"Now that most of us take broadband for granted, budding filmmakers are using the net as a medium to mass-market creative ideas in a new format known as the webseries. Released periodically just like episodes of a television show, the webseries industry is burgeoning (hey, even Michael Cera has one called Clark and Michael). Creating a webseries is a great way for young upstarts to broadcast their capabilities to the industry while telling a great story. It’s like being in an indie band, but for TV and Film. Here, we evaluate two new Canadian webseries, Take Me Back, and Team Epic to check in on the quality of content in this new medium.
TAKE ME BACK
Kidnapped after coming into possession of a mysterious gadget, Al is imprisoned in a dilapidated attic while a doppelganger lives his life for him.
TEAM EPIC
Captain Epic (the Team’s leader) has got to be up there with Aqualad and The Red Bee as one of the lamest superheroes of all time. His Mountiered bodysuit is a total eyesore while an overly earnest demeanor just plays up Canadian stereotypes that 99 per cent of us want to forget. Epic’s sidekicks include a whole host of ill-conceived, ill-costumed characters, not the least of which is Master Brood whose goth apparel and emo attitude only enhance the complete ridiculousness of his cardboard delivery. Watching Master Brood on screen is like chewing a mouthful of lemon slices—seriously. Ironically, the only bright light in the cast is Peter Higginson, who plays the dark villain Bernard Embers. In reality, Higginson is the only real superhero here; he has the amazing ability to turn a terrible script into the only believable character.