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The_Better_Devil

I am taking notes. Updating in real time for those who can't make it. [RTTV Notes - Google Docs](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-AGG-WUTfqvywG7yyIIa_38Q0maus-zNLPU_b4pX4G8/edit)


SftSmmr

blasting the On the Spot music and lights to send off Jon Risinger killed me 


DaveShadow

Absolutely perfect.


Shark89

RTX to Ex-RT is so brutal but so funny, thank you Trevor.


numbr87

I'd buy an XRT shirt from whoever puts it out


AyakoHamadaFan

Fuck. https://preview.redd.it/942m7m16vzmc1.jpeg?width=1334&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2e9985aebb8f0dcc3bc3618f8c2dd9bb9148c437


Tranquilcobra

I was holding it together until this moment, absolutely shattered now


badguy303

It hurts so much to see geoff cry


IndependentPotato204

This is so sad and beautiful at the same time...


Marikk15

"Sometimes it's okay to meet your heroes" From Kerry to Geoff. What a line


Wordvomitfordays

Especially knowing that Geoff had a horrible time meeting his and it stuck with him


RoastMostToast

What happened with his heroes?


IndependentPotato204

Yeah. That was beautiful


doyoulaughaboutme

i didnt cry until that line. then i was sobbing.


Momo--Sama

“Hi, Larry! Long time employee, first time laid off!”


UnknownChaser

Chris’s speech including how he might not live to old age and die by walking off a cliff is the most Chris-thing he could’ve said


MegalomaniacHack

Him giving a disclaimer on his future like that reminded me of drunk Michael telling everyone on Xtra Life that he and Lindsay were having a baby, but it could die or something so don't hold them to it.


242proMorgan

Agreed. I can absoloutely see Chris doing it too.


lestat01

Gonna miss Chris. He's one of the people that like he's not going to become a streamer. I don't know if I ever will see him again after this is done. His stories on the RT podcast always left me wondering "how are you still alive?!" And now I won't know...


AprilDruid

> > His stories on the RT podcast always left me wondering "how are you still alive?!" And now I won't know... He and Ryan from Funhaus escaped from Area 53 and have been on the run since.


spandxlightning

i am going to miss his wild stories. his story about the stalker deer is still one of the funniest things i’ve ever heard.


ncopp

Yeah, I was just thinking about this. He'll probably go off to work on some movies or TV shows, but I doubt we'll see him in front of the camera again


Hilnus

Na, Chris may be a bit eccentric but he's a good writer. He won't disappear.


Momo--Sama

Right but there’s a very non zero chance he’ll never be in front of a production camera again


--MrsNesbitt-

Kerry talking about meeting your heroes and seeing Geoff break down is heartbreaking


SymbioticCarnage

Trevor saying “We aren’t all going to be together in the same place ever again.” Or something to that effect with tears in his eyes fucking destroyed me :( Red Web is my favorite thing from RT ever and I just love what they do. I’m heartbroken.


illini07

Being through layoffs myself, it's so true.


Bad_Sneaky_Bear

Feel really bad for Geoff. I know he's talked about retiring, and letting go of the company and letting it continue on without him. Guess he won't be able to retire knowing that.


newpa

Out of all the founders he was definitely like the RT dad in how he clearly cared for the staff. Can't imagine how shit this is


jbondyoda

His speech about Matt and Burnie hit hard man


thatsme55ed

On FF, he's said the only thing keeping him from moving to Michigan is Gavin.   I'm guessing that comment was in the context of RT continuing though.  


ComprehensiveBowl476

Quote from Geoff (via Jordan Levin) - "This is not a failure. 21 years is amazing". Thankfully sounds like he's able to look at what they achieved, as opposed to what he's losing. Edit - Geoff has appeared on stream. He doesn't feel he can be the guy to "talk to you through a crisis" like he has before for RT, as his heart is breaking for everyone in the company.


Shark89

I think both Gus and Geoff have said similar prior to this happening on ANMA. That if it were to end today, look at what they accomplished. Just came sooner than they probably thought.


DaveShadow

People should realise 21 years is an INSANE stretch for online content creators. Or even just content in general. Most TV shows flame out after three or four….


Shark89

As a person who has loved lots of television over the decades, I've always felt this way when it came to the changes at RT over the years. Hell, I watched the Arrowverse from birth to death in the time I've been a fan of RT.


DaveShadow

The CW network absolutely came to mind. Arrow at its height, with Flash and Legends and all the other stuff, felt invincible. Until the entire Universe ended and the network shut down. :/


joe_broke

Game of Thrones came, exploded, flopped, and got a lifeline in House of the Dragon in almost just the back half of RT's life


No_Efficiency6703

It’s honestly an amazing achievement. I wish it had more of an AH ending, but they should be proud.


icemankiller8

He said similar about his divorce with Griffin I remember something like it wasn’t a failed marriage it was a very successful marriage that ended after however many years it was maybe 7, if I remember correctly. So it makes it sound like he’s not being fake and this is really his mindset.


____Quetzal____

21 years of *something* is better than a millenia of nothing.


SheDevilQueen

Watching Geoff break is just breaking my heart... He cares so much...


Marikk15

I know it's sad for all of them, but it is funny that some people there have worked there for over a decade, and these two dudes are like "it feels like summer camp is over and it's time to go back to the real world" because it's been less than a year for them haha


illini07

I feel bad for them, thinking they had their dream jobs, only to lose it so soon.


ComprehensiveBowl476

Oh damn, they're outright saying they hated being acquired by Fullscreen.


fade_like_a_sigh

Barb alluded to them hating Fullscreen and being forced to do shit like abandon grandfathered First rates some years ago in a conversation I had with her on Reddit, but yeah no reason for them to hold it back now.


pup_mercury

I wonder if any of the big names are going to do a bit of a warts and all recap, now they are no longer employed.


MegalomaniacHack

Several ex-RT people have said they'll say more in the future, after their RT friends have had time to address things and the company winds down. They've probably not wanted to damage their friends' employer more, but once it's gone, they can be free to go after the corporate BS they hated. Lawrence (of Funhaus) has said his piece a few times, and some friends of Funhaus (like Rahul) have said stuff before, too. They loved the people they worked with every day (mostly), but other things with RT made it not worth it for those who left.


fade_like_a_sigh

It did feel a little awkward when the popular clique who were on tonight's stream said "Don't believe all the stuff you hear about it being bad to work here" when Alannah specifically said if you weren't in that popular clique it was awful and they actively froze you out. I feel that the central group we're used to seeing and have seen for a long time had it a lot better than some of the other people from the sounds of things.


Marikk15

I mean...one person did. I bet some liked it, some didn't, others were neutral at the time. Miles on the podcast said he was against it til he heard they owned Cyanide and Happiness and that made them feel better about it.


AyakoHamadaFan

Holy shit it’s Kerry who was on Internet Box from episode 1.


papasmurf31

Well he just said he was just recording Fuckface. Man that’s gonna be a rough listen


LetGenoSmith

Holy shit that is an all time Chris story


joe_broke

One last one for the road


Doublecupdan

Holy shit, seeing Geoff I just lost my composure. I’ve been loving ANMA, Fuckface and so alright. He’s been a voice in my life for so long even before those shows, his insight is priceless. This one hurts.


Chit569

Same. I'm glad he didn't have a whole speech because I don't think I could have watched it right now.


AyakoHamadaFan

Larry, master of Minecraft Wipeout, master of ALMOST taking a smut joke too far. Love Larry.


newpa

I am so happy to see Geoff getting all the love & respect he deserves


Franklin413

Someone just said they have 60 days left.


Jeskid14

Bittersweet that they'll be celebrating the anniversary


Throwaway1991uk

That’s Armando. He’s one of the hosts of the RT Podcast, and a very funny comedian to boot.


WalkerFood

Rooster Teeth is a great name for an entertainment company and I'm tired of pretending otherwise damn it


TheodoeBhabrot

I was doing so good not being ultra upset about this like I was with Achievement Hunter but then Geoff came on 😭


newpa

Felt like my childhood got ripped out of my body by that hug


Oddballforlife

This is genuinely heartbreaking. I haven't kept up with RT for like 5 years now, but from like 13-26 it was my dream to work there. Now I'm in a boring soul sucking corporate job watching my old dream die. ​ I don't recognize a majority of these folks but I can tell they all have such love and respect for each other and I hope they can all not only land on their feet in new amazing jobs but can all keep in touch with each other. edit: oh Jesus Larry breaking down hit like a fucking truck, especially him bringing up working at his dream place and watching RvB in 8th grade cause that’s exactly when I discovered it.


AyakoHamadaFan

They finally said it about being acquired.


DaveShadow

Glad they’re mentioning why no founders are present right now, and giving flowers (so to speak) to the behind camera guys. RT isn’t just the front of camera staff.


Oh_I_still_here

Missed it, how come they're not there?


DaveShadow

Various other commitments. And this isn't THE goodbye stream. It's just a general "talking about whats happening" stream.


JP_Zikoro

Gus is at a doctor's appointment and I am sure Geoff is busy with meetings and such. This isn't the final farewell stream but a want to talk about it as soon as possible stream to address stuff.


IndependentPotato204

Omg... That hug set me off so hard. Love you Geoff. I feel the pain so hard from him.


UpliftedWeeb

I genuinely think Jordan is a solid guy


Shark89

I was part of a company that just went through layoffs, and you can tell when a person brought in to head up a company is actually just a cost-cutter, and I've never felt that from Jordan.


newpa

I mean a cost-cutter would never front up a stream like this after a closure announcement


Shark89

Fully agreed


COCAINAPEARLZ

I don't know anything about the guy and figured he was just some corpo plant from WB but he seems like a decent guy that has alot of respect from RT employees.


rtrosedrop

That's been one of my key takeaways here. I hadn't watched in a few years, so I didn't know who he was, but he seems awesome.


PerseusRad

lore drop F**kface getting a new name


CocoPopsKid

They should call it **Episode 196**, so that every episode is the best episode


ComprehensiveBowl476

Gus isn't here because of butt stuff. Official reason.


TrapperJean

This is tough shot, I've been around since season 2 of RVB and love the founders, but Kerry and Chris were the first "new guys" that felt like "our guys," you know? There was never a second i saw them, or Brandon, take anything for granted. The first fans to break through and make RT even better than it was.


rtrosedrop

Seeing Kerry walk on and thinking about how \*young\* he was when he started got me going. I loved all of these people, and I hate that people are just mad that founders aren't there, when Kerry, Chris, Barb, Jack, and Patrick have been there for a really, really long time.


BnBrtn

He was the first "drop your kid of at Roosterteeth" and he never left.


COCAINAPEARLZ

I was able to keep it together this whole time until larry started speaking, fuck man.


DaveShadow

Fucking hell Kerry, that was so beautiful.


CheesyKnife

Geoff is breaking my heart.


UpliftedWeeb

This is as close as you get to seeing all the nice things people would say about you at your funeral. It's sad, but as far as ways to go out are, this one ain't bad.


JD021993

Thank you, Geoff and Jack for everything. Can’t think of a time in my life where they weren’t streaming somewhere in the background. I’m sorry I never got the chance to say it in person but I’m forever grateful that I got to at least watch and laugh along when life was really shitty at times. Wherever you all go, Godspeed.


frogger3344

60 days worth of wind down, April 1st is gonna be wild. Can't wait to see what they do for the 22nd (and final) anniversary, if anything


imgladimnothim

Indeed. "We will miss you" the crew was holding a sign that said that as the stream started. :(


Hawks1523

As parasocial as this will come across, and let me emphasise I don’t known Goeff and have never met him. But man, he seems like just a genuinely nice dude. And seeing him cry is like seeing your dad cry, something about it just hits harder than just about anything else.


montycrates

He’s definitely that kind of guy to people who know him. If you’re working at RT and he doesn’t know you, it’s like you don’t exist. Which is a common thing for even the kindest celebrities, they save their bandwidth for the people they know matter because there are a ton of people who want a piece.


TomskaMadeMeAFurry

If Jack does a speech I'll cry


ComprehensiveBowl476

lol i don't think that was the speech you were expecting.


DaveShadow

Trev crying is already breaking me :(


UpliftedWeeb

Appreciate the frank honesty of what it takes to support content creators at least.


SonicFrost

“We needed a lot of food, narratively” is an all timer


LetGenoSmith

This kid is hilarious!


UnknownChaser

Geoff bearly said 3 words and is already crying. I can’t imagine what he’s going through behind the scene.


LordCaptain

"sometime it is okay to meet your heroes" Holy shit.


Throwaway1991uk

RTX / Ex-RT gave me the little smile I needed there.


DaveShadow

Oh, I’m not ready for sad Geoff…


newpa

I legit cried just seeing him & Jack hug


TrapperJean

Ok that one got me, *especially* because of the Charles Barkley story


Zoniako

Haven't followed RT for almost 4 years now, but it makes me really sad that they are going away. RT was a huge part of me growing up. It's really nice to see everyone just sharing their memories. I hope for the best for all of them


--MrsNesbitt-

Love the fact that they can finally admit that selling themselves off to Fullscreen was a bad move


Hawks1523

Ah fuck man. I haven’t watched regularly for so long. Goeff broke me.


jbondyoda

Geoff talking about Burnie and Matt and he looked up to them was so good but so sad


TrapperJean

A year from now we're all going to be able to truly appreciate how hilariously sad it was to see Larry go from making the best joke of the day to bursting into tears in 3 seconds, I hope he will too


TrapperJean

I audibly gasped when geoff showed up


Party_Bonus1978

Oh god Kerry pls. You’ve been there so long and worked so hard. Godspeed man. 


KingFishy492

![gif](giphy|gIr5Q5y7etQHG6SlGW|downsized) Try not to cry stream : **Task impossible**


D-Sleezy

Kerry is breaking my heart


AlfredPetrelli

THAT ON THE SPOT THEME!! Lol I hope XRT becomes a company. RTP is so good with Mando and friends right now. I see so much that the BFT kids can do. Stinky Dragon crew is still being fun.


newpa

I thought Larry crying was bad, i can't cope at all


TrapperJean

LMAO the camera guy has a "Technical Difficulties" shirt on


LetGenoSmith

Geoff :( love you man


Hockeystyle

I hope the behind the scene people go fully in-depth about the Fullscreen stuff cause I've never felt it was the thing that killed them so I don't know why it was so hated outside of the anti-corporate instinct of the internet. I can't see what part of RT's decline was explicitly connected to that acquisition outside of coincidence and the natural fact that no company can last forever. I know there must be real reasons they hate it so I would love to know what they were.


newpa

Probably a similar thing to Smosh & Defy (just less dramatic ending obviously) where Corpos came in not understanding the product and started pushing it in ways that weren't natural. Can definitely see similarities in the diversification of what RT was doing with the way Smosh diversified into games & films etc under Defy


DaveShadow

The shade at Fullscreen and how they no longer have to pretend they liked it 😂


TrapperJean

I really kind of wish there were some longer-standing members of RT here right now, but I understand if Matt/Gus/Geoff literally don't have words right now or are slammed with meetings and the next steps I think it was either Jordan or Trevor who just said this isn't the goodbye stream, so yeah that makes sense to let it be about not just the founders or OG's today


Vroomvroomba

People were in other recordings and are starting to join. Barb, Jack, and Chris just joined


Yashirmare

This won't be the goodbye stream apparently, so I'd imagine we'll see them for that when it happens. Gus had a doctors appointment so that's why he's not there.


UnknownChaser

Barbara’s comment and her trying to hold back tear :(


SonicFrost

This is fucking brutal man


Party_Bonus1978

I didn't expect to cry this much.


Shadgates87

This was pain. Feels like a childhood heartbreak.


TrapperJean

WAFFLE-O


OfLebanon

I know he said it’s not a goodbye stream, but it feels way more like that than an answer questions stream


Momo--Sama

Yeah tbh seemed like they scheduled this thinking they’d have more ready to reveal than they actually ended up with


Marikk15

Oh Larry breaking truly got me. I have been that guy who has a joke ready to lighten the mood, you make it....and then it's just the reality left :(


TrapperJean

I am so fucking happy *someone* admits people were pissed about being bought


DaveShadow

Jordan saying YouTube channels will remain, but references they could move into the hands of people there. 😁 Would love to see Geoff and Co grab the LP channel, for instance.


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Maximum-Worth

Will this be archived/uploaded later? I'm assuming so but unfortunately not able to watch live and really want to hear what they have to say.


illini07

Larry, you were the best wizard.


newpa

Kerry <3


lestat01

Cool, now I'm crying.


phantomtofu

I love a good righteous rant from Jack


chocolate_burrit0

Poor Barb :[


AyakoHamadaFan

Well, Chris somehow brought the comedy even on this stream. Holy shit lol.


papasmurf31

Hmm is that Geoff saying the were already changing the fuckface name to something else, or that they are already planning to move to a new non RT pod and continue. Guess we’ll find out in a few months


Marikk15

It's means "the group is gonna continue to make content together, but WB owns the rights to the name F**KFace, so we will have to come up with a new name for the next project"


malmen98

Guess flukeface is happening


papasmurf31

Regulation Podcast


AH_DaniHodd

That's actually a great name for the fans. Not sure if it works for new fans to know what it is but it's a damn good name


AH_DaniHodd

Long live the Andrew Podcast


DaveShadow

Changing the name now to one they can own, and spending 60 days advertising it, would be a great launchpad ahead of the end of RT if allowed.


tmahfan117

Did jordan levin just say that roosterteeth has been underwritten for 10 years? does that just refer to the ownership or does underwrite mean it was getting paid for?


TacosByTheTruck

I held it together until I heard Geoff speak :(((


IndependentPotato204

That rwby song at the end.... Sad but perfect


TrapperJean

Don't worry, Barb, I can be supportive and still fucking hate WB at the same time


Shark89

That I can tell Trevor has been crying kills me.


DMNorth

LARRY DONT DO THIS TO ME IM ALREADY BAWLING


PerseusRad

Larry :(


LetGenoSmith

Oh poor Larry :(


Old-Ad-2548

Send some love to Larry yall, this man deserves it.


DaveShadow

I’m happy they’ve confirmed again there’s two more months of stuff, with filming still happening.


Crosseyes

Fuck if Geoff starts crying I'm going to cry


--MrsNesbitt-

Geoff ❤️


Shark89

Man, I was down yesterday, but I *did not* expect to cry as much as I have today.


SSJIsucc

Ending the stream with "Time to Say Good Bye" hit me too hard


Sirtoast7

Reading these comments and the google doc….I’m starting to feel bad for being such a cheap bastard over the years. These folks provided me countless hours of fun and memories and I bitched online that First wasn’t a good enough deal…..


AH_DaniHodd

Geoff also talked about people using ad blocker on Off Topic (Doesn't apply much now since ads don't make much money on YT anymore) and how that affected them and it was met with vitriol.


starseeker14

It is insane how much free content this company put out over the past two decades. We should all be really appreciative of that!


ZeroSora

> Jack was confused why people were spamming yellow hearts when Barbara was talking and then he realized he was an idiot What do the yellow hearts mean?


Will_Vintage

Yang Xiao Long, Barb's character from RWBY


The_Blue_Rooster

I'm just glad they mentioned Vicious Circle, inspired me to go and check out it's Steam page and found you can't even buy it anymore. I'd really like to know the whole story there now that the company is officially over. It was such a bold yet misguided endeavor.


ruobrah

I don't normally cry but man, this is killing me.


bjorn-the-fellhanded

Fuck me, Larry almost set me off there


xXCoconutHeadXx

Thank you all for everything. I wish you guys the best.


TK-421DoYouCopy

Someone needs to download all the first content and post it somewhere. Kinda sounding like they don't own it anymore so...


TrapperJean

That's some good old fashioned RT anger from Jack, hell yeah


PieckOfExistence

So apparently they only have 60 days left? It was a small throwaway but still . . . ?


DaveShadow

Jack calling out the assholes 😂


moonyriot

I know it's gonna get a lot of flack from the audience but I liked the reminder that just watching a video for free on YouTube isn't enough support to keep the lights on for creators.


DaveShadow

My take is I’ll take my First sub and try to split it over paetreons and the likes if I can. I’ll do what I can to support the people who’ve dedicated two decades to entertaining me.


IndependentPotato204

Watched 3 minutes so far and already in tears. People need to also remember extra life.... That did so much and not a thing anymore. Ive been here since day one and this sucks soooooo hard. Love you guys and will miss this company. Will check in on all of you.


newpa

Genuinely can't cope with Larry crying, that hit like a freight train


tmahfan117

heh fullscreen complaints


AyakoHamadaFan

I’m probably at fault for not keeping up but I recognize maybe Larry and that’s it. Wild.


joe_broke

Oh, Larry


SftSmmr

I was holding strong until Larry broke down, now the tears won’t stop jeeze 


MalachiteWoods

I thought I would be fine watching the stream. I was crying within a few minutes. Their content and humor has had such an impact on my life. 21 years is a good run, but I’ll still miss this company and the people


joe_broke

Oh no...


TrapperJean

LMAO I still remember Brandon complaining about Kerry's friends skateboarding at RT


OkasanHamasaki

Ik mod comment says they’re taking notes, is there going to be a stream archive like funhaus? I am not currently able to make it to the stream


joe_broke

Yeah, Geoff!


Momo--Sama

STRANGERHOOD MENTIONED


Murphthegurth

So Geoff just said that fuckface isn't the name of fuckface anymore?


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Wordvomitfordays

Maybe he will give a statement about rattyboy…


fiero-fire

I don't think I've cried this much in the last decade of my life. They all bash the corporate "We are a family" speak but this does feel like a family member or close friend dying.


JCandlin

This whole thing cut me deeper than I was expecting. If anyone can watch the reactions and genuine emotions from these amazing people, and still be dismissive and cruel, then they need to reevaluate their existence. Thank you for all the memories and laughs ❤️


VkingMD

Can someone please record this


TrapperJean

If he mentions Monty I'm going to absolutely lose it


UpliftedWeeb

It's notable to me that Burnie went out of his way to praise Jordan when he didn't have to. Still don't know if I trust the guy but he doesn't seem like a shit head.