Ghost_MH Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 I don't think my favorite streaming service is getting enough love around here. I mean, their live play D&D series, Dimension 20, just sold out Madison Square Garden... Dropout’s Brennan Lee Mulligan on ‘Dimension 20’ Selling Out Madison Square Garden, Emmys Eligibility Issue and ‘Dungeons and Drag Queens’ Season 2 VARIETY.COM The finale of the latest season of indie streamer Dropout's highly popular "Dungeons & Dragons"-playing series "Dimension 20" drops Wednesday ...and two of their series are hot choices for Emmy nominations this year... Dropout Jumps Into Emmys With ‘Game Changer’ and ‘Very Important People,’ ‘Dimension 20’ Not Eligible for Submission (EXCLUSIVE) VARIETY.COM Dropout revealed its Emmys plans, including "Game Changer" and "Very Important People," while "Dimension 20" is not eligible in any category. I don't know if there's any TV right now that I find as genuinely and consistently funny as the stuff they pump out every week. They've got a bunch of full length episodes available on YouTube. Absolutely worth checking out. I swear, @TheLeon and I can't be the only subscribers around here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 never heard of them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted May 22 Author Share Posted May 22 17 minutes ago, Brian said: never heard of them Comedy streaming service run by Sam Reich, Robert Reich's son, that took over College Humor when private equity ran the YouTube channel into the ground, tried to pivot to Facebook Video, and then bankrupt it. Their cornerstone series are... ...the gameshow Game Changer... ...a live play D&D series, Dimension 20... ...and a nerdy trivia gameshow, Um, Actually... The vast majority of their programming is comedy and even the not necessarily comedy programming is at least comedy-adjacent. It's all so well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Watching the season finale of Fantasy High Junior Year right now. I love Dropout. Found it a little bit into the pandemic and it became a steady source of much-needed comfort watching. Couldn’t tell you how many fulls days I’ve spent just watching (and rewatching) Dimension 20 while playing card/puzzle games. Game Changer is also incredible, with the last couple seasons especially going all-out with some episodes in a simply impressive way. They have a bunch of other fun stuff too. I like their newest show that is basically just inviting funny people to do PowerPoint presentations. But Dropout as a whole feels like such a weird, niche little thing, I don’t know how to just casually recommend another streaming service to people. It’s worth mentioning that if you don’t want to mess with another app, subscribing to their YouTube channel gets you everything as well (although naturally they don’t make as much money from that). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 3 hours ago, TheLeon said: Watching the season finale of Fantasy High Junior Year right now. Literally what made me put this together. I say Dimension 20 is a D&D actual play, but it's really not comparable to the other big ones like like Critical Roll. Those feel like watching people play D&D when D20 feels like a table read for some unrealized TV series. There's just something about the production values, the editing, the story telling, and the acting that makes it feel like an entirely different beast. I wouldn't recommend Dungeons & Daddies to someone that isn't already a big tabletop nerd, but I totally would recommend someone go watch D20's Dungeons and Drag Queens. 3 hours ago, TheLeon said: But Dropout as a whole feels like such a weird, niche little thing, I don’t know how to just casually recommend another streaming service to people. It’s worth mentioning that if you don’t want to mess with another app, subscribing to their YouTube channel gets you everything as well (although naturally they don’t make as much money from that). This is the other reason why I made this. Folks around here have fairly good taste in TV and film and I feel like Dropout flies under the radar in spite of it being my most watched streaming service after YouTube. I mean, I'm behind in a bunch of other TV series, but still made the time to watch a 3 hour actual play that caused me to nearly die laughing over the dumbest fart joke in existence. I get it, though. It's the paid streaming service that came into being after the 10m subscriber College Humor YouTube channel had to fire everyone and was sold off to the new CEO for like a dollar. I really do recommend the service for anyone that likes stand up and/or nerdy shit. Also, if you ever felt like you'd like Taskmaster more if episodes ended with the players looking like they want to kill themselves and the host, but aren't sure on the order, Gamer Changer might be for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted June 5 Author Share Posted June 5 @TheLeon Production values on D20 is getting to the point where this almost doesn't even feel like an actual play anymore. New season is slated for ten episodes, again using a modified Kids on Bikes system like Mentopolis. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 Hell yeah. That cast and premise alone makes this one of my most anticipated things of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted June 7 Author Share Posted June 7 Here's a good, quick interview with Dropout's CEO/Owner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 The two part finale of Game Changer this season was their take on The Circle, a show I’ve never watched because it seemed stupid. And yet, the episodes were delightful, just because I like these people so much. And again, the production values for this silly little web series are insane, no wonder they’re making an Emmys push. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Dropout TV is 100% worth it. Game Changer is one of the best "game shows" on any service, simply because each episode has entirely different rules, usually designed to trick the people playing. And because everyone is a comedian/writer, it's always funny. Lots of other great shows as well. Breaking News is a personal favourite—they run a fake news broadcast where the goal is to not laugh...so of course whoever wrote it has made it as dumb as possible (think Onion News Network x 100). I highly recommend this streaming service, give it a try! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted June 22 Author Share Posted June 22 Hank Green's stand-up special is now up on Dropout and it's pretty great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Another quick pitch: if you, like me, still watch hour long compilations of Whose Line is it Anyway, you’ll love Make Some Noise. It’s basically more elaborate Scenes From a Hat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siebzehn Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 I'm obsessed with Grant O'Brien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted June 22 Author Share Posted June 22 46 minutes ago, Siebzehn said: I'm obsessed with Grant O'Brien I like that he's pretty much in charge of Breaking News after a couple of these. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siebzehn Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 On 6/22/2024 at 3:53 PM, Ghost_MH said: I like that he's pretty much in charge of Breaking News after a couple of these. It's so good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted June 23 Author Share Posted June 23 33 minutes ago, Siebzehn said: It's so good This has to be Grant's best bit of revenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 I'm too old for this humor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siebzehn Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 Just now, SuperSpreader said: I'm too old for this humor How old are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 Just now, Siebzehn said: How old are you? I just mean I don't find it funny at all and just seems like annoying people being obnoxious. But I'm 42. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siebzehn Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 Just now, SuperSpreader said: I just mean I don't find it funny at all and just seems like annoying people being obnoxious. Fair. If you're just watching the clips on this thread a bit of knowledge of who they are certainly helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 3 minutes ago, Siebzehn said: Fair. If you're just watching the clips on this thread a bit of knowledge of who they are certainly helps I have rendered my judgement. Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siebzehn Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 This is one of my favorite clips for their shows. Zac Oyama is so good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted June 24 Author Share Posted June 24 24 minutes ago, SuperSpreader said: I just mean I don't find it funny at all and just seems like annoying people being obnoxious. But I'm 42. Comedy is the most subjective thing on the planet, but... I'm 41, turn 42 in August, and most of their cast are millennials in their late 30s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siebzehn Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 42 minutes ago, SuperSpreader said: But I'm 42. I mean I'm 38 so I don't think it's an age thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShader Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 I watch all of my Dropout exclusively through clips on TikTok. One of these days I'll get a sub when I'm not poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted June 24 Author Share Posted June 24 52 minutes ago, Siebzehn said: This is one of my favorite clips for their shows. Zac Oyama is so good The talent they bring on is wild. My favorite example of this is when they brought on known improv genius Wayne Brady and two of their regulars just held their own singing duets with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siebzehn Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 5 minutes ago, Ghost_MH said: The talent they bring on is wild. My favorite example of this is when they brought on known improv genius Wayne Brady and two of their regulars just held their own singing duets with him. Those were fantastic for sure! I also love the Shakespeare troupe episode https://youtu.be/qaR8rFsWoEo?si=zr_ePTQ5Ei1KBLxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted June 24 Author Share Posted June 24 For those that are subscribers, season 3 of Make Some Noise is tonight and the new season of Dimension 20 starts Wednesday. This makes for a pretty good week. There's a new series set to be unveiled on Thursday. Dropout is claiming it's their gayest series yet, so I'm guessing it's their rumored drag series. Sam has hinted he'd love to do more work with the girls in Dungeons and Drag Queens. The only other series I know that are still coming to Dropout is stupid-Mythbusters and some cooking competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Fantastic start for Never Stop Blowing Up. What a fun cast of characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted June 28 Author Share Posted June 28 8 hours ago, TheLeon said: Fantastic start for Never Stop Blowing Up. What a fun cast of characters. Phenomenal start. Brennan does have a way with words, but this description of Barsimmeon Higgs as "everything about this man tells you he owns dozens of birds" was WAY more illustrative that it had any right to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted July 3 Author Share Posted July 3 First episode of the new season of Dimension 20 is now up on YouTube. Really looking forward to tonight's episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 @Ghost_MH This is instantly a top tier season of D20. The completely unhinged, “anything goes” energy is so much fun. This episode was the hardest I’ve laughed at anything in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted July 12 Author Share Posted July 12 46 minutes ago, TheLeon said: @Ghost_MH This is instantly a top tier season of D20. The completely unhinged, “anything goes” energy is so much fun. This episode was the hardest I’ve laughed at anything in a while. It's been so good. Even the small side comments are catching me off guard and giving me a good laugh. Jacob saying a death should have looked like an Immortal Technique lyrics was a deeper cut than I ever could have imagined. Nobody but a Ify knew what he was even talking about. Brennan's been matching everyone's energy perfectly. His whole side quest with the assassin and her pig was some of the most deranged I've ever seen him. Don't even get me started on Izzy only just learning her PC's name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted August 19 Author Share Posted August 19 Dropout's drag queen sleepover hasn't exactly been for me, but their new and upcoming cooking competition speaks to me... Dropout Orders Culinary Competition ‘Gastronauts’ With Brennan Lee Mulligan, Sam Reich and More as Judges VARIETY.COM Dropout has ordered culinary competition series "Gastronauts," which will feature Sam Reich and Brennan Lee Mulligan as judges. I enjoy a good cooking competition, but they're often way too serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 Yeah, I’m excited for that one. Love the idea of making real professionals do dumb shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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