Die Fairgrassen!
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| Die Fairgrassen! | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Charles of Grantabridge |
| Directed by | Charles of Grantabridge |
| Edited by | Charles of Grantabridge |
| Models created by and drawing drawn by | Charles of Grantabridge |
| Starring | Charles of Grantabridge |
| Voice editing by | Charles of Grantabridge |
| Sets by | Charles of Grantabridge |
| Music by | Kevin MacLeod |
| Countries of origin | Austenasia United Kingdom |
| Language/dialect | Roots English |
| Initial broadcast | 22 January 2014 (original version) 4 July 2014 (modern version on YouTube) 5 July 2014 (modern version on (Grinning Kettles) |
Die Fairgrassen! is an Austenasian stop motion animation that was created by Charles, Duke of Grantabridge. It is known for its surrealism, its reference to illegal drugs, and general oddity - it could be described as a 'corrupt fairytale'.
Plot
The story is narrated by a cartoon chap who introduces himself as "Engelbert Hitler" and greets the viewer-listener/s. Engelbert Hitler says that there was once a castle with grass so light in colour that it was known as "Fair Grass Castle", although (due to the fact that it looked like it was crudely built out of cardboard) some called it "Badly Built Castle Which Looks Like It Is Made Out Of 'Board". One day four of the people of Fair Grass Castle stole some cannabis from a large creature Engelbert Hitler describes as "stoor" and "bloodthirsty". This creature, who is known as "Gordon Brown", was very angry at this, so it took a stab at attacking Fair Grass Castle and its inhabitants, to try to retrieve its cannabis. One inhabitant is seen trying to escape. By the end of the day on which Gordon Brown did this, all of the people of Fair Grass Castle were dead - even the one previously seen getting away. According to Engelbert Hitler, Gordon Brown never found his cannabis, and swiftly grew up to become a seller of heroin. The nonsensical moral of this story, in the words of Engelbert, is that "fast food is ruddy lousy".
Release
The original "Die Fairgrassen!" (which credited Charles by his former pseudonym of "Theledir") was released on YouTube on 22 January 2014. It was going to be released earlier, in 2013, but Charles stopped working on it and didn't return to the project for a while. It was re-released, with updated credits, in July 2014, on both YouTube and Grinning Kettles.
Reception
The fans of Bogeyshire (Charles' animated web series) became fans of Die Fairgrassen! too - apparently transforming the small Bogeyshire fandom into a fandom of Charles' brand of surreal stop motion in its entirety (Bogeyshire had gained a small fandom, with many of its fans being in the micronational community due to Bogeyshire's identity as a micronational (primarily Austenasian) series).
Link
The Grinning Kettles Cinema, where Die Fairgrassen! is broadcast.
