Sorry you've had a rough year of it so far, Chris! I feel all the more grateful that you've made time to hang out every week :) Welcome back and see you Friday!
Thanks Varsha. My little reading family has been the best bit of the past few months. Love your company and being able to share many laughs and discussions, without having to take life too seriously. I appreciate you. Speak to you soon :)
Cheers Jose. Was looking at getting something sorted for next summer for the family in and around your part of the world. :) I hear sunshine is good for the endorphins. I hope you're keeping well and enjoying the summer.
Great to see you back Chris! Glad you were able to reset, and just make what makes you happy. If having two channels helps you with that, that’s great.
Hi Erin. Thanks for the message. Missing your company over the last while :) I know how busy and crazy life can be, but I hope you are keeping well. :)
You're back!! Honestly, overwork+depression is just a beast. I'm sorry you went through that D: I hope you're doing better now. Also, if two channels help, that's better! Take it easy, Chris!
Thank you Livia. I'm not sure two channels is in anyones recommended tips for dealing with anxiety but its brought a little fun and spark of creativity back if nothign else :) Looking forward to the next couple of readalongs. I hope you are having a wonderful July and thank you for the comment.
@@chrismohan Yeah, I know what you mean... but at the end of the day, what works for you may not work for someone else! Happy to chat if you ever need it. Cheers!
Thanks Ben, lots of ideas swirling around my head for what I want to talk about. I really appreciate the message and I hope you are having a great July. Speak soon all being well :)
Welcome back Chris, sorry to hear you've been unwell. I've been through similar breaks on my channel. Life can sometimes get in the way of things, and occasionally actively discourage you from doing things like this. I appreciate the honesty, try not to beat yourself up for not posting too - as your wellbeing is more important. Looking forward to seeing some new content from you! Adapting to different style and niches within your channels and RU-vid is a challenge. Make the content you want to make, and the second channel gives you a little more freedom. Looking forward to your new stuff! Bit cheeky of me here, but if you'd be up for a collab or discussion on films or collecting give me a shout!
Thanks Sam. I really appreciate the message and you still being around. I've always been a fan of anything you could find the time and energy to put into. Would love to do a collab of some sort - we have a lot of common ground so I'm sure we can find something interesting to dive into! If you've any pet projects you'd love to dive into give me a shout and we'll get something sorted. Hope you're keeping well and we''ll speak soon :)
Drew! Thanks for the message mate. Missing your company, thoughts and the pictures of your cooking. I hope you're keeping well and having a wonderful July!
Delighted to see you back, Chris! I am sorry to hear that the past few month have been rough, but I am glad you seem to be slowly improving! I have subbed to the book channel, that is more my kind of vibe haha. Wishing you all the best ;)
Thanks Esmay. I really appreciate the message. I hope you're enjoying the start of the summer months and keeping them filled with lots of joy and great reads :)
Great to see you back. Life can just hit you off the road and have you lying in the grass bleeding for a while. It happened to me in 2017 and 2018 and 2022. Do what you want to do sir and we'll be watching regardless because you are an authentic voice in the Blutube community. Take care on your new journey.
Cheers mate. You can tell that you are a poet at heart. I even found some solace in Mr Cohen over the break so I have to thank you for that push. Looking forward to catching up and finding a hole in my bank balance in the near future lol
Hey, Chris. Welcome back. Glad to hear you have been taking some time for yourself and finding some different coping mechanisms. The glasses look good. I hope you continue to feel healthier and happier. Take good care of yourself. As for going to the cinema by oneself haha, that’s the story of my life
Hey Neil. Thanks for the message. I have to admit the glasses are really growing on me. I've even managed not to forget them as much recently. I have plenty of great videos to catch up from yourself, which is always a treat. This solo cinema club should be a secret society or something ... I hope you're keeping well :)
Chris, wow, I completely understand a lot of where you've been. I've been there too and had to take personal breaks. I've also found it tough to focus on my love of film, and when I'm watching a lot of films, that's a good indication that things are going well. Also I was pleasantly surprised to watch this video and hear nice words about us, but those reflect right back onto you. Have loved getting to know you a little bit through film and excited that will continue. As for the UK and sun, I can personally vouch that I've been in the UK 2 days when the sun actually came out.
Thanks Aaron. You / we have something special going and I'm looking forward to getting involved more over the coming months. The upcoming journeys are a lot of fun. I may even take a few pictures, whenever we get that much talked about sunshine I hear so much about! Keep on being awesome :)
Welcome back, Chris! I'm looking forward to your upcoming videos, and I also subbed to your new booktube channel as I like to follow both film and book content from you and in general. I've thought about making a second channel many times, but I've decided to stick to having one channel for all of my hobbies which might not to be good for the subscriber count, but like you I'm fine with having a weird small channel haha. All the best, hopefully the second half of this year will be better for you.
Cheers buddy. I've so much to catch up on and I love the new direction you've been going in. Like you say, going into the niche of the niche may never win a popularity contest but it means you connect with so many awesome likeminded people :) Hope your July is going well and I'll look forward to catching up with you soon. I really appreciate the message
Hey Chris, I'm so glad to see you back, I've really missed your videos! So sorry to hear you've been unwell, and hope you are very much getting better and doing better. I actually went through some similar things last year with work, and being forced to take quite a prolonged leave for my health. I also found enourmous solace in going to the cinema on my own as it happens, which as you say helps you to get out of the house, but also provides some wonderful escapes and experiences. Thank goodness for cinemas! If you decide to make any videos on the experiences, I look foward to watching them. Really looking forward to seeing what you have in store on the channel going forward as well. I think it's so important to be talking about things that excite you, and making videos that you are having fun making, and importantly at your own pace, as youtube can make that tough after a while as it starts to push you down certain avenues. Hope you find a new lease of life with making the videos that you want to make, and I for one can't wait to watch them! Once again, delighted to see you back!
Cheers mate. I really appreciate the message. It's funny. When I was going to the cinema on a Tuesday afternoon etc I was often reminded of your instagram posts in Curson and can only think of the multitude of cinema experiences I may have missed out on over that period if I didn't embrace it. Extremely underrated. I've enjoyed so many of your videos recently. Love the stride you've hit and the mix you've found. They are always so thoughtful and provoke good analysis in me. I need to get round to commenting and hope Rebecca found you well :) Hope to catch up soon :)
Good to see you back Chris. I love your film and book reviews so will be subscribing to both channels please. and as @SteveTalksBooks says, you are far from a bad friend, at least in my experience.
Thanks Alex. You've been a real source of comfort for me over the past year and getting to know you has been one of the real bright spots in that period. Looking forward to catching up soon. I hear there's a hangout this weekend... :D
You helped me as much as I helped you @@chrismohan There is indeed a hangout this weekend. I am looking forward it as I missed the last one. CITEF is also finished first draft and I am part way through editing. Would you like to read the rest of it?
Hello 👋 This video popped up on my feed, somehow YT algorithm did its work instead of not bothering 🤣 Sorry to hear its been tough, please do take good care of yourself. "All opinions even if they are wrong are welcome" I feel seen 🤭 Take care and happy watching 👋
Cheers Peter. I can't tell you how much I've appreciated you checking in and your support. Great to see a whole list of videos appear in my sub box this week from yourself. I've even watched some of the movies you're discussing! :)
Hey mate, good to see you back. Sorry for not reaching out but I have been thinking about you recenlty just been to wrapped up with work etc. Great to see you are keen to do content etc. If you want to chat or work on anything together give me a shout. Also, Dune 2 is amazing.
Hey Ali. You've reached out plenty over the long run my friend and I appreciate you massively. Dune 2 on IMAX was almost a religious experience. Something really special. We'll put our heads together over the next while and see what we come up with. Hope you can transition into some quality relaxing time over the next while. Speak soon :)
😮 There he is! You just popped back up in my Subscriptions! I watch them chronologically, scrolled back to where I left off, and there you were. I’m more a 📖 guy than a 🎥 guy - but I did spend the last few years of my cinema-going life going solo, but eventually that petered out too - so I’ll see you over on the new channel 👍
Hey Tufty! That's the spirit and part of the reason I decided to split things up. I'm going to try to make a concerted effort to do both but will definitely go with the flow on how life is treating me rather than putting any promises I can't keep lol. I hope you're well my friend :)
Going to the cinema by yourself is a great way to unwind. Glad to see you back in my feed, and I would disagree that you're a bad friend. It's the opposite.
Thanks Steve. I don't know what I would have done without our little group over the past 6 months. The Friday nights etc have become a burst of enjoyment into every week. I am massively thankful to you all and look forward to continuing on :)
