Marble Hornets

 I've been wanting to write this entry for weeks, and I just haven't been able to figure out how to do it. Something I've talked about a few times on the other blog is what I'm going to pretentiously call "signpost media", the books, movies, whatever that shape our tastes in a big way. Maybe you're a gamer because of Wii Sports or an anime fan because of Gundam, or a metalhead because of Lordi. They're not just texts you like, but ones that turn you on to new mediums, genres, etc. (and that you'll always compare every other example of to). Not just those show that you loved or obsessed over. They fundamentally change who you are, if not as a person, at least as a consumer of entertainment. For me, Marble Hornets is one of those series. A gateway to the wider world of found footage, ARGs, and "puzzle box" series. I figured out my path for discovering it the other day Marble Hornets< Yugioh Abridged's "Concrete Giraffes" video< Gamefaqs' Starfox 64 forum.

Technically, it's not a "classic" by this blog's standards (at a mere 16 years old) but I feel like it's pretty safe to say that it'll still be something in 4 years, and they just dropped a spinoff, so I'm gonna go for it. I did a rewatch (like I do most years) this month (and my wife's first run through) after we were in the car talking about Lost and how a lot of people lost interest as they explained more of the mystery. Marble Hornets for better or worse, never got around to explaining what The Operator/Slenderman really was (and probably never will), what the ARK was (this will probably get explained with the comics), and a bunch of other little things. I figured I'd do my usual and do a post for each season, but whenever I sat down to write it was just too much. Rambly, disjointed, nostalgic. I could probably go on about season one for more words than I usually put in this blog for a week. 

Also, I really should get this blog back onto the whole classic lit thing. I don't really want to start a third blog, but I also want somewhere to talk about Marble Hornets and Doom and whatever else that isn't in these two.

I dunno, just go watch the first season. It's an hour and a half and it's so good.

And then, if you liked it, go watch the first episode of the new series. And then I guess go watch all the stuff in between so you can catch all the SICK DEEP CUTS.