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{{quote| '''wolfennights''' ''asked'': Olan, do you have ADD/ADHD?<br />
{{quote| '''wolfennights''' ''asked'': Olan, do you have ADD/ADHD?<br />
'''Olan''': I have a HD TV. }}
'''Olan''': I have a HD TV. }}
* [[Fake Brit]]: ([[As Long As It Sounds Foreign|Or something]]) In some of his videos.
* [[Fake Brit]]: ([[As Long as It Sounds Foreign|Or something]]) In some of his videos.
* [[Gosh Dang It to Heck]]: Olan never uses a swear more vulgar than "crap". Surprisingly, this arguably makes his videos much funnier.
* [[Gosh Dang It to Heck]]: Olan never uses a swear more vulgar than "crap". Surprisingly, this arguably makes his videos much funnier.
* [[Guttural Growler]]: Pretty much everyone that's played by Olan or Reid, with a few exceptions.
* [[Guttural Growler]]: Pretty much everyone that's played by Olan or Reid, with a few exceptions.
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* [[Deliberately Monochrome]]: Justified because they are in a white void.
* [[Deliberately Monochrome]]: Justified because they are in a white void.
* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]: Scar
* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]: Scar
* [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]]: Whatever story this is a part of, we are only shown the last scene.
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: Whatever story this is a part of, we are only shown the last scene.
* [[Gainax Ending]]: The whole thing ''is'' one to whatever it’s “the last scene” of.
* [[Gainax Ending]]: The whole thing ''is'' one to whatever it’s “the last scene” of.
* [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]]: Whenever someone takes the medicines, they get these.
* [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]]: Whenever someone takes the medicines, they get these.
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* [[Anti-Hero]]: Ferris is a [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type III]] but dips into a type IV when he {{spoiler|kills the poor nimbus cubs...}} Dutch is a Type I.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Ferris is a [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type III]] but dips into a type IV when he {{spoiler|kills the poor nimbus cubs...}} Dutch is a Type I.
* [[Anyone Can Die]]: Surprisingly.
* [[Anyone Can Die]]: Surprisingly.
* [[As Long As It Sounds Foreign]]: Valavingee's name.
* [[As Long as It Sounds Foreign]]: Valavingee's name.
* {{spoiler|[[Back From the Dead]]: When Ferris destroys The Lost Gate, Dutch, Lightwave, Brenda, Daniels, Scar, Hans, and A-jacks, emerge. Subverted for Daniels and Scar, who end up getting disintegrated again when the Void explodes.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Back From the Dead]]: When Ferris destroys The Lost Gate, Dutch, Lightwave, Brenda, Daniels, Scar, Hans, and A-jacks, emerge. Subverted for Daniels and Scar, who end up getting disintegrated again when the Void explodes.}}
* [[Big Bad]]: The Phantom
* [[Big Bad]]: The Phantom
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* [[Hurting Hero]]: Ferris
* [[Hurting Hero]]: Ferris
* [[Ice Cream Koan]]:
* [[Ice Cream Koan]]:
{{quote| "[[Rhymes On a Dime|Sauces without surface....Make me nervous]]"<br />
{{quote| "[[Rhymes on a Dime|Sauces without surface....Make me nervous]]"<br />
"Oh yeah? Well sauces without plastic.... Makes me not fantstic"<br />
"Oh yeah? Well sauces without plastic.... Makes me not fantstic"<br />
* Slaps* "That was for good measure. [[Ho Yay|And to give me pleasure]]" }}
* Slaps* "That was for good measure. [[Ho Yay|And to give me pleasure]]" }}
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* [[Narnia Time]]: {{spoiler|The Lost Gate takes Ferris to The White Void from ''The Last Scene'' in ''New Prime 4'', where it’s revealed that Daniels had been missing for years, despite that he’d only been there since the beginning of ''The Last Scene''}}.
* [[Narnia Time]]: {{spoiler|The Lost Gate takes Ferris to The White Void from ''The Last Scene'' in ''New Prime 4'', where it’s revealed that Daniels had been missing for years, despite that he’d only been there since the beginning of ''The Last Scene''}}.
* [[Mordor]]: Four Points.
* [[Mordor]]: Four Points.
* [[Once More, With Clarity]]: After [[The Reveal]] in New Prime 4 that {{spoiler|Bob is The Phantom}}.
* [[Once More, with Clarity]]: After [[The Reveal]] in New Prime 4 that {{spoiler|Bob is The Phantom}}.
* [[Perma Stubble]]: Dutch, Ferris
* [[Perma Stubble]]: Dutch, Ferris
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: The Phantom.
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: The Phantom.
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* [[Hostage for Macguffin]]: Harvey
* [[Hostage for Macguffin]]: Harvey
* [[MacGuffin Title]]
* [[MacGuffin Title]]
* [[Miscarriage of Justice]]: Cyphris is blamed for Harvey's murder, [[Convicted By Public Opinion|despite the only evidence]] being that he was the only one near when the crime was committed and is on death row.
* [[Miscarriage of Justice]]: Cyphris is blamed for Harvey's murder, [[Convicted by Public Opinion|despite the only evidence]] being that he was the only one near when the crime was committed and is on death row.
* [[No Budget]]: [[Averted Trope|Averted.]] [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]].
* [[No Budget]]: [[Averted Trope|Averted.]] [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]].
* [[Posthumous Character]]: Harvey, though they [[Never Found the Body]].
* [[Posthumous Character]]: Harvey, though they [[Never Found the Body]].
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== Other Tropes ==
== Other Tropes ==
* [[British Accents]]: Really, really hilariously bad ones for the ''Laying It On The Stones'' videos.
* [[British Accents]]: Really, really hilariously bad ones for the ''Laying It On The Stones'' videos.
* [[Genre Shift]]: Made a ''[[Mega Man X (Video Game)|Mega Man X]]'' [[Fan Film]] that is a straight action sequence with no comedy. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ2NA--PFbE And it's awesome.] Also his experimental shorts and music videos are much more serious than the work he's most known for.
* [[Genre Shift]]: Made a ''[[Mega Man X]]'' [[Fan Film]] that is a straight action sequence with no comedy. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ2NA--PFbE And it's awesome.] Also his experimental shorts and music videos are much more serious than the work he's most known for.
* [[Perfectly Cromulent Word]]: "Fannywinkler" in ''Laying It On The Stones''.
* [[Perfectly Cromulent Word]]: "Fannywinkler" in ''Laying It On The Stones''.
* [["Stop Having Fun!" Guys]]: Invoked/Parodied by The Fun Cop.
* [["Stop Having Fun!" Guys]]: Invoked/Parodied by The Fun Cop.

Revision as of 19:29, 8 April 2014

Olan Rogers is a film-maker, photographer, and comedian from Tennessee well known for his work with Balloon Shop and his other channel on youtube. While mainly making comedic shorts, he also dabbles in experimental short films and music videos. He has recently been rising in youtube fame for his miniseries The Last Scene, New Prime, and soon to be Pop Rocket. The Last Scene is an Affectionate Parody of action movie ending cliche`s, while the New Prime is one of Science Fiction. Both are well-known for their sharp-yet-bizzare wit as well as being surprisingly cerebral. He's also a major Cloudcuckoolander and Nice Guy.

Also dabbles in Stand Up Comedy, having released two spoken word albums in 2010 titled Don't Poke The Bear and Bring The Bacon.

He is not, however, an astronaut, geophysicist, nor a dragon-slayer. Here is his website, his store, The Balloon Shop YouTube channel, his YouTube channel, his Twitter, and his Facebook.

Notable Works


Olan Roger's works provide examples of:

Tropes Appearing In Most Of His Works

  • Acting for Two: All of the characters are played by about four people, 60% of which are played by Olan himself, 10% by Reid Sullivan, 20% by Thomas Gore, and 8% by Starscream. Lampshaded, of course.
  • Aerith and Bob: Ferris, Dutch, Valavingee, Scar, Zack, Bob... Interestingly, The most normal names (Bob, Zack) go to the least normal characters.
  • Awesome McCoolname: Lightwave, Emperor Laboosh, Ferris, Dutch, Valavingee, Scar, Olan Rogers....
  • Better Than a Bare Bulb
  • Cloudcuckoolander: Nearly every one of his characters ever, as well as Olan himself. Of particular note, Bob and Hans of New Prime and Zack McSleuthberger of The Last Scene.
    • A memorable tumblr post:

 wolfennights asked: Olan, do you have ADD/ADHD?

Olan: I have a HD TV.


Tropes Appearing In The Last Scene


Tropes Appearing In New Prime

 "Sauces without surface....Make me nervous"

"Oh yeah? Well sauces without plastic.... Makes me not fantstic"


Tropes Appearing In Pop Rocket


Other Tropes

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