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[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I wonder what's gonna happen to the Slow Mo Guys? They're about the last roster teeth thing I watch these days.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago

I didn't think they were affiliated with RT, except that Gavin worked for both.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's a real bummer that we'll never get the conclusion to RWBY after 9 volumes. Even if the quality has been on a steady decline since volume 3, and volume 9 itself was a fucking joke, I'd still prefer to see the story wrapped up. I was mostly just in it for Jen Taylor though, so hopefully she does something else awesome.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Man I'm glad I stopped watching after volume 3 then. I remember thinking that the early seasons weren't great aside from some action sequences, and that maybe once they got the ball rolling they could do the story more justice. But it needed to get better after V3, not worse lol.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Isn't RWBY that American-made Anime-shaped object?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 8 months ago

I stopped watching anything made by their network around the time they started shilling fake boner pills and sweeping scandals under the rug. I never saw RvB but I came in as a fan for a while of Let's Play and Funhaus, before they acquired it. I even contributed to First for a little while.

They had a lot of momentum in those days, but I think they tried to grow beyond their ability. Most of the new programming they developed was inferior to the lightning-in-a-bottle stuff they were initially built on. They tried to expand their business while hamstrung by their own internal limitations. They did suffer from some bad luck, but really, they mostly self-destructed in slow motion.

It's hard enough to build an internet company based on algorithms and originating on someone else's platform. They tried to navigate independently as long as they could, but really, when fans aren't responding exponentially to your investment, you can either sell out or die right away. Props for twenty years of capitalizing on early internet fame. But to me, this is an overdue death. Basing your brand around being a dick was bound to have a shelf life.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago

I was shocked a couple of months ago when YouTube suddenly decided to randomly throw one of their videos into my autoplay-feed. WTF? They still exist?!

But it get's worse. It was about Geoff screaming "The haters said we will die so many times! And we made it every time! And we will make it this time, too!" Didn't go well I guess.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I'll never understand why they decided to call themselves Warner Bros Discovery. Would be like disney renaming themselves to "disney History Channel"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

Also isn't who the head of discovery was now the head of the merged company? He probably wants to keep that name but can't get rid of Warner Bros because of brand recognition

[–] [email protected] 36 points 8 months ago (2 children)

This is the same company that had cinemax, HBO, HBO go, HBO now, HBO Max, and Max. Naming isn't exactly their strong suit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Also back when it was just cable there were like 10 different HBO channels, with slight name variations.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

And at least the last rename isn't like international in some places we still have HBO Max naming.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Kinda saw the writing on the wall the past few years, but damn. That’s a big part of my childhood right there

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago

Thank you. That is EXACTLY what I was thinking. I stopped watching or subscribingg to anything other than Funhaus and now I am not vibing with the new set. Culture begets culture until you change it for the better.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Does this mean Tales From the Stinky Dragon is shutting down too? While it's not the best DnD actual play, it's still pretty great. And i still hold out hope that Gustavo brings back Black Box Down some day

Edit: nvm i read the article and the podcasts are staying

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Yeah they're staying for now, i hope that ANMA and so alright stay on the air too.

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