Can we talk about the fact that this dude ended up internet famous in like 25 different ways as a kid? Wrote a book, killed a webseries, rewrote Harry Potter... is this even a real person? We're gonna need a biographer to cover the epic austinmcconell lore.
Damn, I came here from Quinton Reviews' LG15 video expecting some small time vlogger who was part of the show back in the day and now I'm really intrigued. Damn it, I'm going to watch half his channel over the holidays aren't I...
I wonder if the creators thought: "Our show is dying. We need to either save it, or put the blame on someone else and save our own hides. Let's hold a contest to select the individual in question."
Yeah, that's very weird...you'd think they'd just take a fan-submitted pilot and a script and take it from there but they flat-out had an amateur make their show. ALL the cards were stacked against Austin with little payoff and someone else reaping the bigger rewards. I don't know this show but it seems very negligent to go this route...for anything.
@@webberdabest4510 You have given me a new outlook on life, thank you for such intelligent words. I feel as though I know more than ever because of your comment alone and my IQ has risen substantially.
It reminds me of the psycho series (McJuggerNuggets). A lot of people knew it was fake (lots of plot holes n stuff) but there was always the feeling of "what if it's real". The moment Jesse came out and said this is all fake, his view count dropped. And dropped. And dropped.
+Dair2Knee You made that up. It's easy to see the actual truth, it did not drop, drop and drop, just look it up. Why do you spout nonsense? Also, i've never watched the show, so I'm not a fanboy.
You know, between LG15, Sprouting Orchids and that unfortunate YA novel, I feel like Austin only showcases his failures and shortcomings as a creator. Come on Austin, talk about the awards you got or the projects that were successes.
@@anthonysantiago6528 Sprouting Orchids was pretty good compared to how many problems he ran into. Still not award winning or anything but he did the best he could
No, I hate watching those videos, I like the fact that he showcases his shortcomings. I just hope he doesn't feel all bad and that he knows how accomplished he is
I remember Outbreak being fun. I mostly remember thinking "wow, I could never make anything that good." For me, I very much saw it as a fan show. Thanks for sharing your perspective!
Imagine a man having a heart attack. A witness calls an ambulance and a paramedic later arrives to the scene. The paramedic notices that the man has no pulse, so he proceeds to do CPR. Unfortunately for the man, the paramedic fails to save him. Accusing the paramedic of killing that man is absurd.
This erases the analogy/metaphor/I’m_dumb77 but in actual situations some families sue the paramedic or doctor because they couldn’t save the person. It’s just such a horrible and idiotic thing for people to do. Good point though 😁
Yeah, that's strange. We don't have the creators' perspective on this, but... drawing inspiration from the fan base is a great idea. The fan base as a whole tend to have some great ideas if you just look for them. Recruiting some dedicated fan to help out also sounds like a great PR move. Putting all the responsibility on that fan, though? That's just odd.
@@asdfasdfasdfasdfasdas unfortunately good samaritan laws don't protect medics as they only apply to people who don't get money for their help (as in, it isn't their professional duty)
I wrote LG15 shortly after it was "outed" as fiction. I tried to keep it closer to its roots but that led to my departure due to what is euphemistically called "creative differences" as the creators moved toward it being a big action show. The thing that amazes me now is that no one even knows what LG15 was: they've never heard of it despite how massive it was in its time.
Yeah I had never heard of it... Makes me wonder how many youtube channels are actually fiction/actors tbh. Maybe it has been surpressed so other shows can continue to fool the audience into thinking they are watching someone real. As I think the reason alot of people prefer youtube is the realism (reality tv element)
@@TheCorinne87 I mean, in a way, all TH-camrs are fiction/actors. Every TH-camr doesn't put themselves on Camera, they put an idealistic version of themselves.
@@PlayerZeroStart I agree, this is what I was going to say. Markiplier, for instance, makes it clear that some versions of him your see are more real (like on distractible) or more fake (like his show-boat star personality he incorporated into a character in the Who Killed Markiplier and related shows), but he is never the same on camera as he is in reality. I guess one way to put it is that the weatherman is not playing a character, but you also don't see him on the toilet, or arguing with his dad, or grabbing a bite at a fast food place, or crying. He is showing you one facet of himself, and that facet is pushed and pulled so it resembles a kind of persona he performs as part of his job. It's the same for basically everybody, to various degrees. I think it's weird that people think something is "fake" even when it's only scripted... Scripted based on the writer's honest feelings arranged in a tidy format. A prepared statement can be just as genuine, maybe even more so, than an improvised statement.
Oooooh, Mary Feuer! I love your writing on LG15 and With The Angels. I was amazed by the Season 2 post-Bree era where I thought all the writers did an incredible job of rebuilding the series after the exit of the title character: introducing Emma, showing Daniel and Jonas heal, terrific new characters like Mallory and Jennie, and the gradual introduction of the brilliant Crystal Young as Gina! I really liked how Season 2 emphasized the characterization and treated the Order as either an interruption in personal drama or a contrivance to create character conflicts. Season 3 and The Resistance were totally about the Order and not at all about the characters and I became really disengaged with the show and in time, the remaining creators seemed to give up on it as well (although the financial meltdown was probably more of a factor). Wish you had stayed. It wasn't the same without you and it was especially not the same when Mesh left after you did.
Acquiring experience and skills means it was an opportunity for him to improve. He did well for himself. Say what you will about the show, but for him personally it did more good in his future endeavors.
Does everyone miss the irony in this story? A person making fun of a show gets the chance to make the show better, only to be 'made fun of' by another person... Still a nice video and good story.
Yess god yes. I don't see how i can feel bad for him when he at first shat on the show and then once he's actually a part of it he lets it get to his head. Then someone else calls him out and he's hurt? His first video was of him dragging the show like wtf
@@justcuz2105 the whole reason he made the character was because he felt strongly about this show. Humor was what he used to express himself so he wouldn't come off as hostile (like I did, but idc cause if I don't like something I just say it). He was so arrogant he ignored professionals advice and insisted he could crap out way more shows and longer ones at that than they could, when they obviously had way more experience in the industry. Had he not learned his lesson he would've stayed just as arrogant. It's just a shame he had to shit on a decent show and leave it with a bad reputation in order to become more humble.
Bon Bon Loves Toast That’s what learning is though. And at the end of the day he wasn’t shitting on the show because he hated it, it was the opposite, really. He was frustrated with the show and wanted to see it improve. And to be totally honest with you, the show was dead before he touched it. This was probably the best thing for him, it gave him the most experience and the least risk to his reputation.
Man you’ve written an book, had a hand in a popular web series, made a feature film and multiple shorts... you’re awesome and have no problems in recognising your own flaws. And you’re working on an animated series!! I just discovered it recently and I have to say your channel is pretty sweet. Keep going Austin. 👌
Oh man, I've known people like Bad_Rebel_88 in fanbases I've been in, and they are THE WORST. They ruin everybody else's fun and drive people away. I'm so sorry dude.
@@Flowtail "Ong if you've nver cen that kend of persin your knot a reel fan of any fandomm, get rekked noob, hasahteg xposed, lmao" ...Wow, that hurt to type. Really, consider yourself lucky; those people are draining in either sheer stupidity, stubbornness, ill temper, harassment, or e) a delightful combination of the above.
@@kislayparashar Oof, that hurt to read. That's my boyfriends fandom. And hes recently gotten me into it. Decided to try and chat with other fans online. The first person I talked to just spewed trash and bad typing while hitting on me, claiming to find and take me irl. Wonderfully charming
@@hummingbirdcake1902 That sucks! But sadly, that's the truth. As much as I absolutely love Star Wars, the fandom is just not fun. Like if you talk to a Marvel fan or a Harry Potter fan on Reddit or something, it will be a great conversation (most of the times), but if you move towards the Star Wars region, a significant amount of people there are just the worst. Now, There are many great people in the Star Wars fandom, but there are some real psychos. E.g. A group of people cyberbullied Daisy Ridley and the girl who plays Rose, and in the end, they had to delete their twitter accounts.
That's a good thought everyone should have. As a creator, I was killed several time in mid-air, by "bad_rebels", while trying to give the best I can to communities. And I got a lot of creators colleagues and friends who testify of the same thing. Behind all "good stuff going on, that strangely went down to shit", there's a few bad_rebel_88 stories of demoralized creators, picked day after day by mean comments and jokes, undermining the motivation, energy and professionalism they put in their work, day after day, until they just can't keep going and throw the towel.
Never heard of LonelyGirl15 before this video but I learned a great deal from watching. What I got out of this was that you learned an amazing lesson that you should cherish forever. You yourself were a type of "BAD_REBEL_88", not a sociopath, but instead one to have a lot of criticism about the show you happened to get attached with. Once it because your personal responsibility and you received the same type (and worse) of criticism it seems to have made you value things much more. Many of us can only hope to learn from mistakes as meaningful as yours, so please do not lose sight of that! Amazing editing and storytelling. New sub!
Don't feel bad, Austin. I think for most people, LG15 died when Bree was killed off. Her character was so very central to the show. Imagine watching Dr Who with no Doctor where everyone talks about how they miss The Doctor and wanna find the Timelords. If it lacks the thing that got folks hooked in the first place, it's gonna be hard for it to survive. Add the fact that the original show played with the vlogging genre as a fictional device, which was a new thing at the time. Once that line was made clear, people became less invested. That fact that you kept a show going that had long jumpd the shark is still something to admire. Every few years I'd find out it still existed in some or other and I'd think,"They're STILL making that thing?" Simply put, it was a show of its time,and that time passed. Everyone knew it, except the show itself. it was well overdue to be put out of its misery. The orginal show was made with a $100 webcam and basic lighting. Web series have developed so much since then. It's not 2006 any more.
I've been on TH-cam roughly since the days of OG AVGN. This is the first time I've ever heard the name "LonelyGirl15" and after the video, I'm still not sure what it even was/is...
They were like fuck this show it's gone to shit already but we came to a conclusion we're gonna pick someone else to take the blame and that's why they picked a fan
One of the reasons I love this channel, is how honest you are about independent filmmaking. The on-the-go problem solving, actor-flakiness, the stress and even the need to keep things unstressful for everyone else while you're in a stressful situation. Also, maybe you don't know this, but you really tap into that loneliness that comes with being the person who cares about the project the most. But, in the end, it's better to be making films, than just sitting on the couch watching them or sitting on your computer shitting on them.
as someone who watched LonelyGirl15 at the time i Know who BAD_REBEL_88 is, and I agree with everything that you said about those kinds of "Internet sociopaths". also I actually quite liked Outbreak, if that means anything
So I've found your channel a little while ago and decided to do some catching up on the stuff I missed over the past (possibly few) years. I just wanted to say this is fucking heartfelt man. I really like your content from what I've seen so far and I think it'd be cool to see you do a web series one day. A unique show should bring its own fanbase at that, so no need to worry about stuff like a already butthurt fanbase getting more butthurt. Anyways best of luck on your future ventures man.
I kinda thought you killed a girl for a second, but then I remembered: Who the f*ck would admit to killing someone, on the internet, when EVERYONE knows their face and name?
Never heard of lonely girl. Stumbled on this video after seeing what else you had after watching your Harry Potter video. I really liked that. Even though I've never heard of it this video was pretty entertaining. Your style and voice reminds me of super Bunnyhop. Maybe you should consider making more commentary videos on whatever interests you. You're pretty good at it.
I stumbled in here in the exact same way and had the exact same impression by the end of it. Hm, maybe we're living the same lives, only you're 14 hours ahead of me. Anything I should be looking out for? Stubbing my toe? Seeing a UFO? Had any delicious cake?
Must've been weird to jump into TH-cam with lonelygirl. She was such an iconic part of TH-cam history I can imagine jumping in on the end of her series.
I’ve definitely resonated with this in a similar way. I feel like those who are into creative industries can tend to fall into some sense of elitism and a lack of self awareness. I’ve found towards the end of college this “I can do that better” mentality and therefore obtained a vicious arrogance about me. It wasn’t until someone said “hey you’re a horrible person during critiques” that I decided to change myself. Really appreciated this video Austin!
the people responsible for killing LG15 were EQUAL and they killed it long before you got your shot. Once the story broke that Bree was an actress they had a choice on how to proceed and they made the wrong one. That's when the series died. Then they stuck it in ICU for a couple of years. your attempt was just one and wasn't even the worst.
I agree that EQAL was the reason it died, but I think it was strictly their greed that killed the show. Around the time that the original LG15 series went on hiatus, they were pushing a lot of their newer projects. Ones that were partnered with TV studios and made them lots of money. They no longer were a group of people creating a fun internet show, they were a company focused on profits and expanding their business. LG15/KateModern wasn't a money maker back then. TH-cam wasn't as big as it was today. So, they dropped it in favor of "bigger prospects". Funny how that works out considering how big TH-cam got and how no one's heard of EQAL since.
this is your first video i watched when i was researching this web series a couple years ago and some now you've got 700k subs and put out a lot of great content proud of u austin
damn dude. this is video style is like a mixture of superbunnyhop with some kaptainkristian. Just finished the Harry Potter video and went to this out of curiosity and by the end was very intersted about this LG15 show even though i never heard of it.
Coming to this 5 years late, I know, but after watching this I decided to watch the series in full. I honestly enjoyed it. The story was extremely interesting to me and I left each part wondering what would happen next. It's probably easier to form an opinion like that having no prior knowledge of the original series outside of this video, but as a standalone project, it was quite enjoyable. I would love to see you make something similar in the future if you ever found the time and the motivation.
I found myself on this TH-camr today, to find a video I saw 1 minute of, clicked on it and saw my old comment. It's strange how I gravitated back to this channel not remembering one bit of the video.
I've been watching your videos for a while, and this is the arbitrary selection I made to tell you I find your content incredibly interesting. Hindsight is 20/20, but your commentary on your own experiences and analysis of others' work is always on point. Thanks for being so cool, Austin.
I found bad_rebel_88's account. His account still exists, and he is still complaining about everything (not LG15, but other topics) on his Twitter account. What a sad life he must have. Can I share his name Austin?
Finally ,great real life story. I had no clue about any of this(lg15) yet your story and journey was sincere and intriguing. The retrospect and self-analysis was refreshing. Throughout the video you come off very humble yet vulnerable. I admire your Zeal and imagination to push yourself. Things might not always go the way we have imagined it or that we may not get the props or fame we may deserve but the journey is well worth it good job man. A lot of people think about things or dream about things but never have the balls to go for it .you tried and you did it. That's the most I can say about most people I've met.
Austin, I gotta say, as a new fan I love your work. You clearly bring a ton of insight and passion into it. I really want to see whatever you have to give us. This is your second coming. I wish you the best of luck and all my support.
This is my biggest fear whenever I write or whenever I read criticisms on other people's work. I try to abstain, but sometimes you have to call people on their crap, especially when what they say or do offends something you hold dear. That said, I also like to defend people who I feel make a brave effort and get attacked because I'd hate to see talent squandered simply because of some nasty TH-cam comments. It's horrible to think some young person decided to share a song they wrote or show a short film they made only to have people criticize and insult the poor creator to the point that the person gives up on his or her dreams. Words are powerful shit, and I can't claim myself a saint, but I certainly try to do more good than spreading hate that will damage.
Criticism is important in order to improve your work. It's like a vaccine, nobody wants it but you're so much better off with it. Insults aren't criticism though, criticism has to be constructive and give you an idea of what you could improve on. I hate everything has a good video on the subject if you're interested. (Despite his name he is actually a well spoken person who has actual points to his arguments.)
Mister Master Muffin Man I agree totally. And I like IHE - he's often spot on with most of his material. Especially when dealing with things like reaction videos where there is no talent on the part of the person in the video and they are exploiting hard work of others.
Cyril There is constructive criticism, where you politely point out what someone did wrong and suggest how they can fix it, and there is bullying, where you just insult them.
I feel like there's no real solution to this because people's sensitivity buttons are in different places. Sometimes a content creator acts like a jerk and revels in his own insults he does for show, but as soon as you try the same voice with him he becomes all hurt and defensive. What are yo supposed to do? Highlight his hypocrisy? Yeah, like that's going to help. Explaining that voicing your honest opinion does NOT mean you think you're more important than other fans (in fact, you usually expect to be just one voice among many), or that you want to attack them personally or make them give up, but you honestly want them to improve, usually has the opposite effect ("are you taking me for someone who doesn't even know that?" etc.) So what can you do? Well, you try being honest anyway and shut up out of mercy on matters that are less important to you or where you're unsure if you're right. Yet you still manage to offend people even like this. And it seems that the only alternative is just heaping on empty praise. But I often feel like it'd serve people's interest better if they just had the right mindset about criticism and realize that people criticize because they still care. So even though I know it's natural that sometimes you have a bad day and ONE rude negative reviewer just gets to you...I'd still call this channel's claims that this guy was worse than a troll or a sociopath or singling him out prooobably unfair. 9 times out of 10 these people are pretty chill who have their own reasons that make them frustrated and dissatisfied with you and your product. Yes they could be nicer, but you could also take it better. Too many creators just dismiss critics as trolls or psychopaths because they just don't know how to deal with such feedback. Often the creators aren't good with people and may provoke them in ways they don't realize. Don't hate people just becase they are trying to be honest with you and are terrible at guessing how it'd make you feel. You can take it for granted that making you feel awful, without even making you understand what they'd like from you, is NOT what they intend, no matter how it may look like to you.
I live in Springfield, so I become overjoyed every time I see you mention a location in our city. I've been on that green bridge you were on many times before.
I honestly think it can all be rooted to the decision to expand on the amount of episodes. I helped a web show try to get off the ground about a year or so ago and that was the same thing that killed them as well, they tried to do too much. I currently work in the software industry and one of the our mantras goes as follows, Under promise, over deliver. When starting your first project, start small and simple. The first season of your show will serve as your pilot, you can see how your team gels, make changes to your staff, find out what your team is capable of and see how your audience reacts and tune your show to the trends of said audience. Going for a robust show from season 1 is begging for failure from the get go. You don't know your team, you don't know their expertise and even they are still trying to figure out when they'll be available to shoot. The show I helped out with was originally going to be a vlog and expand into a full out show in season 2 or 3 with locations and a complete cast, instead they tried to do all of that in the first season and everyone was burnt our about two thirds of a way through the show, I don't know if they even finished it. Aim small, miss small. On a side note, its best to either ignore the comments in your videos or only read them if you have the self-esteem to deflect the negativity, in the end, its all about doing what you're passionate about. If someone doesn't like your vision, then they can go make their own show, just becasue someone says something, doesn't make it true.
I had never heard of LG15 until now, I actually thought you killed someone until i realised LonelyGirl15 was a series, not one person. You learn something new everyday.
Wow. Thanks for the insight on what it was like for you, and I'm sorry it turned out like it did. For what it's worth, I enjoyed Outbreak. Any chance for you reuploading the original videos you did for LG15? I loved the Mason character, and those vids always made me smile when I took a stroll down LG15 Memory Lane.
No. You're not bad. People who gave you hateful comments are bad. They wouldn't say the same thing to you if they faced you. Just cowards. Be who you are and keep doing what you like doing.
@@katec3963 he means, the cowardly ones who would talk shit about someone but when confronted, avoid 'em like they've never met them before. They're not just mouthy, they're toxic. People who thinks they're being good critics but instead killing every passion or motivation to help people improve.
I had only heard of the original LG, and never really thought of it as a web series before. It's pretty cool that you got an opportunity like that as a film student! But personally, as soon as you said they spun it off into a complicated series, I knew it was a bad idea. You couldn't have done better, and even if you had you couldn't have stopped it being cancelled. Some ideas need to die. But 42 episodes, that's masochistic.
Hey man, after watching your HP video and digging through your stuff, I just wanna say despite the fact I never heard of this LG15 video series (I'm apart of the newer internet generation ahaha), I think you're pretty brave and mature for creating a video acknowledging your past mistakes in a humble way. I'm glad I stumbled on your channel! :D
This is just a microcosm of everything that's wrong with the concept of audience or "fandom". They feel entitled to the very content they consume and offer no constructive criticism whatsoever when it fails to meet their stiflingly high expectations.
I don’t know if i just don’t see the same stuff as you, but i find it’s the opposite. The bad communities i’ve seen are all too complacent, just settling for rotten table scraps and calling it steak instead of having standards of quality and not letting the writers run amok. Steven universe, crazy ex girlfriend, and a few other ones. I can believe there are fandoms that are toxic in that way because i’ve seen people be unreasonably cruel and demand that the shows are exactly this even though that’s not why they actually enjoyed it, but i’ve never really seen a fandom like that. At most, a loud minority.
algorithm likes this video, good job. i had no idea this series existed, but from what i've gained lg15 was already a cold rotting corpse before you even touched it, dont worry. i watched a few of the last official original episodes, and then some of yours. you did an incredible job with your small budget and extreme stress i imagine you had on yourself. outbreak was not bad in any way and in fact i liked it more than the original (though i guess i cant really say, i just discovered it today.) don't be too hard on yourself, man. you're talented and EQAL saw that, they saw an opportunity to dump it into your hands and essentially abandon ship. im rambling now so ill shut up. outbreak was not bad, i like your voice, your editing is good. +1 sub. happy new years man. hope this is a good one for you
I had never hear of Lonelygirl15 and my reaction to read the title and was a like "umm what?" before realizing it probably was a character in a show/movie/book bur was a bit puzzled why you didn't know if you did it or not. It's much clearer now. Good video.
Such an interesting topic. I didn't even know the spin-offs existed to be quite frank. I just watched a handful of episodes, became confused, and stopped watching. It was revolutionary at the time, but you can only watch so much of the same thing over and over again before it becomes stale. So really, I don't think you "caused the property's death." As you mentioned, the numbers were dipping way before you came on board. You put it best - you just didn't save it.
I wasnt old enough to be part of that community back then but i think that makes u even more famous... You are one of the most interesting people i have ever met on the internet...
I've never heard of LG15, but I decided to watch this video out of curiosity. And shit man, when it ended I was sitting here slack-jawed in awe. This entire thing is so fascinating! I've never watched any of the series so I can't judge the show itself, but the concept is really cool. And dude, you should be a professional writer or something, because you know how to tell a fucking story. I don't even know how to describe it, just the way you...fuck idk, I mean it, I'm speechless. If it was anyone else telling the story, it would've sounded like some guy rambling into a microphone and I probably would've clicked out of the video in boredom. But holy shit, you had me *hooked.* Fucking props to you, dude.
I found your channel after seeing that harry potter critic (very well done, cant wait for those videos about how it could have been better) and suddenly discovering you where also the guy behing this webseries and everything that happens behind the scenes its increible...
This is a thing that I keep repeating myself even though I really need to learn it: distance yourself from unreasonable and overboard hate. Negative comments as well as positive are helpful, because you can learn something, but if you allow yourself to hang on bad words it will ruin you. And for nothing. It is an interesting fact that we may skip 10 good responses and hang on 1 bad. Its really bad that this happens, but we are like that. Maybe because praise even though it feels good expires, but when you get attacked it stick within you. Just keep up the good work and be a better person every day. Dont allow one thing to get you off tracks, because this is not what matters. Kudos for everything!
I'm very much not old enough to know about this and I know people have already said this but I thought he drove some Edgy suicidal young lady to kill her self
I just have to say that you make some of the highest quality videos on TH-cam. You put so much effort and time into your videos, and it shows. Even when you make a mistake, just remember we will always be here for you.
TH-cam's recommend is broken? I think it's just reading my mind at this point. A couple days ago I was wondering about LG15 because I remember watching it as a kid and getting really into it. Then this pops up. As a kid I didn't understand certain things around it and now I understand it. Thanks man!
I love this channel, I don't even know about, understand, or care about the topics. But, for some reason, through facts, humor, and a personal human touch I love it. And it makes me like, understand, care about the topic.
-it’s 2006, and you scroll through MySpace, you find the page of your favorite character on your favorite web series, until you realize that the character was supposedly born in 1903-
I had never heard of any of this. Yet I sat through this entire vid. Actually a fairly compelling narrative. A sincere behind the scenes story. Good job telling it.
Thank you, I'm tired of videos stalking me everywhere on youtube because it got popular quickly and happens to share one tag related to things i watch.
You are litterally the closest thing to a real life Nagito Komeda. *INSANELY* good luck for winning things and getting your work featured... Followed by *INSANELY* bad luck, where one way or the other, the project violently implodes, you end up hating it, or something else unexpected goes wrong. So the title of *Ultimate Lucky Student* or something similar would really suit you in a way.
It might sound weird at first but it will actually be a huge compliment. Maybe cause I'm from Europe or because my English skills weren't too good back then but I completely missed this whole LG15 thing, however, it seems like as big as a deal as equals three or smosh back then. However I did shoot a lot of short films and sketches in the early and mid-2000's, but even though they weren't that bad, I feel like they're pretty cringy and I wouldn't want people to find out about them. You, on the other hand, are proud of something that was not only considered really cool back then but a huge accomplishment in itself. So, all in all, it is great that you are not influenced by the fact that something that was cool in the mid-2000's is considered cringy nowadays, and you can be proud of it regardless which is what everyone should do. And it is amazing that you pulled this off back then, I know how difficult shooting a single scene can be!
Makin me feel bad at the end there. Not that I hated on ya back then, I didn’t even know what this was until I watched this. But still. At least you have a loving fan base now.
Dude, this video is amazing. I just subbed because of your recent Toy Story 2 video, didn't know you were (technically) cyber bullied in this wide of a scale. Quite brave of you to look back at that incident and speak your mind. Hopefully being able to admit your wrongs and being able to express your thoughts towards the whole thing took off some dead weight off your shoulders.
Can we talk about the fact that this dude ended up internet famous in like 25 different ways as a kid? Wrote a book, killed a webseries, rewrote Harry Potter... is this even a real person? We're gonna need a biographer to cover the epic austinmcconell lore.
Don't forget about his voice actor career
Damn, I came here from Quinton Reviews' LG15 video expecting some small time vlogger who was part of the show back in the day and now I'm really intrigued. Damn it, I'm going to watch half his channel over the holidays aren't I...
He also voiced a video game character
And made a failed movie
Can someone get Jk Rowling on the phone please?
I wonder if the creators thought:
"Our show is dying. We need to either save it, or put the blame on someone else and save our own hides. Let's hold a contest to select the individual in question."
big brain plays
Yeah, that's very weird...you'd think they'd just take a fan-submitted pilot and a script and take it from there but they flat-out had an amateur make their show. ALL the cards were stacked against Austin with little payoff and someone else reaping the bigger rewards. I don't know this show but it seems very negligent to go this route...for anything.
1,000,000 IQ plays
Then Austin passes the blame on to a random troll XD
I mean.... It's really a great strategy. If the show is saved somehow, we get the money, if it's not, the one who controls is responsible
Austin is like 20 something, and he's already had a more interesting life than I will ever live
He's lived a more interesting life than anyone.
edit: (except a lot of people)
30 ish
Depressing and probably wrong
ya can change that just by having a nice life God bless 🙏
Don't sell yourself short. You want an interesting life? Have one. Just go and do it. It seems harder than it really is.
I've never heard of Lonely Girl before, so I though you meant you ACTUALLY killed a TH-camr called LonelyGirl15 when I saw the title.
same
Same
*Thought
"so I though you meant..."
@@webberdabest4510 what do you mean?
@@webberdabest4510 You have given me a new outlook on life, thank you for such intelligent words. I feel as though I know more than ever because of your comment alone and my IQ has risen substantially.
The show died the moment everybody realized it was a show.
It reminds me of the psycho series (McJuggerNuggets). A lot of people knew it was fake (lots of plot holes n stuff) but there was always the feeling of "what if it's real". The moment Jesse came out and said this is all fake, his view count dropped. And dropped. And dropped.
The phyco series is fake? Wow. I don't feel scammed. I just think that their excellent at acting! SOMEONE HIRE THEM
+Dair2Knee You made that up. It's easy to see the actual truth, it did not drop, drop and drop, just look it up. Why do you spout nonsense? Also, i've never watched the show, so I'm not a fanboy.
I never thought it was alive to begin with.
I don't think it did tbh. Maybe lost some of the original people, but I started watching it once it was on the news and I was hooked.
You know, between LG15, Sprouting Orchids and that unfortunate YA novel, I feel like Austin only showcases his failures and shortcomings as a creator. Come on Austin, talk about the awards you got or the projects that were successes.
How about... His TH-cam channel? Not Uber successful, but he does currently have like 880k subscribers, which is pretty damn good in my opinion.
I wouldn't call them failures, more like lessons. Yes, they sucked, but he learned and gained valuable experience which led him to this channel.
@@anthonysantiago6528 Sprouting Orchids was pretty good compared to how many problems he ran into.
Still not award winning or anything but he did the best he could
Wait what are his failures and successes
No, I hate watching those videos, I like the fact that he showcases his shortcomings. I just hope he doesn't feel all bad and that he knows how accomplished he is
I remember Outbreak being fun. I mostly remember thinking "wow, I could never make anything that good." For me, I very much saw it as a fan show.
Thanks for sharing your perspective!
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Imagine a man having a heart attack. A witness calls an ambulance and a paramedic later arrives to the scene. The paramedic notices that the man has no pulse, so he proceeds to do CPR. Unfortunately for the man, the paramedic fails to save him. Accusing the paramedic of killing that man is absurd.
This erases the analogy/metaphor/I’m_dumb77 but in actual situations some families sue the paramedic or doctor because they couldn’t save the person. It’s just such a horrible and idiotic thing for people to do. Good point though 😁
@@firstnamelastname6016 that's why good samaritan laws exist
Yeah, that's strange. We don't have the creators' perspective on this, but... drawing inspiration from the fan base is a great idea. The fan base as a whole tend to have some great ideas if you just look for them. Recruiting some dedicated fan to help out also sounds like a great PR move. Putting all the responsibility on that fan, though? That's just odd.
@@asdfasdfasdfasdfasdas unfortunately good samaritan laws don't protect medics as they only apply to people who don't get money for their help (as in, it isn't their professional duty)
I came to the video expecting that this guy was held responsible for the suicide of a lonely girl lmao
I'm in the same boat.
Same here
Same here. Never heard of the show.
Same
Same
I wrote LG15 shortly after it was "outed" as fiction. I tried to keep it closer to its roots but that led to my departure due to what is euphemistically called "creative differences" as the creators moved toward it being a big action show. The thing that amazes me now is that no one even knows what LG15 was: they've never heard of it despite how massive it was in its time.
Yeah I had never heard of it... Makes me wonder how many youtube channels are actually fiction/actors tbh. Maybe it has been surpressed so other shows can continue to fool the audience into thinking they are watching someone real. As I think the reason alot of people prefer youtube is the realism (reality tv element)
@@TheCorinne87 Depends on what you watch on yt
@@TheCorinne87 I mean, in a way, all TH-camrs are fiction/actors. Every TH-camr doesn't put themselves on Camera, they put an idealistic version of themselves.
@@PlayerZeroStart I agree, this is what I was going to say. Markiplier, for instance, makes it clear that some versions of him your see are more real (like on distractible) or more fake (like his show-boat star personality he incorporated into a character in the Who Killed Markiplier and related shows), but he is never the same on camera as he is in reality.
I guess one way to put it is that the weatherman is not playing a character, but you also don't see him on the toilet, or arguing with his dad, or grabbing a bite at a fast food place, or crying. He is showing you one facet of himself, and that facet is pushed and pulled so it resembles a kind of persona he performs as part of his job. It's the same for basically everybody, to various degrees.
I think it's weird that people think something is "fake" even when it's only scripted... Scripted based on the writer's honest feelings arranged in a tidy format. A prepared statement can be just as genuine, maybe even more so, than an improvised statement.
Oooooh, Mary Feuer! I love your writing on LG15 and With The Angels. I was amazed by the Season 2 post-Bree era where I thought all the writers did an incredible job of rebuilding the series after the exit of the title character: introducing Emma, showing Daniel and Jonas heal, terrific new characters like Mallory and Jennie, and the gradual introduction of the brilliant Crystal Young as Gina!
I really liked how Season 2 emphasized the characterization and treated the Order as either an interruption in personal drama or a contrivance to create character conflicts. Season 3 and The Resistance were totally about the Order and not at all about the characters and I became really disengaged with the show and in time, the remaining creators seemed to give up on it as well (although the financial meltdown was probably more of a factor).
Wish you had stayed. It wasn't the same without you and it was especially not the same when Mesh left after you did.
You got an opportunity that many film students would thirst for, you've done good.
Acquiring experience and skills means it was an opportunity for him to improve. He did well for himself. Say what you will about the show, but for him personally it did more good in his future endeavors.
He's done "well"
"Being a jerk kills communities"
...unless it's 4chan
Yeah but in that case being a jerk is normal.
And Reddit
@@huh8b7b27 depends on what part of Reddit because not every sub is toxic.
@@huh8b7b27 lol yeah reddit is basically 4chan's younger brother
@@functional200 And depends on which part of 4chan.
Never knew that you were the guy behind the wheels of Outbreak. Huh.
Yup! Honestly surprised I have someone on my personal channel who didn't find me through that.
Believe it or not, I actually found your channel a few years back through your Stanley Parable Easter Egg videos.
Ah... cool! Glad you're still sticking around.
Same.
I found you through your KFC video.
Does everyone miss the irony in this story? A person making fun of a show gets the chance to make the show better, only to be 'made fun of' by another person...
Still a nice video and good story.
Yess god yes. I don't see how i can feel bad for him when he at first shat on the show and then once he's actually a part of it he lets it get to his head. Then someone else calls him out and he's hurt? His first video was of him dragging the show like wtf
@@bonbonlovestoast988 difference is, that was a character, an attempt at humor
Not a direct attack
@@bonbonlovestoast988 this is what shallow thoughts looks like 🤦♂️
@@justcuz2105 the whole reason he made the character was because he felt strongly about this show. Humor was what he used to express himself so he wouldn't come off as hostile (like I did, but idc cause if I don't like something I just say it). He was so arrogant he ignored professionals advice and insisted he could crap out way more shows and longer ones at that than they could, when they obviously had way more experience in the industry. Had he not learned his lesson he would've stayed just as arrogant. It's just a shame he had to shit on a decent show and leave it with a bad reputation in order to become more humble.
Bon Bon Loves Toast That’s what learning is though. And at the end of the day he wasn’t shitting on the show because he hated it, it was the opposite, really. He was frustrated with the show and wanted to see it improve.
And to be totally honest with you, the show was dead before he touched it. This was probably the best thing for him, it gave him the most experience and the least risk to his reputation.
I keep trying to make a web series, but this one guy keeps kicking my ass.
TheLonelyGirl27?
yeah the LonelyGirl27
Some say the LonelyGirl27 can hurl a plothole farther than a fan series
I heard LonelyGirl27 once defeated an entire fanbase with a single hiatus.
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Man you’ve written an book, had a hand in a popular web series, made a feature film and multiple shorts... you’re awesome and have no problems in recognising your own flaws. And you’re working on an animated series!! I just discovered it recently and I have to say your channel is pretty sweet. Keep going Austin. 👌
Oh man, I've known people like Bad_Rebel_88 in fanbases I've been in, and they are THE WORST. They ruin everybody else's fun and drive people away. I'm so sorry dude.
I feel fortunate that ive never seen such a person
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"Ong if you've nver cen that kend of persin your knot a reel fan of any fandomm, get rekked noob, hasahteg xposed, lmao"
...Wow, that hurt to type. Really, consider yourself lucky; those people are draining in either sheer stupidity, stubbornness, ill temper, harassment, or e) a delightful combination of the above.
Sadly, Many major franchises like Star Wars are filled with these negative guys
@@kislayparashar Oof, that hurt to read. That's my boyfriends fandom. And hes recently gotten me into it. Decided to try and chat with other fans online. The first person I talked to just spewed trash and bad typing while hitting on me, claiming to find and take me irl.
Wonderfully charming
@@hummingbirdcake1902 That sucks! But sadly, that's the truth. As much as I absolutely love Star Wars, the fandom is just not fun. Like if you talk to a Marvel fan or a Harry Potter fan on Reddit or something, it will be a great conversation (most of the times), but if you move towards the Star Wars region, a significant amount of people there are just the worst. Now, There are many great people in the Star Wars fandom, but there are some real psychos. E.g. A group of people cyberbullied Daisy Ridley and the girl who plays Rose, and in the end, they had to delete their twitter accounts.
This made me reflect on my own behaviour, and ask how much of a "bad_rebel_88" I am.
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I just became the 69th like and I couldn’t be more happy about it!
Crazy Puppet Productions I would be prouder for being the 70th
bad_rebel_88 is inside all of us. Except Rich Evans (aka GOD)
That's a good thought everyone should have.
As a creator, I was killed several time in mid-air, by "bad_rebels", while trying to give the best I can to communities.
And I got a lot of creators colleagues and friends who testify of the same thing.
Behind all "good stuff going on, that strangely went down to shit", there's a few bad_rebel_88 stories of demoralized creators, picked day after day by mean comments and jokes, undermining the motivation, energy and professionalism they put in their work, day after day, until they just can't keep going and throw the towel.
Dude. I had no idea! How awesome!
Don't think we knew each other back then. Seems like a lifetime ago.
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Never heard of LonelyGirl15 before this video but I learned a great deal from watching. What I got out of this was that you learned an amazing lesson that you should cherish forever. You yourself were a type of "BAD_REBEL_88", not a sociopath, but instead one to have a lot of criticism about the show you happened to get attached with. Once it because your personal responsibility and you received the same type (and worse) of criticism it seems to have made you value things much more. Many of us can only hope to learn from mistakes as meaningful as yours, so please do not lose sight of that! Amazing editing and storytelling. New sub!
Don't feel bad, Austin. I think for most people, LG15 died when Bree was killed off. Her character was so very central to the show. Imagine watching Dr Who with no Doctor where everyone talks about how they miss The Doctor and wanna find the Timelords. If it lacks the thing that got folks hooked in the first place, it's gonna be hard for it to survive. Add the fact that the original show played with the vlogging genre as a fictional device, which was a new thing at the time. Once that line was made clear, people became less invested.
That fact that you kept a show going that had long jumpd the shark is still something to admire. Every few years I'd find out it still existed in some or other and I'd think,"They're STILL making that thing?" Simply put, it was a show of its time,and that time passed. Everyone knew it, except the show itself. it was well overdue to be put out of its misery. The orginal show was made with a $100 webcam and basic lighting. Web series have developed so much since then. It's not 2006 any more.
I've been on TH-cam roughly since the days of OG AVGN. This is the first time I've ever heard the name "LonelyGirl15" and after the video, I'm still not sure what it even was/is...
They were like fuck this show it's gone to shit already but we came to a conclusion we're gonna pick someone else to take the blame and that's why they picked a fan
One of the reasons I love this channel, is how honest you are about independent filmmaking. The on-the-go problem solving, actor-flakiness, the stress and even the need to keep things unstressful for everyone else while you're in a stressful situation. Also, maybe you don't know this, but you really tap into that loneliness that comes with being the person who cares about the project the most. But, in the end, it's better to be making films, than just sitting on the couch watching them or sitting on your computer shitting on them.
as someone who watched LonelyGirl15 at the time i Know who BAD_REBEL_88 is, and I agree with everything that you said about those kinds of "Internet sociopaths".
also I actually quite liked Outbreak, if that means anything
Formidable who da fuck is he!!
Carl Santiago One guy thinks he was a guy called "j m archer"
WHO TF IS HE I SEARCHED HIM AND I FOUND RANDOM CAT VIDS
Plot twist: Bad_Rebel_88 is Austin McConnel's alter ego. He has dissociative identity disorder. But he doesn't know it yet!
Yeah ,Only George Lucas can criticize me.
"I didn't kill LonelyGirl15. *The knife did* "
So I've found your channel a little while ago and decided to do some catching up on the stuff I missed over the past (possibly few) years. I just wanted to say this is fucking heartfelt man. I really like your content from what I've seen so far and I think it'd be cool to see you do a web series one day. A unique show should bring its own fanbase at that, so no need to worry about stuff like a already butthurt fanbase getting more butthurt. Anyways best of luck on your future ventures man.
LAKster I agree
LAKster How are you a youtubet now then, wouldn't you be in Jail?
LAKster Oh. Yes. This.
LAKster i just found him through his very short lived viral video what to do if your parachute fails
it would be better than out break at least
LonelyGirl15? Christ I barely remembered that crap
Did you kill thelegend27?
No one can kill thelegend27
except thelegend28
cody the gamer _ except thelegend70
*changes username to thelegendInf*
*gains omnipotence*
thelegend∞ can not be killed.
I kinda thought you killed a girl for a second, but then I remembered: Who the f*ck would admit to killing someone, on the internet, when EVERYONE knows their face and name?
A Very Emo Unicorn Well.....There have been few recently. That is pretty sad that people now do this.
@@liizzset Really?! Like who?
People who are in jail.
Never heard of lonely girl. Stumbled on this video after seeing what else you had after watching your Harry Potter video. I really liked that. Even though I've never heard of it this video was pretty entertaining. Your style and voice reminds me of super Bunnyhop. Maybe you should consider making more commentary videos on whatever interests you. You're pretty good at it.
I stumbled in here in the exact same way and had the exact same impression by the end of it. Hm, maybe we're living the same lives, only you're 14 hours ahead of me. Anything I should be looking out for? Stubbing my toe? Seeing a UFO? Had any delicious cake?
13 hours later and I'm in the same position as you DeadCamper, odd
Now me too, I guess this is how the casualties work.
I've got bad news guys, Nunya isn't feeling well. I think that cake might've been poisoned... DON'T EAT THE CAKE, IT'S A LIE.
Lonelygirl15 was absolutely fucking huge
Must've been weird to jump into TH-cam with lonelygirl. She was such an iconic part of TH-cam history I can imagine jumping in on the end of her series.
Holy crap you're that guy
I am indeed "that guy".
Meri Desiree no im dirty dan
Which one of you is the REAL, Dirty Dan!
thewarriorking2000 shut up pinhead
Riku 0w0 Who you callin' pinhead?
I’ve definitely resonated with this in a similar way. I feel like those who are into creative industries can tend to fall into some sense of elitism and a lack of self awareness. I’ve found towards the end of college this “I can do that better” mentality and therefore obtained a vicious arrogance about me. It wasn’t until someone said “hey you’re a horrible person during critiques” that I decided to change myself. Really appreciated this video Austin!
the people responsible for killing LG15 were EQUAL and they killed it long before you got your shot.
Once the story broke that Bree was an actress they had a choice on how to proceed and they made the wrong one.
That's when the series died. Then they stuck it in ICU for a couple of years. your attempt was just one and wasn't even the worst.
I agree that EQAL was the reason it died, but I think it was strictly their greed that killed the show. Around the time that the original LG15 series went on hiatus, they were pushing a lot of their newer projects. Ones that were partnered with TV studios and made them lots of money. They no longer were a group of people creating a fun internet show, they were a company focused on profits and expanding their business. LG15/KateModern wasn't a money maker back then. TH-cam wasn't as big as it was today. So, they dropped it in favor of "bigger prospects". Funny how that works out considering how big TH-cam got and how no one's heard of EQAL since.
You should of hired Bad Rebel 88 and had him make episodes. See if he is all Bark and no Bite.
Don't think I didn't hear that Karma Police remix in the background.
JOY RIDE heck yeah dude
Ikr it was really interesting to hear
Glad I'm not the only one
It sounds like a video being demonetized
Good man. Was gonna comment the same shit.
this is your first video i watched when i was researching this web series a couple years ago and some
now you've got 700k subs and put out a lot of great content
proud of u austin
damn dude. this is video style is like a mixture of superbunnyhop with some kaptainkristian. Just finished the Harry Potter video and went to this out of curiosity and by the end was very intersted about this LG15 show even though i never heard of it.
Finalblue1234 kaptainkristin is fucking amazing he needs to post more lol
Coming to this 5 years late, I know, but after watching this I decided to watch the series in full. I honestly enjoyed it. The story was extremely interesting to me and I left each part wondering what would happen next. It's probably easier to form an opinion like that having no prior knowledge of the original series outside of this video, but as a standalone project, it was quite enjoyable. I would love to see you make something similar in the future if you ever found the time and the motivation.
Nah, you didn't kill it. Outbreak was just another handful of nails in the coffin.Show died as soon as it took a step outside.
I found myself on this TH-camr today, to find a video I saw 1 minute of, clicked on it and saw my old comment. It's strange how I gravitated back to this channel not remembering one bit of the video.
IdlovemesomeGyro! Your comment was literally only 2 months old…
ChryI lol I have a 360 and I have that pfp
ChryI I love The Stereotype behind your profile picture you're the guys who would be at the top of the leaderboard but then next round at the bottom
I've been watching your videos for a while, and this is the arbitrary selection I made to tell you I find your content incredibly interesting. Hindsight is 20/20, but your commentary on your own experiences and analysis of others' work is always on point. Thanks for being so cool, Austin.
I'm trying to defile a conspiracy but TheLonely27 keeps rotting in grass.
This thumbnail and old video quality clips made me realize how real some video games look today.
I found bad_rebel_88's account. His account still exists, and he is still complaining about everything (not LG15, but other topics) on his Twitter account. What a sad life he must have.
Can I share his name Austin?
onee please do.
please do.
onee internet sociopath he must really be
share pls
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Finally ,great real life story. I had no clue about any of this(lg15) yet your story and journey was sincere and intriguing. The retrospect and self-analysis was refreshing. Throughout the video you come off very humble yet vulnerable. I admire your Zeal and imagination to push yourself. Things might not always go the way we have imagined it or that we may not get the props or fame we may deserve but the journey is well worth it good job man. A lot of people think about things or dream about things but never have the balls to go for it .you tried and you did it. That's the most I can say about most people I've met.
You're a seriously good storyteller - I've just finished watching a few of these of your and I'm quite impressed. They're truly entertaining.
Austin, I gotta say, as a new fan I love your work. You clearly bring a ton of insight and passion into it. I really want to see whatever you have to give us. This is your second coming. I wish you the best of luck and all my support.
This is my biggest fear whenever I write or whenever I read criticisms on other people's work. I try to abstain, but sometimes you have to call people on their crap, especially when what they say or do offends something you hold dear. That said, I also like to defend people who I feel make a brave effort and get attacked because I'd hate to see talent squandered simply because of some nasty TH-cam comments.
It's horrible to think some young person decided to share a song they wrote or show a short film they made only to have people criticize and insult the poor creator to the point that the person gives up on his or her dreams. Words are powerful shit, and I can't claim myself a saint, but I certainly try to do more good than spreading hate that will damage.
Criticism is important in order to improve your work. It's like a vaccine, nobody wants it but you're so much better off with it. Insults aren't criticism though, criticism has to be constructive and give you an idea of what you could improve on. I hate everything has a good video on the subject if you're interested. (Despite his name he is actually a well spoken person who has actual points to his arguments.)
Mister Master Muffin Man I agree totally. And I like IHE - he's often spot on with most of his material. Especially when dealing with things like reaction videos where there is no talent on the part of the person in the video and they are exploiting hard work of others.
Cyril There is constructive criticism, where you politely point out what someone did wrong and suggest how they can fix it, and there is bullying, where you just insult them.
I love how people always have to clarify that IHE isn't an asshole, but one of the most reasonable people on this site.
I feel like there's no real solution to this because people's sensitivity buttons are in different places. Sometimes a content creator acts like a jerk and revels in his own insults he does for show, but as soon as you try the same voice with him he becomes all hurt and defensive. What are yo supposed to do? Highlight his hypocrisy? Yeah, like that's going to help. Explaining that voicing your honest opinion does NOT mean you think you're more important than other fans (in fact, you usually expect to be just one voice among many), or that you want to attack them personally or make them give up, but you honestly want them to improve, usually has the opposite effect ("are you taking me for someone who doesn't even know that?" etc.)
So what can you do? Well, you try being honest anyway and shut up out of mercy on matters that are less important to you or where you're unsure if you're right.
Yet you still manage to offend people even like this.
And it seems that the only alternative is just heaping on empty praise.
But I often feel like it'd serve people's interest better if they just had the right mindset about criticism and realize that people criticize because they still care.
So even though I know it's natural that sometimes you have a bad day and ONE rude negative reviewer just gets to you...I'd still call this channel's claims that this guy was worse than a troll or a sociopath or singling him out prooobably unfair. 9 times out of 10 these people are pretty chill who have their own reasons that make them frustrated and dissatisfied with you and your product. Yes they could be nicer, but you could also take it better. Too many creators just dismiss critics as trolls or psychopaths because they just don't know how to deal with such feedback. Often the creators aren't good with people and may provoke them in ways they don't realize. Don't hate people just becase they are trying to be honest with you and are terrible at guessing how it'd make you feel.
You can take it for granted that making you feel awful, without even making you understand what they'd like from you, is NOT what they intend, no matter how it may look like to you.
I live in Springfield, so I become overjoyed every time I see you mention a location in our city. I've been on that green bridge you were on many times before.
Springfield IL > Springfield MS
I honestly think it can all be rooted to the decision to expand on the amount of episodes. I helped a web show try to get off the ground about a year or so ago and that was the same thing that killed them as well, they tried to do too much. I currently work in the software industry and one of the our mantras goes as follows, Under promise, over deliver. When starting your first project, start small and simple. The first season of your show will serve as your pilot, you can see how your team gels, make changes to your staff, find out what your team is capable of and see how your audience reacts and tune your show to the trends of said audience. Going for a robust show from season 1 is begging for failure from the get go. You don't know your team, you don't know their expertise and even they are still trying to figure out when they'll be available to shoot. The show I helped out with was originally going to be a vlog and expand into a full out show in season 2 or 3 with locations and a complete cast, instead they tried to do all of that in the first season and everyone was burnt our about two thirds of a way through the show, I don't know if they even finished it. Aim small, miss small.
On a side note, its best to either ignore the comments in your videos or only read them if you have the self-esteem to deflect the negativity, in the end, its all about doing what you're passionate about. If someone doesn't like your vision, then they can go make their own show, just becasue someone says something, doesn't make it true.
I had never heard of LG15 until now, I actually thought you killed someone until i realised LonelyGirl15 was a series, not one person. You learn something new everyday.
Wow. Thanks for the insight on what it was like for you, and I'm sorry it turned out like it did. For what it's worth, I enjoyed Outbreak. Any chance for you reuploading the original videos you did for LG15? I loved the Mason character, and those vids always made me smile when I took a stroll down LG15 Memory Lane.
Chloe Winsdale Hey! Thanks for watching. All the Outbreak videos are still available on the LG15 website. :)
austinmcconnell He wanted your MASON videos
are those videos the ones you were looking for? unfortunately, Austin made them private
L'Ouverture: th-cam.com/play/PL543F2D2CD28092B3.html
No. You're not bad. People who gave you hateful comments are bad. They wouldn't say the same thing to you if they faced you. Just cowards. Be who you are and keep doing what you like doing.
That's not true for everyone. Some people are just as mouthy in person lol
@@katec3963 he means, the cowardly ones who would talk shit about someone but when confronted, avoid 'em like they've never met them before. They're not just mouthy, they're toxic. People who thinks they're being good critics but instead killing every passion or motivation to help people improve.
Nah id talk shit face to face too
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I had only heard of the original LG, and never really thought of it as a web series before. It's pretty cool that you got an opportunity like that as a film student! But personally, as soon as you said they spun it off into a complicated series, I knew it was a bad idea. You couldn't have done better, and even if you had you couldn't have stopped it being cancelled. Some ideas need to die. But 42 episodes, that's masochistic.
Marble Hornets went to 100 episodes
With someone as a vibrant history as you, I'm surprised you don't have a wikipedia page yet.
Hey man, after watching your HP video and digging through your stuff, I just wanna say despite the fact I never heard of this LG15 video series (I'm apart of the newer internet generation ahaha), I think you're pretty brave and mature for creating a video acknowledging your past mistakes in a humble way. I'm glad I stumbled on your channel! :D
It is so great to see a perspective we don't see too often on TH-cam and so honestly. Thank you
This is just a microcosm of everything that's wrong with the concept of audience or "fandom". They feel entitled to the very content they consume and offer no constructive criticism whatsoever when it fails to meet their stiflingly high expectations.
Have you ever even been in a fandom?
everyone has, even i was in some fandoms, and i can surely say he is right, most fandoms are toxic as fuck
I don’t know if i just don’t see the same stuff as you, but i find it’s the opposite.
The bad communities i’ve seen are all too complacent, just settling for rotten table scraps and calling it steak instead of having standards of quality and not letting the writers run amok. Steven universe, crazy ex girlfriend, and a few other ones.
I can believe there are fandoms that are toxic in that way because i’ve seen people be unreasonably cruel and demand that the shows are exactly this even though that’s not why they actually enjoyed it, but i’ve never really seen a fandom like that. At most, a loud minority.
Everyone of Austins projects: He won a contest.
Also everyone of Austins projects: **Dies**
"People on the Internet can be real jerks" more like people always suck, but don't care to hide it online.
exactly
Asagi Studies show the rise of the internet contributed to a rise of sociopaths.
Asagi
Your statement sounds pretty obvious, but man, I saw it now and realized how true it is. I'm almost afraid of others now.
I think your pfp sums up this project perfectly.
Congrats, the new algorithm seems to favour you.
I was a fan of LG15 but fell out of the loop way before outbreak. All the same, thank you for trying so hard to save something I once loved.
algorithm likes this video, good job.
i had no idea this series existed, but from what i've gained lg15 was already a cold rotting corpse before you even touched it, dont worry. i watched a few of the last official original episodes, and then some of yours. you did an incredible job with your small budget and extreme stress i imagine you had on yourself. outbreak was not bad in any way and in fact i liked it more than the original (though i guess i cant really say, i just discovered it today.) don't be too hard on yourself, man. you're talented and EQAL saw that, they saw an opportunity to dump it into your hands and essentially abandon ship. im rambling now so ill shut up. outbreak was not bad, i like your voice, your editing is good. +1 sub. happy new years man. hope this is a good one for you
I had never hear of Lonelygirl15 and my reaction to read the title and was a like "umm what?" before realizing it probably was a character in a show/movie/book bur was a bit puzzled why you didn't know if you did it or not.
It's much clearer now. Good video.
Such an interesting topic. I didn't even know the spin-offs existed to be quite frank. I just watched a handful of episodes, became confused, and stopped watching. It was revolutionary at the time, but you can only watch so much of the same thing over and over again before it becomes stale. So really, I don't think you "caused the property's death." As you mentioned, the numbers were dipping way before you came on board. You put it best - you just didn't save it.
I love Karma Police in the background. Fits so well with the feeling of the video
Is it me or is the version he used in this video a remix with heavier drums. I've been trying to find this version like a madman
What the hell even is 'LonelyGirl15'?...
Guilherme Dal molin if i remember she was like some kind of vlogger but eventually everyone found out she was an actor.
Guilherme Dal molin a false flag operation to take our guns away.
back in TH-cam's heyday, she was huge. 2006 or 2007
gendalfff that makes no sense, if there's negative reception of a restaurant, will it encourage more people to eat there?
+Jason Jia the internet is alot more different then a restaurant, you pay to go to a restaurant
I wasnt old enough to be part of that community back then but i think that makes u even more famous... You are one of the most interesting people i have ever met on the internet...
Im trying to play game of war but this one player keeps kicking my ass
Is it LonelyGirl15?
Yes the Lonelygirl15
Tim van Z. No its TheDeadMeme27
I've never heard of LG15, but I decided to watch this video out of curiosity. And shit man, when it ended I was sitting here slack-jawed in awe. This entire thing is so fascinating! I've never watched any of the series so I can't judge the show itself, but the concept is really cool.
And dude, you should be a professional writer or something, because you know how to tell a fucking story. I don't even know how to describe it, just the way you...fuck idk, I mean it, I'm speechless. If it was anyone else telling the story, it would've sounded like some guy rambling into a microphone and I probably would've clicked out of the video in boredom. But holy shit, you had me *hooked.* Fucking props to you, dude.
I found your channel after seeing that harry potter critic (very well done, cant wait for those videos about how it could have been better) and suddenly discovering you where also the guy behing this webseries and everything that happens behind the scenes its increible...
This is a thing that I keep repeating myself even though I really need to learn it: distance yourself from unreasonable and overboard hate. Negative comments as well as positive are helpful, because you can learn something, but if you allow yourself to hang on bad words it will ruin you. And for nothing. It is an interesting fact that we may skip 10 good responses and hang on 1 bad. Its really bad that this happens, but we are like that. Maybe because praise even though it feels good expires, but when you get attacked it stick within you.
Just keep up the good work and be a better person every day. Dont allow one thing to get you off tracks, because this is not what matters. Kudos for everything!
What a fantastic story and an incredibly interesting learning experience for someone at 20 years old.
I was in high school when LG15 came out. It’s now 2022 and I have just learned this show existed…. Now…..
Why is this in my recommended? I've never even watched this series. I thought you'd murdered someone.
I don't know what genre your videos should be labeled, but whatever documentary type genre it is, you're absolutely amazing at it.
I'm very much not old enough to know about this and I know people have already said this but I thought he drove some Edgy suicidal young lady to kill her self
I just have to say that you make some of the highest quality videos on TH-cam. You put so much effort and time into your videos, and it shows. Even when you make a mistake, just remember we will always be here for you.
Bad Rebel 88 is the ultimate edge lord
ThatRottenOtaku same thing
M'lonely
Bad_Rebel_88 is the kind of person to be mad at a bird he threw a stone at because it's dead.
oh, I thought that you actually killed someone
TH-cam's recommend is broken? I think it's just reading my mind at this point. A couple days ago I was wondering about LG15 because I remember watching it as a kid and getting really into it. Then this pops up. As a kid I didn't understand certain things around it and now I understand it. Thanks man!
“blah blah blah your franchise is dying”
**Looks at view count**
*HHHHHMMMMMM*
I love this channel, I don't even know about, understand, or care about the topics. But, for some reason, through facts, humor, and a personal human touch I love it. And it makes me like, understand, care about the topic.
I hate how little I've done with my life
Same. Let’s do better.
Least you had a good idea. "Try and make this spinoff so the main series can try and bounce off it when it finally comes back."
lonelygirl15 profile
age: *103*
-it’s 2006, and you scroll through MySpace, you find the page of your favorite character on your favorite web series, until you realize that the character was supposedly born in 1903-
I had never heard of any of this. Yet I sat through this entire vid. Actually a fairly compelling narrative. A sincere behind the scenes story. Good job telling it.
idk what this is about but i clicked on it youtube, now stop recommending it to me please
it's going to be worse now.
Where? please help me
TheCodyWay
Click the 3 dots that appear when your mouse hovers over the video
Thank you, I'm tired of videos stalking me everywhere on youtube because it got popular quickly and happens to share one tag related to things i watch.
You press the button that says Subscribe
You are litterally the closest thing to a real life Nagito Komeda.
*INSANELY* good luck for winning things and getting your work featured...
Followed by *INSANELY* bad luck, where one way or the other, the project violently implodes, you end up hating it, or something else unexpected goes wrong.
So the title of *Ultimate Lucky Student* or something similar would really suit you in a way.
Seeing the thumbnail I immediately thought you had driven a badly made fan final fantasy character to suicide.
...
Still skeptical on the facts.
:3
It might sound weird at first but it will actually be a huge compliment.
Maybe cause I'm from Europe or because my English skills weren't too good back then but I completely missed this whole LG15 thing, however, it seems like as big as a deal as equals three or smosh back then.
However I did shoot a lot of short films and sketches in the early and mid-2000's, but even though they weren't that bad, I feel like they're pretty cringy and I wouldn't want people to find out about them. You, on the other hand, are proud of something that was not only considered really cool back then but a huge accomplishment in itself.
So, all in all, it is great that you are not influenced by the fact that something that was cool in the mid-2000's is considered cringy nowadays, and you can be proud of it regardless which is what everyone should do.
And it is amazing that you pulled this off back then, I know how difficult shooting a single scene can be!
Bad Rebel 88's Twitter handle is @EvilRenegade
Roberto LICEA holy cow this guy truly was an edge lord!
Not anymore
Makin me feel bad at the end there. Not that I hated on ya back then, I didn’t even know what this was until I watched this. But still. At least you have a loving fan base now.
Why is there a remix of Karma Police playing in the background?
What kind of comment is that?
there's also a remix of Elton John at the end
Anyone have a link to it? I kinda dig this version but cant find it
Dude, this video is amazing. I just subbed because of your recent Toy Story 2 video, didn't know you were (technically) cyber bullied in this wide of a scale.
Quite brave of you to look back at that incident and speak your mind.
Hopefully being able to admit your wrongs and being able to express your thoughts towards the whole thing took off some dead weight off your shoulders.
The legend27 probably killed lonelygirl15
Like I thought this was fake. It wasn't. This is amazing. This just makes you a greater person