r/ContraPoints • u/AltWorlder • 1d ago

Contrapoints Coffee Table Book

In these, the end times, I find myself frantically taking inventory of all the media I love but do not, and cannot, own.

I have most of my favorite books and movies and video games. But what about my favorite podcast: Comedy Bang Bang? What about my favorite flash cartoon from the early 2000s: Homestar Runner?

And what about my favorite YouTuber: Contrapoints?

I’m sure I’m the ten millionth person to bring this up, but I would sincerely LOVE a collection of her video scripts in some bound volume. She could even do some notes in the margins, like those collections of Far Side cartoons where Gary Larson would reflect on certain jokes he no longer liked or whatever. She could reflect on certain aspects of her scripts that she’s changed her mind on, or wishes could rephrase, or whatevs.

Natalie Wynn is THE philosopher of our times, gorge, and the more our government cracks down on media, the more I worry about electronic, hosted media disappearing.

TLDR: I like book. Please make book. Ty

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u/xmashatstand 1d ago

I mean, it’s certainly an interesting idea, I don’t see these not selling like hots cakes 🤷🏼

I would buy the heck out of one (or all) of these….

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u/ObsessiveDeleter 1d ago

Book collectors unite and pressure people to release content so we can pay them!!

For me, I want the multi-genre opus that would be Natalie's debut album, but I would part with my money very readily for a Contrapoints book

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u/WondyBorger 17h ago

I was skeptical while opening but halfway through the post I was fully on board. It would be cool af to have a physical volume to have that people could leaf through while visiting, as an alternate entry point to me sending them a 2 hour video!

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u/DiminishingRetvrns 17h ago

I've thought the same thing, though I think the project would need some serious adaptation to really work in a print medium. So much of the videos rely on visual cues or techniques from visual media that wouldn't translate well to essay form, such as cutaway gags.

At the same time, knowing her output if she committed to doing a project like this we wouldn't see another video for a looooooong time unless she worked through a publisher.

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u/yalamayu 16h ago

In the meantime, she has transcripts on her website. Save them while you can?