To Boldly Flee, End of the Nostalgia Critic and more

(I go over spoilers, so if you don't want to read what i have to say, don't read it!)

Well, To Boldly Flee is over and my prediction is only 1% right. While the Critic didnt take a "Long Walk" he did give the ultimate sacrifice in the series universe, he went out with a bang, literally. The Critic took over the massive "plothole" that plagued them from part 1 and we got more Star Trek 3 references than ever before. Overall, i was pleased with the outcome of this movie, and the ending took me by surprise. Doug Walker is a genius with his writing and story telling, so for that i applaud him. Great acting by those involved and the story kept me in check and waiting for each next part. Easily this was my favorite of the 4 main yearly specials.

I was still new to the other reviewers when the Brawl came out, i focused mainly on Doug's videos and maybe one or two of the others.  I was introduced to the lot when it was released. It was awesome, and give me a chance to really see what these new guys had in store for us. When Kickassia came out, i wondered how would they top this, i mean, it was something else, a bunch of internet critics invade a micro nation. How on earth will Channel Awesome top this!? Enter Suburban Knights. This was the new bar, it was more friendly to those just joining the site and showed off some great comedy along the way.

THEN TO BOLDLY FLEE COMES.

Holy crap, Doug, what the hell man, you done it again. This had everything i could ask for in a special, action, drama, comedy, the works.

While I watched, there was a sinking feeling from what Doug said in a post saying that this was going to be the last large scale special for a while, what does this mean!? WELL, as we found out, the Critic goes into a massive wormhole known as the "plothole", and comes out in, Doug's house, yes, Doug's house. The Critic meets his own creator. I did not see this coming. I was hoping that Judge Critic would have had a larger part but it was just a gag for the middle of the movie. I can accept that, i loved that part.

After it was all said and done, the Critic merged with the plothole, ending the existence of the Nostalgia Critic.

In a video a night after the finale, Doug explained that yes, it was the end of the Nostalgia Critic as a weekly show and will bring him back on special occasions. He did announce that Channel Awesome is evolving and going onto bigger and better things including the purchases of a studio, a full size studio. Holy poop, this is big. I feel that this is a great opportunity for the site to continue to prosper.

I will be sad to see no new Nostalgia Critic episodes, they were a staple of my late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning routine. But like all things, we will go on. I am reminded of when  Indy Mogul  stopped doing BFX and focused more on the technical side of filmmaking. I didn't like it at first but then i realized i need a refresher course on all the things i used to know back in college and i continued to watch.

Good luck Doug, i will continue to watch, and remember why i watched you in the first place!

TGwtG Year 4 Teaser Trailer: Reactions

It seems that ThatGuyWithTheGlasses.com is finally releasing some stuff from the year four anniversary.  Being a fan long before the original anniversary i am quite stoked at this news. Best thing about it, its nearing closer with every passing day.

Best thing about this trailer: IT TELLS YOU ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

You might hate something like this, but i rather like this idea. I hate when i am anticipating a movie and the trailer takes all the good parts and then ruins the rest of the movie. I cant stand studios doing that. This trailer is just what we need right now for us in the TGWTG fandom.

Side note:
If you havnt already known, Noah Antwiler aka Spoony, left the site just a week or so ago. There has been a lot of people going back and forth to who is responsible for his departure and no clear answer has been made by either party. An official post on TGWTG.com states that:

After recent events, Noah "The Spoony One" Antwiler and Channel Awesome have decided to part ways. Noah has made it clear that he wishes to pursue a course that is different from our own. We feel that with these different aims, it is better for Noah to be free to pursue his own goals unhindered by us.

Noah has been an immense talent on the site and we thank him for his years of hard service, both in numerous episodes of The Spoony Experiment and in the Channel Awesome Anniversary films.

We sincerely wish him the best in all future endeavors, and hope he continues to put out great quality work.

With this going on, i believe this is a time for unity in the fandom, but with everything going on between Spoony exclusive fans and Channel Awesome fans, its gonna be messy for a while. Being a fan of both sites and having no beef with either party, i chose to be neutral in this matter. Besides, i get a kick out of those who have been taking it too far. I only bring this up, because of what has been going on with the fans and why we need something like this to distract us from the B.S. thats been going around.

BACK ON TRACK WE GO!

Year 4 was teased in the alternative ending to Suburban Knights, showing Louis Lovhaug's "Mechakara" character, it was known to be science fiction. Being a huge fan of sci fi for many years, i cant wait for it. 

The trailer bills this as a final journey for Doug Walker's Nostalgic Critic character, which i believe to be only for the trailer itself. You look at the trailer for Kickassia, they throw us a curve ball showing a good amount of the scenes out of context. You didnt know it was a comedy till you actually saw the movie, pure brilliance if you ask me. I can say that i have a feeling where they are going with this, and it might tie into something else, i have little to no knowledge about, Judge Dredd. 

In an audio commentary on the Kickassia dvd, Doug Walker referenced Judge Dredd when The Cinema Snob is "exiled" from Kickassia and he wanted to use the music, but it was copyrighted. Judging (no pun intended) from the year 4 autographed print which the cast autographed for fans, Doug is dressed up as Judge Dredd. Could this mean that Doug is taking the "Long Walk"!? In the mythology of the Judge Dredd comic, a retiring "Judge" has the option of taking what is known as the long walk aka exiling themselves from the rest of society to "bring law to the lawless". 

THE NOSTALGIC CRITIC IS TAKING THE LONG WALK!

There cant be a better explanation to why he is dressed up as Judge Dredd than that.

No other post has made this connection just yet, but i am sure with the theatrical trailer, my vision of this might become reality. 

Welcome to the new blog

Hey folks, i wanted to start a new blog so i can give basically my opinions on stuff, updates on upcoming videos, events i will be attending, as well as some odds and ends, and my input into the production process of videos i do. I hope to continue this on a regular basis, unlike my previous blog attempts which really failed after a while, but we shall see where this takes me.

I will also be posting my current videos onto this blog incase you haven't seen my youtube account. Just my way of keeping up with writing and stuff too.

Also stay tuned to this space for more info on everything that is going on!