Implementation: They both started off by posting their reviews on Youtube. Eventually their popularity soared to the point of creating websites around their work. In Real Life, James Rolfe and Doug Walker are good friends, and actually collaborated several times to lampshade their Fandom Rivalry.
Implementation: Both started as YouTube reviewers, then created official websites for their work and released licensed games based on the series. Had a notorious Fandom Rivalry between them, with their audiences tending to attack each other for perceived similarities/ripoffs.
Capsule Pitch Description: Psychedelic horror web series.
Implementation: Salad Fingers is the more darker, and agreed to be the more scarier, while Don't Hug Me I'm Scared can be considered scary as well, it has some comedy moments.
Implementation:RiffTrax started the post-MSTie film commentary revival by making audio-only downloads that take aim at more mainstream films than MST3K had access to. Soon after, Mike's predecessor started his own similar project, but as DVDs that stick more closely to the original formula: more obscure (and license-able) B-movies, silhouettes in front of the films, and sketches.
Capsule Pitch Description: YouTube Long-running parodies of the Mario franchise with adult oriented comedy, even though the creators of the respective series were just entering their adolescence at the time of the series’ debut. Both series would eventually deviate away from their Mario roots and eventually introduce original characters.
Implementation: SML is live action with plushes and puppets, while SMG4 uses Super Mario 64 and Garry's Mod. Also, SMG4 would eventually become more serious, with the series’ tone being akin to a shounen series, while SML would eventually become a sitcom-like series. Also, due to SML's run-ins with YouTube and Nintendo, SML would have to remove any trace of its Mario roots entirely, while SMG4 still hasn't received such run-ins yet.
Capsule Pitch Description: Internet critics who thrash bad movies that people were unfortunate enough to see. Coincidentally, both shows were on the Channel Awesome website.
Implementation:Blockbuster Buster handles big-budget US releases, while BMB does to same for UK movies, while also tackling lower-grade straight-to-video releases.
Capsule Pitch Description: Two gamer friends Let's Play video games in a comedic fashion more than for sheer skill or information.
Implementation:Game Grumps would have ten minute videos of a video game playthrough, though it is rare for them to actually finish a game. The Best Friends began with weekly episodes dedicated to showing highlights from. Later the Best Friends moved on to full LPs and moved to a daily schedule, though they still produce the occasional fifteen minute video highlight video about one game like the old days. Both shows have spinoffs in similar veins, with the players going against each other (Super Best Friends Brawl, Friday Night Fisticuffs, and Saturday Morning Scrublords compared to Game Grumps VS) and Animated Adaptations (Two Best Friends: Funtime Adventures and Game Grumps Animated). Also, Two Best Friends Play is a Machinima affiliate while Game Grumps is a Polaris affiliate.
Capsule Pitch Description: Animation-focused Video Review Shows with hosts who don't display their faces.
Implementation: The two shows are near opposites with a Technician vs. Performer dynamic when put together. Pan Pizza (host of Rebel Taxi) is very easygoing, jokey, and puts more effort in going behind the scenes. Mr. Enter is far more Byronic, straightforward, and astute in his critique, yet very opinionated and occasionally prone to flying off the handle.
Capsule Pitch Description: That Guy with the Glasses contributors see movies out of character and give their initial thoughts on them.
Implementation:Sibling Rivalry is styled after Siskel & Ebert and features Rob and Doug Walker giving twenty minute discussions on films they just saw. Midnight Screenings is much more casual, and features half-hour to hour long video reviews by Brad Jones and other members of Team Snob discussing films. Brad and company review a wide variety of films, while Doug and Rob do videos on the bigger releases.
Capsule Pitch Description: Web Series that engages in Wild Mass Guessing by analyzing video games to provide answers to theories.
Implementation: Gnoggin once uploaded 3 videos attempting to invalidate some of MatPat's theories. They also have a notorious Fandom Rivalry with each other, with their audiences tending to attack each other for perceived similarities/ripoffs.
Capsule Pitch Description:Five Nights at Freddy's fan-series made with Source Filmmaker originating from Poland spanning their own lore with the Fnaf characters.
Implementation: Somewhat similar shows that both originated in Poland, except The Stories has a bigger fanbase and that it is also animated by only one animator.
