# Things to Watch (YouTube Channels & etc) to Keep Your Mind... Off Things (Whatever) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 6, 2024, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-watch-youtube-channels-etc-to-keep-your-mind-off-things-whatever/1009808 "2024-11-06T19:37:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-watch-youtube-channels-etc-to-keep-your-mind-off-things-whatever/1009808/21 "2024-11-08T22:19:58Z")
If you have a dark enough sense of humor (It wont ‘keep your mind off things’), but on Tuesday I watched “Sideshow Bob Roberts” on The Simpsons with my kid and I’d never seen it before. So funny. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2025, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-watch-youtube-channels-etc-to-keep-your-mind-off-things-whatever/1009808/22 "2025-02-07T01:38:27Z")
> Over the last month, across five different YouTube channels, the studio has released more than 30 full movies. On YouTube. For free. Without any sort of gating… > > In terms of the quality, most of the films are kind of in the realm where nostalgia hasn’t caught up with them. Some of them are quite good—most notably _Waiting for Guffman_, _Michael Collins_, and _Crossing Delancey_. And some have sheer cult appeal—the 1986 Talking Heads film _True Stories_. > **[Why Is Warner Brothers Discovery Dumping Old Movies On YouTube?](https://tedium.co/2025/02/05/warner-bros-youtube-full-movie-releases/)** > > A major studio is apparently treating YouTube as a place to drop some of its archive films that have lost their cinematic luster. My mind is admittedly blown. Many of the movies are here: [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7Eup7JXScZyvRftA2Q5hv69XiegDm6tQ/](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7Eup7JXScZyvRftA2Q5hv69XiegDm6tQ/) ---
**Author:** ![Hoops](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoops/32/6408_2.png) [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2025, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-watch-youtube-channels-etc-to-keep-your-mind-off-things-whatever/1009808/23 "2025-02-07T03:08:18Z")
That is pretty amazing! Thanks for posting that, PastTense! ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2025, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-watch-youtube-channels-etc-to-keep-your-mind-off-things-whatever/1009808/24 "2025-02-07T07:05:41Z")
Like Archilochus‘ hedgehog, I’m never far from dodging down a rabbit hole for escape. One in particular contains [old British Pathe newsreels.](https://m.youtube.com/@britishpathe/videos), all silly and stuffy. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6zA5nLp8AS4/maxresdefault.jpg "Beatnik Beauty Transformation: A Sixties Makeover (1963) | British Pathé") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zA5nLp8AS4) Or, more serious but still filled with nostalgia, [BBC Archive](https://m.youtube.com/@BBCArchive/videos) survivors that managed to be spared the BBC’s routine recycling of videotape ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-watch-youtube-channels-etc-to-keep-your-mind-off-things-whatever/1009808/25 "2025-02-07T19:34:41Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > I like [Let’s Game It Out](https://www.youtube.com/@LetsGameItOut). The host does “Let’s Plays” of various computer games, with the twist that he does so in the most absurd, inefficient and gamebreaking way he can while making amusing commentary. I got into his channel when someone on another forum posted one of his videos on the game _Satisfactory_ (his “conveyor-belt tornado” is actually one of the images used on its Steam storefront). I like The Spiffing Brit. He does similar game breaking. His Skyrim and Fallout 4 playlists are great fun. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-watch-youtube-channels-etc-to-keep-your-mind-off-things-whatever/1009808/26 "2025-02-07T19:43:32Z")
Some channel selections from my subscriptions: > **[MedievalMadness](https://www.youtube.com/@medievalmadnesss)** > > An armoured knight on a lumbering steed, toiling serfs, tied to the lands of their lord, cloistered monks and nuns, lost in prayer, and don’t forget the scenery: high-walled castles, great gothic churches, and farms, farms, and more farms. We all... > **[The Infographics Show](https://www.youtube.com/@TheInfographicsShow)** > > Facts are fun, but most are presented in boring and badly edited videos. The Infographics Show focuses on making animated motion infographic videos, made in a fun and entertaining way. > > Software that we use: Adobe Audition for voice recording, Adobe... > **[John Malecki](https://www.youtube.com/@John_Malecki)** > > I used to be an offensive lineman in the NFL, Now myself and my team push the limits on what we think is possible when it comes to building awesome projects. We mix woodworking, with metal work, epoxy and sprinkle in some home DIY and renovation... > **[Amazing Historical Photos](https://www.youtube.com/@AmazingHistoricalPhotos)** > > The Best Rare Historical Photos Channel is Here ! > > This channel began due to my interest in history and especially rare old vintage photos that really speak to the soul. > > \------------- MUSIC -------------- > > All Music Composed & Performed by... > **[Tasting History with Max Miller](https://www.youtube.com/@TastingHistory)** > > Click for more Tasting History > > Every Tuesday, I show you how to make a different historic dish while exploring the history surrounding it. > Subscribe and join me as we Taste a bit of History. > > Order the Tasting History Cookbook at... ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-watch-youtube-channels-etc-to-keep-your-mind-off-things-whatever/1009808/27 "2025-08-31T15:28:29Z")
I think this thread is recent enough that I can revive it to recommend a YouTube video; [The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, 2025, 75th Anniversary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNg-TAxkJ0Y). It was recommended to me by YouTube’s algorithm because I watch _a lot_ of British stuff and, by the way, I had to Google the definition of [military tattoo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_tattoo), as it was unfamiliar to me; “a performance of music or display of armed forces in general.” So lots of British military in those elaborate costumes, but also drill and musical teams from Switzerland, Poland, Ukraine and the United States. Really a lot of fun to watch. Edited to add; about ninety minutes. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-watch-youtube-channels-etc-to-keep-your-mind-off-things-whatever/1009808/28 "2025-08-31T17:26:14Z")
I just hope we don’t need to revive it for the 2026 midterms. ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-watch-youtube-channels-etc-to-keep-your-mind-off-things-whatever/1009808/29 "2025-08-31T18:20:07Z")
> **[Luna\_the\_pantera](https://www.youtube.com/@Lunathepantera/featured)** > > This channel is about the life and adventures of a little leopard named Luna, which people have replaced the parents. > > Этот канал о жизни и приключениях маленького леопардёнка по имени Луна, которому люди заменили родителей. “Luna is a well-known black leopard cub featured in viral social media content, known for her unusual upbringing with her owner Victoria and her Rottweiler best friend, Venza. Born in a travelling zoo in Siberia, Luna was rejected by her mother and rescued by Victoria, a big cat specialist. The videos show Luna’s domestic life, including playing with Venza and being “adopted” by the dog, creating a unique interspecies bond that has gained her a large following online.” ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-watch-youtube-channels-etc-to-keep-your-mind-off-things-whatever/1009808/30 "2025-09-02T16:45:02Z")
I’ve watched a few of these over the years…. the “fake beard maker” one is bizarre but I really enjoyed the one on eyeglasses. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-watch-youtube-channels-etc-to-keep-your-mind-off-things-whatever/1009808/31 "2026-08-06T18:26:14Z")
This is fun. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FD9mkUPbwdA/maxresdefault.jpg "That one cool cat! - Retro Swing Jazz Anime music video") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD9mkUPbwdA&t=0) The entire channel is full of stuff like that (though not all in the same genre). > **[Grumpy\_Whiskers](https://www.youtube.com/@Grumpy_Whiskers/videos)** > > No idea where I am going with this. Let's just start this adventure and see where it leads. > > I make animated music videos. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-watch-youtube-channels-etc-to-keep-your-mind-off-things-whatever/1009808.md?page=1)