That Guy with the Glasses

That Guy with the Glasses
Doug Walker as the Nostalgia Critic Doug Walker as the Nostalgia Critic
Genre	Reviews, satire, physical comedy
Created by	Michael Michaud Doug Walker Michael Ellis Bhargav Dronamraju Robert Walker
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	148 (list of episodes)
Production
Production locations	Chicago, United States
Running time	Various, usually 5–25 mins.
Original release
Network	YouTube (former) Revver (former) blip.tv
Release	April 6, 2008 – present

That Guy with the Glasses is a website that showcases original entertainment for an audience including video game enthusiasts and movie buffs. It primarily stars Chicago native Douglas Darien "Doug" Walker (born 1981) aka "That Guy with the Glasses". The founder and administrator of the site is Michael Michaud, in addition to being the CEO of the parent company Channel Awesome. The site was launched in April 2008 after the original videos were removed from YouTube following complaints of copyright infringement.

The website is home to several episodic series, starring Douglas Walker and others. The main Douglas Walker series are 5 Second Movies (hyper-edited feature films), The Nostalgia Critic (reviews of 1980-90s films and television), Ask That Guy with the Glasses (comedy question and answer show) and Bum Reviews with Chester A. Bum (plot summaries of current feature films). Other videos and written articles are hosted on the site, including some minor series and sketches starring Walker. Videos are now hosted by blip.tv after problems with earlier provider Revver.

History

Douglas Walker's first appearance on the web was on the video website YouTube, in which he created satirical video reviews of films and other media entertainment of the past and present. The series drew complaints from major studios like 20th Century Fox and Lions Gate over alleged copyright infringement. Despite Walker explaining that his videos are satirical and thus protected by the Fair Use copyright clause, pressure from the studios resulted in his Youtube Channels and video content being taken off the website. Walker attempted to re-upload his content by assigning each video a new, separate channel so that if one were deleted, the others would be left intact. However, due to continuing issues with Youtube, Walker decided to leave the website altogether and create the website That Guy with the Glasses with Internet webmaster Mike Michaud. Michaud had created the sites' parent company, Channel Awesome, after he and two others were laid off from Circuit City in 2007. Michaud has stated, "If we didn't lose our jobs, [the business] wouldn't have happened anytime soon."

The site was re-launched in April 2008, and all of Walker's future videos would only be posted there. The site later expanded to feature content from various other contributors. In December 2008, Walker appeared in a commercial for the PBS documentary Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America, performing a series of brief imitations of famous comedians, from Charlie Chaplin to Stephen Colbert. In 2009, Doug and Rob Walker and Brian Heinz produced an iRiff of The Lion King for RiffTrax. In March 2009, the iRiff was chosen as the winner of the website's RiffTrax Presents contest. The performers received $1,000 and, with instruction from Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett, recorded a commentary for the film Batman Forever.

The Nostalgia Critic show averages 100,000 to 200,000 viewers per week, and the site as a whole has 1 million page views per month. This is expected to increase following content-provider Blip.tv's deal with Youtube in July 2009. As of July 2009, the site earns more than $10,000 per month in advertising revenue and has received more than $11,000 in online donations, with the company expecting to earn $150,000 by the end of the year. In the third quarter of the 2009 Fiscal year, Walker's shows earned $53,000 with $32,000 from the Nostalgia Critic alone. This revenue was generated by run of network from Puma and Starburst. 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 co-founder/COO Mike Ellis.

Channel Awesome has plans to build on the success of That Guy with the Glasses with a network of new websites including Bar Fiesta (covering Chicago entertainment and nightlife), Blistered Thumbs (a spin off incorporating the current site's video game content) and InkedReality (anime and comic books). Mike Michaud told the Chicago Sun-Times that he has 300 new show ideas in the works, intends to discover more performers like Walker, and has plans to increase revenue through sponsorships and merchandising. In July 2010 Doug Walker was forced to take down his review of the film The Room due to a copyright dispute with filmmaker Tommy Wiseau and his studios Wiseau Films. In response to this, he has made a sketch parodying Wiseau and an employee who was apparently the first person to want Walker to take the review down.

Revver issues

After contracting with Live Universe, Revver's earnings from July 2008 onwards were still "pending", meaning that Revver had delayed payments to unspecified date. On December 9, 2008, Revver sent a message to all its users saying that earnings from June were transferred, and the other earnings would be transferred as soon as possible. However, many people still have yet to receive these payments.

Several of their most popular content providers, including ScrewAttack and That Guy with the Glasses, have also publicly posted complaints of Revver owing them vast amounts of money on their websites and began moving their content over to blip.tv.

Events

First Anniversary: That Guy With The Glasses Team Brawl

On May 10, 2009, The Nostalgia Critic and the Angry Video Game Nerd starred in "TGWTG Team Brawl", which was filmed in Chicago, IL, and celebrated That Guy With the Glasses' one-year anniversary. Various personalities from both the Critic and Nerd's sites participated in a battle between the "Reviewers", led by the Critic, and "Gamers", led by the Nerd. "The Final Brawl" was created not only as a major cross-over video, but as a meet up for the contributors. One notable crossover video was a joint review with the Nostalgia Critic and Angry Video Game Nerd who reviewed a documentary about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' "Coming Out of their Shells" concert.

TGWTG Charity Donation Drive

On December 5, 2009, Doug Walker, Rob Walker, Noah Antwiler, Joe Vargas, Ed Glaser, Brian Heinz, Bhargav Dronamraju, Bennett White and Victoria Turner hosted a live charity drive to raise money for the Ronald McDonald house charity. The Drive was hosted on UStream, accepting donations through PayPal and offering incentives on the site such as premium memberships on the site, along with a phone call from Doug & company for any donations over $300. The drive started at 7:00 CST, and had raised over $20,000 by midnight. The drive ran for over 7 hours and ended with a grand total of $26,400. Walker has recently announced that there will be a second charity drive in July 2010.

Second Anniversary: Kickassia

A special marking the second anniversary of the site was filmed in the Republic of Molossia on April 9 through April 11, 2010. The plot involves the site members invading Molossia, renaming the micronation Kickassia, before infighting leads to the collapse of the new state and restoration of the previous government. In addition to the site contributors, the video also features Molossia's President Kevin Baugh and his family playing parodies of themselves. Recently, another reviewer known as Angry Joe announced a DVD release of the event, to be released sometime in August of 2010.

Major series

5 Second Movies

Walker is a figure in the "hyperediting" trend. Currently, 5 Second Movies has had a total of 131 episodes. After the 101st episode, Walker said he will only make them if he thinks of a very funny idea, because he has almost run out of ideas and he does not want to run the series into the ground and grow stale. The link on the front page was removed during the site's January 2010 renovation. After his videos were taken down from Youtube, Walker made a video that parodied Chris Crocker's "Leave Britney Alone!" video, entitled "Leave 5 Second Movies Alone!" Today, 5 Second Movies is something of an internet phenomenon with several fan-made videos on YouTube. On TGWTG, Doug finished the series and several other contributors have made their versions and have made spin offs such as Comics in 5 Panels and 5 Second Video Games.

Nostalgia Critic

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The Nostalgia Critic battles The Angry Video Game Nerd in The Final Battle

See also: List of The Nostalgia Critic episodes

Along with the 5 Second Movies, The Nostalgia Critic is the most popular video series created by Walker, in which he plays the titular Nostalgia Critic, a grumpy and easily aggravated character who mostly reviews entertainment from the 1980s and 1990s. His catch-phrase, "Hello, I'm the Nostalgia Critic. I remember it, so you don't have to", usually opens and ends each video. Not all reviews are negative, such as the reviews of Double Dare, Sonic The Hedgehog, Commando, Hook and Gargoyles. He also does "Top 11 Countdowns" and "Old vs. New" comparisons between two movies that share source material. The Show is written by Doug and Rob Walker.

Nostalgia Critic vs. The Angry Video Game Nerd

Walker gained even more fame when he, as The Nostalgia Critic, launched a satirical attack on fellow web comedian The Angry Video Game Nerd (played by James D. Rolfe). This fictional feud has been covered by Internet Superstar host Martin Sargent, who interviewed Douglas Walker's character.

In June 2008, the Critic went to the Nerd in person at a video game convention in Clifton, New Jersey, exchanged satirical fighting words leading to a fake brawl in the parking lot, along with another Internet personality, Captain S. The Nerd agreed to review a bad film (the low-budget spoof film Ricky 1), as long as the Critic reviewed a poor video game (the video game version of the animated film Bébé's Kids). The mock feud culminated in "The Final Battle", a lengthy fight scene parodying popular films and cliches. Later "Geek Fight", a collectible card game based on the feud and things on their respective websites, was released.

Ask That Guy with the Glasses

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Walker as That Guy with the Glasses

The segment involves Walker, wearing a blue robe, red ascot and carrying a pipe and drink, standing behind a fully stocked bar answering questions from his fans. Previously, Walker stood in front of a book case with a book. He starts out each segment by saying "Oh, hello, didn't hear you come in" (saying hello in a different language each time), followed by "Greetings and Welcome to Ask That Guy with the Glasses". He proceeds to initially respond to the first question with "That's a very good question", regardless of how insane it may be, accompanied by Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata". The narrator reads each question and Walker responds with a comedic answer, sometimes commenting on the person who asked it, although he has a strong dislike of being asked "Can I borrow a cup of sugar?". "That Guy" is portrayed as an upper-class, yet perverted and mentally disturbed person who is all-knowing.

In "Ask That Guy Episode 30", That Guy with the Glasses asked his own set of questions and invited viewers to submit their own answers. Some of them were later featured in "Ask That Guy: User Edition".

In "Ask That Guy Episode 53", the location changed to a fully stocked bar area and instead of holding a red book, he now holds a red glass.

During his April Fools 2009 episode, the Nostalgia Critic answered questions instead of him, though he didn't do a very good job, since the only thing he's used to doing is reviewing nostalgic movies. He was also disgusted at all the sex related questions asked, saying at the beginning, of the video, while looking at ThatGuy's shelf, "My God! How much porno does he have?".

Bum Reviews with Chester A. Bum

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Walker as Chester A. Bum

Chester Alfred Bum (often referred to as 'the Bum'), is a character created by Walker to review current and new film releases (usually the film opening with the widest release that weekend). The character is portrayed as a hyperactive, drug-addicted tramp and cinemagoer who appears with an orange woolly hat over a long dark wig. He was created after the Nostalgia Critic's review of Cloverfield and Walker loved the voice of his impersonation of Hud from the film so much that he created Chester out of it, though the origins of the character came from Doug's review of Transformers. His first review was released in early May 2008 on the movie Speed Racer. It is mentioned several times that the character uses drugs, which seem to be the source of some of his erratic comments ("Submarines are not monkeys, they are human beings!" or claiming that he used to live in a pie), though he later claims to be a Mormon. On some occasions when he sees an extremely strange film, he thinks he might have been on drugs at the time (such as Hellboy 2). He also frequently voices his disgust about him being a bum, and will comment on a movie being good, because "it was shown in a warm, warm, building!" .

Each episode opens with a minuet by Boccherini, creating a refined setting which is soon broken because Chester starts off most of his reviews shouting "Oh, my God! This is the greatest movie I've ever seen in my life!", regardless of Walker's actual opinion of the movie (except when he reviewed Citizen Kane and The Dark Knight). Throughout the review, he questions many aspects in the film and even compares them to himself. His reviews consist of detailed plot explanations, usually spoiling the films' endings (although in more recent episodes, he has stated that there are spoilers as such). They also follow a non linear structure, in which he will sometimes talk about something completely unrelated or go off screen. He is also prone to shout the word "Hooray!" when he is pleased with something.

He typically ends every review with his final verdict and a plea for some change in his Styrofoam cup (shouting out, "Change! You got change? Oh, come on help a guy out will ya?, Come on, change!" in a manner similar to the bum played by Vance Colvig in UHF). Walker's actual opinion of the film is presented in the end credits card (e.g. "Seriously though, Indiana Jones was okay." or "Seriously though, Watchmen was, um, weird.").

In one episode of "The Nostalgia Critic", reviewing Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird, the Critic cannot continue, having too many fond memories of Sesame Street. He walks off screen and gets Chester A. Bum to finish the review by recapping the movie in his usual fast-paced style. Chester A. Bum had also sat in for the Critic in a review of The NeverEnding Story as an April Fools' Day joke. On the same day, Ask That Guy with the Glasses took Chester's place, having many rushed conversations with an unseen, frustrated character while trying to imitate the bum.

Video Game Confessions

Video Game Confessions features a British bartender named Dominic (played by Walker) who works at the Pixel Palace, a restaurant for video game characters. The show consists of Dominic talking about his recent encounters with the characters who attend the restaurant. His recollections, however, show that the characters partake in actions far less clean than in their games, such as Mario and his marital problems with Princess Peach or Sonic the Hedgehog's drug-like addiction to Power Rings. Dominic illustrates for us these experiences by drawing illustrations of them as he tells the story. At the end of each video he observes, "You see a lot of strange things as a bartender. You see a lot of strange things at the Pixel Palace. So, I see a lot of strange things as a bartender at the Pixel Palace. And that ain't no lie. Swear to it".

Nostalgia Chick

The idea of a "Nostalgia Chick" to complement the existing "Nostalgia Critic" (Douglas Walker) was announced on the That Guy with the Glasses website in "The Search for the Nostalgia Chick" (August 10, 2008). The idea was for a female host to review female-targeted nostalgic films and television. The contest ended in a three-way tie between Lindsay Ellis (who reviewed Disney's Pocahontas), Krissy Diggs (who reviewed Sailor Moon), and Kaylyn Dicksion (who reviewed The Last Unicorn). The competition was won by Lindsay Ellis, then using the name "The Dudette", as announced on the site in "Nostalgia Chick Winner!" (September 15, 2008). During the competition, Ellis actually believed that the winner would be Krissy Diggs. The runners-up were rewarded by adding them to the site as contributors under the names That Chick with the Goggles (Diggs) and MarzGurl (Dicksion).

The costume of the Nostalgia Chick initially included a pair of glasses and a bow tie worn as a choker. Ellis wore the glasses to disguise the tired appearance of her eyes in her submission. They were never real and their appearances diminished due to losing them. The glasses were eventually stolen from Ellis' car in Brooklyn and no longer appear in the show. The bow tie was left over from Ellis' appearance in a production of Cabaret while studying at New York University (she played the accordion). Early episodes include the closing catchphrase "I remember it because the dudes don't" (based on the Nostalgia Critic's "I remember it so you don't have to"). Ellis eventually dropped this as it seemed anti-feminist; it gave the impression that the subject was being reviewed by a woman because it was not important enough to be reviewed by a man. After requesting submissions for a new catchphrase, Ellis decided against using any catchphrase in her work. Early reviews initially mirrored Walker's linear playthrough, noting memorable or infamous scenes with humorous commentary, but beginning with a video entitled "The Smurfette Principle" noting her status as the Critic's female counterpart, she started a more broad analytical style of review, discussing the movies more as a whole than from beginning to end.

Later episodes have been delayed by Ellis' enrollment in a master's degree program at the University of Southern California and her subsequent traveling between New York and Los Angeles. At the time of the competition for a Nostalgia Chick, Ellis was unemployed and had not received confirmation of a place at USC. She has stated that, due to the work load, she would not have entered the competition if she had known she would be going to USC.

Ellis comes from Tennessee and moved to New York when she was 18. She now lives in Los Angeles (during term time) and New York. Despite the subject and tone of the series, Ellis has stated that she likes some of the films, such as Labyrinth, although she honestly does not like Disney's Pocahontas, the subject of her initial submission.

In addition to the Nostalgia Chick series, she also stars in Thanks For The Feedback! which is based on comments left on the site relating to the main series. She appeared alongside the Nostalgia Critic in his review of FernGully: The Last Rainforest and in specials such as the "TGWTG Team Brawl" and the visit to "Urkel House" from Family Matters. One notable crossover video she featured in was a crossover with Noah Antwiler entitled "Spooning with Spoony," which featured Antwiler as a sleazy serial rapist who hosted a talk show after his sexual conquests. This has branched off into it's own limited series, featuring crossovers with Doug Walker, Joe Vargas, and Bennet White , and a special episode featuring Ellis, Lewis Lovhaug, and Kaylyn Dicksion entitled "Linking Up With Linkara".

Site Layout and Organization

Currently the site is divided into seven main sections, excluding the main page.

• Videos: Nostalgia Critic, Nostalgia Chick, Linkara, Team TGWTG, Inked Reality, Staff Picks
• Blistered Thumbs: See Below for Full Details
• Articles: Various Articles by a number of Contributors featured on the site.
• Podcasts: Audio Shows on Various Content
• Community: User Blogs and forums. The management of the site do read through the blogs, in which they then add new contributors to the site officially. There are also groups users can join as well.
• Site stuff: Disclaimers and contact information.
• Store: The official Channel Awesome Store, where fans can buy autographed shirts and Nostalgia Critic title cards, the Best of TGWTG DVD, and various tee shirts.

Blistered Thumbs

Blistered Thumbs is a subdivision of That Guy with the Glasses focusing on video games. They produce comedy/spoofs/sketches, review video games and produce a weekly podcast called Transmission Awesome. The subdivision is intended to be spun off into its own website in the future.

• AngryJoe (Joe Vargas) produces material that presents current issues within the gaming community. He focuses on topics that are relevant to gamer culture. "The Angry Joe Show" is concerned primarily with the Xbox 360, which is his unofficial trademark console. Joe is also a co-host on "Transmission Awesome".
• Ashens (Stuart Ashen) is a doctor of psychology from England. Ashens does reviews of old, obscure games (Terrible old games you've probably never heard of). On Channel Awesome, only a limited amount of the Doctor's material is featured (such as his reviews, sketches, and also his small television show on BBC, "Ashen's Tech Dump". Ashens is well known on YouTube for his reviews of the POP Station, a counterfeit PSP.
• Awesome Video Games (Fraser) is a show where old games are looked at in the style of video game shows of the '80s and '90s.
• Benzaie (Benjamin Daniel) is a contributor from France and is the creator and host of Games You Might Don't Know (But Are Still Pretty Damn Sweet) in which he features old classic obscure games that he deems noteworthy. Since joining the site, he created more shows, including FAQ You!, Game Soundtracks You Might Don't Know, Top 5, 5 Second Games, GameFap, and Benzaie's Hard Corner. Benzaie does have a co-host for these shows, a plush toy bear named Beary. Benzaie also features interviews with game developers throughout Europe with videos of the French gaming website Digital Games (where he apparently works as a reporter). He translates the interviews into English either by subtitle, or have another contributor do a voiceover.
• That Chick with the Goggles (Krissy Diggs) lives in Missouri. She hosts the series Games I Grew Up On and Quickies (two minute-long reviews of various video games). Like MarzGurl, she joined the site after being a runner up for the Nostalgia Chick position.
• Guru Larry & Wez (Larry Bundy Jr and Wesley Lock), also known as ScrewAttack Europe, present Wez and Larry's Top Tens, Guru Larry's Retro Corner, Gamed1k and video game reviews from a UK point of view. Like Ashens, Guru Larry and Wez feature obscure old English games that many people outside of the UK do not know about.
• JewWario (Justin Carmical) reviews Japanese import games in a show called "You Can Play This". The idea behind the show is to show the audience how to play simple Japanese import titles even without excessive knowledge of the language. He also hosts a news show called "The Gaming Pipeline" (formally known as Mario's Pipeline) where he and his co-host Shuki. The show is a topic based discussion panel where the two hosts call attention to issues in the gaming community, such as games being art, or the importance of achievements and trophies in online gaming. Jew Wario is also a co-host the podcast, "Spine Breakers".
• Lee Davidge is the host of Still Gaming, a video game review show that reviews games from all eras, from the Atari 2600 to the Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360. "Still Gaming" and most other shows by Lee portray him in still photographs that are edited together to shape a sense of motion, rather than showing the host in actual video. Lee is also co-host to the podcast "The Lee and Z Show" with Lindsey Briggs.
• Dena Natali talks about certain video games (usually survival horror) on her show, The Game Den which is similar to "Still Gaming" in that it is also done only with still photographs. Dena is the host to "The Film Den" where she reviews and discusses themes of horror films, and "Pixels as Big as Cats" in which she reviews games on the Atari 2600.
• LordKaT (Jason Pullara) is the host of Until We Win. His show guides the viewer through the hardest and toughest games to the end and gives tips on how to get through the game without resorting to cheat codes and devices. Jason has appeared on "Transmission Awesome" on several occasions whenever the podcast's regular hosts are absent.
• Little Miss Gamer (Lindsey Briggs) of PBC Productions reviews video games from all consoles, as well as investigating the lifestyles, and social interactions of gamers amongst each other and non-gamers alike through performance skits (such as asking complete strangers, including the actor Tom Green, to play SIMON out in public). Her show focuses on the idea that games may appear to be simple, but there is actually much to discuss.
• The Spoony One (Noah Antwiler) lives in Arizona, owner and proprietor of The Spoony Experiment. He primarily reviews horrible movies and video games. He eventually teamed up with Walker and now posts several of his videos on the site, including the TGWTG Team Brawl and his Alone in the Dark joint review with the Nostalgia Critic and Linkara. He also plays Dr. Insano who appears as the main nemesis in Linkara's Atop The Fourth Wall videos. He is the second most popular contributor on the site after That Guy with the Glasses.
• Bennett The Sage (Bennett White) reviews new video game releases, good and bad, primarily for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and hosts a show called Masterpiece Fanfic Theater where he reads the best of the worst of fan fiction. Bennett also co-starred in one of "AskThatGuy"'s episodes taking over the questions and answering them in ways that even AskThatGuy found offensive and distressing.
• Rollo T (Chris Larios), and Hope Within Chaos (Sean Fausz), host That Guy with the Glasses' official podcast, "Transmission Awesome".

Inked Reality

Inked Reality is a subdivision of That Guy with the Glasses focusing on comics, anime and animation. The subdivision is intended to be spun off into its own website in the future.

• EricPowerup (Eric Power) is an animator from Texas and has produced content related to video games.
• Happy Harry (Harry Partridge) is a UK based internet animator and comedian made popular by his short Saturday Morning Watchmen.
• JesuOtaku (Hope Chapman) is an anime reviewer who hails from Kentucky. She's also a member of the DesuDes Brigade where the majority of her videos are stored.
• Linkara (Lewis Lovhaug) is a comic book critic based in Minnesota who started with his own blog called Atop The Fourth Wall and doing movie reviews for The Agony Booth. Linkara adapted his blog into a video series under the same name, known to be abbreviated to AT4W. His reviewing style consists of buying issues of bad comic books and poking fun at several factors such as bad dialog, art inconsistencies, and terrible story-lines, usually ending reviews with the phrase "This comic sucks!" and a short recap of everything bad about the comic. He also did a Top 15 WTF Moments in Comics list for his first video and creates 5 Panel Comics. On May 10, 2009 a theme song contest was announced; the winner was revealed June 12 as the "Gunslinger Theme" by Vincent E. L.. He did a joint review of Uwe Boll's Alone in the Dark with the Nostalgia Critic and the Spoony One, and collaborated again with the Nostalgia Critic in the review of Superman IV (along with a cameo in the Critic's review of The Room). He has started a series called "The History of Power Rangers", in which he summarizes, reviews and analyzes every season of the Power Rangers TV show.
• MarzGurl (Kaylyn Dicksion) lives in San Antonio, Texas. She is an anime fan, usually attending numerous conventions. Her videos include A History of Animation, What's That Anime?, Translation Terrors and Anime News Editorial. Currently, she posts videos discussing current issues with the Anime and Manga worlds. Like That Chick with the Goggles, she joined the site after being a runner up for the Nostalgia Chick position.
• Team Four Star consists of various amateur animators and voice actors from the United Kingdom and America. Together, they produce DragonBall Z: The Abridged Series and comically redub various episodes of the anime. For a portion of 2009, Team Four Star faced suspension by YouTube under legal claims from Toei Animation. They have since moved to their own site.
  • Lanipator (Nick Landis) is a scriptwriter and voice actor of Team Four Star and he does a segment on the site called "Outside the Otaku" where he comments on popular manga and anime. He also does an abridged series of his own on YouTube entitled YuYu Hakusho: The Abridged Series.
  • MasakoX (Lawrence Simpson) is one of the actors of Team Four Star and he has made a six part series on tips for voice acting called MasaVox. He, along with Vegeta3986, makes Naruto: The Abridged Series on Youtube.
• That Dude in the Suede (William DuFresne) hails from New Zealand, and currently has several long running series. The first of which, AMV Heaven, looks at the best animated music videos all over the net. The second, Animenia, has him reviewing some of the best and worst anime out there. He has also made several 5 Second Movies. Suede went on hiatus in January 2009 due to his affiliation with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, going on a two-year mission for his church.
• Y Ruler of Time (Nikolas Freeman) hosts Read Right to Left, a series in which he reviews manga series.

Team TGWTG

The most recent subdivision of ThatGuyWithTheGlasses.com that includes further film reviews, reviews on general topics, and other miscellaneous material by different contributors.

• Coldguy (Patrick Burden), along with being a former co-host of Transmission Awesome and founder of his own books and literature-based podcast, Spine Breakers, is the host of Foreign Delicacies, a review show of foreign films.
• CR! (Chad Rocco) is the host of Familiar Faces, a comedic/informative look at television cartoon programs primarily from the 80s and 90s, and focuses particularly on lesser-known characters from those shows. He also created There Will Be Cake, a review show of internet flash games. He is a graphic artist, and took over illustration duties for Linkara's webcomic Lightbringer.
• The Distressed Watcher (Terroja Kincaid) hosts Trailer Failure, a review show that takes a look at the previews for upcoming films. He also has done numerous top 10 videos featuring his favorite movie speeches, deaths, etc. TJ is currently doing a special series in which he critiques each of the Star Wars films in order (Episodes 1–6). He is well known for being The Amazing Atheist of YouTube fame.
• Film Brain (Mathew Buck) is the host of Bad Movie Beatdown, a film review show that explores movies that are considered outside the usual demographic for The Nostalgia Critic. Along with his show, Film Brain also posts written reviews that are not as comedic as the show, but are more to the point.
• Film Conscience (Luke Mochrie) reviews movies but lets "the voices of his head do the talking". The two "voices" (Phillip & Ringo) mirror how he felt the film emotionally and critically.
• Mike J (Mike Jeavons) is the host of Shameful Sequels, a review show that pokes fun at terrible and unnecessary Hollywood sequels to popular franchises. He often introduces himself with the words "Hello, I'm a British person" and often includes well known British stereotypes (such as drinking tea).
• Obscurus Lupa (Allison Pregler) is the host of Obscurus Lupa Presents, a show where she takes a look at what she calls "Z-Grade" movies.
• Paw Dugan (Paul Schuler) is a video producer and currently co-hosts Transmission Awesome. A self-stylized "music guru", Paw hosts a variety of shows dealing with music and/or video games, including Full Circle, Great Moments in Video Game Music, and Wi-Fidelity.
• Phelous (Phelan Porteous) is from Nova Scotia, Canada and hosts various shows, including Mortal Komedy , a Mortal Kombat parody series, Dragonball CG , a flash cartoon series that parodies Dragonball Z, and a review series in which he comments on both obscure and well-known horror films. He is known by his trademarks of inserting his own name into each title of the films he reviews and his frequent deaths in the frame story of his reviews.
• S.G. (Rooney Enterprises) is the producer of ThatJewishGuy, a show covering Jewish media as well as cultural practices in Judaism. ThatJewishGuy is known for his dry humor and calm persona. S.G. also produces Guy Lynor, (a pun on guyliner) where the title character is a hardcore rock and roll archetype expanding on classic literature. Both of these shows attempt to be educational as well as entertaining.
• The Cinema Snob (Brad Jones) hosts a review series that focuses primarily on exploitation films and z-list movies, or movies that most people don't know about. Brad Jones also hosts The Bruno Mattei Show, in which he and friends discuss the works of exploitation director Bruno Mattei in chronological order, and Kung Tai Ted, where he plays a martial artist who studies cheesy fight scenes.
• Dark Maze Studios (Ed Glaser) produces the animated series Press Start Adventures, as well as the 80's style sci-fi series Robogirl, and the "remakesploitation" review show Deja View.
• Todd In The Shadows (Todd Nathanson) reviews current pop songs that are bad, plays the piano and wears a gray hoodie in order to keep his true identity secret. The reasons for this are unclear—he has alternately claimed that he hides his face to "protect his position as a Sunday school teacher, as a secret agent, and as White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs".
• Transylvania Television (Gordon Smuder) provides an adult-themed puppet show where the cast runs a television station out of a dank Transylvanian dungeon.
• Music People: The Sad Panda (Julien Diaz) and Skitch (Michael Schiciano) provide music to various shows on the site.

Podcasts

Channel Awesome is home to many Podcasts:

• Transmission Awesome: Hosted by Rollo T, Hope Within Chaos, Paw and Angry Joe. The show focuses on the site TGWTG itself. Transmission Awesome usually has a special guest (usually a featured talent) and talks with the guest about his/her work. The show has a set structure in which the guest is introduced, site news is recapped and discussed, the musical break (known as the "Paw's Button"), the Awesome Blog of the Week, and Forum Focus. Former co-hosts have included Coldguy (Patrick Burden), Mike Michaud, Dr. Gonzo (Billy Smith) and ThatAussieGuy (Dan Rizzo).
• Lee and Z Show: Hosted by Lee Davidge and Lindsey "Z" Briggs, the show focuses on gaming culture and various topics that are important to the two hosts. Every episode the two play a game "Turbo Top Three". Due to Lee's absence, there have only been 10 episodes, the 10th being the 2 Hour Special.
• Scam Police: Hosted by Rollo T and Mike, the show focuses on Pulling Scams and Crank Calls on actual scammers. This show only has one episode in which the two call a man known to scamming people for money over the phone and attempt to get the man to confess.
• Spine Breakers: Hosted by Coldguy, JewWario and Rabbi, this show is all about books and the joy of reading.
• The Game Heroes:'Hosted by Handsome Tom (previously a member of Screwattack, this is actually a video podcast. The crew of the Game Heroes sit on a couch and feature interesting and obscure gaming news.
• Nerd to the 3rd Power: Hosted by Dr. Gonzo, Cat Thompson, and Travis Excelsior this show focuses on all things nerdy, from video games, anime, to conventions.

External links

• ThatGuyWithTheGlasses.com
• Official YouTube
• The Channel Awesome Wiki The official wiki for Thatguywiththeglasses.com/Channel Awesome.
• The Nostalgia Critic at IMDb
• 5 Second Movies at IMDb
• Team Four Star's Website
• Official Russian Translation Nostalgia Critic
• Official Nostalgia Critic blip.tv