I love the thought behind this, Jampot, however, I think that doing over-done stories can be a little tempting at times.

I don't mean to bash the current-running show "Beware the Batman," however, I personally hate it.

My main gripe with the show is the lack of recognizable villains.

I have nothing against using unknown villains, however, when they actually start to tease you about their "lack of famous foes," it starts to get annoying. In one episode, that features Metamorpho as the antagonist, (He can shape-shift, very, very similar to Clay Face) during his creation, he is locked into sealed chamber, which is then filled with green gas. - Not only is the scene played up to look like it's the creation of the Joker, but, once Metamorpho starts destroying things, you pretty much assume he's Clay Face. Not until half-way through the episode do they finally say his name, and when they do, it seems like it was just read off of a script. - That was probably the final nail in the coffin on the show for me.

Another example for my case is that, even though I do really like the newer Spider-Man reboots with Andrew Garfield, however, I feel like they were purposely avoiding using the same villains that were in the previous trilogy. There's nothing specifically wrong with that, but, I just always had the impression that the filmmakers weren't specifically happy with the villains given to work with. The original trilogy just seemed to fit together better, the writers using their characters to their full advantage within the story. (Even if they were way cheesier!)

I wanted to see an incarnation of the Joker on "Beware the Batman," I wanted to see a Doc Ock in "Amazing Spider-Man 2," I wanted to see Jaws make a return in "Skyfall," and, I want to see a Force Unleashed/Star Wars cannon crossover in "Episode VII..." And, though these things haven't/probably won't happen, they're still possible in the realm of fanfictions - they can be created in a brickfilm.

On your side, though, we don't want to see these stories again, and again, and again - especially when their done by amateurs. All of the "two guys sitting on a couch" brickfilms, that were prevalent in the earlier days of brickfilming. did get annoying and predictable at times.

However, Nathan Wells is still doing his Alex and Derrek series; just proving that one can stand the test of time, if you are committed to your ideas. Sure, your IP-based brickfilm may get a lot of views on Youtube, and little feedback here, but, I know that I don't make brickfilms for views, or even comments. I just make them to entertain, and, If I am entertained, and it's getting views, then I know that I've done my job.

Though, you're right, Jampot. We don't really want a saturation in the community. However, I'm not really sure on how we could change that... at least not very soon. (But, just remember; Smeagol's first video was a Star Wars video, if I remember correctly. And, just look how far he's come )

Thank you, Jampot, for clearing up your main points for me. I do love to watch brickfilms featuring IP's, and, do think some regulation/quality control in the promotion of these films would be best. - Though, perhaps we tend to see a lot of "bad" films that are based around IP's because those films get the most attention. I have seen (though rare) original stories that are pretty badly written as well.

I think that, funny enough, this comes back to the current discussion (Week 7) of Nathan Well's discussion. - Perhaps it's the writing and inspiration that needs to be built upon; Instead of trying to filter the water at the end of the hose, maybe we need to inspect the well.

That's what I'm wondering if it's possible to encourage. Like I said before, there's no problem with making licensed IP brickfilms, but a lot of them can be quite unoriginal.

"Nothing goes down 'less I'm involved. No nuggets. No onion rings. No nothin'. A cheeseburger gets sold in the park, I want in! You got fat while we starved on the streets...now it's my turn!" -Harley Morenstein