random acts

End of Season 4

2008-06-12T22:05:00.003-04:00

I'll let you in on a secret. I, the keeper of the blog, am not a member of Random Acts anymore. That said, I'm in both of these sketches

E! True Hollywood Story: Crazy Weezy - Random Acts Blooper Reel Spring 2008

Every time I think I'm out they keep pulling me back in.

With our founders, Adam Rickabus and Matt O'Neal graduated and heading to LA to find gold you might be thinking that RA will fold. You would be very pessimistic and quite incorrect. I am proud to inform you that cast members, Adam Bonner and Bryce Gergely, will be taking over as co-producers in the fall.

Hey check out this sweet promo that O'Neal put together before we left to go be awesome.

Also, for you Random Action Fans. The final episode was released to great fanfare at the end of the semester. This is the biggest production we've ever done and we sure hope you enjoy it.

Random Action Episode 5 from Ewzzy on Vimeo.
Get more Random Action at RandomAction.info

If you just haven't had enough Random Acts we can give you one last thing.

Chalk

Sorry that kind of ends abruptly. It was a class project that Ricka and I did. I guess it'll never be finished.

That's it for the summer. See you all in the fall for more intermittent posts on the world of Random Acts.

Crazy Weezy
-hit the gas

Previously on Random Acts

2008-04-14T12:19:00.002-04:00

I... Ugh.. Sorry?

We've been producing high quality Random Acts Sketches without you. It's terrible to admit it. Blogging hasn't been our thing. There is a ray of hope. I've put together another playlist with the six videos that you've missed!

Get your fix! It's never too late!

If you spent more time on our YouTube page, or our Facebook group, you would already know about all this.

In other awesome news, Butler University has created it's own YouTube page. They've been making a pretty big deal about it, but there isn't a lot of content just yet.

Speaking of content, we've done the math, but don't ask for proof! The results are in and Random Acts has produced about 40 videos and had a million views in 3 short years. That isn't the meteoric rise to Internet stardom that Tay Zonday has had, but it's pretty freakin' sweet.

So what comes next for Random Acts? The Rickabus, our founding father, is graduating this year and moving out to Hollywood. Several members of the RA crew are working on finishing Random Action. The fifth episode is bigger and badder than anything you've seen before. Oh and how could I forget, our most requested character, Crazy Weezy, is coming back in a brand new sketch. Plan accordingly.

The Departed 2: Further Departed

2007-11-19T11:26:00.000-05:00

Sorry for posting this late. Thanksgiving break has spread the Random Acts crew to the ends of the earth. That won't stop us from posting the new trailer for the new Departed sequal. What's that? We know everyone died by the end! When has that every stopped hollywood?

The Departed 2: Further Departed

Update with HD version on Vimeo coming next week.

You know sometimes Random acts steps out of its comedic comfort zone and produces some really different stuff. We whipped up this playlist of musicaly charged videos just for you.

We're taking a week off for break so enjoy your turkey everybody.

Corona - Drink Responsibly

2007-11-08T16:49:00.000-05:00

I bet you thought that with all of Random Acts partying through the weekend we wouldn't have a sketch ready for this week. Well you would be wrong. Would you like a Corona as a consolation prize.

Corona - Drink Responsibly

There is some significance to this sketch that you may not realize. It is the first sketch that we shot in Hi-Definition. Too bad that YouTube doesn't support HD content. It doesn't support SD all that well either, to be honest. So we found this great site known as, Vimeo, that does what YouTube won't.

Watch us on Vimeo HD

Wait! There's more!
We've been feeling nostalgic here at Random Acts HQ so we're releasing a retrospective on Season 4 of our show. Watch it here on this neat embedded YouTube playlist.

Thanks for watching. See you next week for "The Departed 2"

WiiMo

2007-11-01T20:32:00.001-04:00

Hey Random Acts fans! We managed to sneak past Nintendo security and come out with this new commercial. Wii hope you enjoy it.

WiiMo:

While you're in the mood, here's some classic Random Acts.

Faceybook Newsfeed:

It's the great pumpkin, Random Acts!

2007-10-28T22:52:00.000-04:00

We've got a new sketch coming out on Thursday, till then we thought we'd post some of our favorite Halloween sketches. Random Acts plays dress up in this very special playlist.

Really Awkward Moments: The Bedroom

2007-10-25T19:19:00.001-04:00

Random Acts presents: Really Awkward Moments: Episode 5: The Bedroom
Getting a girl back to your room is only the first step, so step up and pump the stereo.

Oh, you missed the first four episodes? Check 'em out on this fancy retrospective playlist playa.

As always, don't forget that if you have Facebook, you can join the Random Acts group. After you join you can watch all of our new sketches and talk with the cast.

Join us next week for Wii-Mo.

As promised... Random Action ep4

2007-10-18T02:12:00.000-04:00

Jeff is assaulted by a lethal luchadore by the name of El Oso. Now in semi-color and with music by The Raveonettes. Enough talk, now is the time for action!

If that didn't make any sense then you might want to watch all four episodes in this handy playlist.

Catch you next week with the return of Really Awkward Moments!

The College Kingdom

2007-10-13T16:10:00.000-04:00

Whoa! Fall Break is here and we still kicked out a sketch.

The College Kingdom

Also if what you are looking for is something with a little more action we will be releasing Random Action: Episode Four this week. I know, you haven't seen the first 3 episodes have you? Well here they are in an embedded YouTube Playlist.

New Season!

2007-10-07T22:08:00.000-04:00

Don't count Random Acts out yet. We've got a new season and two new sketches already out the door. What's that? You didn't know? Well then you need to join our Facebook group, Random Acts [>Global<], for regular updates.

Oh, and we've taken the plunge and moved our operations from VSocial to YouTube. You can see all our new videos on our YouTube Channel. Or you can sit tight and watch our new sketches right here.

Making Dreams Come True

2007-04-24T19:45:00.000-04:00

Well next week is finals week and as such our season is almost over. We'll be back next year with a new cast and new sketches. We might have one more sketch left. We'll just have to see. Thanks for watching and have a great summer.

Isn't that beaver cute?

The Secret History of the Planet Earth

2007-04-07T20:43:00.000-04:00

I don't usually post unless we have a new video, but this seems to merit mentioning. There is something weird about TV tonight. Of course, tonight is the annual airing of the 10 Commandments on ABC, so I checked to see what else is on.

First round through the stations; they are mostly movies. E! is airing The Big Lebowski. Family Channel has The Sound of Music. Sci-Fi is showing Pterodactyl with Coolio. Mean Girls is on TBS. Lifetime has Real Women have Curves. Castaway is on TNT.

None of those are terribly significant on their own. It's when it all hits at once that I begin to wonder. I continue my search. Pacers are playing Boston. Bam Margera is getting married on MTV. Animal Planet is going on some prehistoric safari with modern men looking for CG woolly mammoths. Discover Channel, no it can't be, a biography of the iceberg that sank the titanic. Where it came from, why it did what it did, all that.

WAIT! What's this? That's impossible. The History Channel, in all its infinite wisdom, is airing The Planet of the Apes. I'll give you a second to contain yourself. The History Channel, a bastion of historical accuracy, bent on pulling every bit of awesome out of WWII, is presenting The Planet of the Apes. Here's how I see it. Since ABC has Charlton Heston in The 10 Commandments, History thought they should fight fire with fire. Heston vs Heston in a battle for the ages.

I can't pretend to tell you what all this really means. I see it as an omen, a sign of something larger than you, larger than me. Only Heston knows the truth. An anomaly in time/space has placed us in a world were apes have taken over and only the History Channel knows that it was earth all along.

It's a Mad House!
-Ewzzy

Snowed In

2007-03-07T00:08:00.000-05:00

A snowstorm takes school out indefinitely. No classes means no rules.

Tune in next time for more Random Acts

The Serenade

2007-02-24T11:25:00.000-05:00

A young suitor sings a sweet song to a sorority sister and finds a whole new world instead.

Thanks for all the good words everybody. We've been getting a lot of good feedback this season and it means a lot to all of us.

Faceybook Newsfeed

2007-02-19T19:39:00.000-05:00

So a certain social networking site aimed at college students has added a new feature allowing you to know everything about your friends as it happens. Faceybook as we see it has gone too far.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

This is the first sketch of the new season. Hope you dig it.

ps: For nostalgia and archival purposes we've put up two old sketches; Monster in the Stall and Roofie. Freshman year was weird.

Re-Introduction

2007-02-19T17:13:00.000-05:00

We have a new cast this semester so we created a new introduction video. We won't be airing our show on TV anymore, but we kept up the tradition of raising the bar anyway. It is (I did the math, trust me.) 100 times more complicated than the last intro. Hope you dig it.

Music by Coconut Monkeyrocket, they're down with the CC too.

Addendum: I've gotten some requests for a hi-res version of the comic. So here are two wallpapers for the fans.

Season 2: Game Over

2007-01-28T23:55:00.000-05:00

Well we finished season 2 with 3 full episodes but finals created a crunch and 2 videos where never uploaded when the 4th wasn't finished.
Here they are now.
Really Awkward Moments 4
Tuition Trouble

Thanks for a great season everybody.

ps: check out the awesome archive at the bottom with direct links to all our videos

[edit] While I'm cleaning house, I should post these 3 music videos made by members of the Random Acts crew for their real classes. Iris | Secret Origins | I'll Follow You | [/edit]

Welcome Back

2007-01-28T15:53:00.000-05:00

Whats happenin' everybody?
We're back on the air for a new semester an a new season. We've got big plans ahead.
Coming soon we will have new video hosting on our school's server space and a new service called BUtube, highlighting all the great content generated by Butler students.
We've got a new cast with 16 people, so we've decided to start trying to release one new video a week, instead of our old episodic format. Speaking of episodes, there are two parts left in our nerf action adventure, "Random Action" so stay tuned for the thrilling conclusion.

I hope you like our new style,
Ewzzy

Episode 3

2006-11-09T19:41:00.000-05:00

Episode 3 is now available. Peruse at your leisure.

Butler Student ID Theft

Living With... A Ninja

Really Awkward Moments 3

Random Action ep3

Death goes Trick or Treating

Random Acts is:
Nick Wilson - Amanda Plummer - Tim Nagy - Jordan Nommay - Andrew Rayburn - Danielle Snyder - Tom Otero - Kristina Kuestner - Matt Oneal - Shea Smock - Adam Rickabus
Guest Starring:
Austin Athman - Jeff Brown - Steve Brown - Sam Moody - Matt Hradek - Monica Lunsford - Jake Skierkowski - Michael Sorrows - Tyler Stock - Jeff Yambert - Brittany Romine - Luke Johnson - Hannah Muehlbauer - Nick Connors - Jacob Ruiz - Ryan Williams - Eric Jackowiak - Daniel Martinko -
Produced by:
Matt Oneal - Adam Rickabus
Executive Producer:
John Servizzi
A special thanks to:
Shy Guy and Boo - Kappa Kappa Gamma - Irwin Library - Mario - The Members of the 818 - Facebook - Jones Soda - Goodwill - Korean Animators - Guitar Hero - Nerf - Butler University
Music by:
Tomas Diablo - Dan Rickabus - Scott H Biram - so many others
Send sketch ideas to randomacts@butler.edu
Don't forget to watch us on campus cable channel 2 or just stay tuned here!

Random Acts Episode 2

2006-10-22T13:06:00.000-04:00

Episode 2 is ready for launch.
Desperation
Really Awkward Moments 2
Living With... A Pirate
Goldielocks
Random Action Ep.2
Fratman

Random Acts is:
Nick Wilson - Amanda Plummer - Tim Nagy - Jordan Nommay - Andrew Rayburn - Danielle Snyder - Tom Otero - Kristina Kuestner - Matt Oneal - Shea Smock - Adam Rickabus
Guest Starring:
Austin Athman - Jeff Brown - Eric Weiher - Ryan Williams - Tyler Stock - Rishi Megha - Tim Lolley - Doug Lewis - Mike Vertin - Kate Kersey - Andrew Brockman - Christina Baucco - Marx Shoemaker - Chad Lesczynski - Katherine Thichava
Produced by:
Matt Oneal - Adam Rickabus
Executive Producer:
John Servizzi
A special thanks to:
Lack of Sleep - Target - ytmnd - Tomas Diablo - Butler University - everyone else
Music by:
Tomas Diablo - Ethel - and so many others
Send sketch ideas to randomacts@butler.edu
Our campus cable channel has been changed to 2. Not 65. So don't think that you can see us on TV Land. Again thats channel 2 campus cable 9pm and 2am. Otherwise keep coming back here every 2 weeks. Or 2 minutes. We like the attention.

Episode 1

2006-10-04T01:11:00.000-04:00

The first episode aired last night on campus cable and now the world gets to see it on the web!
First Time Laundry
Really Awkward Moments
Living With... A Roman Centurion
Resolve Solves?
Random Action Ep.1
The Atherton Job

Random Acts is:
Nick Wilson - Amanda Plummer - Tim Nagy - Jordan Nommay - Andrew Rayburn - Danielle Snyder - Tom Otero - Kristina Kuestner - Matt Oneal - Shea Smock - Adam Rickabus
Guest Starring:
Austin Athman - Eric Weiher - Ryan Williams - Mike Vertin - Sam Moody - Matt Frost - Andrew Brockman - Danica Wolf - Emily Toth - Jeff Brown - Steve Moore - Katherine Thichava - Kent Livingston - Nolan Yeakley - Jake Skierkowski - Matt Goldie - Willis Orlando - Meghan Speidel
Produced by:
Matt Oneal - Adam Rickabus
Executive Producer:
John Servizzi
A special thanks to:
The Flea Market on 38th street - Resolve - Atherton Union - Tomas Diablo - Butler University - And More!
Music by:
Tomas Diablo - so many others
Send sketch ideas to randomacts@butler.edu
Don't forget to watch us on campus cable channel 65 or just stay tuned here!

On Introductions

2006-10-02T23:11:00.000-04:00

So here is the intro to the show. We've gone to vSocial for hosting because they allow for Creative Commons licenses and higher video quality. Soon comes the rest of the show. Butler students can catch us on cable channel 65 at 9:00 in the pm and 2:00 in the am. Stay classy night owls.

New Season

2006-09-18T20:53:00.000-04:00

With the opening of this 2nd season of the newly re-christened "Random Acts" here on the Butler campus, I'm also opening this blog. Hopefully I'll be posting news about new episodes, downloadable content, and well thats about it. Heres the first bit of news:

Our first episode will be debuting in 2 weeks. Hopefully. Our campus' TV station lost it's software that lets them broadcast. With any luck it will be broadcast on both our channel 65 and on the web. We'll keep you posted for more details.