How Spike TV Became The FAILED Manosphere Network.

Before there were these trash azz dating shows. There was Spike TV.
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[@Osarogie112258]

It sucks that Spike, had to go through an excessive amount of rebrands and a lot of the shows have been lost to time. P.S: Great material as always. I literally just got the Immigrants DVD

[@NDUWUISI]

I wish immigrants got turned into series. There was a lot of potential there that 2024 maturity to the humor would have helped

[@alyxgraff9121]

I only really knew Spike TV as "that place where 1000 ways to die airs". I didn't know The Game Awards got their start there. It actually explains a lot about why The Game Advertisements have basically become a glorified E3 reboot.

[@paulm1690]

As cringey and tacky as it was, I loved it back in the day. It’s what introduced most people to the UFC and look at where that company is now.

[@fantoniumnitrous]

Honestly, I'd take how "cringy and tacky" it was over the modern day political correctness we get today.

[@Demonicnemesis]

I'll never forget that Family Guy cutaway that perfectly describes SpikeTv, "Full of Stuff Men Like."

[@Attmay]

Family Guy: Payback for the pop cultural normalization of man-bashing after the end of the 1960s.

[@AniToonimationKawaii]

I'm glad to see Afro Samurai being shown. The show is just brilliant with Samuel L Jackson himself.

[@markfacebook]

SpikeTV ran into the same problem alot of specialty channels in the 2000s and 2010s ran into: Unless you're a TNT, TBS, FX, or USA, you're gonna struggle with getting viewers on niche content. Channels like SyFy, A&E, and AMC all rebranded to be generic drama content, while channels like Comedy Central or MTV are on life-support themselves. SpikeTV is oddly nostalgic for me, but it had an admittedly short shelf-life as a concept.

[@Stompinginmyairforce1s]

Dude, i fucking LOVE your videos. you fill a very specific niche that I have for TV related videos and your videos fill that void pretty well. Keep up the great work, Stagehands.

[@catholiccontriversy]

I just finished the Billiam iceberg video on Spike. How crazy.

[@kartierglory]

You and billiam double dipping on the same day, on the same topic, is so fire. I'm watching both 😂

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

I used to love watching reruns of Mad TV and weirdly, the Star Wars trilogy on Spike TV.

[@Trekapedia]

Six words: Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon. I loved when WWE and other stuff like Friday The 13th and A Nightmare On Elm Street movies would air though.

[@Venom3254]

Ngl, I did like watching Manswers, Deadliest Warrior, 1,000 ways to die. But MXC was the best show that they aired, aside from Gametrailers TV.

[@brandongovreau9218]

I would love to see a TV channel that's like a weird combination of Stoner comedy combined with Hallmark channel and Spike TV

[@Attmay]

Hallmark Channel censors *The Golden Girls.* At least put back the parts they took out.

[@brandongovreau9218]

@@Attmay imagine a contest with old people and with marijuana and extreme sports it would be a contest to see who is Chad or Chadet enough to go on a date with each other it's a contest for wild adventure old people that like weed that are lonely widowers

[@larrelllewis9407]

I went to Spike TV to watch wrestling like WWE and later TNA but I fell in love with shows like Manswers, 1000 Ways To Die and Gamehead.

[@ENNEN420]

Man, I tell you. Back in the day nothin' best going out to Arby's to grab a MAN SIZED SANDWICH to watch a REAL MAN'S NETWORK after a long day of doing a MAN'S JOB at the construction site. Seriously though wtf imagine using your wealth to sue a network cause it has your first name.

[@HatchedDragon]

The Spike's show "Manswers" push the limits similarly to "Howard Stern" & "The Opie & Andie Show". Spike was one of the last of a politically correct era.

[@bluballanimations]

Another good video! Nice job!

[@gustavochavarria8161]

The only shows I remember Spike TV were 1,000 ways to Die and MXC. These shows are *SO UNDERAPPRICIATED!!*

[@Attmay]

And I'm going to keep underappreciated them and all the other misandrist stereotypes. This was Lifetime for str8 guys. I was too busy watching *The Golden Girls, Designing Women,* and *The Nanny* there to give a damn, frankly.

[@mechajay3358]

Spike TV was a Wild Network, wild it did have the Ren & Stimpy Adult Party shoe which is not well liked, they also had some hilarious shows like "Manswer." Also they aired anime Afro Samurai which is a classic.

[@blueblousedesigns]

I used to watch Ink Master and Bar Rescue. I also liked Deadliest Warrior

[@kelciusminor423]

Bar Rescue is my favorite thing on the Paramount Network.

[@kootunesscrewy]

Spike (or now known as Paramount Network) is probably the weakest network from Paramount. Ren and Stimpy: APC really ruined the network's identity, tbh.

[@MazeDaGr8]

I remember Spike TV really well in my younger years And honestly I only watch it for 3 reasonsn When they had Monday Night Raw, When they had TNA & 1000 Ways To Die (One of my favorite shows of all times) That being said, I never really cared about any of the other programs on there

[@KimFareseed]

McFolly seemed to have been a good presenter for Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors, brought a good energy. Sad that the logistics for the the US branch was so weak. Aint easily getting teams and their 100kg machines over to the UK for filming.

[@LtJackStone]

Spike had nothing to do with the Manosphere. That wasn't even a thing when Spike was around. Seriously, what's wrong with having a network aimed at guys?

[@nicolesherman8974]

A manosphere network is such a bizarre concept lol.

[@LtJackStone]

Except it wasn't... Spike TV was just entertainment aimed at men. Then it turned into the CSI channel for years before shutting down. There was no "Manosphere" or "toxic cis straight males".

[@Attmay]

It's like peering into an alternative universe where Alan Alda was never born.

[@AnthonyChobotdoespopcultresand]

Just subbed to your channel and i grew up watching it

[@X_Blake]

It was beloved for its time. Unfortunately for Spike how they cater it was going to be a temporary solution.

[@Attmay]

The whole thing was built around one sexual stereotype after another, and obviously by somebody who hated country music. Or maybe they thought they didn't need it anymore once CMT came into existence.

[@rocky1d]

I miss watching TNA on Spike TV every Thursday night

[@NDUWUISI]

This KZbin channel is what I've been looking for. Someone as obsessed with television (especially cable television) as I am lol

[@catholiccontriversy]

Seeing the man show zikki zakki reminded me that when I engage with my German heritage and we do the that tradition drinking blessing, I'm reminded of Adam and Jimmy and their crazy show.

[@Trekapedia]

I still remember when The Fox would do it and when he passed, Adam and Jimmy kept it going as a tribute.

[@catholiccontriversy]

@@Trekapedia I remember the tribute episode where they had people perform tricks with beer and beer containers, and one of the contestants was a stripper with super zzz size breasts who could crush a beer can with them. Take a guess at who won.

[@Osarogie112258]

Thanks!

[@StagehandMotel6]

Thank you sir

[@davidpyott3710]

I love yr vids

[@rhapsodyshadow_]

5:08 As a professional wrestling historian, I should correct you on one thing: It was Jeff Jarrett who founded Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2002; their flagship show "Impact!" debuted on June 4, 2004 and it didn't premiere on Spike until October 1, 2005. Their broadcast deal sadly ended in 2014.

[@Personarose]

Honestly it’s far more accurate to say it was “bro culture” unless someone’s only reference to Spike TV was Manswers or Stripperella. While we can say it was product of its time and or cringe I will say it holds a soft spot for airing shows like Afro Samurai, 1000 Ways to Die, Deadliest Warrior that I can’t see being on another network.

[@517wiiface]

Paramount network now, the only show I watch is Bar Rescue. But at this point just make it Jon Taffer's private channel.

[@janette2691]

The only reason I would watch spike tv was because of 1000 ways to die 😂😂. My cousin alex got me into it 😂😂.

[@Thunderbird616]

Lowkey, if they rebooted this and andrew tate or freash and fit where hosts, it would be hilarious the earlier 2000s where definitely a wild time 🤣

[@claytonrios1]

Spike TV was definitely a product of its time with a few shows that I did enjoy such as 1000 Ways to Die. But even then it's because that series leaned into sheer absurdity for its best laughs.

[@trerhodes8884]

I liked ‘ Stripperella ‘ lol

[@F1ghtGam3r]

I miss Deadliest Warrior 😭

[@willandwillstudios]

I mostly remember their Star Wars marathons, at least they had the decency to keep the original aspect ratio unlike TNT/ TBS did

[@Attmay]

Too bad they were still stuck with the shortbus editions.

[@marshallhuffer4713]

I loved Deadliest Warrior and MXC.

[@lexiyah643]

I think my dad used to watch that frr

[@noahwalling2928]

0:47 Cuppa Coffee Banjo Lick

[@zainmudassir2964]

It's poison tv

[@bradyanderson6311]

Requests. * How UPN failed local broadcasting. * How Noggin failed basic young publicity.

[@AutisticNative2]

Here's a few more I would like to see. How The History Channel Lost History. How A&E Lost Arts And Entertainment. How Discovery Channel Got Lost. How TV Land Buried Itself Alive. How One Channel (Fox Family/ABC Family/Freeform) Can Go Through Many Name Changes.

[@startervisions]

*only in the 2000's*

[@jarfdrzaly]

Wouldn’t call it manosphere but it was dude bro culture. I’ll say this as a kid I only watched it for tna or inkmaster. The problem was it was low effort and being a bad niche because the internet was doing it better, look at how comparing early KZbin and spike and the thing is one is authentic and one smells like how it do fellow kids. If anything to give a comparison to spike tv was comedy central at their time being just a crude networks but just one catered to a more broader audience and the other went for niche audiences that’ll watch when their shows on, old show that weren’t expensive to air or shows friends to laugh at. Be real did anyone take manswers serious. When they didn’t catered to adults but 16 year olds that wanted to feel adult

[@Attmay]

It's a degenerate anti-culture, only simps and incels are impressed by. Don't forget Viacom also created LOGO and basically made it LGBET well, they were responsible for everything wrong with BET *The Boondocks* complained about.

[@jdenoe69]

Even as a teenager, I knew this channel was hard cringe.

[@JetWindTV]

It was good.

[@Code7Unltd]

If Spike was cringe, then what's G4?

[@Attmay]

This is not the elementary school. Dorothy worked for on *The Golden Girls.* You're going to have to do better than that.

[@Attmay]

Cringe to the fourth power. This is why we have a lost generation of gay people.

[@trerhodes8884]

I lmfaoook

[@notthegreatestdetective]

never really watched spike tv myself, alot of the stuff on it was quite offensive

[@fantoniumnitrous]

in what way?

[@notthegreatestdetective]

you know, Manswers, the Man Show, i think Striperella? shows for gross dudes was always my impression, not judging anyone else for watching it just that i never wanted to@@fantoniumnitrous

[@BienSwinginbase]

Spike was dead-ass garbage and kind of bueno sometimes bossman.

[@joclino7804]

Nickelodeon is Right the license back from speak TV on the rights to friends

[@Attmay]

Why would anybody want to watch that stupid and offensive ripoff of *Living Single* when the OG is likely on another channel in reruns concurrently?