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monarchisms · 7 months

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so this is the unintentional part two of that summary post i made with geoff talking about the end of achievement hunter. for this post, i'm going to try my best to sum up what michael, trevor, and joe (but not alfredo because he was sick at the time 😔) have said about what will happen in the future on the penultimate episode of off topic, #403. there won't be a transcript this time as i am busy with schoolwork and stuff, so i'll try to make this summary as filled with as much accurate information as i can to make up for it :)

so basically,

trevor starts off by saying they'll be doing the last of various series to wrap everything up. he also notes that some of these finales will be "more nostalgic"

one of the series finales that's up right now is vs episode #150: joe vs BK. the game they played is cooking mama!

after the series finale of off topic (#404 lol), the final AH video ever will be a let's play in the remastered version of burnout paradise, and the cast will consist of geoff, jack, trevor, and michael. this is a callback to the first ever AH video they did back in 2008, and it's already been filmed! trevor says it was more emotional then he thought it would be :')

michael explains that the video will essentially be a ~70-minute podcast. in it, they'll talk more about the end of achievement hunter, where the cast members have went/what they've all moved on to, and new projects that they'll working on. he also says that he thinks that people will call this video "cathartic" while comparing the vibe to their old gta v series, sunday driving

not as important, but michael said that he was mindlessly driving and turning in burnout paradise in the same way that he'd run and jump in minecraft because he "fucking hated" playing minecraft lmfao

as said before, they decided to close AH and start something new with dogbark instead of continuing like they used to. michael acknowledges that in the last few years, most of the crew had already left rt in some way or moved on to other stuff within the company, leaving just michael, trevor, alfredo, and joe as the most consistent on-screen talent by the end. *bonus bit that wasn't mentioned until later, but alongside these 4, jarren from the post team will be their channel manager for dogbark :)

as this group makes videos for dogbark, michael says that their stuff will be both "tonally different" and "very fluid" as they're still figuring it out as they go, noting that they were balancing it and AH/let's play content at the same time

michael also talks about how he's been doing what he's wanted to do at AH for a long time, but there were some things he still couldn't do within the constraints the AH crew had put on themselves

while there will be some gameplay stuff on the dogbark channel, as mentioned in this episode and the channel trailer, they will primarily focus on live action content. trevor makes a point by saying that the style/theme in the trailer will "not be pervasive throughout the entire brand", and michael adds on to that by saying the trailer "is at 100, but every video won't be at 100"

michael and trevor make a point by saying that there will be more variety, as in "a dozen little formats", not necessarily like the shows/series they made at AH, with joe saying that they're not trying to "tie themselves down" to strict uploads and such, like they were when they were previously fitting into a mold at AH

trevor says that he has seen achievement hunter, and rooster teeth as a whole, having a unique challenge ahead of them. he refers to making content that appeals to an audience who had been following them since the early days while trying to also find new faces, both out there in the audience and internally at the company, in order for AH to stay around

he also points out how difficult it is to do that with a long-standing brand that has had different eras of content, since there would be an audience with differing expectations for them. with that, it became hard for the AH crew to balance said expectations with the authenticity they tried to show in the content they created. the crew has changed as people alongside their audience, and the stress that came with it was challenging

michael stresses that the group not only chose to make a new channel completely, they also had to fight for it for a while, and wanted to slow down on AH content before properly closing/archiving the channel to create dogbark. beyond the struggles of creating something new from scratch, they now have the challenge of preparing the audience for the jump from AH to dogbark while thinking about all the pros and cons before going forward

this week (the week of september 18th) and next week (the week of september 25th) are the last weeks of new AH content. after that, there will be a 1 or 2-day break before dogbark properly starts making new content on october 2nd. trevor feels like people will get a better idea of what dogbark is after a month or two of them uploading content

finally (subject to change, of course), they want to aim for full uploads every monday and friday, with patreon-like exclusive videos with rt first every wednesday and saturday. one of the confirmed things to expect is a first-exclusive podcast. the first week dogbark officially starts, all that content will be public as a sample of what to expect, and every week after that will follow that schedule

#trevor collins #michael jones #joe lee #achievement hunter #dogbark #off topic podcast #off topic ah #long post #i sort of threw out the order in which they talk about stuff #since they come back to some points a bit later on #it'd be a bit more confusing if i let it be #there may be more i could add in the post but it's probably better to watch/listen to the first ~1/3 of the episode #for example:#there's also a bit where michael says that it's nice for the group to have complete full ownership of something #and that genuinely made me so happy #ough... if only they still weren't under rt.....#like i said before. make of all of this as you will

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keen-arts · 2 years

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Off Topic #353, Matt says "the only way a catfish could hurt you right now, in this exact moment, is if there was a hamster ball filled with water and a catfish, and it rolled through here" watch out...

#achievement hunter #off topic podcast #off topic 353 #catfish vs owl debate #matt bragg #trevor collins #joe lee #fr the fucking weirdest thing i've drawn in a while

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seachelley · 2 years

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Rage Twins whom I love dearly

#Ky Cooke #Michael Jones #Rooster Teeth #Achievement Hunter #Off Topic podcast #your honour I love them #a very normal podcast tour #capturing Fredo contemplating his chicken the spilt second before he reacted to Ky’s capri sun rant was so sexy of me #also if you see this post twice #no you didn’t #tumblr ate it the first time

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aktheloreidiot · 2 years

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redwebpod · 2 years

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Bit of a Red Web BTS in this weeks Off Topic (#353, it has Trevor on, with Joe, BK, and Matt).

Lot of discussion of Owls vs Catfish, as well as talking about the Halloween special this year (spoiler alert, he does talk about some of the experiences during their investigation, so if you want to go in without prior knowledge, maybe wait to watch).

#red web podcast #off topic podcast #mod c #i'm only about 20m in so far but i thought people may be interested!

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icarus-on-air · 3 months

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doodled the malevolent guys as that one image going around

i have a headcannon human!john wears skirts bc he hates pants and refuses to wear robes bc of the king.

#definintely didnt make this up on the spot bc i drew him in a skirt #also idgaf that it's the 1930s and he would be like. burned at the stake #malevolent #malevolent podcast #john doe malevolent #arthur lester #malevolent fanart #jarthur #arthurs got some LEGS on him #also “human” is subjective. let the guy be a void wearing a skirt #john hair inspired by the “kings have honor” tiktoK #agghsdkjfl he's so Something in that one /pos #off topic ANYWAY

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spookygibberish · 2 months

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Also if anyone is curious here's my big dumb very very roughly ranked list of shit I've listened to over the last yearish

#types a disclaimer for myself in my personal spreadsheet for personal use in case i forget my own opinions about ranked lists #also the little m/f column is bc i was curious if i had any preferences or biases regarding author sex and wanted to visualize it #off topic #books #this is a few months shy of a year of Listening to Books #i was feeling really unsatisfied and restless with all my podcasts and switched to audiobooks instead and it was a great choice #laughs at heinlien down on the bottom. im gonna listen to starship troopers eventually and im gonna take poison damage im sure

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luanneclatterbuck · 7 months

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You know what I miss?

Radio voices.

People who have trained their voice.

People who talk like they talk for a living.

I cannot take one more podcast that includes:

“Hey friendss/guyss/wonderful humanss!”

“…and then I was totally, like…”

“…omg sorry about the background noise/construction noise/etc…”

And the worst?

“Oh sorry, that’s my dog. Do you want to sit with mommy? Oh that’s a good girl. Ok now shh mommy has to work. Now, where were we?”

I just… I just want information presented to me in a clear and neutral and friendly but not too friendly/familiar way. I get it if it’s a conversational podcast, but if you have an educational/documentary style show? Cut it with the friendly familiarities, the vocal fry and uptalk (no I’m really not being sexist, guys do it too and i hate it when they do it too and I’ve unsubscribed to shows hosted by men who do it so), the talking to barking animals, the dumb jokes and then calling yourself out for the dumb jokes… like…

Remember radio voices, my fellow olds? They’re disappearing and that makes me sad.

(Anyway, The Dream? And like half of all new This American Life episodes? I’m looking at you.)

Edit: no, I’m not talking about people in real life. That’s fine and normal. I’m talking about people who talk for a living.

#old lady yells at clouds #these things will get your podcast or whatever turned off immediately #and I will not be coming back for more no matter how interested I am in your topic #yes I’m old and crabby and I’ve learned to live with this

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megabuild · 12 days

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im gonna be 100% honest with you man i'm not gonna post this in full because you are just going to open yourself up to getting clowned on again but i do need you to know this is my absolute favourite opening to any ask i've gotten ever.

#mine #for what it counts i think your base point was fair. the idea of discussing childhood in south africa in the 80s and not-#-mentioning apartheid at all does stick out to me as odd. however i think it is easily explained by-#-it being on a podcast w three white (afaik) men who despite encountering some serious topics generally keep it light.#but i do get what you mean.. i just dunno if id write up two whole essay lengths asks about it. on the no nuance site. LOL #anyway its 2am so sorry if this doesnt make sense i hope you have a good night.#also reblogs off sorry just cause like i said i don't want people to clown on this too much or start arguing 😭#i have had a week and a half i don't want to be the guy who accidentally starts mcytblr apartheid discourse

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dennisboobs · 3 months

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i have been struggling to commit to drawing for weeks, but was convinced that i just needed to collect more and more refs, because the last time i was productive was while watching this video

and i just fucking realized after spending five and a half straight hours drawing to a video essay that ~staring at glenn~ for an hour and a half was not what helped, it was just. having a fucking video playing while i was drawing.

motherfuckers with adhd who need constant stimulation make some noise

#ada speaks #i know the vid timeline makes it look like i didnt watch the video but its bc i watched it twice <333 #INCREDIBLY ironic considering the fucking topic of a portion of the podcast was that katee and glenn both have adhd #pray for me i may actually finish this drawing after all #historic event tbh i havent finished anything but a bust drawing in literally years #i am still staring at glenn but i am not getting bored as hell every ten minutes and fucking off to do something else #my mistake listening to music to draw i guess #not stimulating enough !!!#i know y'all will be happy once i stop talking about this fucking drawing and just post it--

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sexiestpodcastcharacter · 6 months

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Hey! After seeing all That with the birdname terf going down and what you said, I, the person who submitted Cyrille (from 5 Minuten Harry Podcast) wanna clarify some stuff:

First off, I'm trans. Maybe not be that relevant but let's establish that. And yes, I do condemn JKR, don't think anyone should give her money and frankly even frown upon most fanworks that weren't started before it became widely known.

Secondly, the podcast does in fact criticise JKR (tho unfortunately not for the stuff that matters) very frequently and the creator has gotten in legal trouble with her and Warner Bros before (over copyright, she made an extremely popular abridged HP series when I and most of the german tumblr population were teens and some pre-teens) so even though she sometimes pays lip service to them, we can probably take that with a grain of salt.

Thirdly, outside the podcast itself, coldmirror (the pod's creator) has criticised JKR more than on it, including calling her an idiot or something to that effect for "everything she's doing right now" back when her being a terf became widely known tho she didn't get more specific than that. Also, the podcast started wayyy before then, it started so long ago, Alan Rickman was still alive. There's even a mention of his then recent death a few episodes in since coldmirror had a major crush on him for decades and he's how she got into HP. The format doesn't really allow for changing the subject matter after the fact and it was massively popular from the get go, coldmirror's most successful project in years, possibly even outshining that abridged series by now and so I get she was incentivised to continue it.

Fourthly, coldmirror herself is very much a problematic fave and we all know it. Due to the massive influence that abridged series and all of her later works had on my generation, we do still love her, but we know she's far from flawless. Even so, all the times after JKR's terfness became known that coldmirror mentioned spending money on HP stuff for research (eg different versions of the movie that show different parts of the screen since the whole podcast is about overanalyzing every frame and background details) she has always bought it second hand. She did go to Wizarding World pretty early on and took pics of props etc there but that was before. Still tho, we know she's not that great a person, even tho we all love her. And that's not just me talking, I dare you to find me three germans above the age of 20 on this site who dislike coldmirror. It'll be very difficult.

So, was it a great submission? No. Is the podcast problematic? Yes. However,

Lastly, Cyrille was never intended as a serious submission. Iirc it was very late, I had submitted like five in a row and I got a little silly with it. I did not intend for her to end up in the tournament, I 100% counted on her being disqualified and simply you mentioning her as a little shout out to my fellow germans. I think I mentioned something to that effect in the submission but it appears I was not unambiguous enough about her not being a serious submission. Sorry about that.

(Oh, and the playing with gender part wasn't intentional btw, coldmirror read the name Cyrille, assumed it to be feminine and from that sprang the fictionalised Cyrille, even tho the real Cyrille is a man. She did acknowledge this way, way later in the podcast.)

None of this ofc is all that relevant to the discussion regarding the bird terf, but I figured you, personally, might appreciate the extra context.

(In response to this post for those seeking context.)

Don't worry, you were perfectly clear about it being a joke, but including it I only had 62 characters for the bracket (and I wanted 64) so I seeded it in last place behind my own choices.

And yeah, pretty much every podcast (and book and television show and-) I have at least some issues with, and some of those issues are large enough that I no longer derive enjoyment from the show despite liking other aspects. I think recognizing the "problematic" aspects of art is necessary to have any useful or fun conversations about it, and acting like everything must have both ideological and executed purity only results in people ignoring, denying, or trying to hide the issues that are there. Which personally I find boring, frustrating, and can often ruin my enjoyment much faster than the problematic aspects themselves.

Thank you for submitting the characters, and for your insight into 5 Minuten Harry Podcast!

#Not A Poll #Ask #Anonymous #Cyrille #5 Minuten Harry Podcast #I can name five different podcasts off the top of my head that have had major clusterfucks regarding ''aracial'' characters #with the epicenter of those clusterfucks varying between solely the podcast's fault and solely the fandom's fault but mostly lying in #the give-and-take between the creators and the audience.#Every single one of those podcasts and nearly every single character these clusterfucks focused on have been included in this tournament.#Off-topic but I am only now about to disqualify a character for the first time.#Somebody ignored the no-vampires rule for the monster bracket.#Harry Potter for TS

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iceman-maverick · 2 years

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jonie jones v burnie burns