Talk:Ask a Ninja
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[edit] title
Why does the article title have a lowercase "a" ("Ask a Ninja" vs "Ask A Ninja") when all instances on the website itself show the latter as the official capitalization? --Ruyn 18:02, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
- There are redirects in place for "ask a ninja" and "Ask A Ninja", so variously capitalised searches will happily end up here. If you want to move the page to "Ask A Ninja", it will be your duty to check all the linked pages & fix any redirects! Grrr I wish you hadn't mentioned this.. now you've got me noticing it, it's irritating me to the extent that I might just go fix it! Didn't call myself bezapt for nothing! LOL Bezapt 14:47, 1 July 2006 (UTC) P.S. I won't mind if you beat me to it!
I don't kn ow the current status of the redirecting circle, but I think its common to have words like a, the, an and similar lowercase in a title, if it's not the first letter, but I could be wrong. --Dami 17:24, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
Could someone make tht autoreply thing look right? I tried to do it and its really crappy. Thanks anyway. EDIT: Nevermind, I did it myself.
01:16, 6 December 2006 (UTC)~
I added that "Ask A Ninja" is produced by David Peck, but someone took it out, so I put it back. For reference, check the "Ask a Ninja" FAQ (http://www.askaninja.com/faq):
"Who are you guys? Why do you care?
Come on, d00d! Kent Nichols and Douglas Sarine make up the heart and soul of BBG. We’re just a couple guys in LA who dig comedy. We cut our teeth doing improv here. We make shit up and people laugh. Sometimes.
We also work with a guy in a suit named David Peck."
[edit] Song
Can anyone find anything about the intro song? --Brazucs (TALK | CONTRIBS) 03:13, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
- The music is by a German band called The Neu Tickles - there wasn't a Wikipedia article about them, so I did a little scouting for some info and wrote one! :-) If you want to listen to the entire I M Ninja song, you can stream it from the band's website at . /neutickles http://www. . /neutickles. Enjoy! Bezapt 13:47, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Ninja portrayer
In the first episode the person portraying the Ninja is a different person than the one who portrays him from episode 2 and on. The tone of voice is different and so is the eye color. If it's true, it should be added to the trivia section, but I do not know the name of the episode 1 Ninja. Anyone know? Throw
- Possibly Kent Nichols and then he discovered that Douglas Sarine is different but better.
- The title of Episode 1 is in the episode list in the article. It's "Ninja-Mart Store". Bezapt 16:02, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Ax a Pirate
There isn't any mention of the Ax a Pirate website. I know it's not notable enough to have its own wiki page but it seems like it should at least appear in the trivia section of this page.
-- I just added a note to it, not in trivia, but on external links.
Yar, this'll seem cliché coming from a pirate (User:Captain Red Hook), but we really do deserve some repect. Also, is it an official spinn off or not?
[edit] Trivia Addition
askapirate.com redirects to askaninja.com, lol
[edit] Merge episodes
I am going to merge the episodes back into this page or a seperate page unless someone objects. Otherwise I'll just AfD them. He's just not that famous. BrokenSegue 22:12, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
I think it works well with links from the table to the individual pages. Someone's taken a good deal of time to write them all out, so don't just delete them. If it bothers you enough that they have their own pages, then each episode description could go on this page. However, not all the episodes have pages, so if they all go back on here we can at least wait until all the episodes are done... --Andrew 15:14, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
dude, wtf for? the episode listings are perfect. there are not that many of them and it helps that every episode has a url for it for ease of navigation. if the number of episodes has grown where the list takes up the majority of the article then move the episodes to a new article.--Greg.loutsenko 10:15, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] YouTube links
This article is one of thousands on Wikipedia that have a link to YouTube in it. Based on the External links policy, most of these should probably be removed. I'm putting this message here, on this talk page, to request the regular editors take a look at the link and make sure it doesn't violate policy. In short: 1. 99% of the time YouTube should not be used as a source. 2. We must not link to material that violates someones copyright. If you are not sure if the link on this article should be removed or you would like to help spread this message contact us on this page. Thanks, ---J.S (t|c) 03:17, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
- Actually you tube should be fine here, as most of the older ones were uploaded there by the ask a ninja people themselves --T-rex 01:35, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Episode Details
Listen here. Whoever keeps erasing my question descriptions, please stop. I worked extremely hard on those, and I'd like to have them back. To whom it may concern. Art1991 00:22, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] No mention of Strong Bad Emails?
This vlog is obviously inspired by Homestarrunner.com's popular segment "Strong Bad Emails," it even has the same format; a 2-3 minute comedy short w/ a host answering real questions from his audience. They even mentioned as much in the NY Times article that mentions "ask a ninja"
Here's the text from the NY Times Magazine (November '06) article "The Online Auteurs."
"[Ask a Ninja writer/director Kent] Nichols was already a fan of Homestar Runner and Penny Arcade, cartoon sites that had millions of viewers a month."
I think it would be appropriate to say something akin to "The episodes are similar in format to Strong Bad Emails" or something similar, because it's obvious where they got this general idea from (even if it's live-action, and even if they put their own "spin" on it) and it's a disservice to the Homestar Runner guys to not mention such an obvious influence.
Here's a link to the whole NY Times magazine article, in case anyone wants to add it as a citation.
[edit] Buy a DVD
I don't know when they changed this but as of a certain date, the automatic reply when you send the Ninja an email now asks you to buy a dvd instead of a shirt. --talk Sahm Crispy ribs 05:47, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Live
The live episode doesn't seem to be classified as a regular episode or a special delivery
[edit] Individual Pages for Nichols and Sarine
I think someone should create separate pages for Doug Sarine and Kent Nichols. In addition to Hope is Emo they are working on another ninja themed series and Sarine is in a number of videos on YouTube not related to ask a ninja. I would like to have a central place to find information about all of their work. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 152.30.221.68 (talk) 03:50, 7 February 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Ninja Repeats?
Where should "Ninja Repeat, Question 8 "Roger" Plus Bonus" be included in the table of episodes? If it goes after episode 35 in the table should it be called the 35.5th episode or another 8th episode? --Jak86 21:24, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Real Ultimate Power
Similar to the comments above about strong bad emails, is it notable that a number of bits make reference to realultimatepower.com? The Ask a Ninja ninja makes several references to "flipping out" and his distaste for pirates (especially in the Pirates of the Carribean review and in the bit on Ninja History Month). These seem explicit nods to the original source of web ninjadom. --TSarducci
