Mathew Buck & Channel Awesome
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- Опубліковано 8 кві 2022
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Mathew Buck joined the website Channel Awesome in 2009 as film reviewer "Film Brain", but after 9 years of videos, collaborations, movies, and friends, he decided to leave.
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Mathew is just a decent guy who can figure out his own thing. So leaving was for the best.
Man this is so sad to see him like this. He seemed genuinely sad about all this... I don't blame him
It's good that you're talking about your experiences and that you feel you have a future.
But media never dies, it just gets puts on a watchlist.
I love when interviewers have the same sort of zero idea about the person they're interviewing as I do. I have no idea why this popped up in my recommended but it did, so I clicked on it.
I like how they talk though
the glare on your lenses is epic. blinding even.
Very anime vibes aren't they?
Looks like it was necessary to disguise all the blinking.... Wonder if his blinks spell anything in Morse code
Even years later this whole channel awesome controversy still comes up it actually amazes me
They made internet reviews trendy. But then some of them got arrogant.... and history has shown when you get several people who believe they do better than them in a room massive explosion.
An internet empire collapsed overnight. That shit tends to leave an impression for years to come.
Can someone please explain more of this controversy?
@@strawberrylime33 It's a long story but I'll try and give you the quick version:
-In 2018, a group of former producers for Channel Awesome put together a public Google document called "Not So Awesome" detailing all the bad experiences they had working there, including poor treatment during the making of the anniversary movies, generally incompetent site management and some more serious allegations regarding sexual harassment. The hope was just to receive an apology and that the way the site was run would improve in the future for the sake of those still working there.
-CA's first response was a pathetic non-apology ("we regret you felt that way") and for a lot of the producers still on the site, that was the last straw and they quit in protest.
-This inspired CA to give a second, _even worse_ response where, again, instead of apologising and admitting fault, they very weakly attempted to "debunk" a small handful of the criticisms of their past wrongdoings listed in the Google doc. This went over _so_ badly that almost _everyone_ else on the site quit.
-"Channel Awesome" is really just the Doug Walker and friends channel now; the Nostalgia Critic crew in Chicago plus Brad Jones/The Cinema Snob, who was the _only_ producer to take their side after the controversy. As far as I know, to this day absolutely none of them have since admitted to any wrongdoings in the past.
@@Zomdra I remember an interview with Doug talking about how they lost so much views, but since that, the channel have transformed in something better, with better managers, but he did not apologise, at least not in this interview.
Mathew is such a bloody sweetheart. And yeah, his sycophant role especially in Suburban Knights, however massively flawed those movies are, was great.
I wouldn't say they were great. Watch them now. Its Neil Breen levels of bad, but without the entertainment
@@DeadManSinging1 oh not the movies themselves. But some of the CA cast members, Mat included, did a really good job.
I was a big fan of their early work even up to To Boldly Flee and it felt the end of their era, the classic ones were shifting and so on. It stings to go back and see it knowing how badly people like Lupa we're being treated by Micchard and whoever.
I can't look at JewWario or Spoony anymore
JewWario certainly, but I definitely would put Spoony on the same level as a sexual predator like Justin. Spoony made his mistakes and he's rightly judged for them (and he's apologised for most) but he's not reprehensible. If he still made reviews I'd watch them.
You know, I used to think Dan Rizzo f.k.a. That Aussie Guy deserved to get fired, but to be honest considering what's been happening with many CA contributors, I think he was the first thread.
By that I mean this:
Imagine an article of clothing; you see a loose thread causing trouble, so you cut it, thinking the rest of the clothing will remain intact. But then, as the years go by, you find another loose thread and another, and before you know it, what used to be a great piece of clothing is now a pile of rags slowly rotting with dust, dirt, and bugs on the floor.
Channel Awesome back when it was called TGWTG used to be that clothing. It wasn't unusual for the contributors to quit when they feel they've grown beyond the site and out of that cloth, but then you got your loose threads.
People who left for reasons that stir debate among their fans. Riz was the first loose thread, some say it was due to money, others say it was due to him spreading rumours about Lindsay Ellis' alleged promiscuity. Yet despite what we think and what others say, we have yet to hear from Riz on that matter because he's literally been cut from that site.
Then you have Spoony, who also left causing the fans to debate again. Some say he got fired for an off-colour rape/bondage joke addressed at JesuOtaku. Others say he left for financial and location reasons. The latter of which Spoony insisted to be the case.
Then you got Lupa and Phelous who left due to a screw over between the former and the higher-ups. And this was not too long after Lupa was accused of getting Spoony axed.
See where I'm going with this? Each one of these contributors, has had some form or other form of controversy prior to their leaving. Each one has either never been heard from again, or even if they have, have had not-so-nice things to say about CA.
I'm not saying Doug and Rob are responsible, the farthest from it. The only thing they'd be guilty of is not speaking up when they had the chance, no more no less. But I think when the higher-ips of CA realized how much revenue and man-power they got, they cut off anyone that would dare speak against them, whether they were telling the truth or not.
Whether or not these contributors are right or wrong isn't important, but what is is that they became the very loose threads that once cut made Channel Awesome get closer from being clothes to rags. And the more threads that have to be cut, the more exposed the intentions of the higher-ups are.
That's why I think Riz no longer deserves to look like the bad guy.
Also, LordKaT said his piece about Riz on the Kiwi Farms forum circa August 22nd 2016:
"As far as the Rizzo thing is concerned, I only know a little bit of information and most of it is second hand, since I wasn't actually at TGWTG for the first year. The story I know goes as follows:
For whatever reason, Riz and Lindsay hated each other. Even prior to the 1 year, they never got along. At the 1 year anniversary special, Lindsay hated that Riz was put in charge of certain things related to production (where he actually went to school to learn that shit). Either because she hated him or it legit happened (and I think the former is more likely, we'll see why in a second), Lindsay decided she needed to tell everyone about how creepy Rizzo was, eventually leading to him being kicked off the site.
I don't really know the whole story because, again, I wasn't there. Here's the thing though: I believe it. This is how that site works, it's how they "manage" their talent: someone upsets someone else, but that someone else happens to be Lindsay, Spoony, Rob, Doug, or Michael. Soon after that, rumors start circulating internally that X did a bad thing, and that X is a bad person (see also The Amazing Atheist). Eventually the rumor leaks to the fans, and the person is kicked off the site (or are disassociated with it).
If you want to see someone that was unfairly put through that bullshit, look up Coldguy. I've worked with him extensively on other projects and he's been a reliable, if quirky, friend. Why was he put through the fucking ringer? I really couldn't tell you - I do know he fought with Rob and Doug over how to actually produce something that wouldn't look like cheap shit. More importantly, when I first joined the site, everyone was super busy telling me how weird Coldguy is, and how I should stay away from him.
As a footnote to CA history: I was told that Rizzo was "jealous" that I "stole" his idea for Until We Win, and that we should make fun of him because of it. Years later, I would talk to the guy and he told me that the only thing he ever said about UWW was that he wish he made it.
Also the last time I even remotely heard about him, Rizzo was working for a production studio in Australia. Coldguy also works full time at a tech support center and is working closer with MAGFest every year.
Even more "disgraced" TGWTG contributors turning out to be hard-working, decent human beings. Amazing that."
maybe DON'T mention that J name with the yellow hat
@@gracekim25 whoops
@@Joecbg100 mate there’s an edit button, please use it 😅
He finally shaved it. Looks really good.
I'm grateful you addressed this, when i heard about it in 2019, it took me a long time to REALLY process it to the point where it was only in 2021 or 2020 that i unsubscribed to channel awesome.....I totally get why you want people to watch you for your content and maybe not bring up the past as much...the downside about the internet is it will always be on here....
And um don't worry i'll get around to checking out Projector (in all honestly i never realised you, Dominic and a few others were ever part of that group until recently)
18.10.22
10:10 Didn't read the full script, just found his part in the script and focused on his part.
Your ready for Hollywood. Plenty of famous actors read scripts the same way
So first question, Cody, if you're at least aware of the controversy, why didn't you do like research before the interview?
Yeah, it’s sad what happened at Channel Awesome. They had some great talent there but they really messed up.
SYMBOLISM!
I remember the controversy when it first came out. I remember feeling physically upset to the point where I lost sleep because the nostalgia critic was someone that I had looked up to for years prior to that point. Now looking back, especially what with knowing now the history of the channel and the nostalgia critic, I kind of regret ever having been a fan. I've been waiting for them to address the accusations only for them to place all the blame on the creators, which led me to believe that the people behind CA are so fucking dumb that they don't take anything seriously. Not to mention the aftermath where the former producers that worked in the company ended up far worse off and some of them even suffered real psychological damage while Doug, his brother and Mike Michaud pretty much ducked and covered their asses like cowards, while ignoring the very real allegations against them and in the end, they pretty much made it out, virtually scot free, while everyone else that was burned by them suffered.
What happened?
“ Not to mention the aftermath where the former producers that worked in the company ended up far worse off and some of them even suffered real psychological damage” Now I’m curious. What happened to them after CA?
the thing is at the time you couldnt have known. i was a fan of doug and channel awesome too and when that whole article came out i was sickened and stopped watching dougs content. i remember feeling bad about jewwarios suicide too till that document came out and realized he was a monster.. we as ex fans couldnt have known this because all these facts were so well hidden by the people behind that whole company in order to keep us watching. nothing about the situation is on the ex fans ... its entirely on the people who did that fucked up shit to their own content creators and always will be on them. we were duped just as much as the other creators were.
@@OttoVonBonesmarck What did they do? What happened?
@@shadowofhawk55 too much to list in a youtube comment, look up the channel awesome controversy youll find the events that lead to all but like doug from leaving channel awesome
Honestly it's great to see so many of the former Channel Awesome alumni moving on and doing better things. I used to watch Nostalgia Critic years ago too but MAN he aged like milk. It's seriously pathetic looking at some of Doug's videos now, he hasn't progressed in the slightest.
You were perfectly in the right for leaving, Matt.
The problem I’m seeing with Channel Awesome is that they’re intention was more of trying to get young adults out and have them go to conventions and talk about their favorite movies, shows, games, etc. It probably was trying be a talent agency in the long run.
But the problem is that as the business grew, the age of the Internet Reviewer changed for the worse. Opinions changed and too many people on board caused too many problems. Young adults with fame and not much self control (Noah Antwiler), lots of conflict between one another (LordKat’s rant) and not many people getting satisfied and uncomfortable situations (Lupa).
Also, I think Opinions have changed. A lot of stuff these people ranted about in those reviews. Many kids grew up with and enjoyed. So the reviews don’t feel as relevant as they do now.
Oh my god, what happened to FilmBrain ? He looks like me
One day he woke up and stopped looking 15 years old and instead now looks 45 years old
I know how that feels. One minute I was a young skinny teenager that was full of hope. I blinked and all of a sudden I'm a 40 year old fat man whose spirits were crushed by the weight of the world.😭
I rarely watch the Nostalgia Critic anymore as he doesn't review any old(80s and 90s) stuff anymore. Cinema Snob and Bennett the Sage still get my viewership though.
U aware of brad has done
@@jfsredhead He sold out his own friends to stay on the site. "Logan Paul filmed a dead body and he still has his career" --Brad Jones
You arent missing anything. He doesnt do any deep commentary that makes you go "ah, yes, didnt think of it that way before". He picks films that either have good or bad standing and essentially agrees a bit and disagrees a bit with them. Making each review of this year feel the same because you know that in the end he says something positive and then something negative. No twists, no jokes, no "realization". If u wanna watch some decent reviews from past years then matrix trilogy and Lorax. Matrix cuz it changes how u see the movies. Have to agree that main characters act more like robots (no emotions shown) while virus feels more expressional. And the end lesson on Lorax is one of his most brilliant "lessons" he has ever had on film. But note that these are years old reviews now.
I couldn't keep watching Brad Jones (The Cinema Snob) after how he treated Allison Pregler (Obscurus Lupa). Siding with CA and openly dismissing all the valid criticisms in the Not So Awesome document would've been bad enough but then he went and falsely accused Allison of doxxing him and just blatantly tried to smear her reputation for seemingly no reason other than spite. Channel Awesome may have been terrible, incompetent bosses who mistreated their employees but I hate Brad even more; he and Allison were friends, there used to be tons of crossovers of them together (she deleted all of the ones on her channel after what happened), and he stabbed her in the back for no reason.
Wow. That sucks. I used to be a big fan of Brad too. What a betrayal.
I had no idea about this stuff but I learned about it awhile ago actually and while I still don't know the actual in depth stuff I know that the higher ups of Channel Awesome weren't good people. But now, since it is much smaller and with the people attached seeming as nice as they are I do feel things are better and I still do watch the channel for Nostalgia Critic and other videos made by Jim, Walter, Tamara, etc. And idk maybe my attitude and feeling toward the channel is clouded cause I wasn't around when it was bigger and had multiple channels under its umbrella.
Well for me, hearing what happened is what caused me to unsubscribe
I decided not to subscribe to this channel when you said you had no idea what had happened and yet knew about #changethechannel and "the document." Read and research before interviewing please.
OIM SO EXOITED CRITIC!
Love Channel Awesome and All the gang. 😍 loved your crossovers too filmbrain. It's thanks to Channel Awesome that I know who you are.
My God. Mathew Buck Balded FAST. He looks completely different...
He was also the most annoying guy on Channel Awesome... And that's saying something.
If by "fast" you mean...gradually over the last decade. I know he's still relatively young but some guys do just start balding early, I knew a guy in college who was balding more than Mathew is now at age 19. And really, he doesn't look completely different, he just looks older with less hair and a beard.
@@mcmlxxxviimcmxcvi8641 you're only saying that because he's british aren't you? -_-
@@gracekim25 WTF? I have family in the UK and like British people in general. I'm even sure that he's a nice guy, I just don't like his internet persona and find it annoying, while his content isn't that interesting to me, tbh...
@@mcmlxxxviimcmxcvi8641 uh huh ok 🙄
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No. Let us be honest for crying out loud. The document was 100% written out of OL's spite. An act of revenge, that is what it is.
yeah, no one cares anymore, move on
People still trying to bring this up? Move on with your lives already.
Yep, its kinda nice. Its good wake up call , in order to people not blindly follow some guy with a camera.
Channel Awesome made making your own review shows cool. But then their egos got inflated and once you get several egos in the same room together.......
It's because they thought that they were friends, but unfortunately they were taken advantage of their trust. That's almost on the same level of people who had a loved one or friend raped or murdered by someone you put a lot of trust in and then snatched it away because of their own selfish reasons. Like any if those victims affected by those criminals on the run from the law that John Walsh goes after.
You clearly don't know what it's like to be abandoned by someone you trust.
@@Dimensioneer88 You talking to me or the commenter that I'm also responding to?
😳😳😳😳😳How did film brain age forty years in ten years????