Mistakes Were Made! | Real Talk w/ The Professor | The Command Zone

Mistakes Were Made! | Real Talk w/ The Professor | The Command Zone | MTG Commander EDH Magic

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Show Notes:
With almost 20 combined years of KZfaq under their belts, The Professor and JLK are some of the most experienced veterans in the MTG content space. Both channels have grown enormously since they began, but it hasn’t always been a simple or easy journey. Today, the two friends sit down to give you a look behind the curtain, discussing the realities of content creation and the struggles that they’ve encountered along the path of building and running a business. You can’t get this perspective anywhere else, so come and watch with us!
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Timestamps:
00:00:40 - Intro
00:05:33 - The Realities Of Being A Content Creator
00:05:50 - A New Era Of The Command Zone
00:06:36 - Moving Offices
00:13:08 - Being A Business Owner
00:20:25 - Growing The Business
00:37:10 - Where Does The Money Go?
00:43:09 - Advertising
00:51:08 - Beating Your High Score
00:53:14 - Financing Small Content Creation
01:02:05 - Patreon
01:05:23 - Fueling The Machine
01:06:59 - What's Next For The Command Zone
01:13:18 - Dune: Part 2
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@commandcast Ай бұрын

What new innovative endeavor should the Command Zone take on next? What about Tolarian Community College?

@lancekosisky9946 Ай бұрын

Josh is an honorable and transparent boss! Good hopes for every adventure! And Prof is a good friend that speaks his mind, good that you can take his views in the best of light! Looking at two of the best in the biz!

@megacardboard2855 Ай бұрын

I really enjoyed opening the loot boxes, and building TCCs inspired precons. Would be cool if I could buy precons or game kits inspired by you guys directly.

@mesa176750 Ай бұрын

You should host some commander draft competitions!

@Logan_MZR Ай бұрын

I’d love to see some deck builds targeted at certain prices, like $100 versions of your guys favorite commanders.

@TerryTags Ай бұрын

I would love to see content with in-depth commentary on the LORE of the MTG storylines (and as of the release of this video, how BAD the lore currently is). Without the critical pressure from your massive community, WOTC will still think it's okay to put out the awful stuff they currently are. It's so bad, the channel "Fantasy Geographic" (with the Magic Historian) just quit putting out content in the middle of the Thunderbox Junction story. And you can see the despair behind the eyes of Ryan at Magic Arcanum. Etc.

@nik700 Ай бұрын

I love Prof and JLK together, they really take their time to talk like friends that happen to be colleagues

@JaySay Ай бұрын

It's always great to see how the two of them are so close, that not only do you see them praising each other and talking each other up so much, but when they sit down for a game, the two of them love to poke fun at each other and occasionally shit talk. They both have so much respect for each other; they're truly inspiring people in the mtg community.

@vipergtsrgt1 Ай бұрын

These kinds of open, free-flowing conversations tend to end up being my favorite videos and podcasts. They're so natural, honest, and fascinating. I feel relaxed yet informed.

@ToUnderstandAFool Ай бұрын

you only say that because you don't know that Prof defended peds in the community and sold out the people who were exposing them and directly aided in the acceleration of gamergate1.0 making people hate each other for no reason

@EdwinRosario432 Ай бұрын

@@vipergtsrgt1 Same. I enjoy people being brutally authentic vs currated. There's nothing wrong with things being scripted, but I MUCH prefer to feel like I'm engaging in a conversation amongst friends than solely consuming curated content.

@levirynearson5800 Ай бұрын

Ok, loving that a good portion of this is talking about paying people fairly. This is just great.

@anstapa6118 Ай бұрын

Absolutely! We need more of this in content spaces.

@JakeandJoelareMagic Ай бұрын

This is excellent, thank you so much for your transparency on these subjects.

@TheRahnenfuehrer Ай бұрын

Love you!

@Billy_Toler Ай бұрын

Jakey joe are you commenting on a command zone video again?

@phangplaystcg Ай бұрын

Let's be honest, you're here to see if breaking a lease is Crime or No Crime

@LegenVD Ай бұрын

People like Josh and Prof are great ambassadors for the game and the community at large. Thanks for sharing these behind the scenes stories! Growing a business sounds daunting.

@raulferrer-conill9281 Ай бұрын

Awesome to see you post here, too :)

@FrancardNoir Ай бұрын

I'm surprised Josh didn't start tearing up after Prof made the statement starting 16:27, that was an incredible profession of appreciation by Prof. He saw right into the heart of the work Josh is doing and it's rare to have friends who see into your effort so well.

@TerryTags Ай бұрын

Came here to say this, too. WOW! That was so freaking wholesome and genuine. Love it.

@josephanders4769 Ай бұрын

The part that stuck out to me is how happy JLK was to hear Prof was happy too. Two of the most wholesome personalities in the game hyping each other up

@nitsujton Ай бұрын

38:52 never laughed harder at an ad break

@MagicTheNoah Ай бұрын

I'm just glad you guys didnt quit and give up MTG content like some other youtubers

@Loki- Ай бұрын

It's good you left their name out of respect. You sure are an upstanding game show host!

@thedicehavespoken6234 Ай бұрын

Yeah who would do that

@vectorstrike Ай бұрын

Noah, we need more MtG videos from you!

@garrett1433 Ай бұрын

Now I'm curious who left 😮

@DynamicSheep 17 күн бұрын

I do miss your deck techs @MagicTheNoah, but I looked at the views on your game shows and went '😮 that makes sense! Good for him. Unsubscribed'

@picklejar2574 Ай бұрын

"Probably" and then an ad immediatley plays, that got me lol

@BlazinTre Ай бұрын

It's so cool that Post Malone basically told y'all "You don't need to pay me, I just want to play with you."

@Dragon_Fyre Ай бұрын

His Net Worth is like $50 million. 😅

@FSUMercerian Ай бұрын

He obviously doesn’t need the money but it also feels like even if he wasn’t as big, he’d still do that. He’s an actual player and he wants to play, paid or not.

@BlazinTre Ай бұрын

@@FSUMercerian that's what I'm saying!

@TimmyTurner421 Ай бұрын

Yeah he's one of us. Just a dude who likes to play MTG

@Shark-Fist Ай бұрын

@@Dragon_FyreYeah, but a lot of rich people seem to only care about making more money. Hearing something like this is refreshing

@christopherleonard9585 Ай бұрын

JLK, I just want you to know this video has made me feel a lot better about the mistakes I made opening my first business. Thank you so much for sharing.

@CHEFPKR Ай бұрын

As a creator, I loved this conversation. It's always a pleasure to hang out with the Prof and hearing what he has learned from JLK is heart warming.

@covertgoblue Ай бұрын

Thanks for this

@SRaburrido Ай бұрын

The fact that Wizards doesn't send review product to The Prof is some corporate level bullshit.

@ShredAndPurr Ай бұрын

Prof & JLk probably my favourite combo in magic NGL. Even more than green & black.

@lordsauron8546 Ай бұрын

Golgari fans unite!

@etherealbonds Ай бұрын

Posty + Prof is a killer duo as well though

@jacktupp4358 Ай бұрын

It's funny that Prof mentioned Jimmy. When I first discovered The Command Zone I remember thinking "Oh, they hired that guy from Video Game High to co-host the show, they must be doing well."

@ThjyuGaming Ай бұрын

I knew Jimmy from old FreddieW and Corridor stuff and VGHS was such a pivotal moment for what I realized the internet could be. I love that project so much and when I started getting into Magic a few years ago and saw that Jimmy was co-host for the podcast and the gameplay I fell in love with Command Zone.

@gallowayrobert3 Ай бұрын

I think I only found this channel because I watch VGHS, but since I've found it, I've loved every second of it.

@thechikage1091 Ай бұрын

I didn't realize for the longest time that I knew about Jimmy from VGHS. It had been so long that I just didn't remember.

@RagdorUltron Ай бұрын

We definitely need more companies that are built from the ground up and actually care about their employees.

@jmwheelz12 Ай бұрын

“Love” isn’t enough to describe the feeling I get when I see the dynamic between these two on the camera. It’s a talk between friends trying to get along this world together and it’s great and genuine. Great episode 🥲

@gkcarpenter98 Ай бұрын

Great, candid conversation. Thanks for your openness and vulnerability, Josh. And congrats to the entire team on all their success.

@ThisIsACommanderChannel Ай бұрын

As someone with a very small channel dedicated to Magic, this is a very interesting video. My channel is currently just about explaining Magic rules, so I don't expect it to grow very much covering that, but over time I do hope to grow it and do a lot more content like gameplay videos and deck building strategies from a bit of a different perspective. So thank you for this video and I hope I don't have many massive setbacks over the years.

@Mcrypt117 Ай бұрын

Hey saw your comment and was interested so I checked your channel and you’re well on your way my friend!! Only saw your latest video but I’m sure the rest are a house as well! I’m sure wherever you choose to go you’ll be fine! I love magic content so as an individual I want to say your effort is appreciated and honestly anticipated!! Good luck and I wish the best for you!! Btw yes you just got a new sub👍🏽

@ThisIsACommanderChannel Ай бұрын

@@Mcrypt117 Dang man, thanks for the nice comment. That means a lot, and I'm just glad you liked that video enough to subscribe. I hope you enjoy the others as well as the stuff in the future.

@kyleedmunds5329 Ай бұрын

I've been subscribed to you for a while, not as long as Command Zone, but I think around a year and a half or so, and I have learned so much while watching your videos. I learned about them from someone at work, a lot of us play Magic during work when we get a chance and some of us meet up at an LGS to play and we always look forward to guessing wrong on your bonus questions and such. Thanks for the content and it's cool you're getting to see this video from Command Zone and let it help you out with your channel.

@ThisIsACommanderChannel Ай бұрын

@@kyleedmunds5329Thanks, wow, I didn't expect to get such nice things here. Usually people just get mad at me for posting on other channels' videos. I'm so happy that my little videos are helping out other pods so much.

@petorthegreat Ай бұрын

If you need a Janitor to keep the new place clean, you can hire me.

@SpectraOcean Ай бұрын

This kind of transparency and vulnerability from both of you was great to hear as an audience member. Thank you both for this, and thanks to the whole team.

@tylerhuntley1910 Ай бұрын

The transparency and candid conversation about their business practices makes this one of my favorite command zone videos ever.

@MrAstarothien Ай бұрын

There is alot to learn here for ppl, perhaps us men in particular. The way Josh owns up and doesn't distribute resposibility for messing up is an example to follow for many. Also the way they talk about rheir problems and showing underlaying emotions and support is showing ppl how to handle difficult situations and times in their life that needs to be adressed for being healthy. I have so much respect for the way these ppl talk to eachother and help each other. I wish i had a friend like that..

@mitchmoves8552 Ай бұрын

Unironically my favorite command zone episode

@SteveVerstaka Ай бұрын

I remember those old episodes when The Command Zone was audio only fondly. I wasn’t in a great place in regards to how my life was going, practically living out of my car due to all of the commuting the soul destroying job I was at required. But one thing that made the driving a lot more bearable wa this EDH podcast I found on whatever app I was using at the time. Where the two hosts had a good rapport, fun energy, and legitimately good advice. Thank you guys, the last decade of episodes has been a blast and I can’t wait to listen to (and watch) the next ten years

@foursquarecommander Ай бұрын

I loved this episode. Its inspiring for a small channel like us. Right now we film in my living room. We use old (but not ancient) cell phones as our cameras now, after experimenting with cheap amazon “4k” cameras. I edit every episode on my own PC which is barely capable. I taught myself how to edit, and do everything else myself too. I hope someday i am able to employ my friends and others and give them a great workplace like you have built.

@qjl889 Ай бұрын

Best of luck to you. Subscribed for what that's worth

@theartofgoblintrash Ай бұрын

I always loved when Josh and Prof did their show together. It's how I learned about the command zone in the first place. I would love to see that come back in some form, or that round table show CZ did a while back. That being said I would love a comedy series.

@nicolaswelch2630 Ай бұрын

I love that JLK and Prof appear to be legitimately good friends and care about one another's successes and failures. Such good people involved here!

@BoshNRoll Ай бұрын

Thanks for turning the cameras on for this. As a full time, mid-level, one-person-show MTG KZfaq creator these high level talks from the top of the business are priceless. 🙏🏻

@treycuret Ай бұрын

fresh bosh pack smoke em if you got em

@themagicofmtg Ай бұрын

It is always great to see behind the scenes in what it takes to make and manage content, especially at the level that The Command Zone and Tolarian Community College create! Thank you for sharing this. I hope that I'm able to take this advice and knowledge and apply it when I eventually get to making my own content!

@isaiahmartin182 Ай бұрын

Seeing real life content about progress, goals, mistakes ,etc is really awesome to hear

@wellthoughtoutmemes7929 Ай бұрын

Love this video. It’s so brave of you two to speak on stuff like this and it makes everyone involved in both your teams look better because of it.

@Rook986 Ай бұрын

Some of us knew it was a house from Graham's vlogs

@mr.x5610 Ай бұрын

Even the first minute opening was worth the thumbs up. 😂👍

@BrokenSonsOfAiur Ай бұрын

I LOVED profs ads where he is kinda all ... whatever about his product. It makes me way more interested than when something is fiercely marketed towards me.

@tylerbrooks6063 Ай бұрын

This is one of my all-time favorite episodes you guys have done! I love that you took a stab at it and weren't sure if it would work, but I can assure you -- it absolutely did!

@MikhailHudon_ZerithFarron Ай бұрын

As someone starting a videogame company amidst the toughest time of my life this has been very motivating. Genuinely, thanks for this cool under-the-hood chat.

@dr00ness Ай бұрын

prof and JLK have so much great chemistry, it seems like they do this every week

@rcarlson787 Ай бұрын

Favorite episode in ages. Love the back and forth and the perspectives Prof brings.

@Phished123 Ай бұрын

Its nice to see two of the stalwarts of the MTG content creation field talking about how important it is to share your profits fairly with the people who do labor for you, even if the labor is just being a guest on a podcast.

@chemicalbluebloo2327 Ай бұрын

Happy for you guys, I respect a lot the transparency you have with your audience :)

@danielphillips3566 Ай бұрын

The comradery and the brotherhood you two share makes my eyes water its beautiful to see.

@thatoneguy3840 Ай бұрын

This is awesome, it's clear how much respect and absolute joy these guys have for each other, and the fact that they don't view each other's channels as competition but rather as psuedo-colleagues and friends is absolutely amazing. Love you guys, hope you grow even more in this new space!

@spencerdavis867 Ай бұрын

love prof, when he gets talking about stuff he likes he gets so excited and it really shows

@millzy8885 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the transparency and behind the scenes!

@Nova7l7 Ай бұрын

This was a great listen! I love the down to earth real talk conversations and it was great to see you guys take some time to reflect on the past and your guys growth.

@KnightLeon257 Ай бұрын

Please do more! Discussions like these are simply great to hear/watch

@chillnerd3143 Ай бұрын

By far my favorite episode of the command zone .. I love the behind the scenes and real talk. 10/10 episode!

@hugmonger Ай бұрын

I kinda love that the community grew out of people like The Prof and Josh and so on, these really good and kind people. Focusing on paying people for their work is so important... I don't make money but I'm constantly trying to find ways to add value to stuff the people I get involved with are doing.

@AHunter817 Ай бұрын

LOVED this episode! Big fan of these candid and behind the scene conversations. Thanks for sharing your journey!

@VanIsleWhimsy Ай бұрын

What a great conversation, thanks for the transparency!!!

@normative Ай бұрын

I really appreciate this. It’s easy to get entrepreneurs to talk about their successes and brilliant decisions; people are naturally much less eager to exhume their failures, but that’s also incredibly useful and informative to hear about. Fascinating peek behind the curtain.

@wpmer Ай бұрын

I really do love the meandering conversations. It's like a good game of "Never have I ever" gotten to the point in a timely fashion. ❤❤🎉

@purgochocinco Ай бұрын

I thoroughly enjoyed this no script conversation podcast. Maybe not for every episode but I, for one, very much enjoyed this. Also, getting a peek behind the curtain was so cool. As much as we all like CZ already, this really humanized you which is just cool. A+

@eveninghat8715 Ай бұрын

I think this is my favorite episode of the podcast you've done. Felt really genuine and real and it's cool to hear the insights into all the work both channels put into making such cool shows for us to watch. I look forward to the next time you get to do this in a year or so

@MagicPrepper Ай бұрын

I would like to hear some of the same advice you told the Professor early on in his business endeavors. Thanks for this transparent discussion.

@alij4778 Ай бұрын

Plis do more of this kind of stuff, this sober sit downs where you just talk are incredible loved the video

@blayneharron2456 Ай бұрын

This video has reinforced for me that these guys are so genuine, and are such a positive force in our community. Thank you for showing us behind the curtain, we all benefit from your hard work and perseverance.

@Zbarraza2099 Ай бұрын

Love the transparency! Speaks to the solidarity of y’all’s operations and philosophies.

@joshuadhanens7936 Ай бұрын

I have enjoyed The Command Zone and all your content for a few years, but after this episode, I am so excited to be a fan. You exemplify the best qualities a company can exhibit. Thank you for all you do. I will use my new signed, Go To Combat play-mat with pride.

@davewasserott3018 Ай бұрын

Absolutely love everything about this episode! Such a breath of fresh air to hear two great personalities have a heart felt conversation

@nerd_entangled Ай бұрын

This was a gift of an episode! Thanks for putting this out

@admstoker Ай бұрын

Thank you for running the cameras on this. This is amazing and contributed so much to the community.

@mattlawton11 Ай бұрын

Honestly, I'm so appreciative that you pay people for the games they play. I honestly didn't think it was something that was done but knowing that you do is one of the coolest things I've heard today, yesterday, or the day before. Thank you for having such good hearts.

@jasons4645 Ай бұрын

Really happy and proud of you Josh, Jimmy, and the command zone team. You guys deserve this!!!!

@comedycorpse9768 Ай бұрын

Man that was a heart to heart episode, its always nice to watch these sit down episodes. I enjoy them greatly

@franciscohuici440 Ай бұрын

Prof and josh should do this more often, like once a year talking about their channels and how it is going

@Nexus942 Ай бұрын

You two are just such genuine people. This stuff is part of the reason I still watch you guys.

@RedZoneRogue Ай бұрын

Absolutely fascinating conversation. Great chat gentlemen!

@sconethrowerproductions Ай бұрын

Absolutely incredible conversation. Thank you so much for this! Huge fan of you both. Excited to see both channels prosper ❤

@mattarneson5211 Ай бұрын

Any time you 2 talk you should record it. This is hands down my favorite episode to date

@mutten006 Ай бұрын

More of this would be amazing! I love the biz talk. It's really great information.

@valkopuhelin2581 Ай бұрын

Great to hear this sort of discussion every now and then.

@coffeeandbjj Ай бұрын

This is the first video of Command Zone I've ever seen from beginning to end without skipping. Didn't know you guys do that with your ads!! Will be watching entire videos from now on! Keep up the great work! This was an entertaining conversation.

@MisterMeaner3000 Ай бұрын

I hadn't played MTG in like 10 years and I discovered Command Zone when they launched Tales from Middle Earth and I've been back in it ever since.

@MetPhD Ай бұрын

Pauper games with Prof! 🎉

@tamisanchez3570 Ай бұрын

Congrats to JLK and The Command Zone 🎉❤ You all are awesome!

@willg574 Ай бұрын

This was great! Getting the behind the scenes info and stories is always interesting and very eye opening.

@DracoMagna Ай бұрын

Thank you for your honesty, and vulnerability. Its easy to talk about the things that go well in your life, but to share how things didn't go well, and the mistakes you made, however painful, shows a lot about your character. Thanks for sharing!

@robertkramer5400 Ай бұрын

I really enjoyed this episode. Nice to see growing pains and how you made through conflict.

@RagdorUltron Ай бұрын

Great episode. I own a business and it can be overwhelming at times. Your channel is awesome and I have been watching for years. The last game knights intro for Karlov Manor was amazing.

@michaelquigley2657 Ай бұрын

This sort of thing is why I love these channels, Thanks Prof and JLK! and everyone else who puts all of this out!

@davedussault8324 Ай бұрын

Thanks for this video. It's neat to see a look behind the curtain once in a while.

@joshuamccartney7712 Ай бұрын

Massive respect for the transparency and humility of this video!

@marblemaster1 Ай бұрын

It's so wonderful to hear the two of you talk genuinely and off-script about your experiences and struggles. I feel like it's way too common for content creators to put up fronts, being great on-camera but doing questionable things behind the scenes; this conversation was such a breath of fresh air. Thank you Command Zone and TCC and I can't wait to enjoy more of your content!

@kbdekker Ай бұрын

I very much enjoyed this glimpse into how you all make your shows. Nice work.

@zackfro Ай бұрын

Love a meandering conversation!!!

@enternamehere5498 Ай бұрын

This is one of the most genuine and enjoyable conversations. Bravo.

@IvanOnly Ай бұрын

This is incredibly insightful, thank you for charing!

@PinstripeWeasel Ай бұрын

This is such a great side to see from both JLK and Prof. ❤❤❤❤

@wobblycobbly3562 Ай бұрын

The fact that Josh, of all people, was about to genuinely say, "Dude! And that's the best fucking thing!" Like a teenager shows just how real this friendship is. Hard to say it's not inspiring to listen to!

@commanderpower99 Ай бұрын

Really honest and humble show. Keep it coming, guys and gals!

@Loki- Ай бұрын

This is heartwarming and enlightening for me in my life. Amazing podcast and amazing work both of you! I always watch Game Knights because the quality is unbeatable.

@megec Ай бұрын

Love this level of behind the scenes discussion.

@roomanosmany27 Ай бұрын

This was an amazing episode. Sharing your experience, successes and failures, says it all about you. I learnt so much. Love your work Prof and JLK. Keep it up! Keep trying new stuff, keep listening to feedback and keep getting happier!! 👏👏👏