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Tested.com |OT| Lean Into It If It's Racist
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Vinterbird
Member
I would imagine that a steady pay check and probably a increase of it is a good thing for them.
ashbash159
Member
I'm really happy for Will and Norm. They seem very excited and the things they will get the chance to do sounds awesome... for them.
It's seems now that we won't get the same Tested podcast and video content we come to expect, which is the most upsetting thing.
This is a good thing for Will and Norm, new visitors, but not for what is going to become the minority of people: the people who have been with Tested from day one, and watch the WHOLE iPad launch live stream. I still remember that.
If the content (podcast and videos) are going to be the same then all is good, but it really seems like they'll have to change their tone: no swearing, less tech etc.
It's seems now that we won't get the same Tested podcast and video content we come to expect, which is the most upsetting thing.
This is a good thing for Will and Norm, new visitors, but not for what is going to become the minority of people: the people who have been with Tested from day one, and watch the WHOLE iPad launch live stream. I still remember that.
If the content (podcast and videos) are going to be the same then all is good, but it really seems like they'll have to change their tone: no swearing, less tech etc.
shadyspace
Banned
Mythbusters.com:
Hmm.
Hmm.
"Norman Chan, how do you look in a beret?"
Hmm. I'm a little disappointed at the lack of Will & Norm on the face of the site that they have worked so hard on over the past two (?) years, but I understand why it's happening too. Hopefully this can bring in a wider audience for Tested as a whole, which couldn't be a bad thing.
I don't think anyone is questioning whether or not this is a good thing for Will and Norm.
Cerebral Assassin
Member
Keyser Soze
Member
I understand why Future Will (Adam) has come back into his own Time Stream, and is now trying to erase the calamity of 2018, were he tried to dismantle and resemble an Atomic Bomb, which lead to the "San Francison Day of Silence - 10/10/2018" - but did he really have to come back so far? I know that in 2016 Will Smith became president, but was 2012 really the point of no return where work needed to be started to fix the timeline?
This is disappointing.
This is disappointing.
Well wider audience means you have to water down content and make sure everything you do is PC and boring.
This is basically what I expected to happen with GB after hearing the announcement and thought Tested would be fine. But it seems to be the opposite.
chickdigger802
Banned
It's all a bait and switch kids. Literally every video on the site has will and or norm.
It will all work out in the end somehow kids.
It will all work out in the end somehow kids.
They will probably want to link people to Tested.com after every episode.
linko9
Member
Wouldn't Discovery have an issue with that? Currently they direct you to the Discovery site on the show.
WrenchNinja
Member
Ignoring all the gloom and doom for now...
Goddamn it Gary, how can you say with (I imagine) a straight face and say that you like Big Bang Theory?
Goddamn it Gary, how can you say with (I imagine) a straight face and say that you like Big Bang Theory?
vitaminwateryum
corporate swill
If anything, they'll probably plug Tested on their new show that's also run by BernanBraun.
HiddenSentry
Member
I just need a reassuring App of the Day video to make me feel a little bit better about this. Hopefully the site's personality won't suffer since now that they're representing someone besides themselves. Still, exciting times regardless for Will and Norm.
Yeah, I'm wondering how they'll handle the swearing and some of the hilarious (but slightly offensive) stuff that was on Tested before, especially on the podcast. I made it twenty-one seconds in to the last video podcast before Will said "shit" lol
Hopefully they don't take down all of the old content. It would be such a shame to see all of those hours of entertainment just disappear.
They website is quite different, it is understandable that Jamie and Adam are the "stars" of the site because they are the ones that would bring the traffic.
It will be an adjustment but it is just the first day. I will reserve my judgement for a while to see how things go on the site.
It will be an adjustment but it is just the first day. I will reserve my judgement for a while to see how things go on the site.
I'm just afraid that they will have to start censoring everything. No more Norm calling "racist" no more sexual innuendo when certain words are used. Will and Norm just playing for a wider audience than those that are in the know like the podcast feels presently. It's just not the swearing.
i was kind of assuming they wont be doing app of the day anymore. its got shit all to do with mythbusters, and they havent done one for weeks now anyway.
I like Mythbusters, I like Will and Norm, i'm happy with the way things are going.
Of course they would be the site. Will said numerous times "this site is theirs now". They BOUGHT IT. That's what people with money do: They don't create a tumbler page, they don't build a website, they buy a good one.
Will and Norm are just editors, story writers, content creators.
I don't think tested was ever Will and Norm's website, so I don't see what's the outrage about.
I wish them all the best and I'll be tuning in daily, as before.
Of course they would be the site. Will said numerous times "this site is theirs now". They BOUGHT IT. That's what people with money do: They don't create a tumbler page, they don't build a website, they buy a good one.
Will and Norm are just editors, story writers, content creators.
I don't think tested was ever Will and Norm's website, so I don't see what's the outrage about.
I wish them all the best and I'll be tuning in daily, as before.
linko9
Member
Well there's where you're wrong. It was very much their site.
Wasn't it Whiskey Media's website? Because, if it was theirs, that's even better: means they got a bunch of money out of the deal.
I used to watch it but quit when they started making up myths for excuses to blow stuff up.
I do. Back in the day, Adam and Jamie did all the heavy lifting of the show. Nowdays, they usually have a "big" myth to test (usually the funniest to perform) while Kari, Grant and.. the other dude which name I forget do some other myth.
I still think it's pretty funny, but sometimes you know the answer to the test while they're actually pitching it - it's still fun to watch what happens though.
I actually liked the B-team as well. Might be keeping an eye on the new season then.
edgefusion
Member
The most disappointing thing about the loss of testiclese is that it was a bright, fun, vibrant logo and the replacement we get is just a shitty black cog. In many ways I think the new logo/site design is emblematic of the problem people have, there's a concern all the content is going to be as bland, corporate and sterile as the site looks.
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Something about being "welcomed" to Tested by those two kind of pisses me off. It's the other way around...
Oh well, I guess they don't give half a damn about old Tested's audience. It makes me wonder why they even bought the site at that point, though.
Oh well, I guess they don't give half a damn about old Tested's audience. It makes me wonder why they even bought the site at that point, though.
We already know what the website is all about, but their audience doesn't.
The_Inquisitor
Member
I'm okay with this for now. I know Will and Norm won't respond to this, but I will have this to say.
Will and Norm. I absolutely loved your content and your passion with tested.com. The chemistry you had along with Gary was fantastic. I could hardly care less about the Mythbusters guys/branding. I dedicate time every week to listen to your podcasts. Don't compromise your principles and passion you put into tested with the takeover.
Will and Norm. I absolutely loved your content and your passion with tested.com. The chemistry you had along with Gary was fantastic. I could hardly care less about the Mythbusters guys/branding. I dedicate time every week to listen to your podcasts. Don't compromise your principles and passion you put into tested with the takeover.
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
I don't think we do know anymore...The Tested I know certainly is a bit incongruous with the message being sent out on the new Tested (in terms of presentation).
chickdigger802
Banned
I'm pretty sure some ipad 3 video will be up today. A fitting inaugural video for the new tested eh?
Then we can bitch about how they aren't loving the new ipad as much or something.
Then we can bitch about how they aren't loving the new ipad as much or something.
Banana Kid
Member
I've got my Testiclese sticker on my Zojirushi, so every time I drink coffee Old Tested will be alive.
Black t's are the worst
Keyser Soze
Member
The new site is not wrong, it is just too much too soon. It is FAR too much too soon, and weirdly makes me actively hate Adam/Jamie even though I am a Mythbuster fan. I am a fan of what both Will and Norm do too, and will continue to be, but what is so weird is that even though four people I find entertaining are teaming up, I cannot shake the immense disappointment of what I am looking at right now.
It really is the complete opposite of what I should be feeling - which means something has to be going wrong.
Anyway, like I said earlier today, even if the content is there in the future, if YouTube embeds are the way forward (and there is no RSS to subscribe to to download videos), I am personally moving away from the site. That is pretty disappointing for me, as I think I have watched and listened to every bit of video and audio content that Tested ever generated.
I will likely still check out the site, but much more scatter-shot than before.
I hope everything works out for Will and Norm. Thanks for the last two years.
It really is the complete opposite of what I should be feeling - which means something has to be going wrong.
Anyway, like I said earlier today, even if the content is there in the future, if YouTube embeds are the way forward (and there is no RSS to subscribe to to download videos), I am personally moving away from the site. That is pretty disappointing for me, as I think I have watched and listened to every bit of video and audio content that Tested ever generated.
I will likely still check out the site, but much more scatter-shot than before.
I hope everything works out for Will and Norm. Thanks for the last two years.
ConfusingJazz
Member
It hasn't even been up 4 hours! Probably 99% of the mythbusters' twitter feed have no idea who Norm or Will are, and that's a much bigger audience then the Tested audience. At least give them a week before you start saying "This is the end of Tested!!! OMGWTFBBQ!!!!111!!11!!11!"
I guess this thread isn't above the doom and gloom. I understand people always freak out about change, but are you guys really that concerned over a picture in the corner of a website?
Will and Norm will be doing bigger and better things. I'm a fan of the content, not what it's wrapped in.
If you don't understand why the Mythbusters are the face of the website maybe you should keep an eye on the traffic in the coming months.
Will and Norm will be doing bigger and better things. I'm a fan of the content, not what it's wrapped in.
If you don't understand why the Mythbusters are the face of the website maybe you should keep an eye on the traffic in the coming months.
linko9
Member
Sorry, I misunderstood you. I meant in terms of controlling the content and being the face of the site, it was their site.