If you took three pictures per frame instead of one, you could do this as panels of gifs, just for an added level of thing.

And then if you did those panels as full-screen thingies, you'd have a silent movie.

And then if you did the lines into a microphone, you'd have a stop motion movie.

...

I'm just saying. But I really like this and please do more.

Well, this is off to a very solid goddamned start.

Now, this goes for the both of ya, hear?

Everything is Terrible.

1. This is an awesome idea. Props for having it.

2. I'm almost certain the sudden increase in G's at the shooting of the arrow would break the Drop before the arrow left the shooter's facial region.

Is the original at 120bpm?

Well, I'm pretty much always down for stuff like this if the timing works out, but it seems like it might be awkward with FIYH people actually on the "aw FIYH" episode. Eh?

I see what you're sayin', but I kind of like how it looks.

Good lord. I don't know what I expected, but this has certainly been more moving than I was prepared for.

I'm just gonna go through all the thread responses individually.

Owen:

Thanks. Thank you sir. As to the second paragraph, about the forum and the tradition being carried on since TFN and all that, I'm just glad you feel that way and it all works out like that. TFN (and the Digital Llama Radio podcast with it) meant a lot to me, and my connection with those things is what guided huge swaths of my intentions with DIF and the forums here. I consider it a huge success that it actually manages to feel a bit like that community used to, and to hear someone else says it is a great big relief. And, yeah, you're definitely part of the tribe.

Faldor:

I lolled.

Holden:

Yeah, right?

Actually, I'm going to embarrass Holden real quick. In the internal email to the rest of the creative hive-mind of FIYH, I wrote some things that I'd like to make public here:

avatar:

Heh. I like that of all the random movies that fell through the cracks, you go with Ghost Rider.

bullet:

You called this the best film community on the internet. I agree. You called it the best film podcast. Modesty forbids me from — well, actually, I don't listen to any other film podcasts, so modesty and ignorance forbids me — well, whatever. Thanks. 

And, as for your second paragraph... aw, man. You're welcome. And thanks for saying so, and I'm very glad to hear it.

Marty J:

lol, with the Tennant. Knock it off. Like I said earlier, I wasn't expecting the sentimental outpouring, the mood in my head yesterday — at least until you guys got me all worked up — was actually fun and dancy. Specifically, I'd had this one song stuck in my head ever since doing the lettering for the poster.

Herc: Ha. Yeah, I figured at this point we'd finally managed to record enough bullshit that even someone with an excellent memory couldn't possibly remember everything we've said, so they can constantly live in a state of surprise as they go back through old episodes. That way, it's like we're always around! :-P

You're welcome. And, thanks for makin' yourself known, you're a credit to the forum.

Nathan M: I thought we would always be in your head!

Rob:

Hansen:

Man, it's so wonderful — I mean, let's all pretend I maintained a perfect veneer of "I knew it all along," okay? — it's so wonderful to hear how many folks really loved this show, and have done for a long time. It's not that we didn't feel it, it's just that... you know, we all come to expect the routine of it from each other, and we just put out another episode and someone comments on it and we all just keep doin' our things, and it's easy [for me, at least] to forget where it all fits together into people's lives. Especially when, you know, we're not a big-ass podcast. We're not all the time running into people who know our show... but the people who know the show seem to really love it. Being told, in explicit terms, that folks were diggin' it... well, thanks for saying so, man, and thanks for stickin' around.

Ugh. Me.

Jimmy B: Aye! Heh.

Jdubs:

Thanks brother. Happy to provide a service — "friends in your head!" — and, even though it's a dopey fuckin' name for a podcast community, it's literally exactly what I hoped for these things to be, so I get a huge charge out of hearing that it worked out like that for folks. You've been a great addition to the forum and the chats and all that, not to mention our real-world lives for a minute there, and I'm glad you managed to stumble into our neck of the woods in the first place.

Also, thanks for calling out the HTML stuff. Holden is definitely not getting enough props in this thread so far, and it's his forum system.

This goes for all of you, by the way, but — Jdubs, if you get a podcast off the ground (and don't mind call-in guests), I'd love to make an appearance on that shit. Lemme know.

Darth Praxus:

Man, you are describing my exact relationship with DLR back in the day, so this is just surreal and wonderful. Ugh. I'm so glad and proud and pleased and humbled and fifth-thing. Thanks for calling out Cloe — and thanks for callin' us role models, that's just fucking weird and awesome to hear.

Thanks for everything you've said, and your continued enthusiasm for whatever comes next. You're a good man, Prax.

MadBadCoyote:

Heh. The BTTF2 2015 thing has not been lost on us.

Tomahawk:

Mmmmf. Thanks man.

I love this Norweigian.

FireFighter214:

We'll always have Paris, man. And like... fuckin,' hundreds of archived episodes. And also the future. It'll be okay.

But, thanks. You're ever so welcome. You're actually thanked more than you're welcome.

Snail:

Deamon:

Dude, I just got into Blade Runner, don't pull that shit on me yet, I'm going to freak out. 

Doc Sub:

Man. That DLR shit again. I know exactly what you mean.

Dude, that's all just amazing and touching and I'm fuckin' psyched about it for myself and for you. That's just so cool. And congratulations, and thanks, and all that.

Ugh. God damn it.

redxavier:

Thanks for the general thing, sir, and thanks for the specifically-me thing also.

"Thanks" starts to sound kind of slapdash after you type it so many times, but that's the only word we have for this sort of thing, and it's all I got at the moment. Thanks.

joerule:

Not creepy at all — again, I know exactly how that community-lurker-to-whom-it-matters shit goes.

I'm glad you found us, man, and I'm glad for whatever help the show was. I'm also glad you seem to be using the past-tense when you talk about the dark times. You can always get in touch if you find yourself in some friendless shit in the future, too. Where you end up just being a brain attached to a computer for weeks on end. I know I speak for plenty of us on the show and on the forum when I say that we know how that shit goes also, and that's what we're here for. 

Alex:

Pft. This guy. Funny guy. This guy!

Fuckin' Stokes, ladies and gentlemen. A privilege indeed. Not to mention, for a fairly recent formal addition to the FIYH family, you've made big-ass waves in it. Thanks duder. We shall continue to do things.

Invid: That's funny, because we weren't doing it consciously. I do agree, though, in retrospect. It's weird, if you look at the episodes visible on the front page, it's all shit with these variously-conclusive-or-otherwise-end-ish titles. (And American Graffiti, which... not really.)

You mention renting equipment, and that's a good idea. Incidentally, Anthony Alba is coming over tomorrow to borrow some mics for some podcast sumthin'-or-other he's recording, so maybe that process can get started right away.

Thanks man.

Maggot1300:

Thanks brudda. You have not managed to escape my notice over the years, at least, so you're not doin' a very good job of lurking. 

Dave:

Man. This guy. I love this guy.

Thanks for everything, dude.

Blake:

No time like the present. Thanks for jumpin' in!

And, man. Just, you're so welcome, and so thanked. This is getting tiresome, huh?

Thanks Blake. 

drewjmore:

Aw, Drew. You can't escape things by simply pretending that they're not happening!

*glances at Zarban thread*

*adjusts neck-tie*

Anyway. Your contributions to this community have been fuckin' substantial. You are a man of significant goddamned merit. Thanks for all of it.

HabeasPorpoise:

You know, you joke, but your Lupus thing has been an active source of amusement for all of us on the show since you first mentioned it. Like, pride and enthusiasm and appreciation and impression, obviously, but also our go-to joke for this shit having meaning. So, thanks for mentioning it in the first place, thanks for bringing it up again, and... uh, not for nuthin,' but thanks for trying to cure Lupus and all that, too.

And, you're welcome, of course, but also thanks. 

fireproof78:

Thanks bud. It feels like you've been here since the beginning, at least for me, so we'll call that first year you spent living under a rock a wash. 

I like that meme, too. I'm very glad I didn't have Holden killed for making it. You know? That would have been overly brash, I think.

Lookin' forward to that drink. Cheers.

Zarban:

Zarban, you are a fascinating and talented individual. Thanks for your hours of dedication to this community and the podcast community in general. I'm very glad to have stumbled into a field with a farmer such as you.

In case anyone hasn't done it and still wants to ring more goop out of this announcement rag, you can go over to Zarban.com and pull up his select qutoes from a gajillion episodes of DIF and WAYDM.

For example:

Trey: They offered the role of Superman, like you do, to every star they could.

Mike: My favorite … was Schwarzenegger. … ‘Cause here’s the thing: … I see that as Superman, but come for Superman; stay for his attempt at Clark Kent.

Jacob H:

Wow — with regards to the last few commentaries, thanks for saying so, man! I like 'em myself.

I'm glad to hear that you intend to continue coming back to this stuff. It's not that I expect everyone else won't, it's just nice to hear.

Heh. Thanks.

trevorlahey:

Man. Thanks, sir. I'm glad to hear it. You're very welcome.

Landporpus:

*crouches next to server, fist wrapped around power cord*

DO YOU WANT TO FUCKING BET?!

MasterZap:

Heh. Yeah. Yessir.

Thanks for everything, Zap. From years of service in the forum community to The Dark Crystal commentary to walking my drunk ass to the car at Comic-Con.

Sam:

You may absolutely buy us many beers.

You're welcome, sir. I'm trying not to think too hard about the various "man, there but for the grace of God go I" alternate histories we've all just barely missed, but, yeah. The significance is not lost on me. I'm glad you found us. 

Thanks man.

BigDamnArtist:

!!!

You're a production baby.

YOU'RE OUR PRODUCTION BABY.

It is only because this is being done in text form that I didn't just go off on a three minute riff about that.

Anyway. Dude, you know. You know I know how it goes. I know all those exact feelings. "You're welcome" feels weird and "thank you" feels weird, so... suffice it to say, *double chest thump.* You're doin' good.

Jen:

Man, we are getting bought so many drinks. This is awesome!

Thanks Jen. I'm glad to know that you're keepin' us around.

Scooperfield:

We are forever connected by Sucker Punch. That makes us special.

So special.

Anyway. I've had dreams like that, too. (I've also had dreams that take place entirely in After Effects. Like, the content of the dream is just "working, focusing on computer monitor." And because it's a fucking dream, of course the thing is always like I'm moving a mask around without keyframes turned on or something and no work ever manages to get done, and I can't figure out what's happening or how to stop this crazy cycle of interminable rotoscoping, but... whatever, why are we talking about dreams, anyway.)

High five. Thanks. And yes, in touch we shall definitely keep. There's always more stuff to make. 

ParkerLewis:

Ha. Y'ohl smoothie. Or however you would best phoneticize that thing Han says to Lando.

Anyway, yeah. Guilty as charged. I like little manifestos.

dodgson:

Dude, headline — fuckin,' right here, you got me right here. I know that feels. *hug*

Also — uh, yeah. I definitely remember you; you wouldn't come with us on the road trip 'cuz I was driving the car. I mean... yes, I might have written that you should say that. But this is not the point. You asshole.

[reads whole post]

Well.

Shit.

*rubs face*

Thanks man. I'm going to be coming back to that and re-reading it for years and years. That might be the nicest and most uniformly rewarding series of compliments I've ever seen, and to be the beneficiary of some of it is pretty intense.

Jesus. Thanks, dude.

Yeah, what you were talkin' about — that was all a lot of work. And... thanks. Ugh.

...alright, shit, I need to stop this.

Pick something random to get good at. Add a hobby to your life. You're most likely just low on general life excitement, so figure out some way to add feelings of surprise and pride and creative satisfaction to your days. That feeling makes everything else better.

Didn't end up watching this until just now, and...

...god damn it, man, I love you. Everything about that was perfect.