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Very Important People: Boris Tarshkokan

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  1. all_summer_beauty
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    The lightning bit from this was great! That's a dangerous amount of power to give Jeremy Culhane haha.

    The lightning bit from this was great! That's a dangerous amount of power to give Jeremy Culhane haha.

    3 votes
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    cfabbro
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    I know very little about Dropout's other content, but after watching this and the other freely released episodes of Very Important People (Tommy Shriggly, Hayes Steele, Princess Emily) I am...

    I know very little about Dropout's other content, but after watching this and the other freely released episodes of Very Important People (Tommy Shriggly, Hayes Steele, Princess Emily) I am strongly tempted to subscribe to it purely for this show. Vic Michaelis is absolutely hilarious to me, as are the costumes they put these other comedians in, and I really want to watch the rest of the episodes! However, I feel like VIP probably might not be quite enough to justify me subscribing on its own? So can anyone who actually is subbed to Dropout let me know if it is worth it, and maybe recommend some other content of theirs for me to check out before I commit to subbing?

    1 vote
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      smiles134
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      I subbed to Dropout after exhausting all their Dimension 20 content that's free on YouTube (I think like 4 full campaigns and 2 shorter campaigns). I don't play D&D (though I love CRPGs) so I...

      I subbed to Dropout after exhausting all their Dimension 20 content that's free on YouTube (I think like 4 full campaigns and 2 shorter campaigns). I don't play D&D (though I love CRPGs) so I didn't think this stuff was for me until I saw some random clips on social media.

      Since subscribing I started watching Game Changer and Make Some Noise as well which are both great. I haven't even dipped my toes into VIP yet.

      Game Changer is an improv game show where each episode is a different game that the players learn on the fly. (Usually) they have no idea what the rules are until they're rewarded or penalized based on what they do during their turn.

      Make Some Noise is a spin off of a Game Changer episode that's more or less Whose Line is it Anyway where the players act out a scene based on a prompt. Lots of impressions and funny improv.

      2 votes
      1. Crespyl
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        Game Changer is my favorite, and the spin-offs like MSN and Crowd Control are pretty good too. Their cooking show (Gastronauts?) can be fun sometimes. They also recently acquired Don't Hug Me, I'm...

        Game Changer is my favorite, and the spin-offs like MSN and Crowd Control are pretty good too. Their cooking show (Gastronauts?) can be fun sometimes.

        They also recently acquired Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared; both the original shorts and the full length series. They're publishing the series one episode a week, IIRC. DHMIS is a different vibe to the rest of their content, but if you haven't seen it, it's worth checking out the shorts. Very unnerving creepy/comedy sketches based on a kind of childrens TV show.

        1 vote
    2. moocow1452
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      Game Changer, Make Some Noise, Dimension 20 are all the staples, people are going to talk those up. Some of the great second stringers include Smartypants, a TED Talk PowerPoint Party hosted by...

      Game Changer, Make Some Noise, Dimension 20 are all the staples, people are going to talk those up.

      Some of the great second stringers include Smartypants, a TED Talk PowerPoint Party hosted by Rekha Shankar where a topic is brought to the attention of the rest of the Smartypants Society. Lots of fun, Vic actually presents in the first episode about the non-existence of vegetables.

      Additionally, Parlor Room is a feature about various board games, hosted by Becca Scott. Vic is in a couple episodes and picks Cash and Guns for her game.

      My hidden gem of content is Play it by Ear, which Vic is not in, but has Zach Reino and Jess McKenna improvise a musical from a series of prompts given by host Mano Agapion, and it's incredible to watch them work. (Vic does show up once or twice on Jess and Zach's podcast, Off Book, but that's not dropout exclusive)

      Dropout does let you search by talent if you want to follow someone around, and they have some interesting stuff in the vault, including the Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared show that was previously only available in the UK, and just recently they put up a 24/7 live channel if you want them to do the browsing for you and just see what's on. A whole lot of good stuff IMO.

      2 votes
    3. 286437714
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      I pay the subscription just for Make Some Noise (full ep linked) alone. Even a 'bad' episode will make me laugh out loud a couple of times. Vic Michaelis is a frequent cast member, especially in...

      I pay the subscription just for Make Some Noise (full ep linked) alone. Even a 'bad' episode will make me laugh out loud a couple of times.

      Vic Michaelis is a frequent cast member, especially in the earlier seasons before their career hit the heights it has now.

      And to that I say: can I get a little clap?

      2 votes