hello and welcome to top X where we
count down the very best of YouTube
I’m your host Dan and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
web series on YouTube
for this list we’re counting down any
and all episodic webseries that you can
find on YouTube
although quality and production value
are both really important we also
factored in votes from our users
personal preference and general impact
on the YouTube and webseries communities
number 10
Mortal Kombat Legacy movie adaptations
of video games are notoriously bad and
when you couple that with the limited
budgets of a web series you can
understand why a lot of people would be
skeptical of legacy which is why it
turned out to be such an amazing
flawless victory
seeking finance for a feature film
creator Kevin Tancharoen used this as a
pitch for Warner Brothers while they
didn’t bite it did garner enough fan
enthusiasm to warrant a fully fleshed
out web series and eventually a blu-ray
release produced by machinima the series
is surprisingly well put together the
first season is a prequel to the
original game explaining the backstories
of all the characters and why they are
in the tournament whereas the second
season deals with the tournament itself
pretty sweet furthermore as of early
2015
rumors of swirling of a third season in
the works number 9 the haunting of
sunshine girl while it is rare there are
some styles of movies that are actually
better suited for a web series as is the
case with our next entry the haunting of
sunshine girl I know this is a little
strange but I’m gonna make videos a
bunch of them and hopefully I’ll capture
what is going on in this house I’m not
even kidding you there is some creepy
sketch stuff going down the series
follows the story of sunshine girl who
is documenting the paranormal activities
she experiences in her new home and
thereafter in later seasons clearly
inspired by the Paranormal Activity
movies the show uses a weblog
documentary found footage sort of style
to give it its sense of authenticity the
idea at least initially is that you’re
just following a very unfortunate girl’s
YouTube channel I’m really interested in
the paranormal side of things I don’t
know what I believe necessarily is in
this house but there’s something in this
house the show was popular enough to
garner ten seasons a Kickstarter
campaign for a movie and even a
potential TV show in 2015
stay tuned number eight convos with my
two-year-old kids they make no sense
that’s basically the premise of our next
pic convos with my two-year-old yeah but
I’m just not sleepy I’m bored supposed
to be bored it’s bedtime
my goal is actually to bore you to sleep
all right created by Matthew Clark the
idea here is that he’s reenacting
conversations that he’s had with his
two-year-old daughter koko the cash
being that Koko is played by a fully
grown man the idea here is essentially
that kids say the darndest things and
hearing then come from an adult makes
you realize just how ridiculous they are
while also emphasizing the sweet
innocence of their youth let’s get you
pants on you know I don’t want to wear
pants nobody wants to wear pants that’s
just the way the world works so I’m not
wearing this pants what’s great about
this is the delivery because the guy who
plays Koko never really talks like a
two-year-old so he just comes off as a
very unreasonable adult of course there
are actual flashes of the real Koko
thrown in but that just serves to
contextualize the whole thing and remind
you what’s going on what do you want to
do for dinner no you can’t talk to her
right now what you can’t talk to her
right now
because I’m talking to her right now
number seven Jake and Amir what started
as a humble sketch with college humor
writers Jake and Amir playing
exaggerated versions of themselves has
blossomed into a beloved web series and
our number seven pick go into your head
how much would you pay for courtside
seats at the 8th tell you what buddy put
your hand down that’s fine cuz it’s
irritating me okay it’s like invading
your space yeah yeah you can’t ask me a
question and then use your hand and
immediately interrupt me okay you have
long arms stop it
essentially the classic straight guy
funny guy set up each episode has Jake
and Amir bantering back and forth at
lightning pace what’s kind of funny is
that in some episodes Jake takes the
role of the straight serious guy and
others it’s a mirror either way the
results are equally hilarious okay dude
sorry but you have to stop posting on
reddit relax I only post cool and
interesting stories at most one a month
you posted 3,900 times today I said at
most then you’re using that word wrong
like a number of other shows will see
today there’s actually a really strong
fan base that’s pushing to get this made
into a real-life TV show so hashtag
greenlight Jake and Amir number six Ruby
our number six entry is the anime styled
our wby or Ruby as it’s pronounced which
is produced by roosterteeth
as far as high-concept goes it doesn’t
get much higher than this the series
takes place in the world of remnant as
for girls all with incredible abilities
fight against shadowy monsters known as
the creatures of Grimm in case you
hadn’t guessed much of the inspiration
here is drawn from the fairy tales of
the Brothers Grimm
the series is renowned for both its
impressive visuals and unique
storytelling also fans of Halo should
recognize gen Taylor as the voice of the
mysterious narrator she also played
Cortana mankind has grown quite fond of
recounting the exploits of heroes and
villains forgetting so easily that we
are remnants byproducts of a forgotten
past number 5 video game high school
Hogwarts Hogwarts this is where you
really want to send your applications
created by YouTube sensation Freddie
Wong vGHS tells the story of Brian who
gets accepted to the ultra elite video
game high school aside from the crazy
cameos and overload of pop-culture
references the show features thrilling
action sequences as any gameplay is
reenacted with actors instead of CGI
footage making for an interesting mix of
action movie and video game tropes
Jenny get ready for the shark ah this is
actually a pretty high-profile entry as
I mentioned earlier there are really big
name cameos some pretty good acting
throughout and really awesome effects
it’s also got the attention to the right
people because you can now catch it on
Netflix as well but you should watch it
on YouTube
number four H plus the digital series
now we’re getting into some really high
budget stuff at number four is a series
you would have never guessed was made
for the web Bryan Singer’s h plus yeah
that Bryan Singer
H+ tells the story of a not-too-distant
future where a third of the world’s
population has a computer implanted
inside them which allows them to connect
to the internet 24/7 of course this is
all fine and dandy until a virus starts
affecting those with the implant it’s
more than the airport that work the
whole world network is infected honestly
it’s almost not fair to include this on
a list of more humble shows
aside from big-name actors and crazy
production value there’s also beautiful
cinematography it’s pretty much
indistinguishable for something you’d
see on AMC or Showtime number three
homestar runner jumping back from a
cutting-edge web series to one of the
earliest entries in the genre at number
three we have homestar runner hole with
the infamous strong bad and trogdor the
dragon Homestar essentially started as a
series of flash games designed by
brothers Mike and Matt Chapman
ostensibly because they were displeased
with modern children’s books soon their
most popular character strong bad took
center stage in animated shorts where he
would read emails from fans yo-yos gone
bad hey strong bad uh well which is it
you know yo or hey strong bad the show
garnered a cult following which steadily
grew until 2009 when the brothers
decided to move on to other projects
but now it’s 2014 and the brothers
Chapman are back like I said to know
this is to essentially know the history
of humor on the Internet
so it’s worth checking out for that
alone oh my god we don’t want to forget
about the fake ads for nerd culture
products that don’t really exist did
someone say nerd cultures huh Oh
number two the guild next up is the show
that turned Felicia Day into one of the
first big web celebrities the ultra
popular the guild it’s Friday night and
still jobless yay my therapist uh broke
up with me oh yeah third so that there’s
a gnome warlock in my living room
sleeping on my couch okay so first a
little backstory here
in an MMO or massive multiplayer online
game a guild is a group of players you
associate with in game and do quest with
sort of like a team okay so in the show
the guild Felicia
plays a member of a guild who is trying
to step away from her in-game
commitments and lead a normal life which
becomes complicated when one of her
guild members shows up on her real life
doorstep I’m sorry do I know you
of course you know me uh remember I was
gored by eleven last week and you
totally resurrected me and then I bought
a blue flower for you from the gardens
of leek Lance and you know it’s totally
worth the money there was a lot but it
was worth it
Zabu the show follows her and her
various guild members as they try to
juggle their lives both in and out of
the game with the two often coming into
conflict who would pay us for that the
storylines are sorted and compelling
people can watch between tournament
bouts uh thanks sir but I don’t think
that’s appropriate for our organization
at this time this was one of the first
series ever to really focus on video
games and their impact on people’s lives
I’ll leave it up to you to guess which
game this is based on but I’ll give you
a hint it’s the one you’re thinking of
before we get to our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions number one red
versus blue either you knew this was
going to be number one or you are
completely baffled as to what the kids
are watching these days our top pick is
a series that predates YouTube itself
red vs. blue is it really God watching
everything you know with a plan for some
stuff what I read why are we out here in
this Canyon animated in the various halo
in-game engines
red vs. blue follows the live of several
self-aware halo Spartans stuck in a
multiplayer game funnily enough the bulk
of the show’s content revolves around
dialogue and character interaction and
not the sort of action that you would
expect from a legendary after yes man
that guy is dumber than you are
you mean he’s dumber than you are Wow
Tucker that was a great comeback
initially intended to be just a
six-episode miniseries red vs. blue
exploded into popularity even gaining
support from microsoft itself it is now
the second longest-running web series
just behind homestar runner and is
technically the longest-running episodic
series with over 230 episodes pretty
fraggin impressive I’m sorry I thought
we were going to be fighting here bitch
round one
got your with countless amazing series
out there we’re bound to have missed a
few of your favorites so let us know in
the comments anything we may have
forgotten check out our suggests page if
you want to suggest on future episodes
look us up on Twitter Instagram and
Facebook and for more great top 10s
published every day be sure to check us
out at watchmojo.com
count down the very best of YouTube
I’m your host Dan and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
web series on YouTube
for this list we’re counting down any
and all episodic webseries that you can
find on YouTube
although quality and production value
are both really important we also
factored in votes from our users
personal preference and general impact
on the YouTube and webseries communities
number 10
Mortal Kombat Legacy movie adaptations
of video games are notoriously bad and
when you couple that with the limited
budgets of a web series you can
understand why a lot of people would be
skeptical of legacy which is why it
turned out to be such an amazing
flawless victory
seeking finance for a feature film
creator Kevin Tancharoen used this as a
pitch for Warner Brothers while they
didn’t bite it did garner enough fan
enthusiasm to warrant a fully fleshed
out web series and eventually a blu-ray
release produced by machinima the series
is surprisingly well put together the
first season is a prequel to the
original game explaining the backstories
of all the characters and why they are
in the tournament whereas the second
season deals with the tournament itself
pretty sweet furthermore as of early
2015
rumors of swirling of a third season in
the works number 9 the haunting of
sunshine girl while it is rare there are
some styles of movies that are actually
better suited for a web series as is the
case with our next entry the haunting of
sunshine girl I know this is a little
strange but I’m gonna make videos a
bunch of them and hopefully I’ll capture
what is going on in this house I’m not
even kidding you there is some creepy
sketch stuff going down the series
follows the story of sunshine girl who
is documenting the paranormal activities
she experiences in her new home and
thereafter in later seasons clearly
inspired by the Paranormal Activity
movies the show uses a weblog
documentary found footage sort of style
to give it its sense of authenticity the
idea at least initially is that you’re
just following a very unfortunate girl’s
YouTube channel I’m really interested in
the paranormal side of things I don’t
know what I believe necessarily is in
this house but there’s something in this
house the show was popular enough to
garner ten seasons a Kickstarter
campaign for a movie and even a
potential TV show in 2015
stay tuned number eight convos with my
two-year-old kids they make no sense
that’s basically the premise of our next
pic convos with my two-year-old yeah but
I’m just not sleepy I’m bored supposed
to be bored it’s bedtime
my goal is actually to bore you to sleep
all right created by Matthew Clark the
idea here is that he’s reenacting
conversations that he’s had with his
two-year-old daughter koko the cash
being that Koko is played by a fully
grown man the idea here is essentially
that kids say the darndest things and
hearing then come from an adult makes
you realize just how ridiculous they are
while also emphasizing the sweet
innocence of their youth let’s get you
pants on you know I don’t want to wear
pants nobody wants to wear pants that’s
just the way the world works so I’m not
wearing this pants what’s great about
this is the delivery because the guy who
plays Koko never really talks like a
two-year-old so he just comes off as a
very unreasonable adult of course there
are actual flashes of the real Koko
thrown in but that just serves to
contextualize the whole thing and remind
you what’s going on what do you want to
do for dinner no you can’t talk to her
right now what you can’t talk to her
right now
because I’m talking to her right now
number seven Jake and Amir what started
as a humble sketch with college humor
writers Jake and Amir playing
exaggerated versions of themselves has
blossomed into a beloved web series and
our number seven pick go into your head
how much would you pay for courtside
seats at the 8th tell you what buddy put
your hand down that’s fine cuz it’s
irritating me okay it’s like invading
your space yeah yeah you can’t ask me a
question and then use your hand and
immediately interrupt me okay you have
long arms stop it
essentially the classic straight guy
funny guy set up each episode has Jake
and Amir bantering back and forth at
lightning pace what’s kind of funny is
that in some episodes Jake takes the
role of the straight serious guy and
others it’s a mirror either way the
results are equally hilarious okay dude
sorry but you have to stop posting on
reddit relax I only post cool and
interesting stories at most one a month
you posted 3,900 times today I said at
most then you’re using that word wrong
like a number of other shows will see
today there’s actually a really strong
fan base that’s pushing to get this made
into a real-life TV show so hashtag
greenlight Jake and Amir number six Ruby
our number six entry is the anime styled
our wby or Ruby as it’s pronounced which
is produced by roosterteeth
as far as high-concept goes it doesn’t
get much higher than this the series
takes place in the world of remnant as
for girls all with incredible abilities
fight against shadowy monsters known as
the creatures of Grimm in case you
hadn’t guessed much of the inspiration
here is drawn from the fairy tales of
the Brothers Grimm
the series is renowned for both its
impressive visuals and unique
storytelling also fans of Halo should
recognize gen Taylor as the voice of the
mysterious narrator she also played
Cortana mankind has grown quite fond of
recounting the exploits of heroes and
villains forgetting so easily that we
are remnants byproducts of a forgotten
past number 5 video game high school
Hogwarts Hogwarts this is where you
really want to send your applications
created by YouTube sensation Freddie
Wong vGHS tells the story of Brian who
gets accepted to the ultra elite video
game high school aside from the crazy
cameos and overload of pop-culture
references the show features thrilling
action sequences as any gameplay is
reenacted with actors instead of CGI
footage making for an interesting mix of
action movie and video game tropes
Jenny get ready for the shark ah this is
actually a pretty high-profile entry as
I mentioned earlier there are really big
name cameos some pretty good acting
throughout and really awesome effects
it’s also got the attention to the right
people because you can now catch it on
Netflix as well but you should watch it
on YouTube
number four H plus the digital series
now we’re getting into some really high
budget stuff at number four is a series
you would have never guessed was made
for the web Bryan Singer’s h plus yeah
that Bryan Singer
H+ tells the story of a not-too-distant
future where a third of the world’s
population has a computer implanted
inside them which allows them to connect
to the internet 24/7 of course this is
all fine and dandy until a virus starts
affecting those with the implant it’s
more than the airport that work the
whole world network is infected honestly
it’s almost not fair to include this on
a list of more humble shows
aside from big-name actors and crazy
production value there’s also beautiful
cinematography it’s pretty much
indistinguishable for something you’d
see on AMC or Showtime number three
homestar runner jumping back from a
cutting-edge web series to one of the
earliest entries in the genre at number
three we have homestar runner hole with
the infamous strong bad and trogdor the
dragon Homestar essentially started as a
series of flash games designed by
brothers Mike and Matt Chapman
ostensibly because they were displeased
with modern children’s books soon their
most popular character strong bad took
center stage in animated shorts where he
would read emails from fans yo-yos gone
bad hey strong bad uh well which is it
you know yo or hey strong bad the show
garnered a cult following which steadily
grew until 2009 when the brothers
decided to move on to other projects
but now it’s 2014 and the brothers
Chapman are back like I said to know
this is to essentially know the history
of humor on the Internet
so it’s worth checking out for that
alone oh my god we don’t want to forget
about the fake ads for nerd culture
products that don’t really exist did
someone say nerd cultures huh Oh
number two the guild next up is the show
that turned Felicia Day into one of the
first big web celebrities the ultra
popular the guild it’s Friday night and
still jobless yay my therapist uh broke
up with me oh yeah third so that there’s
a gnome warlock in my living room
sleeping on my couch okay so first a
little backstory here
in an MMO or massive multiplayer online
game a guild is a group of players you
associate with in game and do quest with
sort of like a team okay so in the show
the guild Felicia
plays a member of a guild who is trying
to step away from her in-game
commitments and lead a normal life which
becomes complicated when one of her
guild members shows up on her real life
doorstep I’m sorry do I know you
of course you know me uh remember I was
gored by eleven last week and you
totally resurrected me and then I bought
a blue flower for you from the gardens
of leek Lance and you know it’s totally
worth the money there was a lot but it
was worth it
Zabu the show follows her and her
various guild members as they try to
juggle their lives both in and out of
the game with the two often coming into
conflict who would pay us for that the
storylines are sorted and compelling
people can watch between tournament
bouts uh thanks sir but I don’t think
that’s appropriate for our organization
at this time this was one of the first
series ever to really focus on video
games and their impact on people’s lives
I’ll leave it up to you to guess which
game this is based on but I’ll give you
a hint it’s the one you’re thinking of
before we get to our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions number one red
versus blue either you knew this was
going to be number one or you are
completely baffled as to what the kids
are watching these days our top pick is
a series that predates YouTube itself
red vs. blue is it really God watching
everything you know with a plan for some
stuff what I read why are we out here in
this Canyon animated in the various halo
in-game engines
red vs. blue follows the live of several
self-aware halo Spartans stuck in a
multiplayer game funnily enough the bulk
of the show’s content revolves around
dialogue and character interaction and
not the sort of action that you would
expect from a legendary after yes man
that guy is dumber than you are
you mean he’s dumber than you are Wow
Tucker that was a great comeback
initially intended to be just a
six-episode miniseries red vs. blue
exploded into popularity even gaining
support from microsoft itself it is now
the second longest-running web series
just behind homestar runner and is
technically the longest-running episodic
series with over 230 episodes pretty
fraggin impressive I’m sorry I thought
we were going to be fighting here bitch
round one
got your with countless amazing series
out there we’re bound to have missed a
few of your favorites so let us know in
the comments anything we may have
forgotten check out our suggests page if
you want to suggest on future episodes
look us up on Twitter Instagram and
Facebook and for more great top 10s
published every day be sure to check us
out at watchmojo.com
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