History YMMV / ShoegazerProductions

* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: Except maybe actually so. ''The Lost Media Chronicles'' episode about Christine Chubbuck was perceived by many viewers as actually claiming to contain her infamous suicide footage, getting ''massive'' dislikes and accusations of clickbait. Shoegazer had to put a large disclaimer in the video's title. When the video was pulled in 2017 by YouTube, Randy took the opportunity to re-edit it in order to make it seem less like clickbait.

* BrokenBase: The various shows on the channel have caused a bit of a divide among viewers:
** Fans that subscribed in the days before ''Lost Media Chronicles'' when the channel was just ''2Beats+'' feel like the new show changed the entire look and feel of the channel. While ''Chronicles'' made him more popular and is by far the most popular show on the channel, many ''2Beats+'' fans feel like a lot of viewers don't give the show a chance with ''Chronicles'' overshadowing basically everything else.
** Speaking of ''2Beats+'' many people refused to even subscribe to the channel ''because'' of the show. Due to sketch review shows starting to fall out of favor when it started, the tropes have just been so overplayed and overdone, that even though Randy was subverting a few of them, it just felt unoriginal. When it went on a long hiatus after Trey left in 2016, a good chunk of the reluctant viewers started to subscribe to his channel.
** ''Adventures in Vinyl-Land'' can be a bit of a tough cookie. Many feel like it's the best show Randy has ever done, even outdoing ''Lost Media Chronicles'' in overall quality. With the straight forward review approach, with very few skits, people felt like it was much more genuine in spirit to Randy's personality. Other viewers hate it just as much as ''2Beats+'' for reasons varying from Randy's seemingly pompous delivery to the fact that it's just simply not ''Lost Media Chronicles''.
** ''Lost Media Chronicles'' itself also has its own divide. Some people want him to cover more well-known topics to draw more attention to the wiki. Others appreciate the more obscure stuff he covers because things like the Christine Chubbuck Suicide Tape already have a massive number of videos about it. On top of that, many viewers hate it when he throws a skit into the mix to illustrate a point. The skit-heavy ''I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream'' was well received because the skits seemed to fit the game's themes, but when it was followed up with the similar ''Wolfenstein'' episode, audiences were divided because the episode was virtually hosted by Fred... who talks with an obnoxious Italian mobster accent.
** Another divide happened when Randy took a break from the Chronicles and put his girlfriend in charge of the series. Some fans were welcoming of her, others were absolutely furious, thinking she didn't have the right skill level or interest in the series as Randy. Other reasons for hating her even span as far as disliking her for having an androgynous appearance. Randy has asked fans to have patience, she's new and it takes time to get comfortable. Some people refuse to take this as an excuse, saying that the show is too far in to be accepting people who aren't as professional as Randy. It's important to note, however, that The Chronicles is not a popular enough show to be demanding high talent out of it. It's not like Randy is raking in cash for the show.

** Speaking of ''2Beats+'' many people refused to even subscribe to the channel ''because'' of the show. Due to sketch review shows starting to become DeaderThanDisco when it started, the tropes have just been so overplayed and overdone, that even though Randy was subverting a few of them, it just felt unoriginal. When it went on a long hiatus after Trey left in 2016, a good chunk of the reluctant viewers started to subscribe to his channel.

** Another divide happened when Randy took a break from the Chronicles and put his girlfriend in charge of the series. Some fans were welcoming of her, others were absolutely furious, thinking she didn't have the right skill level or interest in the series as Randy. Other reasons for hating her even span as far as disliking her for having an androgynous appearance. Randy has asked fans to have patience, she's new and it takes time to get comfortable. Some people refuse to take this as an excuse, saying that the show is too far in to be accepting people who aren't as professional as Randy.

** Speaking of ''2Beats+'' many people refused to even subscribe to the channel ''because'' of the show. Due to sketch review shows starting to become DeaderThanDisco when the it started, the tropes have just been so overplayed and overdone, that even though Randy was subverting a few of the them, it just felt unoriginal. When it went on a long hiatus after Trey left in 2016, a good chunk of the reluctant viewers started to subscribe to his channel.

!!YMMV tropes relating to ''The Lost Media Chronicles'':

** Fred's Henchmen named P and Zuvy. The fact that this tiny bird in a cage needs two guards has caused a few fans to form entire theories as to what Fred's real occupation is. The two carry Nerf guns and ham it up to the camera, especially P. When P's character finally spoke in the season 1 finale of ''2Beats+'', fans wanted to see more of the character.

** Fred. Because of the bizarre nature of the character and his expressive movements, people have been wanting to see more of the character. When Randy posted a single video of him just simply talking to Fred, entirely out of character, viewers found it absolutely hilarious. This lead to Randy posting 2 more equally popular videos, with Fred being portrayed as more of a character who suffers from depression to add some layers to him.

* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: Except maybe actually so. ''The Lost Media Chronicles'' episode about Christine Chubbuck was perceived by many viewers as actually claiming to contain her infamous suicide footage, getting ''massive'' dislikes and accusations of clickbait. Shoegazer had to put a large disclaimer in the video's title. When the video was pulled in 2017 by YouTube, Randy took the opportunity to re-edit it in order to make it seem less like clickbait.

** Fans that subscribed in the days before ''Lost Media Chronicles'' when the channel was just ''2Beats+'' feel like the show changed the entire look and feel of the channel. While it's made him more popular and ''Chronicles'' is by far the most popular show on the channel, many ''2Beats+'' fans feel like a lot of viewers don't give the show a chance with ''Chronicles'' overshadowing basically everything else.
** Speaking of ''2Beats+'' many people refused to even subscribe to the channel ''because'' of the show. Due to the sketch review show starting to become DeaderThanDisco when the show started, the tropes have just been so overplayed and overdone, that even though Randy was subverting a few of the tropes, it just felt unoriginal. When the show went on a long hiatus when Trey left in 2016, a good chunk of the reluctant viewers started to subscribe to his channel.

** ''Lost Media Chronicles'' itself also has its own divide. Some people want him to cover more well-known topics to draw more attention to the wiki. Others appreciate the more obscure stuff he covers because things like the Christine Chubbuck Suicide Tape already have a massive number of videos about it. On top of that, many viewers hate it when he throws a skit into the mix to illustrate a point. The skit-heavy ''I Have No Mouth But I Must Speak'' was well received because the skits seemed to fit the game's themes, but when it was followed up with the similar ''Wolfenstein'' episode, audiences were divided because the episode was virtually hosted by Fred... who talks with an obnoxious Italian mobster accent.

* BrokenBase: Some viewers like the show as it is, some dislike that many of the lost media is kinda-obscure stuff they don't care about, some dislike the "storyline" skits and other gimmicks. Some viewers of Shoegazer Productions also frequently unsubscribe and resubscribe with all the various shows Randy has attempted, from the heavy skit-based ''2Beats+'' to the much-better-received ''Adventures In Vinyl-Land''. Some people want Randy to either dedicate an entirely different channel to either the ''Chronicles'' or his other shows, other fans appreciate the other shows. There's even a small faction of the fanbase that ''loathes'' the ''Chronicles'' and wants Randy to bring back ''2Beats+'' or only focus on ''Adventures In Vinyl-Land''.

* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: Except maybe actually so. ''The Lost Media Chronicles'' episode about Christine Chubbuck was perceived by many viewers as actually claiming to contain her infamous suicide footage, getting ''massive'' dislikes and accusations of clickbait. Shoegazer had to put a large disclaimer in the video's title.