[SFM] G-Man - Once in a Lifetime

[@CoreyLaddo]

Wow, 1 million views. I wasn't expecting this video to reach even half that much, thanks everyone for enjoying my work! Be sure to stick around for more stuff in the future, I have some exciting projects to reveal soon.

[@tinkypoe_e]

I can't exaggerate how much I love this. bless the algorithm

[@MUGENanaya]

You have great talent my dude, and it's only deserving you get this much exposure.

[@swawssfm9760]

this is the type of amazing thing that only happens once in a lifetime

[@namepending6072]

you deserve it champ

[@TheGamingGuy-hy5eh]

This is the greatest SFM to ever grace the World Wide Web.

[@MYNAMEISTUBBZ]

This is what Gordon dreamed about when he was stuck in G-mans purgatory.

[@donalddonahue674]

He is forced this on repeat so Gordon can’t escape

[@solde6948]

It is for sure, exactly that

[@potato1907]

wait what about shepherd

[@Alphazoid]

@@potato1907 he's being read the CBT entry on Wikipedia

[@bobberman4641]

@@Alphazoid oof

[@Sammie1053]

That awkward moment when you can't tell if the movements look unnatural because it's SFM or because it's a David Byrne music video I want a side by side so bad now

[@deceseze]

the animations in every other video are extremely fluid so it's david byrne's fault

[@stavi975]

@@deceseze agree

[@yourlilbrudder5766]

I’ll try and make one when I can

[@Nealrex101]

I agree, this is all Byrne's fault smh

[@Sammie1053]

Full disclosure, I'd never seen the original music video before. I watched it right after leaving this comment and wow, this is a flawless recreation.

[@QuestionableObject]

This is canonically what G-man was doing all the time he was trapped in that Vortigaunt trap.

[@jeanicehoffing8935]

this is my favorite comment here

[@ammagon4519]

@@Maxine07 so is HDTF canon?

[@apotato6278]

@@ammagon4519 There are... exceptions. I take that back. There is *an* exception. HDTF never happened, it doesn't exist and if you bring it up again i will assume it's an acronym for "High Definition Television Fun".

[@deviantartguy0]

Hot Dad Team fortress?

[@RealOberonn13]

@@ammagon4519 no God please don't ever say that satanic acronym!!!

[@ryderscott8217]

G-Man and David Byrne give off the same "Not used to existing in a human body" energy

[@wigetino2282]

Never thought about it lad but yeah they do

[@owu9227]

agreed

[@free4fire]

Zuckerberg has entered the chat.

[@Bubbly_Dragon]

David Byrne is my second guess for robot/lizard person pretending to be a human, only behind The Zuck

[@GamePilLP]

I mean the G-Man is heavily implied not to be human by the way he acts and his powers. I am starting to think Byrne might just be here to help us overthrow the eventual Combine invasion he will start

[@CallingSkoot]

I thought the movements looked unnatural cause it was SFM but I looked up the original music video and that's just how the guy moves lol

[@StrikeWarlock]

That's David Byrne for you. He's one of the OG hipsters

[@imslamming]

@@StrikeWarlock he didn't choreograph the video

[@Mandibularmenace]

But his gf did

[@horacegentleman3296]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

[@nicksterangel6961]

@@horacegentleman3296 what’s with the BIG suit

[@WeenieMuffin]

I can't imagine the restraint it must have taken to not name it "Once in a Half-Life"

[@gazelle8431]

By talking headcrabs

[@witherblaze]

@@gazelle8431 talking headcrabs, not THE talking headcrabs

[@gazelle8431]

@@witherblaze thanks

[@GoldWaffles]

He made a video already called that. I think.

[@Umbras_]

Once in a half-lifetime

[@nobodyimportant4778]

Maybe in gman's stasis, he just shows you his countless self-directed music video covers, cooking shows, and god knows what else

[@GhostLink92]

Don't forget cock and ball torture.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

Shephard’s expression in the box art of Opposing Force makes a lot of sense now.

[@TyphinHoofbun]

"What did you... think... of my laatessst com-PI-lation, Misster Freeman?"

[@jagar5580]

@@TyphinHoofbun if gordon could talk he'd say "oh yeah that's going in my cringe compilation"

[@guesswhat399]

Thank you for thinking of this consept

[@paulnolan4324]

I'm afraid if half life 3 ever releases, I won't be able to take g-man seriously with all these clips of him lol

[@LordVader1094]

Well people managed to take him seriously in HL Alyx despite 10+ years of whacky Gmod animations

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

Luckily it’s not something you have to worry about happening in your lifetime, or your kids, or their kids, or their kids

[@seronymus]

@@Journey_to_who_knows Jesus Christ will return before HL3

[@thetimelords911]

@@seronymus Even better: Jesus Christ shows up, during E3, AT E3, and releases Half-Life 3 himself.

[@noobethgamingtonthethird]

@@thetimelords911 if you cant release half life 3 then i might just do it myself

[@Wanderer042]

Who knew such a god-like individual, G-man, would have a midlife crisis: “Same as if ever was Mr. Freeman.”

[@theCreature773]

Warren S. I think I said the same thing on one of his videos

[@Wanderer042]

@@theCreature773 My apologies, this was mere coincidence. I did not know you said something similar, the first thing I thought of was G man with the midlife crisis and just went from there.

[@theCreature773]

Warren S. No on one of his videos I commented “ _Same as it ever was... Mr. Freeman_ ” and I thought you found my comment but your fine

[@knavenformed9436]

@@theCreature773 Don't be that self obsessed, literally anything can be memed with ", Mr.Freeman" It's not much of a coincidence when Corey has a lot if Talking Heads edits on his channel too.

[@apotato6278]

@@Wanderer042 If you're dealing with alternate universes and what not you're sooner or later going to run into a more successful version of yourself, right? Gman is a veteran in his field so who knows how many superior Gmen he has encountered. Imagine seeing a version of yourself with the body of an olympic athlete having the time of his life with a beautiful young Gwoman because that Gman doesn't have to go around messing with reality for a living and there you are, the mediocre, regular Gman with the lanky body of a slightly starved Nicholas Cage with the face to match, on your way to mess with yet another universe. Sooner or later you're gonna banish yourself to the void to just _let the days go by._

[@gorillazfan242]

David Byrne was basically a garry's mod before garry's mod

[@suzanamarkovic483]

j😎😎👍🎶amkamjmtjajama

[@jmr10s16]

And you may ask yourself “how did I get here?” Don’t drink the water, they put something in it, to make you forget. I don’t even remember how I got here.

[@MUGENanaya]

AND THE DAY GOES BY

[@Krisztian08]

Nice reference

[@chedsalvia6270]

same here, but im enjoying every moment of it.

[@jedihunter176]

*let the water hold me down*

[@spooktspeek]

_don't_ drink the water!

[@thechargentarge1341]

There’s only one thing that’s missing, and that’s G-Man not getting sweatier and sweatier throughout the video.

[@porkpie1968]

Aliens dont sweat

[@Krecconati]

​@@porkpie1968 i wanna see him getting all sweaty 🥵🥵

[@Simon_Dunkaccino]

@@Krecconati 😦

[@IceAge-Kitten_]

​@Krecconati its not government man its a freaky man 💀

[@colethompson3040]

needs more sweat.

[@SweatyHatMan]

My only complaint: Gmans face isn't nearly as moist as David Byrne's was in the original

[@Luckysquirrel1256]

I don't know if computers will be able to emulate that much sweat in our lifetimes, probably take a few super computer.

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

This is Source 2, not Creation!

[@JamesEDonaldson]

Breaking News: Sweaty Hat Man wants Moist G-Man

[@luxie8097]

RTX Off

[@trendrekt8363]

@@Luckysquirrel1256 They could probably do it, but only once in a lifetime

[@Xenunnaki]

This could be canon Gman lore and it wouldn't conflict with anything

[@noidTV]

I mean, when would the Gordon segment have been recorded?

[@noahedlen8053]

@@noidTV That could of been Gman barrowing the suit lol

[@haiikulogic8295]

I'm pretty sure valve said that all fan-made content is canon is some way or another

[@svijj_]

@@haiikulogic8295 So... rule 34 Combine... is.... ca- c- canon...? Oh no...

[@haiikulogic8295]

@@svijj_ that's the only exception

[@grimmy2313]

Plot Twist - This was the kind of "unforeseen consequences" G-man was talking about, and Gordon wasn't prepared for it. lol

[@hillyhank8979]

This is a reward that no mortal can withstand

[@luciuscalingin6792]

Well it was definitley unforseen

[@roysdecendant39]

how the hell would anyone foresee this?

[@dumwyteguy]

Rise and shine, Dr. Freeman. Here is your large automobile.

[@Kajlj5000real]

"MY GOD"

[@minus100iq8]

"Where is that large automobile?"

[@MandaloreGaming]

It's gorgeous

[@Lovetsonmarq]

How did you get here ?

[@TIGORRE]

As gorgeous as a freeman

[@kean4218]

For the imperium

[@realhami]

How

[@Ryu1ify]

Oh yes it's very nice

[@johnplayer420]

And you may say to yourself, "That's not my resonance cascade!"

[@jaidendeprez1842]

My God, what have I done!?

[@DawidO-mg8zn]

And you may say to yourself:That's not my beatiful microwave casseroll!

[@somerandomyoutubeguy_btw2291]

And you may ask yourself, "why are military shooting us?"

[@Damian_1989]

And you may ask yourself *"why do we all have to wear these **_ridiculous_** ties?"*

[@crickson9434]

And you may ask yourself, “OH MY GOD, WHAT IS THAT?!?!?”

[@snowycity]

And so CoreyLaddo, after finishing his life's work. Retired to the country side to live out his golden years

[@enigmaxaero]

Like #69 baby

[@gen2mediainc.577]

Ayy it’s at 96 now

[@screamsinrussian5773]

and he may find himself living in a shotgun shack

[@stephenchen2993]

he may find himself in another part of the world

[@mickymi9]

Same as it ever was

[@lavatacoburrito9410]

Canon Gman’s only exposure to humanity before he was assigned by his superiors was the music video of Once in a Lifetime, and you can’t change my mind.

[@greynothing5662]

And you may find yourself Sitting in a rusty train And you may find yourself In a city with a number instead of a name And you may find yourself Behind the wheel of a weaponised automobile And you may find yourself in a resistance base With a beautiful Alyx And you may ask yourself, well How did I get here?

[@jagar5580]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gV7OpmacZs95hMk

[@Nassyy]

LETTING THE DAYS GO BY!

[@matbannerson]

Where is that weaponized automobile?

[@kean4218]

Letting the combine go by, let the water hold me down Letting the combine go by, water flowing underground Into the blue again after the resistance is gone Once in a half life, water flowing underground

[@vrilginitymaxxer]

*with a beautiful crowbar

[@conk444]

The fact that it's animated in SFM makes the already somewhat ritualistic movements of David Byrne just slightly unnerving and i love it

[@thespanishinquisition4078]

Everyone: what was gman doing while he was trapped? Gman: *bopping to his own mental breakdown*

[@stargarden2577]

Oh, hey! I wasn't expecting you!

[@StephenMckeighen]

I wasn't

[@ajhhc]

@@stargarden2577 lol, those years of not looking at usernames finally paid off

[@mgtowstanleyzoltanov9808]

thats why this track plays each time he warps out from his "office"!

[@aubergineman7654]

I mean who elses breakdown is so catchy

[@DaFuqBoom]

David Byrne needs to see this

[@beans5171]

Say hi to male_07 for me

[@LaroTayoGaming]

Definitely

[@tremendousyeet3467]

Please bring back Blugray

[@buffengie1838]

The legend himself

[@yellowsegundo]

Toilette

[@phabes2943]

proof talking heads is the g-man in the song "born under punches" david bryne says "i'm a government man" government man = g-man half-life: talking heads confirmed

[@Lubba127]

@P Mosh yes

[@toucan6109]

O

[@hB02-c5z]

I can’t believe Mattpat didn’t cover this

[@bondfall0072]

If someone is ever stupid enough to make a half life movie, i hope they get David Byrne to play G-Man. It would be weirdly appropriate.

[@matthewswart1845]

Hotel: Trivago

[@anonnoname576]

"Pshht... Over here! Don't drink the Water! They put something in to make you forget. I don't even remember how i got here." - City 17 Citizen

[@theinformantky9332]

And you may ask yourself... how did I get here?

[@screamsinrussian5773]

@@theinformantky9332 LETTING THE DAYS GO BY

[@MidnightWanderer00]

@@screamsinrussian5773 LET THE WATER HOLD ME DOWN

[@Sammie1053]

There is water, at the bottom of the quarantine zone!

[@sabotabo7476]

Some believe our bodies are inflexible. I disagree.

[@alfredhadesworth9253]

Watching this side by side, it's weird that Gman actually looks *more normal* than the original

[@Starcatplays]

You made a whole video, god bless you sir.

[@sharkie9980]

No way, it's the Starcat. Never thought I would see you here.

[@yosha_ykt]

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[@alerat8801]

Is that the youtuber known for his scp: secret laboratory with his youtube channel name being starcat

[@patronofsaints2062]

holy shit its Starcat

[@matnar0285]

Why have I started seeing you in like, the most random places, just making comments in places id never think you'd be

[@ijustlikevideoediting]

I sent this to my dad cause he's a talking heads fan and he'd played the half life games back around when they originally came out so I figured he'd appreciate it. I walk in on him watching this on his phone absolutely grinning. thanks for making something my dad liked so much it means alot to me

[@wooflord]

That really made me tear up maaaan

[@dave5194]

Worlds are colliding!

[@AzuriteCoast]

Found this comment after doing the same thing myself. Still waiting on the response.

[@dave5194]

@@AzuriteCoast pls let us know how it goes!

[@rey4874]

@@dave5194 yes please

[@rodrikofharlaw6848]

I like that you nailed david byrne's almost inhuman gmod-esque movements.

[@boxman139]

I feel like David Byrne is the type of guy who would figure out how to noclip through solid objects irl.

[@rodrikofharlaw6848]

@@boxman139 Now I'll never get the image of David Byrne in his famous overly large suit T posing half on and half below the stage.

[@boxman139]

@@rodrikofharlaw6848 me too actually. It’s been haunting my nightmares.

[@rorgues6465]

David Byrne did gmod memes before it was cool.

[@plaidpvcpipe3792]

@@boxman139 He's mentally powerful enough.

[@r4ycer676]

2:28 if Gordon freeman ever spoke, this would probably be his first line in HL2.

[@elitusdelitus1509]

He would also say 0:50

[@kaynealexander4993]

Another episode of "Gordon Freeman putting up with GMan's shit while in stasis."

[@johngancarcik5682]

I always think of ross scott of freeman's mind as gordans voice imagine his reaction to this

[@zpardus]

G-man's Employers: "Per our contract, we have granted you the ability to perceive and travel in the fifth dimension. We trust you know what to do with this." G-man:

[@rorgues6465]

David Byrne was on some fifth-dimension shit tbh

[@HyakuniYakumo]

This is somehow less weird and confusing than the original.

[@forceawakens4449]

Because is so unnerving that a real person is behaving like a sfm animation

[@Kovacs343]

Gave my dad huge nostalgia when I sent him this

[@electro740]

@Liam Dysart the original is a parody of a man living a monotonous life going insane over it

[@dillon1012]

Im very confused and I haven't seen the original

[@MovieJunkieOfficial]

That moment when you realise it would have taken extra effort to make a green screen effect look bad. Awesome work!

[@teebo3498]

Haha i’m the first reply

[@noahlinnebach9588]

@@teebo3498 haha I’m the first reply to the first reply

[@NonsensicalSpudz]

@@noahlinnebach9588 haha I'm the first reply on the second reply

[@buddette5513]

it looks to just be chromatic aberration

[@JackBond1234]

@@buddette5513 It looks like that, but there's more to it. When there's motion blur, you can see the green screen effect better, which wouldn't happen from chromatic aberration alone.

[@squidyy2k]

You never notice the sheer insanity of his dancing until you see it manually animated using an iconic video game character

[@superwildejellyfish]

The 2nd of October was blessed with Crash 4. The 3rd of October 2020 will be forever known as Shotgun Shack Saturday.

[@stuktbh5949]

I mean we got le epic cave update reveal today too so, october seems really promising

[@lambodude3]

Yeah, and maybe my valve index will ship after 50 years this month.

[@KingThrillgore]

October is on track to undo all the shit we endured the past 10 months

[@superwildejellyfish]

KingThrillgore Please don’t speak so soon, the month just started. But yeah, it seems to be!

[@OlaftheGreat]

Even after all this time, it's still fantastic... _...same as it ever was_

[@Constantiso]

_...same as it ever was..._

[@notcharles112]

Thrice in a lifetime, less and less water flowing underground

[@itstime3918]

big epic

[@Pangloss6413]

Gman at work: cold, detached, calculating, intimidating, god like entity Gman at home:

[@johngancarcik5682]

Gman at the office parties

[@nightcollapse]

@@johngancarcik5682 the office pizza party in the void

[@YourWaterDispenser]

@@nightcollapse Xen*

[@awhahoo]

@@YourWaterDispenser The void called xen*

[@Kingpuddinbowl]

This is what Gman does when he isn't harassing Gorgeous Feetman

[@RazorStormInc]

Gordon FEETman! _"I have scans of your feet, as well"_

[@sweatpantsromance]

gorgeous feetmind

[@steelstringd2018]

To be fair, I can't think of a better use of his abilities. Whatever they are.

[@RazorStormInc]

@@steelstringd2018 At least Gordon was thoroughly entertained.

[@DJL3G3ND]

no this is _how_ he harrasses him

[@capncook667]

1,000,000 Views. This is completely deserved this is beyond art.

[@TorrentsNicolas]

This should be titled: Once in a Half-life - Talking Headcrabs

[@demonchilde6664]

Yes!

[@texasdeathtrip]

Once in a Half-lifetime

[@echo5156]

or just twice in a lifetime - talking headcrabs (since half there are two halves)

[@rileyreed7690]

@[the postal dude]we need hl2 pt3 before hl3

[@SupBro-ww9go]

Once in half life, there is water under zen

[@oshmoo]

"There is water underground." Yes, there absolutely is, G-man. Good job.

[@pieandcheese647]

It’s even better when it looks like gman was poorly green screened in. The model doesn’t have that effect, Corey spent effort to intentionally make it look low effort.

[@DLkiba]

Just chromatic aberration

[@pump4078]

The Autobox. We know who you are.

[@pieandcheese647]

@@pump4078 how... how did you find me?

[@popeofsimps2924]

found you

[@pieandcheese647]

@@popeofsimps2924 no u

[@Nekiplex]

Pov: Gman trying to convince his employers to take Gordon as an employee

[@SynthTechnic]

Canon gman: *Distorted trumpets* Fandom Gman: *once in lifetime*

[@ChronicNOTAG]

I believe it is called juxtaposition. Something cute to contrast something grim. Case in point, Warhammer 40k. In the grim darkness of the future, there is only war and children's playground arguments.

[@evangelicae_rationis]

We make fun about a game which is literally the most depressing thing ever created.

[@aftertale238]

@@gastlygod10 Haha, Very funny /s/

[@hB02-c5z]

I have a idea *distorted lifetime*

[@TrueConscript]

@@aftertale238 very very very very very funny yes /shit

[@Adama_Now]

The "G" in "G-Man" stands for *"Groovy"*

[@joewatson1731]

Grove-a-lishes baby

[@theblueincineroar6905]

Groovy Man

[@zigfaust]

*Ashley J. Williams has entered the chatroom* "Look who's shitting in the tall grass."

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

Useless history he was never actually called Gman or something at all so it doesn’t stand for anything

[@nolanlemmon8180]

No it stands for Garry's

[@D_037]

Is this... G-man's official theme?!

[@satinsguard]

Yes.

[@WaffleDogofLegend]

Yes.

[@makmakg242]

but ENA has took over

[@igotaplan922]

I like your pfp

[@jd_the_cat]

It is now.

[@RealGothGirlHours]

After watching and coming back to this a few times, I just noticed that you can sometimes see the slightest bit of green outlining gman’s body, as if he actually was in front of a green screen like the original. Except that wouldn’t be unintentional in an animation, that would have to be painstakingly added in. God damn.

[@shadylimon]

Easiest way to do it would be to just do the animation with a green background export it and then do the green screen effect in an editing software the same way you would for anyrhing else. Its not the worst thing but is deffinetly extra effort they didn't have to go through.

[@connorgolsong290]

Corey is insanely dedicated to his work

[@confuseatronica]

its totally perfect- a little bit of chromatic aberration, little bit of spill lighting from the bluescreen...

[@Sentanette]

ikr

[@MrGodroy]

Remember, if they copyright this and try to take it down: just like MeatCanyon, it would become canon in the Talking Heads universe.

[@SomeGuyandanAmbulance]

Wait what?

[@MrGodroy]

@@SomeGuyandanAmbulance Look up the tragic yet humorous story of 'Wabbit Season'

[@reddonut1518]

Oh don’t worry he licensed the song hes in the clear

[@angrybidoof847]

@@MrGodroy my google fu fails me, please explain

[@TheFPSKingsGaming]

Angry Bidoof basically this animator made a parody video of bugs bunny with very crude jokes including bugs bunny being a serial rapist. The video got taken down with the reason being it was their property. So technically speaking that video is there property and that bugs bunny is theirs

[@TylerMcVicker1]

Thank you!

[@theantsaretakingover]

I can’t believe he fucking did it. That mad lad.

[@Synchole55]

Mhmm

[@Chal_Draws]

now youre blessed

[@InitiateDee]

@Zoomer Waffen Scams?

[@dopey473]

@Zoomer Waffen plz elaborate

[@Turbolemons]

The amount of effort that goes into this compared to the views it gets is just unfair. This guy deserves much more than he is getting at the moment.

[@fallenangelsayshush7402]

1.1m views? This is a masterpiece

[@justindevine6622]

It’s a shame you can’t make him really sweaty but still fantastic!

[@H31MU7]

wait what happened to phong

[@smallcheesebread6531]

@@H31MU7 yeah I was just abiut to say that

[@toyotatacoma1616]

Source 3 sweat physics

[@rorgues6465]

@@toyotatacoma1616 Source 3 Makes Me Weep coming soon

[@pauldeddens5349]

Port it to Blender and add a simple particle system set up. Plus, it would make much better lighting and more realistic everything.

[@5MadMovieMakers]

And you may ask yourself, how did I get here? - Desmond the moon bear

[@flynnguest8323]

"How'd did I get here"

[@bonelessclothing2836]

mogulcrasher A Horse?

[@Alizudo]

@@bonelessclothing2836 LMAO

[@Alizudo]

This comment chain is amazing

[@tasertag7513]

I remember that guy.

[@SpoopyChicken]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how he actually kept the buggy greenscreen cropout from the original?

[@beanzore]

I noticed that the first time i watched it and was thinking "god damn this is fatastic"

[@snacksy7754]

If i remember correctly they actually used a blue screen in the original, but i could see how that would be difficult with the blue suit and everything.

[@snacksy7754]

​@Jon Gee twitter.com/CoreyLaddo/status/1309600292485332997 He used a green background, so yes it seems the key was intentionally done badly 👍

[@existence3585]

I think it's just a chromatic aberration filter

[@brittlecourage9193]

It's my head cannon this is what g-man does on his free time

[@-Raylight]

Gman facial's expression is just so smooth It's like he got a rare offer, once in a lifetime someone could get

[@completelyhelpless3962]

"look where my hand was" is a line that still haunts me to this day, where the hell was it David?

[@A_very_tinly_can]

You know where it was 😏

[@mateocruz4823]

@@A_very_tinly_can it was reaching for Freemans gulungas

[@JohnDoe-oh2st]

Maybe about to shoot himself?

[@toucan6109]

When's that?

[@DuringDark]

His upper forearm, but then suddenly it bounces towards his other hand hand until it falls off. This is a metaphor for chooping carrots

[@Barquevious_Jackson]

Making anything that is cohesive in Source is difficult. It takes alot of skill to do it. Making something this good, that is nearly identically and that almost perfectly follows a complicated and well shot music video is a true model of talent, commitment, and dedication. It's a shame that KZbin's algorithm almost never rewards high quality, hard to make, evergreen rewatchable content like this, and the copyright content strikes must really sting after all your effort. This is an amazing video, and I haven't even the phanom of clue as to how long it took to make in the new source engine. P.S: I bet you're tired of hearing this song after editing all of this and creating the video.

[@rey4874]

It took 4 months

[@whollymindless]

And the effort was completely worth it. Thanks Corey!

[@Sebtuseb_el_zorro_con_traje]

A example, youtube dont recommend my videos :'/

[@AceOfBlackjack]

Mogeko 777 Oi enjoy a sub! And views from me!

[@Sebtuseb_el_zorro_con_traje]

@@AceOfBlackjack oh boi thx

[@justjohns2004]

Oh my god you can literally see the old style green screen effect. You are a wizard!

[@gonzalot.605]

0:32 _"You may find yourself in another part of the world..."_ That's actually a quite fitting quote for G-man, considering how Half-Life 1 takes place in New Mexico, while Half-Life 2 takes place in eastern Europe.

[@spiderplant]

"How did I get this beautiful wife and beautiful house?!" says no Millennial

[@seronymus]

They prefer the "polycule" anyway.

[@oliverdawes917]

Millennial checking in on the day after marrying my beautiful wife, from our beautiful house

[@flappynautintheocean8824]

@@oliverdawes917 with our beautiful horse, doing less beautiful chores, I guess

[@TheCyanSqueegee]

@@oliverdawes917 but do you have a large automobile?

[@kenetickups6146]

Thanks gen x

[@georgemorley1029]

Can’t believe it took me more than thirty years to work the double meaning out. My god! What have I done? - “I’ve done something terrible.” My god! What have I done? - “I’ve done nothing.” Which is worse?

[@joshuagillaspey1252]

Didnt realize that either until now

[@arempy5836]

Bruh...

[@ncrsoldier4603]

@@cibo889 It can mean "I've done nothing at all in my lifetime" or "I've done something terrible".

[@sciencedude22]

They’re the same image.

[@killdozerjr]

1 million witnesses to this masterpiece

[@slendersera]

Me: Wait, gman sang this, not David Byrne and the Talking Heads? Gordon: 🔫👀 Same as it ever was

[@mickymi9]

Nic3

[@Nassyy]

Maybe David Byrne and G-Man are the same person...

[@Skornish]

Gordon:

[@danielawesome36]

Always has been: Always has been: "Have I been replaced?"

[@elyukayee123]

It's just Talking Heads. No "the".

[@SkrumpBumpky]

I love how you even managed to replicate the imperfection of the green screen key. Great work!!

[@SimonClarkstone]

I thought that was just chromatic abberation at first. But I guess G-man was in front of a green background then the usual techniques were used.

[@superjoe12punch]

He finally finished it, the absolute madman.

[@SchwayGoose]

What is it about someone as mysterious and menacing as the G-Man that makes him so ripe for shitpost potential? This is really good! Keep it up!

[@TheSleepingSeer]

The contrast between the mystery and menace of the G-Man with the stupid shit these posts have him do is probably a big part of what makes it funny.

[@nightcollapse]

He's a weird and creepy old man (alien?), it just works

[@JetFalcon710]

In the games, he's weird and a bit creepy, and is clearly working towards his own mysterious ends, which has so far culminated in him using Alyx to screw with the timeline before promptly kidnapping her. By contrast, these memes make G-Man do the goofiest things, such as reenacting Once in a Lifetime, telling Gordon how to make Headcrab Jambalaya, and dancing to "Jerkin' Back and Forth" by Devo

[@DeoMachina]

I mean this with 100% sincerity: This affects me on an emotional level in a way that the original didn't even do Like, I knew before what David Byrne was saying but now I like, GET it I FEEL it

[@dave5194]

You and me both

[@sullivann]

Maybe you fee something because his song has a really good message

[@sullivann]

That why I have always come back to this song for years

[@captainpanic3616]

My god...WHAT HAVE I DONE!?

[@ericduran-valle4086]

The best part of this video is that you inadvertently introduced Talking Heads to a bunch of people who didn't know who they were before. That's a net positive for the world.

[@ckorp666]

and THIS song in particular is more relevant than ever in the gig economy/ContentTM/quarantine age

[@trashmann1081]

can confirm this, glad I saw this video

[@Jacob-df5hr]

This one's a banger too, one of the better choruses in pop music

[@awhahoo]

Yes, I must thank Edit: Im also sending this to my dad for like the third or fourth time

[@myautobiographyafanfic1413]

But I got a girlfriend who's better than that.

[@FoxyGrandmeowmmy5598]

"Time to wake up, Doctor freeman" Freeman: w-wuh? 0:27

[@Redsilver2]

*"This is how I hire my employers Gordon" - GMAN*

[@Yeet-qx6dn]

The right animator in the wrong place, can make all the music, in the world.

[@pyrogaming5560]

so, wake up, wake up and smell the ashes

[@yazidefirenze]

@@pyrogaming5560 So... Wake up, Mister Laddo. Wake up and smell the views.

[@seronymus]

No regrets, Dr. Freeman.

[@999dunkins]

You may found yourself... In a beautiful city 17, with a beautiful Gravity Gun! And you may ask yourself... "Well, how did I get heerrrre"

[@ChuckBarrett]

This is like 60 minutes in Black Mesa

[@legiongamer-works-podcaster]

😂

[@bingchilling3914]

"I don't need drugs to enjoy this. Just to enhance it" -Otto (The Simpsons)

[@errornoname23]

“Where does that highway go to?” To a nice lighthouse.

[@kanalkucker14]

Oh yes!

[@BigM33100]

You may ask yourself, "What is that beautiful citadel?" You may ask yourself, "Where does that train to Nova Prospekt go to?" And you may ask yourself, "Am I the right man? Am I in the wrong place?" And you may say to yourself, "My God! What have I done?"

[@danmclachlan2042]

And you may say to yourself "my god, what are you doing??"

[@matthewohlmann5757]

“There’s black Mesa underground”

[@screamsinrussian5773]

@@danmclachlan2042 and you may tell yourself "this is not my ridiculous tie"

[@gus96_]

It would be bad if you don't have my like

[@Nassyy]

LETTING THE HEADCRABS GO BY!

[@jaykemp2861]

I don't know what creeps me out more: The fact that the G-Man is having a mental breakdown, or the fact that it isn't David Byrne

[@BritishGeekGuy]

Yes

[@SomeSpicyCheese]

I can't tell if your animation has gotten smoother since this or if it's just that David Byrne was really stiff in the original music video and you captured it perfectly

[@mateodevin]

Actually got me in to Talking Heads, thanks dude.

[@ians9045]

Sameee, after I heard once in a life time here, i listened to remain in light and speaking in tounges

[@Astrosimi]

@@ians9045 Their best two albums!

[@aeronovus]

I've eagerly awaited this, you absolute king.

[@Fennric]

Not sweaty enough, my screen isn't submerged.

[@c.k.a286]

Looks like it's about to go to 1 million views 999K Almost there

[@Junior-gf7hi]

WE'RE THERE NOW

[@Randomperson462]

HOW DID I GET HERE?!

[@agent-xqj3733]

"My god, what have I done!?" *Footage of Resonance Cascade*

[@Larry]

If you ever so a follow up, do Thomas Dolby's song from the movie Toys, The Mirror Song. That would really fit the G-Man.

[@saxshton]

Y e s

[@HOTD108_]

HELLO YOU

[@hotelmario510]

"Hyperactive!" would look good in SFM as well, lol

[@DEFxRECON]

Do you put this on your bum ?

[@MagicMaster667]

*H E L L O Y O U*

[@nightshriek420]

Maybe it's because it's Gman. But I can totally see this being made it Gmod back in 2007 and I think that's amazing. You really nailed the animation in this!

[@-TPLT]

Close-ups on G-Man's face during this animation are hypnotizing, nice job.

[@MovingTreeInc]

I had to take a minute to shout out how much I adore the "bad greenscreen" lines around G-Man here. Really nailing that 80s "bad bluescreen" look from the original video. It's those tiny little extra things that really sells it man. Great job!

[@carrotsporks]

I believe the effect you're referring to is Chromatic Aberration, FYI.

[@dsdy1205]

@@carrotsporks not really, with chromatic aberration you get a rainbowed outline, but this outline is just green

[@acidsucre]

caught that too! very nice!

[@meteormashup8497]

@@dsdy1205 there is also chromatic aberration used

[@Kovacs343]

It's the same as it ever was

[@JellothePallascat]

Not gonna lie. This was Always a radio song for me as I had no clue of it's name or it's artist. And was only played on the radio as I knew no one that would play this song elsewhere, so It has stayed under my radar. Now I know both Name and Artist and the actual video that this is based on. What a fucking rabbit hole for the day dude! Thanks!!!

[@Xevonarin]

You know what I want to see? A shot for shot remake of You Spin Me Right Round with G-Man wearing an eyepatch.

[@caseygtr]

And you may find yourself standing in a testing chamber. And you may find yourself wearing a HEV suit. And you may find yourself behind the bar of a large push-cart. And you may find yourself in a beautiful cascade, with a beautiful crowbar. And you may ask yourself, "..."

[@Barcera]

Well how did I get here *teleports to Xen*

[@beetheimmortal]

Underrated comment

[@milotic4243]

And you may say, “…” And you might think, “…”

[@JJGoldFalconTHELEGENDOFGOLD]

I swear, The G-Man Model from Alyx is so realistic it keeps confusing my brain slightly, especially in the close ups. The fact that you animate it so well probably doesn’t help XD

[@lhfirex]

And you may find yourself Living in a gravity gun shack And you may find yourself In another part of City 17 And you may find yourself Behind the wheel of a large airboat And you may find yourself in a beautiful Citadel With a beautiful Alyx And you may ask yourself, well How did I get here? Letting the days go by, let the headcrabs hold me down Letting the days go by, water flowing underground Into the blue again after the Combine's gone Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground And you may ask yourself Do you know who ate all the donuts? And you may ask yourself Why do we all have to wear these ridiculous ties? And you may tell yourself I'm afraid to move him and all our phones are out And you may tell yourself Well, there goes our grant money Letting the days go by, let the headcrabs hold me down Letting the days go by, water flowing underground Into the blue again after the Combine's gone Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground Same as it ever was Same as it ever was Same as it ever was Same as it ever was Same as it ever was Same as it ever was Same as it ever was Same as it ever was Water dissolving and water removing There is water at the bottom of the ocean Under the water, carry the water Remove the water at the bottom of the ocean! Water dissolving and water removing Letting the days go by, let the headcrabs hold me down Letting the days go by, water flowing underground Into the blue again into silent water Under the vorts and grunts, there is Nihilanth underground Letting the days go by, let the headcrabs hold me down Letting the days go by, water flowing underground Into the blue again after the Combine's gone Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground You may ask yourself What is that beautiful Nova Prospekt? You may ask yourself Where does that highway 17 go to? And you may ask yourself Wouldn't you like to get a look at one of these blood samples under a microscope? And you may say yourself "My God! What are you doing?" Letting the days go by, let the headcrabs hold me down Letting the days go by, water flowing underground Into the blue again into the silent water Under the vorts and grunts, there is Nihilanth underground Letting the days go by, let the headcrabs hold me down Letting the days go by, water flowing underground Into the blue again after the Combine's gone Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground Same as it ever was Same as it ever was Same as it ever was Look where my Gluon gun was Time isn't holding up Time isn't after us Same as it ever was Same as it ever was Same as it ever was Same as it ever was Same as it ever was Same as it ever was Letting the days go by Same as it ever was And here the Overseer comes Here comes the Overseer Letting the days go by (same as it ever was) Same as it ever was (same as it ever was) Letting the days go by (same as it ever was) Same as it ever was Once in a lifetime Let the headcrabs hold me down Letting the days go by

[@eleskeletitto4900]

change airboat for buggy, in hl2 there is one too

[@Rama-sm4hp]

perfect

[@EmbeddedWithin]

THANK YOU! The lyrics were actually hard to figure out

[@Krisztian08]

Damn someone should sing that

[@Dogman_35]

Waiting on this cover

[@smilemore7431]

This is simultaneously incredibly out of character and incredibly in character.

[@ProtoPacket]

I am shocked that you intentionally made the green screen in his hair intentionally broken. It’s astounding. Fantastic attention to detail.