The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals (2018) KILL COUNT

[@MitchellFace]

I like how the audience starts laughing but then immediately goes silent when Paul starts singing because they realize what that means.

[@AgentJazzy00]

they thought about the implications 😔

[@WhiteWolf-lm7gj]

​@@AgentJazzy00oh my god, they thought about the implications

[@that_pan_chick8650]

@@WhiteWolf-lm7gjare you frightened?!

[@RikkiLove0317]

@@that_pan_chick8650Uh, yeah, I’m starting to get a little frightened…

[@dustyondrugs]

@@RikkiLove0317good, you should be.

[@drodgyn]

It isn’t mentioned in the narration, but one of the cleverest thing in the show is that only the infected people can hear the backing music. The songs are a lot weirder and scarier when you imagine them a Capella.

[@air03man]

Still on time off vacation till on regular kill count of film that went to theaters or direct to video

[@drodgyn]

@@air03man You should just watch the video since you’re already here to comment on it, you might have some fun with it.

[@cawsomeaolin]

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[@Bluejay-jg6hz]

Bro was thinking of the implications

[@CassReidIsSomeone]

Especially since the audience can hear it, even more implications

[@emilyb5307]

One thing I've always loved about Paul's first line in the ending scene - "Emma, I'm sorry...you lost." Oof. So hard-hitting right there. Right in the gut.

[@therealopaartist]

Her absolute gut wrenching screams of horror as she realizes and is dragged away?

[@WalkerRileyMC]

I always love watching people who have no idea about the ending get to that part and their faces just fall in realization of the implications.

[@richardking420]

​@@WalkerRileyMCoh my god...the implications...

[@Fixxer315]

What is amazing about this song is that the first couple of versus are actually pretty sweet if you take them out of context. It isn't until the rest of the infected come in that the entire song becomes sinister both in and out of context.

[@sarahhenry1845]

James: uh oh.

[@MorriganReads]

Fun bit of trivia, this was Jon Matteson’s (Paul) first show with the company. For longtime Starkid fans, they’d heard almost everyone else in the show sing except Paul, which really adds to him finally singing in “Let it Out”.

[@alexhead2645]

Didn’t think I’d be horrified to hear the lead in a musical sing

[@frederalbacon]

Legitimately one of the best moments in Starkid shows. The NEVER!!!!! always makes me smile.

[@sarahhenry1845]

​@frederalbacon i cannot help but laugh.

[@trueadanr]

"Prove it asshole we're the army" is hands down one of the best quotes I've ever heard

[@Fixxer315]

For me, I love "WEAR A WATCH!!!"

[@toxicdemon1315]

​@Fixxer315 TIIIME IS AN INVALUABLE THREAD IN THE FABRIC OF THE UNIVERSE, IT DESERVES ITS OWN TOOL OF _MÆSUREMENT!_

[@Kerriangel]

As someone who has been a Lauren Lopez fan from the moment she strutted onto a stage with a smug “Did someone say Draco Malfoy?” seeing her, Joey and Jon on Dead Meat was awesome

[@AlanaWaffles]

Sameeeeeee. Her rolling around on the bench lives in my mind rent free.

[@galinda91]

Right?!? I fell so hard for her Draco and may have tried to channel that kind of energy and fearlessness when performing myself. Cause it is amazing!

[@dielleshort1634]

Isn't she also the "I don't really wanna do the work today" person?

[@evagilbert]

@@dielleshort1634 yes :)

[@zevo9314]

i had no idea dead meat had a starkid connection and i was surprised and delighted

[@a.m.1528]

The ending was so unexpectedly dark of you think about the implications. The militarily lady says that the infection would be apocalyptic if it reached the mainland. Paul and the others showing up at the end means that the infection will spread to the rest of the world and kill everyone. Also sad that Emma said the only thing worse than dying in Hatchetfield would be dying in Clivesdale...and then she dies in Clivesdale.

[@Sunnyomori649]

i never thought about the clivesdale fact, thats so sad. Only comedy musical to give me genuine anxiety

[@bubb6451]

Oh my god I DIDN’T THINK ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS

[@방탄리사]

Wait when do they say that they're in clivesdale in the end? they left clivesdale in the chopper

[@Sunnyomori649]

@@방탄리사 they left hatchet field in the chopper in went to clivesdale

[@TrueVelox]

@@방탄리사 The news segment that Emma listens to is the local Clivesdale news.

[@emmaodonnell2352]

Seeing Lauren, Joey, and Jon pop up at the end was something I was not expecting, but I loved it so much.

[@HiddenPoet13]

I may have squealed a bit. That was just amazing

[@G.Paat1403]

It was sooo cool that they appear for that one bit! It was truly Unexpected

[@destiiny7593]

got me giggling fr

[@WaitWhatWho]

I like to imagine they were there for the whole kill count

[@abbyrawlings]

For real! I was completely spooked by it because I didn't realize what was happening, and then almost immediately started laughing once I realized 💀

[@noplace3571]

It only occured to me watching this that Emma only really starts freaking out when Paul starts to sing "Show Stopping Number" because it's really the only song he wasn't there for, confirming that he's part of the hive mind

[@olivermensinger6022]

He also wasn’t there for tied up my heart, but neither was Emma, so she wouldn’t have picked up on that.

[@candiceatwater6316]

THATS AMAZING

[@brianfederkins]

I was already thinking "man I love this episode of the Kill Count" and then the Starkid actors popped up on screen for a quick cameo! Holy moly this has got to be one of my favorite episodes of this channel. I hope you can do more musical theater shows in the future!

[@juliatheriot2942]

this video is now my Roman empire

[@edercortes1960]

We need Rocky picture Horror show and Little shop of Horrors

[@lewismcintosh8029]

We also need Black Friday and Nerdy Prudes Must Die too. Can't wait until Nerdy Prudes Must Die comes out tomorrow, I'm definitely watching as soon as possible!

[@tomhemming9236]

@@lewismcintosh8029 I reckon we'll get a black friday kill count on black friday lol

[@meriewanderer]

The cameo was my everything omg

[@FlyBoy972]

Was not expecting an actual StarKid cameo but I was so happy when they popped up. This was such a fun Kill Count, I really hope you do some more stage plays.

[@emiliemartin328]

me too!!! ❤

[@Ironmonger38]

As a grown adult I literally screamed in excitement when that happened. It was the girliest little scream ever but I’m so happy

[@d.pedroii2940]

@@Ironmonger38 you might get to the age of 90 years old, but at heart you'll always be a little girl

[@HeroofInsanity]

After this, i wanna make a horror stage play

[@edercortes1960]

Michiganders for life 👏👏

[@aspenuncool]

The fact that ted was insistent that alice was dead because not only was he grieving charlotte but also his younger brother, the hot chocolate boy who is named peter and is the protagonist of nerdy prudes must die, the third musical in the series

[@UN_BOXT]

Unfortunately this theory can't work :[ the hatchetfield trilogy are all in separate AUs. They don't happen in the same timeline so that anyone can die (and BOY DO THEY LEAN INTO THAT)

[@Found_you11]

​@@UN_BOXT Ted's brother goes to hatchetfield high, right? Since Alice's in the same highschool, it's not too far off.

[@UN_BOXT]

@@Found_you11 They do but they wouldn’t have been slaughtered here due to hatchetfield timeline rules

[@OtherSideLLC]

@@UN_BOXT yeah but Peter still died in this timeline which is why he is grieving here too.

[@DroseraNara]

@@UN_BOXT No, this theory can absolutely work. It's true that they take place in different timelines, but there's a canon reason why the timelines had to split, and they weren't always split (in fact, it's pretty heavily theorized it split in 2005). This means that every character that existed prior to 2005 exists in every single timeline, they're just not doing the same thing in every timeline. Also, NPMD was actually the first to be conceived of in the Hatchetfield series, but the last to be produced, meaning that they ALWAYS knew hot chocolate boy would end up being Ted's little brother, and he's actually one of the first seen infected in La De Dah Dah Day. Starkid is incredibly consistent with the characters of hatchetfield (to the point where Hatchet Town in NPMD features Barry "I'm in a hurry!" Swift, Charlie from Yellow Jacket, Dan and Donna from basically any newscast in Hatchetfield at any point in time, Boy Jerry from Abstinence Camp, Ziggy from Perky's Buds, and Gerald Monroe calling Linda Monroe, both from Black Friday and Honey Queen) and I don't think it's a stretch to think a secret, unwritten motivation (that was kept unwritten because we would lack the context until other Hatchetfield projects were released) for Ted freaking out is because he happened to see his brother singing at home and it didn't hit him until later what that actually meant.

[@CrustBoy58]

I love how even the title alone tells you the story doesn't have a happy ending. It's called "The Guy Who DIDN'T Like Musicals".

[@thebugthatruinsyourpicnic]

Foreshadowing is a dramatic device in which an important plot point is mentioned early in the story to return later in a more significant way

[@weirdfishes364]

@@thebugthatruinsyourpicnic Ah, very gooooood

[@constrictedconstitution6451]

Yep, they talked about that in the video.

[@Jamie-z1j1e]

the title of this movie reminds me of the title of that 1972 ABC saturday superstar movie television film Popeye meets The Man who Hated Laughter

[@oddballgoose409]

It's all about the implications

[@somegirlnamedcat9977]

This is all Jafar’s fault.

[@roeiirani7505]

He didn’t fix the social economic inequality like he promised

[@princeapoopoo5787]

I will not stand for this anti Jafar propaganda

[@weirdfishes364]

Maybe if he threw a parade every once in a while-

[@divathesocialite6153]

​@@princeapoopoo5787tell that to Abdul's twin brother, Baful

[@excaliburknives3572]

The princess escaped, he really should have seen that coming.

[@dmr778810]

Jon is still perfect casting for Paul to me. His psycho look is phenomenal, and the ability to switch back and forth (at the same time his voice does) was amazing. So glad to see him in this.

[@jacobw618]

Words cannot properly describe the amount of glee I felt when I learned that James was covering The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals. This makes me even more excited for the release of Nerdy Prudes Must Die.

[@ItisEssence]

Out on Sunday and I’m so excited

[@turnxaway]

Damn your g. l. e. e.!

[@lynettebr]

G.L.E.E.

[@jacobw618]

@@lynettebr I should note I specifically used the word Glee purely because of the obvious reference.

[@ItisEssence]

It’s not out on Sunday, it’s next Friday I keep getting the date wrong

[@littledewdroplets]

As a big fan of Starkid, learning that James went to the same school, even casted one of the members, and then Seeing the ACTUAL cast join him for the numbers?? I am FLABBERGASTED

[@erinmariecece]

One of my favorite theories from TGWDLM is that throughout the whole number “Inevitable”, Paul is actually trying to warn Emma. That he isn’t infected yet, and is faking it so they don’t kill him. He’s also desperately trying to get her to fake it to to save herself. “What if I told you I made it? - Would you even believe it Emma?” “I’m still the man you trust” “There’s still a chance for us” It’s bone chilling when you realize he’s actually dead, but it literally blows my mind to think of the implications behind this theory.

[@diabolusabinfernum3461]

Yeah, but then the theory falls apart when they all start singing Show Stoppin' Number when he wasn't there for that song, and even Emma realizes this as her screams are more horrified. Plus, since it's a hivemind, pretty sure they can tell who is and isn't infected.

[@PositiveLycan]

@@diabolusabinfernum3461 I have an edited theory similar to this that it's instead that Paul IS infected, but is resisting it as much as possible - he was resisting longer than anyone else did, after all, during Let It Out. Paul's in the hivemind, but also still Paul - every time Paul interrupts a song with another, its to try and distract the rest of the hivemind. Thus I made the theory into a forever-unfinished fanfic-

[@diabolusabinfernum3461]

@@PositiveLycan That does hold some water, as in the opening they contemplate on if they should kill Paul and he doesn't show up when he should've entered. I myself have a theory that Sam was able to resist the control momentarily, thanks to Charlotte, shown by his shaking hand before he is taken over again by the Hivemind. The Hivemind, worried that Charlotte is a threat to it's control over Sam, then decides to pull the gun on her to get rid of her.

[@leilanyx]

​@@diabolusabinfernum3461there's a huge theory (that as far as i'm aware, hasn't been confirmed but it's been a recurring theme throughout all of the three main hatchetfield musicals), about the aliens needing you to WANT something to be able to infect you - hence the song, "what do you want, paul", as they're trying to figure paul out. it wasn't until paul admitted that he wanted there to be something more w emma that the aliens could infect him. i remember someone on i think tumblr theorised smth abt sam's want and potentially what caused his momentary pause, but i can't remember exactly what it was 😭

[@chocolatetea3299]

THINK ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS

[@silvereaglestudios]

Friday the 13th: First movie kill count Stephen King's It: First miniseries kill count The Look-See: First KZbin series kill count Boy Meets World: First TV show kill count Social Mediasochist: First music video kill count Sweeney Todd: First musical film kill count Mortal Kombat (2011): First video game kill count The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals: First stage production kill count

[@DeadMeat]

I believe this is accurate.

[@oceanman_8370]

Also now there's "Freddy vs Jason vs Ash" as the first comic kill count

[@jolynejoestar2106]

@@oceanman_8370 and emesis blue as the first animated horror movie

[@Dokataa]

Wasn’t stranger things the first TV show covered?

[@darthmarr4155]

​@@Dokataa I think in it's entirety however they covered an episode of Boy Meets World as an April Fools joke

[@fashionablechangeling2003]

If anyone here is new to Starkid and wants to see more psychotic Jeff Blim, watch Twisted where he plays Aladdin. That show is a masterpiece

[@drodgyn]

I think the best non-horrorJeff show is Trail to Oregon. There’s only one crazy Jeff moment but it’s good fun.

[@limelantern5637]

I don't know how he does that shit with his eyes but it is delightfully creepy

[@dudeeee2015]

Don't forget the Trail to Oregon and Holy Musical Batman

[@RULERZREACHF4N6146]

Twisted is SO GOOD

[@brandongamingtv7545]

ah yes... the one where ackmed's a tigerfricker

[@fatfr0g570]

Something I’ve noticed as I’ve aged: musicals have started to grow on me. I used to really dislike them as a teen, but now I find them quite entertaining.

[@tsifirakiehl4250]

We’ve infected you…

[@505DGuy]

Have you had your infected cup of joey?

[@stridezz_lol170]

Pokotho finally has you part of the system, eh?

[@olivermensinger6022]

Tell me what you desire to see.

[@meriewanderer]

One of us

[@TheKeeperOfTheQuill]

I was squealing with glee all throughout this kill count. The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals is my absolute favorite musical and I'm actually having a party to force all my best friends to watch it with me next week! I'm so glad James did a kill count on it and I absolutely love that he got Joey, Lauren, and Jon to participate! I hope you do Black Friday and Nerdy Prudes Must Die at some point!

[@RozehKakes]

I literally stared slackjawed at my screen trying to comprehend the thumbnail for this, i never knew these two worlds would cross paths in the best way 😭 so happy this vid exists and musicals, especially ones that are comedic, off broadway/pretty uncensored or sanitized/free to the public!!! are now being considered as works of horror and art outside of theatre!

[@dollyowl]

THE PURE SHOCK I FELT WHEN THE THREE OF THEM POPPED OUT 😭 im so very happy they did

[@Janelkoseph]

My art teacher’s son is gay

[@megankent-pb1pf]

I remember when I first found this when I hadn’t watched any starkid shows and I said - hm sounds a bit shit- now I have a full starkid obsession and am now in the process of forcing my friends to watch them

[@lafayettethebaguette1418]

I genuinely found this so creepy, every time someone started singing for the first time you knew they were dead

[@vinylhorror]

I paused this video and watched “the Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals” and I cannot thank you enough for introducing me to Team StarKid. I’m hooked. Extremely talented, humorous, and love the music.

[@tapestryoftrauma]

This was so fun! And seeing Lauren, Joey and Jon in the to the numbers bit was great! Excited at the prospect of more Starkid killcounts!

[@Lauren_Nicks]

Was really not expecting them to pop up

[@hotdog8109]

Immediately a classic to the numbers bit.

[@Quackervoltz]

I WAS SO SURPRISED

[@frederalbacon]

@@Lauren_Nicks Joey was in a Drunk Disney episode, there was obviously some connection to the cast even if they didn't know each other in school

[@emmatfink]

I screamed when they came on 😂😂

[@enzotruchon9225]

Love the numbers gag! So fun to see Lauren, John and Joey reprising their role for the guy who counts the kills

[@Kemoondae]

15:12 What I noticed and found very cool is that when Faith played Alice, she wore red, while the other two was yellow and green. Who else matches this? The Heathers. I just thought that detail was very cool.

[@seanmacguire3324]

If I rember correctly they wanted to include lots of musical references, but they’re also referencing the fact that Robert Manion was the choreographer for a heathers production

[@SQUAKKC]

15:41 the way the singing sounds here for a short second is also similar to heather chandlers part, nice! Edit: oh dear. This is not heather chandler! This is regina! So very sorroy.

[@nickfredygutierrez8310]

I love it when the actual cast is there for the “Get to the Numbers” skit. Just like in the “Host” kill count.

[@Brozinator97]

I love how this episode was not only a deep dive into this awesome musical, but a trip down memory lane for James too. He may not have watched their shows while in college, but he still has lots of connections to the cast and had a lot of fun with them.

[@spoopysin]

Hi James, this is a personal comment. You've given me a new musical obsession and its put me back into theater kid mode, I've never enjoyed a musical so much and I'm obsessed with Starkid now. Holy hell I can't even express myself. Thank you for covering them and getting me into it.

[@gretamortensen1411]

YOUR APOTHEOSIS IS UPON YOU

[@WingedWyrm]

Watch Twisted and be ready to feel the emotions.

[@spoopysin]

@@WingedWyrm im watching all of hatchetfield first with NPMD on friday then twisted then Oregon trail than the potter stuff. Im obsessed

[@jacquelinewarner-smith1770]

I really hope you've been enjoying what you've seen! Twisted, Trail to Oregon, and The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals are my favourite StarKid productions, so I highly recommend those.

[@mitchelpaulus4078]

@@spoopysinmy favorites are the Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals, Twisted, and Holy Musical B@tman. Very easy rabbit hole to get into.

[@Ambertrine]

I'm so over the moon that you guys are covering The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals! I LOVE this musical and I am a huge Starkid's fan. Hatchetfield is literally one of my favorite series of all time. It combines horror, comedy, music and heart in such unique and fun ways. The musical numbers for this musical especially are all so fricking on point with it's hammy and over-the-topness that you can't help fall in love with it. I hope you guys cover more of the Hatchetfield series in the future. They seriously deserve so much more recognition because they are such a hugely talented bunch!

[@KIRIIRIK27]

As an og starkid fan and a giant horror fan, seeing dead meat cover this makes me so happy😊

[@mush5364]

The ending figuratively destroyed me. The sudden realization when Paul started singing hit me like a truck. I genuinely thought we would get the cute happy ending we all were hoping for, but nope. It left me so sad and left so many possibilities lol

[@Gamerninja24]

This musical reminds me of Little Shop of Horrors, I would love to see it become a bigger thing in the future. And if there's a movie adaptation, I'm in 100%

[@BriarMB13]

You should definitely check out their other musical in this series, Black Friday! They also have another one coming up "Nerdy Prudes Must Die"

[@Gamerninja24]

@BriarMB13 I actually did, while I feel like Black Friday wasn't as memorable as TGWDLM, I enjoyed watching it. I'm waiting for the KZbin release of Nerdy Prudes Must Die.

[@RainbowDemon]

@@Gamerninja24the more I think about it the more I actually reeeeally love Black Friday. I suggest giving it a second watch and listen to the cast score, as a few actors were sick during the recording.

[@EpicfaceEEK]

I like little shop of horrors I also think it should be bigger (I like it so much I have a plus of Audrey 2)

[@GraceThomas-fv5ky]

i wasnt sure if i liked it as much at first now its my favoutrite @@RainbowDemon

[@ImTMZ]

Couldn't be happier with this Kill Count. Added the Rocky Horror element I never saw and will never unsee, Jon Joey and Lauren in your studio. I literally jumped up and down. Thank you for the support! GO BLUE!

[@four_girls_in_search_of_awesom]

Honestly every time I rewatch a Starkid musical I recognize a new reference haha

[@teamcyeborg]

I think we all need James to watch the rest of the musicals. For, uh, non-infectious purposes, yeah. Just... counting kills. I hear _Nerdy Prudes_ is a slasher!

[@moxstoleyoursocks2241]

Not to mention *Black Friday* is a cosmic horror, yet still has very clear deaths.

[@meriewanderer]

Npmd is absolutely amazing I would love a kill count on it too

[@nemmeton]

the way i gasped when jon, lauren and joey showed up for the get to the numbers bit!! absolutely fantastic video, it was so cool to hear james cover one of my all-time favourite musicals and learn of his connection with some of the creatives behind it!!

[@Canada-has-its-boi05]

Honestly, I liked this as well, I just love musicals and have been in 2 as basically the same Role

[@bargen0w]

at first glance i thought it was a couple of jame's editors/writers, then i noticed it was the actual cast members lol

[@Chuck_EL]

I agree I loved this musical

[@DanGamingFan2406]

One of the greatest musicals of all time. The songs are all amazing, (my favorite is "Cup of Roasted Coffee,") the characters are great, and the whole thing is hilarious, especially Paul and Professor Hidgens' over the top reactions.

[@watershipup7101]

That's my favorite song too.

[@genjis5155]

I'm so glad James covered it.

[@chloebradly742]

I love musicals and this one is my favorite and ride the cyclone

[@thusnameddigital9397]

"Sing the beginning of Moana!" Gets me everytime.

[@four_girls_in_search_of_awesom]

Oy oy oy

[@wrwlf7]

i know it isn't gory (or onscreen for that matter), but my personal Golden Chainsaw is Emma. her screams feel so real and she sells the terror of the situation so well, i get chills every time i see the ending

[@noneofyourconcern1449]

This was utterly fantastic! I really hope James also decides to cover the sequel, Black Friday- now that one is Cthulu-like, and it has some really good deaths and banger songs! Looking forward to the next kill count!

[@lewismcintosh8029]

I really hope soo. I saw TGWDLM on KZbin to see what's like and ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!! Then last night I managed to watch Black Friday for preparations this too and REALLY enjoyed too. Now I can't wait to see Nerdy Prudes Must Die next week on Team Starkids' channel and hopefully James will cover these other Hatchetfield musicals in the future.

[@Kurotae]

i had NO idea these musicals existed and i watched both before this video I LOVED THEM SO MUCH AHHHH @@lewismcintosh8029

[@amatueraceva1319]

@@lewismcintosh8029 i would recommend the 2 seasons of Nightmare Time if you want even more from the town of Hatchetfield

[@somedragonbastard]

Now that it's out for all I think he'd also have fun with Nerdy Prudes, lots of slasher style stuff in there

[@lewismcintosh8029]

@@somedragonbastard Agreed. I seen the whole thing twice and listened to songs countless times everyday. Also I think I have seen at least 2 options for the Golden Chainsaw, if James decides to cover it.

[@CapsLockKeyon]

These have been some of the most fun kill counts. Don’t get me wrong, I love all the counts but these have a lot of fun extras! Like the cast joining in for the To The Numbers bit was amazing.

[@keona5560]

Bro going "Ugh" everytime he has to mention Clivesdale is just too funny😭

[@RXYALEKXR0M1]

in the wise words of literally everyone in Hatchetfiled, Fuck Clivesdale.

[@Genegen7797]

I can't believe you're doing a Starkid musical death count. This is amazing. Especially one week ahead of the KZbin release of "Nerdy prudes must die”.

[@jonahfunk898]

The way Emma introduces the rest of the cast makes me think almost of how James introduces the characters who have no names or backstories

[@Kindking5430]

"Prove it asshole we are the army"still kills me

[@IntrusiveThot]

James and Tim you fit SO many puns about musicals in this one, I’m both impressed and horrified

[@davesvens8697]

Are you afraid because you thought about the implications?

[@IntrusiveThot]

@@davesvens8697oh god I HADNT CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS

[@HeisenbergFam]

Gotta admit James' drip gives him +100 charisma stats, he looks awesome

[@mr.heisenberg0122]

Indeed

[@eggyjames393]

Why is the bot here now too fucking hell youtube should really delete bot accounts

[@kempsonthompson3954]

The amount of times I replay the “I’m your coffee gal, NOOOOOO” is laughable, that alone sold me to watch the full musical

[@northnick3317]

As a huge Starkid fan, I never expected to see James cover one of their best musicals, let alone having part of the cast to be on the Dead Meat set! This made my day! Thanks, Hermione! XD

[@riddypr]

... well, I want to watch a Starkid musical now. This was a BLAST.

[@thegreat7604]

They're all on KZbin

[@kiiwii3193]

All of them were filmed professionally and are on youtube

[@geomeopeoleo1740]

Also similar to Starkid is Tincan bros. They share some actors and some of the stuff is really cool. My favorite is Spy’s are Forever.

[@castielthebestangle1615]

Twisted is very good

[@weirdfishes364]

always go for Twisted first

[@BorisBrigadeDoesThings]

16:27 “yeah prove it A-hole we’re the army” is such a good line

[@houselemuellan8756]

I really hope we'd get Black Friday, Nightmare Time, and Nerdy Prudes Must Die next!

[@Jamie-z1j1e]

he already did a kill count for black friday @Sammy11611 except it's not the one you're thinking of

[@nugget1044]

nightmare time is unlikely, but i think he confirmed black friday and nerdy prudes on twitter

[@amelia6557]

@@Jamie-z1j1eso he didn’t…

[@jonathonbartos3061]

Oh my god, StarKid on Dead Meat?! This is the crossover I never knew I needed, but now it is like the most important thing ever!

[@Kettlewulf]

I legitimately used to dislike musicals before I saw TGWDLM In 2019. Black Friday was fucking amazing, and nightmare time season 1 or whatever they called it was phenomenal. I have had the song "Nerdy prudes must die" stuck in my head for 12 hours now, and I'm perfectly okay with that.

[@ninjam8864]

I guess you were the guy who DIDNT like musicals HAAHAHAHAHAAH

[@daralove17]

It means a lot that you put so much work and research into this beloved production. Team Starkid literally saved my life around the time this show came out and they mean so much to me. Everything Starkid does is incredible and seeing how much care you put into this (even interviewing Nick!) is really great to see. Maybe cover the other Hatchetfield shows on the future?? They only get more wild from here!

[@alexonmymind4925]

This is officially my new favourite musical dead meat video ever! When the cast then showed up i was just screaming!

[@Jamie-z1j1e]

hey @alexonmymind4925 then how would you react if james did a kill count on the 2017 horror musical film Anna and The Apocalypse

[@zachsutton6195]

​@@Jamie-z1j1eI've been waiting so long

[@alexonmymind4925]

@@Jamie-z1j1e not something I have seen myself but I shall check it out now you have suggested it

[@littleowleyes]

The "to the numbers" bit made me laugh so hard it offended my cat. The fact that this doesn't have millions of views is actually tragic. StarKid is a gift to us all.

[@allthatjazza451]

This is truly the crossover of two of my favourite things - the To The Numbers bit just made me scream out loud. This is my favourite Kill Count to date.

[@basementdwellercosplay]

If you haven't seen this show, absolutely do so cause its hilarious and clever, while James does a great job you cant include all the jokes and they all hit so well. And the songs are good and even better sung on the soundtrack

[@youcannowplayasluigi3698]

I gotta thank the dead meat crew for covering this musical as it got me interested in star kid as well as musical theater as a whole and I can officially say I’m obsessed so thanks!

[@Bluebird383]

He actually got some of the cast. This made my day!! Please do more musicals 🙏🙏🙏

[@jaketaller8567]

I’m hoping for Rocky Horror Picture Show.

[@kgirlonfire]

As a longtime Starkid fan, this was PHENOMENAL! My favorite “To the Numbers” bit of all time!! Thank you so much for sharing this show on the channel, Dead Meat Team!! 🥰

[@notdipperpines6626]

Now that it's canon that hot chocolate boy is Ted's little brother it makes so much sense that Ted is so cynical to Bill trying to save his daughter. Cause if she's trapped in the school there's no hope for his brother

[@htt8372]

I love that Dead Meat is getting into stage productions and musicals

[@heathercordero7651]

IM SCREAMING! This is going down in history as one of my favorite kill counts!! Never disappoints 🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@sherlock___holmes]

i think my favourite part is how they add to a lot of the characters you don't see, or the ones you do see that sometimes go unnamed, in other musicals. peter spankoffski is the nerdy kid from the beanies in this musical, grace chastity is named in this musical, both appear in nerdy prudes must die. emma's sister is revealed to be tom's wife in black friday, showing a little more of emma's family. paul and emma also make short cameos in black friday and nerdy prudes must die. edit; nightmare time also has a lot of these characters in speaking roles. oops!

[@candiceatwater6316]

I was doing my yearly rewatch of every Starkid musicals, when this Kill Count came out and blew my MIND! Such a nice love-letter to this gem of a show; thank you James & Co. for hopefully creating more Starkid fans and paying tribute to the incredibly talented team behind these shows!

[@GamerGrovyle]

Pfffft! You only rewatch them yearly?

[@PositiveLycan]

@@GamerGrovyle Nerdy Prudes Must Die has been rewatchehd 5 times already by me Send Help, Richie is my new blorbo and I am holding Pete in a stranglehold of obsession.

[@candiceatwater6316]

@@PositiveLycan YES RICHIE IS MY BABYGIRL

[@bribee1991]

Hearing Jamie sing 'Join Us and Die' live was life changing.

[@Game_Erica]

Never imagined this musical to be on Dead Meat, but man am I glad that it is. I absolutely love this musical!

[@dontlookformelol]

jon, lauren, and joey scared the shit out of me i did NOT expect them to be there😭😭

[@gaminggalaxies6633]

Here's hoping you'll count Starkid's Black Friday! Edit: I wanna bring up two of my favorite details about this show. When Higgins forces the group to sing Moana, Paul is the one that remembers the lyrics better than Bill. One, because he went and saw the movie with Alice, and two, because his actor Jon Matteson believes that Paul is secretly hiding a love of musicals, or is at least searching for one he actually liked. Two, all of the background music during the numbers (with exception of Show Stopping Number) can only be heard by the infected, which explains why everyone is terrified of the Assimilated, as to them, they're singing and dancing against dead silence.

[@oshahott2532]

That cameo from the actual actors was amazing! These guys are legit my favorite actors. How could they not be?

[@melleen629]

I almost cried at the "lets get to the numbers" bit. incredible

[@moonwalker8391]

8:19 omg that scream of no from Paul cause he thought Emma was infected is hilarious 😂

[@alexhead2645]

It’s funny because he’s thinking of the implications

[@bobcat.cosplay7935]

Seeing Jon, Lauren and Joey suddenly appearing had my jaw on the floor in the best way possible! That was genuinely so cool

[@ceilidancr]

Longtime Starkid and Dead Meat fan here, so this episode made me very happy. I hope the channel covers more Hatchetfield musicals in the future and maybe even dips a toe into the surprising number of other horror musicals that exist!

[@EH12_]

You should do more musicals even after the strikes have been resolved

[@horrorhistory7342]

Fr so many good horror musicals!!!

[@Tr1sh4Lynn]

Yes! Like the Evil Dead one! There was a splash zone warning for anyone who sat in the first few rows! Not sure if there’s a filmed version, though.

[@thekiss2083]

Reefer Madness!!

[@whysomy]

i’d love them to do a little shop of horrors episode!

[@jas5519]

heathers❤❤

[@grantgilbert2822]

Actually just discovered this musical. Join Us and Die and Let it Out are my faves but the title song is also a banger

[@Jugaard]

“Should I take this chair?!” “Yes!” “I’ll get the piano!” I love StarKid man Edit: oh my fucking god, I did not expect the cameos at the end!🤩

[@maxieslashy]

As someone who's in theater, thank you so much for doing one of the best plays ever! Fingers crossed for a evil dead musical kill count

[@lounanotfluentinenglish]

How do you survive a singing alien invasion ? ✨ Ya don't ✨ This is my favourite musicals of all times ❤❤❤

[@brandongamingtv7545]

8:37 there is actually one version with nick lang as Emma during one of the show's rehearsals, and its pretty hilarious lol

[@R0man.Geck0]

God I love the “weird” era of Dead Meat so much, and the cast coming in at the end was a huge surprise!

[@thepixeler1869]

10:38 That thin blue mind joke is so nuts to come to, it's all time one of the best I've ever heard

[@Gloobly]

i love jeff blim so much dude. he’s such a good actor

[@WillowDeus]

I cannot say how excited I was for this episode. I rewatched TGWDLM a few days before the announcement and freaked out because I couldn’t believe how the stars aligned at that moment.

[@jeishiikanzaki]

Thank you so much for making me aware of StarKid. Nerdy Prudes Must Die and Trail to Oregon are my favorite comedy musicals, and the whole Hatchetfield universe is such a cohesive, well written series of stories!

[@umokayig]

I am so happy every time we get a musical on the Kill Count. My two favorite interests cross paths

[@McBean1331]

Cool

[@limelantern5637]

This kinda feels like a mini-vindication over the fact that they could never do Rocky Horror. Also I have been so pumped for this since it was teased in the "Kill Count Gets Weird" trailer. Starkid is my absolute jam

[@celestialcass]

I have been a longtime fan of Starkid musicals, thank you for covering it! I can't believe Joey Richter, Lauren Lopez and Jon Matteson showed up for a very meta transition to the numbers! What a treat, two of my favorite youtube channels collaborating :D

[@duck87811]

its so cool to see a stage play on the kill count im loving all the new kill counts cant wait for the next one

[@Corvid9448]

When I saw that you guys were doing tgwdlm, I had to stop everything and run around my house a couple times. I was absolutely OBSESSED with Starkid+TCB in middle school. Their songs were the only music I listened to for about a year or two. I also forced my friends and sister to learn choreo with me (oops). As a retired theater kid who’s dealing with a crap load of stress rn, it was nice to sit down and let my inner child fangirl for 24 mins. Much love from the both of us

[@sillylittlefella8143]

Once you said it was a horror musical, I dropped everything to go and see it for myself. I'm not too big of a musical fan, but I *love* horror, and I *love* meta. I'm so glad that I watched it beforehand. Thanks for introducing me to Team StarKid, James!

[@interestingusername306]

Welcome to the rabbit hole. I met some of my best friends in the Joey Richter Fanclub lmfao

[@mx.sarcastiblaster1170]

I am so unreasonably overjoyed at this. It feels like a fever dream. Dead Meat and Starkid, what a goddamn delight!!!

[@moshu9952]

The way my autism possessed me like a cursed doll at the get to the numbers bit was insane. I flapped my hands so hard they're still buzzing as I type this comment. This was so fun!!!! I love TGWDLM and I really hope you'll do Black Friday too! Also, have you done Rocky Horror Picture Show yet?

[@unknown_limes]

Ikr!!! Full jaw-drop moment for me, James gets to do the coolest stuff!!!

[@em0rion253]

OMG SAME FR I WAS STIMMING SO HARD

[@rosymusic7]

BRO SAME!!! I CAN FEEL MY HYPERFIXATION REVIVNG!!!

[@abbycollins]

“The apotheosis is upon us.” HE SAID IT HE SAID THE THING! Real talk, first video of watched from you, and I hope this whole strike solution becomes a permanent change. My sibling loves your channel and finally found a way for me to get into this.

[@Sydmims]

This "To the Numbers" bit is probably my absolute favorite, I can't express enough how much I love the Starkid cast!

[@Cheeksallflushed]

This "To the numbers" bit is one of my favorites!!!! it is so effing AWESOME!!!!!

[@kaelynevans1874]

I remember watching this show when visiting my friend. Oh my god, I was losing it watching with her and her boyfriend. There’s a point where “Showstopping Number” just pops up in my head without warning.

[@nyxkate317]

Please PLEASE do Black Friday, Nightmare Time, and Nerdy Prudes Must Die!!! While NPMD is quite clear with who gets killed and who doesn’t, there is some grey area with a few deaths. Black Friday has so many characters that trying to count the deaths by myself is proving to be difficult, and it is such an incredible show. Nightmare Time could be so so interesting cause ✨the numbers ✨ could show how many times specific characters died on top of characters all played by the same actor