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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jun 30, 2019 18:41:58 GMT -5
There’s a gag where he “calls” Jessica Rabbit and says some terrible stuff. Oh ok. I remember the part but not what he said. Isn’t that number a phone sex line now?
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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on Jun 30, 2019 18:50:53 GMT -5
I can't think of specific examples but there have been plenty of episodes over the years where Danny will talk about how society is much more aware and sensitive these days and how he said such and such or used a term in a past episode not knowing it was offensive now and since finding out he's tried removing it from his lexicon. He's very much in the camp of not wanting to offend anyone for just being them, and if he does he'll work on making sure he doesn't do it again. Except for those goddamn spinnakers! They can all go to hell! That's the vibe I get with him, too. He's not just pushing 40, he's also someone that's been doing some form of comedy for a long time, and so it's not just generational, it's shifting patterns in the kinds of humor people will accept. I get the sense he's kinda bemused about all the new standards, but he's easy-going enough to be totally cool with just taking people at their word and accepting them. (And he's savvy enough to know that offending someone with your silly song about awkward making out is just losing a fan for no reason.)
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Post by Lupin the Third on Jun 30, 2019 19:04:17 GMT -5
Indeed. The most negative thing I heard about him is basically his being friends with Mike Matei who people have heard some negativity about. JackSepticEye seems like a pretty jam-up dude. I felt bad for him with his break-up with Wiishu, as well as her. I think they were both going through some rough times there. But I'm glad they were able to get back to doing what they loved. Also, I like the videos with Jack and his girlfriend GamerGab. So adorable.
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Post by Lupin the Third on Jun 30, 2019 19:08:40 GMT -5
Will every internet personality be revealed to be a piece of shit? Jeez. I had already kinda stopped watching Cinema Snob because his videos weren't interesting me anymore, but this shit kinda puts the nail in the coffin of my subscription to his channel. Are the Game Grumps awful? There's always been an edge of "not 100% up with the times" with Danny, but mostly very minor stuff. I haven't heard anything bad about them. They seem like decent chaps. Granted, I love Ninja Sex Party, so I'm a bit biased.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jun 30, 2019 19:32:58 GMT -5
With Nostalgia Critic I can't tell the last time I saw a thumbnail for a review and been interested; not even in a "this isn't nostalgia!" way, just in the sense that it's either something I don't care about or a recent movie that's been covered lots of places already
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2019 19:50:22 GMT -5
Brad having apparently had a falling out with Brian and maybe others explains a lot of why his most recent not-midnights are such a ghost town. I haven't watched much of any of them but what I have seen it feels like he only ever has Ryan and his wife on there.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Jun 30, 2019 19:55:55 GMT -5
With Nostalgia Critic I can't tell the last time I saw a thumbnail for a review and been interested; not even in a "this isn't nostalgia!" way, just in the sense that it's either something I don't care about or a recent movie that's been covered lots of places already It's a money project, not a passion project. If it were up to Doug, Demo Reel would still be going now as the strong successor to NC that he had hoped it would be. But it just proved the ultimate truth, that Doug lucked out on the Nostalgia Critic succeeding.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jun 30, 2019 20:02:04 GMT -5
Yeah, and I've got nothing against it being a money thing, more power to him I just generally don't care about most of the content. I sorta think part of the problem is the format for that type of show has just become a bit outdated now. That's not his fault, it's just that after 12 years or whatever it's been it's a little tired.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2019 20:03:30 GMT -5
With Nostalgia Critic I can't tell the last time I saw a thumbnail for a review and been interested; not even in a "this isn't nostalgia!" way, just in the sense that it's either something I don't care about or a recent movie that's been covered lots of places already It's a money project, not a passion project. If it were up to Doug, Demo Reel would still be going now as the strong successor to NC that he had hoped it would be. But it just proved the ultimate truth, that Doug lucked out on the Nostalgia Critic succeeding. Every step of the way I don't understand why he didn't just try Demo Reel as a side project at first, or keep it as one he brought the NC back. Like, I get it, he was burnt out, but dropping the headliner with little warning (really the only strong indication was how he spent months on end doing crossovers before the end) was just a stupid idea, and while Demo Reel was awful maybe it'd have developed into something that could've hooked a bit of a fanbase if he'd have continued to focus his skits and stuff there instead of turning NC into a hideous blob of the two shows.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Jun 30, 2019 20:08:09 GMT -5
Not Vic, but someone who got exposed the same time due to the Vic stuff. She and several other people I know have Vic stories, too, though, trust me. Hmm. Got exposed same time as Vic. Plying multiple alcoholic drinks to someone they were creeping on at an anime con. Swing in the dark, Todd Haberkorn. I'm really bummed about Todd also being a colossal creep.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jun 30, 2019 20:30:46 GMT -5
It's a money project, not a passion project. If it were up to Doug, Demo Reel would still be going now as the strong successor to NC that he had hoped it would be. But it just proved the ultimate truth, that Doug lucked out on the Nostalgia Critic succeeding. Every step of the way I don't understand why he didn't just try Demo Reel as a side project at first, or keep it as one he brought the NC back. Like, I get it, he was burnt out, but dropping the headliner with little warning (really the only strong indication was how he spent months on end doing crossovers before the end) was just a stupid idea, and while Demo Reel was awful maybe it'd have developed into something that could've hooked a bit of a fanbase if he'd have continued to focus his skits and stuff there instead of turning NC into a hideous blob of the two shows. also you know dropping the Nostalgia Critic ending on the entire site too was a dick move. Like tell your f***ing employees about something that massive... But yeah, start Demo Reel with NC going... to work out the kinks and stuff and build an audience. (I mean... with just how bad it was I don't think there was really any way to make it ... watchable but still) Maybe alternate shooting schedules with it or something... but dropping the NC character meant that people were just going to stop checking the stuff out.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jun 30, 2019 20:34:53 GMT -5
Every step of the way I don't understand why he didn't just try Demo Reel as a side project at first, or keep it as one he brought the NC back. Like, I get it, he was burnt out, but dropping the headliner with little warning (really the only strong indication was how he spent months on end doing crossovers before the end) was just a stupid idea, and while Demo Reel was awful maybe it'd have developed into something that could've hooked a bit of a fanbase if he'd have continued to focus his skits and stuff there instead of turning NC into a hideous blob of the two shows. also you know dropping the Nostalgia Critic ending on the entire site too was a dick move. Like tell your f***ing employees about something that massive... But yeah, start Demo Reel with NC going... to work out the kinks and stuff and build an audience. (I mean... with just how bad it was I don't think there was really any way to make it ... watchable but still) Maybe alternate shooting schedules with it or something... but dropping the NC character meant that people were just going to stop checking the stuff out. Yeah, it's been repeated a lot, but he apparently told very few people this was intended to be the end, with only some of them realizing at the wrap party that Doug 100 percent was intending to never see many of these people again. Beyond that, the setup on the movie implied, intentionally or not, that all of them were retiring, thus also causing problems for them outside of just the traffic on the site dropping and thus ruining the point of the group thing to begin with.
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Post by Lupin the Third on Jun 30, 2019 20:44:47 GMT -5
Rewatching Linkara's Atop the 4th Wall: The Movie, I keep thinking that Brad was there for no real reason.
I liked Marzgurl becoming a leader, Lupa's interactions with 90's Kid (that was one of my favorite parts), Harvey becoming good friends with Nash and Joe, and Linkara's little bits with Alan.
Cinema Snob was just......there.
Actually, he did have an important part in distracting the astronauts.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jun 30, 2019 20:54:17 GMT -5
James is misogynistic as f***. I mean, he had history in past videos and I know that much but I thought he said at one point he regretted that stuff? Or was that not the case and I only wish he did? If he's ever said anything about regretting any of his jokes, I've yet to hear it. There’s a gag where he “calls” Jessica Rabbit and says some terrible stuff. Oh ok. I remember the part but not what he said. Isn’t that number a phone sex line now? Nerd: "This is Jessica Rabbit? Well, I got your number and I'm calling just to say 'F*** you.' JR: "I hope you're proud of yourself." Nerd: "Well I hope you're proud of yourself, and you know what I mean, you f***ing whore." JR: "I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way." Nerd: "Yeah, well, wait til I draw your suicide note in your own blood, you bunny-f***ing bitch. I'm coming over and I'm gonna kill ya. I'm gonna kill your whole motherf***ing family." BTW, that 10-second part of the video is still what he uses for the thumbnail. But it's way more than just that "joke" or the Ghosbusters thing. He's not a raging maniac, but he's low-key a complete creep regarding women. The AVGN videos alone include several dozen rape jokes, there are few female characters in the games he's played that he hasn't arbitrarily referred to as bitch, whore or the c-word.
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Post by wildojinx on Jun 30, 2019 22:00:49 GMT -5
But it's way more than just that "joke" or the Ghosbusters thing. He's not a raging maniac, but he's low-key a complete creep regarding women. The AVGN videos alone include several dozen rape jokes, there are few female characters in the games he's played that he hasn't arbitrarily referred to as bitch, whore or the c-word. To be fair, those videos were from his earlier days. He's more toned down (well, toned down as a ultra-profane character can be) now, spewing most of his venom towards the games themselves. Heck, he even took down the video about the "adult" Atari games.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jun 30, 2019 22:20:34 GMT -5
But it's way more than just that "joke" or the Ghosbusters thing. He's not a raging maniac, but he's low-key a complete creep regarding women. The AVGN videos alone include several dozen rape jokes, there are few female characters in the games he's played that he hasn't arbitrarily referred to as bitch, whore or the c-word. To be fair, those videos were from his earlier days. He's more toned down (well, toned down as a ultra-profane character can be) now, spewing most of his venom towards the games themselves. Heck, he even took down the video about the "adult" Atari games. He took that down because it was messing up his algorithm on Youtube. It was a money decision.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2019 22:28:46 GMT -5
But it's way more than just that "joke" or the Ghosbusters thing. He's not a raging maniac, but he's low-key a complete creep regarding women. The AVGN videos alone include several dozen rape jokes, there are few female characters in the games he's played that he hasn't arbitrarily referred to as bitch, whore or the c-word. To be fair, those videos were from his earlier days. He's more toned down (well, toned down as a ultra-profane character can be) now, spewing most of his venom towards the games themselves. Heck, he even took down the video about the "adult" Atari games. That was actually never on his youtube due to youtube policies. It was on gametrailer and screwattack through.
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Post by Hobby Drifter on Jun 30, 2019 22:59:58 GMT -5
Thing that always used to bug me about Nostalgia Critic was when Doug would rant about how his videos were being flagged for copyright violations even though they fell under fair use. Now, while that's a thing that does happen, I don't think many people would agree that it applies to Nostalgia Critic videos from around that time.
Those videos weren't "reviews". They were summaries and commentary using dozens of clips from the movie, beginning, middle, and end. In what world does that constitute a review? I think a lot of online reviewers and other use did follow "fair use" guidelines and still got hit with copyright violations wound up having their case hurt.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Jun 30, 2019 23:14:36 GMT -5
Will every internet personality be revealed to be a piece of shit? Jeez. I had already kinda stopped watching Cinema Snob because his videos weren't interesting me anymore, but this shit kinda puts the nail in the coffin of my subscription to his channel. Are the Game Grumps awful? There's always been an edge of "not 100% up with the times" with Danny, but mostly very minor stuff. The Grumps are pretty cool. If nothing else I've heard that Arin can have short patience for some people but they do do a lot for charity. Same with Jackcepticeye and Markiplier. Though I think Mark is pretty close to a breakdown.. sounds like he has had a lot of rough stuff happen in his life recently. The Achievement Hunter guys seem like good guys for the most part. Some asshole frat boy tendencies but good guys overall... especially Ryan and Jeremy. As for Brad something has always just seemed off about him since the falling out with Jake to me... yeah Jake sounds like he gets himself into bad situations but even if Brad's side of the story is the whole truth even it was kind of creepy. But there were other things like the semi falling out with Jared and how things went with his ex wife that made me not like Brad much
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Post by Cyno on Jun 30, 2019 23:22:47 GMT -5
The only objectionable member of the Grumps was JonTron and he left a long-time ago.
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