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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/youtube-breakout-ray-william-johnson-524675

In a competitive situation, FX has given script commitment to a comedy inspired by the life of the Internet star, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively.
Johnson is best known for hosting YouTube series =3, in which he offers snarky commentary on viral videos. The comedian-actor's YouTube channel, where Johnson posts new videos every Tuesday, has amassed 8.7 million subscribers and a whopping 2.3 billion views. The 31-year-old, who was recently featured as part of THR's Comedy Class of 2013, is YouTube's most-subscribed-to-comic on the site, with 50 million views a month.
STORY: FX Announces New Network to Launch in September
Writing duo Mike Gagerman and Andrew Waller will pen the script, with Johnson receiving a co-creator credit. 3 Arts' Dave Becky and Troy Zien will exec produce alongside Gagerman and Waller. It's yet to be determined which network -- FX or the upcoming FXX -- would air the project, should it move forward.
Gagerman and Waller's credits include the upcoming feature Road to Nardo, which is going into production with T.J. Miller and Thomas Middleditch attached. Gagerman and Waller are repped by WME, Circle of Confusion and Jackoway Tyerman. Johnson is with WME and 3 Arts.
The project comes as FX is building its comedy brand in preparation for the September launch of FXX.

So.....what's happenin' forum? Is this a GoGo or a NoNo?

 

[xxracerxx]

Who?

EDIT: http://www.youtube.com/user/RayWilliamJohnson

Uh-oh, he wears thick-rimmed glasses. GAF will label him a hipster.

EDIT2: Fuck, this guy is terrible.

 

[Labrys]

wait what

he's awful

why??

 

[hgarrett54]

Who?

 

[Double D]

Who?

 

[TL4E]

I swear he had about 4 million subscribers just a little while ago.

 

[Dead]

Surprised the dude is so old

 

[Mudkips]

LOL @ people pretending to not know who this toolbag is.
It's okay to admit you know who he is. It's the only way we can get the hate fest rolling.

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

Didn't know he was that popular.

 

[xxracerxx]

LOL @ people pretending to not know who this toolbag is.
It's okay to admit you know who he is. It's the only way we can get the hate fest rolling.

I had to Google him.

LolGaf. I see.

Seriously, are we supposed to know who he is without Google and this thread?

 

[ASSauLTxMasTER]

Who?

Who?

Who?

LolGaf. I see.

 

[SirMossyBloke]

I think he's pretty funny His show is way over-produced now though.

 

[Vampire On Titus]

My little brother is in to him. He's terrible.

 

[Toparaman]

He's terrible. He's one of those early YouTubers that got popular by using "shocking" tabloid-style titles IN ALL CAPS for his videos. He has zero original content, it's all just commentary on viral web stuff. His idea of funny is making exaggerated facial expressions and yelling. He's the Dane Cook of YouTube.

EDIT: Wow, he's still doing the same schtick. He must be dead inside.

 

[revolverjgw]

I watched a few videos of his once, didn't even smirk. Youtube is where comedy goes to die

 

[The Grim Heaper]

He's awful, but people apparently like shit like this considering there's at least 3 shows on TV like it.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

He's always on the most popular page for YouTube videos. I've never been interested in clicking on one of them.

 

[Mudkips]

Seriously, are we supposed to know who he is without Google and this thread?

If you've been on Youtube you've seen his face, his name, and his shitty wall o' pics backdrop.
I've actually set up greasemonkey filters to try to block his shit.

 

[Sephzilla]

I dont mind him and I'll watch his stuff from time to time, but I never thought he was "holy fuck give him a TV show" caliber good.

 

[Billen]

I have seen one video with the guy, and I shut it off. The whole repost other peoples videos is so damn "Americas Top Home videos" or whatever that program is called.

Incredibly uninteresting. If he enjoys himself and makes money out of Youtube, power to him. Succeeding at TV/film? Good luck.

 

[Broder Salsa]

I really don't like hating this guy as much as I do, but just 5 seconds of any of his videos and my blood is fucking boiling.

 

[R2D4]

I assume this is shit teenagers watch?

 

[Foffy]

Didn't Ebaumsworld have a stint at a small failed show a few years ago? This will be the same.

 

[Pinko Marx]

The same dude that coined this term

 

[PaperFlame]

Well I know he's not going to succeed if he's wearing those glasses on tv.

 

[Archaix]

If you've been on Youtube you've seen his face, his name, and his shitty wall o' pics backdrop.
I've actually set up greasemonkey filters to try to block his shit.

I've genuinely never heard of him before. I guess it's an advantage of being logged in to youtube and not seeing the default homepage.

 

[krae_man]

LOL @ people pretending to not know who this toolbag is.
It's okay to admit you know who he is. It's the only way we can get the hate fest rolling.

GAF only pretends to not know pornstar names.

Me? I've stumbled onto his videos once or twice.

 

[Aguirre]

I like the part where his videos have jump cuts

/sighs and rolls eyes

 

[Spring-Loaded]

I like the part where his videos have jump cuts

/sighs and rolls eyes

It's scientifically proven that downtime between sentences causes viewers to lose interest.

 

[xxracerxx]

If you've been on Youtube you've seen his face, his name, and his shitty wall o' pics backdrop.
I've actually set up greasemonkey filters to try to block his shit.

I only go to YouTube when I click a link from here, a how to video, a movie trailer, or something a friend sent. Never seen the guy before.

 

[Toparaman]

The whole repost other peoples videos is so damn "Americas Top Home videos" or whatever that program is called.

Not even, because that show has original content (people's home videos).

The same dude that coined this term

I doubt it. Probably snagged it from 4chan.

 

[Pinko Marx]

Not even, because that show has original content (people's home videos).



I doubt it. Probably snagged it from 4chan.

No...He actually coined that term. Idk if he uses it anymore, but he definitely used to.

 

[FinKL]

The same dude that coined this term

So thats what =3 means

 

[xxracerxx]

So thats what =3 means

I always thought it was a cat.

 

[EightBitNate]

He'll be like Daniel Tosh without the comedy

 

[Pinko Marx]

I always thought it was a cat.

It is.

 

[sappyday]

He'll be like Daniel Tosh without the comedy

They're both bad. But at least with this tv show he'll fade away from YouTube just like how Fred did. We still need to get rid of some other shit YouTubers though.

 

[BraXzy]

I remember watching his stuff a couple years ago and he was pretty funny.. nowadays its really forced and scripted

I'd like to see sxephil get a job as a news anchor though

 

[Plywood]

I remember when this guy was still growing he faked a girlfriend (twitter account and all) while also having some kind of love/hate relationship with some other asian woman on twitter who ousted him.

 

[Dead Prince]

I assume this is shit teenagers watch?

"Shit Teenagers Watch"

Making TV show about this now. thanks.

 

[KevinCow]

I hate this guy's face so much. I've never even watched any of his videos, but they all have a picture of him making a stupid face for the thumbnail and they always piss me off.

 

[dummydecoy]

Freddiew FTW!

 

[KevinCow]

Freddiew FTW!

He used to be good before he sold out.

 

[KittenMaster]

LOL @ people pretending to not know who this toolbag is.
It's okay to admit you know who he is. It's the only way we can get the hate fest rolling.

I can say that I legitimately do not know who this guy is.

The way I use YouTube is that the content I watch are things that specifically interest me and are often specific to specific internet communities (often times video games). I am subscribed to very few high profile YouTube channels, the most notable being Classic Gaming Room (which I found on my own by looking up classic game stuff, IIRC) and Rhett and Link (which I have found about through NeoGAF). I have very little found any interest in browsing YouTube's front page stuff or their featured channels. Because of that, I have somehow managed to avoid even the slightest name drop which leads me to want to assume that the dude must not be popular enough to be known outside of his own audience (and I could be wrong since, like I said, I know nothing about him.)

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

"comedy inspired by the life of the Internet star."

So him stealing other people's shit and have a ridiculous voice over it? His life cant get any more comedic than that! Good for him though for finding a very niche market.

 

[Dan]

I unfortunately know of this person due to the nature of my job...

But c'mon, a scripted show about this guy's life? Uh, why?

FX can pair this shit with Anger Management.

 

[reggie]

I always see his videos on the front page and wonder if he is ever going to disappear. If there is any hope left in this world this show will flop and he will fall off the map forever. Dude is a fucking clown.

 

[Mengetsu]

I watched his shows for when he first started at his peak. When he made those deals with media companies(that almost tanked his show) I lost interest. His guest while he was away was bad except Gabriel Iglesias AKA Fluffy.

 

[Alphahawk]

Never heard of the guy.

 

[Mushroomer25]

Has any web stars actually made a clean transition to real entertainment success yet? Bo Burnham seems to be doing okay, but he wasn't exactly a hosting personality.