The first episode where he made a kid think he was making a entire TV show about him just to get his address and rat him out to his mom for drawing on his advertisement was the point i fell in love with this show
"Nathan For You" is probably my favorite short form online serial. Nathan Fielder is a genius. This was a frank, thorough and entertaining analysis. As much as I was familiar with the ideas of Baudrillard, I had never applied them to this man's work. Clearly the man is a kind of Gurdjieffian philosopher, I always saw him as a satirical anarchist- somewhere in between Charlie Kaufman, John Oliver and Eric Andre. :P Thanks for peeling his act apart and providing some additional context. I see you have put quite a lot of trouble into making this video. This subject was well worth the trouble IMO. (Y) (Y) *I was not hired by Nathan Fielder or any of his associates, via Craiglist, to make this comment for any some of money- especially not for a 5$ Amazon gift-card*
Jesus fucking christ... I only ever watched this show on the Comedy Central TH-cam channel. Since most of the clips on that page are short, and were available online, and appeared in serial form- I felt that was the most reasonable and accurate description to what I experienced. (I never had Comedy Central on cable TV, or Googled this show [before now] and did not like this show enough to download it or buy it.) I was not trying to impress anyone, I rarely comment on any TH-cam video, I just noticed that Full Fat Video has been consistently making nop notch content, despite lacking a base to represent his analytic skills, and felt I should share my feedback, as guys like Nerdwriter have thousand 'first' comments, but more detailed and less flashy videos like this, generally get less love :) Forgive me for my ignorance!
Good god, gracious me. Is this is a little troll that I see? Flaunting his insecurities in the form of a 'diss', if only to sucker souls into debates that would 'just take the piss'. Off to your cave, to the dark you should hide, some people have no time to spare to waste on crafting a proper response, others try to be nice and have their time equally lost. In the case of myself, I see what is, and what could be, and craft this rhyme filled response, with ease and ample intellectual dexterity! Have a good one pal xD
OH. MY. GOD. I just figured Nathan out. Instead of looking for hired actors to do his pranks and scenes to directly achieve his end vision, which could cost money but most importantly, cost authenticity in the interactions, he enlists the help of average joes who cost way less, but by not telling them and constructing a scenario for them to work in, he generates authentic interactions/reactions from these everyday people. Because of the endless amount of people with different experiences and backgrounds, he never runs out of content nor the resources.
This is what Eric Andre does with on the street pranks too... Even with the celebrity interviews, he's tricking the guests into interactions they're not ready for, putting their acting to the test on camera.... Putting their true selves to the test for us to see....
Thank you very much. We are both huge fans of your work (discovered you through your Chris Chibnall essay). Keep up what you're doing too... and we'll see you at the pump!- Chris
I don't think he's underrated. Most of the time people either really don't "get it" and don't connect with the premise, but mostly everyone I know/heard of that likes the show has massive praise for Nathan. Me and some of my friends joke about how we would worship him. I think most people that are into comedy and analyzing TV have very high regard for Nathan, it's just that his show isn't as widespread/popular as some others. But those who know, know he's good.
What I don't understand is how he gets away with all this shit. Leading someone to believe they've been hired by Shell is fraud. And unlike Dumb Starbucks, which I'm still shocked falls under parody, he didn't change the name or logo at all.
The points about the dumb starbucks episode completely make no sense. The media wasn't tricked into reporting something false. There actually was a dumb starbucks building and it attracted a lot of attention so the news reported on it to get clicks. The building was actually there and people found and went to it. No one was tricked by its existence. In a situation like that one assuming it was banksy (a street artist famous for not revealing their identity), but saying it wasn't a piece of art made by an entire team of artists is dumb. Also, it's very clear that the show is shot like a reality show. Thing about tv like this is you can never tell what is actually happening in reality. They take all the footage from shooting and edit it to tell a story. Reactions can be taken out and moved and so can the things promoting the reactions. They almost certainly do and say a lot of things to the people in the episodes that we don't get to see. The message you take away from the show shouldn't be that reality might be fake but that the serialized format of reality tv is a mixture of fake and real but seeing the final product makes it impossible for us to distinguish between the two. That's not how hypochondria works. You don't literally start showing symptoms. You psychologically trick yourself into believing you has a very spacific illness.
Dont they realize by the cameras that it's phoney though? There are cameras in many situations you wouldn't expect cameras to be in. I've seen a bunch of episodes
The movement emphasised the only true weight loss/management strategy that exist. 'Incidental' exercise. Basically move more in a way that it's incorporated into your lifestyle.
What I love a out Nathan is that he never drops character. Never. ...or he's just a full-blown sociopath and he's just being normal. I love that I can't tell!
The Sunshine Group Lmao, I also love that it's so hard to tell. RecklessWonders Lol I don't have the link, but I promise you that happened, and he did briefly break character. Just search the keywords.
@@hickrick I think it takes someone incredibly socially savvy to be able to act that socially unsavvy and get away with it. I really like the section in the tightrope walking episode where he's wearing the mask in the pub or club or whatever, and everyone's dancing and laughing and having a good time. He's obviously scarily capable of being charming
Why does nobody ever acknowledge the fact that all of these business get great free publicity just from being on the show. Even though he tricked these well meaning people for our entertainment, he really helped them more than any gimmick ever could
I Love the show. And I wanna be his friend...but I don't necessarily agree with your statement...in all cases. I think SOME of the businesses end up looking foolish and could face negative results, and that is ethically uncomfortable. Take the pizza place that offers the free pizza if they can't deliver in a few minutes, but turns out it's a tiny pizza. That is hilarious! But if I lived in that town and they tried to trick me like that, I probably would ve angry and never order again...ok...actually I might find it funny and clever...but I think the common customer will just never want to deal with them again. There are probably other similar cases where a person/business could be in worse condition for whatever gimmicky idea they agreed to try. Which is at least partially there own fault, I guess.
@@yltcraxe True but hey, big risks can come with big rewards or consequences. Depends what type of person you are. Even if ideas are gimmicky, it takes balls and guts to try something others are uncomfortable with. That's part of the comedy of this series but it seems to be teaching us more on taking more risks in our lives to significantly transform it.
I completely disagree... I think customers would be fed up with businesses trying to fool them and not help them anymore. All the while the business owners look foolish for going along with these plans and sometimes willfully scamming the public. I don't think it's good publicity at all lol
I remember listening to Heidi and Frank that morning of the burger store interview. I had never heard of Nathan For You or Nathan Fielder at all. I remember listening to the interview and just being blown away by how stupid the promotion seemed. They had people calling in and saying they were planning on going and just lying to get the $100 and watching Nathan try to respond to that obvious flaw was painful to listen to. At one point Nathan said something like, "Well, I mean you guys probably have like few thousands listeners of this show" and Heidi and Frank said they have millions of listeners and Nathan was basically like "Oh shit..." and I was cracking up. I eventually found the show and I was loving it and then the burger episode came on and I was like, "HOLY SHIT, THAT WAS HIM!" Also, Heidi and Frank do not look at all like I expected.
One of my favorite moments is when he helps a pizzaria and the guys is refusing to pay for the pizza. It's this big buff dude. Nathan tries to mock the guy by questioning if he is gay. Guy's response is pure gold. "Yeah, what are you going to do about it?"
Technically Nathan just made a remark about the guy's nail polish and the guy says he's gay and threatens to kick Nathan's ass. Nathan wouldn't ask if someone was gay unless it was in the most passive aggressive way possible
Yep. The humor aspect was just the chosen exterior format. At it's core it touches (and reflects) on the grander aspects of illusion as truth via media, promotions, publicity, false testimonies, and so much more. For those with the eyes, and desire, to see clearly.
On the surface it's entertainment, but at the core it's revealing methods of big scams and uber-fake news that are portrayed as genuine to the masses. But in order to see through the haze you have to want to see through it, clearly, reality. Many people cling to their ego rather than admit they've fully bought into the lie(s). All the World's a Stage and the overseers of the media and political arenas are the puppet masters. Nathan's resulting works are both brilliant and revealing.
Thank you! Finally another person who understands his brilliance. I followed the show and everything that came with it since the beginning and I think something like it has never been done before. Maybe u can make an entire episode about the last episode of season 4 looking for Francis. This episode alone deserves more recognition. Good work man.
this video is basically just a summary of a bunch of different episodes, it could be a lot more concise so the meaning isn't lost. there's a massive amount of fluff in this video.
Honestly, o think it was done very well. Long, perhaps. Simple, yes. But the way the information and underlying themes of the series were presented had a good pace, and was simple enough for everyone who watches to understand. It's a useful "next step" for people who like the show without realizing what it represents. Showing people how Nathan is showing them that the world we know isn't always as reliable as we think is a good lesson, and I'm glad the video exists
Fuck. Was that 15 mins really. I have a problem. I start watching and everything around me goes dark and numb. I need help. Maybe rehab... eh, I'll just google how to stop watching you tube videos.
Biggest thing I got from this show is how everyone was willing to lie so easily. Most of the ideas Nathan came up involved deceiving people to get their business and the owners would happily go along with it. I find it very hard to lie about anything, but is this how to world is? Just a bunch of liars bullshitting each other all day?
Look into the conscious vs words vs expressoons of every commercial actor. False testimonies flow from their tongues for a few shiny shekels as well as the ego boost. 95%+ of everyone you see in media is acting/lying. All the World's a Stage.
I still think that way more of it is scripted/fabricated than we are led to believe. The show makes you question the reality of everything you see, and that's the point.
Up until this point I thought the whole thing is scripted and that these were epic parodies of other reality shows and social commentary. And that most of them are paid professional actors. Because finding certain people through Classifieds, then seeing and recording the results of the change done to the business may take weeks.
I agree without what you’re saying but I’d argue that the dumb Starbucks prank was actually a lot more authentic than it appears. Nathan is a satirist, he is an artist. Maybe Banksy has his paintings hung in museums but Nathan for You is quite literally a piece of satirical art and if anything you’re video overall proves this point. Aren’t comedy and television forms of art? Can you think of a better example of satire than Nathan for You? I think you’re overall assessment of what Nathan for You is trying to tell it’s viewer is correct and you’ve explained it well but I think when the news speculated that “dumb Starbucks” might be an art project or satire they were actually pretty spot on.
I will always love and respect this show and how smart nathan is after seeing the dumb starbucks episode, even the coffee shop owner laughed it out of the building but in the end it actually turned out to be a genius idea that made some money and got real traction. Same with the movement, its crazy how hes pulled some of this shit off, its truly mind blowing tbh
I agree, started playing it on 1.25x and then skipping to try and find the analysis. Shame as it must have taken a lot of effort to cut together and narrate.
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. He wasn't just summarising though, what annoyed me the most was the praise he was giving it. As much as a I like for the show to be praised, he was praising it for things that it doesn't do. In what way does the show trick us? The only thing the audience doesn't know is how Nathan is outside of character. Early in the video he says "If they don't believe it's the best burger, they can have their money back" while it literally is written on screen "$100". Then says that the business owners genuinely believe that Nathan's tactics will work, when often they don't believe him and he has to do some crazy scheme to prove to them it's a plausible idea. Then the analysis is just so all over the place drawing weird meanings from things that don't even tie in with clips shown or things he's said. He says that the "contestants" not knowing that they're on a comedy show until it's aired (therefore not getting their reaction when they find out it's a comedy show) makes it more authentic, which it doesn't. I don't think he knew what authentic meant. His whole analysis of the "dumb starbucks" media coverage made no sense. I could break down how almost every sentence he said about the "dumb starbucks" situation was completely wrong but I can't be fucked. I can't watch the whole video because it's so stupid. Basically, there's so many good things to be said about the show and a fair amount to be discussed, but he didn't really touch on any of it and instead made... whatever that video was.
it’s honestly so shocking that these businesses didn’t look up the show before reaching out. there should have only been like 1-2 seasons of this before everyone “got the joke” and businesses would stop coming to him.
u say that but dont forget that the number of people who watch comedy central / even engage with the internet in any meaningful way is pretty small, especially among small business owners. when u own a business it basically becomes ur entire life so i understand that many people wouldnt know abt the show or nathan at all.... especially when the business is owned by an older and / or foreign person, that is just another layer of disconnection from modern media. take a step back brother its actually not that crazy lmao
im stupid i always thought the owners of the business were in on it a little bit , i mean the poop flavoured ice-cream how could you not be suspicious of that idea ? i thought they were on it more to be on tv and get recognised that way .
I'd usually agree since most shows today are fake, however the reactions shown by the participants seem very genuine. These people are real business owners and not actors, and if they knew it was a comedy show I doubt they would act as awkward and confused as they do. The only exceptions would be the recurring characters like the judge or the lawyer. However even then Nathan sometimes pushes them to the limit, like when the lawyer started to get pissed in the dumb starbucks episode.
This is really wierd... I thought everthing in the show was scripted... I kind of thought of it in terms of The Office (fake documentary, fake reality tv show)
I, as a general principle, don't take very seriously someone attempting to sum up the views of a philosopher whose name they can't even pronounce properly. Maybe the insanely low barrier to entry for online video essays isn't a universally good thing?
Athens Horseparty While I disagree with him, I don’t think stooping to ad hominem and excusing yourself from addressing anything he says is going to help anyone. Especially when you aren’t even putting your name to your comment.
Athens Horseparty Pronouncing names correctly is not something anyone should be concerned about. Literally read the anglacanization (dont really know the word for it, im guessing from my native language) of Baudrillard. Like people do with Schwartzenneger. No one reads it as shvartzanega. More like shuartseneger.
joaquin I disagree, learning correct pronunciations shows respect to a person and respect to their culture. Inversely, doing the opposite shows the equal amount of disrespect. So I disagree when you say it’s not something that anyone should be concerned about.
I don’t know that I would even really consider Nathan for you a prank show, it’s funny but there’s nothing unwitting about it, he’s pretty upfront about most things
I think what's great is that if you're Canadian and watched Nathan Fielder when he was on "This Hour has 22 Minutes" well before Nathan for You became a series, you'd already be aware of his ruses.
I guess if you have a voice like that, you are just meant to own a youtube channel like this. Makes sense when you think about it. I could listen to this guy all night
I recognize some of the business owners from Central Casting. I'm pretty sure the entire show is scripted as the show does not have the budget to be real.
What I’ve always wondered about NFY is…the business owners must not go along that easy. I feel like he offers them money to just go along with everything for the TV show. And when they say hell no he says oh we’ll pay you to go along with this
If anything, nathan for you exposes the true reality of the job market of the modern society, with people who are desperate enough to shrug at the prospect of oil spills to get paid, or spend a few days on a mountain to get cheaper gas. And if you actually watch the show, you can see these people aren't even in it for the money itself. How does that translate to "un-reality"? It's the most down to earth "reality show", and behind the comedy, it shows something that is both heartwarming and deeply depressing. good education essay, I guess?
Yep. For those with the eyes (and desire) to see clearly there is much revealed beneath the surface... yet hiding in plain sight all along. The owned media's illusions presented as truth to gullible masses. Acting = Pretending = Lying
The fucking radio dude always has me cracking up, you can tell the guys smart and the wheels are turning in his head as he’s hearing the idea and then he’s just like wait what the fuck
I happened to be in Los Angeles when Dumb Starbucks was operating. They were talking about it on the radio. The reason it was flooded with customers was that they were giving stuff away for free. If you watch the episode, there's even one moment where Nathan mentions giving someone a free coffee.
Glad Nathan picked to be a comedian. Imagine if he went into politics... controlling the world behind the scenes. He can be one dangerous human being.
sirvz he’s using his powers for good
hard Agree
Im sure the best politicians think the same way he does. Thats why people are zombies
@@A1.2223 unlike you, you've broken free from the chains of societal expectations
@@joshmuir8058 took me till i was 19 to wake up
The first episode where he made a kid think he was making a entire TV show about him just to get his address and rat him out to his mom for drawing on his advertisement was the point i fell in love with this show
“I see a lot of me in you. You’ve just gotta be more like me, and less like you”
"Nathan for you" is the best series/documentary/reality-show ever.
Woken One Don’t ever forget Borat lol
Woken One So many layers to this show, a microcosm of our nesting dolls reality. The life labyrinth of broken mirrors. p.s. I like your channel.
@@watzupLandyJustinLi You mean Da Ali G Show. That's where that character originated, then became a movie from there.
his new show "The Rehearsal" would like a word with you...
The Rehearsal might be better.
I hope that ghostwriter got recognition after this, that was a good ass original sentence
thiefofthursday it was indeed
@@giampaolofini1535 thanks for this info!
what
far too purple
Nathan actually hit up the ghostwriter from that episode to come on and help write for a different scheme on a different episode it was funny as hell
Nathan is so inspiring for young students who will be definetely want to graduate with really good grades
"Nathan For You" is probably my favorite short form online serial. Nathan Fielder is a genius. This was a frank, thorough and entertaining analysis. As much as I was familiar with the ideas of Baudrillard, I had never applied them to this man's work. Clearly the man is a kind of Gurdjieffian philosopher, I always saw him as a satirical anarchist- somewhere in between Charlie Kaufman, John Oliver and Eric Andre. :P Thanks for peeling his act apart and providing some additional context. I see you have put quite a lot of trouble into making this video. This subject was well worth the trouble IMO. (Y) (Y)
*I was not hired by Nathan Fielder or any of his associates, via Craiglist, to make this comment for any some of money- especially not for a 5$ Amazon gift-card*
"short form online serial" boy what the fuck you talking about it is a tv show
Don't call it a short form online serial. Who the fuck are you trying to impress just call it a tv show lol
Jesus fucking christ... I only ever watched this show on the Comedy Central TH-cam channel. Since most of the clips on that page are short, and were available online, and appeared in serial form- I felt that was the most reasonable and accurate description to what I experienced. (I never had Comedy Central on cable TV, or Googled this show [before now] and did not like this show enough to download it or buy it.) I was not trying to impress anyone, I rarely comment on any TH-cam video, I just noticed that Full Fat Video has been consistently making nop notch content, despite lacking a base to represent his analytic skills, and felt I should share my feedback, as guys like Nerdwriter have thousand 'first' comments, but more detailed and less flashy videos like this, generally get less love :) Forgive me for my ignorance!
No it's not just that you kind of just word everything in the fashion of a dumb guy trying to emulate how smart people talk.
Good god, gracious me. Is this is a little troll that I see? Flaunting his insecurities in the form of a 'diss', if only to sucker souls into debates that would 'just take the piss'. Off to your cave, to the dark you should hide, some people have no time to spare to waste on crafting a proper response, others try to be nice and have their time equally lost. In the case of myself, I see what is, and what could be, and craft this rhyme filled response, with ease and ample intellectual dexterity! Have a good one pal xD
OH. MY. GOD. I just figured Nathan out. Instead of looking for hired actors to do his pranks and scenes to directly achieve his end vision, which could cost money but most importantly, cost authenticity in the interactions, he enlists the help of average joes who cost way less, but by not telling them and constructing a scenario for them to work in, he generates authentic interactions/reactions from these everyday people. Because of the endless amount of people with different experiences and backgrounds, he never runs out of content nor the resources.
This is what Eric Andre does with on the street pranks too... Even with the celebrity interviews, he's tricking the guests into interactions they're not ready for, putting their acting to the test on camera.... Putting their true selves to the test for us to see....
This dude’s first mistake is considering Nathan For You a “prank” show. It’s not that at all. It’s so much more.
It’s great how the interview led naturally to the rehearsal
About time somebody gives this beautiful man attention
nathan for you is somehow the funniest, smartest, and also most existentially terrifying show on television.
Crazy to me that people think those wacky relatable stories celebrities tell on talk shows are true
Honestly thought they were until I saw Nathan’s episode
woah woah woah. the bit about the interview is freaking me out
Good shit, you should get Twitter though!
Thank you very much. We are both huge fans of your work (discovered you through your Chris Chibnall essay). Keep up what you're doing too... and we'll see you at the pump!- Chris
Matt here- holy fuck NitPix watched our video! Amazing. Thanks for watching. We are planning to make a twitter this week thanks for the advice :)
dumb netflix
Nathan For You, my favorite show ever. And a one of a kind finale.
Still don’t understand how he’s still so underrated
Teevee maybe it's for the better. If he blows up in the way he deserves, it'll become difficult to find unsuspecting owners.
True datttt
I don't think he's underrated. Most of the time people either really don't "get it" and don't connect with the premise, but mostly everyone I know/heard of that likes the show has massive praise for Nathan. Me and some of my friends joke about how we would worship him. I think most people that are into comedy and analyzing TV have very high regard for Nathan, it's just that his show isn't as widespread/popular as some others. But those who know, know he's good.
Had to lol at your description of the burger place: the deal was you’d get $100 not just your money back!
What I don't understand is how he gets away with all this shit. Leading someone to believe they've been hired by Shell is fraud. And unlike Dumb Starbucks, which I'm still shocked falls under parody, he didn't change the name or logo at all.
this was good but i DARE you to try breaking down 'The Rehearsal' lol
7:21 Ayy I have the same Canadian Mountie statue in the room as I'm watching this.
definitely did not appreciate this show until i saw this. here i am thinking the whole show has always just been sketch comedy with unknown actors
I don’t eat red meat... right now
Tricking the audience started with the pig saving the goat, that hit worldwide news
The Uber episode is probably the least absurd of them all.
Metal Gear Solid 2
Yeah, but it's not on at the moment.
this was longer than any of nathan for you's videos
The points about the dumb starbucks episode completely make no sense. The media wasn't tricked into reporting something false. There actually was a dumb starbucks building and it attracted a lot of attention so the news reported on it to get clicks. The building was actually there and people found and went to it. No one was tricked by its existence. In a situation like that one assuming it was banksy (a street artist famous for not revealing their identity), but saying it wasn't a piece of art made by an entire team of artists is dumb.
Also, it's very clear that the show is shot like a reality show. Thing about tv like this is you can never tell what is actually happening in reality. They take all the footage from shooting and edit it to tell a story. Reactions can be taken out and moved and so can the things promoting the reactions. They almost certainly do and say a lot of things to the people in the episodes that we don't get to see. The message you take away from the show shouldn't be that reality might be fake but that the serialized format of reality tv is a mixture of fake and real but seeing the final product makes it impossible for us to distinguish between the two.
That's not how hypochondria works. You don't literally start showing symptoms. You psychologically trick yourself into believing you has a very spacific illness.
Shit, kinda wished it was longer. Good vid
How do you enjoy the show without already recognizing this? Do ya'll legitimately need satire broken down for you
Dont they realize by the cameras that it's phoney though? There are cameras in many situations you wouldn't expect cameras to be in. I've seen a bunch of episodes
In my opinion, nathan for you and the ben show were the best shows on comedy central.
Nathan is the modern day Andy Kaufman
"at the moment", ehm dude the final episode of the show aired six months before you made this video.
I always thought it was entirely scripted and made to look real. I never thought people were unaware it’s on Comedy Central.
Yeah but hold on did he get Helio/Dumb SB shut down??? That sucks man
The movement emphasised the only true weight loss/management strategy that exist. 'Incidental' exercise. Basically move more in a way that it's incorporated into your lifestyle.
"Seeking large man who has cremated his mother. Paid gig."
I’m just imagining him trying to grab the paper back from the lawyer
Bro-yessss!🤣
What I love a out Nathan is that he never drops character. Never.
...or he's just a full-blown sociopath and he's just being normal. I love that I can't tell!
The Sunshine Group I honestly believe that he is pretty much the same off csmera
He admitted that he is a comedian on Finding Frances once.
The Sunshine Group minus that one time where that dude said he drank his grandsons pee 😂
link?
The Sunshine Group Lmao, I also love that it's so hard to tell.
RecklessWonders Lol I don't have the link, but I promise you that happened, and he did briefly break character. Just search the keywords.
I've met Nathan. It's true when they say it's an exaggerated version of himself.
How so?
@@incandescentbeverage247 Don't fall for it, yfz01 is one of Nathan's pseudo names.
Nathan is one cool, chill, awesome dude!
i mean duh. there’s no way someone like nathan could work their way up to landing their own tv show unless they were socially savvy
@@hickrick I think it takes someone incredibly socially savvy to be able to act that socially unsavvy and get away with it.
I really like the section in the tightrope walking episode where he's wearing the mask in the pub or club or whatever, and everyone's dancing and laughing and having a good time. He's obviously scarily capable of being charming
such an underrated show
ᴶᴼᴺ Drinks Water 💦 not underrated, just not popular enough. I'm sure anyone who rates it would rate it well
staying unpopular may give us more seasons
If everyone knew and recognized Nathan the show would probably cease to exist
He said season 4 was his last season.
youre telling me.
Why does nobody ever acknowledge the fact that all of these business get great free publicity just from being on the show. Even though he tricked these well meaning people for our entertainment, he really helped them more than any gimmick ever could
I Love the show. And I wanna be his friend...but I don't necessarily agree with your statement...in all cases. I think SOME of the businesses end up looking foolish and could face negative results, and that is ethically uncomfortable.
Take the pizza place that offers the free pizza if they can't deliver in a few minutes, but turns out it's a tiny pizza. That is hilarious! But if I lived in that town and they tried to trick me like that, I probably would ve angry and never order again...ok...actually I might find it funny and clever...but I think the common customer will just never want to deal with them again.
There are probably other similar cases where a person/business could be in worse condition for whatever gimmicky idea they agreed to try. Which is at least partially there own fault, I guess.
@@yltcraxe True but hey, big risks can come with big rewards or consequences. Depends what type of person you are. Even if ideas are gimmicky, it takes balls and guts to try something others are uncomfortable with. That's part of the comedy of this series but it seems to be teaching us more on taking more risks in our lives to significantly transform it.
yihaw149 Yeah but it takes guts on the business owners part. Nathan doesnt have to risk much himself lol
I completely disagree... I think customers would be fed up with businesses trying to fool them and not help them anymore. All the while the business owners look foolish for going along with these plans and sometimes willfully scamming the public. I don't think it's good publicity at all lol
@@danielsmith5032 I thought any publicity was good publicity
I remember listening to Heidi and Frank that morning of the burger store interview. I had never heard of Nathan For You or Nathan Fielder at all. I remember listening to the interview and just being blown away by how stupid the promotion seemed. They had people calling in and saying they were planning on going and just lying to get the $100 and watching Nathan try to respond to that obvious flaw was painful to listen to. At one point Nathan said something like, "Well, I mean you guys probably have like few thousands listeners of this show" and Heidi and Frank said they have millions of listeners and Nathan was basically like "Oh shit..." and I was cracking up. I eventually found the show and I was loving it and then the burger episode came on and I was like, "HOLY SHIT, THAT WAS HIM!"
Also, Heidi and Frank do not look at all like I expected.
I agree about Frank and Heidi.... it is always funny how we have an image of someone based upon their voice alone
I can honestly not say enough good things about this show.
Good thing you aren’t the fashion police, cause then I’d be in big trouble.
I could go for a mother effin beer
Here I go, digging in again.
Ye man, its my mothers ashes
Nathan for you, is in a class of it's own. And you explained it pretty well.
One of my favorite moments is when he helps a pizzaria and the guys is refusing to pay for the pizza. It's this big buff dude. Nathan tries to mock the guy by questioning if he is gay. Guy's response is pure gold. "Yeah, what are you going to do about it?"
Technically Nathan just made a remark about the guy's nail polish and the guy says he's gay and threatens to kick Nathan's ass. Nathan wouldn't ask if someone was gay unless it was in the most passive aggressive way possible
The season 4 finale had me tearing up, that was so damn good. Legit came for the laughs but left in tears
That really was a bittersweet way to end the show. It felt like high art.
And the closing track? One of my favorite songs now :,)
One of those shows that will be studied by students in 100 years time. Especially that ghost writer's sentence.
Which sentence?
The show is just so meta; it shows us the constructed nature of reality as we accept it.
Yep. The humor aspect was just the chosen exterior format. At it's core it touches (and reflects) on the grander aspects of illusion as truth via media, promotions, publicity, false testimonies, and so much more.
For those with the eyes, and desire, to see clearly.
Y’all got a good conversation up in here
1:00 they can get their money back? do you even Nathan For You, bro?
Yea then the next scene the guy explains the 100 dollar bill deal...commentator never clarified
I mean... the show is for entertainment, bu these aren’t “pranks”
On the surface it's entertainment, but at the core it's revealing methods of big scams and uber-fake news that are portrayed as genuine to the masses. But in order to see through the haze you have to want to see through it, clearly, reality. Many people cling to their ego rather than admit they've fully bought into the lie(s).
All the World's a Stage and the overseers of the media and political arenas are the puppet masters.
Nathan's resulting works are both brilliant and revealing.
Thank you! Finally another person who understands his brilliance. I followed the show and everything that came with it since the beginning and I think something like it has never been done before. Maybe u can make an entire episode about the last episode of season 4 looking for Francis. This episode alone deserves more recognition. Good work man.
*goat in the water*
*Goat in the water*
this video is basically just a summary of a bunch of different episodes, it could be a lot more concise so the meaning isn't lost. there's a massive amount of fluff in this video.
Agree
That's 90% of all video essays to be honest.
Honestly, o think it was done very well. Long, perhaps. Simple, yes. But the way the information and underlying themes of the series were presented had a good pace, and was simple enough for everyone who watches to understand. It's a useful "next step" for people who like the show without realizing what it represents. Showing people how Nathan is showing them that the world we know isn't always as reliable as we think is a good lesson, and I'm glad the video exists
Great video, but did you need to play the same song for 15 minutes straight? I feel like I'm going crazy watching this.
Please just remove all the music thanks
I wish it got slightly louder and louder til you couldn't hear him anymore lmao
Fuck. Was that 15 mins really. I have a problem. I start watching and everything around me goes dark and numb. I need help. Maybe rehab... eh, I'll just google how to stop watching you tube videos.
@@christinadrescher3163 maybe theres a video thatll show you how
I don't think the concept of 'pranking' even applies to Nathan- he's genuinely trying to help these struggling businesses
With a comical twist.. its like half prank/scripted... part real, cause his still marketing them.
Biggest thing I got from this show is how everyone was willing to lie so easily. Most of the ideas Nathan came up involved deceiving people to get their business and the owners would happily go along with it. I find it very hard to lie about anything, but is this how to world is? Just a bunch of liars bullshitting each other all day?
Look into the conscious vs words vs expressoons of every commercial actor. False testimonies flow from their tongues for a few shiny shekels as well as the ego boost.
95%+ of everyone you see in media is acting/lying.
All the World's a Stage.
Mostly
This video did nothing more than explain the plot of episodes
og jonx Sorry about this Ameer Vaan
It was dumb lol I agree
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I now wonder if the Saturation cover is an omen of the white mask society during the COVID-19 pandemic.
I love how in the helios cafe episode, if the owner just stood on stage while Nathan sang "grab my balls" he would be a millionaire rn
No, dumb Starbucks would've still gotten closed down by the fdi
When I watched this show I thought it was fully scripted and it became my favorite show now idk how I feel about it ethically
I still think that way more of it is scripted/fabricated than we are led to believe. The show makes you question the reality of everything you see, and that's the point.
Up until this point I thought the whole thing is scripted and that these were epic parodies of other reality shows and social commentary.
And that most of them are paid professional actors. Because finding certain people through Classifieds, then seeing and recording the results of the change done to the business may take weeks.
I agree without what you’re saying but I’d argue that the dumb Starbucks prank was actually a lot more authentic than it appears. Nathan is a satirist, he is an artist. Maybe Banksy has his paintings hung in museums but Nathan for You is quite literally a piece of satirical art and if anything you’re video overall proves this point. Aren’t comedy and television forms of art? Can you think of a better example of satire than Nathan for You? I think you’re overall assessment of what Nathan for You is trying to tell it’s viewer is correct and you’ve explained it well but I think when the news speculated that “dumb Starbucks” might be an art project or satire they were actually pretty spot on.
The Eric Andre Show is best satire of all time, no competition at all. It's literally hundreds of years ahead of its time.
I will always love and respect this show and how smart nathan is after seeing the dumb starbucks episode, even the coffee shop owner laughed it out of the building but in the end it actually turned out to be a genius idea that made some money and got real traction. Same with the movement, its crazy how hes pulled some of this shit off, its truly mind blowing tbh
Great topic, but I’m not completely following the lines of your analysis
It kind of just felt like you were summarizing the show and telling things an intelligent viewer could have figured out themselves
mary-kate Kreisler I agree, video left me feeling like I wasted my time.
I agree, started playing it on 1.25x and then skipping to try and find the analysis. Shame as it must have taken a lot of effort to cut together and narrate.
VGScreens you’re so mad it’s hilarious😂😂
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. He wasn't just summarising though, what annoyed me the most was the praise he was giving it.
As much as a I like for the show to be praised, he was praising it for things that it doesn't do. In what way does the show trick us? The only thing the audience doesn't know is how Nathan is outside of character. Early in the video he says "If they don't believe it's the best burger, they can have their money back" while it literally is written on screen "$100". Then says that the business owners genuinely believe that Nathan's tactics will work, when often they don't believe him and he has to do some crazy scheme to prove to them it's a plausible idea. Then the analysis is just so all over the place drawing weird meanings from things that don't even tie in with clips shown or things he's said. He says that the "contestants" not knowing that they're on a comedy show until it's aired (therefore not getting their reaction when they find out it's a comedy show) makes it more authentic, which it doesn't. I don't think he knew what authentic meant.
His whole analysis of the "dumb starbucks" media coverage made no sense. I could break down how almost every sentence he said about the "dumb starbucks" situation was completely wrong but I can't be fucked. I can't watch the whole video because it's so stupid.
Basically, there's so many good things to be said about the show and a fair amount to be discussed, but he didn't really touch on any of it and instead made... whatever that video was.
it’s honestly so shocking that these businesses didn’t look up the show before reaching out. there should have only been like 1-2 seasons of this before everyone “got the joke” and businesses would stop coming to him.
u say that but dont forget that the number of people who watch comedy central / even engage with the internet in any meaningful way is pretty small, especially among small business owners. when u own a business it basically becomes ur entire life so i understand that many people wouldnt know abt the show or nathan at all.... especially when the business is owned by an older and / or foreign person, that is just another layer of disconnection from modern media. take a step back brother its actually not that crazy lmao
im stupid i always thought the owners of the business were in on it a little bit , i mean the poop flavoured ice-cream how could you not be suspicious of that idea ? i thought they were on it more to be on tv and get recognised that way .
They are in on it. I find it pretty funny this dude is trying to offer some intellectual analysis of the show without realizing this lol
www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/is-nathan-for-you-real-or-fake-145154
Of course the producers want the audience to think the participants are unaware, but it's naive to think they don't know.
I'd usually agree since most shows today are fake, however the reactions shown by the participants seem very genuine. These people are real business owners and not actors, and if they knew it was a comedy show I doubt they would act as awkward and confused as they do. The only exceptions would be the recurring characters like the judge or the lawyer. However even then Nathan sometimes pushes them to the limit, like when the lawyer started to get pissed in the dumb starbucks episode.
This is really wierd... I thought everthing in the show was scripted... I kind of thought of it in terms of The Office (fake documentary, fake reality tv show)
The effort that Nathan puts into jokes is insane
So in conclusion Nathan is literally a genius
“That was a good sentence” 😂
I disagree with you and Boudrillard - just because you can blur the lines, doesn’t mean that the line doesn’t exist. Great video, otherwise.
I, as a general principle, don't take very seriously someone attempting to sum up the views of a philosopher whose name they can't even pronounce properly. Maybe the insanely low barrier to entry for online video essays isn't a universally good thing?
Athens Horseparty While I disagree with him, I don’t think stooping to ad hominem and excusing yourself from addressing anything he says is going to help anyone. Especially when you aren’t even putting your name to your comment.
Athens Horseparty Pronouncing names correctly is not something anyone should be concerned about. Literally read the anglacanization (dont really know the word for it, im guessing from my native language) of Baudrillard. Like people do with Schwartzenneger. No one reads it as shvartzanega. More like shuartseneger.
joaquin I disagree, learning correct pronunciations shows respect to a person and respect to their culture. Inversely, doing the opposite shows the equal amount of disrespect. So I disagree when you say it’s not something that anyone should be concerned about.
I'm still not sure whether this is a legit consultation, social experiments, pranks/trolls or just comedy.
It’s only in California a show like this can exist. If he tried this in New York he’d get the shit kicked out of him.
I don’t know that I would even really consider Nathan for you a prank show, it’s funny but there’s nothing unwitting about it, he’s pretty upfront about most things
The latest finale is some of the best television ever created. Beautiful, moving and absurd.
“If you don’t like it you get your money back”
It says you get 100$ not your money back but ok
The Interview was one of my favorite episodes by far. I saw the actual interview on TH-cam just a few days before the episode aired. I died
I think what's great is that if you're Canadian and watched Nathan Fielder when he was on "This Hour has 22 Minutes" well before Nathan for You became a series, you'd already be aware of his ruses.
It feels wrong to even call it a prank because he does good work and the ideas oddly end up great
I guess if you have a voice like that, you are just meant to own a youtube channel like this.
Makes sense when you think about it. I could listen to this guy all night
That is very kind of you, so glad you enjoyed it :)
I recognize some of the business owners from Central Casting. I'm pretty sure the entire show is scripted as the show does not have the budget to be real.
"I grew up with him [Steve Jobs] as a child." XDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Finally, I can articulate how I’ve felt about this guy’s comedy approach. He’s great and I look forward to seeing more Unreality surrounding artists
Nathan Fielder is a good parody of Marcus Lemonis.
What I’ve always wondered about NFY is…the business owners must not go along that easy. I feel like he offers them money to just go along with everything for the TV show. And when they say hell no he says oh we’ll pay you to go along with this
This guy’s accent is legitimately the only reason I kept watching 😂 it makes everything he’s talking about 10x more interesting ❤️
these companies are REAL??! you’re telling me these are real companies?? im so confused. I need to rewatch this show now
Say a unique sentence. "Hello Nathaniel fielder, it's your father and I'm so proud of you
Nathan is today's Andy Kaufman
YES! I've always said that!
Jonas Nordin well, he and his producers Tim and Eric.
I like that....
Sentence was so fire
horizonfios easily a G.O.A.T. sentence
4:40 Even when it's frivolous news, Fox gets it wrong.
He's a James Bond villain of comedy
If anything, nathan for you exposes the true reality of the job market of the modern society, with people who are desperate enough to shrug at the prospect of oil spills to get paid, or spend a few days on a mountain to get cheaper gas. And if you actually watch the show, you can see these people aren't even in it for the money itself.
How does that translate to "un-reality"? It's the most down to earth "reality show", and behind the comedy, it shows something that is both heartwarming and deeply depressing. good education essay, I guess?
Yep. For those with the eyes (and desire) to see clearly there is much revealed beneath the surface... yet hiding in plain sight all along.
The owned media's illusions presented as truth to gullible masses.
Acting = Pretending = Lying
If Brits call tv seasons tv series, what do they call tv series?
Wasn't Nathan for you cancelled by this point? Why are you making a deep dive video about a show that's no longer on the air...
The same reason people still discuss Breaking Bad, The Twilight Zone, or Twin Peaks.
Nathan For You, Baudrillard, and Video Essays... three of my current favorites in one video. Superb!
The blood test one to see if he was funny was unbelievable. Imagine just off the cuff getting some guy to go and do a blood test with you lmaoo
The fucking radio dude always has me cracking up, you can tell the guys smart and the wheels are turning in his head as he’s hearing the idea and then he’s just like wait what the fuck
I happened to be in Los Angeles when Dumb Starbucks was operating. They were talking about it on the radio. The reason it was flooded with customers was that they were giving stuff away for free. If you watch the episode, there's even one moment where Nathan mentions giving someone a free coffee.
Brilliant essay, bruv. I greatly enjoyed it.