Mitch - Next up we are hoping to do a commentary for WALL•E. Due to the popularity of the movie it looks like there will be at least two fan commentaries for WALL•E. Because you ranked it as number 1 (I’m pretty sure), you are pretty much guaranteed a spot in at least one of them. However, before the lists can be made for who is going to participate (based on people’s rankings), the people interested in participating in a commentary and who haven’t participated in a practice yet, need to do so. So that’s where we are at now.
But all of that has been put on hold for a bit because Peter (qxgnxamy) is away. He said I could organise the commentaries in his place, but he is better at it than me and has more time to do it, plus it wouldn’t feel right for me to do his job because this is really his project, not mine. But if it comes down to it, then I’ll organise it, and when he gets back I’ll let him take over. I’ll give it until February and if he isn’t back by then I’ll start organising the WALL•E practices. But we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.
That’s ok about not participating in any sessions. All we did was a few practices, and then the Toy Story feature. No, you wouldn’t need to participate in any practices in preparation for the WALL•E commentary, that’s correct. But if you feel like you need more practice, you are welcome to attend any upcoming practice commentaries. About your schedule: if Peter gets back before February, I’m sure he’ll take note of it and/or ask for any updated schedules if need be.
JesusFreak - Those would be the five short films, the extras on the WALL•E DVD explaining the history behind Buy n Large, about the Axiom, the robots etc etc
Hey commentary peeps. Just a heads-up that Peter (qxgnxamy) has handed over the commentary project to me for the time being, so any questions/requests/schedule updates, please address them to me via a private message. If it’s quicker to let me know via chatting, or if you want to discuss something at length, you can contact me via Skype when I’m online.
As a general rule, I will not be contacting people through a PM to remind them to send me their schedules or that a commentary is coming up etc. Otherwise the commentary will go on ahead without you, or without taking your schedule into consideration. You will have to make sure to regularly keep an eye on the Fandom section for any updates to the commentary threads if you don’t want to miss out.
If you haven’t done so already: if you want to participate in WALL•E (or any other commentary) could you please click here and post your rankings for all the Pixar films (for which ones you want to do a commentary on, from most to least)?
If you gaze at my icons underneath my avatar, you’ll see that the Fan Commentaries medium now has a usergroup. So if you’ve participated in a feature-length commentary then add yourself to the group to show your interest in this exciting fan medium.
Now the commentary threads have been moved from the Fandom section into their own specialised ‘Fan Commentaries’ sub-forum. Hoorah! =)
For the movie we are going to comment on after Ratatouille, does anyone have any suggestions of what they want it to be? I have to know soon so that I can call any new participants for a practice commentary, if they have never done one before. I would like to do The Incredibles, but overall it doesn’t bother me which order we do the films. Let me know if you have a film in mind, or whether you’re happy with anything.
Rachel - After Ratatouille, and until the Up DVD is released, I intend on engaging in only one other commentary session, and that would be on A Bug’s Life.
I would love to do the Incredibles. I could say so much about that movie. However, this is just my first choice. I would not mind commentating another Pixar movie or movies before TI
Mitch - My question wasn’t so much which commentaries/films you want to participate in, and which ones you don’t (although, it would be handy for me to know that information, too, I suppose…). I was more asking which film you would want to participate in sooner rather than later, so we can pick the film that is going to be done after Ratatouille.
The Star Swordsman - Thanks. =) BTW, you’re the biggest The Incredibles fan on this forum so you have to participate in that commentary - how would your schedule be for April/May if we did end up doing TI after Ratatouille?
Well, naturally I’d go for my first pick: Cars. Though I wouldn’t mind doing an Incredibles or A Bug’s Life commentary though. I watched Incredibles fairly recently and I’ve got a copy of it. I haven’t got Bugs, though I can try obtaining it. Any which way, I guess.
Rachel - Oh, I know. That’s why I mentioned A Bug’s Life, as it would be the next film after Ratatouille that I’d like to commentate on… and the only one I’d want to commentate on after that. So, yeah, I pick A Bug’s Life. Sorry about that!
“Monsters, Inc.” would be my favourite for the next commentary.
And as for a practice commentary, “Geri’s Game” and “Mike’s new car” are at the top of my list.
Thanks for your input, peeps. So that’s 2.5 votes for The Incredibles, 2 votes for Monsters, Inc. and 1 for A Bug’s Life. So The Incredibles commentary will take place in May and Monsters, Inc. in will be in June. We’ll talk about future films to commentate on at a later date.
