Nostalgia Critic
Nostalgia Critic is an American review comedy web series created, directed by and starring web comedian Doug Walker. The series initially launched on YouTube on July 3, 2007, before moving to Walker's own site, That Guy with the Glasses, then to Channel Awesome. The show follows Walker as the title character, a bitter and sarcastic critic who mostly reviews films and television shows from his childhood and recent past, usually with comically exaggerated rage. The show often alternates the Critic's angry rants and humor with legitimate analysis of the episode's subject. Some of the films he reviewed (such as Exorcist II: The Heretic, The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, and Batman & Robin) are generally considered as the worst films ever made.
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| Created by | Doug Walker
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| Developed by | Doug Walker
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| Written by | Doug Walker
Rob Walker |
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| Directed by | Doug Walker
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| Theme music composer | Michael "Skitch" Schiciano
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| Opening theme | "The Review Must Go On" (2013–present)
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| Ending theme | "The Review Must Go On" (2011; 2013–present)
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| Country of origin | United States
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| Original language | English
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| No. of seasons | 13
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| No. of episodes | 521
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| Executive producer | Michael Michaud
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| Producer | Doug Walker
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| Editor | Doug Walker
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| Camera setup | Single-camera
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| Running time | Various (avg. 15–30 minutes)
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| Original network | YouTube (2007–08, 2012–present)
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| Original release | July 3, 2007 –
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Nostalgia Critic: (when doing a top 11 list) Why top 11? 'Cause I like to go one step beyond.
- Doug Walker has stated that he draws a lot of inspiration for the Nostalgia Critic character from Jack Lemmon's performance in the film The Great Race (1965), as well as Daffy Duck cartoons.
- Many of the Nostalgia Critic's jokes were written by Doug Walker's brother, co-writer, and camera man, Rob Walker.
- Creator Doug Walker was born in Italy while his father was in the navy.
- The Critic often uses the term "Big-Lipped Alligator Moment" to describe moments in movies that come right out of nowhere, have little to no bearing whatsoever on the plot, are way over-the-top in terms of ridiculousness even in the context of the movie, and after they happen, no one ever speaks of them again. This is named after a scene in the film All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), where a big-lipped alligator appears, has a random musical number, then is never mentioned again. Ironically, the term was originally coined by the Nostalgia Chick, not the Critic.
- Doug Walker's favorite critics of all time are Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. To show his appreciation of them, he made Nostalgia Critic: A Tribute to Siskel and Ebert (2009). Also, when Ebert died, he made Nostalgia Critic: Farewell to Roger Ebert (2013).
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