Shouldn't it be representative of what subscribers are getting? Or an exaggerated idea of what they do throughout the year? For example, I loved the screened guys talking over that awful film and thought I'd start checking out Screened if that's the kinda stuff they've been doing. But they hadn't.
I guess what I'm saying is, less musical guests and more Tetris Battle Gaiden Tournaments.
No Matt Rorie, no damn sale. The Screened segments have been some of the most watchable. GB is always very disappointing. I seriously don't even see why this needs to be a recurring thing. The first one made sense. They were launching the membership model which was big news. But was anyone asking for a second? And after the second was pretty bad, was anyone asking for a third? It just seems like a waste of resources. So much time gets put into prep and the show itself is a complete day in and of itself. I'd rather see the effort put into a few more Quick Looks or Random Ass PC game or Load Our Last Save.
You're talking like it's irrefutable fact that the second one was bad. A lot of us enjoyed TSABLLSL:TTWDIL, and are very much looking forward to The Third Annual Big Live Live Show Live: This Time We're Doing It Live Again.
It was a massive failure in my eyes. Only things worth watching were Screened and NFL Blitz. Am I missing anything else?
A lot of Bombers enjoyed it, but a lot of Bombers would also enjoy 9 hours of Vinny taking a shit as long as it was on the site.
Jean and Chainsaw, that thingamajig with the GB theme song thing... (I have awful memory, I just remember liking it, haha)
No Matt Rorie, no damn sale. The Screened segments have been some of the most watchable. GB is always very disappointing. I seriously don't even see why this needs to be a recurring thing. The first one made sense. They were launching the membership model which was big news. But was anyone asking for a second? And after the second was pretty bad, was anyone asking for a third? It just seems like a waste of resources. So much time gets put into prep and the show itself is a complete day in and of itself. I'd rather see the effort put into a few more Quick Looks or Random Ass PC game or Load Our Last Save.
You're talking like it's irrefutable fact that the second one was bad. A lot of us enjoyed TSABLLSL:TTWDIL, and are very much looking forward to The Third Annual Big Live Live Show Live: This Time We're Doing It Live Again.
It was a massive failure in my eyes. Only things worth watching were Screened and NFL Blitz. Am I missing anything else?
A lot of Bombers enjoyed it, but a lot of Bombers would also enjoy 9 hours of Vinny taking a shit as long as it was on the site.
Jean and Chainsaw, that thingamajig with the GB theme song thing... (I have awful memory, I just remember liking it, haha)
And hey, sign me up for the Endurance Flush.
OK, so that's a couple more good minutes. Overall there was probably a little over an hour of watchable stuff. Out of 9 hours, I wouldn't say it was a great use of time.
Maybe it will be great this time. I'm hoping it is. I'd love to have 9 hours of great Giant Bomb material to get me through the bummer of starting school again. But I'm also a realist. I've seen every Happy Hour and know the limits of the crew's variety show writing capabilities. Vinny Caravella and Jeff Gerstmann are no Neal Brennan and Dave Chappelle. They occasionally strike gold but most of the stuff is crap.
@ThePickle: YOU'RE not a great use of time! *toddles away crying*
Seriously though, it's a hugely divisive event, I think. I can go on about how much I enjoy the BLLSL, but that's not going to make you like it more, and that's totally fine. I'm not in the business of telling people to like what I like under penalty of mockery.
I'm more interested in the who/what/where/when/why of this years show. Don't get me wrong, I am hyped, but with the shrinking of the team and relocating to a more proper office it will be rather interesting to see how they handle it all.
Either way I've put in for the day off work and will be watching every minute of this years show.
Last year they had a member second stream, which was basically a behind the scenes camera, that I found way more interesting. I hope they do that again.
I'm more excited for Oktoberkast at this point, but I want to see what the GB guys can do without having to revert to the past. This is the future, and that doesn't involve the Tested or Screened casts. Invite "friends of the site" but don't act like people are going to get those personalities if the subscribe to GB.
Last year they had a member second stream, which was basically a behind the scenes camera, that I found way more interesting. I hope they do that again.
Was that archived? I wasn't a subscriber during TSABLLSL:TTWDIL.
Enough of musical acts and awkward comic artist interviews. I hope they learned that we don't require a false sense of G4TV professionalism from them, rather just wingin' it and wiggin' out.
If a segments gonna go a tad long, let it. Of course that can't happen if someone important is waiting to be interviewed, but otherwise, let it slide. And don't let the confusing times between segments seem so awkward: we're family, if Vinny's having trouble switching mic volumes, shoot the shit like ya'll do on your drive streams.
Last year they had a member second stream, which was basically a behind the scenes camera, that I found way more interesting. I hope they do that again.
Was that archived? I wasn't a subscriber during TSABLLSL:TTWDIL.
Nope, its why I watched that because I knew the main stream would be archived.
Man, the naming scheme has become totally butchered. It should be "Big Live Live Show 3! Live!" The third and final 'live' should only be tacked on if the show hasn't aired yet, or is currently airing; and the number goes before that. I thought last year's naming was just a mistake.
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