Homestuck: Very Special Edition - Act 1 | SleepySouls 

7 years ago on this day, I started a project called Homestuck Abridged. It aimed to summarize Homestuck in a funni way that newbies could watch and kinda understand what was happening. It didn't *really* do that because of a multitude of questionable writing decisions & character changes made over the course of the project, but we made it all the way to Act 5 Act 2 before things finally came off the rails (and I sunk into a darkness that I'm still struggling to crawl out of). Then the Epilogues & HS^2 dropped and wiped out most of the active fandom like a plague. I first read Homestuck back in 2014 (watching the Let's Read to actually retain info), and only engaged with other fans long after the height of the comic's popularity. And everyone in the future who manages to find their way into the fandom will have a similar experience, where they're only able to look back at what once was and be filled with nostalgia for something they never got to be a part of. This series is meant to bridge that gap, being a version of Homestuck that anyone who liked/likes the original can appreciate: a short, funny, and comprehensive retelling of what we think Hussie was going for, one that especially resonates with us, and hopefully you. Ideally, it could be something that people of the future can use as an entry point into this chaotic fandom, long after its death. After all, there are a LOT of Homestuck fan projects, art, and videos that are only accessible to people who have already/are willing to read this massive (and often meandering) comic. Hopefully this video series will make diving into Homestuck easier for you, whether you're a jaded older fan wanting to connect to the comic again or a newbie wanting to understand what all the hype was about!

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I love how Dave's non sequitur about his Obama freestyle is entirely about distracting from how he just spoiled his surprise gift

finally my friends can watch homestuck without dying of boredom

All of the voices are fantastic but Johns voice sounds so much like what I imagined. Great stuff

The Yiffy Longstockings reference oh no oh god i didn't WANT TO REMEMBER

“imma start freestylin about obama” “why?” "what about the meteors??" "dont worry. they're still on schedule." "YAY???" i love them i love these friends i love them i love th

this is perfect. gonna use this to get people into the comic

You have a feeling this is going to be a long series

John... sounds like sonic... :)

god this is s ogood

this had me laughing out loud several times omg I love the way u wrote Dave

jade got one line, and it was about having a kid.

"aaand dad already got to it. alright, time to become an orphan :D" i love this video so much.

I get John's hype around the bunny. Con Air's a pretty good movie. Not amazing, but pretty good.

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Nice Cool & New Webcomic reference

That was actually a pretty comprehensive way to sum that up?

I almost spit out my soup!

the pesterlogs are so fucking great

RIP John 😔

Oh, well guess re-reading Homestuck was for nothing cause now we have Homestuck But Very Very Fast, thank you guys! (btw if you're ever planning to go further with this I'm more then happy to help with VO's and other mineral tasks)

the voices are perfect

damn that was cool! Excited to see more of this

This is some good stuff

I forgot that this web comic exists lol

this is so good

This was a very enjoyable episode 1 and I'm looking forward to more! :D

Man, I loved Homestuck Abridged, and seeing how this is essentially an official spiritual successor to that, I am so in. Are you guys doing one video per act, or will the longer ones be split into multiple episodes?

Wow, this is a special homestuck!

I hope you continue this, it's actually perfect

i like this a lot!

Is this going to be an actual series or is this going to just be a one off thing? Cuz this is actually pretty good.

That was great

This is actually so fucking dope

Status update for anyone checking the comments: Act 2 is really fuckin hard to write! It's by far the most meandering and unfocused part of the story, so converting that into this format while also conveying all of the info we'll need heading forward (and keeping things paced quickly) has been incredibly difficult! That said, I really think it'll be worth the wait...

HELL FUCKING YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

Yeah, i liked this. Good shit

no way

It's a Fart-Knock Life Boios

This was so kelw

Woag

Take 2!

YIPPEE!!!!

Is this Homestuck Kai? (Please make this Homestuck Kai)

It's peak I'm afraid.

I like homestuck

Bump

3:01 don't you fucking dare I will hurt you

Homestuck but for the young audience of today who can't stand to read or listen to anything longer than a TikTok/ reel/ whatever terrible copy of Vine

Please tell me there'll be an act 2

why did you stop uploading hs abridged i got answer previously but have since forgotten that information

AHHH HOMESTUCK!!!!