did Unpaid Intern flop?
Summary
TLDRThe video script revolves around Ludwig's reactions and insights into discussions happening on his subreddit. He addresses concerns and feedback about his new show 'Unpaid Intern', defending its viewership numbers and advertising methods. He shares his vision for the show's future improvements while valuing audience suggestions. Ludwig also touches upon humorous personal anecdotes, including regifting items, his Japanese teacher's unexpected encounter, and his girlfriend's peculiar food preferences. The script offers a candid glimpse into Ludwig's creative process, reactions to criticism, and lighthearted experiences.
Takeaways
- 😃 Ludwig is happy with the viewership of 50,000 for his new show 'Unpaid Intern' as it matches the previous successful show 'Mogul Money'.
- 🤔 Some viewers were confused about whether 'Unpaid Intern' was a live show or pre-recorded, which Ludwig acknowledges as an issue with explaining new show formats.
- 👍 The subreddit community provided feedback, both positive and negative, about 'Unpaid Intern', which Ludwig appreciates as a sign of investment in the show.
- 🎥 'Unpaid Intern' is inspired by and has similarities to the show 'Taskmaster', but Ludwig aims for it to develop its own identity over time.
- 😄 Ludwig enjoyed the dynamic between the contestants and the host Stanz, who he felt embodied the 'Taskmaster' role well.
- 🔍 Finding suitable contestants is one of the biggest challenges for Ludwig in producing shows like 'Unpaid Intern'.
- 🤷♂️ Ludwig acknowledges some issues like audio problems in the first episode but expects improvements with each subsequent episode, as was the case with 'Mogul Money'.
- 🧠 While open to suggestions, Ludwig trusts his own vision and critiques more for improving the show than unsolicited opinions from viewers.
- 😂 Ludwig shares a humorous story about his Japanese teacher inadvertently discovering his YouTube channel and now wanting to collaborate.
- 🍩 An amusing anecdote about his girlfriend's particular food preferences, like insisting on a 'mid' pink donut despite better options.
Q & A
What is the main topic of discussion in this script?
-The main topic of discussion is lwig's new show called 'unpaid intern', which is inspired by the TV show 'Taskmaster'. He discusses the subreddit's reaction to the show, its viewership numbers, advertising, and potential improvements.
Why was there confusion about whether 'unpaid intern' was a live show or pre-recorded?
-According to lwig, it was difficult to explain the format of 'unpaid intern' before the first episode aired. He tried not to directly compare it to 'Taskmaster' to avoid the impression that it was a rip-off. After the first episode, it became easier to explain the show's format.
How did the viewership of 'unpaid intern' compare to lwig's previous show 'Mogul Money'?
-Lwig mentions that the first episode of 'unpaid intern' peaked at around 50,000 viewers, which is comparable to the viewership of the first episode of 'Mogul Money' (around 55,000 viewers).
What was lwig's opinion on the subreddit's criticism about the show's advertising?
-Lwig disagrees with the criticism about poor advertising. He believes the announcement and promotion efforts were adequate, citing the video trailer's views on YouTube and the Clip Channel, as well as community posts and Instagram promotion.
How does lwig plan to improve future episodes of 'unpaid intern'?
-Lwig acknowledges that there is room for improvement, particularly in areas like audio issues. He plans to make progressive improvements with each episode, similar to how 'Mogul Money' improved over time.
What does lwig think about the subreddit's suggestions for improving the show?
-While lwig appreciates the subreddit's investment in providing suggestions, he ultimately trusts his own criticisms and vision for how to improve the show. However, he is open to suggestions for potential contestants.
What incident involving lwig's Japanese teacher is discussed in the script?
-Lwig shares an incident where he walked in on his Japanese teacher having sex during a lesson. One of lwig's viewers recognized the teacher from a YouTube short lwig made about the incident, leading to an awkward conversation with the teacher.
What does the script reveal about lwig's girlfriend's food preferences?
-The script reveals that lwig's girlfriend has very specific preferences for the food she wants, often choosing options that lwig considers 'mid' (mediocre). Lwig has learned to accept her preferences and not be bothered by her choices.
How does lwig compare his skills in Geoguessr to NorthernLion's?
-Lwig believes he is better than NorthernLion at Geoguessr. He describes NorthernLion as being 'book smart' due to accumulated knowledge, while he considers himself 'street smart' and more intuitive in his approach.
What confusion arose regarding lwig's appearance at the Streamer Awards?
-The script does not provide any information about lwig's appearance at the Streamer Awards or any confusion related to it.
Outlines
🗣️ Subreddit Feedback and Thoughts on 'Unpaid Intern'
The speaker addresses the growing popularity of their subreddit and the numerous posts about their new show 'Unpaid Intern'. They share positive feedback from users, including comparisons to 'Taskmaster', and defend the show's viewership numbers and marketing strategy. They also discuss potential guest appearances and improvements for future episodes.
🎥 Behind the Scenes of 'Unpaid Intern'
The speaker delves into the production aspects of 'Unpaid Intern', including the inspiration from 'Taskmaster', the challenges in explaining the show's format, and the intention to carve out its own unique identity. They also touch on the appearance of familiar elements from their stream room and praise the host Stans' performance.
🎁 Regifting Amazon Purchases
The speaker humorously recounts regifting some of the items sent by viewers through Amazon, including a book on using bodily fluids as food ingredients and a mug with an inappropriate message. They justify this by claiming to have absorbed the wisdom from the book and the items being better suited for someone else.
🍩 Girlfriend's Peculiar Food Preferences
The speaker shares an anecdote about his girlfriend's specific and sometimes questionable food preferences, exemplified by her insistence on getting a pink donut despite it being a subpar choice. He recognizes his role as a boyfriend is to accommodate her desires, even if the food ends up being underwhelming.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Subreddit
💡Unpaid Intern
💡Viewership
💡Advertising
💡VOD (Video on Demand)
💡Taskmaster
💡Feedback
💡Contestants
💡Format
💡Spiritual Successor
Highlights
Ludwig expressed satisfaction with the 50,000 live viewers for the first episode of 'Unpaid Intern', stating it is comparable to the viewership of the first episode of 'Mogul Money', which was the spiritual predecessor of the show.
Ludwig acknowledged the difficulty in explaining the concept of 'Unpaid Intern' before the first episode aired, as it was inspired by 'Taskmaster' but intended to carve out its own identity.
Ludwig introduced Daniel Thrasher, a popular sketch YouTuber with nearly 5 million subscribers, as one of the contestants on 'Unpaid Intern'.
Ludwig revealed that he had invited Channing Tatum to be a guest on 'Unpaid Intern'.
Ludwig welcomed feedback and suggestions for improvements from viewers, as it indicates their investment in the show.
Ludwig stated that he trusts his own criticisms and vision for improving the show more than unsolicited opinions from viewers.
Ludwig expressed interest in having guests like Northern Lion, PirateSoftware, and Sam from Wendover Productions on 'Unpaid Intern'.
Ludwig shared a humorous anecdote about his Japanese teacher being caught in a compromising situation, which led to the teacher discovering Ludwig's YouTube channel and expressing interest in collaborating.
Ludwig poked fun at an event called 'Hydration Station' at Arizona State University's Barrett Honors College, questioning why intelligent students need a reminder to drink water.
Ludwig shared his girlfriend's preference for pink donuts, even though he believes they are inferior in quality, and his role as a boyfriend is to accept her choices without judgment.
Ludwig compared his geographic knowledge to that of RainBolt, stating that he is 'street smart' while RainBolt is 'book smart'.
Ludwig defended his decision to announce 'Unpaid Intern' on the day the trailer was ready, citing the video production process and an unplanned time change for the show.
Ludwig expressed confusion over viewers dictating what level of viewership he should be satisfied with, reiterating that 50,000 live viewers was good.
Ludwig addressed a comment about scamming viewers at the Streamer Awards, dismissing it as a joke.
Ludwig concluded the discussion on the subreddit, indicating that he had covered enough content for the day.
Transcripts
am going to go over our subreddit
because the subreddit is oo let me say
popping off a bit folks subreddit
getting big over here we had a few 700
600 upvoted posts so if you guys haven't
already do me a favor please join up on
the subreddit and if you take a look at
our subreddit you'll notice quite a few
posts are about unpaid intern in fact
unpaid intern thoughts unpaid intern
unpaid intern thoughts unpaid intern
review basically a lot of people unpaid
intern feedback have a lot of opinions
about unpaid intern so let's take a look
let's take a look unpaid intern thoughts
personally one of my favorite shows
conceptually and with how it played out
to date but the advertising was straight
ass had no idea of the format from the
trailer didn't know if it was even live
or pre-recorded uh from this and I feel
like the lower viewership reflects this
and how late it was announced stream
ended up being smooth and funny and hope
it continues and St played his role
perfectly just advertise better brother
okay I've seen a lot of this I've seen a
lot of this and I don't know where the
[ __ ] the audacity comes from but I
actually commend you guys for your
delusion cuz you guys are frankly dulu
what do you mean low viewership [ __ ] I
had 50,000 people watching I'm sorry
jogger nogger what are you rocking what
50,000 is good I'm happy with 50,000
what are we talking about here we posted
the video asset the moment it was
available cuz we filmed a specific video
announcement to announce the the show
itself uploaded it here 1.1 million
views we uploaded it on the clip Channel
as well it got half a million views
that's good I'm happy with that I feel
like that's a good announcement and then
unfortunately the day before the show we
had to change the time of the show to an
hour earlier outside of my control it
was something we had to do so I moved
that an hour earlier I also dropped a
YouTube Community post post on Instagram
and here's the biggest piece of info of
all and I looked this up just cuz I was
like damn does these [ __ ] have
a point because that's what you should
do every time someone critic criticizes
you you should be like do they have a
point are they cooking so I looked up I
looked up the info and if you go back to
what this show is a spiritual successor
of let's go back to what this show is a
spiritual successor of which is Mogul
money we notice the first episode of
Mogul money peaked at about the same
viewership 55,00 ,000 views for the
first episode of Mogul money at the very
end so we're doing about as good as the
show that this is a spiritual successor
of by the way that Mogul money episode
did pretty [ __ ] good on YouTube which
is what ultimately matters cuz like
frankly I don't care that much about how
well the video does as a live stream
with live viewership I care more about
the much larger audience which is the
VOD and so the the VOD is actually
already doing quite well we have almost
a million people who watched it and then
I think the edited version which preo is
going to do a number on will get even
more views back to you yeah back to you
so anyway I I don't I've seen this a lot
but I don't know if I necessarily agree
with it at all I genuinely didn't know
if it was going to be live stream now I
did notice this was an issue I noticed
some people weren't sure if it was going
to be a live stream or if it was going
to be a a video or what have you but I
think the issue that I realized is that
it's really hard to explain what unpaid
intern is without doing one of two
things one saying hey this is a ripoff
of Taskmaster which is not what I'm
trying to do or get a across as a
message it is obviously inspired by
Taskmaster which I've said but I think
it has its own Vibe and will continue to
carve out its own Vibe and so I tried to
uh not just [ __ ] lean in to stealing
or just just relating it purely to that
and then the second thing is that it's a
lot easier to explain what it is after
the first one's been done so now that we
have episode one done episode two you're
like oh dude what's unpaid intern You'
be like oh watch this hello hello
welcome and then it's really easy to do
so I think I think that's a general
issue that you have with the first of
anything and every future episode will
be uh easier to explain yeah so I see a
couple people complaining about that but
I think that resolves itself and then I
I I just don't know if I agree with the
advertising point because I think uh
ultimately it got as many views as Mogul
money and I never had that complaint
with Mogul money unless the argument is
that I should just be getting more uh
views why not advertise it weeks in
advance uh well we filmed the trailer
for it the week before but it's just a
lot of work I think you're just
underestimating the amount of work that
goes into like a trailer right so like
we had the concept for the trailer we
filmed the trailer we got cots there but
that was also in the middle of like
filming the tasks and editing the tasks
down and then doing rehearsal for the
live show and then also like doing the
day-to-day [ __ ] but again I'm I'm happy
with the viewership jobs not tasks jobs
not tasks the show will be monthly yeah
jobs not tasks jobs not tasks the show
will be monthly yeah jobs not tasks
unpaid inter unpaid intern might be the
best lwi off friend show yet the format
of the recorded offline then reviewed
live is perfect refreshing the little
Easter eggs and random funny things you
notice while watching like German in the
background was good can't find anything
to dislike hope they continue bro them
not addressing the barrel of lube was
hilarious wasn't it cool I don't know if
you guys watch a show that I think a lot
of you guys noticed that was our stream
room that was our stream room that you
guys bought so I had the bronze wolf we
had the L Barrel we had the Jesus died
for our zins we had everything man we
had everything I could never tell if
schlatt was genuinely upset or not no I
think he was fine cuz at the end of the
day his daddy owns a company Stans did a
great job Stans did a great a great job
which I which is what I was hoping would
happen or you know what what I believed
cuz he's like such a lover of Taskmaster
2 that I thought he'd be really good at
that role and I think he did really well
I think he was he was funny man I was
laughing his Wawa joke his Canadian
aboot joke there were cringe jokes on
paper but the delivery was so good it
made me laugh out loud it's great it's
also Taskmaster he's doing Taskmaster I
know this on purpose it's 100% yoink Can
Twisted from Taskmaster without a shadow
of a doubt but I feel like it will have
its own identity I think Taskmaster is a
show that I would never be able to
replicate just outright like there's no
[ __ ] way even down to the fact that
British humor is something that I don't
think I can capture I just comparing it
to Taskmaster is because the format but
I don't think like the actual viewing
experience and the jokes and what we get
from it will touch the same things that
Taskmaster does cuz I just don't think
we can you know what I mean uh schot was
funny yep Daniel Thrasher is so hot oh
if some people I saw some people like
who's Daniel Thrasher Daniel Thrasher is
a huge YouTuber guys he's a [ __ ]
really funny sketch YouTuber let me show
you an example this is him and I think
we've watched a couple of his videos on
stream before I remember watching this
one where he accidentally writes you
office theme song that was the one that
popped off years ago but he's got damn
near 5 million subscribers uh what if
you got Channing Tatum on the next
episode that's you know what that's an
idea what if I What if I if I just
simply got shanning Tatum we could we
could you know I could consider hey this
is my invite to Channing Tatum right now
if you are watching this Channing Tatum
you are invited on to unpaid interns
unpaid intern thoughts overall I think
the subreddit is being a bit too whiny
about the show I loved it I think there
was audio issues but obviously they know
about it and we'll fix it stand Dynamic
with the contestants let the great bits
if I were to have recommendations I
would make the final tax more
interesting than blowing a bubble I feel
it brings a contestants back to react to
a video and blow bubbl seems like bad
use of their time and seeing the [ __ ]
live would be a blast overall I trust op
random make improvements here's what
I've noticed through my career as a
streamer SL YouTuber is y'all generally
complain or give room for improvements
when something's good and that is a good
thing like I actually have no problem
like you if you sit on your [ __ ] ass
and you watch a show and then you're
like man I would change a live task it
means you're invested enough in the
product that you are actively thinking
of changes you would make to make the
show better so I've never been bothered
by that if you are someone who is like
[ __ ] sitting on your ass you know
armchair quarterback saying well you
know what the [ __ ] production company
should do they should fix the audio
without understanding like a percentage
of audio I'm not I'm zero% offended I
think ultimately it is it is just a a a
sign off that you like the show enough
that you want it to get better and I
also like the fact that the show can and
will get better cuz if you remember the
first episode of Mogul money dude it
wasn't good I mean it wasn't good
straight it was a bad episode like live
compared to the last episode and we got
better every time but we had a bunch of
audio issues on our first episode of
mogle money that we resolved and post
and then we also had like some awkward
is in the live version the edit down is
going to be a lot better the same way it
was for M money for unpaid intern and
then each Progressive episode will be
better so I think that's that's all I
got for that for unpaid intern uh
obviously it's a version of Taskmaster
and it won't be close to the original
show but I thought it was a decent
attempt yes like this this this type of
conversation now cidly although I don't
mind and I you know even I encourage
people to to give their unsolicited
thoughts I don't read it or I don't I
don't put too much stock into it cuz I
know in my mind better than you what was
wrong with the show like everything that
you've thought of for the show I've
watched the show show over three times
already and then also lived it I I've
thought of so I think I have a lot of
ideas on how to improve it but I'm going
to run what I think's best as opposed to
to what y'all think is best don't say
wow I mean I think that makes sense bro
Gass us up to tell us our opinions don't
matter no I'm not saying they don't
matter I'm saying like I trust my own
criticisms of my own I feel like I'm
much harsher on myself than you guys
would ever be on me and I would trust my
vision for how to make something better
if that makes sense you know what I
wouldn't mind is suggestions for
contestants cuz that's actually the
hardest [ __ ] part of my job for it
basically everything I do ever is
getting people to do the [ __ ] shows
germa's a little tough I mean germa
would be an amazing contestant he'd be
[ __ ] probably top three people I
could think of off top it'd be like
germa Joe Biden and Jack Black if I
could pick I think it'd be amazing I
mean I think Joe would be bad but in a
funny way he's the he's the creative
director for the show and I don't think
it it reflected in the credits but like
he's the guy who comes up with the tasks
or the jobs [ __ ] the jobs the jobs the
jobs the jobs I think maybe I think
there might be a thread if there's not
already a thread okay don't type it in
chat right now cuz for me it personally
has to be chaning Tatum okay I'll lock
that in mine look don't put it in this
chat right now cuz I'm not going to
remember any of this it's going to be
one year out the other do me a favor
[ __ ] go go to the subreddit make a
thread about here are my dream guests
for the show and then fill the comments
and then I'll look at it and I will
actually look at it you know pirate
software you know what I'd love is like
a and no I don't mean zero offense I
mean this in a very complimentary way to
pirate software I would love like a
[ __ ] Boomer ass nerdy group like
Northern lion pirate software Sam from
Wendover Productions type beat you know
know what I mean something like that but
I'm just I'm just saying [ __ ] out loud
there's I don't have to confirm at all
what if one of the jobs was paying for
all the parking in La wow that sounds
like a million dooll idea I think the
idea might be too good that we should
save it for somebody else cuz I feel
like I would waste such an amazing idea
lwig regifting our Amazon purchases oh
okay all right wait are you guys mad at
me okay all right hold up let me come
clean you guys bought me a lot of stuff
on Amazon I lost a lot of bets and one
of the bets I lost is that I had to make
a in a bro bro cuz I lost a $1,000
mystery box of American things and so
you know I had some basic things like I
got him a denim jacket I got him a
Celtics Jersey I got him like a
Pop-Tarts febles bar I got him a gun
classic American things but I still had
some room left over and I'm walking
around my house and I happen to see a
book on how to use your [ __ ] as an
ingredient in different foods and I'm
like I don't want that anymore so I
threw that in there I happen to see a
mug that says thanks for all the orgasms
I'm like I don't need that anymore so I
threw that in there why not cuz you know
what I read through the book so much
that I feel like I've already absorbed
all the wisdom it has to offer I feel
like it is better for someone else to
have it now you know cuz I feel like
I've already down I already have a good
download on it I could you repeat a
recipe yeah there was actually a flan a
Spanish style FL where they used a bit
of comant which is sugar you got to
caramelize we don't need to get into
details you get the idea so I did I did
reive some Amazon things okay hour my
brother in Christ he paid for it true
what do you have to say to that chat
picked the items and voted them in he
still paid for them Lau they were his
purchases to do with what he wished okay
nitpick on my use of inclusive language
what on Earth are you talking about I'm
getting told off and downvoted because
they use the word hour to refer okay I
look I guys I don't care about the
Reddit beef I don't care about the
Reddit beef I'm moved on from the red
beef I'm sorry don't be mad at me to be
honest it's not that surprising he does
an Amazon stream every six months or so
and being a Creator at his size
companies are probably sending him stuff
all the time at a certain point if he
doesn't get rid of some of the uh of it
all it'll start to clutter I know he
recently auctioned off a bunch of items
usually what I do is I either wait till
the end of the year and then I do a yard
sale we've done that a couple years now
uh I think last year it was right around
this time we did a yard sale for me a
wish we raised $100,000 120k I think uh
which is a lot of the stuff you guys buy
I I probably will do the same thing this
year but I probably will also continue
regifting some of these cuz I also have
to make a gift pack for Sea Dog and for
uh Papa plots I owe a couple of boxes so
I got to do those to it's actually sick
he's not just throwing them away you are
the goat lwig you are my king keeping
you and never change for nobody you my
my North SAR I'd be lost without you
never leave me okay Mom Crusher a little
bit a little bit heavy a little bit
overbearing there it felt like lwig was
asking for help on stream I think I read
this one right did I read this one sup
everyone if this post crosses the line
feel free to delete it but let's said
posting here was the best way anyway