I’m sure there are channels that run similar to Public TV. They may post a regular show, or a variety of shows.
Maybe web-series is the word to use. They must be of decent quality and updated within the last 6 months.
I’m know not looking for documentaries, essay videos, pranks, reviews or vlogs.
And not 1-2 people going around doing whatever, or a group of people that sit with a static backdrop chatting or pulling up graphics.
I’m looking for funny game shows, dating shows, reality tv, sit coms, drama, variety shows, comedy or anything that would be similar to flicking through over the air TV (but not jsut shows copied from TV).
Written with dyslexia ✍️🙃.
Not on youtube, download PlutoTV app. Paramount’s old stuff, including game shows, Star Trek, Twilight Zone, lots of ‘60s and ‘70s shows, plus some documentary and DIY shows. All free and really easy to waste LOTS of time watching!
Its not YouTube, but Dropout.tv probably has the best “TV style” gameshow content.
I second this recommendation. Honestly, I hate the proliferation of streaming services… but this one’s consistently fun. It’s the College Humor folks. Fun stuff.
It’s the College Humor folks.
What?? Really? I loved those guys back in the day, definitely going to have to check this out!
Yep. They’ve got game shows that are really reminiscent of things like Whose Line Is It Anyway, and check out basically anything Brennan Lee Mulligan is involved with.
I’m definitely liking make some noise and dirty laundry
They also have some of their content in YouTube. The ‘um, actually’ channel is how I discovered them.
This is the only streaming service I actually like paying for. I want to support them.
If you’re into cars at all, Drivetribe (founded by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May) posts a lot of content that Top Gear fans will enjoy. Very high production value.
Hot Ones is always pretty entertaining
The entire Dropout channel looks like it’s from some alternative reality Comedy Central. Here’s a trailer for one of their programs.
Red Letter Media
Mike and Jay are a modern Siskel and Ebert. Film reviews, b-movie marathons and recently, a lot of trivia shows :D
Just ignoring Rich?
I will never get over the fact that Rich was Dick the Birthday Boy.
holy shit
Far and away my favorite YouTube channel. Hugely influential considering their 1.5M subscribers.
Dont hug me im scared
Big lez show
Kill tony
Hangin’ With Doctor Z. Dana Gould hosts a 70’s style talk show while dressed up like Dr. Zaius from Planet of the Apes.
Criminal that his channel doesn’t have more subs
This is verrry niche but Live from Moosejaw is what looks to be a YouTube comedy series that’s just starting up about a long time local hockey broadcaster who gets saddled with a big city equivalent on his talk show. I enjoyed the teasers/setup they were showing before today’s premiere episode https://youtube.com/@LivefromMooseJaw?si=BvgpECdEEltcKlY4
Is Mac featured though?
AntsCanada channel, and their Pantdora series.
Mr Beast
I highly recommend The Try Channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCabq3No3wXbs6Ut-Pux6SzA/videos
They mostly “try” food but do a few other things as well. They are very funny. I watch this for the laughs and do learn things about the foods.
I really wish they were on Mastodon or Kbin.Watcher has a few shows that are produced and aired like TV shows.
Dropout has two game shows that are great. Game Changer, where the rules of the game change every episode, and Um, Actually; a kind of pop culture trivia game where your answer must begin with “Um, actually…” They tend to have guests well known from around the Internet like Adam Conover and Matt Mercer.
I’ll second that recommendation for Dropout, but also add that, if you can, it’s really worth throwing them $60 a year for a subscription. They put out so much fantastic content (there’s also Make Some Noise, Don’t Laugh News, Very Important People, and all of their D&D stuff).
I would also consider getting a Nebula subscription. There are some absolutely amazing content creators on Nebula producing documentary style TV shows about engineering, history, law, urban planning, writing, video games, TV & film, etc, etc. Nebula is all creator owned, so your subscription goes straight to the people making the media you watch.
has tons of free tv-like channels with a slew of content. Plus you can self-host your own media on there for free too if you that’s your thing.
I also recommend Pluto.TV for anybody who enjoys Plex’s live TV. They’ve got a similar business model in place (watch for free with regularly-scheduled ads, like normal TV), and some different content sources (as well as some overlapping sources). Like Plex, it also doesn’t require any account to watch. It also has an app for most TV platforms.
More educational content seems to fit this such as:
Gaming Historian
PBS Spacetime
As much as I love space time, I would very much say it’s a video essay. one dude cutting to graphics and overlays.
I’d not imagine that on TV.
I’ll check out the others.
