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* The Web series ran almost entirely on YMMV. Fans were split (and may still be split to this day) between the show's fantasy elements ("micro," the group of mysterious villains) and its depiction of gamers as obsessed, lazy and dismissive to "n00bs" (newcomers or rookies to video gaming). Granted, it was an [[Affectionate Parody]], but after awhile, it was hard to tell whether it was comedy, satire or just mean-spirited.
** Add to that the stereotypes of gamers as [[Basement Dweller
* [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]]: All eight episodes of the TV series are now available on [[Hulu]], a major American distributor of streaming media. The TV series originally aired on Canada's Showcase channel, which enforced [[No Export for You]] when it came to American fans. That didn't stop people from uploading bootlegs to Youtube, however.
** Pure Pwnage itself went so far to have two different versions of their Web site: one for Canada and one for everyone else.
* [[Awesome Music (Sugar Wiki)|Awesome Music]]: Much of the show's background music was done in-house. Many of the show's original songs would take on [[Memetic Mutation]] beyond the show itself.
** "World of Warcraft Is A Feeling," "Straight Outta Blood Gulch," "The Noob Song," etc.
* [[
** "The Story of Dave" had a fairly confusing narrative about the character's backstory.
** The scene where Jeremy {{spoiler|snaps out of his [[
* [[Broken Base]]: The TV series. Many of the Web original's plots were simply re-done. Having stand-ins for the requisite female and the [[Token Minority|Token Minorities]] meant the show's shelf life would be as far as new fans would take it. Carryover fans from the Web series could quickly grow tired of watching the same plot themes one or two times over.
* [[Harsher in Hindsight]]: Jeremy's addiction to ''World of Warcraft'' was covered in two episodes. The first episode showed Jeremy {{spoiler|collapsing after not taking a break from ''[[
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