I've pretty much stopped watching YouTubers that cover the MCU now.

It's not what it used to be. For every genuine YouTuber that can both praise and criticise the MCU, there's at least 10 YouTubers doing "Culture War" bullshit, clickbaiting or AI crap. The state it's in is just kinda pathetic.

It's also helped me stress less about the MCU as a whole. If a movie or TV show interests me, I'll watch it and judge it myself. Why should I care what a YouTuber thinks? It doesn't really affect me in the long term, nor should it.

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RayesArmstrong2026-01-14 00:39

Same. So many grifters. So little effort.

davwad22026-01-14 00:51

** clap clap ** Geeks and Gamers. Boo to that channel.

implodingnerd2026-01-14 00:53

also boo The Critical Drinker

DarkSaiyanGoku2026-01-14 00:56

Don't forget Sellout Magnus.

implodingnerd2026-01-14 00:56

Mr Egghead, yes

CruzAderjc2026-01-14 01:07

I used to live near Tyrone Magnus in Cherry Hill NJ and would bump into him time to time. He seemed really cool until 2020 and then he leaned really hardcore into the “covid isn’t real” thing and i kinda started seeing a side of him I didn’t like. And then when he went all in with tbe Snyderverse stuff and basically writing off everythjng else that isn’t Snyderverse, then I knew it was time for me to step away from following his channel, it just got annoying. He already made up his mind that Thunderbolts and Fantastic Four were bad before he ever saw them

Livid_Foundation_5572026-01-14 07:28

Hes been that kind of dickhead since you first heard. Off him tbh

Impossible_Front44622026-01-14 03:10

When I think of blatant grifters, he’s the first person that comes to mind. I was going to make a comment including his name when read the post. Not surprised he’s already mentioned here.

vistaprank2026-01-14 01:22

Dude critical drinker is such a shameless grifter it’s insane. He will literally change the title of his videos if he grifted too hard and his audience notices

Madmonkeman2026-01-14 02:51

I watched one of his She-Hulk videos and I thought it was ok for the most part but not great. Then I watched a video he did on Moon Knight and he was complaining about them doing a poorly written “strong female character” except the character he was talking about was actually pretty good. It was annoying because it seemed like he just crapped on Moon Knight because Marvel was losing popularity at the time. I’m not watching any of his other videos.

Squidkid62026-01-14 01:05

I miss when his channel was actually good, it wasn’t much but it was nice but he went nuts reallllll quick

davwad22026-01-14 04:08

Oh, maybe that's when I watched him then. I think YT recommended him based on SW content. The negativity around *Captain Marvel* was exhausting, so I think that's about the time I started ignoring the channel.

RayesArmstrong2026-01-14 03:01

Guys we can’t just lay them all. We’ll die of natural causes first

SulevanTheMafika2026-01-14 00:39

Better late than never.

SulevanTheMafika2026-01-14 02:15

Oh my god, my ever first award. Thanks.

TelenorTheGNP2026-01-14 03:37

Oops, can I have that back?

SulevanTheMafika2026-01-14 03:57

I don't think you gave me the award. 🤣

TelenorTheGNP2026-01-14 04:04

Well then, can I have it?

SulevanTheMafika2026-01-14 04:16

It's my 1st ever award. I am keeping it. ☺️

TelenorTheGNP2026-01-14 05:16

Drat.

Wars4w2026-01-14 00:40

You shouldn't be stressing about the MCU in the first place.

DarkSaiyanGoku2026-01-14 00:42

I know that. I used to put too much stock into the fandoms I'm in. Now I just wanna take things easy. Hobbies are meant to be relaxing, after all.

HearingCandid89742026-01-14 00:40

Yeah I’m very select about the kind of people I watch regarding any comic book media. Grifters have invaded and ruined fandoms for me

SulevanTheMafika2026-01-14 00:57

They have invaded everything. You name it:

Football, movies, comics, games, and now makeup.

LewisRyan2026-01-14 20:50

Imagine my surprise to see “platinuming this game trilogy!” In a video.

Only to realize it’s just a re-upload of 3 other videos spliced together? Since when did YouTubers double dip on their videos?

Bartman3262026-01-15 06:49

That seems normal.... I've watched a video of a dudes series of uncharted reviews all spliced into one video and didn't see the issue. If your watching way after the fact its nice to have the whole thing in one place.

pizzaporker12026-01-14 01:02

*instant flashbacks to phase 4* and literally fighting for my life for simply saying I enjoyed a certain show....didn't bash anyone AT ALL.....I just simply stated "I like this show" on a post about liking said show...and BOOM. I'm bombarded with insults and other stuff...🫩.

HearingCandid89742026-01-14 01:12

A lot of phase 4 really wasn’t even all that bad. Was some of it mid? Sure but nothing that warranted the fiery hate it got. I’m deeply hoping marvel doesn’t learn the wrong lessons from their projects just because a certain crowd got loud when they didn’t get their way

fearnodarkness12026-01-14 14:10

It was just so divisive which was a first for the MCU fans. On one side of the fence you had people who thought the quality was dropping and the other side was just simply enjoying it which caused a lot of conflict/debate. No one would listen to any point but whatever side they were on. If you like a movie, you had bad taste and if you made any critique you were just a hater.

To your comment on fiery hate, there's a lot of valid criticisms and there was definitely a run of lower quality projects by MCU standards. That doesn't mean it was all bad and it definitely feels like they've course corrected because Thunderbolts / F4 were top tier and even something like Cap 4 was much better than the show

TelenorTheGNP2026-01-14 03:38

I call them "bitching enthusiasts".

chaseribarelyknowher2026-01-14 22:20

Not phase 4, but this reminds me of how upset people got over viewers saying The Marvels was “fun.”

mondomonkey2026-01-14 09:01

"Ejdididijfjjieoo WOKE AGENDA wi9didjwbkdkd DEI dkeo9fifididh IM JUST HIDING MY GAYGAY THOUGHTS dofidififjndid"

Nuts2ButtsNLuck2026-01-14 00:41

It's super annoying. Even the comments are full of culture war bullshit.

phildoh82026-01-14 00:42

Yep, I quit watching the one person that I enjoyed because he had to go ahead and start talking about politics every once in awhile and it only took they're second time to quit watching. I come to the channel for your comic opinion, not your political opinion.

bargman2026-01-14 00:43

The time to jump ship was about mid-COVID, but you're welcome on the boat.

AmaterasuWolf212026-01-14 01:44

Oh so it wasn't just me who had a 'snapping the channels I'm subbed to in half' moment around that time

gingermori2026-01-14 00:43

Cosmonaut tho

DarkSaiyanGoku2026-01-14 00:44

What about him?

Edit: I literally asked a fucking question, it's not worth a fucking downvofe.

gingermori2026-01-14 01:02

I didn’t downvote you guy, I was just leaving a silly lil comment about a YouTuber I like on reddit. Please touch some grass.

DarkSaiyanGoku2026-01-14 01:03

Oh I wasn't yelling ar you specifically, I was annoyed that my comment got an unnecessary downvote.

gingermori2026-01-14 01:10

Have an unnecessary upvote to cancel it out

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SkeletonLordZ2026-01-14 00:43

The Canadian Lad is a really good channel that breaks down details in officially released marvel media

bmorewritergirl2026-01-14 00:57

Seconding! He’s got solid content and catches so many things I never would notice otherwise.

Grizzle1932026-01-14 05:00

I’ll have to check him out! My go to for breakdowns is New Rockstars. But being Canadian, I gotta check this guy out

Haru1122026-01-14 06:45

canadian lad is king of reach

HankSteakfist2026-01-14 00:43

Most fan channels are usually 99% horseshit.

The only ones I actually like are some of the comic book retrospective channels.

DarkSaiyanGoku2026-01-14 00:45

Dunno about 99%. Like 60% at most, sure, bur 99% is stretching it.

RiffSandwich2026-01-14 00:44

"a bit of everything" is the only one you need to watch

AmericanUpheaval3572026-01-14 00:44

New rockstars likes to use pirated clips of new movies to do their videos that ok with you?

I like their videos but they fall into that too

DarkSaiyanGoku2026-01-14 00:45

Never heard of New Rockstars.

AmericanUpheaval3572026-01-14 00:56

So they dont exist...

Naive_Nerve53712026-01-14 00:45

The problem with YouTube is that the only way to really make money doing it is being consistent with producing content on a schedule and you have to keep it coming. The slowdown in production and release in the superhero genre across the board has left a bunch of people who need to pay their rent by saying a lot constantly with nothing to talk about.

So this is where the negative energy comes from. It’s easier to tear things apart than it is to find the ways to praise something, there’s no end of ways to say you don’t like something.

I mostly just don’t bother listening to YouTube people at all anymore. They all peddle on conjecture and rumor that mostly always goes nowhere anyway.

Use YouTube as a resource on watching a video on learning how to fix a pc or a walkthrough on a game. Stop listening to the opinions of people who earn money by constantly trying to have one about everything ever.

HydroQu2026-01-14 00:45

It may be worth checking out Nando v. Movies / The Nando Cut if you are looking for youtubers in that first category. Takes the media as it is, talks about relevant comic stories, talks on the bright side, not in a “glazing something bad” way, but doesn’t just shit on stuff. Talks like a guy shooting the shit, I like him

Aspharon2026-01-14 00:52

Came in here to recommend Nando as well. He's a cool guy.

spidervenom6192026-01-14 00:46

Just watch A Bit of Everything and New Rockstars, they mostly keep their politics out of their reviews except of course when they call out things that needed to be called out.

OVER_90092026-01-14 00:48

This is now the modern engagement bait world we live in unfortunately. Times are changing. People making money for content and drawing in those clicks with Mr Beast style thumbnails too. This is not the same internet content that existed 5/10/15 years ago

DarkSaiyanGoku2026-01-14 00:49

Well I'm not gonna engage in that bullshit. 😊

TelenorTheGNP2026-01-14 03:40

Mr. Beast style thumbnails are nothing new. Markiplier has been doing that stuff for a decade.

... he's also still watchable.

astarionsstar2026-01-14 00:48

Honestly yeah, I don't care about good reviews or bad reviews on a movie. If I liked it, I liked it. I don't care what others thought of it

DarkSaiyanGoku2026-01-14 00:50

Which is a great mentality to have. You can certainly listen to other thoughts, but don't let it affect your judgement.

jusxchilln2026-01-14 00:49

influencer slop

-Words-Words-Words-2026-01-14 00:51

There’s too many, and they all realize that to get any traction, they have to got to extremes to get any views. You can’t just be like “Hey, Ms Marvel is a pretty fun show. Nothing great, but it lives by how fun Iman Vellani is and clearly how much fun she is having!” No, it has to be “MARVEL HAS LOST THEIR MINDS. WHY ARE THEY RAPING MY CHILDHOOD WITH THIS WOKE TRASH!?”

It’s the same with Star Wars.

TheNicholasRage2026-01-14 00:52

The only two I still watch with regularity are Nando V Movies and Cosmonaut Variety Hour. They don't take themselves too seriously and don't get caught up in the minutiae and drama.

DarkSaiyanGoku2026-01-14 00:52

I also like Comic Drake. He doesn't cover the MCU specifically, but I do love his comic videos.

Rpanich2026-01-14 00:58

The weekly planet is my favourite, and they’ve kinda pivoted away from the MCU around the same time I started getting tired of it as well.

Way more fun to watch them discuss Sphere or Timeline than whatever trailer breakdowns that used to be fun.

ckenney7112026-01-14 01:01

RODNEY

muscatcave2026-01-14 00:59

Is Cosmonaut and Friendly Space Ninja the same guy?

hldtightmanlikedarkz2026-01-14 01:00

RepresentativeAge4442026-01-14 01:10

Those are decent. I watch Screencrush for breakdowns.

matito292026-01-14 01:20

Screencrush is great for breakdowns after stuff has come out, but they have a tendency to make pretty out-there predictions and then double and triple down on them. Ryan has said with complete confidence that they’re sure of the plot of Doomsday after each of the teasers.

Rising-Jay2026-01-14 02:15

Yeah Marcus is one of the few that has a good head on his shoulders. Even when his points feel disagreeable he can at least articulate it in good faith compared to the grifters

rallmats2026-01-14 03:41

Cosmonaut Variety Hour is my goat cb YouTuber. And if you like DND or Star wars his tabletop series is also my goat

Galooiik2026-01-14 00:52

I only watch Comics Explained and Emergency Awesome

Gasparde2026-01-14 12:36

I used to watch every single one of Charlie's videos the moment they came out, but that guy too became kinda unbearable. At some point my guy just started making 5 10+ minute videos about single tweets, with thumbnails presenting undeniable facts and the videos in question then being nothing but "COULD THIS MEAN THE END OF THE MCU?!" - all with the perfectly fitted AI generated imagery of RDJ as Venom titled "FIRST LOOK AT THE NEW SUPERMAN".

My man might not have fully boarded the silly culture war train but boy oh boy did he go nuts on the clickbait titles, AI thumbnails and the "Kevin Feige's last tweet had 3 As in it, let's make a 15 minute video about how that confirms Annihilus to be the new leader of the Avengers in Antman 4" kind of content.

_________FU_________2026-01-14 00:52

10 things that prove Thor is OP

DarkSaiyanGoku2026-01-14 00:53

Okay, that gave me a chuckle. 😁

TelenorTheGNP2026-01-14 03:44

Then: Number one - he's a God.

Me: <*furiously takes notes*>

AlienHooker2026-01-14 00:53

The only one I listen to anymore is Mr Sunday Movies. The rest are moreso comics than movies

Romnonaldao2026-01-14 00:53

It's easier to make clickbait hate videos

25803742026-01-14 00:53

Nando v movies still slaps

rallmats2026-01-14 03:40

I know, he isn't afraid to be critical, but he actually likes the majority of the MCU. And his cat is cute

camxcold2026-01-14 03:42

He’s the only good one imo

nggdante2026-01-14 08:15

That "Fatigue" thumbnail he chose for Wonder Man made me weary of watching his content unfortunately. Though he seems to have changed it it still felt like he was trying to play towards a certain crowd just to get some clicks/engagement

BON3SMcCOY2026-01-14 08:51

Him and Mrsundaymovies are the only ones left

VeryPteri2026-01-14 13:44

Captain Midnight as well

TheAgmis2026-01-14 00:54

Those grifters are also alcoholics

Meander0612026-01-14 00:54

At least you finally stopped watching them. I got tired of their lies and outrage bait ages ago.

FanOfAllKindOfThings2026-01-14 00:54

The only ones i still watch (sometimes) are The Whole Shebang and Nando v Movies

pizzaporker12026-01-14 01:06

>The Whole Shebang
*
He's a nice positive spin on things....tired of the negativity tbh

artfrche2026-01-14 00:55

I recommend Man of Recaps and Comics Explained - they don’t just cover the MCU, but I really like the work they do around it!

DarkSaiyanGoku2026-01-14 00:56

Oh I've been a fan od Comics Explained for years.

implodingnerd2026-01-14 00:55

for years now, there are really only 2 channels that I watch or listen to in regards to comic book nerd stuff because they are genuinely always positive or even happily say their dislikes without it being hateful

orange7slices2026-01-14 02:21

Which are??

implodingnerd2026-01-14 02:24

Heroes Reforged and Comics Explained

brbmycatexploded2026-01-14 00:56

I finally had to stop watching New Rockstars. Erik Voss has always seemed fake to me (intelligent and well informed but very much says whatever will get the most engagement.)

Recently I’m just annoyed with them having 18 different plugs each video. “Buy the membership! Buy our merch! Subscribe to our horror channel! Follow our podcast! Here’s an ad! Here’s another ad disguised as a plug! Did you buy the membership yet? Spend more on merch to save more on merch!”

I can’t do it anymore. It’s worse than cable TV and they’re far from the only culprits

FirstV12026-01-14 00:57

Everything Always, Cosmic Wonder, Den of Nerds.

They were *alright* following Infinity War, but have gotten pretty pathetic as of late. (Unsubbed from EA and CW a few years ago, DoN is next)

New Rockstars and Reel Rejects are the only MCU-adjacent channels Im liking these days.

LovesMeatPies2026-01-14 02:02

Yeah Cosmic Wonder and Den of Nerds have both lost me this month. I unsubscribed half way through watching a bullshit take. I still like Screen Crush because it's at least presented as personal opinion and New Rockstars were my OG so they will be the last I unsbub from, but the length of videos for 30seconds of new info is getting out of hand too. I always liked Everything Always but its about 25% self promo for the dudes band now (respect the hustle but its not for me) so I've been on an unsubscribe spree.

ottercorrect2026-01-14 00:57

Heroes Reforged is the way to go!! Three guys with differing opinions, all coming from a positive place but not just blindly fanboys. And an absolute rejection of the toxicity you're talking about.

GrayRoberts2026-01-14 00:57

ScreenCrush for evar! LONG LIVE DOUG!

Impossible_Front44622026-01-14 03:07

Only other MCU channel I watch is New Rockstars. I do enjoy them a bit less though. I appreciate how much screencrush reminds me of having discussions at my local comic book store lol

nypinta2026-01-14 03:12

I like New Rockstars but they are definitely in an era of spending more time throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks then just doing good videos. Erik's theories about upcoming movies and TV shows that almost always end up hilariously wrong do amuse me though.

hismario1232026-01-14 06:38

yeah I think NewRockstars has the advantage that a lot of the people that work there actually worked within the industry, so I always try to tune into the videos where they're talking about behind the scenes production stuff, because a lot of channels out there (no fault of them) don't have that experience

The comment sections though on NewRockstars videos are absolutely dreadful and are obviously influenced by the other creators that OP is talking about

Tipop2026-01-14 18:54

I enjoy New Rockstars too. In fact, it’s the only MCU YouTube I watch.

Yeah, Erik Voss speculates about theories that turn out to be false — but that’s absolutely fine. They’re not spoilers, just ideas he’s sharing. My friends might do the same thing, so what’s the harm?

AgentSmith25182026-01-14 04:53

I love ScreenCrush. Mostly because they give pretty fair reviews on everything and discuss it with cool heads rather than radicalized between garbage and classic.

EatTenMillionBalls2026-01-14 00:58

Good, just enjoy the movies/shows and form your own opinions. Maybe follow some people who make fanart on picture websites (bluesky, Instagram, etc.)that's a fun way to still have marvel content in my feeds.

BiscuitsAndMilk02026-01-14 00:59

New Rockstars still putting out bangers tho

Igradarsaurus2026-01-14 01:00

Oh man, I was curious and watched ONE of those YT essays about how She-Hulk ‘ruined the MCU’ (it didn’t - it was mostly pretty good) and I spent weeks fixing my algorithm because it kept trying to feed me anti woke lectures by angry male YouTubers who often had photoshopped pictures of Brie Larson as the thumbnail. It’s like a gateway to incel culture, it’s crazy.

JabbasPetRancor2026-01-14 01:01

should have never watched these youtubers in the first place

rmeddy2026-01-14 01:04

Only Emergency Awesome I still kinda watch, AFAIK he hasn't gone off the rails

McDummy2026-01-14 01:05

amen to that!

EIO_tripletmom2026-01-14 01:06

I don’t understand why anyone would in the first place. I don’t think I have ever watched a single YouTube fan reviewer of any type of pop culture. I have watched certain creators for specific purposes (home improvement, organizing, repairs, etc) on occasion, but not for reviews or analysis of entertainment.

Why would I watch people who are likely dumber than I am talk about things I already know about? I’m really smart, they should be asking me. Honestly, I don’t understand how people have the time to watch nonsense. YouTube was fun once upon a time, but monetization ruined it.

SliderGamer552026-01-14 01:06

I've had the same thing happen on the Nintendo side of Youtube. There's a lot of issues I've had with Nintendo and the Switch 2, but some people are so miserable about it and in ways that just don't reflect reality. Like every week I get recommended some "NINTENDO DOOMED" videos that are counteracted by usually impressive sales numbers.

Also as someone who really loved the last Black Panther movie, I would not want to get remotely near that side of Youtube right now.

nfrenay262026-01-14 01:13

Why anybody would have in the first place is beyond me. Let the content speak for itself.

sophicpharaoh2026-01-14 01:15

I recommend CanadianLad.
Just watch breakdowns. Don’t watch anything besides that it’s all horrible

kersync12026-01-14 01:16

ive been a RedLetterMedia fan for decades, i love their authenticity, consistency and honesty. the one youtube channel i can name that’s had the same vibe since 2009

_PrincessOats2026-01-14 01:21

I only watch New Rockstars, but I’m getting more ideas from this topic so yay!

blakhawk122026-01-14 01:25

Cosmonaut Picture Show and Dan Murrell are the only channels I watch anymore for reviews of substance. Cosmonaut is good for a more laid back commentary while Dan is just super consistent and always reviews things fairly while avoiding glazing.

EIRE_NERD2026-01-14 01:38

ScreenCrush, Reject nation and Heroes reforged is as far I will gaze when it comes to mcu content.

Mikey_Tuna2026-01-14 01:40

Shout out to The Birdman for excellent quality and calling out the bad actors.

Neptune282026-01-14 01:45

You mean you don't watch Critical Drinker?

TonyMontana5462026-01-14 01:52

I still like new rockstars and the Canadian lad

turnip_the_volume2026-01-14 01:53

Totally agree.

Moore_Sey2026-01-14 01:54

As the person who jumped on hate bandwagon about the time Cap Marvel came out - kinda agree.
I recently decided to "steel" myself and watch all the marvel stuff i missed, and i was positively surprised by most of it.
Currently finishing miss marvel and the only REAL miss for me was FaTWS. That was an abomination of a series.
One thing that caught me by surprise is how i felt about BW movie - i wish that had about 2-4x less budget, it worked so much better when they did not try and do typical avengers CGI

Creative_Eye74132026-01-14 01:59

I watch some of John Campea’s videos. It has been interesting hearing him give little clues about the Doomsday script (he has it but doesn’t want to reveal it; I trust him).

Decaps862026-01-14 02:00

I have a remarkably clean algorithm then because I never see that shit

Aromatic-Cupcake48022026-01-14 02:04

I stopped for a while and then started again and become more selective. Shoutout to The Whole Shebang and A Bit of Everything.

FinalEnd25522026-01-14 02:07

3Cfilms is still great.

megamanxzero352026-01-14 02:27

It’s The Weekly Planet only for me now mate.

ipostatrandom2026-01-14 02:32

Unless it's a really established channel, I avoid most Youtube opinion pieces like the plague.

Most of the time there is too little research and too much repetition of personal opinions presented as facts.

Lately a lot of AI-scripts too and if really lazy: An AI voice-over...

Brrr!

darthbiscuit2026-01-14 02:54

Same. The problem is “the algorithm”. YouTubers success is no longer measured by the quality of their content but by how much interaction that content gets. Therefore, it becomes easy to make money with poorly made, vapid videos as long as the create enough vitriol to get comments and views. It’s not cool or profitable to like things now.

young_scop2026-01-14 02:55

[a bit of everything](https://youtube.com/@abitofeverything4u?si=DcjnyR3DSB74MpIB) is a small channel that i enjoy. He seems like a very kind individual and i like smaller communities.

WallWestern99682026-01-14 02:58

You should check out a bit of everything. It's really the only mcu channel on YT that's actually genuine and brings something valuable to the table

pje11282026-01-14 03:01

Blind Wave is the only one I consistently watch now. Maybe a video here and there from others, but I don't feel the need to watch people cover the MCU anymore.

NorthsideB2026-01-14 03:05

TheCanandianLad's channel is good.

MisterGoldiloxx2026-01-14 03:07

"Why should I care what a YouTuber thinks?"

You could say that about any subject, and not just about YTers. Get a field, grow some F's not to give.

shotbydarrell2026-01-14 03:09

I’ve been noticing way too many grifters lately so I just got to the point of unsuggesting those channels. Nothing but culture wars and blatant racism and misogyny.

jaredwallace912026-01-14 03:09

I just watch Screencrush for Easter eggs and that's all I need

lesterbottomley2026-01-14 03:29

Used to get loads of annoying ones in my algorithm. Now, if it has woke in the title it's block whole channel without opening. It's cleaned my algorithm up no end.

Goes for both Marvel and Doctor Who.

techbro-nightowl2026-01-14 03:34

It’s funny, I remember seeing these exact kind of threads on /r/dc_cinematic about 10 years ago.

TelenorTheGNP2026-01-14 03:37

It's a good idea. I've watched the teasers, but I might not even watch the trailer.

Popular_Material_4092026-01-14 04:03

I am so glad I basically just follow New Rockstars and actual comic book channels where the people behind them actually read the comics and care about the medium in general

Scott_J_Doyle2026-01-14 04:14

Oh, wow, I'm glad I never did that

Street_Elk_83622026-01-14 04:21

Thats pretty much where I am with Star Wars. Both franchises have been invaded by grifter YouTubers that shit their panties whenever a different ethnicity is on screen.

EyeScreamSunday2026-01-14 04:51

To be fair, there was an oversaturation that wasn't their fault due to Covid, which helped a lot of content creators while everyone was stuck at home, but also was when Marvel became a terrible leaky ship I believe due to having to outsource more stuff/people working from home. With Disney+ creating way more MCU content and the quality itself getting oversaturated and dipping in quality, I think that not only lead to fans getting burned out but it created an opportunity for "culture war" media grifters to prey on the discontent among the fans to push divisive rhetoric about how the franchise was ruined by "wokeness", which we've seen for years with other franchises.

Once Marvel's quality kind of wavered and the negativity dogpilled Marvel across the internet, I fell off pretty much following almost any coverage of Marvel, including checking out MCU subs on reddit. It was basically all leaks and negativity, and now it all that plus way more fake leaks and AI bullshit, but at least we have some pretty good Marvel content and Marvel has made a turn in a positive direction.

Durakus2026-01-14 06:47

You have to basically cultivate your algorithm like it’s a damn farm. It’s ludicrous. The grifters take over everything to wage their culture war and pick your pockets. I also don’t really watch anything fan related because almost everyone is just trying to find the easiest way to drop their trousers and shit on something to gather clicks.

ZeroCodingXP2026-01-14 08:24

Comics Explained

Emergency Awesome

Heroes Reforged

New Rockstars

Phase Hero

Volrath123452026-01-14 08:34

i have also stopped watching mcu youtubers, the rumor mill was fun before but now they just put spoilers in all of their titles/screens. I understand they do spoilers but don't put it in the title of the video or thumbnail so i can choose for myself to listen.

rileyescobar19942026-01-14 08:49

I don't watch any of the YouTubers that cover any media. I feel like they just piss people off and tell people to hate movies/series before they even see them. A friend of mine was happy that there were YouTubers pushing the new predator design sucked. Because heaven forbid people feel their own way about things. Idk it's all group think.

Oilswell2026-01-14 09:27

There’s been right wing psychos using the MCU to attract people to their videos from the beginning

DocAuch2026-01-14 10:45

Find actual film critics. Don’t listen to slop randos.

Unofficial_AI2026-01-14 12:13

Yeah, I can’t stand it. A bit of everything is the only one I watch anymore, honestly

two2teps2026-01-14 13:55

I had to stop after Endgame. Theories and takes became absolutely unhinged, with the rush to be "the first" causing the quality of the videos to be absolute trash.

Mickeyjj272026-01-14 19:46

Yeah I’ve done the same for YouTubers as well as podcasts. No problem with people not liking something or being critical because that’s been the entire mcu because not every movie was loved when they came out. But just seems tiring, if I took a shot after every will X save the mcu. 2 years ago they asked the same question then Deadpool and Wolverine did amazing but the same question is asked over and over.

Consistent_Dog_68662026-01-14 20:06

I stopped watching them somewhere between Captain Marvel and She-Hulk. IT got really annoying, petty and so childish.