I love mashups. Over at Waxy, he has collected an impressive list of fan edits. These are exactly mashups, but in their own right, just as interesting. He is calling them ’supercuts”, which i think is a great name.
I think this is a very interesting space for fan interaction. It isn’t a mashup and isn’t narrative. It is the creative equivalent of going through the bible and making all the words Jesus says red. Only in this case, all the words only have for letters and Jesus is an outlaw in frontier America. Which raises the question, Is this good for anything? Does this make better fans or bring new fans?
I think it does. At the least, it shows other fans that they are not alone. At best, it highlights a unique spirit of a film or TV show. These are my faviroites, like this one from House about lupus -
or this one from The Big Lebowski, featuring ‘dudes’
There are a ton more on the Waxy list, and i think this will only be the beginning. It is such a simple concept and it pleases fans in the places they like to be pleased.
Mark says:
One of my favourites was the Sounth Park, Shorter, Faster and Uncut.. The one with all the “F” words, back to back.. had it on my Myspace and went to grab it for here, but low and behold.. it is gone from YouTube.
“This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Viacom International Inc.”
Grrrrr.. spoilsports!
Apr 24, 2008, 2:44 am