#watchertv

[wearewatcher]

me when someone asks about my special interests

[mando-lore]

[outtatime]

i've said it before but i want angela "are lungs bones" giarratana to be on puppet history with ryan "does hair grow out of the skull" bergara. potential to be the most censored episode of puppet history ever

[bergoop]

silencing him... (x)

[a-rude-elven-mage]

I just really don't get how you're going to have a show where Steven flies around first class explicitly to eat the world's most expensive food.... And then say you can't make ends meet and you HAVE to put all of your videos (approx. 5 videos a month) behind a paywall just to survive.

This is the candles budget meme irl

Also trying to double dip from the Patrons. Lol.

[weareinastormoffuck]

I hope someday Ryan and Mari show their kids this valentines episode of ghost files where they are ghost hunting with their uncle Shane and aunt Sara

[maquet591]

[the-worst-person-u-know]

i get people not being happy about the watcher move. i get people mourning that they can't afford to follow the guys rn. but actually wishing they would fail? hoping watcher employees are stressed and anxious? i don't think you actually like them, i think you just like having your whims catered to and you just see the guys as your funny little puppet friends.

i get that parasocial relationships are a...complex topic, particularly when a specific kind of content pretty much requires fostering that vibe. even when you know it's a real phenomenon, it's really easy to fall into the trap of, "these people are really cool/funny! i wish we were friends" (and tbf, i think a "friend crush" is still a *little* different bc i think most parasocial relationships make you think, "we ARE friends...or would be if we met.")

BUT. the flip side is forgetting that these guys are people, too. people who gotta make ends meet, particularly if they want to keep providing great content. people with families, bills, expenses, and yes even little treats. like, shit costs money and we can't accuse someone of greed or hope they fail and then pat ourselves on the back for being anti-capitalist or something. this move is a risk but also surely not an impulsive one, and the guys feel this is the right move both financially and creatively then you should hope they succeed!

and, ftr—i already signed up, and i've already sent out my login info to friends who aren't in a place rn to pay. support the guys if you can, but i think the bare minimum is not hoping they crash and burn.