Nostalgia Critic

Nostalgia Critic
"Hello, I'm the Nostalgia Critic. I remember it so you don't have to."
Genre	Review Insult comedy Black comedy Surreal comedy Off-color comedy Parody Deadpan
Created by	Doug Walker
Developed by	Doug Walker Rob Walker
Written by	Doug Walker Rob Walker
Directed by	Doug Walker
Starring	Doug Walker Rob Walker Malcolm Ray (2013–present) Rachel Tietz (2013–14) Tamara Chambers (2014–present)
Theme music composer	Doug Walker
Opening theme	"The Review Must Go On"
Ending theme	Current: "The Review Must Go On" Former: "The Nostalgia Critic Anthem"
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	10
No. of episodes	326 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Michael Michaud
Location(s)	Chicago, Illinois
Editor(s)	Doug Walker
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	Varies (see episode list)
Production company(s)	Channel Awesome
Distributor	YouTube (2007–08, 2012–present) Blip (2008-2015) Vessel (2016) VidMe (2016-present)
Release
Original network	YouTube (2007–08, 2012–present) Blip (2008–2015)
Picture format	480p (4:3 FLV) (2007-2009) 480p (16:9 FLV) (2009-2011) 720p (16:9 MP4) (2011-2015) 1080p (16:9 MP4) (2016-present)
Original release	July 3, 2007 – present
Chronology
Related shows	The Nostalgia Chick
External links
Website

Nostalgia Critic is an American web series created, written, edited, directed and performed by Italian-born American web comedian Doug Walker. The series initially launched on YouTube in July 2007 before moving to Walker's own site That Guy with the Glasses, then to Channel Awesome. The show follows Walker as the titular Nostalgia Critic, a bitter and sarcastic critic who reviews films and television shows from his childhood and recent past, usually with comically exaggerated rage. The show often alternates the Critic's angry rants and juvenile humor with legitimate analysis of the episode's subject.

Walker briefly retired the series in August 2012 to work on other projects, even writing the character out of existence in the Channel Awesome film To Boldly Flee. However, on January 23, 2013, Walker announced the show's imminent return in a narrative video called "The Review Must Go On". 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.

The series was initially launched on YouTube in July, 2007 but episodes were frequently removed by the website following complaints of copyright infringement. In April 2008, the videos were removed from YouTube but an arrangement between the company and content host Blip in 2009 resulted in them being featured on YouTube once more.

The announcement of a spin-off, called The Nostalgia Chick, was created in "The Search for the Nostalgia Chick" (August 10, 2008). The concept was for a female host to review female-targeted "nostalgic" films and television. The contest ended in a three-way tie between Lindsay Ellis (who reviewed Disney's Pocahontas), Krissy Diggs (who reviewed Sailor Moon), and Kaylyn Saucedo (who reviewed The Last Unicorn). The competition was won by Ellis, then using the name "The Dudette", as announced on the site, "Nostalgia Chick Winner!" (September 15, 2008). Diggs and Saucedo would still join That Guy with the Glasses as That Chick with the Goggles and Marzgurl respectively.