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Forums - Gaming Discussion - TV Host Jimmy Kimmel shows comedy sketch making fun of people who watch other people play videogames on the internet, receives backlash, then responds

 

Do you think the comedy sketch was out of place?

Yes 23 12.50%
 
No 35 19.02%
 
No, but it wasn't funny,... 29 15.76%
 
People again making a fuss over nothing. 42 22.83%
 
Jimmy Kimmel who? 13 7.07%
 
Watching people's live s... 30 16.30%
 
Nothing justifies the out... 12 6.52%
 
Total:184
AbbathTheGrim on 02 September 2015

First video with the comedy sketch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji9KmXwrA5Y

His response:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9oZplyzDKc

See the ratings and comments on both videos.

Has this been taken out of proportions? Do you believe comedy allows to make fun of things and shouldn't be taken seriously or do you think there is a straight aim at ridiculing gaming and those who enjoy live streams of videogames?

Do you consider watching people playing videogames on the internet pointless like Jimmy Kimmel?



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johnsobas on 02 September 2015

south park made fun of that too, it is kinda stupid if you think about it but it is more addicting than it sounds when you explain it.



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AbbathTheGrim on 02 September 2015
johnsobas said:
south park made fun of that too, it is kinda stupid if you think about it but it is more addicting than it sounds when you explain it.

Oh I remember that episode or episodes, I think they were more than one, and the PiewDiePie guy also shows up.

Not one of their best episodes though, but still interesting on the topics it made fun of, or criticized.



Nintendo is selling their IPs to Microsoft and this is true because:

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=221391&page=1

Boutros on 02 September 2015

He's obviously showing a great amount of ignorance but the responses are [expectedly] exaggerated. Expectedly because this is Youtube after all.



RadiantDanceMachine on 02 September 2015

Why watch other people play sports?

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TheGoldenBoy on 02 September 2015
Boutros said:
He's obviously showing a great amount of ignorance but the responses are [expectedly] exaggerated. Expectedly because this is Youtube after all.

Couldn't have said it better myself.



onionberry on 02 September 2015

I can't watch let's play tbh, it's not entertaining for me. I could watch a clip of something funny, but more than 5 minutes of a let's plays is boring and dumb.



Hynad on 02 September 2015

I'm not a fan of let's play videos. I don't see much point in them other than to see if the game is going to be interesting to me. But there are video reviews for that, so again... I don't see the point.

So yeah, I mostly agree with him there. I don't see much point in watching videos of someone else playing a game, no matter the kind of commenting the player makes along the way. It's nothing but a waste of time to me.



Darc Requiem on 02 September 2015
Ka-pi96 said:
Hilarious! And he's completely right, watching other people playing games rather than playing them yourself is silly.


I disagree. There are lot of things people watch that they could do themselves. Sports being the most obvious example. 



Dusk on 02 September 2015

I think it's comedy and many gamers can't see the humor in it. I think watching someone play a game is mental. Play them or don't.
It's funny, get over it.



Gotta figure out how to set these up lol.