What do CAF members have to say about the #ChangeTheChannel movement?

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Is that thing even really still going. I know that some YouTubers put out anniversary videos to highlight all that happened, but I rarely hear about it anymore. Then again, I wasn’t exactly the biggest fan of Channel Awesome, so I haven’t been constantly monitoring it.

With that said, I’m not sure that there’s a whole lot to discuss. Yes, I know that there’s a lot of material behind it, but between the severity of many allegations and Channel Awesome’s horrid apology, I’m not sure there’s much to say against Change the Channel, except maybe that some of those people are themselves rather toxic individuals. I guess the most interesting idea is that the Walkers are not themselves horrible people, just ignorant and/or trapped due to Mike Michaud and his volatility, but that’s more speculation than anything.
 
I never watch any of those channels, although I’ve heard them referenced for years.

The only secular channels I watch are “On This Day In Tudor History” by Clair Ridgeway, sometimes old VSauce or the occasional Good Mythical Morning (Rhett and Link)
 
I’ve lived more than half a century, have never heard of “Channel Awesome”. I have enough channels on my Roku, don’t need a new one.
 
The change the channel movement reminds me of being young, and we had a black and white set without a remote.

My dad would tell me, Go change the channel!
 
For all those wondering:

Channel Awesome was kind of kickstarted due to frustrations with the excessively strict copyright system on YouTube during its early days. Most notably, Doug Walker, who did comedy reviews under his character The Nostalgia Critic, was hit with copyright strikes from major corporations like Lionsgate, and he, his brother, and Mike Michaud kicked off Channel Awesome in response. Others also went to Channel Awesome for similar reasons. It was, as far as I know, mostly known for movie and video game reviews, sketches, and a few low budget movies. While it obviously never touched YouTube’s numbers, it was still a highly coveted place to work for many content creators, and it gave off the impression of being a strong community.

Change The Channel, largely sparked by a document called “Not So Awesome”, kind of changed that perception. It showcased some of Mike Michaud’s rather toxic and volatile behavior, and it painted the Walkers as at least incompetent managers (some would say equally as toxic). Some of the more serious allegations included firing someone because she had surgery, forcing that same woman to sign a contract that she wouldn’t seek work in the same industry for three years, and mishandling sexual grooming and assault allegations. In general, though, many of the complaints can be summarized as the content creators feeling that the sense of community that Channel Awesome had had been betrayed by the Walkers and Michaud.

Needless to say, Channel Awesome’s response was pretty terrible, and their “we regret you feel this way” line has become infamous among those who talk about the issue. Either way, the platform bled content creators, to the point that it is basically just Michaud and the Walkers last I heard.
 
I use to watch a good chunk of Channel Awesome in the past but grew out of it, slowly lost my interest in the majority. It was kinda sad to hear about this, and I do feel for the people who weren’t treated with the proper respect during their time there.
I only watch maybe a few of them now, I mainly enjoy some of the reviews by the Walker brothers on some movies because they do sound like they really analyzing the films the best they can to give contrastive criticism.
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or the occasional Good Mythical Morning (Rhett and Link)
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Love their show! A great place to watch two best friends make their Dad puns.
 
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