YES

Great skits of 2009:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rE6eZGlsqw
Shinigami Illustrated Picturebook Ohayocon2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaBDfn8Gd-s
Revolutionary Girl Utena ANext2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNhQV9MrqAs
Dressed for Hetalia Katsu2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiAGye48Pds
Footloose Katsu2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s33i3nhU2CA
To be a master but faster Katsu2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fHtd2RQnZk
Sora the Explorer Sakuracon2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SR88SJNfh4
Dead Moon Circus ABoston2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur0Uhnmi1Ls
Turks Men in Black Otakon2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1HkUdP7pv4
Grand Central Swing Otakon2009

Way to step it up East Coast. Finally.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRW4Ai-wZbU

Otakon2009 Silent Hill Black Nurse skit

Could it have something to do with the WCS becoming more popular? When the preliminaries were first held at NYAF in 07, no one knew what was going on and brought out their usual crap. Then all of the sudden there are cosplay events everywhere, Team USA is being promoted like nothing else, and everyone stepped up their game. General knowledge about cosplay just increased, and the people with great skit ideas grew some balls and put their plans into action. '09 has been amazing, and I hope the quality of skits continues to improve in the future.

I saw a vid from a FL con of a bunch of villains dancing to Jail House Rock. I think it's from this year. Anyone know it?

>>2048770
inb4 Dead Moon Circus shitstorm

I think it has something to do with new groups of cosplayers stepping up and coming up with skits. The "usual" groups have been getting the shaft at cons lately because they keep bringing the same tired shit (Agents, Ambrosia&Jersey co, Cirque du Cosplay, etc)

I welcome the newer skit groups, specifically some of the people who stepped up at Katsu, which is the single best masq I've ever been to

>>2048814
inb4 Agents and Ambrosia shitstorm

>>2048820

I've missed it. Explain.

>>2048820

Both groups were butthurt because they didn't win best in show. Agents have said specifically that they lost to a "bunch of nobodies" and one of the members of the group was going around during practice asking groups if they were "ready to lose"

I'm glad JJ is doing some skits this year, I liked both the Hetalia and Baccano skits she did

>>2048824
tl;dr: Agents have this guy in their group, Robbie, who's a total douche and talks shit to everyone else in every masquerade they've ever been in, he claims he's won ton of awards with them when he's usually just a stagehand, and he bitched incessantly after Katsucon because they lost Best in Show to "a bunch of nobodies."
Ambrosia is just a drama queen of epic proportions and also threw a shitfit post-Katsucon.

>>2048829
>>2048835

Thanks. I like it when those that brag lose.

HA Robbie was just bitching at AB about Katsucon STILL.

>>2048835

I have no idea how either groups have room to bitch, it was obvious to everybody that pokemon, hetalia, and gundam footloose were all head and shoulders above halo kitty/macross plus.

I applaud the leaders of these groups for bringing to light was sore losers agents/ambrosia are, even when they claim to be friends with those in the group.

Oh east coast, thanks for the masq drama every single time, even when there shouldn't be any question of what should win and what shouldn't!

>>2048862
Robbie bitches about a lot of things. It's probably why he can't get a girlfriend, no matter how hard he tries.

>>2048862
What was he saying? And how does he have the right to bitch that much about it? They took home a major craftsmanship award, which I'm sure they probably deserved if they made all of those giant mascot suits and the props.

>>2048884

still bitter about best craftsmanship. He feels they deserved best in show, or at the very least, best overall performance in addition to best craftsmanship. Called the Hetalia skit gay, the Footloose skit a bunch of fat people flailing around, and the Pokemon skit and shitty crafted failfest

I daresay the east coast's masquerades were on average, better than the west's? I haven't seen anyone talk about anything amazing from the west coast.

>>2048927
Wow, of all the things to be upset about. They got awarded for looking good and he still manages to find something to get butthurt about. Its not as if they went home empty-handed.
Hetalia -was- gay, but thats HETALIA, so its fine.
Footloose was well choreographed.
Pokemon's only flaw was that Ash wasn't wearing his season 1 outfit.

>>2048927
Excuse me, what is this filthy rumor going on that Hetalia is gay?

I mean, GAY? In MY Hetalia? How unheard of!

>>2048961
Gay enough for the hordes of fangirls.

>>2048964
Might want to get your sarcasm detector checked.

>>2048965
hur dur, I'm well aware it was sarcasm. I just hate that fandom like the fist of an angry god

>>2048927

WAT

Damn. That Pokemon skit was fucking great.

I am sad that Voltz and Vash didn't sing something this year, but there were some nice skits this year nonetheless.

>>2048974
lol of course you were!

2009 has been awesome

Ya'll gotta see this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBWGa8GCd_o

>>2049774
Get out.

More masq drama.

>>2048814
I'm wondering how bad Katsucon 2010 masquerade will be now that the whole con has gone to shit. I want to remember 2009 being that epic year of skits! Legendary.

>>2048927
Is robbie the guy who was helping them out with the long ponytail? cuase if so yeah he's reallly snobby and I don't get it because I don't think I have even seen him in costume with them ever, just hanging around with them. I talked to a few of them at katsucon and they seemed really nice and cool, especially the two girls dressed as rabbits (I don't know the hello kitty characters)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij9IZ1C3fkY
Entry #64 @ 2:44 was horribly cute.

>>2050230

yeah that's him. Easily identified by looking like a creeper, or the one that you want to punch the most when you meet the Agents

>>2048632

Thank you! We were a bit disappointed we didn't get BIS but I'm glad people still enjoyed our skit

>>2050230
>>2050441
He is a creeper. He likes to think he's suave and charming, but in reality he's a total asshat and he loves nothing more than talking shit about everyone all the time.
I used to talk to him on a fairly regular basis until I basically got sick of his shit. Best part? He told me he and the agents "participate in masquerades for fun! We just like to have a good time and it never really matters if we get an award or not." Horseshit.

>>2050456 We were a bit disappointed we didn't get BIS

Why does it matter? Christ.

>>2050469
Um. I don't think he said that it -mattered- but when you put effort into something that a lot of people like, you're allowed to be a little disappointed that you don't take home top prize. Everyone who doesn't win BiS is disappointed that they didn't.

>>2050456

Shut up Greg, you're lucky you walked with anything at all. You just LOOOOOVE latching on to skits that aren't your idea and then parading around like you were the mastermind behind it all.

>>2050476
Maybe people should set their expectations a little lower so we won't have yet another group weeping over not winning the top prize. It's ridiculous how much these gaudy trophies mean to people. Just do it for the experience of being able to perform something awesome onstage.

I still don't get what's so great about the Footloos skit...half the people on stage forgot their steps. Only the Hilde & Duo seemed to know what they were doing.

And the Baccano skirt for that matter, good choreography, but these people need to learn to dance.

>>2050543
>>2050532
Agreed. I think a lot of skits need to be looked at in the light of "It's good... for a bunch of socially retarded nerds."

I love how people expect top quality acting and dancing on the level of cirque du soleil or some shit. These people aren't professionals, and if you're going to take 4 hours out of your con saturday evening to expect that, you may want to re-evaluate who's the socially inept retard

>>2050581
masquerade groups also aren't allowed much stage setup or special effects so it's quite limiting.

>>2050581
I don't expect professional grade, but if it's a dancing skit, I do expect the dancer to at least be on beat.
If it's a singing skit, I expect the singers to at least hit the notes properly. I'm not asking for perfection, I'm just asking for a practiced performance.

And honestly, I'd be a lot more forgiving if participants were less whiny when they lost.

One of the things I like best about the new groups of performers showing up at east coast cons is they don't have the overinflated egos some of the other groups do like Agents, Ambrosia, Cupcake cosplay, etc. The newer groups, maybe they haven't had enough experience to think they're hot shit, but they're legit there for the fun time and applaud for everyone who competes.

The best things that happened to masquerade skits:

1. Group size limits
2. Time limits
3. No live microphone for contestants

I sat through way too many shitty skits with like 15 people wandering on and off stage sharing a microphone trying to do a skit for 5 minutes or more and failing HORRIBLY.

>>2050626
Time limits need to be shorter so that fags like Ambrosia's group won't force us to watch another five minutes of pretentious bullshit set to her playlist of the week.

>>2050654

This this this FUCKING THIS.

Dear New Jersey crew: Just because it's your favorite song of the moment doesn't mean we want to listen to the entire thing as you lip-sync it so we can in our minds think about the slight parallels it holds with the series that you were so "deep" to discover

>>2050654
I think that was a halftime show...

>>2050685
I'm not just talking about the halftime show. I'm talking about several of her other skits. Tenchi Muyo, Macross Plus, etc.

>>2050689

This. The Tenchi and Macross skits of hers just dragged on and on and on and on

>>2050699
At least the Otakon one didn't involve music. It was just... boring and overly reliant on nostalgia.

>>2050710
I think I hated that one more than the music ones.

Macross failed because it tried being too serious and fat!Sharon ruined it for me. Sorry, but that's just the truth. She stuck out like a sore thumb. The Tenchi one I never saw, so I can't comment. But this most recent one at Otakon was horrible. Not funny, boring, dragged on, and I just didn't get what those two things had to do with each other at all. But to be fair, Ambrosia did not write that skit.

>>2050715

I love how Twil keeps insisting no one laughed at that Otakon skit because everyone in the audience was "too young" to get it. No. I as well as the 10 people I was with sitting in the audience are over 20 and very familiar with Doug. That skit was just incredibly unfunny

Also Ambrosia's AUSA skit : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBjFFjk9nvQ

Sharon ApplePIE also needs to stop being in these girl's skits

>>2050715

So you're telling me successful skits can't have fat people in it?

>>2050715
Do you have a you-tube link to this skit?

>>2050736

it's only available on acp

http://www.acparadise.com/acp/vid/5357/h

>>2050729
I'm in my late 20s and definitely got that it was Doug, but it definitely wasn't funny. Oh, hey, FLCL as an episode of Doug. Yay?

And I definitely don't get what dancing around with candy has to do with Tenchi. Maybe I'm missing something.

>>2050735
No, but when you have people playing in a skit who are all supposed to be different versions of the same character, and all of them are the same basic height and build except for this ONE chick who is obviously 100 lbs. heavier than all her friends, it tends to stand out.

>>2050740
Sorry, I meant the Macross skit

>>2050762
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqgtVzTBQAA

Is anyone else tired of the ghetto backdrops groups make which are made out of some PVC and sheets?

Most of the time they look like shit! Why are you using them?

>>2050804

what do YOU suggest using then?

OP you're telling me Footloose is better than

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao7GS7uUDsw

>>2050834
If they look like sheets and not like backgrounds, you're doing it wrong. Even if you use sheets, you can still make it look nice.

Seriously, wtf is this shit?

bump for hilarious east coast drama. Man you guys are faggots

>>2050441

Need some photos.

>>2050768
I love how they stand there and clap for each other afterwards, since no one else gave a shit.

>>2051116
From the agents website.

>>2051143

Oshi's younger brother.

Anyone have terrible Robbie stories besides what went down at Katsucon? I'd love to hear.

>>2051159
O shi-

>>2051117

Agents did the same thing, dragging out their time onstage to try and receive the standing ovation that another skit prior to them got. Needless to say it didn't happen, and both groups looked like idiots

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJjyE8X8GR4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkyBFegU8bA

2:40. Sharon Applepie tries so hard to be "hot" who the fuck put her in the front for this?

>>2051344

DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD:

>>2051344

I try not to rag on people for things they can't change, but that was really poor planning on whoever set up that shot's part.

The only AX/west cost skit with potential to be funny was cut off before finishing this year.

>>2051378

>AX/west coast
>funny

I agree, 2009 has been awesome. I'm hoping to see some good skits at NYAF this year for the Yume Cup...

>>2050862

Footloose ins't, but there are other skits in this thread that are slightly better than henshin ninjas (don't get me wrong that's a great skit, but I think 2009 has surpassed it)

>>2051491
Who is even entering the Yume Cup?

>>2051580
A lot of people, apparently. Since NYAF dumped WCS for a more "legit" contest with a better prize, I'm not surprised.

>this entire thread
>people who think masquerades are legitimately funny

Man, this THREAD is funny.

>>2051586
Hopefully a lot of people will be kicking it up a notch and bringing out the big guns, so to speak, since the prize is so significant.

>>2050870

there was a group at akon a couple years ago that had a massive backdrop that I thought was a painted canvas. I asked later and it turns out it was a sheet, so yeah I agree, you can do it without it looking bad

How big of a stage background can you bring? And do they allow projected imagery?

>>2051636
Depends on the con. The only con I know that dose projected imagery is Katsucon. Most cons only allow backdrops that have very quick and easy setup, of at all.

>>2051580
I'm entering with a friend. We're going all out. Bought the best quality fabrics and we're doing something that is hopefully nostalgic and well loved by many people. We were still planning to do it even when it was WCS, but our skit was pretentious bullshit since that's what wins there. Now that it's not WCS, we changed it to a cute and funny skit with the same characters.

>>2051159
I hate you. And I'm sure my actual younger brother does too.

>>2050456
Dude you couldn't win BIS cause your group didn't show up for craftmanship judging, and you bought your costume and it was the only decent thing costume wise in your group. You got the best award you qualifyed for.