CGP Grey....We Want More Videos

One of the big problems with Youtube shows are the lack of content.  By this I mean the low quantity (albeit high quality) of videos per channel.  For example, CGP Grey makes the BEST (scientifically proven) videos on the internet.  Each one of his videos is only a few minutes long and he doesn't release very many, although Subbable might allow him to release more frequently.  We can't ask CGP Grey to make more videos because a) there isn't enough coffee in the world for that and b) that can degrade the quality of the videos.  This is the double-edged sword of Youtube shows.  Some shows have been able to crank out long episodes (like Tabletop) but those shows tend to have a different format that allows them to do that.

This lack of quantity doesn't fill time very well.  There is an argument to be made about not being couch potatoes, but frankly, I like to spend time being educated by other people.  When the shows you watch have shorter episodes, you have to watch more of them.  My wife complains that of the hour or two we spend watching TV every day, we spend 1/2 the time picking the next episode to watch.  Although I have the patients for that, my wife really doesn't.  So, if I'm not sitting with her, she will usually watch shows on Netflix or Hulu Plus instead of Youtube.  This is a problem that needs to be solved if Youtube really wants to tackle Big Media TV.

The solution seems pretty clear though.  CGP Grey just needs an army of minions/interns/slaves to help him create content.