YouTubers on Netflix?

If RT shorts or some more live action stuff ended up on netflix I would watch the shit out of it 5*. The aforementioned smosh movie was terrible.... really, the worst things you guys have put out are still stellar in comparison.

YouTube content creators already have legitimacy. Only those working in traditional media and those in the 50+ year old range don't see it, but they are all dying off slowly; being replaced by the next generation that views internet content as equal or sometimes better than traditional media. I believe the real reason that YT stars would engage in old media would be a bigger chunk of money. YT takes a sizable amount of ad revenue and if a content creator an get a 6 figure paycheck from Netflix just to make a few episodes long show they'll take it. After all, it's probably a lot easier to make a show with a big budget and large staff than it is to put out all the content they do on their own. Especially if you consider the fact that they Netflix(or other ventures into traditional media) have a total runtime of less than than what most of them probably put out on a weekly basis. Less work for the money. Plus potential royalties etc.

Youtubers are trying to expand themselves into more platforms just like yall putting out Lazer Team through fullscreen and fig into national theaters. It's not fair to generalize them as insecure entertainers that need the approval of "old media". I'm not sure if you're just talking about RT's thoughts on it, but maybe other YT's are evolving and need more platforms to do it. Not to mention the increased profitability. Not everyone can be PewDiePie or RT.

did Ashely hit up the jersey shore?

that girl with the red lips is so hard to look at

Her titties are huge goddamn

Marco Polo is a great series and the production value makes good use of that 90 million, just make sure all the little kids are long gone when you start watching it.

thats just fucking stupid youtube belongs on youtube not netflix

Well honestly the kinds of people who say that YouTube celebrities are not legitimate are the kinds of people that will be left behind when the younger and more adaptive internet generations take over the rest of the media climate. People who dismiss statistics based on medium like this are people who's opinions I no longer value, if they are unable to appreciate the changes that are happening around them

Youtube celebrities are definitely legitimate in their own right. However, that doesn't mean that all of them will do well in traditional media. I think people from RT, slightly more mature with a good comedy background, will do will. People who sing poorly into a camera, or beauty vloggers or the rest of the youtube celebs who seem to have the sense of humour targeted towards teen girls would not do well.

I love the amazing race and can't wait to see Ashley and Burnie take part but I didn't know a single other contestant that is taking part in that series and I have a feeling that a lot of them have the very over the top, one dimensional, one punchline personalities that put me off watching most youtube content.

Does Ashley look like a carrot to anyone else?

I personally don't like the question "Is Youtube Legitimate?" because it seems like it's a question for the Medium instead of the actual content creators. If someone bases their opinions on the medium used to entertain people instead of how entertaining the actual personalities are, then I don't see the point in valuing their opinions.

As for the actual issue, I think most Youtubers will struggle in the Mainstream Limelight. That's not to say that they aren't entertaining or that they won't ultimately be successful, but Youtube just works on a fundamentally different level than, say, Television or Radio. On those mediums, an entertainer is presented by the network or channel, and the viewer can choose to either watch/listen, or, if they don't like that entertainer, leave/switch to another station. On Youtube, you search for entertainers actively (or accidentally), instead of the other way around, like on Television or Radio. Youtube is more about you, the viewer, searching for (or stumbling upon) the entertainer, rather than the entertainer being presented to you.

Now, I personally feel like Netflix is closer to Television than it is to Youtube, so I still think Youtubers will struggle there, but maybe not as much. The problem with them jumping medium is this: how they are presented. On Netflix, they'll appear on Shows or Movies that they might not have a lot of say in how they're made, and even if they do get ALL the say, it's still a bigger project to work on than a Youtube channel. A Youtube channel can be (an usually must be) built up over months and years of work and figuring out, building an audience and such. Netflix is essentially just trying to present to an already pre-existing audience. The stuff that Netflix does just doesn't seem to be in the same "environment" that a Youtuber would be used to. And, suddenly changing the environment someone works in will, of course, cause them to stumble a bit until they get used to their new environment. But, after they get used to it, I'm sure Youtubers will be just as successful, if not more, than the current "stars" of the world.

tl;dr: Youtubers may stumble, even fall, at first, but I think they'll eventually be bigger than the naysayers can even comprehend.