Five Things You Can't Do On British Television

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  • Pull down this description for information on all the shows I mention, plus all my references, and some advice if you're looking to subtitle your videos!
    🔤🔤 SUBTITLES 🔤🔤
    15% of my viewers watch with subtitles! They're helpful for folks without headphones, or in loud environments, or who can't hear well, or who just like subtitles. More people will watch if subtitles are an option.
    Before 2020, TH-cam had a volunteer community-captions system. Alas, due to spam (and, I suspect, the difficulty of porting it to the new Studio), TH-cam turned it off. So your options are:
    OPTION 1: DO IT YOURSELF
    If your video is one or two people talking, you can add subtitles easily with TH-cam's tools: support.google... - that's also possible for more complex videos, but it can be time-consuming.
    OPTION 2: PAY A SMALL AMOUNT
    If you can afford an editor, you can afford subtitles! They only cost $1-2 per minute of audio.
    For simple audio, try Rev: www.rev.com/bl... To be clear, that's an affiliate link: you get $10 of captions free (enough for up to an 8-minute video), and I get a kickback from them. However, my opinions of Rev are mixed. They have downsides, and they may not be the right option for you!
    Advantages of Rev:
    ✅ Extremely fast turnaround
    ✅ Easy, simple, automated, self-service
    ✅ Reasonable price
    Disadvantages of Rev:
    🚫 Rev is a gig-economy company, with everything that entails. In 2019, transcribers raised issues including low pay. www.theverge.c...
    🚫 Accuracy is usually acceptable for clear speech, but not the near-perfect results you'd expect from a more high-end subtitle company.
    🚫 They're limited to their simple, narrow, house style. That isn't ideal for videos with long sentences or many speakers.
    For more complicated audio or for multiple speakers, try Caption+: caption.plus -- a small company that produces extremely high-quality subtitles for a reasonable price.
    Advantages of Caption+:
    ✅ Exceptional subtitle accuracy.
    ✅ Hand-tweaked broadcast-standard subtitles that are perfect for accessibility, and which the audience love.
    ✅ Can use positioning and per-speaker colors, and match other style requests.
    ✅ Still a reasonable price.
    Disadvantages of Caption+:
    🚫 Not automated: you're dealing with a human by email, and paying invoices.
    OTHER COMPANIES: I also used 3PlayMedia once, but unfortunately can't recommend them based on that experience. TH-cam also mention ceilo24 and Amara, neither of which I have experience with: cielo24.com/ amara.org/
    📺📺 SHOWS 📺📺
    Here's a list of all the shows mentioned, with links where available. (Where Amazon links are listed, those are affiliate links, where I earn a commission from sales.)
    The Demon Headmaster is available on DVD from Amazon UK: amzn.to/37Cb68U - and the 2019 revival is available in the UK on BBC iPlayer: www.bbc.co.uk/...
    Derren Brown: The Events: How To Control The Nation is available for free on TH-cam: • Derren Brown | The Eve... - although it lacks the live broadcast cut-ins.
    The pilot episode of Crisis Command: Could You Run The Country? has been uploaded to TH-cam here: • BBC2 3rd February 2004... - normally I wouldn't link to an unofficial upload, but the series will likely never be repeated or see a commercial release.
    Ghostwatch is available on DVD from Amazon UK: amzn.to/3kweAgL - I should absolutely have put the ghost in the background of one of my shots here, I regret missing that joke!
    The full Ghostwatch continuity announcement is here: • Ghostwatch Continuity ...
    Who Wants To Be A Millionaire have an entire TH-cam channel. / millionaireuk - and yes, Jeremy Clarkson is the host now, I suspect that'll surprise a lot of people.
    📙📙 REFERENCES 📙📙
    Ofcom Broadcasting Code: www.ofcom.org....
    On sports: www.ofcom.org....
    On access: www.ofcom.org....
    On advertising: www.ofcom.org.... AND www.ofcom.org....
    "Only five complaints" about the Derren Brown show is from Broadcast Bulletin 148 [PDF]: www.ofcom.org....
    Ghostwatch, and the "full tabloid fury afterwards", is well-documented in many places, so I'll leave researching that to the reader. Don't have nightmares.
    📝📝 CONTACT 📝📝
    I'm at tomscott.com
    on Twitter at / tomscott
    on Facebook at / tomscott
    and on Instagram as tomscottgo

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  • @TomScottGo
    @TomScottGo  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2941

    This video has a correction! The final "sixth thing", the rule on advertising breaks, was superseded in 2008 by a different rule that requires that "the integrity of the programme is not prejudiced" and adverts must be placed "where natural breaks occur". The old Code is still on Ofcom's site, and I missed the replacement. Back when Millionaire started, those throws-to-commercial were definitely not allowed, but it's now more ambiguous. You can see all corrections on this channel at www.tomscott.com/corrections/

    • @shorv
      @shorv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      I wonder if this new pin is why it reappeared in my algorithm even though I've watched this before

    • @drabberfrog
      @drabberfrog 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thx for the update :)

    • @Pits750
      @Pits750 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      When ITV went to a break on the last lap of the F1 and pissed off a nation

    • @jonbowman7686
      @jonbowman7686 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@shorv It just appeared in my recommendations too, even though I've watched the video before. Glad it did though. It's nice to get updates on older videos.

    • @lotuseater7247
      @lotuseater7247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      cut down on the the MDMA mate

  • @VixVixious
    @VixVixious 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9293

    I was expecting something silly like “you can’t show the Queen from the back on Tuesdays”, but these all seem very reasonable

    • @timtranslates
      @timtranslates 3 ปีที่แล้ว +266

      Football on a Saturday afternoon at 3pm.

    • @sydssolanumsamsys
      @sydssolanumsamsys 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      t u e s d a y

    • @rice_frying_shrimp
      @rice_frying_shrimp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +381

      They can't show footage from the house of commons in a satirical context. John Oliver has talked about that multiple times on Last Week Tonight!

    • @josephharold808
      @josephharold808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +173

      @@rice_frying_shrimp well. You gotta enshrine it in law that you can't make fun of it when your legislation is done through people arguing with weird noises, sarcastic "his honorable goodness" and some guy screaming "oh-dah, oh-dah"

    • @maga6403
      @maga6403 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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  • @h-0058
    @h-0058 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1284

    "Oh, look at me, I bought a lamborghini-"
    "BUY some damn subtitles! Also-"
    *Cutscreen*
    That cracked me up

    • @imJojie
      @imJojie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Agreed, that was hilarious

    • @NewGalaktos
      @NewGalaktos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It wasn’t that long ago, when I had only 47 lamborghinis in my hollywood account.

    • @bharathjoshua9332
      @bharathjoshua9332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      6:09

    • @malinhellden00
      @malinhellden00 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought it was so funny 😂

    • @sarahtonin58913
      @sarahtonin58913 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Buy some damn vowels!"

  • @bnknsy
    @bnknsy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15552

    Bravo for posting your mid roll ad right when Clarkson says “Time for a break” 😂

    • @hippieduck
      @hippieduck 3 ปีที่แล้ว +558

      Ad placement is quickly becoming an art form.

    • @butteredcoffee4210
      @butteredcoffee4210 3 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      The ads are placed by an algorithm, not him

    • @tonylock7657
      @tonylock7657 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      Does the content provider (ie Tom) get to chose exactly where the mid-roll ads go?

    • @DJ_Maysonic
      @DJ_Maysonic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +354

      @@butteredcoffee4210 I thought you could place where the mid roll ads should occur if you wanted to

    • @SirShanova
      @SirShanova 3 ปีที่แล้ว +350

      @@tonylock7657 Yes, bigger channels have that ability

  • @GreatFox42
    @GreatFox42 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4246

    As an American I envy that 12 minutes of advertisement per hour rule so damn much. We're lucky to have 12 minutes of _show_ per _half_ hour. It's gotten so bad that re-airings of older episodes of different shows have had parts of them completely cut out (with no effort spared to smooth the transition), not because of censorship, not because of offense, but just to squeeze in more frickin' ads.

    • @trumpetperson11
      @trumpetperson11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +357

      For real. Honestly, I think this is a subconscious reason why many people, including myself, have switched to mostly non-traditional video media (TH-cam, Netflix, etc.) over TV. Obviously there are other reasons, but adblock is fantastic for youtube and many other streaming services don't even have ads. Like, why would I pay hundreds of dollars for a TV package that is just 33% ads, when I can pay 20 for netflix and get no ads at all.

    • @arx4-571
      @arx4-571 2 ปีที่แล้ว +134

      @@trumpetperson11 as someone who lives both in Belgium and the US, I was surprised how many ad breaks there are on American television, even for the same shows. But cutting the cord may also be a big thing to Americans because I feel like they pay way more for internet and TV, and arguably the service is… worse. I pay less than 0.1% of my income for 2000 TV channels. Where I lived in the US, you couldn’t get cable for under $50/mo.
      In the UK for example, you can get like 70 channels for free (which is what those towers in the video are for), including video on demand. Free TV doesn’t exist in Belgium anymore (although all public channels are available online, and you can get free, basic access to the internet to watch those).
      I’m not aware of alternatives like this where I lived in the US (California). I can absolutely understand people wouldn’t wanna pay close to $100 on TV and internet, and find alternatives. In fact, Hulu is very reasonably priced, but if you add Live TV, it becomes insanely expensive. Not sure why but this + all those ads… I can understand people are tired of it.

    • @trumpetperson11
      @trumpetperson11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @@arx4-571 It doesn't help that a lot of companies will bundle their TV and internet. So, you feel like you might as well get the TV package. But then I never ended up using it, other than for sports.

    • @hannahk1306
      @hannahk1306 2 ปีที่แล้ว +142

      I'm British and I like playing "spot the American ad breaks" on your sitcoms that are imported here. There's normally a transition screen (like the atom one on The Big Bang Theory) that you'd get an ad in, but we just get the next scene.

    • @sumgirl720
      @sumgirl720 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      ​@@arx4-571 The UK also has a TV tax (TV license), which there would be rioting if the US government tried to do that even though it would allow us to fund free access channels and reduce cable costs. Well, rioting but mostly lobbying from private broadcasting corporations.

  • @MadSideburns
    @MadSideburns 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4121

    Jeremy Clarkson: "time for a break"
    *TH-cam ad starts immediately*
    I'm not complaining this time

    • @ivorreal
      @ivorreal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      When does tht happen

    • @_jax
      @_jax 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@ivorreal 7:47

    • @Keallei
      @Keallei 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I appreciated this placement.

    • @youtubesucks4197
      @youtubesucks4197 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ewww you've got ads? Just set up the free trial on new accounts. Haven't had ads in months

    • @_jax
      @_jax 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@youtubesucks4197 i bet you watch twitch, dont even *TALK* to me.

  • @Hyblup
    @Hyblup 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1645

    That “time for a break” straight to an ad cut is just _brilliant_

    • @jaredapas9092
      @jaredapas9092 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      ikr

    • @giddy1337
      @giddy1337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Oof

    • @Rose-ec6he
      @Rose-ec6he 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      F*cking brilliant!

    • @AyrtonTwigg
      @AyrtonTwigg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      To me it felt more as a middle finger

    • @SRQmoviemaker
      @SRQmoviemaker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Almost like it was planned

  • @aaronbill3
    @aaronbill3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4919

    Not gonna lie, I’ve never laughed- nevermind literally laughed out loud- at a midroll ad before. Absolutely well played.

    • @inkasaraswati7625
      @inkasaraswati7625 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      I was expecting it because I've read the comments. Still laughed.

    • @joer7888
      @joer7888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      I was just about to make the same comment 😂 perfectly timed made me laugh

    • @vinstinct
      @vinstinct 3 ปีที่แล้ว +130

      @@inkasaraswati7625 I was confused by this, but I have TH-cam premium. I thought there was some sort of in video ad that I missed.

    • @Codebreakerblue
      @Codebreakerblue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I'm so glad I'm not the only one XD
      This is peak comedy folks
      We've done it

    • @shadowfaxdog9733
      @shadowfaxdog9733 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Ha I didn’t get it
      But I don’t have premium or red or anything so why not
      🤔
      Could it have to do with being on mobile maybe there’s less adds or something

  • @van-hieuvo8208
    @van-hieuvo8208 2 ปีที่แล้ว +543

    I've always respected Tom for including subtitles. I'm not hearing-impaired, but there are occasions where I can't watch with sound on, and Tom's reliability is very much appreciated.

    • @Taalul
      @Taalul 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      I love the hot sauce video subtitles, he even said “subtitles team you can go all out, normally you over-describe things but now you can do that as much as you want” (that’s definitely not a direct point but conveys the same meaning)

  • @RamonaTheBoner
    @RamonaTheBoner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5712

    "Oh look at me, I have a Lamborghini
    BUY SOME DAMN SUBTITLES"
    Jeremy Clarkson: time for a break
    TH-cam: AD PLAYS
    Tom Scott 2020

    • @LaughingOrange
      @LaughingOrange 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      The algorithm knows the meaning of those words.

    • @tonylock7657
      @tonylock7657 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Looks like the only one who was going to say exactly that!

    • @humanperson2375
      @humanperson2375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@LaughingOrange you can choose where to put ads

    • @AnEmu404
      @AnEmu404 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      It’s because Tom put the ad there 😂 TH-camrs can choose when their ads are, it’s the lil yellow thing for anyone who didn’t know.

    • @106640guy
      @106640guy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      me: laughs in AdBlock

  • @sameermohideen4913
    @sameermohideen4913 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3469

    “Oh look at me, I bought a lamborghini”
    “BUY SOME DAMN SUBTITLES”
    ~Tom, 2020

    • @zerg230
      @zerg230 3 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      Someone could include that in a new Tom Scott out of context video

    • @xenon3148
      @xenon3148 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Legit made me chuckle

    • @TheMrRuttazzo
      @TheMrRuttazzo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That cracked me up way more than it has any right to. xD

    • @GoldenThunderYT
      @GoldenThunderYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      E

    • @thessalonikiosmusv
      @thessalonikiosmusv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@zerg230 anyone who do Tom Scott out of context should do subtitle too.

  • @victorycry8849
    @victorycry8849 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2749

    Tom: "This should apply to TH-cam as well."
    TH-cam: *Removes community captioning.*

    • @Rosebrickwork
      @Rosebrickwork 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      WHAT?!

    • @bazza_oz
      @bazza_oz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +212

      Please don't forget, TH-cam Censor swear words on auto captioned videos.

    • @bullracing1
      @bullracing1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@Rosebrickwork This is true.

    • @Palmtop_User
      @Palmtop_User 3 ปีที่แล้ว +252

      @@Rosebrickwork youtube used to have community subtitles, if a youtube video didnt have subtitles or was in a different language a user could fill out subtitles on the video. They no longer have this feature

    • @bossyman15
      @bossyman15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +173

      @@bazza_oz This! I find that very insulting to us Deaf people.

  • @superhappypenguin05
    @superhappypenguin05 ปีที่แล้ว +480

    THANK YOU!!! As someone who watches subtitles because they don’t have headphones, I am so happy with channels who use actual subtitles and not just the “auto generated” ones that never quite say what they are supposed to.

    • @charliedobbie8916
      @charliedobbie8916 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      "...ones that never quite say what they are supine toad."

    • @Someone-sc2hk
      @Someone-sc2hk ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I mean, does your monitor have speakers?

    • @DarkStarCoreX
      @DarkStarCoreX ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Someone-sc2hk Most modern ones usually don't since headphones or external speakers are the norm now.

    • @Patrick-Phelan
      @Patrick-Phelan ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@charliedobbie8916 Those would be the otter Jenny raided subtitles, I suspect.

    • @weRbananas
      @weRbananas ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Someone-sc2hk if you’re trying to quietly watch something, say in a public space like a bus

  • @unofedeo
    @unofedeo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2212

    I love the sudden cut to
    “Ooh look at me I bought a Lamborghini - Buy Some Damn Subtitles!”

    • @danatronics9039
      @danatronics9039 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Best Tom Scott line, possibly ever

    • @zapfanzapfan
      @zapfanzapfan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Slagging off some car youtubers there I feel... :-)

    • @westcheap
      @westcheap 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Also-

    • @startrick7390
      @startrick7390 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I love Tom so much 😂

    • @rajdeepdas272
      @rajdeepdas272 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I won't ever understand those teens bragging about thier moms new car on yt. And why they are so popular that in few days the said teen might buy one for himself and make another brag vid about it

  • @FireCraftEntertainment
    @FireCraftEntertainment 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1192

    7:45 " And the host says: *Time for a break* "
    (TH-cam Ad Starts)
    Tom proved his point breaking the 3.5th Wall

    • @sparky4878
      @sparky4878 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Very clever of him.

    • @Goldv0
      @Goldv0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That is amazing

    • @DerVolman
      @DerVolman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Jokes on you I didnt get ads

    • @isaamthalhath4359
      @isaamthalhath4359 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      adblock go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

    • @funnyfisher7
      @funnyfisher7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ha ha! I noticed the same thing! XD Good job Tom Scott! 👍

  • @TotallyNotCalledEvan
    @TotallyNotCalledEvan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +742

    "You are not allowed to disrupt a show with an ad."
    "Oh no"
    [Ad break]
    "Anyway"

    • @NetheriteMiner
      @NetheriteMiner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      genuinely funny. nice.

    • @ryan_custard13
      @ryan_custard13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      "Is it the Dacia Sandero?"

    • @lyrimetacurl0
      @lyrimetacurl0 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wait. That's illegal.

  • @imdoneplus
    @imdoneplus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +971

    As a person with a disabled partner it’s of paramount importance that subtitles are available. If you had trouble understanding people’s verbal speaking you wouldn’t be able to enjoy telly without subtitles and it’s important to remember that.

    • @letsmakeit110
      @letsmakeit110 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Anonymous because people with this opinion are homosexuals.

    • @karlovisttimes8271
      @karlovisttimes8271 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@letsmakeit110oh my jode?!?! gays!?!??! craaaaaaaazy

    • @letsmakeit110
      @letsmakeit110 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@karlovisttimes8271 here's a homie with an extra chromie. you must be that guy's "partner"

    • @karlovisttimes8271
      @karlovisttimes8271 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@letsmakeit110 lmfaoooooo

    • @lilaclizard4504
      @lilaclizard4504 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Anonymous cause wives get offended when their husband accidentally refers to them as their fiance after the wedding, so "partner" avoids the problem :)

  • @fredhasopinions
    @fredhasopinions 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1181

    "Ohh, look at me, I've bought a lamborghini! - BUY SOME DAMN SUBTITLES!"
    Tom Scott is becoming more iconic by the minute

    • @rrp6405
      @rrp6405 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      i hope the rant gets published as a extra

    • @Insomninaut
      @Insomninaut 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@rrp6405 same, I enjoy those rants alot

    • @Hollyweed1
      @Hollyweed1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      by 12 minutes

    • @buksi6342
      @buksi6342 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      GET SOME GOD DAMN:
      subtitles

    • @kwibloupthesomething
      @kwibloupthesomething 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@buksi6342 for those who bought the earplugs, but can't get them out

  • @Kaskobi
    @Kaskobi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7363

    Placing a mid-roll ad at 7:48 was utter genius, Tom.

    • @DrAgoti-jk2ff
      @DrAgoti-jk2ff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Yes, it really was genious.

    • @Koriyama
      @Koriyama 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Came to make this comment. Thumbs up!

    • @999goat
      @999goat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes

    • @LewisSkinner
      @LewisSkinner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +121

      I didn't get one! 😭😭😭

    • @tfr
      @tfr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I am egg

  • @ADCArtAttack
    @ADCArtAttack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14909

    That use of an ad break, I just had to watch the full ad out of respect.... That was smooth

    • @pokingrandomthings7393
      @pokingrandomthings7393 3 ปีที่แล้ว +134

      Thanks for spoiling it, really

    • @AceStrife
      @AceStrife 3 ปีที่แล้ว +852

      @@pokingrandomthings7393 Watch the video before reading comments?

    • @MaartenvanHeek
      @MaartenvanHeek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +130

      I was like, why can't I go back? Oh it's a real ad...

    • @netsong2239
      @netsong2239 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      Me too. Because it was unskippable and 13 seconds long.

    • @aturchomicz821
      @aturchomicz821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      Imagine getting Ads in 2020 lmao

  • @anthonygillette
    @anthonygillette 3 ปีที่แล้ว +410

    As someone who isn’t actually deaf, I have a hard time hearing and understanding voices. Even in real life it can be hard, so subtitles are a big deal. User created subtitles being removed from TH-cam has made life hard

    • @maxkorner1123
      @maxkorner1123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      TH-cam spams me with subtitles on almost every youtube video. Its a feature i cant turn off on the ios app. I didnt know people had the opposite problem

    • @nralbers
      @nralbers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Accessibility adjustments are for everyone who needs them. Subtitles are so damned necessary for so many different people, that mandating them almost everywhere just makes sense. :-)

    • @maxkorner1123
      @maxkorner1123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@nralbers i get your point, but i should be able to disable them and not them forcing themselves on myself

    • @nralbers
      @nralbers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@maxkorner1123 Well obviously they should be a choice! But they should be available for those who want them.

    • @nralbers
      @nralbers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      And frankly, that's just bad app design.

  • @draklia
    @draklia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2291

    As someone just as passionate about subtitles, I really want to hear Tom's subtitle rant

    • @pinkmandymoo
      @pinkmandymoo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      You can put automatically created subtitles on, they could be better though!

    • @-M0LE
      @-M0LE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Yes I find a lot of subtitles miss out or replace entire sentences

    • @endmysuffering7903
      @endmysuffering7903 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      it genuinely angers me when someone bothered to put subs but they're wrong
      they're like, "hey I wanna add captions to my video" then turn around and write... well now I'm so worked up about it I can't even remember what I was gonna say
      oh well
      anyway
      it's like malicious compliance without the compliance! It's obvious what they're saying so type it out correctly, jeez
      end of crappy, badly worded rant

    • @Cdog-vl3gk
      @Cdog-vl3gk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I agree with the rant like. Please your THIS big and don't have proper subtitles? H e h?

    • @JxsonKing
      @JxsonKing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@endmysuffering7903 sh- like that is why community contributions got removed 😡

  • @MasqueradeCrew
    @MasqueradeCrew 3 ปีที่แล้ว +968

    This explains why British shows are longer than US shows. There are literally fewer commercials.

    • @aturchomicz821
      @aturchomicz821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @John Reynolds based

    • @SamC-fd4sj
      @SamC-fd4sj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      When we have American shows on British television we either get a slightly longer version that is shown in the US or they end up only taking up a 25 minute slot instead of a 30 minute slot.

    • @Blitterbug
      @Blitterbug 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      'sgood, isn't it?

    • @joegillian314
      @joegillian314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      They would have to be a minimum of 48 minutes, which I think is around 5 minutes longer than most programs in the United States meant to fill a 60 minute slot.

    • @SupaDanteX
      @SupaDanteX 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@joegillian314 yup

  • @OmqSparklez
    @OmqSparklez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5386

    I’m sure this comment has been posted but can I say, as a Deaf viewer... thank you for the captioning rant and resources. Yours is one of few channels I can consistently watch without the exhaustion of trying to parse autocaptions and fill in blanks of what I can and cannot hear/process. Accessibility is a responsibility !! It’s obligatory!! And your efforts are so appreciated and worthwhile.

    • @absent612
      @absent612 3 ปีที่แล้ว +376

      another reason why youtube removing community captions is stupid

    • @hoddtoward5220
      @hoddtoward5220 3 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      @@absent612 I've actually seen a fan made subtitle that was so horrible it would've been more beneficial if it didn't exist. I'm of course talking about the english sub for "The Egg" by kurzgesagt

    • @asmallyoutube
      @asmallyoutube 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Big Balls TH-camr Advice: Bought a Lamborghini? Buy some damn subtitles!

    • @gliple
      @gliple 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@hoddtoward5220 What was the sub?

    • @Tommo.
      @Tommo. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      YOOO DID YOU HEAR THAT TH-cam REMOVING COMMUNITY CAPTIONS

  • @SingingWithMyself-Frozen
    @SingingWithMyself-Frozen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +197

    I remember watching American shows on British TV (usually kids shows but not always) and noticing moments when characters would repeat something they'd just said, or there would be a weird transition in the middle of a scene. I now realise that these were where the extra ad breaks you're allowed in the US would go.

    • @werbizzy
      @werbizzy ปีที่แล้ว +22

      i remember Cartoon Network at one point squeezing the credits into a small box on the side, then they showed the proceeded network's schedule.

  • @ESB2109
    @ESB2109 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1237

    Clarkson: “Time for a Break”
    Me: -gets ads-
    My god, Tom, what a genius move.

    • @AhmedIbru
      @AhmedIbru 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Is it demonetized i didn't get any ads

    • @baconwizard
      @baconwizard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@AhmedIbru you’ve probably got Adblock on, I don’t know I time where Tom Scott’s videos have ever been demonetised

    • @courtney-ray
      @courtney-ray 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@baconwizard i don’t have a blocker. I didn’t get ads either. Also I saw/heard no one say “time for a break”

    • @77skull
      @77skull 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@courtney-ray the you didn’t watch it all?

    • @nottsoserious
      @nottsoserious 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@courtney-ray it's right towards the end, about 1 minute before the video ends

  • @austin5060
    @austin5060 3 ปีที่แล้ว +766

    “Time for a break”
    *Ad plays*
    Damn you Tom!

    • @mrkeefor
      @mrkeefor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I saw no adverts in this video at all and no I'm not using any blockers I'm on my phone

    • @mrtalos
      @mrtalos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Did it for me too

    • @Dalenthas
      @Dalenthas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I was cackling.

    • @austin5060
      @austin5060 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mrkeefor the very end at the Who Wants to be a Millionaire clip.

    • @commenturthegreat2915
      @commenturthegreat2915 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me who uses adblock: I don't have such weakness

  • @ItsMeVltimate
    @ItsMeVltimate 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3551

    British Television: 12 minutes of ads per hour max.
    American Television: 1 hour of ads per 12 minutes min.

    • @JustJaidenism
      @JustJaidenism 3 ปีที่แล้ว +110

      PBS: *Laughs In No Commercials*

    • @Kendricklamarglazer17
      @Kendricklamarglazer17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      Laughs in TV dying

    • @rayjaygee
      @rayjaygee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +223

      This was the 1 of the biggest culture shocks for me while in the U.S. my god, the ads...the constant, *constant* ad breaks. It's akin to Chinese water torture, aaaaagh!

    • @eroth1008
      @eroth1008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      per 12 minutes max*

    • @Kendricklamarglazer17
      @Kendricklamarglazer17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@eroth1008 joke

  • @itsthemaggieshow
    @itsthemaggieshow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +299

    Can we just appreciate that Tom got and read a whole hypnosis textbook just to make one small point? I mean, that’s dedication.

    • @rhodes_the_kitty
      @rhodes_the_kitty 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      IKR I am really into hypnosis and it was crazy hearing him talk about it

    • @beeble2003
      @beeble2003 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      "Got" probably means "read at a library"; "read a whole hypnosis textbook" probably means "looked in the index or table of contents for the part that he wanted."

  • @Steampunk_Wizard
    @Steampunk_Wizard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    12 minutes per hour??
    In the US, we are lucky to get 12 minutes of show in our hour of advertising.

    • @AshyRose1
      @AshyRose1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The trruuttthhh!!!!!

    • @shritan0
      @shritan0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      so true haha

    • @chocolatereigns
      @chocolatereigns 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I was going to say the same thing. Most "1 hour" dramas are 42 minutes on streaming, so that'd mean we have about 18 minutes of ads per hour of regular TV. I'm sure big events are more like 20-23 minutes per hour. Makes me laugh because I haven't watched anything other than streaming in 5 years.

    • @connomar55
      @connomar55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If Morning TV on CBS in particular, were a game of Russian Roulette, there would be no viewers left. Provided I don't check the clock to see if it is 7:00AM or soon after, I always hit commercials, rather than program.

    • @rubixtheslime
      @rubixtheslime 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      And then all the ads are for drugs because that's legal in the US. Kinda a slap in the face when you consider the lack of healthcare. Go USA!...

  • @HugoStuff
    @HugoStuff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5833

    I want the raw footage of Tom’s rant.

  • @veroxid
    @veroxid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1692

    British TV:
    Only allowed 12 minutes per hour for commercials.
    American TV:
    "And now it's time for a break from our regularly scheduled commercial for a quick bit of a show."

    • @tcbobb1613
      @tcbobb1613 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Back in 1 minutes!!!

    • @Pandamasque
      @Pandamasque 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      And then the actual content is full of sponsorships and product placement.

    • @chayew4660
      @chayew4660 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      TH-cam:
      Every three minuted of watched content makes you look at 10 seconds of adds :D

    • @maunster3414
      @maunster3414 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Then there are those blasted constant advert in the corner or bottom of the program that is currently in progress.

    • @catchy9665
      @catchy9665 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      In my country commercials almost took 15-20 minutes bruh

  • @mobimaks
    @mobimaks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +566

    Subtitles are also useful for non-native speakers of your language, whose listening comprehension isn't on that level yet. That how you can expand your auditory for new people who are also interested in your channel. If you translate your subtitles - it's even better.
    Source: I was one of them for English videos, and right now I am using subtitles for the Spanish ones

    • @leea8706
      @leea8706 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      You definitely need them for Spanish, I have decent reading comprehension of Spanish, but they speak so bloody fast I may as well know zero Spanish. I believe it’s the second fastest spoken language which makes sense.

    • @arghyam6
      @arghyam6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I use English subtitles on some videos. I am not a native English speaker that understands different accents really quickly, so reading the subtitles along helps.

    • @Leblribrbrrq
      @Leblribrbrrq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I'm surprised Tom didn't mention this himself. Especially on this platform with its world-wide reach. You really do widen your audience. Depending on the dialect and speed (information density), a subtitle really helps. For everything else, I'm lazy and still turn them on.

    • @misumi6312
      @misumi6312 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I believe it's good for the same reason for children's television

    • @jaywincer7029
      @jaywincer7029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And for noisy environments, or situations you need to be quiet.

  • @furyofathousanddoggos3703
    @furyofathousanddoggos3703 3 ปีที่แล้ว +619

    I'd really like to watch Tom's full subtitle rant. Actually, whenever Tom goes on rants, can they have their own seperate videos ? That'd be delightful.

  • @TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs
    @TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2230

    6:25 when visiting the USA, it was almost a cultural shock to see Ad breaks that we almost longer than the show segments. Also Ad pop ups in the show. I don’t see pop up like that in the Uk.

    • @randomuser5443
      @randomuser5443 3 ปีที่แล้ว +202

      Children shows make it to where all American children hate marketers

    • @imabot4815
      @imabot4815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ya

    • @larryschrag6306
      @larryschrag6306 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Didn’t expect to see you here

    • @kuartz.
      @kuartz. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Why is iron here!? I’ve been watching you a bunch, got this video, went to the comments and you were here!? I feel like you are following me...

    • @joshbrown5644
      @joshbrown5644 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      would you do a red shirt decal for a churchill or something? britans answer to a life of boris decal on a tank

  • @hernanpk7429
    @hernanpk7429 3 ปีที่แล้ว +213

    Im not a native english speaker, and I'm always thankful for those who puts subtitles in their videos, because it's so much easier to understand what they are saying, since most of the time I can't clearly figure out what's the idea because of the accent, slangs, etc. So again, thank you very much for doing and promote it. This channel fascinates me

    • @Thurzin_hz
      @Thurzin_hz ปีที่แล้ว

      Too..

    • @El_Sueno591
      @El_Sueno591 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      writes the best sentence in english and says sorry for bad england.... youre all the same and thinkyou foreigners are bots

  • @stevejacks8389
    @stevejacks8389 3 ปีที่แล้ว +611

    Ring, ring. "Hello?" "Hello, I'd like to buy some damn subtitles."

    • @wolfcafe3745
      @wolfcafe3745 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      What kind, sir? We have proper grammar subtitles or you can try our minimalist 'enough to get the point across' subtitle package.

    • @roguishpaladin
      @roguishpaladin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@wolfcafe3745 I was actually wondering - can I get those in Swedish? I have lots of moose involved in my production.

    • @justleaveitalone
      @justleaveitalone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@roguishpaladin Tyvärr kan vi bara erbjuda svenska undertexter med Google Translate. Är det okej?

    • @jsmaps
      @jsmaps 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well, you've come to the right place!
      - Jacob @ Caption+

    • @MercenaryPen
      @MercenaryPen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      welcome to Lucifer and Associates Subtitling, Damned Subtitles our speciality

  • @PraxZimmerman
    @PraxZimmerman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +236

    "Why the heck has the complaint line been ringing off the hook??"
    ...
    "It's Tom again, isn't it?"

  • @RickyRatte
    @RickyRatte 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1702

    Tom Scott: Every TH-cam Video should have subtitles!
    TH-cam: removes the option of using user generated subtitles

    • @xHadesStamps
      @xHadesStamps 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Well, you now need to do it yourself, which unfortunately sucks, but it's still an option.

    • @timothymclean
      @timothymclean 3 ปีที่แล้ว +266

      @@xHadesStamps It's a change which makes accessibility less accessible for channels which rely on fans for some or all of their subtitles. In particular, translations are almost always the work of bilingual fans with spare time and a desire to share the things they love.

    • @SZebS
      @SZebS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      @@timothymclean fr i have a lot of videos i want to translate but i can't because youtube wanted some extra money off of the backs of HoH and monolingual folks

    • @Elec-citrus
      @Elec-citrus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Well, thats sucks. Now I can't watch a new alan becker videos with a fan generated subtitle.

    • @PouLS
      @PouLS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      retarted idea, like all TH-cam's ideas

  • @Mega-Brick
    @Mega-Brick ปีที่แล้ว +73

    On the topic of ads in the US, even little kids' shows are prone to it. One time, it played the credits of the end of an episode, then cut to commercial. Then it came back from commercial to play the intro theme of the next episode, and then went back to commercial.

  • @CletusTheFetusDeletus
    @CletusTheFetusDeletus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    I can't stop replaying "Ohhh look at meee I bought a Lamborghini... BUY SOME DAMN SUBTITLES!" Also, I will try to take this advice

    • @aturchomicz821
      @aturchomicz821 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Anti Capitalist Tom? WTF THATS SO BASED!?!??!🥵🥵

  • @WakaDood
    @WakaDood 3 ปีที่แล้ว +482

    "Oh look at me I bought a lamborghini, BUY SOME SUBTITLES!"

    • @endermoosh
      @endermoosh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I CACKLED

  • @thewanderinggamer1369
    @thewanderinggamer1369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +425

    'I could do a whole video on advertising, I still intend to.'
    Tom.
    PLEASE do.
    This is genuinely interesting.

  • @figmentisms
    @figmentisms 3 ปีที่แล้ว +397

    the subtitles thing is so important to me. I'm neurodivergent, and a side effect of that is my Audio Processing Disorder, which makes it hard for my brain to process sounds and speech as its happening, especially when there are other noises in the background. The subtitles give me something to latch onto so i can understand and follow a video better!
    Tom's channel has always been one of my favorites, not just because of its content, but also because I can consistently understand and absorb what is happening BECAUSE of the subtitles. Every single video!

    • @Dungeonfreak
      @Dungeonfreak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I can’t watch without subtitles either for the same reason (technically I can I just miss half of what’s said and don’t understand it)

    • @jeremykriska2822
      @jeremykriska2822 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      exactly the same for me

    • @Diamondphobe
      @Diamondphobe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This. Sometimes I just need silence. So subtitles are great.

  • @TheGreaterDane
    @TheGreaterDane 3 ปีที่แล้ว +956

    I actually laughed out loud at
    "ohhhh look at me, I bought a Lamborghuni-BUY SOME DAMN SUBTITLES"

  • @thelakeman2538
    @thelakeman2538 3 ปีที่แล้ว +666

    I like how TH-cam actively made accessibility harder by killing off community contributed subtitles because of shitty reasons.

    • @Xandros999
      @Xandros999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Wait, when did that happen?

    • @augfairweather4530
      @augfairweather4530 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@Xandros999 last month :(

    • @perom551
      @perom551 3 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      @Pham Hoang Gia Bao But that's relatively rare when compared to actual contributions (judging from my experience with subtitles), and all channel owners can remove inappropriate contributed subtitles. Getting completely rid of something so useful to so many people because of something that could be avoided isn't worth it, imo.

    • @cassia-in-vancouver
      @cassia-in-vancouver 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +

    • @JohnSmith-kb4re
      @JohnSmith-kb4re 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @Pham Hoang Gia Bao hell, by that logic, close off all schools because school shootings happen.

  • @sarahp6512
    @sarahp6512 3 ปีที่แล้ว +310

    I wish subtitles were more common on TH-cam. I'm not deaf or hoh, but I have some language processing difficulties and being able to read the words while someone is talking makes it much easier to understand. I love it when a creator subtitles the videos themselves (or in the good old days when viewers could do it) and inserts little easter eggs and snarky comments, so that the subtitles add to the experience rather than being an afterthought. It pisses me off when people just don't bother, because there's literally no reason not to include them, and there's a ton of people who rely heavily on them, so if you don't subtitle your videos they just can't watch them. It's also super irritating when someone puts text in the video that gets covered up by the subtitles so that I have to pause and turn subtitles off to read it. I know it's a minor thing but it's a pet peeve of mine, especially when it happens so often that I end up just turning the subtitles off.

    • @maythesciencebewithyou
      @maythesciencebewithyou 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      And some people mumble alot or swallow a word once in a while, so that it becomes unintelligible. Hollywood movies do that alot. Especially Afro-Americans movies are often very hard to understand. Additionally, the music and sound effects of US shows are far too loud and the people too quiet.

    • @ktcd1172
      @ktcd1172 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      The creator for for the channel "Primitive Technology", actual name of the channel, uses the Closed Caption option to place detailed explanations of what is happening on screen as there is no spoken dialog on the channel. You either read the description, figure out the action based on what you see and your prior knowledge, or you turn on CC to get an in depth understanding of the actions. Your choice of how you do things. If you have an interest is doing things the very, very old ways then you will probably find this worth your while. Who knows it may even inspire you to create your own stone axe and build yourself an clay tiled wattle and daub cabin in a rainy forest somewhere. Not sure that his area of Australia qualifies as a true rainforest.

    • @r21167
      @r21167 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Yes!! I'm so happy to see him rant about closed captions haha, people really should add them!!
      TH-cam removing community captions is garbage, why did they even do that?

    • @sohopedeco
      @sohopedeco 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      what does hoh mean?

    • @skloox
      @skloox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@sohopedeco I think it might stand for hard of hearing

  • @areadhead
    @areadhead 3 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    I experienced Ghostwatch when I was 15 years old, in the house alone. I did not see the announcement at the start and I can testify as to why that rule is helpful. I was really affected briefly on the night - totally freaked out. It was a great program and I had it on VHS and DVD and I am even glad I had the experience in retrospect because it was one of those things you get excited to say you were there. But I realise it probably affected some people really badly. I'm sure I wasn't happy at the time

    • @AnthonyCook78
      @AnthonyCook78 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I watched Ghostwatch when I was 13 and I have never been so scared in my life. I never actually got to see the end because it ran over my bedtime. I lay in bed shivering for ages trying to think of something else.

    • @dshe8637
      @dshe8637 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Some people might have been more seriously affected, unfortunately

    • @simonsimon325
      @simonsimon325 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hardly anyone saw the continuity announcement as the show started at the odd time of 9:25. The BBC totally set out to hoax people no matter what they said after. If it was meant to be seen as a drama why did they have all the presenters played by known TV personalities playing themselves. Hoax all the way.

    • @charliedobbie8916
      @charliedobbie8916 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I watched it while home alone, and wasn't yet old enough to apply a reasonable judgement about what I was seeing. I still get nervous turning off the light when leaving a cellar.

    • @beeble2003
      @beeble2003 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@dshe8637 Seems to have caused at least one suicide and at least two cases of short-term PTSD diagnosed in children who'd been watching.

  • @Laittth
    @Laittth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1142

    COME ON reading Tom's subtitle rant isn't the same as seeing and hearing it! Upload an uncut version as unlisted and put the link in the description!

    • @Altoclarinets
      @Altoclarinets 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      SECONDED

    • @bartholomewdan
      @bartholomewdan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      PLEASE Tom. PLEASE.

    • @cheesi
      @cheesi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      RELEASE THE SUBTITLE CUT

    • @koobyn
      @koobyn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      OH MY GOD PLEASE

    • @lyrqk5829
      @lyrqk5829 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      (banging on table) SUBTITLE RANT! SUBTITLE RANT!

  • @twandepan
    @twandepan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +201

    Imagine walking through the park and see someone shouting “Oh look I have a Lamborghini! BUY SOME DAMN SUBTITLES!” at a camera

  • @fieldmarshal7298
    @fieldmarshal7298 3 ปีที่แล้ว +327

    Me getting ready to sue "Who wants to be a millionaire" so I can become one without answering any questions.

    • @cameron7374
      @cameron7374 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      What if the judge asks you a question during the trial?

    • @kevreeduk222
      @kevreeduk222 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@cameron7374 Then you call for a commercial break (aka recess / adjournment) :)

    • @drabberfrog
      @drabberfrog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The problem is all your winnings will be spent on legal fees.

    • @cameron7374
      @cameron7374 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kevreeduk222 Exactly.

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The court case is presented in the format of the show.

  • @UncleTogie
    @UncleTogie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    As a deaf guy, THANK you for the subtitle rant! I just want to watch what everyone else is...

  • @PiersKittel
    @PiersKittel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +526

    As a profoundly deaf person who relies 100% on subtitles - THANK YOU!
    Also THANK YOU SO MUCH for being awesome enough to add in proper subtitles in all your videos before release! You cannot understand how much I appreciate it!
    Yes, most videos have auto-subtitles which isn't too bad but still low quality. Some videos disable auto subtitles though, I don't understand why...

    • @Ink_25
      @Ink_25 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Any automatically subtitled video that does not have near talk show-levels of audio quality and clear, uninterrupted speech has rubbish subtitles in my experience.
      Especially in other languages than English :-/

    • @inkasaraswati7625
      @inkasaraswati7625 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Do you find newly added videos tend to not have automated CC, and it's something that's added later even though it is automated? I suspect that's the case, although I don't really understand why that's the case. I never really confirmed it though.
      Disclaimer, I'm not hard of hearing, I just use subtitles for convenience. It must be frustrating if you can't watch something you want.

    • @olipolygon
      @olipolygon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      as someone with ADD, i also rely on subtitles a lot and agree heavily with Tom. you arent alone!!!!!

    • @corywalters9072
      @corywalters9072 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ayyy a fellow deaf person can ppl please do subtitles

    • @christopherneelyakagoattmo6078
      @christopherneelyakagoattmo6078 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I don't have hearing issues but I have some auditory processing issues since having a stroke. It is a very odd thing. I'm not even sure how to begin describing the phenomenon. I am hearing sound. But sometimes, it is not being translated in my brain as language, per se: it may only register as rhythmic sound.
      A song being tweeted by a particularly talented bird. Pleasant,
      thoughtful; but not entirely discernable as speech.
      Captions help immensely. Somehow, the visual cues can reestablish the thread of sound - to- language processing within my mind and I can connect the processing again as before.

  • @Zander10102
    @Zander10102 3 ปีที่แล้ว +208

    "When a media has that much power it gets regulated."
    ...in Britain.

    • @umartdagnir
      @umartdagnir 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      In America, it chooses who gets to be the President!

    • @IkeOkerekeNews
      @IkeOkerekeNews 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@umartdagnir
      No it doesn't.

    • @catarinamelchiorgomes8750
      @catarinamelchiorgomes8750 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@IkeOkerekeNews officially? No. Popularly? Yes.

    • @IkeOkerekeNews
      @IkeOkerekeNews 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@catarinamelchiorgomes8750
      In anyway it is no

    • @catarinamelchiorgomes8750
      @catarinamelchiorgomes8750 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@IkeOkerekeNews don't you know truth doesn't matter for you neurotypicals?

  • @m0al0com
    @m0al0com 3 ปีที่แล้ว +624

    Hey Tom. Deaf bloke here. Just wanted to say thanks for fighting the good fight for captions. I love that, no matter how soon I view one of your videos after it goes up, I can view it with captions.
    You know, though, I just don't get why everybody doesn't do captions by default. (Don't get me started on the number of TH-cam purchases I've had to return for lack of CCs, and of course there doesn't seem to be a way to check prior to purchase...)
    Something like 3% of the population needs CCs to really engage with media - if I worked for a media company and I went to my boss saying that I could get 3% extra revenue for bugger-all spend, you'd think they'd take notice, wouldn't you.

    • @junan6183
      @junan6183 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +++

    • @highpath4776
      @highpath4776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      It should be easy if working from the script, it is more difficult for current affairs real time events

    • @TheAnikazone
      @TheAnikazone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don’t know why when I read that I read it in a slightly louder inner voice.

    • @cyberash3000
      @cyberash3000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i have 2 members of my family deaf, and 1 member of my family is blind

    • @cyberash3000
      @cyberash3000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      but i agree there should be captions on EVERTY video for the deeaf, in blackpool we used to have deaf weekend, i dont know if we still do but they turned the musics base and especially for the deaf community

  • @GrandSupremeDaddyo
    @GrandSupremeDaddyo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I guess they have successfully argued that the suspense before revealing if an answer is correct is part of the flow of the show and is not interrupted but even enhanced by the ad break.

  • @Huvada
    @Huvada 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1220

    As a Dutchy, it's astounding to me how many ad breaks there are in the US. I used to watch a lot of discovery channel, which airs a lot of shows from the US. Every fifteen minutes there would be a clear slot in the program to allow for a cut to ads, but in the Netherlands they skip over most of them.

    • @omikronweapon
      @omikronweapon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      I haven't watched TV in YEARS, but as a kid I was always confused at the end of shows like Roseanne airing in the Netherlands, when there's some voice over going "we'll be right back after THIS" and they'd only cut away for a single frame. And later when realising that was a removed ad break, that the show only continued to deliver a final punchline...

    • @katierasburn9571
      @katierasburn9571 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      same in the uk

    • @Malkmusianful
      @Malkmusianful 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      no wonder why American TV all resembles the Gift Shop Sketch

    • @Gary_Harlow
      @Gary_Harlow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      same in sweden, and i noticed that the shows migth be 40, 45 or 50 minutes long instead of one hour because a lot of advertising was cut

    • @doc-holliday-
      @doc-holliday- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      15 minutes? Lmao Guess again. More like 5. The clear ad breaks aint the only time they go to commercials.

  • @talis4646
    @talis4646 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2015

    "Five Things You Can't Do On British Television"
    >Me, an Italian who's never going to be on any British TV Channel
    *Interesting*

    • @lockstocknl
      @lockstocknl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Never say never buddy

    • @xFedoh
      @xFedoh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      In Italia ci sono 12 minuti di programma su un'ora di pubblicità

    • @joe_ita
      @joe_ita 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      qua abbiamo avuto iva zanicchi "ipnotizzata" che caga in diretta, direi che questo video per noi è inutile sin dal primo punto hahaha

    • @thewanderinggamer1369
      @thewanderinggamer1369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lockstocknl Shut up Justin Careerover

    • @therealbeanbot
      @therealbeanbot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same, although I’m a preteen American.

  • @jack0slack
    @jack0slack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2300

    ... I’ve never felt so left out by having TH-cam Red.

    • @yousorooo
      @yousorooo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      That ad break was so clever that I just had to watch the whole ad.

    • @pyrioncelendil
      @pyrioncelendil 3 ปีที่แล้ว +162

      I've never felt so left out by having uBlock Origin.

    • @notrandomtypek
      @notrandomtypek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      I've never felt so left out by having TH-cam Vanced

    • @VoidLantadd
      @VoidLantadd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +140

      I've never felt so left out for... I have no idea, the ad just didn't play.

    • @pluto3194
      @pluto3194 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I've never felt so left out for TH-cam being broken and not playing me an ad

  • @youraveragefan6953
    @youraveragefan6953 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    That’s why I enjoy watching Markiplier’s videos so much, I have some ear problems that cause me to have trouble hearing so it’s always great when you see a TH-camr that has subtitles on their videos.

    • @caspergotlost
      @caspergotlost ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dan and Phil's too! I can hear fine, but have auditory processing issues, so I use captions as often as possible. Dan and Phil's are community made, so they sometimes contain hilarious notes from the captioner.

  • @laplongejunior
    @laplongejunior 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3505

    "subtitles! They're helpful for folks without headphones, or in loud environments, or who can't hear well, or who just like subtitles."
    There are also non-native English speakers like me, who technically *could* understand, but for which it's way easier to translate the subtitles.
    (By the way, thank you for your amazing videos)

    • @rhyhood9328
      @rhyhood9328 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Ew you're learning to speak english like a brit
      Jk good for you for learning a language even if it is from the inferior island

    • @BOOFY8691
      @BOOFY8691 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      @@rhyhood9328 uhhhh

    • @oibruv3889
      @oibruv3889 3 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      @@rhyhood9328 I.... You realise we....... We.... Invented the language right

    • @aminity548
      @aminity548 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@oibruv3889 and we made it better!

    • @ElliLavender
      @ElliLavender 3 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      Exactly! Especially if a video is about more complicated stuff or a person in it is speaking really fast or with an heavy accent, I'm thankful for subtitles.

  • @caseyhamm8822
    @caseyhamm8822 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7940

    ‘oH lOoK aT mE i BoUgHt A lAmBoRgHiNi,’ BUY SOME DAMN SUBTITLES! also-

    • @chr13
      @chr13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +231

      I wonder what the "also" is.

    • @ghastiafy67
      @ghastiafy67 3 ปีที่แล้ว +280

      Christopher Scheler BUY SOME MORE DAMN SUBTITLES

    • @TheSimmr001
      @TheSimmr001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +156

      @@chr13 also BUY SOME AUDIO DESCRIPTION

    • @Worldsbiggestwinner
      @Worldsbiggestwinner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    • @whyiwakeup6460
      @whyiwakeup6460 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @EvilGelatine03 the fiendish boy that provides factual ideas

  • @rootb77
    @rootb77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    As someone who relies on subtitles (I have auditory processing disorder) I cannot tell you how much it means to me to see you passionate about subtitles. Thank you so much for making your content accessible, you're one of the few channels who do subtitle every video, and it makes a huge difference :)

    • @solicoli
      @solicoli 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      same.

    • @liniasuma9434
      @liniasuma9434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    • @MartinWastlund
      @MartinWastlund 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I didn't know this was a thing! Thank you for sharing this knowledge!

    • @junan6183
      @junan6183 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +++

    • @abyssstrider2547
      @abyssstrider2547 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So you can hear everything but you can't understand it?

  • @Satori91387
    @Satori91387 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Thank you so much for being vocal about accessibility. I'm visually impaired, so subtitles don't directly help me, but I will always make noise for folks with disabilities, and it's really heartwarming when someone does so from on stage.

  • @Skorpeonismyrealname
    @Skorpeonismyrealname 3 ปีที่แล้ว +702

    "No more than 12 minutes of ads per hour of programme."
    Mind telling that to most cable TV channels here in America? Where you pay $60+ to get 30 minutes of ads per hour of program?

    • @melodiclogic9904
      @melodiclogic9904 3 ปีที่แล้ว +118

      And there’s no adverts on the BBC, that includes tv, radio etc.
      I had a massive culture shock when I started using VPN’s to watch US shows, because the adverts are just plain bad as well and way too long. The pharmaceutical adverts actually make me laugh because they spend more time explaining the side effects and who can’t take it than actually advertising it.

    • @SgtKilgore406
      @SgtKilgore406 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@melodiclogic9904 I cut the cord altogether in high school and have been living a happier ad free life ever since (TH-cam Premium by the way).

    • @patrickpaganini
      @patrickpaganini 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@SgtKilgore406 Yes - I'm not pleased at Google's censorship, but I pay for Premium because watching adverts would be unbearable.

    • @fermitupoupon1754
      @fermitupoupon1754 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      So just get rid of your cable subscription. I haven't had a paid cable subscription is over a decade and I can't say that I feel like I am missing out on anything at all. I've got 2 video-on-demand subscriptions and on the internet as a whole I block ads entirely. Not because I don't think site operators and content creators do not deserve to get paid, of course they do, but companies like Google and Facebook do not care about my privacy and refuse to provide an allround hard opt-out, despite the fact that the GDPR says they have to.

    • @plamf1278
      @plamf1278 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@fermitupoupon1754 Im exactly the same as you, If I believe someone deserves money for something they have created I buy hard copies or I buy a youtubers merch or join members for a bit. the big companies make their money from our data. remember if something is free, you are the product

  • @Pattoe
    @Pattoe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2064

    Regarding the Subtitles issue on TH-cam, we DID HAVE a really amazing community subtitle option on TH-cam. I love Japanese Music and many of the music videos I love had fan submitted subtitles so I could enjoy the lyrics. TH-cam has REMOVED these fan created subtitles because they deemed the effort in moderating them was not worth it as only 0.5% of users actually used the service.
    Now we only have channel submitted and automatically generated subtitles. Automatically generated subtitles, especially for Japanese content, are AWFUL, most of the time they cannot even detect that it is Japanese but mistake it for Korean. When It does detect japanese, usually only the subtitles "Wawawawawawawawawawawa" are automatically generated.

    • @elenafahmi9955
      @elenafahmi9955 3 ปีที่แล้ว +284

      Even for English the autocaptions are awful; if there's any background noise at all, the captions will often just say "[Laughter]" or "[Applause]" and if there's lyrics in a song, it'll just say "[Music]" which is...not helpful. Also, a lot of TH-camrs I guess misclick occasionally, and then the captions are in the wrong language (most often it's in Dutch or Korean)

    • @No-uc6fg
      @No-uc6fg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@elenafahmi9955 or Vietnamese.

    • @Roadent1241
      @Roadent1241 3 ปีที่แล้ว +121

      Elena Fahmi Not to mention the completely long run on sentences that lag behind the audio, with no punctuation, no way to know who's saying what....! Ugh.

    • @lalityamarathe1533
      @lalityamarathe1533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      I really liked that option, it gave us a nice hobby to pass time.
      Not to mention some channels which rarely uploaded subtitles and us viewers would add them later

    • @4547466
      @4547466 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@lalityamarathe1533 community subtitles got abused. Large channels had to turn them off because people were advertising their channels in them. Then youtube flipped the switch on it.

  • @Freak80MC
    @Freak80MC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1000

    "Accessibility should be a right and a legal duty" Tell that to TH-cam, who has started to censor it's captions on videos, because if you are hard of hearing or deaf, you don't deserve to get the same amount of info and enjoyment as normal people I guess :/ (especially when it used to NOT be censored) I'm so glad you add captions for those hard of hearing or deaf!

    • @Catcrumbs
      @Catcrumbs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      What kind of information are they censoring?

    • @ranjittanneru1169
      @ranjittanneru1169 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      @@Catcrumbs "swear words"

    • @NameWasntTaken
      @NameWasntTaken 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Also some subtitles were being vandalised as well, so they had to be completely removed from some big channels

    • @leehttucec-9985
      @leehttucec-9985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +162

      In september the corporate clowns down at TH-cam really just decided to completly disable community made captions. Of which is the only option Hard of Hearing people / people with audio processing problems / people who are not native speakers can really rely on, considering most youtubers won't ever bother to subtitle their videos or pay someone to do it for them. (And let's be honest, the automatic bot made captions are completly illegible 90% of the time)
      The bar is really low, but i'm so thankful that Tom is one of the few folks that cares enough to subtitle his videos

    • @theirishviking9278
      @theirishviking9278 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@GrayDaDolf and without you telling me I wouldn't have know this

  • @louise7176
    @louise7176 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Captions don't just come from "the caption company". Of that "$2 a minute maximum", a fraction actually goes to the caption writers, who are "freelance" contractors at the mercy of the company. It takes about 3 hours to put quality captions on a 30 minute video. You'll get about $9 for it. I had to do it to afford food when I was really, really hard up. I signed an NDA so I can't go into the specifics about the company or who used them, but I captioned videos for a lot of famous TH-camrs, and subtitled a moderately successful British daytime soap. If you're going to buy captions, pay someone to do it directly.

    • @heatherduke7703
      @heatherduke7703 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I tried to approach TH-camrs directly to do captions for them and not a single one got back to me 😕

  • @HeadOfBusiness
    @HeadOfBusiness 3 ปีที่แล้ว +446

    I really appreciate the long rant about accessibility and subtitles. Totally agree we should be thinking about people of all abilities.

    • @stevenobrien557
      @stevenobrien557 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You Brits sure love your red tape

    • @Gyvulys
      @Gyvulys 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Or not? Why should society conform to a minority's needs? If people aren't able to watch without subtitles, that's their own problem. And YT should *NOT* be regulated in any way at all. The way it is, is already enough.

    • @GiantDivineMoth
      @GiantDivineMoth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@Gyvulys seems like a grouchy way to think doesn't it? don't know about you, but if i had a favourite youtube channel that i watched every week and all of a sudden an accident took away my hearing - it would be nice to still be able to consume the content in some fashion, if that makes sense

    • @dogu1601
      @dogu1601 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@Gyvulys You know that it’s not their fault that they’re disabled right? Could’ve happened to you

    • @yonatanbeer3475
      @yonatanbeer3475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@stevenobrien557 You Yanks sure love screwing over the disadvantaged

  • @specialkman4857
    @specialkman4857 3 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    "Oh look at me I bought a Lamborghini. Buy some damn subtitles" might be the funniest line Tom's ever said in his normal videos

    • @allymog5228
      @allymog5228 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wonder who he's talking about? 🤔👀
      😁

    • @pinekel8987
      @pinekel8987 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@allymog5228 wdym

    • @allymog5228
      @allymog5228 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pinekel8987 you know what, idk

  • @MedlifeCrisis
    @MedlifeCrisis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2681

    "Governments don't want sporting events of national cultural significance to be on paid TV as they will become irrelevant."
    Cries Test cricket tears 🏏😭😭]

    • @kwibloupthesomething
      @kwibloupthesomething 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      why do all verified content creators always make references that I don’t understand?

    • @y_fam_goeglyd
      @y_fam_goeglyd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      How can we not see the bloody Ashes?! Channel 5's highlights is worse than not seeing it at all. TG for Radio 4 LW lol.

    • @Kyrelel
      @Kyrelel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      If you're going to post from two different accounts, at least make an effort to change something to make it less obvious :/

    • @nemesis-music
      @nemesis-music 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      If nothing happens for 5 days, it may as well be on the radio

    • @sannidhyabalkote9536
      @sannidhyabalkote9536 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      FeelsBadMan

  • @dumboelefunt4690
    @dumboelefunt4690 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The way they put in the words behind the tower at 0:17 is just a subtle flex of their editing and I respect that

  • @KirillTheBeast
    @KirillTheBeast 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Petition:
    I need a "Tom Scott UNHINGED" channel/show/playlist in which I can see Tom going "full rant mode" on stances he's passionate about. Not because of the content itself, which would have an enormous potential for entertainment... I think such an endeavour could lead to a change in the common use (and therefore, the definition) of the term "controversial opinion" to something like "a stance that makes ALL THE SENSE, yet it's not even noticed by politicians, leading to a general feeling of neglect in areas of policy that are a blatant and legitimate concern for voters". I'm asking for this because I watched this video immediately after rewatching his video on copyright.
    Tom, you're spoling your audience with your content and delivery. Keep up the good work! ;-)

  • @crushermach3263
    @crushermach3263 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1691

    Clarkson: “Time for a Break”
    Me: **has YT Premium**
    Me: "Damn, did I miss a joke or something?"

    • @emilyscloset2648
      @emilyscloset2648 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      nicely played :D

    • @badmanjones179
      @badmanjones179 3 ปีที่แล้ว +158

      imagine buying ... anything.. when you could just use adblock

    • @patcangy
      @patcangy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@badmanjones179 If you’re on a phone I don’t think you can use Adblock

    • @AndrewGillard
      @AndrewGillard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +175

      @@badmanjones179 TH-cam Premium still supports creators (by some reports, more than adverts do). Ad-blockers don't.

    • @3dPrint_and_chill
      @3dPrint_and_chill 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh you fancy huh?

  • @uniquenormalcy.
    @uniquenormalcy. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Honestly I would love to see the unedited subtitle rant. I personally use CC when its available because im dyslexic and yes I may hear all the words, it doesnt mean that i process all of them, the added visual aid is always well appreciated so thank you Tom!

    • @marshm3llow467
      @marshm3llow467 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I actually commented on the previous videos about how much I appreciate subtitles, but I didn't expect Tom to be so passionate about it! Fellow auditory processing issue-having person here, so I fully sympathise!

    • @viviphye
      @viviphye 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Same! I usually can't watch TH-cam videos at all without subtitles because of auditory processing issues and I appreciate how consistently good this channel is about captioning. I want to see the full rant!

    • @camzoman
      @camzoman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +

    • @vk3xe
      @vk3xe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I came here to say the same thing. I get ranty about subtitles at the best of times, and would love to hear (read? :) Tom's as well. I use the subtitles to help with noisy environments

    • @amyhull754
      @amyhull754 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Poor auditory processing here. I LOVE captions.

  • @diedertspijkerboer
    @diedertspijkerboer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Here in the Netherlands, certain events must be viewable on publicly accessible television, which can be a commercial channel. These events also include (warning: national stereotype) certain skating events and the Eurovision song contest.

  • @Draxis32
    @Draxis32 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1102

    "And when that media gets that much power. It gets regulated. Heavily"
    *laughs in twitter, google, facebook*

    • @mr_magictwofive
      @mr_magictwofive 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Laughs in Internet

    • @spywalkz1
      @spywalkz1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Laughs in internet

    • @plasmazulu6643
      @plasmazulu6643 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Twitter, Google, and Facebook are all very heavily censored.

    • @timothymclean
      @timothymclean 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Turns out that when a few companies can monopolize a new medium quickly enough, they get rich enough to avoid being regulated.

    • @RishabhDaga14
      @RishabhDaga14 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@plasmazulu6643 By themselves, it's not like an external regulator is looking at them.

  • @Krypt6128
    @Krypt6128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +819

    Shoutout to the guy in the back playing tennis

  • @rustern4681
    @rustern4681 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1540

    "Oh look at me I bought a Lamborghini BUY SOME DAMN SUBTITLES!" - Tom Scott

  • @shane2799
    @shane2799 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    By the way, I actually very much appreciate your subtitles! I sometimes watch your videos in loud environments, and the subtitles allow me to understand what you are actually saying. Thanks!

    • @swarnamoti
      @swarnamoti 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too. I am not from an English speaking country, so I love the content creators who give subtitles

  • @michaelsandell4688
    @michaelsandell4688 3 ปีที่แล้ว +705

    Tom, I can't thank you enough for talking about subtitles. If you have the footage, I'd love to hear your thoughts in full because I'm sitting here in near tears so grateful someone cares about this access need.
    My auditory processing is awful, especially when people have accents, and so I literally wouldn't be able to watch your content without the subtitles. I'm so appreciative of you using your platform to talk about accessibility; sometimes it can be really hard when no one seems to care about the needs of disabled people.

    • @theramendutchman
      @theramendutchman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Agreed; I'm incredibly hearing impaired (from a medical perspective, I'm technically "deaf")
      And there are so, so many TH-cam channels I found hard to follow or never really watched more of because I couldn't understand anything; so many TH-cam channels that _seemed_ interesting but I wouldn't be able to know.
      It's especially bad when I'm with friends and I can't understand any conversation at all from their setup

    • @themoon7435
      @themoon7435 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@KatsuKasuu s as long as you don’t mind losing the chance of gaining a larger following then be my guest...

    • @KatsuKasuu
      @KatsuKasuu 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@themoon7435 well considering I play music, it's pointless to cater to deaf people. They can look up lyrics themselves.

    • @Webi
      @Webi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@KatsuKasuu ah yes the age-old, it doesn't affect me so why should I care about it. And for people who can hear but not make out words, subtitles on music is a must.

    • @KatsuKasuu
      @KatsuKasuu 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Webi youre right. I don't care about others because why should I? What's good for me is good for you.

  • @cattysplat
    @cattysplat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +292

    When watching the Superbowl in Britain it's hilarious how all the stops in play which are usually filled with 5 minutes of commercials, due to these laws and being broadcast on the BBC, instead have to be filled with 5 minutes of awkward commentary whilst literally almost nothing is happening. Multiply this dozens of times and it really highlights to me how much the entire event seems rigged to push more commercials.

    • @tisjester
      @tisjester 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Ah but the Commercials during the Superbowl are part of the event. Most folks non sports fans here in the US only get anything of value from the broadcast because of the commercials and/or the halftime show (They are not into football). So the reality is that you all are missing out on some (sometimes) very clever or funny commercials.
      Why watch the game if they are not into football? It is all about the party for many.

    • @renakunisaki
      @renakunisaki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      The commercials _are_ the show. The filler in between is just to grab your attention. This is true of all US/Canadian channels.

    • @sasukesarutobi3862
      @sasukesarutobi3862 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I wonder how much this colours British perceptions of American football as slow on account of all the ad breaks.

    • @AlfredTheBrave
      @AlfredTheBrave 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@sasukesarutobi3862 very much so I tried watching the super bowl once and literally couldnt get through 10 mins of it because of all the stopping and starting, it just didnt seem like a proper sport at all

    • @orangew3988
      @orangew3988 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@AlfredTheBrave agreed. As a rugby player I was excited to learn and watch a new but related sport, but omg bloody get on with it. There's two things, the constant ad breaks but also literally not having anything last longer than a few seconds. Even tennis gets a good rally going relatively often.

  • @StalkerSKT
    @StalkerSKT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    "Oh look at me, i bought a lamborghini... BUY SOME DAMN SUBTITLES!"
    That had me laughing out loud, thanks for that Tom. :D

    • @yuvalne
      @yuvalne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Caught me way off-guard

  • @FLS96
    @FLS96 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I agree about TH-cam videos having subtitles. Even though I understand English very vell, it still makes it easier to follow. Also, it makes it much easier to learn: as a child (not a native speaker) watching American TV shows like The Simpsons, I used to mislearn a lot of words because there's so much variation in the pronounciation of words. The subtitles were in my native language, and were improvised to an unnecessary degree, which also made me mislearn a lot, but that's another story.
    Anyway, the cuts of your rant about TH-cam subtitles made me crack up xD

  • @KingOfHarems
    @KingOfHarems 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    I love the fact that when it says “take a break” a youtube ad starts playing. That’s actual genius

    • @poplee6478
      @poplee6478 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aye

    • @Beckasarus230
      @Beckasarus230 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very funny

    • @ColossalZonko
      @ColossalZonko 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      is that tom's planning? or does youtube analyse the audio and determine when todo that themselves?

    • @SopanKotbagi
      @SopanKotbagi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I didn't get an Ad.

    • @LofiCannoli01
      @LofiCannoli01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ad block gang

  • @clayel1
    @clayel1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    "Oh look at me I've bought a lamborgini-"
    "BUY SOME DAMN SUBTITLES"

  • @sweetofu
    @sweetofu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I cannot express how grateful I am for someone to finally stand up for subtitles on youtube. Thank you, Tom, you just made my day

    • @benpye6854
      @benpye6854 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Makes me wonder if TH-cam could enforce this. If you had n subs or your video gets to x views then TH-cam will withhold a part of your ad revenue to pay for proper subtitles. Obviously exempted if you add subtitles yourself.

    • @NitroIndigo
      @NitroIndigo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Speaking of which, I can no longer find Matt and Tom's video about subtitles.

    • @jed02
      @jed02 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NitroIndigo mm m m m m.
      F you not

  • @elan344
    @elan344 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I’d love for tom to post the whole rant it seems like it would be so entertaining to watch

  • @slammy118
    @slammy118 3 ปีที่แล้ว +613

    "Adverts cannot interrupt the flow of the programme" could be argued that the tense "we'll find out after the break" is the flow of the programme
    P.S. amazing use of advert there

    • @smutnejajo5149
      @smutnejajo5149 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Except the exact rule is "Where there is no change of competitor, a break may occur at the end of one complete round of questions."

    • @azgarogly
      @azgarogly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Use of advert? Huh?

    • @GeneratedPerson
      @GeneratedPerson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@azgarogly people without an ad blocker got an ad right after the host said “after this break”

    • @azgarogly
      @azgarogly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@GeneratedPerson Oh. I see. Thanks.

    • @AlastairjCarruthers
      @AlastairjCarruthers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Exactly. I just commented the exact same point, but I can see you were well ahead of me.
      My thinking is that the cliffhanger may not fit the wording of the examples in the guidelines, but it is nevertheless well within the spirit of the rules, which are presumably mainly intended to prevent broadcasters interrupting shows at inappropriate moments.

  • @vexingvexillologist7554
    @vexingvexillologist7554 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    "Textbook hypnotic induction technique. I mean that literally, I checked a hypnosis textbook."
    Absolutely brilliant, this is why you're the best

  • @UrThysis
    @UrThysis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    I have a weird feeling that Tom doesn't get enought credit for the amount of research that must take making this amazing videos for years

    • @laatma985
      @laatma985 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or just his whole team you can say, Tom doesn't do it himself :)

  • @WryAun
    @WryAun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I would love to hear Tom's subtitle rant even as its own video it's an important topic!

  • @jxssmarie4586
    @jxssmarie4586 3 ปีที่แล้ว +428

    can't even tell you how happy the "this rant continued for several minutes" about subtitles made me.
    i'm deaf (with cochlear implants) and subtitles help me to hear and understand what i'm watching so much easier.
    i wish more youtube channels would make an effort to make actual subtitles/find people to make them rather than just using the auto-generated ones.

    • @StonedtotheBones13
      @StonedtotheBones13 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So I need confirmation on this, but I don't think fans can make the subtitles anymore.

    • @idimokuthepotato6726
      @idimokuthepotato6726 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@StonedtotheBones13 you are correct. it's a real shame.

    • @StonedtotheBones13
      @StonedtotheBones13 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@idimokuthepotato6726 truly. It was a bit of a pain to go through frame by frame, but at least there was the option. Altho they have transcripts now... Sometimes, but I don't know much about them

  • @j3bb9z
    @j3bb9z 3 ปีที่แล้ว +214

    As a non-native English speaker I can't express how much I appreciate having the subtitles. Sometimes it's hard to catch all the words by ear, even when one knows them. Especially when person speaking has a strong accent. Subtitles makes that so much easier! Also, watching films with subtitles in the same language as the one spoken - is a great way of learning that language. So, not only deaf people benefit from them being added.
    Thanks Tom for bringing that up and expressing your strong opinion. I fully agree!

    • @junan6183
      @junan6183 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +++

    • @KuK137
      @KuK137 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This :(

    • @SpielkistenLP
      @SpielkistenLP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      this.

    • @AVI-lh6rm
      @AVI-lh6rm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      There's just SO many reasons to add subtitles. Deaf people, people who cant hear English well, etc. Even people like me, a native English speaker with no trouble hearing, sometimes I need subtitles too. Sometimes there's too much background noise, I don't have headphones or i'm tired, making it harder to make out voices. Because of stuff like that, it's harder to make out voices on my phone/desktop. But most of the time i have to rely on those crappy auto subtitles. I appreciate the huge amount of effort in the auto subtitles, but a lot of the time it really messes up. One of my favorite youtubers "videogamedunkey" has captions on like 90% of his videos which i really, really love about his videos. If somehow i become a youtuber im making it a priority to have CC for every new video

    • @srank7953
      @srank7953 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      same bro, subtitles are very helpful

  • @deltasword1994
    @deltasword1994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    2:49: "And uh" *looks to left at horse pointing a gun at him* "horse racing".

    • @TheMightyKinkle
      @TheMightyKinkle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Ahahahah

    • @Konayo_
      @Konayo_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love this 😂😂

  • @pygmygiant
    @pygmygiant 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hell yes to mandatory subtitles! My dodgy ears are grateful for this inclusion.

  • @lancewithasea
    @lancewithasea 3 ปีที่แล้ว +372

    Clarkson: "Time for a break!"
    *shows ad*
    I want to be Tom Scott someday. I just... aspire to be this level of 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩.

    • @truegame142
      @truegame142 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      adblock made me miss that laugh

    • @CreeperAssassins1
      @CreeperAssassins1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@martian17 creators can place in their own breaks

  • @katfoster845
    @katfoster845 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    As a hard of hearing person, thanks for having good subtitles. It really is very important.

  • @TacticalNudes
    @TacticalNudes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    British: "12 minutes every hour, more ads = no broadcast license"
    Indonesia: "we're just gonna put ads for 5 minutes with 5 to 10 minutes interval, no matter what show it is"

    • @Leona_tf
      @Leona_tf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Made the Harry Potter movie from 2 hours to 4 hours, good Lord.

    • @reiza97
      @reiza97 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lemme guess.. any television that owned by MNC ?

    • @reiza97
      @reiza97 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      it's more ridiculous when a series put an literal advertising in the show itself and doesn't try to blur between the show and ad

    • @KaleunMaender77
      @KaleunMaender77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or we can do what Turkey does. An episode in any of their dramas easily runs for two hours, so alongside the actual commercial breaks, why not have silent banner ads in the middle of the show? 😂🤣

    • @nurulizzah1814
      @nurulizzah1814 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I guess that’s one of the reasons a lot of Indonesians move to cable :/

  • @Coseepo
    @Coseepo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love that the 12 mins of adverts per hour thing was included because strategically placing adverts to maximise revenue is literally my job

    • @guerra_dos_bichos
      @guerra_dos_bichos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Evil, evil lurks under your soul sire

    • @oz_jones
      @oz_jones 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@guerra_dos_bichos seek help