The failure of Disney’s "Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser" is under the spotlight thanks to a viral video by YouTuber Jenny Nicholson.

The failure of Disney’s “Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser” is under the spotlight thanks to a viral video by YouTuber Jenny Nicholson.

    • Questy@lemmy.world
      27·
      1 month ago

      It’s an odd post, but I have to admit I had the same fascination. I remember finding out that she exists when the YT video I was listening to ended and, before I got my phone out of my pocket, it had auto played some girl introducing the story of a LARP theme park I had never heard of. An hour later I was heavily informed about the tale of Evermore despite giving no shits about theme parks.

      I listened to a couple more of her essays on topics I have no inherent interest in, then took a closer look at her channel. I thought, I’ll add her to my Patreon list for awhile, I’ve gotten several hours of entertainment. Queue the holy shit when I ran the numbers.

      Sometimes people make good stuff, and then they are financially rewarded for that. Good for her.

      Edit: English better.

    • downpunxx@fedia.ioOP
      203·
      1 month ago

      I just think it’s incredible, I was watching her years ago, and was amazed, and to see the growth in people being drawn to her content, on subject matter they don’t even particularly enjoy, just to watch her talk about it, has been so very enjoyable. I added her numbers because it’s a benchmark of the success I am so pleased she’s experiencing.

      • ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
        132·
        1 month ago

        Oh, no doubt she’s fantastic. Her Vampire Diaries essay is still my go-to for background viewing. Even now the China Beach ad gives me giggles.

        It’s just strange to focus so much on how many millions she may make when in reality she’s got almost no merch and uses copyrighted material in her videos that probably prevent a lot of monetization. She doesn’t have millions because most YouTubers with her following have sponsors, ad reads, and patreon call outs. She doesn’t even say “like and subscribe” or say shit to generate comments. She goes against all advice on how to make a living from a channel and it works. So focusing on how much money she must have seems really antithetical to her channel.

        But great to see she is getting mainstream attention! Hopefully her videos will affect change at Disney.