God even the thumbnail looks smarmy. He's a bad actor, a bad liar and he got what he deserved. I'm a journalist by education (bachelor's in journalism with an emphasis on broadcasting though I left the industry because news is soul crushing) and this shit gets you blacklisted in the real world on a good day.
YupCorrect me if I'm wrong but isn't he blocked from promotion due to Colin Moriarty the person, not due to the perceived lack of quality of his content.
His new PS podcast is the best out there as the charts reflect.
Oh give me a break...Are we still freaking out over a stupid joke?
Having the internet hate mob harassing you and your family is a living nightmare.He didn't admit to anything. He only mentioned in depth, sort off, with the FIFA review. He is coming off like the victim as well. Saying in the end "Living nightmare" about the whole situation. How about the person you snatched the review from? What a pointless video.
That was probably the only true thing in his lame video, only because thats how gamers react.Do we believe him that his friends and family received abuse and threats?
I'm just saying it sounds familiar, and wondering if he borrowed that part from someone else's Scandal Response video that he watched on YouTube as research for making his own...
Thank youit's a catchphrase used by el Chavo (a character in a mexican Sitcom called "El Chavo del 8", "The Kid from the [apartment] 8" ). "Fue sin querer queriendo", "I didn't intended to do it". While the character actually used it to denote that whatever happened it was really accidental, it's commonly used now to denote someone doing something out of stupidity and lacking the ability to face the consequences.
If a writer cannot even write their own material, they are utterly worthless within the profession. Plagiarising other work also exposes liability to all of the people who work with such a person. Everyone knows the risks, they know its wrong, and Filip chose to do it anyway.It's not that I disagree with these points — I do agree, to a degree.
Let me see if I can sort through my feelings on this. I might be wrong but I'd like to share this perspective anyway, if you'll hear me.
I'm not trying to defend plagiarism as a concept or an offense. I work as a freelance writer. I have BEEN plagiarized — quite literally multiple times. It's terrible. I can't tell you how many times a "social media influencer" like @FATJEW has stolen my work or my peers' work, and passed it off as his own to land brand deals or other benefits to gain fame. I agree that plagiarism should result in punishment and probably even firing. I don't think that this specific example should brand Filip as a "do not hire" forever, even though it probably will.
What frustrates me, I think, is that I also see this as an example of companies/corporations "covering their ass" at the expense of the individual person. Was all of Filip's work garbage? Did he have a history of plagiarizing? Do his 'good' works not count for anything, but only his 'bad' one does? Games journalism doesn't pay nearly well enough for this kind of beating.
This comparison is a bit of stretch but this feels somewhat similar to Disney and James Gunn, except that unlike Gunn, we the audience don't have the same level of affection for Filip's work as we do Gunn's.
It annoys me that someone like Logan Paul will be able to weasel his way back into the public 'good' easier than someone like Filip, despite what I think is a worse offense (and more of a pathological tendency, as well), because he's got a larger audience.
In other words, I don't feel that these "crimes," if you will, are punished evenly or justly — and when punishments ARE meted out, they can look like the kind of 'mob mentality' where the punishment is disproportionate. Part of my handwringing is also that, unless you are famous like Logan Paul or James Gunn, there's no real pathway established toward redemption. The first page of Filip's google results will probably always be this.
It is possible, I think, to condemn plagiarism and Filip's offense without wishing this results in the permanent end to his career. And/or to have a bit of sympathy for the guilty party, as much as we do for the victims.
Do we believe him that his friends and family received abuse and threats?
That was probably the only true thing in his lame video, only because thats how gamers react.
It is completely plausible to me that he may have subconsciously borrowed, or perhaps structured his review a certain way after watching other views. Nobody's brain is perfect and sometimes we think "our" ideas are not in fact our own. That this was Filip's first offense (I don't know about the FIFA review being plagiarized and seems a little bit of a stretch to my eyes) makes it a bit more sad, to me.
I can't even with this. Just 72 hours earlier, the same guy said this crap:
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Not interested in letting this narrative take hold. Even as speculation. I'm convinced almost no one has actually looked at the scripts side by side:
Boomstick: Dead Cells takes the progression of a metroidvania and integrates it into this procedurally generated action roguelite that has you slowly chipping away at its steep difficulty.
Filip: Dead Cells is simple; it takes the progression system of a Metroidvania and transforms it into a procedurally generated action roguelite that has you chipping away at its steep but fair difficulty.
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Boomstick: Also in place is a mutation system that has you pick from various buffs that can enhance and alter your abilities but choose wisely between levels because you can only take so many.
Filip: Also in place is a mutation system that lets you choose from various buffs that enhance and alter your abilities. The mutations you pick can ultimately be the determining factor between a victorious run, or a one-way ticket back to the beginning.
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Boomstick: In Dead Cells you'll need to kill your way through a labyrinth of levels, all punctuated by boss encounters
Filip: In Dead Cells, you'll need to fight your way through an ever-changing labyrinth of levels which are all punctuated by tense, but rewarding boss fights.
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Boomstick: Dead Cells figures out an intriguing way to have your roguelite and metroidvania experience all in one by focusing on your failures and urging you to try something new the next time.
Filip: Dead Cells finds an engaging way to have your Metroidvania and roguelite experience all in one by focusing on your failures and urging you to try something new the next time.
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There are more.
It's calculated plagiarism, nothing less. Blind Freddy can see this
I love shitting on Colin as much as the next guy but I'm sure plenty of people would like to talk to this guy even if they hate what he did.I legitimate don't know Colin but I have been listening to Kinda Funny for the last 3 weeks and to be fair. They also asked Filip to be a guest after heavily criticizing him. Can't blame them for it, I think a lot of people want to know the story of Filip personally and not in the way of some youtube vid.
You know that dislikes also help the visibility of a video on YT?I wish I could disliked his video many more times. Once is just not enough.
"The bottom line is that, what happened with the Dead Cells review was not at all intentional."
Yeah, he absolutely plagiarized, and deserved to be fired.Not interested in letting this narrative take hold. Even as speculation. I'm convinced almost no one has actually looked at the scripts side by side:
Boomstick: Dead Cells takes the progression of a metroidvania and integrates it into this procedurally generated action roguelite that has you slowly chipping away at its steep difficulty.
Filip: Dead Cells is simple; it takes the progression system of a Metroidvania and transforms it into a procedurally generated action roguelite that has you chipping away at its steep but fair difficulty.
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Boomstick: Also in place is a mutation system that has you pick from various buffs that can enhance and alter your abilities but choose wisely between levels because you can only take so many.
Filip: Also in place is a mutation system that lets you choose from various buffs that enhance and alter your abilities. The mutations you pick can ultimately be the determining factor between a victorious run, or a one-way ticket back to the beginning.
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Boomstick: In Dead Cells you'll need to kill your way through a labyrinth of levels, all punctuated by boss encounters
Filip: In Dead Cells, you'll need to fight your way through an ever-changing labyrinth of levels which are all punctuated by tense, but rewarding boss fights.
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Boomstick: Dead Cells figures out an intriguing way to have your roguelite and metroidvania experience all in one by focusing on your failures and urging you to try something new the next time.
Filip: Dead Cells finds an engaging way to have your Metroidvania and roguelite experience all in one by focusing on your failures and urging you to try something new the next time.
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There are more.
Yeah, he absolutely plagiarized, and deserved to be fired.
That being said, I know off the top of my head at least one place where your transcript is inaccurate (Filip ends his review with something like "focusing on your failures and urging you to try something new when you do fail."), which calls into question the accuracy of the rest of your transcript.
I really wonder why he thought he could get away with it in this age. He had a good job, moved recently and people liked his show. It's so odd.
Some people just seem incapable of saying "I'm sorry, I fucked up here." instead of doubling down and then even trying to blame others because their fuck up got busted.
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lol
He went with a decidedly different tactic and woof what a miscalculation.
I don't believe him. But yes, it can be a living nightmare to people who has experience such an ordeal. I have and many others have witnessed what the internet mob has done to people in the gaming industry.Having the internet hate mob harassing you and your family is a living nightmare.
I see. Where did you get the original video review script? Did someone at IGN publish it?Mine wasn't a transcript of Filip's review VO as it published - it was the original video review script. Small ad-libs commonly happen in the VO recording process. But your point is taken - it isn't an exact 1:1 copy of Filip's video review transcript as it published.
Regardless, it's an unbroken nearly 20 word segment with verbatim matching text.
He, uh, works at IGN. As, like, the senior editor.I see. Where did you get the original video review script? Did someone at IGN publish it?
Anyway, we're all in agreement it was plagiarized and the firing was correct. I just wanted to point out what I thought to be an inaccuracy.
It's nice that you don't have any issues with a person being sexist and racist.I'm not going to get into my views of Colin as a person (I personally have no issues with him), but I love his videogame coverage
I see. Although you say that like it's something that should have been obvious. Makes sense how he has the script, though.
YouTubers are entertainers, not journalists. I hope IGN learned their lesson.
He's been posting in these threads all week, so I thought it was. Of course, I failed to consider that to a newcomer or a more disengaged observer, there was no reason for it to be evident, so my apologies.I see. Although you say that like it's something that should have been obvious. Makes sense how he has the script, though.
Np BHe's been posting in these threads all week, so I thought it was. Of course, I failed to consider that to a newcomer or a more disengaged observer, there was no reason for it to be evident, so my apologies.