Apparently, Doug Walker of Nostalgia Critic fame is trying something "new."
At first I thought it was a joke, but it's actually a thing, with ten eSult videos so far and counting. Upon discovering this, I was left with one question:
Why?
Does Doug think he's onto something new here? I sincerely hope he isn't that naive. "Forum weapon" videos have been around since pre-Youtube days. Is he trying to do it better? If so, then I think he's missed the point. A big draw of "forum weapon" videos is how they're mostly clips taken from famous (or in some cases, infamous) films or reviews, thus providing a familiar frame of reference for the response.
Also, these eSults seem...forced. Like Doug's trying too hard. It doesn't help that the cast from Demo Reel is still around. I have nothing against them as people and I'm sure they're probably nice folks in real life, but they just come across as unnecessary distractions to me.
So, how about it? Are eSults really the wave of the future for internet snarkery, or is this a failed experiment in trying to stay relevant?
In any event, I made a fun little game of finding old Nostalgia Critic video clips to respond to eSults. It's ironic that the old NC material is the perfect foil for it:
At first I thought it was a joke, but it's actually a thing, with ten eSult videos so far and counting. Upon discovering this, I was left with one question:
Why?
Does Doug think he's onto something new here? I sincerely hope he isn't that naive. "Forum weapon" videos have been around since pre-Youtube days. Is he trying to do it better? If so, then I think he's missed the point. A big draw of "forum weapon" videos is how they're mostly clips taken from famous (or in some cases, infamous) films or reviews, thus providing a familiar frame of reference for the response.
Also, these eSults seem...forced. Like Doug's trying too hard. It doesn't help that the cast from Demo Reel is still around. I have nothing against them as people and I'm sure they're probably nice folks in real life, but they just come across as unnecessary distractions to me.
So, how about it? Are eSults really the wave of the future for internet snarkery, or is this a failed experiment in trying to stay relevant?
In any event, I made a fun little game of finding old Nostalgia Critic video clips to respond to eSults. It's ironic that the old NC material is the perfect foil for it:
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