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Giant Bomb Thread #5 - We love you, Ryan Davis
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It's probably the same as with any "underground" thing that's owned by a big corporation. You never get 100% freedom, no matter who you are, when you're owned by the big boys. The examples in television are numerous. You just have to play the game, I guess.
The Dutch Slayer
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Money in Wiskey was almost gone, economy was not picking up fast enough and they needed to be sold in order to continue.
And CBSi was willing, and as long as prem members are high they are fairly free to operate.
Vic-Rattlehead
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I honestly wouldn't be surprised if this was the end of giant bomb, it was Jeff and Ryans site and now Ryan is gone i can't see them wanting to continue to work at CBSI
people can find it awful hard going back to places and doing things that remind them of someone they love
The Dutch Slayer
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Couldnt disagree more. The Dudes there will rally around it. They will say to them selves "Would Ryan have wanted us to pack it in? Fuck No!"
It will make them stronger. They have to make sure what tey are doing would have made Ryan proud.
Exactly this. It's gonna be super weird for a while as we all figure out this crappy new Ryan-less world, but shutting the site down would pretty much be the #1 choice of Things You Shouldn't Do. It's not what he would want at all, so what purpose would that even serve?
The Dutch Slayer
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I know most of you do not like reddit but its nr 1 on reddit and as a recent stury says over 6% of all adults on the internet in the USA visit reddit. :O
Mushroomer25
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I know most of you do not like reddit but its nr 1 on reddit and as a recent stury says over 6% of all adults on the internet in the USA visit reddit. :O
Ryan Davis was also the #3 global trending topic on Twitter earlier today. The amount of people who knew and loved him was truly astonishing.
You can't shut a site down that you don't own. Everyone could quit but most people are not in the position to quit a job just because their friend died. From experience - going in to work can be the only thing that keeps you going at a time like this, even if it brings painful memories. Gotta keep busy.
Typographenia
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I always agreed with Jeff, but I'm going to really miss the penny debate.
I don't think the Bombcast is the right medium for this kind of thing. If anything, they should skip the bombcast this week and do a memorial live stream where they play some of Ryan's favorite games and reminisce on the couch.
That was Jeff logged on as Ryan, IIRC.
It's not going to be easy to do live-streams as feelings could break out easy, not sure it's the right thing to do, not so soon.
illmatic19
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I just rewatched the Dragonball: Evolution QL this morning. Ryan and Vinny QLs were always the best.
I know he's probably laughing at us all and ecstatic by the worldwide Twitter trend, but I still can't believe how bummed I am about someone I've never met and who lived on the other side of the world.
I now understand how people get so worked up over celebrities.
edit - also, this picture Matt just posted is amazing.
Wow what a beautiful picture. We have a lot of media with the duder, but I would like to think that this is the one picture that summarizes him best. He looks very happy, loving, and loved here. I don't think a person could ask for much more.
PaleFolklore
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I have accomplished absolutely nothing at work since I got back from lunch today. I can't get Ryan off my mind. It's weird how a group of people who you don't even know can mean so much to you just by listening to them every week. The Bombcast is a part of my life. I spend a few hours every week listening to these guys talk every single week. I can't say the same for anything else.
I don't know what Giant Bomb is going to be like in the future but I just hope they keep on keeping on. I need these guys to continue.
I don't know what Giant Bomb is going to be like in the future but I just hope they keep on keeping on. I need these guys to continue.
Why would you want to record a video on that day. I am sure I could not
edit: remember that one year ago on that day his father died, maybe he just thought of that all of a sudden.
Stay strong Scoops.
MasterLeePhD
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The Dutch Slayer
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downloaded that to watch later in the week, well not going to any more waaay to depressing
Felix Lighter
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I don't think he recorded that after finding out.
Im mega confused. Are we 100% sure he died on July 3rd? Because im looking through the GB guys twitters and none of them even show a faint hint as to what has happened until today. Even Ryans new wife has been tweeting about Marsmellows and Batman Begins since July 3rd.
Edit: Maybe its just the way some people deal with grief i guess..
Edit: Maybe its just the way some people deal with grief i guess..
does it matter
MikeJAMoran
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I thought he didn't find out until today.
It's on Ryan's Giantbomb database page, put there by Jeff himself.
Kind of a low-key Ryan quick look, but I like this one:
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/quick-look-cook-serve-delicious/2300-6702/
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/quick-look-cook-serve-delicious/2300-6702/
Ryan's wife tweeted "Wish you were here" on July 5th...
Mister Negative
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Am I the only person feeling guilty for how sad I feel? Like I'm almost on the verge of tears reading Dave's site and all that. I didn't even know the guy, I feel like only people who knew him should be able to feel like this. I don't know.
Felix Lighter
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Patrick posted in this thread that he found out prior to today. I don't want to call people out because I'm sure no one means any offense or insensitivity but I don't think it's appropriate to be analyzing the guys' public tweets or videos to get a sense of their reaction on the days following his passing and prior to the public announcement. That's just my feeling.
How hard must that have been for him? We've had to ask Facebook to take down my cousin's account, but I can't see actually going in and putting that edit on a page like that. I would be losing everything I had.
The curse of being a public personality, unfortunately.
MMaRsu
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My sincere condolences to all friends & family of Ryan. I am pretty bummed out man, this news hit me kind of hard :/, Over the past two years I have been binging on Giantbomb.com content, and I've come to really like listening and watching the GB.com crew. Ryan always found a great way to mesh everything together into something amazing and coherent. He was a great host, and I'm sure he was a amazing friend to everyone he knew.
R.I.P Ryan Davis
R.I.P Ryan Davis
MikeJAMoran
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No, I agree, duder. Didn't mean any offence, and I wasn't analysing. Just what I thought.
It shows Jeff has some serious balls. I dunno if I couldn't edit a page like that for my best friend. He's a stronger man than I.
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