Ken Friedel Tribute

Today, I'm here to talk about a close friend of mine named Ken Friedel, who has his own youtube channel where he mainly talks about Thomas and Friends and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, but also dabbles in movie discussions from time to time.  His content ranges from episode/movie reviews to parody videos, redubs, and also music videos.  Said videos are very entertaining and will keep one hooked for a while.  He promotes his channel, as well as interacts with fans, through his Facebook and Twitter pages.

As for Ken himself, he's a nice guy who has done a good job making an image of himself in the Thomas and Friends and My Little Pony communities.  He keeps up with episodes from both franchises well, as evidenced by his frequent uploads to YouTube and Facebook, and he does at least try to spread a positive vibe to his followers.  His videos are well-meaning and most of his reviews are laced with well-thought-out points

However, there is one thing that I noticed a while ago that seems to be holding him back in terms of channel success.  Some of what he says in his videos is somewhat repetitive, especially when it comes to his "What If..." videos as well as his "reaction" videos.  The latter of which involves him putting clips from a separate video into a scene that he thought was funny and the former consisting of sound clips edited into various scenes.  While they are interesting, they are arguably the weak point of his channel with the repetitive clips and jokes, which is the case with some of his other content.

However, despite that, he does make content that works on an entertainment level and also manages to get his points across.  Not only that, but despite the fact that he does involve himself with spoilers, he always tries to keep an open mind about whatever he's reviewing and 9 times out of 10, it actually works.  Many people think that in order to truly keep an open mind, one must avoid any spoilers at all cost, but with the right attitude, they tend to matter less and less until you aren't affected by them whatsoever.  This is what Ken Friedel does and I think that a lot of up and comping reviewers can learn much from this example.

If you're interested in Ken's work, I highly recommend checking out his videos on youtube first.  As for reviews, he normally posts his them to Facebook before uploading them to YouTube if you want an early scoop or want to give him feedback on his content.  He also has accounts on Instagram, Blogspot, and Patreon if you're interested and wish to contribute to his content.  That's all I have and until next time, think simple, think big, and think positive.