Best of the Worst: The New Gladiators, Exterminator 2, and Aftermath

[@deathsyth8888]

When Jack had hair and Jay was still going through puberty. How time flies.

[@Outlawstar0198]

Hell yeah

[@user-lb9xw4xf2q]

Since Josh is also known as "Wizard," I suspect it was magic that protected him from Jay's youth and hair absorption.

[@tobyjones9215]

WHOOOAAA. Saucer of milk, table1

[@intothesoil]

Back when girls were on the show......gross!

[@hodun8]

+when Jack had (some) hair

[@mikelitwin]

After watching all of the BOTW episodes many times over, I now just choose episodes (like this one) by going to the RLM episode list, scrolling with my eyes closed, and watching whichever one I blindly click on. It's like my very own Wheel of the Worst. Scroll of the Best of the Worst. I can never tell if I've won or lost.

[@ekuude]

Ok wtf I do the same thing. Is there no such thing as a unique experience anymore lol

[@levanaah]

You WON!

[@HAZARDOUS88]

You win every time!

[@quillclock]

@@ekuude welcome to the internet friend. you should try this conspiracy test I do every now n then. think of the most off the wall conspiracy then look it up. 9 times out of 10 you will find a whole community that unironically believes some crap you just made up off the top of your head. my favorite one I found was "Australia isn't real"

[@mikelitwin]

@@quillclock Geezus, I never would have thought about that. But you're right.

[@sdfield117]

3:28 -- "I love how thugs in movies like this find it so hysterical whenever they murder people." Two seconds later: laughs hysterically at murder.

[@Einstormer]

Having to go 8 years back to find something interesting to watch on KZbin. Thank you, RedLetterMedia.

[@GreenhornProductions]

16:55 If only they knew that "kid from Home Alone" would be on their show one day... repeatedly.

[@Zepaw]

they vision boarded it

[@jbard9892]

If only they knew the kid from Home Alone would be living in their studio one day, washing his underwear in their sink.

[@tommyc4641]

And spooning with Rich Evans

[@inuvoxx]

@@tommyc4641 *The* Rich Evans?

[@aaronwebb1548]

@@inuvoxx Richard William Thomas Evans III, the very same.

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

There's something very peaceful about the old layout of BOTW videos. I especially like the way you can see the sunlight moving on the wall behind them as time passes in the screening room

[@JokerThaToker]

Jack deciding to finally shave the head completely is a good call.

[@knurled1]

Yup but Josh stills sports the hideous comb-over 😂

[@Wagonrider89]

Yes

[@katakis1]

I don't think he looked to bad pre-shave. Neither does Josh.

[@scourgeofsnackind]

100% the right call, Jack looks like he literally has an egg shaped head with a point on top pre-shave.

[@LembeckIsStaying]

Shaved head Jack with beard is peak Jack.

[@RetroDrew]

Going back and watching this episode is almost prophetic. There's elderly abuse and a reference to "The Kid From Home Alone." Lol

[@Mrreebo]

It also serves as the origin of Rich Evan's hatred for Italian films.

[@Pintheshadows]

@@Mrreebo Except he loves The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. He is an enigma.

[@duckduck168]

@@Pintheshadows You say that like it's a bad film...

[@Pintheshadows]

@@duckduck168 No, I didn't say it like that at all sweetheart.

[@josephmoore4764]

Apparently John Turturro was in Exterminator 2 as "Guy #1" it was one of his first roles. The movie deserves to be regarded as a success for bringing him to the world

[@LomusMcBardman]

AND apparently Deputy Burrell from the wire

[@mitchsanders2121]

Josh has gotten so much more relaxed since these days. Him finding out the secret of Honorable Men is to this day my favourite moment from all of BotW

[@cjatfenway]

Elaborate for the uninformed? 🤔

[@dozerjohn]

What the fuck, Jay's beard is now on Jack's head?

[@iwanttobelieve96]

John Grammaticus holy shit that got me good

[@Regolith86]

John Grammaticus It's migrating.

[@ComicBookCovers]

John Grammaticus Jack has hair? Rich is super-slim? I'm blowing a (reup)load!

[@dozerjohn]

Too obvious man, that's what they want us to think.

[@SHINYREDBULLETS]

John Grammaticus I lol'd

[@TheJeffWing]

"Rich Evans, would you describe New Gladiators? " *Josh proceeds to describe New Gladiators*

[@mitchsanders2121]

"Jack, tell us about Aftermath" Josh proceeds to talk for the rest of the episode.

[@derekdodder]

Every episode with Josh goes like this.

[@nope1018]

wow I never noticed how many awkward zooms were in the early episodes of this show

[@jcrass2361]

I was waiting for the joke or something to happen... they've trained me like pavlovs dog

[@bergensteinmacwhorfmanteis2417]

It’s done on purpose; Jay mentions The New Gladiators kept awkwardly zooming in on people’s faces.

[@Dedfaction]

@@bergensteinmacwhorfmanteis2417 I love that I'm still getting new stuff out of these videos.

[@eqwerewrqwerqre]

My take was that it was zooming in on Josh when he starts to ramble. You can notice that he steals everyone's opportunity to talk about the movies. Jay asks rich, rich says one line, Josh talks for 10 minutes. Jack gets almost 2 whole sentences out before Josh just starts talking again. You can see it zooms on Josh when he starts to ramble but later in the episode the zooming becomes more distributed

[@UnseenJapan]

@@eqwerewrqwerqre It's an interesting point - Josh is treating this as a much more serious discussion than what the show would evolve into. Unlike in future episodes, where the others would start calling him out, and he'd eventually get in on the joke of how much more seriously he wants to discuss the films, he's basically given free rein here. Really shows how the show has changed.

[@mojotheaverage]

I find this video easy to land the ship to

[@WattieWasTaken]

Something something Berserk something something 13 year boat ride

[@mojotheaverage]

@@WattieWasTaken hey I liked the boat ride

[@davistoa]

@@mojotheaverage Why'd it take you several years to come back with a reply? Were you on hiatus?

[@Griffin1171-love-you-all]

RIP Miura

[@Lemon_Inspector]

I find it disappointing that after 7 years, this comment is not at the top. Even though it has the most likes. What the fuck, KZbin?

[@drewgonzales9027]

The New Gladiators is timeless and a staple of the the General Genre.

[@glitterbitesback]

That last VHS case gave me a serious flashback to the sound of prying open those clamshell cases. Aka: the sound of the good Disney movies and the signal that your day on the couch was about to get a whole lot better. Good times. Cutting yourself on those same cases was not so great though.

[@FlymanMS]

Seeing Jack with hair is just as uncanny as seeing your dad without mustache.

[@bulletmccarthur]

Or seeing your dad at all. Mom and I miss you Pop Pop 😢

[@joshhowlett6790]

3:28 "Isn't it weird how these guys laugh whenever they kill someone?" 3:36 *laughs hysterically at a kill*

[@TheDracoChick]

The ending of Aftermath looks like it's a beginning scene to a Fallout game. I had the "war never changes" speech playing in my head while I was watching it.

[@jacquiecotillard9699]

Rich sitting directly in the sunlight during the film screening is madness embodied. It’s like watching someone wash their hands with long sleeves pulled over their thumbs Edit: Holy god I wrote this and only then noticed Josh’s sleeves. It’s like watching Josh wash his hands in that sweater

[@BollocksUtwat]

Its good to have contempt for your audience.

[@PlanetBongoSan]

well it certainly seems to be profitable

[@BollocksUtwat]

PlanetBongoSan And so we need to recognize that profit at all costs does in fact come with costs.

[@rearview2360]

Just ask Michael Bay

[@Avirosb]

I feel like a time-traveller.

[@Avirosb]

***** 1) Feeling, not being. 2) That could result in me not being born, so no. 3) Fuck everyones' agenda including yours.

[@Avirosb]

The Fanch 9/11 wasn't ALL that bad though. I mean, look at all the internet porn we have now.

[@cheers2023]

Hello from 2021!

[@unchartedexe]

I can't believe that at 17:00 they reference Mcauley Culkin (not by name) only for him to later be a recurring guest. lol.

[@choreomaniac]

Saw that too!

[@bjrmagic1]

Lol yes !

[@farmhousemedia3000]

HA! The much DIFFERENT reactions that Jay and Jack have to "RAPE CAMP" 23:15

[@GarbledReverie]

Jack is usually the one shocked by stuff while Jay just stays bemused.

[@booates]

jack learned to pretend he doesn't like it

[@C-Murph]

Somebody make a gif!

[@DL-df3lg]

Read this as it happened lol

[@audiosurfarchive]

@@booates Until he learned to pretend he does like it, after pretending to not. Or legitimately not.

[@falloutmule]

Since I watched these backwards I am glad you don't do those zooms anymore.

[@LembeckIsStaying]

Checking in 9 years later and the *"there might be breakdance fighting...."* still gets me. It was the moment I knew this channel would be my go to. 🤣🤣🤣

[@korganrocks3995]

10 years later we actually did get breakdance fighting in Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo! 😄

[@goodeggproductions]

That painting of the baby haunts me.

[@ottokobler4421]

goodeggpro It kind of looks like Rich Evans.

[@MaciejBogdanStepien]

It is a postmortem portrait of a deceased toddler. RiP, little angel.

[@dillonbomba6675]

It's smug aura mocks me

[@oranmcclintock302]

Dick the birthday boy

[@RustyMuck]

Baby Mr. Plinkett

[@oh-him]

Shocked that Jay didn't realise the boppin' friend in Exterminator 2 is Frankie Faison from The Wire and Banshee (unless he hasn't seen them - but Jay would LOVE Banshee).

[@blueshotgun017]

KZbin is cycling me through the early BOTW episodes and a lot of them are missing Mike Stoklasa, who is, for me, the most consistently hilarious panelist.

[@BeKindToBirds]

He's behind the camera.

[@Zuwze]

@@BeKindToBirds Obviously

[@retrogore420]

Josh and Jack have great chemistry.

[@matthillfromcollege4109]

Love the cut from jay questioning why the baddies think murdering people is so funny to jay laughing at the baddies murdering people

[@k366]

Mike is totally editing this. Those camera movements/close ups onto their faces

[@rebeccah3091]

2024 and watching this again.

[@meggiebee]

Saaaaame.

[@espenedin]

Me toooooooooooo

[@Trowa71]

Mike is having way too much fun on that camera. xD

[@thomaskittock2866]

"The women are getting taken to the rape camp." *Jack nods excitedly, eyes wide open*

[@JaziB]

Ohhhhh mmmyyyyyy goooooooooood

[@MonsieurJimjams]

20:00 that' Frankie Faison, well-known for playing Irvin Burrell in The Wire. He was also in Silence of the Lambs as Barney.

[@damebain]

And the landlord in Coming To America

[@lillelinne63]

Ah yes, back in the day before Mikes hatred for elderly people had grown to an immeasurable size

[@attentiondeficitsquirrel7660]

30:59 The screen in the upper right hand corner is the same screen used in Star Wars for the Terrett guns on the Millennium Falcon.

[@alin-razvanpodasca393]

The close-ups followed by panning is a mark of Lucio Fulci though, and also the guys forgot to mention that, in the tradition of '70s-'80s italian movies, "New Gladiators" has an awesome score.

[@OrgaNik_Music]

A 30 minute episode? How cute.

[@StudioHappyboy]

It wasn’t till I saw this episode that I learned Sid Haig was a real actor in B movies, and not just a weird friend of Rob Zombie.

[@dantuga5412]

I'm landing the ship watching Rich Evans.

[@differenceofopinionreviews3013]

Richard William Thomas Evans III. Please God, let there be two more Rich Evanses that came before this one.

[@stephencarroll4681]

He's like the Omnidroid from Incredibles; there have been multiple versions of him on this journey to perfection

[@Turtlecutepoop]

Stephen Carroll the Rich Evans we see in the rlm videos Is the most impressive and streamlined version

[@FanboyFilms]

Are his middle names a reference to William Thomas Riker? Were his parents Trekkies as well?

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

@@FanboyFilms Idiot. The character of William Thomas Riker was clearly named after Rich Evans.

[@Amcsae]

@@FanboyFilms I'm pretty sure Rich Evans was born/named long before TNG hit the air.

[@Blashswanski]

Even back them, Mike really only looked like he was enjoying himself when those old people were being beaten and killed.

[@tbw223]

Robert Ginty's "Garbage Truck Driver Friend" is played by Frankie Faison, probably best known as playing Commissioner Burrell on The Wire.

[@jdbarker32]

Lucio Fulci really had a thing for closeups. See Zombi 2 for his most infamous.

[@MarshmellowFluff]

Proof that once you start balding, you need to shave. He looks great in recent stuff.

[@srgfkct3544]

He should get a beard going; bald with a beard is a decent look

[@epikalpuppy1169]

@@MrSamwiseable Vsauce.

[@pepepoopsonthefarright7531]

R.I.P. Rich's Coke Zero joke :(

[@halfsquatchshortbeard3435]

“Social Studies was my favorite class, because it was always AFTERMATH!!!”

[@PatTheBatmanFan]

"Do you think this movie was an Andy Kaufman prank?"

[@dirtypure2023]

Can someone explain this joke to me.

[@greatestscott6599]

@@dirtypure2023 Google and Wikipedia probably can.

[@fiveways]

New Gladiators also predates "Running Man" by a few years. Don't mention the book, the book version of running man and the movie bare about as much in common as the story lawnmower man and the short story lawnmower man.

[@zenoanagnorisis3380]

Lots of unique camera movements in this episode that you don't see in later ones.

[@oneopinion6806]

I watched Aftermath last night as Amazon Prime has a trove of crappy old movies and low and behold as I'm perusing the old Best of the Worsts I stumbled on them watching it as well! My impressions were close to theirs, it had gleeful violent moments strung together with bleak The Road crossed with Omega Man and Planet of the Apes. Just look at the kid, his parents? Dead. Older adoptive grandpa? Radiation, dead. New lady friend of new Hero dad? Raped and dead. Ladyfirend's friend who had just been saved from rape and murder? Murdered. His new younger sister? Murdered. Hero-dad's astronaut buddy? Dead. Hero-dad? He saves from death only for him to die old Man Logan style anyway. Good lord.

[@shan4680]

I saw Aftermath back in the 90s (the video store near my university had it and I rented it). I saw the whole thing too, Jay!

[@philosophyHere]

WOW the cg is crazy in this episode. The gang looks a decade younger but still emanates the smell of garbage. Thanks ILM.

[@CapsLock959]

Wait ... they've uploaded this episode before! This guy Stoklasa has his finger in our wallets! Get your finger out my ass-wallet!

[@fightmike9660]

The camera slowly zooming in on people during the discussion sections really fucks with me, because in the later videos the only time they do that is when someone has a look of absolute disgust, or is falling asleep.

[@DPMusicStudio]

How did they ever do these in 30 minutes?!?!?!? Nowadays they don't even get to the panel discussion until 15 - 20 minutes!

[@griegomas]

It was during this episode that the Jack/Jay side of the table was exposed to the "Chad Effect" causing a gradual transformation into chad-based organisms.

[@joejohnson273]

Aftermath just straight up ripping off Star Wars graphics. The planet at 24:47 is totally Alderaan at 30:57 you can totally see a tie fighter from the falcons targeting computer in the upper right corner

[@thefluffinator229]

30:58 they took that graphic from the millennium falcon's targeting computer graphic of a tie fighter...

[@RobertKS]

Noticed the same thing and looked to see if anybody else spotted it... you did

[@e.c.winner7252]

The bald guy in The Aftermath is Captain Spaulding from House of 1000 Corpses!

[@LiamPennington]

Well I've clicked from Episode 1 to Episode 2 so this will be the whole night for me, then.

[@BigDaddyVa0]

Don't know if there is any point posting on such an old video, but... The New Gladiators came out long before The Running Man. I think it was ripping off an old James Cahn movie called Rollerball.

[@korganrocks3995]

I've just started my 4th rewatch of all BotW episodes, so I read your comment and learned something new. 😁

[@7411y]

Killdozers should be a staple of every revenge-based movie

[@ROMBomb001]

You know you're watching classic RLM when Jack still has hair.

[@robertgee4540]

The comma between "huge" and "global" is actually correct; it separates two adjectives. LOL - so dense.

[@theMightyMonarch88]

Wow, seeing the old screening room again after all this time... it was so cramped!

[@HughMansonMD]

Jay: "I love how thugs in movies like this always find it so hysterical when they murder people." Everybody literally 1 second later when an old lady gets shot: 😂

[@steveharvey2102]

It's the 80's, it's made by Cannon. I think Breakdancing is a given. There was a Breakdancing scene in Death Wish 3 but it was deleted, when the director decided Bronson's dancing was so much better than the trained pros Cannon had hired. Too bad, I would like to have seen that part.

[@SeanHyperfire_PS]

Best part of this episode is them fully naming Richard William Thomas Evans III in the description lol. I also learned I share the same middle name with the legend himself.

[@pocketsocrates6140]

The 'Maybe he got diagnosed with MS after shooting that scene' got me good.

[@ZyxthePest]

As someone with MS, I can confirm that it's a fucking banger gag.

[@simonmarienbenschop6191]

This episode is great!

[@samuelhatlestad6676]

I was today years old when I saw Jack with hair for the first time.

[@leannewho664]

The Exterminator sounds like a Dalek action hero.

[@TheGameBroswithSirhcandAr0n]

Daleks are less robotic than Robert Ginty though

[@simpsthreedee3818]

"If Charisma were sugar, he'd be Coke Zero."....crickets.

[@erichzahn3926]

Is this your take on the joke from hard ticket to Hawaii?

[@tawabunny]

The music in Aftermath is like original Star Trek music

[@iamthewalrus8677]

The camerawork in this episode is kind of bizarre. The zooms on each person talking feels awkward. This is an old episode though so it's cool

[@jasmeg2844]

The first time the camera zoomed in I thought it was to emphasize something weird, like in a newer episode.

[@ceasaraugustus1758]

@@christophzeit6282 yes sir

[@styfen]

Part two of this journey back through the series. At the filmed angle it looks like Jack's drinking out of a MILF Bag glass. 31:20

[@LathanMinich]

I just now noticed that this episode isn’t on RLM’s official botw playlist 😮

[@michielboland628]

It is, but out of order

[@LathanMinich]

@@michielboland628 oh ok, thanks!

[@chenti999]

Are you guys drunkin' reuploadin'

[@BRat-kp4si]

chenti999 It's like poetry, you know. The uploads they sorta, rhyme. Like, each stanza follows the next.

[@BRat-kp4si]

magnumcornetto It's gonna be great.

[@omegablack9044]

6 years ago RLM thought it would be a good idea to do awkward zooms on faces.

[@montefisto]

16:54 "It's like if the kid from Home Alone were to build a death-truck" And less than 5 years later they're watching these shit movies with the same kid.

[@blurberrycreative1996]

Aftermath sounds awesome. Kinda like A Boy and His Dog.

[@viron3664]

Exterminator 2 was on MGM last weekend but I was too late and missed such a time honored classic.

[@limbus66]

Rich looks so attractive in this episode? Like he's nicely dressed and the lighting makes his face look better than usual

[@k.morningstar7983]

Im dyin

[@jasonfenton8250]

No

[@kevinpalmer9942]

This is every episode tho

[@9ZenMedia]

Nice try rich

[@dr4d1s]

All the guys look better when they are older as opposed to younger. They all have better styling choices now.

[@dancingdroid]

Continuing my 2021 journey through the playlist. 08-10-2021

[@gurukrsna]

I just finished watching Exterminator 2 (1984) and the song that plays as the cast is listed in the credits is really similar to the NES game Dragon Warrior (1986) Throne Room song.

[@JohnGrahamsBlog]

YAY NEW BEST OF THE W- oh...

[@jonhufford6980]

I’ve always wanted to know if that painting of the baby is rich evans?

[@doombine2012]

I'm going for another iteration of watching BoTW. It's about 12th or 13th. I can't stop it.

[@tinyturnip7676]

Alright a new video! No suicide for me today-- oh.

[@drewsauveterre8867]

Joe Jr. Goodbye, I guess.

[@thoughtcriminal19xx]

Joe Jr. You picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue.

[@orangehorse]

Joe Jr. I'll go first.

[@dudeLaurence]

Thats Commissioner Burrell from "The Wire" picking up 2 girls in the club in Exterminator 2

[@Nickfitzpatrino]

Hey! Is that Burrell from The Wire in Exterminator 2?

[@john-007files5]

shiiiiiat youre right :) love the wire..greatest show ever..along with all the redletter stuff

[@Gryffilion]

Prop Joe always said Ervin was stone stupid, and here he is driving a garbage truck.

[@kevinduffy2545]

I was disappointed by the lack of mention of Rollerball when talking about New Gladiators (which came out 11 years later, apparently). To me it looked like a complete Rollerball ripoff, especially the Killbike scenes.

[@luckyduckydrivingschool3615]

That baby portrait in the background is what I imagine Rich Evans to look like at that age...

[@michaelbadcock2297]

Aww they're so young my beautiful summer boys

[@Chillton]

Love that theme music from New Gladiators ! :D

[@MayaConner16]

Jay went from 15 to 35 in 8 years