Inside the mind of Jason Blundell: An in-depth interview 

he's so chill with his fans. There is so much more to him than one would expect. When Jason said they would Peter McCain me I lost it

Blundy B. What a legend. Reed. What a beautiful man.

"activision always ruining the fun" ** gun gets aimed at his head behind the camera** "I Joke"

Phenomenal interview... makes mine look like trash Reed. 😂

Came back here after the rumors that Jason got fired. This is my favorite Blundell interview by far, we didn’t deserve this amazing man.

Best interview yet. Honestly, you were the only one who actually interviewed Jason. You asked well thought out questions and got interesting answers from Jason. Great work!

"Peter McCain me out to the parking lot" LMAO

Been wiating for this.

You handled this extremely well! Very professional! Good for you Reed for having the opportunity of a lifetime interviewing this god/meme like man

By far the best and most professionally done interview with Jason Blundell of those we've seen recently. This one actually FELT like an interview. Great job!!

Reed you got some big balls asking some of those questions and fair play to Jason for not avoiding some of them ones such as bone steps

"didn't toutch samantha in that way." Good job Jason, good job.

Oh my God this is so great you know as soon as you said "Hello, Jason." He knew it was about to go down. haha Keep it up Reed.

He's such a personality he just seems so happy with everything he does in Treyarch and u can tell he really cares. Amazing video Reed ❤❤

Aw man Jason’s face when Reed says how beautiful the maps look.. No matter what the future holds for this game mode I’m so grateful for how incredible this mode has been for so long. Not played it for years but coming back always feels really special

Probably the best interview yet. Good job!

Amazing....just absolutely amazing.This is why i love Blundell and zombies as a whole. Doing all of that experimenting and truly caring about mixing it up and just trying things is why everyone can say "this is my favorite zombie map" and everyone is different. Jason is an absolute maestro crafting all of these things and thanks to this chronicles release and all of the interviews and everything im fully appreciating it and am more thankful than ever.

“I want zombies to be an experiment, not just a production mill” Its sad to see that this quote rings more true than ever considering the current state of zombies. It really has strayed so far from Jason’s vision that really made zombies what it’s known for.

"I wanted to wrap up with a couple questions." *Only halfway through the video*

You're the only one who actually asks the questions I want to know... Thank you!

This was fantastic, probably my favorite out of all the interviews with him. Blundell just seems like a super nice, genuine guy who honestly loves what he's doing, the story he's created/continued and the community he's fostered.

It's so sad looking back on this now and Jason Blundell has suddenly disappeared from zombies entirely.

30:34 "I'm looking for a Zombies community that I can continue to - hopefully (knocks on wood) - grow and encourage and move along". Listening to this years later, and seeing how Jason has left the studio, makes me sad :/

This is my 4th time watching this video in the last 3yrs, I miss these days so much . We miss Jason Blundell

I got chills from Black ops one campaign when I saw takeo's confrontation with himself. I got memories immediately of reznov telling Mason to not trust ur government. fight for what u think is right

Just finished the interview, simply amazing. seeing you face light up when Jason would talk, i could feel the love you have for the game near bursting though my screen. Amazing Reed!

Hearing him talk about not wanting zombies to turn into the production mill is honestly sad to me because that's exactly what happened to the mode once he left. In Cold War, Outbreak, Onslaught, and 2 of the traditional maps were all direct rips from multiplayer/campaign. Vanguard is even worse, not a single new zombies-specific area in the entire game. It's just Shi No Numa and a bunch of reskinned maps from multiplayer. Perhaps he saw the writing on the wall when the zombies team was gutted in BO4 and that's why he left.

I just realized this basically confirms that our characters are absolutely coming back in the next game. The story is no where near finished. The paradox must be resolved.

“I’ve seen zombies as a continual experimentation, I don’t want it to turn into a production mill” - Jason Blundell It’s sad because that’s kind of what happened in Bo4. Reusing old maps on a deadline just so Activision can make money off of the games mode. Which is what led to Zombies’ downfall

Reed, you had a big impact on my teenage years. there is a reason why you stood out to me in 2010 (subscribed on a different account). you were so well spoken and explained things in greater detail. I was hooked when you started putting out your zombie storyline vids. i was upset at the time that you weren't getting as much recognition for your vids compared to other youtubers. On one note, I do wish you would bring back your OG intro for one video, but it's unlikely that will happen lol. Dude since middle school, I have been watching your vids and now I'm in college, so I can't keep up with everything you put out. From your face reveal, custom zombies, making your own posters, and GETTING AN INTERVIEW WITH BLUNDELL, you're definitely getting the attention you deserve. Glad your channel is growing and keep grinding!

Jason is a mad scientist it seems. I like him more now.

Phenomenal interview. It's not often that we get to hear Jason talk about character development or narrative.

This was amazing Reed the music made the interview so much better and I love the structure of the interview good work.

Honestly would love to meet him cuz he's seem to be like such a chill dude, but what is this background music lol

Out of all the interviews that the youtubers did during this visit to Treyarch, this seems to be the best one so far. I sometimes think I'm subscribed to too many Zombie RU-vidrs, but you've sold me Reed.

What I love about this interview is how deep you dive into the story telling aspects behind everything. Really puts things in a good light for Jason. Awesome video Rad!

Reed, You’re a great interviewer. This is so professional, and sounds more like 2 friends having a conversation, rather than just a “Pass” every question type of interrogation. Your passion, and your content, and your general personality is the absolute best. Please don’t stop making videos even after zombies is over, which seems impending. I’ll have no other reason to be on RU-vid haha 🤣

Take a shot everytime Reed says "Of course", and when Blundell pulls down that sleeve.

rip he didn't answer the keeper visiting Samantha

I missed this video when it was new, but it's still done very well. Nice to see a RU-vidr actually conduct an interview with notes fully ready, not pushing to get to the next question and the notes and questions are READY. No offense to anyone else I've seen but you were well prepared Reed. Also, can we seriously acknowledge what an MVP Blundell is for all of us. A true gaming and "nerd culture" fan. Get mad at some of the maps or EE steps but the guy is passionate. Love seeing a top guy for a game studio still get excited about his work.

Loving the content you've been putting out recently. Been waiting for this video especially though!

WOW just WOW awesome interview Reed! And that intro LOL.

Thank you for such an amazing snapshot of Jason once again, and for your questions with him. I appreciate your videos so much Reed, and I wish you the best of luck with RU-vid, throughout the platform's struggles. I know this may be a random video, or time / space to be leaving this comment, although I really want to let you know how much all of your time, effort, work, creativity, ideas, and especially mindset is appreciated by myself, and many others as well. I truly believe you are an extremely underrated RU-vidr, and deserve much more. I know with each passing day, gaining more followers makes it hard to read, and comment back to everyone, however, I believe commenting back to subscribers is one of the most engaging, and successful things you can, and HAVE done for a long long time now. I had made a statement previously on my other channel (linked to my phone) on your video clipping throughout Origins about the color of the zombie's eye in the box... (comment left by Stan Man) and just the simple response you left back really means so much to me personally. I try to do the same thing on my channel where I post videos (TheShroom99) but I'm much smaller. To me, receiving a comment from such a substantially larger channel, and being recognized in your streams consistently really resonates with me, and I hope to continue to watch you succeed everyday! (throughout EE4C I was trying to leave the most accurate times for EE completion, and you used my times in each egg solved) If you are ever planning a meet up, I hope I can attend because you are my absolute favorite RU-vidr. I'm sorry for this extended comment, and at this point probably taking up lots of time, but I hope you enjoy seeing what I think is a very nice piece of feedback coming from years of hard work on the platform. I think I speak for each subscriber when I say, please Reed, keep up the hard work, I support you, and your endeavors, and wish to continue to watch you succeed! From, your very committed and satisfied fan Dan

I really love how thought out this interview is, from both sides. And you topped it off with amazing music in the background that I'm absolutely going to obsess over after watching this.

This is by far the best interview with him I've ever seen. Amazing job Reed!

I've loved ZNS since day 1...

Great interview, Reed! Good call asking about stuff from the dev point of view. I think we got more intel than he would have normally given, even if it's in vague development terms ;)

It's crazy how many times Jason said they shouldn't do things that are in Cold War

Jc's interview was awesome, and as a player since Kino Der Toten, I share pretty much every opinion you have, and I like to believe I have a very open-minded opinion. The way you are very upfront and commanding in the way you ask questions is very entertaining, and this interview was the best by FAR. I liked every question you asked, and of course there were questions myself and others wanted to see, but then again, would *we* have thought of those questions in the 5-15 minutes given to you guys for the interview? Probably not. That goes along with the open-minded and trust needed in a game/stroryline like this. Revelations was a little bit of a disappointment, and now that we have DLC 5 it seems like even more so, but maybe that was the point. I believe that even though tall the promotions said it was the end, I honestly knew it wasn't, and Revelations isn't meant to be the grandest spectacle conceived for this long-beloved game. Everything builds up to something, in every aspect of life. And I literally cannot fucking wait until the next game comes out. Now what sucks about looking back on this is that you probably won't respond to this because of my username which I completely understand. I thought it was funny but now it isn't cause only in rare situations do creators respond, and I completely don't demand you do. Honestly I just want you to read it, and I don't want recognition. I share a passion for this game that pretty much no one I know except people on this site and Blundell, etc... SO much time spent on this game and to think that the storyline probably won't be done within the next two seasons. UGH I just hope you read this my main man Reed, and sorry for the expletive name.

Best interview out of every zombies RU-vidr who got the chance to interview him. Great work Reed your the best!

Man watching this after BO4 and the last few years is shocking and heartbreaking.

Great interview. Every question seemed well thought out and worthwhile and we were able to kind of see inside Jason's head and thinking more. I feel like this video kind of gives us a better understanding of why Jason b and 3arch do some of the things that they do in zombies. I hope to see u interview him again some day lol this fr was great dude

So happy you got this opportunity, great things to come!

I honestly love Jason. He has such passion for his story and he's not afraid to go the risky route. He listens to feedback and to the community and he honestly cares. I also love how laid back and easygoing he is with everyone too. Also these are really good questions that Reed has asked, great interview imo

best interview that I have watched in a long time. very professional and very interesting questions that I never thought about and I am huge in the zombies storyline and loved every minute of it, thank you

Wonderful interview! Love the dialogue between the 2 of you. Really shows the passion of the both of you

I was getting so excited towards the end haha. Great interview

really great interview it was great just seeing you both have a conversation

congratulations on meeting Jason Blundell. Your Intel on zombies constantly makes me nerd out and I get excited nerding out with my favorite youtuber. keep doing what you do.

and then black ops 4 came out... I feel like most of what Jason says here all disappeared in bo4 zombies. Not sure if it's lack of time and polish or just lazyness but it's pretty sad to see that they couldn't create the vision they had for zombies in bo4.

God I wish I had someone just to talk about zombies face to face with irl like Jason

this is one of the best Jason interview I have ever seen. and the background music is amazing

Amazing interview man! Best Blundell interview by far! Well done!

This is probably the best Jason interview I've ever seen. Love your personalty reed

What a brilliant man. It's amazing to see someone put such care and thought into this series. Thanks for the great interview Reed, it's helped answer some of my nerdiest questions!

Reed! Your awesome! It's unreal how amazing this interview is to listen to. You picked such wonderful questions!

This is the best interview yet, your channel needs to get bigger!!

Your so professional reed great job finally someone who asked him proper questions and not just basic questions that everyone has asked also you brought the best out Jason you made him feel comfortable and made him answer everything with ease 👍🏽

This was such a well thought out interview, I can't can't wait to see more content on this channel :)

Do you think that the lyrics of the easter egg songs could have anything to do with the story or plot? I mean, no one has ever looked into it that much. It is worth a shot.

Love ya so much Reed! You are the one who got me to play zombies! After BO3 released I decided I would start watching vids about it and got so interested in the story, because of your videos. BO2 origins got me so into it. Thank you so much for what you've done

That was an amazing interview Reed! Great questions! I just love Jason and I can listen to him for hours on.

I love Zet, I've never understood the hate for it.

Great interview. Very professional and interesting. Thank you for this

You are my go to zombies youtuber man. Keep up the good work. (:

Reed awesome interview my guy, questions were great

Listening to this and playing ZC, your upload times are perfect!

Another awesome video man !!! Keep up the great work

The most pure and amazing interview U guys were both so passionate I love it

I've been waiting for this one! Lol I was looking at you towards the end to see if I could catch a glimpse of when you were looking at the Treyarch girl telling you time to wrap it up

Okay rad..first off, great! Interview! Really professional, on point, perfect! Second, I think you should make a video about blundells point of this dlc being a "love letter" to the zombies community and put the comments from this video and all of the positivity in the video... this has to be one of the most positive zombie community channel/thread ever! Keep up the good work rad me dad :P

I seriously love this interview Reed you handled it like a professional. Hands down my favorite zombies RU-vidr! Keep up the phenomenal work!

Some of the best questions I've seen from all of the interviews! Thank you for being so prepared, unlike some people...I'm looking at you, @TheSmithPlays.

This was so worth the wait, I can't wait to see what's in store for zombies.

I just want to say that you are the reason I stick with this community, you show so much passion to figure out the story and it keeps me interested , thanks for all the great vids you post (:

On the topic of Zet, after the egg was done, there was still more to do, and learn. I found that great!

so professional. just look at that diligent note-taking

There's a reason why I fell in love with zombies. It wasn't just the gameplay, it's the massive story just MASSIVE story. The mystery the contemplation of different options of how the story could go. I mean we just found out who the bald guy is in Ascension (Gersch) and who the Pentagon thief is (Yuri). This story has some of my favorite genres in fact; historical fiction, science fiction, and a bit of fantasy. The way Jimmy and Jason formed this awesome story off of just a side mode is incredible. The locations the characters THE MANY CHARACTERS I MIGHT ADD, is amazing! I just gotta say thank you to them.

its awesome to hear what he has to say about the maps and how close he is with the zombies community

With a notepad and pen, you know that this is going to be an extremely serious interview with *hard* questions. Jokes aside, this was a great interview Reed, i loved it :)

Really great interview with tough thoughtful questions!

Hey Reed great video, anyway what I've been wanting to know for a while and maybe you could help me with this in black ops 3 before you get into a zombies game your character that you last played as appears sitting in a forest with a bunch of zombies in the background and when you end a zombies match the camera sort of scrolls through that same forest what significance does that have is that zombies related or a nod to campaign with the frozen forest thanks. you're still my favorite zombies youtuber

awesome interview, rad. It's like you asked the questions I always wanted to ask him.

Great interview reed so glad you got this opportunity love the content keep it up reed

By far the best interview ive seen with blundell

Great interview.

i love the effort blundel puts into the game you can tell the entire team is driven by passion

Best Blundell interview yet. Amazing job!

this is a good example on why your so respected on places like Reddit. such a great interview. you're one of the most genuine RU-vidrs who isn't gonna be fake for a larger audience. love you dude

What a great interview.