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Does anyone have any Nebula recommendations? I've just signed up!
Hey all,
My favourite video essayist, Lindsay Ellis, only posts on Nebula now, so that was the final incentive to get me to sign up.
Now that I'm in I'm finding the breadth of content a bit overwhelming.
Taste wise, I really like Lindsay Ellis/Jenny Nicholson type videos that are funny media analysis. I've never seen Jet Lag (it seems big on Tildes).
I'm pretty averse to all the war and conflict stuff on the splash page. Similarly, I don't really like food channels because it just makes me frustrated and hungry.
Apart from that, I guess the main thing is I don't know what I don't know! Do you have favourite creators you'd recommend?
TLDR is a news show on Nebula that’s pretty good. You already mentioned Jet lag - I really enjoy that. Some seasons are way better than others.
Practical construction and practical engineering are quite nice.
Abolish Everything and Scav are the originals I'm most interested in, but if there are any originals from creators you're already interested in, that might be interesting. For example, Innuendo Studios video on how Lady Eboshi is Wrong is only available on Nebula after it got copystruck.
But if you're looking for essayist recommendations, they're on YouTube, but Sarah Z is similar to Lindsey and Jenny regarding Media interest, and Philosophy Tube is a talent in her own right regarding current events, LGBT interest, philosophy and/or tube. Maybe go through the list of creators, and see if you recognize anyone or anything jumps out at you?
Link to all creators, sorted alphabetically:
https://nebula.tv/explore/channels?sort=title&order=asc
I'd recommend the 17 Pages documentary by Bobby Broccoli, I don't want to spoil anything but it's a completely unique viewing experience. Like genuinely, I have never seen a documentary do what this one does on Nebula.
Apart from Bobbi Brocoli I also enjoy Jacob Geller (fair warning his stuff tends to be heavy) and neo has some well produced exclusives too
I love Not Just Bikes and I follow that on YouTube and now also Nebula. I don't use Nebula much cause I haven't found a lot of creators to follow, yet! So I'll be refreshing this thread!
Not Just Bikes released an original for Nebula called Day Pass, where he's taking public transportation across cities for a day and seeing what he can get to. That may be why you're there, but it's probably worth bringing up.
Here are some of the channels I follow. Most of these are probably also on YouTube but no commercials here.
Angela Collier - Science
Downie Live - Travel
Joe Scott
Life where I’m from - Culture
Patrick H Willems - Film & TV
Religion For Breakfast - Culture
Rifftrax - Comedy