Hey-o, all! I've been lurking the thread before this since a little before the big doc dropped on the 2nd and have been following that and this one since then. First time posting on this thread; but in general I'm glad to see that outside of The Gamer Dragon this has actually been some level-headed interesting discussion. I kind of didn't expect to find a forum without gamergater "wah women in my vidya games" types especially when this is the subject matter being discussed, but I've gotta say; absolutely loving this. Been laughing my ass off at the blockbuster buster stuff too; you guys are great. I'm just really heavily invested in this discussion when TGWTG/CA/whatever has been a big part of the internet side of my life since I was in my early teens back in the late noughties, so it's just nice to see a thread like this that tends to break everything down.
As someone who'd followed Nostalgia Critic for ages mostly due to, ironically, that nostalgia - in fact I only really unsubscribed following the allegations in the doc; I'd been a bit iffy on him especially in regards to his 'both sides' mentality and general ignorance, but I was able to put that aside for me still kinda sorta enjoying him a little - I must admit, I was always heavily bothered by his stance that all humour comes from pain as well. It always stuck out in my head that that's the reason he gave for that monkey hotel movie not being funny; specifically because there was no pain that resulted from the monkey's actions. It was always just a weird stance, but I never challenged it because he said it so firmly and confidently and he often cited Egbert and Siskel that I figured it must have been a professional psychological viewpoint from somewhere. I guess it was the only original thing he came up with at the end of the day, and it was still awful.
I've gotta ask though, is there any confirmation on Brad leaving? Someone in a discord server of mine said that he had and I was blown away by that, but all I've heard are general rumours and maybes.
As someone who'd followed Nostalgia Critic for ages mostly due to, ironically, that nostalgia - in fact I only really unsubscribed following the allegations in the doc; I'd been a bit iffy on him especially in regards to his 'both sides' mentality and general ignorance, but I was able to put that aside for me still kinda sorta enjoying him a little - I must admit, I was always heavily bothered by his stance that all humour comes from pain as well. It always stuck out in my head that that's the reason he gave for that monkey hotel movie not being funny; specifically because there was no pain that resulted from the monkey's actions. It was always just a weird stance, but I never challenged it because he said it so firmly and confidently and he often cited Egbert and Siskel that I figured it must have been a professional psychological viewpoint from somewhere. I guess it was the only original thing he came up with at the end of the day, and it was still awful.
I've gotta ask though, is there any confirmation on Brad leaving? Someone in a discord server of mine said that he had and I was blown away by that, but all I've heard are general rumours and maybes.
