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ratbanjos Nov 11, 2009

Hi everyone. Got some great feedback from y'all on our last Misery Bear movie. Our new one, linked here, is even more heartbreaking. Please don't watch if the idea of a broken-hearted teddy bear is likely to give you the sniffles!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/extra/video/p004v0pn

Carlyle Bear Co.
Ft Myers FL
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Carlyle Bear Co. Nov 11, 2009

I love it when they show him shaving that is adorable!! bear_wub

Yorkshire
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Lovethosebears Nov 11, 2009

I love this wee bear, poor little soul and after all that hard work!!!! She didn't deserve you, plenty of fish (or bears) in the wood Misery, try again once the hangover has disappeared bear_grin

Hugs Ali

Pennsylvania
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Us Bears Nov 11, 2009

I like this one better than the first. bear_thumb

I'm happy that the Bear didn't get hurt in this one. (You still never told us if you used a "Stunt Bear" in the first episode! bear_happy )

The part with the blender was funny!
Thought the shaving was cute but a bit of a non sequitur. Bears have fur. Shaving fur didn't make sense. However, you could have had a lot of fun with a hair dryer! :D
Regardless of the constructive criticism, it was still funny! :)

I understand that Misery Bear is kind of like the "Charlie Brown" of the Bear world. I don't want to mess with your artistic vision too much... But is there a way that Misery Bear could get just a little ray of sunshine at the end of the episode?

Consider Charlie Brown. He waits by the mail box all day long but never gets a Valentine's Day card even though everybody else gets one. He's depressed and lonely but, just at the very end, when there doesn't seem to be any hope, he sees "The Little Red-Haired Girl" from across the street.

I LIKE the fact that Misery Bear breaks with a lot of the old Bear tradition. Too many people think that Teddy Bears are all "Sunshine and Lollipops." That's just not so. Bears have bad days too. I like Misery Bear because he's a more realistic depiction of every day life, even if he does have a black cloud over his head.

Bears are also steadfast. They never give up, even when things seem darkest. Teddy Bears have great perseverance. Misery Bear sure shows his perseverance.

But, like I said, there needs to be just a little bit of silver lining in the dark clouds. Not so much it spoils the Misery Bear theme but just enough that people don't feel too depressed watching Misery Bear's episodes.

There are lots of tough times going around in the world today. The economy isn't very good. World politics aren't going very smoothly. We have wars and flu epidemics. It's rough going out there! I think Misery Bear can be a reminder to us all that, no matter how bad things seem to get, we can still persevere as he does.
That's why I think there should be a silver lining in Misery Bears cloud. It would help us, the viewer, keep our chins up.

I also think there could be some comedy potential in a "turnabout" ending where Misery Bear goes through all his daily troubles but, at the end, he finds out things aren't quite as bad as they first seemed.

These are just my ramblings. Take what you like and leave the rest. bear_happy

Still, I really like what you've done so far. Keep up the good work! bear_thumb