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I watched this expecting it to be funny, but I was soon disappointed. I did not laugh once and it was boring. I mean its not like we will ever need to cook Kodo steaks so at least make this entertaining and funny. I mean at least show her trying to kill a Kodo or something. This was just horrible and it didnt hold my interest for a second.

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Except for the aforementioned rough-edges, this is pretty decent for a first try. Not bad. Keep practicing, Adreena, and maybe we'll see more of your stuff in the future.

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Before the typical wowinsider comments ensue about how this is an abomination to films and nobody but Baron Soosden is allowed to make machinima, I would like to applaud an interesting concept.

With some practise and improvements to the technical side, these movies could be quite enjoyable.

Keep at it, the more you do the better you'll get.

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For people who dont know, the background and music at the start is from The Sims 2, which is why the graphics are better than Second Life

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There is an easy way to fix the dissolves on multiple layers... Instead of putting the transition on each layer drop a black slug above the top-most layer and apply the dissolves to that. Really simple and once you set it up once you can copy and paste the slug and dissolves over each segment... much faster than applying dissolves to each track.

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Thanks Nathan, for being so swift with the response I'd have used had I gotten there first! :)

"Cooking With Ethnea" is first and foremost a cooking show, with real life recipes, changed around a little bit, and based on WoW recipes!

Humor will be included in future episodes, there is no doubt, but it is a cooking show.

I've got Episode 2 50% done, and and am constantly trying to hone my skills with Vegas.

Thanks for the wonderful feedback! I look forward to hearing more from everyone!

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I thought this was really fun, too. I expected a comedy as well, but when I saw that it was seriously a cooking show with a recipe you could actually prepare yourself, I found myself enjoying it anyway. And there -were- some humorous parts. I think the best part of it was just how much it is like one of those cooking shows from the early to mid-90s before the Food Network made the genre popular and therefore competitive enough to add production value. I think she did a very good job and though a bit rough it was enjoyable and I think it'd make a great series with more episodes. Don't let the negative comments that are bound to be made (like the first post) keep you from making more.

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When the show cut to the outside scene with the smoker/grill, I admit I laughed. Looks just like your typical smoker you get from Academy! And, it actually made me a little hungry looking at those steaks (oh, i mean Kodo steaks)

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I think she did a fine job, and her machinimas will improve technically soon enough. Also, I thought her voice acting was pretty good. Nice job!

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Very good first attempt and I really enjoyed the style. Besides a few issues(which I know can be improved through time), I see your series going far if you keep with this concept. The voice acting was surprisingly nice, as well. Keep up the good work!

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It's cute, but I don't really understand the demographic choice - people who are serious about cooking won't be taking your wow 'kodo and undead' approach seriously - in fact I can't imagine many cooking show fans even clicking on something that looks like a gaming video - and people who like wow vids will be disappointed that it isn't a crazy comedy cooking spoof.

I guess you are always free to follow your own creativity and all that, but I don't think this approach is going to attract a dedicated audience (if that is your goal).

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Do NOT use 1/4 cup of Liquid Smoke! That is insane.

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