Fan Redemption

There are two fan films that came out that have a connection. See if you can spot it...

Browncoats: Redemption. After Miranda, the Alliance has taken a reputation hit, so decide to hit back. One officer is assigned to make an example of a Brown Coat crew, but there's a lot of history there, and more than one person is wanted... Redemption! This is definitely a fan crew. You can tell by the amount of enthusiasm some of the actors display, overcoming their lack of acting ability, and their ability to do a second take. (Seriously, there are a few scenes where you do wonder why they couldn't try it again...) It takes a while to get going, but the story and characters are nicely intertwined by the end. Also keep an eye out for a few famous faces... You know, seeing this, you'd think I'd be pining more for Firefly, but, no, it's hard to see how they could come back to the crew we know. The time of Serenity has passed. Time to move on... but still, time for some more fan movies...

Dragon Age: Redemption. Apparently enthralled by her time on Dragon Age, Felicia Day penned a wee storyline about her character and, with her connections, got it made. Certainly it looks impressive, however the storyline isn't the complicated. A party comes together on the trail of a bad guy mage, and they must overcome their own histories to overcome him. Although there doesn't seem to be that much Redemptioning going on, more like just Revening. Certainly this has a lot higher quality of actors than the above, and more make up, etc. This was done with Bioware's permission, and I'm suspecting money, so there is that. Since I haven't played the game, I have no idea how much it links in with the universe, certainly there is some info-dumping and a lot still not said. It's a wee fantasy movie on its own, but playing the game would make it make more sense. I have it (Origins at least), so... some time...

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