#Andrew Ilnyckyj

[wearewatcher]

BREAKING: Andrew Ilnyckyj and Adam Bianchi join Watcher! The trio will produce and star in a brand new food show. "We picked up where we left off with Worth It, but we’re also making something completely new," Andrew shared.

More info to come this Friday with other major announcements.

[virfujiwara]

Here they are!! The series of drawings I've been working on for months!

Now, trying to sum them up in a few words (in a reblog) is gonna be impossible because I can (and sometimes do) talk about each of them for hours on end. All you need to know tbh is that more than half of them have mommy issues and dog motifs. They all have something about their names, in a way, and they're in my brain 24/7

[sooodonewiththis]

Okay but imagine being Andrew and Adam.

You join your old colleges in their successful new company. You are going to be filming your old show again with Steven!

And then a week later the company goes on and shoots itself in the foot

[suetrim]

Buzzfeed fr probably crying in the corner after the announcement

All my favorite boys back in one place, can’t wait to see what they cook up at watcher

[monsteraficionado]

The wait was worth it!

Travel Season, premiering May 31st on watchertv.com

[demonproofboi]

S: It's not just about eating, it's about the experience! A: That's how the best memories are made.

[toomanywatchers]

[waywardmillennial]

Some thoughts on Steven's new show, and the hate that's been directed at him lately

spoiler alert: the tl;dr is that people's assumptions about the new food show being expensive meals aren't in the trailer and I'm happily subscribed to Watcher TV now!

One of the most awful things about this announcement has been seeing people attacking Steven specifically, and making a lot of assumptions about him. I (probably unwisely) spent a couple hours in the yt comment section and found things like this:

And then I saw this tumblr comment that do a wtf face irl:

Keith's new eating show is at Michelin star restaurants... to call that relatable and Steven not? Honey, that's either racism or some implicit bias you need to examine (I watch some TG content, it's fine to like Keith, but damn this take isn't it y'all)

But my main point is: No one said Steven and Andrew are going to be having expensive meals on the new show.

(yeah, remember Andrew is on the show too? but all hate is directed at Steven? isn't that interesting...)

That was Buzzfeed. This is Watcher. They aren't going to repeat themselves. Also, Worth It was about showing food across ALL price points, especially in later seasons once they had a more stable platform at BF. It was about giving chefs across cultures (especially Asian communities) a voice.

I re-watched the teaser for Travel Season, and I also signed up for Watcher TV (it was about $3.50/month with the annual discount promo) and I watched the full trailer for Travel Season. Guess what wasn't mentioned? Food at expensive price points.

Travel Season is going to be six episodes per season, all in one location, focusing on food and experiences that place has to offer. This is more economical from a production standpoint, because the team can travel to a location and shoot episodes in a batch. Similar to how they can get four episodes of TMS filmed in one night. Sounds like they are approaching Travel Season in a smart and efficient way.

stills from the trailer on WatcherTV.com

Sure, maybe they'll try some higher priced dishes at some point, but Travel Season is about culture and food - not about clickbait titles for Buzzfeed where they need to have $1,000 ice cream. If you've seen the food content Steven's made at Watcher (Homemade, Grocery Run, Eat Like Me) you know he cares about highlighting the connections between people and food, to share cultures and ideas with the viewers.

I am supporting Watcher's new endeavor, and hope they can make it work for more of their audience over time. Some people choose to pay $4.99/month for a Twitch sub to support one creator - which is their right. I am spending $5.99/month (but actually much cheaper for this first year) to support an entire company. If this works, Watcher could bring on other creators, as they've wanted to all along, and hopefully usher in an era of entertainment from a diverse group of independent creators.

Yes, Steven Lim took on the role of CEO of Watcher Entertainment recently, but the other founders still have an active role in the company. Like it or not, they all had a vote in making the switch to a streaming service. Singling out Steven in comments like those above isn't a good look for anyone.

[gene-and-the-riskyfixins]

Cheers

[bergoozter]

oh this intro goes hard as hell omg

[wearewatcher]

"The most fullfilling experience? I guess it can all be encapsulated by having this opportunity to do things on our own terms at Watcher, in a "Taylor's version" kind of way." 

 - Steven about working on his new food show with Adam & Andrew

[lindamccartneysstrap]

there's something just so funny to me about shane not even being in the episode but fact checking andrew anyway

[trashworldblog]

i am so fucking excited

[suetrim]

The worth it boys are back in business baby!!

What a great announcement to get me through finals

[crispycreambacon]

Not even 3 minutes in and I had to pause and drop everything to draw this ‘cause wHAT THE HECK RIE

[demonproofboi]

this made me tear up actually