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My favorite experience with that trend was a time a watched a movie review/breakdown that seemed completely normal for like an entire hour and then suddenly a talking robot skeleton mascot came in out of nowhere and did like another half hour of the review in its pitch-shifted voice.
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Phanatic posted:https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/safety-warehouse-giveaway-fake-5-notes-used-to-dupe-hamilton-bar/WNIGYIISSGLN6STNBGKK26ZQ3I/ In the Banksy documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop he talks about how at one point he planned to do a piece involving fake money but pulled it at the last second because he didn't want a situation like this to happen.
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Breetai posted:YouTube 'personalities' who thanks to algorithm-driven recommendation weighting have preview images for every one of their videos set as near-identical shots of their faces, in close-up, with an expression of extreme goofy surprise. They are incapable of reacting to anything that they talk about or exhibit at anything less than 100db and maximum display of emotion and quirk.
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hyperhazard posted:I don't know why this shtick bothers me so much, but it's absolutely everywhere. Want to learn the bass line to Immigrant Song? Your two options are a) person who's an amazing musician but mumbles his way through the instructions on a low res phone cam, b) a waaaacky YouTube personality that mugs at the camera every 5 seconds to remind viewers just how quirky he is. I remember, back in 2005 or so, seeing metroid2002.com and being really impressed by the combination of clear, concise written instructions with short, direct video clips. It was such a great format, I couldn’t wait until it caught on everywhere, which it obviously would.
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I think the root of YouTube thumbnails is that children are a huge driving force of YouTube views and the exaggerated shocked expression and colorful circles and arrows appeals to them. It became such a driving force of views for videos that everyone began imitating it and it became seen as the best practice regardless of who your target audience is.
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Dec 10, 2020 20:15
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RagnarokAngel posted:Channel Awesome in general can be charged with that sin. Definitely the first one to spring to mind. Lindsay Ellis has been so much more watchable in recent years since she escaped from that bullshit (and also didn't have that gently caress the nostalgia critic pop up to mug for the camera/gainsay her in a bunch of her videos). It's also what's stopping me from showing my girlfriend the red-letter media takedown of phantom menace, which is a pity because embarrassing crap aside I know she'd dig it. (Speaking of schtick overtaking content, the amount of time wasted on the crappy storyline seemed to increase exponentially by the time they got to revenge of the Sith, and made that video unwatchable even if you go into it with the intention of just ignoring the crap.)
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Breetai posted:It's also what's stopping me from showing my girlfriend the red-letter media takedown of phantom menace, which is a pity because embarrassing crap aside I know she'd dig it. I think they cut out a lot of the storyline stuff from the Revenge of the Sith review? I remember being annoyed with it when it originally came out, but I watched it again some time recently and most of it was gone unless my memory is wrong.
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I’m pretty sure there are fan edits that cut the dumb Skits stuff out completely
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Red letter media is horrid and there was a time when it was impossible to talk about movies because people would just repeat what they heard from rlm
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Instead they repeat whatever they heard from whoever they listen to now, wspecially on shittyfilm forums like CD
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Very true, i agree it used to be when you tried to talk about movies people would just repeat things that rlm had said but now they just repeat stuff from whatever they heard last
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There used to be a reviewer that basically liked the things I liked and hated the things I hated and they were the only person's reviews I looked at because they were pretty spot on for what I would enjoy. They were in The Chicago Reader in the early 2000's, but I don't know their name. Began with a "J" I think. I thought it was really odd that we had almost the same exact taste. I sometimes wonder if they would have enjoyed Steven Segal Sundays with me and my roommates.
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Solice Kirsk posted:There used to be a reviewer that basically liked the things I liked and hated the things I hated and they were the only person's reviews I looked at because they were pretty spot on for what I would enjoy. They were in The Chicago Reader in the early 2000's, but I don't know their name. Began with a "J" I think. I thought it was really odd that we had almost the same exact taste. I sometimes wonder if they would have enjoyed Steven Segal Sundays with me and my roommates. JR Jones?
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Bobby Digital posted:JR Jones? Yeah, I think that might be him! Haven't bothered checking out any of his recent reviews since streaming took over going to the movies for me back in like 2008.
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SpartanIvy posted:I think the root of YouTube thumbnails is that children are a huge driving force of YouTube views and the exaggerated shocked expression and colorful circles and arrows appeals to them. It became such a driving force of views for videos that everyone began imitating it and it became seen as the best practice regardless of who your target audience is. The Mousetrap Monday guy mentioned that he didn't really want to, but when his videos were thumbnailed with a shocked expression and pointing his view numbers went significantly higher.
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One weird trick advertisers don’t want you to know about
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Nostradingus posted:Red letter media is horrid and there was a time when it was impossible to talk about movies because people would just repeat what they heard from rlm They own actually.
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oldpainless posted:Very true, i agree it used to be when you tried to talk about movies people would just repeat things that rlm had said but now they just repeat stuff from whatever they heard last I can think for myself and am not a follower, so I say the opposite of whatever you just said
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I like their take on a lot of films, but RLM fell into the trap of having a secondary plot unfolding in each episode and it gets increasingly stupid as time goes on. Also they call out dumb marketing moves in big budget films, so oddly thread appropriate!
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Captain Hygiene posted:
If you’re at the point where you have to kickstart your vlogging career with some poo poo you bought from Target, pre sanitized isn’t the worst idea.
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I normally like RC cola, now this will be stuck in my mind so no more for me ever. I also don't want to live any more.
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It says non toxic.
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Fruits of the sea posted:I like their take on a lot of films, but RLM fell into the trap of having a secondary plot unfolding in each episode and it gets increasingly stupid as time goes on. Also they call out dumb marketing moves in big budget films, so oddly thread appropriate! It's been a long time since they really leaned on that though, now their stuff is basically just people talking about movies, with maybe a brief "skit" at the beginning and end to avoid having to do a sincere intro/outro. Most other YouTube video essayists have done the same, thankfully. It's similarly jarring to watch an old Todd In The Shadows and have to put up with other "characters" showing up.
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Yeah skits in review shows are basically dead. Which is good they all sucked
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I quite like RLM but even as a fan of crappy movies I’ve never been able to finish a single episode of Best of the Worst. They just go on and on.
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Their best of the worst is their best stuff. Wheel of the worst sucks
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I've seen this multiple time before, but up until now my attention was so taken up by the orange juice looking packing that I never noticed it's "Cleancult" brand. That name alone qualifies it for this thread.
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Viscous Soda posted:I've seen this multiple time before, but up until now my attention was so taken up by the orange juice looking packing that I never noticed it's "Cleancult" brand. That name alone qualifies it for this thread. Dr. Bronner is the original clean cult.
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First of May posted:Dr. Bronner is the original clean cult. ALL ONE!!!!
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First of May posted:Dr. Bronner is the original clean cult. No LOVEY-DOVEY poo poo! DILUTE! DILUTE! OK!
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CharlestheHammer posted:Their best of the worst is their best stuff. Wheel of the Worst is extremely hit or miss but almost worth it for when they find something so bizarre they don't even know what to do with it. Like the Japanese hardcore Christian video about barcodes being the mark of the beast that ended with everyone running off to live in a nature commune and then getting rapture'd (?) Best of the Worst is definitely their best stuff though, especially Halloween episodes. 
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The only RLM content I watch anymore is this video, which I watch every six months or so https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVzc20Bm8Xo
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Sir Lemming posted:It's been a long time since they really leaned on that though, now their stuff is basically just people talking about movies, with maybe a brief "skit" at the beginning and end to avoid having to do a sincere intro/outro. The serial killer schtick in the Prequel reviews served two primary purposes. One, an openly brutal mockery of the Star Wars fans who take it too seriously. Second, to show that they can write and produce a deeper relationship than Lucas did. That's them deflecting the expected criticism a lot of critics get - they can critique but not create. They're making an overly long and detailed breakdown of the latest entries in a beloved film series, they were always going to get a lot of flack no matter how they presented it. The first may have been gratuitous but was sometimes funny. The second I think they actually pulled off. It's twisted and hosed up, but it's more believable than Padme and Anakin.
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RandomFerret posted:The only RLM content I watch anymore is this video, which I watch every six months or so Hell yeah I'm not alone The loving Emperor Palpatine memorial hospital, god
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Pick posted:I had no idea the empire struggled under such brutal austerity measures Pretty standard for authoritarian regimes. Every quarter astronomical numbers of boots are produced, while perhaps half of the Outer Rim worlds go barefoot.
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Pigbuster posted:Hell yeah I'm not alone quote:The Chancellor Palpatine Surgical Reconstruction Center, sometimes shortened to ChanPal SuRecon Center, crowned one of the tallest buildings on Coruscant. During the Clone Wars, it was also known as the Grand Republic Medical Facility or simply as the Grand Medical Facility. It later became known as the Emperor Palpatine Surgical Reconstruction Center, being commonly referred to as the EmPal SuRecon Center. It was an imposing spire that dominated its particular stretch of the Galactic City—later Imperial City—skyline.
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