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871:. The document compiled grievances against the company, both those that had been previously made and ones that had not yet been publicly known. Over twenty former producers and employees, along with two individuals whose identities were kept anonymous, provided various allegations in the document, including poor communication and management, verbal abuse and bullying, and sexual harassment and misconduct. The subsequent response from Channel Awesome was criticized by fans and the company's former producers, as they felt the company was not apologizing or taking responsibility for their wrongdoings. 458:, "My company has a lot of growing up to do, but I believe that sometime in the next one to two years someone will create that one series that gets everyone talking... to the endless options of online video." As of June 2011, the company employed seven full-time staff. According to Walker, "these people are cheap to get because we are happy to see any amount of money". Channel Awesome's ability to attract a significant audience with a low expenditure was proclaimed to have an effect on video entertainment production. 519:, and would assist the increase of budget of the four series, as well as provide technical improvements. An extension of this deal was a Blip-run YouTube channel called "League of Super Critics", which also uploaded the unedited videos of all four producers, with the exception of Jones, whose videos were edited down from the original version so that the only way one could see the full video was to go to Blip. 47: 821:. Ellis, Michaud, Rob Walker, and content producers Noah Antwiler (The Spoony One), Kyle Kallgren (Oancitizen and Brows Held High), Lewis Lovhaug (Linkara), Todd Nathanson (Todd in the Shadows), Paul Schuler (Paw Dugan) and Joe Vargas (Angry Joe) all traveled to Washington, D.C. to represent Channel Awesome and support freedom of speech on the internet. 760:, the majority of which were released between the late 1960s through the early 1990s. His association with Channel Awesome began with "E.T. The Porno" (January 7, 2010). Like many other shows on Channel Awesome, Jones started his show on YouTube until he was confronted with a copyright claim from the filmmakers of 802:. The donation drive lasted upwards of seven hours and raised $ 26,400. During the event, calls were taken, prizes were awarded to people who donated large sums of money and videos featuring the talent on the site were aired. The donation drive was extended a few more days making the grand total $ 32,200. 874:
On that and the following days, more producers, including Omar Ahmed (Yomarz), Nash Bozard, Mathew Buck (Film Brain), Tony Goldmark (Some Jerk with a Camera), Elisa Hansen (Maven), Brian Heinz (The Last Angry Geek), Leeman Kessler (Ask Lovecraft), Heather McDonald (Calluna), Dominic Smith (The Dom),
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Jose "Angry Joe" Antonio Vargas hosted the leading video game review show on the site. It generally consisted of reviews by Vargas stating his honest opinions of current releases of video games, mixed with sketch comedy. In April 2018, Vargas announced his departure from the Channel Awesome website.
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In January 2015, four of the site's long-time associates departed, including Andrew Dickman, Kyle Kallgren (Oancitizen), Allison Pregler (Obscurus Lupa) and Phelan Porteous (Phelous). Dickman, Porteous and Pregler went to being exclusively on Phelan's site, Phelous.com, while Kyle went to producing
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averaged 100,000 to 300,000 viewers per week while on the site, and one million page views per month. This was expected to increase following Blip's deal with YouTube in July 2009. As of July 2009, the site earned more than $ 10,000 per month in advertising revenue and received more than $ 11,000 in
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left Channel Awesome, with some citing their dissatisfaction with the company's response to the controversy as their reason for doing so, lowering the number of producers for the website from forty to about ten by April 5. Channel Awesome's planned tenth anniversary was cancelled as a result of the
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behavior toward female producers as well as a history of unprofessional, aggressive and immature behavior towards other content creators by Michaud, incompetence by the Walker brothers during production of the company's anniversary films, and failure to communicate with producers about significant
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Since April 14, 2018, the website listed two remaining producers apart from the Walkers: Brad Jones (Cinema Snob) and Larry Bundy Jr. (Guru Larry); the latter stated that among his reasons for remaining were that "no one ever actually believed was ever on TGWTG". On February 16, 2024, Bundy Jr.
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On April 11, 2018, Channel Awesome released a second response to the allegations as a blog post on its website. Titled "Our Response", the post was intended to refute the "most egregious" of the allegations made by former producers, Holly Brown and Jane Doe, who are described within it as
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off-screen by Lewis Lovhaug's character. She further alleged that due to her and Lovhaug's protests over the scene's content, Doug Walker rewrote it so the implication of assault was less implicit. Ellis said that she was forced to perform the scene under intimidation.
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in 2007. The three discussed the idea of such a company while still employed, but their dismissal was the impetus to put their plans into action. Michaud has stated that "if didn't lose our jobs, wouldn't have happened anytime soon".
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over alleged copyright infringement. Walker attempted to re-upload his content by assigning each video a new, separate channel. However, due to continuing issues, Walker decided to leave YouTube altogether and create the website
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On December 3, 2014, the site shut down and rebranded itself as ChannelAwesome.com. The old URL redirected to ChannelAwesome.com until June 2018, where it now redirects to the Channel Awesome YouTube channel.
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under the screen name of "Nostalgia Critic". Initially, Walker viewed making the videos as a side hobby, rarely interacting with his fans and not revealing his real name until a video responding to the
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In March and April 2018, several more producers—including Lovhaug (Linkara), Todd Nathanson (Todd in the Shadows), Daren Jackson (Rap Critic) and Mike Jeavons (MikeJ)—departed from Channel Awesome.
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is the most popular video series created by Doug Walker, in which he plays the titular reviewer. The show is written by him and his brother Rob Walker. The series was initially launched on
1928:"To be absolutely clear: I left CA because I found out new, despicable details about Allison's treatment at CA by Rob and Mike Michaud (Details that are in the documents I RTed yesterday)" 416:. The success of his shows has allowed Walker to make a living performing and to quit his previous job as an illustrator, as well as pay the salary of Ellis, the site's co-founder and 511:(The Nostalgia Chick; no relation to Mike Ellis), Brad Jones (The Cinema Snob) and Todd Nathanson (Todd in the Shadows) signed exclusivity deals with Blip, which directly hosted most 1974: 1396: 2610: 834:
Between October 2014 and January 2015, several long-time content producers departed from Channel Awesome. In March 2018, several former producers alleged, via a series of
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posts, mismanagement and mistreatment by members of Channel Awesome's upper management, including the Walker brothers and Michaud. The allegations included a history of
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prior to the former's shutdown in August 2015. After a series of scandals, nearly all affiliated creators severed ties with Channel Awesome and departed in April 2018.
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The site gained a wealth of personalities and shows, quickly reaching twenty-plus. The first time the producers made an initiative to put each other in the same
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was relocated to the newly established ChannelAwesome.com. Each week there is a Spotlight Section to promote a website producer, as well as a Featured Blogger.
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rivalry that had been going at the time. A full-length site crossover movie was decided for the next year's anniversary. It ended up being a trilogy:
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in 2008. It is the flagship show for Channel Awesome, which has since built on it with additional content, additional websites and the spin-off show
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channel of the same name with an emphasis on content produced by Doug Walker and his brother Rob. All of Channel Awesome's content was hosted by
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announced on Twitter that he was kicked off Channel Awesome. However, this was due to the website having been deactivated since January 2024.
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On April 2, 2018, a group of former Channel Awesome contributors and employees publicly released a document, entitled "Not So Awesome", via
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in September 2008. She intended to continue producing videos for League of Super Critics on YouTube and her own website, Chez Apocalypse.
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and Channel Awesome programming until it was shut down in August 2015. The deal did not affect the appearance of the producers' videos on
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while sitting at an electronic keyboard in a dark room. When his face is not in silhouette, he covers its upper half with a black cloth.
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As of January 2024, the website has been deactivated, with new content instead being uploaded to the Channel Awesome YouTube channel.
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Within 48 hours of the response's posting, nearly all of Channel Awesome's remaining producers, including long-time veterans
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is a music review show created and presented by Todd Nathanson. The show's primary focus is on its three main series:
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decisions affecting them. One such allegation from Lindsay Ellis stated that during production on the film
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the following year. In March 2018, he announced his departure from Channel Awesome on his Twitter account.
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videos exclusively for Chez Apocalypse. Later that same month, Lindsay Ellis ended her long-running show
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Mike Michaud, Mike Ellis and Bhargav Dronamraju created Channel Awesome after they were laid off from
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in December 2009 where the history of the site was discussed as well as the plans for the future.
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Noah Antwiler, and his reviewer persona "The Spoony One", went to being exclusively on his site,
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On December 15, 2011, Lindsay Ellis posted a video about Channel Awesome staff traveling to
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On August 2, 2021, Doug Walker acknowledged the controversy in an interview with
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s cast travel to space to stop a cosmic anomaly and fight corporate villains.
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began posting several satirical video reviews of films and other media on
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with a network of subdivisions of the Channel Awesome website, including
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On January 6, 2011, Doug Walker was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year in
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Joe Vargas (Angry Joe), already an established video game reviewer on
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A "team shot" of Channel Awesome producers with the president of the
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website. The site is best known for the comedic film review series
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During 2011, Michaud was looking for warehouse space in suburban
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Chicago, Illinois, United States Video / Web (August 28, 2013).
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On December 5, 2009, the company held a donation drive for the
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was launched in April 2008. It showcased satirical reviews of
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for housing its video game content. It gained popularity and
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On June 28, 2012, Channel Awesome content producers Walker,
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Channel Awesome expressed plans to build on the success of
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In December 2008, Walker appeared in a commercial for the
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DOUG WALKER (NOSTALGIA CRITIC) INTERVIEW | Double Toasted
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is an American online media production company based in
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for covering Chicago entertainment and nightlife, and
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In 2023, Nathanson released a video where he accused
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