I saw the show late at night on adult swim back in the day. I will be sure to give the series a full watch through after this video. Currently rewatching Avatar the last airbender (Great Show)
As a kid, this show legit changed the way I looked at animation and made me realize art was secondary to things like writing and character. Given enough time, that simplistic art style simply becomes the show's face while everything else is its words. It was unique and came across like a nice, calm break from everything going on in my life as a kid. And I needed that. It's like, no matter what was going on, Adult Swim and Home Movies would be there to greet me at night like a familiar, awkward friend. I wish we had more shows like this these days. I worry about the heartless, brainless, unchallenging shit my kids will watch.
@@Impalingthorn Hey Smiling Friends will air soon on Adult Swim. A lot of passion and creativity have gone into it and the show’s creators are awesome, so not all hope is lost. Also it’s really cool to see one of the show’s creators here on Emplemon’s channel. Hope everyone’s living life and doing well.
This show takes me back to that strange period of time as a kid when you can get up absurdly early. I remember watching this at 4am on school days and it was always chill. Just sitting with my cereal knowing everyone's asleep and I could just take my time waking up. Good times.
I remember getting up at 6:30-7:00AM in the morning on weekends to play games on my PS2 or GameCube. Y’know, despite being bored from not having that many games to play, and despite not missing the crap I dealt with back then, I kind of have an odd feeling of nostalgia when I hear music from games I played back then (Sonic Mega Collection being one example). I haven’t seen Home Movies though, just sharing some sentiment.
Weirdest feeling was falling asleep watching mad tv and waking up at 3 am to home movies and thinking you were in a different universe's representation of cartoons
Every Saturday when I was little I'd get up at 5:30am so I could catch the Saturday morning cartoons starting at 6. Now I'm physically incapable of getting up at 5:30 without an alarm
@@canistillwearmybalenci Yeah, it's honestly a shame. The last show I can think of that managed to capture the feel of a "classic" AS show was Mike Tyson Mysteries, but that got cancelled and a revival will never happen since Norm's dead now.
I finished high school the year that Home Movies ended, and that finale absolutely broke me. Brendan, for the entire series, was a very relatable creative introvert. Losing your spark or interest in one creative outlet while simultaneously growing strong enough to tear down the barrier between yourself and others? Powerful stuff.
I was just out of high school and the finale was actually my first episode lol. I was lmao at everyone taking a dig at Melissa’s make up, McGuirk’s obsession with the grill, and completely lost it at Jason’s throw up monster 🤣💙
We always had to write storys in school by the typical plot diagram (opening exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution) and we got bad grades, if we didn't follow this storytelling diagram. We often couldn't even choose what to write about, instead there were 2 options of storys we had to choose from and it was rated by how we discribed the story, how well we followed the plot diagram and how good our grammar was. You just reminded me how creativity was punished in school and I didn't even notice back then.
It should be noted that this formula is made explicitly to make a narrative understandable, and one can mix up the order a bit (for example, Memento does its entire story backwards). The main thing to note, however, is that no matter what order of these you choose, the resulting story HAS to be understandable or else you've just written gibberish. You can start with a scene from the climax as a hook, then go to the opening in order to provide a teaser for what the story will build up to, but if you start with the climax, then go to the resolution, then go the exposition, then end with the rising action...then you have a hell of a job to frame that story in a way where that order can work in any capacity and not make it sound like garbled gibberish. Basically, the provided formula is the most efficient to work with and understand. You can be as creative as you want with the context of the story, but good luck thinking of a way to drastically mix up the order and still come out with a story that is comprehendible to anyone but yourself. There's a reason why the main type of story that a heavy order mixup is possible in tends to be stories using amnesia as a plot device, which in itself is a trope that's bordering the realm of non-creativity because that's one of the only ways heavy order mixup is possible and understandable so everyone wanting to mix up the order usually relies on this to the point of near-overuse.
@@_Chessa_ I mean, that has been done before but in most instances that never makes anything that becomes widespread, popular, or respected outside of a small cult following. Unless you're making a religion, which for some reason seems to work really well with writing cryptic gibberish.
@@_Chessa_school does not exist to help you make money. School is teaching you how to interpret the media you digest outside of school. You can be creative on your own time, prove you know what a climax is so you don't look like a f-n rere when you're 20 and can't describe the plot of a movie you watched
@@joshuakim5240 A story just needs to be entertaining, no you don't need to follow a formula at all. The surrealism genre is a perfect example of writing a story like you're in a dream and anything can happen. You're part of the problem.
The fear of failure is such a crippler it’s hard to break from it. There’s so many projects I want to work on but I tell myself “I’m not ready.” or “It’s not going to look good.” And I end up never doing it because I continue telling myself that. This is such a great video
I unlearned that by not taking anything I do seriously and not putting any stock into it. "I'll just try it out real quick" and "I'll start learning X language if I don't like it I'll just stop" had lead me to be way more productive and creative. Once you stop seeing something as work or as a commitment you'll also stop procrastinating or seeking perfection. It feels absolutely freeing and you should try it.
Same here. I was the weird kid that would say a lot of nonsense have the stupidest ideas, but people don't like stupid kids, so naturally i've learned that coming up with crazy ideas is bad and will get me made fun of. Even though i know that's now how it works, my brain has programmed itself to abandon that and any creative process i do either results in something bad or my perfectionism kicks in and i end up underestimating my creation because "i suck" or "it's not good enough".
That last scene where the camera we've seen all series is slowly "dying" on the road while that melancholy guitar track plays will always stick in my mind as one of the most emotional scenes ive seen on television
Brendon made an unofficial cameo years later in the cartoon network show Clarence, which may claim as a spiritual successor to home movies. I say unofficial because the character went unnamed, but it's the same voice actor and an identical design. He appears as an employee at a video store the kids end up at. He tries to strike up a conversation about the latest films, but gets disappointed when he goes ignored. Not only is it a fitting epilogue to the character's story, but it's in both shows' themes of the world eventually taking a child's sense of wonder and passion as they become adults.
Whoa. That's crazy! Makes me kind of sad that he doesn't become a big-time director, but that's just another harsh reality this character has taught me :D
Only time I've seen an episode of Clarence, the titular character messed with some autistic kid's fries, for which autismo tried to straight-up murk him in a McD's playplace. I enjoyed it.
I remember slogging through this show back in the day after episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force and just waiting for the anime block to kickoff. Never did give it it's fair shake, but damn what a story of coming back from the dead and being revived on Adult Swim. AS kept so many weird transient shows alive for so long.
Nah, there are some much more underrated gems from Adult Swim such as The Brak Show, Saul of the Molemen, Moral Orel, etc. Home movies was so successful that Brendan Small still works with Adult Swim to this day.
Hey emp, I know I dont speak for everyone, but watching this video really made me chock up. For over 4 years, I've been writing a story that was born out of my desire to want to produce something that truly represents the stories and ideas that I love to think and ponder on. And I geniunely wrote it out of a desire to just share the stories that go on in my head. But, I finished that story two years ago, and havent done anything with it. Out of a mixture of fear that people wouldn't enjoy it, that no one would find anything good or entertaining out of my work, and that I would be absolutely eviscerated for writing at what I thought would have been considered a "amateur" level. And It wasn't until had had a talk with a friend a few months ago that I realized why? why do I care so much about what other people think? why do I seek their validation? And it was with that I decided, why should I care so much that a person may find my work to be bad or boring, This is my work, and all I wanted was for other people to experience it. And after that, well, I found some awesome people, and who are still helping me out to get my story, my vision out there. And watching this video made me finally push away all my doubts and that I had made the right decision to finally publish it. So thanks emp, for the awesome video and determination you've given me!
Hey man, your comment really resonated with me. I have stories that I've been thinking about and pondering on for almost half of my life and I also struggle with the feelings that I'm too much of an amateur and that I lack the skills to make them. This video really spoke to me and I'm glad that it spoke to you too. I hope that you make it through and complete what your story. Who knows, I might see it someday.
I almost think from the standpoint of the LGBT community, we are always looking for validation from people as well. We don’t give ourselves the opportunity to just be free and express ourselves how we want for fear of losing people, people thinking we are crazy etc. the biggest thing for me recently is trying to just sit down with myself and see what things make me happy, what are things I enjoy doing, etc. I have recently rekindled my love for writing, and soon I will try and come out to my roommate at college to allow myself to begin the process of physically expressing myself. I really appreciate your comment.
Something that stood out to me about Home Movies, especially the first season, is how often characters talk over one another. For the children characters, this is so spot on and it gives it such a real feeling. Especially as you can FEEL their emotions even when they struggle to articulate it. I was a kid myself watching it and I equally couldn't explain what made it so unique at the time. Thanks for this video and taking me back to a fun state of mind.
I actually love the improvised writing. It makes the show feel real, as you would in an actual conversation in the real world. The art is like nothing else but that's what I love about it. It actually fits the show really well!
This reassures me. Everytime I hear someone say "oh, they must have been on drugs when making this" I get subconsciously irked because it assumes that no one can make something without it.
Emp, I really hope you read this. As a fellow creative, I found this to be one of the most insightful perspectives I've ever heard on creativity. It perfectly encapsulates so many sentiments I've had about creativity and why it's not valued (except for when it is). Keep up the good work. Thank you.
I remember watching this as a kid and being unreasonably jealous that Brendan had friends and a mom who supported and participated in his creative interest.
I can't explain very well why, but when you were talking about how the show ended, how Brendan and his friends lost the motivation to keep making movies, and how like most kids, they moved past their creative endeavors, I started tearing up. Something about learning about this show where the sole focus is on this one kid and his friends making movies and having it all just end and chalking it up to them "moving on" and "growing out of it" really makes me feel devastated, even though I JUST learned about this show in this video
Ugh... Imagine how it was to actually watch it. I've rewatched the show a few times but I always skip the last couple episodes because they make me sad.
I always saw it a bit more bittersweet than devastating. I saw the movies as a coping mechanism for Brendon. When he left his camera behind, he just realized he didn't need them anymore. His misguided passion for making movies changed because he got better.
This is the one show that everyone remembers vaguely being showed at the sleepy hours of 3am . I'm glad I went back to see what the deal with this show. The dialouge is top tier. #teamCoachMcGuirk
My mom was a real one and would show me all kinds of animated shows from renting at our library or blockbuster, W mom for letting me appreciate animation and eventually buying me a dsi because I wanted flipnote studio so badly, now I’m more of a gamer but Emp reminding me of this has brought it back full circle
I honestly feel like the internet, specifically exposure the more creative side of it through sites like pre 2010's UA-cam, Newgrounds, and the like is probably the thing that makes me much more creatively driven now than I was as a kid. Seeing people who weren't afaird to ask "What if" or "Why not" motivated me to ask the same things.
As someone who aspires to be writer, yet constantly delays writing projects or ideas because fear of them being too bad, similar, or being too big for me to handle, this video really struck close. Surprisingly enough, I still feel that my imagination has remained intact even though I'm almost an adult which I can definitely say is a good thing and being reminded of that is nice.
Glad to know the struggle isn't something I alone deal with. I'm a writer too, not professionally or anything, it's more a hobby that I do on my own time because it makes me happy. I'm writing something pretty expansive right now, but I always feel daunted because as a writer I don't feel I'm equipped to handle the scope of my own ambitions when it comes to creating a comprehensive story. However, I've deigned to go through with it ultimately because of the fact that I want to create it for myself first and no one else. I've never had any formal education as a writer, but I think that's the great part about the creative process. You don't always need training or formal education to create something awesome. You can do it with or without those things. I'm 27 years old. While your comment stipulates that you're almost an adult, I feel that it's worth noting even after being one for nine years, I certainly don't feel like one. Hold onto the things that you find interesting or imaginative. The story I'm writing is about a genre as stale as old bread; an RPG-styled world built on the premise of societal differences created by how innate stats are distributed at birth. I'm still doing it despite the boring premise though, because it's a type of world near and dear to my heart. I get how cheesy all of this sounds. Despite that, I want to say: find what you care about, and hold fast to it. I hope you find your way in writing, as it's my primary way of venting my imagination, it's something I care deeply about. If it's something you care about too, follow your heart. Never shy away from a challenge, and may good luck come to you and your future endeavors.
@@Crowald as someone who was in a similar boat, I feel like I understand what you mean when you say you don't feel equipped to handle the scope of your own ambitions. I would always start with a basic premise and then slowly expand it over time until it got so convoluted that even I couldn't keep track of what was taking place anymore. Maybe that's not exactly what you're referring to, but I've started writing books before and gotten over 100 pages done just to end up essentially scrapping the idea altogether because it felt so estranged from what I had originally set out to do. I have fairly little training or anything of the sort (I didn't even finish high school,) but I've always wanted to create something that I could look at and be proud of. Something that other people could enjoy and lose themselves in. I only just recently turned 20 and it feels like a weird place to be in. I feel like I have the option and the time to pursue the things that I'm passionate about, but at the same time it feels pointless, as if it's too late now. I started a book quite some time ago and every now and then I come back to it and feel the desire to keep working at it, but sometimes it's tough to stay motivated. On one hand, I really don't care if anybody else reads it or appreciates it because I'm writing it for myself at the end of the day, but on the other hand, it feels like it's a waste of time if it doesn't get me anywhere. Which is honestly mind-boggling to me, because if I wasn't wasting my time writing, I'd just be wasting my time doing something else in the first place. I've really come to a crossroads in my life in terms of what I want my future to be. All I really know is what I don't want it to be. I feel like I've gone off on enough of a tangent for the time being, but it's nice to know that other people are out there going through similar struggles.
This quite literally has been one of my favorite tv shows I thought no-one knew about. This little show inspired me to keep being creative. This video was great man, keep it going.
For me it’s just a matter of thinking like a kid. Even now I have memories of thoughts I had as a narrow minded kid, drawings of monsters and crap made in school. School and just social pressure makes people change so hard
I loved Home Movies so much. The dialogue despite mainly being improv was really nice and felt very genuine. I also remember the ending when he broke his camera kinda got me.
I wouldn’t say that UA-cam discourages videos like these. They’re relatively simple to make and bring in a lot of watchtime. These are the videos that UA-cam likes to recommend because they keep people on the site.
To answer the others, yes UA-cam does discourage this kind of content. The algorithm likes channels who upload very frequently. It also likes videos in which people click on more often. Because people like EmpLemon, Lemino, etc. create longer video essays, less people click on them due to the length of the content. (Some may say they don't have enough time to view the video, etc.) Dunkey did a video about this, where he pointed the content gap out. (The video is titled "I'm Done Making Good Videos")
I was homeschooled between the ages of 6-9. When I went back into the normal system I found myself struggling socially with many of the kids, mainly because I just did whatever I wanted, not what was 'socially acceptable'. When I look back it was when I re-adjusted to fit in that a lot of my creativity was killed.
this video was fantastic. It was like having a conversation with a friend about that thing you've always had in the back of your mind but seemed silly to discuss, wishing you could worry less about consequences and more about making mistakes quickly. the fear of failure only increases with expectations as any creative project in the "adult life" is seem as a waste of time or effort if the results are unsatisfying, and it doesn't help that it's not just other people that might feel this way, but yourself as well... it's a world where most believe in the very tangible and financial return, investing in tried formulas, while shunning the inevitable mistakes involved in a long and experimental creative/learning process as if those are simply not meant to exist :(
Emplemon has one of the most beautiful writing styles I've seen on this platform. It's so insane to me how he could effortlessly articulate feelings that I have but find impossible to explain. When I think about my life, fear is the one true thing that has consistently stopped me from giving even anything creative an earnest attempt. After a lot of work and self-reflection, I'm coming into my own now with youtube, music, drawing, etc, but I can't deny that the trauma holds me back from getting truly immersed in my work. Your words never fail to be inspiring and healing to me, so thank you for being such an amazing content creator.
I remember sometime waking up super early in the morning in middle and high school and sometimes seeing this, like around 4:00 or 5:00 before Adult swim late night transferred to early morning CN, and it always sucked me in, even if it wasnt the usual high energy stuff that I woke up that early to see. it was both comfy and chill and funny at the same time which was a rare chemistry to find. usually shows are hyperactive and funny or surreal and funny. But this one had such a mellow day to day energy that was still entertaining, it was like watching someones actual life. And the thing was it didnt feel like it was being tryhard about it, you often really related to the characters and you knew the exact situations from real life. And you sympathized with them, especially in the low stakes daily life stuff where you really saw their raw personalitites and how they delt with mundane stuff. Its in stuff like “should I return these shoes I really like” or “I got these swords from an infomercial”. Always wanted to be freinds with these kids and the coach and just talk. Just seemed cool. Always felt super sincere and honest instead of forced. Sometimes you figure out stuff, sometimes you dont, sometimes you arent sure, sometimes your selfish, sometimes gracious, sometimes sure sometimes not, but you forma rough shape of things and are trying along the way. And it was great. one of the most natural shows i’ve ever watched. I still remember it more then most anything else on tv.
this is why I'm never letting anyone see my ideas word doc, mostly because I don't want to have to curate it for others viewing, and as an extension of that because I don't want people seeing what I wrote down in it.
Was not expecting this to make me cry. This is one of those weird moments where it almost feels like this video was made for me specifically for this exact moment in my life. I have a lot to think about, and I think you unwittingly helped convince me to finally try therapy again. I'm tired of being afraid, I want to be a kid again, I want to make music again. Thanks for helping me realize that.
Hey Emp, keep doing what you’re doing. I’ve lurked on your channel for over a year now and love revisiting videos like this every couple months. Your content is most inspiring stuff out there for creators on UA-cam right now.
Brendon Small is unironically one of the best musicians I've ever heard. He's one of the few metal musicians who doesn't sacrifice beauty and melody for hard, brutal songs.
Yea i was so shocked when i learned Brendon was the brain behind Dethklok, and now it's one of my fav bands and along with Home Movies being my all time best show. Brendon is a genius who definitely deserve way more recognition!
Probably the most notable thing about Brendan Small is that he's currently metal music's Prince. In that he can play just about every instrument in a metal style. I think only the drums isn't done by Small, everything else on Dethklok is him.
Yeah, not really though. Though out history majority of the best works were performed for a royalty or for a church. When Sistine chapel was painted there absolutely were expectations and standards imposed.
As somebody who’s done them all, from drawing, painting, multimedia media filmmaking, editing, and graphic design, I’ve never watched something so dense in what it means to be a creative and condense it all into an amazing 25 minutes. This is why you will always be my favorite content creator because you make me think about so much within so little time.
to be honest, my creativity was limited the less i knew back in the day, but because i was told to keep my creativity at a young age, I think that's why I retained a lot of my creative ability
I have a feeling creativity alone doesn’t determine success but that the creative successful people managed to balance creativity with the skills to function in society by focusing their creativity in useful applications therefore rising to the top. Just because something is creative doesn’t mean it’s good. I’d argue that great art needs the familiar as much as it needs the alien. Marketability isn’t a soulless word. Editors don’t exist to destroy creativity but to focus it. The problem with infinite possibility is the infinite. Great artists have the ability to navigate through the infinite in a way to connect with people and show us something new about the familiar.
I've been in an existential slump lately, feeling the weight of my daily repetition of work and sleep. This video reminded me that I am still a creative person and that I still matter. I daydream at work. I hum to myself all the time. I think about my novel ideas and music concepts constantly. Even if my talents aren't valued by modern society, that doesn't mean they're without value. They're important to me, and that means they're important. I needed this today. I think I'm gonna go write a fanfiction, or play my mandolin, or do something silly and spontaneous. I'm gonna live, dammit, even if my definition of living doesn't line up with society's definition of success.
I think another great example of this creativity in children is the Captain Underpants series, but taken to the absolute extreme. Every adult in the series is grumpy, angry, and jaded, while the children, especially our heroes, are very creative and really takes a shot at how terrible the public education system is and how stifling of creativity the system is.
I remember the exact moment watching cartoon network with my older brother that Adult Swim transitioned on with Home Movies. It was a true culture shock to go from the usual cartoons to a show like that. Always thought it was good from the beginning of watching it. The coach was my favorite lol.
It's worth noting Brenden Small, the writer and creator of the show, is the mastermind behind metalocalypse, not sure how you spell it but you get the idea (Better correct the spelling before I cause more butthurtness 🤦)
Home Movies legitimately changed my life the first time I caught it on air about a year and a half ago. It was one of those things that I couldn't believe I was seeing play on actual TV- it was so crude and rough around the edges, but it felt so real and you could tell there was a genuine creative drive behind it. Being a guy who also made movies with my friends on a shoestring budget and a camcorder, the show really struck a chord with me. It singlehandedly introduced me to the creative toybox that is adultswim, and I swear being exposed to true creator-driven art like this has changed me. It makes me feel like good about being unapologetically creative, and (as you perfectly mentioned) in a world where even our entertainment is being stripped of creativity, I'm just so glad something like this is allowed to exist. Funny thing is, the reason I flipped to adultswim that night in the first place was because you had the old theme music playing in the background of a Rick and Morty video. It was an earworm for a little bit, and then I decided to flip to home movies on a whim. So thank you Emp.
It's not just fear but also the simple sin of sloth. Creativity takes energy that sometimes, we just don't get up and do anything good. The best of us are wanting what's right.
"Historically, the greatest art has almost always come from people who have had nothing to lose and no one to impress" This right here is where unconditional manners start to come into play. Let's not get carried away from it, but it is something to really think about cuz it has SOOO much frontiers of unlocked potential on the brain, the mentality inside of us
Me and my friends have been rewatching this show everytime we hang out lately and it weirdly enough sparked a creative side of us again and we’ve been making music. Brendon small is truly a creative king, if you haven’t watched all his cartoons you wouldn’t understand. He’s honestly the only person that come to mind when I think of someone who inspires me
I'll be real with you Emp. I have constantly dealt with fear over leading and thinking of creative projects due to my lack of skill in terms of what I need for those projects. Stuff like art, music, coding, I can't say I'm very good at them. I won't go into details of them since I'd rather not advertise in someone else's comment section, but let's just say this kind of video is liberating for me. Also a good birthday gift too.
I myself just indulged in a bit of a creative experiment here in my house. I finally decided to stop worrying about the end product, stop worrying about all of the intricacies and stop worrying about how much I want to improve my art. I decided to draw a messy picture like an 8-year-old. And how did I go? I've never felt more creatively free in my entire life.
It’s truly amazing how EmpLemon went from doing YTP to some of the best video essays out there! Each video essay covers such vastly different topics too but is always executed so well! Keep up the great videos! :D 😎👍
One of the only you tubers left that still have passion and put serious effort into their content. Thanks for the great video man I’ve been watching you since i was a little kid
Still to this day, one of my favorite shows of all time. Barely any focus on animation, low quality (and yet soothing) voice recording, and the most mundane of situations for a somewhat kid's show.. And yet I can fondly remember most episodes from start to finish. Simplicity truly is key, and this show proved it flawlessly.
As someone who wants to work in the creative field myself, this video sheds some light on some concepts I've been thinking about. My biggest fear is that I'll lose al my creativity one day and I won't be able to draw anything anymore, but this video really inspired me. I'll always remember that even in this gloomy world, I gotta have the mind of a child. Awesome vid!
Only if you ever stop drawing you won't be able to do so. Think of it as a muscle, you can grow it as much as you want, but only when you stop training is when it starts to dissapear.
Hey Emp, I know that there's a good chance that the wall of text that I'm about to write is more than likely going to be buried under hundreds of other comments, and the chances of you reading this are entirely slim to none, but I just wanted to try and say thank you for making videos like these. It's very rare that I ever make comments on the videos that I watch, even rarer still is if the creators of those videos see or even read them, but I decided that this would be the one that I would take my shot at. I think that out of all of the videos that you've produced recently, this is the one that has profoundly resonated with me on such a level that it's actually spurring me on to write this. Back during my schooling days, I often figured myself to be a pretty creative kid, and in high school, I finally took the plunge to try and create my own series as a dumb teenager to work on something more long form to give myself an outlet for my creative mind to invest time in to get away from the things that I was having trouble with in my life at the time; mainly the issues that I was having with my family and the almost inevitable feeling that the standard school grading system was trying to suck the very soul out of me as both tried to suffocate my creative spirit. I was big into doodling and creative writing and as I grew up, I just found myself doing less and less of both as time went on though. It's something that I've criticized myself for citing how much I used to be into it in my own head, however now that I'm twenty two I find myself with what feels like less and less free time to be able to focus on my creative endeavors, and being trapped in what feels like a dead-end job in a sinking location while trying to be able to pay for all of my expenses has really taken it out of me even more. I've actually been a big fan of your videos since your YTP days, and I've been enjoying a lot of your mini-documentary series but this is the first one that has hit me on such an emotional level that I can't help but to break my typical rule of silently watching in order to post just something, anything to say thank you. This video has had me digging around through tons of old Google Docs and old journals from my classes that I would often daydream in instead of actually trying to memorize whatever boring thing I was being taught at the time that I knew I would inevitably forget about a week later after I took a test on just to learn something new to take another test on. These characters all meant so much to me and the world that they inhabited was a bizarre mishmash of things that I was and still am into, but somehow this all still feels like it comes off as uniquely 'me' in a sense. I don't know if I'll ever actually end up perusing anything with the world or characters that I've made despite writing the world and drawing these characters for almost eight years now, but hey, if I managed to break one rule to get over my fear of commenting on something as small as a UA-cam video, what's stopping me from doing more? Thanks Emp, keep doing what you're doing. And to anyone else that stopped to read this, thank you for your time, and I hope that you can do something with whatever you decide to make, no matter what challenges you may face along the way.
You know what? This video reminded me why I love YTP so much. It's the passion to go against the grain, the passion to express ourselves in visually and technologically creative ways. There are so many programs that allow poopers to make jokes or trippy effects. And most of those programs are far less expensive than the big boy programs like Photoshop or Premiere or Vegas. I like that nothing is off limits, but what's even more impressive are the limitations brought in via collabs. I hate to bring my own stuff into conversation, but I hosted a collab about a year ago where the main source is the Lego Island disc error clip, which is 3 seconds long. The amount of entries and jokes I showed off in the collab was spectacular. I'm very happy that I made this project possible. To me, that collab showed me the community's passion and creativity. So thank you, Emp. You are truly a great creator.
I haven’t even watched it myself, and I very much relate to this show. I sometimes find myself feeling like even referring to myself as amateur is too much credit, but I nevertheless create simply because I want to. And I know damn-well to always do it just for me, and nobody else. I never make something unless it’s guaranteed I’ll enjoy making it, which may result in several months between creative projects. But for the most part, I still enjoy creating them and find myself proud of them even if they’re not that good.
This and Dr. Katz inspired a lot of us in the late 90s to realize that all you needed was good story and comedy, and your methods could be whatever. America is still probably the best place in the world for that kind of thinking. Of course it's not perfect though. Also your Matrix short at the end is the funniest ad I think I've ever seen. Once you started pushing the ear buds while talking about all the sheeple I lost it! Hope you sell a lot of them.
I think emp missed the mark a little bit by not talking about how the first season of Dr. Katz was originally recorded in Tom Snyder's pantry and animated on something like a Pentium 1 PC with absolutely no budget and wound up being critically acclaimed and only ended because of Jonathan Katz's MS getting to the point that he couldn't handle running the show. But this is why it started with the squiggle vision, why we have H. Jon Benjamin, and why Jonathan Katz plays Melissa's dad.
That ad was calling people who buy Raycons sheeple, as well (thinly veiled, I thought). At least I hope thar's the case, otherwise it's completely hypocritical. Those ear buds were not manufactured by audiophiles to be great. They weren't designed by audiophiles at all. They we never meant to be a good value. They're just an opportunistic cash grab. Raycons would be dirt cheap if not for the premium they charge you to cover their massive advertising campaigns
Home Movies was such a fun show, it always kept me entertained and probably played a large part in my dry sense of humor today. Brendon appeared as an Easter Egg in a recent episode of Bob's Burgers and I jumped towards the screen like Leo in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
I remember getting into Home Movies because it was on half an hour before I went to school in the morning. I saw clips and didn't think much of it until I actually watched a full episode and found myself giggling and enjoying the shit out of it. I played a few episodes with it being on HBO Max and my grandmother of all people was having fun with me.
I am now thoroughly convinced that Emp has a dartboard and throws a dart at it blindly and wherever it lands is what he makes his video on next. This is however, not a bad thing, as the Mount Everest Discrepancy has lead me and a friend to some good debate. It also seems that it doesn't matter where the dart lands as whatever Emp makes is going to be well researched and thought out, so yeah... Keep throwing darts Emp!!
I wonder what subjects are on Emp's dartboard right now... A deep analysis of The Kepler-186 System The complicated symbology of LEGO The entire history of animated pornography Why being immortal is worse than being mortal What if the pyramids were square? Humanities superiority riddled relationship with bugs Social media's obsession with itself There will never ever be another burger like The Big Mac And several other things.
The idea of creativity vs order is rooted in our very core. I was watching a video that described the transition from hunter-gatherers to modern society, and the result of how the dynamic thinking of the former hunters struggles against the structured society of the former gatherers, just thought that was pretty interesting so i thought id mention it
not to be dramatic, but Brendon Small genuinely changed my life with Metalocalypse and his music (both Dethklok and Galaktikon). his creative endeavors have never failed to be anything but near-masterpieces. without constant fuckery from the networks he's gotten involved with, i wonder how much more Brendon could flourish. Home Movies, Galaktikon, Metalocalypse and anything else Brendon is creatively involved with deserve to be held on a pedestal and marveled for many years to come. this guy is nothing short of a genius. thank you for talking about him.
This video was spookily relevant for me, not just as a Home Movies enjoyer, but also someone struggling against chronic anxiety and sloth to express my natural very vivid creativity into artistic productivity. Bless you Emp. 🌟
Being a person who’s felt more creative rather than smart, this video cheers me up, and I’ll be coming back to it whenever I’m down and need to feel good about the works I’ll inevitably do. Always an inspiration Emp, stay spiraling 😊
I need to be more creative. I’ve legitimately lost so much joy and wonder in the last five years, I feel like half of the person I was following the first few years out of high school. I used to make a lot of home movies with my friends and by myself. Got to do a few video projects in high school, and then it all kinda halted after graduation. Then in 2017 I let my demons and vices take me into mud and dark places. Lots of self hatred, lots of drug abuse, many sleepless nights and too many toxic people to talk about. I ended up meeting and slowly becoming great friends with a few of the most creative people I’ve ever known. A music producer and a huge story-teller/artist. They’ve gotten me to think more about my ideas and feelings than anyone else, and hopefully I’ll be able to do something with their help and input. Thanks for such a wonderful video, Emp. Makes ne feel more positive about my ability to freate something.
This is definitely going to be a beneficial watch for creatives such as myself. Got a lot of artist friends that could use another perspective on creating media like this.
i remember secretly seeing this show when i was 11 never could remember its name. the art style always stuck with me thank you for making this video or i wouldn't have never known where to search
I remember the scene in the last episode where Brendon realizes their movies aren’t actually good, so they ponder why they ever even made the movies in the first place. It related a lot to me because that’s exactly how I feel looking back at the comics I used to draw as a kid. They’re poorly drawn, they make little sense, they’re not anywhere near as funny as I remember them being when I wrote them. But none of that really matters to me. I’m still happy I made them, because I remember having so much fun drawing comics as a kid. Even if I never make it big or become a great artist, I hope I always have the ability to have fun with the stories I enjoy making
This video hits so so hard. As somebody who grew up loving to create, as an adult, it's much harder to grasp onto that same energy. But this show makes me happy, and willing to try things again.
Probably the most fulfilling EmpLemon video I've watched so far. I've found great insight in the SpongeBob and Homer's Enemy videos, but this one is a great look into the creative process and how it can be stifled. For years, my creativity has peaked when I wasn't worried about fqiling, and has been bound by my expectations, how I absorb any response to my creative work and when the latter undermines the former. Learning to let go of that fear of failure that my creative work won't be revered or valued by others and my efforts won't be validated, and finding the right balance between creative satisfaction and proper use of critical feedback has been pretty tough, but at the end of the day, I have to be satisfied with what I've done, and I won't be satisfied if I express my creativity for the fulfillment of others and forget to enjoy the process. This video is a great look into what drives creative people and what people in a creative rut can do to gain new perspective and keep on working. It can also be applied to life itself because the creative kid in all of us isn't gone, they're just somewhere deep inside. Great video.
Creating really is a key to freedom. Looking at the world around us always has the sense that something isn't quite right. Really makes me want to pursue creative projects and passions. The problem seems to be that our world resists following passions as they aren't always logical in the typical progression of success. Breaking that cycle of falling into place seems like it could really bring one happiness.
I would say part of the paradox of creativity is also that the most miserable people are also the ones who tend to be the most creative. Success may reward creativity but it also kills it if it solves their problems. Happy people just don't tend to make the best art. It may very well be that in us rewarding creativity we also contribute to its destruction in some ways. Its best of course not to beat creativeness into the ground but we should be selective in how we reward it.
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Whooooo yeah baby!
Thanks fam
hi amp 😁
Happy july 4th
No thanks
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Glad you saw the creativity in our show. It was fun to make and is now fun to find out how Home Movies affected the viewers.
I saw the show late at night on adult swim back in the day. I will be sure to give the series a full watch through after this video. Currently rewatching Avatar the last airbender (Great Show)
Whoa
Congrats! :)
As a kid, this show legit changed the way I looked at animation and made me realize art was secondary to things like writing and character. Given enough time, that simplistic art style simply becomes the show's face while everything else is its words.
It was unique and came across like a nice, calm break from everything going on in my life as a kid. And I needed that. It's like, no matter what was going on, Adult Swim and Home Movies would be there to greet me at night like a familiar, awkward friend.
I wish we had more shows like this these days. I worry about the heartless, brainless, unchallenging shit my kids will watch.
@@Impalingthorn Hey Smiling Friends will air soon on Adult Swim. A lot of passion and creativity have gone into it and the show’s creators are awesome, so not all hope is lost. Also it’s really cool to see one of the show’s creators here on Emplemon’s channel. Hope everyone’s living life and doing well.
This show takes me back to that strange period of time as a kid when you can get up absurdly early. I remember watching this at 4am on school days and it was always chill. Just sitting with my cereal knowing everyone's asleep and I could just take my time waking up. Good times.
I remember getting up at 6:30-7:00AM in the morning on weekends to play games on my PS2 or GameCube.
Y’know, despite being bored from not having that many games to play, and despite not missing the crap I dealt with back then, I kind of have an odd feeling of nostalgia when I hear music from games I played back then (Sonic Mega Collection being one example).
I haven’t seen Home Movies though, just sharing some sentiment.
Not me bro. I'd be falling asleep at that time.
Weirdest feeling was falling asleep watching mad tv and waking up at 3 am to home movies and thinking you were in a different universe's representation of cartoons
@@andy34isabor89 ngl, Home Movies is so on the nail that it's nightmare fuel.
Every Saturday when I was little I'd get up at 5:30am so I could catch the Saturday morning cartoons starting at 6. Now I'm physically incapable of getting up at 5:30 without an alarm
i love so much that early adult swim animation is making such a big comeback, it wasnt all about money, people made what they loved.
Sadly [as] itself is far away from this as it can get nowadays
@@EnigPartyhaus thats why i said wasnt all about money, as is so soulless now trying desperately too uphold the facade they used too actually have
@@EnigPartyhaus Yeah i've seen ads while watching [as] and the shows look like garbage. The classics will forever reign supreme.
@@canistillwearmybalenci Yeah, it's honestly a shame. The last show I can think of that managed to capture the feel of a "classic" AS show was Mike Tyson Mysteries, but that got cancelled and a revival will never happen since Norm's dead now.
@@anchorbubba I can't blame them for expanding but it's really heart breaking.
I finished high school the year that Home Movies ended, and that finale absolutely broke me. Brendan, for the entire series, was a very relatable creative introvert. Losing your spark or interest in one creative outlet while simultaneously growing strong enough to tear down the barrier between yourself and others? Powerful stuff.
I was just out of high school and the finale was actually my first episode lol. I was lmao at everyone taking a dig at Melissa’s make up, McGuirk’s obsession with the grill, and completely lost it at Jason’s throw up monster 🤣💙
i lost my spark in my outlet but still antisocial shit sucks man
We always had to write storys in school by the typical plot diagram (opening exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution) and we got bad grades, if we didn't follow this storytelling diagram. We often couldn't even choose what to write about, instead there were 2 options of storys we had to choose from and it was rated by how we discribed the story, how well we followed the plot diagram and how good our grammar was. You just reminded me how creativity was punished in school and I didn't even notice back then.
It should be noted that this formula is made explicitly to make a narrative understandable, and one can mix up the order a bit (for example, Memento does its entire story backwards). The main thing to note, however, is that no matter what order of these you choose, the resulting story HAS to be understandable or else you've just written gibberish. You can start with a scene from the climax as a hook, then go to the opening in order to provide a teaser for what the story will build up to, but if you start with the climax, then go to the resolution, then go the exposition, then end with the rising action...then you have a hell of a job to frame that story in a way where that order can work in any capacity and not make it sound like garbled gibberish.
Basically, the provided formula is the most efficient to work with and understand. You can be as creative as you want with the context of the story, but good luck thinking of a way to drastically mix up the order and still come out with a story that is comprehendible to anyone but yourself. There's a reason why the main type of story that a heavy order mixup is possible in tends to be stories using amnesia as a plot device, which in itself is a trope that's bordering the realm of non-creativity because that's one of the only ways heavy order mixup is possible and understandable so everyone wanting to mix up the order usually relies on this to the point of near-overuse.
@@joshuakim5240 what if people like reading the gibberish and you make money doing it?
@@_Chessa_
I mean, that has been done before but in most instances that never makes anything that becomes widespread, popular, or respected outside of a small cult following. Unless you're making a religion, which for some reason seems to work really well with writing cryptic gibberish.
@@_Chessa_school does not exist to help you make money. School is teaching you how to interpret the media you digest outside of school. You can be creative on your own time, prove you know what a climax is so you don't look like a f-n rere when you're 20 and can't describe the plot of a movie you watched
@@joshuakim5240 A story just needs to be entertaining, no you don't need to follow a formula at all. The surrealism genre is a perfect example of writing a story like you're in a dream and anything can happen. You're part of the problem.
The fear of failure is such a crippler it’s hard to break from it.
There’s so many projects I want to work on but I tell myself “I’m not ready.” or “It’s not going to look good.” And I end up never doing it because I continue telling myself that. This is such a great video
I unlearned that by not taking anything I do seriously and not putting any stock into it. "I'll just try it out real quick" and "I'll start learning X language if I don't like it I'll just stop" had lead me to be way more productive and creative. Once you stop seeing something as work or as a commitment you'll also stop procrastinating or seeking perfection. It feels absolutely freeing and you should try it.
Don't forget the "I got responsibilities rn"
Same here. I was the weird kid that would say a lot of nonsense have the stupidest ideas, but people don't like stupid kids, so naturally i've learned that coming up with crazy ideas is bad and will get me made fun of. Even though i know that's now how it works, my brain has programmed itself to abandon that and any creative process i do either results in something bad or my perfectionism kicks in and i end up underestimating my creation because "i suck" or "it's not good enough".
JUST DO IT, NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE!
for me it’s having too many projects. i never finish them
That last scene where the camera we've seen all series is slowly "dying" on the road while that melancholy guitar track plays will always stick in my mind as one of the most emotional scenes ive seen on television
And then the end theme ruins the moment, because of a bad audio editor lol
@@RasmusKudahl JESUS.... Maybe it was intentional🥴
@@aturchomicz821 Brendon Small said in an interview he wants to fire whoever did it, if I remember correctly, haha
big floppa fan
came here to comment about this, remember seeing it for the first time back then and wanting to tell everybody about it but nobody knew of it
EmpLemon has a gift for making me care about things that I previously didn't care about. Such an excellent producer.
He made me care about the fruit of the loom logo
Loved this show growing up. That theme song is so catchy also coach mcguirk is an all time funny character
Anything H. Jon Benjamin touches turns to gold.
Man I loved ur videos back in the day
@@limydread hey man that’s awesome !
@@gmanthecoolman Except Arbys
McGuirk is legendary, can't believe this video barely mentions him at all! Without him this show is nothing
Brendon made an unofficial cameo years later in the cartoon network show Clarence, which may claim as a spiritual successor to home movies. I say unofficial because the character went unnamed, but it's the same voice actor and an identical design. He appears as an employee at a video store the kids end up at. He tries to strike up a conversation about the latest films, but gets disappointed when he goes ignored. Not only is it a fitting epilogue to the character's story, but it's in both shows' themes of the world eventually taking a child's sense of wonder and passion as they become adults.
clarence is a good show tbh
"wolrd"
Whoa. That's crazy! Makes me kind of sad that he doesn't become a big-time director, but that's just another harsh reality this character has taught me :D
clarence is so god damn underrated i wish more people cared about both shows as much as i do
Only time I've seen an episode of Clarence, the titular character messed with some autistic kid's fries, for which autismo tried to straight-up murk him in a McD's playplace.
I enjoyed it.
I remember slogging through this show back in the day after episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force and just waiting for the anime block to kickoff. Never did give it it's fair shake, but damn what a story of coming back from the dead and being revived on Adult Swim. AS kept so many weird transient shows alive for so long.
Adult swim truly is goated
Hello future god emperor of NASCAR
I actually used to like this show. A lot better than a lot of the other garbage AS used to (and still does) air.
Yeah, like Family Guy :troll:
If only they hadnt wasted time on Home Movies, cant believe they gave this boring ass show 3 seasons 😕
this was probably the most criminally underrated show adult swim aired
So true
Too bad it was canceled as quickly as it was
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Nah, there are some much more underrated gems from Adult Swim such as The Brak Show, Saul of the Molemen, Moral Orel, etc. Home movies was so successful that Brendan Small still works with Adult Swim to this day.
@@majestyzx9081 oh i completely forgot about moral orel
@@McCoy-00 It had a 4 season, 52 episode run. That's pretty damn long by Adult Swim standards.
Hey emp, I know I dont speak for everyone, but watching this video really made me chock up. For over 4 years, I've been writing a story that was born out of my desire to want to produce something that truly represents the stories and ideas that I love to think and ponder on. And I geniunely wrote it out of a desire to just share the stories that go on in my head. But, I finished that story two years ago, and havent done anything with it. Out of a mixture of fear that people wouldn't enjoy it, that no one would find anything good or entertaining out of my work, and that I would be absolutely eviscerated for writing at what I thought would have been considered a "amateur" level. And It wasn't until had had a talk with a friend a few months ago that I realized why? why do I care so much about what other people think? why do I seek their validation? And it was with that I decided, why should I care so much that a person may find my work to be bad or boring, This is my work, and all I wanted was for other people to experience it. And after that, well, I found some awesome people, and who are still helping me out to get my story, my vision out there. And watching this video made me finally push away all my doubts and that I had made the right decision to finally publish it. So thanks emp, for the awesome video and determination you've given me!
Hey man, your comment really resonated with me. I have stories that I've been thinking about and pondering on for almost half of my life and I also struggle with the feelings that I'm too much of an amateur and that I lack the skills to make them. This video really spoke to me and I'm glad that it spoke to you too.
I hope that you make it through and complete what your story. Who knows, I might see it someday.
I agree I write so many stories, scripts etc and I try to figure out ways to make something good
good on you man
I almost think from the standpoint of the LGBT community, we are always looking for validation from people as well. We don’t give ourselves the opportunity to just be free and express ourselves how we want for fear of losing people, people thinking we are crazy etc. the biggest thing for me recently is trying to just sit down with myself and see what things make me happy, what are things I enjoy doing, etc. I have recently rekindled my love for writing, and soon I will try and come out to my roommate at college to allow myself to begin the process of physically expressing myself. I really appreciate your comment.
@BOB DOLE HAS DIED LMAO - Logan Roof News
we don't do that here
Something that stood out to me about Home Movies, especially the first season, is how often characters talk over one another. For the children characters, this is so spot on and it gives it such a real feeling. Especially as you can FEEL their emotions even when they struggle to articulate it.
I was a kid myself watching it and I equally couldn't explain what made it so unique at the time. Thanks for this video and taking me back to a fun state of mind.
I actually love the improvised writing. It makes the show feel real, as you would in an actual conversation in the real world. The art is like nothing else but that's what I love about it. It actually fits the show really well!
The way you portray and discuss subjects like creativity through an old show like this is so well executed.
@BOB DOLE HAS DIED LMAO - Logan Roof News hey alright, keep it down will ya?
Oh hey Rixer, love your speedruns!
This reassures me. Everytime I hear someone say "oh, they must have been on drugs when making this" I get subconsciously irked because it assumes that no one can make something without it.
It's a calling card of an NPC to an autist (like me).
exactly! ,
creativity can & should be considered as Endangered.
@@seronymus 😂
Ironic since drug usage destroys your mind and dulls your senses.
@BOB DOLE HAS DIED LMAO - Logan Roof News I too laughed when someone I've never heard of died.
Emp, I really hope you read this. As a fellow creative, I found this to be one of the most insightful perspectives I've ever heard on creativity. It perfectly encapsulates so many sentiments I've had about creativity and why it's not valued (except for when it is). Keep up the good work. Thank you.
Yo, I'm a product design student and I really enjoy your videos! It's pretty cool seeing you in the comments here
@@Meggobro Thanks! It's probably not surprising, but I watch a lot of UA-cam channels that have a unique perspective.
I remember watching this as a kid and being unreasonably jealous that Brendan had friends and a mom who supported and participated in his creative interest.
I can't explain very well why, but when you were talking about how the show ended, how Brendan and his friends lost the motivation to keep making movies, and how like most kids, they moved past their creative endeavors, I started tearing up. Something about learning about this show where the sole focus is on this one kid and his friends making movies and having it all just end and chalking it up to them "moving on" and "growing out of it" really makes me feel devastated, even though I JUST learned about this show in this video
Ugh... Imagine how it was to actually watch it. I've rewatched the show a few times but I always skip the last couple episodes because they make me sad.
I always saw it a bit more bittersweet than devastating. I saw the movies as a coping mechanism for Brendon. When he left his camera behind, he just realized he didn't need them anymore. His misguided passion for making movies changed because he got better.
"Generally speaking, kids are dumb" excellent point
Pretty much
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_But_ , They’re honest
Jonny would disagree
I respectfully disagree.
Kids are smart enough to ask questions adults are too afraid to ask. The problem is they're also dumb enough to accept any answer you give them.
Brendan Small is an absolute legend. Metalocalypse is a triumph and certainly the biggest flex in his portfolio.
I never realized these shows were made by the same person.
@@Dante... Me either, although I never got into Metalocalypse that much
This is the one show that everyone remembers vaguely being showed at the sleepy hours of 3am . I'm glad I went back to see what the deal with this show. The dialouge is top tier. #teamCoachMcGuirk
It's shocking, shocking the variety of chips you can get today.
@@stenh.6243 I got crab chips the other day. Mistakes were made.
@@dddmemaybe bought crab flavored lays chips at the Asian market a while back. They sucked.
@@dddmemaybe it’s just regular chips seasoned with old bay. I guess it’s not for everyone since I like it
Beautiful
My mom was a real one and would show me all kinds of animated shows from renting at our library or blockbuster, W mom for letting me appreciate animation and eventually buying me a dsi because I wanted flipnote studio so badly, now I’m more of a gamer but Emp reminding me of this has brought it back full circle
I kind of went through that phase of becoming more of a gamer, but I am now willing to just combine both animation AND gaming!
Same here
Whenever emp takes 2 months or more, chances are he's making a banger
I'm HOPING it's the next Never Ever
@@greendaleforever "Yes content slave, create what *I* want!"
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@@daiyahigashikata ?
@@cdogthehedgehog6923 ?
Emperor Lemon is the only thing that sustains my life-force these days.
Praise be him 🖐😇🖐
Facts 🙌
Remember happy days.
@@thenetgamer2 wen u feel scared
I hope this isn't actually true :(
I honestly feel like the internet, specifically exposure the more creative side of it through sites like pre 2010's UA-cam, Newgrounds, and the like is probably the thing that makes me much more creatively driven now than I was as a kid. Seeing people who weren't afaird to ask "What if" or "Why not" motivated me to ask the same things.
Newgrounds was a great incubator of creative minds, a lot of amazing artists got their start from here.
@BOB DOLE HAS DIED LMAO - Logan Roof News the fuck are you talking about?
@@My_Old_YT_Account it's a spam bot. Just ignore it.
I feel like I recognize you for some reason :o the character in your avatar feels really familiar
As someone who aspires to be writer, yet constantly delays writing projects or ideas because fear of them being too bad, similar, or being too big for me to handle, this video really struck close. Surprisingly enough, I still feel that my imagination has remained intact even though I'm almost an adult which I can definitely say is a good thing and being reminded of that is nice.
Glad to know the struggle isn't something I alone deal with. I'm a writer too, not professionally or anything, it's more a hobby that I do on my own time because it makes me happy. I'm writing something pretty expansive right now, but I always feel daunted because as a writer I don't feel I'm equipped to handle the scope of my own ambitions when it comes to creating a comprehensive story. However, I've deigned to go through with it ultimately because of the fact that I want to create it for myself first and no one else.
I've never had any formal education as a writer, but I think that's the great part about the creative process. You don't always need training or formal education to create something awesome. You can do it with or without those things.
I'm 27 years old. While your comment stipulates that you're almost an adult, I feel that it's worth noting even after being one for nine years, I certainly don't feel like one. Hold onto the things that you find interesting or imaginative. The story I'm writing is about a genre as stale as old bread; an RPG-styled world built on the premise of societal differences created by how innate stats are distributed at birth. I'm still doing it despite the boring premise though, because it's a type of world near and dear to my heart.
I get how cheesy all of this sounds. Despite that, I want to say: find what you care about, and hold fast to it. I hope you find your way in writing, as it's my primary way of venting my imagination, it's something I care deeply about. If it's something you care about too, follow your heart. Never shy away from a challenge, and may good luck come to you and your future endeavors.
@@Crowald as someone who was in a similar boat, I feel like I understand what you mean when you say you don't feel equipped to handle the scope of your own ambitions. I would always start with a basic premise and then slowly expand it over time until it got so convoluted that even I couldn't keep track of what was taking place anymore. Maybe that's not exactly what you're referring to, but I've started writing books before and gotten over 100 pages done just to end up essentially scrapping the idea altogether because it felt so estranged from what I had originally set out to do. I have fairly little training or anything of the sort (I didn't even finish high school,) but I've always wanted to create something that I could look at and be proud of. Something that other people could enjoy and lose themselves in. I only just recently turned 20 and it feels like a weird place to be in. I feel like I have the option and the time to pursue the things that I'm passionate about, but at the same time it feels pointless, as if it's too late now. I started a book quite some time ago and every now and then I come back to it and feel the desire to keep working at it, but sometimes it's tough to stay motivated. On one hand, I really don't care if anybody else reads it or appreciates it because I'm writing it for myself at the end of the day, but on the other hand, it feels like it's a waste of time if it doesn't get me anywhere. Which is honestly mind-boggling to me, because if I wasn't wasting my time writing, I'd just be wasting my time doing something else in the first place. I've really come to a crossroads in my life in terms of what I want my future to be. All I really know is what I don't want it to be. I feel like I've gone off on enough of a tangent for the time being, but it's nice to know that other people are out there going through similar struggles.
You'll never do it
PY, Git 'er Done. I've done some of my best creativity lately (songwriting) and am in my 60's.
The Loco Motion has already hit grandpa...
"The strength of Art lies in its power to alienate"
BRB writing this one down
Is shitting on a canvas art? It has great alienating power, so it must be, right?
@@max7971 Yes, technically, it's just shitty art.
I really miss being 10 and staying up late to watch Home Movies, Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, Cowboy Bebop and all of those early Adult Swim shows.
Don't forget Oblongs and Mission Hill. Great times
don't forget the Brak Show
@@MrFranklinWest oblongs and mission hill were great. I really relate to Andy in mission hill.
This quite literally has been one of my favorite tv shows I thought no-one knew about. This little show inspired me to keep being creative. This video was great man, keep it going.
Its a show that everyone thinks that nobody knows, but everyone knows about it
@@nore5888 Yup
The only reason I remember it is because my mom was a fan. I only watched it because she did
@BOB DOLE HAS DIED LMAO - Logan Roof News don't worry, there's a special spot down there for people like you.
@@nore5888 I hadn't heard about it until this video.
Never has the quote "Only those who attempt the absurd are capable of achieving the impossible" has ever been so true regarding Home Movies
"The character of Brendon Small is a not so subtle nod to series co-creator Brendon Small" made my laugh out loud
me*
For me it’s just a matter of thinking like a kid. Even now I have memories of thoughts I had as a narrow minded kid, drawings of monsters and crap made in school. School and just social pressure makes people change so hard
"Creativity is one one the aspects that separates humanity from animals and I have become a beast" - Me
I loved Home Movies so much. The dialogue despite mainly being improv was really nice and felt very genuine. I also remember the ending when he broke his camera kinda got me.
I cried at the end
@BOB DOLE HAS DIED LMAO - Logan Roof News how was your day man?
@@Samwow probably same as always. Posts unfunny garbage and spams comments for attention.
for a site that routinely discourages this kind of content, this channel is an inspiration. thanks emp
I wouldn’t say that UA-cam discourages videos like these. They’re relatively simple to make and bring in a lot of watchtime. These are the videos that UA-cam likes to recommend because they keep people on the site.
@@DDub04 clearly you have no idea how the algorithm works.
Aren't video essays popular also no one knows how the algorithm works
To answer the others, yes UA-cam does discourage this kind of content.
The algorithm likes channels who upload very frequently. It also likes videos in which people click on more often.
Because people like EmpLemon, Lemino, etc. create longer video essays, less people click on them due to the length of the content. (Some may say they don't have enough time to view the video, etc.)
Dunkey did a video about this, where he pointed the content gap out. (The video is titled "I'm Done Making Good Videos")
@@DDub04 simple to make? Emps videos are anything but simple...
I was homeschooled between the ages of 6-9. When I went back into the normal system I found myself struggling socially with many of the kids, mainly because I just did whatever I wanted, not what was 'socially acceptable'. When I look back it was when I re-adjusted to fit in that a lot of my creativity was killed.
this video was fantastic. It was like having a conversation with a friend about that thing you've always had in the back of your mind but seemed silly to discuss, wishing you could worry less about consequences and more about making mistakes quickly.
the fear of failure only increases with expectations as any creative project in the "adult life" is seem as a waste of time or effort if the results are unsatisfying, and it doesn't help that it's not just other people that might feel this way, but yourself as well...
it's a world where most believe in the very tangible and financial return, investing in tried formulas, while shunning the inevitable mistakes involved in a long and experimental creative/learning process as if those are simply not meant to exist :(
Man I really appreciate your videos.
Thanks for doing what you do!
Yes
I'm glad you express stuff like this :D
Amazing video Emp, you never miss :)
I Freak'n LOVE Home Movies!
You truly are the LANDSTANDER for bringing this show back into light.
Exactly
He stands on land
Emplemon has one of the most beautiful writing styles I've seen on this platform. It's so insane to me how he could effortlessly articulate feelings that I have but find impossible to explain. When I think about my life, fear is the one true thing that has consistently stopped me from giving even anything creative an earnest attempt. After a lot of work and self-reflection, I'm coming into my own now with youtube, music, drawing, etc, but I can't deny that the trauma holds me back from getting truly immersed in my work. Your words never fail to be inspiring and healing to me, so thank you for being such an amazing content creator.
couldnt have said it better.
even the ad are so outstanding and attractive.
You are saying facts
I remember sometime waking up super early in the morning in middle and high school and sometimes seeing this, like around 4:00 or 5:00 before Adult swim late night transferred to early morning CN, and it always sucked me in, even if it wasnt the usual high energy stuff that I woke up that early to see. it was both comfy and chill and funny at the same time which was a rare chemistry to find. usually
shows are hyperactive and funny or surreal and funny. But this one had such a mellow day to day energy that was still entertaining, it was like watching someones actual life. And the thing was it didnt feel like it was being tryhard about it, you often really related to the characters and you knew the exact situations from real life. And you sympathized with them, especially in the low stakes daily life stuff where you really saw their raw personalitites and how they delt with mundane stuff. Its in stuff like “should I return these shoes I really like” or “I got these swords from an infomercial”. Always wanted to be freinds with these kids and the coach and just talk. Just seemed cool. Always felt super sincere and honest instead of forced. Sometimes you figure out stuff, sometimes you dont, sometimes you arent sure, sometimes your selfish, sometimes gracious, sometimes sure sometimes not, but you forma rough shape of things and are trying along the way. And it was great.
one of the most natural shows i’ve ever watched. I still remember it more then most anything else on tv.
this is why I'm never letting anyone see my ideas word doc, mostly because I don't want to have to curate it for others viewing, and as an extension of that because I don't want people seeing what I wrote down in it.
I'll never forget Coach Mcguirk.
Such a great character!
Was not expecting this to make me cry. This is one of those weird moments where it almost feels like this video was made for me specifically for this exact moment in my life. I have a lot to think about, and I think you unwittingly helped convince me to finally try therapy again. I'm tired of being afraid, I want to be a kid again, I want to make music again. Thanks for helping me realize that.
Same here Carissa :c I understand perfectly, I'm in a similar spot
me too ,down to the last detail hehe ,
group hug?
We’re rooting for you friend :)
For the love of the universe. You aren't a kid. Get and keep a real job.
@@theecharmingbilly for someone accusing immaturity you sure did a cringe reddit thing by refusing to mention God
"there would Never Ever be another cartoon like Home Movies"
"There may Never Ever be another cartoon like Home Movies"
"There will Never Ever be another Cartoon like Home Movies"
there will Never Ever be another animated sitcom like Home Movies
“There may or may Never Ever be another cartoon like home movies”
the coach's actor is Archer and Bob's Burgers, that's where I first fell in love with his sweet monotone voice.
Hey Emp, keep doing what you’re doing. I’ve lurked on your channel for over a year now and love revisiting videos like this every couple months. Your content is most inspiring stuff out there for creators on UA-cam right now.
Brendon Small is unironically one of the best musicians I've ever heard.
He's one of the few metal musicians who doesn't sacrifice beauty and melody for hard, brutal songs.
Yea i was so shocked when i learned Brendon was the brain behind Dethklok, and now it's one of my fav bands and along with Home Movies being my all time best show. Brendon is a genius who definitely deserve way more recognition!
I had cradle cap
Him copies me.
Brandon's musical games are amazing.
Probably the most notable thing about Brendan Small is that he's currently metal music's Prince. In that he can play just about every instrument in a metal style.
I think only the drums isn't done by Small, everything else on Dethklok is him.
True creativity coming from someone who has no one to impress is the most mind opening statement I've ever heard
It’s good but “My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives.” 😂❤️
Pretty true, especially when looking at the monumental works of some of the great outsider artists like Darger, Wölfli, and Ramírez.
Yeah, not really though. Though out history majority of the best works were performed for a royalty or for a church. When Sistine chapel was painted there absolutely were expectations and standards imposed.
As somebody who’s done them all, from drawing, painting, multimedia media filmmaking, editing, and graphic design, I’ve never watched something so dense in what it means to be a creative and condense it all into an amazing 25 minutes. This is why you will always be my favorite content creator because you make me think about so much within so little time.
You didnt do music?
@@megamaggotman7025 We don’t talk about that
@@megamaggotman7025 I’ve learned I’m a visual arts man first and foremost.
@@SokoPrince nice
to be honest, my creativity was limited the less i knew back in the day, but because i was told to keep my creativity at a young age, I think that's why I retained a lot of my creative ability
11:06
Thank you!
I have a feeling creativity alone doesn’t determine success but that the creative successful people managed to balance creativity with the skills to function in society by focusing their creativity in useful applications therefore rising to the top.
Just because something is creative doesn’t mean it’s good. I’d argue that great art needs the familiar as much as it needs the alien. Marketability isn’t a soulless word. Editors don’t exist to destroy creativity but to focus it.
The problem with infinite possibility is the infinite. Great artists have the ability to navigate through the infinite in a way to connect with people and show us something new about the familiar.
Literally just got on lunch break and I have no friends on this shift. Bless you Emp
Watching UA-cam videos at work is the best stress relief
@@McCoy-00 FOH with your malware links buddy I hope you get shadowbanned
@@whirlwind872 thanks
Bro same here
I've been in an existential slump lately, feeling the weight of my daily repetition of work and sleep. This video reminded me that I am still a creative person and that I still matter. I daydream at work. I hum to myself all the time. I think about my novel ideas and music concepts constantly. Even if my talents aren't valued by modern society, that doesn't mean they're without value. They're important to me, and that means they're important.
I needed this today. I think I'm gonna go write a fanfiction, or play my mandolin, or do something silly and spontaneous. I'm gonna live, dammit, even if my definition of living doesn't line up with society's definition of success.
fuck what our society deems as succesful
👏👏👏
Blah blah blah you'll still pay taxes and die like the rest of us.
@@cdogthehedgehog6923 yeah but thats not all humanity boils down to. Should we not try to make life more interesting for ourselves?
@@luukvanoijen7082 Actually, humans boil at 211°F. But that's besides the fact that we all gonna die after the world bleeds us dry.
I think another great example of this creativity in children is the Captain Underpants series, but taken to the absolute extreme. Every adult in the series is grumpy, angry, and jaded, while the children, especially our heroes, are very creative and really takes a shot at how terrible the public education system is and how stifling of creativity the system is.
I remember the exact moment watching cartoon network with my older brother that Adult Swim transitioned on with Home Movies. It was a true culture shock to go from the usual cartoons to a show like that. Always thought it was good from the beginning of watching it. The coach was my favorite lol.
It's worth noting Brenden Small, the writer and creator of the show, is the mastermind behind metalocalypse, not sure how you spell it but you get the idea
(Better correct the spelling before I cause more butthurtness 🤦)
What ams that metalocslypse ting?
That blew my mind
Its METALOCALYPSE YA JAKOFF
PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT METALOCALYPSE IN 2021!?!?
@@soupbane1688 its more likely than you think!
Home Movies legitimately changed my life the first time I caught it on air about a year and a half ago. It was one of those things that I couldn't believe I was seeing play on actual TV- it was so crude and rough around the edges, but it felt so real and you could tell there was a genuine creative drive behind it. Being a guy who also made movies with my friends on a shoestring budget and a camcorder, the show really struck a chord with me. It singlehandedly introduced me to the creative toybox that is adultswim, and I swear being exposed to true creator-driven art like this has changed me. It makes me feel like good about being unapologetically creative, and (as you perfectly mentioned) in a world where even our entertainment is being stripped of creativity, I'm just so glad something like this is allowed to exist.
Funny thing is, the reason I flipped to adultswim that night in the first place was because you had the old theme music playing in the background of a Rick and Morty video. It was an earworm for a little bit, and then I decided to flip to home movies on a whim. So thank you Emp.
It's not just fear but also the simple sin of sloth.
Creativity takes energy that sometimes, we just don't get up and do anything good. The best of us are wanting what's right.
Yeah my most successful videos are my creative ones. But then I lose motivation and just film what I see.
"Historically, the greatest art has almost always come from people who have had nothing to lose and no one to impress"
This right here is where unconditional manners start to come into play. Let's not get carried away from it, but it is something to really think about cuz it has SOOO much frontiers of unlocked potential on the brain, the mentality inside of us
Man, this video might be one of your most underwatched videos of your current era. One of my favorite videos here, it really inspires me.
Livin like a bug ain’t easy.
Home Movies is a great show and it holds up really well!
I got introduced to Franz Kafka through Home Movies lol
More like livin like a parasite :DDDD
If it weren't for Home movies and Mission Hill, I never would've been interested in Kafka
Me and my friends have been rewatching this show everytime we hang out lately and it weirdly enough sparked a creative side of us again and we’ve been making music. Brendon small is truly a creative king, if you haven’t watched all his cartoons you wouldn’t understand. He’s honestly the only person that come to mind when I think of someone who inspires me
Galakticon is a great album, too.
I'll be real with you Emp. I have constantly dealt with fear over leading and thinking of creative projects due to my lack of skill in terms of what I need for those projects. Stuff like art, music, coding, I can't say I'm very good at them. I won't go into details of them since I'd rather not advertise in someone else's comment section, but let's just say this kind of video is liberating for me.
Also a good birthday gift too.
I myself just indulged in a bit of a creative experiment here in my house. I finally decided to stop worrying about the end product, stop worrying about all of the intricacies and stop worrying about how much I want to improve my art. I decided to draw a messy picture like an 8-year-old. And how did I go?
I've never felt more creatively free in my entire life.
Ah, optimism... So hard to come by...
Imposter Syndrome is a very real thing.
Videos like this help with that feeling.
Your channel is easily one of the best on UA-cam. You’re scripting, the visual component to your content. It’s legitimately top shelf.
It’s truly amazing how EmpLemon went from doing YTP to some of the best video essays out there! Each video essay covers such vastly different topics too but is always executed so well! Keep up the great videos! :D 😎👍
One of the only you tubers left that still have passion and put serious effort into their content. Thanks for the great video man I’ve been watching you since i was a little kid
Still to this day, one of my favorite shows of all time.
Barely any focus on animation, low quality (and yet soothing) voice recording, and the most mundane of situations for a somewhat kid's show.. And yet I can fondly remember most episodes from start to finish.
Simplicity truly is key, and this show proved it flawlessly.
As someone who wants to work in the creative field myself, this video sheds some light on some concepts I've been thinking about. My biggest fear is that I'll lose al my creativity one day and I won't be able to draw anything anymore, but this video really inspired me. I'll always remember that even in this gloomy world, I gotta have the mind of a child. Awesome vid!
Only if you ever stop drawing you won't be able to do so. Think of it as a muscle, you can grow it as much as you want, but only when you stop training is when it starts to dissapear.
And here we are automating creativity, how unbelievably lost we've become.
Hey Emp, I know that there's a good chance that the wall of text that I'm about to write is more than likely going to be buried under hundreds of other comments, and the chances of you reading this are entirely slim to none, but I just wanted to try and say thank you for making videos like these. It's very rare that I ever make comments on the videos that I watch, even rarer still is if the creators of those videos see or even read them, but I decided that this would be the one that I would take my shot at. I think that out of all of the videos that you've produced recently, this is the one that has profoundly resonated with me on such a level that it's actually spurring me on to write this. Back during my schooling days, I often figured myself to be a pretty creative kid, and in high school, I finally took the plunge to try and create my own series as a dumb teenager to work on something more long form to give myself an outlet for my creative mind to invest time in to get away from the things that I was having trouble with in my life at the time; mainly the issues that I was having with my family and the almost inevitable feeling that the standard school grading system was trying to suck the very soul out of me as both tried to suffocate my creative spirit. I was big into doodling and creative writing and as I grew up, I just found myself doing less and less of both as time went on though. It's something that I've criticized myself for citing how much I used to be into it in my own head, however now that I'm twenty two I find myself with what feels like less and less free time to be able to focus on my creative endeavors, and being trapped in what feels like a dead-end job in a sinking location while trying to be able to pay for all of my expenses has really taken it out of me even more.
I've actually been a big fan of your videos since your YTP days, and I've been enjoying a lot of your mini-documentary series but this is the first one that has hit me on such an emotional level that I can't help but to break my typical rule of silently watching in order to post just something, anything to say thank you. This video has had me digging around through tons of old Google Docs and old journals from my classes that I would often daydream in instead of actually trying to memorize whatever boring thing I was being taught at the time that I knew I would inevitably forget about a week later after I took a test on just to learn something new to take another test on. These characters all meant so much to me and the world that they inhabited was a bizarre mishmash of things that I was and still am into, but somehow this all still feels like it comes off as uniquely 'me' in a sense. I don't know if I'll ever actually end up perusing anything with the world or characters that I've made despite writing the world and drawing these characters for almost eight years now, but hey, if I managed to break one rule to get over my fear of commenting on something as small as a UA-cam video, what's stopping me from doing more?
Thanks Emp, keep doing what you're doing. And to anyone else that stopped to read this, thank you for your time, and I hope that you can do something with whatever you decide to make, no matter what challenges you may face along the way.
You know what? This video reminded me why I love YTP so much. It's the passion to go against the grain, the passion to express ourselves in visually and technologically creative ways. There are so many programs that allow poopers to make jokes or trippy effects. And most of those programs are far less expensive than the big boy programs like Photoshop or Premiere or Vegas. I like that nothing is off limits, but what's even more impressive are the limitations brought in via collabs. I hate to bring my own stuff into conversation, but I hosted a collab about a year ago where the main source is the Lego Island disc error clip, which is 3 seconds long. The amount of entries and jokes I showed off in the collab was spectacular. I'm very happy that I made this project possible. To me, that collab showed me the community's passion and creativity. So thank you, Emp. You are truly a great creator.
I haven’t even watched it myself, and I very much relate to this show. I sometimes find myself feeling like even referring to myself as amateur is too much credit, but I nevertheless create simply because I want to. And I know damn-well to always do it just for me, and nobody else. I never make something unless it’s guaranteed I’ll enjoy making it, which may result in several months between creative projects. But for the most part, I still enjoy creating them and find myself proud of them even if they’re not that good.
This and Dr. Katz inspired a lot of us in the late 90s to realize that all you needed was good story and comedy, and your methods could be whatever. America is still probably the best place in the world for that kind of thinking. Of course it's not perfect though.
Also your Matrix short at the end is the funniest ad I think I've ever seen. Once you started pushing the ear buds while talking about all the sheeple I lost it! Hope you sell a lot of them.
I think emp missed the mark a little bit by not talking about how the first season of Dr. Katz was originally recorded in Tom Snyder's pantry and animated on something like a Pentium 1 PC with absolutely no budget and wound up being critically acclaimed and only ended because of Jonathan Katz's MS getting to the point that he couldn't handle running the show. But this is why it started with the squiggle vision, why we have H. Jon Benjamin, and why Jonathan Katz plays Melissa's dad.
@@Kevin-jb2pv Huge missed opportunity. Still, one of his best
That ad was calling people who buy Raycons sheeple, as well (thinly veiled, I thought). At least I hope thar's the case, otherwise it's completely hypocritical. Those ear buds were not manufactured by audiophiles to be great. They weren't designed by audiophiles at all. They we never meant to be a good value. They're just an opportunistic cash grab. Raycons would be dirt cheap if not for the premium they charge you to cover their massive advertising campaigns
@Random Username I did as part of my bid to support emp.They are garbage though
Raycons are still dogshit, though
Home Movies was such a fun show, it always kept me entertained and probably played a large part in my dry sense of humor today.
Brendon appeared as an Easter Egg in a recent episode of Bob's Burgers and I jumped towards the screen like Leo in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
I remember getting into Home Movies because it was on half an hour before I went to school in the morning. I saw clips and didn't think much of it until I actually watched a full episode and found myself giggling and enjoying the shit out of it. I played a few episodes with it being on HBO Max and my grandmother of all people was having fun with me.
Somehow, imagining a ninja running and jumping through electric cables on the road feels great again. Thanks Emp
I am now thoroughly convinced that Emp has a dartboard and throws a dart at it blindly and wherever it lands is what he makes his video on next. This is however, not a bad thing, as the Mount Everest Discrepancy has lead me and a friend to some good debate.
It also seems that it doesn't matter where the dart lands as whatever Emp makes is going to be well researched and thought out, so yeah... Keep throwing darts Emp!!
I wonder what subjects are on Emp's dartboard right now...
A deep analysis of The Kepler-186 System
The complicated symbology of LEGO
The entire history of animated pornography
Why being immortal is worse than being mortal
What if the pyramids were square?
Humanities superiority riddled relationship with bugs
Social media's obsession with itself
There will never ever be another burger like The Big Mac
And several other things.
@@rjs4176 The fact that the last one you stated was extremely adjacent with the Mac Tonight video is uhhh... just a touch scary
@@thescubapup623 Yeah... _spooky._
Predicting what Emp's next video is going to be about is like trying to go up the spiral.
He’s like video essay dunkey
The only thing that's for sure about emplemon, is nothing's for sure.
Bruh, EmpLemon's product endorsements are on another level. This is the only channel where I actively look forward to advertisements
The idea of creativity vs order is rooted in our very core. I was watching a video that described the transition from hunter-gatherers to modern society, and the result of how the dynamic thinking of the former hunters struggles against the structured society of the former gatherers, just thought that was pretty interesting so i thought id mention it
not to be dramatic, but Brendon Small genuinely changed my life with Metalocalypse and his music (both Dethklok and Galaktikon). his creative endeavors have never failed to be anything but near-masterpieces. without constant fuckery from the networks he's gotten involved with, i wonder how much more Brendon could flourish.
Home Movies, Galaktikon, Metalocalypse and anything else Brendon is creatively involved with deserve to be held on a pedestal and marveled for many years to come. this guy is nothing short of a genius. thank you for talking about him.
This video was spookily relevant for me, not just as a Home Movies enjoyer, but also someone struggling against chronic anxiety and sloth to express my natural very vivid creativity into artistic productivity. Bless you Emp. 🌟
Being a person who’s felt more creative rather than smart, this video cheers me up, and I’ll be coming back to it whenever I’m down and need to feel good about the works I’ll inevitably do.
Always an inspiration Emp, stay spiraling 😊
I need to be more creative. I’ve legitimately lost so much joy and wonder in the last five years, I feel like half of the person I was following the first few years out of high school. I used to make a lot of home movies with my friends and by myself. Got to do a few video projects in high school, and then it all kinda halted after graduation. Then in 2017 I let my demons and vices take me into mud and dark places. Lots of self hatred, lots of drug abuse, many sleepless nights and too many toxic people to talk about. I ended up meeting and slowly becoming great friends with a few of the most creative people I’ve ever known. A music producer and a huge story-teller/artist. They’ve gotten me to think more about my ideas and feelings than anyone else, and hopefully I’ll be able to do something with their help and input. Thanks for such a wonderful video, Emp. Makes ne feel more positive about my ability to freate something.
Loren Bouchard, Sam Seder and H. Jon Benjamin have always created magic together.
as a kid it’s really scary to hear that my freedom to be an individual will go away, hopefully we will make efforts to change that
There's a vaccine for that.
It's been going for thousands of years. Good luck man
Be creative in your spare time if you can, pretty much all you can do
This is definitely going to be a beneficial watch for creatives such as myself. Got a lot of artist friends that could use another perspective on creating media like this.
i remember secretly seeing this show when i was 11 never could remember its name.
the art style always stuck with me thank you for making this video or i wouldn't have never known where to search
I remember the scene in the last episode where Brendon realizes their movies aren’t actually good, so they ponder why they ever even made the movies in the first place. It related a lot to me because that’s exactly how I feel looking back at the comics I used to draw as a kid. They’re poorly drawn, they make little sense, they’re not anywhere near as funny as I remember them being when I wrote them. But none of that really matters to me. I’m still happy I made them, because I remember having so much fun drawing comics as a kid. Even if I never make it big or become a great artist, I hope I always have the ability to have fun with the stories I enjoy making
This video hits so so hard. As somebody who grew up loving to create, as an adult, it's much harder to grasp onto that same energy. But this show makes me happy, and willing to try things again.
Probably the most fulfilling EmpLemon video I've watched so far. I've found great insight in the SpongeBob and Homer's Enemy videos, but this one is a great look into the creative process and how it can be stifled. For years, my creativity has peaked when I wasn't worried about fqiling, and has been bound by my expectations, how I absorb any response to my creative work and when the latter undermines the former.
Learning to let go of that fear of failure that my creative work won't be revered or valued by others and my efforts won't be validated, and finding the right balance between creative satisfaction and proper use of critical feedback has been pretty tough, but at the end of the day, I have to be satisfied with what I've done, and I won't be satisfied if I express my creativity for the fulfillment of others and forget to enjoy the process.
This video is a great look into what drives creative people and what people in a creative rut can do to gain new perspective and keep on working. It can also be applied to life itself because the creative kid in all of us isn't gone, they're just somewhere deep inside. Great video.
This is by far Emp’s most philosophical video yet, it’s crazy to see how far he’s come
Creating really is a key to freedom. Looking at the world around us always has the sense that something isn't quite right. Really makes me want to pursue creative projects and passions. The problem seems to be that our world resists following passions as they aren't always logical in the typical progression of success. Breaking that cycle of falling into place seems like it could really bring one happiness.
I would say part of the paradox of creativity is also that the most miserable people are also the ones who tend to be the most creative. Success may reward creativity but it also kills it if it solves their problems. Happy people just don't tend to make the best art. It may very well be that in us rewarding creativity we also contribute to its destruction in some ways.
Its best of course not to beat creativeness into the ground but we should be selective in how we reward it.