🐟 Fishtank Fishtank.Live General - Jet Neptune's Pisces Aquarium Internet Reality Show w/ Host Bam Margera

[bussy mafia]

Looks like Nana met with Letty in South Korea just a few days ago.
https://x.com/FlaccidOpinions/status/1903944604094988373
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So not quite as fresh faced as she comes off.

letty is so beautiful

 

[Jon Bradbury]

some things you guys missed about jons show.

more mac confessional clips. id love to know why this guy is the only terminally online guy there

 

[ChunkyKong]

Apparently someone who auditioned from Cali got naked in front of Jet & Co with Zykotik (ZlatTV) and OneSonic

 

[Jon Bradbury]

jongay

 

[I Am Not Really]

Are there actually people from the audition thing they ran, that will make good contestants?

If you are referring to "stream stars" then that process is still ongoing. There is no set end date, and mints who was tasked of taking care of things also has no idea when it's going to end.

In my opinion there are plenty of interesting faces among the audition cast who earned themselves a spot on the show. It however comes down to what their vision for the season is. How many of them are they going to place in the show? Are they only looking for new Burts or autist slots to fill? Are they making them team up with normies for new dynamics? Are they just gonna dump them in as freeloaders?
I mean people from all over the spectrum with various backgrounds showed up; from brutes looking to tear shit up (i.E. "vecmen" already announced he's gonna tear down the house if Jet starts out with another rice counting challenge), surprisingly deep thinkers (about Fishtank and what it is / want out of it / would play it), people requiring to be pushed differently bc they already played with piss & did burpies until they puked or just general social chatters, trolls and retards....

Stream Stars as an audition process is very bad. I think 'Stars' are streaming too much for too long and all the mods are pretending like dedication to streaming is important at all. Same with points and the challenges.

Agreed. I really wish they put a cap on that - some people are taking this way to seriously and are only gonna get burned once they won't get on. Technically this "stream stars 2" phase clearly outlined that points only matter for the prizes (2500$ and that s1cKKK gaming pc) but as with anything Fishtank related the ambiguity of attaching "audition" to the thing does not help.
And outside of a few clips no one from production is ever going to invest much time in checking them out (which is probably why some of them also drove to the IRL audition)...
If Jet justs wants the off season slop going he can add other incentives to streaming on there like revenue sharing. Some people even just plain enjoy the attention of hanging around the platform.


Not to go on too much of a tangent - and it's probably of little interest to people not following the streams - but Mints spoke over an hour to one of the participants "Kalkalaka" last night after he ranted about him on the site and getting clipped.

(partial rant via https://x.com/thedesign59/status/1904044201781666101)

It involves a lot of Kal's perspective* about juggling this with his job, issues with challange structure and points (eg. starting drunk piece of shit on sunday night before the work week) and his general qualms with him. Mints also offers up some info as in how little he knows about the process and even getting orders (i.E. having to launch Raid Stars via Text from Jet or that it keeps going after the 2weeks). He also lets on that he himself rarely finds the time to check out most streamers and mostly involves himself in drama recently (i.E. bullying new streamers who don't have proper setups, etc.).
*by that also lots of his character which I won't judge here

Spoiler: video archive

(note this has mods trolling him later on with toys, etc. including -XP nukes which is why I clicked off a few times and screen flips)

two mid asian girls

Are you refering to this girl? She was doing check-ins and might be Jet's gf?

https://x.com/AndyjackV/status/1903967263293604292

Would require more through research though. She was also outside with them afterwards - could at least compare hights... not that I care too much.

Apparently someone who auditioned from Cali got naked in front of Jet & Co with Zykotik (ZlatTV) and OneSonic

I think that is mostly a troll/BS. He was the dude crying and flying out on his last dime.

https://x.com/thedesign59/status/1903932537623175599

https://x.com/7_cradle16512/status/1904099714619871363

https://x.com/thedesign59/status/1903939969959268560

 

[username1811]

This is the worst pre-season arc of all time. Bloodgames was the best it was going to get in terms of filling that block of in-between content, but this just really sucks. Maybe I'm dooming but watching people be retarded is only funny when they made it in the tank, not when they're playing it up for views/auditions.

 

[Lowercase I internet]

I think there's ultimately a limit to the amount of fan seasons you can do. The try-hardiness increases exponentially each time they do it, because everyone wants to be the next Jimmy, or Greg, or whoever. Several of the people that were talking on the IP2 streamers' streams were talking about how they were playing characters for the auditions, and that can only be a bad thing, given that (1) these people aren't funny, and (2) they won't be able to keep it up for a season anyway.

The thing that those people applying don’t get is they will likely never be another Jimmy or Alex or Cole. These Fish weren’t try hard, they just had genuine character faults that made them entertaining. Every person auditioning is going off of what they think will appeal to the audience, not realizing that the best Fish don’t have to do that. You either have it, or you don’t. Most applicants don’t, because they’re already self aware.

S3 was amazing in the beginning, but Im wondering if it was just because of Alex and Burt, who both felt like lightning in a bottle. Those two were by far some of the best fish ever. Would another blind casting be able to replicate that?

All you really need is one or two good Fish who are pro-active, the rest will follow. The first half of season one was carried hard by Jon. That’s not to say the other Fish weren’t good, but what made them good stemmed back to Jon being an annoying retard with an ego. That kind of personality gets Fish active, it makes them scheme and make alliances, it makes them go out of their way to interact with others. The same applies to Alex in S3, or Cole (and in some respects Jimmy) from S2. These guys were the foundational pillars of their seasons, which is why the shows felt so shitty after they left. They left a massive content gap that needed to be filled, which in the case of S2 and S3 never really happened. S1 lucked out with Letty.

 

[Aidan]

@Jon Bradbury No reason to post back to back and I don't even see what you're getting at. Jon is a lolcow and that's not anyone's doing except his own. It's in is bwud.

Not to go too much of a tangent - and it's probably of little interest to people not following the streams - but Mints spoke over an hour to one of the participants "Kalkalaka" last night after he ranted about him on the site and getting clipped.

Going to give this a listen. Yes, Mints is retarded and so are the people who try to be the monkeys for these people who have zero respect for them or their time. I don't get why the streamers don't understand that. They are there to be mocked and presumably auditioning to go on a show where they are the joke.

 

[Polska krowa]

The thing that those people applying don’t get is they will likely never be another Jimmy or Alex or Cole. These Fish weren’t try hard, they just had genuine character faults that made them entertaining.

I agree with the entirety of your post beyond saying that Jimmy wasn't a try hard. He absolutely was, as demonstrated by the list of bits and pranks he provided production with, and all the random shit he brought in with him and kept begging for production to give him.

I've said it elsewhere, but Jimmy switched between being painfully unfunny - occurring whenever he tried to be funny, to being hilarious - whenever he stopped trying.

 

[Sicko Hunter]

Jet dresses like a middle schooler on the autism spectrum who's mom let him dress himself.

 

[Charnel Ground]

Jet dresses like a middle schooler on the autism spectrum who's mom let him dress himself.
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I wonder how Jet's personal style is going to evolve with Demna (creative director of Balenciaga responsible for this retard aesthetic) going to Gucci.

 

[Armband]

I've loved fishtank and followed it fairly closely (not watched live much but day-after highlights and reading this thread etc.) but I've noticed more and more that fans of fishtank are dysgenic and the bad kind of NEETs, it's not good company, fishtank had such potential to be a groundbreaking intelligent interesting show, and in many ways it was, but in most ways it was not, the production are close to drug addicts, people keep saying bloodgames was the best season (proving they are nerds) when it was the worst most uninteresting one, the interesting good parts of fishtank are getting to watch people experience a new environment in real time and seeing them interact with Sam Hyde, plus moving around the house on the site is immersive and a unique experience like a ghost

 

[Polyboros2]

I've loved fishtank and followed it fairly closely (not watched live much but day-after highlights and reading this thread etc.) but I've noticed more and more that fans of fishtank are dysgenic and the bad kind of NEETs, it's not good company, fishtank had such potential to be a groundbreaking intelligent interesting show, and in many ways it was, but in most ways it was not, the production are close to drug addicts, people keep saying bloodgames was the best season (proving they are nerds) when it was the worst most uninteresting one, the interesting good parts of fishtank are getting to watch people experience a new environment in real time and seeing them interact with Sam Hyde, plus moving around the house on the site is immersive and a unique experience like a ghost

I've loved fishtank and followed it fairly closely (not watched live much but and day-after highlights and reading this thread etc.) but I've noticed more and more that fans of fishtank are dysgenic and the bad kind of NEETs, it's not good company outside Kiwifarms, fishtank had such potential to be a groundbreaking intelligent interesting show, and in many ways it was, but in most ways it was not, because the production are close to drug addicts, people keep saying bloodgames was the best season (proving they are nerds correct) when it was the worst most uninteresting one, the interesting good parts of fishtank are getting to watch people experience a new environment in real time and seeing them interact with Sam Hyde, plus moving around the house on the site is immersive and a unique experience like a ghost

 

[Sicko Hunter]

I've noticed more and more that fans of fishtank are dysgenic and the bad kind of NEETs, it's not good company

MDE fans have always been terminally online dysgenic NEET's I'm not sure why this is shocking information to you.

 

[username1811]

the interesting good parts of fishtank are getting to watch people experience a new environment in real time and seeing them interact with Sam Hyde

This just proves you never or barely watched any of fishtank when it was live. There were many points in time each season where Sam clearly did not want to be there and was fucking miserable. If all you watched were highlight clip channels or whatever then it’s probably not so apparent but this is a dumb take and bloodgames was good because everyone was having a great time, and the people who ragequit like Jon and Mauro got bitched and created some of the funniest moments of that season.

 

[filthypenguin]

I've loved fishtank and followed it fairly closely (not watched live much but day-after highlights and reading this thread etc.) but I've noticed more and more that fans of fishtank are dysgenic and the bad kind of NEETs, it's not good company, fishtank had such potential to be a groundbreaking intelligent interesting show, and in many ways it was, but in most ways it was not, the production are close to drug addicts, people keep saying bloodgames was the best season (proving they are nerds) when it was the worst most uninteresting one, the interesting good parts of fishtank are getting to watch people experience a new environment in real time and seeing them interact with Sam Hyde, plus moving around the house on the site is immersive and a unique experience like a ghost

If you'd watched the show, you'd know that everything that wasn't covered by clip channels in season 1 was 90% absolutely nothing, 10% screaming at Letty for no reason. Season 2 outside of the clips was 90% absolutely nothing, 10% screaming at fish to "make content."

Bloodgames was good because they put effort into it. Maybe fishtank would be better if they put the same amount of effort in it as bloodgames.

 

[BullfrogBill]

Whatever Binx knew of FT, it didn't crash the show.

I don't fully agree. I think Binx used knowing about Fishtank to her advantage and it helped her make it to the final 2 when she obviously didn't deserve to make it that far at all. S3 had many moments that shocked the fish into a stunlock but Binx was never stunned by anything (except the ogre attack), she already expected everything that happened because she was fully aware of what show she was on while the other fish didn't. She knew exactly how to act to gather the most simps as well.

This being said, I personally think Binx was secretly a plant like Ted was. The fact that on day 1 Binx went all tryhard and cried over a stupid line Ben gave her leading to Sam and Jet saying to each other "yep she's gotta make it to the end" tells me it was all a set up. Normally Sam and Jet would think this kind overacting is cringe and gay and kick them out a few days later but for Binx who clearly knew about the show she was on they loved it. They knew she was going to stick around for Simpbux and that was her only purpose for being on the show.

I don't think the wiggers realize how much the simpbait cycle every season ruins the show and pushes fans away from wanting to watch. It's always so predictable as soon as the simpbait enters the tank on day 1 everyone knows they're either going to win or get second place and everyone knows they're not going to have to fight for it either since time in the Fishtank is mostly a vacation for the simpbait girls. Most people who aren't deranged or scarred in the head don't enjoy this dynamic and the wiggers really need to stop with this stupid shit. FT fans have been worried recently about FT being less and less popular every season and the reason is because the viewers are sick of watching simpbait fish make it all the way easily with no resistance while all the good and entertaining fish get mismanaged by the wiggers and kicked off. On top of this the FTL chat is full of a group of people constantly simping and jacking off to the simpbait girl making watching the show feel super embarrassing for anyone that isn't fucked in the head. No other reality game show I've ever seen has had this problem, it's completely unique to Fishtank.

 

[S.C.U.D.]

No doubt at least one of Goblina (who was at the auditions), Oddbod (I guess there are visa hurdles that might prevent him from participating - let's hope its too much of a pain in the arse to sort out), and Aperture (if he decides he wants to go on) will be there, too.

I keep seeing doom and gloom about the cast but at this point everybody is just imagining a possible future cast based on a limited amount of information (and NO confirmations) and getting upset over this imaginary bad cast. We'll know whether it's a good cast within the first 24 hours, then regardless of whether it's a good cast or not production will ruin the show as usual.

people keep saying bloodgames was the best season (proving they are nerds) when it was the worst most uninteresting one

Let me guess, Season 2 is your favorite.

@Jon Bradbury No reason to post back to back and I don't even see what you're getting at. Jon is a lolcow and that's not anyone's doing except his own. It's in is bwud.

I think this is the same guy as before on a new account a-logging Jon in this thread because he's not getting any traction on Twitter.

 

[Blitzsneed]

This being said, I personally think Binx was secretly a plant like Ted was.

She wasn't a "plant", but definitely a mole. She earned them a shit-ton of money, so they let a lot of things slide.

I don't think the wiggers realize how much the simpbait cycle every season ruins the show and pushes fans away from wanting to watch. It's always so predictable as soon as the simpbait enters the tank on day 1 everyone knows they're either going to win or get second place and everyone knows they're not going to have to fight for it either since time in the Fishtank is mostly a vacation for the simpbait girls.

You're right, but they intentionally tried that for Summer in S2 and it catastrophically backfired like everything else in that season. After Jimbo chimped out, it was unwatchable, excluding Shinji's furniture heist. Jimmy is still a psychotic retard, but he did keep that season alive. If Burt, Luke, the monkeyfucker and the jeet weren't there, S3 would've been the final nail in the coffin for the show after Famous House.

 

[BrightonAndHoveAlbion]

If they need simpbait on the show to make money, I would rather have Binx where she may have known but wasn't trying to play the whole wink wink nudge nudge angle everyone was doing in S2. There's always going to be an element of simpbait when you consider the sort of freak (me) who watches something like FT live and they gotta pay their bills.