I love long-form videos that tell information and stories. Documentaries about most any topics, especially ones that last an hour or more, are my bread and butter. But when I’m using YouTube on my TV, I can’t tell from thumbnails what the quality of a channel is. Sometimes I find gold, but other times it’s obvious they’re using an AI voice over or AI imagery and I immediately turn it off. I’m so tired of trudging through the slop, even though it’s just beginning.
So for now, I figure I’ll check with y’all - do you have any preferred/recommended channels that make the sort of video I’m looking for, that are still human-made? I’d love to hear about them.
I like Matt Orchard Crime and Society (MOCaS). Like the name suggests, he does long format videos usually on crimes that are either bizarre or unusual for one reason or another. What makes the videos interesting is his sort of cynical take on it and the easy-to-follow dissection of whatever he’s talking about. The focus is not on the gore or shock value, rather the morals involved, human behavior and often the law.