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Kinda Funny Games: The Final PS I Love You XOXO
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Lys Skygge
Member
Why did Colin have to act like such a prick? The show isn't the same without him and it makes me so sad that it's ending 
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.The Gamescast was horrendous even when Colin was still there. For the last few weeks leading up to Colin's departure you basically had Tim really giving new games a go while Greg and Colin couldn't care less. It still amazes me how they managed to fill half hours for most of those games.
I agree that they lost their way. I really have enjoyed their output a few months ago but stopped watching their stuff a few weeks ago.
I agree that they lost their way. I really have enjoyed their output a few months ago but stopped watching their stuff a few weeks ago.
Colin posted that and said he was planing to sell it or put on patreon.
decisions
Member
Eh, if you read the Kinda Funny Reddit you'll see a lot of people who express negativity for the post-Colin content because they had so much investment into the company before he left. I partially feel that way, which is why I keep reading the Reddit and keep tabs on KF even though I don't enjoy the videos right now. I wouldn't say that they're alt-right. I also wouldn't even associate Colin's fans with the alt-right, considering he just had an impassioned anti-Confederacy rant on Twitter today, recently put up a CLS where he defended transgender rights by placing personal liberty above science, etc. I think the alt-right would have quite a few issues with Colin actually...I would say he's conservative, certainly not alt-right.
However, there are a few people I've seen in the KF YT comments who seem to be alt-righters who didn't even care about KF until after Colin left and spew nothing but hateful negativity. I don't think these people make up more than 20% of the criticism KF is getting from its community.
Also I just finished up the final podcast, and it was a really great episode. I appreciate Greg doing it, and Dunham's old podcast skills hold up pretty well!
TheGameshark
Member
He's incapable of swallowing any pride or taking any responsibility it seems. Not really surprised he threw Greg under the bus like this.
Eppy Thatcher
God's had his chance.
He's most definitely that guy in the room who thinks he is a lot smarter than he actually is.
"How could I possibly be wrong or somewhat off-tone here? It must be my friends/fans faults for being so unenlightened"
It's a super bad taste to leave in the mouths of a lot of (ex)fans when trying to start a new thing for yourself. But i suppose he's diving in and hoping to fracture out the fanbase that are fully in his court of thinking
ajanke
Member
/r/iamverysmart
FinaruDensetsu
Member
I feel the complete opposite. With Colin it always felt like it was playing towards the younger, angsty teen audience with Colin's hot takes, doubling down, and never admitting he was wrong about anything. I imagine Colin's audience now also consists of basically immature, white males now as well.
As someone who's taught high school children in the past, I feel like Colin is the stereotypical high school kid in an adult's body.
FinaruDensetsu
Member
Who's "they"? Colin framed that himself because that's the special flavor of shit he is.
Lord of Ostia
Member
It's kind of irrelevant whether or not Greg or Tim or Nick were offended by the tweet; in fact, it wouldn't be that surprising considering they are all men. But plenty of their fans, especially their female fans, were offended by the tweet, and said so on Twitter and their forums. That's why Greg wrote the apology, and that's why Colin should've apologized himself.
recklesscognition
Member
I didn't like Colin and was fading on my enjoyment of KF in general before he left. Haven't even seen a word about them until Barbara mentioned Colin on the RT podcast.
The problem for me and the reason I moved on, is because these guys have no life and they also don't talk about their gaming experiences much. I'm not going to listen to them discuss what they're eating for lunch 300 times a year. That's almost all they talk about, eating and food. Brutal. There are too few people there to create the wide variety of content their audience requires. They took all the money and squandered it.
The problem for me and the reason I moved on, is because these guys have no life and they also don't talk about their gaming experiences much. I'm not going to listen to them discuss what they're eating for lunch 300 times a year. That's almost all they talk about, eating and food. Brutal. There are too few people there to create the wide variety of content their audience requires. They took all the money and squandered it.
What is with framing that tweet?! This is nuts. Every time I look in on this hullabaloo from the outside Colin looks more crazy and more petty and more high on his own shit...
Just comes across as another person who rather than admit the cancer in his own political camp lashes out at others.
Just comes across as another person who rather than admit the cancer in his own political camp lashes out at others.
Merchandise
Member
I always found it kinda funny how they don't seem to actually play games, and god forbid play them on stream/video. It's always basic reactions after playing the game for a very short amount of time ("I played Persona 5 for 30 minutes, it was good. TIME FOR SOME SINGULAR POSSESSIVE NEWS!")
Eppy Thatcher
God's had his chance.
Boobahzone
Member
The video game sponsored stuff was always really off-putting to me. That's a very subjective thing and I won't hold it against them for it but it's a weird mixture of cynical business decisions and "yeah, video games are fun" that doesn't mix well.
facetheslayer92
Member
Yea I was shocked by how good the Lets Plays he did for the games channel turned out, like they were legitimately fucking good.
TheContact
Member
Why did Colin have to act like such a prick? The show isn't the same without him and it makes me so sad that it's ending
What did he actually do? What did he say that people got upset about? I think on JRE he said he posted a tweet that he thought was a joke that people said was sexist? Or was there more than that?
Eppy Thatcher
God's had his chance.
That was it yes. He tweeted out "Ah.. peace and quiet." on that #adaywithoutwomen day thing. Gregg put up a "We aren't really down with this." and within like a week or two it was tits up time to fly...
KZXcellent
Member
He made a dumb joke on International Women's Day - "Ah, some peace and quiet #adaywithoutawoman". Shortly after he doubled down on it calling people who were annoyed at him "humorless sacks of shit."
When Greg made a statement about the entire affair he didn't acknowledge it. In his mind he didn't do anything wrong. In the end this was the culmination of several moments where Colin's attitude and trolling put Kinda Funny in a bad light. To not have to censor himself and not put the company in hot water he opted to leave Kinda Funny.
It seemed inevitable anyway. He stayed silent quite a bit on the Kinda Funny Gamescast and it felt like he played current games less and less. His passions are somewhere else so this move seems pretty appropriate.
He also responded by calling people humorless sacks of shit if they didnt like the joke. Not the best idea imo
TheWaxyPaxy
Neo Member
Ahhhh as a white man I love when white men opine about "if this were just 1977 no one might care, wouldn't that be great". Such insight into these morons morality and world views.
I loved Colin and Greg together from a videogame perspective. It really was a great balance but Colin was almost a bit too much of a curmudgeon but it always ebbed and flowed well enough to keep me engaged and not roll my eyes too much.
The idea from libertarians being upset when people speak out against their views will always confound me.
Colin isn't half as smart or witty as he thinks he is, like most of us, the difference is some of us know this and reflect appropriately....which is healthy and necessary and leads to growth. Like I have always said hes just a typical frat guy with a loud and authoritative voice that is misguided and lacks any reflection.
There is a lucrative enough market for him to be successful but obviously based on this interview he will continue to live in his libertarian echochamber, live well and be compensated but will never move the needle (i also doubt this is his goal, I think hes selfish and shortsighted)...the same as the vast majority of people who were vocal about his tweet. Just people talking beyond each other. Same old, same old.
I loved Colin and Greg together from a videogame perspective. It really was a great balance but Colin was almost a bit too much of a curmudgeon but it always ebbed and flowed well enough to keep me engaged and not roll my eyes too much.
The idea from libertarians being upset when people speak out against their views will always confound me.
Colin isn't half as smart or witty as he thinks he is, like most of us, the difference is some of us know this and reflect appropriately....which is healthy and necessary and leads to growth. Like I have always said hes just a typical frat guy with a loud and authoritative voice that is misguided and lacks any reflection.
There is a lucrative enough market for him to be successful but obviously based on this interview he will continue to live in his libertarian echochamber, live well and be compensated but will never move the needle (i also doubt this is his goal, I think hes selfish and shortsighted)...the same as the vast majority of people who were vocal about his tweet. Just people talking beyond each other. Same old, same old.
Let's be honest, their shows had gotten pretty bad even when Colin was there. Barely playing any new games, repeating the same discussions over and over again, filling time with pointless segments (trophy time, weekly releases). They lost their charm from the Beyond days and didn't have someone like Goldfarb to round them out.
Eppy Thatcher
God's had his chance.
Gah.. yah. Bad look. Especially as I had always kind of taken away that the KF crew were fairly progressive? might be off base there as Im not the longest listener to them in the world but... damn.
RedAssedApe
Banned
So is the playstation podcast gone for good or are they just rebranding and restructuring the show? I haven't watched this final episode outside of the end. Two hours is a long time lol
KZXcellent
Member
They'll probably be making a new Playstation-centric show. Greg talks how PS I Love You came from taking the DNA of the Podcast Beyond on IGN and the same will be happening here. New show is gonna be announced next month at their live event.
RedAssedApe
Banned
ah figured they'd save an announcement for kfl3. i think they are compiling grievances from the community to address there. wonder if they invited colin haha
I really enjoyed listening to the podcast and was a fan of Colin and Greg collectively... I wasn't a Patreon supporter of Kinda Funny - I hoped they'd succeed but they weren't making content "for me" so I left it alone.
I've never understood our communities obsession with being so partisan - over hardware, software and now... podcasts, it seems.
Together, they had something - a patter. Greg knew how to get something special out of Colin and for me, that only worked as a double act. I've even gone to the extreme step of unfollowing Colin of Twitter - not due to being offended or anything like that, just bored.
Hopefully, Kinda Funny replaces this Podcast with something of quality. It can sit alongside my other subscribed podcasts (Eazy Allies, Spilt Screen, Beyond and a bunch of other IGN ones) and I'll be rooting for all of them to succeed.
I've never understood our communities obsession with being so partisan - over hardware, software and now... podcasts, it seems.
Together, they had something - a patter. Greg knew how to get something special out of Colin and for me, that only worked as a double act. I've even gone to the extreme step of unfollowing Colin of Twitter - not due to being offended or anything like that, just bored.
Hopefully, Kinda Funny replaces this Podcast with something of quality. It can sit alongside my other subscribed podcasts (Eazy Allies, Spilt Screen, Beyond and a bunch of other IGN ones) and I'll be rooting for all of them to succeed.
Multiple women in the industry tweeting back thinking it wasn't funny or wasn't the right day to make that *joke* and then Colin responds with *My Girlfriend found it funny, if you didn't your a bunch of humorless sacks of shit* Colin is a classy man, why say something positive on International Womens Day while being part of a male dominated often sexist industry when you can punch down for a cheap joke while also using the official hashtag for the movement to make sure its not just heard by your own twitter followers but everyone!
Rodney McKay
Member
He still does that.
Some old IGN co-worker of his tweeted some little joke to him recently (i forget what it was, something teasing him and not that serious) and Colin responded with something like "At least it didn't take me 5 years to get a job after I was laid-off like you did."
Lord of Ostia
Member
Have the link for that? Because that's fucking awful.
Wow dude is a dick. He seemed so much more relaxed back in the beyond days. I didnt tune into psilyxoxo much mostly because of the lame segments, greg no more trophy time in the new series please dude lol
Before people had time to react, mind you. He literally tweeted that minutes after his initial shitpost.
Never mind he got all the facts wrong about the dude's career history, too:
Considering his new venture is all about history, he sure is pretty shit at research.
LegitMcfalls
Member
What a humorless sack of shit doesnt he get that it was a joke. GAWD we need to get dave Rubin involved.
McMoneyman
Member
Damn. Who does he thinks he is? Love how's saying don't get upset by my stupid unfunny joke, but everyone calling me names and saying I'm this and that, that's hurtful. What an idiot.
ASilentProtagonist
Member
Wow...
Nightengale
Member
I hate reading too much into things, but Colin not being at Greg's wedding and not being his best man weirded me out.
Bolivar687
Banned
The irony of this really stood out to me when it all went down. I feel for Greg because of his professional network and where he lives, it undoubtedly must have seemed insurmountable for him to defend Colin. But at the end of the day, he abandoned a friend and roommate of 10+ years in the face of entirely manufactured outrage.
It was also bad business - the world is larger than San Francisco and online virtue signaling gamers. They've been hemorrhaging Patreon supporters and YouTube subscribers since it happened and it doesn't seem like they've even bottomed out yet:
https://graphtreon.com/creator/kindafunnygames
I still have some hope that they'll hash it out one day. They have such a rare and special dynamic that you don't find often in entertainment. The selling proposition of KFG was always Colin & Greg, I just don't see the viability of it without that.
RedAssedApe
Banned
colin is the one who cut ties though...
moffattron9000
Member
A hell where Mario Party is the only game allowed.
How'd he abandon Colin?
No you're completely misrepresenting that situation. That guy regularly tweeted negative shit about Colin to get a rise out of him (and his fans) for attention. Then when Colin would say "ok let's talk about it on air and have a debate" he cowered. I'm not following Colin anymore and don't really care about his history and politics videos, but be serious about that situation.
That wasn't an isolated incident. It was a series of attacking / mean spirited tweets about Colin and certainly were not jokes.
Edit:
I might be confusing one guy for the issues with bob Mackey. My bad.
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Deleted member 471617
Unconfirmed Member
Colin is better off doing what he's doing now as he's clearly more energized and into it than he was with Kinda Funny.
As for Kinda Funny, I said it before and I'll say it again - they clearly need another Colin but without all the political and soap opera bullshit. I barely watch KF simply because it's no longer entertaining to watch. No good arguments/debates/etc. Having someone on the podcasts who's the opposite of Greg is perfect simply because both should play off one another. Oh well.
Either the shows get better and I start watching again or they won't and I don't. LOL.
As for Kinda Funny, I said it before and I'll say it again - they clearly need another Colin but without all the political and soap opera bullshit. I barely watch KF simply because it's no longer entertaining to watch. No good arguments/debates/etc. Having someone on the podcasts who's the opposite of Greg is perfect simply because both should play off one another. Oh well.
Either the shows get better and I start watching again or they won't and I don't. LOL.
H.Cornerstone
Member
He didn't "abandon" Colin. He did good PR and handled a shitty situation the his supposed "friend" put him in.
Greg did zero wrong.
Colin did and him leaving was inevitable.