thank you for being the most sane person in all this. the random vitriolic hatred for watcher makes me uncomfortable with the community. calling a company ‘greedy’ is insane. we live in capitalism. we need money for things. and i don’t think they were selling ads very well. they’re trying to be dropout and time will tell if it works (i think in a year people will either have forgotten or be enjoying YouTube shorts they post like dropout). thank you for keeping up the puppet content too. ❤️
yeah this is a move that's going to hurt them on a couple fronts, even if they walk a lot of it back, but like... some of the shit i've seen being said like "go back to your basement" and "we only ever wanted GHOST FILES!!! nobody wants the food/travel/gaming" is not only fucking Rude but it's straight up just............ A Lie. and That's what upsets me.
Whether the fandom is all teenagers or not, they're definitely acting like it. it seems like nobody Actually wanted them to do what they were passionate about in the first place. Suddenly food/travel videos are "wasteful" and "unnecessary"; well, if you've been paying attention, Steven Lim has been studying/practicing the culinary arts for years. that's what he's passionate about. it's what he wants to make and share with us. the fact people are So Ready to write off 1/3rd of the founding members' content is very telling.
ive never been super into shane and ryan Themselves, but they've been doing what they love and sharing it with all of us for Free up until now. I respect them as creators. I can afford to pay them a few dollars a month, so I will. I've already told friends I'm willing to share my acct with them, because they also understand it's hard to be any kind of creator in this climate, especially one that doesn't make the stuff the Algorithm is programmed to prioritize.
In a year, I hope youtube shorts is Gone, actually- that's how much i hate the shortform content mill. thanks for the nice message. i have a couple professor wips i should probably work smore on
I am going to subscribe to Watcher TV right now during the beta period, and I'll share with you the developments as they're made. puppet content will continue in due time.
I'm very disappointed with the community's response to this move. it's one thing to be upset you won't get your free content, but it's another to call the guys sellouts or fakes or imply they hate their young, broke audience who are So Invested in their videos. it's literally their means of survival, there is no way Your dedication to their videos outweighs Theirs.
i am a creative who is only above the poverty line because he lives alone and works full time. it's sad to see dedicated fans look at three guys living in one of the most expensive cities in the World, trying to make what They care about instead of letting youtube force them into ad-riddled content farm formats, and say 'you're just as bad as buzzfeed'. no, they really are not. please learn the difference between a group trying to support itself and maintain its mission statement and a media giant trying to turn a profit. shane literally said in the video you can share your account!!!! jfc!!!
this is going to be my only post on the matter, and it’s not an invitation to start debating me at all. anywhere.
I won’t lie that it’s a bit disheartening to hear, but it’s even more disheartening to hear Watcher fans act as though this is a personal attack on them. Creators need to make money. The fact so many of them give you their “content” (eugh) for free is a gift; the time, energy, and materials needed to create any video, music, or piece of art are all luxuries in the modern world. Watcher is a company that has been struggling financially since day one. They are not Netflix or HBO Max. They are not throwing away content as tax writeoffs. They are doing what they have to in order to remain the channel they wish to be and keep a roof over their heads. I would rather them do this than start churning out content farm bullshit and advertising shady companies for just a few pennies out of YouTube’s pockets. The ones you should be mad at are the media conglomerates that have forced millions into working for them for free essentially, not the ones trying to buck the trend.
BREAKING: Andrew Ilnyckyj and Adam Bianchi join Watcher! The trio will produce and star in a brand new food show. “We picked up where we left off with Worth It, but we’re also making something completely new,” Andrew shared.
More info to come this Friday with other major announcements.
(For watcher ask game) 10 and also 20, what’s your fave episode of Weird Wonderful World, a show I miss every day
Watcher Ask Game
10. what’s your favorite puppet history song?
I almost said 'this is so hard how can you make me choose' but then i remembered I have a youtube playlist titled 'Puppet History but it's only the bangers' so no, I Definitely Play Favorites, Lmao.
It might just be Asmodeus' song? I remember watching it for the first time and being Stunned by how good it all was, from the puppet to the editing to the song itself. plus how it's been reprised later on in the S5 Finale's song?? UGH... thank u asmodeus for your service.
also it made ryan make This Face, so
20. Free Space: Fave ep of WWW?
POP PALS my autistic brain loved to see all the different sodas and the bottles and watching shane's awful awful betrayal is always a treat. i'd love to go to that pop shop by the way, i would be searching for Sparkling V8 2: The Sequel
I’m following the puppet history tab on here ofc but it doesn’t always show me everything so if you Find or See or Make any PH art feel free to send it directly to me and I would be Happy to reblog it n grow the Blog Archive..