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(09-15-2012, 02:34 AM)
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The end of the Nostalgia Critic
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http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/vid...stalgia-critic
--- Honestly, I think it's about time. Nostalgia Critic had about 200+ episodes, some specials & movies, and I think it's about time TGWTG put him (it?) to rest. I'm happy that they're moving on to new things, and it's not like NC is completely dead. R.I.P NC, you were great while you lasted. |
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bad gameplay lol
(09-15-2012, 02:39 AM)
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(09-15-2012, 02:42 AM)
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#7
Originally Posted by Seraphis Cain:
You may have beaten me. You may have a better, more detailed OP. But I have the better thread title. I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND ANAKIN. |
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ὁ αἴσχιστος παῖς εἶ
(09-15-2012, 02:45 AM)
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#10
Originally Posted by SalsaShark:
He has good insights, but his "character" is just annoying. No sense of humility or holding back (as opposed to say, James Rolfe's AVGN.) Edit- OMG Salsa you're unbanned! Err, again! |
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(09-15-2012, 02:46 AM)
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#11
Originally Posted by SalsaShark:
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(09-15-2012, 02:51 AM)
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#13
Someone linked me a Digimon The Movie review he did, and he started the review by saying it wasn't a part of his childhood thus he has no nostalgia for it. When you've reached that point you should probably end it. Though, someone who tackles programs other people feel nostalgic for and can judge them without a bias what so ever would be a decent idea.
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shh! it's already 2014!
(09-15-2012, 02:51 AM)
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#14
They cut Spoony and the Nostalgia Critic fizzles out two weeks later?
Just kidding. In all seriousness though, the Nostalgia Critic really was a fun kind of thing, early on, but it got to a point where I just couldn't watch it anymore because it just wasn't funny or fun, and it seems that Doug seems to have seen that as well. You know, you have to respect that. I'm sure he could have squeezed more money/views out of the NC character, but he wanted to end it because he felt nothing was left. I wish others could learn from that. It's kind of funny to see how these different amateur reviewers have progressed over the years. Spoony has gone through his ups and downs, NC seems to have gone down hill a bit, but not terrible, the Nintendo Nerd seems to still be going strong and possibly getting bigger, and Red Letter Media seems to be growing more and more every day. Anyway, it was a great show early on, and I hope he continues to do well. I don't really watch anything on there besides Angry Joe occasionally...hell I couldn't even name someone besides Joe, NC, or Spoony actually. |
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bad gameplay lol
(09-15-2012, 02:53 AM)
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#15
Originally Posted by Izick:
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shh! it's already 2014!
(09-15-2012, 02:56 AM)
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#16
Originally Posted by Seraphis Cain:
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(09-15-2012, 03:06 AM)
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#20
Originally Posted by THE NO LIFE KING:
My problem with it is that I just don't care about a lot of the stuff he reviews. At this point, he's covered a vast majority of the stuff that I remember from my childhood and that I'd like to see a review about. So he started covering a lot of shit that I just can't connect with on any level. Similar thing happened with the AVGN, though his problem lately has stemmed from not really being "into" the reviews and phoning it in (IMO). I can watch Half in the Bag every couple weeks and see them review current movies that I care about and not grow tired of their schtick because they're keeping up with the times. Eventually, the well runs dry with nostalgic material, and I just don't care about 95% of the stuff that they can possibly cover. I'll look forward to whatever he does next, but I'm glad that he's getting rid of it before it grows even staler.
Last edited by krameriffic; 09-15-2012 at 03:08 AM.
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bad gameplay lol
(09-15-2012, 03:15 AM)
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#23
Originally Posted by Karishin:
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Banned
(09-15-2012, 03:20 AM)
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#24
Originally Posted by Autumn Wind:
Yeah, I agree. Sorry to be a Debbie Downer here but AVGN was just way, way, better. I gave Nostalgia Critic a fair chance but I just never enjoyed myself watching his videos. |
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bad gameplay lol
(09-15-2012, 03:29 AM)
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#26
I like how people are seemingly unable to separate the character from the performer. Doug's personality is nothing like Nostalgia Critic's, just like James' is nothing like AVGN's.
Also Doug himself isn't disappearing from the internet. If anything, he's going to be MORE present, since they're working on several new shows, and I'm sure more than one will prominently feature Doug. Plus Doug still has like three other shows still running (Ask That Guy, Bum Reviews, Video Game Confessions). |
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bad gameplay lol
(09-15-2012, 03:33 AM)
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#29
Originally Posted by Router:
Originally Posted by MasterAJ22:
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(09-15-2012, 03:33 AM)
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#30
Never liked the Nostalgia Critic. It's AVGN or nothing. I liked the Nerd crossover with Pat, but the one with the Critic was just as bad as the critic episodes.
Glad he "hung up the coat," probably realized he wasn't funny. Edit: And he comes off as such a pompous asshole in the OP video. I don't even know what the last episode he is referencing is, and he acts like he's James f'in Cameron after T2. |
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(09-15-2012, 03:33 AM)
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#31
Some of his earlier material was golden, but over the past year and a half his reviews were becoming more and more unbearable. I can't say I'm too surprised when they already announced this would be the final anniversary film. I feel like what killed NC the most was his attempt to do a weekly show, same thing happened to the AVGN when he was doing bi-weekly videos. I'd rather see NC go to once a month where each review can be really well crafted.
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contribute something
(09-15-2012, 03:35 AM)
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#32
That's a shame. Lindsey Ellis was always leagues beyond better than him, but I've been a pretty avid watcher for three or four years now, and have seen nearly all of his videos.
Good for him though for knowing when to stop and branching out into other fields. I'm pretty excited as to what Doug will do now. |
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(09-15-2012, 03:36 AM)
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#33
Already commented in the official thread, but like I said there was some good in there, but you could see it was running out of steam. This to me seems like a bad idea to be honest though. I don't see much happening in the future for his career, I may be wrong though.
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bad gameplay lol
(09-15-2012, 03:39 AM)
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#34
Originally Posted by msdstc:
EDIT: Actually, I just remembered. Doug & Rob, NChick, and Todd all signed exclusivity deals with blip.tv about three months ago. So they're probably getting a good chunk of money from that too. |
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(09-15-2012, 03:43 AM)
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#38
Originally Posted by crimzonflame:
Been following NC since his review exchange with the Angry Video Game Nerd, and have been faithfully watching ever since. I've followed some of the other reviewers on his site, but mostly Linkara (who is actually a member of another board I go to), and I'm excited to see where he's going to go from here on out. |
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all my loli wolf companions are so moe
(09-15-2012, 03:56 AM)
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#41
While his later videos are not as good as his old ones, it's nice that he knows when to move on.
Originally Posted by MasterAJ22:
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(09-15-2012, 04:08 AM)
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#43
He created a great site that accumulated a number of great reviewers, but his act had no insight to it. His particular act was enjoyable for a while, but anyone dedicated would find it stale after a while.
The Nostalgia Chick's reviews have almost always been enjoyable for their insight into the film/animation industries. Even the early stuff where she emulated the Nostalgia Critic was pretty good. |
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wears the band's shirts to the band's concerts
can't comprehend the origin of terms (09-15-2012, 04:15 AM)
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#44
I haven't seen any of his videos in a while, but I remember enjoying them a good deal.
I think I stopped watching because at some point he just started reviewing shows and movies that neither he nor I actually had any experience with. Which seems like it kinda defeats the purpose of it, other than just the fish-in-the-barrel process of mocking early 90's children's programming. I actually rather liked the show when he would take on the Sacred Cows of GenX/GenY childhood.....the stuff that we love to remember but that we forget was actually kinda garbage (the TMNT cartoon, X-Men cartoon, Transformers). |
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(09-15-2012, 04:34 AM)
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#49
It's fine. The last 8 months or so have been pretty bad on that site. Actual wit and humor were steadily being replaced by nothing but screaming and slapstick. It's clear that Doug hit everything he wanted to hit, ending it before it got REAL bad was a good move.
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all my loli wolf companions are so moe
(09-15-2012, 04:35 AM)
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#50
Originally Posted by Mesoian:
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