So...eSults is (trying to be) a thing...
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I love the Nostalgia Critic but these are incredibly awkward and cringe worthy, and seem more like forum suicide devices than forum weaponry. Its kind of depressing that, judging from the feedback on the videos, people seem to be loving these.
OH!
Video Insults, eSults, I get it now...
...coming into this thread, I was expecting some sort of newfangled Internet Bath Salts...
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... I'd be lying if I said I'm not a bit disappointed...
[sub]Not that I'm into that kinda thing or anything...[/sub]
[sub][sub]... faces aren't really my thing, but... you know..[/sub][/sub]
But yeah, it's a pretty dumb idea... There are plenty of reaction videos out that that serve their general purpose better than a video of a direct reaction to a specific type of prick.
[sub][sub]God I love Chang...[/sub][/sub]
Video Insults, eSults, I get it now...
...coming into this thread, I was expecting some sort of newfangled Internet Bath Salts...
...
...
... I'd be lying if I said I'm not a bit disappointed...
[sub]Not that I'm into that kinda thing or anything...[/sub]
[sub][sub]... faces aren't really my thing, but... you know..[/sub][/sub]
But yeah, it's a pretty dumb idea... There are plenty of reaction videos out that that serve their general purpose better than a video of a direct reaction to a specific type of prick.
[sub][sub]God I love Chang...[/sub][/sub]
Is he seriously trying to monetize forum weapons? I know Demo Reel was a disaster and he only keeps those two failure actors around because he can't admit he fucked up, but this is really stretching it for Doug. Honest to god, the only reason I go to the site now is for Linkara and Sage. Used to be Welshy too, but the guy is all but done for personal reasons.
haha I thought it said eSluts too.DasDestroyer said:
I think memes are more effective than actual videos but Doug should just use clips of his reactions from previous videos, as already shown, rather than have taylor made insults, they're more effective.
In saying that, the cinema snob should do his own versions of short clips. That crystal-pepsi tainted voice of his would be perfect for short smart-arse comments & fake flirting.
Failed experiment. The entire idea behind a trend or meme for internet usage is that the original content was never intended to be used as-such. It's a find that encapsulates the message the user wants when taken out of context. That said... Experiments are often failures until you find one that works, but...Neverhoodian said:
TGWTG is on the down slope for content.
There are too many contributors overlapping their areas, too many "people reviewing stuff" instead of being "characters", and too many contributors that are either absent 90% of the time or suck.
Aside from Linkara and NC, I don't watch anything off the site. Either I'll go to the individual Blip pages, or I'm completely disinterested.
You either Educate or Entertain as an internet celebrity... Spoony is a great Entertainer, Linkara is a great Educator, and most of the people on TGWTG just repeat what's on the bloody screen without doing either.
So...they're forum reaction videos without the charm?
I'll pass.
Seriously, Doug, if you keep trying to force trends on the Internet like this, people are going to forget all the good stuff from Nostalgia Critic, and even that show is getting bogged down by the constant cameos, forced catchphrases, and unnecessary subplots getting in the way of the review itself.
Take a look at RedLetterMedia for example. They know jack shit about "Internet culture", so they don't try to make everything a fucking meme and instead focus on making their opinions valid and humorous at the same time. You know, because that's their domain, as it was yours not too long ago.
I'll pass.
Seriously, Doug, if you keep trying to force trends on the Internet like this, people are going to forget all the good stuff from Nostalgia Critic, and even that show is getting bogged down by the constant cameos, forced catchphrases, and unnecessary subplots getting in the way of the review itself.
Take a look at RedLetterMedia for example. They know jack shit about "Internet culture", so they don't try to make everything a fucking meme and instead focus on making their opinions valid and humorous at the same time. You know, because that's their domain, as it was yours not too long ago.
We deserve this. We have brought this all unto ourselves. This frightening bubos is just an unavoidable side effect of the condition of the machine we inhabit. This vile cyst is only the more revolting for the fact that it is visible, in broad day. But peel back the skin, the smart, slick paneling of this machine, and its true, ashen face will be revealed, so unclean, so strange, so petrifying in its wild hideousness that the memory of such a sight will remain branded upon the retinas of the unfortunate observers.
Forever.
Along with everything else. Every other gift received from this horrible machine of pus.
#hysterical twat.
(I do love being unabashedly melodramatic at random. :3 )
Forever.
Along with everything else. Every other gift received from this horrible machine of pus.
#hysterical twat.
(I do love being unabashedly melodramatic at random. :3 )
I'm not really contributing to the topic but I find it entertaining how many thread views this thread has compared to comments because most people thought the title was supposed to say eSluts.
Don't worry Dr. Cakemeister. I still notice you, if only for your kirby avatar.Dr. Cakey said:
OT: I still go to TGWTG frequenty, but it's mostly just for Anime Abandon, animania, read right to left, rap critic, and blistered thumbs. I liked NC, but never was super into him.
I don't think I've ever once felt that I needed someone else to prepare my insults for me, ahead of time, to use instead of my own perfectly serviceable mouth-words.
That said, is this really that strange? I awkwardly crowbar memes of all kinds into my online conversations all the time - and even 'lol' is just someone else's way of succinctly saying "I found that amusing, friend." Isn't this basically the live action equivalent of 'cool story, bro'?
Back when MSN was still a thing, people in my teenaged circles would use MSN Plus, I think it was called, that came with this feature that let you play pre-recorded sounds - mostly annoying crap, or quotes ripped out of films. We used it all the time, spamming it at each other in pre-recorded sound wars.
So whilst it's a a bit too forced for my liking, I can see the logic here - it's a potential next step in meme culture.
That said, is this really that strange? I awkwardly crowbar memes of all kinds into my online conversations all the time - and even 'lol' is just someone else's way of succinctly saying "I found that amusing, friend." Isn't this basically the live action equivalent of 'cool story, bro'?
Back when MSN was still a thing, people in my teenaged circles would use MSN Plus, I think it was called, that came with this feature that let you play pre-recorded sounds - mostly annoying crap, or quotes ripped out of films. We used it all the time, spamming it at each other in pre-recorded sound wars.
So whilst it's a a bit too forced for my liking, I can see the logic here - it's a potential next step in meme culture.
Well, I stopped watching Nostalgia Critic a while before the last crossover, so I'm not entirely sure if it's picked up at all, but I don't really get why he's think his pre-canned responses would be better than the ones the fans pick out. I mean, if the fans start using it, then they liked it, but if you try to force it, it's almost certainly not going to work.
Then again, I seem to recall he had a bit of a fixation on forcing memes for some reason. I suppose nobody ever explained how it works to him.
Then again, I seem to recall he had a bit of a fixation on forcing memes for some reason. I suppose nobody ever explained how it works to him.
What an amazing demonstration of why this doesn't work. I'm not going to click and watch that because I know that it only exists to insult me (or anyone the poster considers a whiner). What motivation would I have to open a video like that? And what motivation would a bystander have to open it when they see the title for it and instantly know what the poster wants to convey? It misses the entire point of forum weaponry.Dr. Cakey said:
The Nostalgia Critic wants to be my source of youtube responses? I have an entire playlist devoted to that. I pass.