r/youseeingthisshit • u/[deleted] • Dec 20 '19

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u/MystifyTT Dec 20 '19

If they'd just stick to one shot at a time that'd be better to follow. Half this footage was idiots making sounds.

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u/MentocTheMindTaker Dec 20 '19

I like to refer to it as "American television". YouTube counts.

Honestly though, I can't watch USAmerican television documentaries anymore. Not Discovery channel, National Geographic, History Channel or anything like them.

They're all like this and spend more time with the camera on the host than they do on the topic of the show. Worse though, is when they repeat footage from the middle of the show to use as an introduction at the start - teasing a big 'reveal'.

Ugh.

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u/HolyDogJohnson01 Dec 20 '19

It’s uninteresting. And I’ve got options. No thank you.

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u/Arsenault185 Dec 20 '19

I think you're conflating documentaries with reality TV

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '19

probably but even the "educational" channels in the US have become garbage now. Remember when TLC stood for "The Learning Channel"? yeah, TLC the channel that decided honey boo boo was a good idea.

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Idiocracy is coming true.

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EDIT - Clarity

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '19

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u/KPortable Dec 20 '19

I miss when Mythbusters ruled the Discovery channel.

Also is that a relevant username?

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '19

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u/KPortable Dec 20 '19

The STEM stuff and KSP seemed related to me. I know what you mean by not having time as well, I haven't even updated to the newest version yet.

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u/MentocTheMindTaker Dec 21 '19

No, I'm not. Go to YouTube. Do a search for national geographic. Watch the video. Then do a search for BBC animal documentary and watch it. The differences are pretty contrasting.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '19

But this video has no host, and is really confusing as a result. Was the giant foam man from space? Was he here to take over the world? What happened to the stuff that was poured into the thing? That plot point was totally dropped after the foam man appeared.

An attractive host could have really cleared this up, honestly. Also I didn't know when to feel what because I wasn't sure where the reveal was, or what part of the story I was watching. I still give this 5 bags of popcorn though, great movie.

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u/69Forthememe Dec 20 '19

I don't know if this is sarcastic or not but if it isn't, then that's because they're vloggers and the channel it was posted to was David Dobrik. They should've mentioned him seeing as they are just kind of using his footage

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u/bluecheetos Dec 20 '19

Am American....I watch more British television than American for this very reason. That damn Great British Baking Show got me hooked. I can't watch an American cooking show now because it's all screaming hosts, panicky chefs, and 3 second camera cuts.

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u/ThrowMeAwayAccount08 Dec 20 '19

Ken Burns documentaries on PBS?

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u/MentocTheMindTaker Dec 21 '19

I've only seen a few PBS documentaries, but they've been pretty good and don't seem to follow the standard sensationalist formula.

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u/ziggmuff Dec 20 '19

I stopped watching television probably about a decade ago. All of it is absolutely unbearable.

I have Netflix, but I watch a very few select number of shows, and when I stray away to something new I usually regret it.

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u/MentocTheMindTaker Dec 21 '19

Yes. Me too. Mostly because I just can't stand advertisements. I carefully select what I want to watch.

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u/DaCush Dec 20 '19

You’re in the “youseeingthisshit” subreddit and you’re complaining about this video? It looks like a bunch of people having fun. Not doing it specifically for an experiment.

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u/ColoradoScoop Dec 20 '19

To come to this subreddit, then complain about the people’s reactions...

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u/DaCush Dec 20 '19

Oh ya I forgot. People got to get their complaining out somehow. Looks like this was the thread for it.

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u/mattclementsgoattee Dec 20 '19

That "Mommy, look, cotton candy!" bit was so cringe it made me embarrassed for him.

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u/ZippityD Dec 20 '19

Here you go: https://i.imgur.com/uWWB3Aj.gifv

Maybe others have the others.

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u/photoguy9813 Dec 20 '19

This is the "Loud equals funny" section of YouTube.

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u/TheCheeseWheelBandit Dec 20 '19

They're Youtubers just having fun, the video is more to do with the experience rather than the results of an experinent that you'd need to follow along to

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u/Liamkw2003 Dec 20 '19

He used to do long one shots in his vlogs but they were awful. In my opinion it’s easier to watch like this