I don't know about you, but there are some channels that will probably be taking some turns this year for better or for worse and I think it's best to keep an eye out for what they do next.
KSic Games:
Struggling for the gain he'd drawn in 2014, KSic has started 2017 with a different approach to running a gaming channel. Since the 'I quit YouTube' video began the newly replenished KSic channel's year, KSic's videos are all connected as part of a big storyline about KSic being forced to play all sorts of virtual reality games by his nemesis, Patricia. At one point, KSic was my favourite YouTuber and, after years of helping others gain subscribers and views, he's focussing only on himself. He's being "the dick [he's] always wanted to be". It's a very emotional song at the end that delivers the message that he is going to be very committed this year so, if you're like me, ignore the click-baity titles and watch the videos because that's where it's counting.
DangyDood:
KSic's younger brother Shady has risen and fallen by the influence of his sibling, but because of KSic's new plan for the year, Shady will be striking out on his own for 2017. He'll be using all of the knowledge he's gained from his brother as well as his own experience to bring about the channel he thinks will best them all. This is a guy who has rebooted his YouTube career several times, but he's hoping for a fresh start this year. Whatever he produces will be interesting to see and will determine whether he makes it or not as a YouTuber. The content already on his channel shows promise that the content this time around will be different and perhaps higher quality than what he's done in the past.
ChimneySwift11:
I've always hoped that Chimney would find a way to make his channel more disconnected from its old Minecraft days and I think that time has come. He's faced a lot of decline in subscribers and views in recent years, but things may be lightening up. His 'Santa answers your questions' video suggests that things will be different this year and that he's ready to change. His 'annoying astronaut' video shows a lot of promise and I'm looking forward to seeing what he produces next. It's for his sake that everyone who's supported him for so long is hoping he'll restore the strength the channel used to have.
Game Theorists:
Has anyone else noticed that the videos MatPat has put out have been less thoughtful than in previous years? I've noticed videos have been uploaded covering topics that have already been touched upon on both Game Theorists and on Film Theorists. Maybe not as ambitious as my other watches, I think there will be some change in MatPat's YouTube Empire this year.
Ihasnotomato:
Maybe it's a bit obvious for me to support my best friend this year and claim that he's somebody to watch out for, but last year's end-year changes have shown that 2017 will be a big year for his revitalised YouTube career. Ihasnoleek on the Ihasnotomato blog has said that while some changes are not completely explained yet, there is much to look forward to in the ways of Let's Plays and series such as TF2 Update History and Ihasnotomato's story telling series. Because the channel hierarchy has changed, it will also be interesting to see what happens with IhasnotomatoMk2, as no videos have been released on that channel concerning the new changes. It will be interesting to see what happens.
Channels I didn't mention:
My own projects on YouTube maybe don't show as much excitement for 2017 as the YouTubers I've mentioned so far. AIM Industries is showing more vision of a foggy year, because for the first time we're striking out on our own, with no clear vision of where things are going to end up. This could be because we haven't recorded much for this year yet, but so far we can only make our own year.
Obviously my promises of returning to my personal channels in 2017 suggest that my return will be dramatic, but as the man behind the channels I have more skepticism about my own return. Will my return flop massively? Will I be able to reclaim what I had at the beginning of 2014? I don't know, but I can only hope that it will happen.
This year I have begun another group channel with Angrove and Mickell Pickell. It's very experimental and a careful venture because we don't know what will come of it. Mickell Pickell's dedicated audience and Angrove's absence for the best part of the previous year suggest that we're jumping into a rocky boat. Uploading our first video has proven a thing that Angrove is not very interested in. It's in publishing limbo.
I hope this list of YouTubers I'll be watching this year will peak your interest.
See Ya!
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