I once stayed Downtown, at the Millenium Biltmore, while on business in LA. One morning I walked down to the coffee shop on the corner and a schizophrenic homeless woman literally ELBOWED ME IN THE FACE, screaming “DON’T YOU DARE START TRACKING ME!!!” True story.

I’ve lived in New York for 12 years, but I’ve never been attacked by a homeless person before.

That night, my business partner and I got back to the hotel around 9 pm. We hadn’t eaten dinner and were starving. But, all the restaurants were closed? We ate at Subway, which was the only thing open.

Later, we went to the Edison to meet a friend for a drink. We waited in line for 30 mins to get in. We got in, it was Douchebag Central, so we left.

Sorry to disagree, Fozzy. Parts of LA are great. But Downtown sucks.

Wait, Zooey Deschanel’s website is called Hello Giggles?

Yes, Zooey Deschanel’s website is called Hello Giggles.

I always wondered about that one episode where Handy Smurf said, “The Holocaust never smurfed.”

It all makes sense now.

Like a lot of monsters, I also spend (slightly) less time here at Videogum. For me, this comes down to one thing…

When I first started reading Videogum, I was AMAZED at the quality of the writing. The LAFF-quotient was off the charts. EVERY post was hysterically funny, because every post felt unique to me.

Of course, Videogum is still very, very funny. But, I find that each post is less mind-blowingly fresh. Because a lot of the posts are recurring features. They’re like SNL sketches that have been done a bit too much. (Bill Hader’s Stefon on SNL is hilarious! But it was more hilarious the first few times.)

I used to RELISH every feature (Teen Korner, That’s Your Boyfriend, Duh Aficionado, etc) but now they’re just not as funny to me. Not because the writing is any less sharp (because it’s still very sharp), but because I’ve seen it a lot.

I was sad when “What’s Up With Topher Grace?” went away. But at the same time, I felt like the joke had run its course. So, maybe it was a good thing that the segment had been retired before it got old.

I’d like to see some brand new features. Brand new premises. Brand new points-of-view.

But look, I’m realistic. I know that coming up with new features on a regular basis isn’t easy, ESPECIALLY when you have to craft 8 posts a day, 5 days a week. TV writers get a long hiatus every year to refresh creatively. Gabe doesn’t get that luxury. Which is a shame, I think. I, for one, wouldn’t mind if Gabe could take a few long breaks every so often, so he could come back with brand new comedy GOLD.

All that being said, no matter what happens here. I LOVE Videogum. And I love you, monsters. This is the best place on the internet. I hope it stays that way for a very, very long time.

I agree with most people here that having to sign in over and over again is a drag. But sometimes, it’s worth the effort. Like now, when I went out of my way to sign in, just so I could downvote this. Thanks for the motivation, hugh!