It’s a rare thing for a sequel to be greater than the original movie: Wrath of Khan, Godfather II, Empire Strikes Back, Spider-Man 2, The Dark Knight, X2 (despite the dumb naming...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Original link

The numbers are clear.  When asked directly, the majority of JANGBRiCKS YouTube channel viewers want to see reviews of current LEGO products more than anything else, by a significant margin.  However!  There some other reliable quantitative measures very strongly disagree.  The situation is just maddening enough to motivate the kickoff of a risky, radical experiment, and it all starts this week.Read more »Original linkOriginal author: theJANG

Today I filmed, edited, and published a total of 6 hours of content to YouTube:1 hour 47 minutes of real-time HD Pure Builds40 minutes of shortened HD time-lapse versions of those builds19 minutes in a 4K quadruple-review on my Playmobil channel15 minutes in a 4K set review on the main LEGO focused channelIn all I chewed through 62 gigabytes of raw video footage and uploaded 13 gigabytes of finished product.Not bad for a day's work?PS: For MOC fans, the news is that I worked on a custom car for 5 hours the previous night. Didn't get it done, stuck on a perplexing build challenge.  I'll keep working on it and when it's done, it'll be worth about 30 seconds of video viewing time ?‍♂️Original linkOriginal author: theJANG

It's time for me to get very, very candid about some thoughts that have guided my actions, how I made some very serious mistakes in planning New Jang City, and how I've permanently turned a major corner in the course of my involvement in the LEGO hobby on the whole.  Grab a snack or beverage, and let me fully break the situation down for you.Read more »Original linkOriginal author: theJANG

It has always been my goal to maintain a safe, positive environment in the comments sections of my videos for kids & adults alike.  In this interest, all viewer comments on all videos of all of my channels are first reviewed by moderators (including, but not limited to myself) before ever becoming visible to the public.  Bad behavior is rejected, abusive users are reported & blocked/shadow-banned.  The rule of thumb is, be a basically decent, civil human being, or be elsewhere.Allowed:Civil disagreement & dissenting opinionsConstructive criticism that is actually constructiveGeneral sillinessLiking something many people don'tDisliking something many people likeCriticizing a manufacturer or vendorDefending a (legal, legitimate) manufacturer or vendorReferences to family-friendly memesVideo-relevant farcical debate, e.g. "realism" of fantasy objects, canonical appropriateness of character depictions, etc.Not allowed:Foul language, even if obfuscated or abbreviatedInsults, disrespect, personal attacksHate based on race, age, gender/identity, eye color, etc.Harassment, threats, cyber-bullyingMaking fun of the suffering of othersCreepy,...