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Victor Fiori @VicHD

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Underrated, Overlooked.

Posted by VicHD - October 1st, 2009


Over the past few months I kept noticing reviews in and out of Newgrounds saying that my FSM series is "underrated". If people really think that way, I don't mind at all. In fact, I actually have to agree with those comments. However, I've also noticed over time that I'm losing my audience for some reason and I find this very odd.

I mean, I dedicate my time to develop the story the way I want it and entertain my audience. Fans ask for more episodes and I give them more. However, every time I make a new episode, it gets even less views than the previous one and I don't understand what I'm doing wrong. If people supposedly like this series, then why are less people viewing the latest ones? Do viewers really have short attention spans these days or are users rejecting it cause it's a "sprite movie"? I don't want to get into that topic all over again... it blew up in my face twice before.

Let me give you a clear example of what I'm talking about: if I compare the views from ep. 5 and ep. 6 respectively, It's clearly noticeable that roughly 103,000 viewers either missed out or wasn't interested in episode 6. Seriously, so much demand for new episodes and in the end I'm busting my ass for nothing? What the hell? People ask for more, I give them more, but I get less in return. It doesn't seem fair, does it?

Just to point this out, I'm not the kind of person to make weekly or monthly episodes, even if I wanted to. I don't have the time for that, considering the fact that I'm studying for a career in telecommunications and that itself is time consuming. That and sharing a computer with 4 other family members can be a total pain in the ass sometimes, but there's not much I can do about it.

As for ep 7 well, I'm still developing it and I want to have it ready before the end of the year, but I fear it might end up sharing the same fate as ep. 6: critically acclaimed, yet completely overlooked. I'm not really sure what will happen with this one.

Overall, I sometimes feel disappointed and maybe even a little frustrated by this. I don't know whether to continue the story or let it phase out unfinished into oblivion like other flashes have over the years, but if you guys REALLY want this series to continue, spread the word about it. People are really missing out on something interesting here and I don't want to let all this effort go to waste.


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I don't think Ep6 was on the frontpage which would of had a huge effect on the views, but anyways I don't think it's an attention span problem, but the problem is with people tending to forget about the upcoming movie or even what happened in the series after a long period of time. Maybe post teasers or trailers of Misadventures or even short Misadventures animations. Just to refresh people's minds about Misadventures. But I'm no expert at this, these are just suggestions.

Hey man. I understand what you're saying here, but If I remember correctly, FSM 6 was on the front page for about a week and it only got 100k views at the time until it was replaced by another flash.

As for posting teasers and trailers for the episodes, I did that on youtube too. Twice with ep. 6 and once with ep 7. It didn't really help much for ep. 6 though, but I'll think about posting another clip for the upcoming episode.
Thanks for commenting.

Telecommunications? I think my dad did that in the military.

Please enjoy the remainder of your twenty-four hour span of time. - ( Have a nice day )

I go to a military university, so it makes sense. The university that I go to is open to the people and apart from getting a career you also get a military rank once you graduate. I'm already halfway done with it, meaning I got 2 more years left until I'm finished.

Hmmmm....I'll agree with SamIam on this one. It didn't make front page, which maked people wondering "What the fuck happened to FSM?" and all your fans just gave up after that. Anyway, I'll try spreading the word, but don't expect a lot. There's already people out there watching it as there is. You should be happy to have any viewers at all, otherwise, this series would probably in the dust right now.

I do appreciate the fact that I have loyal fans, though my main concern with the series is the overall interest from other viewers.

And again I should clarify that FSM 6 DID get front page for about a week after it was released, so that wasn't the problem.

Just ignore them. They're being jerks.

You know what? People don't care about your flash because they started to care about more significant and important things in life! They started to care about the New World Order and what will happen to all our lives in the near future! If you haven't left your rock under whom you are living,then maybe you will never learn about the fact that also in the near future [probably this year] the internet will most likely be shut down by our friend Google who works for the elite,too! And then it's bye bye with viewers and audience of your flash because they couldn't even watch it anymore even if they cared a shit about it.

Sorry for being so rough but I know your point: you are a flash creator and became an attention-seeker without even recognizing! That happens to many people and happened to me as well in the past,but I let my personal desires go for a higher sake! And you probably didn't even consider the easiest and most simple thing: that the people maybe are watching your flash on YouTube rather than on Newgrounds because NG is shit! It's the perfect home little baby kids and trolls,and the mods aren't reliable!

How many people had an invention and posted it on Google Project 10to100
and no one cared from Google nor in real life no one wanted to make a patent for them? Those inventions are far more important than some stupid flash movies,you know? But ok,your flash isn't stupid,it's entertaining to say the least! But the idea of wanting more audience for such an unimportant thing is in its own stupid and naive! Because people like to ignore higher sakes and rather care about themselfs,they became selfish and thus all the wars began in the world known to mankind!

Take another perspective of your life and your position in the world,then your
rant will become meaningless! But I do respect the variety of characters the nature gave to people,so it's understandable that one or the other becomes like this...

OK, so maybe I am sounding a little needy in this rant, I'm aware of that. I am also aware of the fans that are watching my flashes on youtube instead of visiting NG, every noob has their excuse on this topic.

As for the rest of your rant, that was kinda harsh. However, it doesn't surprise me when you have a user name like that.

I can't accurately say what is the problem. But my best guess your audience, which presumbly is made out of students, has simply no time or have forgotten you. With the production span of your animations ranging from months to years, it is highly possible. What is also posssible that you have an highly variable audience, not the types that hang around but just those that look what you got at the moment and than go on. another possibility is that people dislike the way the story is going. And maybe it's just the financial crisis hitting your audience.

But you shouldn't forget you also have a loyal core of followers (me included). We love the work you do to varying degrees and we're all watching in enjoyment the completion percentage going up. Don't feel bad that you seem to have a smaller audience, you have reached hundreds of thousands of people. and you still do. it is not the scale of your audience, it's not like your a democratic party trying to get into the goverment, you are an hardworking entertainer. If you have something to amuse us we will laugh and we will give an aplause at the ending, having made a good memory and added another animation to our library.

Thanks, that's very constructive of you to say it that. There are lot of possible causes to this situation and sometimes finding a way to solve things is completely beyond my control.

I just hope that the other viewers who forgot about this series remember where they left off and continue to enjoy the story for what it is. After all, I am making this series for the people who want to see it.

you know some people are stupid and don't know what they want. But i know that FSM series is the funniest series i saw and i show and tell my friends about it

What Kimes said,
plus it's possible that some fans are actually showing FSM to friends and family. that alone would double the viewer-count if everyone shows it to only one; I did like 5 times. So it's only natural that older movies' views go up while newer stay relatively down coz' many people watching together.

DUDE DON'T DO IT! This series is one of the series giving me reason to come on newgrounds anymore. I've been wanting to do flash and i need another idea. i am definitely doing Batman (second choice) and Devil May Cry (first choice).

I believe the problem is that users are looking on youtube instead of Newgrounds. Plus, FSM 6 hasn't made it into the Zelda Collection in the Video Game Parodies section, so people who only look in that instead of going directly to your flash submissions page would miss it. Plus what Kimes and everyone else has said before me. I hope your future submissions of FSM get a higher view count, but in the end, you still entertained your audience, and no matter how small the audience is, that is a monumental achievement from my perspective.

Good luck Hadouken
May the Tri Force Be with you.

Yeah ,I also noticed that FSM 6 hasn't made it in the Zelda collection yet.
Now that is weird once you think about it.

Thanks for the comments I'll keep this series going somehow, someway.

Please don't stop on something that you have been working on. I hate it when people don't finish their work and leave it incomplete. I'm the kind of person who wants to see something through the end, no matter what happens in it. So please don't give up on this. Continue working, and soon you will have a lot of audiences viewing your flashes again.

Don't worry, my friends will hear about this, even if they don't want to. Your series will not share the same fate as Firefly.

Think of it this way. Would you rather have a ton of views and people say FSM is garbage and a waste of a few minutes, or slightly less people watch it and praise it?

I wouldn't mind having 100k or 200k more views in each episode. I've been in previous situations where I made flashes that reached over 700k views and with mixed results so I know what you're talking about.

Though I appreciate the positive response from the loyal followers of this series, I feel like I'm being largely ignored by the rest of the users. If more viewers mean more harsh critics, the only thing I can do is accept their opinions no matter how harsh they are.

Oh noes! You can't stop! What about the people who are waiting with excitement for your next episode??? It can't end like that! Please think it over again. Pretty please!!!! T_T

PLEASE CONTINUE WITH THE SERIES! IT IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AWSOME!
PLEASE!

you have a great series...don't forget that =D you may have a 103,000 viewer gap between ep 5 and 6 but in SMBZ theres a 1,000,000+ gap between eps 6 and 7 soo don't feel too bad. I encourage you to keep making this series but if you stop I understand.

it's understandable, it's just that even though each episode is more of an awesome ass kickin movie, it's as you've said a "sprite movie". it's great but something similar but totally different needs to be called out, such as something not pixel but with the same ideas in mind. witch is why many other great sprite makers stopped making flashes-there how they call it " out of contrast". BUT I would be possitively certain a "new" method of your movies would be great.

P.M. me on what your thoughts are!

Dude, I have this question for you

-You feel good/fun making this FSM episodes?

If the answer is Yes, just keep doing it. The most important thing of a project is if you feel good with it, if you have fun making it. And dont think that you are loosing your audience, the people made a FSM Forum, A FSM FORUM, that means that you have dedicated and loyal fans.

So dont get depressed, if you have fun making FSM, Just Do It

Also, have you seen that people post in your news section here in NG? and you never put this News on frontpage? thats evidence of Fans tracking your work. So put "Eye of the Tiger.mp3" on your Music player, and finish FSM7 :D

Thanks man, I'm not giving up on this series.

what is fsm what does it stand for and why isnt it in your recent submissions

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