Pretty good explanation for how new episodes are filmed nowadays and why most of the episodes are pretty standard as of late (and to an extent, why most of the shots are just him sitting on the couch), though he was kind of whiny when it came to addressing certain comments about newer episodes.
A minute in he say's "Let me address some of the... Complaints... Of the assholish variety. That's not representative of all of you."
Yeah, he mad. Put more effort into your work, James. Then people won't give you shit.
2 minutes in and he shows off an Everdrive that apparently has every game ever made on the NES, SNES and Genesis. Then why even keep the carts except to use as props? So lazy.
Oh god, he's a Mac fag. I thought he just used Mac for editing but no, he is a true blue Mac fag. SMDH.
11 minutes in: he goes over the convenience of how he has the room setup for filming emphasizing "This saves me a lot of time." Not sure if he's self-aware of the meme or not. Then he complains that when a different angle is needed he needs to move all of the equipment around. Yeah, no shit. The filmmaking process requires effort. That's why Red Letter Media or Jontron film in a studio. If you don't want to film in a studio then suck it up and deal with it. How much does this ninja make from this shit? Maybe half a million a year, easily? Pay me half a million dollars and I won't bitch at all about moving some lights and cords. And he uses a teleprompter too... FUCKING JUST REMEMBER YOUR LINES! Or have your lines written down and off camera to reference. THIS MOTHERFUCKER CAN'T EVEN BE BOTHERED TO REMEMBER HIS LINES ANYMORE??? Fuck you, James.
That is Marlon Brando levels of laziness.
12:30 "When I'm short on time and trying to be as quick and convenient as possible." I think he is self-aware of the meme. That and he's become extremely lazy.
12:40 "I'll even set up a different angle when there's a good reason and if it's worth the price of time." Fuck you. He then whines that there's brand deals and he's contracted to two episodes a month and there's simply "Not enough time." Funny, because he used to do 2 episodes a month back during the Game Trailers era. Granted, okay, he's got kids now. But it's his channel, who stipulated you have to do 2 videos a month? Who put quantity over quality? You did, James. Fuck you.
I understand YT is fucky and favors people that pump out videos like no tomorrow. If so, then make a Patreon. James has hordes of drooling mongoloids who would give him their NEET bucks. Red Letter Media has a Patreon so there's no shame in it. I don't get him other than just being lazy.
13:00 he starts complaining about people pointing the basic couch shot and how lazy it is.
13:25 "As if I'm not aware. I'm a guy who makes movies." No, you made one feature and it was dog shit. Nice humble brag, faggot.
"We've had some dynamic shots like in Eco the Dolphin and the one continuous take in The Immortal."
Yeah, everyone hated The Immortal episode largely because of the one continuous take. Fuck you.
Then he complains about spending 100 hours on the Vegas episode. 100 hours gone to waste because the episode was dog shit.
If you can't tell, this video is really making me hate him and I've been watching his shit since 2006.
14:50 "In 2006 we made really basic episodes." No shit, those were the earliest episodes...
"Those episodes were soooo basic they would hardly be accepted as full episodes now with the current standards I've set."
Wow, fuck you James. What fucking standards? Fuck you, man. Then he brings up Monster Madness WHICH HE DOESN'T EVEN EDIT THE FUCKING VIDEOS ANYMORE. They don't even use clips from the fucking movies but just still shots.
"In the old days I would spend 18 hours a day to get the episodes done." Okay, did you have the rest of the week off? How much did you get paid from Gametrailers and YT? 18 hours in one day to get something done is typical. What he doesn't mention is how much time was dedicated throughout the week or the month. I think he's bad at lying. A better way to lie would be saying "I spent 80 hours a week to make videos." And that would be understandable but I don't think he did. And the videos he made where he claims he spent 100+ hours on, okay, was that done in a month? Was that done over the course of several months? Also, if you're spending 40 hours a week making videos then boo fucking hoo. You are your own boss. You don't have to break your ass working on an oil rig or in a mine or talking to customers. A lot of that is spent editing and capturing footage but it's more tedious than difficult to do.
15:50 "Most of the people have asked me 'why are you so busy?" Then it hard cuts. I am legit wondering if the original recorded response was so nasty he decided to do another take?
"There are some mystified or can't fathom 'why you don't have time anymore?'"
From here on, like 15 minutes onward, it's just James bitching about people complaining about the decline in quality.
Brings up that he doesn't have time because of his kids. Another hard cut at 16:25 "Big thanks to my wife for keeping the whole thing going." Boy, that doesn't seem awkwardly placed at all...
And how much time do you spend per week, James? 40 hours just like everyone else? Plus you have the added benefit of working from home.
BTW, here's a drinking game for you: take a shot every time he uses the word "time." You will get shit faced in no time (pun intended).
"I must stress that I do not want to burn myself out working on epic videos all around the clock."
No. One. Liked. The. New. Videos. Moron.
No one liked the Vegas or The Immortal videos. Take. The. Fucking. Hint.
16:45 Complains about filming alone because of Covid and (poorly) tying himself up and putting an onion in his mouth for a video. Really? You could have poorly tied yourself up, you know? Even Troma knows to do that.
18:00 it's him at his most raw "Boy, I wish I had a crew. I wish we didn't have COVID and all this fucking bullshit!" Fucker, the ropes didn't have to be realistically tied for one. And two, maybe -oh I don't know- try some improv when the onion falls out of your mouth? Go off script? That could be funny. But no, just bitch like a Karen you fuck.
18:20 "Since then we've been vaccinated and can be in person again." You can still get the virus and spread it you dumb fuck(s).
"But we're now in catch up mode, not just with videos but with personal life. Most people I think get that." ANOTHER hard cut. He must have been very nasty originally.
He proceeds to use Covid as an excuse to give him some slack even though the decline in quality preceded Covid...
19:00 He directly addresses the detractors here. If nothing else, just skip to this timestamp and prepare to cringe at this man's endless excuses.
"Without them (Screenwave) if I was doing it all by myself you'd probably see only 3 videos a year. Would you want that?"
YES. I think everyone would prefer quality over quantity. Fuck you, James.
"Over the years people have given me shit for working with Screwattack (since fucking when?), Gametrailers (when? Maybe at first when he made the videos exclusive to Gametrailers for a year but people migrated over), it doesn't matter."
He claims he's still writing the scripts and if so why would you need a teleprompter? That just doesn't make sense if you're writing or co-writing the scripts.
20:30 directly speaks to people who tell him to retire AVGN, to fade quietly into the night
"This is fun. Most importantly, this is my day job and this is how I pay my bills and support my kids. You want me to quit? I'd rather be doing this job than something boring."
"And I know most of the people who say that are nice and kind they just mean 'hey, you don't have to keep doing this you're allowed to quit if you want' and I appreciate that. What I also want to hear is 'hey, you're allowed to do a basic episode or do them less often' rather than go to the most extreme, to quit. Maybe, someday, the time will come but not now. If and when it does I'll let you know. And hey, don't want you want me to make it to episode 200 (no)? We're almost there."
Maybe take the hint, dude? If there are enough people taking the time out of their lives to meet you and tell you, to your face, that there is a decline in quality and maybe you should rest or let it end and you have to make a video confronting people like this. Maybe, just maybe, there is a problem. Maybe the problem is you, James.
And it ends with a plug for his upcoming autobiography. Great. I'll be sure to torrent that shit.
