SCP-724-J / Discussion

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Agent MacLeod 12 Apr 2016 00:04

I'll just drop a link to what I said in the draft forum, because it probably still applies: http://www.scp-wiki.net/forum/t-1676618/scp-724-j-the-sequel-to-sad-roach#post-2490084

daveyoufool 12 Apr 2016 00:06

I saw, and I took it into account when posting this. My intention was not for this article to be the next Sad Roach, but to play off the OTT-ness of his inclusion in March Madness.

Zyn 12 Apr 2016 00:09

_{heyyyyy bad roach was my idea} ;-;

daveyoufool 12 Apr 2016 00:10

:O right. Should I credit you then?

Zyn 12 Apr 2016 00:14

Yes plz.

charliezard007 12 Apr 2016 00:13

Personally, I don't think this is the "bad sequel" of SCPs. I actually like this one equally as much as Sad Roach.

daveyoufool 12 Apr 2016 00:15

Credit to Zyn for first thinking up "Bad Roach" as a concept.

Zyn 12 Apr 2016 00:16

If this gets above +20 and you link Sad Roach, I will link Bad Roach from Sad Roach's page.

Roach brothers 4lyf.

daveyoufool 12 Apr 2016 00:17

Challenge accepted. Linked him.

LordStonefish 12 Apr 2016 16:27

Just voted. It's at +21 now.

Zyn 14 Apr 2016 01:32

Roach brothers link pony'd up.

TyGently 12 Apr 2016 05:48

The good:
Apparently, D-class can just wander around, poke their heads into interviews, and answer the door for pizza.

The bad:
Almost all of the jokes here feel highly derivative. Both the very first and the very last jokes in this article, the object class and "BAD ROACH NO", are directly taken from Sad Roach, and don't even stand on their own as anything other than references to sad roach.

Unfortunately, that's how most of the jokes turn out. They're either standard site jokes ("seemingly harmless object offhandedly kills a dozen people" is a standout example of this) or less creative rehashes of jokes from Sad Roach. You never commit to giving this thing any actual interesting aspects, and don't even commit to rehashing things from Sad Roach ("SAD ROACH NO" had more buildup because the name was used throughout the article, for example, and the testimonials section here is so short that you wonder why it's in here except to say "see? sad roach did this too!"). Rather than putting the original in a new light, you just put it in the exact same light, but dimmer.

I love Sad Roach (still miffed about that Darkblade match), but this just comes across as the off-brand knockoff. The jokes that are references to Sad Roach come off as far too derivative, and the jokes that aren't references to Sad Roach are far too standard. It needs to put in more work to actually be its own thing before it'll be anything other than "Sad roach but worse".

Total Verdict: Downvote.

Groddil 12 Apr 2016 06:21

I quite like this, actually. +1 vote from me.

ribby97 12 Apr 2016 07:51

Haven't read Sad Roach, and this amused me- therefore +1

Dr Nikolaus 12 Apr 2016 08:53

the pony up quote killed me.

My-Off-Day 12 Apr 2016 15:56

So who we got left in the motel squad?

-Glad Roach
-Mad Roach
-Chad Roach
-Brad Roach
-Radroach
-Fad Roach
-Plaid Roach
annd
-Dad Roach

(Here's a +1 for a great -J you son of a gun)

WrongJohnSilver 12 Apr 2016 16:12

I believe I have some appropriate fuel for this project.

(ETA: And there's your +20. pony up, motherfucker)

Last edited on 12 Apr 2016 16:14 by WrongJohnSilver Show more

Zyn 15 Apr 2016 06:24

I still snicker over the scene involving a tiny roach waving its antennae menacingly while saying "pony up, motherfucker" in a teeny tiny high-pitched voice.

0verandoverandover 12 Apr 2016 16:08

awww….I was gonna do one…….
oh well I guess Cyborg roach can wait.
+1 all day anyday.

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