I know this video's a bit personal; it's not the sort of thing I normally do. But it seemed like a good story to tell for Christmas.

Ahhh this takes me back to 11 years old 😭

What an incredible video Tom

"It's also a warning how youtube won't last forever" I'll be honest, i can't imagine life without youtube. So many youtubers make me howl with laughter, amaze me with their musical skills, or damn good video's. I know it won't last forever, but... would it end within our lifetime? I think not to be fair

I rarely finish watching a video and am overcome with joy and content in what i watched. I wish I could like a video a thousand times. Nothing short of phenomenal.

tom Scott : change is coming my google history : how to download a YT channel for personal use

Wow, what an excellent video!

I partially remember LWT. Although sad to say, it was taken off the air in 2003

I'm glad I watched this in the middle of the night; thank you, Tom Scott.

its called tik tok. thats whats comming

Great job mate. Incredible. Can’t believe this one almost escaped my attention.

Probably one of the few EEexsrs that giving props to someone to make video about them instead milking them when they are down.

Your videos are powerful.

Is this why the Dory plushie moves around in the background of each Tech Dif episode?

How did you time that ad break perfectly amd why is no one else doing it on youtube?

That was Amazing!

Why is this so British 9:18?

That ad break was clean as heck

This is simply wonderful : ). Thumbs up!

i loved that you added the queue dot in the top right , im sure others noticed it too and it really does bring back memories of old TV shows.

Woah. Look at those subtitles. How did you style them so much?

I was wondering how the cameraman was able to climb this hill without falling and filming you. Funny how things work. (Also the outtake at the end is great, perfect for this video)

I think the most mind-blowing aspect of this video is that It'll Be Alright On The Night has actually been a thing since the Nineties. I thought it went the way of the Dodo long ago.

That was amazing

Some dude just walked up a mountain backwards.

I've watched this video multiple times and I got to say that this is one of the best videos ever from this channel and maybe even the entire platform. And it's mostly just about a title sequence for a show I had no knowledge about or connection to as I'm not from the UK. Still the 18-minute long video does not feel boring at any moment. Everything starts by talking about a very obscure subject and in the end it's something much bigger. It's just fantastic.

Transition from title sequence to real set is right at 6:28. You can see the slight miss-alignment.

Very interesting I'm glad I watched it

Wow. I have chills every time I watch this! Good job!

I a do an appranticeship at a very big TV station in Germany. There are some older colleagues who worked there since the 70s. They tell a simular story about how Televesion has changed over the decades.

11:57 got an ad ;-; I hate how that part worked perfectly for me ;-;

Your poor cameraman had to walk backwards up a hill

That spinning thing at the top really got me checking if I was watching tv

Who else noticed the little thing at the top right at the end of part one?

this is an awesome video but I'm reaaallly distracted by Tom's hood being stuck under his left backpack strap

the ending just feels very off in hd

I think my equivalent wad Twin Peaks or certain pieces of classical music. They have a lot for the sake of making more out of the art

So they burnt money just became they could, with no real benefit? Sounds like 'jobs for the boys'.

I wonder if the compass needle was actually real, though. It wouldn't take much effort to paint it out, then add an new one in digitally that the artist can then animate. Good attention to detail, no matter how it was done.

"Sometimes it takes a little bit of time and effort to make something your really proud of." Also climbs a hill for a ending to the video

loved the little spinney thing before the break in the top right hand corner.

What's TV, Tom?

Now I know why Tom has 3.7m subs!

O you who film the wheel and cut to windward. Consider Television, who was once fancy and expensive as you.

So love the little cue dot Tom! 👌👌👌

The helicopter is the main character here. They based the contours on the helicopter etc...

Tom Scott teaches me to strive to be better and do my best; DrRandomerCam reminds me that doing as much as you can is always enough.

I’m starting to think Tom really like compasses spinning

7:44

Awesome Video...

8:30 and now for something completely different.

You gave all that pep talk and my gut reaction was: "Psshht. How good could it possibly be?" And oh my. I was blown away. That is the greatest title sequence I've ever seen.

It Will Be Allright On The Night was the event we stayed up for on a Sunday night in the 70's.

This is probably the greatest and most genuine tribute to anything I’ve ever seen, and it still matches the rest of your content while honoring the show and being something you personally enjoyed. Love to see it Tim.

I think also they specifically modified the cover of the map to have a map of the UK on the cover for the laser beam to target, or even commissioned OS to make a one off with Great Cockup on that part of sheet . I've got a copy of this particular OS Map (Outdoor Leisure 4) from around the same time and the cover has a photograph on and the key is in a different place. . Even more effort gone to if they did commission that.

POV: You’re walking up a hill and Tom Scott follows you and monologues about a TV intro.

EEexs can't die quick enough.

You know it's a great video when the end gives you goosebumps

11:53 Why does this happen at the top right?

This video has come to mind a couple of times recently. If you can watch the BBC iplayer search out Sarah and Duck. It's a whimsical kids carton but sometimes the attention to detail is astonishing for such a show. In the episode Birthday Buoy the characters are on a boat, when it pulls away the flamingo ( yes it's whimsical ) who is standing takes a tiny step back as you may in real life, his head also bobs slightly in motion with the boat. It's detail that's simply not required but it's there, someone cared, someone made the compass spin. In another episode, I forget which, it's raining at night. Most cartoons would simply have constant rain lines across the screen but in this a light source, such as Moon or Sarah's torch cause the rain to be clearer and illuminated around that object while it also appears to fall at different speeds across the scene depending on how far away it is from the viewer. It's one of the most realistic depictions of rain I've ever seen in animation.

Tom once again showing-off his uncanny skill for hitting marks while delivering epic monologues.

This was one of your best yet. Thank you. Also thanks for the nostalgia overload. I genuinely needed that today. 👌

This is my favorite video of yours

virtual reality. thats all i will say.

Diferance between millennials and premillennials is the premillennials went that much farther to make the effort to detail . . Millennials just barly do enough to get it done

I really want to walk up that hill now

Respect to the cameraman for walking up the hill backwards

What a genuinely, genuinely lovely video. Thanks for going above and beyond, Tom Scott.

I literally can’t imagine Tom as a kid

Thank you... on so many different levels.

Finally. A EEexs video with a proper ’throw to commercial’ 👍🏻

TV doesn't die, it gets replaced. But it is still the same thing: people watching shows. There is no reason to assume that will ever change. Since theatre was invented thousands of years ago, people have wanted to watch shows.

Thank you, Tom Scott

The swanky turtle effectively care because divorced oceanographically reach during a tearful crayon. uptight, stingy show

I think the best title sequence is You’ve Got Mail. If you remember it, it’s absolutely amazing.

Sometimes Tom Makes me Cry for no Reason and I'm saying this Ironically We love you Tom

This is a really nice story, and a great homage to the work that people put into a project! Really inspiring!

That feeling is how I feel after watching a jon bois chart party

This video makes you realize that all successful people got inspired by the "weirdest", most specific stuff in existence

Tremendous stuff indeed!

This perfectly explains my logic when designing games. Getting every detail just right down to the last pixel. Getting every sound's timing just right. Hand-drawing all of my sprites when I could just render them in 3D much quicker. Because it's not a detail that most people will understand or get or notice, but I'll be proud and it'll be special for the very few who notice.

Your camera operator deserves more than you can afford, no doubt.

For some obscure reason Tom, this is possibly the best of your videos I've seen to date. Keep up the excellent work.

Tom Scott when the compass needle doesn't spin: >:(

Probably showing my age saying that I noticed the ad break indicator.

...did this video lose monitization? I didn't get the ad during the break.

One of Tom's best videos yet

In tribute to this homage, Tom you finally earned my subscription. It's a long time coming any way but it feels right to do on this video. Wonderful way to reflect and say all the right things to tell someone how much you appreciate their work.

My only complaint is that your tone is too conciliatory when you're just truthing.

Amazing

Subbed because of this video

why did that make me cry-

Absolutely love how in most- non location based videos you’re just kinda going for a hike. Makes it feel like I’m hearing facts from a buddy while we go on a walk!

Ghost of 90s computer animator that haunts the ITV studios: At last...I can rest...[disappears]

Idk what exactly the next media surge will be, I don't think you can know, people in 2006 had no idea about youtube, vine, or tiktok, but personally I think it's going to be something to do with VR. Think about it the thing that gets the surge in media always had innovation and promise beforehand, say youtube, right before youtube took off the innovations to computers were insane, video sharing became easier, phones working as a mobile computer, innovations in laptops making them somewhat portable. We see the same thing in VR, different companies making different versions, quality of life innovations, motion tracking, ease of use with better less intrusive tracking technology.

This was lovely and inspiring, thanks for sharing, Tom.

This is only channel on youtube that i watched all videos. Greetings Tom, from Zagreb.

What an amazing video. For everyone out there behind the scenes going the extra mile... You're awesome, and an inspiration.

Tom, I only discovered your channel recently but I am really enjoying your content - thanks for sharing!

i can't believe you made me cry. god damn Tom, you're a treasure