The funniest thing I learned while perusing the Cinemassacre Truth was that James genuinely believes he talked with Steven Spielberg on AOL. Oh, and the duck walk thing.

@revivedfears

3 жыл бұрын

Like back in the 90's when he was a kid or what?

@miker.9138

3 жыл бұрын

@@revivedfears There was a James and Mike Monday where James tells Mike about the time he talked to Steven Spielberg. Back in the 90s, he saw someone in a chat room or something with the screen name "Steven Spielberg", so he messaged them asking if they were the real Steven Spielberg, and they said yes. So he thinks it was really Spielberg.

@swampshack1018

3 жыл бұрын

@@miker.9138 if this is true, that’s just really sad

@Unquestionable

3 жыл бұрын

@@swampshack1018 I mean it was a two second comment and James clearly knows it's unlikely, said it in a "wouldn't that be cool" kind of way.

@sikkableeat5614

3 жыл бұрын

@@miker.9138 I think it was actually Steven Geelberg

Hearing somebody say "slobs" in real life is hilarious.

@Sorrowablaze

2 жыл бұрын

I've been thinking of them as "the slobs" so long, kinda forget it's derogatory. I mean, it's self evident...look at em. Slobs. Fits just right

@struttux5156

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sorrowablaze Pretty sure they call themselves this off screen.

@kwc0435

Жыл бұрын

​@Struttux justin has on this exact subreddit in fact

@daspooperidunncurr8379

11 ай бұрын

Damn, leaving Reddit to visit KZread is the same as real life? Ok, superman, lolol ok l

2:25 That is so relatable to me. For the longest time I would put a playlist on of the AVGN series and just slowly drift off to sleep. I went back recently and tried to reassembly that playlist from the YT channel, but even the fact that James or Screenwave or who ever has gone back and reuploaded all the videos and practically scrubbed all of Mikes title cards was such a put off that I abandoned it all together. I think I'm mourning Cinemassacre.

James can't do as much because he's busy being in a mid life crisis I mean his band. So he has no time. If you have no time then theres just no time.

@mmoarchives2542

Жыл бұрын

i think he's just stuck, he's done of the games of the 90s and 80s, i kinda think if james wants to keep money, he should start catering to the PS1/PS2 generation, there's a shit ton of PS1 games that were equally shitty as the nes games, there's a lot of videos to be made from the PS1/PS2 era he has barely touched, think that's his problem, he's marketing his channel to a very old audence and not trying to cater to the younger audence of the PS1/PS2 gen

No time to watch this movie! Tis 5:40 I need to move through reality, I’ll meet you by the brown bricks. Later HIYAH

This is a simple situation. James hates the nerd because the nerd movie ruined his chance of becoming a legit filmmaker. Now he is expected to continue the biggest failure of his life. That sounds awful to me.

@togil1151

Жыл бұрын

Probably kinda true, but he shouldn't be dissatisfied at all. He has millions of fans on KZread and makes a schid-ton of money from this. He also has a wife and 2 kids. So what is there to complain about. But seems like he's kinda back on track now.

@JamesJohnson-tr1gu

Жыл бұрын

@@togil1151 yeah this year, all the content feels like it's done by James, compared to the last few seasons feeling like Silverman was writing stuff he thought the nerd would say

@HighFalutinTootin

Жыл бұрын

It didn't ruin his chances to be a filmmaker it was a valuable lesson that he learned and he just needs to recharge and refocus right now it seems that he's focused on his band

@JonasC22

Жыл бұрын

@@HighFalutinTootin Oh yea, Rex Viper, that music saved my life.

@JohnnyFarang

Жыл бұрын

Yeah making millions of dollars and still being famous is a hell I hope I never experience. 😂

Mike's girlfriend Erin makes the best Mac and Cheese, she uses two packets of cheese. Pro tip. Also if Mike sees this he's definitely going to make a Big Mac Turkey for Thanksgiving.

@RedCowEntertainment

3 жыл бұрын

You need to know how much we adore your vs. Time videos.

@DrunkenMonk

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your videos. Our society is better with your contributions. So will Mike make that turkey, even dealing with that grocery store bullshit?

@jstape740

3 жыл бұрын

Is this Mike

@locobandito7389

3 жыл бұрын

@@jstape740 Yes

@zachary_attackery

2 жыл бұрын

what happened to that other blonde chick with the huge cans?

I'd imagine that James is sick of doing AVGN- But money.

@taffysaur

3 жыл бұрын

The recent Fear & Loathing Episode was one of the best he’s ever done.

@Gvrb15

3 жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what it is

@locobandito7389

3 жыл бұрын

@@taffysaur lol

@ptrap

3 жыл бұрын

@@taffysaur meh it wasn’t anything too special tbh, I don’t get why people are saying it’s one of his best videos? 🤷🏻‍♂️

@cardenasr.2898

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta pay muh bills

Maybe it's like the "plot" in RLM's ""Half in the Bag" where instead of Jay and Mike convincing Mr. Plinkett that they're fixing his VCR and that it's real hard and complicated, it's the slobs convincing Bimmy that all these technical problems are over his head and he needs them to handle things.

I actually liked the simpler episodes. I'm fine with limited angles/production, the issue for me is the writing and delivery, it sounds forced and disconnected, which can be tolerated if the jokes are decent, and if the jokes suck, good delivery can save that, but when both are off, I watch the video like James, disconnected, I turn it on, and next thing I know it's over, and I realize I wasn't even paying attention, nothing drew me in, completely Insignificant.

@mmoarchives2542

Жыл бұрын

you do realize he has never changed the way he makes videos right? only thing that has changed is him having sponsors, and him advertising his physical store he owns, nothing else has changed except you yourself, you're older now, you're merely just bored from his 20 years of content

@Bolt892

Жыл бұрын

@@mmoarchives2542 You can't be serious

@Jayce_Alexander

Жыл бұрын

@@mmoarchives2542 Good one. You ought to make videos yourself. You're funny!

@BananaPhoPhilly

Жыл бұрын

@@mmoarchives2542 Why do you people keep convincing yourselves that this garbage is still funny lol

@mmoarchives2542

Жыл бұрын

@@BananaPhoPhilly why do you care? why do you judge other's people's taste of youtube videos?

I like Avgn, but how the hell does he figure he doesn't have to devote time to his source of income?

@neoturfmasterMVS

Жыл бұрын

He can't figure it out, has no time to think about it. Do you want him to suffer?

@shattaredentertainment4782

Жыл бұрын

@@neoturfmasterMVS yes

@neoturfmasterMVS

Жыл бұрын

@@shattaredentertainment4782

@holdingpattern245

Жыл бұрын

It's weird isn't it, it almost sounds like he said that he will continue doing AVGN but he can't put any effort into it anymore.

@themonsterunderyourbed9408

Жыл бұрын

Woketard wife, that's why.

Go easy guys, I don't think he's ever been sponsored by Skill Share

@mmoarchives2542

Жыл бұрын

yeah, he gets sponsored by a chinese owned game called hero legends

I’m glad I found you guys. I’m in awe of James’ complete lack of awareness and concise decision making in regards to his ‘brand’. Yes, the AVGN movie broke him (due to his poor decision making)-but for him to completely shut down creatively and put his creation in other people’s hands is baffling to me. Keep up the great content!

Recommended video: "How does Red Cow find the time to make so much content" KZread knows!

I've just been catching up with this. The whole time I thought James was a single father. He has a wife!? I assumed he had to cook and clean and watch 2 kids. Holy fuck.

@dogma9609

Жыл бұрын

not really sure how "holy fuck" is really a term that should describe some guy( whom u never met) and how he conducts his personal life that has nothing to do w you

@kenhammscousin4716

Жыл бұрын

Holy fuck is right

@Twi66e

Жыл бұрын

Holy fuck

@joedkat

Жыл бұрын

@@dogma9609 Because he says he has no free time to do anything, including his job But he has a partner that can help with the kids while he does....his job...?

@dogma9609

Жыл бұрын

@@joedkat , again...what does the fact that James free time( if he has some or none at all) have to do w you personally? u r literally butthurt over a TOTAL STRANGER and how he conducts his time. please explain why

James strikes me as someone completely stuck in the past, with little interest in anything that exists outside of his nostalgia glasses. He’s out of touch with technology because he never left the past behind, for example. He doesn’t have passion for film like he used to I think partially because he doesn’t care about newer films, only to occasionally be critical of them. It’s all nostalgia for him.

@walkispacheco88

2 жыл бұрын

Fine by me hehe.

@HowardMoon56

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, and that's awesome.

@dogma9609

2 жыл бұрын

, so what?

@reeyees50

Жыл бұрын

He gonna take you back 2 da past

@mmoarchives2542

Жыл бұрын

or just knows what his fans likes

I remember in an update video James did years ago, he said even if he was only producing content once a year he'd be fine with that as long as it met his standard of quality. Too bad that didn't last too long.

@R3TR0R4V3

3 жыл бұрын

Ummm.. So what about the recent Fear & Loathing video? Are you blind? That's some of his best, quality work to date! 🙄🤦🏻‍♂️

@EZ-vm1up

3 жыл бұрын

@@R3TR0R4V3 It feels like a modern Nostalgia Critic video, and that isn't supposed to be a compliment.

I love Building brown bricks in minecraft, its my favorite thing to do

@TripleShotMedia

3 жыл бұрын

I used to joke on the set of F13 Vengeance, that Jason killed someone with a big giant brown brick in the beginning of the movie. The sad thing, is everyone got the joke

@locobandito7389

3 жыл бұрын

I also like to build brown bricks in Minecrap! It's the most fun you can possibly have!

When you have quick success in something, in some cases it's almost a mistake, luck, etc. I can relate to James since I was a weird kid making rap songs in my bedroom in the 90s before it was commonplace and I happened to have some viral success in the early years of Myspace with a few songs that turned out somewhat decent. There immediately became an expectation that I would continue to release music, do shows, get a record deal, etc. While I attempted to "keep it going," it never quite matched that 1-2 year viral moment. Probably because I'm even more of an introvert than James. Socially awkward, anxiety disorder, you name it lol. 15+ years later I still get DM's & comments asking when my next album is coming, when will I "blow up", etc. and it definitely starts to wear on you. A constant reminder of what could have been. For James, AVGN was his viral moment (that lasted far longer than most) but it appears that it was meant more as a stepping stone for him to become a mainstream filmmaker which didn't pan out like he hoped. So now he must toil away on his channel doing what he can to "keep it going." For me, I got a normal office job 10 years ago so I no longer had to continue stringing fans along. I do still release stuff once in a while but purely for fun. I don't have to sit on social media pumping out content attempting to market myself since I have a steady income. I still make money from streaming but it's purely off of old fans that still listen to my old material from time to time. I suppose that's what AVGN's fans are hoping for at this point. Make your royalties from your early stuff that everyone liked and essentially retire from making half hearted content.

Idk, watching this vid out of curiosity over thecinnamassacre stuff but found these dudes pretty weak. Came off more like dudes who wished they were him giving shitty opinions.

@EZ-vm1up

3 жыл бұрын

Muh shitty opinions

@KramSacul

2 жыл бұрын

Okay, James.

@-Zakhiel-

2 жыл бұрын

Cope.

@billsimms2511

2 жыл бұрын

They most definitely come off as envious of James

@teen_laqueefa

Жыл бұрын

They seem sincere, funny

All these fanboys in the comments defending criticism from their lord and savior Jamesy.

James sold Cinemassacre 7 years ago, its OVER

Lmao how did I never hear of this subreddit? Just spent a hour reading some of the threads. So much fun

@TreasureHunterLocke

3 жыл бұрын

welcome aboard. HIYAH!

@alexdelarge703

3 жыл бұрын

You're pretty damn shallow.

@EZ-vm1up

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexdelarge703 lol

@OldBuford

3 жыл бұрын

HIYAH!

@vapordreams983

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexdelarge703 boo hoo

James has been made house husband by his wife. She allows him to make his "silly webcam videos" when he's done with the chores and babysitting. If he's not done by 5:40, she beats him.

Dang, so many angry jamesy fanboys brigading

James just wants to do as little as possible and he should have just bluntly say that. Just say I did years of hard work and I want to enjoy the fruits of my labor, done

@SofaPop.

Жыл бұрын

As a truther, if he did this, I’d genuinely have some respect for him.

It might not have occurred to anyone, but perhaps James just no longer feels any kind of genuine inspiration or has the will to create anything yet his success has surrounded him with people who depend on his continued success or the success of his brand? The one good thing about failure is that it is so easy to walk away from. Success demands a repeated success lest you disappoint your audience. I do not envy anyone dealing with that kind of situation.

@michaelclarke4009

3 жыл бұрын

yeah. it very much is this. james from practically the start worked with mike for the creative part. except for his initial random rant about castlevania it has never been him alone creatively. so these guys claiming that he should now take it on alone is ridiculous. also, james has two young kids. just assuming one person can handle them at the most difficult ages just suggests these hosts are someone misogynists. his team is great. they arent just "fat slobs". each one that appears on camera have independently generated fans. unlike these two losers, they are actually endearing people. tonys currently averaging 1000 live viewers with his uploads. mike averages 700 live viewers to just watch him play videogames. these two douches will never have any success except when they are trashing people more deserving of praise.

@EZ-vm1up

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelclarke4009 Lol. Nobody who's been a fan of Cinemassacre for a long time loves the stuff with the slobs. I don't get how people who weren't fans at the time could really like them either. They were alright when all they handled was the production, but right when they started writing James' scripts and getting on camera with him, that's when I was out.

@ptrap

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelclarke4009 TL;DR 🪵

@-Zakhiel-

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelclarke4009 I know your comment is 4 months old... but dude... " these hosts are someone(sic) misogynists"? James wife *doesn't have a job* ! She relies on James to bring the money. She should assume most of the work regarding their children. That's not that complicated. But keep being delusional about James life...

I gaurantee his wife is a bitch. She makes him feel like he doesn't do anything to help with the kids, even though I gaurantee hes the only decent income. Hes stuck now though, knowing shell take everything if he or she leaves. NEVER GET MARRIED boys.

@lightfeather9953

4 күн бұрын

It's not that hard to get a decent understanding of someone after a few years if you have plenty of personal open conversations and life experiences together. Some people are just awful at choosing partners or feel the big negatives are worth it, like how people stay with abusers for years. How would she take everything? That's not how divorce works. People who say this haven't done any research or real world experience to back it up.

@chadpace6291

4 күн бұрын

@@lightfeather9953 ALL I have is real world experience. Depends on state of course, but i believe any state on the east side is probably a "fuck all men" state. Just about every man I know is divorced. They all had to start completely over. Just the court fees involved in a divorce alone, will completely bankrupt a man.

I wanted to like this video, but there are 540 likes and I don't want to mess this up

How dare you 2 question the greatest film curator in modern film making history! James would make more movies but he has no time,his kids.

@Jonqen

3 жыл бұрын

Muh kids

The funny thing is that one of the jobs of "the slobs" is to manage his community. They didnt do a very good job there, now did they?

237 people are in denial and/or work for Screenwave.

All the seething comments are even funnier to read now given the recent revelations on the cinemassacre channel

It’s stupid to assume to know the private dynamics of someone’s home life even if they share details of it you still can’t presume to know what’s really going on in his life that prevents him from producing more content. I don’t think any of this really helps for all we know he’s got some serious depression issues or medical issues in general going on or someone close to him does.

@Giantshredder

3 жыл бұрын

Then he should sell Cinemassacre if he wants it to progress. 90% of the viewers are there for James and AVGN. Nothing else.

@EZ-vm1up

3 жыл бұрын

@@Giantshredder nice pfp. Great album!

@Geekycastillo

3 жыл бұрын

@@Giantshredder so your solution to his life’s work when things in his personal life have become difficult is to sell it all and say fuck it cause some of his fan base are inpatient uncreative dullards? Yup that makes so much sense

@JohnSmith-yd5wq

Жыл бұрын

Yes it must be great that someone can just do shit work get paid lots of money work when you want because you have personal problems.

I used to like Cinemassacre, but holy crap did it go downhill in the past few years. The Video Rental Reviews were like discount Half In the Bag episodes, and the Rex Viper videos gave me secondhand embarrassment.

@heyyoitsmebrian

Жыл бұрын

i cant wait for the day when screenwave buys Half in the Bag and starts writing those episodes

I watched some old AVGN videos for the first time in a long time recently, and it made me want to visit the subreddit, which I had never done before. That led to me stumbling upon r/TheCinemassacreTruth and reading a lot of posts/comments about "muh kids" and "5:40" as well as complaints about the decline in quality in Cinemassacre content. After I brought myself up to speed on what everyone was referencing (Red Cow Arcade was helpful in this), I was kind of in disbelief to learn there is an entire community dedicated to hating a youtuber who was only really relevant over a decade ago. I get that the criticisms are directed toward the new, phoning-it-in stuff, but to me, it's like having a huge subreddit dedicated to pointing out that AC/DC's new music sucks. Like, of course it does. What more needs to be said and why the fuck are you still listening to ti? I can only guess that James has somewhat moved on past the AVGN days and just wants to make some easy money from it, and maybe some of his fans still care about it more than he does and are desperate for it to return to its glory days. It definitely sucks to see good projects fizzle out so slowly and miserably, but if your inability to accept that a series you used to love isn't good after 15 years causes you to obsessively overanalyze the creator's marriage, family matters, and friendships, you should probably ask yourself if the decline of AVGN is consequential enough to justify these unhealthy habits. The answer should definitely be "no." I know there's some kind of plagiarism issue, but at this point I can't really be bothered to go down the rabbit hole again. Plagiarism is a bigger problem, but the bulk of the complaints about James seem to be from viewers who are jealous that James gives more attention to his wife and kids than to his viewers and his creative projects.

@billsimms2511

2 жыл бұрын

Nice post and I agree. Tonight is the first time I knew there were a group that actively hated James. Sure, his show is not what it was but I find it incredibly sad and toxic that adults group up and get online to trash all aspects of the guys personal life. Jesus Christ the internet can be very toxic and many of these guys need to go outside more often ..

@FeIixDragon

2 жыл бұрын

This comment is too long. I'd read it, but I just don't have the time.

@dvdcopyofsharktaleVEVO

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly im just in it because some of the memes are actually really funny. Some things feel like they go too far but other than that i like the funny memes.

@dogma9609

2 жыл бұрын

@@FeIixDragon , u dont have 4 minutes?

@FeIixDragon

2 жыл бұрын

@@dogma9609 I would have 4 minutes, but there's just not enough time

Been a Truther for a long time but just subbed to your channel. Great stuff

@Spanishdog17

Жыл бұрын

A truther? So corny! Get a hobby!

@FeIixDragon

Жыл бұрын

@@Spanishdog17 are you obsessed with this or something? You've made several ridiculous comments on different videos of this topic within just a few minutes.

@SofaPop.

Жыл бұрын

@@FeIixDragon I guess @Dog should…. Get a hobby

@matthew6300

Жыл бұрын

@@FeIixDragonnot as obsessed as these guys are with James Rolfe

“The Slobs!” Hahaha!

these dudes have a perfect read on the truth sub reddit culture.

when you de-noiser on audition it will affect the overall sound fidelty

Lol the dislikes

@TheArnold1234567890

2 жыл бұрын

What dislikes

Nothing like two dudes with 624 subscribers, recoding low quality videos, ragging on a dude for what appears to be his desire to be an active dad and husband.

@parappathegamer2118

3 жыл бұрын

I don't get how "lack of time" can be mocked here. The dude has children and clearly wants to be a proactive member of his family, he also has other things he wants to do outside of AVGN or just work in general. The criticism makes no sense to me

@leoperez636

3 жыл бұрын

Its embarrassing.

@JohnSmith-yd5wq

3 жыл бұрын

Everyone with kids wants to be part of their life unless you're a complete scumbag. James JOB is to entertain. Lacking passion to do it is one thing but is the total lack of caring that's the problem. James can't even fake it for an 8 min video. People have real jobs make it work. You don't even see James actually playing the game anymore. Never see him actually with the system

@CaptainWheathin

3 жыл бұрын

lol just two neckbeards, attempting to gain clout by criticizing free content on youtube LMAO. like, aren't they past the age of 30 and have responsibilities too? prolly not.

@JohnSmith-yd5wq

3 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainWheathin right because other people can't have opinions. And it seems like they know how tech works. Unlike others

It’s fascinating and depressing at the same time. James created this giant fan base and is basically shutting them out by having these untalented hacks do his bidding for him. But at the same time, James is being held hostage by these slobs and doing bidding for them.

James always says he goes out of his way to "avoid the drama" but when he's the face of his company and brand and there's an issue it just comes off like he hides under his desk and waits for the noise to stop. Avoiding unnecessary drama is nice and all, but when you're in his position it's weak to just pass the buck to some fat guy that works for Ryan's company that no one cares about.

@Giantshredder

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao, James created the drama.

@Nintendofan781

3 жыл бұрын

@@Giantshredder in a sense he did. thats kinda why people don't really care for his content anymore. its all shady now

@ptrap

3 жыл бұрын

Avoiding unnecessary drama that won’t hurt your brand is one thing, but if your brand is in trouble and the drama imperatively needs to be addressed, then you gotta do it to save your brand. The thing with James is he avoids any and all forms of drama. Avoiding the ghostbusters 2016 drama was the right call for him, however what’s going on now with his brand is something that he needs to address.

ive always wondered what his wifes role is. it seems like he can only do stuff if she allows him to.

@themonsterunderyourbed9408

Жыл бұрын

She's a woketard. If you ask me, she's cucking him. She gaslit him into thinking it was normal so he's completely demoralized and constantly trying to convince himself that it's okay. He can't leave her because she'll take the kids and more than half his stuff. She's probably physically and emotionally abusive because she knows he'll never leave and it's basically just using him as an ATM.

@RolandRED

6 ай бұрын

@@themonsterunderyourbed9408 Wow.. you literally just made up a fantasy story and told it like it was real life lol

The James simps are brigading this video lol

I have followed James for years. He decided long ago to share his passion and I appreciate it. When people in life make videos about you…at least you made a mark on this earth. Thanks James

@rocioquiroz11

2 жыл бұрын

You know who else made there mark in this world? Adolf..... You know what, that's just to easy.

@erickaparicio6118

2 жыл бұрын

@@rocioquiroz11 Godwin’s law

@zachary_attackery

2 жыл бұрын

i just made a mark in my underwear

@itsnouse-yourswillbeastill2562

Жыл бұрын

@@rocioquiroz11 ur just jelly u can't humblebrag about changing the diaper of the world order. your despot envy shines throu

@Spanishdog17

Жыл бұрын

@@rocioquiroz11 James didn’t kill anybody though (besides Bugs Bunny).

What does he actually do that takes up so much time? He doesn't even learn his scripts anymore. He doesn't play the games, Screenwave does the lions share of writing, he has one set with a single camera.

@timmer919hep

3 жыл бұрын

he has kids and a family

@R3TR0R4V3

3 жыл бұрын

@@timmer919hep Ding Ding Ding! Exactly. Why is this so hard for people to understand? Are they that fucking dense? Guess so.. 😑

@agoldenage9918

3 жыл бұрын

@@R3TR0R4V3 By your logic everyone with a family can't have a job anymore.

@R3TR0R4V3

3 жыл бұрын

@@agoldenage9918 say what? 😅 I have absolutely no idea how you could've came to that conclusion, but sorry, you're way off.

@vapordreams983

3 жыл бұрын

Excuses

muh kids

James explaining that his family takes most of his time up would mean no parent can get anything done in this world.

@themonsterunderyourbed9408

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, with how much of a woketard his wife is, he's probably no different than a single parent at this point.

@GiaKhanham

2 ай бұрын

@@themonsterunderyourbed9408 incels trying their best not to use “woke” as an insult to whoever they hate (impossible)

The mario maker videos where he's playing terrible mario maker levels his kids made was terrible too lol

I think the problem is that James's wife requires him to do just as much child care as her. I think James is just an agreeable guy and his wife bosses him around. Also, James really needs to have a job where he physically GOES to work. I think because he's filming in his garage, his wife always has a leash on him.

@opaljk4835

Жыл бұрын

Is that something we know for a fact?

@BilltheFifth

Жыл бұрын

@@opaljk4835 Hell ya we do!

@opaljk4835

Жыл бұрын

@@BilltheFifth idk, it seems like he wants to do this stuff, as opposed to him being forced to by his wife

@DavidSGrop

Жыл бұрын

source?

@juanarkantos

Жыл бұрын

Why are you people talking about this.

now whenever i say "yeah" i say "Yeeeaaah" and make the james rolfe face LOL EDIT: i lost all my friends, my family and my job after 5 days of that

Man i still love AVGN and James. But i find the sub reddit absolutely hilarious. Tbh i dont want avgn gone.

@ptrap

3 жыл бұрын

If only AVGN went back to its roots, even if James had to do only 3 episodes a year, I’d still prefer that over the crap that Cinemassacre is producing now with the slobs in charge. The avgn no longer seems to be James’ and all the original people like Mike that helped make it great are gone.

@Joes_Z-Music

2 жыл бұрын

@@ptrap AVGN is always at its best when it was James talking about something that was actually meaningful to him. Stuff he personally played as a kid. Mike wrote a lot of the early scripts too, and there again, you can see a that with many of the games, he had personal childhood experiences to recount, and that often made the episodes better. AVGN is more than just a history lesson, ripping apart a game, and using profanity. Those are the mechanical parts. The soul of the series at its peak was when viewers could be transported back to those days of being a kid and experiencing games that were bad without even knowing that there could be such a thing as a "bad" video game. The mechanics of an episode work best in service of that feeling, but the feeling comes across from a sense of passion. The best example of James' passion is an old review he did of the Tim Burton/Johnny Depp movie "Ed Wood." The way he talks about it makes you understand the feeling he gets from watching it. It transports you there, and you almost share his passion for it even if you never actually saw the movie yourself.

Come on folks, you know James lost his passion for AVGN when his movie flopped.. He never wanted to be the nerd character full time.. he wanted to a Hollywood director.. he enjoyed the fame he got from the character but his true passion is band n directing movies 🎬

@GiaKhanham

2 ай бұрын

He should've cancelled the show years ago tbh

Bold words from a 650 subs chanel, i dont care at all about james as a person but i find funny how ( 5:50 ) this dudes wich audio and camera quality is so bad trying to teach this man how to make videos, someone who has been making this absolute succesful show for what?...15 years?

@alexdelarge703

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. On another video, the same guy says "we're not successful, but we're successful for our own purposes" in the weakest way to justify the fact they haven't amounted to anything in the filmmaking world.

@vapordreams983

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexdelarge703 As if James has amounted much in the "film"making world besides a shitty indie movie.

@EZ-vm1up

3 жыл бұрын

Subtract 10 seconds from that timestamp and you've got gold!

@video.treasures

3 жыл бұрын

@@vapordreams983 yeah his whole youtube career doesn’t count or anything...

@locobandito7389

3 жыл бұрын

Bold words coming from a 41 subs channel.

To be fair , James has been using old tech for while now and probably can’t understand it , I don’t know

The wife obviously has him whipped doing errands.

@audreyromerobaybay

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. That's what happens when you marry the girl you lose your virginity to.

James always complains about time bc he's a simp for his wife.... he's like Gary from the last American virgin

@GiaKhanham

2 ай бұрын

In all seriousness, he should've retired from AVGN and his career long ago to focus on his family instead of clinging onto it

@weirdphax5406

2 ай бұрын

@@GiaKhanham true

it really does seem like James has completely given the channel over to Screenwave. they seem to run everything over there and James just comes in, reads his lines and then goes home to watch movies muted with subtitles and sleep

@Ne-ne7qo

3 жыл бұрын

Or spend time with his kids

@EZ-vm1up

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ne-ne7qo Good for him. He should bother trying to produce quality content as well. If he's tired of doing that, then he should stop. It's as simple as that.

@billsimms2511

2 жыл бұрын

@@EZ-vm1up but he needs to make money- he can’t just stop putting out content

It seems they gave up on the podcast

@mmoarchives2542

Жыл бұрын

that's because it's too cringe and fake

@neoturfmasterMVS

Жыл бұрын

He didn't have time.

Wasn't this video taken down for a while?

@RedCowArcade

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I privatized it to let the vitriol cool down a bit and now have unprivated it again.

Lives near Philly, there’s super high speed everywhere

I think James might have a bigger ego than we all think. People have been worshipping this guy since he was young man. Also, I think there are certain technical aspects that he won't relinquish control of to the slobs. Maybe he feels that his workflow is so quirky that no one else can do it? And maybe he feels that the quirky technical stuff is part of the charm of the channel? But if he doesn't have any more creative ideas in the tank, then that is the part is that he's willing to get help on? I am uncertain of these ideas so that's why I'm asking instead of stating.

The screen is beyond fuzzy, but we just gotta see how long James can ride this wave.

These guys are the funniest people they know.

@Mike-ks6qu

2 жыл бұрын

Seriously lol. They laugh at everything they say to each other like children. Tee hee we don't use the internet the whole time "hahhahahaha omg so funny". I'm just sitting here like....ummm OK. 🧐

@8Bitorbust

2 жыл бұрын

Best comment on this video.

@davidlopez2276

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, the smugness the permeates through their pores is nauseating. They take such delicious glee in shitting on a guy that’s done more than they can ever dream to accomplish.

if only james could put the ammount of effort and commitment into his channel as you have. This is true high quality content. You could use a higher definition though I cant quite count every nosehair. James has always worked with his friends and he doesnt care what people have to say about his friends or their personal lives. Hes not a product of this age of the internet. He doesnt understand the sense of entitlement that the fans show trying to have a say in his business.

Has James ever made a response even once in his KZread Comment Section? I’m almost sure it has never happened

@RedCowArcade

7 ай бұрын

Definitely seems unlikely.

Bring me back to 2013 where the AVGN film was cool and based

@Djentlemanthall

3 жыл бұрын

06-2012

These slobs calling other dudes slobs lol

@leoperez636

3 жыл бұрын

Lol exactly!

@EZ-vm1up

3 жыл бұрын

Now that's a butthurt comment right there

@123612100

3 жыл бұрын

@@EZ-vm1up I mean I don't have a problem them shit talking anyone but it would be like if a fat chick said, "these fat women" as an insult lol

@EZ-vm1up

3 жыл бұрын

@@123612100 We're talking about comparing them to people like Justin though. I don't think that them + the weight of the moon can weigh as much as him. He is the alpha slob.

@123612100

3 жыл бұрын

@@EZ-vm1up so you're saying these guys are beta slobs?

Oh cool, KZread drama. I'll remember not to watch anything from this channel in the future.

@sweeney1323

3 жыл бұрын

How's that ground in your head?

Can anyone tell me what the origin of the James pic in the thumbnail is? I’ve poked around the subreddit and can’t find much. The various implications are hilarious.

@JobberJim

8 ай бұрын

James and Mike Monday’s Mega Man X @ 20:51

I truly feel bad for anyone who garners massive popularity on the internet. How could anybody live when you have hundreds of thousands of sad jerk offs picking apart everything you do.

@mmoarchives2542

Жыл бұрын

or feminists trying to tear him apart, i knew they target him soon enough, they really are trying to push men off the internet so feminists can tke over the web

@ryanjacobson2508

Жыл бұрын

James chose to go down that road. That's on him.

I love you guys, I'm sad you don't have more subs

I’m saying this as a professional filmmaker myself who does far more complicated videos than James Rolfe does I have no idea what he’s up about saying he doesn’t have time to do things unless he just completely sucks at making movies… I work full-time as a film Director and producer but I’m not sitting my ass at home as I do my personal projects I’m working for television traveling creating documentaries and I’m gone most the time but I still have enough time to kick out a handful of high-quality short films a year that win awards over and over again at the festival circuit. Even when I was directing for the documentary series inside the mind of a serial killer I still had enough time to put together a feature film that I directed later in that same year. And unlike James who got to do an easy fundraiser and post something online I had to also be a salesman and secure finances by proper investors dealing with lawyers contract agreements negotiations and distribution deals for post production. I grew up watching AVGN and I never went to film school but I still surpassed his film knowledge and skills by the time that I was a 19 year old barely out of high school. Is excuses are nothing more than laziness and being crappy out working in Film there’s no way it takes that long to organize such a basic online video contact.

@kennymetz187

Жыл бұрын

So why is your KZread channel completely empty? Where's all your content, how hard is it to upload all of your supposed content?

@Scroogs

Жыл бұрын

Post name or ur cappin

We’ll just listen to James & Mike when they’re just shooting the shit. They don’t seem to keen on evolving with contemporary technology.

If Justin Silverman had anything to do with Paperboy 3: The Hard Way, then he has a little creative talent, that video is one of my favorite KZread videos of all time, so good. It was on his old channel Silvermania, but I don't know to what extent Justin was involved. That whole channel was like a fever dream, you never knew when videos came out, what a video would be, whether the creators of the channel hated their fans/video games or loved them, it was a weird channel. Justin is a weird guy, but it was like spiteful adult swim weird. The Paperboy 3 video is an anomaly, it was just a really good short film that I wish was longer.

@taffysaur

3 жыл бұрын

The Fear & Loathing Episode was also excellent.

Most of us on the sub don’t really hate James. There was a poll recently with these four options. -I like James and his current content -I like James but don’t like his current content -I don’t like James but like his current content -I don’t like James or his current content From what I remember, an decent majority said that they still (at least somewhat) like James. We just like to make fun of him due to his seeming lack of self awareness, and time.

@itsnouse-yourswillbeastill2562

Жыл бұрын

suuuuuuuure, just blame it on the loud vocal minority as usual. sifted throu the sub & comments and your poll claim sure as hell didn't reflect reality.

I don’t normally comment. You guys are terrible - putting up a video clip just to run someone down. If you’re so awesome, go do it better than he does. But you can’t, so you won’t.

@EZ-vm1up

3 жыл бұрын

I can see why you don't normally comment. Thanks for telling us!

Big Ryan fan here!

@RedCowEntertainment

3 жыл бұрын

btw

@ahm42

3 жыл бұрын

HIYAH!

You guys sound like YOU would like to be James’ team. Make that happen then. This envious smug chortling is assish. Make him a proposal.

@leoperez636

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@thegreathadoken6808

3 жыл бұрын

'Assish'. I never heard that. Nice werd. I think I agree, too.

I don't understand most of the complaints in this video tbh, it's just you guys cracking up most of the video lmfao

@StuPiasshole

3 жыл бұрын

"tbh"??????? Are you usually dishonest???????? And can you not type the entire words????????????????????????

@parappathegamer2118

3 жыл бұрын

@@StuPiasshole That's a lot of question marks

@locobandito7389

3 жыл бұрын

@@StuPiasshole Got em

Sounds like somebody’s wrasslin’ with some noise gaiters.

These are 2 humans that are so mad and so jealous that they legit want a youtube and internet treasure to fail. You can hear it in the tone of their voice.

@AreGeeBee

3 жыл бұрын

Internet treasure? Have you seen any of his content since like...2015?

@vapordreams983

3 жыл бұрын

Fanboy moment

@EZ-vm1up

3 жыл бұрын

The fact that this has likes concerns me

No time for de-noiser.

Good job guys, your show is really funny. Don't forget another bizarre issue that doesn't get mentioned much, which is ScreenWave not meeting upload obligations. There was a "compression issue" with the Shrek episode, which resulted in it being several days late, plus a couple other weeks where they just flat-out missed putting up a weekly upload.

@A2Z83

3 жыл бұрын

That seemed like a youtube issue. I remember there was a bunch of channels having trouble on the same day Shrek was uploaded.

@TripleShotMedia

3 жыл бұрын

@@A2Z83 You're right. KZread was being clusterfucky all that week

Sounds like Jealousy to me

Here’s what I see: James knows his problems are easily fixable he just makes excuses to shut people up he is out of touch with reality which happens to celebrities when they get huge and don’t have to live the hardships of normal people they can no longer see everyone else struggles just as hard or harder than he does

@recreant359

2 жыл бұрын

This is what happens when everyone tells us special needs guy he can be just like anybody else

@Spanishdog17

Жыл бұрын

@@recreant359 This sentence makes you sound like a special needs guy.

lol really enjoyed this def gonna check out more stuff from you guys!

You guys are surprised that the guy who’s content is based on old tech uses old tech? He actually IS what he says he is. Wow.

@tola6327

3 жыл бұрын

Except he doesn't like video games at all and the last time he played them was on James and Mike Monday before he quit because he hated it so much.

@EZ-vm1up

3 жыл бұрын

It isn't professional at all. It just shows how little he cares anymore.

I don't blame him for not wanting to engage with his fans that much. I would too.

@R3TR0R4V3

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, really.. Especially when there's videos like this. Goddamn.. these types of videos and all the selfish, negative, bullshit comments would make me want to steer clear too!

@EZ-vm1up

3 жыл бұрын

A lot of his fans do blindly suck him off. The dude didn't pay his friends that contributed heavily to his content, and the he blames his own laziness for the horrible quality of his current content.

I regret having watched this video. Your over inflated egos sure are unjustifiably judgemental. I feel like I just watched two fry cooks critique a mechanic working on a car built from scratch while they themselves have nothing even remotely close to theoretical or tangible evidence of performing the same task. Elaborating on something like internet connections for as long as you did gives quite a good view of the lack of depth you both mistakenly believe you possess. The word of the day is mediocre.

@EZ-vm1up

3 жыл бұрын

Can I borrow some of your salt for my fries?

@xvenomtype0x

3 жыл бұрын

@@EZ-vm1up use it sparingly as it's extracted from the tears of superiority complex riddled talentless hacks whose jealousy of others causes the most hate filled tears to be generated while pissing and moaning - I mean quasi intellectually critiquing - about other peoples work. Very potent stuff.

@EZ-vm1up

3 жыл бұрын

@@xvenomtype0x This is the most 'KZread Comment' KZread comment that i've seen in a long time.

@xvenomtype0x

3 жыл бұрын

@@EZ-vm1up call it what you want, or do like these guys and make a "podcast" complaining about it.

@EZ-vm1up

3 жыл бұрын

@@xvenomtype0x Their videos about Cinemassacre are mostly just putting down facts that could improve James's channel while making fun of the slobs that "work" for him. They do a pretty good job at giving fair criticism (especially in their video about Cinemassacre's hilariously bad BTS video) while managing to make some jokes that are also made a lot in the subreddit. I think they're generally probably the most respectful people who have talked in length about the terrible state of the channel. You can only be so respectful with Cinemassacre though. That channel has quite the history.

his name was BTNmasherDraco. the draconian thing is just life imitating poetry.

We act like people on reddit, shit on you only when you are wrong. People there just shit on anything. James is one of the "cleanest" content creators. People called him a thief with the movie. People shitted on him for cheetahmen. People tried to cancel him for not watching fembusters. All of these accusations and the guy stayed clean. We need more people like him. What's wrong with outsourcing to fat untalented people? That the quality went down? Ok.... soooooo... is that a crime? The guy has pointed many times that he can't just "make videos". He needs inspiration and inspiration doesn't always come to him, when he needs it. He might work on 1 episode for 5 hours but spend 20 hours thinking about it. As a content creator myself, I can confirm that this is true. You can even have a script ready but lack the motivation to edit or even record it. His latest attempt on a podcast, is him trying to find a way to fill these "20 hours" with some content. Again, you cannot understand what am I saying if you make react videos or rants but if you produce actual unique content, you will get me

@A2Z83

3 жыл бұрын

The reddit is desperate because what feeds these communities is the feeling that theyre effecting someone elses life. But James isnt even playing the game. He doesnt know the game exists. This is a guy whose show would still be sitting on a shelf on vhs tapes if his friend hadnt convinced him to upload to youtube. Hes not reachable and I dont see him becoming anymore savvy late in life.

James may be a little incomprehensible but I think that speaks to the difference between a visionary and a Jonny come lately. There is obviously something genuine about the DIY aspects of James’ work. Many try to appropriate the aesthetics of DIY but James is obviously the real deal. That can often come with some obsessive and Luddite characteristics.

@thefatman69dude

3 жыл бұрын

No. He's just an idiot. He's been doing avgn for 15 years and has made a feature length film. There's no real reason why James room is set up the way it is. It's scary dumb. I'm not even a pro and I can fix about 95% of the bullshit set up he has for his equipment.

you know he could just be busy with his life. I have 5 kids and would never have even close to the time to make loads of youtube content. Id suspect most complaining dont have a family and children....they are much more important than youtube. He could be like myself as well...what the fuck is a subreddit? again i dont have the time to be involved in the finer details of the internet. hell i dont even have a smart phone....no twitter, no instagram, no apps. Life is more important than the internet. Do a hard days work, put your hands in the dirt, clean your house, spend time with your family. There is more to life than giving a shit about what other people think on the internet.

@Persun_McPersonson

2 жыл бұрын

Both of the guys in the video have kids. James could make time but he's incompetent.

Wat if the slobs got in shape.Would that possibly increase productivity

Seriously, the envy in this video runs deep.

@calumryan6328

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, envious of the fanbase that James is just pissing away. I’d be envious too, wouldn’t you?

8:37 “...I’m not mad at James. I could really give a fuck.” Records 15 minute video discussing James and uploads it to KZread lol 😂

@nicks4802

3 жыл бұрын

Go tell the slobs you’re sad about it

Big Ryan fan, btw.