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Nov 4, 2011#1

Shegokigo

I've removed Spoony from my daily "Web-blogger/funny-man" bookmarks. What the hell happened? I miss the days of S.W.A.T. and Phantasmagoria playthroughs. Now it's just boring self-blogs that lack all the charm and hilarity of his previous style of recording. He's also seemed to stop caring about any kind of self-hygine, he looks more and more homeless by the day. It's a shame because he was easily my favorite internet celeb.

On a bright note, I've found someone that far outshines him, even in his prime. Jesse Cox of OMFGaming. Seriously, look up his Terraria videos with TotalBiscuit or his L4D2 playthroughs with 3 hot gamer girls. Jesse delivers, and to top it off, he puts out 5-6 videos PER week. He's just fantastic.

Nov 4, 2011#2

Hailey Knight

Let's see, he's done a couple cameo bits, but looks like the last thing he did himself was Dead or Alive on September 24. Yeesh. And a lot of Counter Monkey stuff (whatever that is) and playing with the dog.

That said, I've watched his movie review vlogs because one was a good reccomendation and the other (The Thing) was hilarious. He's been dealing with a lot of doctors stuff and health issues lately, though I have to wonder if he's getting any sleep. I recall this happened last year. Hopefully he'll get back to proper videos soon. I'm still waiting for the conclusion to Final Fantasy X-2. Those videos were great back in summer.

Nov 4, 2011#3

Jay

Too lazy to try new blog unless I can click.

Nov 4, 2011#4

Shegokigo

@ Jay -

He's also been doing WoW videos weekly since the release of Cata Beta. Played some RIFT too.

Quotemander Prime said:
Let's see, he's done a couple cameo bits, but looks like the last thing he did himself was Dead or Alive on September 24. Yeesh. And a lot of Counter Monkey stuff (whatever that is) and playing with the dog.

That said, I've watched his movie review vlogs because one was a good reccomendation and the other (The Thing) was hilarious. He's been dealing with a lot of doctors stuff and health issues lately, though I have to wonder if he's getting any sleep. I recall this happened last year. Hopefully he'll get back to proper videos soon. I'm still waiting for the conclusion to Final Fantasy X-2. Those videos were great back in summer.

See that's just it, he stopped doing what I found entertaining. Video Game playthroughs/bashing. I have no interest in his movie reviews because I find them mostly dull and not very well thought out. There are better movie reviewers on TGWTG channels anyway.

Nov 5, 2011#5

Bowielee

In the last few months, I've become a HUGE fan of TGWTG. I used to only watch the NCritic and NChick, but now a whole new world of awesome has opened up to me. I kind of have a crush on Phaelus.

Also, Diamanda Hagen is freakin awesome.

Nov 5, 2011#6

LittleSin

I still love Spoony. I hope he figures out his health issues. According to twitter he's been beating his head up against a wall trying to figure them out and I can REALLY sympathize with that. Also, his break up earlier in the year has noticeably effected him. He sounds a bit more bitter towards women then before.

Like Bowielee I'm still enjoying everyone on TGWTG. I'm find that Phelous is going a little down hill but I still love the dude.

Nov 5, 2011#7

filmfanatic

For those who haven't, give a try to the Rap Critic at TGWTG. He's a friend of mine at college and I just want to spread the word.

Nov 5, 2011#8

figmentPez

Bowielee said:
In the last few months, I've become a HUGE fan of TGWTG. I used to only watch the NCritic and NChick, but now a whole new world of awesome has opened up to me. I kind of have a crush on Phaelus.

Also, Diamanda Hagen is freakin awesome.

You and I have very different tastes. I cannot stand Hagan. I think it's because she reminds me of a friend from high school, only twisted so that only the bad parts of her personality show. I have not been able to make it through a single episode.

As for Phelous... I dunno. He's got some pretty good criticism, but I don't like his style. Something about his pacing puts me off. It doesn't help that I don't generally like horror movies, either. His girlfriend is pretty awesome, though...

Obscurus Lupa is my favorite reviewer on the site. Even though her humor isn't 100% to my taste, her jokes land often enough to keep me very entertained. I like that she's not afraid to enjoy the movies she reviews, and doesn't feel the need to be completely negative just for the sake of schtick. She's also a genuinely nice person, from my limited interaction with her. (Heh, I first posted about her on Halforums 1½ years ago, today. Guess I saw past the red hair.

To be totally hipster: I followed Lupa before she was hired by TGWTG!)

I'm also loving the Fruits Basket radio drama from JesuOtaku. This is exceedingly well cast and edited. I'm enjoying it immensely, and I've never even heard of Fruits Basket before starting in. I don't always watch JO's other stuff, but when I do I really enjoy it. She's got some sharp insight on anime, and she's cute as a button (even when she's giving her "I will murder you" look). I want her to be my little sister.

I watch a ton of other stuff, but other favorites of mine are Pushing Up Roses, Paw, Brows Held High and WTFIWWY
EDIT: Almost forgot Familiar Faces

Nov 5, 2011#9

AshburnerX

LittleSin said:
I still love Spoony. I hope he figures out his health issues. According to twitter he's been beating his head up against a wall trying to figure them out and I can REALLY sympathize with that. Also, his break up earlier in the year has noticeably effected him. He sounds a bit more bitter towards women then before.

This is my take on it as well. Right now he's focusing most of his time on his health and getting his new puppy trained. I'm totally okay with waiting a bit for his stuff.

Besides, I enjoy the Counter Monkey videos.

Nov 5, 2011#10

Hailey Knight

What the hell is Counter Monkey?

Nov 5, 2011#11

Shegokigo

Quotemander Prime said:
What the hell is Counter Monkey?

What Spoony does now instead of game playthroughs/reviews.

Fantasmagoria, SWAT, Jack the Ripper and the Ultima Reviews were the best of Spoony's blog. Now, it's just, I dunno. Lackluster for lack of a better term?

Nov 5, 2011#12

AshburnerX

Quotemander Prime said:
What the hell is Counter Monkey?

Counter Monkey is Spoony recounting stories from his days of working at a gaming store and his experiences as a DM. Apparently most of it is from a book he never quite finished writing. It's entertaining, if your into that scene. The one about Shadowrun and the Squirtgun Wars was hilarious.

He's been doing them lately because they are quick and easy, while he intermittently works on his next big review (I think it's him finishing up FFX-2 or possibly one last fighting game movie). Like we've been saying, he's currently trying to take care of his health and he's apologized for the delay several times. I'm sure he'll get back to a more regular schedule once this is all resolved. In the mean time, it's more Counter Monkey, movie Vblogs, and tons and tons of cameos.

At least he's not LordKat, who stopped doing the only thing on his site that was entertaining (and the thing that got him on TGWTG in the first place) because he didn't "like editing". Spoony has an actual reason to be slow.

Nov 5, 2011#13

Hailey Knight

I'll probably listen to those at some point while drawing or something.

Nov 6, 2011#14

Bowielee

How could I forget Obscurus Loupa, she is also awesome. I loved her Howling month series.

Nov 6, 2011#15

AshburnerX

Ok, the latest Counter Monkey "Spoony's Jyhad"? AWESOME.

Nov 6, 2011#16

Piotyr

Paw's KQ retrospective and Music Movies are fantastic watches.

Nov 6, 2011#17

ThatNickGuy

Damn you, Piotyr! Thanks to your comment about Paw's KQ retrospectives, I'm already halfway through the videos.

*sob* I miss Sierra games.

Nov 6, 2011#18

Hailey Knight

AshburnerX said:
Ok, the latest Counter Monkey "Spoony's Jyhad"? AWESOME.

It was a good build-up, but it would've been more awesome if

he'd done it in front of the room, just been willing to off himself. Then he would've put the DM's integrity on the spot in front of the 30 people and let them sort it out, rather than just showing off out-smarting them with just the DM and the door guy.

Had I been one of them, I'd have supported Spoony's ability to do that, said that the DM should let it go, and then get pissed at the door guy for failing to check for weapons like he was supposed to.

Nov 6, 2011#19

AshburnerX

Doing it in the middle of the room would have given people the chance to stop it, by ether Dominating him into submission or perhaps Celerity to grab the detonator from him before it went off. By doing it this way he was hoping to get them all without an chance to survive.

What he should have done is only put in enough Symtex to scare the crap out of everyone and make it look like it was done by the Invictus. He could have sparked a war that would have destroyed both sides so he'd come out on top.

I've actually done something similar... though I pulled it off because no one died and the storyteller (who owned the Bar) thought it would shock some sense into the other players, who were being REALLY stupid. Basically I put a brick of C4 in the sink of the bar after distracting everyone with some of my bravado (actually dropping it in mid-dialog). It wasn't enough to level the bar, but it was plenty enough to ignite the dozens of bottles alcohol, which sent shards of glass and fire everywhere. After dropping it in the sink, I did some more RP to keep everyone's eyes on me then left... detonating it after I was about a block away. The best part? Someone finally noticed it, after walking behind the bar to get some "blood"... at the moment I was detonating it. Fortitude is a hell of a skill.

The fallout of that was that my character became the sole target of the Cammies, having injured some of their players, but it was worth it for that one shining moment of triumph.[/spoilers]

Nov 7, 2011#20

Philosopher B.

He should spend less time talking about wrestling and more being awesome

actually I don't know if he still does that

I'd go to the wrestlewrestle site and see but then I could also watch paint dry
Added at: 08:21
Quick show of hands, who can't stand Angry Joe?

Nov 7, 2011#21

Bowielee

*raises hand*

Yeah, I really can't stand him, plus his reviews are often way off the mark. He gives positive reviews to virtually everything.

I for some reason love JewWario, though.

Nov 7, 2011#22

figmentPez

Bowielee said:
I for some reason love JewWario, though.

I like watching him eat candy.

I'm neutral on Joe. I don't watch his videos, but I don't hate him either. His reviews seem pretty shallow to me. If I want shallow I want quick text I can skim quickly and be on my way.

Nov 7, 2011#23

ScytheRexx

I really like Angry Joe, I like the fact he is positive with games giving them a chance before outright dismissing them. He brings with his reviews a sort of enthusiasm that is rare, most reviewers just review either in a negative or monotone way that does not get you interested at all. I picked up a few games I probably would have passed if not for his reviews.

Still when it comes to TGWTG, I always check out NCritic, NChick, Phelous, Film Brain, Linkara, OLupa, and sometimes CSnob, though his posting are rather rare these days. Has PAW really gotten good? I used to watch some of his older stuff and it bored me to death, so I stopped visiting his videos.

P.S. As for Spoony, I still watch his videos, but only when he actually posts a review. I avoid his blog posts, because they are often 30-40 minutes of him (or him and his brother) rambling.

Nov 7, 2011#24

Piotyr

ScytheRexx said:
Has PAW really gotten good? I used to watch some of his older stuff and it bored me to death, so I stopped visiting his videos.

Like I said, I really enjoyed his KQ retrospective, and his Music Movie reviews are fantastic reviews of musicals (I think he posts them every other week). His only rule for something to count as a music movie is that it has to have at least 4 musical numbers during the movie.

Nov 7, 2011#25

Norris

Spoony's Counter Monkey has got me looking into buying an RPG corebook and trying to get something going with my friends. Admittedly, it is the Smallville RPG but fuck you it sounds like a good starting point.

Vis-a-vis Spoony's shift in focus...the movie reviews are easier. To do a good game review, you seem to have to put some serious time into playing the thing, recording your play through, and then pulling clips from that footage. I can see where movie reviews would be preferable. Between that and a heart condition, the description of which I found utterly terrifying when he spoke about it for the first time, I think it isn't too big of a deal for him to take some time on less stressful projects.

I watch Nostalgia Critic, Lupa, Linkara, and (when applicable) Spoony every week. Usually when I do laundry, if for no other reason than it is some free time. I do tend to skip Linkara's stuff when I know he's going to be on a storyline tear...I just shotgun that stuff later.

Nov 7, 2011#26

AshburnerX

I'd add Jew Wario to that list. He's not the biggest name on the site, but he definitely knows his stuff and goes out of his way to show people how to play the games he suggests. I really hope he does a Yanki J Plays of Corpse Party or La-Mulana though...

Nov 7, 2011#27

Dirona

Piotyr said:
Like I said, I really enjoyed his KQ retrospective, and his Music Movie reviews are fantastic reviews of musicals (I think he posts them every other week). His only rule for something to count as a music movie is that it has to have at least 4 musical numbers during the movie.

I only recently started watching Paw's Music Movie reviews, I caught them just as he was starting them and have been hooked ever since. So far, I've liked them all, though to be fair, I've seen all but 1 or two of the musicals that he's reviewed.

For the most part Ncritic & NChick are the ones I usually watch, TBH I've never been able to really get into either Spoony or Lupa's work. I may have to revisit Lupa though.

Nov 7, 2011#28

ThatNickGuy

To be honest, I find I just don't have the patience for a lot of TGWTG's videos. I compare them with weekly video series I do enjoy (Yahtzee and MovieBob), where they edit things down to a watchable five or six minutes. Even ten minutes would make a lot of TGWTG.com's videos watchable, but the majority of them are between fifteen and twenty minutes. NChick's gotten much better since she changed her manner of reviews and made them critiques instead of recaps. NCritic began his whole video reviews roughly around ten minutes, but now they're 15+. As Yahtzee, MovieBob and ExtraCredits prove: less is more.

Spoony, though, I just can't stand except for his fully scripted and edited reviews, which are usually around the ten minute mark. His WrestleWrestle crap and movie reviews went on far too long. I have the same problem with Linkara, who feels the need to make his videos at minimum 20 minutes. If he's doing some stupid storyline, I'll either skim through the video (skipping the "story" crap) or not bother with it at all.

Nov 7, 2011#29

AshburnerX

I honestly last faith with MovieBob when his GameOverthinker stuff became part of Screw Attack's Advantage program... meaning I have to wait an extra week to view it unless I give them money. It was bad enough he was doing storyline crap that was just... awful. I actually like Linkara's stories but MovieBob's stuff is just awful.

Nov 7, 2011#30

LittleSin

I LOVE Linkara's story videos. He has a flair for writing. I love his reviews but alot of the times I'm just waiting to see what he does next.

Nov 7, 2011#31

Shegokigo

Linkara has a flair for story writing but not the voice or acting for it sadly.

Nov 11, 2011#32

Hailey Knight

Spoony posts an explanation.

Nov 11, 2011#33

Shegokigo

I'll say that I stopped enjoying Spoony's site about 8 months ago or so, so yeah, that makes sense.

Nov 11, 2011#34

AshburnerX

Yeah, 8 months ago was back in February... so yeah, that would be around the time of the break-up. He's never been all that healthy, so the break-up is definitely what put him over the edge.

Nov 12, 2011#35

Frankie Williamson

Shegokigo said:
Linkara has a flair for story writing but not the voice or acting for it sadly.

This times a hundred for almost every person that's part of that collective.

Nov 12, 2011#36

Bowielee

BTW, I started going back and watching, and I totally changed my mind about Angry Joe. Even if he is a bit spastic, the production value on his videos can not be denied.

I just tried watching some of the "Blockbuster Buster"'s videos and MAN, that guy sucks. From his poor pacing and editing, to his downright horrible opinions and analysis.

Nov 12, 2011#37

Shegokigo

Oh this shit makes PERFECT sense and is gawd damn hilarious:
http://deadhorseinterchange.com/wiki/index.php?title=Scarlett
http://deadhorseinterchange.com/wiki/index.php?title=2011_Spoony_and_Scarlett_Breakup
http://deadhorseinterchange.com/wiki/index.php?title=Succubus

:rofl:

Nov 12, 2011#38

LittleSin

Wow. Talk about trying hard to be funny.

What mean spirited bullshit.

Nov 12, 2011#39

AshburnerX

LittleSin said:
Wow. Talk about trying hard to be funny.

What mean spirited bullshit.

It's from what used to be Encyclopedia Dramatica. Of course it's mean spirited.

It is true that Scarlet seemed to flirt with anyone who'd give her attention though... especially at conventions. I honestly don't understand why Spoony put up with it, unless it's his clear confidence issues.

Nov 12, 2011#40

Hailey Knight

AshburnerX said:
It's from what used to be Encyclopedia Dramatica. Of course it's mean spirited.

It is true that Scarlet seemed to flirt with anyone who'd give her attention though... especially at conventions. I honestly don't understand why Spoony put up with it, unless it's his clear confidence issues.

I don't see why it's something to "put up" with. Flirting is harmless.

Nov 12, 2011#41

Frankie Williamson

Quotemander Prime said:
I don't see why it's something to "put up" with. Flirting is harmless.

Yeah, "letting" your significant other flirt sounds of possessive bullshit. You don't have to be insecure to "let" someone flirt.

Nov 12, 2011#42

Shegokigo

LittleSin said:
Wow. Talk about trying hard to be funny.

What mean spirited bullshit.

Except it's all true, they provide references to EVERYTHING she did. More like "Mean spirited truth exposing."

Nov 12, 2011#43

figmentPez

Quotemander Prime said:
Flirting is harmless.

Flirting can be harmless, but is not necessarily harmless.

Nov 12, 2011#44

LittleSin

I'm not saying it isn't true but they sound like bitter, self important assholes. I hate it. Laying out the facts is fine but they are doing it just to wank off over someone elses misery and rub peoples noses in how 'right' they are.

Fuckin' neck beards.

As for flirting: it CAN be harmless...but Scarlett took it to s new level of innuendo. It reeks of..of..well, sluttyness, for lack of a better word.

Nov 12, 2011#45

AshburnerX

LittleSin said:
As for flirting: it CAN be harmless...but Scarlett took it to s new level of innuendo. It reeks of..of..well, sluttyness, for lack of a better word.

This is what I'm saying. There's flirting and then there's "flirting". And if your significant other is constantly doing it, in front of you, then it's usually time to ask yourself if she was into you in the first place. And considering she left him...

Nov 12, 2011#46

LittleSin

AshburnerX said:
This is what I'm saying. There's flirting and then there's "flirting". And if your significant other is constantly doing it, in front of you, then it's usually time to ask yourself if she was into you in the first place. And considering she left him...

Word through the grapevine is that Spoony MAY have proposed...and shortly after the bresk up occured.

Nov 12, 2011#47

Frankie Williamson

AshburnerX said:
This is what I'm saying. There's flirting and then there's "flirting". And if your significant other is constantly doing it, in front of you, then it's usually time to ask yourself if she was into you in the first place. And considering she left him...

This is bullshit. Some people are flirty, some people aren't. You think if he told her to stop flirting with people in front of him that the relationship wouldn't have ended just as traumatically for him?

Nov 12, 2011#48

LittleSin

Frankie Williamson said:
This is bullshit. Some people are flirty, some people aren't. You think if he told her to stop flirting with people in front of him that the relationship wouldn't have ended just as traumatically for him?

Dude, you haven't seen this. It was...undignified to say the least.

Nov 12, 2011#49

Norris

IIRC, LittleSin actually met them in person. I would defer to her opinion on this one.

Nov 12, 2011#50

LittleSin

Norris said:
IIRC, LittleSin actually met them in person. I would defer to her opinion on this one.

I haven't met them in purpose but I have chatted with both of them at various points. Scarlett has always made me feel..uncomfortable.

Nov 12, 2011#51

Norris

That must have been someone else here then. Apologies.

Nov 12, 2011#52

figmentPez

Norris said:
That must have been someone else here then. Apologies.

You're probably thinking of Dream Goddess.

Nov 12, 2011#53

Hailey Knight

figmentPez said:
You're probably thinking of Dream Goddess.

Yeah, she and I met Scarlett briefly after we met Spoony. Our impressions were not superbly full of clarity, because it was probably 3:00 in the morning by then, but she came off as a good-humored person, and she and Spoony didn't seem on the outside like people on the verge of break-up (granted, this was about 6-7 weeks before that and a lot can happen in that amount of time).

Nov 13, 2011#54

figmentPez

Note to self: Do not tweet when sleep deprived, or TheSpoonyOne might think you're a hot cosplayer and hit on you.

Should have worded that message better.

Nov 13, 2011#55

Shegokigo

Glad he's in better spirits enough to start doing some hot flirting! Nice catch fig, when's the first date?

Nov 13, 2011#56

Hailey Knight

Liked, and a facepalm.

EDIT: Oh Spoony...

Nov 13, 2011#57

Norris

Quotemander Prime said:
Liked, and a facepalm.

EDIT: Oh Spoony...

I think that second one was a joke.

Nov 13, 2011#58

Hailey Knight

Norris said:
I think that second one was a joke.

Oh, I know. He pretends hits on PushingRoses, Lisa Foiles, and a couple others.

Nov 13, 2011#59

Shegokigo

But would sleep with them all on the drop of a dime.

Nov 13, 2011#60

Norris

Shegokigo said:
But would sleep with them all on the drop of a dime.

Have you seen Lisa Foiles? Any read blooded nerd man would at least be tempted to hit that if she asked.

Although she does vaguely look like transsexual porn star Bailey Jay, AKA Line Trap.

Nov 13, 2011#61

Hailey Knight

Norris said:
Have you seen Lisa Foiles? Any read blooded nerd man would at least be tempted to hit that if she asked.

Although she does vaguely look like transsexual porn star Bailey Jay, AKA Line Trap.

I found it hilarious when she was the one sent to interview one of the Dead Space 2 people before that came out. The interview is somewhere on Spoony's site or among Angry Joe's videos. The guy was all flustered and having a hard time answering questions. She wasn't asking pushy questions like Angry Joe or doing anything scandalous either--just asking him questions about the game.

Nov 24, 2011#62

figmentPez

I'm feeling a bit of jealousy towards Phelous. He gets to have his girlfriend Obscurus Lupa singing in his video, and she looks damn good:

Dec 27, 2011#63

Hailey Knight

Spoony's back

Dec 28, 2011#64

LordRendar

And after that vid he gets drunk on his VLog.

Feb 8, 2012#65

Bowielee

Necroing this for the awesomeness that is Obscurus Lupa's Subspecies reviews.

Holy, shit, that girl is funny.

http://phelous.com/node/1084

http://phelous.com/node/1111

Feb 8, 2012#66

Hailey Knight

Spoony has also reviewed Ultima 8.

I don't see how Ultima 9 can be worse than that, but apparently that's what it's all been leading up to.

Feb 8, 2012#67

LittleSin

His next review is the FFX. He says it's be up after Valentines.

Feb 8, 2012#68

Hailey Knight

LittleSin said:
His next review is the FFX. He says it's be up after Valentines.

He said it would be delayed due to complexity of the climax though.

Feb 8, 2012#69

LittleSin

It was originally projected for the 10th, though. I figured that meant a little after Valentines.

Feb 8, 2012#70

AshburnerX

LittleSin said:
His next review is the FFX. He says it's be up after Valentines.

It's FFX-2, not FFX. It's twice the derp with half the fun.

And yeah, Ultima 9 was crap. Kinda hope he at least touches on Ultima Online though.

Feb 8, 2012#71

Shegokigo

His Ultima 8 review brought back some faith in him. Seems getting the dog has really lifted his spirits and his comedy is back in form. I may add him back to my weekly check in but for the time being, Jesse's ability to upload 2-3 videos a day is just massively trumping it.

Feb 9, 2012#72

AshburnerX

Even in his prime, Spoony was never a video a week kind of guy... more like a video every2-3 weeks. Still, he generally puts out quality stuff, so I'm gonna stick with him. If anything, he's shown he's at least working on new stuff instead of moping around the house.

Feb 9, 2012#73

Jay

Does anyone know the song that plays at 23 minutes in the Ultima 8 video?

Feb 9, 2012#74

Shegokigo

AshburnerX said:
Even in his prime, Spoony was never a video a week kind of guy... more like a video every2-3 weeks. Still, he generally puts out quality stuff, so I'm gonna stick with him. If anything, he's shown he's at least working on new stuff instead of moping around the house.

Oh I was a huge Spoony "pusher" early on. I was part of the fanbase back in the first few incarnations of the site so I'm glad to see him back in form. However, one thing that I've noticed is that since I play games like WoW, I need something playing on the side (on my second monitor) since I'm pretty ADD. Spoony's videos, while fantastic, since they are so few and far between aren't enough. Jesse's got enough content to last me over a year of watching 2hrs a day (if he didn't update ever again after today), it's quality, it's funny, and puts out more content than I can consume.

I still look forward Spoony's Ultima 9 and FFX-2 reviews as I feel that next to his "Let's Plays" it's definitely his best content.

Feb 9, 2012#75

Piotyr

Jay said:
Does anyone know the song that plays at 23 minutes in the Ultima 8 video?

This one?

Feb 9, 2012#76

Jay

Feb 11, 2012#77

figmentPez

Bowielee said:
Necroing this for the awesomeness that is Obscurus Lupa's Subspecies reviews.

Holy, shit, that girl is funny.

http://phelous.com/node/1084

http://phelous.com/node/1111

Feb 23, 2012#78

figmentPez

Brows Held High - Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai

I was ready to link this just because it has a Phineas & Ferb reference, but it turned out to be excellent all around, and the ending is especially funny.

Feb 25, 2012#79

figmentPez

S**t TGWTG Fans Say

"I know way too much about these people's lives."

EDIT: Video has been removed due to offended fans.

Dammit, this is why we can't have nice things.

Feb 25, 2012#80

Bowielee

Seeing as these reviews are really the only things that fit into my schedule, the Chanel Awesome group has pretty much replaced any television viewing.

Feb 29, 2012#81

figmentPez

What is this? I don't even...

Obscurus Lupa Presents: Top 10 Hottest Animated Dogs

What has dating Phelous done to this poor girl? They seem happy together, and that's nice, but I really don't like the turn Lupa's sense of humor has taken since those two got together.

Feb 29, 2012#82

Bowielee

She's always gone to the silly. She was dating him when she did the Subspecies reviews, and I view those as her best work so far.
I'm more curious to find out if Phaelen was just visiting, or if they've moved in together.
So, Ladies and Gentlement, the internet now has it's first celebrity power couple.

Mar 1, 2012#83

figmentPez

Bowielee said:
She's always gone to the silly. She was dating him when she did the Subspecies reviews, and I view those as her best work so far.
I'm more curious to find out if Phaelen was just visiting, or if they've moved in together.
So, Ladies and Gentlement, the internet now has it's first celebrity power couple.

There's silly, and then there's one long uncomfortable bestiality joke that just drags on.

Somehow it seems unlikely that Phelan moved into her parent's house, but I dunno.

As for the internet's "first celebrity power couple", I doesn't that go to JesuOtaku and Nash? I mean, I won't argue for Lindsay and Todd, but JO and Nash each have a pretty big following, and were successful to some degree even before joining TGWTG.

Mar 1, 2012#84

Hailey Knight

I thought Lindsay and Todd was just some big running joke/fucking with the fanfic writers.

Mar 1, 2012#85

LittleSin

Nope. They are together.

Quite cute, actually.

Paw just moved in with Brentalfloss, as well. I;m not insinuating they are a couple. -_- I just thought that was strange.

Mar 1, 2012#86

figmentPez

LittleSin said:
Paw just moved in with Brentalfloss, as well. I;m not insinuating they are a couple. -_- I just thought that was strange.

Are Paw and Elisa still dating? They were for a while.

Mar 1, 2012#87

LittleSin

I thought that was just a rumor?

Urgh. I feel dirty discussing ther personal lives of internet celebs, especially when it is just speculation.

Mar 1, 2012#88

Hailey Knight

I'm glad Paw moved to NY; he seemed to want to be part of the NY crew. Seeing their group makes me miss my friends in NY.

Mar 2, 2012#89

AshburnerX

I can't wait for Brent to finally get out of his ScrewAttack contract and to join Channel Awesome. It's very clear its what he wants to do, though I think he doesn't want to offend his friends in ScrewAttack ether. ScrewAttack is a great site but it's monetizing way too fucking hard and it's really making come back less and less. The Advantage program is the biggest offender... "Early Access" to videos? No, your just fucking holding them back, you assholes.

Mar 2, 2012#90

figmentPez

LittleSin said:
I thought that was just a rumor?

Urgh. I feel dirty discussing ther personal lives of internet celebs, especially when it is just speculation.

It is just a rumor. I thought they'd confirmed it at some point, but looking at Elisa's formspring questions it's clear they don't want to talk too much about it.

It's kinda hard for me to know where to draw the line for stuff like this. JO and Nash are very open about the fact that they're dating, and frequently tweet lovey-dovey stuff at each other. Lupa and Phelous used to be cagey about dating, but lately they've been putting their relationship in their videos.

If the reviewers make it clear they're keeping their private lives private, then I try to respect that, like PushingUpRoses who prefers not to talk about her romantic life at all. I should be more careful about keeping track of who is willing to be open about things, and who has request privacy, and err on the side of caution.

Mar 23, 2012#91

Bowielee

Holy Shit, new Spoony Experiment. Andrew Dickman has re-done his animated opening and it's AMAZING.

http://spoonyexperiment.com/2012/03/22/tekken-blood-vengeance/

Mar 23, 2012#92

AshburnerX

I sorta like the last one better... it had more references to his series. But this new one LOOKS better and I like the introduction of Oreo to the credits (Oreo Cannon is awesome).

Mar 23, 2012#93

LittleSin

This intro feels more clean, less cluttered.

Mar 24, 2012#94

Yoshimickster

Meh, I still like Spoony. Anyone else find him a little...intimidating? Mostly when he has a slight beard on, I feel like he could snap at any moment. Meh, probly just his dedication to his character.

Mar 24, 2012#95

Bowielee

I think out of most internet reviewers, he's probably one of the best actors out of the bunch.

Mar 24, 2012#96

Frank

Yoshimickster said:
Meh, I still like Spoony. Anyone else find him a little...intimidating? Mostly when he has a slight beard on, I feel like he could snap at any moment. Meh, probly just his dedication to his character.

Dude looks sickly as hell. I feel like I could push him over with a slight shove.

Mar 25, 2012#97

Jay

Fuck him.

Mar 25, 2012#98

ThatNickGuy

Jay said:
Fuck him.

I'd rather not, thanks.

Mar 25, 2012#99

Hailey Knight

ThatNickGuy said:
I'd rather not, thanks.

You weren't sayin' that last night! :awesome:

You were probably saying other things, entirely unrelated. I wasn't there. I can't pretend to know the facts.

Mar 25, 2012#100

ThatNickGuy

Mar 25, 2012#101

LittleSin

Jay said:
Fuck him.

Butt hurt over his ME3 opinions?

Mar 25, 2012#102

Hailey Knight

LittleSin said:
Butt hurt over his ME3 opinions?

If you read it the way Spoony tells it, his ME3 undeniable, genius facts, that are entirely contrary to Angry Joe's and yet somehow completely in agreement with his.

Mar 25, 2012#103

LittleSin

Didn't Joe say the same thing?

Mar 25, 2012#104

AshburnerX

LittleSin said:
Didn't Joe say the same thing?

Joe's not being an asshole about it. That's the entire difference.

Mar 25, 2012#105

LittleSin

I thought assholeness was expected from Spoony every few months.

Mar 25, 2012#106

Bowielee

Bagging on Spoony for this behavior would be like bagging on Yahtzee for never liking any games. It's part of his established persona.

In other words, get over it.

Mar 25, 2012#107

LittleSin

Exactly. You can set a watch by Spoonys fan baiting. He loves to rile people up.

He is a troll.

Mar 25, 2012#108

Bowielee

Besides the fact that he's literally telling people that he's trolling them in his twitters.

One thing he is saying that is 100% on target is that people are reacting to this largely like children, as the internet is wont to do.

Mar 25, 2012#109

Hailey Knight

LittleSin said:
Didn't Joe say the same thing?

Joe's reaction was the complete opposite to Spoony's, both in opinion on the game and on how that opinion was presented. Yet Spoony says he and Joe are in complete agreement. I'm just trying to synch up the logic there.

Mar 25, 2012#110

LittleSin

I meant on Twitter. He nad jow both said that they had the same thoughts.

Mar 25, 2012#111

Hailey Knight

LittleSin said:
I meant on Twitter. He nad jow both said that they had the same thoughts.

Then I have no idea. "Top 10 Reasons we hate the ending" and "I thought the ending was genius and if you didn't get it, you're stupid" does not seem like complete agreement to me. Maybe there's some internet version of complete agreement that I was not previously aware of, or maybe it's a "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." situation. Like I said, I have no idea.

Mar 25, 2012#112

Shegokigo

I've never liked Spoony's "troll" personality. I prefer the days he did game walkthroughs. I've never enjoyed him more than during his Phantasmagoria/SWAT/Ripper/FF vids. I've always thought his "blog" videos were his weakest point.

Mar 25, 2012#113

Bowielee

Counter Monkey has been some of my favorite stuff he's done. Outside the Reb Brown reviews of course. Stirba Were-wolf Bitch.... gotta love it.

Mar 25, 2012#114

Hailey Knight

I enjoyed his first three Twilight vlogs/rants; haven't gotten around to watching the one for Breaking Dawn he did with Linkara and JewWario.

Mar 25, 2012#115

LittleSin

Oh god! DO IT NOW.

Mar 25, 2012#116

Bowielee

That one was hillarious. He's basically so traumatized by the movie that he gets drunk while JW and Linkara try to keep him from imploding.

Mar 25, 2012#117

Hailey Knight

LittleSin said:
Oh god! DO IT NOW.

I need to get to bed soon; got work in the morning and it's over an hour long.

Mar 25, 2012#118

LittleSin

True. I find those kind of vlog to be best watched while doing something else. I watch them while painting/drawing.

Apr 30, 2012#119

CynicismKills

Bumping for a new video, apparently he had some ridiculous food poisoning. Also the first minute or so is about his sick-induced poop, so you know, be ready for that. Otherwise it's not bad, enjoyed more than the usual vlog fare lately. Interesting to see the various props in the background change, as well as the surprise at the end. Don't think I've ever been curious to see where a review lead-in like that goes before.

May 1, 2012#120

LittleSin

I had a quite a bit of fun watching it. I'm a lover of toilet humor so his first bit had me giggling and my husband looking at me saying "You are a child."

Also curious about his newest plot..and seeing ff13 in Burtons hand is making me excited!

May 1, 2012#121

AshburnerX

LittleSin said:
I had a quite a bit of fun watching it. I'm a lover of toilet humor so his first bit had me giggling and my husband looking at me saying "You are a child."

Also curious about his newest plot..and seeing ff13 in Burtons hand is making me excited!

The FF13 bit started during his FFX-2 reviews. I suspect he's going to tie the Avatar stuff into the Final Fantasy stuff and make it a giant cluster fuck at the end.

Jun 2, 2012#122

LordRendar

New Spoony video is up. Yey.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/vi...ltima-retrospective-ultima-9-ascension-part-1

Jun 2, 2012#123

LittleSin

I laughed so hard when I watched this.

Jun 2, 2012#124

Hailey Knight

Debating whether or not to watch his 'I'm sick' review.

Jun 2, 2012#125

LittleSin

Just skip the first 4 minutes if you don't want to listen to him talk about his food poisoning..though he does manage to get a good joke out of it.

Jun 12, 2012#126

Bowielee

So, I'm stoked, Obscurus Lupa is going to do the Tremors series. I can't wait!

Jun 12, 2012#127

CynicismKills

Bowielee said:
So, I'm stoked, Obscurus Lupa is going to do the Tremors series. I can't wait!

I've been slowly going through her stuff (some's pretty good, some's kinda boring), and this sounds like a review I'll be looking forward to.

Jun 12, 2012#128

Bowielee

Her best stuff seems to be the movie series. The Howling reviews were great, as well as the Subspecies series.

Jun 12, 2012#129

CynicismKills

Yeah I think part of it is I've just never heard of some of the movies she comes up with (as her name implies, so I expected that) and without knowing anything about the source it's just sort of lost on me, I guess. Also I'm still in her pretty old stuff, too, so there's that.

Jun 12, 2012#130

LittleSin

Her Heidi 4 Paws review had me rolling.

THOSE GOATS.

Jun 18, 2012#131

CynicismKills

Bowielee said:
Her best stuff seems to be the movie series. The Howling reviews were great, as well as the Subspecies series.

Just starting Subspecies 4. Man you weren't kidding, this stuff is gold. AWW DAMMEEEEEEEEET and I teeell yuuuuu are making me laugh every damn time.

Jun 18, 2012#132

Bowielee

Hence, I'm stoked as hell for her to tackle the Tremors series.

Speaking of which:

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/ol/olp/35642-tremors

Jun 18, 2012#133

CynicismKills

LittleSin said:
Her Heidi 4 Paws review had me rolling.

THOSE GOATS.

Just finished it, this was amazing. I want to watch shitty movies with this lady. I never thought I'd have an internet crush, but damnit, apparently I do. I am ashamed.

Jun 22, 2012#134

ThatNickGuy

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/vi...rewell-to-noah-antwiler-aka-spoonyone-with-ca

After recent events, Noah "The Spoony One" Antwiler and Channel Awesome have decided to part ways. Noah has made it clear that he wishes to pursue a course that is different from our own. We feel that with these different aims, it is better for Noah to be free to pursue his own goals unhindered by us.

Noah has been an immense talent on the site and we thank him for his years of hard service, both in numerous episodes of The Spoony Experiment and in the Channel Awesome Anniversary films.

We sincerely wish him the best in all future endeavors, and hope he continues to put out great quality work.

Staff at Channel Awesome

Huh. I wonder what they mean by recent events? Still, this is kind of surprising and came out of nowhere. I think? I don't know. I don't follow the site much or especially their Twittering or anything.

Jun 22, 2012#135

ThatNickGuy

Aaaaaand a quick glance at his Twitter shows that he's gone completely off his fucking rocker.

Jun 22, 2012#136

Norris

Yeah, as unfortunate as it will be for him to no longer be a part of the yearly movies and whatnot, the dude seems to be really imploding right now. And people who aren't multimillionaires tend to fall hard on their ass when the do so.

If he gets back under control and realizes what a raging toolbox he's been and manages to demonstrate all this to the executive honchos (none of whom are video producers) at Channel Awesome, I can see him coming back to the site. But that seems to be a huge ass "if".

EDIT: What the fuck is wrong with people? Do they really think that Obscurus Lupa has the pull to get anyone, much less a popular reviewer like Spoony, booted? Channel Awesome is a damned legitimate business, they would not part ways with someone as popular as Spoony without a damned good reason.

Jun 22, 2012#137

CynicismKills

Spoony's been a raging psycho for awhile now, it's just he seemed to have it under control until whatever the hell happened this time. That's quite an amazing Twitter meltdown, though.

Jun 22, 2012#138

CynicismKills

Glanced over Lupa's Twitter/Tumblr, all I can gather is Spoony made some kind of nasty jokes about rape or something along with possibly stalking an ex? I dunno, seems like he's been in a bad place for a looooooooooooooong time.

Jun 22, 2012#139

LittleSin

Yeh...he's in meltdown mode.

He's left his depression untreated and now he's just exploded everywhere.

Jun 22, 2012#140

AshburnerX

I seriously doubt it's going to stick. He's too ingrained in the community at this point and is one of the main draws to the site. That doesn't mean he doesn't deserve it for being a raging douche to his friends and coworkers on the site. Does anyone know what set him off? I really hope it wasn't the wedding of Doug and Erin.

Honestly, this really boils down to the fact that he seems to FEED off negativity in the worst way, in that he feels completely justified in treating everyone like shit the moment someone does it to him first. This includes the only people who really, truly give a shit about him. I wonder if he even realizes it?

Jun 22, 2012#141

LittleSin

The story I have peiced together:

During the 4th year Spoony made a rape joke involving JesuOtaku. People went "Oooo..nasty." Spoony apologized to JO and they all moved on.

The comment end up sticking with Obscurus Lupa. She brought it up on a twitter a week or so ago, bring everyones attention to it. She called him a creep. Spoony and his fans went on the defensive. JO was mute on the matter. Spoony started getting tons of tweets and e-mails telling him what a sick person he was and others telling him to just "get over" his depression and "snap out of it". Spoony went apeshit.

He got suspended from TGWTG. Spoonys insane fan base started attacking Obscurus Lupa, blaming her for this whole thing. OL responded maturely and clearly. Things seemed to die down...until tonight when OL and Spoony got into it again.

Now we get a message about him leaving the site of his own free will.

Oh, and JesuOtaku weighed in on twitter last night bascially saying she had no idea what happened, didn't want to be brought into it, and was just baffled by it all.

I tried to tell this story with as much accuracy as I can garner and little bias...so it may not be completely right.

Jun 22, 2012#142

LordRendar

Whats his beef with Lupa? -ninja answered by LS-

Seems that some people gave out Spoonys cellphone number to harass him.
Way to go people.

Jun 22, 2012#143

AshburnerX

I wouldn't be surprised if this ends up with Lupa leaving too. I really don't think she knows just what kind of shit storm she's brought on herself... Spoony's fans can be especially unforgiving.

I wonder how this is gonna affect the 4th year movie. Is Spoony going to let them use the footage of him? Are they going to edit him out? Would the movie make ANY kind of sense without him?

Jun 22, 2012#144

LittleSin

Holly Christine, one of the executive producers on CA, has said the Spoony will still be in the movie and there's a few other cross overs filmed and ready. Also, producers can who ever they want in their videos so if they want him in...he's in.

So he probably won't vanish from the site. Linkara and CinemaSnob are good friends of his and they cross over a lot.

Jun 22, 2012#145

LordRendar

Yeah,Lupa will have to batten down the hatches.but why did she have to bring up something for which Spoony apologized and got forgiven for?
For her own sense of moral?

Jun 22, 2012#146

LittleSin

That's what I have gathered. That's her reasoning, according to her tumblr. It bothered her so she called him out.

Lupa has handled the fall out well...but this could have been avoided. Why use a public forum like twitter? Why not skype or e-mail?

She has stated that she will never stand down to bullies and she felt like Spoony was being a bully with the comment and getting away with it...but the situation had absolutely zero to do with her and the party offended had been apologized to by the offending party. She had defended her comment by saying spoony needed to be called out on his bullshit behaviour...but surely there had to be a better way.

He's in a bad spot, mentally. He's practically stalking his ex and blaming her for all his current problems. I don't know what went down between the two of them and I don't really care. He DOES need people telling him that going off on folks on twitter ain't going to cut it and he needs to get help AND her needs to own his shitty situation instead of blaming others. His fan stroking his ego aren't going ot help...but venom won't help either.

Jun 22, 2012#147

AshburnerX

LordRendar said:
Yeah,Lupa will have to batten down the hatches.but why did she have to bring up something for which Spoony apologized and got forgiven for?
For her own sense of moral?

Basically. Though to be fair, I'm surprised Linkara didn't tear him a new one about it on the spot. He's pretty proactive about feminism and I don't think he'd have appreciated the comment ether. JewWario probably would/should have done it too.

Honestly, this kinda reminds me of the incident with That Australian Guy at the first year movie, where he made a lot of inappropriate comments about NChick and how she had been hitting on him pretty hard (when she actually found him kinda repulsive). He ended up "leaving" the site after that.

Yeah, Spoony's not going anywhere unless he lets this setback become a reason to stop all together. He just won't be on the TGWTG anymore. Though it makes me wonder if he was getting any of that million dollar deal the site made with Blip over advertising...

Jun 22, 2012#148

LordRendar

So she wont stand down to bullies but is being a bully herself.yey for selfrightiousness.
If you apologize and are forgiven that is the end of that,or why bother apologizing in the firstplace. -.-

And yes,what Spoony does is very very stupid,but who gave Lupa the right to pull all his skeletons out of his closet into the open?

Jun 22, 2012#149

LittleSin

I think Linkara is playing smart and keeping most of his comments private. The most he has done publicly is make a plea for sanity.

Also, there might be a possibility that Linkara recognized the comment for what it was...a very distasteful joke made by a guy that makes distasteful jokes for a living. Really, Spoony is kinda like Howard Stern when it comes to the shit that comes out of his mouth. Same goes for JewWario. I've talked to the man on twitter, e-mail and livestreams...the dude has a dark sense of humour that his character doesn't let on.

Lupa seems to be on a "stron female" kick lately. It's a lovely thing, really, but I'm wondering if she's falling into the feminism trap of taking things a bit too personally.

Jun 22, 2012#150

Bowielee

So, it took 8 months, but the title of the thread finally becomes more than hyperbole.

This whole situation sucks....

I like both Spoony and Lupa.

Jun 22, 2012#151

Norris

So Spoony found this Tweet from Lupa's feed, circa November:

I beat Checkers with a hose and he looked at me so confused. ADORABLE! =^-^=

And proceeded to tweet the following:

Animal abuse! LOL!

I've learned my lesson about what kind of humor's appropriate now!

I can beat a cat with a hose, but I can't rape it. Gotcha.

He had to go back about SEVEN MONTHS to find something objectionable she said. He joked about locking a co-worker up in his rape dungeon, she joked about hitting her cat with a hose. And, most likely, she meant "booped him on the head with some hose" and phrased it with hyperbole (but that's naked speculation). Way to be a mature, rational adult Noah.

Incidentally, Lupa also tweeted this:

No, guys, a tweet about beating a cat with a hose is not the same as saying you're going to rape someone. Sorry.

Since people are bringing it up, then I do sincerely apologize if that tweet offended any animal lovers.

and this:

Also since it's been brought up, no one should be throwing Noah any death wishes over this, guys. That's absolutely not okay.

Jun 22, 2012#152

ThatNickGuy

In the hopes of ending the insanity (or at least taking it out of public view), I actually tweeted him myself. I said something to the extent of "With all due respect, you're entering Charlie Sheen train wreck territory" and suggest he step away from all this for awhile. He clearly didn't take the advice.

I mean, hell, I've been there. On here, several times, at that. Rather than continue to make things worse, I step away. That's something his ego clearly won't allow.

Jun 22, 2012#153

CynicismKills

ThatNickGuy said:
In the hopes of ending the insanity (or at least taking it out of public view), I actually tweeted him myself. I said something to the extent of "With all due respect, you're entering Charlie Sheen train wreck territory" and suggest he step away from all this for awhile. He clearly didn't take the advice.

I mean, hell, I've been there. On here, several times, at that. Rather than continue to make things worse, I step away. That's something his ego clearly won't allow.

According to everything else he's posted back to random folks talking to him, either he'll tell you to fuck off, shut the fuck up, or that he doesn't care about a stranger's opinion. I don't think anyone's talking him down from this until he's had his fun.

Jun 22, 2012#154

AshburnerX

Do I need to point out that Charlie Sheen didn't take that advice ether? And now he's back with ANOTHER television show and even more limelight?

Face it; being an asshole gets you ahead in the entertainment world.

Jun 22, 2012#155

Bowielee

AshburnerX said:
Do I need to point out that Charlie Sheen didn't take that advice ether? And now he's back with ANOTHER television show and even more limelight?

Face it; being an asshole gets you ahead in the entertainment world.

I wouldn't call going from a highly rated show on one of the main 3 broadcast networks to a show on basic cable "getting ahead".

Jun 22, 2012#156

AshburnerX

Bowielee said:
I wouldn't call going from a highly rated show on one of the main 3 broadcast networks to a show on basic cable "getting ahead".

Yeah, but he shouldn't even HAVE a show. If he hadn't gone from tantrum all the way back around to hilarious, he wouldn't be working right now.

Jun 22, 2012#157

Shegokigo

Basically Spoony is done. Not in the sense he won't have a video outlet anymore, he'll still have his website. He's "done" because he was definitely a bigger star after joining TGWTG network.

You know the only reason he got a following and a site? Because of his Youtube videos. When he pulled away from it, he was losing more viewers than gaining due to his only way of getting new viewers was through word of mouth. With exposure like TGWTG he obviously gained a bigger following.

Now with this idiocy he's started, he'll lose at least a third of his fanbase, and without exposure like TGWTG, he's back to where he was when all he had was his site. A slow fanbase death.

On the other hand. Jesse Cox is in the top 20 biggest names on Youtube now, and gets funnier everyday. He puts out 1-3 videos a day, most in length between 15mins-1hr.

Jun 22, 2012#158

Bowielee

I've also noticed Spoony's site is prone to being down quite often, so yeah....

Jun 22, 2012#159

AshburnerX

Bowielee said:
I've also noticed Spoony's site is prone to being down quite often, so yeah....

This is because he doesn't know how to maintain it himself. He's always relied on a webmaster and I think his last one worked for TGWTG, not him. I think that's why he's transferring the site over as well: TGWTG has been hosting it since he joined up with them.

And Shego... he DOES have other options, but they are nowhere near as good. Destructiod, Screw Attack, Retroware TV, The Escapist... I'm sure they'd all love a big name like Spoony. TGWTG isn't the only game in town, it's just by far the best.

However, I think he best option is probably going to be to go into treatment for his problems, spend a few months working that out with professional help, and then basically come back to board of TGWTG and say "Look... I fucked up. But I'm getting help. I'd like to come back. Here's my doctor's number, talk to him, see what he thinks." I'm almost certain they'd take him back if he made a serious effort towards making amends and working out this shit.

Jun 22, 2012#160

CynicismKills

He's got supporters, but I know I'm not going to bother checking his site anymore, at least. Was looking forward to the rest of that Ultima IX review, too, as I actually own that abomination.

Jun 22, 2012#161

Norris

Hey! That TGWTG person, Holly? The one who's been the official damage controller? She labels this as the Tweet that actually started the ball rolling the parting of the ways between Channel Awesome and Spoony:

I am also not allowed to threaten fans or tell them to go fuck themselves anymore. Hopefully you've internalized my voice so it's automatic

Yup. Spoony's "different direction" is the direction of being a total dickcheese.

Jun 23, 2012#162

AshburnerX

I don't think anyone really disagrees with TGWTG's position in all of this. It's not like they didn't give him a shitload of chances before this and it really does reflect badly on the site whenever one of their biggest named personalities goes on a hate bender like Spoony's been doing lately. They have a business to run and he's making it harder for them to do business.

Jun 23, 2012#163

Bowielee

AshburnerX said:
I don't think anyone really disagrees with TGWTG's position in all of this. It's not like they didn't give him a shitload of chances before this and it really does reflect badly on the site whenever one of their biggest named personalities goes on a hate bender like Spoony's been doing lately. They have a business to run and he's making it harder for them to do business.

There's also the fact that Spoony NEVER releases videos on an anywhere near regular schedule. I assume the people on TGWTG are getting paid, so if it's your fucking JOB to produce content, you suck it up and produce the damn content.

Jun 23, 2012#164

AshburnerX

I'm not sure how it works over there. I know they signed a million dollar deal with Blip for advertising (which is why most of the big guys have advertisements in their videos now) but I don't know who's part of that and who's not. I'm assuming a lot of that money is going towards production equipment, server maintenance, transportation costs, and other stuff... but I don't know if anyone is getting PAID from that except Doug and the board at TGWTG.

And yes, Spoony's been really bad about that lately. He's always been bad about it, but it's been VERY bad lately.

Jun 23, 2012#165

LittleSin

On that last point he would not be the only one.

CR doesn't release on a regular schedule. Neither does Ed Glazer. Or JesuOtaku,

I think that may not be the point.

Jun 23, 2012#166

Norris

Yeah, regularity isn't really the point though it does help keep people interested. And individual producers get paid by Blip, or at least they did for a while. I remember listening to the Kickassia (I think) commentary and they mentioned Phelous had some trouble at U.S. Customs over the nature of his job - I.E, customs didn't get it.

Jun 23, 2012#167

CynicismKills

Plus most of them release a lot more content on Blip (and generally earlier) than is put on TGWTG, if you were so inclined to check their Blip page.

Jun 23, 2012#168

Bowielee

Some of the newer reviewers only get occasional posts on the proper TGWTG site, such as Diamanda Hagen and Oancitizen. Many times it's because Blip has looser regulations about what can be shown and the stuff they review is pretty edgy.

Jun 23, 2012#169

CynicismKills

Bowielee said:
Some of the newer reviewers only get occasional posts on the proper TGWTG site, such as Diamanda Hagen and Oancitizen. Many times it's because Blip has looser regulations about what can be shown and the stuff they review is pretty edgy.

True, I've just about finished Brows Held High, which is pretty good, and he does a lot of those artsy kind of movies with craploads of nudity and violence. Watched a couple of Diamanda's videos and they're funny, though her crazy-killer thing gets old kinda quick.

Jun 23, 2012#170

LittleSin

...what? Not really. Oan has his stuff but up just a day or so after his posting. Same goes for Diamanda.

At least that is what I have noticed. There is a schedule with exceptions.

Jun 23, 2012#171

Bowielee

They're coming more frequently now as they become more popular, but there was a period where they would only get postings every month or so, if even.

I think I love Diamanda Hagen because she's what I would imagine Shegokigo is like in her head (except not as pretty as Shego, of course. Added in an effort to keep shego from skinning me alive).

They have both also said in commentaries that they had to re-edit before some videos could be accepted on TGWTG. I also know that many of DH's videos will never be on TGWTG, such as Pschitzophreniac: the Whore Mangler, and Stonewall and Riot.

Jun 23, 2012#172

Bowielee

Also, many of the reviewers refer to the site as their job, so they're making some sort of money off of it.

Jun 23, 2012#173

CynicismKills

I've only seen maybe 4 of her reviews so far (not including the Heavy Metal one with NC), and all in all they've actually made me laugh a lot more than NCritic or some of the other big names on the site lately. Her Ricky-O and Turkey Shoot videos were hilarious. Lately Lupa, Phelous, Oancitizen and her have been my favorites. Lupa's Radu Reviews are hilarious.

Jun 23, 2012#174

Bowielee

CynicismKills said:
I've only seen maybe 4 of her reviews so far (not including the Heavy Metal one with NC), and all in all they've actually made me laugh a lot more than NCritic or some of the other big names on the site lately. Her Ricky-O and Turkey Shoot videos were hilarious. Lately Lupa, Phelous, Oancitizen and her have been my favorites. Lupa's Radu Reviews are hilarious.

I'd seriously suggest checking out DH's Blip chanel. She has MANY reviews that will probably never make it to TGWTG, or will be heavily edited when they are moved over.

Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby is insanely hilarious.

Jun 23, 2012#175

CynicismKills

That's where I've been watching most videos lately, yeah. Lupa and Phaleous seems to upload there a few days before the video hits TGWTG, too.

Jun 23, 2012#176

Bowielee

Sorry for all the posts, but things just keep popping into my head.

Lately, I'm finding that I can't even make it through a Linkara video. I never liked his "story" stuff, which he mercifully started moving to the end of the reviews, but now I pretty much can't even stand the sound of his voice.

I also can't stand Bennett the Sage. He's CONSTANTLY using words he obviously doesn't know the definition of (Atypical does NOT my the same thing as typical :mad:

). Given his close ties with Spoony, I wonder if he will be sticking around. I wouldn't miss him if he didn't.

Finally, I still can't stand the Blockbuster Buster. He's like a version of Angry Joe if he had no talent.

Jun 23, 2012#177

Bowielee

I usually watch Phelous and OL on Phelous' site directly (which is linked to the Blip accounts).

Jun 23, 2012#178

CynicismKills

I find Linkara's stuff to just be kinda boring, even as someone who's been into comics on and off for a long time. Bennett, to me, seems to just be one of those "I don't like it 'cause people like it" kind of guys. He talks like he's knowledgeable but I feel like he's pulling a lot of things out of his ass. Dude trashed Grave of the Fireflies and motherfucking Akira. I know they're not perfect movies, but damn, they're still good.

Jun 23, 2012#179

CynicismKills

Bowielee said:
I usually watch Phelous and OL on Phelous' site directly (which is linked to the Blip accounts).

I always forget he has his own site.

Jun 23, 2012#180

Bowielee

I loved that he did his Grave of the Fireflies review at the same time that JessOtaku was doing her Studio Gibli retrospective, and they had the polar opposite reactions to the movie.

Jun 23, 2012#181

CynicismKills

I like JO's reviews, she seems to get anime moreso than Sage does. She doesn't come off as a smarmy jerk, either.

Jun 23, 2012#182

Bowielee

Well, and most of the stuff Sage does is boarderline (if not outright) Hentai, so...

Jun 23, 2012#183

AshburnerX

Bowielee said:
Sorry for all the posts, but things just keep popping into my head.

Lately, I'm finding that I can't even make it through a Linkara video. I never liked his "story" stuff, which he mercifully started moving to the end of the reviews, but now I pretty much can't even stand the sound of his voice.

I also can't stand Bennett the Sage. He's CONSTANTLY using words he obviously doesn't know the definition of (Atypical does NOT my the same thing as typical ). Given his close ties with Spoony, I wonder if he will be sticking around. I wouldn't miss him if he didn't.

Finally, I still can't stand the Blockbuster Buster. He's like a version of Angry Joe if he had no talent.

Sage has ties? I think you mean Cinema Snob. Spoony hosted his videos for awhile and gave him tons of links before CS made it on TGWTG.

Linkara... well, he's Linkara. He's probably the most consistent of reviewers (I don't think he's EVER missed a week, even when he and Iron Liz broke up) and he's good at finding material. Honestly, I think he should focus more of getting History of the Power Rangers done, as that kind of detail oriented commentary is by far what he's best at.

Jun 23, 2012#184

Bowielee

I wondered why Iron Liz stopped showing up on TGWTG.

Sage is the one who actually played through the FF games for Spoony to get footage for his reviews.

Jun 23, 2012#185

CynicismKills

Iron Liz just showed up in something I watched recently, I forget what it was, though.

Jun 23, 2012#186

Bowielee

She's taking part in Soony's DM campaign he's been doing.

Jun 23, 2012#187

ThatNickGuy

Being a huge comic nerd, I want to watch Linkara's videos.

Unfortunately, their running time is just absolutely ridiculous. His latest one was a flipping hour. Nostalgia Critic's videos have gotten lengthier than when he started, too, and I find I don't enjoy them as much as a result. Nostalgia Chick's the only one I've consistently enjoyed, because she's managed to edit down her videos' runtime to 15 minutes or less.

Jun 23, 2012#188

CynicismKills

I don't mind the ones that hit 20-30 minutes as long as they're entertaining. Linkara's tend to drag for me, and NCritic it just depends on the movie/amount of screaming.

Jun 23, 2012#189

Bowielee

I'm not into the subject matter much (Japanese import games/movies) but I love watching JewWario's videos. He's just so delightfully dorky.

I agree about the length of the reviews. Many of Phelous and Lupa's reviews run from the 30-45 minute mark, but you never feel like it's dragging on because it's pretty much consistantly entertaining.

Then again, I'm partial to Phelous for the reason most of you are partial to Lupa.

Jun 23, 2012#190

AshburnerX

Bowielee said:
I wondered why Iron Liz stopped showing up on TGWTG.

Sage is the one who actually played through the FF games for Spoony to get footage for his reviews.

Liz didn't stop showing up on TGWTG because of the breakup. They both agreed it was for the better and are apparently still on good terms. No, she left because she decided that it wasn't right for her to be basically living off her parents while doing her reviews, even if she WAS bringing in money with them because it was nowhere near enough for her to live on her own. She talked about possibly studying for the entrance exams for a police academy, but that was months ago... her situation may have changed if she's been making cameos.

Jun 23, 2012#191

Bowielee

I liked her, I wouldn't mind seeing more of her.

Her crossover with Lupa for Gooby is one of the best videos I've seen.

Jun 23, 2012#192

CynicismKills

Bowielee said:
I liked her, I wouldn't mind seeing more of her.

Her crossover with Lupa for Gooby is one of the best videos I've seen.

Aha! That's the one I was thinking of. Not a new one, but that was it.

Jun 24, 2012#193

LittleSin

Apparently wikipedia reported Spoony as dead today. He is not.

Actually, he seems to be really fuckin' energetic these past few days...and chipper as fuck. It's like watching old school Spoony again.

Jun 24, 2012#194

Shegokigo

It's called masking his depression with alot of fake happiness. Alot of people do it when they're raging inside.

Jun 25, 2012#195

LordRendar

Bowielee said:
I liked her, I wouldn't mind seeing more of her.

Her crossover with Lupa for Gooby is one of the best videos I've seen.

Gooby pls

Jun 27, 2012#196

Norris

Well that explains some stuff, I reckon:

Spoony's Twitter said:
The doctor says I have bipolar 2 disorder. Yes, I have the sequel to bipolar disorder, Bipolar II. #TheQuickening

Jun 27, 2012#197

AshburnerX

I wonder if he'll finally get medicated now.

Jul 8, 2012#198

Hailey Knight

Cheeeeerist, is he still bitching about Scarlett?

He uses his real name in Twitter and his web handle. Any girl who might give him a chance can easily stumble onto these ravings, realize what will probably happen if they ever break up, and not bother with him. There is zero to gain from bitching endlessly about your ex in public.

And this latest (at the time of this posting):

I'm gonna tell myself to run screaming from any ginger who crosses my path. Save myself a lot of pain.

Curious how he'd have phrased that if Scarlett had some other prominent physical trait, like a different ethnicity than Spoony's.

I really wish he'd stop acting like this. I don't know what he's gonna do if he fucks up so much that his site loses traffic, can't pay his end of the rent, and he has to get a job out there.

Jul 8, 2012#199

LittleSin

Oh. I see the tweet now. Stuff to tell himself in the past.

He was doing so good! He hasn't even hit on ladies in the past few weeks.

Jul 8, 2012#200

Bowielee

Lupa has posted about the whole spoony thing saying that she let things get to far and that she still thinks that Spoony is a good person and all that. She was basically calling for the fans of both Spoony and Lupa to stop harrassing either of them.

Jul 8, 2012#201

Norris

Bowielee said:
Lupa has posted about the whole spoony thing saying that she let things get to far and that she still thinks that Spoony is a good person and all that. She was basically calling for the fans of both Spoony and Lupa to stop harrassing either of them.

His Spooniness did the same:

Okay everyone, I just want to make it clear that Lupa did not get me fired, nor was she in any way linked to my departure from TGWTG.

My personal issues with Lupa went public and quickly got out-of-hand, for which we are both to blame. I was crude and disingenuous, and provoked her to anger, which quickly pushed things too far.

We both want the bickering to end. As far as I'm concerned, our argument is over and done with. We're both moving on, and we just want the anger to stop.

Jul 9, 2012#202

LordRendar

http://spoonyexperiment.com/2012/07/09/ultima-9-ascension-part-2/

new video up.

Jul 9, 2012#203

LittleSin

Hm.

Those last two minutes....

Very interesting.

Jul 9, 2012#204

LordRendar

Yes,they are.Seems that he hasnt gotten over leaving Channel Awesome.

Jul 9, 2012#205

LittleSin

Wel, one would think he needs longer than, what, two weeks?

Jul 9, 2012#206

LordRendar

Ofcouse,but putting that into a video isnt helping

Jul 9, 2012#207

LittleSin

LordRendar said:
Ofcouse,but putting that into a video isnt helping

I think he's using it as a plot deivce. It's convientent. I'ts something has happened...why not use it?

Hell, he still talks to most of them on twitter so I don't believe there's a lot of bad blood.

Jul 9, 2012#208

LordRendar

Let's hope so.I still hope that someday Spoony will return to Ch.A.Once he got himself some help.

Jul 9, 2012#209

Hailey Knight

LittleSin said:
Wel, one would think he needs longer than, what, two weeks?

Considering he was with Scarlett for a year and he's not over her a year and a half after the break-up... yeah, gonna be a while.

Jul 9, 2012#210

LittleSin

Quotemander Prime said:
Considering he was with Scarlett for a year and he's not over her a year and a half after the break-up... yeah, gonna be a while.

At the risk of snappy, I don't there's a time limit on 'getting over' someone/thing. There is a point where it becomes unhealthy, true (and he seems to have hit that wall)...but it can also just take a while depending on how deep the wound is.

I'm using myself as an example. I really do feel for him.

Hopefully, now that he has been diagnosed and is switching medications, he can begin recovery. Bipolar is a nasty bit of business.

Jul 9, 2012#211

AshburnerX

I think what's really burning him about all of this is that this was because of a business decision, not because he hurt or offended someone. I honestly can't blame him. That door is likely still open for him though, but he's going to need to stop feeding off the negativity if he's ever going to get it back.

Jul 9, 2012#212

Hailey Knight

LittleSin said:
At the risk of snappy, I don't there's a time limit on 'getting over' someone/thing. There is a point where it becomes unhealthy, true (and he seems to have hit that wall)...but it can also just take a while depending on how deep the wound is.

I'm using myself as an example. I really do feel for him.

Hopefully, now that he has been diagnosed and is switching medications, he can begin recovery. Bipolar is a nasty bit of business.

I understand.

Snappy does not.

You're right, there's no by the book time limit, but I think the time he's spent being upset about this has gone on far too long and it's only doing him harm. I do hope he gets better. My wife has bipolar and does amazing with it, but she's had years to learn and there are still many hard days.

Anyway, I just watched the video and I didn't really see the end as that bad. It happened, he made use of it; it's not like he cursed anyone out.

Jul 9, 2012#213

ThatNickGuy

I skipped to the last two minutes to see what the big hullabaloo was about. I was disappointed.

Jul 29, 2012#214

LordRendar

Was that cameo with Linkara in Sage's latest Video a shoutout to Spoony,where Linkara shouted
"Betrayal!Betrayal!" ?

Jul 29, 2012#215

AshburnerX

Definitely.

Jul 29, 2012#216

LordRendar

Who is Spoony tight with anyway,on CA? I know one is Linkara.Brad Jones too?

Jul 29, 2012#217

AshburnerX

LordRendar said:
Who is Spoony tight with anyway,on CA? I know one is Linkara.Brad Jones too?

I think it's mainly Linkara (because they've worked together so long and so often), Sage (because Spoony got him his start and he got all the FF8 footage for Spoony), and Brad Jones (because he hosted Brad for awhile and got him in touch with TGWTGs). Probably Doug too, but who knows now?

Jul 29, 2012#218

Hailey Knight

AshburnerX said:
I think it's mainly Linkara (because they've worked together so long and so often), Sage (because Spoony got him his start and he got all the FF8 footage for Spoony), and Brad Jones (because he hosted Brad for awhile and got him in touch with TGWTGs). Probably Doug too, but who knows now?

When Doug talked about the Alone in the Dark review he sounded very "all business" about Spoony and Linkara, like he didn't really know them that well, different from how Spoony talks about Linkara and Brad Jones and vice versa them talking about him. But that might just be how Doug talks about people he works with.

Jul 29, 2012#219

Bowielee

Judging from the Spoony gets drunk video, I'd probably say Jewario is also friends with Spoony.

Jul 29, 2012#220

LittleSin

Paw is also pretty close with the Spoony One, I believe.

Aug 2, 2012#221

Hailey Knight

I gotta say, my Twitter feed has gotten a lot more pleasant now that I've stopped following Spoony.

Aug 3, 2012#222

ThatNickGuy

I stopped following considerably before he went "officially" nuclear. There was a time a few months prior that I saw him responding to even the most civilized of tweets with venom. Dude's either a prima donna asshole or has a lot of issues that he's ignoring. Or both. I recall hearing his health issues aren't getting better because he's ignoring doctor's advice.

Aug 15, 2012#223

LordRendar

http://spoonyexperiment.com/2012/08/11/ultima-9-ascension-finale-uncut/#disqus_thread

The final chapter of the Ultima series review. This review was pretty awsome where Spoony shared a little about his childhood.

Anyone notice his eyes and the red streaks on his cheeks as the review progressed? Me has the feeling that hes gonna turn into the Guardian after the FFXIII review.

Aug 22, 2012#224

Overflight

...I have never played any Ultima games and thus my knowledge of them come exclusively from this series. Yet I was just as dumbstruck and outraged as Spoony was when Dupre came back to life. That along with stuff like the summoning Pyros thing makes it look like this game goes beyond not caring about continuity but actively going out of its way to piss off any old fans of the series. I had heard Ultima IX was a huge pile of shit for years but this series has truly made me understand the magnitude of its awfulness. Congrats to Spoony for an excellent retrospective and screw everyone responsible for this game.

May 29, 2013#225

LordRendar

Rise thread. So,Spoony is looking a lot better nowadays.
His new Vid is up,where he talks about the many kind of dice that are out there and in the end
he kinda gives away that he is bumping uglies with someone (most likely April).
His FF XIII was hilarious.

May 29, 2013#226

AshburnerX

LordRendar said:
Rise thread. So,Spoony is looking a lot better nowadays.
His new Vid is up,where he talks about the many kind of dice that are out there and in the end
he kinda gives away that he is bumping uglies with someone (most likely April).
His FF XIII was hilarious.

His relationship with April is no secret. He's been pretty open about them dating on his twitter feed for the past few months, if not exactly explicit.

May 29, 2013#227

figmentPez

AshburnerX said:
His relationship with April is no secret. He's been pretty open about them dating on his twitter feed for the past few months, if not exactly explicit.

They did some "Let's Eat" type video together months ago, and Spoony all but shouted that he had carnal knowledge of her.

May 29, 2013#228

Ravenpoe

Maybe I'm not in the club here, but why do we care about who some guy on the internet is sleeping with?

May 29, 2013#229

Chad Sexington

Ravenpoe said:
Maybe I'm not in the club here, but why do we care about who some guy on the internet is sleeping with?

I was wondering the same thing. But forget internet, I mean, any celebrity. There's a whole industry around selling to people who care about their personal lives.

May 29, 2013#230

CrimsonSoul

Ravenpoe said:
Maybe I'm not in the club here, but why do we care about who some guy on the internet is sleeping with?

I'm totally boning my wife

May 29, 2013#231

Ravenpoe

CrimsonSoul said:
I'm totally boning my wife

Scandalous!

May 29, 2013#232

figmentPez

Ravenpoe said:
Maybe I'm not in the club here, but why do we care about who some guy on the internet is sleeping with?

I only took note because of the way he treated her in the video. The things he said felt incredibly awkward to me, and none of the girls I've dated would have put up with me saying stuff like that to them in public. I assume she must feel differently, but it still was surprising to me. Franky I don't care who he sleeps with, but I will take note how how he behaves in videos he puts out publicly.

May 29, 2013#233

Gilgamesh

Ravenpoe said:
Maybe I'm not in the club here, but why do we care about who some guy on the internet is sleeping with?

Because of the huge internet scandal that happened with his last GF and the effect it had on him and his website.

May 29, 2013#234

AshburnerX

Gilgamesh said:
Because of the huge internet scandal that happened with his last GF and the effect it had on him and his website.

A thousand times this. Last time he had a girlfriend, she did a lot of scummy stuff under his nose, but when she left him he went into a serious depression and basically stopped doing his stuff for six months. We're not so much interested in that he's with someone (though good for him, he needs something good in his life), so much as we're worried about what he'll do if something similar happens.

May 30, 2013#235

Frank

Ravenpoe said:
Maybe I'm not in the club here, but why do we care about who some guy on the internet is sleeping with?

This thread is kind of creepy.

May 30, 2013#236

Gilgamesh

Frank said:
This thread is kind of creepy.

Nope.

Gilgamesh said:
Because of the huge internet scandal that happened with his last GF and the effect it had on him and his website.

May 30, 2013#237

ThatNickGuy

CrimsonSoul said:
I'm totally boning my wife

Hey, what a coincidence! Me too!

...oh, I've said too much.

Jun 1, 2013#238

Hailey Knight

AshburnerX said:
A thousand times this. Last time he had a girlfriend, she did a lot of scummy stuff under his nose, but when she left him he went into a serious depression and basically stopped doing his stuff for six months. We're not so much interested in that he's with someone (though good for him, he needs something good in his life), so much as we're worried about what he'll do if something similar happens.

Eh, you get that impression because you read his Twitter still and Spoony got so hung up on this. Never seemed like she did anything that bad. More importantly though, Spoony had problems before his ex left him. Heart condition, untreated bi-polar. He needed help and being with her was his distraction from it. It's because he was able to pull himself out of that shit and get the treatment he needed that he's doing his videos again. A healthy person doesn't destroy their career over relationship problems when that relationship has only been going on for a year. I'm not saying it's Spoony's fault he has these problems, but the whole "she broke Spoony" thing that his fans had been doing back then came off as juvenile and kind of Tommy Wiseau.

Jun 3, 2013#239

figmentPez

Ugh, the latest drama isn't Spoony related, but is definitely indicative of why this stuff keeps being made public: because every blow-up gets plastered across the TGWTG Twitter-sphere before anything even has a chance to be dealt with privately. I may have to unfollow more of them if this keeps up. Seriously, I don't want to know unverified gossip about who said what about whom. In this case, it was a troll pretending to be someone connected to recent drama who said some nasty things in an IRC chatroom, which caused a blow-up on Twitter before it came to light it was just a troll. Seriously people, this is why gossip is a bad thing. It doesn't matter if the person the troll was imitating has done other assholish things, check your facts!

Jun 3, 2013#240

LittleSin

Wait, I haven't been on twitter...what is happening?

Jun 3, 2013#241

figmentPez

LittleSin said:
Wait, I haven't been on twitter...what is happening?

Well, recently Nash's father died. I think he was livestreaming to deal with the stress, I'm not sure. Someone trolled his IRC and said that he hoped Nash's father was in hell with Elizabeth Sladen. Really juvenile comment, and other producers started tweeting about the comment before checking to see if the person on IRC was who he said he was. This is apparently connected to other drama, and... I don't see any reason why this shouldn't be kept private. Yeah, sometimes people need to be called out publicly for their shit, but not when a false accusation is the last straw, and not without any clarification. If it's bad enough that it can't be dealt with privately, then it shouldn't be told in snippets of gossip.

Jun 3, 2013#242

LittleSin

I must ask: they thought it was Spoony...or LordKat?

Jun 3, 2013#243

figmentPez

LittleSin said:
I must ask: they thought it was Spoony...or LordKat?

Neither.

Jun 3, 2013#244

ThatNickGuy

LittleSin said:
I must ask: they thought it was Spoony...or LordKat?

Jun 4, 2013#245

Bubble181

Twitter, Facebook, and plenty of other modern day communication thingies are continuously abused to overcommunicate, thus eliminating reflection and cool-down. Better communication can be a good thing in avoiding conflict due to miscommunication, but "more" communication isn't the same as "better" communication.

This is nothing new, and it's very apparent if you watch younger people (of a certain type) at work or as organisers in a group. NOT communicating is often a good idea; especially if you feel you're allowed to throw out any random thought but treat everything someone else yells into the void as the end result of a long-drawn-out thought process Also, because it means you have to stick to your decisions/compromises, not backpedal every five minutes.

Twitter is often very useful and I do actually read the feeds of a few people who sometimes post interesting tidbits. As a way of actual communication it's horrible.

Jun 4, 2013#246

ScytheRexx

Bubble181 said:
Twitter, Facebook, and plenty of other modern day communication thingies are continuously abused to overcommunicate, thus eliminating reflection and cool-down. Better communication can be a good thing in avoiding conflict due to miscommunication, but "more" communication isn't the same as "better" communication.

This, honestly, is why I avoid using any of these websites. I like to think about what I say, rather then just throw out words because I can. Makes life simpler.

Jun 4, 2013#247

Chad Sexington

ScytheRexx said:
I like to think about what I say, rather then just throw out words because I can.

I haven't had a chance to reflect, but I'm pretty sure this is because you're a soulless monster from hell and also you have a face like a broccoli. Broccoliface.

Jun 6, 2013#248

Piotyr

Since TGWTG is getting so many requests to review The Last Airbender (the movie), and Doug personally hasn't ever seen the show, he's actually watching an episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender a night and doing a VLog on his thoughts after each. Cool idea, imo.

Jun 6, 2013#249

Dei

He's just going to make it worse on himself when he does watch the movie.

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