Interesting. It's a cottage industry for basketball.

Liveinadive wrote:

Oh I forgot about Ashens and his brown sofa. Reviews of old computers, random tech and poundland shite.

He was good until he started chumming it with other Youtubers and make it all a bit forced and shit-tier

Brooks wrote:

I like the clips that are how-to instructional or making some kind of a/b quality testing attempt, mostly.

"How to"s are very useful.

Have changed a tumble dryer belt and also changed a very awkward brake light using youtube content. Some cooking tips too - those basic things you need to know about before tackling a recipe , the author of which makes assumptions about basic skills.

Those stick out but I'm sure I've achieved other stuff using "how to" content. They at least point you in the right direction.

Few more I'll pop in. Ones that I don't watch every video they make but I've enjoyed some of what they have made.

KimJustice
Occasionally get the odd good one about British gaming companies in the 80's, or random football games from the PS1 era. Her voice can grate, but she's smart and passionate and I like that.



MarleyThirteen
Scottish cod demon that's occasionally very funny, especially when he go's God mode on noobs. Nice guy on twitter too. Like to see a local lad make it.



Gamesack
Like the aforementioned MetalJesusRocks (whom they parody, a lot) just a couple of guys going through their massive collection and offering thoughts. Different subject heading each video, always nice and lengthy. I find MJR to be too nicey nicey "ok guysss so hey what's up", and these guys often strike the right tone between that, actual laughs, and self-deprecation.



And I was just getting into DrDisrespect before he had all that personal stuff happen. He's ridiculously funny at times. Made me want PUBG.

Other than that, I can only really recommend mma/ufc stuff.

If someone else could write them, too, that’d be grand. Christ, she’s painfully unfunny.

I like Vintage Space.

Also The Food Surgeon if fucking mental.

Wife's verdict on Food Surgeon : "fucking creepy".

I like that haven't already been mentioned:

AvE - A Canadian man who takes things apart in his 'shop.
iDubzz - Content Cop say no more.
FoamerSimpson - Trainers and decent bants.
SteveMRE1989 - 30 minute episodes of eating old rations, I cant stop watching it, man is a don. NICE.
FilthyFrankTV - RIP he just announced he was quitting his channel. Trigger warning - I think a lot of you will find him to be a prick, but the lore that developed over the years was amazing.
AvoidingThePuddle - The best fightman, dark souls and whatever channel ever. Super good vibes and mainly all the best bits of his stream.
FirstWeFeast - HOT ONES. The best spicy chicken wing eating interview format ever!!!
BonAppetite - But specifically the 'Its Alive' series or anything else with Brad Leone in. Awesome cookery stuff, usually about fermenting things. Fascinating.

Roujin wrote:

FilthyFrankTV - RIP he just announced he was quitting his channel. Trigger warning - I think a lot of you will find him to be a prick, but the lore that developed over the years was amazing.

It's amazing, I don't even need to watch a single video to know that he's a complete and utter cunt.

I watch a lot of Youtube.  It's mostly shite to pass the time but some channels have a bit more to them that makes them easier to recommend.

For photography stuff:



Thomas Heaton.  A recurring theme among Youtube photographers is that they start of doing personal stuff that resonates with people that changes to far less relatable, sponsored (almost always be Squarespace) content once they reach a certain amount of subscribers.  This guy is no different.  Instead of wandering about the Lake District, these days he gets trips to Namibia paid for in return for a bit of plugging.  It's far less interesting to watch.  That said, he is still one of the better ones.



Matt Day.  Does a lot of stuff with film and older cameras.



Mads Peters Iverson.  Recently found this guy.  Travels about a lot and does some good stuff regarding his framing and lighting where he talks through the frame while he's filming it live, instead of talking over an edited, still image later on.  Good if you wanted to learn a bit about framing shots a bit better.



Sean Tucker.  This video here is great.  Rarely do Youtubers go into any depth when it comes to photography.  It doesn't get the views needed to get the sponsorship.  So we get unboxings and various other shite.  This guy was doing things differently and really was a level above everyone else.  Right up until he got himself sponsored by Squarespace.  Since then we've had 'how to' videos and a 'why I switched cameras' video (another guarantee of big views) but I have a small hope that one day he'll return to doing higher quality stuff.



Ted Forbes.  Same deal as the rest.  Clearly took a 'how to Youtube' class and started with clickbait titles and started hanging around with other Youtubers in NYC.  Which was all a bit tragic as he's twice their age.  That said, if you're prepared to sift through the shite ("THE ONE SECRET Lightroom feature EVERY photographer should be using"), you can find some good stuff.

That's all for the photography stuff.  Like I said, none of it ever gets too in depth because a niche show doesn't make money and most of these guys are wedding/family photographers trying to escape that life.  Until some independently wealthy person with a passion for photography comes along to give themselves something to do, we'll likely always get unchallenging stuff designed to appeal to the masses.


Other things I like:

Roujin wrote:

SteveMRE1989 - 30 minute episodes of eating old rations, I cant stop watching it, man is a don. NICE.

Liking this.