My That Guy With The Glasses Story

[@BibleIllustrated]

The Amazing Atheist was on That Guy With the Glasses? Man... I am sooo behind all of this.

[@Eric_1991]

Bible Illustrated same here!

[@omerozel4716]

Same

[@mariorosas7779]

Many many years ago( in youutube years)

[@CarlMarxPunk]

Seven years behinnd.

[@cristixyz]

So what you're saying is that you orchestrated this whole thing? That's amazing!

[@itsoliviaaah]

*In Spongebob narrator voice* 7 YEARS LATER

[@Validus_TV]

Every once in a while I binge TJ's old videos. Always a good time.

[@sadpenguin2951]

That's what I am doing now lol

[@Validus_TV]

@sadpenguin2951 Enjoy your journey friend.

[@Validus_TV]

@sadpenguin2951 Enjoy your journey friend.

[@franconius85]

Now we know the fucked up story with mike ellis

[@ianofwater5188]

Even back then....

[@Quiet_Viking]

It's a true story that's been told many times and one I hate. A person creates a company and runs it based on good principle. The company grows. Then the founder is shit-canned, and that good principle is thrown out the window. Its weird that a lot of people don't see that, like "This company used to provide blah, blah". Yes it did, but that company is dead and gone because the person upholding the standard it once had is gone. It's sad, really.

[@Souls_Are_For_Squares]

+Quiet Viking Sounds like the story of You Tube.

[@YungSkitty]

+David Yeakle To be fair, Dice sold their company to EA.

[@GabyGeorge1996]

Quiet Viking who got canned? Was it the guy who played Ma-Ti?

[@fortblocks]

Sounds like KZbin itself.

[@DMD-zu5ux]

I didn’t even know TJ was part of NC like that’s crazy

[@PatrickSilent]

My first TJ video. I've watched it late 2013 and instantly got hooked on TJ's content. The rest is history.

[@xotl2780]

This is an interesting one to start with.

[@PatrickSilent]

@@xotl2780 It is, isn't it? I didn't know anything about him, so it was in this video here where I first heard something about people calling him "The Amazing Atheist" and this being a repellent for advertisers. And I asked: what's so amazing about his atheism? Only then I found his channel. Weird story.

[@George-vf6st]

I feel a great respect for you for not having hard feelings despite the fact that you were constantly hated on different forms and by reviewers. Not to mention the site artist drew you dying.

[@LyingPrauses]

lol @ the last line XD

[@kalliafawn6102]

I watched NC when I was in year 6, I'm in my second year of college now and I feel like I can't let him go because he made me laugh when I was bullied in school and stuff. It's a bit like telling an old friend you don't like them anymore because they've changed and started doing other things..but Doug's not the same as he used to be and I'm kind of only around because of..well, nostalgia.

[@hammer674]

That's how I feel. School was really boring and I didn't have many friends. When he left in 2012, I was sad. When he said he was coming back, I was genuinely excited. Fast forward a few years later, I feel like he has changed so much I can't stand him anymore.

[@MrAlcazar]

Paul Olsen. Rob doesn't use clips because of DMCA. They've gone full Gestapo on KZbin, completely disregarding the fair-use doctrine. He's had Several of his reviews have been hit with copyright infringement, and others being de-monitized.

[@mikejarrett3297]

Thats why it's called nostalgia dude, they are all good in short bursts but when you go on watching marathons you see their faults so quickly, when ya feel nostalgic have a watch!

[@thomasjohnson1885]

NightPaw Chan I watched him when I was 7 or 8, I still watch him, do I like his original videos more? Of course, but his clipless now are not bad there actually pretty funny like suicide squad and pixels, but hey, that's just me. I have watched other movie critics now though that I feel are better like Chris stuckmann,YourMovieSucks and my favorite ralphthemoviemaker .

[@HappyHauntsMaterialize]

Hey, to be fair, the clippers are less likely to be taken down....remember where's the fair use?

[@maggru91]

Our prophet Zachary Hale Comstock!

[@Larry]

Since when was Pendleton Ward on TGWTG?

[@MRDEATHCHATSGaming]

Googled Pendleton Ward, instantly laughed :P

[@rileytheflamingwookiecooki5646]

Since when did you watch TJ Larry? XD

[@omegavalwin]

***** pls

[@TheZipperDragon]

Since when was AA on TGWTG?

[@PartnershipsForYou]

Goddamn I know this comment is old, but Hello you!!!

[@davidmcginness6718]

I often wonder how involved Doug is in this poor treatment of employees in Channel Awesome. He seems like a cool guy but he's also one of the founders too so he must be involved in these decisions

[@TheAngryDebater]

He doesnt look like a stand up guy. I feel like his bro and the other guy (I forget the name of the producer) run the show and Doug just keeps his mouth shut.

[@Kaefer1973]

As far as I know he's barely involved in management (considering that videos on the level of these he does actually do take a lot of time, I doubt he'd be able to get all that involved even if he wanted to). But his brother Rob is another matter, he was directly involved in many of the more controversial decisions of the TGWTG/CA management (Not that I would know if said controversial decisions were wrong or right).

[@davidmcginness6718]

Well according to wiki Doug is a producer with Channel Awesome, he's been involved in decision making and helped coordinate their deal with Blip. Granted though Robb seems to have more authority in how the business operates. But still Doug must still have a say as a key part of the business and as producer. It seems very vague though what his powers are. Too difficult to say

[@TheAngryDebater]

David McGinness No matter what his powers are, its not secret that he is easy to bully and guilt.

[@davidmcginness6718]

Chris Kay May I ask why you say that

[@cymbaline4384]

This is suddenly a very relevant video

[@SuperCHARged425]

Here's a fun drinking game: Take a shot (your choice of drink) everytime he says the word "fuckin' " You could be drinking a wine cooler and you'll still get plastered.

[@swollentomatoes]

Spaghetti Monster! That's a lot of Fucks

[@MundMoriginal]

+8-B1T Walkthrough "Holy" Spaghetti Monster, you blasphemer.

[@EllieC130]

I still like Nostalgia Critic even with the sketches; I just think they're not for everyone. But the company as a whole slowly seems to be getting corrupt. And it's a shame because for some of us, NC is good. I like Angry Joe too. I don't know what to think or who's in the wrong but Doug seems like a decent person at least.

[@EllieC130]

+Abel Micros What because I still enjoy watching NC or because I think he seems like a decent person? I'm hardly saying he definitely is; I don't bloody know him. But I'm not naïve to say he "seems" like a decent person just because he apparently isn't.

[@EllieC130]

Abel Micros I don't base my opinion on the Nostalgia Critic videos, I base it on the behind the scenes videos and the videos he does as himself. Not to say it's an entirely accurate representation mind, he just seems like a pleasant person in them. That's not naïve.

[@roblanco]

+TalkingToMyself It's naive to think that the videos they release about themselves even behind the scene videos are not edited to paint them in a good light.

[@EllieC130]

roblanco Obviously, just like most interviews celebrities have. Like I said, I never said "He is a good person" just that he seems like one.

[@keonianderson5145]

***** He has a bunch of skits that are filled with white guilt and female ass kissing/male hatred.

[@WillyTheComposerOfficial]

I think TJ explained the situation well in this video. After all, it is easy to gather that Linkara is a touchy, wormy guy who would be difficult to work with just by watching him. Lol. But seriously, I think it's unhealthy to take an us vs. them mentality about this. We should judge each of their content makers based on the quality of each of their videos, not on any kind of drama that surrounds their production. A few of those people are hard to sit through, but people like the Cinema Snob and NC have been able to make good videos for years. I DO agree that NC isn't as good as he used to be, but I would never say his new stuff his bad. I think we're just being nostalgic about the nostalgia critic. Lol.

[@MDoorpsy]

Also in fairness to Linkara, he does have a real small team for his series (like, three people).

[@livecoilarchive1458]

Sounds like Mike Ellis had good intentions in the beginning, it's just a shame he couldn't stay sober and keep it in his pants. He'd say dirty things to Sean Fauz and try to get Holly Brown, HR for TGWTG/Channel Awesome, to leave her husband for him. Once he got ousted, Mike Michaud must have stepped in and pushed Nostalgia Critic first and foremost. He was always the most popular on the site so there was logic there, but it's just a shame the commradery aspect of TGWTG/Channel Awesome disappeared so early on. TJ also did not get invited to the 1st Anniversary Brawl (which was the short film one year before Kickassia), much to his chagrin in some other video. Mike Ellis probably pushed Distressed Watcher because he was friends with TJ, but once he got fired, the remaining management must not have liked him. I think TJ was doing The Amazing Atheist concurrently and the banana video got leaked around the same time, which would've been bad PR. Honestly, it was probably a blessing in disguise. Though Not Productive later failed, TJ managed to turn The Amazing Atheist into a successful venture for years to come and he evaded all the immense, vacuous drama surrounding the remaining creators years later.

[@eustacequinlank7418]

The whole Nostalgia Critic harem seems like a load of internet wankery to me. I do like his older reviews, but he's been outclassed by channels and websites like RedLetterMedia, BlameSociety and Ashens who don't really care about creating some kind of KZbin empire for themselves. They get their clicks and they don't kiss arse to do it. Some of his most annoying acolytes are Angry Joe, Film Brain and Spoony with his horrible nose. P.S you could use some Prozac or Diazepam.

[@pagado6076]

I really hope he met Linkara.

[@CalrissianSteele]

Brad Jones (Cinema Snob) seems like the only guy worth a damn on that site. I just go straight to his site now. I find Nostalgia Critic unwatchable now.

[@Phill_Thomas]

Wizard of Ass Brad Jones is too talented for that site

[@Chud_Bud_Supreme]

I used to love NC, now he's just fucking obnoxious and unfunny. It's like he's trying to be more like other youtubers. Be as loud and annoying as possible to appeal to idiots.

[@CalrissianSteele]

Son of Tiamat (formerly known as tiakpark) I only find NC funny when he's making observations. But when it comes to actual jokes I think he's terrible. He usually goes overboard or he drags the joke out for too long. But these days I find him to be insufferable. His reviews are dragged out by nonsense. I don't mind occasionally leaving the review to do a sketch or something, but it shouldn't be every damn episode and be done all the time. It should be occasional.

[@Chud_Bud_Supreme]

Wizard of Ass Agreed. He tries too hard. I mean, JonTron's review of Food Fight was twice as funny and yet half as long. That says it all right there. Worst of all, his fans have become insufferable. They act like PewDiePie fans with the way they defend him or loyally watch his shit. Makes me sick.

[@CalrissianSteele]

Son of Tiamat (formerly known as tiakpark) agreed. Its blind infatuation.

[@hiperdux]

the fun is, this comment match some of the points lupa and phelous and even spoony about how the site is " DOUG"...and the others

[@judyhopps9380]

I found that after Kickassia the cameo stuff became woefully over-bloated. Not only this but each time I'd watch Linkara, or Benzie, or Snob, some other twat would come in and just ruin the flow. Then the show had about 40 critics reviewing everything from popular 80s media to cola. Now I just go right to Snob and Spoony's own sites, and ignore everyone else. Used to love Pheleous but I swear Lupa just drags his stuff down. She's certainly killed off Ninja the Mission Force for me.

[@LyingPrauses]

Oh my god, so much nerrd in this one comment alone! WHAT DOES IT MEAN!!?!

[@Kirinet]

I still really love Phelous. I started liking Lupa through him too. I don't watch her stuff too much, because her full reviews are kind of boring, but I do like her Baywatching segement. With Phelous, I just love how much he doesn't give a fuck, it's hilarious. Btw, Corpse Party is a great game :)

[@StrikeTeam99]

PrehistoricBiiirds? funny enough I started with lupa and she got me into pheolous. I don't get the hate by op.

[@Kirinet]

StrikeTeam7 Yeah, I don't get it either, I think that it just shows how much fun these guys can have together and how this whole website got them all closer. If you listen to them behind the scenes, you hear how much working with the others was so much fun for them, and I'm happy for them for that.

[@judyhopps9380]

I like coffee. I like bananas. I don't like drinking my coffee and a random waitress comes past and goes "let me add a banana into that for you" before dunking it in. Ultimately, I felt TGWTG went from quality to quantity, and figured if they threw enough things at the wall, some would stick. The sheer shock and charm and awesomeness of seeing them all combine the first couple of times wore off like a cheap novelty. I hope that cleared things up for you

[@TrangleC]

Somebody who is close to one of the other reviewers once told me in a online conversation that Linkara can be very annoying and is overly protective (aggressive weirdo level protective) and without humor when it comes to his friends or to women in general. Apparently he flips when somebody even makes a harmless joke about one of his female friends, like one of those guys who never has contact to girls and thinks he has to play the knight in shining armor every time he is in the same room as one.

[@Jrez]

This was fairly eye-opening for me, thank you. I had heard a few things about how the site was run and how they treated people, and it sounds like this was all after Mike or whoever was fired. I have a hard time even visiting the site because some of the stuff I heard made them seem very uncaring and childish.

[@MrControll]

I'm coming here because of the recent mess, and this seems oddly tame by comparison.

[@drlarrymitchell]

Watching this in 2018.

[@slashingkatie7872]

It’s nice to hear something different instead of everyone just repeating the stuff from that document.

[@YungM.D.]

I also heard on Reddit via TJ's AMA that Nostalgia Chick was one of the main opposers to TJ's presence on the site. Can't say Im surprised.

[@Whoa802]

Yeah, Lindsay comes off as a stupid feminist bitch in a lot of her videos.

[@Fsdude123]

Woah wait a minute, this video came out in 2011 so why are TJ's newer videos on the blip site? (Example: "Top 10 best movies of 2012" that came out in april 10 2013)

[@YungM.D.]

Fsborn Because that was blocked on KZbin for some bullshit copyright claims because he used clips and music from the movies, despite that being protected under Fair Use.

[@ReadmanJ]

Yeah NC is annoying as all hell and her voice is dreadful

[@MoonShadeOsu]

Nostalgia Chick left anyway. Turns out she wasn't happy either: namebrandlindsay.com/2015/01/10/farewell-channel-awesome-and-a-pre-emptive-faq/

[@ElNingyou]

The on-site TGWTG fanbase was one of the most toxic clusterfucks of humans I've ever seen. They would obsessively malign producers to the point of near harassment (I noticed a lot of this towards Hope Chapman the most for some reason) and seemed to have the combined intellectual capacity of seven ducks. My favorite producers were TJ, Lindsay, Phelous, Lupa, and Mike J, but after Channel Awesome rolled out they fucking fired Phelous and Lupa for stupid draconian bullshit and now Lindsay seems to be trying to break away, so there's really not much of a draw left for me toward that whole racket. It's pretty emphatically become the Doug Walker show, and I feel the NC reviews have become pretty lacking in recent years with an over-reliance on too-long acting shtick.

[@MrKrumpetz]

+ElNingyou Not making excuses here, but... The reason why people started going against Hope/Jacob is because she/he was always kind of flaky. Then the whole spoony fiasco happened and people started choosing sides. I think spoony goofed when he made a bad joke, but some of the femis on CA really laid into him on Hopes behalf. Which left a sort of funk in that group that just didn't go away. The facade started cracking and one by one most of the producers that made CA great started leaving. All this aside, because I know the people running CA now are definitely not considered ethical anymore.

[@TheSilverPhoenix100]

See all those people you mentioned with the exception of TJ are a big reason why i stop caring about that site or its frankly horrible fans, Ive always been indiffrent to Lindsay and Lupa but now that they have broken off they have gone full regressive SJW with Todd not far behind desperately trying to get in Lindsey's pants. Phelous ive never cared about. The Critic is at best a shell of what it once was following the route of Seth MacFarlane's school of how to torpedo a once decent show, Linkara is more focused on his content as is Angry Joe again not that i care really as their content is just frankly whinny fanboy. Spoony lets face doesnt care any more and is just basically stealing his fans money at this point. And the people they have left seem like what happens when you raid a special ed classroom looking for talent. Bottomline Channel Awesome is dragging along now trying to create internet drama to boost views, TJ here has almost double their subscriber count and id give it maybe 2 more years till the internet review bubble bursts and that channel dies a very fast death

[@Kaefer1973]

+TheSilverPhoenix100 Well, since you didn't insult the only producer I regularly watch, Brad Jones, I can't talk, but why didn't you? He's one of the biggest producers of the site and even when being fair and neutral it's not like there aren't things to criticise.

[@Wartooth91]

spoony has issues. He was let go after an issue with making advances on one of the other people there. and it all blew up in his face because he doesn't know how to deal with that shit. So he and tgwtg parted ways.

[@RisingBeast00]

ElNingyou believe me Doug Walker has gotten better.

[@collinberend7566]

God damn. Look at that beard bro.

[@redfoxgaming37]

Amazing as fuck

[@VeraLucille]

I'm glad the videos are still up somewhere! You were the only reason I ever went on thatguywiththeglasses anyway.

[@starhawck]

Can somebody explain all the versions about him leaving ,all the drama between the Walker brothers and the ceo and all the drama around channel awesome .Because Doug and his brother always seemed quite nice guys .

[@UnionJack437]

Alex Yanakiev Long story short: Original CEO of TGWTG left, TGWTG merged with Channel Awesome, new CEO is terrible because he promotes Nostalgia Critic over everyone else (people accuse him of turning CA into the "Doug Walker Show") and is absolutely terrible with communication to the point where questions by other content creators on CA will go unanswered for weeks on end. Long story super-short: The CEO is terrible. As far as I'm aware, the Walker brothers aren't very involved in the scandals. Rob *may* be involved in some sketchy decisions (i.e. firing Lupa for not answering a skype call) but, overall, is still more reasonable than the CEO. The only thing Doug is accused of is (allegedly) feigning excitement about some special effects in one of the yearly specials. Hope that helps. If you want to know more then you can read the farewell posts written by Phelous and Lupa. They aren't completely trustworthy (considering how angry they are) but may give you some insight into the whole affair: phelous.tumblr.com/post/108013883721/goodbye-farewell-and-amen-ca obscuruslupa.tumblr.com/post/108008749157/bye-ca

[@PsylomeAlpha]

I mean, lupa pulled a lot of shit to get people canned at random, so I wasn't so upset about her leaving.

[@LPStarsoverstalingra]

Alex Yanakiev Mister Metokur started a TGWTG series if you're still interested in the downfall of Channel Awesome.

[@metabog]

You deliver a lot more than just entertainment, you speak the truth, I kind of thought this was happening and they thought you were too dark.

[@Elixor43579]

Brad jones and Todd in the shadows are the only people I watch on channel awesome now, because the everybody else that I liked left for some reason or another or started making sub par videos

[@Tairneanach]

If I'm not entirely mistaken, that's what he does at conventions and anniversaries where everyone is gathered together anyway. It's a seasonal thing, not a sign of desperation.

[@lonercs]

Channel Not So Awesome. Add it to the document

[@buckleygeneration]

I'm very happy watching this video, because you're really being a good guy about this: you're telling your side of the story and being clear that you're not bitter or hold any grudge towards TGWTG. Which is alot more than one could say about a certain Australian guy. Good on you, man.

[@KufLMAO]

ooo who’s the Australian guy

[@Forceprincess]

I really do miss the distressed watcher stuff. Do you think you would ever do that type of thing again? Your music video mockery was fantastic.

[@wildernessstyle8810]

Can't believe I am just seeing this in 2018.

[@Myvoetisseer]

Here's a game! Count how many times he says 'fuck' in this video!

[@AeolethNionian]

666. Illuminati confirmed.

[@hesoyam261]

Nich Adams face palm its 666 : 2 = 333 : 111 = 3 coincidence?

[@AeolethNionian]

hesoyam yecga How foolish of me. I guess we'll never know

[@hesoyam261]

Nich Adams some day we will know but today is not the day to know but to calculate

[@Zer00utcast]

Hugo Joubert better yet take a shot of the hardest liquor you own every time he says fuck

[@AdonTimasu]

Or she thought that it was inappropriate and called him on it. She didn't do anything inherently wrong: she just said, "Hey, that's kinda inappropriate, bro." And he reacted, essentially calling her a bitch.

[@Kurachi84]

why do i see this NOW??? its from 2011 :O let me rephrase that: why didnt i see this way earlier??? too bad blip is long gone :( anyway, nice explanation, too bad its old, and not about the new drama with them

[@vesman81]

3:43 I could believe Linkara being as you describe I saw him in 1 collaboration video where people were trying different drinks and he refused to try any drinks that had alcohol, saying he wanted to save his first taste of alcohol for special occasion.

[@terronova]

Wow, reading all the gossip in the comments section really puts me off...

[@Sabbatic]

I like TGWTG because It feels like what a television channel should be, many different shows to pick from, the ability to watch every episode (other than DVD exclusives of course), and you get new content every day. Also, I don't think because you get the bottom of the list means you will no longer get views, you'll have to rely more on the fanbase you've created and the people nice enough to check out the other material. ToddintheShadows was on the bottom before, and now he's usually at the top

[@theawesomegamr]

thats pretty cool, i never knew that you liked the nc and that you were on that guy with the glasses.

[@NitwitsWorld]

It's rare for him to even admit it. lol

[@bloodbather88]

Thanks for sharing this, TJ. I enjoyed your stuff, even if I didn't always rush to watch it. I actually had been assuming/hoping they'd be doing a bookend type deal, where the top and bottom were both popular contributors and in between were the lesser known. Either way, it's not done in order of popularity the way you described in the beginning, but I don't know what defines it.

[@Aenygma_]

Linkara, a fuddy-duddy bitch?? My, I would never have guessed!!! Hahahahahah

[@mikeoxlong1395]

Why i'd never... Who, Linkara?

[@VoidBoi420]

TJ actually looks older in this video then he does in 2017.

[@syphonfilter8372]

I've never really followed this guy but I'm inclined to believe him on this. Over the last few months some bad shit on MM and the Walkers has surfaced.

[@MrPoeGhost]

Syphon Filter Out of plain curiosity, do you have any idea where I can find this "bad shit" on the Walkers? I kinda wanna know just what kinds of fucked up shit they're up to. :V

[@JopeSane]

Poe Ghost search for "Lordkat channel awesome" for 7 hours of ranting goodness

[@Artsificial]

Poe Ghost Just keep your eyes peeled and wait for a little bit longer. Research has been done and it will all be delivered for your viewing pleasure... soon.

[@Voltanaut]

Ok. Sucks, but ok. TJ could you upload all your "The Distressed Watcher" videos onto your tjdoeslife channel because they were all good, especially your top tens. They were really interesting, en captivating, and entertaining and I seriously miss them man. I want to make a playlist of all of them.

[@7d7e7f7]

TGWTG ain't that great. I enjoy Doug Walkers reviews but it used to be a lot better and also I'm a huge Spoony fan and he's off that site too. Brad Jones is pretty cool also.

[@felixcatora4105]

I've never been to his site, only KZbin, but really.. I've become an ex-NC (Nostalgia Critic) fan. When I first discovered him by accident, I thought that he was the most awesome guy ever, then about.. and only a year and a half later, I began to notice, that he reviewed a lot of movies I liked, that I haven`t seen in a while, and tore them apart, then I'd see the movie later, and thought to myself, "What the fuck is this guy's problem?". The more studying I did about movies, the more stupid he looked, because of his jumbled arguments and countless mistakes and repetitive jokes, and people actually taking him seriously just got me in a rage. He's the opposite of fine wine: not getting better with age (plus he's running out of "bad" movies to review, so now he's reviewing good ones and demolishing them). If you're a fan, I'm sorry if I was offensive. I really am. But he ruined almost everything I loved, with only a quarter of his brain and little to almost no knowledge of cinema whatsoever.

[@MrBandathePanda]

Felix, you do know that the NC is a character right? And that the main purpose of the show is to tear apart movies we like.

[@felixcatora4105]

MrBandathePanda I remember seeing that one video Doug made saying he was a character.. but I can still dislike the character. I'm just amazed of how much people let him get away with. Also, if the main purpose of his show is to ruin what we like... I think he's doing things for all the wrong reasons. They're not just movies that we liked, a lot of them are movies that people, smart people put their life's work into, and he just pisses on them without any remorse what so ever.

[@ElFreakinCid]

I think it's only a matter of time before all the good ones leave, really. All of them have their own sites and channels anyway.

[@HannahTheHipsterVlogs]

take a shot every time he says the f word

[@redshift912]

That dungeon and dragons review is amazing

[@AstonWave007]

Sounds like this is just about the time when the Social Justice Warrior and Feminist rhetoric was starting to become rampant on that site.

[@TheGoldenChile]

well, I think you deserve alot of credit for trying thatguywiththeglasses, and excelling and moving on. I am also glad you exposed their shitty view on the viewers. Not very flattering. Whatever happens, Ill follow your content wherever you put it. You have kicked ass for years and I love a good deal of your material.

[@MrKrumpetz]

I remember this vid back when it first published. I remember watching TJ in his early days making some of the most on edge videos that the atheist community online had seen for awhile or up to that point even. I was sad to see him go from CA, because for a long time when it was TGWTG it was great. Most of the originals where gone or on their way out by the time Spoony was going (over the Hope fiasco - apparently, though other reasons I am sure exist). Then Carmichael/JewWario left then did himself in a year after that, which impacted the ones on the site that actually cared. Then the GamerGate thing happened and more renown reviewers such as AngryJoe seemed real passive when his audience that primarily consisted of gamers expected him to take a stand against the SOCJUS bullies...which drove people apart again. Then Lindsay had enough cause she wasn't making enough monies, then we had the Mike Michaud and Lupa/Phelous crisis over semi-related issues. That community has fallen apart for a variety of reasons. I think TJ benefited in the long-run steering clear of those shallows.

[@NitwitsWorld]

So your saying that banana boy fucked over everyone in TGWTG? lol

[@NitwitsWorld]

A dead movement that doesn't exist anymore.

[@ineffablemars]

He looks like Mike Smith (The guy who plays Bubbles in Trailer Park Boys)

[@ConorChaos]

He does. O_O

[@VileVamp]

Doug's videos used to be funny to me, but then with the newer ones, he has to throw in five minute derailments mid-review, which are not funny, and are rather annoying. Only three people I liked from that Site would have to be Spoony, Cinema Snob, and I actually learned about T.J through TGWTG, so that would make AA the third. So, yeah. That was my useless little bit of information.

[@lorddude123]

I love that you came out 7 years ago and now people give a shit

[@fotzegamingandmedia1840]

Wait TJ was apart of the Nostalgia Critic?

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

From everything, I've heard and read it sounds like a handful of content creators got control and are just out for themselves. It also kind of sounds like the whole thing just got too big for their ability to maintain it. They just didn't know how to run something that large and complex properly. The original idea of building a stable of creators and promoting everyone based on merit made perfect sense but it seems some people didn't want that.

[@Abonanno24601]

#ChangeTheChannel

[@Transpooper]

well, thank you TJ for explaining, im sad you're gone from the site but glad i know why now.

[@Anemptybox]

I would really like to see your old reviews but Blip no longer works.

[@DoomKid]

GIVE ME MY BOX!!!

[@GirlyDragons]

Well... there goes something I didn't know - my two favourite KZbinrs used to work together.

[@shadykitty7493]

rip blip lol

[@ShadaOfAllThings]

must feel like getting kicked out of a group of friends

[@19moira90]

So basically what that guy said, is that he did not care and stopped doing good videos ON PURPOSE. Sooo... what is he blaming Doug and the others for? I don't get it :/ and while watching this video I got reeeaaaaly tired of all the 'fuck' word he uses every second word.

[@JoeServo]

19moira90 Fuck, dude.

[@19moira90]

JoeDeceiver Um... No, thanks...

[@vicentmartinbonet70]

There's something called getting burnt from work, he had that one due to the working enviroment and community.

[@billclark6113]

+19moira90 No it's not that he didn't do work it was that they refused to publish some of his work because they were SJWs

[@Zeldarulah]

I actually just realized you weren't on there anymore yesterday. At school atm, but looking forward to watching this when I get home.

[@ReaverLordTonus]

"I stopped f#%king trying... Didn't give a $#\+" I think that was your only real mistake, if you love what you do and you appreciate the fans (no matter how few or many they may be) you still give it your best effort. Because while it may be about money for some, to some extent it's still about enjoying yourself and providing funny or thought provoking critiques and discussions. I know I could put myself in front of a webcam today and start making my own videos about things I think are awesome while the majority thinks it sucks or vice versa. Would I get a lot of views, earn a spot on channel awesome's roster, or get a cameo or do a crossover with one of my favorite reviewers? Probably not, but I would at least have fun doing it. And if it's an issue with placement, bare in mind that if you have a solid enough fan base, people will scroll down that list to find you because they want to, sometimes I have to go digging through a whole mess of reviewers I've never even heard of to find videos from my favorites like newcomer SFDebris or even known veterans of the site like Linkara and Sage. At the end of the day it's about doing what you love and appreciating the people who love what you do

[@FanFicCritic]

Ah, thanks for making this. It explains a lot. I'm sorry that things didn't work out for you on that site. I did like most of the Trailer Failure videos you did.

[@HelloFade2]

Well there's also the fact that pretty much everyone at TGWTG/Channel Awesome is a feminist or a feminist supporter and anyone who watches videos by TJ (The Amazing Atheist) would know that he is NOT a fan of feminists,so yeah that might be another reason why things didn't work out between TJ and TGWTG....

[@SliceA1A]

Thanks for explaining this TJ.

[@ricosalvaje4388]

snobs videos are really funny

[@avatarofcloud]

Yeah, but Snob also has his own channel and site.

[@Lay_Z_Summers]

i wouldn't give up on the Distressed Watcher videos. i really did like Trailer Failure, and your Sour Note show was hilarious

[@SusurradorDHistorias]

WOA! thats sad dude D: I am one of the people who still go to that site...

[@NitwitsWorld]

You still go to that site now. :) lol

[@fredjustsucks]

TJ we would be very grateful if you continued the DistressedWatcher project on youtube, it was good stuff.

[@Rahab111222]

I don't care for family friendly fedora humor. Those TGWTG guys all seem like dorks.

[@shodanxx]

I love how you went on a tangent of what would happen if everybody on the planet knew you, like I'm sure you had it figured out in even more detail than you let on I do stuff like that sometimes and it usually gives me a bunch of blank stares

[@mig5l]

They didn't give you your wanted recognition so you started to slack off? That is defeatist.

[@carmaj156]

My respect for you TJ. I happen to be a huge fan of both: you and Dough and call it predjudice but I swore you were gonna make a huge rant about their site, and it's cool you know you ended up in well terms. You're right and I knew exactly it was gonna happen, since their job is more comedy focused and you're videos content is tottally different. Keep posting your videos, you're one of the few people who actually has something to say.

[@Mogget01]

Cinema Snob is amazing

[@FormerRuling]

+Sincado I agree. Before the League of Super Critics project crashed there was a solid 2-3 months where Brad basically held up that channel by himself.

[@SuperGiorgi22]

+Anthony Landrum Why did that channel stop uploading anyway?

[@FormerRuling]

Giorgi Tsurtsumia Not 100% sure, I think it had to do with copyright, or the partner agreement or something. The individual people that were on it have been uploading to their individual channels (as well as uploading all of the previous stuff slowly).

[@destroyazoid2060]

Sincado his stuff never gets old that's for damn sure.

[@brandonborak9979]

Anthony Landrum h

[@DarkCrowI]

TJ I'm going to miss watching The Distressed Watcher on tgwtg but you have given me a reason to start going to blip, keep up the awesome work. Also I need to thank you for your top ten anti hero video, because of that video I checked out Code Geass and it is now my favourite anime.

[@TheNewManiacFilms]

Did you hear about JewWario?

[@Nefritari]

No, what happened?

[@Yatolc]

Kay Woodpecker he committed suicide

[@Nefritari]

:-( that's so sad

[@jackheslop6210]

***** Does anyone know why he did it?

[@Yatolc]

Jack Heslop maybe although i wouldn't ask any TGWTG members (or Spoony) unless you really want to anger them (some may Block you)

[@cardtrader15]

i think the reason that the lesser viewed people were higher was probably so that the lesser known would get known, the fans will look for the bigger ones but the unknowns stay unknowns would if not seen as much

[@gs8777]

At the end of the day...who the fuck are they? I do not know. Who are you?? TJ! THE AMAZING FUCKING ATHEIST!!!!

[@HAJIMEDJ]

I think it's a shame, because I REALLY liked your DW reviews.

[@TheBaioken]

I dont understand what he is trying to get across. He is complaining that he got less support from the site because he started to put less work into his videos which resulted in worse videos?

[@eliblackwood8821]

he's not complaining at all. He's just telling why he's not on anymore because so many people were asking.

[@TheBaioken]

MrMeeish But he is saying the reason was, he didnt get much support from the site/main owners because he didnt put in as much work into his video like sbefore, which he admits. So there is no one to blame but himself? He basically could also say, yeah, I just didnt feel like being part of the site and left in agreement. I dont understand why there has to be as slight hint of drama in this story.

[@SIngli6]

Yeah, but any popular site acquires elements of that. It's capitalism, and for better or worse, it gives us talented people like Doug Walker, Brad Jones, and Kyle Kallgren.

[@DwightKoh93]

Seriously though, TAA... stop making videos about how stupid everyone else is. You also have yourself to consider.

[@Jelistahh]

I watched all of your videos while you were on TGWTG, and i really enjoyed them. It surely would be really awesome if you would continue with a similar project, and I know many people agree because it was really good content. So please TJ, start your own site or make a youtube channel or something, keep The Distressed Watcher alive!

[@alanmunoz5621]

This was tj's best look

[@TheActualCathal]

I was curious about the disappearance of Mike Ellis, wasn't aware there'd been a dramatic parting of ways.

[@aaronborok8398]

so this video did not age too well... #changethechannel

[@LuckyAssult]

Hey. I remember watching your DW stuff when you were on TGWTG. I also remember when your videos started getting bottom billings, and when they started sliding down hill very fast. They were very good videos when you were in your hitting your stride, and you were very good at keeping thows videos separate from your controversial AA videos. This was a very interesting video, and very "fair" if that makes sence.

[@magusperde365]

ahahah shit wrong friend to have made dude.

[@connorsoldvideos]

If you were such good friends with Ellis, why the hell are you going to the internet with what's supposed to be a secret between the two of you?