like if you're in b4 "YES!!!"

if u say something is bad, people will get mad if u say something is good, people will still get mad u cant ever win on the internet so at the end of the day just saying your honest opinion is the best way to go

Before watching, my answer is simple: Being critical opens discussion, and personally I love discussing media and seeing other viewpoints

Don't focus on whether you're being "too positive" or "too negative", focus on ensuring what you're saying is true.

I don't exactly think Mark is being "too harsh", more that there are a lot of cases when he could explain himself a bit more. Like in his Disney marathon, there where several instances when he just said: "Yeah, this is kinda bad", for stuff that I liked, so I really want him to elaborate on his reasoning, but he just moved on.

We all know that Mark has been being more negative than he would normally be in his videos just so he could be able to make this video at some point

i'll be honest- i kinda just watch these videos becuz i like hearing a person talk about something they're opinionated on or passionate about, sometimes i'll agree on an opinion or critic mark might have on a topic but most of the time i'm just here to listen

No, you're not too harsh. Even in the case of children's entertainment, _adults_ made that entertainment. Any (kid's) media that can _only_ be enjoyed by kids is not good (kid's) media.

If people consistently hate your opinions, then it's their fault for watching a content creator they rarely agree with and go out of their way to find issues with. I subscribed because I really enjoy your content no matter how you present it or what your opinion is, so by all means keep doing what you like, because there will definitely be an audience for it.

Greatest character development of all time. This should be a lesson for people to understand that it's okay to criticize something, and we only do so for that thing to possibly get better. Keep doing what you're doing Mark, mad respect to you!

Mark, you’re one of the only KZfaq reviewers who openly drops hot takes on things that are pretty much universally liked regardless of how many infants you piss off. With everything you talk about you tend to always talk about both the good and the bad regardless of the general consensus, and that makes you a better critic because of it.

This is the man who doesn’t like Disaster Movie.

"Let him who is without sin cast the first stone" is what comes to mind, whenever I see people shitting on you for being negative about something lmfao

LS Mark kinda hit on the tragedy of youtube/the internet, negative generates buzz which generates clicks. Many content creators lament the fact they always hear the "you're negative and hate everything", while all the positive videos sit at half the view counts of every negative video. This is most telling with people who make top/bottom videos of the years, with the negative videos always being like double the views across any channel size.

I love how he just casually drops that he interviewed Butch Hartman. That must have been such a crazy moment in Mark's life

This video has caused me to notice how cautionary I am online. I have a lot of unpopular opinions on various pieces of media, and I love talking about them. Being frequently in Twitter arguments has lead me to being constantly afraid of being misinterpreted. I'm always afraid of getting bashed for things I say. I say "imo" and "I believe" way more than I should. And I feel the need to clarify that I'm not trying to discredit what anyone else says. But it's tiring! It's so, so tiring! I don't want to have to tell people over and over that what I'm saying is just my own viewpoint. And now that I've realized how much I hate it, I think I'm gonna let loose a little bit. From now on I'm gonna just state my ideas without any extra fluff. Because I just wanna talk about what I'm passionate about. That's what I like doing.

Too many people nowadays are complacent with mediocre content so it's refreshing watching someone who's not afraid to point out flaws.

Am I the only one that doesn’t take him seriously and just watch his content? Plus, at least Mark is honest to himself in this video instead of being defensive like some KZfaqrs do. Respect, Mark!

LS Mark: "Am I Too Harsh on Media?" Everyone: "Well, yes but actually no"

There’s no such thing as “to harsh on media” if giving the media our time and money and they make literary billions, we have every right to be as critical as we please

The truth is, everyone is so sensitive on the internet nowadays, not on no stupid edgy stuff, like people just can’t have their own opinions anymore without being blackballed, and when it’s the same people that don’t try to reason or just skip to the end like you said, it goes to show that they’re missing the whole point and ain’t even trying to understand. They’re the pure definition of Entitled and selfish

I like how Brian just shows up in your thumbnails now. It's good to know someone recognizes his wasted potential.

Mark, it's literally your opinion and your channel. You choose what you talk about, whether you like it or not. All basic commentary/criticism channels are like tha lmao

It's as if LS Mark is a real person who largely makes content for himself (usually) based on the media he's interested in and isn't going out of his way to invalidate other people's opinions. I rarely even see eye-to-eye with LS Mark's takes but that's the beauty of perspective, y'know?

One of my favorite videos on the platform is IHE’s SFTW on Who Killed Captain Alex. It was and still is incredible to see a harsh critic fall in love with something so ridiculous. That’s one of the best things about being a critic: When you like or dislike something about a piece of media, that makes subsequent reviews of media that much more interesting. It furthers the character of the reviewer and can also allow their audience to understand what they like and what they don’t. Because, sometimes, just sometimes, you get to hear someone appreciate a piece of media, and have it mean far more than what you ever thought it could be.

No. Criticism is a valid and essential form of expression. Negative feedback helps improve the quality of the media we consume. Besides, personally I would rather listen to a reviewer be negative all the time than listen to someone just praise everything.

Honestly despite disagreeing on a variety of opinions you have, I still enjoy your videos a lot

I appreciate your honesty in your videos, there are times during your family guy and simpsons review when the episode title came up and i said "i really liked this episode i can't wait to hear what you'll say about it" then you say you didn't like it. I never get mad at that or change my opinions on the episodes it's what makes everyone different no one has all the same opinions and hearing your takes is no exception keep making video's about your opinions and I'll watch

I think this is a fantastic look at self reflection and problems in the community. Keep doing what you're doing mark! I've been watching you every single upload since the one about the animation community. I always appreciate your insight! Even when I've never seen the source media, like family guy. Your passion for these subjects bleeds back out through to the audience, i know I've felt that for sure. If you continue what you're passionate about there will always be people happy to watch you. ..as there will always be people unhappy. We can never please everyone, but luckily its not our responsibility to. Good luck and keep your spirits high

Personally I feel that sometimes your standards for media are a bit too high for what that media is trying to accomplish (like your Sonic 2 movie review) but I don't think you go out of your way to attack any media or try to make it seem worse than you think it is. It's just that you want certain things out of the media you're consuming and if it doesn't meet those expectations you express your dislike of it, but not in a way that feels like it's trying to be harsh. Although I have noticed that every so often you tend to make jabs at stuff that's unrelated to the video but is brought up to help your point (like how your friend Splash Dash will bring up at Sonic Adventure 2 as an example for something in what they're reviewing and then take a pot shot at it for no reason that's unrelated to the subject matter of the video) or stuff that you admitted to not checking out because you're not interested in seeing it (like Owl House when talking about animation quality) and I feel that may be contributing to the idea that you're constantly negative to all media you see. I don't know how to best solve that outside of saying "don't do that" but besides that I don't think you're being too harsh on what you talk about.

LS Mark: * Makes a negative video * Everyone: THIS GUY DOSEN'T LIKE ANYTHING 💀💀💀💀💀💀

I've been watching you since your Butch and Valskibum videos. It's been really cool seeing your channel grow over the years, you've gone from 800 subs (when I first started watching) to nearly half a million. I love your content and look forward to seeing what else you do 👍

I love all your opinions, that doesn’t mean that I agree with all of them though, but I do love and respect how vocal and confident you are with them

what i loved bout making this video is actively pointing out the exact time me and mark started hanging out n its nuts seeing how much this kid has changed over the past 3-4 years

Dude, your Curious George review is one of my favorites of yours! (the chimp swinging to "upside down" lives rent free in my head)

I've been getting into animation, and I find you talking about films you don't like help me pin point flaws in my own work, I realize that maybe a plot point is stereotypical, or maybe you saying the pacing in a film is bad, it reminds me to slow down and look back on what I've done and how I can improve it, I find it really useful

I appreciate that you are the halfway point between being overly optimistic (Strider) & scorched earth (MrEnter). You are very levelheaded and give non-histrionic takes.

Honestly sometimes you can be a little too harsh. But I see you being fair a lot more than not. Your content has only improved and gotten more smart when it comes to criticisms. I’m gonna finish the rest of the video now and it’s on a pretty good start. Keep up the amazing content!

I’m calling this LSMark the movie. It’s a backstory / the answer to one of the channels biggest question

Mark, you’re crushing it. You’re killing the game! And I can’t wait for you to get to that 1 million subscriber milestone!! Especially so we can finally learn what the LS stands for lol. Keep being you - whether if it’s positive, negative, or somewhere between both. I know I’ll keep watching.

You are allowed to have whatever opinion you have, as long as you explain yourself and have seen the content. I enjoy your comentaries and discussions on media.

Criticizing the artists and their piece of work is common just as long as the criticism is constructive and reasonable, and give them some advice to improve and share an honest opinion about it. Is criticism harsh? Sure, calling it "abysmal" is one thing. Berating and shaming the artist and tell them to give up what they passionate for? That's not how criticism works.

Wait, I thought your FRIEND had a Sonic channel! 🤔 Excellent video though. I honestly only thought the "LS Mark is negative" thing happened around the time of the last Phineas and Ferb movie. Didn't know it was going on this long.

Watching this video made me think about how little I actually talk about the things I like about something. Typically I’ll talk about all the things I don’t like about something (mostly about food), and then I’ll consume whatever it was to completion and enjoy it. If someone had only heard me talk they would think I absolutely hated it but usually it’s the opposite.

No, everyone is entitled to their own opinion and it's nice to see what someone else thinks about a topic

I like the description “tough but fair”. I feel like it’s pretty apt

The realization at the end, that there is no winning, is key for keeping your mental in check online. Of course there's no winning. There are TOO many people, from all walks of life. Absolutely no possible way of pleasing everybody or having everyone agree with anything. At some point you must let hyperbolic or generic criticisms slide cause at that point what are you even supposed to do? cocc peenays

I'll give you credit on the first half since, life can really turn us into the biggest cynics who for some time didn't know what direction they want to go to(Like myself as of now). Maybe the attraction to more negativity than positivity is mostly due to our lives bringing us down so much that we feel "Why bother? Because even that would make us feel more upset that everybody else is happy,, and we're not." And we take enjoyment out of bringing pain and misery on something to remind that our lives could be a whole lot worse. Despite we're doing the opposite. My problem is that even though the best thing to do is just avoid negative stuff or just stop using the internet, but even then you can't get those thoughts out of your head, so much to the point that you can't even enjoy them the same thing again without the people that drive you crazy. 12:48- 34:01 Though the problems that most people have is basically what I keep saying in the comments(Again, I admit I fall victim on this myself) basically people just want to hear what they want to hear and don't care if they're being inconsiderate. As well as paranoia over the influence of that opinion when it's treated like a fact, like bad faith media criticism that many KZfaqrs used to have in that mindset in reviewing. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mZOqqrpp36yon2Q.html Or people just getting tired of hearing the same things said over and over again to the point of redundancy. To the point where they don't even want to look at the stuff they've once loved anymore. Along with most people come for escapism on KZfaq, and sure we can give a pass on some stuff being bashed, but when it's get to personal levels that's where we get upset. Especially when we consider a content creator as a personal friend and it felt like act of betrayal.

It’s so rare to see a content creator present more nuanced discussions on media and so I appreciate your content a lot! It’s this kind of stuff that really helps media evolve over time and also helps expand the discussion on the quality of media which is a great thing and not negative in the slightest. Basically in a smaller picture ur videos CAN come off as negative (not a view I personally hold) but in the grand scheme of things it’s a truly wonderful thing to have videos like yours and it’s even greater that you aren’t completely discouraged by all the discourse surrounding ur content. One of my fave content creators on this site

Mark we all know LS stands for "Loving Sonic"

LS Mark, I don't frequently comment on KZfaq, and I'm unsure as to how active you are at reviewing comments on older videos, but I have found your channel entertaining for reasons your common fan base may overlook. I have never been particularly interested in animation, but I have always found the critical (by that I merely mean in depth) analysis of media to be entertaining. Like you describe yourself, I was also one of those kids that really enjoyed English class, and I can see your correlation between that and our relatively shared interest. As previously mentioned, I have never had an intense fascination with animation, and even as a kid I looked down on media more geared towards children. I have always felt as though animation was a less capable platform to tell a convincing narrative, and have generally stayed away from it. I found your channel from your review of F is for family, a show that I tried due to its connection to Bill burr, but fell in love with because of its gritty sense of reality. It felt like a truly adult cartoon, where the narrative was able to fully stretch its wings, and not be bogged down by trying to "make funny" all its harsher topics. I found your review to be very fair, but even more so, I simply appreciated the amount of care put into the video. I appreciated your level of care, and it's was clear that your videos were made simply out of your own intrest. I also appreciate how articulate you are, you don't dumb down your speech, and I feels as though that makes you more of an authority on this topic, for those who want a deeper dive into the memories of their childhood. At my age it feels immature to be vested in something like SpongeBob, but the way you are portrayed in your videos allows your content to reach a more mature audience, while also referring to things that bring up nostalgic memories that makes your content "feel good" to watch. I agree with your assessment that being harsh, or excessively critical is not always a bad thing, which is why I felt warranted to write this comment. I've watched most of your more mainstream uploads now, and am finally getting to this one. I wanted to acknowledge that although I appreciate how receptive you are to your community, at the same time, I would fear that you would become to blinded by a few criticism of your content, and try to change it in a way that invalidates other opinions. Me personally, I like your satirical nature, that fact that you will call something garbage if that's what it is, and that you'll also call something good if that's what it is. Like you summed up well enough, I'm not watching your content to see if I like something, I'm watching your content because I find it interesting to hear someone else's genuine perspective of the matter. You've positively reviewed things that I remember hating, and you've negatively reviewed things that I enjoy, but it doesn't detract from you channel in my mind because you always create sound arguments. The fact that your channel is so personally, I believe has a great affect on its success. I'm not watching LS mark to tell me how I feel about a peice of media, I watch your channel to see how another critically thinking person perceived something, and it offers a new appreciation for that thing. To sum up this comment, I think your channel relies on you giving your honest opinion on the subjects you cover, and I think if you are too concerned with pleasing everyone, you will lose that personal touch. If I had any sort of advice for you, it would be to continue taking advice and criticism, but maintain "what Mark believes" as the cornerstone of your channels identity. Allow yourself to receive backlash, and recognize it not as an attack on you, but instead just another person voicing their opinion, same as you (even if they are less elegant and understanding with their criticism)

Well put, like I don't always agree with you but still like to hear your points and reasoning. It's a strange time where people hate someone over disagreeing slightly with them

we all know that you're only harsh when you cross your arms... very scary indeed

My main frustration was always the invalid critique due to ignorance (like mitchells). It has always been a pet peeve of mine because I feel I just can't escape takes like that with media that I'm into. I personally really appreciate the acknowledgement of that specific issue, keep up the baller content!

This video was genuinely wholesome. I was watching this video by Jarvis Johnson where he talked about Bright Side or something, and at the end he brung up this thing called "negativity bias" something Mark touches up on in this very video, where people gravitate towards more negative media and respond to that instead of enjoying what they enjoy and like, because it gives us a reason to redirect our anger on certain things (plus it just also feels good to be mad sometimes). Speaking of the Frontiers Story Trailer, btw, I loved that thing, and it's fine if you don't. I can't wait for Sonic Frontiers and I really wanna play it, and it's okay if you don't. I like Sonic Forces, and it's okay if you don't. I like how Mark brought this thing, cause I wanna talk about VERY briefly. If that trailer was titled LITERALLY anything else other than a story trailer, it would have had less of a negative impact. Just sayin' my opinion. Anyway, I love this video. I like when Mark just rambles on about things that are inconvenient in the long run. It makes the situation more human, and gives us a reason to post the stuff we do. Anyways, Mark, if people hate you or the things you make, here's my opinion on the matter. People will feed into your negative stuff more because people gravitate towards more negative content. Because, sometimes, we like to be mad. Anyways, because it was in this video, I just wanna say Parapa the Rappa is perfect.

I swear to God this man is going through a whole character arc before our very eyes

I feel like the only people who are harsh on media are the people who have to forcibly share their negative opinion and turn it into fact.

Self reflection is critical for improvement, well done, Mark. This video isn't in vain. I don't think you're too harsh on anything, really. It's just your own opinions on media, in your own personal space. Most people who complain probably didn't even go past the thumbnail... Great video, great topic.

Too many people don't know _how_ to consume criticism, and it's honestly one of the most frustrating things to deal with as a creator. Sure you can just not "read the comments" or whatever, but I think refusing to engage can breed a different kind of toxicity. Even when there is some positivity in a video, it seems like certain people will still latch on to the negative comments even harder than they latch on to their favorite things as a core part of their identity. It can be hard to not let it get to you. Death by a thousand cuts is real.

As mainly a lurker who stumbled onto your videos from the "ranking every" series, I enjoyed the content. I think listening to a long discussion about your opinions on the videos I've seen has been great, and I'm not so attached to any of the shows that a negative opinion ruins me on it

Honestly I never got why people thought you were so negative. You always seemed pretty normal for a review channel. I think it’s just people mad because you covered stuff they care about. If you only covered stuff these people didn’t care about they probably wouldn’t have an issue with any of your videos. Love you’re videos Mark.

i swear, if LS doesn't stand for "light speed"

I look forward to hearing your opinions on things because they are so unbiased and unfiltered

I LOVE that you're doing a podcast ft established creators, that must be so fun and surreal. And I've said it before, but your cartooning is sooo good. I'm assuming the fully animated Mark is done by you? Incredible stuff. If you ever made another channel just featuring your art I would subscribe so fast. Keep being yourself, keep looking inward, but know that a lot of these reactionaries are 12 year olds :p

I’ve always found you pretty moderate when it comes to your criticisms. I would call you harsh but I also wouldn’t call easy on things. And when you do have a hot take you’re not condescending about it, just keep speaking your mind.

You’ve become one of my favorite ytbers just because you are just… real. Its clear your just being yourself and I have always enjoyed discussion instead of falling into a hivemind-esque mindset. Idk, maybe its because when I was a teen in 2011 I was an edgelord and liked a lot of negative shit but I sorta developed a desire to not be trapped in the way I acted just because it seemed to please others at the time.

I've never thought you were too harsh on media. In fact, I became a fan of you because you were so moderate and reasonable, even when talking about stuff you could've easily have just shit on and called it a day. Honestly was refreshing, hearing a voice on KZfaq that wasn't afraid to admit he liked the first Fred movie, or Adam Sandler's work, or even the first Alvin and the Chipmunks, you even gave a movie as reviled as that a fair shake. Especially for the time, it was refreshing. I don't believe a lot of critics are being genuine when they discuss movies. They come off as snobby or pretentious rather than someone with something to say, and I don't usually believe them when they say "you can like this if I don't." Most follow that statement up with stuff that explicitly belittles or calls people dumb for enjoying something And I feel you've done a good job of steering clear from that. Like, I'd be the first to say I'm no fan of most of the stuff you discuss, but I don't give a shit if I don't even personally care for any of it, because hearing your unique perspective and honestly pleasant commentary on the subject material is a welcome voice to be heard. Keep being you, you're like, fine dog

Probably one of the youtube channels I keep watching videos that come out while rewatching older videos from time to time, I never thought you were too harsh on media, I even showed your channel to one of my friends and he literally watched the entirety of that spongebob ranking video and other videos instantly.

I sometimes do disagree with your points but most of the time your spot on.

Mark honestly I'd rather you be honest about how you feel towards something rather than lie about your opinion just to please the crowd. Sure it may attract negative reception but it's a great thing that you're being honest

I’ve been watching your channel this past year and I feel like everything you’ve said in this video has helped me view things in my personal life and with my own channel, so thank you. I love your content and ya inspire me so keep up the good work

Don't worry, there are just a lot of weirdos that got overly defensive over the second Sonic Movie and attacked everyone who said it was just mediocore. Honestly from all reviewers I watched, you are one of the more positive ones.

Think the whole oxymoron with this thing is that people care too much about these sorts of "review channels." Which is an awful thing to say, like why wouldn't you want someone to care about your content? But that ends up backfiring when it comes to criticism or commentary, like if a youtuber went on and said the opposite of something you think. Whether you like the youtuber or not. It's GOING to upset you, because you CARE about that opinion or thing your opposed to. Engaging in commentary and review content puts you in a bubble that you care about too much cause ultimately, who gives a shit? Just cause Derrick Mcmile of the Something reviews channel said Strawberries 2 was a bad movie doesn't mean you can't enjoy it. And the same goes if you hate something too. Just cause someone else likes that thing doesn't mean you're wrong it just means you didn't enjoy it. We're at a stigma for some reason where we HAVE to convince people we're right about a topic. I'm frankly sick of it, just leave me in my little bubble to like or dislike something lol. Same thing goes with people assuming just cause you said you didn't like a thing you're trying to maliciously sway someone to your side. Guess my point here is that's the impression people get with "review content". Especially PASSIONATE review content, you're "reviewing" something, which means you should be as unbias as possible, but it's a youtube channel, if you were to do that nobody would give a shit. This isn't rotten tomatoes or letterbox its an entertainment platform. Think what I'm trying to say is lay off yourself a bit, cause you're right there is no real winning here. Talk about your silly cartoons and just have fun with it, cause at the end of the day some people care way more than you do and that's really on them.

Honestly. No. I love the way you tackle the media you cover. Generally honest and from your own point of view.

I discovered your channel fairly recently, but binged quite a lot of your videos already and I have to say this - I love that you tend to be a bit more critical than others. I'm very picky about animation myself, so it's refreshing and reassuring to find somebody who doesn't fawn over Disney just because it's Disney. Even though my own opinions often don't align with yours, it's still interesting to learn about your point of view. Especially when it's presented in an entertaining, comprehensive way. Please keep it up!

This video is phenomenal. It's just amazing how incredibly you wrote this, you perfectly addressed everything so we'll.

LS Mark: "Am I too Harsh on Media?" MrEnter, Nostalgia Critic and Cinemasins: *Allow us to introduce ourselves.*

Personally, I feel that it’s very important for a reviewer to do a mix of both positive and negative reviews. For me personally I tend to lean too much into being overly positive, and I think a lot of that comes from me doing a “thing of the week” type segment for my schools news show. The most important thing to a review (positive and negative) is to keep a balanced tone to try and stay somewhat more objective (even though there’s always going to be a bit of subjectivity).

I really respect the amount of effort that you put into your content. Your 'ranking every episode' series allowed me to discover so many episodes that I found really entertaining. I'd also go watch some of the worst ranked episodes and be like, "damn he wasn't kidding about how bad some of this is!".

This is definitely one of my favorite videos from you ever! I love the content and I agree with you, it was nice to get some self reflection.

Moral of the story: there's no pleasing everyone, and there's no pleasing some people either, so fuck it and do you within reason.

I really appreciate you saying all these things, it’s really brave to be vocal about how you can be sometimes annoyed at how people online perceive you and your content (especially when most are just rude and don’t even bother being constructive, they just want to talk shit because they don’t like you) Also I apologize if that reply I made to your frontiers tweet seemed negative, it really wasn’t, I just wanted to use that funny Mickey Mouse image

Sometimes I like seeing why people dislike certain things, i've only been watching your channel for a few months now and I think you're really good at explaining why you feel the way you do, that's why I subscribed. And I feel like you raise some very good points about the shows you talk about.

Definitely too harsh. I remember when you were next to me, complaining about the tone being too melancholy. I mean, I agreed with you. But it was a funeral.

Honestly I’d rather watch someone criticize something rather than praise it. It’s pretty funny

The thumbnail has Arin I'm gonna say your good you haven't doxxed or gone out of your way to spread misinformation or putting in a lot of effort to bully people over something the things they love I'll say your the average critic a little harsh but usually with a love for what you talk about

I just like hearing your opinions because you’re an interesting guy with a lot of passion for certain medias I find myself not agreeing with a lot of your opinions and I couldn’t care less because it’s just cool to hear someone talk about how they feel about something, maybe even make me think deeper about the certain media in question

I don't know exactly how to conceive this, maybe as advice or just pointing it out, but I always love it when someone can use negative criticism for the sake of humor. Making a lot of jokes around a product's flaws is not only fun to me, but it's much easier to do because there is so much to learn from it. Yahtzee from Zero Punctuation is probably the only example I can come up with where someone's negativity wasn't constantly getting backlash, but instead people craved MORE of it because they like it when he can show off his misery in not liking something in such an exaggerated manner. The real cause of people taking negative criticism so seriously is when the creator himself treats it seriously. That last sentence was not meant to be directed at you specifically, Mark. I'm just saying the worst cases when that happens is when someone makes it sound too much like how they are in real life instead of using a characterized persona.

the problem is that you asked on twitter and expected a genuine answer

the OG LS Mark has been missing ever since " the death of cringe culture" video ever since then he's been replaced by an imposter name SL ark(don't fall for his lies)

Good stuff! I definitely share in both this retrospect and frustration at times, but for what it's worth I've thought for the most part that you articulate yourself well and that people overly dogpile you at times. I may not agree with literally every word you say, but that's what discussion is! KZfaq would be a terribly boring place if everyone was always saying the same thing as each other, and I'm glad you're just saying what you think.

The sheer amount of willpower and patience to sit through every episode of family guy makes you far more qualified to complain about it than any other nerd on this site. When you have a hot take about something, you usually at least have a decent explanation for your views, and that's a hell of a lot more than 99% of the channels I used to watch. When you have a criticism its usually about an actual issue in the film and not just a random nonproblem that you milk for a "joke", I appreciate that. I grew up watching channel awesome, and similar old "review" shows from the early youtube days, and compared to that, you are actually extremely fair and open to change in media. Maybe things are different now, idk because im out of the loop from the kids, but back in 2016 I quit most review shows that i had been watching for years. Because I realized they were affecting my perception of media, and making me toxically hyper critical, and nitpicky about non issues. This is one of the reason I like your content so much, you remind me of the "good old days" watching nostalgia critic, but you aren't a whiney bitch like he was. You offer fair and mostly balanced, and rational opinions, about media you both enjoy and dislike. and you don't go on long tirade's about how some random kids movie from 30 years ago didn't live up to the rigorous standards of a film school dropout. Simply put I feel like I could watch a movie or show with you and not hate the experience, I cant say that about any of the other cartoon review channels that I know of.

Mark this is your best video. The only thing you are being harsh to is yourself. Keep doing what you do bro.

Mentioning SonicParadox was like being slapped with a brick of nostalgia holy shit

I'm a relatively new viewer and thought people complain about you just because you dare to be even slightly negative, but now as you described your channels history I understand why people might now associate you with overwhelming negativity. Your new content feels very reasonable to me, you aren't being negative, you come off as someone who just wants to review things honestly, and I like it.

11:00 As one of the few who got to experience their last highschool year during covid i'll always remember playing worms during english class with the zoom class minimized on the top right corner stealing one or two glances at my teacher's one thousand yard stare just sending us the ppt + a essay like sidequest and have the whole class hearing a sudden "oof" from one of the worms quickly muting myself

i've always liked your videos, even a lot of the older ones, it's weird that that many people talk about how negative you are, because it never really seemed that way to me.

There's nothing wrong with being "too harsh" on media. We all have different tastes and if you're really harsh that's fine, you do you. I only really have a problem with it if critics are so harsh that they're obviously lying about what they think to suit some kind of agenda or whatever.

Being Critical or having a different opinion from everyone else is perfectly fine as long as you’re truly honest and criticism is valid. Sometimes seeing opinions that stray away from the majority is fun because it allows us to see a product through a completely different pair of eyes. Stay strong Mark and continue to stand out from the crowd

I don’t know, I always love alternate perspective to see different walks of life, like I LOVE Mitchells vs the Machines, and I also love your video