hey all! ben here!
as usual, we'll be doing an end-of-season episode of the podcast where we answer any burning questions you have about the season. drop your questions below, and we'll try to get to as many of them as possible! tom will be in attendance, so feel free to write questions addressed to him as well. (spoiler warning, of course, for those of you who have not seen episode 8 on nebula yet!)
please no episode spoilers in this thread! just sharing this for fun
*No S19 spoilers*
Going and watching JLTG in theaters may have been my favorite show going experience of all time.
I've watched this dumb YouTube series for years and have always enjoyed the Wednesdays I get to catch up on it. When the chance to watch the finale was announced I told my wife, who knows nothing about it, that I was gonna get grandma to watch the kids and drag her along to the theaters to watch this with a bunch of other nerds. Btw, VO Sam, I drug my wife to the movie theater not the other way around. I gave her a loose explanation of "it's basically the amazing race but played like a board game" and she was glad there would at least be popcorn and soda. I can now say after this she is HOOKED and going back to watch all the other seasons so she's in the loop of what the heck the snack zone is and that we can watch future seasons together! The fact this group of young people on YouTube is creating a better show than major TV networks is unreal.
But, back to the cinema experience itself, this made it so much more fun to watch! We go to our local symphony hall to see movies such as Harry Potter, Star Wars, etc. played with a live orchestra and the way you have a crowd that is so in love and invested in what's happening as far as cheers, boos, etc. makes it even more fun to watch. This had that same experience but, with the added twist of everyone not knowing what was about to happen, made it incredibly fun. A theater of people genuinely laughing, cheering, and most importantly gasping about a show we all love was really just awesome.
One other thing that was surprising was how much of a reach this show truly has. We got into the theater very early and people watched everyone coming in as we were in the second highest row. We saw people ranging from elderly couples, to groups of young kids and teens (One fell asleep and had to be carried out by dad lol), families, and everything in between. As well this was a big theater with probably ~400 seats with two showing times and 7:00PM (earlier one) we went to was probably about 2/3rds sold out which was incredibly impressive!
All of this to say, Sam, Ben, Adam and the rest of the team, thank you for the show and please do these again in the future!
P.S. Go Sam!
Alright, I’ll go first. I stumbled upon the first episode of Tag EUR-IT on youtube (yes, the one that has the most views of all their uploads) while I was bedbound with a migraine. I thought Ben’s shirt on the Thumbnail looked fun, that’s why I clicked on it, expecting a funny, amateur travel video to watch. I was amazed by the professionalism in the editing, the color coded subtitles (!!!) and the overall layout of the game and the video, and when they I experienced my first snack zone I remember thinking “wow, they really put a lot of effort into this for a youtube video!”. I also loved their energy and humor and was hooked instantly. I then continued watching that season in one sitting and every other season back to back in the course of the next days, becoming utterly obsessed and yapping to all my friends about this cool new nerdy show that I am now a huge fan of!
Now, I’m a proud nebula subscriber (my only streaming service subscription!) and so so happy that I clicked on that unassuming thumbnail two years ago! ❤️
Would we expect to see Adam team up with the guests more for the next several seasons or would we revert back to Sam + guest teams?
I feel like Team Atom's dynamic went really well in Japanorama and I would like to see a more stressed out dynamic compared to Alpha Force's relative chillness (we did see some of this in Hide and Seek NYC, Adam and Amy were stressed for the whole alpha force run iirc)
My fav this season - Season 19, Episode 7, Go, Man, Go. Ben: "I don't wanna strategize, I just wanna zoom.
No "Real" Spoilers for the Japanorama Finale
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I went and watched the finale with my mom , and about 30+ other people showed up and watched it with us , now as for my question for other theater viewers
Was Your Theater So Quiet as well? Throughout the Premier there were laughs and cheers and such but I mean Literally at the end for a good 5 minutes even after the winners were revealed and even into the credits aside from "one moment" it was DEAD quiet , (as my mom put it "you could hear a pin drop" ) and there were supporters of both teams in attendance , so was this Eerie quiet just a my theater thing or did anyone else experience it? Like maybe it was just shock or tension leaving people but it felt odd
I watched the finale last night (super great time! Super great episodes!), and I noticed that the motion graphics looked really good even on the big screen. Did the motion graphics have to be upscaled especially for the cinematic release? Or are they normally that good and I just can't see it because I watch on a PC monitor that's literally 12 years old? I guess I have a similar question about the audio mix, and whether the surround sound at the theater requires a different mix than the normal Nebula/YouTube release
For all who went to see the finale, what weird and unusual things did you bring to the Snack Zone?
We had just eaten at a chain Italian restaurant by the cinema and between us we had a Salami & Prosciutto Pizza and Linguine Carbonara, with a Stick Coffee pudding dessert, so we were rather full and didn't even fancy popcorn...
...but we shared a Giant, fizzy slush between the two of us.
What weird and wonderful snacks did you procure and enjoy? 😁
Watched the finale in theaters and it was incredible. No spoilers btw. I just want to say that this sub has mostly focused on praising the game design, and rightfully so. But it also matters how the game is played.
Baseball has been around for 150 years and hasn’t changed much, so I’d call that pretty good game design. But not every game is an 18 inning battle in the World Series like we got last fall. Every time the game is played will turn out differently, and some will turn out more entertaining than others.
My point is, if you and your buddies played Japanorama it wouldn’t be as good. If the boys played this season again 100 times it might never top the season we actually got. If you haven’t seen the finale yet, enjoy. Take it all in because we truly witnessed a masterpiece this time.
Edit: I have baseball on the mind bc of the playoffs but maybe a more helpful analogy would be to compare this season to the 2016 NBA finals. There were a lot of Warriors-Cavs series, but that one will always be the most legendary.
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I am in Kobe right now, and visited the Herb Garden ropeway. While writing this post, I passed Sams spot on the trail, and since I am going down the mountain on the other side, I won't pass it again.
Happy day 1! In the comments, vote for the best jet lag quote that starts with A!