Major Malfunction: Difference between revisions

From Guard Duty Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 96: Line 96:
*While original music from [[Revoltge]] was used in this series, those tracks were originally composed for use in ''[[Guard Duty Classic]]'' during the development of ''[[Annoyances]]''. Due to Syp directing both series, some tunes were used in this series prior to their use in ''Guard Duty Classic''. Syp would later use these tracks in ''[[Classic Season 2]]'', over ten years later, as well as ''[[Guard Duty Sides]]''.
*While original music from [[Revoltge]] was used in this series, those tracks were originally composed for use in ''[[Guard Duty Classic]]'' during the development of ''[[Annoyances]]''. Due to Syp directing both series, some tunes were used in this series prior to their use in ''Guard Duty Classic''. Syp would later use these tracks in ''[[Classic Season 2]]'', over ten years later, as well as ''[[Guard Duty Sides]]''.
*After its sudden cancellation, this series was remade/rebooted as ''[[Major Malfunction II]]'', which is considered non-canonical. This wouldn't be the first attempt at rebooting the series after its initial runs, as [[Major Malfunction II: Episode 3|the third episode]] of ''II'' was actually considered a standalone third iteration titled ''Up in Smoke'' when it was initially produced. Other attempts never made it past writing stages, and the concept was ultimately shelved until over ten years later, when the final [[Deception|two]] [[Ambush|episodes]] of ''[[WarGames]]'' would see a return for the characters and payoff the cliffhanger left by this series. This retroactively made ''Major Malfunction'' canonical to ''Guard Duty'', which was not the intent during its production.
*After its sudden cancellation, this series was remade/rebooted as ''[[Major Malfunction II]]'', which is considered non-canonical. This wouldn't be the first attempt at rebooting the series after its initial runs, as [[Major Malfunction II: Episode 3|the third episode]] of ''II'' was actually considered a standalone third iteration titled ''Up in Smoke'' when it was initially produced. Other attempts never made it past writing stages, and the concept was ultimately shelved until over ten years later, when the final [[Deception|two]] [[Ambush|episodes]] of ''[[WarGames]]'' would see a return for the characters and payoff the cliffhanger left by this series. This retroactively made ''Major Malfunction'' canonical to ''Guard Duty'', which was not the intent during its production.
*Unlike every other series, which are hosted on the [[Spite Box]] channel, individual episodes of ''Major Malfunction'' are archived on Syp's personal channel. The movie edit of this series, however, is on the [[Spite Box]] channel with every other series.
*Unlike other ''[[Guard Duty]]''-related series, which are hosted on the [[Spite Box]] channel, individual episodes of ''Major Malfunction'' are instead archived on Syp's personal channel.
**Its ''[[At The Movies]]'' re-release, however, ''is'' on the [[Spite Box]] channel.
*As director, lead writer, and co-creator, Syp retained ownership of the series after Steel Lion Media became defunct.
*As director, lead writer, and co-creator, Syp retained ownership of the series after Steel Lion Media became defunct.


Revision as of 16:42, 25 January 2024

Major Malfunction is a Halo-based machinima comedy miniseries created by Syp The Mighty, Chron Aldazaar, MozzyWozzy, and LizDanceTV as Steel Lion Media. It was written and directed by Syp, with Chron Aldazaar, MozzyWozzy, and LizDanceTV serving as co-writers for select episodes. It centered on the guards stationed on Outpost High Ground as they're ambushed by an unknown attacker and are forced to flee the base. Its events transpire over the course of a single day.

The At The Movies re-release of this series premiered on February 8, 2017, nearly five years after it ended.

Characters

High Ground Guards

Episodes

# Thumbnail Episode Title Release Date Running Time Description
0. MM0.png Major Malfunction: Episode 0 July 30, 2012 (original airing)
October 27, 2012 (re-release) 		1:15 The prologue to the original Major Malfunction.
1. MM1.png Major Malfunction: Episode 1 August 1, 2012 (original airing)
October 27, 2012 (re-release) 		2:40 The first episode of the original Major Malfunction.
2. MM2.png Major Malfunction: Episode 2 August 6, 2012 (original airing)
October 27, 2012 (re-release) 		6:38 The second episode of the original Major Malfunction.
3. MM3.png Major Malfunction: Episode 3 August 15, 2012 (original airing)
October 28, 2012 (re-release) 		6:33 The third, and final, episode of the original Major Malfunction.

PSA Videos

Thumbnail Episode Title Release Date Running Time Description
MMPSA1.png Announcement PSA July 28, 2012 (original airing)
October 27, 2012 (re-release) 		1:36 The original announcement of Major Malfunction.
MMPSA2.png Delayed PSA August 22, 2012 (original airing)
October 27, 2012 (re-release) 		1:47 Old PSA that was created when the now-unproduced fourth episode of Major Malfunction had to be delayed.

Trivia

  • The title of this series comes from the question "What's your major malfunction, numbnuts?!", exclaimed by R. Lee Ermey's character Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket.
  • The logo for this series was designed by Corvaeraas, another member of Steel Lion Media and friend of Syp. She also voices herself in the Delayed PSA.
  • If the series had continued, there were plans for Corvaeraas and Blankslate_GG, another member of Steel Lion Media and friend of Syp, to voice their own designated characters. Due to the premature end of both the original and the Firelight iterations of the series, these characters were never introduced. Regardless, Blankslate_GG would later takeover as the voice of O'Brien for his brief appearance in the final episode of WarGames while Corvaeraas would provide the voice of the Brigadier in Classic Season 2.
  • While original music from Revoltge was used in this series, those tracks were originally composed for use in Guard Duty during the development of Annoyances. Due to Syp directing both series, some tunes were used in this series prior to their use in Guard Duty Classic. Syp would later use these tracks in Classic Season 2, over ten years later, as well as Guard Duty Sides.
  • After its sudden cancellation, this series was remade/rebooted as Major Malfunction II, which is considered non-canonical. This wouldn't be the first attempt at rebooting the series after its initial runs, as the third episode of II was actually considered a standalone third iteration titled Up in Smoke when it was initially produced. Other attempts never made it past writing stages, and the concept was ultimately shelved until over ten years later, when the final two episodes of WarGames would see a return for the characters and payoff the cliffhanger left by this series. This retroactively made Major Malfunction canonical to Guard Duty, which was not the intent during its production.
  • Unlike other Guard Duty-related series, which are hosted on the Spite Box channel, individual episodes of Major Malfunction are instead archived on Syp's personal channel.
  • As director, lead writer, and co-creator, Syp retained ownership of the series after Steel Lion Media became defunct.

Watch

See Also

Retrieved from "https://guard.spitebox.com/index.php?title=Major_Malfunction&oldid=2331"