Sure and we’re extremely grateful for that - write us an email to community@timeghost.tv when you have something concrete in mind.
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That’s great and looking forward to seeing them in good time. I’m particularly impressed in how much more sophisticated the WWII series has become since September. Keep it up.
On a minor note, after watching the first episode on China, Cixi definitely deserves her own Dicktionary episode when you get back round to doing it.
I think I can speak for all of us when I say we are very grateful for what you’re doing. For me in any case, these really do make my week and I’m staggered you’re doing this for virtually free. I have upped my contribution to the Specialist group as of yesterday and it’s good that you guys are gradually getting closer to your next target on Patreon.
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For which we are very grateful.
I think it’s just as impressive that you guys are willing to take money out of your pocket to support this effort, we all do it for the same reason I think, the love and importance of remembering our past.
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On spending money on this, rarely in my life have I got better value for money than you guys. I just seriously hope you guys can pull this off which I’m sure you will 
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Guys, I reached the K&G team on their discord. Ilkin and Nolan answered me and said that they didn’t delete Indy’s comment. They also said they don’t feel like they ripping off anything.
To quote Nolan : Another thing is, I disagree if this format is something that Indy or Spartacus have ‘invented’ … it is a “standard” documentary format with the host. Where you have host and b-rolls. I can show you lots of documentaries from 80s-90s-00s. So, I don’t think we are “stealing” any intellectual property from somebody. We are subscribed both to Timeghost, WWII and THe Great War and watch every single episode
Ilkin Gambar: That I don’t care. No one told us that there is another series coming
You can judge for yourselves. Gambar needs to chill a bit I think. Nolan on the other hand at least is trying to be cool and not escalate.
I will stand down for now and see how things develop. I don’t want to act on emotions. Let’s see if they will put their own spin on the formula.
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Well, as some cynics say, shamelessness is a virtue.
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Well, if this all happened by coincidence (standard format for documentaries), then all is forgiven.
Edit: Just went through the comments of his introductory video. I didn’t see Indy’s comment; all I say was a reply to Indy, not Indy himself.
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@Indiana Neidell Oh wow - its the one and only Indie!I wont lie, i didn’t expect to contest whether crash course has any parallels with your work with you but here’s my line of thinking. So most ‘indigenous’ history YouTube channels typically present their videos through voice overs with clips/pictures/animations on the screen. Then the second less common route, which certain YouTubers from the aforementioned format also do, is filming oneself in one’s own house/the local YouTube space, usually with minimal emphasis on the setting. And if there is a setting, it is usually more reflective of the YouTube personality than the themes discussed on the channel. Then there’s your aforementioned work, Indie, and John Green’s Crash Course History, which both include all of the above, but you guys build a narrative in your setting that corresponds strictly with theme on the show (though one could argue whether the setting is also a reflection of ‘the self’ in a metaphysical sense). I’m talking all the ‘antiques’ you use or the way John kinda has a pseudo-history class setting in his show. Keep in mind here that I’m in no way aware of any, if at all, impact Crash Course had on your work, but this is the framework with which I see the depiction of history occurring on YouTube at present. Are you a fan of Crash Course history anyways?
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To be honest, I would have asked the same question (though he did try to do something different with the camera angles and the pseudo-Cold War look). Was this all just a coincidence, though? I don’t want TimeGhost to embroil in some YouTube “drama”. Believe me, it often gets ugly. What if he was merely inspired by your shows?
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“Hey @TeamYouTube @YTCreators we uploaded a new video and it almost instantly got limited monetization. Usually, there is an option to request a manual check, but it is not available right now. We make edu content and do our best to be respectful about sensitive topics. Help!”
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YouTube is a hypocrite. They claim to stand for education and promote better communication and transparency. But all they do is throw the vending machine at your faces.
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Dont postpone Sparty, all your content is fantastic, especially your Cuban M.C. series…well im leaving Indys baseball channel seperate from everything else.
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That was a weird phase…
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I agree with one thing he says, they didn’t ‘steal’ anything. We don’t ‘own’ history and telling history on camera with host and b-roll material. They did however plagiarise quite brazenly. Also what we do which is unique is not the camera format, or editing, it’s the chronological narrative. That too has been done on a few rare occasions, but never in the way we do it - this they just copied straight off (to not mention a rather inept attempt at emulating Astrid’s set design).
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We’re not doing anything at all with this except discussing it among ourselves. Frankly, we neither have the time nor the stomach for that kind of thing, and such a fight would just damage us by making us look like bitter dicks and help them to get more focus on their content - to not mention the old entertainment industry adages: “don’t break through the fourth wall” and “don’t wash your laundry in public”.
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BOOM! Pop YouTubers, take notes.
You guys (TG) are one of the sensible ones. Thank you so much!
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Well I hope you will the series in the future. Love what you are doing, keep up the great work.
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You’ve already covered part of the Cold War in your Cuban Missile Crisis videos (which were great and I quite enjoyed … being a pre-schooler at the time, I didn’t notice the crisis day-to-day). The Extra History folks did the same topic about a month later. The two accounts don’t conflict: they add to our potential greater understanding of the situation due to the differing perspectives of the respective researchers/presenters. Why would you cancel or defer TimeGhost’s long-term plans just because another channel recently “went there”? You folks do amazing work and the existance of “competing” products shouldn’t deter you from doing the historical research and presentation that you do so well.
Edited: Sorry, Extra Credits did their Cuban Missile Crisis posts two months later … I just got around to posting them a couple of weeks after I posted your series. My mistake.
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It’s quite sad what they’re doing, took an IR history course at uni last year so, already know tons about the cold war, so the vids that I saw weren’t really giving me new info. As a result I haven’t watched much from them. Quite disappointed in K&G, especially given how much I like their content.
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HI, Dear Spartacus and Indi. I just came across The Cold War channel and I must admit that it got me rather mad. At first I thought that it is your production but after few episodes, without a single mention of any citations or ANY historical sources [ and a stupid comment considering wearing jeans (sic), I had enough and checked who is putting this thing together. The guy is apparently Canadian, who spent some time in Europe as a kid with his dad ( prob diplomatic brat) and got the gig by answering the add. There rest of the crew is from former USSR, and they list a historian with WAPy name.
While they are welcome to create any video they wish, they should not try to be associated with YOUR channel. They are in Ottawa ( I think) and I cannot practice there, but if needed we would sue in US District Court, and that I can do ( if YouTube would not take it down or something).
I know you have probably better things to do, but I am of opinion that you should a) copyright your work, which you can do from Europe and online. This is not expensive. I can provide my address as contact agent , draft a firm letter and help you with matters stateside. I am not expecting compensation and whatever legal assistance you would need I can do pro bono. You are also welcome use someone else. But I think you should not let it go. I apologize for such a long message,
Best regards,
Agnieszka M. Gill, (agnieszkalawoffice@att.net or agnieszkagill@att.net)
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Dammn. I really thought that this is also a time ghost production
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