Reckless Tortuga
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Original network | YouTube |
| Picture format | 1080p |
| Original release | May 30, 2008 – present |
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Reckless Tortuga is a popularYouTube web-based comedy channel consisting of several major web series and other side projects. The channel first attracted popularity in early 2010 when they first aired The Online Gamer, however; they are also known for the series Psycho Girlfriend before its introduction. Reckless Tortuga is one of the larger comedy groups on YouTube and its members have participated in events such as VidCon and San Diego Comic-Con International. Aside from their main sketches, Reckless Tortuga has also been working on projects such as Racism in America, Park It Up, The Sketch Lab, and Extra Butter, Please. Reckless Tortuga was formed by Lindsey Reckis, Jason Schnell, Eric Pumphrey. As of October 2015, the channel had over 235 million video views and over 1,000,000 subscribers.
In 2014 the Reckless Tortuga YouTube Channel was listed on New Media Rockstars Top 100 Channels, ranked at #28.
There are two extra channels in addition to the main channel which features extra footage and content.
The main "Reckless Tortuga" channel, where most content is posted onto YouTube. The upload schedule is irregular and often subjected to change. Video length for each series vary but ranges from as much as 2 minutes to 9 minutes. The channel started in May 30, 2008.
The secondary channel "Reckless Tortuga Two" mainly features behind the scene footage which may include commentary or bloopers. The channel started in February 8, 2011.
The channel "Reckless Noobs" features the cast and crew of Reckless Tortuga playing various video games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops, Mass Effect 3, and Grand Theft Auto IV. The commentary and reactions from the players alongside the game play is recorded in a split screen manner. The channel started in February 9, 2011.
The Online Gamer is the signature series for Reckless Tortuga. The sketch follows the life of an avid gamer, Aaron (Eric Pumphrey), whose obsession with video games has cast him as a social pariah. Aaron's inability to cope with social norms and his tendency to treat life as a video game has caused his family and friends to reject him. The series is known for its vulgar language and the use of videogames references in real life. The cast also includes Aaron's girlfriend, Becka (Lynsey Bartilson), his coworker, Ted (Davan O'Firinn), his new boss, Damian (Tommy Savas), and his clan buddy Sam (Luke Baybak). The series started in December 23, 2009. Reckless Tortuga soon made an expansion series called "The Clan" (stylized as TH3 cLAN) following Aaron and his new clan preparing for the upcoming Machinima Tournament. The cast includes Aaron's closest friend Sam (Luke Baybak), former television star Mike (Dylan Saunders) and a not-very-grown-up gamer named Josh (Kyle S. Moore). The series is only on MachinimaPrime although there are The Online Gamer episodes that "cross-over" to clan episodes. Aaron's character was the main reason that made The Online Gamer the best show of the channel.
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