Interns

I never really post but I watch all the videos on Giantbomb and trust me I love the GB crew but if i were Corey I would quit.  Why does he put up with all the shit and disrespect he gets? I'm 100% sure the internship isn't worth it.  I would love to be in GB and work with them but if they didn't like me I wouldn't stick around to be treated like that.

Isn't it an unwritten rule that interns have to be put through a bunch of crap?

haha yeah I never said I like him the scrub league definitely convinced me of that. I'm just saying if I knew they generally didn't like me I wouldn't stay.

They are probably treating them like crap on camera for shits and giggles.  No harm intended.

haha yeah I never said I like him the scrub league definitely convinced me of that. I'm just saying if I knew they generally didn't like me I wouldn't stay.

haha yeah I never said I like him the scrub league definitely convinced me of that. I'm just saying if I knew they generally didn't like me I wouldn't stay.

They are probably treating them like crap on camera for shits and giggles.  No harm intended.

Being a dick to the interns is a joke. I'm sure the on-screen banter with the interns isn't anywhere near as intense during their daily duties, and when it does happen, it's all in jest. And they know that.

Also, Corey deserved the shit he got on the scrub league. Anyone who says "full of win" deserves to be lambasted.

Corey not catching that Slim Jim was truly epic fail. Definitely not full of win. TOTAL fail boat.

Anyone who says "full of win" deserves to be lambasted.

I never said I like him the scrub league definitely convinced me of that..

 (Havn't posted in a year or so but thought I'd chime in here...)
 
Having some kind of hierachy in the Whiskey Media/Giant Bomb office seems like something they would be toootally against. I thought it was just "banter" but after watching Ryan tell the intern to 'shut the fuck up' on last night's TNT I'm beginning to doubt that. You don't speak to another adult like that, intern or not. I just thought it was fucking lame is all.

@Gillard said:

I never said I like him the scrub league definitely convinced me of that..

Dudewhat. 
 
You don't like someone you've never met, who's made one bad on-air joke?  
 
People. Geez.

I really don't understand why Ryan is such an asshole now. He used to be polite, now he's arrogant and doesn't care at all about other people. 

Also, Corey deserved the shit he got on the scrub league. Anyone who says "full of win" deserves to be lambasted.

Have you heard of… sarcasm

Err okay. If he wanted to quit, he would have quit.

HAZING

I'm sure off camera they're nothing like they are on camera. It's a show, in jest.

They are joking.

The reason I love Ryan on camera is because he is an asshole. It was hilarious when he filed a complaint after a misclick on TNT. I'm sure that the intern bashing is something that only happens on camera. And I think (hope?) Ryan was joking when he said STFU, but I have to agree that that was disrespectful regardless.

I was surprised by Ryan last night, he just seemed to be in a generally shitty mood throughout, which is weird for someone who usually appears so down to earth. I also don't appreiate being labelled 'assholes', he'll if TNT is that much of a chore, give the controller to someone else. It is these 'assholes' after all that keep your website going and pay the bills.

Maybe ryan is going through a midlife crises or some shit..he is getting old..

I find it funny people are having an issue with Ryan saying STFU to an intern when there are dicks or however you wanna say it in the live chat section. I ended up turning off chat during Dirt 3 TNT just because people tend to act like little 13yr old X360 retards. I've actually seen far worse shit being said in live chat then the "Ohh Noes!! Ryan said STFU to an Intern /popcorn". It's possible Ryan may have been overtired (I think he was on the road most of the week) and was kinda screwed since Drew wasn't there to enjoy this Dirt 3 TNT with Ryan since they both seem to be the big fans of this series at GB (kinda wished they would have postponed this event til Drew was available since he did an amazing job on the Quicklook).

Ryan being a dick is kinda his thing. The sooner everyone can come to peace with that the better.

Ryan reminds me of a friend of mine. He acts like a dick all the time, but in the end he's a good friend that you know you can count on.

Anyone who says "full of win" deserves to be lambasted.

I saw most of the TNT and didn't really get a sense of any actually honest dick behaviour from Ryan. Just seemed like his normal be-an-excessive-asshole-jokingly-because-it's-funny routine. And it is funny. I dunno, it's a fairly common Australian thing to rip 10 shades of shit out of your mates just for a laugh; it's all in good fun.

Ryan has always acted like a dick. Every intern had to deal with it from what I have seen/heard.
 
All this is reminding me of a Bombcast a year or two ago when Jeff told Ryan "This is why you get threads asking why your such a dick". 
I believe he had to squelch the rumors about him hating Brad on that same Bombcast.

It's probably just banter

Being a dick has always been Ryan's thing. I think you guys are reading way too far into things.

Have you never had a job before? New guys always get the ass-end of everything. Grow some balls.  
 
As a soon to be intern, I'm ready for whatever bullshit the staff may throw at me. However, I'm more used to being treated poorly in a professional setting than the other interns most likely. But it's more of a joke to be mean to interns. 

 (Havn't posted in a year or so but thought I'd chime in here...) Having some kind of hierachy in the Whiskey Media/Giant Bomb office seems like something they would be toootally against. I thought it was just "banter" but after watching Ryan tell the intern to 'shut the fuck up' on last night's TNT I'm beginning to doubt that. You don't speak to another adult like that, intern or not. I just thought it was fucking lame is all.

 I believe he had to squelch the rumors about him hating Brad on that same Bombcast.

In my experience, overweight gentlemen tend to go in one of two directions. jokey asshole or obsessively nice. Ryan is the former. 

Have you never had a job before? New guys always get the ass-end of everything. Grow some balls.

I don't know Ryan, but I'm guessing he's a big fucking teddy bear. But don't slap him on the ass, and never, ever, slip him the tongue. I also keep this quote from Ryan in my See Mini Bio.
 
  
Ryan on July 8, 2010 @onarum said:

" @DOUBLESHOCK said:

" @onarum said:

" I don't know about this, I feel like since now they are sharing the same space with a bunch of other people, we won't see as much as the crazy videos they used to put out, like they won't have the same amount of freedom. "

pff since when have they ever asked permission to do anything.  "

well, it's not about having permission or anything, it's more like not getting in the way of other people jobs you know, like they wouldn't be filming and joking around as much so they wouldn't be a nuisance to people that are trying to edit or write something.  like this weeks podcast, at the end there was a guy asking them if they would be wrapping up already because or some event or something that would be going on there. before they had their own space, so that was not a problem, but now is totally different. "

In my experience, overweight gentlemen tend to go in one of two directions. jokey asshole or obsessively nice. Ryan is the former. 

You're treated better if you don't ever say "full of win".

@Sir_Ragnarok said:

@Gillard said:

I never said I like him the scrub league definitely convinced me of that..

Dudewhat. 
 
You don't like someone you've never met, who's made one bad on-air joke?  
 
People. Geez.

I don't like Hitler, and we never met....

@BestUsernameEver said:

@Sir_Ragnarok said:

@Gillard said:

I never said I like him the scrub league definitely convinced me of that..

Dudewhat. 
 
You don't like someone you've never met, who's made one bad on-air joke?  
 
People. Geez.

I don't like Hitler, and we never met....

Godwin's Law, everybody. 

@BestUsernameEver said:

@Sir_Ragnarok said:

@Gillard said:

I never said I like him the scrub league definitely convinced me of that..

Dudewhat. 
 
You don't like someone you've never met, who's made one bad on-air joke?  
 
People. Geez.

I don't like Hitler, and we never met....

Godwin's Law, everybody. 

Oh come on man, can you really not see on screen banter when it smacks you in the face like that?  You give socially inept nerds a bad name for crying out loud.

Giving interns shit is just part of working.  It's happened at every job I have ever had... 
 
Although I thought yelling at Corey to shut the fuck up was a bit much, just because it seemed like Ryan was being totally serious...  But everything else I have seen and heard seems just like the normal joking giving the intern shit stuff.