Novelist John Green and his awesome fans

Countless young readers are starstruck by the works of John Green. David Pogue has a profile of the author of the best-selling novel, "The Fault in Our Stars," and a leader in the NerdFighters movement.

[@Botryoidal_Bracteole]

"The nerdfighters insist they are not a cult" What a hilarious and out of nowhere line...

[@Botryoidal_Bracteole]

Which is why the line is so strange... it's like saying "This American Life fans insist they are not a cult" (although of course in that case they are). There was never any suggestion of Nerdfighters being a cult in the first place.

[@courtneyy7789]

I would agree, we're a fandom maybe, but definitely not a cult.

[@TheDewok12]

Forest Hunt This watermelon insists it's not a pizza!

[@RiflemanIzzie]

I think it's cause it's kind of ongoing joke.

[@Bigfatbutterfly02]

+Forest Hunt It seems so random, but when John was on The Colbert Report he was asked if he was leading a cult. Maybe the more people ask, the more we become one. Oh, dear.

[@hannahcote9773]

I'm laughing at the fact that they called him "a KZbin celebrity" and John has previously said that if he could take one word out of the English language it would be "celebrity".

[@heroesfreak1994]

I am so proud that I was able to represent nerdfighteria!!! I am so happy right now!!! Yes that's me with the tattoo!!!

[@jennahj_]

Good job!! I've watched/read a lot of news articles/videos about nerdfighteria recently because I find their misunderstandings amusing. This one was actually one of the better representations I've seen. Congrats to you and your panel!

[@nadiact-ie5hy]

Cool tattoo!

[@novazee]

That's a damn good looking tattoo. Of course you already knew that. That why you got it in the first place. lol

[@MrRoboskippy]

Where'd ya get the cool Hank t-shirt?

[@heroesfreak1994]

MrRoboskippy dftba.com!

[@PanGalacticGargoyleBlaster]

the last thirty seconds, where john green talks about the teenagers of today, is the nicest thing I've ever heard anyone say about us in my life

[@belamielczarski4199]

I know, I cried, he's awesome

[@kiwithekiki234]

it is nice to be believed in.

[@9_in_the_afternoon]

+kiki Henrie It really is. God, I love John!

[@albertjackinson]

That is why I appreciate him and Hank doing what they do.

[@LukeNasti]

And now you're an adult! How have the last 7 years gone?

[@BasBleu02]

I'm 52, a Nerdfighter, and a long-time fan of John Green. Enough with the assumptions and stereotypes, please.

[@fermata13]

I'm 28, a Nerdfighter, and lover of John Green... but who the eff is Hank? ;)

[@BasBleu02]

Perhaps ... Call me, and we'll see! :-)

[@BasBleu02]

dead person Call your mum anyway. It'll make her nerdmama heart happy.

[@vickhallam12]

That last little quote was fabulous. I know that my opinions bias, being both a nerdfighter and a teenager, but, I just love his (and Hanks) view on us. We are young, but he never talks about or treats us like we are mentally inferior because of it. Just, young, and learning, the way every other adult was at one time as well. Also I love that Esther was mentioned. She is forever a part of the heart of nerdfighteria.

[@WaverlyRoeger]

DFTBA IS AN INITIALISM NOT AN ACRONYM

[@VlogUntilDawn]

This is such a great video to promote what Nerdfighters actually are. I feel like John gets thrown into this category of "trendy" YA novelists, but he is so much more than that.

[@donesitackacom]

tfw i've been following SciShow and Crash Course for years and I found out about their VlogBrothers channel just a few months ago and now I realize John Has written that bestselling book every human being has heard of.

[@umangjangid3873]

In same order, things happened with me...

[@cheydinal5401]

Same for me :D

[@jessherselfable]

This might be the best representation of John Green to non-Nerdfighters that I've seen. Look at that! Hank got a mention AND some screen time!

[@laviniaseganfredo]

OMG, what he said about teenagers is so true

[@peterloch3333]

F*** YEAH, NERDFIGHTERIA!!!

[@andreaharding1232]

I'm also in my 50 's. It's a fairly diverse community. Nerd fighters FTW.

[@TheSmartestWitch]

*crying* this is perfect. Thank you so much CBS.

[@joheyjonsson2825]

"Young people" Aaaaw 31 is young now. I feel flattered. Also, vlogbrothers is John and Hank Green, not just John. I also started watching vlogbrothers long before I read the books and it has helped me a lot.

[@alusiabednarczyk]

IT'S AN INITIALISM

[@Grace-qd8wv]

YAS.

[@MisterAppleEsq]

Duftbah!

[@soup_please]

its so cute watching outsiders try to "explain" nerdfighteria....

[@LifeofMarie267]

I'm 38 and I just got into reading John Green last summer. I am not ashamed to admit that.

[@cpage305]

no mention of crash course?

[@wordsandverses]

Lol, I was waiting for it too.

[@eustacia03]

At this point John and Hank do so many things that its nearly impossible to fit them all into one news piece.

[@tomaskalinka5679]

I was thinking about Mental Floss :)

[@Robo983]

It was already a pretty overstuffed piece at 7 minutes.

[@NethDugan]

Love you too John, and it aint just teens around here, haven't been a teen in going on ten years.

[@SacredGlimmers]

I haven't been a teen in even more then ten (multiple decades territory) and I'm a huge fan of John and Hank and nerdfighteria. :)

[@kittykoi7297]

i am 24 and i am a nerdfighter

[@chuckb4532]

i'm 47 and i'm a nerdfighter

[@MarioUcomics]

or girls. I'm an old 29 year old man fan. emo nerd fighter

[@candelariabarbieri7159]

nerdfighter tears took control. thanks john

[@belamielczarski4199]

Right? God, I can't stop crying right now, I love them both so much!

[@PatrickAllenNL]

Holy shit I did not know and thus I have never seen actual footage of esther!!! Mindblown!! And this proves why I have allways thought that video is a magical thing..looking at it this way that the person in that video is basically stuck in time forever!

[@myautobiographyafanfic1413]

I love how the reporter's acting like books are these new fangled things, the kids have picked up.

[@Piarou]

Thank you, CBS, for making this short easy explanation. That is something we nerdfighters can use to make things more clear to those who we love but who not fully understand us. :D DFTBA

[@Jeanjellybean13]

His name is JOHN GREENA!

[@macncheesetv9816]

(Da da da daaaa)

[@huffalmighty]

+Jeannie Weasly greatest comment ever. you win at life, ma'aam.

[@Timmie1995]

I heard a John Green husky voice.

[@hollabooiers]

Can't believe I missed this. It's so surreal seeing mainstream media's attempts at explaining the phenomenon. :) And I don't mean that disrespectfully, you guys did a good job. Plus of course it's happened before, but there's something about the 'taking a carefully constructed casual walk while being interviewed' that took things to the next level for me.

[@EuropeanQoheleth]

That tattoo is awesome.

[@LifeofMarie267]

Sioraf asNaCillini I'm planning on getting a Nerdfighter tattoo myself. It's going to be more simple though.

[@s.g.potter5407]

I'm so glad that we (nerdfighters) have bound together and done our best to decrease world suck. You guys are the best. DFTBA -Saffron~Grace

[@brookereutinger5063]

It's an initialism not an acronym!!!!!

[@MisterAppleEsq]

You mean you don't say duftbah?

[@andrewmcilveen4917]

Poor Hank, he only gets like, 6 seconds on screen. :(

[@alexandramitchell5046]

He's published more than 4 books, if you include his collaborations. But this is a great video, and made me tear up when Esther was on. DTFBA!

[@ziadmiqdadi]

One of his old teachers is my current teacher

[@ChinmayaNagpal]

ignore hank like a boss

[@marksusskind1260]

and Ansel Elgort was only there to look good :-/

[@ChinmayaNagpal]

yep

[@adityakhanna113]

Aw come on. What would the muggles know about the HANKgreen.

[@RyanStorey1231]

Who the eff is Hank?

[@noxagh]

Its like. Both found fame via KZbin but he became and novelist and Hank is a big entrepreneur and CEO. love them.

[@14coldplay]

What a great quote at the end.

[@typingnoises]

When the CBS forgets about Hank for half of the video.

[@CarolineGrace16]

I'm so happy for hank and john's success!!

[@victoriacazottes3945]

RIP Esther earl

[@GIURIT]

Holy crap! They are brothers? That's explains a lot.

[@marksusskind1260]

Dern-it-all ! How many times hace I watched dis video clip ?

[@marksusskind1260]

I often go back to videos like this to check for addenda. I am often disappointed.

[@amoeba5947]

General media makes John look so nerdy XD

[@whysokm.3644]

Annoyed Philanthropist He*is* a nerd.

[@johnkodhek]

Awesome fan.... I'll take it 🤝

[@deeniegurl]

I love you john!!!!!!

[@nick4nicks194]

Literally crying because of this video. A happy crying of course. That's really what John and hank means to us nerfighteria!

[@sarahgreen2058]

You go Seamus!!!!

[@dtriplett03]

tears))

[@littlellama7753]

The fact that they used sharpie face for the beginning

[@mcurtin9764]

One of my old English teachers is in the bottom row all the way on the right

[@ScottKorin]

"His videos"... poor Hank.

[@aimeekguest9641]

SEAMUSSS!!!! This is rad.

[@adityakhanna113]

The video they choose in which John says a date is my birthrate. What are the odds!?

[@Velociter]

Nerdfighters! :D

[@Djmaxgamer]

Once "nerdfighter" was a term that described shared values, a sense of interest for the complexity of the world, a proudly acknowledged nerdiness. Now, it's the name of a fandom. It's sad. I undertand that it's the effect of time and fame, and that it can't have the same meaning when it touches so many people... but damn how nerdfighteria changed. Change is not inherently a bad thing, my statement is just an observation, not a judgment.

[@albertjackinson]

Said starting at 0:04 HI DAVID!

[@austindrapen8959]

why are people angry that John green romanticized illness? it's not like someone is going to give themselves cancer over it and I would imagine it is a great help to people with these problems. I don't know though so if people with sicknesses like this are offended I would proverbially bow to their wishes.

[@Kruegerisgod]

Me from the past. Hahahahaha lol

[@terikotsu]

DFTBA CBS!

[@veronicahaley3268]

DFTBA

[@alexdapp2166]

4:01 the Hanklefish

[@ethanthompson3198]

the interviewer's faces are making me laugh.

[@makeupandmore18]

John Green, will you please marry me?

[@CarolineForest]

+Destinys Style he is already married, and I dont think he is ready for a 2nd wife xD but what we both can do, is just dive into the pool of bookstores and LAN's and find outself a simular one :P

[@ciarasookarry]

As he said on 4th December 2007 that would make him a felon. `.` (Btw I'm not that obsessed, I just happened to have watched that video today.)

[@LynxChan]

The title of this video was written by someone who knows how the internet works.

[@goodvibesonly-y4l]

Puff levels have been low lately!

[@adityakhanna113]

Well, it's the setting.

[@russellbond1232]

Yep.

[@singinwithceline]

This entire video was assuming that all Nerdfighters are teens and here I am fangirling over TIFIOS & melting over John Green 's last words in this interview at 27. DFTBA JOHN & HANK!

[@TourAbsurd]

singinwithceline 43 and a lifetime of geek goin' on here. ;)

[@voyagerabove4034]

singinwithceline It's because old media assumes everyone that's part of new media is a teenager or is someone trying to appeal to teenagers. It'll go away eventually, but the old media generation (which I'm half part of, also being in my mid-20's) will go away eventually and the patronizing behavior will probably stop.

[@tigerfanfrv]

+singinwithceline will be 34 next week, so ........ yeah.....

[@Ej7600]

has anyone noticed John has a different speaking voice in an interview than in a Vlogbrothers video?

[@austindrapen8959]

why are people angry that John green romanticized illness? it's not like someone is going to give themselves cancer over it and I would imagine it is a great help to people with these problems. I don't know though so if people with sicknesses like this are offended I would proverbially bow to their wishes.

[@alpinechick53]

I think John got his hair but shorter for TFIOS media junket just so puff levels wouldn't be quite so high.

[@aidantwidale5768]

Where the eff is Hank

[@AakashMahadevan98]

The Overall segment was cool,but why the hell do all these mainstream guys introduce KZbinrs as "Most Famous People you've never heard of?" I mean,I just barely started following VlogBrothers but I have known John Green since TFIOS came out. So...what are they implying by saying"You've never heard of?"

[@EdGeLV]

+Aakash Mahadevan personally for me, i watched John's youtube videos for quite a while and only then realised he is a well known writer

[@CarolineForest]

+Aakash Mahadevan I started following them the first year they started making videos , wich now is 9 years since their first video... and for the longest time, nobody knew exept the followers.. they were big within the community, but outside nobody knew who they were.

[@ReadHeadPat]

this makes me so happy and so proud to be a nerdfighter. Thank you, John and Hank, for starting this wonderful community. Without it I would not be the same person, nor would I have met some of my best friends.I am so excited and proud for the TFiOS movie to be releasing soon! DFTBA!

[@bandotaku]

This is THE best media coverage of Nerdfighteria I have come across to date! Great job, CBS!

[@BillMarion]

I'm 41, never heard of John's books until I watched a countless number of vlogborthers, and all of their other channels. Amazing. Inspiring

[@whysokm.3644]

At 4:55 - It's not an acronym! It's initialism. Acronyms are pronounceable and initialism isn't. French the llama you call yourself nerdfighters.

[@noxagh]

John Green is a phenomenal person.

[@anniem7486]

I don't know what you guys think, but I would never class Nerdfighters as a cult….DFTBA Annie :)

[@heroesfreak1994]

I agree fully, if you listen to what he says, "the nerdfighters deny they are a cult" he actually asked us that question in the interview and we were quick to stomp on that question haha

[@marksusskind1260]

Cult members are the last to admit that they're cult members. #DFTBA!

[@heroesfreak1994]

Shhhhh we are not

[@robonick3607]

RIP John Green

[@goodvibesonly-y4l]

Seamus!!!!!!!!!!!

[@heroesfreak1994]

:-D

[@heroesfreak1994]

you called?

[@PlanetaryMaxwell]

Seamus Hughes This is so great!

[@heroesfreak1994]

[@thathopelesswanderer]

I'm crying, too many feels!

[@nope.13]

Me too!

[@cookiecat4986]

You know what funny I have the book the fault in our star right next to me and I finished rescind it for the third time . I love his books so much

[@RachelIdahogirl]

I love John and Hank Green!!! And this show :-) DFTBA!

[@mahdidi96]

Why are all his fans jumpy teenage girls? Is he one of those soft types who write about soft subjects boys don't really care about?

[@KirbyCrossing]

When was the last time you saw a bunch of dudes jumping around being excited for something? All I can come up with is a sporting event.

[@mahdidi96]

Lmao, I don't think dudes even read unless its some shit like game of thrones. In fact there's a pretty interesting video about this matter. Boys score stupid low on English proficiency compared to girls. It turns out that most of this stems from a lack of interest in the type of literature in english classes, which is more feeling oriented and fits well for girls.

[@alanshadastrokeanddiedinho2897]

When john green showed his manuscript of Fault in Our Stars to an agent. The agent read the first ten pages and threw the rest away. Fault in our Stars is about Existentialism and its teachings.

[@emmywillow6599]

Eff Yea Nerdfighters!!!

[@lawrencebader9399]

Fuckin' A

[@emmasummerour5892]

This kinda made me tear up. DFTBA

[@Lee-uh1nh]

I don't know why this wasn't recommended to me earlier but here I am

[@LJW1912]

I only heard of him from Crash Course!

[@heggyheggy1]

what did john write at 4:01 between the two lines?

[@ZImpresive]

3:36 HA HA HA HA HA. All those ham beasts and the Beta on the corner.

[@heroesfreak1994]

What?

[@stefcisne]

"he's written 4 books" ummm noooooo

[@Cra3ture]

okay yes here's the list 1 *an* *abundance* *of* *Katharines* 2. *Paper* *Towns* 3. *Looking* *for* *Alaska* 4 *The* *Fault* *in* *our* *stars*

[@stefcisne]

ReY D hes co written like 3 others etc but anyways

[@krank23]

As a teacher, I second everything John said about teenagers...

[@sexyscientist]

KZbin, stop recommending me anything which has John in the thumbnail.