Nostalgia Critic
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Nostalgia Critic is an American review comedy web series created, directed by, and starring comedian Doug Walker. The series initially launched on YouTube on July 3, 2007, before moving to Walker's own site, That Guy with the Glasses, and finally to the online production company Channel Awesome. The show follows Walker as the title character, a bitter and sarcastic critic who reviews films and television shows from his childhood and recent past, usually with comically exaggerated hysteria. The show focuses on analysis of the episode's subject, often incorporated with sketches, rants, or embedded storylines. Many of the films reviewed—such as Exorcist II: The Heretic, The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, Batman & Robin, and Foodfight!—are generally considered as the worst films ever made.
Nostalgia Critic | |
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Genre | |
Created by | Doug Walker |
Developed by | Doug Walker Rob Walker |
Written by | Doug Walker Rob Walker |
Directed by | Doug Walker |
Starring |
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Theme music composer | Michael "Skitch" Schiciano[1] |
Opening theme | "The Review Must Go On" (2013–present) |
Ending theme | "The Review Must Go On" (2011; 2013–present) Various |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 17 |
No. of episodes | 678 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Michael Michaud |
Producer | Doug Walker |
Production locations | Downers Grove, Illinois (2007–12; 2020–21) Lombard, Illinois (2013–2020; 2021–present) |
Editor | Doug Walker |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | Various (avg. 15–30 minutes) |
Production company | Channel Awesome |
Original release | |
Network | |
Release | July 3, 2007 (2007-07-03) – present |
Walker briefly retired the series on August 14, 2012, to work on other projects, even writing the character out of existence in the Channel Awesome film To Boldly Flee. On January 22, 2013, Walker announced the show's return in a narrative video titled The Review Must Go On.[5] The show subsequently returned with a more narrative- and sketch-driven sixth season, beginning on February 5, 2013, with a review of The Odd Life of Timothy Green. Most episodes still retain the original clip-using format.