Possible additional patron-only tier?
Added 2022-03-11 08:13:56 +0000 UTCHey there, guys! So far this year, there have been a lot of tier adjustments but very few actual additions. I've been weighing this idea for a while and thought it was time to run it past you - is there any interest in adding a patron-only tier?
For a patron-only tier, the reactions would be to shows that would be difficult to post on YouTube due to copyright issues, length, or other factors. Shows like the original "Star Trek" (which seems to come under copyright fire a lot) or animated things like "The Simpsons" which has tons of seasons to boot. Or half-hour comedies like "Community" or "Parks and Recreation", which would be fun to watch but I might not have enough commentary to justify Fair Use on YouTube.
I could do either 5-6 reactions to one show, or a couple of reactions to two or three different shows if people wanted more variety in the tier. For the pledge, I thought $5 would be appropriate, since I'd need to get more storage space to host the additional videos. And of course you'd have access to everything in previous tiers.
The shows I listed are just a few examples - feel free to suggest things that fit the criteria (prone to copyright strikes on YT, animated, a million seasons, etc.) and let me know if pledging to a tier like that would be of any interest to you. If not, no worries - just curious to see the interest level!
Thanks! ❤️
Comments
Thanks for all the suggestions, Jason! I'd only ever heard of The Thick of It and I, Claudius. I definitely haven't explored the extent of British television!
Fourth Wall Reactions
2022-03-29 20:49:41 +0000 UTCIt's interesting - when I used to edit two-part reactions, it was usually the first-part video that would get hit with copyright while the second one was left alone, and I think it was because the first part never has the commentary to balance out the fair use footage. But it's so inconsistent - some channels get hit while others don't, some shows are fine on one channel and other channels can't keep the exact same show reactions up. It's wild!
Fourth Wall Reactions
2022-03-29 20:46:27 +0000 UTCSapphire and Steel most certainly gets my vote! Surreal, mysterious and thoroughly engaging. Joanna Lumely is superb (may I say “absolutely fabulous”?), and David McCallum is wonderful as Steel. And there’s great chemistry between the two.
Lloyd B
2022-03-15 13:02:34 +0000 UTCSapphire and Steel is a personal favourite, though its often a slow burn, I still cant hear the tune to 'Pack up your troubles in an old kit bag' ( especially whistled) without getting a chill down my spine. I saw it on broadcast, aged 8. Which some might think is too young but my mother, fortunately for me, was keen to expose me to a lot of good drama, books and tv (and I was fortunate enough to grew up at a time when writers wrote for children not at them in a patronising manner- looking at you current era Who!) even if it was not aimed at kids I got a solid drama grounding thanks to my mother. Its thanks to her I saw Dennis Potters work, Oranges are the Only Fruit, and other great pieces of sadly often forgotten British drama. I am of the belief children should be exposed to drama young, kids know whats real and not and yeah I had a few sleepless nights and some interesting questions about sex (especially after anything written by Potter) but I wouldnt change it for a moment.
BobBob
2022-03-14 18:48:46 +0000 UTCSeconding 'Sapphire and Steel'! I once heard it described something like "In 'Doctor Who', the Doctor is in charge of time, but in 'Sapphire and Steel', time is in charge of you'! Definitely time-as-a-baddie is explored in REALLY interesting and surreal ways! <3
Nicole Mazza
2022-03-14 05:06:47 +0000 UTCAs a UK person of a certain age I've loads of older shows I'd love to see reactions too, but my tastes are certainly not to everyones I freely admit. That said on my list would be Sapphire and Steel- weird but wonderful, the episode on the train station haunted me for years), the 60's version of The Prisoner, Blake 7 (made so cheaply it makes classic Who look like Hollywood blockbuster, but worth it for characters and story), and maybe even some British TV classics, like The Box of Delights (save it for xmas time though), or even some children's classics like The Tripods (officially not a follow up to War of the Worlds, but it basically is a what if scenario? What if the Martians won and then you looked at humanity a few generations later, what would life under them be like?) or the weird Children of the Stones (even the intro used to terrify me as a child and I grew up on Who!) The last three I've mentioned are all from what I'd consider the British golden age of children's television drama, talking of that there is also Dramarama- which was a different drama every week, if you want to see David Tennant, or Gary Oldham making their acting debuts then look out for the episodes with them, though my personal favourite is the spooky Ghost Story about a group of army cadets lost on the moors. This period of children's TV was when writers didn't ever talk down to children, making them very watchable for adults too. For something more light-hearted basically anything with one of the greatest British comedy character actors of all time, Ronnie Barker, Porridge a sitcom in a prison of all places, but fantastic, and Open all Hours (co-starring David Jason in his first major comedy TV role, he would go on to be regarded to this day as another of the great comedy character actors- check out Only Fools and Horses for his talents, or if you prefer something period and pastoral and more gentle comedy drama, Darling Buds of May, where you'll also find a young Catherine Zeta Jones making her first acting mark) those would be my recommendations there - the first two are from the late 70's but still classics of comedy writing and performance. Two political comedies worth a look too, Yes Minister and its follow up Yes, Prime Minister- will teach you everything about how the UK really works and politics in general, is shockingly relevant still today (despite being made in the late 70's) and has some of the cleverest wittiest comedy writing you will ever hear expertly delivered by some of Britain's finest stage actors such as Sir Nigel Hawthorne. And the more modern, cruder and ruder but equally biting and insightful, The Thick of It (this went overseas to the US in a different form but using the same style, and became Veep). Finally a bunch of classic British drama, I, Claudius, House of Cards (the original UK version based on the books penned by one of Margaret Thatchers former ministers), Oranges are not the only Fruit, anything by playwrights Dennis Potter (Pennies from Heaven is a good one) or Alan Bennet. Well there's a pile to consider for you! Though I realise you might be thinking of modern television, but there some great stuff in there if you feel like digging into the past.
BobBob
2022-03-12 23:20:14 +0000 UTCSadly the amount of commentary and following fair use rules doesnt matter on youtube. Especially in the case of stuff like Star Trek where CBS is just trying to destroy channels because they view reaction channels as a threat to legitimate viewer ship. Like they view people watching reactions as 1 less person willing to pay them a monthly fee. Just seeing the amount of things some youtube channels have had to do to try and get the content up makes it almost unwatchable on youtube. Another tier would be cool as long as it didnt become overwhelming. Seen a lot of content creator burn out lately
Magus
2022-03-12 03:26:29 +0000 UTC
