I would never say your content strategy was shit…. “Your rollout was shit. Your promos were shit. Your monetization plan was shit. Your editing was shit. Your content strategy was shit…”
@@iaiahaja922 not even, if anything more content of Q explaining herself and giving the viewers a chance to know and understand Q on the show got cut because of it. I’ve seen both cuts Bc I have the membership
It is kind of a cruel joke that the two girls who got the edit on the show of wanting to be appreciated more were the two on the first episode that got clipped down to the point of being unwatchable.
This is virtually unwatchable! The jumpcuts are atrocious! The editing is ridiculous. Have you learned nothing from season 15 and cutting down the episode length? NOT THIS!!!
Long time viewer, first time commenter. I don't understand why you would implement this shortened-version change at the very end of the season when all the other viewing parties for the S16 queens were full version. Just really poor judgement and decision-making in my opinion. Q getting singled out and the average viewer not getting to know her to the extent we got to know the other queens feels unfair to her, regardless of the financial factor involved.
I'm not even mad they are trying to make some extra coins go off, but this edit is a slap in the faced to every person who has watched for years, came to see the viewing party, being patron, interacting with socials, watching every week religiously. A girl once said "remember the people who got you where you are". Greed is a ugly color in Chicago.
I am a long time viewver. I understand we all need to pay our bills but this is not the way to do it. Not everybody can afford to pay. This shows was making people happy and laughs. You just lost all of that.
@@samsamtherisingnot all viewers live in the US or Western Europe and even have an option to pay on RU-vid... it was a shitty move, no way around it... as for me, I'm already paying for RU-vid Premium, I'm not suddenly paying extra for something that has been free all these years, not gonna happen...
@@VladdyDaddy1234 doesnt change the facts that u get free shit and still complain - only cause you've been given even more free shit before. the entitlement. nobodys forcing u its a damn business
@@samsamtherising it’s not about the money, it was their strategy. They literally did this out of nowhere with no warning. You make us wait til Monday just to play us with this piece of sh!t editing job basically trying to force people to subscribe. Not okay. Had they warned us it would have gone a lot differently and I would have subscribed. It was shady and I don’t like feeling forced. It was shady AF.
@@theymi exactly, it’s a business and this is not how you treat your customers. You deliver free content for how long and then suddenly without any warning cut it down to this piece of sh!t edit job? No. This is not it. First of all, you make an announcement so people know what to expect. Had I known, I would have subscribed to catch the live showing. Instead, I follow their new rule, wait until Monday just to get played and have no choice but to subscribe without warning? That is not how you run a business. You give people an opportunity to make a decision for themselves. You don’t do shi!t like this without warning. It’s just not a smart implementation strategy.
I laughed a little harder when I first read this saying “you’re only getting a hair of the story” thinking you were throwing shade towards the short edit… well damn 😅
Okay I'm no professional editor, but hard cutting off audience laughter and before the guests are even finished talking......the level of unprofessionalism
I feel it’s a spit in our face to do this after we waited. Especially with the fact that there’s only two episodes left of the season. And no. Guarantee you’ll do it for enough for us to pay $2 a month. Yes, it’s two dollars. But you also get ad revenue, money for views not to mention the money you get from people being there. So why do this to people who helped build you up to be able to do this…
VIP here, it’s kinda gross to paywall something that brings so much joy to all around the world. There are gay people world wide who love drag race and it is their only community, and to edit down the video so it is unwatchable is kinda messed up. It’s honestly just bad business sense too; make a free product cost money, and then force viewers to either pay or stop watching. Roscoe makes it clear that it’s just like any other work place, all about the money. “We’re a family here at Roscoe’s” Run away very fast, Kara, kuz they’re lying They are stifling you with the promise of being seen by producers, you are a star
I live pay check to paycheck and I can’t afford to subscribe to everything, seems like everyone wants just a couple dollars to view something but that shit adds up, I had no issue waiting till Monday, it sucked but I adjusted, now you wanna edited it down to nothing? What a disservice to Q and Lousey on their episode too. Unsubscribing
No ones asking you to “subscribe to everything” and if you can’t afford a measly $2 a month then you’re not living “pay check to paycheck”, you’re in-debt gurl 😒
like seriously... the quality of these videos is on a "person in the back row records the show on their phone" level. and you want to collect money for it?
I wish y’all the best. I been watching roscoes since even before T-Rex changed her name and then y’all took over but this new management is all about their coin and not really wanting to contribute to the art of drag. Everything has to be monetized and sadly i don’t like this is going. thank you roscoes and queens for a good time. It was fun while it lasted. Now time to move on
Wow this was one of the dumbest things you have ever done. You seriously cannot expect that you offer something, take it away and put it behind a paywall. Instead of being smart you decided to be greedy. Thanks for scaring away long term fans!
Tbh this is truly insane. And this is coming from someone who willingly pays to go to the viewing parties to watch them live quite often. Paywall, really?
Unsubscribed. Not even waiting the full weekend gets us a full episode, especially those who work Fridays and can’t make it to the viewing party in person all the time
Remember how yall reacted to VH1 shortening Drag Race for Real Friends of Weho? and how you refuse to even mention the show as a protest? Thats how we're feeling right now.
same, this was the first thing i'd watch saturday morning, i barely watch this season tho, the paywall and now this edit, yall make enough money with them chicken tenders, the subscription won't boost that much i think
It's because of copyright. They can't show the episode playing. That's why it cuts each time the show comes back. I don't have VIP, but nobody will see the full video. But they deff cut some stuff of them talking between that. Wonder why...
If you’ve been watching for years and have been enjoying them, FOR FREE, for years…..why wouldn’t you want to support them for the measley cost of the subscription? What a weird take.
A wise queen once said: "Ugh Jesus, Gross!" Not enough people joined the paid account so you decide to do this in order to make us pay for it? I get it, it's only 1.99$ a month but still, some of us can't afford that. Not cool.
Or some of us arent in territories that allow them too. Or some people genuinely dont want to subscribe to another service. Its pretty annoying having five different subscriptions to keep track of.
I get it we all need the coin, but maybe a little warning like, “hey we will be doing this starting such and such date.” Also maybe not in the middle of a season… wait until one ends then start new format with new season? Idk seems like common sense and would reduce outrage.
Y'all, if you're pissed at Matt for stealing your content, the solution is not to cut your OWN content so his views go up???? That's backwards??? Now if we missed something we'll HAVE to check his channel to learn?
the viewing party wouldn’t be half as successful as it is now without us watching on here… and already having to wait a few extra days and now this… c’mon money hungry🥴
Shame on y'all for making us pay it's really disgusting. I used to be so excited knowing I could chill watching Roscoe's but now I'm only getting half of it
Roscoes if this is the format moving forward just stop sharing it on RU-vid. Stop making them, but don’t basically cut us off the episode before the finale… just start season 17 as a members only experience. I try to get tickets to this every single time, it’s sold out in seconds, the site crashes. We want to support and the venue can’t handle the volume so we watch online. But I’m not going to pay for RU-vid, pay for each channel, pay for streaming, pay pay pay. I’m outta money. I’m paycheck to paycheck my damn self and still support my local queens. But gah damn…😂 Q doesn’t deserve such a crappy video and edits where we don’t hear all of what she says…
So many queer people are struggling to make ends meet. I can’t afford $2 for something so non-essential. But they’re gunna lose so much ad revenue from others in a similar boat.
Hey VIP member here. You got your point across earlier this year when you created this VIP membership and while not at ease with this mindset I complied because you know ..."support" (and I pay my avocados way too much already so what the hell) But this is just not it guys. I'm glad you found your niche, but this is blindsided and just shitting on everybody who supported you, free of charge or not. "Out of respect" for my fellow free watchers (and for myself), I won't pay you a cent any more.
For years, this viewing party has been a part of my routine to de-stress and laugh after a long day. The new editing makes the watching experience less-than desirable since the segments lack continuity and make me feel like I’m not getting any substance from their conversation -Why are we gatekeeping drag? If you want to have your own pay-per-view network (in addition to RU-vid monetization), power to the queens-I’m all for it, but this new, choppy format is not the answer. Looking forward to see how y’all decide to move forward-much love
This viewing was a massive fail Roscoe’s. Please go back to live unedited uploads. This method will surely drive your online audience away if people haven’t already started unsubscribing to the VIP. 😢
wtf girl VIP subscription isnt even available in a lot of countries and that doesnt mean that im gonna sell my liver just to move to the states and pay for the VIP, the fuck?
VIP member here! The problem with members only videos is that RU-vid Premium members are unable to download videos onto our phones, nor can we stream them with the phone on standby mode which is how I like to enjoy long form interviews like your wonderful viewing parties. Nonetheless, I look forward to Mondays when the videos become public access, so that I can finally download them and enjoy them in audio for while on the move. By releasing this edited form to the public and retaining the full video behind the paywall, I am no longer able to enjoy them this way, which gives me even less value for the subscription fee that I am glad to pay you guys. I hope you will rethink the policy or at least find a solution techwise. Thank you.
i'm sorry but why can't paywalls just be happy with the people who are paying? yes it's just two dollars but a lot of us don't have the two dollars to allocate to this specifically. really gross roscoes.
Y'all not only charging a subscription fee but cutting these free videos is very bold when other viewing parties with the girls can start airing their parties for FREE
Y’all keep on complaining about the way RPDR is being edited to only end up doing the same thing. You keep on telling the people from RPDR that it’s the drag queens and fans themselves that keep them in business, only to screw over these same people. If you really want some money, keep the VIP as it was, release every episode also in a podcast version on Spotify or RU-vid, but mama, stop with this editing bs. Your guests and fans deserve better.
this sucks… I know it’s only 1.99 but that stuff adds up and Roscoe’s is already making so much money from the views and the tickets to see these live… like it was fine to make people wait till Monday but idk cutting the episodes short is disappointing.
I already paid my 3 dollars to watch the episode not gonna waste another 2 for an extra 30min for a VIEWING party. Not y’all trying to nickel and dime your audience towards the end of the season. Can’t believe I waited for Monday to roll around for this. Despicable.
Roscoe’s, stop being greedy. Some people can’t afford $2. They already have a hard time paying for other bills & groceries & now yall wanna do this after giving it to people for free?? Yall already get paid with tickets & the food yall sell at the event. Do better yall. Yall are going to lose so many people & supporters. Just saying.
Gurl i thought my internet was glitching with all these crazy edits 💀 Unfortunately I am unsubscribing. I know it's only $2, but its moreso the commodification of individual platforms that i have issue with. I already pay youtube to have no ads. I cant start paying every individual youtuber money on top of that just to see the whole video. Don't yall get ad revenue based on views?
This is so strange that they waited all the way till the end of the season to abruptly start doing this. Welp it's been fun. Poor Q gets chopped from top four and now even Roscoe's is chopping her episode in half.
I can’t help but to think about all the kids who this is there only introduction or way to experience gay culture and drag growing up in a homophobic and a city where gay ppl was forbidden I know the feeling of grasping on to any Little thing that connected me to my community and roscoes was the main place I could go to or watch to feel connected … Not everyone can afford it , have access to cards to pay and more importantly not everyone’s parents will pay the money got them to experience it … I really hope the loss of support , subscribers and fans will make you rethink and try a better experience for everyone
