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Title: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on July 12, 2016, 09:04:09 PM
I'm sure that many of us have our favorite Channels and YouTubers that we follow for creating content that entertains us in some way, being it talking about subject material that we are interested in or using the medium in some other unique way to keep us invested. This thread is intended to talk about whichever ones you like and why they are among your favorites, and it may be a good way to introduce others to channels which they may find interesting or vice versa. Now, I follow a lot of different channels, so I'm not about to list all of them, but here are some of the ones that I like to frequent:

Gaming:

HyperBitHero (https://www.youtube.com/user/HyperBitHero)- Some people on this board may already be familiar with this channel, but this guy's videos are right up my alley. He does good analysis videos on various video games (many of which are the kinds that I love or would really like to play), and I particularly like his analysis bits on interesting video game villains with his "Devious Intent" series, as well as his "Your Next Favorite" series talking about underrated games from previous generations that are worth giving a look into, such as Zone of the Enders or the Yakuza series, among others.

TheSeraphim17 (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSeraphim17)- I've brought this guy up a lot, but out of all YouTubers, I probably actually get the most actual benefit out of his content. What I mean by that is in how he specializes in doing walkthroughs for various games on their hardest difficulty settings. I have managed to apply the strategies that he showcases in his videos to conquer quite a few tough games on their hardest difficulty settings, especially for stuff like Devil May Cry or Bayonetta.

TheGamingBritShow (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGamingBritShow)- I'll preface this by saying that the guy can be a real ass-hole with how he conveys his opinions. However, unlike other similar YouTubers of this nature, he somehow does it without coming off as a snob, and it does help that most of the time I actually do agree with a lot of his opinions. Sure, he can be outlandish and flat-out wrong about his hatred for certain game series, but I mostly like how he manages to nail why so many types of games that I love are indeed great stuff, while many of the big-budget AAA games of the modern era are dropping the ball in many ways that critics don't ever seem to acknowledge.

That One Video Gamer (https://www.youtube.com/user/ThatOneVideoGamer)- I've gone on about The Completionist before, but I still follow this channel, and Jirard's videos are actually even better than before ever since he lost Greg (who I'm sure was a nice guy, but he really was dragging the show down with his unfunny side commentary). My only gripe is that he hasn't been covering many games that I'm interested in lately, but I can hardly blame that on him.

Core-A Gaming (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT7njg__VOy3n-SvXemDHvg)- This is my favorite fighting game channel. If you're a fan of fighting games in any capacity, you can learn a lot here about the meta-scene here, mainly in regard to the FGC and how it functions. That said, while he does do some technical videos, this isn't really the kind of channel to look for that stuff at. Vesper Arcade and Cross Counter TV (consider them to be my honorable mentions) are where I go to in order to actually learn how to play games like Street Fighter better, but I don't follow those channels religiously. However, CAG has given me a newfound love and appreciation for all things fighting games. Even if you're not a fan of fighting games, I highly recommend checking out some of his videos about why fighting games are worth playing since it may at least get you to understand and respect the amount of heart and passion that people put into these games, and what their general appeal is.

Maximilian Dood (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT7njg__VOy3n-SvXemDHvg)- This one is just for the fun commentary. He's essentially a Let's Player for fighting games, and is generally really good with most fighting games, at that. I can always count on watching his videos when I want a short burst of fun.

JonTronShow (https://www.youtube.com/user/JonTronShow)- While he has done some non-gaming-related videos, the bulk majority of his material is reviewing and parodying video games, and what can I say? He's absolutely hilarious. Whereas I've seen many annoying AVGN rip-offs over the years who just follow the angry reviewer shtick but only come off as more annoying than funny, there's just something really fresh about JT's up-beat attitude in his videos despite being negative reviews of older games. He just knows how to make people laugh. My favorite video of his still has to be the Clock Tower one.


Movies:

CineFix (https://www.youtube.com/user/CineFix)- I mainly follow this channel for their "What's the Difference?" series, which details the difference between movie or TV adaptations and their source material counter parts. I also liked their other video series like Anatomy of a Scene and Film Schooled, but unfortunately they seem to have stopped making those, so my investment in the channel is much more limited than before. I don't really care about any of their reviews, but occasionally they do throw out good top 5-10 lists, so there's also that.

Every Frame a Painting (https://www.youtube.com/user/everyframeapainting)- I think that many people are aware of this channel, and for good reason. If for some reason you aren't, though, and you have any interest in film whatsoever, then I highly recommend it. These videos do a superb job of detailing just how in-depth any single shot of a film can be in what goes into composing it and what meaning it manages to convey. The way he analyzes scenes that I have been familiar with for almost all my life and manages to convince me to look at it in a whole new ways never fails to astonish me. This is easily some of my all-time favorite content on all of YouTube.

Screen Junkies (https://www.youtube.com/user/screenjunkies)- I'll admit, for the most part, Honest Trailers got stale a few years ago, and their regular videos with Hal Rudnick are pretty hit or miss depending on the subject material being covered. However, the reason that I still follow them every week is for one show, which happens to be my personal favorite podcast show, and that's "Movie Fights!" It's the perfect entertainment for nerds like myself who just love movies of all kinds and it's great to see three people debate about various topics about movies every single week. I rarely ever come across an episode that's entirely boring, and the topics range from legitimately interesting discussions to flat-out ridiculous ones that lead into some truly over-the-top and hilarious conversations. For that reason alone, I am a loyal follower to this channel.

Channel Awesome (https://www.youtube.com/user/achannelthatsawesome)- Yeah, I don't think that I really need to go into any detail here. The Nostalgia Critic videos are hit or miss, and that's the only reason that I am even subscribed to the channel (the actual website gives me a lot of problems loading videos for some reason), but every now and then Doug manages to turn in a legitimately good video.

GoodBadFlicks (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtKttDTGqEbBrC7jDN2_axQ)- These videos aren't for everyone, but I just find it so refreshing to have a YouTuber that is so genuinely against normal opinions and dedicates most of his videos to talking about films which he feels are either underrated or get an undeserved amount of hate. And I am a huge fan of his "Exploring" series, in which he does a lot of research on the amount of hard work and effort that went into making many different films, and how he personally defends each (or most) of those movies and why they thinks that, despite their faults, there's more merit to them than most other people give them credit for. It'd be one thing to just defend unpopular movies for the sake of it, but even when I don't agree with his opinions (which happens a lot), he manages to find a really good way of explaining why at least he likes the movies that he does, and he backs up a lot of his arguments with fairly good evidence. So, in general, these are pretty fun videos for me to watch.

Wisecrack (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-ymYjG0SU0jUWnWh9ZzEQ)- Both "Earthling Cinema" and "Thug Notes" have provided me with lots of laughs, and "The Philosophy of" videos are usually pretty intriguing watches.


Anime/Manga:

TeamFourStar (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsvazPPlhZlch0-Z3wPByeg)- No need for any explanations here. Yes, they do have some other content, but their main series is Dragon Ball Z Abridged, and it is genuinely one of the most hilarious things on the Internet, especially if you're a fan of the source material. What i really appreciate is that the people of TFS really know their stuff about the series and even hardcore fans like myself can miss some of their well-hidden references to the most obscure aspects of the DB franchise on my initial viewings of any given episode. Needless to say, I frequently re-watch their content.

LittleKuriboh (https://www.youtube.com/user/CardGamesFTW)- Same deal as TFS, except for Yu-gi-oh, which is the only other abridged series that I bother to follow anymore. And yes, I know that Antfish had a really good Abridged series for JoJo's Phantom Blood, but he has pretty much stopped doing that for a couple of years, so there's not point in listing his channel here as one that I currently follow.

Mother's Basement (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBs2Y3i14e1NWQxOGliatmg)- So, I should take this chance to just say that, there aren't a whole lot of anime YouTubers that I like. In fact, aside from Abridged series creators who primarily focus on comedy, I find that just about any channels that focus on creating anime-based content to be taken seriously tend to fall into one of two categories: incredibly stupid, or snobbishly pretentious. And yes, I acknowledge that Digibro does occasionally make videos that I genuinely like. But even he has something really asinine about his attitude and demeanor (no matter how much he tries to hide it) that turns me off. What pisses me off about the latter camp of anime reviewers so much is that I can't help but shake the sense that they think way too highly of themselves simply because they have MAL accounts showing "just how much anime they've watched" and somehow use that as a way to assert their opinions as better than everyone else. Maybe it's just me, but I can't help but shake that feeling from almost any anime YouTube reviewer that I've watched, and it's not a feeling that I get from any of the intelligent and well-versed movie YouTubers that I follow, so clearly it's not just me imagining things. And yes, I'm sure that there are good anime YouTubers buried under all of the others that I would genuinely like, but for the most part I haven't really found any yet. And that's where Mother's Basement comes in. He's clearly very intelligent and really knows his stuff, but he's really the only one of his kind that I've come across so far who conveys his opinions without coming off as condescending or above anyone else. And his "What's in an OP" series, which is the main series that I an many others follow him for, is excellent. It does a great job of showing his passion for the art-form of the anime intro themes, as well as the medium in general, and his spin-off "What's in" videos are equally as insightful and entertaining. So for that reason, I just really enjoy his content.

MistareFusion (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD4tmBmqbUOGQNlsWpg3f7g)- The Dragonball Dissection videos on this channel are superb. While he has done other stuff relating to Batman as well as other properties, DBD is at the heart of this channel, and these are by far the best series of Dragonball-related analysis videos that I have ever seen. It really shows just how much more to this series there is than the mindless slog-fest that people like to believe it is, and I almost feel like linking to this video series every time I see someone try to slap that label onto the series in that way. If any of you are even remotely into any aspect of Dragonball, then I HIGHLY recommend this series. You will learn A LOT from it.


Miscellaneous:

Cinemassacre (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0M0rxSz3IF0CsSour1iWmw)- Much like Channel Awesome, no explanations are really needed here. I decided that because it had equal amounts of movie and gaming content, that I wouldn't classify it as belonging exclusively to either category. While you could just watch the videos on the website, there is a convenience to having YouTube's playlist option in order to play multiple videos back to back instead of navigating the very densely organized website, so that's why I tend to watch most of their videos over here. And yeah, I may not be that into AVGN, but James Rolfe's movie content is still what really draws me in.

ScrewAttack! (https://www.youtube.com/user/screwattack)- In all honestly, I only ever follow this channel for their "Death Battle!" series and nothing else in particular. I've talked about this series at length before, and even created a thread for it, so I don't need to elaborate on it anymore here.

Preston Jacobs (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXU7XVK_2Wd6tAHYO8g9vAA)- I talked about him at length on the Game of Thrones thread, but while Preston's crack-pot theories can be fun to watch for shits and giggles, his "What You Are Missing" series is what I became a regular for. Of course, his Game of Thrones Watch Season Six videos are absolutely hilarious, IMO, and are an excellent critique on the show without Preston coming off as being way too up his own ass, so while they did cause him to take a hiatus from the WYAM series, I can excuse it since I got so much entertainment out of those videos. That said, what I do like about him is, regardless of whether I believe in any of his theory videos or not, he clearly has a lot of passion for GRRM's books (and I mean ALL of them, not just ASOIAF), and he does an excellent job of putting a lot of heart into each and every one of his videos. And yes, I even learned a lot about the deeper themes and meaning behind most of GRRM's work from some of these videos, so it really opened my eyes a lot to interpreting stuff like ASOIAF in a completely different way than how I initially perceived it.

Alt Shift X (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCveZqqGewoyPiacooywP5Ig)- Another GOT/ASOIAF YouTuber who deals in theory videos in the same vein as Preston. That said, these videos are considerably less crack-pot and backed by incredibly good evidence, so I follow these videos pretty religiously.

Overall, those are the YouTube channels which I tend to come back to regularly, but there are several more channels that I have yet to mention which I occasionally visit as well. That said, let me know what you guys like to watch from YouTube, and whether you also follow any of the same channels that I do.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Spark Of Spirit on July 12, 2016, 10:01:37 PM
You pretty much listed the few I keep up with.

My only additions are the comparatively recent Midnight's Edge (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvrd6VtgWF7CwaZH1S0N-Qg) which deals with behind the scenes movie news and opinions and one other. Midnight's Edge try to come at the news seriously and chase down rumors, which makes it a fun channel to watch when you just want to know the news.

The other one is GameXplain (https://www.youtube.com/user/GameXplain) which is a channel run by four Nintendo fans who like to talk about games. The best aspect is the lack of fanboyism and doomsaying so prevalent on any other channel. They also aren't obnoxious, which is a rarity for gaming channels.

As for anime/manga, I don't follow any. If anyone can find one where the user isn't an ANN lackey, shonen hater, Japanophile, or moe hound, I would be very surprised. That's why I was surprised when LumRanmaYasha started his podcast. It was nice to just have manga fans discussing news and series without any obnoxiousness.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Daikun on July 12, 2016, 10:30:09 PM
Game Maker's Toolkit (https://www.youtube.com/c/markbrowngmt/videos) - An easy-to-digest explanation on how various game mechanics work. Unlike Extra Credits, which often goes into broader questions about industry philosophies, GMT keeps it simple. He takes a game and shows how one specific mechanic functions (or how a level is designed).

Son of a Glitch (https://www.youtube.com/user/AandStart/videos) and Glitchfest (https://www.youtube.com/user/Scykoh/videos) - Two channels that serve the same purpose: Show off all the glitches in various video games. SotG updates more often, though.

Gaming Historian (https://www.youtube.com/gaminghistorian/videos) - I've been watching this guy since the early days of YouTube. He produces documentary-esque videos that are full of historical information on anything relating to video games.

Oddity Archive (https://www.youtube.com/user/OddityArchive/videos) - Product reviews of old and obsolete tech. He goes into the historical and scientific aspects of how said tech worked--LaserDisc, vinyl, analog TV, ham radio... anything that's old and no longer supported--and actually digs it up and demonstrates it.

LGR Tech Tales (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbBZM9aUMsjEVZPCDMl-lXOx50rSBNFQC) - Not necessarily a full channel (I haven't yet watched all its content), but this particular playlist is fascinating. LGR talks about old tech companies that were prominent in decades past and shows what happened to them and where they are today.

Auralnauts (https://www.youtube.com/c/auralnauts/videos) - You guys like Abridged Series, right? Well, how about abridged live-action movies? :happytime: Auralnauts is currently doing gag dubs of Star Wars; they've done the first four movies already. They also dub assorted clips from other films.

Cracked's Honest Ads (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_saLI-LH-Vp9cxB3FNJoYXZXRM93UBuf) - The greatest thing that Cracked has ever made. Watch your salesman Roger completely deconstruct various types of ads while gleefully serving foolish customers the crap that they're shilling money for.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on July 13, 2016, 12:10:39 AM
I'm a horrible scrub who binges on Game Grumps and Two Best Friends on a daily basis.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Foggle on July 13, 2016, 12:22:20 AM
I only really keep up with JonTron, Dunkey, h3h3, and SiIvaGunner.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Peanutbutter on July 13, 2016, 10:59:12 PM
For people not listed yet, I like AlphaOmegaSin. He does a good job giving video game news. He might turn some people off because of how hotheaded he can get, but I think the dude is a genuine guy. He's not perfect, but you can tell he wears his love for video games on his sleeve. What I really like is that he'll even give out some obscure updates related to gaming and always tries to pimp up lesser known good games or indies.


Also enjoy Grade A Under A. He uses two crudely drawn stick figures and primitive animation to point out the bullcrap in everyday things, and also has scalped some YouTubers that are corrupt or plain rotten. He has some skeletons in his own closet, but most of his stuff is hilarious.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: LumRanmaYasha on July 15, 2016, 01:50:04 PM
Aside from people already mentioned:

The Game Theorists/The Film Theorists - MatPat's batshit crazy theories are fun, but I really enjoy the ones where he does a lot of research and statistical analysis. The rest of the video series on their channels are pretty entertaining and informative too.

Gaijin Goombah - He does stuff for Game Theorists too, but he does more on his own channel. I'm interested in learning more about other cultures and history and his videos are great in digging into the cultural and historical influences in games and japanese pop culture.

The Dom - His "Lost in Adaptation" series compares film adaptations to their original novels, and he does a great job of comparing how films stack up as an adaptation and a stand alone work compared to their original novels.

Rantasmo - How the LGBT culture and community is portrayed in media interests me, and Rantasmo does a good job looking at subtext and text found in a variety of media and what that has to say about the relationship between popular culture and the perception of LGBT people.

Chez Lindsay - Lindsay's Loose Canon series does a good job of looking through how popular characters have been historically depicted and interpreted through the years.

Shark Jumping - Their show looks at when tv series jumped the shark, and they're usually pretty spot on. Their chemistry and banter is pretty fun too.

Atop the Fourth Wall - His comic reviews have always been very entertaining, and over the years I've grown to like his storylines more as well.

Stoned Gremlin Productions - I've always enjoyed the Cinema Snob, but I probably listen to Midnight Screenings more these days, since Brad's perspective on movies tend to align with my own more often than not, so I can determine whether or not I'll enjoy a movie I'm on the fence about seeing by listening to him. But really, just about anything Brad does is fun to watch and listen to.

Gigguk - Gigguk does both reviews and abridged parodies, and I enjoy them both pretty equally. Really liking his new "Anime in 5 Minutes" series in particular.

Elite3 - Their Pokemon 'Bridged is probably my third favorite abridged series after YGOA and DBZA, and their let's play stuff can be fun too, especially Jessie's Huniepop escapades which were absolutely hilarious.

Blackenfist - There's a whole community of Youtubers dedicated specifically to talking about Dragon Ball, but I find Blackenfist to be the most articulate and charismatic of the bunch, and most of his opinion pieces about the series tend to bring up some pretty good points.

Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on July 15, 2016, 02:28:58 PM
Quote from: LumRanmaYasha on July 15, 2016, 01:50:04 PMThe Game Theorists/The Film Theorists - MatPat's batshit crazy theories are fun, but I really enjoy the ones where he does a lot of research and statistical analysis. The rest of the video series on their channels are pretty entertaining and informative too.

Gaijin Goombah - He does stuff for Game Theorists too, but he does more on his own channel. I'm interested in learning more about other cultures and history and his videos are great in digging into the cultural and historical influences in games and japanese pop culture.

I also follow and enjoy these series. Granted that I do have a small gripe with MatPat's later videos in that he cribs a little too heavily on already existing theories without adding much material of his own. Obviously most of these theories are usually based on other theories, but a good example of where he gets lazy is with stuff like the Chosen One theory from Harry Potter or the R + L = J theory from Game of Thrones. The former one wasn't even really a proper theory because the books had already brought up the possibility of the Chose One Prophecy potentially not referring to Harry Potter, and the R + L = J theory has been around so long that there were already tons of videos about it since before Film Theory did a video on it, which I wouldn't mind if it weren't for the fact that MatPat didn't add anything at all to the theory, nor did he even explain it as well as some other videos did (particularly Alt Shift X who explains these things with incredible detail). Those are two examples but there are others.

That said I do like most of those videos, but just prefer the ones that are more on the crazy side and not meant to be taken too seriously rather than the serious ones that ape too heavily off of theories that other people put a lot of work into and deserve more credit for. That's why videos like Mario hating Luigi or the more scientific ones like having the Ki blasts of DBZ, alchemy of FMA, or estimating the calories of the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man applied to real life are more up my alley.

QuoteBlackenfist - There's a whole community of Youtubers dedicated specifically to talking about Dragon Ball, but I find Blackenfist to be the most articulate and charismatic of the bunch, and most of his opinion pieces about the series tend to bring up some pretty good points.

I've watched some of his videos along with a few other DBZ YouTubers. I do respect how he at least puts more research into his general videos than certain other DBZ YouTubers who just ramble on a lot and don't actually seem to understand that much about the series that they are supposedly big fans of.

Speaking of which, "everyone's favorite" top 10 list channel did a video ranking the top 10 Dragonball YouTubers (that's how you can tell how badly they are running out of ideas) and literally half of their picks were the more obnoxious personalities that I couldn't stand. Also, no surprise, but Mistare Fusion was nowhere to be found on the list, not even among the honorable mentions. :imnothappy:
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Daikun on July 16, 2016, 03:48:46 PM
I have a love-hate relationship with MatPat. When he gets into his scientific data and ties it into video game physics, that's when his videos get really good. However, when he starts getting into fan theories ("Is Toad Evil?" "Is Phoenix Wright a criminal?"), that's when I get frustrated with him. He also became increasingly clickbaity over time and he won't stop shoving FNAF references in our faces.

Speaking of FNAF references, did you see his most recent video (which he uploaded today)?

(http://i.imgur.com/SX4ECmz.jpg)

Seriously, dude? The game isn't even fucking out yet.

I feel like the only reason I'm subscribed to him anymore is for all the other contributors to that channel, who still make meaningful videos that don't feel like Buzzfeed Lite. Gaijin Goombah is still the best thing on there and the Brief History series is awesome. MatPat himself seems to have taken a major nosedive.

EDIT: Oh, and Smash History is really good, too. Forgot to mention that.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on July 16, 2016, 04:00:01 PM
I don't necessarily mind him having some click-bait videos in order to get views. After all, running a YouTube channel is like running a business, and of course any business will go for what makes them more money. My issue with MatPat is how he has taken this trend to an extreme, though, as you mentioned with the FNAF examples, and clearly puts a lot less effort into making those videos as he just takes theories that already exist and repackages them as his own. After a while it just gets tiresome.

I also much prefer his videos that focus on applying real-life science to video games, movies, TV shows, or anime. You can actually learn some worthwhile stuff from those and you can tell that a lot more research went into those kinds of episodes (although he does still cut corners with his occasional assumptions).
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Daxdiv on July 16, 2016, 08:02:09 PM
Quote from: Daikun on July 16, 2016, 03:48:46 PM
I have a love-hate relationship with MatPat. When he gets into his scientific data and ties it into video game physics, that's when his videos get really good. However, when he starts getting into fan theories ("Is Toad Evil?" "Is Phoenix Wright a criminal?"), that's when I get frustrated with him. He also became increasingly clickbaity over time and he won't stop shoving FNAF references in our faces.

My favorite part is when his fan-theories end up having holes in them. Like in the recent Phoenix Wright episode, where he claims that holding evidence is illegal, yet ignoring the fact that the prosecutors pull the same stunt as well. If I had a dollar every time one of the prosecutors were like "You forgot about this piece of evidence" or "UPDATED AUTOPSY REPORT" I'd make a good chunk of change. That and it does feel like he didn't even play the other games in the series, since the final case in the 2nd game had Phoenix try to get the client he was defending thrown into jail after he learned he was behind the murder. That and of course him brushing off how the Ace Attorney series is more based on Japanese law system, but justifying it by saying that it's in a place call Ja-merica. You'd think by combining two places with two different sets of laws, you'd figured that maybe, just maybe, that said combined places would probably have a combination of both countries laws or something. Even ignoring that game's manual does have a disclaimer saying that this is a work of fiction.

That and his Sans from Undertale is Ness from Earthbound which was reaching to the extreme. I'm not even the biggest Undertale fan, but even I thought that theory was stupid as all hell. Mostly relying on the fact linking it to Toby being a fan of EB and the Halloween Hack Toby did as a teen. For those that don't know, to this day Toby tells his fans not to hunt down playing the Halloween Hack due to the fact that he's mostly ashamed at his younger's self attempt at being an edgelord.

Also... HE GAVE THE POPE UNDERTALE! is my new favorite meme. :^)
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Daikun on August 05, 2016, 06:39:43 PM
It's been a while. I think it's time to add a few more.

Gavin Dunne (https://www.youtube.com/user/miracleofsound/videos) (a.k.a. Miracle of Sound) - I made a thread (http://animationrevelation.com/forum/index.php?topic=1364.0) about this guy over a year ago and got no response, so I hope I can encourage a spark in this thread. He makes theme songs based on movies and video games. (Note: He's NOT like Brentalfloss. He doesn't remix soundtracks and add lyrics; rather, he makes his own original compositions.) His music is a blend of metal and Irish folklore.

Phantom Strider (https://www.youtube.com/user/phantomstrider8/videos) - A cartoon reviewer who does top 10 lists. He'll review the best and worst shows on any given network, the best and worst episodes of any series, etc.

TheCrazyEven (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheCrazyEven/videos) - He talks about controversies in the video game industry and their impact on the world...using a goofy voice. He'll also occasionally do streams and Let's Plays of notoriously controversial games on the side.

Colin Furze (https://www.youtube.com/user/colinfurze/videos) - A highly charismatic engineer who creates wacky, over-the-top inventions. He's like a real-life version of Phineas Fletcher...and his inventions actually work!

The Remaker (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Ra1PtRYMwv2DO7DfXA9Tw/videos) - My newest subscription--I discovered him earlier this week. He compares and contrasts classic movies to their remakes and recommends which one he feels is better worth your time (sometimes, he might recommend both).

Academics Today (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChKZy50xLERP61ShdPuexFQ/videos) - An online course on the history of American comics, starting with the cave paintings and literature of early civilizations to satirical newspaper strips to graphic novels and superheroes.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Mustang on August 14, 2016, 03:58:45 AM
Quote from: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on July 12, 2016, 09:04:09 PM


Maximilian Dood (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT7njg__VOy3n-SvXemDHvg)- This one is just for the fun commentary. He's essentially a Let's Player for fighting games, and is generally really good with most fighting games, at that. I can always count on watching his videos when I want a short burst of fun.

I used to watch Max quite a bit a couple years back. I still watch a select few of his videos every now and then (Mainly 3rd strike). I don't know, something about the guy just bothers me, and it started around the time when UMvC3 was peaking, I guess. One of the things that irk me is when you play top tier characters and complain about someone else using top tier. That to me comes off as if you're a fraud. I understand that Zero and Virgil are the bane to anyone, but don't complain when you are using Doom and Strider (specifically lvl 3 x-factor Strider). It took a turn for the worse in USF4. I know he played on PC, but I also know that there are some strong dudes on PC. How is it that you are avoiding competition when all the people you play tend to play on a low level? And it's crazy because I think he's really good in UMvC3, but where are the stronger dudes at? I respect the guy because of what he's doing and his passion for fighting games, but unless it's SF3 I don't really watch much of his videos anymore.

Anyway,

UltraChenTV (https://www.youtube.com/user/UltraChenTV) - What Sportscenter is to ESPN is what UltraChenTV is like to the FGC, although I will say for what they are trying to do they (and as light hearted as it is) they take themselves a little too seriously with trying to model themselves like Sportscenter or Pardon the Interruption. In any case, they mainly talk about in tournament events that went on over the weekend or upcoming tournaments along with a bit of random news that pop up on Shoryuken website. Also talk about whatever the community tends to talk about (tiers, best players, etc.)

Goldenrody (https://www.youtube.com/user/Goldenrody) - My daily fix for Guilty Gear (Revelator or X2+R). Channel is loaded with high level matches of Guilty Gear players (I think he also have BlazBlue on there as well)

TheShend (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheShend) - Much like Goldenrody, but for Street Fighter 3rd Strike.

SmugdaBeast (https://www.youtube.com/user/12345popimpin/videos) - Tournament player that streams. Currently playing Street Fighter 5, but he posts all of his streams on Youtube. So I get all of my Dudley knowledge from his videos along with The Tut (Shintroy's Dudley tutorial). This is also why I tend to look at Max a little differently. Smug actually play's high level players. PR Balrog also plays high level players along with Justin Wong. Capcom Pro Talk (Mike Ross and Floe are on PC and they play high level players so I know for sure that PC have high quality players).

Daigo the Beast TV (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5pQNAOnkkly0doFFDsBPxw) - The Beast himself has finally started streaming. Street Fighter 5 is his main game but he's been learning Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator as well so I'm hoping he'll play more of that as well.

Almost forgot

Nica KO (https://www.youtube.com/user/Sf3lp) - Learn how to play 3rd Strike.

That's about all I go to. I would watch Let's play's but I can't stand people talking lol.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on September 24, 2016, 11:23:37 PM
He doesn't have a lot of videos out, but Ajay has some great animation videos that detail the bodies of work regarding some of Dragon Ball's most talented and prolific animators. His episode on Naoki Tate in particular is highly informative: https://youtu.be/IXenwvA7Clg
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Daikun on November 06, 2016, 09:00:29 PM
Time for a few more!

Kaptain Kristian (https://www.youtube.com/kaptainkristian/videos) - Video essays on all types of animation. He doesn't just cover animated films and TV. He also covers comics, music videos, and visual effects.

Comic Strip Critic (https://www.youtube.com/user/ComicStripCritic/videos) - One of my favorite comic reviewers on YouTube. He mainly covers newspaper strips and (once in a blue moon) webcomics. He doesn't update as often as he used to, but he has a great archive worth checking out.

Crash Thompson (https://www.youtube.com/user/TehRockCritic/videos) - He does full album reviews from rock bands old and new. Whether you like long, in-depth reviews or quickie reviews that last a few minutes, he has you covered on both ends.

Max Gilardi (https://www.youtube.com/user/hotdiggedydemon/videos) (a.k.a. hotdiggedydemon) - I think most of us recognize this guy from his Pony.MOV series, but I've been watching him long before that. I discovered him through his short-lived Wacky Game Jokez series and watched his other sick, twisted animations. He's currently doing a new series called Brain Dump where he talks about movies.

Archimedies123 (https://www.youtube.com/user/Archimedies123/videos) - He does analysis on gaming consoles and makes predictions on how tech and market trends could influence the gaming public. He rarely updates, but when he does, it's quite a treat.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Peanutbutter on November 06, 2016, 11:00:39 PM
Man, I wish Gilardi never gave up on doing another season of Wacky Game Jokez. That series was amazing, and his concept for the second season actually sounded great. Too bad he didn't think so himself. :(
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Mustang on December 30, 2016, 05:09:19 PM
I watch Youtube for a lot of dance choreography as well. I'm no dancer or anything, but I have a lot of appreciation for the art of it and I've always been amazed by hip hop choreo. I think I'm good in dancing in my chair lol. I'd love to learn some of this stuff.

Josh Williams (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvqVQG_Itss)
Willdabeast Adams (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-k4PH7a7jo)

Those are just a couple of choreographers that I watch. Currently on the hunt for more. I'm aware of Tricia Miranda, Antoine Troupe and CJ Salvador as well.

And while they're not choreography I do watch a lot of performances as too.

Jabbawockeez - If you wanna know my style of clothing they wear it all the time
Les Twins (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-0t9K-g45Y) - If you're remotely interested in dancing check them out ASAP.

If I'm not watching anything gaming related chances are I'm watching some form of dancing from them.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Daikun on January 08, 2017, 05:05:23 AM
There's somebody I really need to mention: Game Show Reviewer. (https://www.youtube.com/user/Grid17Productions/videos) His name is exactly what you think it means: He reviews game shows on television.

He's actually been around since 2011, but he went on a looooooooong hiatus after Blip closed its doors. He's finally back after 3 years.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Daikun on March 30, 2017, 12:48:52 AM
This channel is a bit of a surprise for me. It went completely radio silent throughout 2016, so I thought the show was cancelled (it was part of an MCN once upon a time). Then he recently came back a couple of months ago and now I'm happy. ;D

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows (https://www.youtube.com/obscuresorrows/videos)

This show takes an extremely obscure word that you've likely never heard of and defines it in an emotional, artistic way. This channel is great if you want to relax, look at pretty visuals, and/or learn about new words.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Daikun on June 01, 2017, 05:58:49 AM
Terrible Writing Advice (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3ogrx6d9oohf6D42G44j1A/videos) - An author gleefully tells you all the worst possible ways to craft a story.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on July 22, 2017, 11:17:47 PM
I've recently been enjoying Super Eyepatch Wolf, like in his case in favor of reading One Piece (https://youtu.be/MYtz2ZhKxFE). He really knew how to make a franchise I have little interest in and make it sound more exciting than all of the other "Why you should read/watch One Piece" thinkpieces I've experienced. Like when he described Doflamingo's backstory, or detailed just how much thought Oda put in even minor details of the manga. Not too sure about his latest video though, where he recommends Hbomberguy. Hbomberguy's a smug cunt, and makes guys like Digibro seem like they're well-mannered and have good taste.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on July 23, 2017, 02:20:44 AM
Aside from his state of Shonen Jump video, which is full of blatant misinformation, SEW has some pretty good content. His Dragon Ball video is my personal favorite as he's probably the only analytical anime YouTuber who I've ever seen point out Toriyama's insane skill as an artist, whereas most just kind of oversimplify any mention of DB to the negative implications that come with the latter parts of the series in particular. It's understandable, but also rather tiring to see DBZ get utilized as the standard shonen punching bag for critics (especially with stuff like Bleach and Fairy Tail existing).

And yeah, I enjoyed both his introduction to One Piece video as well as his why you should watch it companion piece that you linked to. I do really think that One Piece is worth giving a shot as it does contain some of the greatest story arcs in any long-running shonen manga, with the current arc in particular being another high point.

Overall, he's probably one of the less obnoxious anime YouTubers, along with Gigguk and Mother's Basement (though the latter can tend to make ass-hole comments from time to time, but it's at least infrequent). Mathwiz is also growing on me as of late.

As for Digi....I'll say that he can occasionally make some genuinely good videos, but aside from most of his content consisting of subject matter that flat-out doesn't appeal to me, the guy just comes off as a massively prentious prick. Like he somehow knows better than everyone else. Kind of reminds me of how Hope Chapman (JO) tended to act about a year or two before she quit making videos.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on July 23, 2017, 03:01:42 AM
I'm still a little bitter that JO never finished that Digimon retrospective before fucking off to write ANN articles. Because I haven't been able to find anyone else who's done some well thought out or particularly interesting analyses on all the Digimon shows. I remember once hoping that Digibro would attempt it because I thought half of his name came from the franchise, only to find out he hadn't watched an episode.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on July 23, 2017, 03:32:15 AM
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on July 23, 2017, 03:01:42 AM
I'm still a little bitter that JO never finished that Digimon retrospective before fucking off to write ANN articles. Because I haven't been able to find anyone else who's done some well thought out or particularly interesting analyses on all the Digimon shows. I remember once hoping that Digibro would attempt it because I thought half of his name came from the franchise, only to find out he hadn't watched an episode.

I was also upset that she never continued that series. It was one of my favorite retrospectives.

On that note, though, might I highly recommend Mistare Fusion's Dragon Ball Dissection if you haven't already seen it? I'd say that it's arguably the most interesting retrospective series that I've ever seen, most notably how MF uses the original manga as his basis, breaks down Toriyama's evolving writing style and story structure, includes real translated interviews with Toriyama and his editors and integrates them into the context of the specific parts of the series that they apply to (most notably his shift in editors from Torishima to Kondo, the latter of which shifted the ficus far more into the "Z" territory that the series became associated with), and does this all while taking an objective look at the series, keeping personal bias only to the end of his story arc vids in which he ranks them from favorite to least favorite (and he's the only other person in the planet besides me who considers the Red Ribbon Army arc to be the best, so I give him major bonus points).

Here's his Bardock video just for an example of his content: https://youtu.be/ME8HCK4hZG8

Also, here's a video from another YouTuber analyzing what makes his analyses so interesting: https://youtu.be/hl-rxoegQk0
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on July 23, 2017, 04:25:07 AM
I just skimmed through the first part of his Red Ribbon videos. Interesting, though it's weird to hear someone in English say "Kuririn" and "Blooma", or Goku with an emphasis on the last syllable.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on July 23, 2017, 01:00:31 PM
He does mention in the beginning of this series that he wanted to call them by the names that he personally associates with them the most, which technically are the correct romanizations. That said, he's not an uptight weeb about it and says that it's fine to call them by whatever version of their names you prefer. Ironically enough, he's not really much of an anime guy. Aside from Dragon Ball he has talked about Super Sentai, and also has some Final Fantasy and Mario videos on the gaming side of things, but other that his only other contet was for DC material like Batman and Wonderwoman. In general, though he's just a stickler for little details. Like he'll make note of the subtle ways that Toriyama modifies the design of Goku's iconic Gi as the story progresses, as well as certain logic holes that even most fans don't notice.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Nel_Annette on August 01, 2017, 08:03:26 PM
Welp, I guess Greg still isn't over whatever happened, because Jirard's taking down every video featuring him and re-completing all those games for new videos with the new format.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onlCuZEn9e4
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on August 01, 2017, 09:08:33 PM
Just what did Jirard do to piss off Greg this much?
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Nel_Annette on August 01, 2017, 09:24:17 PM
It does seem like more than just "had massive disagreements on everything" with how far this has gone. As much as I didn't like Greg's style of humor, and as much as I like Jirard's stuff, I would like to hear both sides of the story.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Mustang on August 28, 2017, 03:18:18 PM
Easy Allies - I've been watching/listening to these guys for about a year and a half now (maybe 2 years). I was not aware of them during the time at Game Trailers until the time they announced that GT was shutting down. They are my go to podcast when I'm at work trying to get time to go by (after Steve Harvey's Radio show goes off). That being said, I don't hate anyone, but Huber and Damiani (sp?) are my least favorites while Ben and Kyle are my favorites.

Edit: I'll just edit this instead of posting something new about them. Ben, Kyle and Brad are my favorites while I can't stand Damiani and although I do respect Huber and Jones I do find them to be on the annoying side these days. Ian on the other hand can be annoying and a treat at the same time and I'm just neutral about Bloodworth.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on September 03, 2017, 11:43:30 AM
Ben: "Ninja Gaiden Black is still a 10 out of 10 game."

And that's why he's my favorite.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Daikun on September 07, 2017, 01:34:02 AM
Here's one I really like: Company Man. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQMyhrt92_8XM0KgZH6VnRg/videos)

He talks about various corporations and their current state in the world. How are they doing financially? Are they doing well today or failing? If it's the latter, what caused their downfall?

He does a pretty job of educating about business without coming off like a dry, pretentious news anchor.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on September 09, 2017, 03:33:46 PM
Alright, so, I do like a a lot of SEW's content, but his latest video on what makes a hero feel real was pretty badly written and, as I've noticed in quite a few of his videos, was poorly researched. You can tell that his criticism of traditional comic book superheroes comes from the perspective of someone who's exposure to Western superheroes is 90% from the current string of movies coming out, 9% from some of the animated series, and maybe only 1% from actual comic books. The fact that Watchmen is the only example that he could name of a comic book that explored the nature of heroes and their flaws in-depth is a pretty clear giveaway of how largely clueless he is about the genre at large; and I'm saying this as someone who has barely dabbled in the vastness of the genre myself, but know enough to understand that there's much greater nuance to these characters as they have evolved over the course of dozens upon dozens of writers over the course of several decades. Like, for all of his criticism of Superman I have to wonder if he's ever even touched any of the more in-depth stories about exploring the layers of his character like For The Man Who Has Everything, or Red Son, or All-Star Superman. I also wonder if he's ever read anything else by Alan Moore besides Watchmen, or anything by Neil Gaiman or Grant Morrison or Mark Waid, or if he's only using a comic like Watchmen as a positive example because that's literally all that he really knows about.

Another thing that baffled me was his severe lack of understanding of Goku as a character by ranking him as powerful and virtuous within the context of Dragonball....coming from someone who claims that the Cell arc was his favorite from the franchise, in which Goku's selfish decisions put others in danger and the actual characters themselves criticize his lack of morality for that very reason. I assumed that he actually read all of the manga based on a previous video of his, but he either is only familiar with the dub of DBZ or conveniently shifted Goku's actual characteristics into an alignment that better suited the example that he wanted to make of him for the sake of his argument.

As before, I don't have a problem with SEW's opinions here in and if themselves, even if I mostly disagree with him in this case. I'm just seriously bothered by his lack of research and understanding of the material which he is presenting. Like, he referenced Joseph Campbell's book on The Hero's Journey, yet I seriously doubt he ever actually understands its full content or ever actually even read it beyond looking up a summary of its content on Wikipedia.

What annoys me the most, though, are his blind followers who will buy into any of his opinions as objective facts. I do at least like how one commentor called him out on his BS about classic Greek heroes being portrayed as flawless individuals. I only ever took one class on Greek and Roman Epics and literally the first thing we learned in it was the classical definition of the hero character and how having an intrinsic (and many times tragic) flaw was one of the key characteristics among all of them.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on September 09, 2017, 08:36:57 PM
"So if Superman lived on a planet of Supermen, he would no longer be considered powerful in the context of that story."
But he does live on a planet of heroes as strong as him, it just that he stands out because of how he uses that power compared to others like him. And I'm not sure about his chart, suggesting that Batman is less virtuous than Kirito, or that Shinji is more relatable than Saitama.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Foggle on September 10, 2017, 02:06:14 AM
Shinji from Evangelion? He's actually pretty relatable IMO, but obviously that's subjective. Kirito, on the other hand, isn't virtuous at all; self-righteous is probably the right word. He only ever does things that benefit others if it directly impacts him in a positive way. Batman has been characterized poorly by many different writers but at his core he's supposed to care about people to the point of acting as a father figure for other orphans, giving criminals a chance for rehabilitation instead of killing them, and donating all the money he makes from his business (that he doesn't spend on crime-fighting stuff) to the poor. You can't even say that Kirito is nicer than him because they both act like assholes and push their friends away half the time. Also Adam West Batman is perhaps the friendliest superhero ever.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on September 14, 2017, 01:04:34 AM
Eyepatch Wolf apologized for the video. (https://twitter.com/EyePatchWolf/status/907882853366685696)
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on September 14, 2017, 07:42:35 AM
Well, glad to see that he at least acknowledges it's faults. There are some real smug YouTubers out there who could learn a thing or two from his humility.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Daikun on October 17, 2017, 09:46:47 PM
GameHut (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfVFSjHQ57zyxajhhRc7i0g) - A channel started by a professional game designer who's been in the industry for nearly 30 years. He shows off coding secrets when his company worked on Genesis/Saturn and PS2 games, and he also shows off prototypes and artwork from his cancelled projects.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Daikun on December 03, 2017, 02:08:03 AM
Every Frame a Painting has ended. (https://medium.com/@tonyszhou/postmortem-1b338537fabc)
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Rynnec on February 06, 2018, 03:16:11 AM
I've recently discovered Studio Chojin. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCehSQDrekYDqkFBgdOmdwyg/videos) It's an anime channel that mostly deals with old-school anime, be it older or newer installments, kind of like Bennet the Sage if Bennet actually had taste and knew what the fuck he was talking about. His channel doesn't have much videos yet, but the videos he does have have an incredibly cool presentation to them, and he really knows his stuff. He has an undeniable passion for the things he reviews and articulates his points really well, his two-part Ninja Scroll series, for instance, gave me a newfound appreciation for the classic that I had initially viewed as a fun, but ultimately shallow film. Even the things I disagree with him on like his Attack On Titan video he still makes some pretty good and interesting points without coming off as an obnoxious douche about it. He also manages to get his points across without rambling on for too long, with his longest non-rebuttal video's clocking at roughly 20 minutes. Easily a channel worth looking into.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on February 07, 2018, 10:53:10 AM
I just watched his Grave of the Fireflies video which is dedicated to criticizing and debunking Sage's review on it, and I watched his Street Fighter II review which dedicated a significant portion to once again bashing Sage.

Sage is one of the most obnoxious, misinformed, and outright irritating Internet personalities that I've ever been exposed to. That alone makes Chojin a winner in my book.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Daikun on February 12, 2018, 10:59:35 PM
Failures in Speedrunning (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD_Xr7jGeWL0rgxozllvflw/videos) - Exactly what you think it means. Hilarious clips of streamers trying to speedrun video games on Twitch.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Mustang on March 12, 2018, 03:15:40 PM
Mdesilva - Another Guilty Gear channel that showcases high level tournament play or long exihibition type matches or just a character player spotlight (character specialist)

CherryBerryMango - Tekken 7 Jin player. Well, I think he plays most of the roster, but I mainly see him play the Mishima's and characters that are considered highly technical (Hwoarang, Steve, etc), but his Jin is a treat to watch.

MadDogJin - Another Tekken 7 player that I recently found out about that mainly plays Hwoarang. Anyone that plays a character that I main and they mainly stream that character I'm there. Too bad I cannot find a high level Steve player. I know of Bohee but he don't have a Youtube channel.

Knee (TekkenKnee) - A legend that showcases majority of the cast. Not only is he playing high level players but there are times where he trolls and have fun, but I mainly go to CBM and MDJ since they use my characters the most.

Maximilian - I know I've said that I don't care for him or a lot of his videos, because he comes off like a fraud, but I do respect his passion for fighting games and he's earned his spot back as a favorite. I'd actually like to throw down against the guy some day, but he's mostly a PC player these days.

Sajam - When it comes to analyzing fighting games he's pretty much the only guy to go to now and he breaks it down to where beginners can understand it as well. It also helps that he's not bias to Capcom games. So far I've seen him break down GG, IJ2, T7 and SF5.

UltrachenTV although I've been down on them lately because they tend to not update their YT channel for weeks to months and everything they talk about these days I can get up to date by either going to Eventhubs or Sajam. Only reason I stick with them these days is because they have a podcast that last a couple hours.

Speaking of podcasts, anyone know of any videogame podcasts worth looking into? I still listen to Easy Allies and I'm aware of Beyond Gaming, but other than that I don't know anyone else, especially lasting longer than an hour (try to kill time at work listening to podcasts). I'm also interested in wrestling, nba, nfl, and trying to get into comics incase people want to throw out some other stuff for podcasts.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on March 19, 2018, 06:21:14 PM
Seeing Mother's Basement and YMS defend that WatchPeopleDie subreddit is confusing. YMS mentions how it's actually saved lives and taught people the value in their own life, and I'm like "Dude, it's modern day snuff films." It's not a life-affirming subreddit, it's just something for edgy gorehounds. Where a guy dies, it's recorded on video, and against their loved one's wishes, their death is being shared on a popular website. I don't see how it's wrong to think Reddit would dislike being associated with that.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on March 19, 2018, 08:51:03 PM
Kind of ironic that just a few weeks ago MB released a video admonishing the horrible things that other creators have supported or even done themselves. As for Adam....I'm already pretty used to him being somewhat of a nut-case.

On the subject of reviewers, though, I really can't stand the level of snobbery among most anime reviewers on YouTube these days. It's a trend I tend to notice of channels which start out small and in which their authors are pretty humble and level-headed, but after growing in popularity rapidly end up developing massive egos and an incredibly off-putting superiority complex.

Even more than that, though, I just hate the whole emphasis on intellectual-dick-measuring that plagues a lot of communities on the Internet these days. People seem to be more concerned with seeming intelligent over being decent people and having friendly debates with others over any disagreements they may have.

You should see some of the nasty comments that James Gunn got for his tweet defending superhero movies from Jodie Foster's slam against them, in which he was clearly being respectful of her opinion, but there were loads of commenters immediately scorning him for even daring to defend spectacle film as possessing any sort of inherent value. Some comments were so vile it actually made me wonder if the people posting them were even thinking of the things that they were saying or implying.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on March 20, 2018, 03:20:42 AM
Quote from: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on March 19, 2018, 08:51:03 PM
On the subject of reviewers, though, I really can't stand the level of snobbery among most anime reviewers on YouTube these days. It's a trend I tend to notice of channels which start out small and in which their authors are pretty humble and level-headed, but after growing in popularity rapidly end up developing massive egos and an incredibly off-putting superiority complex.

Even more than that, though, I just hate the whole emphasis on intellectual-dick-measuring that plagues a lot of communities on the Internet these days. People seem to be more concerned with seeming intelligent over being decent people and having friendly debates with others over any disagreements they may have.

You should see some of the nasty comments that James Gunn got for his tweet defending superhero movies from Jodie Foster's slam against them, in which he was clearly being respectful of his opinion, but there were loads of commenters immediately scorning him for even daring to defend spectacle film as possessing any sort of inherent value. Some comments were so vile it actually made me wonder if the people posting them were even thinking of the things that they were saying or implying.
I think it's a trend at this point. Youtube critics know that to get the most exposure, they have to be a loud asshole who makes tasteless references in order to reel in the masses. They saw that RLM made it big by doing the whole Plinkett act, so they want to copy that by making hours-long videos where they talk about how much movies/shows suck while offering none of the actual intrigue that the original Plinkett videos did. Even modern day RLM have fallen into this hole, where Half in the Bag degenerated from Mike and Jay talking about movies to Mike and Jay looking down on film audiences and acting like enjoying a Star Wars movie is equivalent to a mental illness. Too many reviewers think that the best approach is to nitpick and filibuster because they think that a 1-hour video of them complaining will get more exposure than 5 to 10 minute video, whether or not they have the actual material to talk for an hour. And once they get applause, it inflates their ego and allows such dick measuring to happen. And the end result is shit like Folding Ideas, Hbomberguy, or Digibro when he's drunk. It's less "Here's my analysis of this one piece of media" and more "THIS IS GARBAGE. AND HERE'S WHY." hyperbole while the reviewer talks less like a critic and more like a deranged cult leader.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Daikun on March 24, 2018, 03:58:34 AM
I just recently binge-watched this channel and I have to share it with you: Video Game Story Time. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLWh30LMdJZam_4SKWuq0dA/videos)

It tells the stories of video game creators and what inspired them to make their most famous titles, presented like a children's storybook with soothing narration and adorable illustrations, and each story caps off with an inspiring message at the end.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Daikun on April 04, 2018, 04:05:12 AM
This channel has been around for at least five years, and I only just discovered it last week: Squirrel Monkey. (https://www.youtube.com/user/SquirrelMonkeyCom/videos)

Have you ever wondered what YouTube, Facebook, Netflix, etc. would be like if it was invented in the 80s or 90s? This channel shows what it would have looked like if these services were made decades ahead of their time and how much of a pain in the ass they would have been as opposed to just...going to their website today.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Daikun on May 11, 2018, 01:40:10 AM
Joseph's Machines (https://www.youtube.com/user/allonewordplease/videos) - If you like Rube Goldberg devices, this guy specializes in them!

Check out The Cake Server (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auIlGqEyTm8) for a sample.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Hurdle on September 21, 2018, 07:11:14 AM
Quote from: Daikun on April 04, 2018, 04:05:12 AM
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Have you ever wondered what YouTube, Facebook, Netflix, etc. would be like if it was invented in the 80s or 90s? This channel shows what it would have looked like if these services were made decades ahead of their time and how much of a pain in the ass they would have been as opposed to just...going to their website today.

I'm a big fan of Squirrel Monkey. His stuff is so high quality. His standards are almost too high since he's not able to produce videos as often as everybody would like. lol
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on December 16, 2018, 03:28:50 PM
It's over. (https://youtu.be/K8foDBekOYM)

(https://preview.redd.it/r0a18zir9n421.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b9db3e6a7ebe84a378fd106f6d3118b56f92e41f)
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Mustang on July 09, 2020, 06:26:10 PM
My last post is more up to date-ish. Nowadays it's been mostly Tekken and DBFz folks and even that's been only a few. I'm more into learning these days.

CherryBerryMango
KingJae
Knee
KnowKami
Cloud805
Lord Knight
Sajam

These folks here, I'm learning something from them. Over the past few weeks I've been learning a lot just from KnowKami alone. He don't go into the basics (thank god) but he goes into depth when explain a lot of characters. I just found out recently that KingJae calls other pro players of certain characters and both he and the viewers are learning.

Kuwanger KRT
Meno
Xiao
YogaFlame24

Combo videos for the first 3, and YogaFlame24 for highlights (there are other folks but I've been following YF for years)

MightyKeef
Ernesto Lopez Jr

The randoms. They are part of the FGC but they're more like comedians (Ernesto is an actual comedian).

I still watch Maximilian Dood, UltraChenTV, and Easy Allies but they're no longer favorites. I rather watch Max's twitch channel because I feel like I'm getting cheated out of content watching his videos on youtube (especially when a lot of his videos are him just winning).

I still watch the dancing. That's not gonna change.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on November 21, 2020, 01:58:35 PM
Just wanted to chime in to give my current thoughts on some of the content creators that I follow as well as to see what other people are into right now. In particular, I'm interested in seeing how or if people's general tastes on online content has changed over the last several years.

For one thing, I came to realize (as with many things) I have little to no taste for a lot of the stuff that I used to watch up to a decade ago. I actually tried watching one or two modern Nostalgia Critic videos just for the sake of it and aside from finding the character and style insufferable at this point (I'm not sure how I used to find this funny, but I did have some shit taste as a teenager I suppose), it's kind of irksome how formulaic it all still is. It doesn't feel any different this year than it did several years ago when I stopped watching him, which I find ironic considering Doug Walker is the guy who used to say all of the time that stuff constantly needs to change and adapt over time, yet even in 2020 it still feels like he's going through the motions.

I think much the same applies for AVGN which I can no longer get into, but I do still watch Cinemassacre's rental reviews as I do still find an appeal in James Rolfe's takes on old B horror movies as well as some other classics. I also find that James at least comes off as a more chill and down-to-earth person as opposed to Doug Walker's inflated ego.

Likewise, I have grown a pretty significant distaste for most Ani-Tubers, and in lesser cases just an indifference and general disinterest. A lot of the big names have become kind of snobs in their own way. While I can respect when people love and have a passion for something and will not hesitate to show off their knowledge for it, there is something really aggravating about people who seem insistent on making it seem like it makes their viewpoints objectively superior and more correct than others on a particular work, and to me that's just an instant way to lose me as a viewer. That isn't to say that I don't still like anime and manga (though it's not my number one hobby as it used to be anymore). I do still read some manga (along with comic books in general) and watch an anime series if it seems like something that will interest me (currently going through The Great Pretender, which I like so far). I'm just hard-pressed to find modern reviewers with good production value to their videos who don't come off as either an elitist prick or know-it-all snob. Studio Chojin is maybe one of the few that I can still watch and I don't even necessarily consider him to be an Ani-Tuber as much as a YouTuber who's content is made-up of a good chunk of anime-related videos among other things. I also still follow MistareFusion's Dragon Ball Dissection, which I still hold in as high regard as I have since it's inception, but again, he's not really a manga or anime YouTuber but more-so a general YouTuber who has a series dedicated to Dragon Ball (among various other ongoing series).

Video Game and Comic Book content is mostly what I follow these days. On the gaming side of thing, you have the usual suspects that I still follow and enjoy like TGBS, GMTK, SSFF, Austin Eruption, KBash, and various others. However, by far Matthewmatosis has quickly become my favorite YouTuber on the gaming scene, not only because he covers a lot of games that I'm into but I also just really like his review style that seems fair and impartial while still showing his passion for game design come through. His review of The Wonderful 101 is really what sold me on the game (though, being a Platinum title, I would have played it anyways), and he has also gotten me interested in checking out other games like Myst and Rain World at some point. He has a pretty diverse taste while also encapsulating many of the things that I tend to value in game design myself within his critiques. His commentary videos can also be rather insightful and help me learn things that I didn't know before about behind-the-scenes development history of certain games as well as other tidbits from games that I am very familiar with that I didn't know before.

On the comic book side of things I have really enjoyed content from Strange Brain Parts (which highlights a lot of overlooked comic books along with the more popular stuff) and Matt Draper. I also like Comic Tropes as he does a good job of highlighting some lesser known or long-forgotten runs that are absolutely worth reading.

When it comes to movie reviews, I haven't followed any one channel religiously except for maybe History Buffs, but he puts out content rather infrequently at this point and I have already seen all of his back-catalogue so while I highly enjoy his videos, it's not something that I'm constantly seeing, obviously. Other than that I find videos from different creators on different movies whenever I'm interested in viewing content about that particular film, but I don't have any specific person that I subscribe to for movie content at this point.

There are other videos and channels that I occasionally go to, but those are the ones that I have frequented over the past year or more.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on November 21, 2020, 04:01:48 PM
Yeah, I watched a little of Doug's recent thoughts on the new Animaniacs, and he offered some groanworthy takes. I don't think he knows where to take NC besides doing dumb skits about movies for the rest of his life, with the same home video camera because Doug doesn't know what production values are.

As for AniTubers, for me, it's always been a combination of thinking most of them have snobby takes but then knowing it's been hard to find good anime takes in general lately, even from myself. The Clusterfucks have been harder to do because I just don't have the drive to talk about anime, and there's usually only one or two season that warrants any worthwhile conversation. But there's still been some AniTubers I've been keeping up with, and some who've... lost track. Like watching Digi slide into insanity so far that accusing the pandemic of being an Gates-led hoax to rig the election is the least of her problems.

And yeah, Strange Brain Parts is pretty cool.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Avaitor on November 21, 2020, 05:49:17 PM
I can't do Doug Walker anymore, either. I can kind of see why I found him entertaining a decade ago, when his shtick had some novelty, but a good take here or there, he's completely irrelevant today. His refusal to change or adapt just makes him totally obsolete.

The funny thing is, I can still get behind Lindsay Ellis, Todd in the Shadows, and Rap Critic. The former's ego is a little grating, but she has much sharper takes and concepts, while the latter two have become increasingly analytical towards the music industry in a sharp manner. I can watch their recent stuff without cringing too much.

I'm also still a fan of Pop Arena, but mostly his Nick Knacks series. He continues to find a way to make shows I have no history with seem worthwhile and unique in their own way. Which I say as he's heading towards shows I have some history with, like Sharon, Lois & Bram and Inspector Gadget.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on November 21, 2020, 06:20:48 PM
I suppose Doug either subconsciously or not knows all his attempts to break out of the TGWTG shadow and do something more ambitious have been met with dismal results, and he sticks with playing the Critic forever because it's his comfort zone and a consistent moneymaker.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Rynnec on November 21, 2020, 10:29:37 PM
I can't think of any former Channel Awesome alumni that I can stand nowadays either. I tried watching Linkara and he just comes off as overly whiny and seems to have poor knowledge of comics outside of the Big 2, considering he went an entire review of Punisher 2099 without picking up it was satire or acknowledging it was written by 2000AD creator and Judge Dredd writer Pat Mills (which should make the satirical elements pretty obvious). Lindsay's just insufferable, and everyone's said there piece on Doug.

Quote from: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on November 21, 2020, 01:58:35 PM

Likewise, I have grown a pretty significant distaste for most Ani-Tubers, and in lesser cases just an indifference and general disinterest. A lot of the big names have become kind of snobs in their own way. While I can respect when people love and have a passion for something and will not hesitate to show off their knowledge for it, there is something really aggravating about people who seem insistent on making it seem like it makes their viewpoints objectively superior and more correct than others on a particular work, and to me that's just an instant way to lose me as a viewer. That isn't to say that I don't still like anime and manga (though it's not my number one hobby as it used to be anymore). I do still read some manga (along with comic books in general) and watch an anime series if it seems like something that will interest me (currently going through The Great Pretender, which I like so far). I'm just hard-pressed to find modern reviewers with good production value to their videos who don't come off as either an elitist prick or know-it-all snob. Studio Chojin is maybe one of the few that I can still watch and I don't even necessarily consider him to be an Ani-Tuber as much as a YouTuber who's content is made-up of a good chunk of anime-related videos among other things. I also still follow MistareFusion's Dragon Ball Dissection, which I still hold in as high regard as I have since it's inception, but again, he's not really a manga or anime YouTuber but more-so a general YouTuber who has a series dedicated to Dragon Ball (among various other ongoing series).

Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on November 21, 2020, 04:01:48 PM
As for AniTubers, for me, it's always been a combination of thinking most of them have snobby takes but then knowing it's been hard to find good anime takes in general lately, even from myself. The Clusterfucks have been harder to do because I just don't have the drive to talk about anime, and there's usually only one or two season that warrants any worthwhile conversation. But there's still been some AniTubers I've been keeping up with, and some who've... lost track. Like watching Digi slide into insanity so far that accusing the pandemic of being an Gates-led hoax to rig the election is the least of her problems.

I tend to find the Anitubers that don't talk about current flavor-of-the-month anime to be a lot more watchable than the Mother's Basements and Gigguks that plague the scene. Bonsai Pop, Steve M, and Kyoto Video are pretty enjoyable despite the former getting things some things wrong like in their Saint Seiya video, and give a fair criticisms and praise without going to far in one direction. A youtuber named Lowart was also doing a series comparing the two Fullmetal Alchemist anime, which I enjoyed when I watched. This isn't even a diss on modern anime since there's a lot I still enjoy, but rarely has any anituber that has done videos on them ever really had anything interesting to say about them.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on November 22, 2020, 12:48:42 AM
Actually, now that you mention it Rynnec, I forgot to mention Kenny Lauderdale. Just like the others that you've mentioned, he almost exclusively covers older series, but the twist is that they are mostly pretty obscure in the west and a lot of them are hilariously bad which makes for pretty fun reviews. His videos work for me because he has a decent sense of humor but is simultaneously very informative on the historical significance of whatever he's talking about. He does a good job of making you want to check out whatever series he's talking about, good or bad. Ironically enough, the bad ones tend to be even more enticing to check out.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on November 22, 2020, 01:00:33 PM
I don't think there's any current or former CA member I still like. Lindsay's too condescending and I think her circle in general is too clique-y and performative for my liking, and often more interested in aesthetic than worthwhile analysis. Almost no different from the YouTubers who make all those 3+ hours long "This thing you like is garbage and here's why" videos, except they occasionally rant about capitalism. Agree with Rynnec that Linkara barely knows what he's talking about anymore. He has the same problem as Doug in that AT4W became just another weekly grind, and the reviews aren't so much reviews as readalongs but with tangents and sarcastic remarks at the end of each sentence. And Kallgren, who I used to think was the best among CA reviewers, has completely lost it. All his recent video essays have been nothing but unfocused rambling and doomsaying, while the actual film discussion is just wallpaper while he makes paranoid rants about totalitarianism for the millionth time.

Anyway, Overly Sarcastic Productions is better.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on November 22, 2020, 05:11:20 PM
Lindsay, to me, could work when she was just focusing on a topic that she genuinely liked and knew a lot about and treated it like more of an informative piece while also showing some emotional connection to it. Her Guardians of the Galaxy and Hunchback videos are good examples of this, IMO. But yeah, a lot of her content tends to come off as condescending and overly analytical. She's kind of where Digibro was at a few years ago for me, though in Digi's case her sanity slipped so far off the deep end that she looped around to being ironically entertaining to watch in some cases in a way that clearly wasn't intended.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on November 22, 2020, 06:01:40 PM
Digi's problem is that her videos used to be about anime, but now they're about her pseudopsychoanalytical introspection that makes no sense to anyone, probably including herself guessing by the amount of acid she takes. I'd say she's more like Spoony than Lindsay when it comes to overall recent behavior. Or maybe JO.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Mustang on November 30, 2020, 05:32:42 PM
I've known about UpUpDownDown for quite some time now, but I never bothered watching any of the videos until now. This channel shot up to one of my favorite channels out. Not to mention Austin Creed is with G4 now. But they play tons of games ranging from Spider-Man all the way to Uno (which are hilarious)

Other than that, I'm still looking for videos/podcasts that last longer than a hour so I can listen to at work. Easy Allies are beginning to get on my nerves with the constant Blood/Souls talk.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Mustang on April 03, 2021, 08:50:32 PM
So as of last week, maybe 2 weeks now I've been slowly transitioning to watching Twitch. Right now my internet sucks though so watching Twitch at home is tough. I only watch at work if we have nothing going on. All fighting game folks at the moment.

I'm only subscribed to KizzieKay at the moment. Guy is legit. He will run sets with you. Give pointers. And the vibe of his chat is just overall chill.

Other that I follow Sajam, Ryan Hunter (might sub), Li Joe (might sub), Justin Wong, Maximilian Dood and Tasty Steve

When it comes to YouTube it's the same folks I watch on Twitch although I do watch Bruce Greene and Alanah Pearce for Among Us. And then there is Playstation Access and Easy Allies.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on June 10, 2021, 07:56:01 AM
I recently found a YouTube channel run by academics that talks about the Claremont run of X-Men. (https://youtu.be/r18f-yzlpzQ)
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on June 10, 2021, 12:52:03 PM
I actually recall liking Cry for the Children when I read it due to it's more down-to-earth character focus. I do plan on getting back to Claremont's run, which I took a break from after issue 150, but I'm hoping that the long-term storytelling he's praised for shines through the further along I go. Stuff that builds off earlier stories and character arcs to enhance the experience of later stories while also redefining and adding more context and weight to earlier material (something that One Piece does expertly now that I've re-read almost half of the manga from the start).

I do enjoy Claremont's material for the most part, but I haven't fallen in love with it yet like many others have. That may change, but we'll see.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on December 28, 2021, 01:34:28 PM
Well, Lindsay Ellis announced her retirement.

I feel conflicted. She helped popularize that genre of "essayists who insist they're above brands and franchises but then regularly make half a million word essays about something like Transformers and do a ton of mental gymnastics to explain why this is totally different from a regular Transformers fan's half a million word thesis" videos which were often just "YouTuber rants about why movie bad" videos but with more padding disguised as analysis. Even in her videos I liked, there was always a part where I went "What are you on about?" that deflated whatever message the whole essay was trying to make. But I kinda feel bad even if I didn't like her work as a whole.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Avaitor on December 28, 2021, 02:06:27 PM
Honestly, a lot of her best work was her more personal videos, like whenever she'd go on about Phantom or Rent. Her more populist subjects, like Disney and GOT, tend to come off feeling a little more whatever.

But yeah, even though she's said plenty of dumb things during her time in the spotlight, she did not deserve the harassment she received. Especially when truly heinous people like Jeffrey Star and the Paul brothers have basically gotten off scott free in comparison.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on December 28, 2021, 02:50:23 PM
Yeah, there are hordes of popular YouTubers who are worse but face no consequences. The influencers, the outrage milkers, the Nikocado Avocados. But I think YouTubers like Lindsay are singled out because they market themselves as better than the average content creator. For the most part, the Paul brothers know they're watched by idiots and children and shill to them accordingly, while creators like Lindsay or Contrapoints tried to push themselves as the intellectual, analytical side of YouTube. And when they market themselves as one of the pioneers of a whole genre of video essays while their content is just "I'm gonna analyze corporate properties for multiple hours, but please don't confuse me for being interested in corporate properties!", it just came off as hypocritically insufferable, especially when someone like Lindsay had enough Patreon money that she could make videos about whatever but still chose to discuss mainstream franchises regardless.
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Daikun on February 26, 2023, 06:32:45 PM
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on December 28, 2021, 01:34:28 PMWell, Lindsay Ellis announced her retirement.

She's back from retirement. She's not on YouTube anymore, though. She's on Nebula now, so now there's a paywall for her new videos.

https://nebula.tv/lindsayellis
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Mustang on May 04, 2023, 01:11:30 AM
Hmm, I still do the fighting game stuff, but I don't go to everyone that I used to these days. For the most part it's usually Justin Wong, Smug, and FGC Translated to get any of the top Japanese players thoughts (Daigo, Sako, Tokido, etc) on whatever (at the moment, SF6). Other than that, Kinda Funny Games and Playstation Access are my go to's now for journalism or people that just stay in their lane (PSA stay in one lane and stay in their happy bubble and I can dig it). MightyKeef, whenever he decides to upload gets viewership from me from time to time.

Other than that, a lot of my time on Youtube these days are for listening to Lofi music or some sort of chill/relax music to relax me (it works, but my sinus fucks everything up). Music with lyrics (if it's not Gospel or old school R&B, MJ, Prince, Whitney, Mariah) I don't even bother with these days because nobody says anything noteworthy these days.

Twitch streaming, I've cut back on a lot of them too. The vibes people are giving off, like, I've been in foul moods lately and the last thing I need from man-child's is more bitching. I follow quite a few but I only watch maybe 4-5 streamers (outta of probably 20-ish streamers).
Title: Re: Favorite YouTube Channels
Post by: Dr. Insomniac on February 19, 2024, 03:20:37 AM
Not my favorite channel since I just found it, but I discovered an Orson Welles video essay that had me enthralled.