Inspired by this post but the other way around. Which channels (any subject) do you think have stayed true to their beginnings and are still worth watching today?
My pick would be Gamers Nexus.
I’ve been watching TheCrafsMan explain DIY techniques for almost a decade now.
The topics and explanations have always made for great videos but the effort put into videography and music has definitely skyrocketed as the channel grew. He’s never strayed from the wholesome, zen-like tone or given clues about his real identity.
science based channels(research, discoveries), although you have to correct the info from time to time, so it doesnt sound like misinformation, occurs quite frequently with biology, phylogenitcs. influencer channels however degrade/decline over time, especially when they become annoyingly political.
i watch pbs eons, deep look, have to comment on them making mistake about species, phylogeny accuracy from to time. one time i commented on the “acoelomorph” video, and said they are unrelated to flatworms.
Cracking the Cryptic would be my top addition to the list. Daily solves of quality human-set variant sudoku puzzles and weekly cryptic crossword solves.
some of my faves:
k&j lumber
project kamp
martjin doolard
m. bjornstroem
technology connections
this old tony
wesley treat
pask makes
frank howarth
chest’er
four eyes furniture
shawn boyd made this
LockPickingLawyer - Keeps things short and sweet, doesn’t waste your time. my mechanics - Restoration channel, doesn’t pull any YT tricks or shit. danooct1 - PC Virus showcasing channel.
This is the LockPickingLawyer, and today we have a-
lock spontaneously performs an impression of the bluesmobile at Daley Plaza
…in any case, that’s all I have for you today…
I’ll hop on the Technology Connections train and add
Styropyro
CathodeRayDude
Civvie11
Northernlion
Well There’s Your Problem, a podcast about engineering disasters with slides.
Michael Reeves. One video a year, making the dumbest most hilarious shit you can think of.
Some more news is still as it ever was
Workshop Companion is great for beginner-friendly woodworking, and I’ve been really liking HomeRenoVision DIY for home renovation content.
fixing furniture is pretty solid too. “wooden it be nice” lolz
Joe Pera, comedian started around 14 years ago
nobody, musical mixes/tracklists, really good at setting moods and introduced me to a bunch of artists and songs 4 years of mixes
Townsends, classic pioneers time guy, mostly food I don’t know how long but he’s been around forever
Jeff Gerstmann, video games journalist
Ahoy. video game documentarian. Makes 1 or 2 very high quality videos a year and has done so for years.
I echo a lot of the sentiments here. Two I’m not really seeing are Project Farm and Eric the Car Guy. Eric is just coming back from a hiatus of sorts.
A few others I like
CNC Kitchen
Rob Dahm
Low-Buck Garage
Zach Freedman
SuperfastMatt
StrangeParts
Driving4Answers
CrackerMilk
PixelPete
Andy Didorsi (not as old a channel though)
Mr Carlson’s Lab
Heather Cox Richardson
And of course, Technology Connections and Gamer’s Nexus.
Bonus item because I like what they are doing, Edison Motors.
Music bonus item because she’s remained consistently excellent for years, Lauren Babic.
Tips From a Shipwright
Some of these channels have changed over the years, expanding and adding hosts and things, but they consistently make good content and have either improved or maintained that quality.
Wendover and Half As Interesting
Real Engineering
Mustard
Legal Eagle
Mentour Pilot
Not a channel, but a creator: Yahtzee Croshaw (was Zero Punctuation/Extra Punctuation on The Escapist, is now Fully Ramblomatic/Semi Ramblomatic on Second Wind.
CGP Grey
SciShow (and many of the other projects from the vlogbrothers, including Crash Course and vlogbrothers itself)
Technology Connections
Shaun
HBomberGuy
ElectroBOOM
Videogamedunkey
