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'''''That Guy with the Glasses''''' was a website showcasing satirical reviews of ], ], ], ] and ]. It featured the work of Doug Walker, an Italian-born American actor, comedian, writer, and film critic also known as "That Guy with the Glasses". It also featured videos from other producers. The founder and administrator of the site was Michael Michaud, CEO of the parent company ]. The site was launched April 2009 following video content being removed from ] due to complaints of copyright infringement. On December 3, 2014, it was announced that the site would shut down and rebrand itself as ChannelAwesome.com.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/site-news/general-updates/45946-channelawesomecom|title=ChannelAwesome.com|work=ChannelAwesome.com|accessdate=22 December 2014|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20141217024410/http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/site-news/general-updates/45946-channelawesomecom|archivedate=December 17, 2014}}</ref>

Prior to closing in December 2014, the website was home to several series starring Doug Walker ]. The main Walker series are ''5 Second Movies'' (hyper-edited feature films), '']'' (comedic recaps of bad movies, mainly ]s), ''Ask That Guy with the Glasses'' (a comedy question and answer show) and ''Bum Reviews'' (humorous plot summaries of theatrical releases). Other videos and written articles were hosted on the site, including some minor series and sketches starring Walker. Videos are now hosted by ] after problems with earlier provider ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.streamingmedia.com/article.asp?id=11141|title=Revver Non-Payments Have Video Makers Crying Foul|accessdate=2009-04-14|first=Troy |last=Dreier |publisher=''StreamingMedia''}}</ref>

==History==
Doug Walker first appeared on the web on ], posting several satirical video reviews of films and other media entertainment of the past and present. Initially, Walker viewed making the videos as a side hobby, rarely interacting with his fans and did not reveal his real name until a video responding to the ]. The series had its content withdrawn from YouTube following complaints from ] and ] over alleged copyright infringement.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2007/nov/19/thefivesecondmoviesandwhyyoushouldwatchthem|title=The five-second movies and why you should watch them|accessdate=2008-12-09|first=Anna |last=Pickard |publisher='']'' | location=London | date=November 19, 2007}}</ref> Walker attempted to re-upload his content by assigning each video a new, separate channel. However, due to continuing issues, Walker decided to leave YouTube altogether and create the website ''That Guy with the Glasses'' with webmaster Mike Michaud. Michaud had created the sites' parent company, ], after he and two others were laid off from ] in 2007. Michaud has stated, "If we didn't lose our jobs, wouldn't have happened anytime soon."<ref name="suntimes">{{Cite news|first=Brad |last=Spirrison |authorlink= |title=Entertainers don't need TV break to hit it big |url=http://www.suntimes.com/business/spirrison/1653029,CST-FIN-spirr06.article |work=] |date=July 6, 2009 |accessdate=2009-07-09}}</ref><ref name="tribune060709">{{Cite news|first=Ann |last=Meyer |authorlink= |title=Growing breed of accidental entrepreneur has recession to thank for business creation |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/chi-mon-minding-accidental-0706-jul06,0,1814450.column |work=] |date=July 6, 2009 |accessdate=2009-07-10}}</ref><ref name="entrepreneur">{{Cite journal|last=Daley|first=Jason|date=December 2009|title=The Entrepreneur Economy|journal=]|url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/magazine/entrepreneur/2009/december/204086.html}} Please note that Mike Ellis and Mike Michaud have been mislabeled in the article.</ref>

The site was re-launched in April 2008, and all of Walker's future videos would only be posted there. In the following months, the site rapidly added new contributors and series. In December 2008, Walker appeared in a commercial for the ] documentary ''Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America'', performing a series of brief imitations of famous comedians, from ] to ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/specials/4766-lost-in-dc-pbs-commercial-documentary |title=Lost in DC: PBS Commercial Documentary |date=February 18, 2009 |accessdate=2009-01-27|work=That Guy with the Glasses}}</ref> In 2009, Doug and Rob Walker and Brian Heinz produced an iRiff of '']'' for ]. In March 2009, the iRiff was chosen as the winner of the website's RiffTrax Presents contest. The performers received $1,000 and, with instruction from ], ] and ], recorded a commentary for the film '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rifftrax.com/iriffs-contest-winner |title=We have a Winner! |accessdate=2009-03-19 |publisher=RiffTrax}}</ref>

''The Nostalgia Critic'' shows averaged 100,000 to 300,000 viewers per week while on the site, and as a whole it received 1 million page views per month.<ref name="suntimes" /><ref name="tribune060709" /><ref>{{Cite news|first=Jefferson |last=Graham |authorlink=Jefferson Graham |title=Blip.tv gives videomakers a chance to be a star |url=http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2009-02-10-blip-tv-videomakers_N.htm |work=] |publisher=Gannett Company |date=February 13, 2009 |accessdate=2009-05-12}}</ref> This was expected to increase following content-provider Blip.tv's deal with YouTube in July 2009.<ref name="adage">{{Cite news|first=Mke |last=Learmonth |authorlink= |title=Blip.tv Brings Programs to YouTube, Ads to 'Channel Awesome' |url=http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=138164 |work=] |date=July 28, 2009 |accessdate=2009-07-30}}</ref> As of July 2009, the site earned more than $10,000 per month in advertising revenue and received more than $11,000 in online donations. In the third quarter of the 2009 ], Walker's shows earned $53,000, including $32,000 from the Nostalgia Critic alone. This revenue was generated by ] from Puma and ].<ref name="suntimes" /><ref name="tribune060709" /><ref name="entrepreneur" /><ref name="adage" /> The success of his shows has allowed Walker to make a living performing and to quit his previous job as an illustrator, as well as pay the salary of co-founder/] Mike Ellis.<ref name="suntimes" />

Channel Awesome has plans to build on the success of ''That Guy with the Glasses'' with a network of new websites including ''Bar Fiesta'' (covering Chicago entertainment and nightlife), ''Blistered Thumbs'' (a spin off incorporating the current site's video game content) and ''InkedReality'' (anime, manga, and comic books). Michaud told the '']'' that he has 300 new show ideas in the works, intends to discover more performers like Walker, and has plans to increase revenue through sponsorships and merchandising.<ref name="suntimes" /><ref name="entrepreneur" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Status of the Site 6/5/09|url=http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/site-news/general-updates/7914-sots60509 |date=June 5, 2009 |work=That Guy With The Glasses |accessdate=2009-07-09}}</ref>

On June 28, 2012, Channel Awesome content producers Doug Walker (The Nostalgia Critic), Lindsay Ellis (The Nostalgia Chick), Brad Jones (The Cinema Snob), and Todd Nathanson (Todd in the Shadows) signed exclusivity deals with ],<ref name="tribuneblip">{{cite web|title=Blip launches production studio, seeks to expand|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-rt-us-socialmedia-blip-expansionbre85r1me-20120628%2C0%2C7468528.story|date=June 28, 2012 |work=The Chicago Tribune |accessdate=2012-07-29}}</ref> the video website which has directly hosted most TGWTG and Channel Awesome programming since they left ] in 2008.<ref name="revver">{{cite web|url=http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/site-news/general-updates/2483-revver-be-dead |title=Revver be Dead |work=That Guy With The Glasses|date=2008-11-14 |accessdate=2008-11-14}}</ref> The deal did not affect the appearance of the producers' videos on Channel Awesome's That Guy with the Glasses website, and would assist the increase of budget of the four series, as well as provide technical improvements.<ref name="tribuneblip"/> An extension of this deal is a Blip-run YouTube channel called "League of Super Critics" which also uploads the unedited videos of all four producers, with the exception of the Cinema Snob, whose videos are edited down from the original version so that the only way one can see the full video is to go to Blip.<ref>{{cite web|author=League of Super Critics |url=http://www.youtube.com/user/LeagueOfSuperCritics |title=League of Super Critics |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2015-02-23}}</ref>

==Overview==
The website featured content from about 50 other producers aside from Doug Walker, primarily humorous reviews of media and popular culture items. The reviewers who are former members of the group, still continue the same shows they were doing when they were a part of the group.

==Long-running series==
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===Nostalgia Critic===
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The Nostalgia Critic is the most popular video series created by Walker, in which he plays the titular reviewer. The show is written by him and his brother Rob Walker. The series was initially launched on ] before moving to Blip TV. It is the flagship show for Channel Awesome, which has since built on it with additional content, additional websites and the spin-off show ''Nostalgia Chick''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Chicago, Illinois, United States Video / Web |url=http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/channel-awesome-s-new-shows-and-more |title=Channel Awesomes New Shows and More! |publisher=Indiegogo |date=2013-08-28 |accessdate=2015-02-23}}</ref>

===The Cinema Snob===
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''The Cinema Snob'' stars Brad Jones as a pretentious ] who watches and comments on late 60's-early 90's obscure ]s and ], starting with "E.T. The Porno" (January 7, 2010). Like many other shows on "That Guy with the Glasses", Jones started his show on ] until he was confronted with a copyright claim from the filmmakers of '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bthroughz.com/2011/feb/brad.html|title=BtZ24: An interview with Brad Jones|publisher=Bthroughz.com|date= |accessdate=2012-04-12}}</ref>

A film adaptation, ''The Cinema Snob Movie'', directed by Ryan Mitchelle, was released on September 27, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Cinema Snob: Bad movies are beautiful to Brad Jones|url=http://www.illinoistimes.com/Springfield/article-10753-the-cinema-snob.html|publisher=Illinois Times|accessdate=13 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FROM OUR BLOGS: The Cinema Snob movie reviewed|url=http://thenewsherald.com/articles/2012/12/29/entertainment/doc50df74b94bc74384378630.txt|publisher=News Herald|accessdate=13 February 2013}}</ref>

===The Angry Joe Show===
''The Angry Joe Show'' is a webseries appearing in late 2008, Channel Awesome's leading video game review show, created by Joe Vargas, known by his stage name "Angry Joe." It generally consists of reviews by Joe stating his honest opinions of current releases of video games, mixed with sketch comedy. These include recent troubles he sees in the game releasing sphere such as title exclusivity to a certain console, cutting off previously present and willing buyers, done due to what he says is the misguided preference of console producer's money as opposed to consumer's money;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-U2g99Y8_Y |title=Tomb Raider 2 Xbox Exclusive - Angry Rant |publisher=YouTube |date=2014-08-12 |accessdate=2015-02-23}}</ref> and what he observes as triple A game producers taking compatible parts of what use to be a finished game only months before release, and releasing them later a ], to in his opinion artificially increase profit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzopWRXK_r4 |title=Destiny Angry Review |publisher=YouTube |date=2014-09-21 |accessdate=2015-02-23}}</ref> The show has a satirical ] of Joe fighting "The Corporate Commander" (a spoof of ] from ]), a masked villain who wishes to ruin the gaming community by forcing them to pay substantial amounts of money for sub-par games. Joe is also the founder of ''"The Angry Army"'', a gaming community where hundreds of video gamers around the world can compete with each other on certain online games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://angryjoeshow.com/about-us-2/ |title=About Us |publisher=The Angry Joe Show |date= |accessdate=2015-02-23}}</ref> He's lives in Austin, TX, where the show and army are centered because. He is the only member of the site that primarily uses ], due to its favoring of game related videos. Joe is also one of the two main reviewer of Spanish descent, next to Eric Rodriguez. Alongside his video game reviews, he also occasionally reviews movies. He made appearances on ], including a review of The Digimon Movie and a crossover review of ].

===Atop the Fourth Wall===
Hosted by Minnesota resident Lewis "Linkara" Lovhaug, this is the leading comic book review show and one of the tamer and more lighthearted shows of the site. Due to his science fiction television and film fanboy-ism, Lewis is also the biggest user of a story-line, where the same character he plays to review the books is an important agent against supernatural and scientific attacks in the TGWTG universe. The reviews and story are featured together. 1990's exaggerated and highly inaccurate to real life human artwork and faux macho and dark writing; and politically incorrect writers (mostly sexism like in to case of, in his opinion, ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://atopthefourthwall.com/red-hood-and-the-outlaws-1/ |title=Red Hood and the Outlaws #1 – Welcome to Atop the Fourth Wall! |publisher=Atopthefourthwall.com |date=2014-04-14 |accessdate=2015-02-23}}</ref> and racism such as in the case, in his opinion of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://atopthefourthwall.com/holy-terror/ |title=Holy Terror – Welcome to Atop the Fourth Wall! |publisher=Atopthefourthwall.com |date=2014-06-30 |accessdate=2015-02-23}}</ref>), are his most prevalent topics.

===Todd's Pop Song Reviews===
As the title indicates, "Todd in the Shadows" Nathanson reviews what's on the ] now, and songs of the Hot 100's past in the form of one hit wonder reviews (a song that is the only one a music act is known for to this day). Todd's preference towards the way he looks on camera (shared by a couple other popular personalities) is to keep it anonymous. This works though, as his appearance in his videos is that of him sitting at a piano (which he knows how to play) in silhouette, which effectively plays into the pretentious nature of music.<ref>{{cite web|author=Shut Up and Talk: Todd in the Shadows |url=http://channelawesome.com/shut-up-and-talk-todd-in-the-shadows/ |title=Shut Up and Talk: Todd in the Shadows |publisher=Channel Awesome |date= |accessdate=2015-02-23}}</ref> When his face is not covered by his lighting created shadows (helped by his hood always being up), he covers half his face in a black cloth. His show is one of the more downbeat of the site's, as he likes portraying himself as depressed and apathetic (his bio on Lindsay Ellis's website says it all<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chezapocalypse.com/contributors/ |title=Contributors |publisher=Chez Apocalypse |date=2014-06-20 |accessdate=2015-02-23}}</ref>).

==Notable smaller series==

===The Blockbuster Buster===
Eric "Erod" Rodriguez, who also has the name of the show attributed to him, specializes in reviews of bad blockbusters and mega-funded releases, but primarily is the person on the site who voices fanboys, enthusiasts of/people who've been emotionally endeared to a franchise, as he has a talent of always being able to say something informative and positive (or at least definitive) about any famous series. He applies this trade to fandom ruining adaptations, remakes, and sequels. He's even refused a proper review solely on the grounds that it would be logically redundant.<ref>{{cite web|author=Percy Jackson review by The Blockbuster Buster |url=http://channelawesome.com/percy-jackson-review-by-the-blockbuster-buster/ |title=Percy Jackson review by The Blockbuster Buster |publisher=Channel Awesome |date= |accessdate=2015-02-23}}</ref> He's a strong proponent of voice actor recognition,<ref>{{cite web|author=Top 10 Voice-Over Actors by The Blockbuster Buster |url=http://channelawesome.com/top-10-voice-over-actors-by-the-blockbuster-buster/ |title=Top 10 Voice-Over Actors by The Blockbuster Buster |publisher=Channel Awesome |date= |accessdate=2015-02-23}}</ref> coming from his strong love of a long list of classic cartoons (], ], ]).

===Some Jerk with a Camera===
Tony Goldmark, the son of recording studio and distributor owner ], hosts "Some Jerk With a Camera", a series that reviews rides and attractions at ], ], and ], along with media that takes place in either park. His series is unique from other review shows in that it is filmed on-location at the parks, which leads to a frequent number of sight gags and absurd stunts based on the background ride in question. Goldmark frequently collaborates with Morgan Funder/"The Wire" of ''The Idiot's Lantern'' and Charlie Callahan/"Spazz Master" of ''''. His show has had cameos from ] (probably the most famous celebrity the site has ever had cameos from) and ], Goldmark being associated with them through '']'', as well as having had a small part in the music video for the Weird Al parody '']''.

==Notable former series==
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===Nostalgia Chick===
To complement the existing "Nostalgia Critic" (Doug Walker), a competition to find a female host to review female-targeted nostalgic media was announced in "]" (August 10, 2008).<ref name="manhour">{{cite web <!--|url=http://www.themanhour.net/-->|title=The Man Hour|last1=Jenkins|first1=Mike|last2=Bacio|first2=Jose|date=June 19, 2009|work=Man Hour Goes Nostalgic|accessdate=2009-12-24}}</ref> A contest generated the winner, Lindsay Ellis. Lindsay Announced in January, 2015, that she would be leaving Channel Awesome later in the year. She would continue making online videos, though she would be retiring the Nostalgia Chick name.<ref>()</ref>

===The Spoony Experiment===
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The Spoony Experiment (TSE) is a series by Noah Antwiler (born December 27, 1980)<ref> on ]</ref> as "The Spoony One" or "Spoony". The series was hosted on both its own site of the same name, and ''That Guy with the Glasses''. The primary format of the series is humorous reviews of video games and movies, playing off of his comedic, sarcastic and self-aware stick-in-the-mud opinions and attitude. A running thing between him and his fans is a belief that Noah barely likes anything.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spoonyexperiment.com/vlogs/you-hate-spoony-for-hating-spider-man/ |title=You hate Spoony for hating Spider-Man! (The fire rises…) |publisher=The Spoony Experiment |date=2014-05-07 |accessdate=2015-02-23}}</ref> From 2010, it has also incorporated some games journalism at trade shows such as the ]. The mascot of the series is "Burton the Robot", a robot puppet made by Antwiler. On June 21, 2012, following controversial comments made by Antwiler on ], TGWTG.com announced Antwiler's intention to leave the site to pursue his own goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/thenews/35675-a-farewell-to-noah-antwiler-aka-spoonyone-with-ca|title=A Farewell to Noah Antwiler aka SpoonyOne with CA|date=22 June 2012|accessdate=2012-06-22}}</ref> Side series include talking about two things he's been big into for a lot of his life: ] and ].

===Brows Held High===
Hosted by Kyle "Oancitizen" Kallgren, a ] raised expert in the inspirations and history behind film, used his knowledge and skill at studying and theorizing to be the site's "arthouse" (a term he's for a while found inaccurate<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blip.tv/brows-held-high/why-i-hate-the-word-arthouse-6671094 |title=Watch Why I Hate the Word, "Arthouse" &#124; Brows Held High Episodes &#124; Entertainment Videos &#124; Blip |publisher=Blip.tv |date=2013-10-21 |accessdate=2015-03-03}}</ref>) and high brow film reviewer, covering ] from ], to ], to ], to ]; generational artistic movements, and oddities that shouldn't exist, but somehow have a high brow point.

===Phelous & Obscurus Lupa===
Canadian native Phelan "Phelous" Porteous is the bad/generic horror movie and obscure cartoon reviewer. He was known on the site and by the fans for his very distinct self-referential, sarcastic, and goofy humor. ], ], and ] are the main three fandoms he likes featuring on his show. He worked closely with the second most popular female reviewer behind Lindsay, Allison Pregler, who did an upbeat and cheerful job being the premier obscure, cult, "so bad they're good" genre movie reviewer of the group. Usually features cheapo limited release or DVD-only release producers such as ], famous movie ripoffs, supernatural genre exploitation, action exploitation, and sometimes both, such as Vampire Cop.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blip.tv/OLPresents/30genrefilmsthatdontsuckpart1-5857360 |title=Watch 30 Genre Films That DON'T Suck (Part 1) &#124; Movie Nights Episodes &#124; Entertainment Videos &#124; Blip |publisher=Blip.tv |date=2011-12-31 |accessdate=2015-02-23}}</ref> In January 2015, Lupa re-branded and structured her show from ''Obscurus Lupa Presents'' into ''Movie Nights''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blip.tv/movienights/goodbye-obscurus-lupa-presents-hello-movie-nights-7143413 |title=Watch Goodbye Obscurus Lupa Presents, Hello Movie Nights! &#124; Movie Nights Episodes &#124; Entertainment Videos &#124; Blip |publisher=Blip.tv |date=2015-01-20 |accessdate=2015-02-23}}</ref>

==Awards==
On January 6, 2011, Doug Walker was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year in Las Vegas at the 4th Annual Mashable Awards, Mashable Awards 2010.<ref name="Mashable">{{cite web|title=Mashable|url=http://mashable.com/2011/01/07/mashable-awards-2010-announcing-the-winners/|date=January 6, 2009 |work=Mashable |accessdate=2009-01-07}}</ref>

==Closing==
On December 3, 2014, an announcement came out stating the site would be officially closing, with most of its content moved over to a new official website (]). Reasons for the site's closing include streamlining their content's accessibility, and the fact that the character bearing the site's name, which used to have a web series of its own, has been killed off in a final episode.<ref>{{dead link|date=February 2015}}</ref>
By December 19, the website was redirecting to the new site.

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