"Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles" (2003) TV series

Director:

Matt Hullum

Writers:

Burnie Burns (writer)
Matt Hullum (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

25 November 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | War

Tagline:

War is hell

Plot:

In between Halo and Halo 2 there followed a brief period of civil war of Red Vs. Blue.

Plot Keywords:

Halo | Halo 2 | Battle | Fictional War | Online Cartoon

Cast

Burnie Burns	...	Pvt. Leonard L. Church / ... (75 episodes, 2003-2008)
Jason Saldaña	...	Pvt. Lavernius Tucker (74 episodes, 2003-2008)
Gustavo Sorola	...	Pvt. Dick Simmons / ... (73 episodes, 2003-2008)
Geoff Fink	...	Pvt. Dexter Grif (70 episodes, 2003-2008)
Joel Heyman	...	Pvt. Michael J. Caboose / ... (68 episodes, 2003-2008)
Matt Hullum	...	Sarge / ... (68 episodes, 2003-2008)
Dan Godwin	...	Pvt. Franklin Delano Donut (61 episodes, 2003-2008)
Kathleen Zuelch	...	Freelancer Tex (Alison) / ... (39 episodes, 2003-2008)
Yomary Cruz	...	Sheila the Tank / ... (23 episodes, 2003-2008)
Nathan Zellner	...	Andy The Bomb / ... (22 episodes, 2005-2006)

Runtime:

550 min | 529 min (DVD edition) | New Zealand:6 min (approx.)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

3.15 : 1

Certification:

New Zealand:R13 (DVD rating) | Australia:M | USA:Not Rated

Company:

Rooster Teeth Productions

Trivia:

In Episode 59 when Sarge is saying the Sniping order, Simmons asks doesn't that mean you go twice as much or ten times as much? Actually Sarge goes 2.7 times more then Donut and Simmons.

Goofs:

Continuity: Junior's size constantly changes back and forth. This is particularly obvious when Tucker walks into Blue base during Sister's physical (Junior is suddenly adult sized in that scene, yet is small again in the remainder of the series).

Quotes:

Church: [re-enters the Blue Base and hears some racket going on*] Hey Doc, what the hell is going on in there?
Frank DuFresne: Church, everything's fine. Basically, he's just resting.
Church: Doesn't sound like he's resting.
Frank DuFresne: That's not Tucker; that's our new arrival! He got a lot of energy since his first feeding.
Church: Tucker... *fed*... the baby? Gross.
Frank DuFresne: Actually, Caboose was kind enough to donate some blood. You know what they say: it takes a village.
Church: How'd you get him to agree to that?
Frank DuFresne: It's amazing what Caboose will do if you promise him a cookie and a glass of orange juice.
Church: But he hates needles!
Frank DuFresne: No needles! It turns out if you just expose some bare skin, the little guy just digs right in! It's like a miracle to see nature at work!
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Soundtrack:

Vale Deah

Easily one of the funniest things out there

Red vs Blue is a fanfiction (I refuse to call it mechanimation or whatever) detailing the goofy exploits between a red and blue base of soldiers from the game "Halo." Made by a bunch of geeks (who happen to have an awesome sense of humor), it definitely shines where other fanmade projects fail.

The show has 9 defineable characters. On the blue side, there's Church, possibly the only sane character on the planet with an attitude problem; Tucker, his "friend" (tentatively speaking) who tends to be bullied a lot by Church; Caboose, the new guy who's blissfully unaware of everything that's happening; and Tex, the mercenary who is hired to assist the Blues.

On the red side, there's Sarge, the gung-ho, Texas-accented stereotypical drill sargaent character who also happens to be severely messed up; Grif, a talkative, somewhat absent-minded guy who's picked on by Sarge a lot; Simmons, possibly the only other sane guy on the planet who also has his nose shoved up Sarge's rear; Donut, the somewhat stupid, but well-meaning new guy; and Lopez, the silent but efficient robot built by Sarge.

Each character is brought to life very aptly by their actors, who manage to make it more believable by adding an effect to the voices that make it sound like they really are communicating through radio headsets. For the most part, the acting is very believable and real, all of the characters are well portrayed, adding to the enjoyment of the show.

Each episode is hilarious for at least a dozen reasons, the story is well thought out, using twists and turns and referring to things that could have easily been discarded as a throwaway joke. The show also has a wit to it that could appeal to a broad range of audiences, though most tends to rely on gay humor that may be offensive, but anyone who's watching a parody of a videogame should be pretty loose when it comes to humor, anyways.

There's not much else to say about the show, it has a solid storyline, highly above average acting, manipulates the graphics of Halo very well, and is generally light hearted and fun. With that, I leave you with these parting words:

Sarge - See these tire hooves? They look kinda like tusks, what kind of animal has tusks? Grif - . . . A walrus. Sarge - What did I just tell you about making up animals?!