Has there ever been a good fan film? I can’t think of one. It seems like they crop up every month, and I watch as fans of the property drool over the short or trailer or whatever, regardless of quality, just because it’s cool to see their favorite characters brought to life. But I’m having trouble thinking of a single good one.

Case in point, the utterly awful Bioshock trailer that’s been making the rounds. Just because it features a familiar character and music people seem to ignore that it doesn’t say anything.

Then there was that Portal film, the Mortal Kombat one, Batman Vs Predator, the Resident Evil Machinima series… there’s just so many terrible films out there that draw incredible numbers of viewers. I just don’t understand it. I’d rather watch an original piece or even a satire of a famous franchise rather than any of these.