The stupid man's Ozy and Millie

Zylo · Postby **Zylo** » Thu May 06, 2004 1:50 am

I'm not sure if a "stupid man's O&M" is the right term for this, but I get the idea. The point is that Ozy and Millie, by nature, is a strip that appeals to people who can emerse themselves in a strip and really become a cult fan (hey, look at us). O&M isn't the kind of strip that can get it's full point across to a casual reader in a daily paper; it actually requres some emotional involvement to the characters and story. I think what Dave is going for isn't necissarily "dumbed down," but rather more easily appriciated on a more casual level. I'm glad he's launching a new platform for it rather than changing O&M. If done well, the strip will not be a "dumb" strip, but rather a strip that can be enjoyed on many different levels. Look at Calvin and Hobbes. Someone could appriciate it by just reading it for 10 seconds in the morning paper, and at the same time, one could become emotionally involved with the characters and story. It's a matter of creating a comic that's digestible on many levels. If done right, it won't be "dumb."

Elscire · Postby **Elscire** » Fri May 07, 2004 7:56 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (FoxChild @ May 5 2004, 03:59 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> dollars to doughnuts, I'll bet that DCS will start pushing it back to it's current form once in the newspapers. people will first attatch themselves to the slightly "lesser" version (which i think will only entail a little less character driven stories) and then come to accept changes made to bring it back to it's full glory.  </td></tr></table>  I wouldn't be surprised if that's the way it goes. I hope so anyway, assuming he gets it syndicated. =) About fears of the future of O&M and the style of the sydicated version, it's all been said before, so I'm not going to repeat it. <img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' />

Sabre · Postby **Sabre** » Sun May 09, 2004 4:11 am

I say we all get planes with banners behind them reading "Read Ozy and millie, and like it! If you dont sabre's hero will change one of the best comic strips ever, and if that happens.. We're going to kidnap joey from friends.. and I know you dont want that now do you america?!?" Its not Dave's fault america is too lazy to read comics that have intelligent comedy rather than ones where fat orange cat eats the pie and the guy gets mad. Not fair. No fair. "Life is fair" LIES!

Zylo · Postby **Zylo** » Sun May 09, 2004 4:14 am

You know, when cartoonists reduce their standards just to ge syndicated so they can make just a modest living, it's like the terrorists have won <img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... ns/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' />

Burning Sheep Productions · Postby **Burning Sheep Productions** » Sun May 09, 2004 1:03 pm

Huh? What terrorists!?

Dr. Doog · Postby **Dr. Doog** » Sun May 09, 2004 2:31 pm

terrorists? hmm... that gives mean idea... >:). forget about swingsets and dances, SECRET NAZI SUPERHEROES, TO THE SYNDICATES!

Zaaphod · Postby **Zaaphod** » Mon May 10, 2004 2:38 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (Sabre @ May 8 2004, 09:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> We're going to kidnap joey from friends  </td></tr></table>  Promise? Anyway, it is unfortunate that DCS (or any cartoonist) has to lower his/her standards to get syndicated, but that's life in America, unfortunately. "No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." - H.L. Mencken (and he wrote that in 1926)

Henohenomoheji · Postby **Henohenomoheji** » Mon May 10, 2004 3:08 am

maybe somebody should pull the opposite of Isoldes TV conspiracy... y'know, maybe raise the taste level on all channels until they get used to it or something... nah, that'd never work... ...somebody's gotta do something...

Tavis · Postby **Tavis** » Mon May 10, 2004 3:13 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (Zaaphod @ May 9 2004, 08:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'>  <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (Sabre @ May 8 2004, 09:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> We're going to kidnap joey from friends </td></tr></table>  Promise? Anyway, it is unfortunate that DCS (or any cartoonist) has to lower his/her standards to get syndicated, but that's life in America, unfortunately. "No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." - H.L. Mencken (and he wrote that in 1926)  </td></tr></table>  "<a href='http://www.ozyandmillie.org/2002/om20021210.html' target='_blank'>I think I may have miscalculated the bottom</a>" - Isolde, 10 Dec 2002

Zylo · Postby **Zylo** » Mon May 10, 2004 3:54 am

I think the bottom fell out. It's all just a gaping, all-consuming void of nothingness and bad taste, and no matter how many seasons of Extreme Makeover they do, they can never fill that void.

Sabre · Postby **Sabre** » Mon May 10, 2004 4:12 am

If I see ozy hitting millies foot with a hammer for comedy... I will cry.

Foxchild · Postby **Foxchild** » Mon May 10, 2004 7:04 am

... but if millie wre to only reference such a gag as that, sabre, i think it'd be passable. (as in HER hitting stuff with a mallet)

Dr. Doog · Postby **Dr. Doog** » Mon May 10, 2004 9:56 am

hmm... i think i could be DCS's assistant for the comic. i mean, look at this, all he needs are new images. <img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... iggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /> [edit: the website needs 3 days to locate... <!--emo&

--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... ns/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif' /> ] here.

Henohenomoheji · Postby **Henohenomoheji** » Mon May 10, 2004 11:36 am

how... HOW did you get that in there camoflauged with the text so seamlessly?

Foxchild · Postby **Foxchild** » Mon May 10, 2004 3:15 pm

whoa, whao, hey... look, the content of the text has been modified too! heh, funny about how doog snickers at the word "bottum", plus the fact that its true makes it even better! copying and pasting two different "O's" was a good technique! seemles, absolutly seemless!

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