>THAT MAN IS WATCHING A VIDEO ESSAY ON A SERIES HE NEVER FINISHED
well let's hope that he LIKES and SUBSCRIBES
i can't imagine anyone who makes those 8 hour ones has anything of value to say
>>153521117Bro I watch video essays on media I haven't even heard of before and will never consume myself
>>153521117Me watching Legend of Korra.
>>153521117Video essays got me into cool shit like baki
>>153521227I like E;R just fine, but those multi-part series reviews are just exhausting to watch.It all blurs together at a certain point.
>>153521117>implying I ever even started>implying I ever even intended to start
>there's people out there right now giving "their" """opinions""" on media they never even began, just repeating what video essayists and memes say
>the video essay is 2 times longer than the source material>only covers half of the material
>>153522468Sorry, I don't watch that animal fucker's twelve hour Lion King remake "dissection" videos.
>>153521224Normie detected
>video essay>it's a story recap with surface level analysis>basically some faggot reading off a wiki
>>153522455>guy makes a video about a subject after reading the source material>people who only ever interacted with the subject matter through dumb memes WILL argue with him and "correct" his interpretaiton for hours on end on social media
>>153522552That's the worst. Obviously some form of plot recap, context is nevessary for analysis but so often it literally is just "and then this happened and then that ".They truly have become a replacement for actually engaging with the media rather than a supplemental work.
>the problem is not watching the dogshit cartoon OP is invested in, not the video essay
>>153522552>video essay starts. >they start with some ridiculous date like 800BC/starts going on about the origin of something obvious>"erm just kidding could you imagine! I won't waste your time..."
>>153521117Well to be honest, I've never watched a cartoon, I just watch video essays to understand what I'm supposed to think about them then post here.
>>153521117R A P E D
You know there's a whole podcast about Homestuck by two guys who read way too much philosophy.
What's the name of the DBZ dub song that plays in that section of Uncredibles?
>>153522818>watching Big Bang Theory
>>153523193Vegeta's Final Flash ThemeThe piano part is closer to the end of the song
>>153521117>AI video essay be like:This isnt a mid skidThis isnt a floppa sloppaThis isn't a blippity slippityIt is a Kino BonbingoMakomore's Adventure is the film of a lifeIt is not the film of deathIt is not the film of acceptanceIt is a film of celebrating the phases of lifeNot lamenting the transition to adulthoodNot lamenting the transition to old ageBut embracing these changes
>>153522552Still better than people narrating comics on youtube.
>>153522552Of course they dont just call it a recap or even "cartoon EXPLAINED" anymore cause that gets less clicks, so they have to blatantly lie about what's in the video
>>153521424>cool shit like prune faced homoeroticism!
>>153522552I do wonder what caused this phenomenon. Are people nowadays too scared to interact with media on a personal level without being told what to think about it beforehand? Maybe just convince, as it is like a mama bird regurgitating worms into her baby's open maw, no chewing required, so you can only half-pay-attention while you browse social media (wait I mean, """"work"""")? How would you even go about fixing this sort of trend without drastically curtailing people's rights?
Video essay?
>>153523663I like watching mulletman and the original comicstorian though. Made me pick up a comicbook and appreciate ongoing issues. Sure they are influencers, but anything to help out comic writer and artists is a win win
I set my YouTube to block all recommended/suggested/discover sections on any webpage. Have not seen a video essay since. Nobody willingly seeks them out, they are pure clickbait. If you're watching one, something went wrong.
>>153522552>He doesn't even provide much of his own opinion or interpretation. It's literally just a pointlessly long synopsis with bad jokes added in.
>>153525385trvke
>>153521212During covid a lot of actors started podcasting while watching their old work, talking about behind the scenes stuff and lesser known tidbits. Even that has some merit because you're learning new information and it's from the mouth of someone with bare industry expertise. VideoEssayChick1998 and CartoonReviewer05's opinions hold the same value as a random from the street. They don't have relevant knowledge or even a strong background in any outside subject to cast new light on something (a real teacher watching Abott Elementary would be kind of cool). There's a smugness to it.
>>153525448Anon this people watch video reactions of couples watching crapPhony people reacting to something they are watching, a video essay even done by a complete amateur is a step up
>>153521177Kekked./thread
>>153525448They used to put commentary like that on DVDs as bonuses. Not really a new thing, and decidedly separate from:>WHY TOY STORY 4 SUCKS, A FIVE HOUR BREAKDOWN
>State a commonly held opinion on a series that's been the consensus for years or even decades if the show/movie/comic is old enough>"Nice opinion that you got from Isuckcocks968 retard"What causes this mentality that video essay channels are the ur-source of all opinions on the internet?
>>153525310>Maybe just convinceProbably this. It's easier and more digestible to watch/listen an hour long essay about a poorly made show than watching the show itself
>>153522468>only 2 timesMauler made single videos up to 4 times the movie.
>>153525518Funny because the TS4 sucks schizo frequently mentions the Director's commentary to explain why he thinks the director's decisions did not work for the movie.
>Cartoon video essayist>Clearly autistic>Adhering way too hard to some kind of standard for logic/continuity that the show never promised or even hinted that it should be unfairly held toTheoryfags need reigned
>>153525529Entitlement, that is the reason you have a failed CBR journalist like Anthony Gramuglia moving to YouTube and thinking that everyone who disagrees with his takes is a racist sexist homophobic chud, they are midwits who think that they are smarter than they really are.TLDR: they are pretty much redditors
>>153522818>Hey guys, welcome to the review so you can be informed if you wanna make a purchase>UH-OH, EVELOR MY EVIL TWIN IS HERE TO STOP THE REVIEWSame as it ever was
Toon Raider is kind of cool.
>>153522552Give it half a year and they'll be AI generated too
>>153525880Aren't they already AI generatedMost of those "Explained in minutes" videos have AI voices narrating everything
>>153525880>they aren't already
>>153525715That never happens in your combination. What the fuck are you talking about.
>watching an Iceberg video for a series I've never interacted with because the guy talking about it is deeply passionate with the series
>>153526680>the iceberg video is made by someone with actual weirdo esoteric knowledge of the series and is several hours long
>>153526680>>153529072Majuular's Ultima retrospectives are that for me. Those games seem way too tedious to play for me but I appreciate the history and context of them.
>>153522455even worse is there are people out there who will actually watch/read something and then just download their interpretation of it from youtube anyway
>>153521117I can finally post this
>>153526680watched an Elder Scrolls iceberg series with one of the worst thumbnails imaginable but man the creator is just too god damn passionate about all the weird lore things that I just can't hate it
>>153521117... So?
>>153521117Well I hope he isn't engaging in discussion!
>>153522510Homo detected
>>153526680Those are the best iceberg videosI hate the faggots who just take a iceberg and just go "idk" or "i didn't find anything about it"
>>153521212this applies to nearly every streamer too.99% of people do not have anything interesting to add to any situation.
>>153521117>THAT MAN IS WATCHING A "DID DISNEY COPY KIMBA THE WHITE LION?" VIDEO ESSAY
>>153521117>>153522552>video essay>it's some retard who doesn't know anything about the subject material>gets basic facts wrong>still feels the need to call things out as "problematic"
>The reviewer goes into a long story about the stupid bullshit that was going on in their lives when they first came across this piece of media>The reviewer breaks into their old condemned house before it gets leveled. Footage of this is somehow of this stupid home is somehow relevant.I don't care about your stupid life. What the hell is this?
>>153521117>A video essay where every other line calls for an overused reaction/meme
>>153525880>half a yearnigger, they're already here lmao
>>153533871Bro are you good? What the fuck are you talking about? This isn't a common thing, you fucking schizo.
a lot of essays on youtube are obviously not worth considering at all, someone with no comprehensive knowledge of the source material and with adolescent at best compositional skills. dunking on them is deserved but it's not really a strong case for dismissing essays as a whole.
>>153525310>Are people nowadays too scared to interact with media on a personal level without being told what to think about it beforehand?you're a hysterical retard. people are habit forming and lazy. some watch recaps to get the cliffnotes, others watch it because they want a reminder of thing they like without committing to watching it all again.
>>153526680>>153529072Anyone have that gigantic /co/ iceberg we made over a couple threads a while ago?
>>153525715same as it ever was
>>153521224>>153521227The more I watch crab man the more I dislike him, like his politics shifted throughout the years from willing to call out queerbaiting to being the typical midwit that has to halt the pacing of his videos to own people who disagree with him. It’s just pitiful.I think that event changed him for the worse.
>>153525314An essay, but in video format. Commonly found on YouTube.
>>153521177Kek
>>153522455How else are people supposed to discuss Watchmen?
>>153522552Hate this faggot like you wouldn't believe.
>>153529743Got a link or the name of the channel?
>>153535942That faggot "talked" about Robotomy with nothing to add. Only video I watched, and the last. What's with fucks giving Wikipedia summaries on things. Like these people arent working wagie jobs, they are making a video on something they supposedly care about. Talk about soulless goyim.
>>153534837I stopped when he said "boring straight couple" in a video. Not too bad, but it was a warning sign in a long list of warning signs. That and he's not that funny or insightful. I've altogether just watch things for myself.
>>153536430Youre not the only one who noticed this. Something went wrong with normalfags millenials and zoomers brains and they legitimately think regurgitating summaries IS discussion. Just go to reddit and look at any thread for any currently running anime. Pronabaly anything else too but I watched Xabungle and m is shit now so I was desperate for discussion and googled it and a reddit rewatch thread popped up dont judge me. Literally all of the discussion was people listing off in bullet point what they JUST FUCKING SAW IN THE EPISODE. And I think these stupid fuckers just started making youtube videos. 0 fucking real thoughts at all what so ever.
>>153521117this is the 7th time we've had this thread.
>>153536499Who's counting?
Followers of this guy are annoying redditors who think they know more cause of him
>>153521177fpbp
>>153521177Lol
>>153533408Bascially that chick who made a whole video talking about how magical girls were co-opted by men and lamenting how there was no big japanese girl franchise with merch for little girls... only to not mention the Precure series once.
>>153533408That fake woman who made a video of Chikorita.
>analysis video has interesting premise >ruined by shitty voice and overuse of the same 5 memes every other youtuber uses, pic related
>>153521117>THAT MAN IS GETTING RAPEDI recall that from a YTP
