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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.
Show Time!
- Cord Killers is recorded live on Mondays around 6:30pm Eastern (3:30pm Pacific). You can watch live at cordkillers.com/live. Episodes are then edited and usually posted within 24 hours.
- Weird Things is usually recorded Monday nights around 11pm Eastern (8pm Pacific). Although there is no participation with chat during the show, you can watch live and chat with other viewers at WeirdThings.com.
- NSFW is usually recorded live at 10pm Eastern (7pm Pacific) on Tuesdays. You can watch live (and participate in chat) at NSFWshow.com. (A pre-show usually starts an hour or more before the scheduled showtime.) Episodes are recorded, edited by Anthony Nielsen and usually posted for download within 48 hours.
- Scam School episodes are recorded in batches in Austin (formerly in San Francisco) every month or two and posted weekly on Wednesdays.
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
- Penny, Josie, and Calliope - Brian and Bonnie's daughters
- healthyaddict (Ashley) - Justin's "platonic" friend
- Tom Merritt - Archduke of the Internet and expert in tech news.
- OMG Chad - Brian's former assistant who now works at TWiT.
- Gatowag - Brandt, Brian's current assistant and road manager.
- DJ Z - Zak Holder is the resident mashup artist whose music is featured in almost every pre-show.
- BCT - Jon "Blue Cheese" Tilton, Brian's former assistant after Chad.
- PDelahanty - Admin for BBLiveShow.com and NSFWshow.com. Works at TWiT. Personal friend to Horseboy.
- t2t2 - Everyone's favorite Estonian and a whiz at making up quick sites for the show
- Cheeto - A trickster whose video links cannot be trusted
- Cowgirlcurtis - First member and Queen of The Diamond Club; also a Shy Lady of Chatrealm
- Horseboy - A boy with a horse head...and your god!
- Kuhan - Everything that goes wrong is ultimately his fault. He has disappeared lately.
- Leo - King of the Internet and the founder of TWiT
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. These are the source for a number of topics that are still' referenced to this day!
- #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.
- #160 World Tyranny 2013- Brian and Justin show you all of the hottest gadgets from CES and then they take a look at the intellectually stimulating debate between Piers Morgan and Alex Jones.
Why is everybody laughing?
Are you confused why a short phrase makes all of chatrealm laugh to tears? Check out our lists of
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
- NSFWshow.com (Always displays the correct video feed and chat for every NSFW)
- TWiT Live (NSFW is in #unfiltered chat; all other shows are in #twitlive)
- Scam School Live
During Downtime
- NSFW Aftershows and other goodies on YouTube
- Tinychat video chat
- The CluBBhouse forums
- Chatrealm site IRC chat
- Minecraft