TGWTG "Nostalgia Critic" / Doug Walker, Rob Walker, Mike Michaud, Mike Ellis, Holly Christine Brown, et al - The Incompetent Predator-Protecting Upper Management of Channel Awesome, Doug Still Not That Funny

My question is, why the fuck is all this dirty laundry being aired out now? This stuff happened years ago and only now are these ex reviewers talking about it

Even if it would make an ass out of myself I would assume they kept a lid on it because they had friends still on the inside and didn't want to make things worst for them.

Fast forward a few years and pretty much everybody is gone it is a safe time to release the information.
Money, too.

Once upon a time, Channel Awesome could pull in nearly $100,000 just by asking their fanbase nicely. With that kind of influence, as well as their willingness to then spend that money like nothing, it had to have given their legal threats a sting that otherwise wouldn't exist.

Now, the days of $100k paydays are behind them.
 
My question is, why the fuck is all this dirty laundry being aired out now? This stuff happened years ago and only now are these ex reviewers talking about it

This has been going on for years, only recently has it gained any traction.

LordKat started it, but no-one believed him and wrote him off as being bitter, a few people listened when Lupa left, taking Phelous and a few others with her. This time they got organised and now Channel Awesome are getting their shit kicked in. I think the #MeToo movement had a hand in really getting the Twitter mob nice and riled.
 
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I don't think we have to tag LordKaT whenever we mention him tbh.
He's most likely following these threads and if he has anything to say, he will do so.
After all, he left this pile of autism a long time ago and getting reeled back into it constantly seems kinda weird.
 
After seeing all these details- once again I'm really really glad Benzaie got the fuck out of this mess. I had no idea he pissed off Michaud by calling him out on selling his girlfriend's art though. I guess that explains why they just deleted his stuff without informing him. By the way that's a really dick move to make. Selling someone else's art and not giving them a share of it just to take it for themselves.
You could make the argument that that's what Channel Awesome has been doing the whole time. Their flagship show is built upon making fun of bad movies. I know everyone seems to have a different definition on what constitutes fair use, but modern NC episodes use about 10-15 minutes worth of clips, which can represent a hearty chunk of whatever movie they are featuring. MST3K at least pays the rights holders to mock their movies.
 
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I don't think we have to tag LordKaT whenever we mention him tbh.
He's most likely following these threads and if he has anything to say, he will do so.
After all, he left this pile of autism a long time ago and getting reeled back into it constantly seems kinda weird.

I hope he actually got a pet goat as compensation for the personal hell he went through, that'd be awesome.
 
I'm a little late, but I just had to comment on Tony Skidmark's Tweets about Channel Autism burning down. He's one of the newer CA sperg, brought in to help fill the void of Lupa and Phelous leaving the site. His whole shtick is reviewing theme park attractions, chiefly Disney attractions, but since it's Channel Autism he does the "angry critic" thing.

He's one of my personal favorite lolcows, and he has a MASSIVE ego and is a Social Justice Warrior because in real life he's a terrible human being and treated his ex-wife like shit during their marriage. Y'know, like most male SJWs.

His ego is on full display here, as is the whole "Tweeting about Social Justice to hide what a shit person I am" deal. I just love how he's trying to excuse himself from being part of CA while also exercising his ego with his Tweets of "I TOLD them they needed to apologize a long time ago! I TOLD them, but they didn't heed my important advice! It isn't MY fault because this all happened before I came on the site, and I TOLD them! You can't blame me for this, because I TOLD them and they wouldn't listen to me! I might leave because they didn't listen when I TOLD them!" I just have to laugh at Goldymark squirming about this while trying to save face and act like he was trying to bring about change from the inside, much like Linkara did. Only Linky put his money where his mouth is and left, whereas Skidmark wants them views and dollars, so he won't leave until he feels like he absolutely MUST.
 
For completion's sake, Malcolm Ray (one of the sketch actors working for Doug) also made a statement.

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tl;dr: He wasn't involved in anything since it all was before he joined the site and thinks things got a lot better since then. Pretty safe but that's expected from someone who hopes to continue working for CA. The most notable thing about this is that one of the few people who wasn't part of any of this drama is the furry.
 
For completion's sake, Malcolm Ray (one of the sketch actors working for Doug) also made a statement.

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tl;dr: He wasn't involved in anything since it all was before he joined the site and thinks things got a lot better since then. Pretty safe but that's expected from someone who hopes to continue working for CA. The most notable thing about this is that one of the few people who wasn't part of any of this drama is the furry.
A legitimate case could be made that he probably isn't familiar with any of the drama since he joined after all the anniversary movies (therefore not being exposed to the ridiculous shooting conditions that came with them), his interactions with other CA producers is probably limited to Twitter and whatever crossovers are shot these days (which have a more limited scope compared to the anniversary movies), and he's part of the core Chicago crew so he gets cushy treatment. As for his involvement with Demo Reel and Pop Quiz Hot Shot, he probably performed under shittier conditions in college so he wouldn't think twice about something being amiss with these productions.
 
No, that's Linkara's special, less lispy little brother MundaneMatt.

This is Linkara (WARNING: even spergier):


Is his saying "This is my day job, I have no other job" supposed to make us feel sorry for him? I'd be more sympathetic if he claimed that he already worked a day job, and this was how he spent his spare time to make ends meet, especially if said day job was a part-time job working fast food.
 
For completion's sake, Malcolm Ray (one of the sketch actors working for Doug) also made a statement.

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tl;dr: He wasn't involved in anything since it all was before he joined the site and thinks things got a lot better since then. Pretty safe but that's expected from someone who hopes to continue working for CA. The most notable thing about this is that one of the few people who wasn't part of any of this drama is the furry.
I really don't have anything against Malcolm, but he's just one of Doug's buttmonkies and not a producer.
He doesn't have to deal with Michaud's bullshit, so his opinion on the matter isn't really that important.
 
Is his saying "This is my day job, I have no other job" supposed to make us feel sorry for him? I'd be more sympathetic if he claimed that he already worked a day job, and this was how he spent his spare time to make ends meet, especially if said day job was a part-time job working fast food.

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Is his saying "This is my day job, I have no other job" supposed to make us feel sorry for him? I'd be more sympathetic if he claimed that he already worked a day job, and this was how he spent his spare time to make ends meet, especially if said day job was a part-time job working fast food.
I'm sure all those single parents struggling to make ends meet immediately turned off their AdBlock once they heard the plight of someone who makes money reading comic books in a nasally voice.
 
After reading that entire google doc, I can say that throughout all of it, I had one thing stuck in my head.

Holy shit, what the fuck is wrong with Mike Michaud? He is such a piece of shit, if all of this is true. I doubt it's just lies, considering the sheer amount of rumors that have been floating around about that guy for years. His fucking job consists of managing people, so how can he be such a vindictive cunt?

This might sound A-Loggy, but I hope Spoony takes him out during his inevitable rampage against society.
 
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