Red Letter Media

[Travoltron]

Dicktor Van Doomcock also got blocked by Shatner for reasons he couldn't quite figure out and it messed him up. His fans literally begged Shatner for forgiveness and he was unbanned.

 

[Dom Cruise]

I don't know if I'm in the minority, but I do enjoy reading other people's opinions on the RLM members.

Josh is alright because he plays the straight man to the most absurd degree. It's actually jarring when he makes a joke to me. He's like the bassist; he's there so you don't notice him but gives depth to everyone else.

Len is always nice to have, along with that comic book guy, because they add an extra layer of information and experience to fill in areas the others don't quite cover. The two of them also play as straight men but they have such good chemistry with the others that they allow fantastic set ups for great jokes and moments which wouldn't have happened otherwise.

While she was on the show, Jessie certainly existed, I guess. That blonde lady who was clearly attracted to a hilariously apathetic Jay was fun because of how much energy she brought to the table, but Jessie could have been replaced by an emotive cockatoo and would have been as insightful and memorable.

The Canadians are lukewarm to me, though. Jim is too flat; he sort of works with the others, but it feels like they're carrying his weight for him. Collin is nice because he's clearly having fun and brings a positive energy, but at the same time, I can't really think of any jokes, gags, or observations that really stand out from him. He's certainly unique compared to the others, and he's inoffensive at worst.

Jack is alright. He doesn't seem to meld well with anyone but Rich, though. Sometimes it seems like everyone else but Rich ignores him. Oddly enough, that makes him somewhat amusing because of it. As strange as it sounds, Jack is funnier when he isn't trying to be funny. He has an innately goofy way of speaking and behaving, and he feels like he's trying too hard when he actually tries to make a joke. The best analogy I can make is that he works best doing akin to play-by-play commentary, making observations instead of attempts at humor.

Mac is pretty nice to have around. He's sort of like a mixture of everyone and goes along with the crew just fine. He has a sort of demanding presence at times, which leads to moments which feel too centralized onto specifically him, but they aren't common enough to be too much of a nuisance.

As for the "obviously bad" members, I dislike Patten and Max. Patten felt too smarmy to be likeable and I can't name anything worth noting about his episode. As for Max, he tries too hard, like everyone else says. He gets too over-the-top, constantly yelling everyone five minutes, doing things like stomping his feet or spouting RIM memes during screenings, and generally sounding too forced. Both of their singular episodes are almost unwatchable to me.

Josh and Jack are the straight men and they play their roles well, it's as simple as that.

More proof that Red Letter Media is one of the best creations of the internet era.

It's so real. I feel actual feelings for Mike Stoklasa. It broke new ground!

It is absolutely one of the best things ever to be found on the internet, only classic AVGN and classic YTMND rank higher on my internet fondness meter.

"Do you still know how to speak Esperanto?"

Miaj manoj, rigardu ilin!

 

[Jimmy Durante's Ballsack]

It is absolutely one of the best things ever to be found on the internet, only classic AVGN and classic YTMND rank higher on my internet fondness meter.

Check out Fitzthistlewitz (rip) and Mechagamezilla over on YouTube as well.

 

[KrewlKween]

Damn, Mike fucking tearing up towards the end of the respond video... I felt bad for the fellow.

I listened more then watched this one and went back to watch. Wew, those are some real feels. Notice how he doesn't say "William Shatner" he says he can't take "Captain Kirk" doing these things. I think that's an important distinction. He grew up watching this character, like it's a part of him. He thinks one of his favorite characters of all time hates him. Straight up looks like he's about to cry if not actually tearing up.

The way Jay keeps laughing as Mike falls apart, ngl that had me rolling.

I think Jay genuinely didn't get how much it was affecting Mike, probably because he's never seen him have human emotions before. So he probably thinks Mike is trying to be funny beating himself up but doesn't realize that's actually how he feels.

 

[BScCollateral]

If "Twitter Shatner" (defined as whoever writes the posts) is a professional social media handler they seriously suck at it. "I watched the first sixty seconds" literally begs for an obvious, smartass retort. It's like being fat and calling yourself "Movie Bob."

 

[Flexo]

If "Twitter Shatner" (defined as whoever writes the posts) is a professional social media handler they seriously suck at it. "I watched the first sixty seconds" literally begs for an obvious, smartass retort. It's like being fat and calling yourself "Movie Bob."

Or it's brilliant if you're trying to get attention and eyeballs.

Like the old joke: "How did you get so many comments on your article?" "I put in a typo."

 

[fuckthisshit]

I think Jay genuinely didn't get how much it was affecting Mike, probably because he's never seen him have human emotions before.

Mike is often pretty emotional and dramatic, Jay is not. Jay is unreadable.

 

[Miller]

If "Twitter Shatner" (defined as whoever writes the posts) is a professional social media handler they seriously suck at it. "I watched the first sixty seconds" literally begs for an obvious, smartass retort.

Do you also expect people to listen to every 10-hour long EFAP about a 5-minute video?

 

[ditto]

Mike is often pretty emotional and dramatic, Jay is not. Jay is unreadable.

Jay is more superficial so there's not as much to read.

 

[PenguinSuitAlice]

Not sure if anyone else noticed this, but Mike says the phaser in the beginning was from The Original Series, when it is very clearly from The Next Generation. Is he slipping or is he messing with us?

 

[Racist Trash]

Not sure if anyone else noticed this, but Mike says the phaser in the beginning was from The Original Series, when it is very clearly from The Next Generation. Is he slipping or is he messing with us?

I'm not sure if you are playing along with his joke but he the proceeds to use it as a communicator and says the wrong lines on purpose.

 

[Mola Ram]

I'm not sure if you are playing along with his joke but he the proceeds to use it as a communicator and says the wrong lines on purpose.

What a pleb. That is obviously a tricording phase commbadge from the original version of Star Track: The Next Voyages.

 

[ditto]

Mike will prove himself a true connoisseur of schlock if his lists a Voyager episode among his best ever.

 

[stuffandthings]

Mike will prove himself a true connoisseur of schlock if his lists a Voyager episode among his best ever.

Hey, even a blind squirrel can occasionally find a 'Year of Hell'

 

[L50LasPak]

I cannot for the life of me get a read on Shatner's Twitter. On the one hand it stinks of random current year shit, but its also extremely boomery. And on top of that, this is the man who did the famous Get a Life sketch and also successfully covered Common People. So it would perfectly fit Shatner's character to be the one running the show and making fun of Mike for being an old nerd, but its also really possible its just some dude with a certificate in Communications (marketing) runing that thing.

 

[vertexwindi]

What a pleb. That is obviously a tricording phase commbadge from the original version of Star Track: The Next Voyages.

Boy I hope somebody got fired for that blunder.

 

[Hard Toothbrush]

I cannot for the life of me get a read on Shatner's Twitter. On the one hand it stinks of random current year shit, but its also extremely boomery. And on top of that, this is the man who did the famous Get a Life sketch and also successfully covered Common People. So it would perfectly fit Shatner's character to be the one running the show and making fun of Mike for being an old nerd, but its also really possible its just some dude with a certificate in Communications (marketing) runing that thing.

Shatner's performance on twitter has nothing on this masterpiece

I absolutely lose my shit when the third Shatner appears

 

[Intelligent Calcium]

Via leddit.

 

[Pokemonquistador2]

It may be worth pointing out that Shatner has a decades long reputation for being an insufferable asshole (Harlan Ellison famously accused him of line-counting Star Trek scripts to make sure Nimoy's part was never bigger than his) and, frankly, often comes across in interviews as not being all that bright. Hell, RLM pointed this out in one of their Trek reviews with footage of him out in the Mojave babbling about seabeds and how it was all underwater millions of years ago.

Wow. if Harlan Ellison is calling someone an asshole, that's saying something.

Shatner's always been an egotist, but that's been a part of his on and offscreen persona for decades. I imagine Shatner as someone who is entrenched in his ways and has a specific idea of what media (and discourse about said media) should be. Mike and Jay are part of New Media: irreverent, topical, and continuously commentating on everything that came before it. Even without the toxic elements of the RLM fandom bothering Shatner on Social Media, the man probably still wouldn't like RLM's body of work. RLM's style is aimed at Millennials and younger people; at folks who are used to watching media that is far less subject to the kind of gatekeeping that media of the past was subjected to. Shatner (if he is, indeed, behind the dismissive tweets,) probably thinks that RLM is beneath him and isn't shy about saying so.

As much as I'd like to see the Shatner Arc ending with Bill walking onto the RLM set and hugging Mike in person, I just don't see it ever happening. Macauley Culkin is young enough to appreciate what the RLM crew is trying to do and knows that visiting the show will boost his career. Bill is....89 years old. He may not even be aware of the Twitter slapfight currently happening and explaining it all to him may be as easy as explaining to your grandma how to set up the wireless router to the E-machine you bought her (which she'll only use to e-mail hello to you on major holidays.)

 

[HeyYou]

Either I have social autism or Mike wasn't actually torn up over Shatner making fun of him lol. The bit at the end was clearly a joke, considering not even a minute ago they were mocking the dude for taking credit for the moon landings.