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Carter Lau
EDITOR
Anthony De Vera
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Anthony De Vera
ART DIRECTOR
Violet Rawlings
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Carter Lau
2nd UNIT DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Jucel Andrin
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Brendon Ryu
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Frank Parker
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Hailey Leonard
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Violet Rawlings
SOCIAL COORDINATOR
Simone Malec
SPECIAL THANKS
Saeyoung Cho, Moonshot Projects
Annie Jeong
Mark Celestino
HEAD OF PRODUCTION
Lizzie Lockard
HEAD OF POST PRODUCTION
Sam Young
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Ryan Bergara Shane Madej Steven Lim
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[@watcher]

The fun will continue at www.watchertv.com/ We hope to see you there. edit: Hey all! Seeing a lot of folks saying that we’re pulling all of our content off KZbin. To clarify, all of the content on our KZbin channel will continue to live here forever. For new seasons, the first episodes will be released on KZbin will the remaining coming out exclusively on the Watcher platform.

[@bukojoetheslapsoils8273]

site can't be reached in my side. (DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN)

[@senorkarl]

Peace out.

[@mitsudayo]

I think your site is broken

[@huom]

Goodbye then 😔

[@mishamarie79]

Link takes to a bad site.

[@hier-matin]

You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become BuzzFeed

[@derekputz8568]

Buzzfeed? Try Rooster Teeth...

[@VC-xj1fs]

Daaaaaaaaaaaaamn. You ain't wrong.

[@debbie77debbie]

omg reaaal

[@jusskitten6120]

Yuppp😢

[@AlexaBellaMuerte]

I’m dead

[@AutumnIsFalling331]

Y’all remember when the best parts of buzzfeed unsolved was the black screens with nothing but text… Yeah, production quality isn’t why we watched

[@hookybrickshooky9529]

I have to agree.

[@mirahbkvts]

old shane would hate shane now

[@lydiawilkinson9998]

*wheeze*

[@zachflag6506]

@@mirahbkvtsit’s like how Kirk would beat the shit out of William Shatner, old Shane would throttle New Shane with his bare hands

[@wangkong905]

I freakin loved seeing the *wheeze* on screen too

[@isabellavallejo1768]

Rest in peace Shane Madej you would've hated Shane Madej

[@TheDarkrebel131]

I can’t believe his wife responded saying the fans were in the wrong 😭

[@npc.street]

I used to respect these guys so much.

[@jpkjnn6733]

This is painfully apt

[@TheFreedyShow]

@@TheDarkrebel131 One of the turning points for me, if she is saying that to everyone, what do they really think of us when the cameras aren't on them?

[@rinesserin]

@TheDarkrebel131 I actually don't hold that against her. I think she was wrong to say it, but if someone I loved was getting raked across the coals like Shane (deservedly) was, I would definitely defend them, too.

[@ashtonmccartney9909]

“Shane finally saw a ghost, the ghost of his career” TOOK ME OUT.

[@dumbwithmilan]

😭

[@lulugoodnight2747]

Well maybe when the fortune teller said Ryan would die on camera she actually meant his reputation and career

[@Kyrk0v]

Jesus dude he's already down you don't need to kick him 😂😂😂

[@jasonhagar8503]

Oof!

[@ToastyDanzig]

whoooaaa... dude u have incredible memory & perception

[@Extremepsyco]

💀

[@shaniadirstein3650]

IM SCREAMING AT THIS

[@miamaru414]

Most of us became fans during the Buzzfeed Unsolved Era.. we were satisfied with yellow and blue text on a black background. All we wanted was you.

[@timenotime]

Honestly that was the best stuff

[@kaiathornton8268]

Siri play “all I wanted was you” by paramore

[@jesseyoulater]

:((

[@lindsey298]

this is so true

[@anirose25]

Exactly. But “you” has changed, and this video shows it

[@katiedurocher7554]

" You made us rich, but not rich enough :( "

[@cvue009]

it's like you helped a friend out emotionally after an abusive relationship just to see them go right back

[@starrywizdom]

THIS! THIS is what I'm feeling! THANK YOU!

[@nodrvgs]

@@starrywizdom😂😂

[@cooliostarstache5474]

Or even worse, they became an abuser themselves

[@nikkimurray9942]

I cant explain it but this video feels like when your rich corporate boss gives you a pizza party instead of a raise

[@macbrannan7870]

It’s a pizza party but everyone has to chip in for the pizza 🤪

[@rebornrosess]

this is such an apt comparison LMAOO

[@sumerakandapola2963]

And then fires you

[@elliotgov]

LMAO

[@LarrietDarling]

A pizza party where they tell everyone they're fired because the company's going in a new direction (the CEO is probably staying and getting a pay raise in the process)

[@Katie-lf2hv]

Buying gold flake covered ice cream off buzzfeeds money was funny, buying it off of ours is not.

[@attorneycarissa]

Fact.

[@brybrybry995]

Exactly! What’s wrong with sponsorships, why can’t they continue on with that?

[@FukaiKokoro]

What's wrong with their pateron? They had to have been making 50-60,000+ $ A MONTH. Plus the merch. Hmmm if only there was some way they budget..

[@yukinoohsnow9956]

THIS

[@SoLDMG]

@@FukaiKokoroI only just now was wondering this…

[@Allyourbase1990]

“I learned how to be a human on KZbin “ Well that’s your problem right there

[@MooseMedley]

With the amount of pedophilia on KZbin I sincerely hope no one learned how to be a human on KZbin

[@bobbyaxelrod5959]

Sounded completely inhuman while saying it

[@BeansPredi-ch6xk]

Hey don’t judge!

[@ionian525]

KZbinrs can make more money by devoting one minute of a video to a Raid Shadow Legends ad than I will make in a 40 hour work week. Do NOT ask me to pay more money for things.

[@college54114]

So mf true. It’s frustrating how monetized every content creator has become. I miss 2011 KZbin, not gonna lie

[@stress395]

KZbinr doesn't pay nearly as much as most people think lol, but these people are almost at 3 Million subscribers and their niche has a high rpm and there a family friendly channel with low risk of demonetization, they have no excuse to not be making bank. 😂

[@nevaehstevenson-barrett8731]

If they were one person yeah, but even if they cut down on the staff its not enough for the three of them to even pay for rent nowadays😭

[@eliotgierat9462]

⁠​⁠@@nevaehstevenson-barrett8731You have no idea how wrong you are. They have 13K members that pay at least a few dollars monthly for their patreon, a merch store, sold out tours, etc. watcher is absolutely pulling in 6 digits monthly, especially w their rpm. but surrrrreee "they can barely afford rent 😢"

[@eliotgierat9462]

@@nevaehstevenson-barrett8731listen I get that you clearly like Watcher, but doing all of these mental gymnastics to excuse what was clearly a scummy move is delusional stan behavior.

[@that_pan_chick8650]

“We want to rely less on advertising” WHY???? That’s what pays you and keeps your content free! Take the money from the billion dollar companies and stop asking your fans for money

[@Kyrk0v]

If they just made the ad segments into fun skits like internet historian for example, most people wouldn't even mind sitting through it!

[@cosmiceclipse3142]

Note they also already have a patreon...

[@Jaypickels]

​@@cosmiceclipse3142with 12k subs at a minimum of 5 bucks a pop. That's 60k a month MINIMUM

[@cbsixx]

this is a perfect way to phrase it

[@nikomario18]

@@Kyrk0v not even just historian, like... most youtubers have done this in the past 5 years, even longer than that

[@kate287]

7:50 we don’t mind advertisements. we know it helps pay for the content we love. we’d rather watch a 2 minute long silly skit ad for free than pay for another streaming service.

[@mialikeseverything]

the ads are always actually really fun to watch as well! it's literally like extra lore for the viewers. saxophone ryan and professor morris ashley volume 2 have been so much fun

[@kafkaesquera]

⁠@@mialikeseverythingexactly! watcher is the only channel where i dont skip through the ads because i find them genuinely entertaining

[@mamamcfreeman105]

I think it’s more about not wanting to create content for the purpose of pleasing an advertiser. They want more freedom in that regard.

[@Emot10ns]

Nah don't try to justify ads lmao. Like 75% of people are using adblock and sponsorblock. I'm not watching more ads to watch anyone no matter how much I like them

[@velocijaster2102]

It won't be that the ads are distracting to viewers. It will be that the content surrounding the ads will have to be in adherence with the advertiser's policies. It will ALSO have to perform well enough to get more ads or attract other advertisers. So, it's not really enough for viewers to watch the ads. You'd also have to have enough viewers buy the product or "click through" to make it worth it for the advertisers. I'm not saying I like the decision. Just saying that ads are more complicated than viewers being okay with watching them.

[@IStormywatersI]

Please never remove this video. It needs to remain as a shining beacon on what not to do and how not to make an announcement for ages to come.

[@mr.mouthfeel3975]

i am sure they know the backlash will be horrific if they ever chose to do that, but if they ever do delete it I have downloaded it and will reupload it the same hour.

[@h445]

i thought it was a nice video and i don't begrudge them wanting to start their own sub service lol. the backlash is kinda silly

[@briannac2231]

⁠@@h445it’s greedy. After merch, advertisements and patreon, they’re basically saying it’s STILL not enough money. They think their one channel is worth the same amount it costs to watch multiple genres of movies and tv shows on actual streaming platforms, and they think it’s “affordable”. They’re delusional

[@hazelmoriarty3944]

also makes for a great case study considering 2nd Try did it similar but better... love my ghoul boys but this was a disaster

[@eatmywords]

do you think they used the Fine brothers' apology as a template?

[@onlysmilesd7769]

25 staff members for one youtube channel? Yeah, that's the problem. We don't need fancy production. Too many spirits was you guys telling stories around a bonfire, one of my favorite series on this show.

[@user-qm5xg4hh8s]

And Too Many Spirits has always relied on fans supplying all the content. This show was like taking a holiday to film, no scripting, very little expenses vs profits (out of the things that are special for this show you need the seasonal props, alcohol and the firewood, the rest like editing is done by people you already employ). I understand there's a lot of hidden cost in producing content for a big channel but monetising this show specifically is... wow.

[@taylorkills4711]

Watcher? I can hardly afford her!

[@PyxeledGenesis]

First comment to get an audible laugh out of me

[@OkTrevor]

Best Comment Award

[@pauletteleroy]

😂 Love this ❤

[@amyj1418]

I cackled

[@MJubecki1984]

You Win! That killed me.

[@jenk4545]

We were happy when it was just Shane and Ryan. Just blue and yellow words on a black background, and a little room with a cork board and a mannequin. None of this was ever needed.

[@thisishere]

Simpler times

[@jebbyrat]

:(

[@raestiffler5859]

Yep. 100%. I fell off after watching a little Puppet History. And it just didn’t feel the same, not that I never watched them again, just not nearly as consistently as I did when they were doing Unsolved and Supernatural. Simplicity can be a strength

[@pigpie03]

right?! i have never been a Stephen fan and it's only gotten worse. he's an out of touch asshole.

[@samuelshaw3058]

@@raestiffler5859 they got people involved who didn't click and aren't funny at all ie Steven Lim, I won't watch a video with him in because they're bollocks

[@thisismarisa]

So, the merch website wasn't making enough with $80 hoodies, $40 tees, and $45/$125 "mystery boxes"? The 13k+ subscribers on your ACTIVE Patreon, with a minimum of $5/month donations (and higher tiers of $10/month, $25/month, and $100/month)? The monetization of your KZbin (2.85 million subs), Instagram (489k followers), and Twitter (248k followers) accounts? The ongoing, sold-out tour shows? The podcast profits? NONE of that was enough? Instead, you felt obligated, for the sake of production quality, to add another streaming service that you want your audience to juggle? Solely for "exclusive" content? Your apology video doesn't break these costs down, either. You need to be FULLY transparent if you want even a sliver of your fans to consider subscribing to something like this.

[@tamatebako_yt]

you forgot about the sponsorships...

[@danielle3831]

That's so much worse than I thought lol I'm not too familiar with these guys, and I was like why don't they try something like Patreon first?

[@MarianaHidden]

They rent a whole building in Los Angeles, have to pay their 20 aprox people on their stuff, have to pay them healthcare insurance, have to pay flight tickets for their crew and them when filming outside LA, have to pay a pre-production agency, post production agency, have to pay for some locations permits to film, filming gear, food for those travels and these last things are for one video only...... I've never heard of these guys before but some people in their community can't understand the huge quantity of money their videos cost. However I still think they made bad moves on a this and they should have partner with an existing platform.

[@morechickentacos]

​@@MarianaHiddentheir content is not that great to be needing 20 people behind the scene to be honest :/

[@ohnobro3770]

@@MarianaHiddenthey clearly need to down size if all of this isn’t working in the first place KZbin people are used to free content you can’t just move the same content to a paid subscription service and expect it to go over well

[@Rumptydumptylumpty]

The funniest part of this video is that they monetized it and made ya watch multiple ads of them telling you they have to create videos to please advertisers... 😂😅😂

[@queenbee7348]

What’s wrong with monetizing it? This is their source of income. They have bills to pay too. Ot’s not always about you.

[@Rumptydumptylumpty]

@@queenbee7348 I didn't say anything was wrong with it. I pointed out the irony. It's the "You suck and I dont need you! Can you give me a ride though?" of goodbyes. I like the people at Watcher too. They're already trying to make it right and know they screwed this whole scenario up.

[@MamaAteistka]

​@@queenbee7348it was so costly to make this goodbye video?

[@eatmywords]

@@queenbee7348 i'm afraid it is about you, seeing as you is paying. and without you there is no them.

[@c_leslie]

If I were an employee at watcher I would begin looking for different employment. This does not seem sustainable.

[@_meadow_23]

There's rumors of Disney shutting down disney+ because it isn't sustainable. For a KZbin channel to be come its own streaming platform, it will definitely not be sustainable

[@WalkerIGP]

@@_meadow_23 All of these streaming services are not sustainable. They need to go back to the old days when it was just Netflix and Amazon and put all the content on those two. Basically do a Steam. The problem is that with everyone trying to do their own service it dilutes the content and no one wants to subscribe to 10+ different services, they will do 2 or 3 at most.

[@Nagarath16]

Yep. This. No company survive that big growth of people working for them in so short of a timeline. Even bigger and wealthier companies have fallen because of that.

[@OpalLeigh]

If you were an employee at watcher you would be one of very many 😂 they hired all their friends, bought the best equipment. And now they’re salty that they may have to cut down in a GLOBAL RECESSION. The audacity.

[@joelover270]

i just hope it doesnt tank watcher completely

[@chloehepperle5886]

With literally one KZbin poll this entire thing could've been avoided💀

[@teKniQz]

For real.

[@chloehepperle5886]

@@user-ayiy824jbd And his wittle Tesla Weslas🥺🥺

[@toryalyn]

@@user-ayiy824jbd Shane and Ryan are basically Steven’s sugar daddies

[@chloehepperle5886]

@toryalyn Wait bc you kinda ate with that one-

[@scarypoppins4491]

@@user-ayiy824jbd is there any ... idk, "evidence" to suggest this is steven's (& his greed, i suppose?) doing, other than just being the ceo? genuine question, i just want to know if he's been up to some shady stuff i didn't know about.

[@kateoxley262]

It’s crazy how genuinely betrayed I felt watching this. These guys have been my biggest comfort youtubers for so long, and the fact that they’ve become a part of the problem (the problem being my inability to afford anything) was disillusioning in a way that was, honestly, surprisingly upsetting

[@starrywizdom]

Valid.

[@microchipmatt]

Super Valid.

[@h445]

betrayed? get over yourself lol it's not that serious

[@alleycat616]

@@h445really though people out here acting like they’d do their job for free just because someone else wants them too. Everyone would like to make more money if they could. At the end of the day much as we enjoy them it’s a job not a charity.

[@Fluttershys_bong]

@@alleycat616they are literally making a shit ton of a money dawg ☠️☠️ they just aren’t managing it. They went against everything they speaks on, esp shane

[@mrrandom1265]

We watched this video with our marketing teacher and discussed it. You guys really effed up.

[@doe8904]

HELPPPP this is so funny

[@user-ct1rl5mq8e]

😂

[@brittneyg6366]

“I’m proud of the community we’ve fostered” *leaves community they’ve fostered*

[@mangarang_]

seriously

[@franziska-isabellabuttner6214]

More like destroying

[@iluv2cheer176]

We're still friends, but you've gotta pay to stay friends 🥰🥰

[@cyber_runner]

Fr

[@KrimetTStarKiller]

It makes sense for them. Even if ninety percent of their audience drops them, the ten percent who subscribed at five dollars a month will net them more money. Business if about profit.

[@MoeruHoeru]

This feels like a breakup, and the reason was you calling me broke.

[@scottyheav]

Ah well just like a breakup just unsubscribe and in time you will forget all about them

[@user-bd4rs2ec1k]

REALLL

[@belindagritter1572]

@@scottyheav sadly, this is true. They will become a fond memory.

[@scottyheav]

@@belindagritter1572 Ah well greed always loses sooner or later.

[@harvestmoon_autumnsky]

I've had to let go a few important things in my life. I've loved these shows and watched every single episode, but in the end, it's just tv. I'll find something else too watch

[@kyraphillips1866]

“i hope you guys follow us this one last time” is CRAZY

[@jknight9487]

@@caitlinb828 no “almost” about it, that’s spot on

[@wolfgangwaxlobster3046]

The audacity of these entitled fucks to try and guilt trip us to give them money while we struggle to eat for the day. The Ryan and Shane we knew died with the good old days

[@CroatianComplains]

bro thinks hes thorin oakenshield

[@parkriver]

A few knee-jerk reaction points: 1 - It sounds like there are significant internal problems if your company is struggling to pay staff an equitable wage. That should not be taken out on viewers, you can't seriously expect people to foot the bill for your brand's financial problems or mismanagement. 2 - I make less than $16/hour and half my wage is spent on a 1-bedroom apartment in a small city with very few amenities. 3 - I financially support loved ones who are disabled, or who are lost to depression, or have car repairs they can't afford, and I'm still not asking someone who likes listening to me to cover any of that shit. That's MY shit to cover. I like your content, but I can no longer trust this brand or your character.

[@kyleigh_17]

This right here.

[@trigger9779]

You’re a good person. I have relative that make 100k plus a year and inherited homes(through our family or their spouse) and still won’t help my parents. Im the only one willing to help w my 20/hr job + bills

[@katiebassett1366]

The production cost for this goodbye video alone could have probably paid for at least 7 videos of Shane and Ryan goofing off and making our lives better. This is so depressing.

[@TallLady123]

@MysticalOpticsims I can't think of any parent ever saying that to their child seriously.

[@Zenigundam]

Taylor Swift is a talentless Plain Jane who is dating a tenpenny brute.

[@Zenigundam]

Taylor Swift is a talentless Plain Jane.

[@Zenigundam]

Taylor Swift is a Plain Jane. Choose better role models.

[@sebastiaanv]

@@Zenigundamyou really need to get a hobby.

[@abigailmitchell2716]

I’m not paying $6 for this however I would absolutely pay $6 to be a fly on the wall in the Watcher office right now

[@Moiyikyoi]

Girl same

[@synastrytarot]

saaaaame

[@oremukihss]

lmfao so true

[@kurvaskye]

Me too lol

[@Nagarath16]

They just probably posted this and end of the day went home. This was clearly planned for a long time and filmed while ago, so they don't even care what the feedback going to be.

[@AamnaWajahat]

3 men who took themselves way too seriously.

[@CatrionaCharles]

Hopefully it's not all about to tank, for their sake

[@BeaOtch]

I'm seeing people giving excuses for the "eat the rich" guy. Don't make excuses for him. If he truly believes that he would have walked away and not went along with this. Money really does show people's true colors.

[@LactoseClergy]

Ever had a friend that became friends with the popular kids? And suddenly you can’t sit with them at lunch anymore? Or talk to them on the bus? This feels like that.

[@Sassymouse88]

And they can't really give you a straight answer as to why.

[@demetribaldwin]

omg this literally happened to me lmao, it feels exactly like that

[@tomlxyz]

Haven't had that happen to me yet it's relatable

[@yeahitsmesofkinwhat]

Pretty soon they'll start uploading to youtube again and it'll be the "We can hang out out outside of public spaces. Can I come over this weekend?" only to get ghosted because the cool kids want to throw shit in the lake.

[@anasemelianova5759]

@@demetribaldwinouch you unlocked a core memory it probably took me years to repress

[@mitchellbecker610]

Finally something the Shaneiacs and Boogaras can agree on!... how terrible an idea this is 💀

[@alicefullofice]

lmao literally. the thing that finally united us is what tore everything apart😭

[@cyber_runner]

FR

[@aliciapena9739]

@@alicefullofice this was a dark realization 🥲

[@Nagarath16]

Soon watcher company is the ghost mystery from the past that we all think about... Did it really exist?

[@Ali-mv3jc]

​@@sentientplant9658I don't believe in ghosts, but I also don't believe I've seen a worse move than this.

[@blakeb1555]

The way the video starts with a ridiculously expensive LA office then saying you have no money for content anymore 🤣can’t make this shit up

[@VirtualizerExtreme]

Bro also expects that 25 EMPLOYEES at less than 3M subs is sustainable, even more of a joke 💀

[@pattierotondo1108]

AND that office doesn't include a studio? That makes no sense at all.

[@ishansharma6081]

Ryan if you are ever searching for a place scarier than the Sallie house, it is the comment section of this video buddy🤣🤣🤣

[@laurenlevy9378]

Guys stop being so accurate in the comments I can’t like them all

[@killsims]

I recognise the irony in me liking this comment.

[@annaarrose]

HAHAHHA me for the last 20 mins theyre so good

[@AlinaProbably]

Omg this is like the metacomment of all the relatable comments on here

[@ohpooable]

me liking even this comment 😭

[@TimeturnerJ]

Mood, I keep coming back to this video just to read and like more of the comments. The tea is too good.

[@JMBWizard84]

Well boys, looks like it's back to BuzzFeed unsolved marathons.

[@worldofdaisy._]

Exactly

[@cyber_runner]

Back to Shane's Bridge

[@nintend0fr33k]

I'll see you there, friends.

[@ember3411]

Going to make a party out of the marathons, might try get friends to join me

[@jdjew4003]

They will live forever there.

[@maybememory1]

25 EMPLOYEES?! You have less than 3M subscribers, what on earth are you thinking?! That’s your problem right there. It’s not a YT problem, or an advertiser problem, it’s a YOU problem. Do better.

[@revinaque1342]

Definitely a skill issue

[@gintokiswoodensword]

For real, like even hiring people's cousins and what not? 🙄

[@ACreepyLesbian]

25 employees for their scope isn't going to prevent them from breaking even. Many big, single youtubers have more

[@MissSchnickfitzel]

Not to mention they def make enough for 20+ employees lmao. But i bet they each want a 20k monthly salary instead of a 10k one 😂

[@nevaehstevenson-barrett8731]

they are not a casual content channel. They try to make cable-quality shows on a broken platform, and they are trying to do better. that's what the whole point of the video is (yes I'm aware the point got hidden in questionably disrespectful(?) humor but I overlooked it since that's what most of their ghost files are filled with😂)

[@elizabethkromer3637]

your apology doesn't make up for the ruined reputation. there's something to be said about steven filming his 'we can't afford it' section in a kitchen that looks like its part of a multimillion dollar home. i would LOVE to know how much each of you are personally bringing home salary wise. also, it is in really poor taste to ask people to subscribe to this platform so that you can 'go international.' you want us to pay for your trip to france? come on guys.

[@bradleyungles8605]

Shane's wife made a comment on Instagram or something complaining about unfair wages. But apparently their wedding was in the millions of dollar range. I didn't read it, but I've heard from multiple people about it.

[@aspenhum]

I think they're sadly losing touch...

[@mork3780]

oh icarus..

[@itsannahere.]

it’s such a shame

[@pr0d1gy_]

its such a SHANE 😂😂😂😂 (imsorry)

[@batsysiegel]

​@@pr0d1gy_😂😂😂

[@itsannahere.]

@@pr0d1gy_ LMFAOO ill give you that that was good omg

[@themoocow7718]

Seems like everyone is flying to the sun nowadays

[@kristengausselin5208]

Guys what if we all just share one account

[@laurenlewis2949]

👀 you have a point!

[@OboeWitch6263]

If I watched it, it’d be this way

[@chris_520x4]

Best comment haha 😂

[@blakewhite3131]

Honestly I wouldn't want anyone to give them any money. Let them lie in the bed they've made.

[@DomoJeihMuPhEnlPh]

Orrr... one pays the $6, pirate it and share it to all of us. That is what Shane would recommend for sure.

[@sourpatchsquid5445]

this is genuinely really sad. i don't wanna be parasocial and say that "they've changed" because i don't know them, but at least the way they've presented themselves thus far seems so disingenuous looking back from this

[@FrancescaLD]

They are not nearly popular enough to have such delusion of grandeur. Who are they taking advices from?

[@grammeland1]

Probably Mrbeast.

[@nanacue]

@@grammeland1 I doubt even Mrbeast would even put his content on a paywall

[@MxmuPrm]

Idk why they tried to make it a sob story about leaving KZbin. You’re not being forced to leave, you’re choosing to leave bc you think you can make more money at the expense of your audience

[@cranbell99]

that's my favorite part personally. they came out the jump with the super out of touch emotional manipulation tactics.

[@singlikeafox4252]

I feel like they kind of are forced to leave youtube, they've said many times that on youtube they have been running this company in the red almost the entire time, if they want to continue to make this level on content without having a raid shadow legends ad every 5 minutes they have to crowdsourcing

[@Jrevo77]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@singlikeafox4252check moist critical’s breakdown of this and you’ll realise that isn’t true or if they are running it in the red then it’s because of there own bad decisions of how they are spending money

[@DB-de2ht]

​@@singlikeafox4252 or not have 25 staff for every video

[@peekaboo7424]

This video is meant to draw you in & be relatable. It’s pure manipulation. What they want to do is not actually what the majority of their audience wants so they have to twist it. I don’t know what their business model is but they’re doing very well on YT. Just their patreon subscribers alone will pay for the production. So their cry of poverty is such freaking manipulation.

[@niftyfish]

This video has gotten so many "boos" they might as well count it as part of their evidence that ghosts do exist.

[@dipsers]

I laughed so hard at this omg 😂

[@spongeb000b3]

lol very creative, i applaud

[@omarmoran3097]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@katelynisspooky]

Top tier comment

[@NiiRubra]

Their Patreon is going to end up looking like an abandoned haunted place.

[@allisonl401]

I love how one minute into this video there’s an unskippable ad

[@nevaehstevenson-barrett8731]

Not even 100% their fault for that one, yt is just like "lets see how much we can get and give"😂😭😭

[@jordanbraidwood]

i saw those photos of shane madej’s wedding. let’s not pretend y’all are aching for money.

[@danielle8877]

scrolled for five minutes trying to find a single comment expressing that this is anything less than a terrible idea. still looking.

[@TehWhiteTiger]

I'm still scrolling.

[@fuzzydeborah]

I found “I’ll follow you one more time but I’m scared” lmfao

[@tealing_]

same lmfaoo

[@ejtommy7616]

Instagram has like two “congrats guys!” comments but that’s it

[@jediducky623]

Same! Not a single one yet

[@timpoolssentientbeanie5646]

Imagine being so tone deaf and living in such a bubble that you can look around in 2024 and think “I bet people are willing to pay for another streaming service.”

[@hayleybarbara1589]

Bruh i can't even afford rent 😂 let alone have money for another streaming service

[@Obscura.96]

Honestly. I just got rid of my streaming services because I need every dollar I can get. The fact that they think $6 is nothing speaks volumes

[@dezi9423]

THIS. I can barely afford all my bills and food. Plus Hulu, Netflix. .... This SUCKS

[@SwiftyEmpire]

​@Obscura.96 *"we made it 5.99 a month so everyone can afford it."* Yeah, you know whats eveb more affordable? Making it free.

[@lorenx6650]

Try Guys are doing it perfectly

[@d0dgecity]

I hope the lesson you have learned is that we don't prefer or want the expensive videos. Buzzfeed was low budget and the best you've done.

[@OMGitsKristinaxD]

“Anybody and everybody can afford ($5.99)” is such a disgusting thing to say. How out of touch can you be?

[@kalaacko]

I'd also like to add, this is in US dollars. Us Canadians, or anyone who's currency isn't as high as USD suffer more.

[@GeezSus]

As someone who resides in an Eastern not-so-developed country (and is a student), I pretty much felt my heart sink after converting $6 into my currency and I don't even watch this channel (Used to watch the BuzzFeed Unsolved vids and enjoyed them a lot)

[@Bluecheese1400]

As someone who’s underaged and has an immigrant parent, I can’t get subscription or get my parents to subscribe to them. So I’m locked out of their content I’ve been watching for years 😭

[@GeezSus]

@@Bluecheese1400 I mean they did revert their change so you can still watch it

[@ParvulaUniversum]

So to recap: you overhired, leased an egregiously and needlessly large studio space in one of the most expensive cities in the world and have exhausted all other means of monetization as a result. Basically you pulled a Buzzfeed. Ponderous.

[@TemptationGreetsYou]

Yeah what was up with that? I always wondered why they hired so many people?!

[@OpalLeigh]

Don’t slander Buzzfeed name like that 😉 Buzzfeed was still free 😂 they’re greedier than Buzzfeed (which is impressive).

[@j.yang7]

one person who knows what they're doing after leaving BF I can think of is Safiya Nygaard, she was one of the first to leave BF, she's also making travel and food content, her videos have good production quality, she doesn't have 25 people on staff, pays attention to what her audience wants and not pulling this kind of bs

[@ninadreams127]

@@j.yang7 I was thinking of Safiya too! She makes loads of travel videos that obviously cost a lot and she even brings a small crew with her. We get less content but it’s insanely good and well budgeted.

[@olx8654]

there is no way they cant afford 25 employees with the cpm

[@BlackMetalTimes]

The logical reasoning for this poorly advised business decision shall remain... Unsolved.

[@4kach24]

Brilliant comment

[@nafereuskortex9055]

Money

[@careylee391]

😅😅😅

[@user-lp4nm9kd2v]

that's a good one mate.

[@EmiEvergiven]

NOT ME READING THIS IN RYAN'S VOICE

[@K11NNGG]

Even after the apology video I can’t help but feel like they literally just became buzzfeed . Like the apology feels more like them obligated to cancel the streaming service instead of them actually understanding what’s wrong with it. Like the apology feels like they REALLY want to keep it and that they’re just reading off a script

[@auramaris_]

This whole thing comes off so disingenuous that I don't think I'll ever see them in the same light again. They are forced to take a step back, that's all. If they continue with the original plan they'll get cancelled and won't have enough fans to make money from. I don't believe it when they say "We heard you" no... you just realized how quickly your brand could fall apart.

[@tom2721]

Basically this is the way I see it think of this as a teacher telling you “oh it’s only a hour of homework” (only $6 a month) all the while you have four or five other teachers giving you a hour worth of homework (Netflix,Hulu,prime,patrion and any other subscription/streaming service)

[@aspenhum]

Perfectly said

[@darkstar893]

The old Shane "Eat the rich" Madej would've wanted us to pirate it.

[@OpalLeigh]

Everyone pour one out for past-Shane 🍾

[@dunaldiX]

@@OpalLeigh The sad (and funny) thing is that this wont even get enough traction so people will restream/pirate it. Making a paid streaming service for a SINGULAR channel that is mainly loved for Puppet History and Mystery Files is crazy. At least something like Netflix still has a wide variety of stuff you can watch.

[@yourbootyholeisyourbeautyhole]

i kinda want to pirate it and then not watch

[@timelymonkey5392]

Isn’t it funny how the “eat the rich” types inevitably change that position when they are on the menu? Almost as if it’s not actually a deeply held belief but just a fit of jealousy.

[@jijitters]

@@timelymonkey5392 Bad take. Shane going back on his word and ideals does not mean there is a problem with that ideal. All -uberrich people are evil and should re-distribute their wealth in order to save themselves.

[@geneticjen9312]

No fans are thinking "I wish Watcher had better production quality"

[@_.cera._1706]

LITERALLY OMG WE WATCH THEM FOR THEM

[@user-gz9fm3ul4v]

I don't want TV show I want this goofy ass videos that's it

[@MoistBeastpewdieplier]

So true!

[@dallasbrown5]

We will even accept worse quality than what they've put out. We are mostly here for them as creators.

[@RewindingFilm04]

Their production quality is already pretty good for a KZbin channel. It's just a horrid excuse to charge for previously free content

[@just_dom144]

Shane: “There were a lot of shows we did here on this free platform that people didn’t watch … these shows will do great on a viewer-paid platform”. Uhh what? 😂

[@alisongladden1331]

Yea that one got me a little perplexed there 🧐🤔 the math ain’t mathin with that statement or their bank statements .. where is all their money going?!

[@letigre5822]

@@alisongladden1331it’s like they always say the more money you make the more money you spend

[@pattierotondo1108]

@@alisongladden1331 The money is going on having 25 employees and STILL hiring video people when they go on location! Who does that? Knowing they make such wasteful choices makes me a little angry that they want viewers to finance their lack of savvy.

[@vanessareagan3497]

You guys make almost as much in one single 2 minute ad during a video than I make per year. I feel very bad for you guys, truly.

[@Kaya5778]

I watched the finale of Ghost Files season 2 while standing in line at the food bank. To claim you’ve made your streaming service “$5.99 so everyone can afford it” is completely delusional.

[@nastya_is_slay]

This!!

[@janmishka3041]

i hope you’re doing better now, sending good vibes your way 🌞

[@BB-pw8ko]

So true

[@raresthornet]

hope you're doing okay it sounds like you're having a rough time of it

[@L33W1NT3R5]

Ayy food bank club! No shame in it, next time I go I'll watch an old buzfeed unsolved instead ig?

[@DJ-pt4jt]

To the 25 staff members, start looking for work cause this isn’t gonna go well.

[@frankdobs]

Dont know why they needed 25 people in the first place and what idiot hires friends and family

[@OneOfTheShadowsHere]

the staff members look so stupidly happy in this video, smiling while drinking iced coffee and stuff they can definitely let some of them go haha!

[@valpita3229]

@@OneOfTheShadowsHere Well, that's the thing when staff consists probably of 95% family & friends. Most can't really fire them once hired.

[@OneOfTheShadowsHere]

@@valpita3229 well, that's how they screwed themselves

[@6nomemory6]

@@avsambart fr

[@DeepVoicedDude]

In case you don't have the 'bring back dislikes' extension in your browser: It's lookin' a little rough up there lol

[@justaguy1071]

How rough are we talking?

[@sombravulpes]

@@justaguy1071 252k dislikes and counting. Deserved imo

[@justaguy1071]

@@sombravulpes lol

[@cerealbugz]

the 38k to 266k like to dislike ratio is insane

[@joetri10]

Whats more insane is that they're follow up video is now 2 weeks old but people are still commenting like this was hot dropped yesterday lol

[@jonahosmol1543]

i’m not a patreon member, but the fact theyre complaining about not having enough money and not once thanking the patreon at all. the people who have been giving them money for years.

[@aaliyahrandom]

WOW. So true.

[@omarmoran3097]

Very true they could of had a clip at the end to thank all the patron for all the support.

[@SuiHozman]

I didn't even think about that. That's a really interesting point

[@NovaStella_]

The Patreon makes about 100k a month too

[@aricheec7722]

i WAS a member but uh. yeah this kinda made me feel unappreciated and taken for granted.

[@MrsMcTaco]

“If this is our goodbye to you” Damn. Like it’s our choice to make them leave KZbin.

[@wittyinyin]

The gaslighting is crazy 🤣

[@burningrumm]

pissed me off what happened to my ghoul boys

[@TatankaTaylor]

This is the first time that I ever heard of this channel. Which goes to show how massively big KZbin is in terms of available content. Not knowing the details, what exactly is keeping them from setting up a Patreon and depending on that to keep things outta the red? Or do they just wanna break away to hopefully start a brand new company where they get to make it big? Like I said before, I never heard of any of them before (I found out through reddit about them doing this). So I wonder how they expect to make it big if the wider world doesn't know who they are? EDIT: I just found out that they do have a Patreon. And that it has a large amount of supporters there. And that they also have SPONSORS. And other sources of revenue. I'm sorry but these guys are just being super greedy.

[@bitchsmurve4581]

Exactly.. buh-bye guys!!! 🤣

[@statementofjoespooky1660]

@@TatankaTaylorthey have a patreon and this is their own company they started after breaking away from Buzzfeed. Sucks to see them make such a terrible choice here.

[@oriolsalvador]

I need to read the business plan for this. WHO thought it was a good idea? 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Abstractionyo]

Steven Lim

[@user-bg8qu9ty4n]

"I learned how to be a human on youtube" ... jesus fuck our world is doomed.

[@bradleyungles8605]

That's what I said.

[@IrnBruNYC]

Yes, weird flex, bro. How did that comment survive the editing process?

[@bryceneedham1860]

The old Shane would want us to pirate Watcher content.

[@gandalfthegrey]

Old Shane has abandoned us

[@anavillasenor8639]

I think that's why he said we could share it smt tells me he wasn't on board for this

[@gaywalllbiter]

Can someone pls pirate watchers new content and share it with us?

[@leestockton9968]

Sad to see how people change

[@omarmoran3097]

So much backlash there getting in the comment section. From ppl saying goodby to others even unsubscribing from this channel also ppl saying there not going to pay to watch.

[@TeoElijah]

we never wanted better quality. all we wanted was shane and ryan, doing their stuff like they were at buzzfeed, but just in a better working environment. nobody asked for this

[@5uperM]

literally this ^ I only came here for Shane and Ryan.

[@cheyannedeems109]

THIS

[@vengefulspirit99]

My money is in Steve being the mastermind behind these decisions

[@kingofspades9720]

@@vengefulspirit99 A lot of hate is going to steven (Which is deserved), but even if he is masterminding at least one of the other two (my bet is ryan) agreeing fully, because if each of them have 1/3rd of the company, decisions have to be at least 2 people fully agreeing

[@BabyBoy_Milo]

Only reason I ever watched was for Shane and Ryan

[@hannahbanana866]

saw a comment that said “When the fortune teller told Ryan he would die on camera, she failed to mention it would be his career”

[@alisonde2600]

For everyone saying “calm down, it’s just $6” and complaining that people just want everything for free… I don’t think you realize how many of us are ALREADY supporting them on Patreon, purchasing their Merch, attending their live events. We aren’t doing that for free, we are already committing our hard-earned dollars to support this channel, and this is a slap in the face. And for those viewers who aren’t on Patreon, we aren’t ASKING them to pay thousands of dollars on top-notch graphics and elaborate sets. Many of us started watching back then they were on Buzzfeed, with a modest little set, a couple of chairs, and creepy mannequin in the corner. We were fine with it, we watched Ryan and Shane for them, not their production quality. In all the years I’ve been subscribed, I’ve never seen anyone complain “but why don’t you have more fancy graphics???” So pining their troubles on financial issues, honestly that’s a Them Issue. They started their business, they need to figure out how to manage their budget. Whether that is laying off employees (admittedly a tough call) or cutting episodes, or trimming a series or two, or just slashing the budget on effects, they need to hire a Financial Advisor to help them manage their money better, that is for THEM to figure out, and frankly it is just inconsiderate to put that financial burden on their audience, especially when we have done so much to support them already. And let’s not forget, if you are Subscribed, Liking their Videos, or even just adding to their View Count, you ARE supporting them. You are the reason Advertisers are interested in them, you are the reason they can monetize their channel. You are doing all that anyone has any right to ask of you. Their financial woes are not your responsibility to fix.

[@picklecrash]

Yea laying people off sucks but 25 full time employees for a KZbin channel is ludicrous

[@nevaehstevenson-barrett8731]

Everyone suffers from this, as an aspiring film student unfortunately I'm not surprised😔its kinda hard to make free content when you have to pay to make it (ignoring the 25 employees that are probably needed once a month. Honestly, they could just keep a group of freelancers in circulation to fix that issue) profit is finicky, even after generous calculations. Not everything is a hobby at the end of the day😞

[@h445]

and i bet you aren't one of them, pipe down lmao. again this is just a case of bandwagon rage, gen x is all about the whining incessantly on the internet these days. touch grass, haters - if you don't want to sub, don't. stop acting like they stabbed your mom in the streets

[@bayeis1501]

If I wanted a mfer with a tesla to call me broke I would have just logged onto twitter

[@AriesMary28]

💀😂

[@AhmadHassan-uk2ff]

"I think you mean X bro" ☝️🤓

[@BarefootOnTheM00n]

Lol

[@Charitea7]

I wish I could like your comment more than once. 😂💀

[@6nomemory6]

HOLLERING. FR THO

[@swillthesad]

good news everybody, for only $72 a year you can watch a limited pool of content that was built off the backs of a dedicated free fanbase that's been left in the dust by the decisions of a financially out of touch company that once made anti-capitalist jokes!

[@kgrlktty]

They're charging MORE than dropout? Wild

[@alexandramihalko6103]

exactly

[@Haleycallaghan]

Say it louder 🗣

[@planetaryray7119]

feels bad man. as someone that has been here since the beginning

[@user-tr1wn1qz9k]

perfectly said

[@SomethingInTheGround]

This probably sounded a lot better in the meeting didn't it?

[@alexkramerblogs]

Kind of wild how enough fame and success makes you forget what made you successful: it was You, Ryan and Shane. Back in the days of black screen and texts being read. Lower visual quality, but such great and engaging personalities!

[@K.F.-cs6dw]

After watching their videos for 6+ years I feel like I just lost two friends in a “we’re too cool to hang out with you anymore” kind of way.

[@novalyn.acidgin]

We're too broke for them 😂😭😭💔

[@k80_]

Sorry we can’t afford the bar you picked to hang out at 😢

[@laraxify]

it is this Feeling ... you are right i could not put the finger on it but this is the Feeling

[@mfbobyle6771]

You hang out with me for 5.99 a month.

[@slideshowgurl]

YES! That’s how it feels 😢

[@idowhatiwant4794]

Give the Goatman back his bridge. He is just as disappointed in you as we are.

[@duscamry]

You win the comment section. I literally laughed out load at this . 😂 bravo

[@emilymacdonald3447]

LOL goatman would never and he's a demon

[@oremukihss]

@@emilymacdonald3447 😂

[@Ace-1525]

reading some of these out loud to my family right now, and you legit just got my 80-year-old gramma to say "oh damn." thank you for the much needed laughter 💕

[@iamconfusement]

This comment is just gold

[@paulhennessy5282]

Thanks so much guys for showing us how to ruin your career in one video. I really appreciate it ❤️❤️❤️

[@gardetto265]

The funny thing is the poor people are the ones watching your content. Not the rich that that can pay 65 dollars a year on 8 different platforms. You guys totally don't understand who your audience is

[@Olivia-ke7ww]

8:37 “but for you guys” this isn’t for us? we never asked for this. we don’t want tv caliber shows. we want to watch people who make us laugh, it’s that fucking simple. know your audience well enough to understand that a vast majority of us cannot afford this and don’t claim that it’s “for us” because under no circumstance is this for us. you guys have gotten me through a lot and i’ve watched and enjoyed your content for years but i can’t pay for this and so many others can’t. if you want to do something that’s ACTUALLY for us continuing making free content. if you have to step down the production value then that’s fine, we don’t give a single fucking shit about that. we just want you guys

[@Yarn3ater]

They do not know their audience obviously lmaooo this is laughable at best

[@Akira.028]

I can afford it, but them cutting off half their audience because they can't afford it disgusts me. They won't get another euro out of me.

[@blakewhite3131]

Yeah and finding out how much they make from Patreon was shocking considering they sponsor basically every video, how can they possibly be this bad at running a business????

[@anamarendic8262]

​@@blakewhite3131 wait how much do they earn from Patreon? I haven't read that info

[@blakewhite3131]

@@anamarendic8262 graphtreon says they make from 5k-56k a month. Some people in the comments have said higher numbers, (idk what their sources are though) but either way, that's still a lot of money. Then add however much the sponsorships make them, and I don't get why they deserve a penny more from the working class

[@Haystar182]

No one wants a high-quality production. We loved the silly little blue and yellow text screen from Unsolved. We were never here for mind blowing production value.

[@madirose2335]

omg i loved that

[@neetisaxena5452]

*wheeze* ❤

[@AshleyYelsha]

EXACTLY WTF

[@hannahmandrews]

Generous of them to push so much traffic towards buzzfeeds old content with this L

[@chrisrenthlei821]

I will forever keep that in memory😭

[@raddimusmcchoyber3362]

I remember stand up comic Lewis Black once saying we need a new way of saying "greedy" because that one word wasn't cutting anymore in the 21st century. Think he settled on "greedy greedy f**k f**k piggy greedy piggy f**k piggy greedy". Not sure why that just came to mind.

[@nevaehstevenson-barrett8731]

Is there an easier word to remember😂😭

[@CucumberNipples]

Not only tech jobs are getting laid off but viewers are also getting laid off

[@catgirlcourage]

this feels like when you're at a work meeting and the boss keeps calling the team "a family" when you all make $10 an hour and they're going to Italy for vacation this summer.

[@Nyxerria]

Couldn’t have said it better

[@spectralassassin6030]

Change that ten to a nine or eight and that's my boss exactly.

[@jayeharrison4533]

The condescending video reminds me of my worst jobs.

[@paigewilkinson5390]

How about you cut back on your big mc every week so we can support people that create beautiful videos.

[@KismetLizard]

But they sometimes buy us pizza! /s

[@IDaydreamALittleTooMuch]

"Anybody and everybody can afford it" - Guy who drives a tesla and eats caviar for breakfast. Anybody and everybody could in fact NOT afford it.

[@kees_hoe]

That part seriously put a bad taste in my mouth.

[@juliejunkyardx]

Giving real Lucille Bluth, “I mean it's one banana, Michael. What could it cost? Ten dollars?” energy 😂

[@bluebeesmarple]

dollars are actually SO expensive to the rest of the world, paying in dollars is not affordable to the vast majority of people in the planet, they are delusional

[@BunkerAnon]

LA spoils creatives showing them a manufacturered life they think is average.

[@suckahugeduck]

@justlivingintaylorworldgenuinely no one cares. stop begging for views and make content people want to see. pathetic

[@petrri323]

The corporate "upbeat, triumphant, and visionary" music over the background is what's killing me. "It's an opportunity for us to spend more money on ourselves during these trips." This was never a move for the fans. Ya'll a business, we get that. But you couldn't be satisfied with being a multimillion dollar operation? Accessibility is king. You are making your content more difficult to access for the average consumer.

[@mgtogno]

The fact they probably invested a lot of money on the streaming service implementation and were planning it for months and in the meetings be like "yeahhh people would love ittt they gonna give us loads of moneyysss f**k the advertisersssss" and now its all burning down....idk it gives me comfort =)

[@warioware3odst]

this is so sad, can we please stop reinventing cable television

[@Cubed_Sphere]

Real lmao

[@generichuman2044]

I don't get it. Cable TV subscriptions continue to fall year after year but all of a sudden every youtube channel is starting paid apps or streaming services. It's exactly the same those packages that you were forced into for 1 tv channel. Now, if you want to watch ghost files you have to pay $6 for the package

[@warioware3odst]

@@generichuman2044 it is just very disappointing that the lads are doing this, and it seems like they are paywalling their older stuff as well on top of charging $60 a year. not really all that cool if you ask me

[@LucisLou]

Fr... With all these different streaming services with their own subscriptions, etc. etc. I feel like we've just returned to how it was with cable TV and why everyone stopped getting it.

[@cariad123]

​@@LucisLou Cable is cheaper! Hell, even sky is cheaper

[@dee-cs9bv]

i’m impressed how everyone has collectively decided this was an awful take.

[@EzraAnderson-qb8ug]

I know. I keep scrolling expecting to see at least 1 person trying to give this a positive spin but I’ve been scrolling for like 5 minutes now and nothing lol

[@mitchelljunge6903]

Everyone doesnt have the money for this BS

[@Seraphbile]

They also literally joke about how capitalism sucks and do this 💀 but hey what can you expect when they’re from LA (I know Shane is from Illinois but that makes it feel extra disappointing)

[@cheylikespie]

havent seen the internet this united since harambe tbh

[@Toastybees]

@@Seraphbile Being part of the dominant economic system does not mean you have to love it.

[@ngallo588]

“I’m not sitting here complaining….” This whole video is a complain video. We didn’t budget properly and spent way too much money in the beginning and grew way too fast when we should’ve been crafty and frugal - and now we might pay the ultimate price and unalive our company. I honestly can’t believe this video/edit passed their quality control review. 😅

[@gracehenning7389]

did i just....get laid off as a watcher fan???

[@tayshab_]

😂💀

[@HollyB-of6ff]

Yep, bring on the unfollowing and unsubscribing. Oh wait, they won't be here.

[@natd9358]

About 95% of us did, yes.

[@Evan7xXx7]

Bit sad innit

[@alsyamarinda]

did they just broke up with us? “it’s not me, it’s you” type of shit

[@attorneycarissa]

I feel gaslit. You're doing this for ME? You're doing something I didn't ask you to do and you're making me pay for the privilege? Wait... What??

[@gotobedpls]

This ! The wording and phrasing was so wrong throughout this video

[@attorneycarissa]

​@@gotobedplsright?? They're trying to say it's for us when really it's for them.

[@0ctodaddy]

Not to mention the gaslighting by backtracking on taking stuff off KZbin then saying "oh no we didn't say that you guys just misheard us"🙄

[@StarWarslover666]

Fr, whoever wrote that script fucking sounds like a toxic s/o

[@lemonhaze1506]

@@rachellee.9389eat the rich 😂😂 Hollywood office filled with friends and family on highpaid gigs, really sustainable business there😅

[@jesselynds5411]

you people are raking it in. im sorry you can't afford your mansions, but you're getting paid, and i mean PAID, to do what you love to do. you just slapped us all in the face, and this heartfelt video means NOTHING

[@mikes8155]

"we are leaving KZbin to make subscription-based videos" 60 seconds in I get an ad. This repeated every 60 seconds until the end. Even in their farewell, they are milking the system 😂

[@Mia-jt1jy]

You know what I would actually pay 5.99 for? a video of you guys reading through and addressing this entire comment section. Genuinely curious about the thought process here.

[@Luna_Lanes]

omgg me too

[@toryalyn]

ME TOO

[@Othehughmanatee]

No but for real, this could be a fantastic way to hit the "undo" button. Now I'm morbidly curious if this whole thing is just a giant publicity stunt

[@zythe69akaru]

Dear god I hope so ​@@Othehughmanatee

[@Fruitmonger04]

fr maybe then id pay 60$ a year

[@jennifer6898]

until we hear any confirmation Shane or Ryan were overruled to make this decision i need people to stop babying them and acting like they didnt get a say in their own business. Steven may be the CEO but theres no way Watcher can continue without Shane and Ryan signing it off. They are grown men who made this decision

[@attorneycarissa]

That's fair.

[@TayTks]

That's what I've been trying to say, what level of self gaslighting is this. They're not saints

[@croatianborder2735]

Thank you!!! I agree with the Steven being an idiot shit, but there is no way the other two had no say in this. The change was a moronic decision that they all would have had some say in. Incredibly disappointing, especially coming from Shane

[@6nomemory6]

@@Lisa_Flowers shane being on board with this is disappointing as FUCK. cuz we saw it from steven, even from ryan. but YUCK

[@Tummyachesurvior]

I agree, but as someone who studies body language, Steven seems like the only one proud of this decision. A facial expression says 1000 words.

[@aarontaylor4967]

Dude. You don't need 25 staff for what you do. You don't need a suite of expensive offices. Cut the costs, go back to your basics. People love you for that.

[@kyleigh_17]

Rewatching this a month later makes me truly believe that they had STRONG intentions behind this video… they were prepared to leave behind this channel and their fanbase in effort to make an extra buck behind a pay wall. I thought they left Buzzfeed because their passion to reach the world was larger than the corporation itself… I guess I was wrong. Ryan and Shane (Steven too I suppose), I wish you the best. Sincerely, a former subscriber and supporter.