A Message from Will
Added 2024-10-28 21:30:19 +0000 UTCFirst, I wanna say thank you to everyone who has been super patient and people who have unconditionally supported us since we went independent. Everything about this experience I am so grateful for. I love BFT and I love the community that we’ve built and Rooster Teeth was seriously the most fun and enriching experience of my life. I’ve never had a job where I could just let my creativity run free and have these concepts turn into a reality the way that they were able to at Rooster Teeth. With a production team and an editing team and support from our manager Santiago and everyone who we developed relationships with, it was incredible. Developing BFTV and thinking back on the whole process of finding our grounding and our niche, it was so fulfilling and I’m so proud of what it became and the videos that we made.
And I can’t forget to say that BFT would not be BFT without the amazing team we had around us and the team that continued to commit to BFT- Santiago has been there since day zero, Shane, our head of production really has made all our videos possible and make them look good too, Fisher has done so much in so many different areas from production to editing, Cat for helping run socials and organizing stuff, Brad for coming on and making insane graphics for us, Maya for cutting social clips, Glurb, who single handedly ran and continues to run the discord server… and my manager Jasmin for coming on and helping handle business and thinking long term and advocating for us… Jejuan, Hannah, Aida, Cody, Kamrin, Sarah, Kristen… Everybody who helped out with this project.
But the thing that kept BFT running was you guys, for watching, for supporting, for subscribing to the patreon, buying merch, keeping the community alive, I am so so thankful for all of you.
Best Friends Today was a project that defied all odds, creating this channel and beginning posting at Rooster Teeth during the last 9 months of its life was such sad timing. It shut down during a period of time where we had such great momentum and the videos just kept getting better.
Once it shut down, it was difficult to set up this new infrastructure and figure out what we were gonna make and where and how we’d make it. Things started to become mentally taxing. I don’t have many answers, and in some ways, I’m just as confused as you guys are. I can only speak for myself, and my own reasons for stepping away from the project. I realized that I had been neglecting my personal brand for over a year (@wahony). I had put so much into BFT, and I just thought it was about time I put myself first again. My own personal brand that I had been growing for the last 5 years, I had ditched. I was struggling to divide my creative efforts, and I’d rather make one thing that I feel is really good and put my everything into that, rather than dividing my creative juices and trying to still feel proud of them both.
As things stand now, I’m not sure if there will be any further uploads to this channel. We will likely be shutting down the patreon in the coming weeks. Thank you to everyone for being our best friends today.
- Will
Comments
came over here to say thanks guys. for what it’s worth, i’d be willing to pay for content if you guys ever get back into it, so keep that in mind that there’s definitely ppl who would!
b
2024-11-24 17:33:34 +0000 UTCThank you 💜
realgoober
2024-11-03 17:08:46 +0000 UTCNoooo!!! When does the store shut down? What about the corduroy hat?!
Sam Gebhart
2024-11-02 15:17:29 +0000 UTCZamn… a cheeseburger 😢
Trenton
2024-11-02 06:46:31 +0000 UTCKms
Jaquavion Demarcus Sean Jackson Thomas Williams II
2024-10-31 17:01:14 +0000 UTCHow come the extended barrack Obama bracket never got put onto patreon
RainBZ
2024-10-31 06:24:09 +0000 UTClove forever. yabagoobie.
ZeLorean
2024-10-29 20:06:42 +0000 UTCactually so heartbroken but i love y'all! best of luck going forward
bo
2024-10-29 16:48:41 +0000 UTCFirst off, I think I’m the 69th comment so that’s nice. Second, holy FUCK I am so sad to see BFT go. Sincerely from the bottom of my heart, thank you everyone who made BFT possible. This channel was my main squeeze while I was going through some serious trauma in my life, BFT was a crucial source of comfort and laughter and I’ll always be grateful that I got to be here for the whole ride (especially that first week of yap city, damn that was wild). And if the channel stays up (pls pls pls) I’ll be rewatching BFTV until I leave this mortal plane 🖤🖤🖤
ShaeKababy
2024-10-29 15:59:10 +0000 UTCBFT forever. you guys created such a special thing that has brought so many people joy and laughter this year. I wish you guys the best of luck. ❤️
Gianni Montero
2024-10-29 14:45:14 +0000 UTCReally hard news. Wish the best for you guys.
Clover
2024-10-29 11:32:54 +0000 UTCWhich is more parasocial: following Caroline Konstanar and the drama surrounding her YouTube channel, or getting deeply offended by a patreon comment? I guess we know who killed the channel...
Carl Weezer
2024-10-29 10:59:42 +0000 UTCWhat's so funny is your responses are the most parasocial of them all. Wtf was the "drama" and who the hell is Taylor Tomlinson. Before you start projecting just realize that it sounds like you want more caroline konstar than BFT as a whole
RainBZ
2024-10-29 10:53:29 +0000 UTCIt's so sad to see this all come to an end and I hope you and Sammie can collaborate on more projects in the future because you two riff off eachother so well and it's always hilarious, much BFT love ❤️❤️
Flynn Brockway
2024-10-29 08:04:16 +0000 UTCLove ❤️
LewBurn
2024-10-29 04:26:58 +0000 UTCthank you for having us on the ride, been an amazing few months, will always remember BFT, love, a BFF
Breezynxtdoor
2024-10-29 03:27:36 +0000 UTCYabagoobie, thanks for all the laughs and all the effort you put into content for us. Best luck and love to your future!
Pram Pii
2024-10-29 03:14:34 +0000 UTCwhats gonna happen to baniel?!
Daniel
2024-10-29 01:59:58 +0000 UTCWas a fun couple months
Myiic
2024-10-29 00:15:19 +0000 UTCdo what makes you happy, i'm glad for you and hope you succeed at the next adventure.
Timothy Kim
2024-10-28 23:56:16 +0000 UTCSorry you all didn't make it. I know it couldn't have been easy. But I bet you learned a lot in the process to carry on to future projects!
Frank TJ Mackey
2024-10-28 23:56:03 +0000 UTCOne last game night?? 😭😭😭
Alex Rideaux
2024-10-28 23:53:48 +0000 UTCZam this is crazy, but yall really showed out with BFT. Yall are so talented and this just showed a fraction of the potential. BFT FOREVER!!!
Alex Rideaux
2024-10-28 23:52:08 +0000 UTCYall my best friends FOREVER
Dylan Letellier
2024-10-28 23:31:51 +0000 UTCbest friends today? more like best friends yesterday (i am so sad that this is the end)
Hayden Mason
2024-10-28 23:27:19 +0000 UTCproud of you will, this is such an amazing step for you and we’ll all be backing you. BFT has been my absolute favourite channel on youtube ever since the beginning and that’s all because of you guys, your creativity and comedy is so special, thank you for sharing it with us, i know it’ll take you far. love to you and all of the bft crew, thank you so much ❤️❤️
dreya
2024-10-28 23:23:44 +0000 UTCthis fucked me up so bad i seriously pray for the best for each and every member of the crew and cast! yall really made so many of us happy, and created such a great and beautiful community to follow your content. Still nonetheless hurts so much to see this end
Air
2024-10-28 23:19:37 +0000 UTCwe love you sm gna miss bft 💔
gianna and tyler
2024-10-28 22:59:45 +0000 UTCride on
Hobbit
2024-10-28 22:55:20 +0000 UTCFirst sentence: "I would watch anything y'all put out" Last sentence: "love y'all, keep being funny ❤️" Just trying to give them constructive criticism because I *want* them to succeed. Not my fault you're para social.
Carl Weezer
2024-10-28 22:50:43 +0000 UTCThis fucked me up. I never watched YouTube regularly or had a channel who I was hyped to see post every week. Your guys’ sense of humor was so refreshing and you guys never failed to make me laugh. I never was one to care about YouTube channels but yours was that hidden gem that could always make me happy. I hope you and sammie will work together in the future you guys have great chemistry. Good luck with the future I hope everything works out for yall!
Kevin
2024-10-28 22:42:47 +0000 UTCif that was u at ur most considerate u might be a sociopath
ashleigh
2024-10-28 22:37:47 +0000 UTCI can't say I didn't see this coming, I noticed that Will suspiciously started posting again, but I will be genuinely sad to see you go. You are the best, yabagoobie
Gug
2024-10-28 22:25:29 +0000 UTCEven if we have differing opinions, i respect you in this moment. (I sad too)
Save The Tables
2024-10-28 22:23:19 +0000 UTCrip ❤️❤️
Marli
2024-10-28 22:21:09 +0000 UTCfuckkkk
Marli
2024-10-28 22:20:58 +0000 UTCThis is just like Key & Peele all over again 😔😭 But really, you guys are both talented, I know you'll find success in whatever you decide to do. Thanks for all the effort and love ya'll put into BFT. I wish you guys the best 🙏
Kat don Vee
2024-10-28 22:19:37 +0000 UTClove you guys
Oscar Schmidt
2024-10-28 22:17:59 +0000 UTCbest friends FOREVERRRRRRRRRRR
Oscar Schmidt
2024-10-28 22:17:28 +0000 UTCGoodbye Willson, Sammie and crew. Thank you for being my best friends today ❤️
Ryan Brown
2024-10-28 22:17:20 +0000 UTCWill- Michele and I (Don) want to thank you for the fabulous opportunity you gave us to portray your parents. It was a dream come true and the most fun we've had since doing acting as a hobby after retirement. You were such a pleasure to work with and truly made us feel like family. We have missed you since the end of BFT but you will never be forgotten. We LOVE you! ♥️♥️♥️
Cast-a-Couple
2024-10-28 22:17:12 +0000 UTCPlease archive everything
Ali Fareed MC
2024-10-28 22:14:13 +0000 UTCThanks so much for everything you guys have made, felt refreshing to see a show in this format with a new modern sense of humour. while I understand why it's ending, I'll miss it dearly. Will have to stay on yours & Sammie's socials to see whatever you guys do next.
CampfireHarvest
2024-10-28 21:52:19 +0000 UTCWe love you guys thank you for all the amazing videos <3
Eugene Buikema
2024-10-28 21:50:50 +0000 UTCIn such a short time bft became my favorite content ever, and it still is whether it’s active or not. I didn’t watch rooster teeth, or had any idea who you guys were. But I knew when I found the channel, I had found something special
Acidwizardcarl
2024-10-28 21:48:01 +0000 UTCThis community you have built and the amazing times you have shared will always be with me. Your guys' creativity has genuinely permanently altered my sense of humor and allowed me to feel a sense of belonging in this wonderful community. Thank you and the whole team from the bottom of my heart for everything you have provided over the lifespan of BFT. I wish all of you infinite success and happiness. Stay yabba my goobies ❤️ BFT FOREVER
kettle
2024-10-28 21:47:13 +0000 UTCBest of luck in whatever’s next for yall ❤️ you helped get me through some very rough times
uncluuu
2024-10-28 21:44:55 +0000 UTCI’m not crying I don’t even care🥺. BFT will be missed❤️ I’ll never stop wearing my BFT merch
Aiden B
2024-10-28 21:43:57 +0000 UTCI don't think I could have been more considerate of their feelings dawg 💀
Carl Weezer
2024-10-28 21:42:18 +0000 UTCDude it's like you didn't read any of what he said and just want caroline even though she left months ago
RainBZ
2024-10-28 21:39:50 +0000 UTCThank you for everything you guys did. I’m very shocked you guys stuck with it for the amount of time you did and i’m very grateful to have been here since like episode 5 since you all had 5k subs. The channel was there for me when i needed it. My best friend left for his mission and we would joke the same way as yall did and that brought so much comfort as i was going into my first year of college. Im very grateful i was able to make you guys laugh aswell. Thank you for making what you wanna make and filling me with joy, inspiration, and laughter. Keep it chubby like burger-Nextlvlgaming AKA Val Barns View AKA Nole575 AKA Noel Pedersen Signing off for the FINAL time
Nextlvlgaming
2024-10-28 21:38:32 +0000 UTCRIP BFT 😢
Kyle Granger
2024-10-28 21:36:21 +0000 UTCWe’ll miss you guys. :(
Govbok
2024-10-28 21:35:57 +0000 UTCI would watch anything y'all put out, whether it was filmed on a potato or had dogshit jokes, as long as Caroline was included. Anyone can be two young dudes saying dumb shit to be funny. That's basically what a podcast is. What made you special was Caroline saying existential crisis stuff in the background while y'all joked around her. Don't know why it didn't work out but *fuck* the controversy around Caroline, her videos were genuinely funny + artistic. Taylor Tomlinson is a bitch. Y'all were the three musketeers and I wish y'all never split up. Even though it didn't work out, don't give up. Just keep putting out videos and we'll keep liking. But BFT includes Caroline so don't continue without her. I love Sammy and Will as a duo but it's not BFT. That's just my 2¢, don't take me seriously. Love y'all, keep being funny ❤️
Carl Weezer
2024-10-28 21:35:51 +0000 UTCA tragic day
Micah
2024-10-28 21:35:37 +0000 UTCOne last time I say, "yabagoobie"
The Better Devil
2024-10-28 21:35:34 +0000 UTCI sad 😔 (but understand)
EaterOfTable
2024-10-28 21:35:23 +0000 UTCbest friends never :( but i definitely understand where the decision comes from, even if I don't totally agree, that is not in my control, it was so great having yall and see the channel grow along, and it may have helped me grow as a person, and gave me inspiration for my own individual things, i hope for the best of you will!! (ps: one last game night?)
spoonerp
2024-10-28 21:34:46 +0000 UTCI hope you guys succeed in your careers you’re all very wonderful people
Aronite
2024-10-28 21:34:26 +0000 UTCDo you and Sammy still talk to each other?
Henry Kenney III
2024-10-28 21:34:19 +0000 UTCheart just shattered a bit :(
Jebidiah Dinkel
2024-10-28 21:34:15 +0000 UTCughhh whyyy
Camryn
2024-10-28 21:34:00 +0000 UTCRIP Baniel 💔
Eli
2024-10-28 21:33:42 +0000 UTCMan this sucks
Aronite
2024-10-28 21:33:40 +0000 UTCI might cry
Toby Repellant
2024-10-28 21:33:38 +0000 UTCyou guys had such good chemistry and such a good pod😔
Carson Crimmins
2024-10-28 21:33:16 +0000 UTCThank you Will for all the great memories. Good luck in the future!
Juicezz
2024-10-28 21:32:51 +0000 UTCBest Friends Always
Tyler DeVenny
2024-10-28 21:32:42 +0000 UTCWhat a sad day 😭
Kyler Tregear
2024-10-28 21:32:32 +0000 UTC💔
Wyatt Case
2024-10-28 21:32:22 +0000 UTCnoooo
Zack Giller
2024-10-28 21:32:15 +0000 UTCyou guys just got a studio :((((
samsfromundertal
2024-10-28 21:32:08 +0000 UTClove best friends forever
Khayla
2024-10-28 21:32:04 +0000 UTCgoddamn it!!
Khayla
2024-10-28 21:31:53 +0000 UTCI’m sobbing but it makes sense . We will keep supporting
Renni .
2024-10-28 21:31:37 +0000 UTCnooo 💔
Alexis
2024-10-28 21:31:00 +0000 UTC
