Demo Reel (2012–2013) User Reviews

Not The Best

[tommystans · 3/10 · 27 June 2013]

I like Doug Walker. I see him as a funny and talented man who has many great ideas when I first saw him as the Nostalgia Critic in 2010. When he announced this last year that he was to do a 'Demo Reel' I gave it a chance but after seeing the 'Dark Knight' parody, it was funny here and there but not all the way through. The show feels like 'The Office' with its behind the scenes footage and it got boring and unfunny.

The only good episode is 'Wreck-It-Ralph' but like the first one it gotten old and boring really quick and his impersonation of Ralph was...not great at all. I'm glad he had returned as the Critic, but I'm not saying he's only good at that. He is good as 'That Guy With The Glasses' and 'The Bum'.

Best left forgotten.

[Java_Joe · 2/10 · 10 August 2019]

When Doug Walker killed off his character, "the Nostalgia Critic", at the end of "To Boldly Flee" people were wondering what he would do next. Well this came in the form of "Demo Reel" a show which is almost universally loathed.

The premise was very simple. You had a group of colorful characters who would talk about movies, plot holes and how they didn't work and then redo them in a way that did work. With better writing and acting this could have been a thing. But unfortunately, it wasn't and it was just painful to watch.

And not very many people actually liked it because after a bit they killed the show and Doug went back to doing the Nostalgia Critic but some of the magic was gone.

Doug needs to realize that he's not an actor and while he might have the film knowledge, that doesn't always translate into being able to make movies.

disappointing however...

[jackrod893 · 5/10 · 7 January 2013]

i want to start off by saying i am a HUGE Doug walker fan. the nostalgia critic was great as was a lot of his sketches and specials. I also want to point out i am NOT one of those guys who was all butt hurt and mad when he quit the nostalgia critic to make demo reel in fact i was excited! one of my favorite reviewers on the internet making a new show?? awesome i wounder what creative ideas he'll come up with i mean his writing for the nostalgia critic was amazing! So then i saw the first episode....my first opinion? meh. i thought it did have some funny jokes (bat Jesus had me in tears)however the wait between good jokes like that were few and far between i enjoyed the bane second guessing blowing up the city because of the kids singing voice but then immediately cringing and deciding "that was dreadful time to die" when she screws up a note. I think Doug should have done what Brad Jones has done and make a second show while the main one was still going to give it time to build and time to become stronger so once the main show is done you have a well developed show by the time the critic was done however i understand he just got a studio and a larger budget but i don't think it'd hurt to have a show on the ready but then again i wasn't there. He re-tooled demo reel and to be honest in a way it helped on the character front but the jokes still are lacking. The show is predicable. Very predicable. rob walker is a creepy German,James jaroz is a drunk weird Irish guy, Rachel tietz is the self conscious actress, Tacoma Washington is a writer who clashes with director Donnie dupree who is a self centered jerk yeah yeah yeah but are they funny? the answer? well i'd say yes. except surprisingly walker himself. rob is great and as are James, Tacoma, and Rachel but Doug's Donnie character doesn't feel like a character and really isn't that funny. Now i am not saying the others are great characters because like i said they are kind of bland but they at least have some good moments and good laughs but Donnie however does not at least not yet. The other episodes have all been meh like the fist one however i found myself laughing less then watching the first one. so i'm torn i love Doug walker but this show SO FAR is disappointing however i do see potential in this show so i will keep watching but up to this point it needs work i'd say if you really like Doug check it out but be warned this show isn't a finished product yet and remember nostalgia critic took awhile to take off as did the cinema snob,Phelous(by far my favorite on TGWT) and most really funny shows so i'd say stick with it if you are a huge Doug walker fan if not his other new shows sibling rivalry and shut up and talk are quite good and also (going on a small tangent) check out some other TGWT contributors i have just started watching other people on the site like mike j,the rap critic(very underrated please check him out),lupa(how i got this dumb name)and many more.

A show I was unsure of, but it won me over

[nnielsen07 · 10/10 · 25 January 2013]

Now when I heard that Doug Walker was "retiring" The Nostalgia Critic, I was a little bummed out. However, when I saw the trailer for his new show "Demo Reel", I figured, OK, I'll give this a shot.

Now the first episode(The Dark Knight Begins Rising) I thought was funny but not great...Yet, I was intrigued by the ensemble cast(especially Rob's character of Copenhagen) and the cliffhanger at the end seemed like an interesting story arc.

The second episode(Wreck-It Ralph vs Angry Birds) I thought was hilarious. With this one, I could see where Doug was wanting to take the show and I was sold. It was something that very much had the same sense of humor that Doug(& Rob)Walker had brought before with the NC, and even managed to throw in a few subtle references but also was very different.

Now the third episode(Lost in Translation (Bromance Version)), I was actually taken back. I felt it was both pretty funny but also had a lot of heart to it. To me, it felt this was Doug telling a story that seemed very personal. One, I could actually relate to.

The final two episodes("The Blair Witch Hangover" & "The Blair Witch Hangover") is a great 2-part episode that you could almost see as the end of the first season or in this case, the end of the series, which is a shame. I personally loved this new show, I felt it was funny, original, and contained the same feel of The Nostalgia Critic but a little more well rounded. However, it appears that Doug has decided to hang up Demo Reel in favor of bringing back The Nostalgia Critic. I'll keep watching Doug's work, I just wish maybe he didn't have to cancel this one... At the very least, I hope they put it out on DVD on the website.