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''Becoming [=YouTube=]'' is a "[[NonindicativeName weekly]]" "[[{{Documentary}} docu]][[{{Mockumentary}} mentary]]" series about [[Website/YouTube YouTubers]]. The series is hosted by Benjamin Cook, who wants to become "crazy internet famous." It features a mix of SketchComedy and TalkingHeads segments, putting itself in a weird place between {{Documentary}} and {{Mockumentary}}.
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''Becoming [=YouTube=]'' is a "[[NonindicativeName weekly]]" "[[{{Documentary}} docu]][[{{Mockumentary}} mentary]]" series about [[Website/YouTube [[Platform/YouTube YouTubers]]. The series is hosted by Benjamin Cook, who wants to become "crazy internet famous." It features a mix of SketchComedy and TalkingHeads segments, putting itself in a weird place between {{Documentary}} and {{Mockumentary}}.
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* AnAesop: "Everything Changes" says, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well...]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Ben. Full stop. Especially when addressing the viewers.
* DeadpanSnarker: Ben. Full stop. Especially when addressing the viewers.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: They frequently [[DiscussedTrope discuss]] and {{lampshade}} the {{enforced}} nature of this among male British [=YouTubers=].
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* FireAndBrimstoneHell: [=YouTube=] Hell, in "Everything Changes."
* FluffyCloudHeaven: [=YouTube=] Heaven, in "Everything Changes."
* GrandFinale: "Everything Changes."
* FluffyCloudHeaven: [=YouTube=] Heaven, in "Everything Changes."
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* TalkingHeads: The interviews.
* VerySpecialEpisode: See PublicServiceAnnouncement above.
* VerySpecialEpisode: See PublicServiceAnnouncement above.
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The series can be found on [[http://www.youtube.com/ninebrassmonkeys Ben's channel]]. [[ScheduleSlip After two years]], the series reached its twelfth episode, as promised. As of February 2014, Season 2 is in production.
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The series can be found on [[http://www.youtube.com/ninebrassmonkeys Ben's channel]]. [[ScheduleSlip After two years]], the series reached its twelfth episode, as promised. As of February 2014, On January 8, 2015, Ben released the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Aw3POaOKDs trailer for Season 2 is in production.2.]]
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** The first moments of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Aw3POaOKDs Season 2 trailer]] are practically dedicated to poking fun at Ben and how much of a jerk he (supposedly) is.
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Becoming [=YouTube=] also features interviews with popular [=YouTubers=] like [[WebVideo/{{Charlieissocoollike}} Charlie McDonnell]], Creator/{{TomSka}}, Creator/AlexDay, and (as of the seventh video) EmmaBlackery and Music/HankGreen of WebVideo/{{VlogBrothers}} fame.
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Becoming [=YouTube=] also features interviews with popular [=YouTubers=] like [[WebVideo/{{Charlieissocoollike}} Charlie McDonnell]], Creator/{{TomSka}}, Creator/AlexDay, and (as of the seventh video) EmmaBlackery WebVideo/EmmaBlackery and Music/HankGreen of WebVideo/{{VlogBrothers}} WebVideo/VlogBrothers fame.
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** Played straight with the "[=CheekTV=]" segment in "[=YouTube=] Vs. The World."
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** Played straight with the "[=CheekTV=]" segment in "[=YouTube=] Vs. The World."What [=YouTube=] Isn't."
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** Played straight with the "[=CheechTV=]" segment in "[=YouTube=] Vs. The World."
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** Played straight with the "[=CheechTV=]" "[=CheekTV=]" segment in "[=YouTube=] Vs. The World."
* [[invoked]] NightmareFuel: During the (fictional) "[=CheekTV=]" segment in "What [=YouTube=] Isn't."
--> '''Crabstickz''': "I just remember being really scared of the theme tune, when the theme tune came on I used to hide behind the sofa."
* [[invoked]] NightmareFuel: During the (fictional) "[=CheekTV=]" segment in "What [=YouTube=] Isn't."
--> '''Crabstickz''': "I just remember being really scared of the theme tune, when the theme tune came on I used to hide behind the sofa."
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* ScheduleSlip: It started as a weekly series, but then it slipped to two weeks, then several months. Frequently {{lampshaded}}. {{Justified}} [[MathematiciansAnswer (in a way)]] since Ben never said how many weeks would be ''between'' episodes.
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* [[spoiler:SequelHook: "Becoming [=YouTube=] will return. Summer 2014.]]
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* {{Mockumentary}}: Played straight with the [=CheechTV=] segment in "[=YouTube=] Vs. The World."
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* {{Mockumentary}}: ZigZagged throughout the series. The interviews are real, but the comedy segments are entirely fictional.
** Played straight with the[=CheechTV=] "[=CheechTV=]" segment in "[=YouTube=] Vs. The World."
** Played straight with the
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Becoming [=YouTube=] also features interviews with popular [=YouTubers=] like [[WebVideo/{{Charlieissocoollike}} Charlie McDonnell]], {{TomSka}}, AlexDay, Creator/{{TomSka}}, Creator/AlexDay, and (as of the seventh video) EmmaBlackery and HankGreen Music/HankGreen of [[VlogBrothers Vlogbrothers]] WebVideo/{{VlogBrothers}} fame.
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Becoming [=YouTube=] also features interviews with popular [=YouTubers=] like [[{{Charlieissocoollike}} [[WebVideo/{{Charlieissocoollike}} Charlie McDonnell]], {{TomSka}}, AlexDay, and (as of the seventh video) EmmaBlackery and HankGreen of [[VlogBrothers Vlogbrothers]] fame.
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''Becoming [=YouTube=]'' is a "[[NonindicativeName weekly]]" "[[{{Documentary}} docu]][[{{Mockumentary}} mentary]]" series about [[YouTube [[Website/YouTube YouTubers]]. The series is hosted by Benjamin Cook, who wants to become "crazy internet famous." It features a mix of SketchComedy and TalkingHeads segments, putting itself in a weird place between {{Documentary}} and {{Mockumentary}}.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''To conquer [=YouTube=], you must become [=YouTube=].'']]
''Becoming [=YouTube=]'' is a "[[NonindicativeName weekly]]" "[[{{Documentary}} docu]][[{{Mockumentary}} mentary]]" series about [[YouTube YouTubers]]. The series is hosted by Benjamin Cook, who wants to become "crazy internet famous."The series It features a mix of SketchComedy and TalkingHeads segments, putting itself in a weird place between {{Documentary}} and {{Mockumentary}}.
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''Becoming [=YouTube=]'' is a "[[NonindicativeName weekly]]" "[[{{Documentary}} docu]][[{{Mockumentary}} mentary]]" series about [[YouTube YouTubers]]. The series is hosted by Benjamin Cook, who wants to become "crazy internet famous."
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The series can be found on [[http://www.youtube.com/ninebrassmonkeys Ben's channel]]. [[ScheduleSlip After two years]], the series reached its twelfth episode, as promised. As of February 2014, Season 2 is in production.
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The series can be found on [[http://www.youtube.com/ninebrassmonkeys Ben's channel]].
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* SelfDeprecation. This, and TakeThatAudience below, are staples in ''Becoming [=YouTube=]''.
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* SelfDeprecation. ScheduleSlip: It started as a weekly series, but then it slipped to two weeks, then several months. Frequently {{lampshaded}}. {{Justified}} [[MathematiciansAnswer (in a way)]] since Ben never said how many weeks would be ''between'' episodes.
* SelfDeprecation: This, and TakeThatAudience below, are staples in ''Becoming [=YouTube=]''.
* SelfDeprecation: This, and TakeThatAudience below, are staples in ''Becoming [=YouTube=]''.
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* AnAesop: "Everything Changes" says, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well...]]
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* FireAndBrimstoneHell: [=YouTube=] Hell, in "Everything Changes."
* FluffyCloudHeaven: [=YouTube=] Heaven, in "Everything Changes."
* GrandFinale: "Everything Changes."
* FluffyCloudHeaven: [=YouTube=] Heaven, in "Everything Changes."
* GrandFinale: "Everything Changes."
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* [[spoiler:SequelHook: "Becoming [=YouTube=] will return. Summer 2014.]]
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* TheStinger: "Everything Changes" has ''three'' of them in a row.
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* OnTheNext: {{Subverted}} with "[=YouTube=] Vs. The World." The "next episode" they teased was postponed due to "The War of the Word." They play the same OnTheNext clip at the end of "The War of the Word."
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* SelfDeprecationPublicServiceAnnouncement: Played with in "The War of the Word" with the crisis in Syria. It treats the crisis itself pretty seriously, but they also talk about how charity is handled in the modern world -- both the good and bad. And, true to ''Becoming [=YouTube=]'' form, they throw in some comedy when they talk about celebrity fundraisers.
* SelfDeprecation. This, and TakeThatAudience below, are staples in ''Becoming [=YouTube=]''.
* SequelEpisode: "The War of the Word" can be seen as a sequel to "[=YouTube=] Vs. The World." It's even lampshaded early in the episode.
* SelfDeprecation. This, and TakeThatAudience below, are staples in ''Becoming [=YouTube=]''.
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* TakeThatAudience: Frequently.
** Even as early as the first video:
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* TakeThatAudience: Frequently.
** EvenSeen as early as the first video:
** Even
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: They frequently [[DiscussedTrope discuss]] and {{lampshade}} the {{enforced}} nature of this among male British [=YouTubers=].
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''Becoming [=YouTube=]'' is a "[[NonindicativeName weekly]]" "{{Documentary}}" series about [=YouTubers=] hosted by Benjamin Cook, who wants to become "crazy internet famous." The series features a mix of SketchComedy and TalkingHeads segments, putting itself in a weird place between {{Documentary}} and {{Mockumentary}}.
Becoming [=YouTube=] also features interviews with popular [=YouTubers=] like CharlieMcDonnell, TomSka, AlexDay, and (as of the seventh video) EmmaBlackery and HankGreen of VlogBrothers fame.
Becoming [=YouTube=] also features interviews with popular [=YouTubers=] like CharlieMcDonnell, TomSka, AlexDay, and (as of the seventh video) EmmaBlackery and HankGreen of VlogBrothers fame.
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''Becoming [=YouTube=]'' is a "[[NonindicativeName weekly]]" "{{Documentary}}" "[[{{Documentary}} docu]][[{{Mockumentary}} mentary]]" series about [=YouTubers=] [[YouTube YouTubers]]. The series is hosted by Benjamin Cook, who wants to become "crazy internet famous." The series features a mix of SketchComedy and TalkingHeads segments, putting itself in a weird place between {{Documentary}} and {{Mockumentary}}.
Becoming [=YouTube=] also features interviews with popular [=YouTubers=] likeCharlieMcDonnell, TomSka, [[{{Charlieissocoollike}} Charlie McDonnell]], {{TomSka}}, AlexDay, and (as of the seventh video) EmmaBlackery and HankGreen of VlogBrothers [[VlogBrothers Vlogbrothers]] fame.
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--> '''Ben''': Thanks for watching my first [=YouTube=] video. Next week's video is about you, the audience. You'll come back for that, won't you, ''you narcissist''!
--> '''Ben''': Thanks for watching my first [=YouTube=] video. Next week's video is about you, the audience. You'll come back for that, won't you, ''you narcissist''!
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* {{Mockumentary}}: Played straight with the [=CheechTV=] segment in "[=YouTube=] Vs. The World."
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* PrettyBoy: {{Discussed}}, {{Exploited}}, {{PlayedForLaughs}}, and even {{Enforced}}. And that's just while talking about demographics.
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Becoming [=YouTube=] also features interviews with popular [=YouTubers=] like CharlieMcDonnell, TomSka, AlexDay, and (with (as of the seventh video) EmmaBlackery and HankGreen of VlogBrothers fame.
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''Becoming [=YouTube=]'' is a "[[NonindicativeName weekly]]" "{{Documentary}}" series about [=YouTubers=] hosted by Benjamin Cook, who wants to become "crazy internet famous." The series features a mix of SketchComedy and TalkingHeads segments, putting itself in a weird place between {{Documentary}} and {{Mockumentary}}.
Becoming [=YouTube=] also features interviews with popular [=YouTubers=] like CharlieMcDonnell, TomSka, AlexDay, and (with the seventh video) HankGreen of VlogBrothers fame.
The series can be found on [[http://www.youtube.com/ninebrassmonkeys Ben's channel]].
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!! ''Becoming [=YouTube=]'' contains examples of:
* DeadpanSnarker: Ben. Full stop. Especially when addressing the viewers.
* {{Documentary}}: The entire series is a weird mix between this and a few {{Mockumentary}} segments.
* LeftItIn: [[spoiler: When Ben goes into a rant about the whole series]] in "[=YouTube=] Vs. The World."
* MenAreGenericWomenAreSpecial: The interviewees [[ConversationalTroping discuss]] the [[UnfortunateImplications unfortunate]] TruthInTelevision of this [[ImpliedTrope in a roundabout way]] in "Girls on [=YouTube=]."
* NonindicativeName: Becoming [=YouTube=] is a "weekly" series, but wait times have been anywhere between two weeks and two months. This fact is lampshaded relentlessly.
--> '''Ben''': Hello, and welcome to the fourth video of my weekly "Becoming [=YouTube=]" series. Except "weekly" apparently means once every seven days. Who knew?
* OldMediaPlayingCatchUp: {{Discussed}} and {{Parodied}}, especially in "What [=YouTube=] Isn't."
* PrettyBoy: {{Discussed}}, {{Exploited}}, {{PlayedForLaughs}}, and even {{Enforced}}. And that's just while talking about demographics.
** Given the interviewees, it also veers close to CastFullOfPrettyBoys.
* SelfDeprecation
* SketchComedy: The whole show is a blend of this, {{Mockumentary}} segments, or serious TalkingHeads interviews.
* TakeThatAudience: Frequently.
* TalkingHeads: The interviews.
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Becoming [=YouTube=] also features interviews with popular [=YouTubers=] like CharlieMcDonnell, TomSka, AlexDay, and (with the seventh video) HankGreen of VlogBrothers fame.
The series can be found on [[http://www.youtube.com/ninebrassmonkeys Ben's channel]].
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!! ''Becoming [=YouTube=]'' contains examples of:
* DeadpanSnarker: Ben. Full stop. Especially when addressing the viewers.
* {{Documentary}}: The entire series is a weird mix between this and a few {{Mockumentary}} segments.
* LeftItIn: [[spoiler: When Ben goes into a rant about the whole series]] in "[=YouTube=] Vs. The World."
* MenAreGenericWomenAreSpecial: The interviewees [[ConversationalTroping discuss]] the [[UnfortunateImplications unfortunate]] TruthInTelevision of this [[ImpliedTrope in a roundabout way]] in "Girls on [=YouTube=]."
* NonindicativeName: Becoming [=YouTube=] is a "weekly" series, but wait times have been anywhere between two weeks and two months. This fact is lampshaded relentlessly.
--> '''Ben''': Hello, and welcome to the fourth video of my weekly "Becoming [=YouTube=]" series. Except "weekly" apparently means once every seven days. Who knew?
* OldMediaPlayingCatchUp: {{Discussed}} and {{Parodied}}, especially in "What [=YouTube=] Isn't."
* PrettyBoy: {{Discussed}}, {{Exploited}}, {{PlayedForLaughs}}, and even {{Enforced}}. And that's just while talking about demographics.
** Given the interviewees, it also veers close to CastFullOfPrettyBoys.
* SelfDeprecation
* SketchComedy: The whole show is a blend of this, {{Mockumentary}} segments, or serious TalkingHeads interviews.
* TakeThatAudience: Frequently.
* TalkingHeads: The interviews.
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