ocean Krystal Thanks! Who knows if I'll do more. I often love the Sonic boom episode concepts while disliking their execution, so no doubt season 2 might inspire a few alternative versions from me.
Ohmylord, Imjust went and watched the original episode and holy balls, I can‘t believe I‘m saying this but yours is SO much better from a story perspective.
Heh, hadn't thought of that. Oops. Altough considering what a half assed attempt they did in transferring it to the new one, I suppose it's still possible the billing adress is Amy's, like how her photo wasn't updated either.
Or maybe because she was the one that took the book out it was still linked to her account, although on second thought what library requires a library card to return books?
TheObsidianX Well, I'd imagine in a town where there's always Eggman hanging around screwing things up, there would be extra security. Like, it's easy to imagine in a previous adventure that Eggman put evil robot spy books into the library for some evil sceme, so that the library card security was increased later to prevent that happening again. (And then they hand Eggman his own library card later anyway, because Ofcourse the bureaucracy in Sonic Boom's universe must be just as incompotent if not worse then ours. Only concerned about following the rules while completely forgetting why those rules were created to begin with.)
A couple questions about sonic boom... why does sonic have a bandanna, why does doctor egg man look muscular now, why is knuckles on steroids and why did they all move to a hawain island
Sonic Boom is supposed to be a stand-alone series, unconnected to the games and other Sonic media. So technically the characters didn't change, this is just how these characters are in this world. That said, in Sonic Boom Rise of Lyric, the game that's supposed to be the prequel to the series, we do see Sonic and friends visit the island they live on for the first time, because they're searching for magic crystals there. However that game never explains where Sonic and friends live before that, and never explains why they started to live on the island later, as Sonic Boom as a series has zero interest in any world-building or logic or anything other then making jokes. As for why the characters all look more adventurous in this series, the meta reason is presumingly because Sonic Boom was originally meant to be a more adventurous themed alternative take on the Sonic world, so the creators redesigned it to look a little more like an adventure story. Howeverfor whatever reason the direction of Sonic boom changed and turned Sonic Boom into a silly Slice of life sitcom, making all the characters new designs look extremely out of place. Oh well.
this could pass as a real episode of boom.
gravitybreaker1 No, it can't.
It's too good to be one.
Yeah, that's actually a good point, it could if sega actually listened
So? Just change around the words and the things like murder and tell me, with a straight face, the plot wouldn't be right at home on this show.
The plot is literally lifted from one of the episodes.
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This... this was kind of amazing.
You stayed true to pretty much every character trait/ change you've ever talked about for the cast, your comedic timing was perfect and actually had me cracking up at points, and best of all I wholeheartedly WANT this kind of thoughtful quality in an actual episode.
I've always kind of wondered what you would put in an actual Sonic Boom episode considering your reviews of content over the years, and I'm happy to say that I'm not disappointed.
Excellently done Roger.
Knuckles' personality from this fan episode, is actually better than the one from the actual show
Well this knucles din't do drugs like the original
Seizure Beep
I mean he has one now.
no it's not.
No it is not
This was the greatest thing ever. Thanks for creating the greatest thing ever, Roger.
+HoodoHoodlumsRevenge OH MA GLAB HOODLUM
Hello hello hello
This can't be Sonic Boom, something exciting happened and there were no food jokes.
Nice work, seriously.
+Spicy Ghost There was one food joke.
+Spicy Ghost he did capture the detestabilityand uselessness oft he townfolk and the beaver.
+Generic Name I guess, but it was way more toned down than the food jokes in the actual show..
Tom
Plot twist: This was a actual episode
So...
~Sonic's pig-headedness is kept to a minimum
~Amy's perfect-ness is made obvious as a joke
~Knuckles is funny AND useful all without acting stupid in the slightest
~Eggman actually acts like a villain and is even a little intimidating
~Sticks is actually right about what she's paranoid about for once and doesn't act constantly annoying
~And we even get a nice bit of action
Some people may compare Sonic Boom to the Looney Toons Show where all the characters are domesticated. The difference between the two is that the Looney Toons show went far more over the topic, was far more expressive, and the characters showed multiple layers that didn't restart at the beginning of each new episode.
This video handles Sonic Boom as it should have been handled (minus the brief language).
+TakTheFox I'm going to have call bullsh't on saying 'this' is how Sonic Boom should've been handled.
Animeality Well that's quite rude. Care to explain?
TakTheFox Your comment comes off as haughty and vitriolic, quite rude the way I saw it, so I responded in kind.
I disagree with the assertion that this is how the show "should" be handled. And your Looney Toons comparison is off-base.
Animeality Uh huh... Well that's nice, but that doesn't really change your attitude being rude and unneeded. You may see my comment as acting superior or whatever, but it doesn't directly state such actions. Yours does.
Well considering you're only saying what you think is wrong instead of giving reasons (as I did), I'm not particularly convinced by your opinion.
TakTheFox " You may see my comment as acting superior or whatever, but it doesn't directly state such actions. Yours does."
You are so full of it man.
Fine.
All of these "bad points" you list make the show what it is. they're intrinsic to these interpretations of the cast. To go, "Well, this 10-minute parody clearly achieves better characterization and humor than the original" is like looking at an abridged series and going, "Wow, this is SO much better than the original, why wasn't the original more like this!"
No shit. It's a parody. It's taking the piss out of the original. It's written in hindsight. Genuinely calling it 'better', as if the entire show should've been written that way, that characters should be perfectly aware of the flaws that the satire is pointing out, defeats the show's format. You can't look at a saturday morning cartoon show and blame it because it's not Saturday Morning Live.
It's facetious, and stupid, and its an opinion, and my opinion is that its a stupid opinion that breeds more stupid opinions, a chain of "lol, youre so right, why isnt' Sonic Boom a smart comedy like this!"
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"and the characters showed multiple layers that didn't restart at the beginning of each new episode"
First, comparing this to Looney Toons is a bad comparison, because Looney Toons 'did' reset almost every episode, with the exception of the popular Bugs and Daffy vs Elmer skits.
Second, it was stated that the show would be like this, with negative continuity, with things basically "resetting" every episode.
So, yeah, "Oh wow, this parody is better because it shows multiple layers to the charac-"
Wait, wasn't this a parody of a 'single' episode? So then what's the point of saying "it's better because it doesn't reset the characters like the show does every episode!"
Good god, I want to type in all caps right now.
I look at people who defend Teen Titans Go and I'm usually pretty apathetic. Normally I'd even give Sonic Boom its lumps, but hearing this, someone using a flash parody to say "Sonic Boom is bad", man, that just riles me in a way I can't properly express.
It's like those people that go, "Well yeah, you might like Breaking Bad if you never watched The Wire-" Good god, go home already.
So I apologize for that much at least, but I'll say it again, that I disagree with that statement, that "this" is how the show should be handled, quite vehemently.
I think what bothers me the most is I enjoy most of Roger's parodies, his Shattered Crystal one was good. This is the least funny, most on the nose video I've seen from him. It's ten minutes of droll.
To use it to say, "Sonic Boom is bad!" is stupid and offensive.
More logically written than the actual episode.
Seems perfectly normal to me
This actually seems like an actual episode of the show.
+Hooded Streetmonk I know right xD
No, the originals are too bad!
@@theo8341 The show is awesome
@@hellenthuo8951 Everyone has it's opinion
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God this was hilarious! I was laughing so much the whole time. In terms of differences I haven't seen the original boom episode but already I can get a feel how vastly different your approach is. The characters seem a little bit more defined. Amy being a sweetheart for living things, knuckles still not so bright being oblivious to the problems around him but more humble and friendlier using his strength to good use making great jokes with him while Sticks appears the same but her conspiracies actually seem more relevant to the plot giving her antics less of a forced feel than usual. Lastly they actually do fight and work together to help sonic and solve his problem. Something that the current cast would never do and bash each other with self deprecating humour. They feel like a real team here. There's probably more I could say but I'll watch the original episode to see what else I can cover.
+Fractorification "God this was hilarious! I was laughing so much the whole time. In terms of differences I haven't seen the original boom episode but already I can get a feel how vastly different your approach is." Peaching to the choir my friend.
IS ENCANTO OR WHAT?!?!?!!
Lol sticks' dance is awesome I need that as a gif
Do u have one?
Also for those curious.
Here's the song Sticks dances to, at it's normal speed.
th-cam.com/video/u9PV1ZZYg1I/w-d-xo.html
Sorry to say, I think the sped up version sounds better.
ironically wikipedia didnt list the movie for nearly 6 years.
I told people but they believed wikipedia, the asterix dvd complete collection doesnt even include it! Glad i taped it on a video casette as a kid.
Best asterix movie i sae back then, 2nd best now.
Thanks man!
jm0364 sticks dances like a boss
It's amazing how somebody made a Sonic Boom episode with far better writing and less of a budget which ended up far more entertaining than the actual creators.
+TheSkully343 LMAO YES!
Its almost as if those who don't like the show would find a parody of the show infinitely more entertaining.
Animeality
This seems to be playing it more straight faced than most parodies.
+TheSkully343 Playing what?
I like the one's
This was REALLY freakin' good! It's a shame they don't have you on their writing staff...
This episode is 10x better than the real show
+ferrarienzo564
so true!!!
+ferrarienzo564 How could it not be? XD
true
yas
sticks is funny with the dance and the song LOL
I find it funny how you did a better take on Late Fees than the actual show. Sonic was such a smug jerk in that episode, and didn't learn a single thing at Amy's expense.
+SpongicX This version of the episode was slightly better, is it not? Roger should be one of the writers!
SpongicX I do admit there were times in this version where Sonic was close to Cussing really Dirty.
If kids were seeing that on Cartoon Network they'd probably get ideas on exactly How to Cuss.
In The Original Sonic Boom, none of them Cussed. And all of it was always meant to be funny.
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SpongicX uu
Yeah
SEGA, get this guy! Roger knows his stuff!
You would get fired?! THEY WOULD WANT YOU TO MAKE ALL EPISODES! THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER!
This is legitimately better than the original. Wow...
+absupinhere Obviously, because Sonic puts Library at the top of his priority list.
*Still better than the actual show.*
+The Animator Robot disagree. It's on par.
Ditto
Velen Zaiga
I disapprove of your statement.
Flippy from HTF
Too bad, so sad.
This is better, and the actual show is great.
loved how you synced the time that library closes with the time of the video.
+Relux the Relux Lucky guesses, altough when sonic says "minute on the clock' it's still 3 minutes. oops.
Still I'm surpised how close it fits at all.
+Roger van der Weide Roger I thought Eggmans name was Dr Ivo Eggman Robotnik
BoatengstarX
In the normal main timeline, yes.
In Boom, I'm not sure, so gave him a joke name.
This is a alternative universe, after all.
ok thank you
I actually love Sonic Boom, but this is still really funny. XD
me too i love sonic boom
AuroraKnux I like sonic boom too
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TheSonicFANplush lol utbyggd538968#609690930152483
7:07, I like how you kept the style of the show, by taking a previous character design, and recycling it as a different character, lol.
+SpongicX Well spotted, it's indeed the Videogame overlord guy. Kept the budget of the show in mind.
Sticks dance make me laugh really hard 😂😂😂
But its awsome lol
Same lol
do you know what song it is
@@TheRealCrashenBurn it is the sped up version of we are one people by the asterix
Okay this is pretty amazing. Knuckles was perfect like the whole way through too. The library flipping >XD
OMG
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@@javoygooden9914 GMO
So I saw the original episode and well......nothing happens. Literally nothing exciting or worth our time happens. Sonic needs to get the book back but he keeps stalling for reasons he could've easily solved had his ego not gotten in the way. None of the villagers give him a good reason to stop what he's doing, he could've easily run around the elderly people walking or simply jump over them and just gotten the book back BEFORE stopping to get a chili dog. It's like he's not even using his head.
This just confirms this ideology that I've been talking about before how kid comedy shows nowadays (boom in particular) don't seem interested or invested with their premises enough to make good ideas out of it. They all feel like they work on checklists on how each episode should be written juggling the same tropes and ideas in the most basic ways possible. I think that the best comedy comes from how far you can take an idea and expand on it more generating bigger reactions. It's like the old saying acting is reacting.
That's why most successful sitcoms work not only for good writing but the actors who react strongly to everything around them. Think of Sheldon Copper or Carlton from fresh prince. In boom, it's rather disappointing especially since they're cartoons. You think that the fact that they're cartoons they'd go really far as demonstrated here with aliens, tornadoes etc, but nope. Sonic acts like he's bored, everyone in the show are either grumpy or pretentious to one another and the whole thing takes place in this little uneventful ghost town that's only populated when the animators need to in a shot.
This actually brings me to my next point if they really couldn't have done this due to budget concerns it strongly suggests how boom should've been a 2D animated show instead. 2D just feels more in place with the genre. Animators aren't limited to models who don't have a vast ray of funny emotions that you can achieve in 2D. And all these problems with bigger set pieces that have to be modeled and rigged would be cleared up with extra background drawings and renders to get the idea across. I mean you managed to make a really funny cartoon with flash using crude scribbles and such but already it delivers a far more entertaining product. Even the comic version illustrated by Tracey Yardley was admittedly superior because of the colorful and wacky artstyle.
Fractorification. sonic boom jiddkkkdkdjdlsks😎😍🌹
layman terms, the animation could have been in 2d, shows for children aren't as funny as they used to be, and now it feels as if shows are on a checklist for what they should do for an episode. Simple is better.
Fractorification vvbg
Fractorification wall of text.
And then season two comes out and destroys everything you said.
Sonic is the opposite of Sonic which makes him Sonic. Perfect episode to put out on April Fool's Day.
A version of Sonic Boom that's FUNNY? What a wacky, original April Fools prank!
Jokes aside, I loved this. Clever humor.
Roger you just murdered my funny bone. Someone needs to call Bill Freiberger and show him this: "HERE is how you handle a Sonic the Hedgehog comedy!" Everything fits and has a payoff, even Sticks' random screaming and quirks have a purpose. Knuckles is dumb but not really, Sonic is bored with the world and yet he's motivated, you just took everything that already existed in Sonic Boom and actually gave them a legitimate reason for being other than "they just are." Bravo!
Mug mikey
Too late, it's cancelled! 😞
This has to be the best library card plot ever
Best Sonic Boom episode, it made me laugh and felt like the jokes unfolded naturally through everything. If you were up to it, I would love to see more.
um... what drugs are sticks on?...
because I want some.
+Arsalan Kazmi that's probably what she WANTS you to think
Considering how often she ends up being right...
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@@willpow05 a trump ad showed up when I clicked this so that means Trump is a big crybaby with no basic knowledge of life
am i the only one who thinks they need to make more episodes rogerfied?
arad kalderon your not alone
I had the feeling that someone will agree on that
They are REALLY good! XD
Upon viewing both, I can definitely say this one was written better. Subtle foreshadowing, characters acting as they did in previous games, joke execution, etc. The only thing I liked about the actual show was the running gag with the old people (maybe a little overplayed though). I do have a little nitpick with this though. If the book was rented out using the same library card that is now in Eggman's possession, wouldn't Eggman get fined as he was the cardholder instead of Amy?
Amy used it to rent the book first so Eggman wouldn't get the fine since Amy was the one to rent the book.
Yes she did, however Sonic couldn't return the book because the cardholder was Eggman, yet the signature and picture were both of Amy. If the book was rented out under the same card, would that not in turn make the new cardholder responsible? If you can still explain to me that Amy would get fined for the book, then why does the library card matter for returns? As long as the book gets returned on time, then the card should not matter.
The only other thing I could think of is just having a return box like most librarys do (assuming not all libraries do).
You're absolutely right, it doesn't make sense at all.
Of course, the entire library rule system here is to mock bureaucracy and incompotent goverment regulations and administration to begin with.
So I have the avantage that any plothole I cause with their stupid system only adds to the satire. The stupider and non-sensical the system is, the better it works for the joke. Hooray for me.
If I have to make a "logical" explanation for the entire mess, I'd say Eggman abused the library system in an unseen previous episode (Imagine him sneaking in some robots disguised as books to cause havoc) and as a consequence, the library implanted a rushed and badly designed rule system to guard against further evil scemes.
And then in true bureaucratic fashion, this security system only makes it harder to regular people using the system correctly, while cheating bad guys like Dr. Eggman can still do whatever they want.
So you might call it an unrealistic plothole, I would call it a tragically realistic commentary on the real world.
Well, you got me there. I was just going off of the information on the show, and I suppose it's not unreasonable to make up some excuse for this library system. After all, people make up assumptions or theories all the time from what we can connect. Maybe I just wanted an official answer? Whatever the reason, maybe I was going to far for a nitpick. Thank you for answering though!
@@Rogerregorroger But why would someone need a donated library card? Does the village library charge for them?
Yeah I can understand why you concerned about going over budget with script like that. Well done would watch other episodes Rogerized. Wish it was official.
And some bad language for TV-Y7
Amy! Babe, honey, Chica, Mon Petite!
*Bucket of Oil or Paint or something falls on sonic's head.*
mon petite=
@@HunterIsRad how do you write in bold writing
Evan Vietrinas * sentence * no spaces.
Is it just me or does the annoying beaver guy seem more enjoyable than how he was in the show? In the show, he just shows up to correct people when they saw “Who” instead of “whom,” while he’s only doing his job and gives the library book back when he sees the gang is stressed. This version is a considerate person, and obviously far more enjoyable!
A properly produced version of this, with some of the rougher bits polished out would be amazing, personally I liked it a lot better than the actual show
+Game Sharks Yep XD
best sonic boom episode yet
season 2 is looking good
I love your reimagined take on the episode! XD
You can tell the same story so many different ways.
Nicely done. Alos, props for making it as long as the actual show would be.
This is the second most awesome thing I have seen this week. Good job. Also, thanks for reminding me of Asterix in America.
What's the first?
Kyle Campbell The ending to Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
I really liked how you made an interesting plot and also made knuckles intelligent and at the same time balanced between comedy and story! Great job! (also I would've liked it better if sonic turned super at the end)
this version of sonic boom is more funnier than the actual tv show.
Please do more of these they're amusing and well written
7:53 Chaos Emeralds In Sonic boom confirmed.
I love this. I haven't watched the show (mainly because I don't want to) but this was pretty funny! Nice work dude!
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Funny because this show Introduced me to sonic.
Maybe you should write for Sonic Boom Roger. Yours was way funnier than the actual show.
the shows pretty funny
Ben faulstick No, AOSTH is funny. It's more similar to the Adam West Batman show than Sonic Boom is.
Robert Walker well its pretty popular and its renewed for a new season. So obviously people are liking it
Ben faulstick For the wrong reasons. AOSTH at least stopped making a lot of episodes (by making a clipshow no less), because of fear in decreasing in quality. AOSTH gave us a good chunk of 65 episodes. I don't want Sonic Boom to turn into Bubsy. Bubsy may be unfunny for some people, but I hear that other liked him, and I do like some of the stuff he appeared in (mostly the first and second games, plus the pilot). But if Sonic is copying an already unfunny character who's trying to rip off Sonic in the first place, this is wrong in so many levels!
Robert Walker Well I think it's pretty good. Definitely looking forward to the improvements for season 2 :)
5:31 iconic dance
6:05 My god this set up is so uncomfortable. I freaking love it.
This was fantastic!
Amy is doing something that fits her supposed leader/activist role for once (even though she goes into full blown absurdity with her benevolence), Sonic at least seems to not be completely bored and apathetic, Knuckles's portrayal finally included his supposed love of nature (what with him enjoying that tornado) and him being an actual powerhouse, being unefficient but still very effective (what with continuously turning that building) and Eggman is actually not buddy-buddies with Sonic and friends.
It's glorious!
The only minor gripes I'ld have are with Knuckles slightly stealing the show and Tails could have given some aerial support fighting the aliens. Speaking of which, a few seconds after Sticks mentioned "purple creatures" I said to myself: "Oh no... Rog is gonna bring the 'black arms' into this, isn't he?" And lo-and-behold the parallels were staggering. And I loved it.
And considering the time constraints you were under my two gripes are truly negligible. So props, Roger, that was very entertaining. I take my hat off to you.
P.s.: as great as this "Rogification" was, I quickly drowned out the thought to suggest you as the new head-writer for the show. I mean I'm sure you'ld be able to raise the quality standard by a lot (not a very difficult task to accomplish admittedly), but I'd really hate to see it drain you of all your lifeforce.
+Dragonknight20xx Sticks calling them Purple creatures is mostly just me sidestepping her calling them "aliens".
Keep her grounded as the savage Tarzan, so she should refer to them in more simple and tribe like words.
I think the biggest challenge for me as main writer is to make every episode last exactly 11 minutes all the time.
I aleady tried so hard to make this one 11 minutes and came a minute short, so that would mean I have to ruin the pace and add a minute of screentime somewhere.
I suppose that means I could have given Tails a more prominent role with that minute.
Love the closeups of Eggman. This episode could very well work as an episode of the show.
I like it more than the official series already. It does showcase how pointless Tails' character is comedically since he's already surrounded by down to earth cynicists and has little to add.
I thought the book was gonna be "how to get into a chili dog expo without paying" or something like that.
+Generic Name Yeah Tails is utterly pointless in the series. Sonic is already the straight man. Tails is like, the second straight man. Problem is as part of a comedic team, that makes him useless. So hey they got that right since they've been trying to make him useless and lamer for years.
Even Sticks who I really don't like, at least offers something different. Sonic the straight man. Amy the...girl. Knuckles is dumb. Sticks is wacky and paranoid. Tails is....Sonic again but lamer since he's the poorest combatant, and offers a role nobody really cares about. He's defined by his hobbies rather than different personality and comedic role.
+Generic Name & +Kanzenshuu dbzfan7 I agree and disagree true Tails is like Sonic 2 (get it?) in Boom, the straight man but i would argue that he is not a Sonic clone with tech geek part of his character. But he dose seem a bit more upbeat and "softer"-less likely to get frustrated than Sonic but also much less of a risk taker so as a result gets less to do.
Toad Lash The point I make is the biggest separation is the hobby. The hobby defines him. Of course I exaggerate with Sonic clone, but I mean more that in the comedic job. His role is the exact same. He could even be called a somewhat different flavour of Sonic when it comes to purpose.
But that ignores the different quirks, which really don't matter, as like every other character, they're not consistent quirks. They bend to the will of the writer. Which leaves the comedic role as the only constant. That constant, is something Sonic already covers.
You look like sonic
Why is this better than the official TV show?
Whether it's " better" is up to the audience to decide, but my intention was to demonstrate how I would have preferred the show, that is among others:
More energy and action driven. The actual show is way too mellow and unfocused to be about a speeding cartoon hedgehog fighting robot commanding dictators to my liking.
Far as the individual characters are concerned:
Sonic is more driven and has a larger pallet of emotions. I don't like how he's always bored and detached on the show.
Amy's supposed personality is more outspoken and cartoonish. Her "Martha stewart/ team mom" personality is so vague and undefined in the show that I barely get a grap on her supposed personality.
Knuckles is no longer just braindead stupid, now more eccentric and simple minded. His "man of nature"personality that's supposed to define him actually shows up. His strenght actually matters now.
Sticks random crazy personality is more focused in her being the wild Tarzan esque figure she's supposed to be, as opposed to her just being random screaming person. Her " paranoid but surprisingly always correct" personaltiy trait also has more emphesis.
Eggman now jumps more between his more lighthearted wacky goofy neighbourhood bully in mundane situations set up from the show and the darker intense Robot army commanding dictator he is in the games, so there's more comedic contrast. I feel he's wasted on the show as the "Evil bad guy stuck dealing with stupid mundane problems" joke. It never packs any punch when he's always a goofy demented old man non-stop.
Tails and Orbot/Cubot and the villagers stay the same as I'm okay with them.
Also as I already hinted at in the Eggman discription, I play a lot more with the "contrast between high adventure and frustrating mundanity of life" opposites in this cartoon than the show ever did, especailly with Sonic's talk with the librarian while being sucked away by the Tornado.
The show's lack of energy, stakes and narrative thrust makes it that it's potentially funny concepts never have the punch and spice I would like them to have, making the show a bit too dull for my tastes.
My frustration with the show has led me to seek out many reviews analyizing why it falls short. It's fascinating that such a simple show can have so many subtle reasons explaining why it doesn't quite come together the way it should.
I'd also guess that Sonic Boom is not one person's vision but a committees hence there is little consistency because its a bunch of different ideas from different people.
Toad Lash
A very strong point! Since Sonic Boom has no real continuity, and the episodes reset, many other writers share in the production of episodes--adding their own ideas and plots.
Patrick Petty
Yeah and more then just the show, the entire Sonic Boom brand is a giant pile up of individual ideas fighting for attention.
It already started when the more straight and adventure driven Sonic synergy was merged with cartoony wacky Sonic Boom, and then the original brains behind these projects were replaced by people with no investment in those original concepts and then doing their own thing and turning it into a mellow sitcom instead. With Rise of Lyric and ESPECIALLY Shattered crystal being in an awkward inbetween void with no idea what direction to pursue.
While I´m sure a series combing high adventure, comedy slapstick and mundane sitcom humor could work and be great (Futurama comes to mind), that can only happens when all those elements get equal respect and understanding and are at the foundation. Where in Sonic Boom, all it´s components indeed just feels extremely commity esque. An unstable tower build on abondonned ruins of others.
Altough Sonic Boom fire and ice does a decent job finally finding a more solid balance.
That game surprised me.
Well, you got me Roger. I love it!
I wil admit though, i' m very fond of Boom Eggman, so seeing him being scary is not my cup of tea, the "kill Sonic" was not needed, but hey, the episode is indeed better than the original episode! I love how Knuckles was in the middle of the tornado like he just didn't care.
+Henry T It's weird, I do like Eggman being a threatening villain, but Boom Eggman is such an endearing character to me I don't mind the fact that he's more the annoying neighbor character as opposed to an actual villain.
***** Ditto.
+NintenDex You guys do realize that he made Boom Eggman like this, because if you want to portray Eggman as some Evil Military like person... DO IT! Don't waste it on making him a bumbling idiot!
Robert Walker I thought he meant "more competent", but still with a bumbling side. Not a complete moron like the Boom show.
Henry T But NintenDex just said "I don't mind the fact that he's more the annoying neighbor character as opposed to an actual villain" Indicating that he prefered Eggman being an idiot and no longer a serious threat.
Late Fees 2: Now with 20% more tornadoes!
And still with a better plot, better characters and better everything than the real show!
What's funny is that all this needs is the 3-D animation and you got a show that's clearlyworthy of rivaling the actual series. The best improvement was Knuckles. I've always been so sick of how Knuckles is a brainless sort who can't seem to tell his left from his right (and knows nothing of survival? From a guy who started out all alone on Angel Island? Please...) and you made him competent and used his strength in a very interesting and actually comical way by swapping the hallway direction. That gets me every time. xD And Robotnik was actually more fearsome!
Like others who commented, I do wish to see more. The writing is better, the characters are better and even though the animation isn't like the actual show, I'd watch your version every time.
hahaha, this was fun. I like what you did with the characters, Eggman works very well as a more-menacing-but-still-funny nemesis.
7:00 when your mom has a gift for you but you get interrupted
If only the real thing would be like this...xD
It kind of is
ya your right!!!!
The bit about Knuckles in the tornado...
I could totaly see him doing just that.
+Slizergiy If the writers of the show would stop making eternal "knuckles is dumb" jokes to remember he's also supposed to be strong and a nature man, then yeah, he would totally do something like that on the show.
This is actually really good. Well done.
To be honest I like this more than any episode of the actual show.
Better than the actual episode.
This isn't a parody, this is just better than the actual show.
This was way funnier when I watched the actual episode...
I love how there was literally no reason to stop the Beaver from getting lemonade
Like it wouldn't have meant he closed the library sooner or anything.
You can Be new writer for the show 👍🏼
Roger, you are my absolute favorite animator. Your writing is incredible and I love how you turn hedgehog feces into pure gold.
lol ikr
I was expecting a loud ear rape explosion when the ufo crash...
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5:20 Wait, did he just put the library book in his bandana?
5:32 What kind of dance is that Sticks?
wow this actually had more plot than the actual show XD
They say Sonic Boom is great... liars.
Sonic Boom has its moments, but this was nothing BUT moments! Kudos!
+Cyberguy64 Thanks!
this would make an interesting episode
My goodness, this is amazing ! I wish the actual show was this clever. Would be cool to see your take on another Boom episode really, your videos have a really good writing style :D
+Ocean Krystal Thanks! Who knows if I'll do more.
I often love the Sonic boom episode concepts while disliking their execution, so no doubt season 2 might inspire a few alternative versions from me.
if this an April Fools joke, you're not very good at it, this is great
+Ironed Sandwich I don't do april fools jokes, I assume my audience is too clever for that and I mostly use the day to do some experimental video's.
I like how amy cleaned off the stuff on Sonics face and I love THIS
I watched this, then the actual episode.......this was much funnier and clever 0.0
Ohmylord, Imjust went and watched the original episode and holy balls, I can‘t believe I‘m saying this but yours is SO much better from a story perspective.
You've just earned your bragging rights; this is amazing.
This video is sincerely delightfully and I was quite surprised how much fun it was. Great job, and keep it up.
+Charely1925 Thanks!
I laughed more in the first 30 seconds than I ever laughed at real Boom. As in, at all.
You should totally make more of these--this was totally great :)
5:25 Sticks LOL
4:20"Oh right, must stop S- Oh dear." Orbot, 2016
Amazing dancing 46/10
this feels alot like an actual Sonic Boom to be honest
they should hire you ^w^
if amy donated her library card to eggman then wouldn't he be given the penalty fee, and not amy, because it's his card now?
Heh, hadn't thought of that. Oops.
Altough considering what a half assed attempt they did in transferring it to the new one, I suppose it's still possible the billing adress is Amy's, like how her photo wasn't updated either.
Or maybe because she was the one that took the book out it was still linked to her account, although on second thought what library requires a library card to return books?
TheObsidianX
Well, I'd imagine in a town where there's always Eggman hanging around screwing things up, there would be extra security. Like, it's easy to imagine in a previous adventure that Eggman put evil robot spy books into the library for some evil sceme, so that the library card security was increased later to prevent that happening again.
(And then they hand Eggman his own library card later anyway, because Ofcourse the bureaucracy in Sonic Boom's universe must be just as incompotent if not worse then ours. Only concerned about following the rules while completely forgetting why those rules were created to begin with.)
I loved this XD you should do some more episodes redone :)
Make this guy a writer
2 years later and “Close the door; there’s a bree-“ still has me laughing hysterically
MORE! I NEED MORE!!!! *scream like a crazy badger*
Why is this so much better than the ACTUAL episode?
Sonic boom in a nutshell
A couple questions about sonic boom... why does sonic have a bandanna, why does doctor egg man look muscular now, why is knuckles on steroids and why did they all move to a hawain island
Sonic Boom is supposed to be a stand-alone series, unconnected to the games and other Sonic media. So technically the characters didn't change, this is just how these characters are in this world.
That said, in Sonic Boom Rise of Lyric, the game that's supposed to be the prequel to the series, we do see Sonic and friends visit the island they live on for the first time, because they're searching for magic crystals there.
However that game never explains where Sonic and friends live before that, and never explains why they started to live on the island later, as Sonic Boom as a series has zero interest in any world-building or logic or anything other then making jokes.
As for why the characters all look more adventurous in this series, the meta reason is presumingly because Sonic Boom was originally meant to be a more adventurous themed alternative take on the Sonic world, so the creators redesigned it to look a little more like an adventure story.
Howeverfor whatever reason the direction of Sonic boom changed and turned Sonic Boom into a silly Slice of life sitcom, making all the characters new designs look extremely out of place. Oh well.
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Oof first time eggman seems scary
It makes me happy that Roger is still doing his thing after all these years C': keep it up man!
tip of the hat to you, sir
Thanks!
+Roger van der Weide This was even funnier than your Freedom Planet summary!
LOL! ALL THAT FOR A LIBRARY CARD!
I like how eggman is pretty dark and serious in this video.
8:41 - _"GIVE ME MY LIBRARY CARD!!! _*_AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRGHH!!!"_*
Some of these guys are actually pretty good at impersonations. This is great!