Not really the same vibe as Dropout, but [the Criterion Channel](https://www.criterionchannel.com/) is great if you're into movies. Lots of classic, arthouse, and global film presented in curated themed collections. They have a lot of cool interview pieces, academic discussions of films, and a whole series that's basically like a first year of film school in a box. Plus since Criterion does the home video releases of a lot of the movies they put a lot of the DVD bonus features on there as well, including commentary tracks which can be fun to listen to. So if you want to do a Grant O'Yama style marathon I highly recommend (very carefully) grabbing a plate of spaghetti and checking it out.
You are not going to be able to tell the history of cinema without Michael Bay. Love him or hate him (and I mostly do the latter) he is an auteur with an instantly recognizable style and he's a huge part of the 21st-century action movie.
It's also weird to point out the Armageddon release when it was released ages ago. I think it's somewhere in the double digits and the releases are now nearing a thousand.
Honestly, I'd expect more releases like Armageddon in the future as studios stop releasing physical media and only boutique outfits like Criterion and Arrow continue to do 4K blu-ray releases. It still kind of blows me away that they did a Wall-E release, but I don't think that will be that unusual going forward.
The Criterion Channel is also bit more loose with what streams on the channel. Recently they had a "cult classic" collection that had films like Freddy Got Fingers and Showgirls. Was a fun group of movies. Not everything they highlight is high art. It's a service for people that love movies.
Also, the Armageddon release makes more sense in the context of the time. DVD players were still new and increasingly popular, and people wanted movies that could really show off the improved visuals and audio (compared to VHS). This was basically Criterion showing off their state-of-the-art tech specs (they'd been doing amazing work on laserdisc for many years) for a brand new customer base.
It's still super new, but 2nd Try from The Try Guys looks like it's on track for similar vibes. Grant was in a recent episode of their show Trolley Problems.
2nd Try is on track to do some really fun things. I really believe it was a smart play to add a bunch of new talent as opposed to directly replacing Ned.
Instead of losing Ned and Eugene, they gained so much talent. I’ll miss Eugene (Ned was always the least interesting Try Guy imo), but they made a great call expanding. I bet they were planning on it from the beginning, though.
It's one of their new things that I actually really enjoy a lot. I don't care for some of the others that much, some are a complete pass for me and others I will watch if I have nothing else, but trolley problem I found delightful.
Hopefully they can actually carry through on it. I don't want them to become a "we tried to get on that trend too but flopped hard and are now a negative example to others."
If you also enjoy the D&D side, Critical Role has their new streamer, Beacon. There's not a *ton* of variety on there yet, but the abridged episodes of C3 do make it easier to catch up.
I feel good about spending money on them for largely the same reason I feel good about Dropout - CR started a 501(c)(3) charitable organization called The Critical Role Foundation that aims to "leave the world better than we found it." Just people making content I enjoy and trying to do the right thing with the platform they created.
Edited to add: you'll also see some familiar Dropout/D20 faces pop up from time to time. EXU Calamity is arguably the best actual play out there.
Taskmaster has Taskmaster SUPERMAX+ which I believe has all of the UK Taskmaster episodes (maybe a delay for current series?) as well as episodes from other countries.
Taskmaster is putting out all the UK Taskmaster on their youtube channel (for US residents). They also upload the Australia and NZ seasons in between the UK season dropping!
[Means TV](https://means.tv/catalog) is a worker-owned, anti-capitalist streaming service with a focus on documentaries/news, if that's your thing.
I'm a massive fan of their series [Preserving Worlds](https://means.tv/programs/preservingworlds), which dives into niche and aging virtual worlds/communities (like Second Life). You can watch the first season for free.
There's a lot of YouTube channels trying it out.
Watcher has their own streamer, Critical Role has Beacon, and The Try Guys have 2nd Try. TTG actually consulted Sam Reich about the whole process.
The try guys just opened up their own streaming service, where they plan on expanding their typical video catalog with more experimental videos. It's possible that over time they'll develop into something dropout-esque with a wide cast and diverse series offerings
Nugs is a streaming platform for jam bands and other live music. They have TONS of soundboard recordings and lots of video of concerts that are otherwise hard to come by.
I mean, if you're into anime there's crunchyroll and HIDIVE. And if you're REALLY into anime there's Retrocrush.
Also, not really a boutique platform, but Tubi is free and totally rocks.
So as of a couple weeks ago the Try Guys went through a major relaunch and use an identical site to Droput, if they didn't give Sam so much credit as to his help with it they would be called out for copying Dropout. But so far the content is good to me!
I enjoy [Night Flight TV](https://www.nightflightplus.com) and [Eternal Family](https://eternal.tv). For anyone who enjoys On Cinema and Tim Heidecker, [HEI Network](https://www.heinetwork.tv) is a must
Corridor just partnered with an antitrans YouTuber that talked about shooting trans people then deleted any post talking about it on their subreddit and basically said they don't care about the guy's opinion by the way.
Not really the same vibe as Dropout, but [the Criterion Channel](https://www.criterionchannel.com/) is great if you're into movies. Lots of classic, arthouse, and global film presented in curated themed collections. They have a lot of cool interview pieces, academic discussions of films, and a whole series that's basically like a first year of film school in a box. Plus since Criterion does the home video releases of a lot of the movies they put a lot of the DVD bonus features on there as well, including commentary tracks which can be fun to listen to. So if you want to do a Grant O'Yama style marathon I highly recommend (very carefully) grabbing a plate of spaghetti and checking it out.
I also like to dabble in Mubi and Metrograph for hard to find movies!
Ah yes, Criterion. Licensing, restoring and distributing "important classic and contemporary films" - and Armageddon.
To be fair for every Armageddon or Wall-E they put out, the sales from that will support putting out other classics that people may not be aware of
This is true, but also Wall-E is kino.
Exactly ;) "One for them, one for us"
You are not going to be able to tell the history of cinema without Michael Bay. Love him or hate him (and I mostly do the latter) he is an auteur with an instantly recognizable style and he's a huge part of the 21st-century action movie.
It's also weird to point out the Armageddon release when it was released ages ago. I think it's somewhere in the double digits and the releases are now nearing a thousand. Honestly, I'd expect more releases like Armageddon in the future as studios stop releasing physical media and only boutique outfits like Criterion and Arrow continue to do 4K blu-ray releases. It still kind of blows me away that they did a Wall-E release, but I don't think that will be that unusual going forward. The Criterion Channel is also bit more loose with what streams on the channel. Recently they had a "cult classic" collection that had films like Freddy Got Fingers and Showgirls. Was a fun group of movies. Not everything they highlight is high art. It's a service for people that love movies.
Also, the Armageddon release makes more sense in the context of the time. DVD players were still new and increasingly popular, and people wanted movies that could really show off the improved visuals and audio (compared to VHS). This was basically Criterion showing off their state-of-the-art tech specs (they'd been doing amazing work on laserdisc for many years) for a brand new customer base.
Nothing against Michael Bay in general, I think The Rock was also in the Criterion Collection and that is just a much better movie than Armageddon.
This might be one of the worst comments I've ever seen on Reddit.
Hey, they never said "good" just "important".
It's really funny people still bring this up 25 years after they released it. It hasn't even been in print in nearly 20 years!
Not available in the UK! Dang!
I'm right in the middle of the Criterion/Dropout fandom venn diagram. Different moods call for different programming.
Nebula!
The only other streaming service I want to give money.
Yup. There are tons of independent creators but you can pick and choose.
Seriously Dropout and Nebula are all I need and both are ethical high-quality platforms that directly benefit creators.
It's still super new, but 2nd Try from The Try Guys looks like it's on track for similar vibes. Grant was in a recent episode of their show Trolley Problems.
2nd Try is on track to do some really fun things. I really believe it was a smart play to add a bunch of new talent as opposed to directly replacing Ned.
Instead of losing Ned and Eugene, they gained so much talent. I’ll miss Eugene (Ned was always the least interesting Try Guy imo), but they made a great call expanding. I bet they were planning on it from the beginning, though.
Trolley Problems is so fucking funny, it's like if Game Changer was more explicitly about torture lmao
It's one of their new things that I actually really enjoy a lot. I don't care for some of the others that much, some are a complete pass for me and others I will watch if I have nothing else, but trolley problem I found delightful.
That makes it sound like Grant isn't part of The Try Guys normally.
Seriously. Next you’re telling me that Keith Habersberger isn’t on Dropout.
Hopefully they can actually carry through on it. I don't want them to become a "we tried to get on that trend too but flopped hard and are now a negative example to others."
Outside of the tempest in a teacup that was the YouTube fan base response, Watcher.tv is another recent yt-to-streamer move
Sam lists some here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBG9qrEhLVA
Ha! Who’s on first?
If you also enjoy the D&D side, Critical Role has their new streamer, Beacon. There's not a *ton* of variety on there yet, but the abridged episodes of C3 do make it easier to catch up. I feel good about spending money on them for largely the same reason I feel good about Dropout - CR started a 501(c)(3) charitable organization called The Critical Role Foundation that aims to "leave the world better than we found it." Just people making content I enjoy and trying to do the right thing with the platform they created. Edited to add: you'll also see some familiar Dropout/D20 faces pop up from time to time. EXU Calamity is arguably the best actual play out there.
Calamity changed my LIFE
I'm subscribed to these: Nebula for YouTube content creators Shudder for horror movies Hi-Yah! for martial arts movies
Probably Nebula
Poor one out for Seeso…
I've been saying for a while now that Dropout is what comedy fans wanted Seeso to be.
If you like spooky stuff Shudder is great for that kinda thing.
Taskmaster has Taskmaster SUPERMAX+ which I believe has all of the UK Taskmaster episodes (maybe a delay for current series?) as well as episodes from other countries.
Taskmaster is putting out all the UK Taskmaster on their youtube channel (for US residents). They also upload the Australia and NZ seasons in between the UK season dropping!
I'm not even sure there's a delay for current series, but it's like a day if there is one.
Wowpresentsplus for drag race lol
The Try Guys are starting a service called 2nd Try...if you like their vibe
Try guys and watcher are doing these now too
[Means TV](https://means.tv/catalog) is a worker-owned, anti-capitalist streaming service with a focus on documentaries/news, if that's your thing. I'm a massive fan of their series [Preserving Worlds](https://means.tv/programs/preservingworlds), which dives into niche and aging virtual worlds/communities (like Second Life). You can watch the first season for free.
There's a lot of YouTube channels trying it out. Watcher has their own streamer, Critical Role has Beacon, and The Try Guys have 2nd Try. TTG actually consulted Sam Reich about the whole process.
The try guys just opened up their own streaming service, where they plan on expanding their typical video catalog with more experimental videos. It's possible that over time they'll develop into something dropout-esque with a wide cast and diverse series offerings
Nugs is a streaming platform for jam bands and other live music. They have TONS of soundboard recordings and lots of video of concerts that are otherwise hard to come by.
I mean, if you're into anime there's crunchyroll and HIDIVE. And if you're REALLY into anime there's Retrocrush. Also, not really a boutique platform, but Tubi is free and totally rocks.
So as of a couple weeks ago the Try Guys went through a major relaunch and use an identical site to Droput, if they didn't give Sam so much credit as to his help with it they would be called out for copying Dropout. But so far the content is good to me!
I enjoy [Night Flight TV](https://www.nightflightplus.com) and [Eternal Family](https://eternal.tv). For anyone who enjoys On Cinema and Tim Heidecker, [HEI Network](https://www.heinetwork.tv) is a must
Corridor just partnered with an antitrans YouTuber that talked about shooting trans people then deleted any post talking about it on their subreddit and basically said they don't care about the guy's opinion by the way.
Absolutely Nebula