Unfortunately my duty suffered. On the plus side it’s the comic, the thing on the site with the least amount of readers, and I did get halfway through it. I should be done by next week, but I’ve seen sick the past few days. Probably a cold, but my uncle did get the 2020 plague (not sure if we can use the proper name without some note telling us all about it) after visiting. He’s okay, though, but the only symptom I had came from what I usually deal with, sinusitis and Crohn’s Disease. Dad got nothing, but I think we’re supposed to sequester for two weeks in case we’re asymptomatic and don’t want to spread to anyone else. I should check that. Then again, what’s fact or fiction with this thing has been suspect from the start, making the threat worse as a result. CDC says 14 days according to Google, just to make sure we’re not carrying. Six days down.
Anyway, over at The Clutter Reports this week I reviewed the Mega Man model kit I finished two weeks ago, just barely within 2024 and completing one of my declutter goals at least.
This week DC Heroes United is back with a new episode…meaning I did not have to rush a bonus before my break since I got back to work before they did. We continue the final section of the Star Trek writer’s guide with some more lore dumping, and the next chapter of Ton Clancy’s Op-Center: Mirror Image also awaits. That gives me two days for…whatever. Have a great week, everyone!
BW Media Spotlight 
Defending The So-Called “Haters” Of The 2020s
First, I should note that the sample videos in this article may contain swearing, “blue” comedy, and opinions counter to yours–all but that last one not typically what I do here in PG land. They are here for flavor and to break the text wall, thus they are not necessarily a requirement to follow this article. I also picked them out at random from their most recent posts, while choosing some of my favorites, both big names and somewhat smaller. However, people like the ones in the below videos are the topic we’re discussing.
Well, here we go again kids. While I’m sure I’ve covered this before, now people whose opinions I usually support have decided that some of the biggest reviewers on YouTube are “grifters”, just in it for the hate clicks, and don’t really believe modern Hollywood is as bad as they say it is. We have creators wondering “oh why don’t they talk about what they like instead of trashing our glorious works”, and that’s not as much of an exaggeration as it should be. The fact that other YouTube media commentators are joining that side is what gets me.
Look, I’m not saying that nobody does the angry rants just to get noticed. That’s been going on since James Rolfe’s reviewer persona was called the Angry Nintendo Nerd. It’s funny, it’s popular, and people love to ride the coattails of something popular without putting in the same effort in creating something new. Hollywood’s done it for decades, and so have many other entertainment sources. It happened before and it will happen again. Thus is life. The majority of commentators and their fanbase, however, are exactly what they appear to be, normal people who are tired of what they’re given, remember what they used to have, and want to know they aren’t the only ones on the internet disappointed with what they’re getting. That’s what the samples are for, and why I’m here to debunk claims against this new wave of reviewers.
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on January 10, 2025 in Comic Spotlight, Internet Spotlight, Movie Spotlight, Television Spotlight, Video Game Spotlight and tagged commentary, critic, Disparu, fan, Fan (person), Hollywood versus fans, internet reviewers, JesterBell, Literature Devil, media critic, Nerdrotic, The Critical Drinker, YouTube.
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