Geoff was the punching bag of the company. He took SO MUCH pain from everyone online and kept strong for everyone else. In his own life, he's been through the ringer. Watching him break down killed me. He has such a good heart and will miss him.
He was giving it out far more than receiving it for a majority of his time at RT. I am happy to see him improved and happier AND sober but a majority of "pain" from people online was for shit he did and culture he facilitated.
Him doing that intro on Off-Topic when they were laying off people, responding to armchair CEOs, was another gutwrenching one. "I hope that you will one day have something you care about as much as I care about Rooster Teeth" (paraphrasing).
@@HanmaHeiro for me personally, Jack was just insufferable. So many drunk tank episodes could've been 10/10 without him there overplaying other people's funny moments, running jokes into the ground, or recycling someone else's material. And you can tell he wanted to be a host so bad because he would jump in to steer topics. "So I guess we should talk about Conan moving over to tbs".
The irony is that grif, the slacker, outlast any other member of the RVB crew. He put so much into it, and now it's all gone. It's how I bonded with one of my best friends.
You’re wrote the comment I came here to make. I remember sleepovers with my friends, where we would watch animated podcast clips. Influenced a lot of my humor.
I'll be honest in saying that I loathed what Rooster Teeth became. But for a while, a long while, this company was what made me smile. I'll remember those times whenever I think about Rooster Teeth.
I went to RTX 2018 cuz at the time, I loved everything about RT. It wasn't too long after that things started changing. Once Burnie left, it was pretty clear things weren't going to be the same after that. People can say whatever they want about the WB acquisition. But think it's pretty clear to me at least at how much life it's sucked from RT.
For me it was when Joel left that I was first suspicious. Then ray left AH. Then Monty died. And finally when Burnie left it was pretty much a steady decline. When RWBY started getting more P.C. I lost faith. I only stuck around for AH.
@@fnfal763Joel got fired because of the offense of "wrong think" aka the same shit that got Gina Carando fired from The Mandalorian. Ray was forced out because he wanted to stream on Twitch and it apparently went against his contract with RT.
@@mizer9510 amen!! After having him look at the camera, call us "idiots" for our political views or covid views... finally catches up to you when you treat your customers like that
The loss of Rooster Teeth is "Like losing a loved one to dementia , its certainly sad but it was inevitable and they weren’t themselves by the end so you feel like you lost them a long time ago"
Do you even know what they did towards the end? There's a lost of rose-tinted spectacles being passed around here, when really you just watched them as a kid and everyone grew up but you. The stuff they were making at the end was properly good stuff from dozens of different people split across a bunch of teams. I doubt you knew what more than a couple of the shows were.
2010-2014 really were the golden years for roosteteeth. Loved watching the Minecraft Let’s Plays, fails of the week… even the Podcast. I fell off roosterteeth ages ago but this breaks my heart to see
Same here. Really got into it with Fails of Weak as well and watched a ton of AH stuff. Stopped caring many years ago, but seeing this happening is straight up heartbreaking
God, I remember people talking about RvB season 5 on the playground in Elementary school. I remember being so hype when I saw the RWBY trailer at the end of Season 10. So many memories...
Thought the same too. It's kinda crazy. There was a point where I could probably point out everyone at RT. A looooot has changed since those days though.
I think we all do, but the world is a harsh place. Mistakes pile up, and so do their consequences. We might have the best intentions, we might think we've learned from the past, or that we've followed all the correct advice, and I wish that were enough, but oftentimes it's not.
Millions of dollars and a beautiful family? When some people out there dont even own the needle they're using? What are you actually talking about brother
Geoff is a sensitive, caring man who couldn't shout louder than the assholes of the world. I'm glad to see that they didn't break him and he is still the same person.
Not really. He reaped what he sewed. He wanted to sell the company out, he got that. He wanted to inject politics into the BS? Got that too. Diversity hires that weren't funny? Sure, no possible way that could go wrong. RT and their staff consistently acted like they were so much better than "those damn alt-right" trolls, and yet there they are letting Haywood and Kovic run rampant as well as forcing employees to work OT without compensation. Suuuuuuper virtuous stuff, mmhmm. He has only himself to blame for how the company ended up.
I was a vendor for a short time for rooster teeth, and a fan of them for probably 15 years. I could see the downsizing and was really sad to see it, even in the few months I was there. They didnt like me (,i hated my job, and my work suffered for it) but i loved them. Working with them, watching and enjoying, and interacting with the employees. Trying not to nerd out when i saw Gavin, and watching them build sets. Cheers to you all, and thanks for the memories.
Idk which was worse; the fact that rooster teeth was ending or the fact that I couldn't even recognize most of the people who are present who are being affected.
Most of the people on the set typically are behind the camera people. There are a couple others that are newer, but the majority of people are usually not seen barring a big event.
@@TheBakerZenWaaay more than 6. Where are Joel, Gus, Gavin, Michael, Alfredo, Burnie, Ray, Jeremy, Matt Hullum, Matt Bragg, Chris, Kara, Blaine, Lindsay, Ashely, Kat, Sarah Weems, Chad, Miles, Shannon McCormick, Markus, Jon Risinger, and more? RT had A LOT of front-facing personalities and to only recognize 2-5 in this group from the dozens we have been show over the years? Depressing. Shows how many left, were fired discreetly, or ignored.
@@TheBakerZen nostalgia has nothing to do with the fact that Rooster Teeth had a lot of problems, and one of their biggest issues was staff retention. Why are you talking about behind the scenes people like RT cared about them when they historically had massive waves of layoffs that specifically hit their behind the scenes people? Why are you taking what I said and twisting it so that it sounds like I don't care?
Geoff has felt like an uncle to me for, idk, 15+ years. Getting to hear and see him again because a stupid pandemic of all things has given me so much joy.
@@nathanbasham2634 Not even Gavin can make me sit for 1 to 2 hrs having to hear anything from Geoff. Even when i still liked watching them playing games, if Geof was gone for a number of weeks i wouldn't miss him.
I recognize three people there. Geoff was always the one I liked the most, while I do respect all the hard working people behind the scenes, you also have to know your audience and what you as a creator are showcasing to them, the content you are creating. The community loved these personalities, when they left, we left.
@@ShtevenGeoff brought on a lot of people and I'm sure it was the best jobs of their lives, I mean how many of us as kids dreamed of working with these guys? But unfortunately more people didnt lead to more success. Who knows what would've happened if the original 6-7 stayed together, but after that it was pretty much downhill and this day was inevitable.
No it's so hard to see Geoff dad cry you have helped a lot of people grow up and work through a lot of things day by day after school watching you guys helped get through the now trivial things as an adult thanks for making my middle school days a lot better and thanks for helping me get to 30 years old .
I know Geoff is probably set for life, but man, I hope he finds his footing afterward. It's going to be a really really rough road for a lot of people, and I wouldn't want to see any of them stumble face first into permanent unemployment.
@CyyGuy He isn't wrong. Geoff, I believe, is worth $3-5 million dollars. So he's not exactly set for life, but he has enough to live comfortably for a while. At least until he finds something else to do.
@@generalgrievous3423 Where are you getting your inflated numbers from? Online? If those are the numbers that you believe, then I seriously feel sorry for you.
Halo Reach: Bum Bait. That was the first RT video I've ever watched. It had Geoff's infectious laugh with Gavin's wit. From then I watched week after week of Things To Do, Minecraft Let's Plays, Achievement Guides, AHWU's, Vs, Go, Shenanigans, and so so so much of RoosterTeeth and Achievement Hunter's content, and it was all because I laughed when Geoff laughed. I laugh when he laughs, and now I've cried when he cried. I would not have have gone to RTX in 2019 if it wasn't for this man. I have so much respect for everything you've done for me and everyone who found their start through you or whoever helped people discover this company. We love you too, Geoff. More than you could imagine.
Pretty much my favorite singular video of theirs. I mean, I loved all of them around that time, but this one is the only one I remember by name and still occasionally check out.
I grew up with this company. Words can’t describe how I feel. Seeing Geoff and jack cry hurt my soul. Goodbye dear friends, thank you. I will remember you.
It's fucking wild to me to hear people reminiscing about the minecraft lets plays like I reminisce about the early Red vs Blue seasons Company really touched a lot of hearts
Geoff, I just want to say love you man. You’ve been a role model to many people. Thanks for being there for all of us, all ways felt like you were that cool uncle or father figure to just look up to.
My mom used to watch red vs blue when i was a baby and she passed in 2009 and Rooster teeth has been such a big part if my life red vs blue has taught me everything in my life an i cant believe its come to an end
I used to watch the original podcast. When Bernie Geoff and and Gus were always there. And Joel was around. Seems so long ago. I fell off when the crew I was used too slipped away. Still caught them every now n then but not like I used too. Good bye Rooster teeth. Thank you for the memories. There were ups and downs. But I choose to focus on the good. And thank you Geoff. You were there in the beginning. And you’re here with us at the end. Know whatever you do next, I’m there for it. Even if you chose a quiet life now. You have earned the loyalty of this nobody on the internet.
@@erwinwaterman9699 I never really stopped listening to the old episodes, when I hit the first live streamed one in the van, I go back to ep 1 and start over. Live stream is where it lost its soul, the personalities got turned way up and it became performative. Barb and Gav were annoying as shit
I fucking adored Rooster teeth mainly the AH crew. I first got into it with Rage quit Impossible game. Then I binged everything related. Every Monday for gta and every Friday for Minecraft. Every AHWU, every "WHAT IS GAME NIGHT". Could not of asked for a better youtube channel to grow up on. I am so sad to see it all end like this but I'm still so happy I got to experience it all.
Thats the first video that got me hooked too. I remember paying for their website at one point to get the videos a day early... I was broke as hell but i loved those guys
I think we can all agree on two things; First, for those of us who grew up with this company, who watched it grow with new faces and new productions, getting to watch and laugh with Geoff, Michael, Gavin, Ray, Gus, Burnie, Joel, and all the rest, this hurts, and some part of us will always love and miss what Rooster Teeth once was. Second, this was frankly a long time coming. The Rooster Teeth we loved has been dead and gone for a long time now. I can't even tell you when the last time I watched something from them, be it Let's Play, RWBY, RvB, or anything else. Somewhere along the way, whether it was being bought by a corporation, whether it was politics or internal problems, whatever it was, SOMETHING went wrong, and we could all feel it. I think we started to realize it after Monty died and it just kept snowballing from there until now... What we're left with is this flashy facade with nothing of what we once loved behind it. I'll always love my memories of what this company once was, laughing with my sister at Red vs Blue, bonding with my best friend over Minecraft Let's Plays. But that spark I fell in love with is gone now, and looking back, it has been for a long time. It breaks my heart to see it go, but at this point, the Rooster Teeth of the past few years just isn't hanging onto anymore. I do genuinely wish everyone at the company the best of luck, they deserve that much as human beings. But beyond that, I think it's time we just let this ship sink and go out the way we all knew it would for a while now. Not with a triumphant bang, but with a soft, sad whimper. So goodbye, Rooster Teeth. We'll miss the best parts of you.
I think it all started in 2015 when they made their political feelings known heavily and alienated a majority of their fanbase. They forgot that their views are not what we were there to see and every single video they uploaded they forced it down our throats making their videos unwatchable. Then they started diversity hiring people with no talent or humor all for the sake of woke bullshit that proved time and time again to not work. They had people like mice who nobody liked, fiona who was just a slutty cosplayer to drag in views, and so on and so forth. They never really recovered and they kept going down a path not many could follow. Back in 2014 they were pulling in well over a million views per video and by 2019 they couldn't even break 750k let alone 500k views. And by 2022 they couldn't even break 50k on the vast majority of their videos proving that many people lost interest in their content because it became nothing but a left leaning political platform and echo chamber. Add to it that it felt like all the charm was lost when one bad controversy after another started breaking through the cracks and like you said it was a long time coming. Had RT and AH just left the politics alone, had they simply cleaned up their acts and I feel like they would still be a powerhouse to this day. But as they are now I feel like WB is making the only logical choice. RT tried to rebrand and get away from the controversy they have had over the years but it was far to late to cover it all back up and start fresh. The damage was done and the company was a shell of ifs former self. The people we knew and loved were gone for the most part and what we had was a bunch of strangers who replaced those we cared about. Sad to see but it is for the best that they close down. I just hope they all find a way to recover swiftly from this and that nobody has their life destroyed as a result of WB's decision.
Oh you poor thing they alienated you by not being loyal to your favorite politician. Did you miss the part in 2020 when Geoff said he doesnt want people like you to be a fan since yall are all so hateful. Yall are the reason why Mika or Fiona couldnt be a part of RT because the fanbase was overwhelmingly sexist and racist. But you can call me woke for pointing this out to you since thats the only insult you people can think of @@moviemaker2011z
I hope Geoff can stay strong man. Given his past with alcoholism and personal demons, i hope he stays strong and doesn't think about relapsing. He has an amazing support system and family, so I'm hopeful he will continue the conquest of his demons.
@@leeroy2461 by turning every video he's involved in into a burnie sanders rally or anti trump rally. edit: BY CALLING EVERYONE WHO DISAGREES WITH HIS POLITICS A RACIST SEXIST HOMOPHOBE BIGOT.
@@mrkennadyI’ve never been the biggest fan of Jack but I disagree with your claim, sure there are a handful of videos where he makes a political comment, but he’s not the reason this company went down, do you forget he started the golden years? Geoff and jacks sense of humor is the only reason people like Michael Gavin and Ray were asked to join
I was Introduced to rt and ah by my little brother, and it was something we shared growing up. He took his life in 2019 and watching these guys still made me feel close to him, regardless of the changes, regardless of the differences, it still made me feel like I was sharing a part of him still. To know that it’s over, that these wonderful people who meant to much to me and many other people, it’s hard man. It’s hard. I hope the best for them all and that they find their footing and future projects bring as much joy as the past 21 years. I love you guys. Thanks for many years of friendship
Watching Geoff’s growth since I first started watching in 2012 to now has been nothing short of extraordinary. I remember really worrying about him in 2018-2019 but I’m glad to have been able to see the journey ❤
This hurts. I really have no words.. Geoff was a big part of me growing up. Gaven and Micheal. Jack and his adulting personality. I’m gunna miss it all. I hope they find success for the future.
Hopefully they all take a little time off to get their bearings and they take another crack at it. The ultimate downfall was the sale to Fullscreen, so just don't do that again. I couldn't imagine how much more successful they would be if they didn't have a corporation siphoning off a portion of their earnings and controlling the boundaries of their content.
Hearing geoff cry made me completely tear up and just remember all the verses battles they did, all the minecraft, red vs blue, EVERYTHING they did! Thank you Rooster Teeth for being so wonderful to the community! I will always go back and rewatch everything you guys did and created. You guys helped me through hard times too when the world was being harsh to me or when I was struggling just knowing I could look you guys up and just forget about everything that’s happening when watching you guys play games. I will miss you all
Im surprised Achivement Hunter wasn't there. I know they went under but just to support them ya know. First AH now Rooster Teeth. This company is a big part of my life and I literally cant thank this place enough for the amount of times I've laughed, smiled, and memories I've gained. YOLO
i mean half of what remains of it was, Geoff and Jack the only other two wouldve been Michael and Gavin, however maybe they are planning their own thing. Ray, Jeremy and Ryan wouldnt show up and anyone else wasnt really AH, they just filled in for a time.
@@JockuptownRyan wouldn’t have been allowed near anything to do with them after all the stuff he did hell Jack probably would have got in a fight with him lol
Geoff is the person that helped shape my sense of humor growing up, his jokes and his personality helped me majorly with my depression and I hope nothing but the best for him.
Same dude. I started watching them well before I had a youtube account and had to literally type in their site everytime I wanted to watch them or their content, when I finally decided to make an account in 2011 they were the very first people I subscribed to. Their humor, their sense of fun is what shaped who I am today and their work gave me inspiration and a passion for film and media. I wouldn't have ever taken an interest in alot of the things I like if it wasn't for them and it's because of the many years I watched them that this hurts to see even if it was a long time coming that had to be done. For geoff specifically I wish all the best and I send a thousand prayers his way hoping that he can bounce back from this in one piece, I guess if anything they can bring back the old name "cock bite" like they had many years ago when they made the name roosterteeth as a legal and more professional alternative to that former name.
Roosterteeth was the back bone of my mid teens to late twenties. No matter how terrible things were in my day to day, I could always count on something from them to make my day better. I have found other means now but it is still really sad to see something that was such an important part of my life going away.
I remember discovering RvB shortly after season one ended cuz it was worth it to buy on DVD. The only other way you could get it was downloading directly from the website, which took AGES even on early broadband. It was so worth it to download every single episode.
@@EmmureMARIO64with me I mostly watched for rwby & rvb…rwby i felt declined middle of volume 3 & rvb after season 10. Then i stopped with rwby after 7 & rvb after 14…
As a fan of Rooster Teeth on and off since around 2005, this hurts so fucking much. I seriously wanted to jump through the screen and hug everybody in that room as hard as I could.
“My name’s Geoff” THIS GUY😭😂 I’m so goddamned proud of him tho, watching his whole journey through alcoholism and finding sobriety and now his joy with his current life I’m just so happy he’s found peace and happiness. I’ll always take a peek at his content if he uploads❤
Watching this, I don't know how I will be able to go back watch Let's plays etc from the past. Everytime I hear Geoff's voice now I will have those genuine tears and love in my ears. Goodbye my old friends, you may not have known what you were to me but you changed my life and all for the better.
Besides Geoff whom I love , this whole stream just seemed like a very corporate and unroosteeth goodbye , no Bernie, no gus, no Gavin and no Michale or lyndsey. Was not the way I would expect Roosterteeth to go out 😢
This wasn't the goodbye stream. This was just a stream to get infront of the fans and talk about what happened. They still have 60 days before they fully close doors. Hopefully the goodbye stream happens in the future.
They were only a small part of RT and a lot of them left to do things because they knew ship was sinking fast (wasn't hard to tell when neither RT channel nor Achievement Hunter could pull in more than 50k views a video even after releasing for months).
@@blindfire3167 small sure but they had big personalities, the fact they mentioned those specific people in their comment alone means that they were memorable members of the crew for a lot of people. me included. i miss Michael and gavin, i miss lindsey and geoff. those people were a big part of my earlier youtube watching years (i wasnt a big internet person til my late middleschool/early highschool years lol) so its still fine to point them out and hope to see them again at some point.
I remember in middle school watching Fails of the Weak and the Minecraft weekly Let's Plays. Hell, Geoff inspired me to make my own mini game server for me and my friends on MC Xbox by rebuilding a lot of the Let's Plays and Things to Dos... Hurts to see it all gone now.
21 years of my life..... i can't believe this. as long as i can really remember RT has been around, this is truly the end of an era; and in the worst way. i was concerned when they sold to WB in 2019 and even more so in 2020 when covid happened and certain attitudes were adopted, but still i had hope they could pull through and get back to the RT we knew..... it seems that's never going to happen now, and i could not be more broken up about this. These amazing individuals were beyond formative to my life growing up, and did truly wonderful things for people throughout the community and through things like ExtraLife, they were genuinely a force of good in a world of consistent awful. Geoff, to you and all of the founders and the old guard at RT, if you ever do somehow read this, i want you to know that it has been the honour of my life growing up with your content, being a part of the best community in the world. I love you all so much, i truly wish you the best.
Man i hated the direction the company decided to head in so stopped watching but its always been clear Geoff has always been a sincere guy. Sad to see happen even if the shutdown was deserved
10 years ago I was introduced to Roosterteeth by a friend of mine he was the one that got me to watch RWBY back in 2014 and I feel in love with it. After that I became a big fan of this channel they brought my a decade of entertainment I'm sad too see this go 😢 it feels like a piece of me is leaving as well
As someone who grew up watching Rooster Teeth content for a majority of my life, It was time to let it go. Especially when you only recognize three people in the entire room. The company isn't at all what it used to be and even they admitted that pumping out all that content was just to meet a quota. My hear goes out to these people, I hope they can move on and find that creative spark that made it so much fun to make and watch all those years ago.
I came across RvB back in 2008 and eventually started branching off and watching other Rooster Teeth content. The early days of achievement hunter were so good. I remember wanting to work for them one day when I was a teenager. 2009-2016 AH videos were hilarious. Geoff, jack, Gavin, Michael, and ray had a great dynamic going. Sadly those older videos were tainted by Ryan. Rooster teeth as a whole went progressively downhill in their content quality. And they had been caught up in numerous public images issues. I don’t think any of us are surprised, but it is sad to see them go. Love ya Geoff. I grew up with your content and I’m gonna miss it.
I was very lucky to have attended RTX in 2012. I have Monty’s signature on an RvB DVD somewhere, and got Jack to sign my school yearbook, lol. Every RT member I bumped into back then was incredibly kind. These guys certainly defined a huge part of my childhood, and I’ll probably be rewatching some of their content for the rest of my life.
I had the pleasure of going to RTX 2013 and I managed to get Monty's autograph on my badge. Along with a few others but that one will always be the most special.
@@ThatGuyYouKnow42 I ran into Monty in 2012 at a booth but to my own constant regret, I was too busy trying out the demo of CS:GO they had there to stop him for his autograph. Weird memory, lol
Most of them have been there for years they just work behind the scenes broadcast, merch, social, etc. This isn't the big goodbye stream that will be later
@@SpikeSeagullnah unless you've watched in the past 3 years RT is a shell of what it was. I'd say theyve lost around 80% of their showrunners that brought in the views in the past 4ish years. And you can try to argue with me but the numbers don't lie. As big names and fan favorites left over "wanting to be independent" aka they were tired of being controlled censored and underpaid/overworked we started to tlsee the inevitable collapse of RT. People will blame warnwr brothers but this ship was sinking before they were involved. Warner Bros just added pallets of money to the ship and made it sink faster.
@@fthirtyfivemrThis. Everyone from the company keeps trying to blame like corporate structure. But their views weren't plummeting because of corporate structure. They've been plummeting because instead of maintaining that core talent group and aging up their content to cater to their aging fans, they decided instead to try and shuffle through an increasingly unknown cast of University of Texas interns that look like the stock photo from the cover of a Biology textbook. The reason F*face is the only property at this company that's still succeeding is because it's that core talent group, all that chemistry is still there, with aged up content, and they have an outright ban on guest-hosts that stops RT from watering down the talent. I am a 34 year old man, I do not care what a 21 year old kid named Xavier did last night.
@@edgimosanimations3116 I don't think anyone who loved AH, does, and that's what anguishes me the most. I wish I could just completely disregard the guy from an outsider's perspective for what he did, but the fact is, after watching years of AH, what he did was personal, and it betrayed all of us. He betrayed the good faith he had with the community.
@@cos0Agree. I still remember that video where Jack said “I can’t believe that monster sat next to me. For years.” I think it broke all our hearts. For me that was kinda the start of me breaking from RT. Not that situation, but you could tell that plus the events of 2020, the whole vibe changed. Geoff took a break, Jeremy left. AH was scattered and they were kinda the heart of RT for me.
@@erics2091honestly if anyone thinks they didn’t know something was up with that whole situation then they have their heads in the sand. The consistent thing with situations like that is that people around them always knew even if they don’t admit they knew something. They even said they’d take videos down and edit him out and barely did anything. It’s fishy all around and that added to so many other nasty things at RT and AH, kind of a good riddance at this point.
I was completely done when Gus tried to downplay Gavin warning people the app was bricking people's computers/consoles. Seeing that corporate sleaze finally consume him when confronted with the reality that they done goofed was pathetic. That's what I expect out of a soulless corporate stooge, not the Gus I knew... Warner Bros. brought out the worst in everyone...
Geoff and Jack were such a huge part of my childhood and growing up. I remember literally dreaming of working at a place like Achievement Hunter at Rooster Teeth. Big respect to you guys and all the best with whatever comes next.
I feel no sympathy for him. Ages ago, when he spoke to us directly last time, he had the choice to see the writing on the wall and call things out for what they actually were. But he chose not to, and now he's tied to the sinking ship he thought it would be a good idea to defend. They should have never moved out of 636. What I DO feel sympathy for is what he went through with his wife and daughter. That shit was fucked.
Rooster Teeth became a bloated corpse of what it once was, but Geoff is the last person that deserved this. He put so much heart and soul into RT, more than even the other founders, and it was his life. Of all of them, he's the one I feel for the most with this news.
I kinda grew out of AH and Roosterteeth as I've gotten older, so I just found out about both shutdowns tonight. Man.. I can't describe how thankful I am for the AH team for providing constant and consistent entertainment for me for nearly a decade during my teens. From 2012 to 2019, I was spoiled with such amazing content from Geoff, Jack, Michael, Gavin, Barbara, Jeremy, and Ray. Through the crazy ups and downs the company went through, I have nothing but gratitude for everything this crew has done for me and millions of others. I hope I run into any of them to express that too
For me, it was when they became woke and political i was a hardcore fan until 2020, which is when they had a lot of employees who tried to be funny but were not. Now i follow Ray jeremy Matt and Michael on their streaming platforms
@@optionfalse-gb6hq the content wasn't very political, you're right. The people were, and that's the problem. People weren't watching RoosterTeeth for politics, many of them were watching to escape from that stuff. They got what they deserved. If you sell a poor product, then your business will likely fail. RoosterTeeth didn't seem to care, and they paid the price for it.
With Rooster Teeth fading out now, it feels like Monty Oum's legacy is fading too, and that crushes me. He was a reveired man. To Geoff, Gus, you two stayed till the very end, from the very start. I wish you both, AND EVERY SINGLE PERSON AT ROOSTER TEETH, the best Navigating this scary new territory. My heart goes out to all of you.
jack and geoff have always been the heart and soul of rooster teeth, just two genuine men who have put everything into entertaining their fans and bettering the company
Remember being 12 years old watching fails of the weak and listening to Jack and Geoff joking around and now at the age of 25 seeing them like this breaks my heart and it sucks that it ended like this.
I admire Geoff so much. Even though I've really not liked what Rooster Teeth turned into, I have never gotten the feeling that he isn't 100% sincere, incredibly kind, and deeply caring about the people in his life, his family, his friends, and his coworkers. He's an exceptional team player, and I while I can't say I personally know him, I never truly will know him in that way, I would be lucky to have someone in my life. He's had his share of struggles and hardships, but he's always had the backs of people who relied on him, and if he's ever thought he didn't do enough or failed someone he cares about? He's made it clear how sorry he is and how he strives to do better. The nicest thing that I think you can say about a person, is that if more people were like them, the world would be a better place. That's how I feel about Geoff from what I've seen. I wish nothing but love for this man. Seeing him face this adversity without fear of being vulnerable, with honesty, and never abandoning the people he's standing shoulder-to-shoulder with, just... bless you, Geoff.
I remember my buddy came over to play Halo Reach and asked me if I’ve ever seen the H.O.R.S.E videos from halo. I think that was 2011. Holy shit. Holy. Shit.
Man red vs blue was some of the earliest internet content i ever remember watching when i was like 10 years old in 2005. Ended up getting into RT and AH afterwords around 2011-2012. I think what i miss the most is the classic RT pod cast with Gus, Burnie, Gav and barb
Man i used to watch rvb every night for like 4 years straight on youtube, it was just that thing i fell asleep to. My dreams were always positive because of it, (until i woke up to church blasting meta through valhallas walls) and i was in a very dark time when i was doing this. Waking up to the beginning of a rvb episode with that intro song playing in the morning before i had to go to work really set me in a good mood and to stay positive about my life. Im sad rooster teeth is shutting down :/ it makes me sad seeing them sad because they really were passionate about this thing from the beginning, watching that die is like watching a piece of my childhood die. I wish all of you the best in your feature endeavors. Thank you for the years of free content while i was growing up.
The rooster teeth shorts and obviously Red vs Blue were a staple of my middle school and high school years. After all the OGs left I lost interest because those personalities ARE Rooster Teeth. Hope life is good to Geoff after this, hurts to see the pain he’s going through
This is just as I was seeing more of the content I wanted between F**kface, let's play new direction, ANMA, FaceJam. I really hope some of the good new stuff coming out stays or is re-built.
Personally I'm glad it's over, Geoff can finally let go of this. He put everything he had into it and everyone else fucked him over. It's so sad watching someone love what they do only for it to slowly fall apart on them
I remember finding rooster teeth through watching immersion with Michael and Gavin and ever since I've been watching them and always loved seeing let's play, achievement hunter, always open, and all their animated shows I'm sad that it's ending this way but I hope that they will find success in their lives
This sendoff should be jack, geoff, gavin, michael, jeremy, gus, burnie, Barbara, and blaine. NO ONE ELSE. The fact that they have the gall to have 95% of the people the community cared about absent for this is disrespectful to the entire fanbase and the same reason they went broke
I recently got laid off from a job that I'd had with effectively the same company for 10 years (Found another job so I'm fine, that's not me fishing for sympathy!), and even I can't imagine what it must be like for someone like Geoff. This wasn't a job for him, this was a quarter of his life, it's the end of something he and his friends created from nothing, it's his legacy disappearing. That has to hit hard, even if we did all see it coming.
I remember being real young listening to the live podcast at rtx probably around 2014 and hearing Bernie say "the objective of this company isn't to make you to want to work here, its to get you to want to make your own thing". I never forgot that lesson and have been working on my own channel ever sense. I appreciate you guys a lot.
I used to love RT when i was younger. My home life was super rough, and watching their stuff made me feel better. When i grew up and learned how to handle life being what it is, I'd sit down and watch everything i missed during the week on my days off. And now that comfort i used to turn to so often is just gone. I can't say i really need it anymore, but it sucks to watch it go.
I wanna feel bad for these people, but a good few of them are the reason the company went under in the first place and probably should have never been hired.
It’s bitter sweet for me. I’ve loved most of their shows and had fun watching haunter, ahwu, between the games, immersion, the let’s plays, last laugh, game fails and loads more. But hearing all the troubles they had and toxic work environment some people had and the fact that people were leaving people that I liked brought the company down for me. Oh well all good things come to an end.
Rooster Teeth was so pivotal in my pre-teen years into my 20s and I legitimately looked up to these guys as like cool older siblings/uncles and seeing Geoff cry tore me apart. Achievement Hunter, RvB, RWBY, etc meant a lot to so much to me and so many other people and I sincerely hope that all of them can are able to find work and get back on their feet from this.
Geoff was the punching bag of the company. He took SO MUCH pain from everyone online and kept strong for everyone else. In his own life, he's been through the ringer. Watching him break down killed me. He has such a good heart and will miss him.
He was giving it out far more than receiving it for a majority of his time at RT. I am happy to see him improved and happier AND sober but a majority of "pain" from people online was for shit he did and culture he facilitated.
I think Jack took more (and deservedly so).
@@tactikiller Care to spill some of the tea?
Him doing that intro on Off-Topic when they were laying off people, responding to armchair CEOs, was another gutwrenching one. "I hope that you will one day have something you care about as much as I care about Rooster Teeth" (paraphrasing).
@@HanmaHeiro for me personally, Jack was just insufferable. So many drunk tank episodes could've been 10/10 without him there overplaying other people's funny moments, running jokes into the ground, or recycling someone else's material. And you can tell he wanted to be a host so bad because he would jump in to steer topics. "So I guess we should talk about Conan moving over to tbs".
Watching Geoff cry is always so hard because its like seeing your dad cry
Yep totally
And it's always so genuine from him. He's the one dude throughout that whole company that I feel like I really relate to and feel for the most
When you're an older fan watching Geoff cry is a little bit funny because it's like watching your alcoholic roommate get emotional.
@@PeefSpogdar69 He's someone who's stayed true to the beginnings. I loved Gus but he became more of a corporate guy
Parasocial
Geoff: rooster teeth is done
Jack: Alright I’m going to build a house.
Lmao
good call back lol
"Look at my stairs"
Burst out laughing at this, thanks lol.
And a farm
The irony is that grif, the slacker, outlast any other member of the RVB crew. He put so much into it, and now it's all gone. It's how I bonded with one of my best friends.
That's not ironic, it's contrived.
The true bad ending of RvB
@@angusmcnay5449i think it would be ironic if we were all made of iron
@@angusmcnay5449irony is correct in this context, contrived does not make sense but good try though 🎉
Wait, did gus leave at some point?
Damn I’m 27. Seeing Jack and Geoff hug after all those years really meant a lot
You’re wrote the comment I came here to make. I remember sleepovers with my friends, where we would watch animated podcast clips. Influenced a lot of my humor.
Same age and I completely agree with your sentiments.
I'm 26 I've been watching them longer than I've known any of my friends. This broke me
I'm 33 and same
Bro, I'm absolutely in the same boat
I'll be honest in saying that I loathed what Rooster Teeth became. But for a while, a long while, this company was what made me smile. I'll remember those times whenever I think about Rooster Teeth.
I went to RTX 2018 cuz at the time, I loved everything about RT. It wasn't too long after that things started changing. Once Burnie left, it was pretty clear things weren't going to be the same after that. People can say whatever they want about the WB acquisition. But think it's pretty clear to me at least at how much life it's sucked from RT.
For me it was when Joel left that I was first suspicious. Then ray left AH. Then Monty died. And finally when Burnie left it was pretty much a steady decline. When RWBY started getting more P.C. I lost faith. I only stuck around for AH.
@fnfal763 Ray left and Monty died years before Joel left
@@fnfal763Exactly. PC sucks. We need to exclude and offend everybody.
@@fnfal763Joel got fired because of the offense of "wrong think" aka the same shit that got Gina Carando fired from The Mandalorian. Ray was forced out because he wanted to stream on Twitch and it apparently went against his contract with RT.
geoff and jack hugging broke me
Seriously, i wasn’t expecting to get this emotional literally 2 seconds into the video.
A lot of this is Jacks fault
@@mizer9510 amen!! After having him look at the camera, call us "idiots" for our political views or covid views... finally catches up to you when you treat your customers like that
oh shut up, its corporates fault. Jack was always political even when AH RT were in their peak
A lot of it is jacks fault ontop of bad cast members on let’s play
ok hear me out we start a new channel called chicken dentures and do a new game+ for another 20 years
It should naturally be called cock bite
Chicken dentures 😂😂😂 or poultry veneers!
I mean, coq bite's been thrown around in the past...
Something's you just need to let go..
@@zavierfrost funny to me how few people get that joke
The loss of Rooster Teeth is "Like losing a loved one to dementia , its certainly sad but it was inevitable and they weren’t themselves by the end so you feel like you lost them a long time ago"
Spot on, WB acquisition sucked the soul out of RT, it wasn’t quite RT anymore after a certain point, in name and some faces only
Do you even know what they did towards the end? There's a lost of rose-tinted spectacles being passed around here, when really you just watched them as a kid and everyone grew up but you. The stuff they were making at the end was properly good stuff from dozens of different people split across a bunch of teams. I doubt you knew what more than a couple of the shows were.
@@joelwhite7098 nah it was dying for like 5 years before this
Seeing Jack comfort Geoff as he speaks just tells a LOT about their friendship...
Gross.
@@citrusbutter7718What's Gross? Two Guys Being Friends?
2010-2014 really were the golden years for roosteteeth. Loved watching the Minecraft Let’s Plays, fails of the week… even the Podcast.
I fell off roosterteeth ages ago but this breaks my heart to see
Same here. Really got into it with Fails of Weak as well and watched a ton of AH stuff. Stopped caring many years ago, but seeing this happening is straight up heartbreaking
Same here. Rooster Teeth from those years got me into so much. I think I found your channel and others through RT's Halo videos...
God, I remember people talking about RvB season 5 on the playground in Elementary school. I remember being so hype when I saw the RWBY trailer at the end of Season 10. So many memories...
I'd say 2015 was the last really good year rooster teeth had before a lot of bad things started to hit them.
Ayy I watch ur videos, you should definitely do like a red vs blue video or something
Geoff and Jack are the only people I recognize
No way a company has employees
Thought the same
Thought the same too. It's kinda crazy. There was a point where I could probably point out everyone at RT. A looooot has changed since those days though.
@@CantSniffAnd their point is those employees have cycled in and out so much the staff is unrecognizable
Haven't been here long then if you don't recognize Trevor, Barbara, Larry, or Kerry. The rest though...are the nobodies that ruined the company.
god i wasnt ready to see Geoff cry
I mean… this was sad and all but… really?
That's all he has done for the past 5 years lol.
@@isaacrocksyay Why do you care if they got emotional at Geoff crying?
I was. His tears please me.
He literally cries anytime he’s been on camera for the passed 5 years bro where have you been.
Geoff deserves better that what the world has given him.
I think we all do, but the world is a harsh place. Mistakes pile up, and so do their consequences. We might have the best intentions, we might think we've learned from the past, or that we've followed all the correct advice, and I wish that were enough, but oftentimes it's not.
Millions of dollars and a beautiful family? When some people out there dont even own the needle they're using? What are you actually talking about brother
Geoff is a sensitive, caring man who couldn't shout louder than the assholes of the world. I'm glad to see that they didn't break him and he is still the same person.
Not really. He reaped what he sewed. He wanted to sell the company out, he got that. He wanted to inject politics into the BS? Got that too. Diversity hires that weren't funny? Sure, no possible way that could go wrong.
RT and their staff consistently acted like they were so much better than "those damn alt-right" trolls, and yet there they are letting Haywood and Kovic run rampant as well as forcing employees to work OT without compensation. Suuuuuuper virtuous stuff, mmhmm. He has only himself to blame for how the company ended up.
A burning bag full of poop?
I was a vendor for a short time for rooster teeth, and a fan of them for probably 15 years. I could see the downsizing and was really sad to see it, even in the few months I was there. They didnt like me (,i hated my job, and my work suffered for it) but i loved them. Working with them, watching and enjoying, and interacting with the employees. Trying not to nerd out when i saw Gavin, and watching them build sets. Cheers to you all, and thanks for the memories.
why did you hate your job with them?
Idk which was worse; the fact that rooster teeth was ending or the fact that I couldn't even recognize most of the people who are present who are being affected.
Most of the people on the set typically are behind the camera people. There are a couple others that are newer, but the majority of people are usually not seen barring a big event.
Your nostalgia doesn't make these people any less affected. 6-8 on-camera personalities aren't the only hard-working people at the company.
@@TheBakerZenWaaay more than 6. Where are Joel, Gus, Gavin, Michael, Alfredo, Burnie, Ray, Jeremy, Matt Hullum, Matt Bragg, Chris, Kara, Blaine, Lindsay, Ashely, Kat, Sarah Weems, Chad, Miles, Shannon McCormick, Markus, Jon Risinger, and more? RT had A LOT of front-facing personalities and to only recognize 2-5 in this group from the dozens we have been show over the years? Depressing. Shows how many left, were fired discreetly, or ignored.
@@TheBakerZenthey’re absolutely more important, they founded the company and made it what it was lol
@@TheBakerZen nostalgia has nothing to do with the fact that Rooster Teeth had a lot of problems, and one of their biggest issues was staff retention. Why are you talking about behind the scenes people like RT cared about them when they historically had massive waves of layoffs that specifically hit their behind the scenes people? Why are you taking what I said and twisting it so that it sounds like I don't care?
Geoff has felt like an uncle to me for, idk, 15+ years.
Getting to hear and see him again because a stupid pandemic of all things has given me so much joy.
yeah something blown truly out of proportion
If you love geoff he has a long running podcast with gavin and andrew panton its the best thing sincev early rt podcast
@@nathanbasham2634wait really? What’s it called?
@@nathanbasham2634 Not even Gavin can make me sit for 1 to 2 hrs having to hear anything from Geoff. Even when i still liked watching them playing games, if Geof was gone for a number of weeks i wouldn't miss him.
@@citrusbutter7718 who cares goofy
Geoff said he's not that guy anymore, but he is, I would assume he just doesn't want to take the spotlight.
Geoff was always the best of us.
I recognize three people there. Geoff was always the one I liked the most, while I do respect all the hard working people behind the scenes, you also have to know your audience and what you as a creator are showcasing to them, the content you are creating. The community loved these personalities, when they left, we left.
@@Shtevenpainfully true
@@Shteven
Its like letting the guy who wrote jurassic park write the new game of thrones book
@@Shteven Yeah, same. I really only recognized Geoff, Jack, Chris, and Barbara. I don't know anybody else, sadly.
@@ShtevenGeoff brought on a lot of people and I'm sure it was the best jobs of their lives, I mean how many of us as kids dreamed of working with these guys? But unfortunately more people didnt lead to more success. Who knows what would've happened if the original 6-7 stayed together, but after that it was pretty much downhill and this day was inevitable.
Jack hugging Geoff was definitely a bittersweet moment
No it's so hard to see Geoff dad cry you have helped a lot of people grow up and work through a lot of things day by day after school watching you guys helped get through the now trivial things as an adult thanks for making my middle school days a lot better and thanks for helping me get to 30 years old .
I know Geoff is probably set for life, but man, I hope he finds his footing afterward. It's going to be a really really rough road for a lot of people, and I wouldn't want to see any of them stumble face first into permanent unemployment.
He would have been, or potentially could be if the company is somehow purchased. They are now all living off of their severance package
@@CyyGuy Bro Geoffs easily a millionaire by now lol. He was easily one a decade ago.
@@Sin22 ... This is surely satire, right?
@CyyGuy He isn't wrong. Geoff, I believe, is worth $3-5 million dollars. So he's not exactly set for life, but he has enough to live comfortably for a while. At least until he finds something else to do.
@@generalgrievous3423 Where are you getting your inflated numbers from? Online? If those are the numbers that you believe, then I seriously feel sorry for you.
Halo Reach: Bum Bait. That was the first RT video I've ever watched. It had Geoff's infectious laugh with Gavin's wit. From then I watched week after week of Things To Do, Minecraft Let's Plays, Achievement Guides, AHWU's, Vs, Go, Shenanigans, and so so so much of RoosterTeeth and Achievement Hunter's content, and it was all because I laughed when Geoff laughed. I laugh when he laughs, and now I've cried when he cried. I would not have have gone to RTX in 2019 if it wasn't for this man. I have so much respect for everything you've done for me and everyone who found their start through you or whoever helped people discover this company. We love you too, Geoff. More than you could imagine.
I realized today -- how long's it been since we heard that laugh? A laugh so distinctive and contagious it was practically its own character?
Amen
Pretty much my favorite singular video of theirs. I mean, I loved all of them around that time, but this one is the only one I remember by name and still occasionally check out.
I grew up with this company. Words can’t describe how I feel. Seeing Geoff and jack cry hurt my soul. Goodbye dear friends, thank you. I will remember you.
Same they had a major impact on my life
It's fucking wild to me to hear people reminiscing about the minecraft lets plays like I reminisce about the early Red vs Blue seasons
Company really touched a lot of hearts
I still play Minecraft today and every base I build gets a tower of pimps somewhere in it.
Geoff, I just want to say love you man. You’ve been a role model to many people. Thanks for being there for all of us, all ways felt like you were that cool uncle or father figure to just look up to.
My mom used to watch red vs blue when i was a baby and she passed in 2009 and Rooster teeth has been such a big part if my life red vs blue has taught me everything in my life an i cant believe its come to an end
I used to watch the original podcast. When Bernie Geoff and and Gus were always there. And Joel was around. Seems so long ago. I fell off when the crew I was used too slipped away. Still caught them every now n then but not like I used too. Good bye Rooster teeth. Thank you for the memories. There were ups and downs. But I choose to focus on the good. And thank you Geoff. You were there in the beginning. And you’re here with us at the end. Know whatever you do next, I’m there for it. Even if you chose a quiet life now. You have earned the loyalty of this nobody on the internet.
back when it was called Drunk Tank.
geoff and burnie are 2 of my favorite people period. I'm listening to all the old episodes
The drunk tank!
One more for the boys!
@@erwinwaterman9699 I never really stopped listening to the old episodes, when I hit the first live streamed one in the van, I go back to ep 1 and start over. Live stream is where it lost its soul, the personalities got turned way up and it became performative. Barb and Gav were annoying as shit
I fucking adored Rooster teeth mainly the AH crew. I first got into it with Rage quit Impossible game. Then I binged everything related. Every Monday for gta and every Friday for Minecraft. Every AHWU, every "WHAT IS GAME NIGHT". Could not of asked for a better youtube channel to grow up on. I am so sad to see it all end like this but I'm still so happy I got to experience it all.
Thats the first video that got me hooked too. I remember paying for their website at one point to get the videos a day early... I was broke as hell but i loved those guys
I think we can all agree on two things;
First, for those of us who grew up with this company, who watched it grow with new faces and new productions, getting to watch and laugh with Geoff, Michael, Gavin, Ray, Gus, Burnie, Joel, and all the rest, this hurts, and some part of us will always love and miss what Rooster Teeth once was.
Second, this was frankly a long time coming. The Rooster Teeth we loved has been dead and gone for a long time now. I can't even tell you when the last time I watched something from them, be it Let's Play, RWBY, RvB, or anything else. Somewhere along the way, whether it was being bought by a corporation, whether it was politics or internal problems, whatever it was, SOMETHING went wrong, and we could all feel it. I think we started to realize it after Monty died and it just kept snowballing from there until now... What we're left with is this flashy facade with nothing of what we once loved behind it.
I'll always love my memories of what this company once was, laughing with my sister at Red vs Blue, bonding with my best friend over Minecraft Let's Plays. But that spark I fell in love with is gone now, and looking back, it has been for a long time. It breaks my heart to see it go, but at this point, the Rooster Teeth of the past few years just isn't hanging onto anymore. I do genuinely wish everyone at the company the best of luck, they deserve that much as human beings. But beyond that, I think it's time we just let this ship sink and go out the way we all knew it would for a while now. Not with a triumphant bang, but with a soft, sad whimper. So goodbye, Rooster Teeth. We'll miss the best parts of you.
I think it all started in 2015 when they made their political feelings known heavily and alienated a majority of their fanbase. They forgot that their views are not what we were there to see and every single video they uploaded they forced it down our throats making their videos unwatchable. Then they started diversity hiring people with no talent or humor all for the sake of woke bullshit that proved time and time again to not work. They had people like mice who nobody liked, fiona who was just a slutty cosplayer to drag in views, and so on and so forth. They never really recovered and they kept going down a path not many could follow. Back in 2014 they were pulling in well over a million views per video and by 2019 they couldn't even break 750k let alone 500k views. And by 2022 they couldn't even break 50k on the vast majority of their videos proving that many people lost interest in their content because it became nothing but a left leaning political platform and echo chamber. Add to it that it felt like all the charm was lost when one bad controversy after another started breaking through the cracks and like you said it was a long time coming. Had RT and AH just left the politics alone, had they simply cleaned up their acts and I feel like they would still be a powerhouse to this day. But as they are now I feel like WB is making the only logical choice. RT tried to rebrand and get away from the controversy they have had over the years but it was far to late to cover it all back up and start fresh. The damage was done and the company was a shell of ifs former self. The people we knew and loved were gone for the most part and what we had was a bunch of strangers who replaced those we cared about. Sad to see but it is for the best that they close down. I just hope they all find a way to recover swiftly from this and that nobody has their life destroyed as a result of WB's decision.
@@moviemaker2011z Good thing I stopped watching when Ray left and Monty passed. Holy shit.
@@moviemaker2011z wish more people spoke up about this. too bad many of us are too busy with normal lives to care lol
"Rooster Teeth grew up, but I didn't".
Oh you poor thing they alienated you by not being loyal to your favorite politician. Did you miss the part in 2020 when Geoff said he doesnt want people like you to be a fan since yall are all so hateful. Yall are the reason why Mika or Fiona couldnt be a part of RT because the fanbase was overwhelmingly sexist and racist. But you can call me woke for pointing this out to you since thats the only insult you people can think of @@moviemaker2011z
Who are these people? I only recognize like 3 people
I hope Geoff can stay strong man. Given his past with alcoholism and personal demons, i hope he stays strong and doesn't think about relapsing. He has an amazing support system and family, so I'm hopeful he will continue the conquest of his demons.
addiction isn't something that goes away, I guarantee he already thinks about relapsing every day, he'll be fine
jack has always been that guy, jack patillo you are him.
Hes literally one of the main reasons the company went to shit.
@@mrkennadyhow?
@@leeroy2461 by turning every video he's involved in into a burnie sanders rally or anti trump rally.
edit: BY CALLING EVERYONE WHO DISAGREES WITH HIS POLITICS A RACIST SEXIST HOMOPHOBE BIGOT.
@@mrkennady 🤡
@@mrkennadyI’ve never been the biggest fan of Jack but I disagree with your claim, sure there are a handful of videos where he makes a political comment, but he’s not the reason this company went down, do you forget he started the golden years? Geoff and jacks sense of humor is the only reason people like Michael Gavin and Ray were asked to join
I was Introduced to rt and ah by my little brother, and it was something we shared growing up. He took his life in 2019 and watching these guys still made me feel close to him, regardless of the changes, regardless of the differences, it still made me feel like I was sharing a part of him still.
To know that it’s over, that these wonderful people who meant to much to me and many other people, it’s hard man. It’s hard. I hope the best for them all and that they find their footing and future projects bring as much joy as the past 21 years.
I love you guys. Thanks for many years of friendship
Glad i got to experience the original Geoff in 05' to 13'. The company was done waaaayyyyyy back then.
Watching Geoff’s growth since I first started watching in 2012 to now has been nothing short of extraordinary. I remember really worrying about him in 2018-2019 but I’m glad to have been able to see the journey ❤
This hurts. I really have no words.. Geoff was a big part of me growing up. Gaven and Micheal. Jack and his adulting personality. I’m gunna miss it all. I hope they find success for the future.
Hopefully they all take a little time off to get their bearings and they take another crack at it. The ultimate downfall was the sale to Fullscreen, so just don't do that again. I couldn't imagine how much more successful they would be if they didn't have a corporation siphoning off a portion of their earnings and controlling the boundaries of their content.
@@csys690the current let’s play channel seems to be doing good, they got Geoff Gavin and even Andrew panton
Hearing geoff cry made me completely tear up and just remember all the verses battles they did, all the minecraft, red vs blue, EVERYTHING they did! Thank you Rooster Teeth for being so wonderful to the community! I will always go back and rewatch everything you guys did and created. You guys helped me through hard times too when the world was being harsh to me or when I was struggling just knowing I could look you guys up and just forget about everything that’s happening when watching you guys play games. I will miss you all
Im surprised Achivement Hunter wasn't there. I know they went under but just to support them ya know. First AH now Rooster Teeth. This company is a big part of my life and I literally cant thank this place enough for the amount of times I've laughed, smiled, and memories I've gained. YOLO
i mean half of what remains of it was, Geoff and Jack
the only other two wouldve been Michael and Gavin, however maybe they are planning their own thing.
Ray, Jeremy and Ryan wouldnt show up and anyone else wasnt really AH, they just filled in for a time.
@@JockuptownRyan wouldn’t have been allowed near anything to do with them after all the stuff he did hell Jack probably would have got in a fight with him lol
Michael has a channel with Trevor and Alfredo called Dogbark. I believe he moved back to New Jersey.
to be fair they said that this was an impromptu last minute stream
@@Jockuptownbruh everyone their doesn't trust Ryan cause he was touching under age fans
Geoff is the person that helped shape my sense of humor growing up, his jokes and his personality helped me majorly with my depression and I hope nothing but the best for him.
Him and Gus, man. Him and Gus. That’s where all my humor started.
Anma?
Same dude. I started watching them well before I had a youtube account and had to literally type in their site everytime I wanted to watch them or their content, when I finally decided to make an account in 2011 they were the very first people I subscribed to. Their humor, their sense of fun is what shaped who I am today and their work gave me inspiration and a passion for film and media. I wouldn't have ever taken an interest in alot of the things I like if it wasn't for them and it's because of the many years I watched them that this hurts to see even if it was a long time coming that had to be done. For geoff specifically I wish all the best and I send a thousand prayers his way hoping that he can bounce back from this in one piece, I guess if anything they can bring back the old name "cock bite" like they had many years ago when they made the name roosterteeth as a legal and more professional alternative to that former name.
So he made you pretentious and sarcastic?
I was a Junior in highschool when this Company Started, and I'm in my late thirties now as it ended. It's sad to see it go the way it did.
Roosterteeth was the back bone of my mid teens to late twenties. No matter how terrible things were in my day to day, I could always count on something from them to make my day better. I have found other means now but it is still really sad to see something that was such an important part of my life going away.
I remember discovering RvB shortly after season one ended cuz it was worth it to buy on DVD. The only other way you could get it was downloading directly from the website, which took AGES even on early broadband. It was so worth it to download every single episode.
man cant believe i found yall in 2011-2012
2012-2022. I departed AH back in 2022. The final nail in the coffin was no one (OG) was showing up anymore. RT I stopped watching back in 2019.
@@EmmureMARIO64with me I mostly watched for rwby & rvb…rwby i felt declined middle of volume 3 & rvb after season 10. Then i stopped with rwby after 7 & rvb after 14…
@impotusx2459 dawg you actually watched rwby? No cap? I genuinely did like the character designs but the voices were not it especially for ruby
@@tunasub2398 i watched when it came out in 2013…
@impotusx2459 damn I'm sorry to hear that dawg :(
As a fan of Rooster Teeth on and off since around 2005, this hurts so fucking much. I seriously wanted to jump through the screen and hug everybody in that room as hard as I could.
❤️
From being a kid at 9 to a man at 24 i thank you for bringing so many years of joy and laughter into my life and wish you guys the best.
“My name’s Geoff” THIS GUY😭😂 I’m so goddamned proud of him tho, watching his whole journey through alcoholism and finding sobriety and now his joy with his current life I’m just so happy he’s found peace and happiness. I’ll always take a peek at his content if he uploads❤
Watching this, I don't know how I will be able to go back watch Let's plays etc from the past. Everytime I hear Geoff's voice now I will have those genuine tears and love in my ears. Goodbye my old friends, you may not have known what you were to me but you changed my life and all for the better.
Besides Geoff whom I love , this whole stream just seemed like a very corporate and unroosteeth goodbye , no Bernie, no gus, no Gavin and no Michale or lyndsey. Was not the way I would expect Roosterteeth to go out 😢
This wasn't the goodbye stream. This was just a stream to get infront of the fans and talk about what happened. They still have 60 days before they fully close doors. Hopefully the goodbye stream happens in the future.
They were only a small part of RT and a lot of them left to do things because they knew ship was sinking fast (wasn't hard to tell when neither RT channel nor Achievement Hunter could pull in more than 50k views a video even after releasing for months).
They fired joel
@@blindfire3167 small sure but they had big personalities, the fact they mentioned those specific people in their comment alone means that they were memorable members of the crew for a lot of people. me included. i miss Michael and gavin, i miss lindsey and geoff. those people were a big part of my earlier youtube watching years (i wasnt a big internet person til my late middleschool/early highschool years lol) so its still fine to point them out and hope to see them again at some point.
I mean, did you expect them to be happy? It's a sad situation that affects not only personal lives but professional ones too.
This is what happens,when greed gets in the way of passion.
I remember in middle school watching Fails of the Weak and the Minecraft weekly Let's Plays.
Hell, Geoff inspired me to make my own mini game server for me and my friends on MC Xbox by rebuilding a lot of the Let's Plays and Things to Dos...
Hurts to see it all gone now.
21 years of my life..... i can't believe this. as long as i can really remember RT has been around, this is truly the end of an era; and in the worst way. i was concerned when they sold to WB in 2019 and even more so in 2020 when covid happened and certain attitudes were adopted, but still i had hope they could pull through and get back to the RT we knew..... it seems that's never going to happen now, and i could not be more broken up about this. These amazing individuals were beyond formative to my life growing up, and did truly wonderful things for people throughout the community and through things like ExtraLife, they were genuinely a force of good in a world of consistent awful.
Geoff, to you and all of the founders and the old guard at RT, if you ever do somehow read this, i want you to know that it has been the honour of my life growing up with your content, being a part of the best community in the world. I love you all so much, i truly wish you the best.
Man i hated the direction the company decided to head in so stopped watching but its always been clear Geoff has always been a sincere guy. Sad to see happen even if the shutdown was deserved
Right, sincerely a hypocrite....
10 years ago I was introduced to Roosterteeth by a friend of mine he was the one that got me to watch RWBY back in 2014 and I feel in love with it. After that I became a big fan of this channel they brought my a decade of entertainment I'm sad too see this go 😢 it feels like a piece of me is leaving as well
Geoff was always the heart of Roosterteeth he was just a dude who loved making videos with his friends whether it was RvB or Let's Plays or podcasts
As someone who grew up watching Rooster Teeth content for a majority of my life, It was time to let it go. Especially when you only recognize three people in the entire room. The company isn't at all what it used to be and even they admitted that pumping out all that content was just to meet a quota. My hear goes out to these people, I hope they can move on and find that creative spark that made it so much fun to make and watch all those years ago.
I came across RvB back in 2008 and eventually started branching off and watching other Rooster Teeth content. The early days of achievement hunter were so good. I remember wanting to work for them one day when I was a teenager. 2009-2016 AH videos were hilarious. Geoff, jack, Gavin, Michael, and ray had a great dynamic going. Sadly those older videos were tainted by Ryan. Rooster teeth as a whole went progressively downhill in their content quality. And they had been caught up in numerous public images issues. I don’t think any of us are surprised, but it is sad to see them go. Love ya Geoff. I grew up with your content and I’m gonna miss it.
at that time rooster teeth was a dream job for me! 😆
I was very lucky to have attended RTX in 2012. I have Monty’s signature on an RvB DVD somewhere, and got Jack to sign my school yearbook, lol. Every RT member I bumped into back then was incredibly kind. These guys certainly defined a huge part of my childhood, and I’ll probably be rewatching some of their content for the rest of my life.
I had the pleasure of going to RTX 2013 and I managed to get Monty's autograph on my badge. Along with a few others but that one will always be the most special.
@@ThatGuyYouKnow42 I ran into Monty in 2012 at a booth but to my own constant regret, I was too busy trying out the demo of CS:GO they had there to stop him for his autograph. Weird memory, lol
I remember watching em when army of TWO was trending
Seeing Geoff cry will never not break my heart. I hope him and everyone else in RT a fruitful future
Where are Matt and Gus? I thought they were still big members in the company?
I recognise about 10% of those people...
Dude me too! That was probably the real downfall. Nothing on these people in this room, but the original folks had chemistry that was something else
Most of them have been there for years they just work behind the scenes broadcast, merch, social, etc.
This isn't the big goodbye stream that will be later
@@SpikeSeagullnah unless you've watched in the past 3 years RT is a shell of what it was.
I'd say theyve lost around 80% of their showrunners that brought in the views in the past 4ish years.
And you can try to argue with me but the numbers don't lie. As big names and fan favorites left over "wanting to be independent" aka they were tired of being controlled censored and underpaid/overworked we started to tlsee the inevitable collapse of RT.
People will blame warnwr brothers but this ship was sinking before they were involved. Warner Bros just added pallets of money to the ship and made it sink faster.
@@fthirtyfivemrThis. Everyone from the company keeps trying to blame like corporate structure. But their views weren't plummeting because of corporate structure. They've been plummeting because instead of maintaining that core talent group and aging up their content to cater to their aging fans, they decided instead to try and shuffle through an increasingly unknown cast of University of Texas interns that look like the stock photo from the cover of a Biology textbook.
The reason F*face is the only property at this company that's still succeeding is because it's that core talent group, all that chemistry is still there, with aged up content, and they have an outright ban on guest-hosts that stops RT from watering down the talent.
I am a 34 year old man, I do not care what a 21 year old kid named Xavier did last night.
I didn't even recognize Barbara
Jack and Geof, Gavin Micheal and Ray are my only true Roosterteeth ❤️❤️ I will always watch the horse halo and halo fails 🙏🏽
I personally include Jeremy in that list as well. Those 6 would be my dream cast to do stuff together.
Don’t forget Ryan /s
@@edgimosanimations3116 I don't think anyone who loved AH, does, and that's what anguishes me the most. I wish I could just completely disregard the guy from an outsider's perspective for what he did, but the fact is, after watching years of AH, what he did was personal, and it betrayed all of us. He betrayed the good faith he had with the community.
@@cos0Agree. I still remember that video where Jack said “I can’t believe that monster sat next to me. For years.” I think it broke all our hearts. For me that was kinda the start of me breaking from RT. Not that situation, but you could tell that plus the events of 2020, the whole vibe changed. Geoff took a break, Jeremy left. AH was scattered and they were kinda the heart of RT for me.
@@erics2091honestly if anyone thinks they didn’t know something was up with that whole situation then they have their heads in the sand. The consistent thing with situations like that is that people around them always knew even if they don’t admit they knew something. They even said they’d take videos down and edit him out and barely did anything. It’s fishy all around and that added to so many other nasty things at RT and AH, kind of a good riddance at this point.
It all went downhill since they got rid of the tower of pimps
This has never been more true
Monty passing was the beginning of the end.
@@Canyon_StormHardly fair to blame an uncontrollable death on the ending of the company.
So it’s not the transphobia, the racism, the homophobia, the toxic work culture that was never stopped.
It’s something in a fucking video game 🤦🏻♀️
@@ALEX7DX didn’t mean it that way but things did begin to change after that.
I was not a fan of modern RT honestly, but will always remember these guys fondly from the Minecraft Let's Plays, Fails of the Week, and more.
agreed!
I was completely done when Gus tried to downplay Gavin warning people the app was bricking people's computers/consoles. Seeing that corporate sleaze finally consume him when confronted with the reality that they done goofed was pathetic. That's what I expect out of a soulless corporate stooge, not the Gus I knew... Warner Bros. brought out the worst in everyone...
Shoutout to the halo reach fails of the week series truly 10/10
Geoff and Jack were such a huge part of my childhood and growing up. I remember literally dreaming of working at a place like Achievement Hunter at Rooster Teeth. Big respect to you guys and all the best with whatever comes next.
I feel no sympathy for him. Ages ago, when he spoke to us directly last time, he had the choice to see the writing on the wall and call things out for what they actually were. But he chose not to, and now he's tied to the sinking ship he thought it would be a good idea to defend. They should have never moved out of 636.
What I DO feel sympathy for is what he went through with his wife and daughter. That shit was fucked.
It’s never easy watching your internet dad get cucked
what happened there
I miss the old Let's Play squad! I miss this those old days! Watching their old lets plays is so entertaining! I hope the best for everyone.
I dont like what rooster teeth became, but they will have a special place in my life growing up. The last hug was bittersweet
Rooster Teeth became a bloated corpse of what it once was, but Geoff is the last person that deserved this. He put so much heart and soul into RT, more than even the other founders, and it was his life. Of all of them, he's the one I feel for the most with this news.
This is heart breaking to hear... I remember buying the metal box of RvB,
It’s what happens when you fire the people who bring you success, and decide to pander to political parties
Hearing Geoff say goodbye just felt like hearing my childhood say goodbye😢 I’ll always miss Rooster Teeth and the crew from RvB.
I kinda grew out of AH and Roosterteeth as I've gotten older, so I just found out about both shutdowns tonight. Man.. I can't describe how thankful I am for the AH team for providing constant and consistent entertainment for me for nearly a decade during my teens. From 2012 to 2019, I was spoiled with such amazing content from Geoff, Jack, Michael, Gavin, Barbara, Jeremy, and Ray. Through the crazy ups and downs the company went through, I have nothing but gratitude for everything this crew has done for me and millions of others. I hope I run into any of them to express that too
For me, it was when they became woke and political i was a hardcore fan until 2020, which is when they had a lot of employees who tried to be funny but were not. Now i follow Ray jeremy Matt and Michael on their streaming platforms
“WoKe”
The content wasn’t very political
@@optionfalse-gb6hq the content wasn't very political, you're right. The people were, and that's the problem. People weren't watching RoosterTeeth for politics, many of them were watching to escape from that stuff.
They got what they deserved. If you sell a poor product, then your business will likely fail. RoosterTeeth didn't seem to care, and they paid the price for it.
It ended for me with ryan. his personality carried a lot of this and its so disappointing he brought his own ruin.
With Rooster Teeth fading out now, it feels like Monty Oum's legacy is fading too, and that crushes me. He was a reveired man. To Geoff, Gus, you two stayed till the very end, from the very start. I wish you both, AND EVERY SINGLE PERSON AT ROOSTER TEETH, the best Navigating this scary new territory. My heart goes out to all of you.
I'll be honest with you, I think Monty Oum's legacy started fading out more and more the longer RWBY went on past season 4.
Monty legacy sadly hasn’t been a thing for a long time, it was destroyed and turned into a joke by the people who took over
jack and geoff have always been the heart and soul of rooster teeth, just two genuine men who have put everything into entertaining their fans and bettering the company
Remember being 12 years old watching fails of the weak and listening to Jack and Geoff joking around and now at the age of 25 seeing them like this breaks my heart and it sucks that it ended like this.
I admire Geoff so much. Even though I've really not liked what Rooster Teeth turned into, I have never gotten the feeling that he isn't 100% sincere, incredibly kind, and deeply caring about the people in his life, his family, his friends, and his coworkers. He's an exceptional team player, and I while I can't say I personally know him, I never truly will know him in that way, I would be lucky to have someone in my life. He's had his share of struggles and hardships, but he's always had the backs of people who relied on him, and if he's ever thought he didn't do enough or failed someone he cares about? He's made it clear how sorry he is and how he strives to do better.
The nicest thing that I think you can say about a person, is that if more people were like them, the world would be a better place. That's how I feel about Geoff from what I've seen. I wish nothing but love for this man. Seeing him face this adversity without fear of being vulnerable, with honesty, and never abandoning the people he's standing shoulder-to-shoulder with, just... bless you, Geoff.
Honestly without the old red vs. blue team I just don't care.
I remember my buddy came over to play Halo Reach and asked me if I’ve ever seen the H.O.R.S.E videos from halo. I think that was 2011. Holy shit. Holy. Shit.
Around 2010 is when I started watching their stuff. I probably watched every single HORSE episode...
Man red vs blue was some of the earliest internet content i ever remember watching when i was like 10 years old in 2005. Ended up getting into RT and AH afterwords around 2011-2012. I think what i miss the most is the classic RT pod cast with Gus, Burnie, Gav and barb
Man i used to watch rvb every night for like 4 years straight on youtube, it was just that thing i fell asleep to. My dreams were always positive because of it, (until i woke up to church blasting meta through valhallas walls) and i was in a very dark time when i was doing this. Waking up to the beginning of a rvb episode with that intro song playing in the morning before i had to go to work really set me in a good mood and to stay positive about my life. Im sad rooster teeth is shutting down :/ it makes me sad seeing them sad because they really were passionate about this thing from the beginning, watching that die is like watching a piece of my childhood die. I wish all of you the best in your feature endeavors. Thank you for the years of free content while i was growing up.
The rooster teeth shorts and obviously Red vs Blue were a staple of my middle school and high school years. After all the OGs left I lost interest because those personalities ARE Rooster Teeth. Hope life is good to Geoff after this, hurts to see the pain he’s going through
This is just as I was seeing more of the content I wanted between F**kface, let's play new direction, ANMA, FaceJam. I really hope some of the good new stuff coming out stays or is re-built.
Personally I'm glad it's over, Geoff can finally let go of this. He put everything he had into it and everyone else fucked him over. It's so sad watching someone love what they do only for it to slowly fall apart on them
I remember finding rooster teeth through watching immersion with Michael and Gavin and ever since I've been watching them and always loved seeing let's play, achievement hunter, always open, and all their animated shows
I'm sad that it's ending this way but I hope that they will find success in their lives
I wish the circle would've remained small
This sendoff should be jack, geoff, gavin, michael, jeremy, gus, burnie, Barbara, and blaine. NO ONE ELSE. The fact that they have the gall to have 95% of the people the community cared about absent for this is disrespectful to the entire fanbase and the same reason they went broke
I recently got laid off from a job that I'd had with effectively the same company for 10 years (Found another job so I'm fine, that's not me fishing for sympathy!), and even I can't imagine what it must be like for someone like Geoff. This wasn't a job for him, this was a quarter of his life, it's the end of something he and his friends created from nothing, it's his legacy disappearing. That has to hit hard, even if we did all see it coming.
Love you geoff
I recognise 2 people here
I remember being real young listening to the live podcast at rtx probably around 2014 and hearing Bernie say "the objective of this company isn't to make you to want to work here, its to get you to want to make your own thing". I never forgot that lesson and have been working on my own channel ever sense. I appreciate you guys a lot.
I used to love RT when i was younger. My home life was super rough, and watching their stuff made me feel better. When i grew up and learned how to handle life being what it is, I'd sit down and watch everything i missed during the week on my days off. And now that comfort i used to turn to so often is just gone. I can't say i really need it anymore, but it sucks to watch it go.
This video was like 30 seconds of Geoff talking and 6 minutes of some guy I’ve never seen yammering about how hard WB worked to underwrite RT.
I wanna feel bad for these people, but a good few of them are the reason the company went under in the first place and probably should have never been hired.
Rooster Teeth has been dead for a while but still sad to see
It’s bitter sweet for me. I’ve loved most of their shows and had fun watching haunter, ahwu, between the games, immersion, the let’s plays, last laugh, game fails and loads more. But hearing all the troubles they had and toxic work environment some people had and the fact that people were leaving people that I liked brought the company down for me. Oh well all good things come to an end.
Rooster Teeth was so pivotal in my pre-teen years into my 20s and I legitimately looked up to these guys as like cool older siblings/uncles and seeing Geoff cry tore me apart. Achievement Hunter, RvB, RWBY, etc meant a lot to so much to me and so many other people and I sincerely hope that all of them can are able to find work and get back on their feet from this.
This company has been dead for years.