http://www.succeedinevil.com
This is by far the best thing I've seen or heard on the internet in a long time. He gets it right on every level. Story, characters, cliffhangers. It's a solid cow that will give milk for years to come.
Patrick McLean's main focus is story. So it's not a video show, it's a 6-10 minute audio podcast. Which is a lot easier to produce (although still a lot of work and has it's own challenges). But the story and world are more real and complete.
Story: A consultant in evil gives up trying to help evil masterminds and goes into business for himself.
There are few things (even movies) that make me forget my troubles and transport me away--this does. It doesn't only make you want to find out what's around the bend; it also allows you to savor the scene you're in.
He initially started the podcast to promote an idea for a comic book. But word is that it's also in the process to become a tv show. None of that could possibly beat hearing the writer do all the voices himself.
My one suggestion is that he really needs to spread his wings and come up with some truly ingenious evil plans. I haven't heard a good one since the 'fractions of pennies' from Superman 3 (which has been used repeatedly since). So far, Patrick's shown that being successfully evil is easy with a little discipline. But he has some stiff competition from real-world villains like Enron.
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