History WebVideo / Vlogbrothers

Vlogbrothers was originally a one-year project starting on January 1, 2007 under the name Brotherhood 2.0. The project consisted of the two brothers swearing off textual communication with each other, only corresponding through video updates -- one after the other, every weekday of the year, and no more than 4 minutes in length[[note]]Punishments were also handed out each time a brother failed to meet their obligations of uploads, time limits, and[=/=]or textual abstinence[[/note]]. After the year was up, the enthusiastic reception from the fanbase they had accrued -- with the [[ColbertBump massive bump in traction]] they received from Hank's song "Accio [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]" making [=YouTube=]'s front page being no small factor -- led them to continue uploading videos.

Further projects the brothers have been involved with include [=VidCon=], the world's first and only convention dedicated to internet videos (which they co-founded); ''WebVideo/CrashCourse'', a channel where each brother gives lectures on subjects they're knowledgeable about; and the [[https://www.youtube.com/user/MentalFlossVideo/featured YouTube channel]] of the magazine ''mental_floss'', which gave John his first-ever writing job, on which once a week either John gives a nerdy triviatastic list video or Hank gives a quiz video. Hank also individually hosts ''WebVideo/SciShow'', a channel filled with various science news videos, and produced ''WebVideo/TheLizzieBennetDiaries'' and WebVideo/TheBrainScoop, respectively a modern adaptation of ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'' and a show about museum taxidermy.

Further projects the brothers have been involved with include [=VidCon=] (which they co-founded), the world's first and only convention dedicated to internet videos; ''WebVideo/CrashCourse'', a channel where each brother gives lectures on subjects they're knowledgeable about; and the [[https://www.youtube.com/user/MentalFlossVideo/featured YouTube channel]] of the magazine ''mental_floss'', which gave John his first-ever writing job, on which once a week either John gives a nerdy triviatastic list video or Hank gives a quiz video. Hank also individually hosts ''WebVideo/SciShow'', a channel filled with various science news videos, and produced ''WebVideo/TheLizzieBennetDiaries'' and WebVideo/TheBrainScoop, a modern adaptation of ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'' and a show about museum taxidermy, respectively.

[[https://www.youtube.com/user/vlogbrothers Vlogbrothers]] (sometimes stylized as [=VlogBrothers=] or vlogbrothers), as the name implies, is the Website/YouTube channel and vlogging project of brothers Creator/{{John|Green}} and Music/{{Hank|Green}} Green.

-->'''Hank''': It's now time for me to tell you what I'm thankful for, which is a wonderful brother who is a brilliant writer, an awesome bunch of people who watch me make a fool out of myself on Website/YouTube, an amazing family and a loving wife who will carry my dead weight through all of ''[[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii Super Mario Brothers Wii]]''.

* LighterAndSofter: They have their moments, but on the whole, they're the lighter and softer alternates to most of the other vloggers on Website/YouTube.

Vlogbrothers was originally a one-year project starting on January 1, 2007 under the name Brotherhood 2.0. The project consisted of the two brothers swearing off textual communication with each other, only corresponding through video updates -- one after the other, every weekday of the year, and no more than 4 minutes in length[[note]]A punishment was also handed out each time a brother failed to meet their obligations of uploads, time limits, and[=/=]or textual abstinence[[/note]]. After the year was up, the enthusiastic reception from the fanbase they had accrued -- with the [[ColbertBump massive bump in traction]] they received from Hank's song "Accio [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]" making [=YouTube=]'s front page being no small factor -- led them to continue uploading videos.

* AGoodNameForARockBand: [[https://www.youtube.com/user/vlogbrothers#p/u/176/xocKCimxwQU John has several prepared]].

** In Hank's video on the death of UsefulNotes/OsamaBinLaden (released a day afterwards), Hank notes how May 1, 2011 was a great day for him overall.

** In "Top 7 Tips for LIFE", Hank is demonstrating how to tie a figure-eight knot, he then shows how to tie a figure-eight loop...and realizes a little too late that he's just made a small noose.
-->'''Hank:''' "Fatherhood's hard, but not ''[[DrivenToSuicide that]]'' hard."

-->'''Hank 1''': What's the difference between camping and molestation?\\

-->'''Hank:''' "Why doesn't Julius Caesar ever use his cell phone? ''Because he's DEAD!''"
** Hank even wrote a song called "I'm Gonna Kill You" about his murderous and {{disproportionate|Retribution}} anger with people who annoy him for fairly small things.

-->'''Hank:''' "Yeah, that might've gone too far."

Vlogbrothers was originally a one-year project starting on January 1, 2007 under the name Brotherhood 2.0. The project consisted of the two brothers swearing off textual communication with each other, only corresponding through video updates -- one after the other, every weekday of the year, and no more than 4 minutes in length[[note]]A punishment was also handed out each time a brother failed to meet their obligations of uploads, time limits, and[=/=]or abstinence from textual communication[[/note]]. After the year was up, the enthusiastic reception from the fanbase they had accrued -- with the [[ColbertBump massive bump in traction]] they received from Hank's song "Accio [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]" making [=YouTube=]'s front page being no small factor -- led them to continue uploading videos.

They are the organizers of [=VidCon=], the world's first and only convention dedicated to internet videos. Both now also host another channel, ''WebVideo/CrashCourse'', where each brother gives lectures on subjects they're knowledgeable about; Hank also hosts ''WebVideo/SciShow'', filled with various science news videos. In ''addition'', Hank produced ''WebVideo/TheLizzieBennetDiaries'' and WebVideo/TheBrainScoop, a modern adaptation of ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'' and a show about museum taxidermy, respectively. John and Hank are also hosts on the [[https://www.youtube.com/user/MentalFlossVideo/featured YouTube channel]] of the magazine ''mental_floss'', which gave John his first-ever writing job, on which once a week either John gives a nerdy triviatastic list video or Hank gives a quiz video.

[[https://www.youtube.com/user/vlogbrothers Vlogbrothers]] (sometimes stylized as [=VlogBrothers=] or vlogbrothers), as the name implies, is the Website/YouTube channel and vlogging project of brothers [[Music/HankGreen Hank]] and [[Creator/JohnGreen John]] Green.

Vlogbrothers was originally a one-year project starting on January 1, 2007 under the name Brotherhood 2.0. The project consisted of the two brothers swearing off textual communication with each other, only corresponding through video updates -- one after the other, every weekday of the year, and no more than 4 minutes in length. After the year was up, the enthusiastic reception from the fanbase they had accrued -- with the [[ColbertBump massive bump in traction]] they received from Hank's song "Accio [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]" making [=YouTube=]'s front page being no small factor -- led them to continue uploading videos.

Since then, their fanbase has grown extensively, due not only to the success of their videos, but also music, books and various charity works. Fans are known as [[FanCommunityNickname "nerdfighters"]][[note]]derived from John [[JustForFun/IReadThatAs misreading the name]] of an ''VideoGame/AeroFighters'' arcade cabinet[[/note]] (nerds who fight, not people who fight nerds), and the fanbase and its surrounding subculture have collectively been dubbed [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerdfighteria "Nerdfighteria"]]. They even have a signature hand gesture (two crossed-arm tucked-thumb [[Franchise/StarTrek Vulcan salutes]], as demonstrated by Hank in the page image), a motto ("Don't forget to be awesome", or "DFTBA" for short), and an ongoing mission: to decrease "world suck" (generally unfavorable things in the world) through social activism.

They are the organizers of [=VidCon=], the world's first and only convention dedicated to internet videos. Both now also host another channel ''WebVideo/CrashCourse'', where each brother gives lectures on subjects they're knowledgeable about, and Hank also hosts ''WebVideo/SciShow'', filled with various science news videos. In ''addition'', Hank produced ''WebVideo/TheLizzieBennetDiaries'' and WebVideo/TheBrainScoop, a modern adaptation of ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'' and a show about museum taxidermy, respectively. John and Hank are also hosts on the [[https://www.youtube.com/user/MentalFlossVideo/featured mental_floss YouTube channel]], from the magazine mental_floss which gave John his first ever writing job, on which once a week either John gives a nerdy triviatastic list video or Hank gives a quiz video.

!!The Vlog Brothers provide examples of:

** Hank has a RunningGag of using "because s/he's dead" [[AntiHumor as a punchline to jokes about deceased people]].

Since then, their fanbase has grown extensively, due not only to the success of their videos, but also music, books and various charity works. Fans are known as [[FanCommunityNickname "nerdfighters"]][[note]]derived from John [[JustForFun/IReadThatAs misreading the name]] of an ''VideoGame/AeroFighters'' arcade cabinet[[/note]] (nerds who fight, not people who fight nerds), and the fanbase and its surrounding subculture have collectively been dubbed [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerdfighteria "Nerdfighteria"]]. They even have a MemeticHandGesture (two crossed-arm tucked-thumb [[Franchise/StarTrek Vulcan salutes]], as demonstrated by Hank in the page image), a motto ("Don't forget to be awesome", or "DFTBA" for short), and an ongoing mission: to decrease "world suck" (generally unfavorable things in the world) through social activism.

* MemeticHandGesture: The Nerdfighter hand sign -- two [[Franchise/StarTrek Vulcan salutes]] done with palms inward and arms crossed, accompanied by gun-cocking sound effects. Sometimes accompanied by "Hah hoo hah! NERDFIGHTERS!"

* ContinuityLockout: Because the series is so long-running and there are ''so many'' videos- they passed a thousand on the main channel alone in September 2012 -many jokes and references can easily be lost on new viewers. Sometimes even John and Hank forget how some things got started.

* MurderBallad: Hank's [[CrossesTheLineTwice "I'm Gonna]] [[BlackComedy Kill You"]] song, expressing his murderous discontent with people that tick him off for fairly small things compared to his reactions.

* BadassBaritone:
** Tiny chicken disease activates John's husky voice. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv-ceI4j2k0 As seen here.]]
** Hank always sings "I'm Gonna Kill You" in this manner.

* StupidStatementDanceMix: Hank put one together called "Willy's Song;" it was an amalgamation of all the bizarre sounds Nerdfighters had made in an attempt to get Willy to do his QuizzicalTilt again.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: Hank made a video (and song) about the demolition derby in response to incredulous comments from people who thought derbies were fictional.