Long time Pumpkin fan here. Watching these remind me a bit of "Heavy Metal" and "Rock and Rule"(If any of you here are old enough to remember those movies)in which I own proudly. They do need to reinstate and finish this project as the concept is interesting, the music is fantastic and I'd be happy to buy it on DVD.
They were on RSPAA, but that site is no longer up :( If all else fails, contact me, I'll send what I got to you including "Imploding Voice." "In My Body" remix is also really cool.
If they were willing to work on this again, with a bit of elbow grease, better timing on the voice acting and scrap the 2 minute intros on the first 2 episodes, and this would do about 20 times better today than it would've in 2000.
Of course, I think Zeitgeist in real life is gonna be an interesting venture in and of itself.
long time pumpkins fan, first time watching these and I think the animation great, voices are good, music fits perfectly, but they are too short, i want to see more. . .
it's hard to write this off comepletly though: "the clone" metaphor is an interesting dig at virgin and music altogther about repeating the same musical concepts over and over and bands copying other bands, and slow dawn fits right in with a group of druggies smoking, but some good ideas antr mask self justification.
before i pan this i would like to display i am a huge fan of the pumpkins and have much respect for patrick corgan, but after watching these deplorable videos i almost lost it. this is the most self-indulgent crap ive ever see, speaking to god, sacrificng fans just to preach the good news, destroying a utopia by expressing the youth's pain, who crucified you and made your savoir corgan.
for anyone wondering where to get these, just do a search on google and eventually you'll find somewhere where you can download them, thats what i did. i wont tell you where cause i had to do the work myself so you can too :)
One good thing though - Incorporation of the music of Machina II was pretty cool, e.g. different version of "in my body" and the appropriate use of "le deux machina (synth)" as Zero transforms into Glass etc.
As you can tell by the number of views of each episode, around half the people couldn't stand watching the 2nd and more for the 3rd episode after viewing the 1st, and with good reason - this is absolutely terrible. The animation is hardly cutting-edge and ugly, as well as the ineffective voice talents and script. If this had no association with Smashing Pumpkins, I wouldn't have watched a second of it.
The reason for the lackluster animation and voices is that these are rough drafts. "Demos" of the concept. The episodes are not official, finished, prints, but were "pilots" provided to potential investers. The videos were later fan-leaked onto the internet.
When the bottom fell out of Sony's "Screenblast" idea, the series was dropped back to Corgan's control. Later on serious issues with copyright came up, and we haven't heard a peep out of official sources since.
WHERE DO I FIND ALL THESE REMIXES FROM THE SONGS FRO MACHINA 2?? AND LIKE THE ONES FROM THE GATMOG INTERVIEW?
lieinroses 1 month ago
@lieinroses
They're out there. I have 4.
1. In My Body
2. The Imploding Voice (as seen on this episode in the beginning)
3. Glass 1
4. Glass 2
I just haven't found the Everlasting Gaze remix.
PersonalJesus348 1 week ago
whats the song played during the opening?
entity013 4 months ago
What's the song that begins playing at 7:02?
ArtemisFlyingV 7 months ago
@ArtemisFlyingV
It is "Slow Dawn"...it is on Machina 2
VinnyOWNZ21 6 months ago
@VinnyOWNZ21 I've found it already, but thank you for your help anyway. I really appreciate it.
ArtemisFlyingV 6 months ago
Hooray that this is not finished.
trollmonter0 1 year ago
Aeon Flux and Heavy Metal had a baby!
funnybuddydotcom 1 year ago
I wish they would have finished this series.....
halifuckinfan 1 year ago 2
Someone watched too much Blade Runner.
Grozathia 1 year ago
this is sweet
gizmo359c 1 year ago
What's the first song called?
darkstar1360 1 year ago
what the hell is this cartoon sapost tobe about ????this shit trips me out
thepumpkins101 2 years ago
nothing
PersonalJesus348 2 years ago
does anyone know what Nocte Et Mane means? ive tried to do some free web translations. but they arent working...
much appreciated.
maximospark 2 years ago
Night and morning.
Nameless46 2 years ago
night and moon?
phatjesus008 2 years ago
Dated =/
chaz32 3 years ago
Long time Pumpkin fan here. Watching these remind me a bit of "Heavy Metal" and "Rock and Rule"(If any of you here are old enough to remember those movies)in which I own proudly. They do need to reinstate and finish this project as the concept is interesting, the music is fantastic and I'd be happy to buy it on DVD.
tygrefyfe 3 years ago 2
I like the Prince references in this
I mean just look at glass´s guitar
alsatiancousin1 4 years ago
Man I wish they had the remixes released. This is an awesome rendition of "The Imploding Voice" in the beginning.
PersonalJesus348 4 years ago
They were on RSPAA, but that site is no longer up :( If all else fails, contact me, I'll send what I got to you including "Imploding Voice." "In My Body" remix is also really cool.
machinesofgod 3 years ago
yeah got that just in time now I'm trying to find the everlasting gaze remix from the GATMOG interview part two.
But thanks for the info none the less its great to have that info available.
PersonalJesus348 3 years ago
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this is so coked out. interstella 5555 did the same thing except good.
futureghost 4 years ago
great ending
jack00008 4 years ago
If they were willing to work on this again, with a bit of elbow grease, better timing on the voice acting and scrap the 2 minute intros on the first 2 episodes, and this would do about 20 times better today than it would've in 2000.
Of course, I think Zeitgeist in real life is gonna be an interesting venture in and of itself.
MercurySolo 4 years ago
hey not bad
not the best
is that all they made
twsmpjlz 4 years ago
long time pumpkins fan, first time watching these and I think the animation great, voices are good, music fits perfectly, but they are too short, i want to see more. . .
soulofbass 4 years ago
it's hard to write this off comepletly though: "the clone" metaphor is an interesting dig at virgin and music altogther about repeating the same musical concepts over and over and bands copying other bands, and slow dawn fits right in with a group of druggies smoking, but some good ideas antr mask self justification.
jiggykramer 4 years ago
before i pan this i would like to display i am a huge fan of the pumpkins and have much respect for patrick corgan, but after watching these deplorable videos i almost lost it. this is the most self-indulgent crap ive ever see, speaking to god, sacrificng fans just to preach the good news, destroying a utopia by expressing the youth's pain, who crucified you and made your savoir corgan.
jiggykramer 4 years ago
it's fiction. he doesn't think he's a saviour
sheeptea 4 years ago
the best artists always have that kind of complex. if you don't like it go back to your rolling stones.
dasrik 4 years ago
the people.
PersonalJesus348 4 years ago
dude, watch the interview with billy about these videos, then you'll understand where billy was headed.
MAXKORN1 3 years ago 2
at 3:04 you can hear one of the drum sounds from live versions of A100.
palescales 4 years ago
for anyone wondering where to get these, just do a search on google and eventually you'll find somewhere where you can download them, thats what i did. i wont tell you where cause i had to do the work myself so you can too :)
daretohearafool 5 years ago
He probably stopped making these after the band broke up. too bad.... : (
i think it's cool.
birde33 5 years ago
I wanna Machina III and the new episode of Glass and the Macines of God!!! I hope Billy is thinking to finish the story.
ebutuoy76 5 years ago
One good thing though - Incorporation of the music of Machina II was pretty cool, e.g. different version of "in my body" and the appropriate use of "le deux machina (synth)" as Zero transforms into Glass etc.
hyztix 5 years ago
As you can tell by the number of views of each episode, around half the people couldn't stand watching the 2nd and more for the 3rd episode after viewing the 1st, and with good reason - this is absolutely terrible. The animation is hardly cutting-edge and ugly, as well as the ineffective voice talents and script. If this had no association with Smashing Pumpkins, I wouldn't have watched a second of it.
hyztix 5 years ago
The reason for the lackluster animation and voices is that these are rough drafts. "Demos" of the concept. The episodes are not official, finished, prints, but were "pilots" provided to potential investers. The videos were later fan-leaked onto the internet.
When the bottom fell out of Sony's "Screenblast" idea, the series was dropped back to Corgan's control. Later on serious issues with copyright came up, and we haven't heard a peep out of official sources since.
RatTheUnloved 5 years ago
I personally think it's very surreal and deep. Kinda like lots of Anime story lines.
zenhexen 5 years ago
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I personally think you're very fucken stupid and suffer from Down syndrome. Kinda like lots of tubgirls in the same room.
hyztix 3 years ago
damnit, why the hell aren't there more of these?
& how come i can't find Corgan's Blue & Pearl story anywhere anymore? if anybody has it or knows where to find it, let me know.
00sh 5 years ago