- Joined
- May 17, 2021
Did Nick’s audience actually sit through that? I turn off any podcast/stream if the show becomes Superchat Q&A. If any of the old fans tell me those actually were good shows and Nick could naturally go from rando question to question & remain entertaining well that really shows how massive of a downfall Nick really had.
I guess I do qualify as an OG fan, I listened to him during the Maddox-arc, the interview with Null (sans Russell Greer topics I feel Greer is too pitiful to laugh at) and the Rittenhouse trial.
I did once give a superchat to Nick back when YouTube would give a monthly free one to YouTube Premium subscribers. It was about whisky and he suggested a good Scotch, the name I forget. Glad I asked him about a topic he’s actually knowledgeable in.
Were these superchat catch-ups enjoyable? Was he entertaining in his interactions with Superchats, or was it mere parasocialism? Who knows... The well is tainted for me.
I am fairly well disillusioned and cannot enjoy any of Nick's old content outside the jokes that are separable from himself. However, I can admit that I genuinely enjoyed most of his shows pre-WW. After that, it was background noise with the occasional real banger--sowmthing to listen to at work for white noise, and my brain would pick out the funny bits for an occasional laugh.
I have since come to believe that Nick had at least 3 types of fans:
1. The rabid fans of Nick himself and the Dick Show carry-over fans whobwanted to see chaos, and enjoyed the 'Balls or No Balls?' unironically.
2. The lonely anime weebs and terminally online: an audience who would throw money at Nick, and wanted an e-Daddy. These were mostly wholesome and liked the edgy aspect Nick provided whilst he kept up the traditional 'dad' image and semblance of morals.
2. The coasting fan who tuned in for specific content, and who turns him on for convenience--due to habit or lack of other options. Fans whose main interest was not focus of the show anymore (e.g. WW fangirls during the pending appeal or overnight deivers) but had enough liking for Nick to have him as background noise and company while working or studying.