i think the word your looking for is hypocrite (i think thats how its spelled)Abandon4093 said:
Why I hate Jim Sterling.
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People are still complaining about Jim? Here's a suggestion - don't watch things that you know you don't like, and they will no longer annoy you. Pull on your big kid pants and grow up.
Personally, I tend to agree with most if not all of his opinions, however I find his delivery annoying (largely due to his voice), I hate the end of his videos where he says some stuff which leads into "Thank God for me," and the power outage episode he did was undeserved considering he did not have nearly enough good will with us to pull something like that.
Ever heard of voting with your feet? I know its the internet, but same basic idea. If Jim doesnt get the views he needs, he will get cancelled. Its happened to better shows than his. So stop watching his shows if you dont like them. Nothing is making you click that link.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/jimquisition/3642-Nintendo-of-America
And if he doesnt get cancelled, youre obviously in the very vocal minority. Deal with it. As long as noone is holding you down and forcing you to watch it, you really arent affected by it.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/jimquisition/3642-Nintendo-of-America
And if he doesnt get cancelled, youre obviously in the very vocal minority. Deal with it. As long as noone is holding you down and forcing you to watch it, you really arent affected by it.
I honestly disagree. I absolutely hated him from watching the first episode, but have loved his stuff since the Call of Duty episode.
This is new...was going for a couple weeks back..itsmeyouidiot said:
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What is the deal w/ MLP?
Do you dislike ZP when it disses your shit?
You just got a VD from the last character in a game you played, Which fake name do you use for the meds?
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Something to do w/ TF2 being F2P and how you feel unwelcome
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Honestly, I have no idea how people can work up the enthusiasm to hate Jim Sterling. He's just kinda meh. It's not even like he's anywhere near as controversial as he thinks he is.
A Sonic game good? Stop joking please.
As for Jim he's ok even if I only watched his first 2-3 episodes since I'm not into that kind of shows to actually follow them.
I also don't understand why should someone explain each time that what he's saying s his opinions even(especially)when doing a review(which he isn't atleast on his escapist show). I'll assume you're from US since I see this too often: Is your school sistem so fucked up to people don't understand that people hae different opinions and there aren't good or bad opnions? How hard it is to understand something like that.
As for Jim he's ok even if I only watched his first 2-3 episodes since I'm not into that kind of shows to actually follow them.
I also don't understand why should someone explain each time that what he's saying s his opinions even(especially)when doing a review(which he isn't atleast on his escapist show). I'll assume you're from US since I see this too often: Is your school sistem so fucked up to people don't understand that people hae different opinions and there aren't good or bad opnions? How hard it is to understand something like that.
OK, Ill admit that he is grating in his first two episodes, but its obvious that Jim Sterling as we see him is a persona: in the latest episode, he even drops it to be on equal grounding with his audience. The same can be said of Yahtzee, though that line is particularly hard to draw.
Also, its strange, but I find his rather over-the-top arrogance to be somewhat endearing. Call me insane if you want.
Anyway, I'll end the same way I end every comment on threads like this: don't like it? Fine. But I don't like hearing you whine about it.
Also, its strange, but I find his rather over-the-top arrogance to be somewhat endearing. Call me insane if you want.
Anyway, I'll end the same way I end every comment on threads like this: don't like it? Fine. But I don't like hearing you whine about it.
I think his show is brilliant. If it isn't your kind of humour, don't watch it. If you still haven't realised it's all an act, even after he made this incredibly obvious in the "too cool to be cool" episode, I'm surprised you haven't yet forgotten how to breathe.
As for any hypocrisy on the escapist's part... wow. You can't tell the difference between letting a guy act like an arrogant ass in his videos (in such a way that it's very obviously an act) and letting people be asses to each other on the forums? Again, how do you remember how to breathe?
As for any hypocrisy on the escapist's part... wow. You can't tell the difference between letting a guy act like an arrogant ass in his videos (in such a way that it's very obviously an act) and letting people be asses to each other on the forums? Again, how do you remember how to breathe?
What is a Jim Sterling?
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Oohhh, its that guy from Jimquisition. I think the show sucks but I just don't watch it so who cares?
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Oohhh, its that guy from Jimquisition. I think the show sucks but I just don't watch it so who cares?
Well... you did say "I don't know what that is."...Abandon4093 said:
Anyway, I personally would be OK with you adopting a persona of a complete dickhole, so long as it was for entertainment, or comedy, or any point at all other than actually being a complete dickhole. I don't know how OK the mods would be with it though (I'm guessing they wouldn't be all that happy...).
I guess the difference is that I don't find Jim to be offensive at all. None of his insults are ever personal, or actually relevant or important. He's the online video-making equivalent of a teenager who calls everyone gay... sure he is technically insulting people, but no-one really cares, least of all the people or things being called "gay". It doesn't really mean anything.
I do take your point on the hypocrisy, but I like The Escapist and want it to keep running, so I'm OK with them showing whatever videos they like as long as I'm never forced to watch them. I also like The Escapist being one of the few well-moderated forums on the net, so I'm OK with them moderating against insults and offensive behaviour. It may be hypocritical to act like this, but it's also the most beneficial to both the forum and the site, so who cares?
Go read some comments after one of his videos. Over half of them every time are.
"I hate Jim, but he made a good point this time".
He isnt supposed to be likable. The fact that OP thinks its real and that Jim doesn't know what an opinion is, well thats just sad. Jim is better then you OP. At least his ramblings have a point.
"I hate Jim, but he made a good point this time".
He isnt supposed to be likable. The fact that OP thinks its real and that Jim doesn't know what an opinion is, well thats just sad. Jim is better then you OP. At least his ramblings have a point.
As has already been mentioned repeatedly: if you don't like it, don't watch him. That's what i do. I can't stand the guy, but i don't feel compelled to make threads about that fact. By making this thread, you're no better than he is; in fact, you're worse, because at least Jim's kinda funny despite his lack of charisma.
Actually, I would argue that Sterlings egotistical maniac persona is actually better than Yahtzees annoyed, ignorant, asshole persona. Why?
Because Yahtzee uses his persona purely for comedy, to come up with funny lines and poop jokes, which are hilarious in their own right, but means that he has to keep this up even for the games that he really likes, and although he'll usually say straight out if he enjoyed a game, it kinda hurts the review. His persona is purely a gimmick.
Sterlings persona... is satire. I most of the time don't even get the absolute subtlety of some of his points until I read the comments. There is generally a comment explaining his exact point somewhere halfway down the first page, usually buried beneath all the "Yor an asholl, go di in a fyre" comments. And he does have some genuinely good points to make when he isn't doing that type of episode, just check out his vid on game reviews...
Holy Macadamia nuts Batman! While searching on Youtube for the review I found this video of him, in a jacuzzi, in presumably a hotel room, with friends drinking wine.
Screw reason and logic, this proves your arguments are invalid.
Because Yahtzee uses his persona purely for comedy, to come up with funny lines and poop jokes, which are hilarious in their own right, but means that he has to keep this up even for the games that he really likes, and although he'll usually say straight out if he enjoyed a game, it kinda hurts the review. His persona is purely a gimmick.
Sterlings persona... is satire. I most of the time don't even get the absolute subtlety of some of his points until I read the comments. There is generally a comment explaining his exact point somewhere halfway down the first page, usually buried beneath all the "Yor an asholl, go di in a fyre" comments. And he does have some genuinely good points to make when he isn't doing that type of episode, just check out his vid on game reviews...
Holy Macadamia nuts Batman! While searching on Youtube for the review I found this video of him, in a jacuzzi, in presumably a hotel room, with friends drinking wine.
Screw reason and logic, this proves your arguments are invalid.
Yes, Jim puts down just about everyone and their dog. And if you do that in a forum, you can get banned, but he is also doing it about a GAME, that he is REVIEWING. he isn't going into the forums and calling you an ignorant whatever or shoving your face into the ground. If you're gonna complain about Jim's personality, Yahtzee may not be a douche, but he still completely slams games and is pretty brutal just like Jim is.
needles to say, if you don't like it, don't read the review, or watch the video.
needles to say, if you don't like it, don't read the review, or watch the video.
Bingo. The 'Jim from the Jimquisition' persona is a fictitious front meant to bring an opinionated view of gaming news and ideas, one that is so preposterously overblown and ego-centric that even Duke Nukem would be put to shame on the 'Ego Meter'. It's kind of like the Colbert Report in that regard.CM156 said:
Seriously, it's just entertainment. Get over it, and don't watch the show if you don't like it.
You should probably throw a disclaimer into your post that sais that everything you said is an opinion.itsmeyouidiot said:
Sounds like he personally wronged you.... If you dont like something, don't watch it. "Hate" is such a strong word to use on a person you don't know...... it's a style of comedy. I'm not the biggest fan of the jimquisition, but that doesn't mean his character should be attacked.
I like to read every post before I make my own post if the thread hasn't gone on too long, but I want to quickly reply to you; there's a specific forum rule about this.Abandon4093 said:
"Regardless of what some of our content creators may say, do or provoke within their videos or articles, this does not give members the ability to act in the same way. They are entertainers and if they brought their language or flaming into the forums, they would be held accountable, just as any other forum member of The Escapist would be."
It's entertainment. They wouldn't get away with that kind of talk on the actual forum.
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The thread's gotten longer, and I haven't read all the posts. Oh well.
I personally don't particularly enjoy his videos, so I haven't been watching them. I saw in the comments that a lot of other people also don't like his videos much, but thought it might just be an initial reaction to something new, so I decided to wait a while and see how people felt later on. It seems we've all cooled down a bit, but many people still dislike the show.
I'll probably give it another shot though. Maybe today. If I find it's not my cup of tea, I won't watch it.
It reminds me of Game Dogs. I really hated it when it first came out, and haven't given it a second chance yet. I'm not sure if I will. It just wasn't very good, but perhaps the later episodes improved.
Satire's tricky, isn't it. If it's not done well, nobody realizes it's satire and it just comes off as bad.