Created: 15 Jan 2017
Similar to the story of the first Bowling video, my friends and I had been separated for a long time. Evan and Zach, for instance, had been away in the U.S. for college. However, at the time of recording, everyone was back together again for Christmas break, so this set of games was our way of hanging out.
This time however, things were a bit crazier. The sitcom intro was requested at the time, on camera, but I left it out to maintain the comedic contrast between the horror angle. We really did have problems getting the pins to set in our lane. The slav squat protests went on for 5 or so minutes before we got the assistant to fix it for us, but it just kept happening. Unfortunately, there was a lot I couldn’t catch on camera because my phone had so little battery.
While I was recording, I genuinely thought that I wasn’t going to make anything out of it, because I expected it would just be a rehash of Ultimate Bowling. It was only when someone pointed out that I could take it in a horror direction that I felt the inspiration to follow through.
Interesting note: The intended release date was February 1st, but a copyright issue demanded I pull it down and do a re-edit. I think the video might be stronger for it in the end. It’s hard to say.