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** Don't give in to [[ForumSpeak G.I.F.T]]! [[spoiler:(if you would do it in the real world too, congratulations! You're a complete {{Jerkass}}!)]]
** Also: NewMedia [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools are tools]].
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* BrokenAesop: Many Channel Awesome contributors, including the ones featured in this documentary, made their names by creating reviews where they go on [[CausticCritic vitriolic rants and insulting tirades]] against pop culture works they don't like and the people who make them.

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* BrokenAesop: Many Channel Awesome contributors, including the ones featured in this documentary, made their names by creating reviews where they go on [[CausticCritic vitriolic rants and insulting tirades]] against pop culture works they don't like and against the people who make them.
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* BrokenAesop: Many Channel Awesome contributors, including the ones featured in this documentary, made their names by doing creating reviews where they go on [[CausticCritic vitriolic rants and insulting tirades]] against pop culture works they don't like and the people who make them.
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* BrokenAesop: Many Channel Awesome contributors, including the ones featured in this documentary, made their names by doing reviews where they go on [[CausticCritic vitriolic rants and insulting tirades]] against pop culture works they don't like and the people who make them.


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* GenreShift: Unlike the previous entries of ''The Uncanny Valley'', which were all sketch comedies, this one is a straightforward PSA about behavior on the internet.
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** Don't give in to {{GIFT}}! [[spoiler:(if you would do it in the real world too, congratulations! You're a complete {{Jerkass}}!)]]

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** Don't give in to {{GIFT}}! [[ForumSpeak G.I.F.T]]! [[spoiler:(if you would do it in the real world too, congratulations! You're a complete {{Jerkass}}!)]]



** {{GIFT}}

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* AnAesop: Don't give in to {{GIFT}}! [[spoiler:(if you would do it in the real world too, congratulations! You're a complete {{Jerkass}}!)]]

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Don't give in to {{GIFT}}! [[spoiler:(if you would do it in the real world too, congratulations! You're a complete {{Jerkass}}!)]]



* {{Irony}}: [[https://twitter.com/Welshy_Who/status/362248278160572416 Welshy]] pointed out that all the people who ''needed'' to hear it, decried it as censorship instead.
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** Also: NewMedia [[TropesAreTools are tools]].

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** Also: NewMedia [[TropesAreTools [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools are tools]].
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** FanDumb[[invoked]]
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Narration is by Holly Christine Brown, and interviewees include Jill Bearup (''Webvideo/{{Stuff You Like}}''), Jonathan Burkhardt (''Creator/ChaosD1''), Creator/AllisonPregler (''Webvideo/{{Ninja the Mission Force}}''), Mathew Buck (''Webvideo/{{Bad Movie Beatdown}}'', ''Projector''), [[http://sheakoshan.net/ Shea Koshan]], Phelan Porteous (''Webvideo/{{Phelous}}''), and Lewis Lovhaug (''Webvideo/{{Atop the Fourth Wall}}'', ''WebVideo/{{History of Power Rangers}}''). Julien Diaz (''Sad Panda'') and William Dufresne (''Webvideo/{{That Dude in the Suede}}'') provide illustrative sketches.

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Narration is by Holly Christine Brown, and interviewees include Jill Bearup (''Webvideo/{{Stuff You Like}}''), Jonathan Burkhardt (''Creator/ChaosD1''), Creator/AllisonPregler (''Webvideo/{{Ninja the Mission Force}}''), Mathew Buck (''Webvideo/{{Bad Movie Beatdown}}'', ''Projector''), ''WebVideo/{{Projector}}''), [[http://sheakoshan.net/ Shea Koshan]], Phelan Porteous (''Webvideo/{{Phelous}}''), and Lewis Lovhaug (''Webvideo/{{Atop the Fourth Wall}}'', ''WebVideo/{{History of Power Rangers}}''). Julien Diaz (''Sad Panda'') and William Dufresne (''Webvideo/{{That Dude in the Suede}}'') provide illustrative sketches.
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Narration is by Holly Christine Brown, and interviewees include Jill Bearup (''Webvideo/{{Stuff You Like}}''), Jonathan Burkhardt (''Creator/ChaosD1''), Creator/AllisonPregler, (''Webvideo/{{Ninja the Mission Force}}'') Mathew Buck (''Webvideo/{{Bad Movie Beatdown}}, Projector''), [[http://sheakoshan.net/ Shea Koshan]], Phelan Porteous (''Webvideo/{{Phelous}}''), and Lewis Lovhaug (''Webvideo/{{Atop the Fourth Wall}}, Webvideo/{{History of Power Rangers}}''). Julien Diaz (''Sad Panda'') and William Dufresne (''Webvideo/{{That Dude in the Suede}}'') provide illustrative sketches.

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Narration is by Holly Christine Brown, and interviewees include Jill Bearup (''Webvideo/{{Stuff You Like}}''), Jonathan Burkhardt (''Creator/ChaosD1''), Creator/AllisonPregler, Creator/AllisonPregler (''Webvideo/{{Ninja the Mission Force}}'') Force}}''), Mathew Buck (''Webvideo/{{Bad Movie Beatdown}}, Projector''), Beatdown}}'', ''Projector''), [[http://sheakoshan.net/ Shea Koshan]], Phelan Porteous (''Webvideo/{{Phelous}}''), and Lewis Lovhaug (''Webvideo/{{Atop the Fourth Wall}}, Webvideo/{{History Wall}}'', ''WebVideo/{{History of Power Rangers}}''). Julien Diaz (''Sad Panda'') and William Dufresne (''Webvideo/{{That Dude in the Suede}}'') provide illustrative sketches.
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Narration is by Holly Christine Brown, and interviewees include Jill Bearup (''Webvideo/{{Stuff You Like}}''), Jonathan Burkhardt (''Creator/ChaosD1''), Creator/AllisonPregler, Webvideo/{{Ninja the Mission Force}}'') Mathew Buck (''Webvideo/{{Bad Movie Beatdown}}, Projector''), [[http://sheakoshan.net/ Shea Koshan]], Phelan Porteous (''Webvideo/{{Phelous}}''), and Lewis Lovhaug (''Webvideo/{{Atop the Fourth Wall}}, Webvideo/{{History of Power Rangers}}''). Julien Diaz (''Sad Panda'') and William Dufresne (''Webvideo/{{That Dude in the Suede}}'') provide illustrative sketches.

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Narration is by Holly Christine Brown, and interviewees include Jill Bearup (''Webvideo/{{Stuff You Like}}''), Jonathan Burkhardt (''Creator/ChaosD1''), Creator/AllisonPregler, Webvideo/{{Ninja (''Webvideo/{{Ninja the Mission Force}}'') Mathew Buck (''Webvideo/{{Bad Movie Beatdown}}, Projector''), [[http://sheakoshan.net/ Shea Koshan]], Phelan Porteous (''Webvideo/{{Phelous}}''), and Lewis Lovhaug (''Webvideo/{{Atop the Fourth Wall}}, Webvideo/{{History of Power Rangers}}''). Julien Diaz (''Sad Panda'') and William Dufresne (''Webvideo/{{That Dude in the Suede}}'') provide illustrative sketches.
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[[http://blip.tv/welshy/darkside-of-the-internet-6613444 Watch it here]] (link currently down).
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Can be watched [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1tmUfILL7I here]].
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Narration is by Holly Christine Brown, and interviewees include Jill Bearup (''Webvideo/{{Stuff You Like}}''), Jonathan Burkhardt (''Creator/ChaosD1''), Allison Pregler (''Webvideo/{{Obscurus Lupa}}, Webvideo/{{Ninja the Mission Force}}'') Mathew Buck (''Webvideo/{{Bad Movie Beatdown}}, Projector''), [[http://sheakoshan.net/ Shea Koshan]], Phelan Porteous (''Webvideo/{{Phelous}}''), and Lewis Lovhaug (''Webvideo/{{Atop the Fourth Wall}}, Webvideo/{{History of Power Rangers}}''). Julien Diaz (''Sad Panda'') and William Dufresne (''Webvideo/{{That Dude in the Suede}}'') provide illustrative sketches.

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Narration is by Holly Christine Brown, and interviewees include Jill Bearup (''Webvideo/{{Stuff You Like}}''), Jonathan Burkhardt (''Creator/ChaosD1''), Allison Pregler (''Webvideo/{{Obscurus Lupa}}, Creator/AllisonPregler, Webvideo/{{Ninja the Mission Force}}'') Mathew Buck (''Webvideo/{{Bad Movie Beatdown}}, Projector''), [[http://sheakoshan.net/ Shea Koshan]], Phelan Porteous (''Webvideo/{{Phelous}}''), and Lewis Lovhaug (''Webvideo/{{Atop the Fourth Wall}}, Webvideo/{{History of Power Rangers}}''). Julien Diaz (''Sad Panda'') and William Dufresne (''Webvideo/{{That Dude in the Suede}}'') provide illustrative sketches.

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Welshy isn\'t on Blip anymore. If someone could find a copy that would be amazing.


[[http://blip.tv/welshy/darkside-of-the-internet-6613444 Watch it here]].

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Narration is by Holly Christine Brown, and interviewees include Jill Bearup (''Webvideo/{{Stuff You Like}}''), Jonathan Burkhardt (''Creator/ChaosD1''), Allison Pregler (''Webvideo/{{Obscurus Lupa}}, Webvideo/{{Ninja the Mission Force}}'') Mathew Buck (''Webvideo/{{Bad Movie Beatdown}}, Projector''), [[http://sheakoshan.net/ Shea Koshan]], Phelan Porteous (''Webvideo/{{Phelous}}''), and Lewis Lovhaug (''Webvideo/{{Atop the Fourth Wall}}, Webvideo/{{History of Power Rangers}}''). Julien Diaz (''Sad Panda'') and William Dufresne (''Webvideo/{{That Dude in the Suede}}'' provide illustrative sketches.

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Narration is by Holly Christine Brown, and interviewees include Jill Bearup (''Webvideo/{{Stuff You Like}}''), Jonathan Burkhardt (''Creator/ChaosD1''), Allison Pregler (''Webvideo/{{Obscurus Lupa}}, Webvideo/{{Ninja the Mission Force}}'') Mathew Buck (''Webvideo/{{Bad Movie Beatdown}}, Projector''), [[http://sheakoshan.net/ Shea Koshan]], Phelan Porteous (''Webvideo/{{Phelous}}''), and Lewis Lovhaug (''Webvideo/{{Atop the Fourth Wall}}, Webvideo/{{History of Power Rangers}}''). Julien Diaz (''Sad Panda'') and William Dufresne (''Webvideo/{{That Dude in the Suede}}'' Suede}}'') provide illustrative sketches.
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Narration is by Holly Christine Brown, and interviewees include Jill Bearup (''Webvideo/{{Stuff You Like}}''), Jonathan Burkhardt (''Creator/ChaosD1''), Allison Pregler (''Webvideo/{{Obscurus Lupa}}, Webvideo/{{Ninja the Mission Force}}'') Mathew Buck (''Webvideo/{{Bad Movie Beatdown}}, Projector''), [[http://sheakoshan.net/ Shea Koshan]], Phelan Porteous (''Webvideo/{{Phelous}}''), and Lewis Lovhaug (''Webvideo/{{Atop the Fourth Wall}}, Webvideo/{{History of Power Rangers}}''). Julien Diaz (''Webvideo/{{Sad Panda}}'') and William Dufresne (''Webvideo/{{That Dude in the Suede}}'' provide illustrative sketches.

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Narration is by Holly Christine Brown, and interviewees include Jill Bearup (''Webvideo/{{Stuff You Like}}''), Jonathan Burkhardt (''Creator/ChaosD1''), Allison Pregler (''Webvideo/{{Obscurus Lupa}}, Webvideo/{{Ninja the Mission Force}}'') Mathew Buck (''Webvideo/{{Bad Movie Beatdown}}, Projector''), [[http://sheakoshan.net/ Shea Koshan]], Phelan Porteous (''Webvideo/{{Phelous}}''), and Lewis Lovhaug (''Webvideo/{{Atop the Fourth Wall}}, Webvideo/{{History of Power Rangers}}''). Julien Diaz (''Webvideo/{{Sad Panda}}'') (''Sad Panda'') and William Dufresne (''Webvideo/{{That Dude in the Suede}}'' provide illustrative sketches.
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* {{Irony}}: [[https://twitter.com/Welshy_Who/status/362248278160572416 Welshy]] pointed out that all the people who ''needed'' to hear it, decried it as censorship instead.
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-->''Webvideo/{{The Uncanny Valley}}'':''Webvideo/{{Dragonbored}}'' | ''Webvideo/{{Dragged In}}'' | ''Webvideo/{{The Reviewers}}'' | ''Webvideo/{{Internet Dating and Me}}'' | '''Darkside of the Internet'''

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-->''Webvideo/{{The Uncanny Valley}}'':''Webvideo/{{Dragonbored}}'' Valley}}'': ''Webvideo/{{Dragonbored}}'' | ''Webvideo/{{Dragged In}}'' | ''Webvideo/{{The Reviewers}}'' | ''Webvideo/{{Internet Dating and Me}}'' | '''Darkside of the Internet'''

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* RealitySubtext: After talking about how the internet can lead to [[MoralEventHorizon death threats sent to a person's home]], it cuts to [[WebVideo/ObscurusLupa Allison Pregler]].
** There's also a good reason why it cuts right to Doug as New!Critic after talking about how some internet celebrities take to AlterEgoActing to hide low self-esteem.

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* RealitySubtext: After talking about how the internet can lead to [[MoralEventHorizon death threats sent to a person's home]], it cuts to [[WebVideo/ObscurusLupa Allison Pregler]].
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Narration is by Holly Christine Brown, and interviewees include Jill Bearup (''Webvideo/{{Stuff You Like}}''), Jonathan Burkhardt (Webvideo/''{{ChaosD1}}''), Allison Pregler (''Webvideo/{{Obscurus Lupa}}, Webvideo/{{Ninja the Mission Force}}'') Mathew Buck (''Webvideo/{{Bad Movie Beatdown}}, Projector''), [[http://sheakoshan.net/ Shea Koshan]], Phelan Porteous (''Webvideo/{{Phelous}}''), and Lewis Lovhaug (''Webvideo/{{Atop the Fourth Wall}}, Webvideo/{{History of Power Rangers}}''). Julien Diaz (''Webvideo/{{Sad Panda}}'') and William Dufresne (''Webvideo/{{That Dude in the Suede}}'' provide illustrative sketches.

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Narration is by Holly Christine Brown, and interviewees include Jill Bearup (''Webvideo/{{Stuff You Like}}''), Jonathan Burkhardt (Webvideo/''{{ChaosD1}}''), (''Creator/ChaosD1''), Allison Pregler (''Webvideo/{{Obscurus Lupa}}, Webvideo/{{Ninja the Mission Force}}'') Mathew Buck (''Webvideo/{{Bad Movie Beatdown}}, Projector''), [[http://sheakoshan.net/ Shea Koshan]], Phelan Porteous (''Webvideo/{{Phelous}}''), and Lewis Lovhaug (''Webvideo/{{Atop the Fourth Wall}}, Webvideo/{{History of Power Rangers}}''). Julien Diaz (''Webvideo/{{Sad Panda}}'') and William Dufresne (''Webvideo/{{That Dude in the Suede}}'' provide illustrative sketches.
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** CaptainObviousAesop: Cyberbullying is bad.

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* RealitySubtext: After talking about how the internet can lead to [[MoralEventHorizon death threats sent to a person's home]], it cuts to [[WebVideo/ObscurusLupa Allison Pregler]]. [[http://obscuruslupa.tumblr.com/post/44695996579/life-goes-on This is the reason why this is so significant]].

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* RealitySubtext: After talking about how the internet can lead to [[MoralEventHorizon death threats sent to a person's home]], it cuts to [[WebVideo/ObscurusLupa Allison Pregler]]. [[http://obscuruslupa.tumblr.com/post/44695996579/life-goes-on This is the reason why this is so significant]].
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* RealitySubtext: After talking about how the internet can lead to [[MoralEventHorizon death threats sent to a person's home]], it cuts to [[WebVideo/ObscurusLupa Allison Pregler]]. [[http://obscuruslupa.tumblr.com/post/44695996579/life-goes-on This is the reason why this is so significant]].

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* RealitySubtext: After talking about how the internet can lead to [[MoralEventHorizon death threats sent to a person's home]], it cuts to [[WebVideo/ObscurusLupa Allison Pregler]]. [[http://obscuruslupa.tumblr.com/post/44695996579/life-goes-on This is the reason why this is so significant]].significant]].

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-->''Webvideo/{{The Uncanny Valley}}'':''Webvideo/{{Dragonbored}}'' | ''Webvideo/{{Dragged In}}'' | ''Webvideo/{{The Reviewers}}'' | ''Webvideo/{{Internet Dating and Me}}'' | '''Darkside of the Internet'''

''Darkside of the Internet'' in Mat "Webvideo/{{Welshy}}" Williams' contribution to ''The Uncanny Valley''. Unlike the others, it is a serious documentary about online dangers, including stalking, privacy concerns, and especially cyberbullying.

Narration is by Holly Christine Brown, and interviewees include Jill Bearup (''Webvideo/{{Stuff You Like}}''), Jonathan Burkhardt (Webvideo/''{{ChaosD1}}''), Allison Pregler (''Webvideo/{{Obscurus Lupa}}, Webvideo/{{Ninja the Mission Force}}'') Mathew Buck (''Webvideo/{{Bad Movie Beatdown}}, Projector''), [[http://sheakoshan.net/ Shea Koshan]], Phelan Porteous (''Webvideo/{{Phelous}}''), and Lewis Lovhaug (''Webvideo/{{Atop the Fourth Wall}}, Webvideo/{{History of Power Rangers}}''). Julien Diaz (''Webvideo/{{Sad Panda}}'') and William Dufresne (''Webvideo/{{That Dude in the Suede}}'' provide illustrative sketches.

[[http://blip.tv/welshy/darkside-of-the-internet-6613444 Watch it here]].
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!!It provides examples of:
* AnAesop: Don't give in to {{GIFT}}! [[spoiler:(if you would do it in the real world too, congratulations! You're a complete {{Jerkass}}!)]]
** Also: NewMedia [[TropesAreTools are tools]].
** CaptainObviousAesop: Cyberbullying is bad.
* {{Documentary}}: This time, it is. It touches on several subjects, including:
** ActorRoleConfusion
** FanDumb[[invoked]]
** {{GIFT}}
** InternetToughGuy
* PublicServiceAnnouncement: It's a documentary about some dangers of internet use.
* RealitySubtext: After talking about how the internet can lead to [[MoralEventHorizon death threats sent to a person's home]], it cuts to [[WebVideo/ObscurusLupa Allison Pregler]]. [[http://obscuruslupa.tumblr.com/post/44695996579/life-goes-on This is the reason why this is so significant]].

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