The Spoony One has been ejected from That Guy With the Glasses.

[Atmos Duality]

Unless he stops moping over his ex-girlfriend and stops acting like a colossal, passive-aggressive asshole to random people online Spoony should probably start looking into Future Endeavors.

His meltdown is unfortunate...because he was legitimately some of the very best talent Channel Awesome had to offer, and when he does (rarely) put out videos, they are of much higher quality than most of what goes up on TGWTG.

I'd be surprised if his site is up for another year at this rate.

Fun fact: He's an <link=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/profiles/view/LordKaT>ex-member of the Escapist.

He was banned for <link=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/6.226351-Review-Madden-NFL-11#7730637>telling John Funk that he wanted him to die.

LordKat seems to be a mass of about-faces. I mean, he's done a video WITH Spoony on the Pumpkinhead game. They were friendly enough at the time...

I remember that shitstorm.
I felt that John Funk was being more than a bit lenient with Madden based on my rental experience, but LordKat's video ripping into the game was little more than nerd rage. Sentence fragments, and token exaggerations all stirred into one big cathartic nerd rage video.

And of course, LorkKat made it far more personal than it should have been.

 

[Something Amyss]

Holy balls, Lupa is PISSED.

To be fair, the shit the guy was saying is pretty heinous.

 

[Clearing the Eye]

So it seems Spoony made a "joke" to JesusOtaku, saying he wanted to tie her up in a basement and rape her. She took it about as well as you might expect but it was otherwise swept up under the rug.

If that is true, he can fuck right off. No words strong enough to convey my contempt for "humor" like that and the pigheaded dogs it is vomited from.

 

[DudeistBelieve]

STUFF FROM LUPA'S BLOG

<quote=anon>When the hell are you women gonna stop taking yourselves so seriously all the goddamn time? Noah is suffering from a serious case of depression and his girlfriend dumping him didnt help his situation at all. I dont condone misogyny, but I ALSO dont condone promiscuity! Which goes for BOTH men AND women! And you just had to open your big fat mouth and complain about some stupid joke that was obviously taken out of context! If Noah commits suicide because of this, his blood will be on YOUR hands!

<quote=Lupa>Well. You don?t condone misogyny, but you?re saying I?m promiscuous? How the hell am I promiscuous? He gets an excuse because he?s depressed? He can open his mouth but I can?t? He has absolutely no right over me to be able to speak his mind but I can?t. And it doesn?t matter if I?m a woman.

Excuse me, but you don?t fucking joke about suicide. You have no right.

<quote=anon>What? That was NOT a joke, Lupa! I was DEAD serious about your bullshit being liable to push Noah over the edge. I NEVER joke about things like that. I have even written extensively on my blog about how much the use of rape in movies is offensive and unneccesary. I even made it a two-parter. You know nothing about me, but what I do know is that all women play the "we've been oppressed and subjugated by men for so long" card to shamelessly manipulate men. I hate that. That makes me angry!

<quote=Lupa>And let me tell YOU something. Blaming Scarlett for Spoony?s problems is the most bullshit thing I?ve ever heard, and you should be ashamed for using that excuse. He?s been harassing her, her friends, anyone associated with her, for existing, for the crime of breaking up with him, and you have the fucking nerve to call her promiscuous? Because damn it, she?s done absolutely nothing like that, and someone has the right to exist in this world. It doesn?t matter if she twitter flirts, she has the right to fucking exist, and no one, NO ONE should hold anyone ransom for their own happiness. People have shit on her because of HIS attacks, and this shit needs to stop now. You said she did something wrong for breaking up with him when he?s depressed? Fuck you.

Holy balls, Lupa is PISSED.

Anyways, what I'm gathering here is that Lupa is (probably?) a friend of Spoony's ex, and that Spoony is (apparently) harassing his ex and her friends, and Lupa (definitely) had quite enough of this crap.

So take that as you will. I'll keep digging.

hmm... ya know at this point I have to question why we're all interested in this. Is it for truth or for petty entertainment?

Also yeah, Lups is right, however Spoony being a creep or not I still enjoyed most of his work and I'd rather he not kill himself. Plus two wrongs don't make a right, don't kick a guy when he's at the edge and all that.

 

[DJShire]

So why is JO still on there?

What did JO do?

 

[KrabbiPatty]

This is "soap opera"-like in terms of how convoluted it is and it all seems to come out of SOMETHING that happened at E3, but at the heart of it is Spoony making a shitty remark months ago and Lupa JUST NOW getting angry, which tells me that this is motivated not by some deep seated beliefs but more personal motivation.

If I were to guess, taking out a rival.

EDIT: I'd also take at a grain of salt anything that anyone says about the actual REASONS for it (like, for example, Spoony is stalking his ex or something, of which we have zero evidence) and unless and until someone presents evidence I just assume everyone is an asshole here until proven innocent.

 

[KrabbiPatty]

This thread is worse than a celebrity gossip magazine.

This thread IS a celebrity gossip magazine. Internet celebrities, but hey we're nerds, beggars can't be choosers.

 

[Dags90]

Is it for truth or for petty entertainment?

Also yeah, Lups is right, however Spoony being a creep or not I still enjoyed most of his work and I'd rather he not kill himself. Plus two wrongs don't make a right, don't kick a guy when he's at the edge and all that.

Petty entertainment for me. I don't have any real connection to any of these people. I only know of them as characters, so this may as well just be another video.

I bet it's been great for their ad revenue.

 

[lacktheknack]

hmm... ya know at this point I have to question why we're all interested in this. Is it for truth or for petty entertainment?

I'm in it for the truth. I'm not getting any pleasure out of the fighting. It's like during the clusterscrew that was Extra Credits breaking off from the Escapist, I ended up figuring out most of what the heck was going on via a lot of research and head-desking.

I do admit that I get a kick out of finding the right answer, but not the journey there.

 

[silver wolf009]

This thread is worse than a celebrity gossip magazine.

And that's what's making it fun.

OT: This is horribly fun to watch, as I previously stated, but I'm not sure which side of the fence I fall upon. I know Spoony's been having some tough times, and it's been very clear to see, but he should have known where he made a mistake, and instead of fixing it then, apparently he just fueling the fire. I can't blame CA for this either, as they do have financial interests to secure, but I'm left wondering if there wasn't a better way to go about defusing the situation.

 

[Fusioncode9]

I think it was a wise decision, Spoony was a complete jerk to his fanbase for almost nothing. Hopefully one day he'll stop using twitter as a way to vent his personal frustration and go get some professional help.

And for the love of God stop whining about Scarlet. It was over a year ago, move on with your life.

Not to be rude or anything, but sometimes getting over it is not that simple. I was with a girl for 11 years and it took me about 3 to fully get over the feeling of betrayal that the break up caused within me. It did not help that my ex still thought she could control my life like she and telling me when proper grieving time passed. It also did not help that she already had another pony she was riding during our last year together. Her mom still has not forgiven her for that.

Considering how long Spoony and Scarlet were together, it may take a little time to get over that. What helps more than the medication is the counseling. He needs a professional that is emotionally detached from everyone involved. It helped me and others just like me.

Sorry to hear about how your ex acted but it wasn't the same case with Spoony and Scarlet. Scarlet even left twitter for a while to let all the e-drama calm down and said nothing to Spoony. While he insulted her constantly. I'm not saying you're wrong and I know it can take a while to get over someone, but constantly whining on twitter isn't helping.

 

[uneek]

Hi everyone. I'm a pretty big part of TGWTG community, and I will try to make some things more clear, as there seems to be some confusion.

1) Spoony was not let go from TGWTG for what he said to JO, nor Lupa. He was let go because of fan complaints on how he was acting during his suspension.

2) A lot of producers, both TGWTG and non-, have "neutrally" weighed in on the subject ie given how they see it without specifically picked sides. The general consensus amongst the "neutrals" is that they understand the decision by TGWTG, but hope that Spoony gets the help he needs and feels better.

3) LK is not part of TGWTG, he has not been for quite a while. Despite that, what he has said has not sat well with many producers and fans, as that is something you don't say to someone who clearly has some form of depression.

4) None of this is the fault of Lupa, JO, Nash, or any one person. This is a business decision. Don't point fingers. Don't be like the crazy fans (like the ones that are giving Lupa death threats) that can be akinned to members of 4chan.

Any questions?

Just one. How is this going to effect the 4th year Anniversary thing?

 

[Charli]

To answer the above it's 5am on a Saturday morning, I'm slightly hung over and this is mildly entertaining internet drama. Do the math. *munches popcorn*

Captcha: It happens


That it does, Mr. Captcha. That it does.

 

[shrekfan246]

This thread is worse than a celebrity gossip magazine.

I don't know who any of these people are and with that,

If I'm not interested in genuinely famous peoples public drama, I'm certainly not going to waste valuable braincells on nobodies twitter duelling.

Yeah, I have to agree fully with this... I've literally never looked up any videos on ThatGuyWithTheGlasses that weren't actually done by "ThatGuyWithTheGlasses"... and even then, I haven't visited the site in probably a year and a half. Spoony I've heard of because a lot of people have been linking some "Spoony BETRAYAL!" video whenever Bioware gets brought up, but aside from that, I don't know hardly anything about Internet video producers who aren't on The Escapist.

So my reaction to this thread:

EDIT: Kinda amusing to read about, though, if I have to be completely honest. "He said" "No, she said!" stuff. At least it's a change from all of the sexism/feminism threads.

 

[KrabbiPatty]

I get the impression that this was someone's attempt at downing a rival and it spun out of control. And to answer the question, I'm here for both entertainment and the truth--the fact that Channel Awesome suddenly turned into Dallas doesn't mean I don't want to know what the shit really happened.

Full disclosure: it's mostly entertainment though.

 

[bawkbawkboo1]

Spoony never has had a consistent schedule for his videos, he goes fucking crazy at the drop of a hat on twitter, and he's apparently incapable of responding to any input of any kind without coming off as an egotistical twat. What the fuck is with people blaming Lupa for this? The guy needs serious help. Also, getting your entire site banned from press events for going apeshit at a presentation is a valid reason to get fired.