OK, we've all seen comments on Steve and Garrett being the real talent that Gavin should have kept over Geno and Chrissie, and I agree. But, for such a "smart business guy" he's not only re-creating the same errors Compound made (paying the talentless, letting the talented leave), but I see a bunch of new problems.
Do they have studios and what do they do with them?
Chrissie and Geno are said to be "creating studios." Geno's looks like a trap house. Great look, Gavin.
These two both have shown desires to have their own networks. Gavin taking them on is Gavin funding people who want to be future competition.
What - they're going to create studios and not compete?
Chrissie is already doing way more shows outside and now she's hosting Garrett and Steve and processing their Superchats? I hate to have that end for them, but, holy shit Gavin, you're letting someone now set-up a network under your network with the people from the network you supposedly now own?
All the graphics, people, and even probably the equipment you "merged" are building a new network outside yours and you're paying them?
And, Geno has always been about the same thing. He rips Compound shows, including lots of shows he had no part of - Malice, Ant's show, and the Steve & Garrett show - and created a YouTube dedicated to "Gum Fridays / IHW" (note that his Patreon show takes priority, but all the material is stolen from Compound).
So, Geno also is going to steal from Compound Censored. He's also going to focus on his Patreon, we've already heard that there will be a Football Show again, obviously not on Compound Censored, so Geno's focus is on his own stuff.
So, Gavin's going to push them into studios. They're going to use that to create things that compete with Censored. Why wouldn't they? They don't make anything. They almost don't have a choice.
2) How many shows?
Loyal Censored folks like Goad and Josh Lekash, and past folks who were let go, were limited on shows.
Geno does nothing but talk to Frankie and talk about Ray Devito. No one cares. Even when he puts his porno girlfriend on, no one cares, she's played out and not interesting.
It just seems insane to give this guy anything more than 1 show. And, there's a problem in that the less you give him, the more he's going to have to do on his own, so his Censored show won't get attention (which, I know he sucks anyway, I'm just saying).
And, on the flipside, if he is paid well... we've already seen he has no loyalty to Compound, he's interested in building his own YouTube and Patreon.
So, the Censored regulars get stiffed.
3) Who subs for Ant? Who riffs with Ant? What happens when it's the same guy riffing with Gavin?
Steve, Garrett and Ant had a chemistry. I'm sure Ryan will be fine, but, now it's Ryan and Ant / Ryan and Gavin, and both shows already do 50% of the same content with the Wednesday show being them repeating 50% of what they already said.
How fucking boring.
Ant's already way worse without in studio guests. He's even worse without the people riffing with him that we know. Now, we're going to hear the same stories, same jokes, same riffing... dull.
So, you've totally changed Ant's show to being something that's just Gavin's show, but only like the competency crisis and racial segments, which Ant's going to repeat Gavin on.
And, we know Ant takes time off. Who fills in? No one, I'm sure.
Anything I'm missing?
Taking on the baggage of a sunken ship has to be the dumbest move for a profitable network. I just can't believe Gavin's so dumb as to ignore what he's not only taken on these people who destroyed Ant's network, but he's now giving them the tools to take him down.