Just went Premium for the first time. What should I watch?

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So thanks to the Giantbomb subreddit banner contest (and thanks to @voxus and everyone involved in organizing the contest), I received a two month premium membership for participating.

This is the first time i've gone premium, so let me know what awesome stuff I should be catching up on! I'm really keen to watch the Contradiction QL/ER series, something for which I'd considered going premium for the first time. That's the kind of content I enjoy watching - The Endurance Runs and the Classic, funny QLs. I usually don't enjoy most of the Live kind of shows which run for a couple of hours and where they play multiple different games (I'm guessing UPF is sorta like that too), but you can include those if they have truly great/funny moments too.

I also love Vinny's stuff.

I'm considering watching Metal Gear Scanlon. Is that as fun as the Persona and DP ERs? Is it basically an ER?

So what great stuff can I now catch up on being premium? Let me know your favorites!

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Mario Party Party.

All of them.

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Look up the instances where Vinny plays a FMV Game, always amazing:

It may be hard to find all of them, but a rather comprehensive list is here: http://qlcrew.com/?anyone=anyone&vid_type=live&q=&game=any&hlt=FMVinny&per_page=15

(It's missing a few "Random PC Game" Episodes)

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Hmm now the thing is that I might be only able to watch the whole MGS series or catch up on all the other random good stuff, since I won't have time to watch more than an hour or two worth of content per day. I'm wondering whether to commit to MGS while I play MGS V (Since I've never played an MGS game before) or dabble a bit in everything :P

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#8  Edited By isomeri

@armaan8014: You could just download the videos if you feel like you won't have the chance to watch all of them in the two months. Or you know, subscribe for a year.

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@dudeglove: Nice to know. I will also take a look at this.

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Oh man, Load our Last Souls was fantastic. The Black Knight 2000 music!!

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Be sure to check out all the old "Random PC Game" features.

Also, if you have a smartphone/tablet or a Roku, you should download the Giantbomb Apps and link your premium account. It's a great way to browse old Premium Content.

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Literally everything.

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Backflips 'n Bioforge is probably my favorite series.

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#15  Edited By clagnaught

I'd say start with the video series, like:

  • Contradiction: Spot the Liar
  • BioForge
  • Mario Party Party (They've done Mario Party through Mario Party 5 so far)
  • Metal Gear Scanlon

There's a ton of great content, but the typical shows feel better when you are seeing them live/around the time they aired. I'm not sure if I'm alone here. Like I joined around June 2014 and I didn't feel like watching Unprofessional Fridays from say April 2014. I'd say going forward start watching UPF and Giant Bomb East's Playdate. Playdate is turning into a great feature. Alex is currently playing Until Dawn (good game and a good series so far)

There are plenty of highlights from UPF, random earlier premium streams, Demo Derby, etc. but I can't really recommend a specific video, compared to the series I listed above.

A few other random suggestions:

  • Jeff's trip down Bloodborne was really good. It's split up between UPF and a separate video. So search Bloodborne and see anything that references Jeff
  • Windjammers and Mount Your Friends are always entertaining
  • Avalon: http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/giant-bomb-unplugged-avalon/2300-9530/
  • I've watched bits and pieces of VinnyVania when they are aired live. Maybe it's because I haven't played CastleVania, but I don't feel like watching the archived streams. I've had fun seeing them live though.

EDIT: I guess the one problem with Metal Gear Scanlon is how long it was. After the MGSV trailer video, the last one as of right now, I counted up how long the series was, and it was something like 81 hours(!!!!!!!!!!)