the worst part is that Close Enough wasn't even a failed or hated show, but got screwed by the licencing bs of the streaming services

@andykishore

5 ай бұрын

It seams to have gotten removed from all of the streaming services and digital stores as of October 2023. Even Amazon Prime Video still has the show listed, but all of the episodes are unavailable.

@cyborgparrot1996

5 ай бұрын

You thank Zaslav for that, guy is an absolute cancer that's killing mainstream animation...

@MattS025

5 ай бұрын

@@andykishore yeah that's because Zazlov turned it into a tax write off meaning that it can no longer be accessed. Nonsense like this is why I still collect physical media.

@amesstarline5482

5 ай бұрын

Removed from its own streaming home, somehow worse than a usual "screwed by the network".

@superherochestsymbol1032

5 ай бұрын

I was gonna say, what’s it doing in the thumbnail?

Close Enough's cancellation was such a heart-breaker. It was the closet thing to getting a spiritual successor to regular show which was beloved by my generation and now its gone.

@gablit-gt8kk

4 ай бұрын

Close enough was not entertainment

@afeckingwooloo

4 ай бұрын

@@gablit-gt8kk wdym it wasn't entertainment?

@gablit-gt8kk

4 ай бұрын

It feels like it's an adult swim series

@gablit-gt8kk

4 ай бұрын

Childrens shows and movies or whatever franchises don't get cancelled or end on a unsatisfied conclusion

@gablit-gt8kk

4 ай бұрын

Adult swim is different especially since some shows don't get cancelled

Gotta love how HBO cancelled countless critically acclaimed cartoons (and are directly sabotaging others), but are giving Velma a second season.

@amberfox9543

5 ай бұрын

Not hbo but inside job 😭

@comettamer

5 ай бұрын

Freaky, yeah. I guess all the hate watching actually panned out...

@sketchs_art_corner

5 ай бұрын

From what I understand, Velma is one of those shows that has one season forced into two by the network. It’s become a trend for streaming services to do this, it’s a way to get away with paying the creatives less. Ofc lmk if I’m wrong but I don’t think they actually have a *real* season two

@BarryHart-xo1oy

5 ай бұрын

It’s truly mystifying.

@gablit-gt8kk

4 ай бұрын

Don't be harsh on wanting adult shows to have a a continuation cuz it doesn't matter anyhow

Whether you love or hate family guy, we all agree on missing Mayor West. He brought so much charm to the show.

@GPS_DS

5 ай бұрын

Well yeah, Adam West made everything he was in better.

@Mr.WestcottX

5 ай бұрын

Likewise Love / Hate with modern family Guy

@andykishore

5 ай бұрын

Adam West was the highlight of later Family Guy seasons before his passing.

@Mr.WestcottX

5 ай бұрын

@@andykishore agreed.

@andykishore

5 ай бұрын

@@Goofball-zq2vg They actually point that fact out in "The Simpsons Guy" crossover episode where Homer attacks Peter by throwing Emmy Award trophies at him, which makes Peter reply "Hey, that's no fair, I don't got none of them!" a jab at Family Guy never winning Emmys.

I can shed some light on the Close Enough situation. The only reason to show was canceled and got removed was due to the merger Warner Bros had with Discovery. Apparently, the guy who was in charge at the time felt like that the show then exactly fit in with his "vision" as well as all the other shows that were removed. At least, that's what I've been hearing.

@mechmaster315

5 ай бұрын

And even now people are starting to point fingers at him and want the company to boot him and end up like Chapek

@reasyrandom

5 ай бұрын

@@mechmaster315 "Pointing fingers" is a bit harsh to his critics when he's 100% to blame for this mess. Though you may have a point in people being desperate to create a strawman, I don't think that's the case here.

@andykishore

5 ай бұрын

Close Enough seasons 1-2 were also removed from Netflix international in May 2023 which I don't think Warner had anything to do with the removal from that streaming service, at least not immediately. Especially since the Close Enough removal on Netflix in May 2023 happened many months after HBO Max's removal of the show in August 2022 and season 3 never came to Netflix. A year after August 2022, Close Enough was also removed from digital purchase in October 2023. Close Enough is still listed on Amazon Prime Video, but all of the episodes say they are unavailable there.

@williamcrowe2576

5 ай бұрын

In other words, it's Zaslav's fault.

@McCraeTheMediaLover

5 ай бұрын

Yeah,this man is really hurting the WarnerMedia side of Warner Bros. Discovery. I still hope someday the guy gets fired and gets the boot like Chapek. I don’t hate Close Enough,I still consider it a spiritual successor to Regular Show and WB needs to bring it back to streaming,along with other shows like Infinity Train and Summer Camp Island and put it on another streaming service like Apple,Amazon,or Netflix.

I really loved Close Enough. It was definitely a show that deserved better than what it got.

@andykishore

5 ай бұрын

True.

@kyrohowe3156

5 ай бұрын

Really surpassed Regular Show, but I wished HBO Max didn't screw everything up with the licensing rights.

@gablit-gt8kk

4 ай бұрын

But the series doesn't look like it's for children

@michaelgualtieri651

4 ай бұрын

@@gablit-gt8kk It's not, that's the point. It was basically Regular Show meant for adults.

The worst part of modern family guy is it will spend 70 percent of the season showing a character being irredeemable and out of nowhere make a episode where you have to feel sympathy for them

I’m surprised you didn’t mention Final Space. It was a really great series that was created by a fellow KZreadr named Olan Rogers and TBS/Warner really screwed it over. The first two seasons had a lot of potential, but executive meddling caused the story to be undercut by forced humor. Finally, the crew were given full control over season 3 and it was fantastic. Just as the show felt like it got going, it suffered the same fate of Close Enough. You can’t watch or stream it anywhere legally.

I guess it just goes to show how COMPLICATED the industry truly is. I am forever thankful that Adult Swim took a shot with Zach Hadel's and Michael Cusack's Smiling Friends. Speaking of which, it'll be swell if you make a video touching upon the show. It's a must watch.

@MrFLCL713

5 ай бұрын

Adult Swim should give MeatCanyon his own show already.

@sophiathekitteh

5 ай бұрын

Strider could get that shrimp glow everyone's talking about 😉

I noticed WB tried to sabotage it as much as possible. It was already ready to air since around 2018, and was going to air at TBS. But it was delayed continuously until 2020 when it premiered on HBO Max. Then it was purged after three seasons as a tax writeoff, due to the WBD merger. Infinity Train, Summer Camp Island, and Final Space were similarly purged.

@andykishore

5 ай бұрын

HBO Max, they're fucking it all up man. The creators, it's a whole fuck up. The whole thing is falling apart.

@evantambolang3052

4 ай бұрын

You can thank that Boomer Zaslav who hates animation

Looks like we're getting there, but I didn't know "Close Enough" was considered a failed cartoon.

@Mysza404

5 ай бұрын

Me too. I thought it was decent, but stopped watching after few episodes anyway.

@paulienuti8031

5 ай бұрын

I love this show sad it was cancelled 😞

@phantomstrider

5 ай бұрын

True. A bit of a weasel call on my part 😅 I really wanted to talk about Close Enough though.

@katlegoassegaai9235

5 ай бұрын

​@@phantomstriderplease do Hannah Montana on the worst top 20 episodes please 🥺

According to an article by Deadline the possible reason for Little Demon along with other shows on Hulu and Disney+ being...well swept off the face of the earth was Christine McCarthy who is was an CFO (chief financial officer) for Disney stated "they were in the process of reviewing certain shows and criteria that align with the changes in their approach to content curation", which to me is the glorified way of saying "it doesn't fit with the Disney brand so it's got to go" which ironically was the same situation that poor Close Enough had as it too was cut due to the merger with Warner Bros and Discovery which was at the same time shows were being pulled from Disney and Hulu. Side note: Outside the pandering the other and more main reason why many disliked the clone high reboot was the fan favourite character and the reason why it was cancelled to begin with was the clone version of Gandhi not returning and was made as a one quick joke and swept under the rug, in the original run of the show protests and threats were made at MTV to cancel the series because his portrayal was extremely different to his real life counterpart with the clone high one being more crude, showing sighs of ADHD and being more slow to things, ultimately MTV for the fear of riots and their lives cancelled the series and left it on a cliff hanger till the reboot picked up and continued from there.

@shampers

5 ай бұрын

Yet they'll keep Brickleberry on the platform which is easily 10000% times worse than Little Demon in every way possible.

@ExtremeWreck

5 ай бұрын

Reminds me of what happened to The Owl House.

20:30 Pretty much my thoughts on AI. Sometimes an AI does something eerily human-like and I think, “We’re all gonna die!” Then they do something really stupid and I think, “We’re gonna be fine, for a long time.”

@Kamifox1

5 ай бұрын

Same! Like the whole AI art debacle at the moment, does everyone seriously think something that can't even get basic anatomy vaguely right will take over from human artists? Sorry but I don't think anyone with a brain is gonna buy Sonic with 6 fingers on each hand and an extra leg coming from his... You-know-where... over actual fanart with the proper 5 fingers and two legs we all know and love.

@GPS_DS

5 ай бұрын

@@Kamifox1 Don’t forget the crooked four rows of teeth.

@angel_of_rust

5 ай бұрын

you underestimate how much Sonic fans probably have a thing for extra or missing body parts as well. well, the Sonic community is its own can of worms.@@Kamifox1

I personally loved Crossing Swords. I actually binged it when it dropped. It had me laughing and I loved the more gruesome and violent nature. It was refreshing to me.

I agree on your opinion on Family Guy,I’ve became more divisive on this show and even I respect how the new FG crew in the recent post-Disney era seasons decided to tone down the mean-spiritedness and shock humor(mostly Peter and Brian’s malicious traits being toned down a bit,Quagmire being on good terms with Brian, and Meg’s constant abuse being no longer used) and tried to make Family Guy relevant again. At least Seth MacFarlene has moved on from FG into other things(except for still voicing the characters).

The one thing Bordertown didn't need was the Peter Griffin cameo. Yes, Peter did make a cameo on that show.

@ferretqueen2908

4 ай бұрын

Well it's another one of those "crass and edgy" adult shows, so why not I guess.

@EngineerMonkey-zp3yj

3 ай бұрын

"This is even worse than that time I was in Bordertown!"

I wouldn’t say Close Enough failed because right around the time the 3rd season came out sooooo many people were upset HBO cancelled it out of nowhere simply so they cut cost due to their stupid ass deal. I love close enough and I love Quintel as a writer. It’s a shame hbo not only made him cut up his 2 part episodes into 1 for the first season so we got super short episodes up until 2 when the story started to pick up. HBO failed that show, the show didn’t fail them

@AllBlackAirpods

5 ай бұрын

Also, LOVE YOU STRIDER. Thank you for everything you do

@andykishore

5 ай бұрын

HBO Max screwed over Close Enough big time.

@phantomstrider

5 ай бұрын

Perfectly fair point :) I honestly made a bit of a weasel call with it as I just really wanted to talk about it 😄 And thanks Airpods!

It's a shame Inside job got cancelled. It quickly became one of my favorite shows despite not all the jokes landing for me.

Close Enough was a great show that got cancelled too soon. I hope that one day it gets a proper finale.

@comettamer

5 ай бұрын

Agreed

@montanajackson3713

5 ай бұрын

Agreed.

5:07 useless fact about Inside Out: the car that Riley’s family owns is a Pre Facelift First generation Subaru Forester (approx 1997-1999) I am very familiar with these vehicle (i have owned 4 of them lol) so I love looking for the car when I’m watching inside out

How the heck does Mrs. Strider look so good in the Meg beanie? It fits that avatar so well!

I'm so sad that Close Enough got cancelled. I really loved the show. I can see why some people don't like it. But I really enjoyed it and actually got a bit emotional when I heard it was cancelled. Also, it's nice to see Strider mellow out to Family Guy nowadays. Though I don't blame him for initially calling it one of the worst shows of all time at one point.

@andykishore

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, I noticed how PhantomStrider's hatred for Family Guy has chilled down recently, but I don't blame him for having that opinion at one point because Family Guy was at its absolute worst a decade ago. A lot of fans and reviewers consider Family Guy season 12 to be the worst season of the whole show.

@neotheyoshare

5 ай бұрын

I feel like Strider went through a deja vu of Modern SpongeBob improving again from watching the newer Family Guy seasons

I love Human Resources, Little Demon and Close Enough... I was so disappointed to hear about the cancellation of them- especially the latter two. I think one of the issues at the moment is that there is just so much content out there, and these shows in particular aren't really made to appeal to the masses necessarily, and so they sadly get lost or forgotten- despite actually being really interesting and unique, or at least showing some good promise. I'm glad that at least a few do have a dedicated (if tiny) fan base, so there's hope they'll find an audience in the future who will appreciate them for what they are :) I think shows like Hoops and Chicago Party Aunt are perhaps better examples of 'hated' shows, though I get the shows I like from this list arent exactly beloved, and certainly from a business perspective did 'fail' in terms of longevity and viewership :/ *Also this video came out at a strangely serendipitous time, as I was discussing with someone just the other day about how much I missed 'Close Enough' and hoped there'd be another Season... I guess now I know why there hasn't been one! Thanks Strider :D

Close Enough was a gem. It reminded me of an adult version of Regular Show. It really sucks that they took it off pretty much as a tax write off instead of anything else. I wish reruns would at least show on Adult Swim, or even new episodes produced from Adult Swim.

@SuperBoy-ps9dz

4 ай бұрын

Agree

@montanajackson3713

4 ай бұрын

Agreed.

I really enjoyed Little Demon and was sad when it got cancelled.

@TheDrake-Dog-4273

5 ай бұрын

Do you where I can whats left of Little Demon, I never watch but hearing and seeing the trailer last now I am interested to watch?

I saw the trailer for Little Demon when it was on KZread and it got me to watch the show. I watched the show as it came out, it was a little hit or miss, but overall I very much liked it. I did find it strange that no one else was talking about the show, but I had no clue it's been removed from all platforms and frankly I'm kinda pissed I was hoping for a season 2, it had potential. Another show that was *REALLY* good that got similar treatment is Pantheon (Idk if you've heard of it but it def should be on this list). Luckily season 2 which had been made but was stuck in limbo for a while recently got released onto Amazon.

What about Praise Petey? I mean the show was cancelled after season 1 due to low ratings because of poor scheduling as it was aired on Fridays during the summer of 2023. Worst of all, the show ended on a cliff hanger. You can also add in Agent Elvis, Shenmue the anime (although you can blame that show’s cancellation on the 4th Shenmue game being in development hell), Housing Complex C, God if High School, High Guardian Spice and Fena Pirate Princess. And the CEO of Mappa said that Chainsaw Man was a failure due to poor dvd sales because 80 percent of Japan hated the anime. At least Chainsaw Man is a main stream anime/manga beloved by all and Mappa basically owns the IP. Cancelling the show as well as season 2 would piss off the entire Chainsaw Man Fandom.

I honestly think Regular Show deserves a rewatch from you. The characters grow a lot, especially Rigby, as the show goes on. Despite its supernatural elements, it’s one of CN’s realest shows.

3 Type of Adult Cartoons (1) Ones that were Good but we re screwed by the Network Good Enough and Mission Hill (2) Cartoons that were great at the beginning but lose the steam and refused to surrender Rick and Morty Family Guy and Simpsons (3) Ones that were bad to begin with and no one misses Hoops Fazeley and Celevand Show ❤ Love Your Videos Keep Up the Good Work PS Bob's Burgers is top tier with South Park As well love to hear about your opion do you still hate South Park because too mean or cruel for the Sake of being cruel

@conit4125

5 ай бұрын

I haven't seen the latest season but the later seasons of Rick and Morty are kinda like Big Mouth where half of people seem to like it and half of people seem to hate it. Personally I think season 5 was actually really good, I'd rank it like maybe 2nd under season 2. Imo season 6 had some really high hits like "Bethic Twinstinct" and "Analyze Piss" and some really low misses like "Final DeSmithation" and "A Rick in King Mortur's Mort". I feel like no one can agree on what they want Rick and Morty to be so it's best to just enjoy the ride.

I am one of those people who did watch all of Crossing Swords. The way it animated is something that did work for me and the story may have been crude but (atleast for me) I didn’t mind it. I’m sad to hear that it was cancelled, as I waited for more episodes but I guess it’s not for everyone. It was good while it lasted.

Hey Josh, just out of curiosity have you thought about doing a 2023 retrospective for the worst disney movies? 🤔 I'd love to hear your thoughts on the movies on that list if they've changed or not. Only if you want, of course 😁 Thanks so much for the special thanks I appreciate it 😁

"Close enough" - yet another example to the ever growing box of evidence of why piracy is not only good, but also necessary. Big Mouth - it got a ton of flak for the art style - it got itself in the middle of the 'western shows being hideous' argument and to this day is among the most consistently showed examples. And it is a valid argument - many western shows are visually vomit-inducing indeed, combine it with crude humour and you get yourself a stereotype mix that can easily outshine anything good about the show itself.

Close Enough was already in trouble even before the HBO Max drama. This show was supposed to be released somewhere in 2018 on TBS, but kept getting delayed. But after The Cops was plugged due to the CK allegations, Close Enough was never aired for it's animation block. It's quite shameful. I remember watching the first episode on the HBO Max and I thought it was pretty good. I have yet to see the rest of it though.

I liked Human Resources. I found it more enjoyable and interesting than Big Mouth. Can’t believe they cancelled it. And I was hoping that Close Enough would go for like six seasons like Regular Show. Would’ve been great to hear the other Regular Show voice actors in some episodes. Would be great if that show got picked up by another company

Hey Strider! Now that you have done failed adult cartoons, maybe you should do successful ones as well. Helluva Boss and The Harley Quinn Show come to mind.

@MaddoxEzman

5 ай бұрын

I would love to hear his thoughts on Helluva boss! One of my all time favorite shows

@montanajackson3713

5 ай бұрын

Heck yeah, helluva boss is one of my favorite shows, and I can’t wait for the hazbin hotel series to release!

23:13 absolutely not. The original clone high is one of the smartest, funniest and most identifiable cartoons ever. This reboot is an insult to the original in ever way that is already starting to age like milk compared to the original which is timeless.

@andykishore

5 ай бұрын

More reason why I don't think that show ever needed a reboot.

@Diolover-yj5xz

5 ай бұрын

@andykishore the problem wasted that the show didn't need a reboot/revival because it ended on a cliffhanger and Phil lord and Christopher Miller still had a lot of ideas. The problem is that the reboot just sucks mainly because the writers of the reboot never watched clone high and didn't knew it was a parody of teen dramas

@andykishore

5 ай бұрын

@@Diolover-yj5xz I also heard that the new Clone High season, revival, whatever, is animated in flash animation which pales in comparison to the traditional digital ink-and-paint animation used in the first season or original series.

I think the reason Inside Out 2 is getting so much credit is because they're treating Anxiety as a separate entity from Fear.

This is how I found out crossing swords was canceled. I loved that show. 😭

Another great video. I feel like Final Space and Tuca and Bertie got cancelled to soon.

I loved Close Enough! It was fun and my husband and I related to it a lot of enjoyed the humor and surrealness. Human Resources, I enjoyed in short spats. Some of it I loved, some not so much. But I didn’t hate it. That Grandma Episode in the first season heading me crying like a baby!

9:07 oh oh! Yes! As someone who came from a highly religious family and town, allowing yourself to watch such shows is said to open a portal from hell and reek satanic chaos and demons into your home! Causing you to turn onto the Lord and be forever damned! Edit because I probably should clarify I don’t believe in such things anymore.

As a god fearing man BRING LITTLE DEMON BACK

Wow close enough is the younger brother of Regular Show

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS. Oh my gosh, seeing you post always gets me pumped!

The comments in No. 6 and mentions of some sort of digital devil possessing people through a cartoon sounds like the premise for some Shin Megami Tensei/Persona fanfiction. It's like a blend between mainline SMT and Persona 4. Then again, crazy fundamentalists would probably believe the SMT/Persona games are an interactive documentary on some sort of Satanic conspiracy.

@reinweissritter

5 ай бұрын

Lol, I can only imagine the kind of shit those guys would've pulled if we actually got megaten games back in the 90s.

@HydraSpectre1138

5 ай бұрын

@@reinweissritter At that point, I'm glad that it took really long for Megaten to get released outside of Japan. And at least we still got that Jack Bros. game on Virtual Boy. And Revelations: Persona.

My fiancé and I actually liked Crossing Swords since it made a change from the usual 2D animation adult shows. It was sometimes funny watching things going on in the background as well

For little demon, I think there’s an interesting outlook on the “medial causing demon possession” argument I’ve heard from a KZreadr that is a Christian, in that it actually makes people more susceptible to demons due to the fear in them that this breeds, although I can’t say since I’m not religious. For Close Enough, if what I’ve heard is true then it really sucks what happened to it, because that was what Regular Show was supposedly supposed to be before being picked up on Cartoon Network. As for Paradise PD, the creators supposedly have a habit of reusing jokes and characters in their shows, which is probably why it got so much hate.

@xavierbrown2098

5 ай бұрын

Kind of need to call that bluff. If that was the case, the entire horror genre wouldn't exist. Most horror stories, and a good chunk of the old testament - as well as Christianity as a whole throughout history, based on how they used the fear generated from their preaching to control their people - would be seen as evil. It's more likely these 'intense' religious individuals are only targeting it because it paints demons in a more humorous and human light. It's why horror stories where the evil demons are defeated 'mysteriously' get a pass. Besides, I implore whoever uses that excuse to look at those cartoons and tell me honestly how it looks scary with 'that' style of animation.

one that im surprised didn't get an honorable mention is hazbin hotel/helluva boss the humour isn devicie, th writing can be all over the place and i've heard both a lot of good and bad about it. im more on the side of liking it, but i can see why others dont. but if we're gonna be real, you can say about these what you want, but you can't deny the impact it had.

@sg9099

5 ай бұрын

The difference is that helluva boss is indie, so the corporations have no control over it which is why its still running and has a growing fanbase

Do The WORST Cartoons from the 80'S next!

Yeah, Seth MacFarlane himself thinks that Family Guy should have ended after the first 7 or 8 seasons.

@andykishore

5 ай бұрын

Another interview had Seth MacFarlane reveal that he had not written for Family Guy since 2010 and only does voice acting on the show nowadays.

@wesmcinerny4524

5 ай бұрын

@@andykishore That explains so much.

I've been waiting for you to talk about family guy since your last family guy video. Thank you strider another awesome video

my favorite countdown channel returns!

Most adult shows suck. And if they don’t suck, they’re probably gonna suck in the future.

Man I really enjoyed Close Enough. It deserved so much better than the treatment it had gotten. I was devastated when I had found out it had gotten cancelled and was disheartened to find out that it’s impossible to watch it without having to watch it on a pirating website. Warner Bros really did that show dirty. I loved Regular Show and I definitely thought Close Enough had that same charm, but with a more mature feel to it. JG Quintel was held back by the censors with Regular Show, but he had more creative freedom with Close Enough.

Close Enough was one of the most acclaimed adult cartoons around, it's only axed cos Discovery HATES animation but hypocritical to keep TTG alive!

@RVAdada

5 ай бұрын

Pretty much

I like Crossing Swords honestly. It’s entertaining to me and the main character is likable enough

@Luvs2spwge-xu6rd

5 ай бұрын

Same!

*Close Enough is actually available to watch on Google Play and KZread, though you do have to purchase the seasons and episodes.*

Hope you had a fun thanksgiving

Oh heck yeah! I was hoping you do hated/failed modern Adult Cartoons since you already did failed kids cartoons, thank you Phantomstrider! This should be interesting especially with Modern Family Guy here.😁😂

@andykishore

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, now he's gone full circle.

@rainbowtoyfunrandomess1982

5 ай бұрын

​@@andykishoreI know!

Oh my GOOOSH I watched your channel yeeears ago and just rediscovered it by accident! Hi!! Hope you’re doing great, your video quality has skyrocketed ✨✨✨

I’d honestly love to see a Best/Worst modern American Dad episodes list, and I’m talking post-American Fung. It continues being a superior show to Family Guy. For the most part, they still have so much creativity behind their stories and humor. Best recommendations: Rabbit Ears, 300, and Multiverse of American Dadness Worst recommendations: Bazooka Steve, The Mural of the Story, and Tapped Out

Thank you for answering my question. I can definitely relate to the politeness of Canadian heritage. My late grandmother was from Calgary 😊

The worst part of the prince is that they didn’t even bother to mock prince Andrew but mocked children instead

Mickey at 9:49 got me 🤣

There are still songs in Family Guy, and they’re still pretty damn good. A lot of people who critique the show now haven’t watched seasons 20 onwards. It’s pretty okay now, can be really funny. Nowhere near as good as the old seasons obviously, but they’re trying.

@andykishore

5 ай бұрын

I was going to say the same thing.

A lot of the reason why Family Guy feels so different and "watered down" is because pretty much all the classic episodes you remember fondly were written and directed by or with Seth at the helm. Now and since 2010 ish Seth only does voice acting on the show. It also explains why there are no more musical numbers since it was Seth who, not only sings and was inspired by Frank Senatra and worked with the people who trained him to sing, but overall loves that kind of "baratone (I think it's called )" music

Wait?! HBO Max or MAX got rid of Infinity Train?! Off topic but it WAS AWESOME!

I love yours videos, keep up the brilliant work!!! ❤

@andykishore

5 ай бұрын

Yes.

LS mark is definitely one of my favourite KZreadrs nowadays. He knows how to standout from the crowd.

I love little Demon... too many people complained about it but its okay they still would watch theExocist the ring. Carrie, Carrie 2 and saw and think that is okay .. how fickle people can get

@Randytherumbler

5 ай бұрын

I have never heard of Little Demon,but I sure bet that the entire series had been severely underrated. Too many paranoid, delusional,and religious people who had been zealously thought that it had been,well, unholy. That's too bad

What about Masters Of The Universe; Revelations? 😤 That show basically was for He-Man fan, what HBO Velma was for Scooby-Doo fans!

12:08 Actually, I’m curious to know what are your recent opinions towards Regular Show are as it’s beloved by many fans. Close Enough still deserves some justice from getting cancelled though.

Hi, Phantomstrider! This is Ian Rodgers! And, I subscribed to your channel once!

You can't blame Warner Bros for the cancellation or removal of Close Enough, this is all Discovery's fault. They are killing Warner Bros and they don't care

I'm happy to see you talking about cartoons again, I missed these.

Close enough was underrated like regular show

Hey Strider, have you and Vailskiblum ever thought if teaming up? You two share a lot in common when it comes to discussing cartoons.

I’m Gen Z, and I wouldn’t say that my generation isn’t interested in the British Monarchy, since I’ve had a lot of friends who talk about them a lot, especially Princess Diana. However, I think that The Prince is the single most clueless and borderline condescending way that someone has tried to capitalize off of that interest.

@ferretqueen2908

4 ай бұрын

Idk, I'm a gen Z and neither me nor any of my friends care at all about the British Monarchy.

I like closed enough I thought the adult humor was and it was relatable since adulting sucks and it can be boring

Wait until you find out that Season two of Velma is actually more episodes from season 1

I love your videos, keep up the good work!

@Randytherumbler

5 ай бұрын

Whatever happened to the Richie Rich animated series? What about AquaTeen Hunger Force?

@Kurtfan1991

Ай бұрын

@@Randytherumbler???

I'll never forgive whichever terrible person axed Infinity Train and whoever cancelled Inside Job. Also, I just downloaded Little Demon from my local torrent site, just in case. (I'm a bit of a lost media collector.)

Dude I was absolutely heartbroken when Close Enough got suddenly cancelled. To me, it wasn’t the best show, but it was still a funny, more adult version of Regular Show. I really miss that show.

Its ironic how Warner Brothers is trying to kill its animation department despite the fact that animation was one of their biggest cash cows and a major part of their identity. Think about it! Some of the greatest animated shows of ALL TIME were created by Warner Brothers: Infinity Train, The Looney Toons, Batman the Animated Series, the rest of the DCAU, Over the Garden Wall, Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Lab, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Adventure Time, Scooby Doo, Tom and Jerry, the Hannah Barbara cartoons, Johnny Bravo, Flapjack, Animaniacs, Tiny Toons, Pinky and the Brain, Freakazoid, Teen Titans, Samurai Jack, the Genndy Tartakovski Star Wars Clone Wars, Star Wars the Clone Wars, Duck Dodgers, Sheep in the Big City---the list goes on and on and ON! SO many classic cartoons! So many amazing cartoons! Cartoons that changed the course of history, defined a generation, that became instant classics, and solidified themselves in our childhoods! Why does WB suddenly want to get away from that? Is it because of Discovery? WB, you guys are the kings of animation! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!!!

8:54 as a christian, i can confirm i dont go this far with christianity.

@Blazdragon34

5 ай бұрын

Same here, it’s because I understand it’s just a show.

Bro, I remember seeing you ripping into & loathing modern Family Guy, so it's facinating to see you kinda praise it now! :)

@andykishore

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, he has cooled down his hatred for Family guy now.

Great Videos as Always, Josh!

Patrick is pretty much the only sane person within a kingdom full of heartless jerks, crazed murderers, or a combination of both! I'm glad at the end of the show Patrick quit his job because I wouldn't last an hour in that job.

Close Enough has the exact same issue as Final Space. I hate the entertainment industry so much for taking good entertainment away but keeping awful content. I’m surprised you didn’t mention Final Space in your video.

@HolsovanUltimate

5 ай бұрын

😢 why must you remind me of the pain

@kendrarasberry3078

5 ай бұрын

@@HolsovanUltimate 😭😭😭

My personal theory on why Velma is so hated is because when this show was released, Warner nuked its animation department, while also bragging on how Velma was its number one animation show during its release

@foxymetroid

5 ай бұрын

It's more because it took beloved characters and altered their personalities until they were completely unlikeable for a show that seems to poorly parody a completely different show. It probably wouldn't have been to hated if they went with completely new characters.

Was able to watch a quick video from Strider before school!

Hi Phantom, love your videos!

"He's like Peter Griffin but racist and horrible" So Peter Griffin?

@phantomstrider

5 ай бұрын

Ironically I made that joke originally but cut it due to time 😆

I think they got the idea of crossing swords from robot chicken

Striders videos have been helping me with my insomnia since 5th grade, i can't sleep if im not listening to one of his vids

I’m still mostly under the impression that a majority of the hate for Big Mouth comes from it’s sexual depictions of Minors, Which I totally understand, And it’s also the reason I fully intend on Never watching it.

The problem I have with modern family guy is the insest, it's not shocking anymore, it's gross and a problem with modern adult cartoons as a is they are all family guy or south park it's a rut and they BARELY release anything that seems interesting or new. You'd think that by seeing that mass of adult audiences that watch Adventure time,gravity falls,Seven Universe,anime, ect. That adults do like puzzles and mysteries heartfelt moments as well as comedy it doesn't have to be vomit and sex.

I wasn't interested in Little Demon at all. There was a period of a week where all the youtube ads that were shoved in my face were for Little Demon, and those ads painted it as a family guy esque slice of life comedy. Ads were very cringe. And with how often those ads were shoved in my face, like... every 5 - 10 minutes or whenever I returned to a video. I gave it a hard pass.

@blueclube30000

5 ай бұрын

The show eh wasnt really nothing getting me sold on it

@cradica

5 ай бұрын

I do remember seeing ads for it, but I completely forgot it existed.

Even though I’m not a Family Guy fan, I’ll admit its earlier seasons were fine (I don’t love them, I don’t hate them) since the characters were still likable, they didn’t go overboard with cutaway gags, and Meg was not a punching bag. It’s the post-revival seasons that keep me from enjoying it (that and the fact that I think it’s only pushing buttons just for the sake of doing so).

i see you got someone else to do subtitles again, they look nice! who did them and what made you wanna switch?