12-07-2018, 06:24 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-20-2019, 12:36 AM by ZpaceJ0ck0.)
So what do you think of this year's edition of YouTube Rewind?
I did not hate this year's YouTube Rewind. It certainly could have been better, no doubt. I dislike it, but to point of hating it? Nah.
While I know that Will Smith has a YouTube channel and that he uploaded videos for quite some time, I don't think someone like him should be the main representative of this year's YouTube Rewind, why? Because he didn't start his career on YouTube, but rather on Hollywood. It doesn't make sense. I am not saying this because I dislike the guy (quite the opposite, actually). Even if they put someone like, let's say, Doug Benson, Sarah Silverman or Terry Crews, I would still say that they don't deserve to be the main representative of an event like YouTube Rewind. Why? Because they are Hollywood actors FIRST!
It's like putting Leonardo Di'Caprio as a host for the MTV music awards. People would be like "what is he doing here? He doesn't know anything about music".
And yes I know Will jumped out of a helicopter, but still.
The best part of YT Rewind were the animators, no doubt.
As for Fortnite... I dislike that game as much as the next guy, but come on. That shit made a lot of traffic for the platform. Like it or not, it deserved to be there.
On the whole deal about the video featuring unknown YouTubers (mostly those who do not speak English)... Luisito Comunica has a grand total of 20 million subscribers, how is that unknown or irrelevant? The fact that you didn't knew about them is because of the language barrier. Simple as that.
The fact that you didn't recognize a specific English-speaking YouTuber who appeared in the video is not valid criticism. Literally everyone talks about how they only recognized Ninja and another couple of people. But guess what? I never even heard of this "Ninja" guy until now! And that's mostly because I am not interested in the type of content he makes. Same applies to all those English-speaking youtuber you probably didn't recognize.
Now with that out of the way, the biggest problem of this year's YouTube Rewind is that there's no content. Allow me to explain. You see, most of the creators didn't have something related to what they do, such as Simone Giertz, who was stripped of what made her channel enjoyable: her robots. Look at Rewind 2012 and everyone there in costume or doing something related to their channel.
Another problem I have with this year's YouTube Rewind is that they omitted various viral/important videos and happenings, such as the KSI vs Logan Paul fight and the Pewdiepie vs T-Series feud.
Huh? You are saying they weren't mentioned because of the controversies surrounding those content creators? OK then... But what about that live stream from Spaniard YouTuber Elrubius? I'm talking about the "tournament of YouTubers". That was the most watched YouTube stream in the entire year yet it was never mentioned or alluded to. Why is that?
Oh, and here's another thing. Remember that K-pop segment? That was lifted straight from a BTS song called IDOL. The group (BTS) wasn't credited at all. Shame.
So there you have it. I left my two cents on the subject.
I did not hate this year's YouTube Rewind. It certainly could have been better, no doubt. I dislike it, but to point of hating it? Nah.
While I know that Will Smith has a YouTube channel and that he uploaded videos for quite some time, I don't think someone like him should be the main representative of this year's YouTube Rewind, why? Because he didn't start his career on YouTube, but rather on Hollywood. It doesn't make sense. I am not saying this because I dislike the guy (quite the opposite, actually). Even if they put someone like, let's say, Doug Benson, Sarah Silverman or Terry Crews, I would still say that they don't deserve to be the main representative of an event like YouTube Rewind. Why? Because they are Hollywood actors FIRST!
It's like putting Leonardo Di'Caprio as a host for the MTV music awards. People would be like "what is he doing here? He doesn't know anything about music".
And yes I know Will jumped out of a helicopter, but still.
The best part of YT Rewind were the animators, no doubt.
As for Fortnite... I dislike that game as much as the next guy, but come on. That shit made a lot of traffic for the platform. Like it or not, it deserved to be there.
On the whole deal about the video featuring unknown YouTubers (mostly those who do not speak English)... Luisito Comunica has a grand total of 20 million subscribers, how is that unknown or irrelevant? The fact that you didn't knew about them is because of the language barrier. Simple as that.
The fact that you didn't recognize a specific English-speaking YouTuber who appeared in the video is not valid criticism. Literally everyone talks about how they only recognized Ninja and another couple of people. But guess what? I never even heard of this "Ninja" guy until now! And that's mostly because I am not interested in the type of content he makes. Same applies to all those English-speaking youtuber you probably didn't recognize.
Now with that out of the way, the biggest problem of this year's YouTube Rewind is that there's no content. Allow me to explain. You see, most of the creators didn't have something related to what they do, such as Simone Giertz, who was stripped of what made her channel enjoyable: her robots. Look at Rewind 2012 and everyone there in costume or doing something related to their channel.
Another problem I have with this year's YouTube Rewind is that they omitted various viral/important videos and happenings, such as the KSI vs Logan Paul fight and the Pewdiepie vs T-Series feud.
Huh? You are saying they weren't mentioned because of the controversies surrounding those content creators? OK then... But what about that live stream from Spaniard YouTuber Elrubius? I'm talking about the "tournament of YouTubers". That was the most watched YouTube stream in the entire year yet it was never mentioned or alluded to. Why is that?
Oh, and here's another thing. Remember that K-pop segment? That was lifted straight from a BTS song called IDOL. The group (BTS) wasn't credited at all. Shame.
So there you have it. I left my two cents on the subject.