Hmm..I must be only 1 of 4 people left...

[Fraught]

I know.. I'm just lamenting the "old" Escapist is gone.

No, really, please do. Your sadness (and tears) is like candy.

 

[Yureina]

That's just how it goes. Popularity inevitably brings expansion.

Is that so bad?

 

[Atmos Duality]

I don't visit hardly any of the video listings here; mostly just Extra Credits now.
Yet, you don't see me bitching about it.

 

[bad_dog14]

I don't know what your problem is, because all the good stuff is on the front page on the right.

 

[WOPR]

Who doesn't have their own "gimmick"/review/column on The Escapist.
I liked it better when it was Zero Punctuation and Unskippable

Now when you click on the Videos tab,you are deluged with content.A lot of the content I couldn't give 2 **its about..

/end rant

I have to say I like Extra Credits, and I knew Danial before he got his job here

but for me it's pretty much

ZP, Unskippable, Extra Credits, Escape to the movies, and Daily Drop

the rest I couldn't care about

and I wish we had Brentalfloss instead of Rebecca Mayes... it's a personal thought, but still

 

[supermariner]

i'm always here for ZP, unskippable, Escape to the movies, doraleous and accossiates and sometimes extra credits when they aren't being too full of themselves
everything i don't want .. i ignore
that's how choice works
so your complaint makes very little sense to me

 

[AvsJoe]

I know.. I'm just lamenting the "old" Escapist is gone.

This guy's got a point. There is a marked difference between the Escapist from when I joined and the Escapist now. Back then it was more personal, we were more of a community instead of a forum.

But evolution happens and we are just along for the ride. The Escapist today is just as awesome. The User Groups and the RP's keep a lot of the community that the forums lost and we get exciting new members every day, a few of whom quickly become celebrities around here.

But as for the videos, the OP just has to accept the fact that there are more than just the two series' 'round 'ere. Some are hit or miss but most are quality productions. If he only wants to watch ZP and Unskippable, let him do so; he'll be enjoying the site's two flagship series' but he'll be missing out on everything else.

 

[Lilani]

That's growth, more users, more content, more everything.

Most of it's good, and just ignore the stuff you don't like.

Simples.

Quoted for truth. Do you really think most magazine subscribers read People or TV Guide cover to cover? No, they pick out what they like and move on. I like that the Escapist is continuing to offer us new content and ways to enjoy the guys and gals we like. It means they care about what they put out to us.

 

[ProfessorLayton]

Unskippable is relatively new... I liked the Escapist better before they sold out and became a website.

I don't understand why you're complaining... if you don't like the videos, you really don't have to watch them. Zero Punctuation and Unskippable update every Monday and Wednesday, so just come here on Monday for Unskippable and come Wednesday for Zero Punctuation and let the people who like the other shows watch the other shows.

And if you are still having a hard time, just go here [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation] and here [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/unskippable] and bookmark those pages.

 

[Irridium]

I know.. I'm just lamenting the "old" Escapist is gone.

Dude, it wasn't that great back then. It seems like it was, but it wasn't.

 

[Thespian]

Well, I think-

That's growth, more users, more content, more everything.

Most of it's good, and just ignore the stuff you don't like.

Simples.

Oh, wait, never mind. /thread

(And honestly... I don't even like Unskippable Extra Credits, ZP and Rebecca Mayes are my favourites)

 

[Shoggoth2588]

I prefer Escape to the Movies over Unskippable. In my defense, I've only posted one or two reviews! I've since learned my lesson and stopped opening my own threads. I do like reading other peoples views of the various movies and games.

 

[Jark212]

I know.. I'm just lamenting the "old" Escapist is gone.

The old escapist was full of assholes, the only difference is that those guys have moved on to a less popular site to use as there secret club house.

Anyway, you can't really complain about having more choice.

I take offense...

But yah, the continued expansion of the site is very awesome...

 

[CarpathianMuffin]

I don't mind it. I mean most of the content is pretty good, it's not like they're filling it to the brim with mediocre gimmick reviews.

 

[zHellas]

I know.. I'm just lamenting the "old" Escapist is gone.

The old escapist was full of assholes, the only difference is that those guys have moved on to a less popular site to use as there secret club house.

Anyway, you can't really complain about having more choice.

What website?

And tell me about the old Escapist.

 

[TeeBs]

More content is always good.
Fuck what the Pokemon/Star Wars/Indiana Jones/Bad Evangelion fans say.

 

[RatRace123]

I like some of the escapist's newer stuff. They still put out some pretty high quality videos now and then.