New Fan's Guide to the Diamond Club

Welcome to the New Fan's Guide to the BBverse!

You're likely here because you've recently discovered Scam School, NSFW, Frame Rate, the Weird Things Podcast or Weird Things TV. Perhaps you stumbled upon something else featuring Brian Brushwood or Justin Robert Young. Whatever brought you to this "BBverse", we welcome you!

The Essentials

This section provides a brief overview of terms. Please visit the articles for additional details.

• BBverse - This is the universe that encompasses all podcasts, shows, and projects of Brian Brushwood and/or Justin Robert Young.

• Chatrealm - Fans of the shows which are broadcast live and actively participate in the chat room are referred to as "Chatrealm".

• Diamond Club - These are fans that take Chatrealm to extreme and tend to follow Brian and Justin from show to show in a stalker-like fashion. Often, they will also follow Andrew Mayne, guests of the shows, and even others among their own ranks. Diamond Club is often noted with the <> symbol.

Notable Participants

• Brian Brushwood - The ringleader of this circus
• Justin Robert Young - The inimitable co-host
• Andrew Mayne - Often the source for weird things on Weird Things
• Amtrekker - Formerly a hobo, but now plays games for a living
• OhDoctah - The whitest black man you'll ever see
• Bonnie the Invisible Wife - Brian's invisible wife
• Leo - King of the Internet and the founder of TWiT.
• Tom Merritt - Archduke of the Internet and expert in tech news (today).
• OMG Chad - Brian's former assistant who now works at TWiT
• BCT - Jon Tilton, Brian's current assistant
• Fapper - A dirty, dirty dolphin
• Horseboy - A boy with a horse head...and your god!
• PDelahanty - Admin for BBLiveShow.com, NSFWshow.com, and @NSFWshow, half-op in #unfiltered. Personal friend to Horseboy.
• t2t2 - Everyone's favorite Estonian and a whiz at making up quick sites for the show
• DJ Z - Zak Holder is the resident mashup artist whose music is featured in almost every pre-show
• Kuhan - Everything that goes wrong is ultimately his fault
• Cheeto - A trickster whose video links cannot be trusted

NSFW Episodes: Editor's Picks

We understand if you don't have hundreds of hours to go back and watch every NSFW episode from the beginning, so here are some of the best episodes to get you started.

• #13, W1NNER GAM3S- Brian, Justin and Tom Merritt have the chatroom compete for them in a series of events including a photoshop contest and a viral video contest.
• #36 Pr0blem Zolved!- Brian and Justin are joined by Sarah Lane as they play three of the best games that they've ever thought up.
• #64 Now Apologizing Convention Attendees- Ride the biggest emotional roller coaster that the BBverse has ever experienced as Brian goes from a trending topic on Twitter, to fearing that his career is over.
• #96 TWiT Ain't Nothin' But Pitches and Shows- One of the silliest episodes to date. Brian, Justin and Brett Rounsaville take over the TWiT studios to create a variety of new shows.
• #117 The Power Hour- Brian, Justin and Brett are all together at Brian's house and drink a shot of beer every minute for an hour. Hilarity ensues.

Popular Destinations

Chatrealm and Diamond Club have several online haunts where they can often be found:

• BBpedia - This is the site you're on now. Anything significant worth noting can be found here. There are also episode guides and lots of other goodies.

During Live Shows

• TWiT Live (NSFW is in #unfiltered chat; all other shows are in #twitlive)
• NSFWshow.com
• Scam School Live

During Downtime

• NSFW Aftershows on YouTube
• Tinychat video chat
• The CluBBhouse forums
• Chatrealm site IRC chat
• Minecraft