This is unironically an important film archive and the fact that its in the care of a bunch of depressed alcoholic Wisconsinites is absolutely hilarious
I've never been able to figure out the layout of RLM's studio. To me it seems like an endless labyrinth of rooms filled with shelves, shelves filled with every oddity put to film...I imagine if someone were to stumble upon this place they would find themselves hopelessly lost, desperate to find the way they came in. Every time they encounter a door they pray it's an exit, only to find another room of shelves stocked exclusively with Nukie. Eventually they would begin to succumb from starvation or exposure, and the last thing they hear before entering the void is Mike Stoklasa's sinister cackle.
This is where David Lynch filmed the waiting red room from Twin peaks. RLM is from the weird dimension. How else would you explain the alien rich laughter that brings you joy and makes you tremble at the same time.
Bearded carpenter with a heavenly voice altruistically regularly puts himself through pain and suffering for his fellow man...Rich Evans is literally Jesus Christ
A solar flare wouldn't affect DVDs and BluRays. You're right in thinking it would affect computer files, but I always heard electronics that are turned off at the time don't get affected.
It feels like your ordinary youtuber video, it doesn’t sit right with me. I’ve been used to spying on them living their lifes and talking about crap they like while they try to break the fourth wall every now and then
I love how Jay just couldn't resist making his dialogue look like a cinematic horror, huge depth of field, lighting gel, a horrible monster wandering around muttering about tapes.
So glad someone else noticed Jay shooting the next Dario Argento film at the Victorville Film Archive. Gregg can talk about how they also filmed Space Cop, the #1 film of Uganda there.
They have already done one, it's pretty great. Called "How Not To Make A Movie", I don't know if it is still available tho. I bought it years and years ago.
@@georgebaynard4096 Starring Margot Robie, Allison Janney and Sebastian Stan...meaning all star cast....and Allison Janney won best suppoting oscar (not that it means anything)...
This treasure vault of arts and culture better be located in a bunker. The year 5000 A. D. : 'A time capsule of a bygone civilization has just been unearthed. A unique collection of (what we must assume) were only the most sophisticated and artistically valuable works of this long forgotten race. Our scientists are particularly baffled by a number of unlabeled, black box-shaped objects. The working hypothesis is, that these objects contain hidden messages and our best researchers are working overtime to decipher their meaning. '
And the scientists will learn to push the whopper button, about manners at the table, and how to pet a cat from those black spines. Among other things.
And here we have Troll 3, an installation donated by RedLetterMedia to the State of Wisconsin in 2043. *Chinese tourists proceed to make pictures with their automatic flash on, bewildered and amazed that Wisconsin has a community sized pool filled with an actively fuming tar pit* Whilst the guide explains the pioneering work of RLM, a giant air bubble pops out in the form of a fat old man. He screams, *IT BROKE NEW GROUND!*
@@frankmerker630 Huh.. That's something I should probably worry about more than I should.. I smash shit a lot, me and my friends used to go down to parks and smash the sh*t out of TV's, Glass bottles, microwaves.. Pretty much anything we could find. And we never even considered eye protection.
@@TysonHook-22- Actually he cut off his thumb in one of the old Halloween Best of the Worsts while he was cutting a tape in half. I'm guessing he made a pact to the Showbiz Pizza Bear to get it back, and that is why it has been haunting him.
I remember sending them Sumo Vixens a WHIIILE ago, which is a soft core/action-comedy movie that's awful, and I thought it may be funny for them to watch on BOTW. Rich said on PreRec they watched it and other bad movies on his birthday, and apparently that one in particular ruined the mood. (He mentioned it in reference as to why they don't watch softcore stuff on BOTW). Sorry for ruining your birthday, Rich Evans.
Basically sums up the computing experience: Starts by saying how cool and useful it is. Tries to use it, but a 'sync' of some kind is required. A Windows update notification then pops up with an annoying noise. A preinstalled antivirus crapware program asks him to read their blog.
The fact that Rich Evans has had to sit through every tape that's made an appearance on BOTW sounds like a soul-crushing living nightmare existence. But how else would you describe being Rich Evans?
What do you mean I didn't see any tapes there? Was it in the sci-f fantasy area? I do love that empty shelf behind Rich at the end great real-estate for future films.
When yall retire you should make this collection a tourist attraction, I'd pay to just walk through and see all these different movies. It's one thing for a website to have infinite movies, but to physically see a tangible collection of this size is very impressive
@@YggdrasilAudio A series that Jay started, think of it as short Jay reviews but he stopped doing those because I think he felt awkward by himself, you can find them on the channel
The thought of rich pre screening a billion black spine tapes makes wish they would just film that. His disgust, frustrations, and annoyance would be entertaining by itself as he repeatedly swaps and trashes tapes
@@jeremyross9698 The "can we just take a moment to XYZ" comments are everywhere at the moment and they bore me. Besides, RLM aren't a charity organisation, they have a lot of fun and get revenue from what they do.
RedLetterMedia is a pioneer of TH-cam culture and the fact that they are still putting out quality content, and interesting and entertaining BTS content is just astounding. The movies they watch and the commentary they provide should make them as iconic as MST3K in the mainstream, but sadly they'll just have to remain the superior cheesy movie review source in our hearts. Thanks RLM, thanks Mike, Jay, and Rich Evans.
I kind of like things better this way. Unlike MST3K there's no network to sell them off or start imposing stupid rules on them, like demanding plot arcs and storylines, changing their schedule around. There's no cancellations, no selling out, no pressure to go mainstream and alienate the current audience while chasing one that was never going to care, no chaining oneself to the almighty algorithms, just a bunch of friends hanging out together and making fun of bad movies.
@@commonflax4947 MST3K is actually doing a Kickstarter and putting out their own season on their own network. It ends in 9 hours and they are fully funded.
So the Nukie vhs on the shelf are invisible, but on the plinketto board they re-appear and transmutate in a Neil Breen film when selected. This is advanced Physics course ladies & gentlemen
Don't forget that Neil Breen is the ultimate hacker and the world's greatest at everything, so he just hacked the Nukie tapes to become one of his films.
I like how it just seems like Rich does everything; 99% of the building and carpentry, organizing the tapes, picking up the new tapes from the mail and then screening all of them and trying to spare his coworkers from the worst of Black Spine.
He does all the physical stuff Jay does most of the editing Mike uh looks for Robocop Blue rays writes the scripts, or maybe he just stocks the booze fridge
@@boardgamebrawl Not sure on Half in the bag but Jay has edited every episode of BOTW up til at least the black Spine Christmas episode I just checked.
Cane Toads: An Unnatural History is actually a very good documentary. Interesting topic, good production for the era. Whoever put it in the "worst" section clearly hasn't watched any of it.
@@stephencarroll4681 that's where I saw it too! Expected a boring doc to sleep through, turned out to be a highlight of the class. That was 15 years ago for me and I still clearly remember the long shot of the van swerving down the road.
When the first BotW was uploaded, little did these fellas know that they had just inadvertently taken the first step towards essentially establishing the world's first and only private library specializing in VHS junk. How inspiring!
Wait till he finds out you can buy customized sex dolls that can watch star trek with you..... Can't wait till Mike pranks him when he erase her speech lines and saves his into the Doll
Rather software than simply "technology". Lots of pretenders now acting like they would be total pros with any custom softwares, or even organization...
Jay doing a talk to camera is the most intimate and scary experience I've ever had. If Rich does a talk to camera with that shot setup, I think my mind will implode.
The dedication these guys have to their channel is truly inspiring, it's easy to look at it and go "ha they watch neil breen movies" but knowing the work and effort they put into their channel is so awesome. Been subcribed since 2010, when will I unsubscribe? Never
I just love the energy that radiates from you guys in videos like this. I don't know what kind of energy that is, but I like it. Like in your Ben and Arthur episode where you guys are talking about budget independent film making tips, and here as you guys explain your movie organization system.
@@chuckthunder781 "I did it all for the Nukie (Come on) The Nukie (Come on) So you can take that cookie And stick it up your (yeah) Stick it up your (yeah) Stick it up your (yeah) Stick it up your I did it all for the Nukie."
This reminds me of The Library of Babel, a short story by Borges, about a infinite library cointaining all possible books (in a specific format). The people in this world travel endlessly looking for meaning in these books filled of random letters in random order, leaving them in a state of constant despair and hopelessness. Actually... nevermind, I see no similarities
That actually exists online. The library of Babel was featured in a Vsauce video, it contains like 10 to the power of 5000 pages of 3000 letters+period+comma+space combinations.
I think I love the idea that Rich has had to watch every single black spine tape on the shelf to make sure it is good enough for the show. No wonder he is dead inside.
It always used to drive me crazy when video shops sorted stuff by genre. I remember looking for Trainspotting once and had to ask at the desk and it had been filed in the comedy section. Just file everything alphabetically - so much easier.
I love these behind the scenes looks. Also, why has Nukie been this running gag for so long? Is it ever gonna be screened? Or is it just a meme at this point that will never be addressed lol.
They twitted about receiving one copy and said "Fuck you" either because it had some fame of being super bad or they already watch it so... you know the internet. People just kept sending copies. Doubt they'll ever watch it
I think they just received tons of Nukie tapes right as they started BOTW, meaning people _really_ want them to screen it, so of course, being the trolls they are, they decided it would be hilarious if they kept teasing it but never actually doing it. They also probably don't wanna do it because it's one of those famously bad movies that have already been done to death by other channels.
Well, I didn't think they'd ever show Blood Shack (The Chooper), but they did. I know Jay screened it on a livestream a handful of years ago. Speaking of which, I wish they would do more of that again.
HOLY SHIT IS THAT CANE TOADS: AN UNNATURAL HISTORY??? My bio mentor in college showed us that documentary and I non-ironically love it. You guys gotta watch it!
This is great to see. I absolutely love you guys for your jokes but these very genuine bts bits are honestly super interesting, I hope you guys occassionally consider more pieces like this. This film archive is genuinely impressive.
I don't know how they do it, but even a little behind the scenes video has rewatchability. The supposed b-shot footage at 1:30 turning into a response from Rich is actually a very cool device for a documentary-like video.
When the inevitable time of burning the building down will come - please do it by letting Rich make french fries downstairs! Let it all come full circle!
Started watching these guys when i was 25, i'm 30 now. Hope i grow old with their content, looks like the type of stuff imma be watchin when i'm 60. Better yet, you can re-watch any ep when you're older, without even thinking that you already saw it. Love this stuff. Keep it up boys !
Just want to throw out some appreciation for the work everyone on the RLM team does. Rich puts in so much organizing and constructive work, Jay and Mike trade in editing videos. Everyone trades off production roles. Thank you guys for the work you do. ^^
@2:27 "Frank Frazetta Inspired" it's like a 50-50 chance of being Boris Vallejo. His stuff is sometimes better than the movies (or even video games) he's done covers for.
I've been sending Rich Evans exercise tapes for years. I've never heard of Red Letter Media until I've watched this.
after all these years he still doesn't get the hint
10/10
topkek
Clearly he doesn't watch them, his waistline has been expanding for years
Epic
This is unironically an important film archive and the fact that its in the care of a bunch of depressed alcoholic Wisconsinites is absolutely hilarious
@Redresseny They're in their 40s~50s by this point, they've got like one more decade in their juicebox.
@@Jokoko2828 Rich Evans is 56
This comment wins the internet! 👏👏👏
@@KleaversThe famous, Rich Evans, also has diabetes and aids. Oh and he fucking died!!
@@graphicsgod Don't forget about the crippling depression!
This is like the blue-collar version of the Criterion Closet.
Is there a Criterion movie in the collection. I bet they have "The Terror." Boris
Criterion could learn a thing or two from the hack frauds.
Can't wait for the Criterion Space Cop release!
I was the 1000th like
@@DarcyWalkerthanks dude, means a lot
I've never been able to figure out the layout of RLM's studio. To me it seems like an endless labyrinth of rooms filled with shelves, shelves filled with every oddity put to film...I imagine if someone were to stumble upon this place they would find themselves hopelessly lost, desperate to find the way they came in. Every time they encounter a door they pray it's an exit, only to find another room of shelves stocked exclusively with Nukie. Eventually they would begin to succumb from starvation or exposure, and the last thing they hear before entering the void is Mike Stoklasa's sinister cackle.
Imagine if the last thing you heard was Rich Evans laughing... I think I would die a happy man.
That's how they get recurring guest stars, they tried to leave from their first appearance, but ended up turning a corner into another video.
The RLM Backrooms
8800 blue lick rd
This is where David Lynch filmed the waiting red room from Twin peaks. RLM is from the weird dimension. How else would you explain the alien rich laughter that brings you joy and makes you tremble at the same time.
Bearded carpenter with a heavenly voice altruistically regularly puts himself through pain and suffering for his fellow man...Rich Evans is literally Jesus Christ
AIIIIIIIIIIDSSSSSSS
Toms festival
@@YAH2121 So close
We’re only missing one thing... crucifixion, and knowing Mike, it’s only a matter of time
Is Rich Jewish?
KEEP FILLING IT UP. IT'S NOT AT THE TOP YET
Comments you can hear
Keep pouring idiot! It's not filled up yet!
*backs up a garbage tuck filled with nothing but copies of Nukie. "Got ya filler right here boys!"
Keep pouring!!!
THERES MoRe rOOm in thE PinT GlaSs
If a solar flare ever wiped out all digital copies of movies, luckily RLM has a Library of Alexandria for films nobody remembers or wants to see.
We could start a Nukie-tape based economy
A solar flare wouldn't affect DVDs and BluRays. You're right in thinking it would affect computer files, but I always heard electronics that are turned off at the time don't get affected.
@@Hydrogoniise ...Welp.
@@BlueOceanBelow It's all part of their plan to control the economy.
@@Hydrogoniise Not anymore we're not.
Jay: "You need to sync it first"
Rich: *Proceeds to update Windows*
Oh!
Keep the little ones safe...
Damn technology
I lost respect when he turned into a senior citizen when trying to use a laptop.
I was hoping for a demon to pop up saying he pressed the wrong button
Rich went from having a flip phone to scanning barcodes with a smartphone, thats character development
It broke new ground!
He went from having AIIIIIIIIIDDDDDS to diabetes to diabetes and AAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDDDDDSS
Except its not his phone, that was Jay's
Rich having a flip phone is the most Rich Evans thing I've ever heard
Until he had to sync data!
Knowing Mike is lurking somewhere but not seeing him on camera is haunting
Omg this made my day 😂
@@Morbos1000 he couldn’t come up with a suitable comparison to Star Trek thus was absent
Like a ghost, or Jake Baggins?
Like Palpy. His laugh echoes through the set, giving Rich nightmares because he associates it with black spines.
Anyone else weirded out by how wholesome this RLM video is? I kept waiting for them to make fun of me for being interested.
Fuggin pricks, being grateful to have an audience
Hack fraud
Yeah, I thought the same. It does look like a genuine behind the scenes documentary and kept waiting for the punchline. xD
It was nice. Very relaxing visual style and editing as well. Very well edited.
Seeing Jay well lit and nicely shot with a shallow depth of field is is the weirdest part. Just... odd...
I like to assume this was made guerilla style to avoid Mike wandering the halls in a drunken stupor, attacking anything that moves.
Rich Evans being complicit in Black Spine explains a lot of why he hates it
I don't have any friends because they are ashamed of the videos I upload. Are they really that bad, dear jed
Rich can only create things that are designed to destroy him (The Wheel, the Plinketto board, etc)
@@JackgarPrime Sentences
@@JackgarPrime Aids
"ENDLESS TRASH"
Add camera zoom in.
Just like me!
That is the future!
Sounds like dating at 30
IT BROKE NEW GROUND
This is the most involved Jay or any other member of RLM has interacted with the fanbase in years. It's surreal man
Yes, I don't like it, why the fuck these weirdos talk to me. What do they want from me?
@@Zodroo_Tint
*rich evens meets you at your door*
"I don't care who the IRS sends, im not paying taxes!"
it's creepy
It feels like your ordinary youtuber video, it doesn’t sit right with me. I’ve been used to spying on them living their lifes and talking about crap they like while they try to break the fourth wall every now and then
@@rhetiq9989 I see it more like a DVD extra than a ordinary TH-camr video. Just some behind the scenes stuff.
I love how Jay just couldn't resist making his dialogue look like a cinematic horror, huge depth of field, lighting gel, a horrible monster wandering around muttering about tapes.
Red light blaring on him like it's creepshow
So glad someone else noticed Jay shooting the next Dario Argento film at the Victorville Film Archive. Gregg can talk about how they also filmed Space Cop, the #1 film of Uganda there.
Can we get more behind the scenes stuff like this please? It’s fascinating.
yes please!
They used to post videos of their HITB setup and tear down which was really cool. Would be awesome to get a full tour of the building.
How about a Rich Evan's carpentry class video? I am impressed with the Plinketto setup.
I think they could just live stream all their activities in that building I'd watch it.
Patreon
I'm assuming this was a little side project of Jay's to create a behind the scene, documentary type video and I am totally for it
I'm guessing it was made for Patreon maybe
I just figured it was him being borderline experimental
It’s like poetry it rhymes.
I can't wait for the feature length documentary he does about Mike's descent into alcoholism
They have already done one, it's pretty great. Called "How Not To Make A Movie", I don't know if it is still available tho. I bought it years and years ago.
Rich Evans on Tonya Harding...
"She has spun a felony into a career".
Accurate and Rich is a national treasure.
Well, "career" is a bit generous.
I mean fuck the woman has a movie about what she did she turned injuring a competitor into a career
Not rare at all. Controversy has worked wonders for many.
@@georgebaynard4096 Starring Margot Robie, Allison Janney and Sebastian Stan...meaning all star cast....and Allison Janney won best suppoting oscar (not that it means anything)...
Just her and Caitlyn Jenner.
Anyone else think it's cute how they actually seem proud of RLM in this one?
Of course they're proud they built this multi-dollar company from the ground up and entertain literally hundreds! Don't be rude.
@@murvo Well said!
@@murvo Yeah it's a positive, they usually underplay their accomplishments. I'm happy to see them proud of their work.
I think we're getting them without the acting maybe.
@@murvo ...WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!
I love Rich's disdain for Mike and Jay's disorganized habits, it's delicious.
Correction: I love Rich's disdain, period.
It’s borderline EXPERIMENTAL!
Calm down Satan.
Rich is the glue holding this channel together.
@@LawdyLawdy Rich is the key to all of this. He's a funnier character than we've ever had, and if we could get him working right...
This treasure vault of arts and culture better be located in a bunker. The year 5000 A. D. : 'A time capsule of a bygone civilization has just been unearthed. A unique collection of (what we must assume) were only the most sophisticated and artistically valuable works of this long forgotten race. Our scientists are particularly baffled by a number of unlabeled, black box-shaped objects. The working hypothesis is, that these objects contain hidden messages and our best researchers are working overtime to decipher their meaning. '
Surprised to see you here, I love your videos!
Isnt this the plot of galaxy quest?
And the scientists will learn to push the whopper button, about manners at the table, and how to pet a cat from those black spines.
Among other things.
Build them a VHS crushing vise - or a steel replica of a VHS tape - you both rock! XOXOXOXO
knowing that the PAI watches RLM just made my week.
The day that this collection is put in a community sized swimming pool filled with Acetone will be awesome
The idea makes my head spin.
No, that is the acetone.
And here we have Troll 3, an installation donated by RedLetterMedia to the State of Wisconsin in 2043.
*Chinese tourists proceed to make pictures with their automatic flash on, bewildered and amazed that Wisconsin has a community sized pool filled with an actively fuming tar pit*
Whilst the guide explains the pioneering work of RLM, a giant air bubble pops out in the form of a fat old man. He screams, *IT BROKE NEW GROUND!*
Rich's lack of eye protection while using power tools is haunting.
Rich has two glass eyes already. He'll be fine.
Rich has inner eyelids to shield them from the Vulcan sun
It always freaks me out when they break stuff for their videos. Like dude you all can get your eye impaled with where you’re standing
@@frankmerker630 Huh.. That's something I should probably worry about more than I should.. I smash shit a lot, me and my friends used to go down to parks and smash the sh*t out of TV's, Glass bottles, microwaves.. Pretty much anything we could find. And we never even considered eye protection.
I never even thought of this yeah. Good point. I should be getting it myself.
Its nice to see that Jay insisted his interview segments be shot with Dario Argento esque lighting
Spot on.
It’s a flattering look.
Is it weird that I want Rich Evans to create a TH-cam channel strictly pertaining to his carpentry and wood cutting skills....
Someone has to pass down the old ways. Might as well be Rich Evans.
I'm just marveled that Rich still has all his fingers and limbs.
And pumpkin carving!
@@TysonHook-22- Actually he cut off his thumb in one of the old Halloween Best of the Worsts while he was cutting a tape in half. I'm guessing he made a pact to the Showbiz Pizza Bear to get it back, and that is why it has been haunting him.
Do it i want it
The takeaway from this is that Rich Evans does a LOT more work than anyone suspected.
Rich saying “Add to collection. Done!” and then smiling is one of the most wholesome things I’ve seen in a while
I think this is the first time I've ever seen them this down-to-earth, as opposed to the usual joking manner. It's kind of endearing.
They're much better when they're sincere and being serious tbh. The sarcastic ironic joking has a place but they go way over the top with it IMO
So that is the reason Mike was not in this video LOL.
That's why their Audio Commentaries are so good. They lay off the usual we-hate-everything schtick and get to be the cinephiles they really are.
@@benoakman3069 yeah they're much more interesting when they're just themselves
This is more sincerity than I'm accustomed to seeing here and it's frightening.
Uncanny, isn't it?
Why do you think Mike was locked out of the studio for this.
Jay even has the “Drive “ pink light they make fun of
I was looking for this comment
I remember sending them Sumo Vixens a WHIIILE ago, which is a soft core/action-comedy movie that's awful, and I thought it may be funny for them to watch on BOTW.
Rich said on PreRec they watched it and other bad movies on his birthday, and apparently that one in particular ruined the mood. (He mentioned it in reference as to why they don't watch softcore stuff on BOTW). Sorry for ruining your birthday, Rich Evans.
Which pre rec episode?
@@Theoppositesex PreRec stream, it's one of the ones with Jay but it's years ago now
Seeing Rich actually explain his process for shit is very enjoyable. I'd love to see more of this "Behind-the-Scenes in Rich's Personal Hell" series.
I'd love to see him doing carpentry videos!
that clip of rich frantically trying to get windows to do something is the most real thing I’ve ever seen
Basically sums up the computing experience:
Starts by saying how cool and useful it is.
Tries to use it, but a 'sync' of some kind is required.
A Windows update notification then pops up with an annoying noise.
A preinstalled antivirus crapware program asks him to read their blog.
of course shit needs to update during a shoot. hilarious
The Definitive Windows Experience™
@@kelownatechkid Can't relate, use ubuntu
@@PangolinMontanari same thing but snapd uses all your RAM lol
The lighting on Jay made me think it was gonna be an apology video 😬
It was
Or maybe a "coming out" video...
I like to picture the team as Wisconson-style King of the Hill characters, standing around drinking beer and building shelves.
The fact that Rich Evans has had to sit through every tape that's made an appearance on BOTW sounds like a soul-crushing living nightmare existence. But how else would you describe being Rich Evans?
I'm convinced that RLM has all of the reaming copies of Nukie and are hoarding them to make a Nukie tape based economy in 2077
What do you mean I didn't see any tapes there? Was it in the sci-f fantasy area? I do love that empty shelf behind Rich at the end great real-estate for future films.
According to the Wikipedia page for nukie: "Movie reviewer Mike Stoklasa has said this movie is so bad that he must own all of them."
Nukie Coin
They will be the gods of the new world
Nukiepunk 2077 😂
Jay talking to the camera, this is breaking new ground!!!!
IT BROKE NEW GROUND!
I clapped! I clapped when I saw it!!!!
He's actually talking to a cardboard cutout of Mike positioned behind the camera
Jay using led lights like a twitch streamer. Breaking new ground!
He actually did this ages ago for his short lived quick cuts series. Underrated and due a comeback imo
Jay confirms. RLM crew get "a lot of action."
When yall retire you should make this collection a tourist attraction, I'd pay to just walk through and see all these different movies. It's one thing for a website to have infinite movies, but to physically see a tangible collection of this size is very impressive
The composition and talk to camera makes me nostalgic for Quick Cuts. All 2 of them.
Gotta watch escape from tomorrow and American hustle at some point
Fuck yeah.
Rip
@@YggdrasilAudio A series that Jay started, think of it as short Jay reviews but he stopped doing those because I think he felt awkward by himself, you can find them on the channel
You're wrong.
He made 4.
Watching Rich Evans do work things with Jay and smiling is the most delightful thing I’ve seen in a long time
Refreshing to see Rich Evans be free from the clutches of his abuser!
I don't know why, but I find this straight forward candid behind the scenes thing super charming!
Can we just take a minute to appreciate how hard these guys work for our entertainment?
The thought of rich pre screening a billion black spine tapes makes wish they would just film that. His disgust, frustrations, and annoyance would be entertaining by itself as he repeatedly swaps and trashes tapes
No
@@MajorT0m Why are you even here then?
@@jeremyross9698 The "can we just take a moment to XYZ" comments are everywhere at the moment and they bore me. Besides, RLM aren't a charity organisation, they have a lot of fun and get revenue from what they do.
@@MajorT0m true as fuck, these "can we just take a moment" comments are fucking cringe
They’re subtly crying out to us to not send them more tapes
Too late, I sent my collection of exercise videos starring Christopher Walken
I need their PO box so I don't accidentally send them more tapes
I sent a tape a year ago and it's still "OUT FOR DELIVERY". I think they straight up started firebombing mail trucks.
That's just not something we can do.
Dave E - Please tell me this is real.
RedLetterMedia is a pioneer of TH-cam culture and the fact that they are still putting out quality content, and interesting and entertaining BTS content is just astounding. The movies they watch and the commentary they provide should make them as iconic as MST3K in the mainstream, but sadly they'll just have to remain the superior cheesy movie review source in our hearts. Thanks RLM, thanks Mike, Jay, and Rich Evans.
I kind of like things better this way. Unlike MST3K there's no network to sell them off or start imposing stupid rules on them, like demanding plot arcs and storylines, changing their schedule around. There's no cancellations, no selling out, no pressure to go mainstream and alienate the current audience while chasing one that was never going to care, no chaining oneself to the almighty algorithms, just a bunch of friends hanging out together and making fun of bad movies.
@@commonflax4947 Yeah! They're good at alienating whoever they want those hack frauds!
Well said sir.
@@commonflax4947 MST3K is actually doing a Kickstarter and putting out their own season on their own network. It ends in 9 hours and they are fully funded.
I loved the wide eyed fear of rich having to synch up the system 5:46
“We havent even had a P.O. Box open in years!” Proceeds to give us advice on what tapes to send to their P.O. Box
So the Nukie vhs on the shelf are invisible, but on the plinketto board they re-appear and transmutate in a Neil Breen film when selected. This is advanced Physics course ladies & gentlemen
This is the power of math people! Science, fuck yeah!
Quantum Nukie-portation
@@roach9397 It's kind of like a VHS sausage.
You would understand this if you watched the 4 line conic video
Don't forget that Neil Breen is the ultimate hacker and the world's greatest at everything, so he just hacked the Nukie tapes to become one of his films.
I like how it just seems like Rich does everything; 99% of the building and carpentry, organizing the tapes, picking up the new tapes from the mail and then screening all of them and trying to spare his coworkers from the worst of Black Spine.
He does all the physical stuff Jay does most of the editing Mike uh looks for Robocop Blue rays writes the scripts, or maybe he just stocks the booze fridge
@@codystork3008 *empties the booze fridge
@@codystork3008 I thought Mike and Jay did 50/50 on the editing, literally taking turns on BOTW and maybe HITB. Or is that no longer the case?
@@boardgamebrawl Not sure on Half in the bag but Jay has edited every episode of BOTW up til at least the black Spine Christmas episode I just checked.
You could say he's the... Red Spine... of RLM.
Wait hold up.. Tell me about them Cane Toads.
Cane Toads: An Unnatural History is actually a very good documentary. Interesting topic, good production for the era. Whoever put it in the "worst" section clearly hasn't watched any of it.
Seconded. It's a really fun documentary, and it's less than an hour long.
We watched that in my Environmental Science class in high school. Toads are some weird fuckin animals
@@stephencarroll4681 that's where I saw it too! Expected a boring doc to sleep through, turned out to be a highlight of the class. That was 15 years ago for me and I still clearly remember the long shot of the van swerving down the road.
@@stephencarroll4681 would you mind sharing a few odd details?
Loved Jay's documentary about the eternal suffering of Rich Evans
Take a shot every time they say "shelf".
You are now Mike Stoklasa.
I disagree, the video ends at one point, but Mike's drinking doesn't.
You have partially experienced a fraction of what it is to be Mike Stoklasa, temporarily.
@@LawkzBro 'Stoklasa' is a czech surname, so that is expected.
Very good, sir.
When the first BotW was uploaded, little did these fellas know that they had just inadvertently taken the first step towards essentially establishing the world's first and only private library specializing in VHS junk. How inspiring!
Everything is Terrible did it but all they did was edit short segments.
Not necessarily the only one, thanks to the good folk over at the Victorville Film Archives.
I remember James Rolfe (AVGN) having quite a sizable collection of movies. I don't remember if they were VHS, though.
@@wanderingrandomer Yes but many of his are actually GOOD movies.
@@KRGRTV Fair point.
You know you are in the matrix when rich casually shows you their default texture for their empty shelves.
Watching Rich Evans slowly turning into Mr. Plinkett is the best character arc in modern cinema.
They actually made a serious video about cataloguing. That was sweet.
It warms my heart seeing Rich’s humanity restored when he talks about his projects/work... and then watching it crumble as he talks about black spine.
Well, I'm glad Rich did re-screen all of the black spines, because Black Spine Junka 3 was a pretty good episode despite being black spine.
Pretty solid collection, it's no Victorville Film Archive of course, but you guys are definitely movie buffs in the making!
“If I see a workout tape, I’m gonna throw it out.”
We know Rich, we know.
At least he isn't going to eat it.
Better hide the pregnancy workouts from Mike
Oof
GOTTEM
working out is for losers
Rich Evans trying to figure out modern technology is my new favorite thing
Ahaha oh god its great
That interaction was pretty much everyone ever when "the IT guy tries to help with the new project management software".
Remember those times he tried using his phone on camera? It was like giving my grandma the TV remote
Wait till he finds out you can buy customized sex dolls that can watch star trek with you..... Can't wait till Mike pranks him when he erase her speech lines and saves his into the Doll
Rather software than simply "technology". Lots of pretenders now acting like they would be total pros with any custom softwares, or even organization...
Jay doing a talk to camera is the most intimate and scary experience I've ever had. If Rich does a talk to camera with that shot setup, I think my mind will implode.
This is an amazing little doc. Thanks for the insight.
I had no idea Rich screens everything. Poor man.
Loving the Jay talks to camera format. He should do a 40 minute video where he tells the camera that bad movie was good actually and here's why.
I’m just here to stroke Jay’s ego on his lighting aesthetic
Jay is pleased.
It does look great.
Very cool
Was about to do the same. Very slick.
IT BROKE NEW GROUND!!!!!
The dedication these guys have to their channel is truly inspiring, it's easy to look at it and go "ha they watch neil breen movies" but knowing the work and effort they put into their channel is so awesome. Been subcribed since 2010, when will I unsubscribe? Never
I just love the energy that radiates from you guys in videos like this. I don't know what kind of energy that is, but I like it. Like in your Ben and Arthur episode where you guys are talking about budget independent film making tips, and here as you guys explain your movie organization system.
Seeing the rlm guys looking straight into the camera is just as weird as the simpsons looking into the camera.
Holy shit, never before have we had such a close face to face with Jay. Feels like this para-social relationship just got serious!
He even put on the mood lighting
Jreg
The beginning was so normal that I felt myself slightly jump
Reminds me of his vloging days, we really got to know the man back then.
What a pleasant little change of pace and a peak behind the scenes! You guys are so awesome thanks for years of quality entertainment
It's so dense. Every single image has so many shelves.
I legitimately love the behind the scenes stuff. How is everyone in RLM so likable?
It's that Midwest charm
It’s 75% Booze and 25% genuine charisma.
@@fallenmango8420 Boozrisma, or Charooze.
My theory is ... Editing!
Hack frauds. Love'em.
it's their character metamorphosising thru shear pain those tapes inflict upon them
"There's a 90% chance I'm just gonna toss that shit"
He thinks that will stop us.
If anything he just activated the trolls.. Game on Rich, game on.
Seems we just need to increase our output to 1000% to compensate
@@FloridatedH2O Initiate Operation: Did It All for the Nukie
@@chuckthunder781
"I did it all for the Nukie
(Come on) The Nukie
(Come on) So you can take that cookie
And stick it up your (yeah)
Stick it up your (yeah)
Stick it up your (yeah)
Stick it up your
I did it all for the Nukie."
He would never toss my Yoga With Goats DVD.....if you’re really drunk you can find it inspiring
seeing jay in this many close-ups reminds me of the beauty in the world
8:40
Now there really is nothing on that shelf lol
I feel like “we’re gonna burn it down” will end up being haunting words at a later time
Their insurance company will find this video suspicious when it does burn down
The Burning of the Library of Alexandria: Part 2
It happened again?!
Don't worry Rich will be cool with fire safety.
Getting waco vibes from jays statement
@@CaptainPlainJaneway Make it into a really shitty action movie.
This reminds me of The Library of Babel, a short story by Borges, about a infinite library cointaining all possible books (in a specific format). The people in this world travel endlessly looking for meaning in these books filled of random letters in random order, leaving them in a state of constant despair and hopelessness. Actually... nevermind, I see no similarities
Like the library from doctor who?
minecraft officially made the library of babel ingame as part of an april fools joke once & it really is an infinite library with all possible books.
There's a website that lets you do this
That actually exists online. The library of Babel was featured in a Vsauce video, it contains like 10 to the power of 5000 pages of 3000 letters+period+comma+space combinations.
I think I love the idea that Rich has had to watch every single black spine tape on the shelf to make sure it is good enough for the show. No wonder he is dead inside.
It always used to drive me crazy when video shops sorted stuff by genre. I remember looking for Trainspotting once and had to ask at the desk and it had been filed in the comedy section. Just file everything alphabetically - so much easier.
Rich Evans being spooked by a Windows update is great
I love these behind the scenes looks. Also, why has Nukie been this running gag for so long? Is it ever gonna be screened? Or is it just a meme at this point that will never be addressed lol.
on the wikipedia page for nukie, it lists Mike as saying that it's the worst movie ever and that he wants every copy of it on earth
They twitted about receiving one copy and said "Fuck you" either because it had some fame of being super bad or they already watch it so... you know the internet. People just kept sending copies. Doubt they'll ever watch it
I think they just received tons of Nukie tapes right as they started BOTW, meaning people _really_ want them to screen it, so of course, being the trolls they are, they decided it would be hilarious if they kept teasing it but never actually doing it. They also probably don't wanna do it because it's one of those famously bad movies that have already been done to death by other channels.
Well, I didn't think they'd ever show Blood Shack (The Chooper), but they did. I know Jay screened it on a livestream a handful of years ago. Speaking of which, I wish they would do more of that again.
@@EyeShotFirst Wait. Jay live streamed stuff? Where did this take place?
I love the fact that they have a signed photo of Shoji Tabuchi on the wall 😂8:33
Rich Evans never gets enough credit. Dude puts in so much damn work for RLM, and just gets mocked on film by Mike for it.
“Tonya Harding spun a felony into a career” - Rich Evans
I mean, RLM has spun crippling social anxiety, alcoholism and diabetes into careers...
@@beeaye7944 Don’t forget about the early onset Alzheimer’s.
She triple axel'd it.
@@SteveSkafte and also don’t forget early onset Alzheimer’s
Just like OJ Simpson
HOLY SHIT IS THAT CANE TOADS: AN UNNATURAL HISTORY??? My bio mentor in college showed us that documentary and I non-ironically love it. You guys gotta watch it!
wonder if it's technically the best movie made in australia
Genuinely a good movie
Thanks for the recommendation !
This is great to see. I absolutely love you guys for your jokes but these very genuine bts bits are honestly super interesting, I hope you guys occassionally consider more pieces like this. This film archive is genuinely impressive.
I really enjoyed this, the behind the scenes vibes were so lowkey and wholesome. Immaculate stuff guys!
This was weirdly humble and sincere for the guys. Nice change.
Rich doing all this screening proves he’s been the real hero all along (as if we didn’t already know that)
And he doesn't drink anymore so he has to do all of that sober! He's the hero we need but not the one we deserve.
The hero we need, but not the one we deserve.
Well he is Spacecop
I don't know how they do it, but even a little behind the scenes video has rewatchability. The supposed b-shot footage at 1:30 turning into a response from Rich is actually a very cool device for a documentary-like video.
I would love to see a Jay shelf building vlog.
When the inevitable time of burning the building down will come - please do it by letting Rich make french fries downstairs! Let it all come full circle!
It's like poetry...it rhymes.
To the soundtrack of "Be Cool About Fire Safety".
That way its like poetry, it rhymes.
@@joschiseins DAMMIT YOU BEAT ME TO IT
And then, somehow, the Nukie tapes would still survive.
Their place reminds me of that pirate DVD factory house tour video
Go on
Oh, the one with the big bathtub?
@@andrewdougherty1595 8800 blue lick road
Please draw Rich as an anime girl.
@@AlbaniM Like one of your French anime girls.
God bless you, Rich Evans.
Started watching these guys when i was 25, i'm 30 now. Hope i grow old with their content, looks like the type of stuff imma be watchin when i'm 60. Better yet, you can re-watch any ep when you're older, without even thinking that you already saw it. Love this stuff. Keep it up boys !
Just want to throw out some appreciation for the work everyone on the RLM team does. Rich puts in so much organizing and constructive work, Jay and Mike trade in editing videos. Everyone trades off production roles.
Thank you guys for the work you do. ^^
"What happened to to the copies of Nukies?"
"They're being handled by top men."
“So not Jay?”
@@wxbake004 No.. TOP.. MEN.
So Jays a bottom confirmed
This is a video I’ve always wanted but never thought I’d get.
@2:27 "Frank Frazetta Inspired" it's like a 50-50 chance of being Boris Vallejo. His stuff is sometimes better than the movies (or even video games) he's done covers for.