Chris-Chan: A Comprehensive History

[Trilby]

I am really impressed by the consistency of these. They are very well organized. Even though I'm familiar with this stuff from the cwcki, seeing it play out in the order it happened is fascinating.

Chris had every opportunity to get offline before it got worse, and he just couldn't.

 

[bigshot]

It's also interesting to see the origins of his obsessions and how more and more they lose any kind of context the tighter he grabs onto them. He drops the attraction sign and admits it was a bad idea because it made him look bad, but he keeps harping on the topics that were written on the sign, and he continues to battle the jerkops and MLW whose main complaint with him was the sign.

 

[Muscle Bra]

I am really impressed by the consistency of these. They are very well organized.

They are indeed well organized, and I have enjoyed them as well. However, I thought Volume 4 seemed more disjointed than the previous volumes and, as a result, suffered a bit.

In some cases, the creator seems like he is trying so hard to present a linear picture of the events in Chris's life that he fails to stress the impact of the the important events and how they all tie together. For example, after talking about the death of Patti the dog, the documentarian immediately jumped to the PixelBlock PS3 and then the CWC DVD, before returning to CWC turning Patti into a furry in his comic. The documentarian also failed to mention the mileage CWC has gotten from using Patti's death as a way to illustrate the adversity he has suffered through.

It would have made for a far less jarring transition to go from Patti's death to the comic, and then to circle back to the PS3 and the DVD. Or, for that matter, I'm not even sure if it was necessary to mention the PixelBlock PS3, since that contest was far less important to CWC's life than were the Sonic Watch'n'Win and Parappa contests (or even Harvey Birdman).

Similarly, the whole story about Chris reaching out to Cole to vote for him in the Parappa contest and Cole asking Chris to find out the identity of his real father is just a blip in Chris's life. Since there were ill feelings between Cole and Barb prior to this event, and since Cole and Chris have never had much to do with each other, the whole story of Cole's parentage becomes an irrelevant and distracting detour in what should be the story of CWC, Megan, Parappa, and Stackhouse.

 

[bigshot]

Perhaps, but maybe Chris never actually feels anything longer than a few minutes at a time. By the time it gets incorporated into the comics, it has been pressed and processed and turned into autistic luncheon meat.

I'm getting the feeling that things happen to Chris and he is oblivious to their true importance

 

[Bardle-B Jones]

After watching all four parts that are currently out, I have to say that I'm generally impressed by the work here. This has been a very thorough and perhaps the fairest observation of Chris' life I've ever seen.

While other people here have criticized it for not breaking new ground in christory, or even in Chris-related content, I don't think that's a strong point to discredit the work. I see it more as a successful compilation and presentation of the life of Chris in a uncluttered and professional way.

I've picked up a few things from this, especially the beginning, such as Chris' christmas gifts to his parents (which made me incredibly uncomfortable. The tension in the air between him and Bob whenever they're on camera makes me feel nauseous) or the laughably bad school work he submitted.

But what I like most about this is how this work is producing such a clear view of Chris' history. The Cwcki timeline can be very hard to follow, with it's sagas and large events overlapping in timelines but compartmentalized by topic, my understanding of Chris' history was fuzzy at best. I could tell you in detail about certain trolls or sagas, but I could never tell you what happened first. After watching these, this is the first time I feel like I have a grasp on the de-evolution of Chris-chan.

Is this perfect? Not really. The narrator takes time to get comfortable with his voice, and some scenes do tend to drag out (however, I do kind of feel that the length of some parts, like the Animal Crossing portion, really help show just how deep Chris' delusion of his family and how naive he actually is of everything and everyone). And while I did praise this documentation to be "the fairest observation of Chris' life," the narrator did take a few jabs at Chris. I only remember one (the Animal Crossing portion where the narrator makes the joke about all the animals fleeing into their homes when Chris' avatar walks by), but that's why I said "perhaps the fairest."

I eagerly await the next installment to rediscover Christory I've studied so long ago.

 

[TrippinKahlua]

Why does this guy need a new video for every saga? And its not necessary to show entire videos.

 

[androidwarrior]

Honestly I wouldn't mind if this documentary became a Netflix series or a YouTube Red exclusive

 

[Muscle Bra]

I only remember one (the Animal Crossing portion where the narrator makes the joke about all the animals fleeing into their homes when Chris' avatar walks by), but that's why I said "perhaps the fairest."

And, again, that echoes my complaint of the documentarian taking the CWCki too literally.

While it is hilarious to think that Chris’s in-game persona was so obnoxious that even the NPCs didn’t want to talk to Chris, the more boring (and likely) truth was that it was pure happenstance. IIRC, Animal Crossing had some sort of in-game, real-time clock and, if CWC was making his video at 3:00 am or something, it may have been bedtime for the NPCs.

Nintendo’s purpose in publishing the game was to get kids to play the game, and coding in a condition where the NPCs wouldn’t talk to the player runs counter to that goal.

But, y’know, the CWCki said it, so it’s gotta be true, right?

 

[Broder Daniel]

This together with the Down the rabbit hole episode are the best ones out there.
If I wanted to introduce a friend to CWC, I would show him/her the DTRH episode and if they liked it I would recommend this

 

[bigshot]

But, y’know, the CWCki said it, so it’s gotta be true, right?

This isn't about Chris Chan, it's about JOURNALISM!

 

[MrFortuneCookieFarts]

I really enjoyed these. I do agree with some previous posters on the fact that the audio could be annoying at times. I actually learned a bit of new stuff. All in all, I look forward to part 5.

 

[AgentSkeptic]

I really don't see the appeal of these videos, we've all discussed this stuff here ad nauseum. It just seems like someone else trying to profit off Chris' resurgence of e-fame.

I feel this one actually deserves the attention is getting. It's far more thorough and has a good neutral tone while being presented. I think that it's the new standard for introductions to Chris-Chan.

 

[ModeloEspecial]

At first I didn't give a shit, but I settled down and watched them, and they're really good. It's the exact type of documentary I wanted on Chris, someone going through all the facts in a linear and logical fashion without attempting to sperg and be funny.

 

[The Wrath]

Part V is up.

 

[Karl Franz]

I feel this one actually deserves the attention is getting. It's far more thorough and has a good neutral tone while being presented. I think that it's the new standard for introductions to Chris-Chan.

Its not really good as an introduction. Its really thorough, but it wont reel in any newcomers. Its a good documentary for somebody who is already enthralled with Chris and wants to know the whole sad story and not autistic enough to read CWCiki from cover to cover.

 

[SexyGaston]

Part V is up.

That was fast

 

[CWCissey]

Just as I went to work!

 

[A Random]

Its not really good as an introduction. Its really thorough, but it wont reel in any newcomers. Its a good documentary for somebody who is already enthralled with Chris and wants to know the whole sad story and not autistic enough to read CWCiki from cover to cover.

Eh, I 'unno myself. I know someone who didn't even know what Sonichu was and they've been fairly interested in finding out more. [They do think the trolls are awful people though.]

 

[bigshot]

People like podcasts where things are drawn out and get covered in detail. I can see this being the same kind of entertainment for an average person. I'm learning stuff with each one of these. Maybe when we've seen them all we can get a diploma in Chrischanology.

 

[Onewittyuser]

I still think that the Down the Rabbit Hole on Chris is a better introduction, but for people who are already introduced and want to know more, as in WAY more, I'd tell them to watch this.