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| The Nekci Menij Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | David Monger |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer | David Monger |
| Original release | |
| Network | YouTube |
| Release | June 25, 2012 – present |
The Nekci Menij Show is a 2012 British animated web series created by David Monger. The show centers on the conflictive relationships of female popstars, and serves as a satire of the public's perception and scrutiny of female popstars, as well as a parody of stan culture. The show was conceived by Monger after drawing a picture of Nicki Minaj in the style of "The Uncle Dolan Show", another animated webseries. Monger animates the show with the stop motion tecnique with images he creates with Microsoft Paint and Photoshop. The dialogues of the characters are written in a 'Nekci' dialect, which consists mostly of misspelled words, and are reproduced through voice-simulating softwares.
"The Nekci Menij Show" features parodies of a number of female singers, such as Minaj, Rihanna, Britney Spears and Lady Gaga. Following its premiere, the series developed an online cult following that spread through Twitter and Tumblr. Three months later, the show had garnered more than 600,000 views on YouTube. "The Nekci Menij Show" has also been positively received by critics.
Production
[edit]Conception
[edit]The show was conceived as an inside joke between 19-year-old British student David Monger and his friend Amy Taylor, who are both fans of Nicki Minaj. On a birthday card for Taylor, Monger drew an image of Minaj in Microsoft Paint with the caption "my naem is oneka u can cal me nekci [sic]."[1][2] Both the picture and the caption were done in the style of "The Uncle Dolan Show", a YouTube animated series with badly drawn Disney characters who communicated via speech bubbles with misspelled words. Monger then decided to turn the drawing into a video with additional characters, explaining, "One day I woke up and immediately had this idea of other characters like Gags (Lady Gaga) and Rhenna (Rihanna)." He originally created the series as a two-episode show for him and Taylor to watch.[1]
Animation
[edit]Monger draws the show with Paint and Photoshop and uses Sony Vegas Pro to animate it.[1] He has stated that the hardest part is "the Photoshop stage", as the series is effectively made in stop motion with around 300 or 500 frames per episode. The dialogues of the characters are written in a 'Nekci' dialect, which consists mostly of misspelled words.[2] Monger then adds the voices, which are similar to the software Siri, with Audacity and other free-voice simulating programs. He says of the recording process, "It's more of an art than some people realize, talking in spam while being funny. It takes a while and you have to say them aloud because it sometimes surprises you how written things translate when the voices say them."[1] Monger never had any training in multimedia production prior to "The Nekci Menij Show", and spends between 15 and 20 hours to create a single 5-minute episode.[1][2]
Characters
[edit]Some of the characters featured in the series appear below:
- Nekci Menij (Nicki Minaj) is the title character of the series. Her appearance is directly inspired by the duck-like characters of "The Uncle Dolan Show".[1] Nekci's airtime has also decreased since the first few episodes of the show.[2]
- Rheena (Rihanna). Her overuse of Instagram hashtags in social media is often parodied in the series.[1]
- Brinty (Britney Spears) was a "difficult [character] to work with" according to Monger, and he effectively auditioned her in the ninth episode of the first season.[2]
- Gags (Lady Gaga). Her appearance is reminiscent of the drawing of Spiderman in the "The Uncle Dolan Show". Her overwhelming social media presence is often parodied in the series.[1]
- Kety Perr (Katy Perry)[1]
- Bayonse (Beyoncé). Her appearance is directly inspired by the duck-like characters of "The Uncle Dolan Show".[1]
- Medoner (Madonna). Her appearance is directly inspired by the duck-like characters of "The Uncle Dolan Show".[1]
- Xtine (Christina Aguilera). Her house is made of unsold copies of Bionic.[3]
- Ke@$h£r (Kesha)[1]
- Adole (Adele). Her jokes on the show often revolve around her weight.[2]
- Nicel Shitsinger (Nicole Scherzinger). A friend of Monger came up with the surname.[2]
- Krely Roolind (Kelly Rowland). Monger translated the original name to the 'Nekci' dialect after a fan wanted to create a Twitter parody account for the singer. Rooling eventually started making cameo appearances on the show.[2]
Monger has also included parodies of singers Lana Del Rey and Marina and the Diamonds due to popular demand. However, he has declined to include others, such as Carly Rae Jepsen and Pixie Lott.[2]
Overview
[edit]The plot of the series centers on the relationships between female popstars.[3] All of the characters in the show are extremely self-referential and enjoy trash-talking each other.[1] Thematically, the series serves as a satirical parody of the public's perception and scrutiny of female popstars, as well as a parody of stan culture.[1][2][3] Monger explained that after seeing the hateful comments posted about the singers on social media, he wanted to find a way to portray all of them equally. He states, "A lot of people seem to forget that they wouldn't like to be judged the way they judge famous people, and they wouldn't dream of saying the same things about people they really knew. They’re human beings at the end of the day." The show also often parodies the manner in which the real popstars behave on social media.[1]
The first season premiered on June 25, 2011, and features ten episodes. In addition, there are some bonus videos, including a music video for Nekci's "I Am Yuo Ledear" (a parody of Minaj's "I Am Your Leader").[1][2] The second season premiered on October 12, 2011, and will consist of ten episodes. The storylines of the season prominently feature talent shows such as The X Factor, The Voice and American Idol. The characters of Nekci, Brinty, Rhenna, Medoner, Bayonse, Kety and Xtine are consistent throughout the season. There will also be Christmas and Halloween episodes. Monger has said that the second season would be the last, and it is set to end at the beginning of 2013.[2]
Reception
[edit]"The Nekci Menij Show" has developed an online cult following.[1] Shortly after uploading the second episode of the show, Monger created a Twitter parody account for the character of Nekci.[1] He then started interacting with some fans of the series who had created Twitter accounts for the other characters. Although he initially created the show as a two-episode series, he decided to extend it to ten episodes due to the demand.[2] However, the show did not achieve its popularity until episode three, which spread through Twitter and Tumblr, and was quickly embraced by fans of the popstars.[1][2] According to Jeremy Cabalona of Mashable, the fact that all the accounts with the exception of Nekci's are run by fans demonstrates the connection fans have felt to the show. Monger says, "Nobody I personally know runs any, which is great really. Some people put so much work into them."[1] By September 2012, the show had garnered more than 600,000 views on YouTube.[1]
The show has also been positively received by critics.[1][3] Jeremy Cabalona of Mashable called it "a sharp parody of pop music" and "a biting, yet adoring look at female entertainers".[1] Alex Bedder of NYU Local extensively compared it to another YouTube series, "Got 2B Real", which also focuses on the relationships of female artists. Bedder noted that while "Got 2B Real" is generally built on logic, "The Nekci Menij Show" "is as if we dropped the Top 40 giants into a Red and Stimpy [sic] realm. It is insane, but that's intentional. At first you may try to fight off the stupidity of the series, but eventually it sinks in, and you find little moments of pure brilliance." Bedder also commented that in contrast to the other series, the short running time and the simple story lines are easier to digest. However, he finalized the review by saying that the series is "endearing", but cannot match the humor of "Got 2B Real".[3] A reviewer for Popssessed said that "homemade popstar parodies [...] tend to be extremely hit-and-miss, but this one surprised us by being actually funny, and having 'hit' written all over it."[2]
Due to the use of copyrighted music, Monger cannot release a DVD of the series or legally make any money from the project. He briefly considered removing the copyrighted materials out to release it, but ultimately decided that it would compromise the quality of the show.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Cabalona, Jeremy (2012-09-26). "'Nekci Menij Show' Parodies Pop Stars With Crude Animations". Mashable. Mashable Inc. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Staff, Reporter (2012-09-18). "A Little Chat With... The Guy Who Does The Nekci Menij Show". Popsessed. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- ^ a b c d e Bedder, Alex (2012-09-07). "Webseries Royale: Divas, Divas, Divas "Got 2B Real" vs. "The Nekci Menij Show"". NYU Local. New York University. Retrieved 2012-10-30.