Demo Reel (2012–2013)

Antics from a film crew as they attempt to remake movies, claiming that they can make them better.

Creators:

Doug Walker, Rob Walker

Stars:

Doug Walker, Rachel Tietz, Malcolm Ray

Cast

Series cast summary:
Doug Walker	...	Donnie DuPre (7 episodes, 2012-2013)
Rachel Tietz	...	Rebecca Stoné (7 episodes, 2012-2013)
Malcolm Ray	...	Tacoma Narrows (7 episodes, 2012-2013)
Rob Walker	...	Carl Copenhagen (7 episodes, 2012-2013)
James Jarosz	...	Quinn (7 episodes, 2012-2013)
Steve Harper	...	Leader of SWAG (3 episodes, 2012-2013)

Storyline

Antics from a film crew as they attempt to remake movies, claiming that they can make them better.

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Plot Keywords:

remake | director actress relationship | actor playing multiple roles | actor actress relationship | wasting time | 

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Taglines:

We don't make films, we remake them!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blip Studios, Channel Awesome, That Guy With the Glasses

Technical Specs

Color:

Black and White Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Doug Walker and Rob Walker came up with the idea for this show in 2007, just around the time Doug had started The Nostalgia Critic, identifying it as the first ever series to tackle sketch comedy that lampoons current movies. They cite Home Movies as their inspiration. However, when 2012 came, the idea was no longer fresh. Shows like Robot Chicken had since came around that did the same thing.

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Connections

Referenced in Atop the Fourth Wall: Titans Retrospective: Titans #26-#50 (2013)

User Reviews

Doug Walker's Lame Attempt at Satire

What makes a good parody? Well you need to take the tropes, plot holes, and themes of something and spin it in a clever and funny way. Demo Reel's parodies are about as childish and shallow as a spoof can get. Here is the problem, Doug Walker seems to find zany, over the top, humor funny. It isn't. It is loud, annoying, and extremely childish. Over the top humor plus parody is a terrible combination. After his first episode tanked (and rightly so) he decided to "rework" the series. All he did though is change his annoying humor from "parodies" to "cross over parodies" which are even worse. These cross over "spoofs" will remind you of the "beloved" duo Seltzer and Friedberg. Yes they are on that level of bad. I couldn't sit through more than a minute of his Wreck It Ralph spoof that was as shallow and Seltzerberg inspired as they come. The spoofs make the most childish jokes from the Nostalgia Critic look like George Carlin in comparison. Now I haven't really been fair since the show also has a non spoof segment with the actors. How is this you ask? Well it is very meh. The characters are very forgettable with the exception of Rob Walker's German character who is the only good thing about the show. Rob is funny as usual and I really want to see this guy get out of his brother's shadow since he has so much potential. As for the other characters you have Donnie Dupre who should be renamed Nostalgia Critic light, since that is basically what he is, a blander version of the Nostalgia Critic. You have the writer of the movies who could be likable but is held back by the terrible script and you have the female lead who is kind of annoying. She comes off as a live action Looney Toon which I know is what Doug was going for. The problem is goofy, cartoony, characters only work in cartoons. Some people have called her character sexist which is a very stupid statement, she is not sexist just kind of annoying. I wish there could be a stupid female character without her being called sexist. There is far more idiotic male characters and they don't get any flak (cough)doublestandard(cough). Over all though the series is utter garbage and I would only recommend it for Doug's most loyal fanboys.