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Trailer for new punk rock-themed web sitcom, Oblivion

Posted by aubin on Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 6:00 PM (EDT)

The trailer and first episode has been posted for Oblivion: The Series, a 22-minute episodic series following the exploits of a group of counter-culture types, set in the fictional city of Holwenstall. The show was created by no-budget filmmaker Mike Cuenca and is a spin-off of his first feature film, Scenes from Oblivion, in which many of the starring characters make their first appearance.

The series is a satirical and sincere portrayal of an alternative lifestyle, blending slapstick humor, absurdism, music and coming of age melodrama to analyze the interlocking lives of its fourteen main protagonists.

The first episode of the show is available here.

OBLIVION: The Series Trailer from Mike Cuenca on Vimeo.

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wonton (September 17, 2009)

this seems kinda cool.

im gonna watch the first episode now.

Regulartrite (September 17, 2009)

WHATTTTT. This is stupid.

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ArthurAllblack (September 19, 2009)

Did you actually watch the show? Or are you just going by the trailer and making a lame-ass assumption based on ignorance a la Glenn Beck.

I watched the show, and it made me laugh. Good to see skinheads doing what skinheads do without the politics being labeled on us.

TeaEssAre (September 17, 2009)

so far the acting is terrible, but the girls are hot, so i will continue to watch

bill_leary (September 17, 2009)

Looks cool I'll give it a shot. At least it seems genuine and not done by someone who isn't into punk rock.

Regulartrite (September 17, 2009)

The whores in this show are ruining punk rock for me

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ArthurAllblack (September 19, 2009)

Punk rock was ruined a loooooooooooong time ago, too late for that.

The girls in this show are hot as hell, and you know full well that you would shag any of them givin a chance!

You must be like that vegan political faggot in the show, never got laid.

ChadReligion (September 17, 2009)

Gimper, is this you???????
http://www.dobi.nu/yourscenesucks/rudeboy/scene.jpg

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everydayballoons (September 17, 2009)

hahahaha

Misanthropee (September 17, 2009)

Shit really is hilarious. I had no idea there were so many new ones.

" inevitably all skins begin to save up their hard earned money to convert their wardrobe over to all of the latest rockabilly gear as part of his skinhead retirement plan. be sure to ditch that #1 crop trimmer for some pomade, that pompadour is going to need some work! "

wonton (September 17, 2009)

Well, that fucking sucked.

Up da punx.

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ArthurAllblack (September 19, 2009)

Well do you know anyone else making a show gear toward the punk scene today?

Here's an idea, since all you kids spout about DIY ethics, then why don't you get all your friends together, write a show and send it out on the internet yourself. That's what this guy did, and he's clearly way more punk rock than you'll ever be.

thebigtakeover (September 17, 2009)

Am I the only person that doesn't hang out with only 'punks' or what have you? In my experience, it kind of ruins it if you have to always weed out the uncools. But that's just me.
Also, the first two minutes felt like a DeGrassi episode. But worse. So I stopped

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wonton (September 17, 2009)

I agree, it felt like degrassi.
It was bad and stopped loading after four minutes.

I don't hang out with punks. I hang out with thrash/folk metal people.
I don't even consider myself a punk.

nocigar (September 17, 2009)

most of my friends don't even know this website exists, let a lone 90% of the bands covered on it.

deadXlast (September 17, 2009)

I have two friends who are into punk rock and they are the two guys in my band. Everyone else I hang out with likes miscellaneous shit.

TeaEssAre (September 17, 2009)

i have a couple friends who listen to the same music as me... most do not. and i wouldnt consider myself a punk or anything, despite going to more shows than most "punks"

RRK (September 17, 2009)

I haven't known anyone who listened to the same music as me since I moved to Nashville five years ago. All of my friends are, for lack of a better phrase, 'music illiterate' or into hipster indie shit. Actually, I'm the uncool one in my circle of friends.

douglas_is_rad (September 18, 2009)

where do you live in Nashville?

RRK (September 18, 2009)

I live in the Belmont neighborhood and I go to Vandy. I actually grew up here, but was dragged away as teenager before coming back for school. Love the town, hate the music.

jacknife737 (September 17, 2009)

I only have one friend who i have really similar musical tastes with, other then that, i don't really hang out with a lot of people who have very similar musical tastes.

sugarfull (September 18, 2009)

If I wanted to hang out with the punks, I would have moved to Richmond. Not to say that I don't have friends into punk here.

ArthurAllblack (September 19, 2009)

You only stopped after watching two minutes of it? So you're making judgments based on that alone? You sound ignorant, why don't you let the whole thing load and watch it in it's entirety before making retarded comments.

nocigar (September 17, 2009)

you know, whenever i am having a shitty day all i do is watch this video and i laugh so hard i literally cry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TH5ibABP4U&feature=fvw

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spoon_of_grimbo (September 17, 2009)

i paused frank turner for THAT?!

you ten-sided bastard!!!

binaural111 (September 18, 2009)

never pause frak turner for anything

CBSrocksteady (September 18, 2009)

this makes me want to slit my wrists

Jaydischord (September 17, 2009)

What is this bunch of cuntbubble?

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letthebeatdrop (September 17, 2009)

i bet you've been waiting to use that one all day, huh?

Jaydischord (September 17, 2009)

Nope, purely off the top of my head....you're going to use it though now aren't you?

letthebeatdrop (September 17, 2009)

yeah, probably man.
hey, at least i'm honest.

badbrain (September 17, 2009)

Show sucks, the terrible acting takes me out of it. It's like they're too aware of the fact that they're acting so the delivery of the dialogue comes off as forced and unnatural. The chick playing Darla especially.

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ArthurAllblack (September 19, 2009)

So what are you doing with that film school degree of yours?

...still waiting...

bryanmatic (September 17, 2009)

Ummmmm...these girls look more like Bratz dolls than punkers....

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ArthurAllblack (September 19, 2009)

Are punk rock girls supposed to look like ugly hatchetfaces who pass out in a gutter after a bum shat in it? Whatever turns you on.

I'd rather date a punk girl who looks like a Brats doll than some grimy grungy punk girl anyday.

But skinhead girls are way hotter!

Sliced-T (September 17, 2009)

Anyone remember Fear of a Punk Planet? The original internet only punk sitcom. It was sooo crappy.

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10-4Eleanor (September 17, 2009)

Fuck that, that show was a work of unbridled genius. I even bought the dvd!

Sliced-T (September 18, 2009)

Perhaps it was genius. It's been awhile...

LMChc (September 18, 2009)

it was terrible...y awesome.

AllAgesPete (September 17, 2009)

is this named after the awesome band?

Phantom_Maggot (September 18, 2009)

This is unwatchable. Sorry, I am usually supportive of such ventures, but this isn't working.

friokir (September 18, 2009)

this was bad

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ArthurAllblack (September 19, 2009)

So was Subrubia, and you probably have that as a poster on your wall.

TheViz (September 18, 2009)

Waaaaaaaaaaaaay too many characters.

BuffMedway (September 18, 2009)

Oh yeah. How ridiculous.
This guy made a web series with zero funding, using untrained actors!!!

WHAT THE FUCK.

I'm going to watch Melrose Place.

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ArthurAllblack (September 20, 2009)

So instead of supporting a show that was made in the scene for the scene with people in the scene, you're gonna watch a corporate network program geared towards douchebags?

Well I guess you're part of their target demographic if that's the case, because you certainly don't sound punk rock.

How did you find this website again? Nevermind, I don't want to keep you from your douchbag show. Don't forget your lotion and paper towels.

Kram1234 (September 20, 2009)

yer not punk and im tellin everyone!

ArthurAllblack (September 19, 2009)

I hear a lot of people on here saying that the show sucks, I think that's just typical of young, naive, narrow-minded and myopic punk kids who reject anything that doesn't fit within their limited parameters of what "Punk" is to them.

I for one ain't punk, I'm a skinhead, and I loved the fact that the show used skins and didn't make them look like nazis. They were full on trads and I liked that a lot(Especially when they gave that Vinny guy a boot party). But I think it represented everyone in every subculture properly. The whole cast isn't punk, Cliff's a good example of that, so is Louise, who's a rockabilly. Truth is, this show actually works, and it certainly isn't as bad as Suburbia was. Ironically, those who bitch and hate on the show being terrible are the very ones who could probably quote Suburbia at the drop of a hat, and those kids couldn't act to sa

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Kram1234 (September 20, 2009)

Curb yer enthusiasm season opener tonight@

fuckyea

blisteredotter (September 21, 2009)

what ever happened to Dragons? That show was sweet.

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