Those that can't do, rate it 8.8/10.
I remember how it would have been cool to get your own show on G4TV back in the early 2000’s, since video game journalism was still technically in its niche form. Only thing they had back then were writers who actually were fans of the gaming landscape, whether it was tabletop, board or video games.
Didn't say she hated games, I said she had no interest in them, specifically from an enthusiast point of view which is what GB is. The early days of her on the podcast she wanted to talk about anything but gaming when she could, especially movies. And anytime there was industry talk she was never familiar with all the companies, people and terms the other guys were throwing around and would have to ask questions or would just sit there quietly. The further back in time they went the worse it was. And I get she is young but that isn't a great excuse.
Remember, she's a comedian and not a vidya journalist. GiantBomb was just a way to pay the bills until her career took off.
Did it actually take off? Because all I hear about her are complaints. A Sims 4 player that shrieks during GOTY. Shes the reason I stopped supporting GB after 5+ years, the GOTY talk was horrible and that was my favorite thing they did post Ryan.
It took off enough for her to leave GB. It looks like she made her twitch channel in 2014 and did nothing with it, got hired by GB in 2017, left and plugged the shit out of it to wind up with ~13,000 followers, and ~300+ average viewers which is nothing to sneeze at.
This has mainly been an issue with GB East. They keep wanting to hire "unique voices" aka diversity hires with massive egos who don't belong on their site which leads to people like Austin and Abby who just use them to boost their own career. I guarantee GB could hire someone who wouldn't do this if they tried, but it would likely require hiring just a boring white dude which seems entirely out of the question when you look at GB East hires so far.
I don't follow GB since several years back and in a way I would have liked for her to stick around. If she was still at Giantbomb when she reached an age where she felt the ship had sailed on her dreams it wouldn't be good, she would see an audience that she already despises that enabled her to collect a paycheck while she grew complacent and now she's stuck doing that. She would be the godzilla of cuntiness from that day forward and it would be misogynistic to try to reign her in or fire her.
It's an issue for both sides, honestly. Not just Austin and Abby, but Dan and Drew both realized they could go off and do their own thing and be better for it.
Suda51's the Silver Case wants a word with her. But that one requires some brainpower so nevermind.
Arguing different things here. I don't really disagree with a lot of your points but that wasn't what I was getting at. Austin and Abby were no one before they joined GB. They joined, took advantage of the audience, then booked it. I mean Austin was barely there a year before he ditched them.
I don't know about arguing, friend.
And they know this. When internet podcasts became a thing, GB refused to do it because it killed all the chemistry and pace.
It's not just Danny. Jim Sterling and Extra Credits ran from The Escapist and did well, at least initially. The problem they run into is that if one guy is carrying the show, you have to make it worth while for them to carry. I'm far from the only one wondering why Yahtzee has stuck with the escapist when he could've left and kept all the money.
I'm kind of amazed Yahtzee doesn't own the Escapist at this point.
