Half in the Bag Episode 6: Scream 4 and No Brand Con

[@4japan20]

No matter how many times I watch this whenever Mike keeps on falling down at the no brand con is the funniest stuff ive ever seen

[@elinicoritale6384]

Right? 😂

[@doomsinval369]

I come back just to watch that moment every month lol.

[@Bruh-ft2sh]

Daquarius Jenkins congratulations you won the game

@@bensosnowski1128 Really?

[@neonsmoviereviews7969]

The photo album is equally hilarious for me

[@kibbleofdoom]

This is one of the most surreal moments I've experienced recently. I'm in one of the photos and I honest to God do not remember meeting Mike. Huge fan and absolutely honored to have my face in an episode.

[@noises4978]

why should we care

[@kibbleofdoom]

@@noises4978 no particular reason. I just watched a video and reacted to it in the comments. aint that how youtube works?

[@jonnyglue]

I enjoyed your comment, kibbleofdoom, and I reckon noiseswhatever would have also commented on a video in which they randomly appeared without their recollection. As would we all.

[@ghostapostle7225]

@@kibbleofdoom but... which photo and where exactly?

[@kibbleofdoom]

@@ghostapostle7225 me and a girl in steampunk looking gear during the photos section

[@boardgamebrawl]

That second half was amazing.

[@arranboon1]

"WHOAAA HEY EVERYBODY!"

[@liferiot]

The laying on the ground bit had me gasping for breath.

[@bartrudesill48]

whoooaaaaaa

[@FearlessLeader2001]

@@PaddyMcMe holy fucking shit

[@skyler6175]

@@revalution1965 the fuck are you on about?

[@MKultra81]

You guys are puzzled about 90s nostalgia and I'm sitting here hit by "red letter media at a con" nostalgia.

[@sednoid]

hell, I'm starting to get general early 2010s nostalgia...

[@TheJohn_Highway]

​@@sednoid That's because everything today is worse

[@glint55581]

@@TheJohn_Highway no we're just exposed to all the bad shit 24/7 now

[@LAVATORR]

I would love to be uncomfortable around Mike.

[@rosenrot156]

Oh i wooooouldnt😄💯

[@chinggiskhan4021]

It was precisely the No Brand Con footage where HITB, and Red Letter Media as a whole made me a die-hard fan. The deadpan humor and lack of enthusiasm just had me dying. I like everyone loved the Plinkett reviews, and watched the first few episodes of HITB out of curiosity, but it was here where they really got into their groove that they've kept up ever since.

[@cmere9141]

Same here and still going!

[@FumblsTheSniper]

Most people are driven by money and fame. Wisconsinites just want beer and bad movies.

[@SSky06]

Same, man. I remember watching their first HitB episodes on Machinima after loving the Plinkett Reviews. Still been watching their content ever since, which I honestly cannot say is true about any other webshow. They're just so good at what they do and it never gets old.

[@bigfoottamer]

they predicted the grimmice shake meme 12 years ago impressive

[@joeslickback]

The Zoomers stole our bit - Mike

[@DawryMike]

As a zoomer, we love Red Letter Media

[@clay2521]

Mike is at the top of his game on this episode.

[@davidreese5730]

I don't know, I found his performance VERY flat...

[@buckmartinez]

This episode is criminally underseen. The No Brand Con stuff is next level legendary (Mike ending up on the floor with that whirring noise cracks me every time).

[@OurRooks]

This is a re upload from 2015, I’d say nearly every fan has seen it despite the (relatively to the others) lower view count

[@buckmartinez]

@@OurRooks Thank goodness. A world where the majority of viewers haven't had the chance to "Get Youre dAce On" is not a world I want to live in.

[@jordanthomas4379]

The first Scream movie really does deserve it’s own re:View

[@stevenpina1983]

I’m sure jay and rich will do it sometime

[@koanikal]

I dunno man. It's not very good, nor is it so bad it's good. I don't get the hype over the franchise. Matthew Lillard's performance is SO FUCKING TERRIBLE and cringe as fuck, that it ruins the shit out of that movie anyway. I prefer the Scary Movie version of Scream to be honest. Lillard should have never been encouraged to become an actor. Dude flat out fucking sucks in everything he's ever appeared in. Yeah, SLC Punk as well (shit movie).

[@koanikal]

@@stevenpina1983 I sure hope not.

[@stevenpina1983]

@@koanikal why? It’d be funny. Ye of little faith

[@kastiffia9431]

You trolled a guy wearing a troll face mask ... fucking brilliant.

[@Princescyther]

That was Shockwave lol

[@danmcman1]

I'd like to see the crew go back into the wild again. This is such rare footage.

[@rlowry4481]

Woah it's really weird checking back on old videos and rediscovering that these frauds were hacks from the start!

[@ComicBookSyndicate]

I'm sure they appreciate the hits. Keep 'em coming.

[@matiasmendoza9274]

Or that Jay wasn't always a greek god

[@cocharles563]

Rumshpringa puts out some good content every once in a blue moon.

[@asmodiusjones9563]

What the hell? So you’re telling me these conventions used to be gatherings of goofy cool nerds who just got together and had a good time? Instead of corporate-produced nerd culture products that we consume out of fear of being ostracized (All Hail The Mouse)? Bizarre. Seriously it is amazing how much things have changed.

[@NeoakiraIV]

Just you wait till 2031 when we look back at corporate nerd culture as being the good times 😟

[@GerinoMorn]

What pains me the most is that while I was alive and old enough and with spare income to go to those things but I've been an idiot and still believed in the "find a job, do your job, get financial security, then go and have fun" mindset. Of course then I realized that there's no such thing as financial security for my generation and that every hobby is monetized to the limits of our stomachs...

[@macanfly]

@@GerinoMorn same. like, exact same. now i feel too old to go to stuff like this.

[@MichielWerring]

@@macanfly Do it, get out there, get in touch with fellow hobbyists and nerds. I've met people twice my age getting into the same hobby, why not. Bring good vibes.

[@SchizoMelody]

Yeah... most definitely not cool by any definition of the word

[@FanboyFilms]

21:25 "Behind Two Ferns" with Mike Stoklasa

[@timoflaherty7564]

You, my friend, are underrated for this. Just so you know. You have my support.

[@El_Presidente1959]

Almost 6 years later, a studio move (real life), the house being destroyed and rebuilt (HitB plot), and that fucking knife is still in the wall

[@danfred7127]

@John M I just checked too, and as of 2/11/21 it's still there.

[@PenTangleify]

It's been flipped around but yup, still there 4th April 2021

[@oliverklosov5153]

Just chiming in to say it's still there 5/19/21

[@FarronOfHouseFarron]

Knife in the wall is now gone, guys

[@TheGeneralDisarray]

​@@FarronOfHouseFarron to be replaced by ... *long pause* ... OLD LADY IN THE WALL!

[@maxberlin7158]

I always wondered where the knife in the wall came from.

[@4ll3sb4n4n3]

There's also a compilation somewhere of Mike throwing that knife at the wall until it stuck. Been looking for that video forever but I can't find it. Or it's a Mandela effect and I'm imagining things

[@keokihiga8462]

I was looking for the origin story of the knife in the wall, glad I finally found it

[@Regulith]

I've always sort of jumped around to random episodes so now that I'm watching them all in order I'm enjoying the moments of "oh, that's how that got like that" (and it's only episode 6!)

[@odigity]

I haven't seen or heard of that video, but I'd like to.

[@itsd0nk]

The timing of that cut to the wide shot of them interviewing those guys behind the potted plant could not have been done better. I did a legit spit take

[@nazzurro]

I thought right away, he's cornered them hasn't he - but then it got funnier.

[@lucasgrezaud6582]

the photo montage will forever be my favorite Mike moment. nothing summarizes his character better than these images with this music choice.

[@MrCoolfuzzy18]

"and we're big fans of your work at red letter media" Mike: "yeah same here"

[@kathrynhumphrey8516]

The bit where Mike keeps lying face first with creepy sounds reminds me of the Grimace shake memes that came around a while ago. RLM always ahead of their time.

[@1chiTheKiller]

The No Brand Con shenanigans of Mike are still stuck in my head to this day (2021). I don't know why, but the "WHOA!" and the dying inside just stuck in my mind over the years.

[@JustAFilmGuy]

They're right. Scream 4 came out too early to reap in on the 90s nostalgia. If it came out now, it'd be a massive success.

[@luiginastro8831]

Scream (2022) is gonna come out in like, a week.

[@ryline666]

It’s still the best sequel in the series at least.

[@YVray]

This comment aged well. Scream 5 and 6 were both successes.

[@kaiboshvanhortonsnort359]

How... Have I missed this all these years. Just... omg.

[@MrZarupta]

It might be old but this is one of my favorite RLM videos ever. The con bits were hilarious. I wish they'd do more stuff like that, but I can understand it's probably exhausting.

[@dunningkruger352]

15:24 I love how the little girl in the green hat just watches mike the whole time

[@paomoua8708]

The no-brand con stuff is one of their best bits, interviewing someone in the back corner of a room underneath the TV and behind the potted plants is mysteriously hysterical. I'm visiting Eau Claire at the moment and found that sadly the 70s glory of the Plaza is no more, replaced by a fancy office building for some healthcare firm.

[@almighty1984]

laughed so hard at the photos

[@arranboon1]

Same. This is one of the best videos on KZbin, Mike and Jay are so on point with their dry sarcasm and general humour.

[@timgels7273]

@@arranboon1 yup best episode of season 1

[@aivalera]

What really sells the NoBrandCon bit is the regulars watching Mike with mild confusion.

[@amelzon1]

18:17 is Jay at his most adorable. Such pure joy for liquor.

[@Lark1610]

Anthony Melson It turns out alcoholism is not only funny, it's cute. The things we learn from RLM.

[@KristoffFry]

14:48 It took 7 years, but this meme finally caught on.

[@Hanky.SSCorp]

I couldn't imagine how exhausting it would be to go to cons and get good footage....but gosh darn I dream of a day that these guys con videos again

[@MrLukasboys]

Professionals at their job, promoting the own business at a conventions "Wait, wait cut...I´m gonna throw up."

[@fdsdh1]

+NexoFX ISKU whilst stumbling and being hit by a door

[@karloz2722]

Looking back at this, I don't think I've seen Mike as excited as he was during that photoshoot since this con... 10 years without reaching that level of excitement...

[@koanikal]

No Brand Con destroyed his soul.

[@metalhed27]

this episode fucking rules. particularly, the NoBrand Con segment. fucking top shelf RLM. Well done!

[@kushan101]

Hold up! Is the girl on the left at 23:50 topless? That montage and the intro to the nobrandcon is one of the funniest things I've seen!

[@icevlad148]

"that was the theme that evening. Everyone was very excited, full of energy" Yeah, you know. Young.

[@deyedrah]

That con footage is what made me fall in love with RLM

[@erikpopek9357]

I love this episode so much! The laying on the gound & photos part was too funny :D

[@HouseofAmk]

To this day you are guys are on the only ones who covered this movie!!! Loving hearing mikes take on scream 4

[@KneelB4Bacon]

15:12 "Whooooooooaaaaah, hey everybody" is the annoying intro to every KZbin review video on Earth.

[@TheJohn9910]

Catzilla or "whats up guys its *insert prick youtuber name here*"

[@dirtypure2023]

Mr Peaches Latour It's a free market of ideas and creativity. That's the appeal, I think.

[@dirtypure2023]

***** Yeah I get what you're saying, but isn't it a bit elitist to think that only Hollywood millionaires have "done enough" to be acknowledged for their talents? The impact of these people may be much smaller, but to some niche groups they are heroes who've made meaningful contributions to culture.

[@dirtypure2023]

***** If that talent lends itself to inspiring others, then why not? Stan Lee did little more than draw a bunch of cartoons, yet he's a legend among comic book fans. What you see as a washed up has-been, may to others appear legendary. Maybe it's an actor who played the role of their favorite character in a movie they first saw decades ago as a child. The smallest things can sometimes leave a lasting impression that sticks with a person for the rest of their life. The opportunity to meet that individual who inspired them years ago can be a moving experience in itself. I dunno. I don't think it's my place to question others' source of inspiration. Even if it seems weird or obscure to us, people have their reasons.

[@thedarksiderebel]

Yeah because heaven forbid people with a mutual love for "geek culture" can get together and enjoy themselves. What a real bunch of cunts.

[@maxfontaine3651]

I had to pause the video I was laughing so hard during that photo montage. Absolute gold

[@jxy566]

Fan for a couple of years but have decided to go back to the very beginning. Loving it. The photos of Mike enjoying himself are brilliant in this episode.

[@IstasPumaNevada]

Going through and re-watching the entire series, and this is still as amusing as I remember it. (they all are, but this one was really great and wtf).

[@df2439]

The laying on the ground has got to be a meta-commentary about having to be diplomatic about the convention; there's a soullessness to the politics. Or I'm reading way into it. I think Red Letter Media is brilliant. Even when being silly or sarcastic, they're thoughtful.

[@Rocky-gs6mb]

This is still RLM's best review.

[@hipser]

Wow. just wow. I am so glad I'm going back to watch these chronologically. Life goal: talk to mike.

[@KneelB4Bacon]

In the picture montage at the end, I love how Mike has the exact same expression in every shot.

[@CriticalEatsJapan]

Catzilla I didn't notice...

[@pekinobo]

Leon Dawson No he wasn´t. I talked to him tomorrow and he will tell me that he had planned to write that for a long time and I think he said something like "I have waited 12years, well, basicly since my boyhood to make this joke." However I have unreliable sources to prove it all.

[@pekinobo]

Leon Dawson Poetry is so dense. It is actually like a deep game of chess that no one really understand how to play.

[@pekinobo]

Leon Dawson Feel like I need some help though, it´s all about Jar Jar Binks,

[@guzo116]

It’s November 1st, 2023 at 10:52am I am once again watching this video

[@joebuehrer]

It’s rewatching these old videos and seeing how young they look. Like it doesn’t even feel that long ago but there’s a noticeable difference. Just an unpleasant reminder that no matter what we do, eventually we’ll just end up as bones in the dirt.

[@radim279]

Very cool!

[@rashaseden7062]

I've never seen Mike so happy, especially stuck in an elevator door.

[@MoMo-cf1qn]

I had no idea Mike single handedly pioneered liminal spaces. You know what good for him

[@TPRJones]

I never realized before. RLM are midwestern hipsters. That explains so much.

[@FumblsTheSniper]

Sometimes it do be like that

[@edencantu6599]

I don't want to believe this 5 year old post.

[@Spooooooooch]

Mike and Jay are midwestern hipsters. Rich Evans has never been any kind of hip.

[@jeanshortswag]

From Wisconsin myself, so I realte to them all too well. lol

[@VivaZeus]

That fucking knife is still in the goddamn wall

[@bennyharvey6710]

Is there any footage anywhere of the panel at 20:01 ? Mike said earlier in the video it would be recorded, is it on the patreon or something?

[@amalija11]

The latter half of this video made my day. Thanks guys.

[@koanikal]

Mike is one of the funniest people on Earth in my opinion, and as far as his funniest moments go, there is A LOT of competition, but the beginning of the No Brand Con segment, with him suddenly laying unconscious, repeatedly, is some of his best shit, despite how simple it is. I'd love to get drunk with Mike and Jay, while Rich watches us drink.

[@josephpiedmonte]

Mike randomly laying down at that con is the hardest I've laughed at anything RLM related.

[@catdogpigduck]

I all ways come back and watch the no brand con part its great

[@the_jandroid]

It really is a shame that the venue for the No Brand Con no longer exists! Another historic place lost to history!!

[@voidman9]

Mike is the bravest man on Earth for lying down on the ground at a con

[@Boobiejonshorts]

Favorite episode personally, so many incredible moments. I love these guys and all I know about them is they like beer and movies, god this world's so weird.

[@KizaruB]

These are probably some of the best skits in the show history

[@clown599]

WWOOOOOAHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@JavierCandia1992]

They forshadowed "Surviving Edged Weapons" at the beginning. Now that's planning.

[@MothsInALampshade]

21:12 The comedic genius of RLM editing on full display

[@Kwodlibet]

Thank you guys, Mikes photos from the con, circa 22:35 mark, really made my day. Amazing stuff :)

[@AndersG94]

that photo montage of Mike is me at every convention I go to.

[@Edward-Not-Elric]

23:40 So THATS where this picture comes from! Had me dying laughing.

[@redzeppelin6]

The only right way to do a con is to be drunk.

[@Hummelsbusch]

The second half of this is absolutely brilliant. Please make more nonsense like this.

[@cheekibreeki2931]

the interview behind the plastic houseplant made me piss myself.

[@Bruh-ft2sh]

Do you miss it?

[@Bruh-ft2sh]

Do you miss the piss?

[@92brunod]

Do you??

[@ElizabethThompson-tj7qw]

The boys predicted the Grimace shake tiktok trend. They're slowly replacing the Simpsons

[@thatsallreviews]

I can't believe Brentalfloss was in a RedLetterMedia video. Different times.

[@DollarTaco]

I kept thinking "I want to find and rewatch that really old convention video where Mike keeps suddenly appearing on the floor instead of talking" and here I am

[@christopherdavid3503]

Hahahaha, that intro is one if my favorites.. .. There's something magically lousy in the comedy that makes RedLetterMedia's gags one of a kind.

[@fleetwarrior75]

I watched this before the reupload! What have I done with my life!

[@starkiller008]

Is that why the music is different or am I imagining things?

[@deejaymalta]

This is my favorite Half in the Bag of all time. The bits where Mike goes stone-faced or lying on the ground is absolutely hilarious.

[@cmere9141]

Looking through some old stuff and realising i've been watching vor almost 2 years now! Thank you, Mike, Jay, Rich and for the rational, infomativ, intelligent and funny - love the no brand con intro. Love the humor! Keep it up and beste regards! :)

[@qualityautismNoah]

can't believe this film is already 10 years old now.

[@frankrtwiw]

*WOAH--* _(suddenly lying on the floor)_

[@wingedstatue]

Mike got some serious action at that Con

[@peterpta]

This is the best thing i have ever seen.

[@MussoGames]

Personally I love Scream and I think Sre4m is the only sequel worth watching. I think everything is intentional and I love it. Some super silly stuff but it was still great. Nothing can beat that first movie though. So good.

[@simonmcnamee619]

Scream 3 is funny though, Parker Posey is hilarious in that one

[@WiredLain_]

I like all of them. First one is obv my favorite, I love Scre4m tho.

[@scsimurdoc]

Please, come to England for a con. Your genius brand of satire will work very well over here.

[@kaydonhigginbotham]

This was a wonderful little time capsule

[@kttjnm]

Do not open till 5011.

[@rileybroadbent9668]

WOAH the video quality difference between the old episodes and new ones is A LOT. loz

[@xamphor]

14:46 for all the No Brand Con footage

[@lachiripiolca]

Oh man. Brawl in the family. Haven't heard of them in a while. Loved the Mike photos at the end.

[@parallaxspectre]

14:36 on makes me laugh so hard. Oh Mike, you drunk hack fraud. :)

[@scotthayes8450]

Ha ha ho no they did not realise the overflow of 80s nostalgia to come...

[@Craydlin]

Mike is one of my favorite comedians!

[@etherealdragon123]

Aaaaand RLM was never invited to No Brand Con ever again

[@clarence9593]

I miss jay leaning in with murderous intent staring directly into the camera after telling a Hollywood joke

[@罪のアリス]

Photo montage had me laughing so hard. Mike looks photoshopped into half of them; he's so out of place.

[@sateeshmodukuru2]

Jay loving community validates my life

[@romanroa310]

eleven years, time really flies

[@MuhammadAtef17]

Checking it again after last episode.

[@Unexpectedstuff]

“Probably the comedy series on the network right now - community” - wow, time flies