Nostalgia Critic

For the host of the series of the same name, see Doug Walker (comedian).

Nostalgia Critic
Genre
Created byDoug Walker
Developed byDoug Walker
Rob Walker
Written byDoug Walker
Rob Walker
Directed byDoug Walker
Starring
  • Doug Walker
  • Rob Walker
  • Rachel Tietz
  • Malcolm Ray
  • Tamara Chambers
  • Jim Jarosz
  • Walter Banasiak
  • Heather Reusz
  • Aiyanna Wade
Theme music composerMichael "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 originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons17
No. of episodes708
Production
Executive producerMichael Michaud
ProducerDoug Walker
Production locationsDowners Grove, Illinois (2007–12; 2020–21; 2023; 2024–present)
Lombard, Illinois
(2013–2020; 2021–2023; 2023–2024)
EditorDoug Walker
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running timeVarious (avg. 15–30 minutes)
Production companyChannel Awesome
Original release
Network
ReleaseJuly 3, 2007 (2007-07-03) –
present
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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.

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.

  1. ^ Schiciano, Michael "Skitch" (May 13, 2013). "The Review Must Go On (Nostalgia Critic Theme)". Bandcamp.
  2. ^ Roettgers, Janko (July 21, 2015). "Maker Studios Is Shutting Down Blip Next Month". Variety. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Bangarang - Nostalgia Critic". Vimeo. November 14, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Black Cauldron - Nostalgia Critic". Vimeo. January 29, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "The Review Must Go On". That Guy with the Glasses. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.


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