#rwby: rt

[coredrill]

something something love can change forms and pass between people and be unrecognizable when it’s all said and done but it is never never never lost

[ghoulbats]

well….it finally happened

[agentark]

Rooster Teeth Archive Update!

I just wanted to shout out all of the people over at Archive of Pimps who've worked so hard on archiving 21 years of content across the RT site and YouTube channels. With the Rooster Teeth site shutting down in just about a week (on May 15, 2024), and the future of the YT channels unknown, this was a massive undertaking to quickly preserve a metric fuckton of content before it could be lost forever. So much media has been lost because of bad storage practices, lack of foresight, and (most critically) corporate greed, so I seriously applaud those folks for working so diligently to get this done.

The Rooster Teeth archive can be found here

You can read MrSheen's full reddit post about the archive here

(there are still about 1800 videos missing from the archive, if you've ever saved any RT content and want to see if you can help, you can join the Archive of Pimps discord here)

[martinjh999]

Just in case - All RT content on this site - This link goes to the RWBY content... Please reblog this so everyone knows about it...

[hiru3152]

We all heard the news today about RT and RWBY. I won't stop loving these 4 girls and stay tuned for good new in the future~ Thank you for 10 years of RWBY <3

[jaydexbg]

Its been an honour, RT, till next time 🫡

(this is not a real product I just whipped it up)

[hootlenoodle]

going back to my roots after being hit with the biggest artblock

the other post

[youabsolutewalnut]

Idk how many RoosterTeeth fans are on Tumblr, but watching the final livestream rn I'm getting so emotional. This company is what got me into video games, got me interested in the entertainment business, was the catalyst for my brother and I connecting as teens, helped me make friends in college, and made me into (I would like to think) a compassionate adult. Most importantly, I can now spell achievement correctly... most of the time.

I know they've had their rough patches, but there are so many wonderful creative people at RT who I wish the best in their future projects <3

[yams-here]

Cool art for overpriced merch moment

[youngbunny]

As someone who grew up on Rooster Teeth, who consumed so much of their content during my formative years, today's news hits a little harder. I'm so upset for the people who lost their jobs and livelihoods due to this huge downsizing on WB part (not to mention the fact most of them found out through a twitter post!) - it pains me to hear that some of their projects will never get a real conclusion or that the hard work they have been putting in for years might be forgotten.

I'm holding out hope that there will be some sort of archival process or maybe the RT website will remain live so that people can watch what is there (maybe no longer behind a paywall?).

That being said, RT was never a perfect company and to pretend that it was is doing a disservice to everyone who has been hurt by the decisions of their coworkers, the treatment of BIPOC by the audience, and toxic work environment that surrounded their productions. We should not use this time to discredit those experiences, but remain aware that these situations can coexist simultaneously.

For the cast/crew/production teams that have led these projects, I am hopeful that this will not be the last time we see them apart of content. I know most people are concerned about the state of RWBY, RVB, Gen: Lock, etc, and I do think these IP's will be picked up. If we're lucky, they will be along with the teams responsible for them in the first place. But I urge you to not use this time to talk about these shows, but instead send some comfort to those who are now out of a job.

[matt0044]

Honestly, I feel like "It's a web series, not some Disney spectacle" is the best mentality for RWBY Volume 1. It's rough, it's rugged, it goes it with a lot of heart.

A lot of the critical side of the FNDM seem to have some complaints be about RWBY's ambition in a, "if you can't do it or do it right right away, don't do it at all." It's such a non-risk taking, non-experimental mentality that clashes with how art often is.

Real art, be it one person or collaborative. It can be messy, mistakes are inevitable. But that's what attracts me to stuff like RWBY: the human element. The "low on budget, high on heart" vibe oozing from it.

So long as they're not being a jerk about it, artists should be allowed to get too big for their britches. We mock them but it takes a lot of nerve to essentially tear out a piece of your soul for all to see.

[blueskyportrait]

All jokes aside my heart goes out to the employees who now need to find another means for work. The rest of the company I could care less about

[0utpost-alpha]

Ain’t that a bitch.

[monarchisms]

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[h4lcyonism]

rwby fans… it’s been an honor 🫡

[jetsteelyourheart]

Obviously I'm upset that RWBY is most likely been cut off prematurely, and I genuinely am so pissed on behalf of the people who just got stuck in job limbo or now outright have been fired and won't be returning to the content they've been cultivating at RT.

But im also really tired of seeing posts like "man its so sad that this show I watched as a little teen and stopped watching cause i couldn't make it through season 4 is over, oh darn too bad"

Season 8 was a fucking fantastic climax to the atlas arc. I wasn't as big a fan of season 9, but it felt like a transitional season anyway into new things and that's ok to have to.

I will die on the hill that if you binge rwby right now you'll see an upward trend to the seasons over time. Everything improved as they went with only minor lulls where we transitioned to new plots.

It didn't "used to be" a good show.

It fucking is one.