Red vs. Blue (TV Series 2003– )

Red vs. Blue: Created by Burnie Burns. With Gus Sorola, Burnie Burns, Geoff Ramsey, Jason Saldaña. After the Halo event of 2552, there is a brief but violent period of civil war among the humans. Two armies on opposite sides of a canyon, the Reds and Blues, fight in the most worthless piece of real estate in the galaxy.

“Iu0026#39;m not fond of the XBox/PC game Halo by any means. I consider it a very average and unremarkable shooter, save for its use of vehicles. But even with that said, the satirical machinima series Red vs. Blue will always occupy a place in my heart.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe show is shot entirely using the XBox version of Halo, albeit with the gameu0026#39;s HUD cropped out. (The aiming reticule is still there, and although it can be a bit distracting at first, you get used to it, and itu0026#39;s part of RVBu0026#39;s u0026quot;independent filmu0026quot; appeal.) Other than some visual touch-ups, everything there is real and can be duplicated. Also, all of the characters look alike, so they are differentiated via the colors of their armor.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo whatu0026#39;s it about? The series lampoons numerous things, including shooters, military life, sci-fi culture, and Halo itself (Church: u0026quot;These arms arenu0026#39;t that flexible!u0026quot;). Itu0026#39;s set in the rather plain box canyon known as Blood Gulch (a multiplayer map in Halo) during the period between Halo and Halo 2. At one end is the base of the Blue Team; at the other, the Red Team base. Both sides are caught in a fierce deadlock during a capture-the-flag game. In reality, both teams are incredibly inept and would rather spend their time bickering, finding ways to kill time (such as tossing rocks through a teleporter), or just sort of spying on the other team.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOn the Blue Team is Church, the sarcastic, impatient leader; Tucker, his somewhat serious-minded partner; and Caboose, the scatterbrained rookie who is often the origin of RVBu0026#39;s many famous quotes.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Red Team is not much better, though. Thereu0026#39;s Sarge, a sergeant (duh) with an outlandish Southern American accent; Grif, the soldier who is the butt of most of Sargeu0026#39;s criticism; Simmons, a soldier who gets respect from Sarge and is accused by Grif of being a kiss-ass; Donut, a weird newbie in pink/lightish red armor (even though heu0026#39;s a guy); and Lopez, a robot whose speech unit shorts out later in the series, allowing him to only speak Spanish.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe teams donu0026#39;t stay put, though, and before long, all sorts of weird things happen. The Reds receive a Warthog-class jeep, leaving the Blues to compare it with their own tank in terms of attracting girls. Caboose inadvertently kills Church by blasting him with the tank. Church, now a ghost, possesses Sargeu0026#39;s body and makes him spit inside his own helmet. And thatu0026#39;s just the first 19-episode season. But what really makes RVB shine is its great writing, scripting, and voice work.”