Yeah. I sort of got the impression that Mike was really into TNG, and then he moved on with his life and didn't bother with stuff like Enterprise or Voyager (probably not even DS9). It just feels weird that they don't know. It's like bumping into a nerd who remembers RDA as "that guy from MacGyver".
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Yeah. I sort of got the impression that Mike was really into TNG, and then he moved on with his life and didn't bother with stuff like Enterprise or Voyager (probably not even DS9). It just feels weird that they don't know. It's like bumping into a nerd who remembers RDA as "that guy from MacGyver".
BobTheFork
Member
I remember him once saying Quark was his favorite Star Trek character so I think he's seen DS9, he just doesn't reference it.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Oh man, I REALLY hope they do that Y2K video on the next Wheel. I've seen it. It's bananas.
Me too. It's one of my favourites. Since the new WotW was good too, it's almost like these guys and old people go well together.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
I need to know what that Farm Safety Family Style video is. They should just pick it already... Stupid wheel.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
You know... to this day, I'm still not sure if they rig the wheel or not. Sometimes I think they do, but this seemed to have been such a bust episode that I can't imagine they'd choose these three on purpose.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
It's probably both.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
If anyone wants to watch that Nimoy Y2K video themselves, well, here you go.
BobTheFork
Member
I haven;t seen it since it was uploaded again, but did they make the same joke about the running time they keep making?
Jex
Member
I get the impression that it's really a mix because I cannot imagine anything thinking that it would be good to watch those three videos. I mean, it's clearly tormented their souls.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Be coooooool with farm safetyyyyyy
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
Hopefully they go back to some of the other legacy videos that never get chosen after a while.
BassForever
Member
I think it's random to a certain extent, and then sometimes it's either rigged or at least not shown in order IE I feel pretty confident they got SOS first, then reshot the footage to make it the last tape because they knew nothing would top it.
The fact they always do that cut in to the wheel spinning makes it truly impossible to tell. If they kept a single static shot of them before and after the wheel has been spun then it'd be much easier to see if it was truly legit or not.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
I always felt like they did all of the spins in a row and don't watch them between spins. It would take too long to reset up the shots 3+ times
They might reshoot the parts before they spin just in case something didnt make sense, I guess.
At least if I were making the video that's what I would do. Otherwise they might all sit in different places maybe between each video unless they were paying attention to that as well.
They might reshoot the parts before they spin just in case something didnt make sense, I guess.
At least if I were making the video that's what I would do. Otherwise they might all sit in different places maybe between each video unless they were paying attention to that as well.
BassForever
Member
That doesn't always work because they've referenced elements of previous videos before spinning for the next one ala a step ladder in wheel 6. Just like with BotW I imagine they watch all 3 films back to back, but I feel the spins we see are sometimes staged recreations of probably real spins off camera or cut footage.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
ok, so then maybe they do this:
They shoot the intro
Spin the wheel on camera and 3 videos are chosen, no contextual jokes typically, but they do their little "lets go watch it!" thing
They watch the videos
they go back and do the transition bits for in between videos.
discussion after everything
i have to re-examine the latest episode a bit but i dont remember if they ever go one shot directly from doing a little "transition" bit to spinning the wheel without a cut. they always cut closer to the video anyway, so who knows what the hell is happening.
anyway, thats how i would probably logistically shoot it if i were doing the production, personally. in my head i just feel like its definitely not "shown as shot" and there's some logistical time saving involved in the production somewhere. also, if they did it like this it would be easier to "hide" that they chose something on purpose if they ever do
I think there was one episode where Jay was operating the camera, and they implied that Jay had seen the movie before, and he was the dick who had put it on the wheel and inflicted it on the rest of them.
Coincidentally, it just happened to come up on an episode where Jay was filming.
Bunch of frauds.
Coincidentally, it just happened to come up on an episode where Jay was filming.
Bunch of frauds.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
I really just want to know my multiplication tables! 😥
Nappuccino
Member
It's karma for trying to cheat the wheel.
Zero-Crescent
Member
CG. It's all CG.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Truly hack frauds. 
Pop-O-Matic
Banned
That was the Christmas movies episode, which wasn't a Wheel episode.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Yeah, it makes sense that they film the wheel bits after the fact. But sometimes there is just weird stuff, like how in one episode they skipped a video entirely (the makeup one), or the one where they did an "extra" spin because the videos were too short. It makes sense that it's all planned out and the wheel stuff is just fluff anyway, but why would they pick these three crappy videos for this latest episode? lol
Nappuccino
Member
I'm sure they still have no idea how bad the videos actually are. I mean, what are the odds any of them watched all of the videos twice just to ensure they get some good ones after the wheel is spun?
I get the feeling they largely just let the wheel do what it does, but they also aren't afraid to curve the odds here and there if they think one video is going to be particularly good.
Freeza Under The Shower
Member
Worth it for the "DONE" look on Rich's face though. Also, youtube has gotten the make-up market covered, so doing it for a BotW is not just boring, you can't even make jokes about it.
Just try it: find a random beauty vlog on Youtube and try making joking commentary to it. You will fail miserably.
And pretending aside: it is called a torture device for a reason.
Also: was I the only one to immediately wonder if "callsification" was a real word and
not a misspell
Snowman Prophet of Doom
Member
The Jessi thing has prompted wild rumors on the more, uh, hardcore fan sites, like that she was caught by some fans buying jewelry with what was assumed to be Patreon money, or that she's pregnant with like Wizard's baby, or other such things, which is pretty entertaining.
Who knows, though. Could be any of a number of different explanations.
Who knows, though. Could be any of a number of different explanations.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
im scared that this obsession might get even more out of hand. perhaps streisand effect is happening now because theyre "seemingly" hiding her.
brianmcdoogle
Member
what the heck is a hardcore rlm fansite?
Also, as I mentioned a few posts ago when I made the joke, she hasn't even been gone that long. Part of the problem is that they all seldom sit and watch the movies anymore, and the time between episodes have been longer so it just feels longer.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Oh, I'm sure they've never seen them, but probably try to hedge their bets a little. Like how the Donut one was a bust, but they happened to have a backup video to watch instead.
Oh, I'm sure they had nothing to work with, but you could imagine they using that just for comedic effect and to get it off the wheel.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
"You and your Nambla.
I swear"
I lost it at this point
I swear"
I lost it at this point
DrForester
Kills Photobucket
Watching past Wheel of the Worst episodes. Think I have my favorite moment.
First question: How the hell could someone tell what money is "Patreon money"?
Second question: Anyone know what piano song Jack was talking about in one of their live streams? He said something about reddit asking Mike to tell what the piano song is but Mike doesn't want to say just because so many people want to know and thus people on Reddit pieced together some franken-song from various videos.
Second question: Anyone know what piano song Jack was talking about in one of their live streams? He said something about reddit asking Mike to tell what the piano song is but Mike doesn't want to say just because so many people want to know and thus people on Reddit pieced together some franken-song from various videos.
I feel like their inexperience with Lucasarts and other classic point and clicks really shows in that PreRec. Rich talks about how the puzzles are the same as other point and click games but that's not the case at all. A lot of the puzzles in the second half of Broken Age force you to go back and forth across the map for information and if you get it wrong, back you go across the map. There's no actual problem solving there, just memorising.
Admiral Woofington
Member
I can't disagree with them on the simplistic puzzles in Act I, which is what they focused on. They should have mentioned some of the ass backwards puzzles in act 2 though. Some of that shit I doubt many could figure out by themselves.
But yeah. The game delivered what it promised. I was left disappointed though.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
zomg he mentioned jessie's name talked about her in the present tense
isnt that craaaazzy
isnt that craaaazzy
Admiral Woofington
Member
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
right at the beginning bro!
Made this time-stamped link for another thread and just had to post it here as well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kakU6kQDmU4&t=10m16s
It's arguably in the Top3 of RLM moments in the world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kakU6kQDmU4&t=10m16s
It's arguably in the Top3 of RLM moments in the world.
Skiptastic
Member
That has so much potential for E3 gifs. Just cutting back and forth between stuff in conferences to the four of them getting excited and then the four of them laughing.