John Green casts movies? Wow! We should talk more about the casting choices of John Green. I really hope John Green didn't make any poor casting decisions.
12 seasons. . wow. . and I started watching way back in the beginning. The iconic Brotherhood intro, the music. I think I started watching a few months in, so I went back and got caught up on all the old videos. Shortly after I created my own channel for my dogs, then created this channel. What a ride it has been! See you at Vidcon!
You and John are like the supportive uncles of TH-cam - not super in-touch with the specifics of things, but aware of the big picture like few others are.
Also, Authenticity shines through you. It’s really difficult to be yourself for the fear of not being accepted. I don’t know it’s been a tough road. Thank you for making me feel home while I watch your videos ❤️
Can't wait to see who John personally casts as Alaska, as he cast all of the movie adaptations I'm just going to assume that it's once again his full responsibility.
41 seconds in and WHAAAAAT?!!? Looking for Alaska was my first favorite John Green novel back in LIS grad school 2008 and remains my favorite today. So allow me to process. I shall now resume watching the rest of this video.
I agree! The TV shows that can thoughtfully develop each character arc is much better than a movie. Imagine, if the GOT was a movie - or even a trilogy, we'd be missing a lot of stuff.
Well if you're curious, here's the things that you do on this channel that work for me and keep me coming back: 1) You have a pretty wide variety of topics and types of videos. Thoughts from places, educational content, rants, jokes, songs, question Tuesdays, just all kinds of things. I never know exactly what kind of video to expect when I open up the latest vlogbrothers video. It probably helps that there are two of you, so it's not all one person having to come up with ideas. 2) Your content is consistently thoughtful and usually entertaining. (I say usually entertaining because some videos are more serious or educational in nature, and "entertaining" doesn't feel like the right descriptor for them.) 3) You don't do things daily, but you do do them on a set schedule, so I get neither too much nor too little vlogbrothers. 4) I think the four minute rule was genius. I truly think it has led you to make better videos. I am constantly amazed at the amount of really great and thought-provoking content you pack into four minutes. 5) You just both seem like genuinely nice people! :)
“HOW IS THIS STILL WORKING?! I’M NOT ASKING QUESTIONS!” Hank has captured my excitement, joy, and sense of wonder about my writing career and blog perfectly. Congratulations on 12 seasons of Vlogbrothers, the Hulu series, and Hank’s book. May this channel have at least 12 more seasons in it. DFTBA!
Hank, you aren't old news! You and John are beloved. I've been a fan for about a decade now, and since I started watching, I have seen every episode of vlogbrothers (including the ones I missed when I was trapped in a cult for a summer). You have had a hand in shaping who I am. There's nothing outdated about kindness, learning, and decreasing world suck. You live well and anyone can learn from that.
Hank (and John too, really), I think I can speak for a large number of young adults who grew up watching vlogbrothers when I say that watching your content has made us better informed, kinder, more empathetic adults. I'm 24 now and already starting to feel older, but I still remember being 13 years old and finding this channel back when Pizza John didn't exist and tablets were a silly invention that would die out in a year or two. Thank you, both of you, for all that you've done for me, and countless other young(ish) adults.
The reasons this still continues to work is because you and John have done a great job at building a community, relating to us, letting us into your lives, educating and inspiring us. Obviously it takes a lot of work on your part but you have built up a community which loves you and what you do
+LawrenceCalablaster -- Is there any particular Science-History that you are interested in or drawn to? I've spent countless hours reviewing scientific history content that's available on TH-cam (in the form of both university lectures and for-television "Info-tanement" programs). Depending on where your interests lay, I might be able to provide you with some video-link recommendations.
You guys are the type of grownups I want to be when I grow up, and I'm already an adult. That is why I keep watching. Y'all are not saints, but you do inspire a lot of us to be better humans. Thank you for continuing to do this.
"Finding joy in making stuff, and finding a great community to make it inside of... finding a little bit of faith in humanity." You've encapsulated the best of parenthood! Having a 12-season run on TH-cam is an entirely different work and nothing to belittle, but this parenthood deal: nothin' like it. Huge membership, tons of interest, hugely different viewpoints on the same issues, ... It's a great life, right? I hope you're enjoying it; I respect you keeping it to yourself, especially since it might not be the biggest interest to the majority of your viewers.
I don't think it's a reference to the tweet. I think the tweet and the end screen are both references to the fact that Jason Derulo sings his name in every single song he performs XD
Vlogbrothers inspired me to start my channel, so this video really hits home. Starting out is the scariest part, but seeing Hank and John continue succeeding (Looking for Alaska miniseries! Hanks book!) gives someone who is starting out their journey a lot of hope. In year 1 of my channel being able to see someone doing their videos their way in year 12 is the dopest. Thank you Hank. I hope we’re all kicking it in the comment section for Season 24 of Vlogbrothers.
Literally sobbing at the news of Looking For Alaska becoming a mini-series. It's my favorite book of all time and I am SO HAPPY that it's going to have more time to tell the beautiful story in a series rather than trying to cram it all into a movie.
As someone who has been watching VB for at least 6 years, I believe it is still working because you guys are making content you love and believe in, and you are authentic about it. We all want something real. Also, I love watching because I feel like I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos. Keep going and we will keep watching.
Personally, I have never been so thankful for the incredible bits of random success you and John have experienced over the years. I was an 8th grader when I first discovered this channel and saw a video titled: Harry Potter Nerds Win at Life. That was something a could get down with, finishing freshmen year of college has only reaffirmed the joy I find in this channel as I begin to truly understand the importance of community and the people you do awesome things with. Hank, I will be preordering the book, and congrats to John on the television show, I will be tuning in. So thankful for this little infinity. DFTBA.
Fun fact related to this video, I met Jason Derulo at last year's VidCon. The whole experience was so amazing, if any of you have the chance to go this year I strongly encourage it!! You definitely won't regret going.
Looking For Alaska is one of my favorite novels of all time. It's one of the few that have ever made me cry so hard I had to completely put it down until I stopped. I CAN NOT wait for the series.
In 2012 when I first started university and was away from home the 1st time, you did a video with Charlie and I got curious and after watching a couple videos and loving it I decided the only right way to do this was to start from the beginning... It took me under a month to get caught up right as the 1000th video was released. I helped found the Nerdfighter club at my university and to this day it is on my resume because it is the greatest thing to explain, I get my brother really angry every December when I take over the basement for 2 nights so I can stay up and watch as much of the P4A as possible... I recently realized that I'm not a New Nerdfighter anymore. Even if I temporarily stop watching youtube videos for whatever reason, I still have a home here, and I graduate with my masters in a week and I don't have a job yet, but I know one of the first things I'll do wherever I go is to look up the Nerdfighter community there. (WHY DID YOU POST A WONDERFUL REFLECTIVE VIDEO A WEEK BEFORE I OFFICIALLY FINISH SCHOOL FOR FOREVER?????? I AM IMPLODING FROM FEELINGS)
I am an 11th grade English teacher who has had “Looking for Alaska” in my book study curricula for four years now, and each year the students pray for a movie to come out, because they love the book so much! Even my students who hate reading will come up to me and say they love this book, so Thank you and Congratulations!
Looking for Alaska was my favorite of all his books! I was hoping it would turn into a movie but a mini series is even better! I'm so excited and looking forward to it. Also as one of your subscribers who has been watching your vlogs and Crash Course videos for over 5 years, I definitely agree that you're doing something right because I keep coming back, no matter what other creators I've outgrown over the years.
Wow 12 seasons! I was a little late to the party, didn't know about you guys until I came across LBD. Then I went back and binge-watched all your videos until I caught up. I don't know how you two do it, but I often feel lighter/inspired/better in general after watching your video. So thank you very much for all the videos and all the creating you guys do!
Stoked for you John. Looking For Alaska is what started getting me to hang out in the library when I skipped class instead of leaving school and going to get food. I blame you for how many books I buy now.
Oh my God, I really needed this. University is killing me with exams and I love being certain that at least, I am part of a community that has the same goal as i do: decrease world suck and being awesome. Thank you for being always there, nerdfighteria. Thank you, dear john and hank.
I am very excited about the Looking for Alaska news! I remember back in the day when the rights were originally optioned and have always worried that it would be done right, which is to say that at the least, John doesn’t regret the existence of the adaptation. I sincerely hope the experience of this adaptation will be as fulfilling and rewarding for him as TFIOS and Paper Towns.
IT'S BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE SO DANG RELATABLE AND NICE! The world is full of negativity and you guys are so positive! Super inspiring for us starting youtubers!
I'm so happy that Alaska found its screen-home. And on one of my favorite platforms no less. Can't wait to watch it. I have so many thoughts going through my mind about what you discussed about TH-cam, but the main one is, Thank you, Hank. Thank you for continuing to try to make TH-cam a home everyone can feel welcomed in. Thank you for remaining positive and helping others and just being kind to the new creators.
Hank, the two of you continue to show how to be successful (assuming we believe in some notion of success) on TH-cam and beyond, doing work that you are proud of, making content that makes you and the world around you better and that's a model of being that more of us can do with. And more of us need to see thrive. You are inspiring a generation of creators, that doesn't have to follow that often shown image of an 'online celebrity'. You are showing other ways for a 'celebrity' to be more human. And we appreciate all of this and we appreciate all that the two of you do :) DFTBA. See you at VidCon!
Everyone's so excited about the show and I'm really happy for John but... I'm kinda scared? I love the book so much and I'm scared that the Show's gonna DO SOMETHING BAD... that being said I'm definitely gonna watch it and I'm very curious about it
Going through your all of your videos, what has remained consistent through the years is an earnest attempt to remain awesome. Add to that a genuine need to inform and entertain and educate while you are at it, and there you have it- perfection-ish. Keep at it. -A New Nerdfighter who wishes he's discovered y'all in 2007
Thank god you guys exist. I started watching back in 2007 and have grown up with you and john as role models. Thank you for continuing to bring positivity into the lives of everyone you touch ❤️
Let's just recap what we heard about in this video: 1) Hank being genuinely happy and excited for his brother 2) Hank being genuinely modest and also thinking about helping those who will 'succeed' him as youtubers so that they can find real joy in what they are doing. Hank, you are such a good person, seriously... You deserve all the happiness you've got in your life, and more. Thank you.
How is it that John has 2 movies, 7 books, countless successful youtube ventures, and getting a show on Hulu somehow feels like, oh yeah, NOW he's made it...? Congratulations John! Congratulations John and Hank for creating a successful empire! I hope to make it out to Vidcon to see one of your talks next year. I started my own channel and am just having a blast seeing the small bit of growth I've had, but would love to hear more about the lessons you've learned over the years.
You two are showing the next generation ( and the following three, for that matter) that it is possible to be creative ( and get paid for it) in new ways with new ideas our grandparents never thought possible. And you are doing it with class and a little humility, something that is sadly lacking in a lot of folks these days ( but then, I can still hear the echos from decades ago of my grandparents lamenting that same lack of humility ).
Hank, you and John have no idea what you two are doing for the common lives of a few people like me. Y'all have opened my eyes to this world. Every project you are on may not be a hit or may not have the most views or whatever, but know that it is effectively changing a few people's lives and perspectives. Keep swimming, Anushka from India :)
12 seasons is a lot! This channel started before my country had TH-cam. Yet this has become an essential part of my life where I’ve gotten the best advice and also seen the best punishments. #peepsforlife
This is the best news I've ever heard. Iam only 18 but I read alot of books in my life and to this day Looking For Alaska remains my favorite book of all time. I don't think any book can have the effect LFA had on me, so thank you.
Hank, you & John have shown everybody what cool things can happen on TH-cam (so many things) &, with your concern for the environment & all your efforts to decrease world suck, you are using your powers for awesome! You guys just amaze me!
love watching you guys come complexly to grips with the joys and the worries of getting older, not just because I'm 30 years farther down that path, but because you both always have insights personally and professionally that are inspiring. So there. :-)
Thank you for this community. You say you don't know why/how you made it this big, but I'm very sure that your dedication to decrease world suck without being preachy plays a huge part. You're the next example of following your heart, doing what makes you happy and dedicating yourself to work. And y'all manage to have a great sense of humour as well. So, thank you.
That's not hugely easy...to be an advocate for being better people in a better world without being holier than thou about it, so I'm glad it is noticed and appreciated.
I'm very excited to hear looking for alaska is finally being made into something, especially a TV show. I was 13 when I read it and i'm almost 22 now. After I read it I heard the rights had been bought to make it a movie and was really excited and have been hopeful for almost 10 years and now its finally getting made!!! I'll definitely be watching it when it comes out.
It was also through reading his books and loving them so much 9 or 10 years ago that I went to his website and found this channel. So many great things come from you two!!
Ahhhhh the last time you created a TH-cam channel from scratch, smartphones didn't exist! Oh god, I feel old. When I started watching vlogbrothers I did not OWN a cell phone (simpler times lol ... People looked each other in the eyes when walking across campus instead of looking down at their phones ... Listen to me, I'm so grumpy and old!). Also when I started watching vlogbrothers we all watched on your WEBSITE, not TH-cam itself. How are you in season 12 already?? Thanks for the laughter and knowledge and companionship in my everyday life and you and John have brought me for 12 years! (Also as everyone said, beyond exciting about LFA series!!) (Also endscreen made me lol)
I spent the last 10 minutes watching thia video and internally screaming holy shit after it was over. Can't help but concentrate most on the LFA SERIES I'M SO EXCITED. I love vlogbrothers, I love John and Hank. I think you both are incredibly intelligent creative people who genuinely care for others and all of this is making me too emotional right now, excuse me while i cry, eat spaghetti and hold my 13-year-old baby, i love this book so much! Have read it like 15 times. I agree with most comments: 1. John needs to be in the casting process 2. Hulu needs to be available for us people who do not live in the US Also this line of Hank Green has permanently scarred me: (shit i don't remember the exact words but it was something like) numbers and everything in social media is telling you how much you matter That is so true I want to keep crying, but I'll re-read LFA so I'll be okay
Hey, it's a good thing you guys aren't doing this for popularity's sake. I dunno, for a second there I was afraid, just the inflection with which you said "12 years" maybe, I know you're literally saying the opposite of what I'm afraid of but PLEASE NEVER QUIT MAKING VIDEOS I NEED YOU TWO IN MY LIFE FOREVER
That was the first Green book I had ever read! Definitely not the last one, mind you. Then I found the TH-cam channel and I was amazed that this author, whose books I loved, was right in front of me. Can't wait to read your book Hank!!
What y'all do on vlogbrothers and the function this channel has in my life is irreplaceable to me. Kind of like reading John's books when I did had a very particular impact on me that seemed to really help me and shape me...all these videos have had their impact. And I think the series will too!
I’ve been watching you guys since 2007, and through the 11 years (😱😱 that’s crazy) I’ve watched you guys grow again and again. (With accio deathly hallows, then paper towns, and then again even more so with the fault in our stars). It makes me strangely sad to hear the idea even said out loud that you guys are old news, or that you won’t always be around. Ive watched you from the time I was 17 and it’s crazy to think of a time I won’t see your videos every week. I hope that even if you guys see less viewers, you will continue to create in one medium or another. I know I will continue to watch you guys as long as there is something to watch, and I know a lot of other nerdfighters probably feel the same. This was a bit of a ramble, but just know you aren’t old news to me, more like a long time friend I get to catch up with every week.
I REALLY hope this turns out well. I absolutely adore the book, it meant a lot to me because I finally got around to reading it a couple years into highschool and it helped a lot with things that were confusing and hard in life, I had already read Paper Towns and that also meant so much to me but Looking for Alaska was so much more. I was disappointed by the Paper Towns movie (It was a good movie but it just didn't hold the same wieght as the movie in my opinion) and so I hope looking for alaska holds onto all of the emotion and depth the book did. Thank you John for all of the books you have wrote that have touched me and many others (Special note to Looking For Alaska and Turtles all the way down as they touched me on a personal level. And also Will Greyson Will Greyson as it helped a lot with my self identity and confidence though David deserves just as much thanks for that.) And thank you Hank, your music and everything you do encourged my Geek-ness to new and special levels. And finally thank you to both of you, and to Nerdfighteria for a wonderful community that helps so many people, charities and gives a special, perfectly imperfect place to call home on so many parts of the internet. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for all of you. Thanks.
This needs to be done well, I'm excited. This is one of the books that has changed my perspective and I think one of the exceptions to the rule on quality of YA.
I think it's not overstating to claim, that there are hundreds, if not thousands hoping with you. Try living in Germany and getting any cool content legally and then try again and a lot harder for finding it in english. :(
You're still popular because you come across as being human and normal and funny and relevant. Kind of like a friend we've never actually met in real life. Also the interaction in the comments helps too. And then both you got famous and it was like, ''I know that guy! That's my youtube friend who keeps updating me about his life and letting me reply!!"" and we feel like we know you IRL but of course we don't. But also you're very human and don't make life out to be something it's not. Plus, from my PoV, you seem to have a very healthy way of dealing with adversity, which I'm trying to learn from (because my brain is wired like John's is). It helps a lot to have another perspective from someone who seems to have things mostly figured out. TL;DR you're popular because you're relatable and funny and kind and not wooden in front of the camera, like a friend we've never met :)
I've been waiting for Looking for Alaska to become a movie or a series that the 8-part special was something I really look forward to after hearing cancellation of Brooklyn Nine Nine. PS TO JOHN AND HANK: When I decide to have kids, I want to name my child after Alaska. I love Alaska quite a lot. PPS TO JOHN: I am quite glad you named Margo Roth Spiegelman in Paper Towns. It's my name and I've always been super annoyed how it is misspelled most of the time. I can't hide how excited I am for the series! I know you might never see this comment, I just want you to know how much I really do appreciate you both and the content you come out with. - a Margo
THIS IS THE BEST VLOGBROTHERS VIDEO EVER!!!!! You know why? Cause ‘Looking for Alaska’ is my most favourite book n I’ve read it 52 times. And I’ve just started a TH-cam channel and advice from vlogbrothers is the best thing that happened to my youtuber life by far. I know it sounds like exaggeration and lie. But it’s not. Omg! I still can’t believe this!
CW’s Supernatural is finishing it’s 13th season this month, so it still does happen in TV these days. Something that might help people and is something you might be able to do: an explanation on the various models that enable creators to create. Great video! Best wishes!
THIS IS THE BEST NEWS I HAVE RECEIVED IN 30 YEARS AND I AM ONLY 19
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Ellie Donihue ... but your mind is older 🎶
She's not throwing away her shot
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You're as old as you feel you are.
Oh my god! I'm so excited for Johns casting!!!
I loved the actors John Green cast in his other movies!
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John Green casts movies? Wow! We should talk more about the casting choices of John Green. I really hope John Green didn't make any poor casting decisions.
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"this is like season twelve, that doesn't happen on TV"
me: . . . it's supernatural
yassss but it is coming to an end :( :( :(
12 seasons. . wow. . and I started watching way back in the beginning. The iconic Brotherhood intro, the music. I think I started watching a few months in, so I went back and got caught up on all the old videos. Shortly after I created my own channel for my dogs, then created this channel. What a ride it has been! See you at Vidcon!
Oh hello didn't expect to see you here!
Seriously, I remember being here since nearly the beginning! I can't believe how fast time has flown!
I was legitimately just watching the video where John said "I don't know if there will ever be a Looking for Alaska movie" and now there is a series!
Lawrence Calablaster well, he wasn't wrong...
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You and John are like the supportive uncles of TH-cam - not super in-touch with the specifics of things, but aware of the big picture like few others are.
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... wow. I can't believe that much time's passed.
This comment reminds me of a weird old one saying that John is hot like your uncle and Hank is hot like your cousin 😂😂😂
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You are very good at what you do, that is why you stay relevant. This is exactly what I needed to hear today.
Hey, thanks :-)
That means a lot.
Also, the brothers did not forget to be awesome through the years.
Also, Authenticity shines through you. It’s really difficult to be yourself for the fear of not being accepted. I don’t know it’s been a tough road. Thank you for making me feel home while I watch your videos ❤️
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Nicole Rosan how could I not think of that, it’s so obvious. Now I can’t reread lfa without picturing John as Alaska, thank you 😂
41 seconds in and WHAAAAAT?!!? Looking for Alaska was my first favorite John Green novel back in LIS grad school 2008 and remains my favorite today. So allow me to process. I shall now resume watching the rest of this video.
John is casting this, right?
He better be, look, I love Paper Towns but, the casting was terrible.
He has officially stated that he doesn't do casting... For movies.
This isn't a movie, so obviously he is gonna handle casting.
Of course, he is. Also, he's directing
He is also the main female character, Alaska, isn't he?
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So, I'll be getting the free trial for Hulu once Looking for Alaska comes out.
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Kathy Trithardt I really hope that there is some other way I can watch it (I’ll even pay for it) as Hulu isn’t available here in Germany.
Maybe HBO Go? Idk, they have The Handmaid's Tale and that one's MGM and Hulu production.
Hulu might will probably but it out one episode a week so get plan ur free trail accordingly
I'm planning to straight up buy a subscription when it happens, honestly. Gotta support the show as much as I can.
a tv show is SO MUCH BETTER THAN A MOVIE. I. AM. PUMPED. (jason deruuuuuloooo)
I agree! The TV shows that can thoughtfully develop each character arc is much better than a movie. Imagine, if the GOT was a movie - or even a trilogy, we'd be missing a lot of stuff.
Yessss! :D
Hank you succeed on TH-cam because you’re a lovely compassionate and thoughtful man and it’s just great to watch your content because of that.
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much cool. v excited. jason deruuuuuuloooo.
This made my day that little bit better that I needed for a bad flare day
I am also struggling a bit right now, but good news always helps.
vlogbrothers absolutely! I hope stuff improves(to you know the extent chronic stuff improves cause that’s fun)
As someone with Crohns- totally relate.
I am also struggling too, yay we are all struggling (i am being sarcastic)
A Unicorn god I feel that so hard
Well if you're curious, here's the things that you do on this channel that work for me and keep me coming back:
1) You have a pretty wide variety of topics and types of videos. Thoughts from places, educational content, rants, jokes, songs, question Tuesdays, just all kinds of things. I never know exactly what kind of video to expect when I open up the latest vlogbrothers video. It probably helps that there are two of you, so it's not all one person having to come up with ideas.
2) Your content is consistently thoughtful and usually entertaining. (I say usually entertaining because some videos are more serious or educational in nature, and "entertaining" doesn't feel like the right descriptor for them.)
3) You don't do things daily, but you do do them on a set schedule, so I get neither too much nor too little vlogbrothers.
4) I think the four minute rule was genius. I truly think it has led you to make better videos. I am constantly amazed at the amount of really great and thought-provoking content you pack into four minutes.
5) You just both seem like genuinely nice people! :)
“HOW IS THIS STILL WORKING?! I’M NOT ASKING QUESTIONS!” Hank has captured my excitement, joy, and sense of wonder about my writing career and blog perfectly. Congratulations on 12 seasons of Vlogbrothers, the Hulu series, and Hank’s book. May this channel have at least 12 more seasons in it. DFTBA!
Hank, you aren't old news! You and John are beloved. I've been a fan for about a decade now, and since I started watching, I have seen every episode of vlogbrothers (including the ones I missed when I was trapped in a cult for a summer). You have had a hand in shaping who I am. There's nothing outdated about kindness, learning, and decreasing world suck. You live well and anyone can learn from that.
Hank (and John too, really), I think I can speak for a large number of young adults who grew up watching vlogbrothers when I say that watching your content has made us better informed, kinder, more empathetic adults. I'm 24 now and already starting to feel older, but I still remember being 13 years old and finding this channel back when Pizza John didn't exist and tablets were a silly invention that would die out in a year or two. Thank you, both of you, for all that you've done for me, and countless other young(ish) adults.
The reasons this still continues to work is because you and John have done a great job at building a community, relating to us, letting us into your lives, educating and inspiring us. Obviously it takes a lot of work on your part but you have built up a community which loves you and what you do
I just found out that Crash Course Science History is a thing and I really love it :)
+LawrenceCalablaster -- Is there any particular Science-History that you are interested in or drawn to? I've spent countless hours reviewing scientific history content that's available on TH-cam (in the form of both university lectures and for-television "Info-tanement" programs). Depending on where your interests lay, I might be able to provide you with some video-link recommendations.
You guys are the type of grownups I want to be when I grow up, and I'm already an adult. That is why I keep watching. Y'all are not saints, but you do inspire a lot of us to be better humans. Thank you for continuing to do this.
"Finding joy in making stuff, and finding a great community to make it inside of... finding a little bit of faith in humanity." You've encapsulated the best of parenthood! Having a 12-season run on TH-cam is an entirely different work and nothing to belittle, but this parenthood deal: nothin' like it. Huge membership, tons of interest, hugely different viewpoints on the same issues, ... It's a great life, right? I hope you're enjoying it; I respect you keeping it to yourself, especially since it might not be the biggest interest to the majority of your viewers.
JASON DERUULO
Can you explain this reference to me?
I don’t get it either...?
It's a reference to this tweet: twitter.com/Elizabethkayem/status/993978891483017216?s=19
I don't think it's a reference to the tweet. I think the tweet and the end screen are both references to the fact that Jason Derulo sings his name in every single song he performs XD
IceMetalPunk it's definitely a reference to the tweet. it just went viral within the last couple days.
Vlogbrothers inspired me to start my channel, so this video really hits home. Starting out is the scariest part, but seeing Hank and John continue succeeding (Looking for Alaska miniseries! Hanks book!) gives someone who is starting out their journey a lot of hope. In year 1 of my channel being able to see someone doing their videos their way in year 12 is the dopest. Thank you Hank. I hope we’re all kicking it in the comment section for Season 24 of Vlogbrothers.
Literally sobbing at the news of Looking For Alaska becoming a mini-series. It's my favorite book of all time and I am SO HAPPY that it's going to have more time to tell the beautiful story in a series rather than trying to cram it all into a movie.
As someone who has been watching VB for at least 6 years, I believe it is still working because you guys are making content you love and believe in, and you are authentic about it. We all want something real. Also, I love watching because I feel like I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos. Keep going and we will keep watching.
Personally, I have never been so thankful for the incredible bits of random success you and John have experienced over the years. I was an 8th grader when I first discovered this channel and saw a video titled: Harry Potter Nerds Win at Life. That was something a could get down with, finishing freshmen year of college has only reaffirmed the joy I find in this channel as I begin to truly understand the importance of community and the people you do awesome things with. Hank, I will be preordering the book, and congrats to John on the television show, I will be tuning in. So thankful for this little infinity. DFTBA.
Fun fact related to this video, I met Jason Derulo at last year's VidCon. The whole experience was so amazing, if any of you have the chance to go this year I strongly encourage it!! You definitely won't regret going.
Finding joy in making stuff is exactly what I've been wanting and trying do with my life. Thanks for putting it in words!
Looking For Alaska is one of my favorite novels of all time. It's one of the few that have ever made me cry so hard I had to completely put it down until I stopped. I CAN NOT wait for the series.
I can't believe it, but I've been a part of this community for 3 years now. It's been amazing. And I look forward to even more.
No matter how large the TH-cam creator community grows, you guys will always be my favourite.
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In 2012 when I first started university and was away from home the 1st time, you did a video with Charlie and I got curious and after watching a couple videos and loving it I decided the only right way to do this was to start from the beginning... It took me under a month to get caught up right as the 1000th video was released. I helped found the Nerdfighter club at my university and to this day it is on my resume because it is the greatest thing to explain, I get my brother really angry every December when I take over the basement for 2 nights so I can stay up and watch as much of the P4A as possible... I recently realized that I'm not a New Nerdfighter anymore. Even if I temporarily stop watching youtube videos for whatever reason, I still have a home here, and I graduate with my masters in a week and I don't have a job yet, but I know one of the first things I'll do wherever I go is to look up the Nerdfighter community there.
(WHY DID YOU POST A WONDERFUL REFLECTIVE VIDEO A WEEK BEFORE I OFFICIALLY FINISH SCHOOL FOR FOREVER?????? I AM IMPLODING FROM FEELINGS)
I am an 11th grade English teacher who has had “Looking for Alaska” in my book study curricula for four years now, and each year the students pray for a movie to come out, because they love the book so much! Even my students who hate reading will come up to me and say they love this book, so Thank you and Congratulations!
Looking for Alaska was my favorite of all his books! I was hoping it would turn into a movie but a mini series is even better! I'm so excited and looking forward to it.
Also as one of your subscribers who has been watching your vlogs and Crash Course videos for over 5 years, I definitely agree that you're doing something right because I keep coming back, no matter what other creators I've outgrown over the years.
Wow 12 seasons! I was a little late to the party, didn't know about you guys until I came across LBD. Then I went back and binge-watched all your videos until I caught up. I don't know how you two do it, but I often feel lighter/inspired/better in general after watching your video. So thank you very much for all the videos and all the creating you guys do!
Stoked for you John. Looking For Alaska is what started getting me to hang out in the library when I skipped class instead of leaving school and going to get food. I blame you for how many books I buy now.
This is the best end screen song so far. Of all the work you put into the world you should be most proud of this.
I love the endscreen song. I look forward to it at the end of all of Hank’s videos now. Makes me happy.
Oh my God, I really needed this. University is killing me with exams and I love being certain that at least, I am part of a community that has the same goal as i do: decrease world suck and being awesome. Thank you for being always there, nerdfighteria. Thank you, dear john and hank.
I am very excited about the Looking for Alaska news! I remember back in the day when the rights were originally optioned and have always worried that it would be done right, which is to say that at the least, John doesn’t regret the existence of the adaptation. I sincerely hope the experience of this adaptation will be as fulfilling and rewarding for him as TFIOS and Paper Towns.
IT'S BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE SO DANG RELATABLE AND NICE! The world is full of negativity and you guys are so positive! Super inspiring for us starting youtubers!
Heck yeah having enough time to flesh out characters and have adorable moments
I'm so happy that Alaska found its screen-home. And on one of my favorite platforms no less. Can't wait to watch it.
I have so many thoughts going through my mind about what you discussed about TH-cam, but the main one is, Thank you, Hank. Thank you for continuing to try to make TH-cam a home everyone can feel welcomed in. Thank you for remaining positive and helping others and just being kind to the new creators.
It's still working because you guys are so inspirational, insightful, and real. We love you guys!
Hank, the two of you continue to show how to be successful (assuming we believe in some notion of success) on TH-cam and beyond, doing work that you are proud of, making content that makes you and the world around you better and that's a model of being that more of us can do with. And more of us need to see thrive. You are inspiring a generation of creators, that doesn't have to follow that often shown image of an 'online celebrity'. You are showing other ways for a 'celebrity' to be more human. And we appreciate all of this and we appreciate all that the two of you do :) DFTBA. See you at VidCon!
Everyone's so excited about the show and I'm really happy for John but... I'm kinda scared? I love the book so much and I'm scared that the Show's gonna DO SOMETHING BAD... that being said I'm definitely gonna watch it and I'm very curious about it
I don't mean for this to sound negative, I just really hope it's gonna be great
Going through your all of your videos, what has remained consistent through the years is an earnest attempt to remain awesome. Add to that a genuine need to inform and entertain and educate while you are at it, and there you have it- perfection-ish. Keep at it.
-A New Nerdfighter who wishes he's discovered y'all in 2007
Thank god you guys exist. I started watching back in 2007 and have grown up with you and john as role models. Thank you for continuing to bring positivity into the lives of everyone you touch ❤️
Super excited for the series can’t believe it’s gonna be a thing. Looking for Alaska is still my fave John Green novel... so far
You guys absolutely matter. I could listen to you guys ramble about various things all day. Hulu would be lucky to have you.
Let's just recap what we heard about in this video:
1) Hank being genuinely happy and excited for his brother
2) Hank being genuinely modest and also thinking about helping those who will 'succeed' him as youtubers so that they can find real joy in what they are doing.
Hank, you are such a good person, seriously... You deserve all the happiness you've got in your life, and more.
Thank you.
How is it that John has 2 movies, 7 books, countless successful youtube ventures, and getting a show on Hulu somehow feels like, oh yeah, NOW he's made it...? Congratulations John! Congratulations John and Hank for creating a successful empire! I hope to make it out to Vidcon to see one of your talks next year. I started my own channel and am just having a blast seeing the small bit of growth I've had, but would love to hear more about the lessons you've learned over the years.
You two are showing the next generation ( and the following three, for that matter) that it is possible to be creative ( and get paid for it) in new ways with new ideas our grandparents never thought possible. And you are doing it with class and a little humility, something that is sadly lacking in a lot of folks these days ( but then, I can still hear the echos from decades ago of my grandparents lamenting that same lack of humility ).
Not to be that person but I have a Looking for Alaska monologue on my channel and I’m very excited for this project!!
Van Film lol your ready
You and your brother are my favorite youtubers and have been for years! YOU WILL NEVER BE OLD AND USELESS TO ME!
Hank, you and John have no idea what you two are doing for the common lives of a few people like me. Y'all have opened my eyes to this world. Every project you are on may not be a hit or may not have the most views or whatever, but know that it is effectively changing a few people's lives and perspectives.
Keep swimming,
Anushka from India :)
id love to see a timeline of your bookcase growing and changing!
I love the end screen songs you've been doing so much. They always make me giggle
A series will be able to incorporate more details than it would've been possible for a movie and that makes me very happy. Congratulations John! :D
Thanks, Hank. Just thanks. I'm really grateful for you and John.
12 seasons is a lot! This channel started before my country had TH-cam. Yet this has become an essential part of my life where I’ve gotten the best advice and also seen the best punishments. #peepsforlife
My week has been really bad, but this made me so happy. Good look to both of you! I’m so excited for the series.
This is the best news I've ever heard. Iam only 18 but I read alot of books in my life and to this day Looking For Alaska remains my favorite book of all time. I don't think any book can have the effect LFA had on me, so thank you.
Hank, you & John have shown everybody what cool things can happen on TH-cam (so many things) &, with your concern for the environment & all your efforts to decrease world suck, you are using your powers for awesome! You guys just amaze me!
love watching you guys come complexly to grips with the joys and the worries of getting older, not just because I'm 30 years farther down that path, but because you both always have insights personally and professionally that are inspiring. So there. :-)
I look forward to these end screen songs as much as I look forward to Sam Riegel’s ad promos at the beginning of Critical Role. Keep em coming!
I did my waiting!!! Thirteen years of it!!!
Thank you for this community. You say you don't know why/how you made it this big, but I'm very sure that your dedication to decrease world suck without being preachy plays a huge part. You're the next example of following your heart, doing what makes you happy and dedicating yourself to work. And y'all manage to have a great sense of humour as well. So, thank you.
That's not hugely easy...to be an advocate for being better people in a better world without being holier than thou about it, so I'm glad it is noticed and appreciated.
Trust me to make a typo on a comment which got noticed 😂😂😂 *best, not next
I'm really glad no one else is in my office yet because I am weeping in excitement for a Looking for Alaska series
Beyond hyped for this news cause it's easily my favourite of John's books.
I'm very excited to hear looking for alaska is finally being made into something, especially a TV show. I was 13 when I read it and i'm almost 22 now. After I read it I heard the rights had been bought to make it a movie and was really excited and have been hopeful for almost 10 years and now its finally getting made!!! I'll definitely be watching it when it comes out.
It was also through reading his books and loving them so much 9 or 10 years ago that I went to his website and found this channel. So many great things come from you two!!
Ahhhhh the last time you created a TH-cam channel from scratch, smartphones didn't exist! Oh god, I feel old. When I started watching vlogbrothers I did not OWN a cell phone (simpler times lol ... People looked each other in the eyes when walking across campus instead of looking down at their phones ... Listen to me, I'm so grumpy and old!). Also when I started watching vlogbrothers we all watched on your WEBSITE, not TH-cam itself. How are you in season 12 already?? Thanks for the laughter and knowledge and companionship in my everyday life and you and John have brought me for 12 years! (Also as everyone said, beyond exciting about LFA series!!) (Also endscreen made me lol)
both you and John are really kind humans
How exciting, that's so awesome! You both are just genuine people, always refreshing.
I just watched the trailer and it's all so exciting!!! Congrats John and the cast and crew!
Thanks Hank, you're such an inspiration to us small creators. Keep doing what you're doing!
I spent the last 10 minutes watching thia video and internally screaming holy shit after it was over. Can't help but concentrate most on the LFA SERIES I'M SO EXCITED. I love vlogbrothers, I love John and Hank. I think you both are incredibly intelligent creative people who genuinely care for others and all of this is making me too emotional right now, excuse me while i cry, eat spaghetti and hold my 13-year-old baby, i love this book so much! Have read it like 15 times. I agree with most comments: 1. John needs to be in the casting process 2. Hulu needs to be available for us people who do not live in the US
Also this line of Hank Green has permanently scarred me: (shit i don't remember the exact words but it was something like) numbers and everything in social media is telling you how much you matter
That is so true I want to keep crying, but I'll re-read LFA so I'll be okay
Hey, it's a good thing you guys aren't doing this for popularity's sake. I dunno, for a second there I was afraid, just the inflection with which you said "12 years" maybe, I know you're literally saying the opposite of what I'm afraid of but PLEASE NEVER QUIT MAKING VIDEOS I NEED YOU TWO IN MY LIFE FOREVER
I'm insanely excited for this series to get off the ground and reach awesome heights :)
That was the first Green book I had ever read! Definitely not the last one, mind you. Then I found the TH-cam channel and I was amazed that this author, whose books I loved, was right in front of me. Can't wait to read your book Hank!!
What y'all do on vlogbrothers and the function this channel has in my life is irreplaceable to me. Kind of like reading John's books when I did had a very particular impact on me that seemed to really help me and shape me...all these videos have had their impact. And I think the series will too!
I’ve been watching you guys since 2007, and through the 11 years (😱😱 that’s crazy) I’ve watched you guys grow again and again. (With accio deathly hallows, then paper towns, and then again even more so with the fault in our stars). It makes me strangely sad to hear the idea even said out loud that you guys are old news, or that you won’t always be around. Ive watched you from the time I was 17 and it’s crazy to think of a time I won’t see your videos every week. I hope that even if you guys see less viewers, you will continue to create in one medium or another. I know I will continue to watch you guys as long as there is something to watch, and I know a lot of other nerdfighters probably feel the same.
This was a bit of a ramble, but just know you aren’t old news to me, more like a long time friend I get to catch up with every week.
I REALLY hope this turns out well. I absolutely adore the book, it meant a lot to me because I finally got around to reading it a couple years into highschool and it helped a lot with things that were confusing and hard in life, I had already read Paper Towns and that also meant so much to me but Looking for Alaska was so much more. I was disappointed by the Paper Towns movie (It was a good movie but it just didn't hold the same wieght as the movie in my opinion) and so I hope looking for alaska holds onto all of the emotion and depth the book did.
Thank you John for all of the books you have wrote that have touched me and many others (Special note to Looking For Alaska and Turtles all the way down as they touched me on a personal level. And also Will Greyson Will Greyson as it helped a lot with my self identity and confidence though David deserves just as much thanks for that.)
And thank you Hank, your music and everything you do encourged my Geek-ness to new and special levels.
And finally thank you to both of you, and to Nerdfighteria for a wonderful community that helps so many people, charities and gives a special, perfectly imperfect place to call home on so many parts of the internet.
I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for all of you. Thanks.
This needs to be done well, I'm excited. This is one of the books that has changed my perspective and I think one of the exceptions to the rule on quality of YA.
Hulu shows tend to be never be available legally outside the US. Hopefully that trend doesn't continue.
Smith D. Murphy I do as well, this is the first time I've even heard of it.
😭 in Western Australia
I think it's not overstating to claim, that there are hundreds, if not thousands hoping with you. Try living in Germany and getting any cool content legally and then try again and a lot harder for finding it in english. :(
Thanks to the torrent God!
You're still popular because you come across as being human and normal and funny and relevant. Kind of like a friend we've never actually met in real life. Also the interaction in the comments helps too. And then both you got famous and it was like, ''I know that guy! That's my youtube friend who keeps updating me about his life and letting me reply!!"" and we feel like we know you IRL but of course we don't. But also you're very human and don't make life out to be something it's not. Plus, from my PoV, you seem to have a very healthy way of dealing with adversity, which I'm trying to learn from (because my brain is wired like John's is). It helps a lot to have another perspective from someone who seems to have things mostly figured out.
TL;DR you're popular because you're relatable and funny and kind and not wooden in front of the camera, like a friend we've never met :)
From a phone call that awkwardly ended in best wishes to a mini series 10 years waiting, I’m so proud to be a nerd fighter today.
I saw the news and screamed!... and Hank it's so awesome to see you happy for your brother!
OH MY GOD MY DAY JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER
I've been waiting for Looking for Alaska to become a movie or a series that the 8-part special was something I really look forward to after hearing cancellation of Brooklyn Nine Nine.
PS TO JOHN AND HANK: When I decide to have kids, I want to name my child after Alaska. I love Alaska quite a lot.
PPS TO JOHN: I am quite glad you named Margo Roth Spiegelman in Paper Towns. It's my name and I've always been super annoyed how it is misspelled most of the time. I can't hide how excited I am for the series!
I know you might never see this comment, I just want you to know how much I really do appreciate you both and the content you come out with.
- a Margo
Hank you forgot that the best ups are made by giraffe sex
OH MY GAWD THIS IS AMAZING! CONGRATS JON! I will have to wait til it is all out and then get one of those free month subscriptions and binge it...
I am literally so excited, I was just crying to my friends about how we’ll never get the movie we wanted and deserved. I am so happy!! ❤️❤️
This seemed like a good old fashioned hank rambles video! I really liked it! Also, very cool that John's book is being made into a show!
THIS IS THE BEST VLOGBROTHERS VIDEO EVER!!!!! You know why? Cause ‘Looking for Alaska’ is my most favourite book n I’ve read it 52 times. And I’ve just started a TH-cam channel and advice from vlogbrothers is the best thing that happened to my youtuber life by far. I know it sounds like exaggeration and lie. But it’s not. Omg! I still can’t believe this!
CW’s Supernatural is finishing it’s 13th season this month, so it still does happen in TV these days.
Something that might help people and is something you might be able to do: an explanation on the various models that enable creators to create.
Great video!
Best wishes!
My favorite book made into a show?! YAY! I can't wait ;D
Always appreciate the extra words you write up in the description, Hank.