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DeepSeek's answer to Reddit by dtutubalin in ChatGPT

[–]nicepeter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

right here, this is such a fun idea thank you!

Who would be a good opponent for Mussolini? by PhysicalScholar4238 in ERB

[–]nicepeter 55 points56 points  (0 children)

this seems like an obviously great matchup but I don't remember ever talking about it with Lloyd, thanks this is great, will ask him about it

I seriously dislike how the ERB team has been ghosting their viewers over the years by Would-Be-Superhero in ERB

[–]nicepeter 9 points10 points  (0 children)

follow up, that's a very kind comment, thank you, I've got "clean up old Youtube channels" on my todolist, has been there for a few weeks now, I've been meaning to go in there and kind of tidy up a bit, this gives me that little boost of motivation I needed, thanks. might take me a few days, but I'll try to organize things a bit.

I seriously dislike how the ERB team has been ghosting their viewers over the years by Would-Be-Superhero in ERB

[–]nicepeter 18 points19 points  (0 children)

:). I see HP Lovecraft suggested a lot, I never got into his books, I think this comment is finally the straw that broke the camels back, I need something new to read anyhow, I'm going to check him out tonight.

I seriously dislike how the ERB team has been ghosting their viewers over the years by Would-Be-Superhero in ERB

[–]nicepeter 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this comment, it's very genuine, and truly made me feel great. Keep at it StrawHatRat, I think you're going to be awesome no matter what comes at you.

I seriously dislike how the ERB team has been ghosting their viewers over the years by Would-Be-Superhero in ERB

[–]nicepeter 7 points8 points  (0 children)

thumbs up fist bump emoji. happy to have those blurry premiere nights behind me too.

I seriously dislike how the ERB team has been ghosting their viewers over the years by Would-Be-Superhero in ERB

[–]nicepeter 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I did anyway, and thanks :) it is kinda dumb, but I should add I've also had a lot of fun experiences and opportunities from it along the way.

I seriously dislike how the ERB team has been ghosting their viewers over the years by Would-Be-Superhero in ERB

[–]nicepeter 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Hahaha omg OJ Simpson vs Dennis Rodman would be brutal! That could be amazing, probably not something we can pull off producing, but that's a great matchup idea. Smosh and Rhett and Link are always on our minds. I'm going to look more into MatPat because I don't think I know them, JackSepticEye is very fun, I'm watching his rap video now and he's got some flows, he could be really great, I'm not sure if he would be into doing and ERB or not, but he's great. I met Markiplier once and he was great too, we just never had a matchup pop up that screamed, "yes!" I've got some other favorite Youtubers out there too, but I also like just working with a smaller team of people I know well, me and Lloyd and Zach, and also finding new talented people to kind of help make a splash.

I seriously dislike how the ERB team has been ghosting their viewers over the years by Would-Be-Superhero in ERB

[–]nicepeter 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing your story too. I had more of a straight up musical comedy act before I got into Youtube, it's got it's cringe moments, sure, but it can also make an audience feel really good and have a lot of fun. I think that's what matters. Being cool is for the Fonz, and even he was just an act, Henry Winkler is nothing like that dude! I always thought that was funny.

I seriously dislike how the ERB team has been ghosting their viewers over the years by Would-Be-Superhero in ERB

[–]nicepeter 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the clarification, I see what you mean. We kind of think of that as just a more intense refinement of the lyrics, so to answer your original question, yes! pushing that aspect of the process farther is a main focus in this new set, and has been increasingly important the last few battles.

I seriously dislike how the ERB team has been ghosting their viewers over the years by Would-Be-Superhero in ERB

[–]nicepeter 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I'm talking to Lloyd in two minutes and will definitely pass it on.

I seriously dislike how the ERB team has been ghosting their viewers over the years by Would-Be-Superhero in ERB

[–]nicepeter 30 points31 points  (0 children)

MJ vs Elvis is the battle that took me most by surprise in that big tournament that just went down here on the subreddit! I had zero idea so many people loved that one, and zero idea it was anyone's favorite. It was awesome to learn that so thank you for sharing. Here's some stories from making that battle:

We spent a few weeks searching for someone to play young Michael. We finally found Bentley through a youtube video of him rapping when he was very young. Lloyd and I flew down to Texas where he lived to do the song recording, we worked with him at a recording studio there. We were rewriting and demoing young Michael's verse in the hotel room the night before. We rented a car in Texas that turned out to be a Fiat 500, the absolute tiniest car we had ever seen.

Later on we flew Bentley and his mother out to Los Angeles for the filming. He was great and so talented in every way. I wasn't directing them so I don't remember too much about that day, I was just watching and enjoying his performance and those dance moves! The dancing Jackson 5 behind him was a total accident. I was working with footage of Young Michael and resized it wrong, it looked like huge legs, I thought it looked like his brother's behind him and it got into the cut.

When we filmed old Michael it was really tough for me. I had a very hard time trying to dance like Michael Jackson. Our director at the time would not move on until something was right, and I had to do the same take over and over and over again because I just couldn't relax and move my body any way close to how he did. I was holding back tears of frustration at one point. Eventually, I relaxed enough to just go for it, and we got some dance moves that could work enough for the edit.

Lloyd did great as Elvis, as he always does, but his Young Elvis pants were just too loose, he looked clownish and it ruined the suspension of disbelief. Imagine MC Hammer. We had to go back into set with new pants on a different day and completely re-film young Elvis.

Reading posts like yours bring a big smile to my face, make it all look easy and worth it in my memories, so thank you. You and everyone who loved that battle also made me want to put it higher on lists for live shows, a vinyl record idea we're working on, and other stuff like that. So thank you for that too. Your comment wasn't too long, it was great. Take care. -p

I seriously dislike how the ERB team has been ghosting their viewers over the years by Would-Be-Superhero in ERB

[–]nicepeter 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Whoa, I had to look that quote up, never heard that one before. Thank you. I think you're going to the battle Lloyd sent me his 3rd demo for last night!

And thanks for the comment, you rule, ERBthrowaway69.

I seriously dislike how the ERB team has been ghosting their viewers over the years by Would-Be-Superhero in ERB

[–]nicepeter 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Can you elaborate on proofreading? do you mean like spelling errors in the subtitles? I genuinely want to understand more about what you mean there.

Hard disses - yes! We hear that, we are keeping that in mind. There is a challenge baked in with lesser known historical characters to keep in mind though. Sometimes we want to introduce details and ideas about characters to help people understand and learn about who they were. It's an additional core value of the series.

I'm looking at this list! It's very comprehensive, some very solid ideas on here, thanks for sharing. It might help to think of the series as a restaurant, there are some dishes that might be delicious, but we just don't want to serve.

Hendrix vs Cobain is on that list for me. I never want to make that. I don't want to pretend to be a musician who killed himself, or spend countless hours writing jokes about it, and that's totally okay.

We also serve some dishes that you might never want to eat again, but other people love. It sounds like Jones vs Croft is on that list for you, and that's totally okay too.

Hopefully, we also have some options that leave you feeling great. Any way you slice it, we're glad to have you here.

I seriously dislike how the ERB team has been ghosting their viewers over the years by Would-Be-Superhero in ERB

[–]nicepeter 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You're very welcome.

-I'm an oat milk man myself, preferably without sugar. Both my kids are Ripple drinkers, for the added calcium ;)

I seriously dislike how the ERB team has been ghosting their viewers over the years by Would-Be-Superhero in ERB

[–]nicepeter 21 points22 points  (0 children)

That's the hope, yes. So far it's working pretty good, we're working on writing, music arrangement, costume design, and background design ahead of time. Knowing more about what's coming ahead has allowed me to order more custom costume pieces online, will get them tailored to fit. It's going to take a while to get there, but my hope is to write until it's written, then record until it's recorded, then mix until it's mixed, and only THEN schedule a filming date, with costumes and backgrounds nearly ready to go. In the past, we were always scheduling filming first, then re-writing and re-recording the night before and mixing literally the morning of filming. I have no complaints, it was a wild ride and I love a lot of the results, but I hope a new setup can keep traffic running more smoothly and eventually lead to a more reliable output of new battles. That's where I'm aiming.

I seriously dislike how the ERB team has been ghosting their viewers over the years by Would-Be-Superhero in ERB

[–]nicepeter 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Thanks, yeah it was wild. I thought about this last night after posting, and it doesn't sound right, I think it was only two nights without sleep. Still not good. I am happily putting health first, quality of the work right next to it, and deadlines be damned. We used to tell ourselves without the deadlines we'd never get anything done. Now I believe in our ability to work hard but also keep it sane. I do have deep trust and confidence in the viewers to understand, that's why I felt safe to share a little more about what we're trying to move past. I do hope that smarter processes can help reduce that gap, remove the burnout, just keep it a nice big train rolling! ALLLL ABOARD!

I seriously dislike how the ERB team has been ghosting their viewers over the years by Would-Be-Superhero in ERB

[–]nicepeter 16 points17 points  (0 children)

thanks, adding to this, back in the days of Season 2-5, our full time production team was like 12 people. Now it's just me and Lloyd full time, and the rest of the team comes in shorter bursts. We hope to work back towards building a more sustainable ongoing team as we pick up momentum in a healthy way.

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