Television is a Confusing, Expensive Mess

[@callmebill8982]

Yeah this comment got pinned. Big deal.

[@rajt9996]

Yeah I replied. Big deal. Also top 10 anime predictions

[@TrippaMazing87]

Oh shit u right

[@mrrandom7292]

This shit works

[@s7rap]

Yeah it’s cool I guess

[@erikboydston4476]

Yeah of course, I can’t say I didn’t see this coming

[@GoogeSchultz]

So, I'm in a screenwriting class, and the professor used to write freelance for star trek, and he says that if you compare your idea to something else, a producer is more likely to pick it up, but you have to specify what makes it different from the original show, too. So what I'm getting at is "American idol, but they're in costumes the whole time" is actually something a producer would eat up.

[@sandysuperstar11]

Oh my god yes! That’s exactly how it works.. every time you pitch an idea you gotta be like “its like *movie title* meets *movie title*”

[@esquared722]

I guess the idea to the producer is, "well that was successful, so an idea that is related to this successful thing is more reliable than a completely new idea"

[@whitykitty2651]

@@esquared722 which, that's actually just a psychological idea so I assume it doesn't work out realistically for most movies unless the audience is able to relate those concepts

[@matthewsawczyn6592]

We call them "comps" and it's a way to make sure your idea will find an audience, since the comparable has been a success, but also with a fresh spin. Most creativity is combining known concepts in a new way !

[@annewagnera7567]

Late, but this also served to launch the original star trek show. It was marketed as "a Western, but in space". 😂

[@a.s.r.4623]

“In 720p, censored and constantly interrupted by” An actual ad played at that moment. What a talent

[@fe.rya.lazeem]

dude same lmaooo

[@ManiacX1999]

You know you can choose where the ads go on KZbin right?

[@prestowand]

ManiacX1999 obviously lol does it on purpose and its highkey entertaining i dont even mind it when he does that lol

[@catboynestormakhno2694]

@@prestowand indeed it makes the ad more "paletable"

[@whackacole3]

that’s the joke

[@saccharinedrudge]

the masked singer is actually a reboot of “the king of masked singer”, a korean singing competition. in the korean version, the contestants can be really famous or pretty unpopular. the point of the show is to display that popularity ≠ quality. the american version kinda bastardized the concept imo

[@rajt9996]

Korean version: the message American version: $$$

[@inesduarte1194]

Same with I can see your voice, the Korean version is actually really fun to watch, but the American... everything is just so over the top, it feels like it's parodying the actual show

[@irenechung5283]

definitely! the korean version has some very iconic and quality performances

[@minaisfab17]

I'm glad you shared this first bc I was about to as well lmao

[@Beatlelover21]

I think it got really popular with American audiences once Ryan Reynolds appeared as a guest star to promote Deadpool and the clip went viral on KZbin, and then Hollywood got dollar signs in their eyes

[@evanweaver1060]

As a funeral director, i often have to help people identify what assets/liabilities people need to wrap up soon after someone dies. Something i learned pretty recently is that most cable companies want an official copy of someone’s death certificate before they allow you to cancel their cable subscription.

[@LoneSome.MP3]

"Well, *we* think you aren't dead, so you have to keep paying us. (^.^)"

[@virgil2461]

that's kinda shitty from a purely moral standpoint, like who the hell is faking their death to cancel a subscription service??? if anything that would be a negative reflection of their company if they think someone would seriously consider that

[@TheBfutgreg]

@@virgil2461 "Just in case....and we'll spend tons of resources to ensure this even if we lose money because outside perception is more important"

[@avamasquerade]

The entitlement and violation of that is disgusting. The deceased persons' cause of death and all the medical conditions they had that contributed to their cause of death is on their death certificate.

[@evanweaver1060]

@@avamasquerade i’ve started recommending people get a “fact of death” death certificate - one without cause(s) of death - for those kinds of places instead of giving them an “extended fact of death” - ones with cause(s) of death listed.

[@cheyennec5546]

The idea of Ken Jeong telling really bad jokes on a set with no audience members and contestants standing around in awkward silence is hilarious to me.

[@moderndayhippie20]

That's what I was thinking 😂🤣

[@genericname2747]

Ken Jeong:Hi, I'm saying a bad joke. Contestant: Ken: Contestant: Ken: Empty seats: Ken:Alright moving on, here's a dude lipsycning to some popsong

[@dearestdokja]

that was the real comedy all along

[@Artsingitup]

Contestants standing around in awkward silence after a Ken Jeong joke is how it was even before the pandemic.

[@parasynesis9260]

on godddd yeah

[@Anthony-xe9nw]

The ad after he said “they’re constantly interrupted by commercials” was the best place to put an ad

[@maddymaeee]

Lol yea it made me laugh so hard 😂

[@ischristinaok]

yeah i loved that

[@lcronell5988]

I thought it was a joke at first and he made the ad.

[@TheDarkerCharizard]

Oof can't relate 🤣

[@angie5656]

ikr he did it in sum vids before i think thats so funny and it made ads on yt kinda chuckle worthy, so creative

[@Johnryan123321]

Reminds me of those articles that are like “young people are killing the cable industry” but they real thing killing the cable industry is them refusing to adapt to the market and continued use of sketchy business practices

[@carissaree]

ChaoticStarWhale PREACH

[@Djuntas]

Well advertisers still pay to much vs online. A million views on TV is sick money, while on YT its like 1 grand only.

[@colinakersakers44]

They’re stuck in the 80’s/90’s lmao

[@everythingfanatic]

Wow this is nice tea you've spilled

[@andrewfinch76]

Yeah, but that's the reality of almost every failing industry that's being blamed on millennials.

[@BipTunia_Microtonal_Cats]

I quit Spectrum about 10 years ago. When I did, it was years after my contract expired. They tried REALLY hard to sell me more services before they'd let me cancel. I finally just lied and told them "I'm dying of cancer. I'll be dead in 3 months. I have no reason to keep paying for this. I'm going into hospice tomorrow." The lady actually had the audacity to ask me "Is there anyone else in your family I can talk to about getting cable?"

[@p5ych0_w1tch]

holy fucking shit

[@frog_humidifier585]

That’s so insane. The audacity to keep trying to get you to keep the service when you literally said you’re dying??

[@BipTunia_Microtonal_Cats]

@@frog_humidifier585 Yes. My guess is either they have quotas, or get paid per sign up.

[@alexischerrington680]

Half the video is just him ranting about how sucky cable prices are, and I’m here for it.

[@justapen9316]

Convinced my parents to get rid of cable and get Netflix and Disney + full time. Thanks Drew

[@laughable6650]

Cable is a scam.

[@raizen_maziku]

@@justapen9316 did yu show them this video for reference proof? because @ 11:00 sums up a good reason to get rid of cable alone

[@FirstLast-vr7es]

Seriously. Cable companies are a microcosm of everything wrong with modern 'capitalism.' Massive, bloated legacy corporations that dominate a market and resist positive change at all costs. It's awesome to see other people noticing.

[@johnseckinger9523]

“The way a movie should be watched... in 720p, censored, and constantly interrupted by advertisements.” (Cuts to ad). Nicely done, Drew.

[@GenkiandKululu24]

Exactly! XD

[@AkhonaAlbertIsaacMali]

Lol same

[@rwaitwhat]

Comedic timing on point

[@DeityFoxx]

i laughed when it cut to an ad and said "oh, i see what u did there"

[@fkhan2006]

glad i have no idea what you're talking about with my trusty ad block

[@GuillotineGunza]

They should make a singing competition where you can’t hear the sad backstory of the singer before making your decision

[@lemurwrench6344]

"Alright, the judges have selected kristin as the winner, let's here her story! did she survive cancer? bullied throughout school perhaps? "I have a peanut allergy." "Wait, that's it?" "Also, I'm a convicted murderer." "...We are so getting cancelled"

[@xghoulishgalx]

Fucking brilliant

[@fanfaretloudest]

Or they hear their backstory and have to decide whether they think they are good or suck at singing then they sing after the decision. So there could be possibilities like they have to go home even if they can sing or go to the next step in the competition even though they are terrible lol.

[@Aris_Blank_Mind]

Let’s get a film studio

[@dannyh_music]

@@fanfaretloudest Idk if you meant to do this or not but you just perfectly described I Can See Your Voice lmao Edit: ok upon rereading it I think you totally meant to do that, please disregard this comment 😭

[@abbiemueller5052]

as a lover of criminal minds, the fake episode drew made easily could be in any of the seasons and I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference

[@meandyourmom3212]

Fr the mc in the sketch was literally spencer

[@Random-sk6hm]

Literally and CSI too

[@_.aub.]

i love criminal minds 😭😭

[@LocseryuOfficial]

@@Random-sk6hm they made a sequel????? This is a. joke, ik it sucks mega ass

[@Random-sk6hm]

There's so many CSI sequels bro@@LocseryuOfficial

[@rocksgio]

My favourite genre of cable tv is "women married to somewhat succesful men": Hockey Wives, Baller Wives, Baseball Wives, Mob Wives, Married to Medicine, Second Wives Club, The Real Housewives of (insert location here), and so on and so forth

[@Ian-oe9wp]

real housewives of the Patomac 😂

[@ismelllikebeef5350]

WAGS

[@no_peace]

Wow what is your standard for success

[@troybutts6565]

lol more like married to wildly successful men

[@ismelllikebeef5350]

@@no_peace lol they even verbally and physically attack the ones who aren't married yet especially in wags

[@darkwake13]

He forgot to mention that when you're laying on your couch in a vegetative state at 3am, cable starts playing 30 minute advertisements for an adult toy website *twice in a row*

[@cashwin45]

That's pretty messed up considering the majority of the people who watch cable are either really young or really old, so I don't think Tiny Timmy or Grandma Gertrude wanna see that shit lmao

[@comicconcarne]

@@cashwin45 You're underestimated Grandma Gertrude's insatiable lust that hasn't been fulfilled since Poppop passed.

[@cashwin45]

@@comicconcarne Lmao 2 things, one nice pfp, I love Zelda, 2, I just realized I said they're really young twice lmao.

[@joeyteter9383]

As a kid, the ‘Magic Bullet’ 30 minute display at 3am was my favorite 😂

[@ianhruday9584]

The ratings for that program went way down when they put it in the middle of the night. It's just like what those bastards did to Firefly!

[@AubryRugBurn]

“When I was a teenager I would come home almost everyday” Sometimes he didn’t come home.

[@myrahj3108]

that's what i was thinking! xD

[@dosed745]

Same

[@steventonche1037]

What about the OTHER DAYS????

[@neal2399]

pretty common for kids trying to avoid their abusive parents. not saying that's his case

[@salzkuuu]

@@neal2399 wow okay, so we didn’t even think he’d have friends or hobbies but no he had abusive parents

[@MariaTex3]

This vid is only about 3 years old, and already a lot of the streaming services have upped prices or are now including ads like REGULAR television or have made wild policy changes. It's kind of funny how they're becoming the thing they set out to replace.

[@lazerpie101_A]

that's the whole market undercut bankrupt reinstate practices

[@grayyoung8033]

"Millenials and Gen Z are ruining cable!!!" No I think cable is ruining cable.

[@yahstino]

If anything Gen X is ruining cable. Millenials and Gen Z don't even watch cable we stream.

[@grayyoung8033]

@@yahstino Yeah exactly you can't get mad at the younger generations for "ruining" something when you, the company, refuses to change as the world changes around you lmao

[@yahstino]

@@grayyoung8033 lol exactly...they're making the Blockbuster mistake. Cable comes free with my rent but I can't think of the last time I actually turned on the receiver box lol. There's nothing at all worth my time on regular television that I can't just watch on a streaming service I already have...with NO COMMERCIALS.

[@creamsoda_6410]

Bruh millennials and gen z can’t even afford cable

[@gualo21]

Pretty sure no one has ever said that.

[@cking4869]

Tv is going through the dying phase that radio went through of “no one is watching this. We can do whatever we want”

[@filipsperl]

Radio is still going strong

[@VideoGamesRus100]

@@filipsperl Honestly, as long as cars are around, the radio will never die. If you go for a long ass road trip, you will want to hear some new shit, or some throwbacks you completely forgot about, and that's when the radio shines.

[@davidwilliams9386]

@@VideoGamesRus100 workplace radio is still very much alive as well. Every shop I've ever worked at has a radio playing. The station we listen to is world famous. Its certainly not going anywhere anytime soon

[@MoreSand12]

I would compare it more to phones. Like how most people had landlines and cell phones in it's infancy stage that charged by the minute. You could even lease phones from your provider (my great grandma had a rental rotary phone she was paying for all the way up to her passing in 2005.) Now you can get a plan of unlimited talk, text and internet for $50/mo. Just like cable, landlines aren't really needed, unless you're using it for a business

[@beea314]

​​@@VideoGamesRus100radio killed itself with the horrible music and constant advertising. I exclusively listen to Spotify on the car

[@LeonLush]

I love this video with a passion that is matched only by my hate for cable television.

[@monniet9552]

Hello legend ! And same lol

[@Smagical]

@leonLush ... the man who made me not hate watching people talk about stuff on KZbin. But I still hate cable.

[@stitch3342]

Whoa it's Leon

[@abijahlevi937]

😱

[@Kira-bo2lq]

Get rid of it and stream like us lol! Get your news from KZbin. Testy but cheap.

[@trefen2534]

This is like a masterclass in why monopolies ruin consumers.

[@ZedButNotDead]

Next, a singing show where you can't see or hear the singer, but you can smell the sweat of the spectators and have to judge them based on pheremone production.

[@mikhailacootware9966]

honestly i’d watch it... we love crappy television

[@popisdeadisagoodsong9997]

When I read pheromone, I immediately thought: _Over, and over_ _The pheromones_ _The overwhelming harmony_ _Consuming the colony,_ _The circle rules your life_

[@awb7776]

Next, a singing show where you can't see hear to smell the contestants but you can lick them and you have to guess based on the audiences reactions

[@caterinascannapieco5611]

Fun fact: in Italy we also have the "priests and nuns" category. There's many of those show and they're often a mash-up with the police ones, since the priest/nun sometimes acts as a detective.

[@angelamaryquitecontrary4609]

I'd watch the hell out of that, to be fair.

[@caterinascannapieco5611]

@@angelamaryquitecontrary4609 "Don Matteo" is the most famous one, check it out (I mean, pictures... because of course it's even been only in Italian I think). STARRING TERENCE HILL

[@angelamaryquitecontrary4609]

@@caterinascannapieco5611 Thank you! I'm going to go for it. I can understand some Italian, because I'm fluent in French, and I studied Latin too. In fact learning Italian properly was at the top of my list of things to do during lockdown, along with losing weight, painting the sitting room, writing my novel... I can only laugh, wryly. But I will watch it! Grazie mille!

[@mmmmmmolly]

@@caterinascannapieco5611 oh i remember that! I used to watch it as a kid (dubbed)

[@MellowMellowDude]

GRANDE DUO DON MATTEO E BICICLETTA

[@gsche]

I love HGTV because every home design is so different and creative! The other day they removed the living room wall to create an open floor plan and added an island to the kitchen, how did they even come up with that?! Genius!

[@luluweir9583]

this has to be satire

[@bigasspockets]

Omg

[@EddyGraphic]

This has to be sarcasm 😂

[@empirecrumbles615]

@@EddyGraphic no shit

[@Urmom-jv9ec]

You had us in the first half not gonna lie...

[@matthewwojcik576]

So it's 2024, and what we've learned is that the streaming companies are just adopting the cable companies' business model, because now they can. Hooray!

[@cameronwilsey9334]

That's the way tech companies have been going. They come into an existing market, disrupt it, replace it, then just become what they replaced.

[@logemcdoge4620]

just pirate then

[@paytoniffy]

@@logemcdoge4620eventually piracy sites will do something similar, just not the same because they dont charge you

[@lethe.archive]

masked singer is based off a korean show which is designed to highlight great vocalists in unappreciated/unpopular kpop groups which makes the format make a lot more sense rather than just random celebrities.

[@ongakira]

why would it make more sense ? the whole point of the show is to guess who it is it doesn’t matter like 😭😭😭

[@4eyesinthecorner399]

It’s somewhat of a competition show so although yes, they are trying to guess who the singer is, the main point of the Korean show is the competitive part and the singers showing how good they are before revealing their identity. It’s quite funny watching the difference between the original and spin-offs in the us and uk because damn do they turn the wackiness up to ten.

[@moaday9952]

One of my favorite singers from my favorite band was on that show, and it was amazing

[@bgranger298]

Came here to say this too!

[@numeekune1398]

​@@ongakira In South Korea, kpop group members cannot be said to be "singers", they are idols who sing. In the past, for the majority of South Korean people, an idol singer was not a real singer, idol vocal abilities were questioned, and not a few thought idols could not sing. If there are idols who have good vocal skills they understand it's all because of the needs of the group, they know there are at least one or two people who can sing well, and the rest are just beautiful people dancing. That's why Masked Singers are very important for idols back then, even in the early episodes many underestimate idols, if someone has a good voice they will guess that the person is an actor or comedian and not an idol. Solji EXID's victory in masked singer was like a hard blow to South Korean viewers because they didn't expect that she's an idol in a group with sexy concept. Unless they are soloist idols, then their singing skills are not in question.

[@joshdove]

Why did I pay a $50 installation fee to xfinity when all they did was leave a bag with the motem at my door.. the bag was reusable tho so worth it I guess

[@copiagueeagle]

Hey hey hey, who said you could reuse that? I work for xfinity and I'm gonna have to let them know you didn't send that bag back in, expect an additional fee this month and a non negotiable $150 professional consultant charge for me writing this comment.

[@Kmkmkms]

@@copiagueeagle i applaude you, everyday people are becoming too selfish we need to punish these criminal scumbags

[@Halokon]

I hate being That Guy, but it’s modem. Short for MOdulator/DEModulator. It’s dumb.

[@Almost_Clutch]

Got that same reusable bag for picking up the self-install kit from the store lmao.

[@Industryplantmom]

In my area, they charged me $100. I own my own modem and router. They did not do a single thing to “activate” my service other than turning it on lol.

[@odditoriumleviathan8725]

The cut to the ad was brilliantly done, hats off drew.

[@Frequency_Music.]

But hes not wearing one

[@wohnjick3513]

It actually made me smile because of how well done it was

[@AppleDeLune]

what i wanna know is what was everyone's ad 😂

[@cocacolaxable]

Wohn Jick same haha

[@pongo1342]

Who drew thats glendesto

[@cheezyfilmsproductions1842]

Every time he does the Haley Joel Osment bit and he’s just like “alright, why not? I’ll go with you guys” I crack up.

[@Qcknd]

I bought a tv antenna that that works pretty well for getting basic channels, that I use once a year to watch the thanksgiving day parade so I can talk about it with my Grandmom

[@somedude172]

ive never had cable. when i was like 15, we got it in the living room bc internet was cheaper if you got the package deal (for about a year at least), but i wasnt allowed in there while my dad was home bc hes a dick. i watched it occasionally while he was on work trips and it was so lackluster. its so hard to figure out, theres wayyyy too many channels (i wish you could remove them from the menu at least), there was never anything on *somehow*, and im convinced all the channels fkn sync their ads. the ad times have gotten so much longer too. i watch regular tv with an antenna when im at my moms bc the only internet companies where she lives are scams (above average prices for internet that takes 20 minutes to load a 5 minute video on a good day). we watch Laff, which is basically just that 70s show, how i met your mother, according to jim, and a couple other old reruns in between. we just have netflix and youtube premium, so when she comes to pick me up (which is like every 2 days lmao) we download a bunch of stuff on both. i have limited data so i use that for social media every now and again, but tbh its a nice break. so even without internet, cable still loses lmao. they can get decent cable, but no one around there really has it bc its easier to do it this way

[@hassan8718]

man that's wholesome af, i miss my grandma :(

[@TheInBooks]

Heyy love your channel! Been watching for YEARS!

[@ambientsentient]

I’m genuinely about to invest

[@yam7607]

i grew up with those tv antennas that pick up free channels, pbs kids shows are pretty good :)

[@kilibubblecata6266]

The answer to every question of why it's so expensive is "because cable is a dying industry but our CEO still needs a 7-figure salary."

[@LancesArmorStriking]

They NEEEED it! How else are they gonna buy their second yacht?? :'((((

[@oscarwang7227]

@@LancesArmorStriking and their third private jet

[@Gashdal]

it would be chill if america had consumer protection laws with actual fucking teeth that actually stopped these scumbags from leeching every cent they can from us.

[@FriendsForFriends666]

excuse me? 8 figures please. what do you think they are? plebeians?

[@arielrose5017]

Drew talking about watching movies on cable: “Constantly being interrupted by commercials.” *ad interrupts video* very funny drew

[@1hero866]

Same lol

[@samthegreatman]

Exactly

[@RapIsLife2000]

YT Vanced

[@keirhi]

Ariel Rose very funny drew. I laughed

[@Sunflower_BY]

I cannot explain the feeling I got while Drew was listing the “cops that catch bad guys” show and I knew every single one of them lol

[@berthaantoinettamason9207]

Which is the best you would recommend?

[@Sunflower_BY]

@@berthaantoinettamason9207 Honestly all of them are kinda the same,but if you want something you can watch out of order I’d recommend the Special Victims Unit

[@berthaantoinettamason9207]

@@Sunflower_BY Thank you. I'll add it to my list of shows to watch.

[@pannnella]

@@Sunflower_BYso real. SVU is the better of the slop.

[@jonnnnniej]

​​@@berthaantoinettamason9207I would say SVU, FBI Most Wanted (not the regulad FBI, although FBI international is kinda nice as well) and my favorite Criminal Minds!

[@michaeltracy9932]

they should do a talent show where instead of singing a song they just tell their sad backstories

[@sarahbourland1152]

Hey wait that’s American idol

[@JurneeAtkinson]

that's called America's got talent lol

[@NJGuy1973]

Google "Queen For A Day"

[@michaeltracy9932]

@@NJGuy1973 holy fuck no way

[@tiajoseph7309]

This is so weird, because the comment right above yours says, "They should make a singing competition where you can't hear the sad backstory of the singer before making your decision".

[@philosoraptor777]

The real horrors of US television become apparent if you are unfortunate enough to spend any significant length of time in a hospital. Thank the stars that they allow electronic devices now.

[@Victoria-ij3cb]

When I was in the hospital for a month, the only thing the TV was good for was the channel that literally played outdoor footage 24/7. Such a mental lifesaver, while not being able to go outside. For entertainment, youtube all the way

[@roochiee]

i went to the hospital a couple weeks ago and i wasn’t allowed to have my phone but i did have a tv and let me say… i went insane

[@tinabean713]

I think my dad spent a month watching homesteaders in Alaska during all his waking hours. Don't think I could have handled it.

[@PeachysMom]

@@tinabean713 omg I spent July 2015 in the hospital and “naked and afraid” and that Alaskan homesteader show is all I remember (I was pretty out of it and just stared at the tv lol)

[@tinabean713]

@@PeachysMom LOL And apparently my dad hasn't forgotten about it because he brought it up at Christmas, and my uncle who had two hospitalizations for his heart this year asked which Alaska homesteader show and they both agreed the one my dad got stuck with was the worst.

[@EnformaSFM]

I remember I payed $70 a month for spectrum internet.. no cable, only 5mbps internet. Spectrum is the absolute worst provider

[@jaydayton6923]

My girlfriend sent me this video because of my notorious hatred of charter spectrum and it’s nice to see someone else hate it them as much as me. My hatred runs so deep I’ve reviewed every charter in my state with 1 Star and full paragraph explanations on why they suck

[@videoarchive3166]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHK7f5ltrNx8mqc we all know cable is a scam. Spectrum being worse. As a previous owner. Outages happened nearly Daily. We reside in a very urban area.

[@Melissa-zr6zw]

eye-you can get 1000mbps Google Fiber for that price (if it’s available in your area) 🤯 that’s extortion! I’m so sorry!

[@NathanIanYaps]

I hate spectrum we are forced to use them because of our area and our internet sucks

[@nora__]

NathanDS Hope they bring an alternative service to your area soon. When they did it in my area, we could tell Spectrum was quaking. My fiancé got a call from an agent one day to do a survey on why we canceled and when he told her it was bc we got fiber optic in our neighborhood, she said “Ugh, I wish I had that in my neighborhood.” I hope she didn’t get fired for that lol.

[@ViridianWoF]

A crime show series must have: A recurring serial killer that torments the main characters An episode where MC gets kidnapped An episode where MC gets shot Christmas special! Santa dies. An episode where MC shoots and kills a bad guy and feels really awful and sad or smt An episode where MC gets framed A cryptid episode where it looks like someone was murdered by Bigfoot, a yeti, wendigo, werewolf, etc episode where a character/a character’s family member is in a hostage situation (usually bank robbery) bdsm :x trauma so much trauma As someone who used to binge crime shows with my mother, I’m kind of an expert.

[@lacner]

Also: The Christmas special where there’s the possibility of Santa being real. You’re welcome

[@celestialdetective]

and if it's criminal minds the main character in all these scenarios is reid /j

[@ViridianWoF]

@@celestialdetective I’ve been bingeing criminal minds again like craazy this comment brings me much happiness you are so right LOL mc is tortured and traumatized, you’re right, I’ve definitely seen that several times can’t say I’ve seen another crime show where a character gets addicted to drugs though :x

[@nessstarries6204]

oh my god, i thought that i was the only person who binge watches crime shows with their mother

[@paytonmariee08]

@@celestialdetective Reid rlly being mistreated 💀

[@drpepandpepper]

I got an ad after you said “constantly interrupted by commercials.” Your comedic timing is impeccable.

[@madelyn.412]

Same lol

[@soup1892]

same lol

[@stancherprisim6326]

Yeah that was pretty funny lol

[@equinox3625]

Same fucking hell

[@Informationdocx]

Immediately

[@nataliejulow]

Just hearing “Spectrum” sent me into fight or flight mode. They are the only internet provider in my rural area and they know it. They charge insane amounts for WiFi and randomly send mystery charges to my card and overdraw my bank account, which then causes the bank to charge me massive overdraft fees. When I call to contest charges I’m on hold a few hours and get transferred an average of 4 times. No one ever knows what’s going on when you call. They deactivated my WiFi for no reason on accident and I spent 4 hours on the phone until 2am and got transferred 6 times and nobody could figure it out. When I finally got to the last person they figured out that the person three transfers ago put the issue into the computer wrong and listed it as an issue a tech would need to come to my house to fix. Unfortunately only she could fix it and their department closed while I was winding through the next few transfers. I had to call the next day and do the whole thing over again. They promised they wouldn’t charge me for this mistake. They charged me $150 dollars the next day and overdrew my bank account for the millionth time. EDIT: THEY DID IT AGAIN TODAY. WHAT ARE YOU CHARGING ME FOR I HAVE DONE NOTHING AHHHHHH

[@shanestaley6595]

i hate them so much. thankfully they aren’t the “only” one in my small area but they are one of the bigger ones. i bet they wont be around for much more, maybe not even 5 more years. people are fed up and i bet theyll get sued to hell n back

[@floradelacora274]

Just reading this gave me extreme levels of anxiety.

[@__-vj2wj]

Yep they have a monopoly in my area.

[@TobeEvans]

Pretty sure most of this isn’t even legal? I’d file a lawsuit for these “mystery charges”.

[@ChocolatePink29]

Good lord, that is just insane! I feel so bad for you

[@stellaobrien5867]

All these shows give me 'peaked in highschool' energy

[@ilpulcinopio-jw4co]

9:37 THATS GENIUS

[@imbadatnames3227]

i didnt even realise until i saw this comment that is legendary

[@sydneymun2919]

Fun fact: The masked singer is actually derived from the Korean show "The King of Mask Singer" that started in 2015, so yes us Americans either stole it to reuse, or what my mom says every time this happens is "the Korean version became so popular, it came to the US". Same thing with the Good Doctor and Samsung Widgets.

[@WangxianFF7]

Same with I can see your voice

[@Yana-qq7yc]

MBC title card is in the end Ken Jeong went to Korea to promote. I think it was mutual. No stealing, just an American version

[@k_tara]

@@Yana-qq7yc not really stealing they bought the rights to air it in the US as well (as did Germany too btw)

[@kaemincha]

They license them. Not that the remakes are any good, but they do pay for most of them.

[@vqqqqq]

we get it, Korea good America bad

[@armstrongrobertson]

The whole genre of crime shows actually caused a mega problem for forensics. When shows like NCIS and Law and Order became super popular, people were being called up for Jury Duty and legitimately using what they had watched on TV as reasons for deciding whether or not someone was guilty. It's super interesting! Like, collecting DNA and examining it can be super long process but because the shows made it look like such a quick turn around, the juridical system had a mega problem with people demanding particular types of evidence...because they'd seen it on tv.

[@2goblinsinatrenchcoat]

They literally call it the CSI effect

[@armstrongrobertson]

Lola yeah!! Wild

[@camizimmerman]

Is there a thing called the Grey's Anatomy effect? lol

[@2goblinsinatrenchcoat]

Demi Robertson it’s crazy how TV has such an impact on cultural phenomena.

[@beccacatherine1143]

@@lovesick3317 i'm in the same boat dude. currently watching this video rather than do the fingerprint homework due tomorrow lol.

[@beautybyalainas]

I honestly cannot believe that the cable industry is still around. The only people that I know that still have cable are over the age of 50. It’s the biggest ripoff right next to overpriced internet.

[@geegeezlouis86]

My grandmother has cable because she doesn't understand streaming, my dad is her caretaker and got a smart TV and she tries to change the channel when we're streaming things. They took away her Turner Classic Movies channel from the basic package and she was so sad and confused 😭😭

[@soapsoads]

My parents have cable, but only cuz they get it for free (my mom works for cox) but yeah she always say that if it wasn't free she wouldn't have gotten it.

[@droomzy]

7:39 the throwaway joke "if you're white, there's HGTV" got me choking & coughing. Drew caught me off guard w/ that one 😅🤣🤣

[@asei231]

I love how absolutely *PISSED* Drew is at Spectrum

[@CosmicGaijin]

I mean that anger is rightfully so. Spectrum, optimum, and anything with “um” at the end just fucking suck the money out of a person. I have had to fight these companies in courts so many times because of how full of shit their contracts are.

[@asei231]

@@CosmicGaijin Oh no, I'm aware lol. I specifically crossed spectrum off my list of possible internet providers just cuz of this video. (I'm 16 right now so)

[@destaabigael9004]

@@CosmicGaijin I use spectrum and I am suffering, what provider do you recommend? Please help a girl out

[@immanerd7546]

@@destaabigael9004 I used to have Spectum too, and I was so pissed at is bc my family only watches 4 channels, literally. So I finnaly got it out. But, I m young still so I got Hulu and Disney+, AND Netflix for less than $50. I m pretty happy still. I dont know if u want that, but it is a good suggestion.

[@DotsoFit]

This guy is pretty funny. I'm one of those "old people" this kid is talking about. My daughter had me watch him, and he makes a lot of sense.

[@wishingwell_333]

hi Lori, welcome

[@freakyfusiondvd]

welcome to the little stinkers

[@dru9384]

hello lori welcome to the lil stinkers

[@fairypebble5938]

welcome to the lil stinkers.

[@rienu6805]

hi Lori, welcome to the show

[@GHanBax]

Got Talent: Hey what if we make american idol but let the singers compete with other unique talented acts but in the end we let the singer win anyway?

[@burgerpowder8]

let the 13 year old girl/boy singer win**

[@lydiam95]

@@burgerpowder8 let the 13 year old girl/boy singer with a sad backstory win

[@lwiksnnam3017]

G-Han Bax i dont think they care about dislikes, they cant even see it . You just got a dislike too btw

[@TheTyisawesome]

I know right it's bullshit I've been saying it for years!! There's way too many singers... They cut way better and original acts everytime... What's the point when there's already tons of singing competition shows...

[@bingusbongus3404]

Unless it’s Brian Justin crum. I will never be over him not winning

[@synnibear03]

I rewatch this video a lot just to hear Drew scream at Spectrum Internet. It's oddly satisfying.

[@reneechandler3447]

So fing true😊

[@sabinadorothea]

I hate Spectrum!!!!!!!!!!! Every morning at 2:00 AM the internet just stops working for an hour which is not great for college students!!!!!!!

[@mrwellick4284]

“If your white theres HGTV” I’ve never heard a more accurate statement in my life

[@northern830]

285 likes but no comments, weird.

[@nettiemacdonald3528]

Yea

[@arianawright8945]

ye

[@donnie5484]

yeah

[@Wooplot]

it's true. i loved hgtv, and im white.

[@samthelion3925]

As much as I fucking love cop shows, you nailed how insanely similar they are. Even the show Lucifer, a crime cop show that is so damn different with the addition of the celestial stuff, is basically the same exact script as your sketch.

[@onionman8811]

i- maybe for like 2 seasons then after hes like ‘well gotta kill god lol’

[@samthelion3925]

@@onionman8811 The cop stuff with Chloe stays the exact same with it though. Like, Lucifers story's and plotlines after season 1 are primarily focused on celestial stuff but Chloes side of it, the cop show side, is exactly that I swear.

[@onionman8811]

@@samthelion3925 your right but i really wish you weren’t cause that means ive watched 5 seasons of. cop show and i’m not proud of that

[@samthelion3925]

@@onionman8811 You dont gotta be proud of it or not proud of it to be fair. All shows that follow a certain genre are sort of meant to follow a very specific flow like its predictors did. Lucifer had to as well in order to fit in the genre. But you gotta admit its super close to breaking the norm. And now season 6 might even break it completely, we'll have to see!

[@fart63]

I like criminal minds bc of its psychological aspect, even if it’s not very realistic, I think it stands out

[@dez8185]

“Constantly cut off by commercials- ARBY’S WE HAVE THE MEATS

[@monicatullio4787]

Desi Door I got a trump ad 😂

[@apolloparkway9532]

I got "SIMON AND JOE BOTH TRADE IN STOCKS. SIMON USES E T O R O"

[@riverfreakingsong]

mine was the betmgm ad 😭

[@bp181-r5r]

haha i got an add for detergent

[@bobbybee]

:^ youtube premium has its perks-

[@Spuzle2]

I use spectrum for internet (only option in my building) and mobile and overall am happy enough with those services but one time they gave me a free month of tv as a "reward" and then tried to add tv to my bill on the next month. Needless to say I was pretty pissed off

[@dannyadams17]

ah the joys of a free market where you have all these options but oop sorry only this one company services your area so you actually have no options and are forced to pay way too much for way too little

[@cameronwilsey9334]

They did the same thing to me. I very specifically told them I wasn't interested in it and guess what was on my bill two months later...

[@sunshineonmymind7055]

The first part is even funnier when you realize that both the Masked Singer and I Can See Your Voice are directly taken from Korean shows of the same name and concept that have been on for years. Seriously, they literally changed nothing, not even the titles.

[@melodyhaase8929]

This is how TV works. Someone creates a show and channels worldwide buy the license. They are not even allowed to change the concept much.

[@srishtis6209]

And the thing is, the originals are actually good shows!! Because they invite actual singers to be the performers and you have to guess their identity based on their singing and you get to actually objectively judge their abilities because you don't know their identity or if they're some superstar or an idol or whatever and that's pretty cool!!

[@mcdeezyofficial]

@@srishtis6209 yea that’s what the american one does too

[@ngndnd]

@@srishtis6209 meanwhile the american version invites youtubers…

[@INNERLMNT]

This is the case with The Good Doctor as well.

[@puff2813]

"and constantly interrupted by commercials" me: **immediately gets ad** me: *you comedic bastard.*

[@buggalo]

i was wondering if anyone else got an ad right then

[@c.tejahhh]

I died 🤣🤣

[@Stella2oo4s]

ok I'm not the only one lol

[@hancy3013]

he def did that on purpose lmfao

[@pddimez8485]

came straight to the comments

[@katsworldisonfire4351]

This video is really making it clear to me why my dad got rid of our cable when I was in preschool and never got it back since. Who in their right mind would pay that much money to watch an episode of a show broken up by obnoxious ads every five minutes making the action of watching one episode a (at least) hour process.

[@cameronwilsey9334]

Pretty sure the standard is about 20 minutes of content with 10 minutes of ads, hence the 30 minute time slots. That said I haven't watched cable in at least a decade so maybe it has actually gotten that bad

[@blobfish7109]

I remember our family recording every single episode we wanted to watch, and then watching them like an hour later so we could skip all the ads. My sister and I also used to just pause at every commercial, wait until when we thought they were over, and fast forward back to the show. Despite being too young to understand what advertisements even were, we would still rather stare at a paused screen for ten minutes than watch the ads.

[@Dodgers564]

Because it sounds like a lot to learn. I've never had streaming, so it sounds like I'll have to learn which service has which shows. So, I'm always opening and closing apps to change programs? And older people with cable dont even know what a smart TV is, or how a TV connects to the Internet. I have an XBOX hooked up to watch MLB games, but that is the most useless, user hating controller imaginable. Plus, my cable company is also my internet provider. So to get streaming, I have to cancel cable, sign up for new internet, and sign up for and learn to use 3 different streaming services. It sounds so overwhelming and inconvenient that I just keep paying the extra money.

[@maxwhear1861]

I cannot stress how much he looks like he’s called Drew

[@camillerebeccap6935]

i know right 😹

[@heckinghummus2863]

I think he’s more of a Danny

[@honeydew5418]

wait isn’t his name Curtis?

[@ihatechemistryyy]

Ik like I can’t explain it

[@tinagjsdal2241]

You would think that right?!?!? But of course his parents thought danny was a better idea

[@Zer0ne-Infinite]

Drew Gooden is a God tier youtuber. The planning, the humor, the editing, the sponsorship we appreciate it all guy

[@djubalie]

What else would you expect from the only KZbinr on the platform

[@asdfghjkl7840]

gives me hope for this website

[@quinevere]

love you drew~

[@justsoup3726]

Yeah Danny is the best KZbinr isn't he?

[@cindyelluh]

I agree so much. I always watch his sponsorships all the way through then go buy or try whatever he sponsors.. especially when he’s being hypocritical about it. Favorite dude I swear

[@Flower_pot2807]

No one talks about the little things, like how he put a mid roll right after he said “and constantly interrupted by commercials”

[@michaelegan3522]

So many people in the comments are talking about that tho lol

[@alissacorey75]

I noticed that immediately lol

[@eruditecaptain3117]

the "no one talks about" or "are we just gonna ignore" lines are always used to describe the thing literally everyone noticed and is talking about

[@number1morbiusfan]

That cracked me up lmao

[@NeckYourself]

Are we just going to ignore that shit smells bad?

[@ApolloK]

I'm gonna be honest, for years I thought "I can see your voice" was Drew just riffing on the name structure because all these shows sound the same. It was only today that I learned it's unironically actually a real name for a real show and I am stunned

[@amymcdonnell5084]

Actually the masked singer isn't a rip off of American Idol. It's a rip off of a korean show... called the masked singer. And that's creativity at its peak right there. Hi! Some edits: 1. I am aware that it’s licensed so not technically a “rip off”, however I think everyone who’s seen the original from Korea can agree that its a lot better than whatever the hell America did to it 2. Idk why people see “Korean” and immediately think kpop, but a lot of the people on the show aren’t idols at all! Also, let’s not bash an entire genre of music especially if you’re not really familiarized with it! 3. Please keep telling me about how this show is even worse in your country I love it haha

[@odiledrawsmessythings]

And they are recreating all of these in Europe... personally I think masked singer (in France at least) is extremely cringey, lots of silly talking and barely any singing, there's more and more ad breaks

[@q.q.q.6851]

they probably bought the rights for it

[@thehumancomedy3891]

Licensing isn't ripping off tho

[@everyyxy8425]

It's an adaptation basically

[@SuaBitSiyeonsLip]

Same with the guess if they can sing show.

[@IronPineapple]

alright fine I’ll watch succession, you got me

[@abytequiero]

I almost fell for it but damn does that picture he showed of it look so boring.. just a bunch of middle aged white folks in suits looking upset

[@chumerranion778]

It’s really not very good.

[@tiannabryant2309]

It’s a slow burn. But, so worth it

[@MadLadMax]

is succession good?

[@Stella-cf4cl]

It’s like an arrested development comedy/drama about a dysfunctional family that is basically the Murdoch family. It’s good but if you’re 12 I guess you won’t like it

[@averynelson6872]

cable: over charges drew drew: i’m about to end this mans whole career

[@areyousureyouenteredyourna85]

Cable: "Not if I end my own first!" Drew: "Drats, foiled again!"

[@dr_rowby.scramble]

It's sad how G4 turned out to be honest. Many Scott The Woz fans such as myself were so excited to see him on TV, then when we all tuned in to see him on national television, they ended up just not airing the episode which lead to a very funny tweet by Scott where he and all his friends in suits stared at a disappointed screen showing G4 but with no Scott. Then, after only a few months of airing Scott The Woz episodes, they fucking disappeared, which actually left a lot of people without jobs. At least from what I can remember. Rest in peace old Scott The Woz intro/outro music that got canned because of copyright, at least the new one slaps.

[@blakberri1460]

I feel like at this point you can pirate movies/tv shows/etc, get arrested, then get bailed out for cheaper than a cable company...

[@encycl07pedia-]

Or you could just watch stuff legally without paying for cable. That's an option, too.

[@tsundor1]

@@encycl07pedia- not everyone can afford paying for watching shows. pirating ftw

[@encycl07pedia-]

​@@tsundor1 Free tier show access: Libraries, network TV, certain streaming services like Peacock and Crackle, watching it at a friend's place who owns the show, free pilot episodes or even promotional giveaways. Really cheap tier: Paid streaming, SlingTV (if you don't count that as streaming). Walmart bargain bins (seriously, you can't afford $5 for a DVD?) Cheap tier: Boxed sets of TV series at retail prices. Idiot tier: Brand new $40-50 BD releases in 4K when you don't have a 4K TV. Buying a rare VHS for $300. Cable, Satellite. Human garbage tier: You, piracy. The ONLY times where it's ethical to download shows for free is if it's a promotion (many services allow you to "buy" the first episode for free) or it's a show that has no legitimate release or it's in the public domain like House on Haunted Hill. The Star Wars Holiday Special is a great example of something without a legitimate release, although watching that is more punishment than anything else. Not everyone can afford a Tesla. It doesn't mean you should go out and steal someone's car.

[@tsundor1]

@@encycl07pedia- you realize some people don't have the option to buy these things even if they afford it, right? not everyone lives in first world countries with easy access to these things. put yourself in other people's shoes before you go around calling them garbage lmao. privileged snowflake :P

[@encycl07pedia-]

@@tsundor1 If you can't afford movies, how can you afford a device to download them? Did you steal that, too? And of course people who are starving and just trying to survive would know about or care to see the latest episode of Game of Thrones. They're more likely to be watching "Who Killed Captain Alex?" on a DVD player without a remote using RCA cables. I'm not the precious little snowflake that thinks they're above the laws and brags about it. :)

[@sampi1845]

Everyone needs to watch the original Korean “Masked Singer” where Ryan Reynolds came on to sing and promote Deadpool. The judges were so confused lmao

[@Jellylamps]

That actually sounds worth it

[@yazhibaa7320]

They were so excited lmao and one of the judges guessed donated trump 💀

[@teatrap1846]

Yazhi D O N A T E D T R U M P

[@papajohn5279]

​@@yazhibaa7320 *_d o n a t e d t r u m p_*

[@yazhibaa7320]

Idk But ok wait i didn’t even realize- DONATED

[@user21372]

At this point, he should just teach us how to pay taxes

[@samanthabomba8196]

I'd fuck with it honestly

[@carlazuzfanclub]

I would listen

[@aseel7845]

anywhere I can pay drew to see this comment?

[@tritonmiller7559]

can he become my teacher plz is that possible

[@sweetfiendprince]

Profile picture? Beautiful.

[@kori-613]

the way he put an ad directly after he said “constantly interrupted by commercials” is genuinely so funny to me 9:37

[@dracula0]

I didn't get an ad there

[@visuallyblissful4212]

fun fact: “the masked singer” and “i can see your voice” are based off the korean tv shows “king of masked singer” and “i can see your voice” ! i prefer the korean versions tbh as they seem less awkward n staged and are more funny in my opinion

[@allisonb8912]

Came here to say that!

[@dankmeme]

Also I feel like it makes more sense in korea since idol culture is bigger over there but in America I feel like most people won’t know the individual singers as much and won’t be as invested in the show bc the audience doesn’t know who will show up... whereas in Korea they might not know the singer but might have heard of their group (if they are part of one of course)

[@CleverUsername69420]

I just commented the same thing! Great minds think alike lol

[@bluebirb7418]

Honestly, Korea has p good standards for entertainment. As much as a whole lot of competitions and reality tv is staged, it has such a different energy from western tv. Of course it does matter what dramas/shows you watch bcos the Low budget ones are always shitty, tho

[@childe4120]

Itz Sh0ckerz yeah its definitely way more satisfying that way than the American one is, plus its less cheesy lmao

[@whatthefashion]

My dad won't get rid of cable because he likes that he knows it's 8pm when Judge Judy is over. It keeps him on schedule.

[@zoe-kk2wy]

That's a pretty expensive clock

[@juliacassiano4499]

Has he heard of the concept of a clock?

[@arago90]

Can you fucking hug him for me?

[@jasonalbarran7244]

My dad is the same with Spanish telenovelas

[@TheKatarinaGiselle]

Honestly, that’s wholesome af and reminds me of growing up in the 90s..I always new what time it was when the evening new turned into Jeopardy or when they did the powerball.

[@CambieAngel]

NCIS is my grandfathers favorite show. Because it’s so formulaic, even with dementia he’s able to keep up with it.

[@mathews2774]

LMFAOOO BEST COMMENT

[@winnie8516]

NCIS is my sister's favorite show same case except she doesn't have dementia she's just weird

[@LavroseRovender]

@@winnie8516 lol

[@hiigghhggg9150]

Aww, this is weirdly wholesome.

[@hb2434]

my dad likes criminal minds because he always falls asleep in the middle of the episode and can still understand when I wake him up for the end

[@ARTISTESSER-123]

this reminds me of a medieval serf looking through all of the taxes they had to give to the church in disgust and rage

[@chicagoakland]

"If you're white, there's HGTV" This killed me.

[@sidgrim]

chicagoakland HGTV is everyone’s guilty pleasure

[@aitor.online]

@@sidgrim honestly lol. im not white or americsn but i love me some house related shows

[@bodaciousdoggo8971]

House Hunters hits different and I’m black, I watched an episode with my sisters and we made a story about the rancher dude who wanted +300 acres was a drug smuggler who hid the drugs in cows

[@user-vi4xy1jw7e]

@@sidgrim I hate it

[@sidgrim]

Christian B you’re wrong (jk jk)

[@delaney4006]

When my mom tried to cancel the cable, the lady on the phone was trying to get her to keep it by giving her discounts for a month or other stupid options. It was quite pathetic

[@bazil4146]

She should’ve probably still said no because anything would still be cheaper than cable but it’s way better

[@delaney4006]

@@bazil4146 oh we quit the cable

[@Andy458211]

:( i work as a customer service when ppl call and i can confirm that sometimes is very frustrating that ppl literally just wanna quit but we need to keep offering shit

[@bungiecrimes7247]

Yeah that's her job......

[@Golfbob]

My grandpa used to tell them he was switching services just so they’d lower his price. I don’t have cable.

[@alien-td7zc]

Fun fact: “The Masked Singer” is an American adaptation of the Korean show titled “The King of Mask Singer”. It’s super entertaining and I highly suggest checking it out.

[@anwiwiat20s]

yeah and i can see your voice is korean too! i have seen it once and it was actually fun

[@thelilniddy]

@@anwiwiat20s I Can See Your Voice is so entertaining omg. Even without understanding everything going on, it's great lol

[@fortify6374]

Thank you Tittygod69,Very cool

[@iCat4Ever]

most american shows are ripped off from asia

[@AyakSors]

I love I can see your voice so much (in Korea) but I have never seen the American one. I assume it sucks

[@Thatonenerd88]

So I watch criminal minds and in its defense it plays with formats between kidnapping and murder (I’m not going to list more) and some episodes are focused on finding the culprit, some focus on the team and culprit equally, and some are like a high steaks interview with them. They do a good job of fleshing out characters and make them feel real.

[@skate_fast_eat_trash9430]

I love criminal minds! I’m currently rewatching it lol

[@mintee119]

high steaks

[@wsleeau6400]

@@mintee119 chicken fried

[@0v_x0]

@@mintee119 that must be why it's so fleshy, I mean fleshed out.

[@littleturd4221]

im on season 5 and i cant stop watching

[@duckdudette]

Drew: Makes joke about how annoying it is when content gets interrupted by ads. Drew: Immediately runs an ad. Me: You got me this time old friend. You got me good.

[@evey8178]

i think he’s done this in other videos too maybe it was another youtuber but it always make me chuckle.

[@ProBeastMode]

it must be mind blowing being you all the time

[@evey8178]

ProBeastMode bruh chill lol edit: kids said stuff like that in 3rd grade lmao

[@ProBeastMode]

@@evey8178 its honestly probably more fun being him. everything surprises you

[@kristinabryan3529]

I really felt incredibly got

[@anerrorhasoccurred8727]

The way companies play the victim for being _F O R C E D_ to extort their own customers is absolutely hysterical in a dystopian way 💀

[@caitlinwheeler7915]

They have no choice 🥺 how will the CEO buy a new yacht 🥺 (or idk whatever rich people buy)

[@kenalba5641]

@@caitlinwheeler7915 Lambo Huracan (more expensive models are not enough for them)

[@SeraphsWitness]

Extort? How so? Just don't watch it. Or buy it.

[@oluwatosinopawoye5695]

@@kenalba5641 na bro. Pagani zonda is what they buy

[@ivkuben4022]

@@SeraphsWitness true for cable companies but internet companies are actual extortioners. In a lot of areas you only have one choice of internet provider so they can charge you whatever the hell they want and you have no choice

[@daeryk6424]

TV is dead, but KZbin is a dystopian hellscape.

[@catlady4858]

But at least it's free!

[@Kate-gd4oe]

Cable is Doom 1 and KZbin is Doom Eternal

[@shydh3106]

Yea I only watch ty at this point except a few shows

[@mrunmaiparab9705]

@@shydh3106 did you mean yt?

[@kylehagertybanana]

incorrect use of but

[@RatKing572]

16:54 I live in an area with poor internet connection...it is 100% better to just get streaming services rather than cable. Yes, sometimes it means no tv exactly when I want it. But our cable options are all predatory companies (and we're unable to put up the satellite dish for direct TV due to not having a backyard in the apartment complex. Our wifi is at a set price every month, same with the streaming services. It really makes a difference. Not just in price, but in overall mental health knowing we're not struggling to keep up with all the cable mess.

[@dachers1238]

I love Drew. It's like he never turns his "SARCASM" switch off.

[@carljones4179]

"A dead body?! That wasn't there before" is the funniest shit I've ever heard

[@DJsocial7102]

Cody is so relatable.

[@alfakraws1852]

I dunno what you guys are talking about this is clearly Drew Gooden from the nba

[@kishinumaayumi]

I think this is Emma Roberts

[@user-sg6ww7ts6n]

as an orlando resident i am SO here for the Spectrum trash talk. the WORST provider EVER.

[@Lin-ie6gi]

I honestly cannot stand Spectrum, we canceled *2 years ago* and they still bother us with mail trying to convince us to come back

[@Gatorade69]

I saw the change happen (In California). It was originally adelphia and then Adelphia was bought out by Time Warner. During this time the internet was good and Time Warner was pretty OK, then they became Spectrum and oh boy... things got bad. With that said however I would rather have Spectrum right now than Centurylink. Yep, I have found a company worse than Spectrum. Fucking Centurylink....

[@aaronbarton2179]

Why do all providers have to be so shit here

[@KikiKagePro]

Well, I've been all over the US, and I can definitively say, that all cable/internet providers suck. Although Centurylink gets first place at the suckiness.

[@jacklightyear5869]

Those of us from New York also fucking hate spectrum

[@mr.duck1246]

5:31 I didn’t even notice this, because I’m Canadian, but he played the Canadian national anthem with a picture of the USA flag. Comedy.

[@rickcraft7]

I remember during our lockdown in Australia they filmed a season of the masked singer and instead of pretending to have a real audience they just chucked a bunch of the crew members in costumes and had them cheer and shit

[@wynignatius9289]

that's really improvised.

[@Michael-or2dg]

Didnt some of the crew catch covid bc they did that

[@LucamacGuy]

Here in the UK the only difference is that the audience is wearing masks. That's literally it. Our government likes to downplay the severity of covid.

[@alicem1961]

@@LucamacGuy covid is not severe in the U.K. shut it

[@oldchannel2652]

@@alicem1961 Didn't a whole ass strand of Covid start in the U.K?

[@jamjam4141]

plus the masked singer and that other one with the voice weren’t even spin-offs of american shows, they were spin-offs of korean shows (edit: oops i meant i can see your voice not the voice)

[@ssar5396]

Yeah exactly, i was looking for a comment like yours

[@joeyknight8272]

The masked singer is pretty good imo

[@ha-kf3rd]

the korean versions are so much better too

[@LeilaleilaZ]

Yess the Korean version is so entertaining. The American version just has no soul, plus the costumes are... Maybe too much lol

[@angelabernal4076]

@@LeilaleilaZ I feel like they are too much in a bad way lol

[@natsoray]

Drew has big old-man-yelling-at-clouds energy, and I fucking love it.

[@ce_982]

i love this comment

[@andreina3251]

this makes so much sense

[@flyinjayhawk]

I agree

[@tallyjones4417]

He's the lost Green brother. Hank, John, and Drew.

[@gayraccoon353]

I have no idea what this means but somehow it’s incredibly accurate

[@yabadabadont8219]

Having been working for a cable company, we lose money on TV services. It costs us more to provide TV to customers than we can recoup in advertising over 3 years. Typically the pricing is at cost and the only way to get any profit is to tag on the additional fees or get you to add internet. Then we cross our fingers and hope you don't call for a truck roll to your house since statistically you're likely to have a truck rolled to your house within the 2nd year of service (hence the 1 year contract rate)

[@mollyn0101]

“Much like the office America took the idea, ran it dry, long after everyone’s favorite character left” that hurt ;-;

[@shana6275]

I just kinda stopped watching the office after he left :/

[@mollyn0101]

@@shana6275 I was so glad when I finished it and now if I rewatch it I’ll just watch the episode I like in the last two seasons

[@marigoldsunflower]

Once my grandpa discovered tractor and woodworking videos on youtube my grandma cancelled their cable

[@SynterraSteen]

My husband loves woodworking videos so I tease him that he’s my husband grandpa. This confirms that

[@graymalkin8145]

My grandpa watches livestreams of riverboats (the view from the boats) and bicycling videos instead of his old cable shows. KZbin is gonna end cable I stg

[@iheartkimseungmin]

My GRanDPa

[@lukecremecheese597]

that’s actually kinda wholesome

[@turbosippycup]

@@Sm0lm0l Oh god, i do what your grandpa does, and people hate watching movies or TV with me

[@JonoSSD]

"Maybe they're not all that bad..." Sky sued (and won against) Microsoft for its usage of the word "Sky" in its cloud service SkyDrive, now renamed OneDrive. The cable company also tried to sue Hello Games out of using "No Man's Sky" as the name of their game. At this point you probably can't even say the word "sky" out loud without having some corporate lawyer knock at your door. So yeah, these companies are awful and petty in every sense of the word and I'm glad their entire market is on its last breaths.

[@levisipos]

Onedrive sounds better anyway, but cmon man. And no mans sky too oml

[@Lisekplhehe]

Well, well, someone watches internet historian.

[@muf1nl0rd]

Oh god that reminded me of that one time King, the company behind Candy Crush Saga, tried to copyright the words "candy" and "saga" Thank God that never went through

[@zachcarter1116]

Ah yes I see you too watch Internet Historian

[@catnappernellie1211]

@@zachcarter1116 am I beholding a fellow internet historian enjoyer?!?!?!🥵🥶🥵🥵

[@hellofranky99]

Ironic that in 2024, most streaming services have increased their prices significantly, most are still not profitable, and all of them are putting ads into the base tier level of subscription.

[@abimon76]

Fun fact: both these shows that drew talked about are American versions (or copies) of two Korean shows: "King of Masked Singer" and "I can see your voice". In King of Masked Singer, the singer is masked and they have to figure out who the singer is. In I can see your voice, there are a group of people with various backstories (some fake, some real), and the judges have to find out which are the good singers. These concepts all work way better because of the whole kpop idol culture in South Korea. Like you would have actual kpop idols come onto Masked Singer to show their skill on live TV, whereas in America you have youtubers singing

[@From305toSH]

I was going to say, I lived in Korea and saw those tv shows among the multitudes of other variety/competition/reality shows and they "worked" because they exist in an ecosystem where they have their own tropes and styles embedded within them. I wasn't a huge fan of Korean TV but I understood its context after getting to know it better. There was a reason why a former kpop star would get on stage wearing a mask to sing a schmaltzy trot song, while a panel discuss and give commentary about the performance, whereas the whole idea of Masked Singer seems to be "it's wacky and should be different enough to garner buzz"

[@ManiacalBlueberry]

I've always thought it was weird when countries copy a show from another country. I saw the korean remake of criminal minds and it was the exact same but with korean actors. I couldn't help but wonder what's the point?

[@ari-441]

@@ManiacalBlueberry moneyy

[@grubestie4lyfe]

there's also a thai version of masked singer that came out a year after the korean one

[@slightlyexpiredyoghurt]

There was actually also an Indonesian version of "masked singer" and "i can see your voice". They practically have the same premise as the original korean shows (with famous talented singers being in masked singer), but they were honestly really entertaining. My fav part would be all the judges collectively having a meltdown every time they guessed wrong 💀

[@josieschultz4241]

“and constantly interrupted by commercials” *midroll* nice drew

[@ericsanimatedshorts340]

Ikr

[@isabelametz473]

fr

[@jaquavo]

@Daniel Bristol poop down leg now stanky leg

[@sirsardine1]

I was about to comment about that haha

[@PerryP8458]

"Watch in 720p, censored, and constantly interrupted by commercials" That sounds like KZbin but with extra steps

[@coltrane1016]

and it's not free.

[@trey6583]

I got a commercial right after he said that

[@saradunlop8054]

Rick and Morty reference? :)

[@saradunlop8054]

@Bob Thelob Lmao I think so too

[@matturner6890]

Lots of youtube stuff is 1080 or higher

[@dietwater2155]

The worst thing about commercials is that they don't even update them. Like commercials from 5-3 years ago are still playing on cable. I bet there's a dead company that still has it's commercials playing.

[@visaman]

The best thing about having a DVR is that you can skip the commercials.

[@emiwarble]

When I was watching some house flipping show with my parents by the 3rd commercial break I realized that we were just being shown the same ads over and over again, in different orders each break. It was ridiculous

[@nyancatsnads]

There’s a RV place in my town that’s been playing the same commercial they made in the 90’s til this day... mullet and stache with saxophone music and all

[@ZiPolishHammer]

@@nyancatsnads There's like 4 stoplights in your town max huh?

[@ChazoAnwah]

@@emiwarble is it any different from youtube ads

[@nora__]

I love this rant. I hate Spectrum. We are paying way less for fiber-optic internet that actually works through AT&T now. And Spectrum still sends us crap multiple times a week.

[@cbo5580]

Hmm..Im considering switching over...paying an arm and a leg for crappy service with spectrum.

[@ca5611]

Your lucky enough to live in an area where AT&T has a fiber coverage. In my neighborhood AT&T maxes out at 6mb/s. I have 50 mb/s from my cable co who I have to pay 120 per month for.

[@nora__]

C Bo55 - Do it. We’ve had it since around February and I haven’t had a single issue. And you can get an extra discount if you or someone in your household has an active ATT account. We got the unlimited plan for $60/month compared to the $90 advertised price.

[@nora__]

cohen anderson Ugh! I’m sorry man. I hope that they lay down some fiber near you sooner than later.

[@ca5611]

@@nora__ thing is that I worked for directv who was bought out by AT&T (who came in and made us hourly instead of piece rate costing me about 20/hr but that's another story) so I switched to the internet side to make a little more. The state of their internet here is abysmal. Only fiber I ever got to run was over 100 miles away in Atlanta. Around my area you were lucky if you could get 6 to 8 mbps. When I left there it was maxed out at 25mbps. Everything still relied on old phone lines. What makes it worse is that we have only 1 choice for cable internet because the owner was a member of city council and they voted to block all competitors. So for $120 a month I'm supposed to get a "lightning fast" 50mbps but it maxes out at about 25 during peak times and around 30 all other times. What's funny is right across the river in GA, about a mile away, they have Wow, Spectrum, Comcast, and AT&T and you can get 100mbps for about $40. So in other words ass backwards.

[@addy7486]

Alternate title: drew complains about his internet company

[@videoarchive3166]

I can agree, it sucks. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHK7f5ltrNx8mqc

[@kameronmasson4012]

I also like money's

[@lghths]

Honestly, spectrum needs a smack on the ass

[@jared9493]

nolinagiRLasia.link

[@MilesOlsenMusic]

7:45 Amanda looks so confused/annoyed it’s hilarious

[@Ninterra]

I moved into my current home in June 2020, so Spectrum wouldn't send someone out to hookup our modem for us. But don't worry, we still had to pay them $50 TO INSTALL IT OURSELVES

[@gentle2u]

WOWWWW

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

pls how is that legal 😭😭😭

[@Usernameunknown129]

So don’t pay like what???? I don’t get how you don’t call them and tell them they are retarded if they think you are paying that. Like there is ZEROOOOOO chance I would ever pay for something I don’t want unless it’s literally illegal to not and even then I’ll do anything in my power to avoid it

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

@@Usernameunknown129 to be fair they probably enforce it, i doubt its illegal to refuse but theyd probably be so pushy that people just give in

[@ThexDynastxQueen]

You need to call Spectrum and ask for the Retention Dept as your house already being wired for their service is the only way you can do the self install which is just plugging in the cables which is ~$9.99 if you weren't given the kit. I'd threaten to cancel and demand a refund, it's how I've had a high speed internet promo for like...7 years.