So you know when you’re at work, and your just standing around with your coworkers, maybe talking about absolutely nothing when you could be doing something productive? Maybe you have a couple laughs, wonder what other people are doing, and maybe kill one of the other guys with a tank. Well you can totally relate to this week’s show: "Red Vs Blue."

This show is made by a little internet group called, “Rooster Teeth”, and has been around for a long time. Everybody has seen the first episode, at least. But what has made it so popular, that not only have they been making episodes for over a decade, but have also been supported by Microsoft, bungie, and 343 industries? Well you’re about to find out. Let’s review: Red Vs Blue.

Like I said before, the show is old. Like 2003 old. It started out with just a couple of guys making boring conversations with two dimensional characters, to the setting of Bungie’s Halo: Combat Evolve. However, the show took off. It gained millions of followers as well as funding and support from Microsoft and Bungie. Fourteen seasons and over 250 episodes later, "Red vs Blue" has become a popular web series, making a profit for a bunch of internet nerds who were funny enough to take an idea and roll with it.

Okay as always, let’s get into the meat of things. Why has "Red Vs Blue" become such a phenomenon? Well at first glance, the show is… meh? Like the first few episodes are okay, but it’s kind of lame. The jokes can only take it so far, there is no real story being told, and the characters don’t really have anything that differentiates them. However, that changes as the series progresses. The humor is still about the same level as funny throughout the series, but characters become increasingly developed, and there is a story to follow through the series.

The plot of the series changes all the time so it’s really pointless for me to talk about it. However, while the plot (mainly after season 5 or so) is fantastic, I think what else I find appealing of this web series, is the mix of light hearted, and comedic dialogue, mixed well with intense battles, fights, and war themes. The characters, whom become more and more likable/defined, they are relatable. There are about ten to twelve characters, with defined personalities, that I think just about anyone can relate to. Whether that is wanting to do anything else but work, impress your friends, or pick up chicks. There are characters with defined traits that if they were all mixed together they’d make one normal person.

I think my biggest issues with this show, is that it is not for everyone. I think people who have never played halo would understand it, and I think people who play too much of halo would be annoyed by the continuity errors. And like I said before, the show only gets really good after season 6. Seasons 1 through 5, (designated as the “Bloodgulch Chronicles”) are not particularly great, but are necessary to understand the rest of the characters and story for the better seasons.

So in the end, "Red vs Blue" is a decent show. It would be a great one if you didn’t have to sit through the first few seasons. It’s not for everyone, but for the people it is for, they will truly enjoy this show. It definitely works for background noise but sometimes you might miss something great. Oh jeez I forgot to mention. When they institute these crazy fight scene, they were choreographed by the late Monty Oum. He was amazing at creating these intricate 3d fight scenes. Anyways the show is worth at least a half watch if you wanna put on some background noise while you’re playing a video game, that’s what I did for the first half of the series.

One more thing: if you make it past the first nine seasons, season 10 is your reward. lt's personally my favorite, and l think it's the season where everything comes together so nicely.

Score: 3.9/5