For the convenience of readers, I will list all of the AVC’s picks, alongside the current number of Gold Derby experts predicting a nomination:

Phenomenal and interesting article.

Alan Ritchson, perhaps best known for playing

On the contrary. Nintendo’s preservation is second to none in the gaming industry. Developers actually go to them for source code for the developer’s own games... because Nintendo actually has the foresight to keep that shit when most companies don’t bother.

Grog IS sought after for his knowledge of shapes and colors 

And I think what’s worse, it wasn’t just a bunch tweens going crazy for him, it was grown ass adult women. I recall an interview with him (I think it was him, but could be RPatz) a long time ago, and relayed a pretty crazy story about a middle aged woman giving him her bra.

I get that it could be threatening and unpleasant to be followed and basically stalked by fans…could cause some trauma. Yes he made money, yes he got famous but he can be stressed…

huh, just listening to Scanlan’s song on its own, I’m getting Disney movie vibes?

the decision to make her an Asian woman feels significant

What a guy.

You say that like it’s a bad thing. The CW adaptations have been worlds better than most of the movies.

No shit? What a gem. 

Love all the commenters signalling how they definitely do not know who Amo is and have never been on Twitch in their life. You’re so much cooler than the rest of us videogame blog readers

Yep. Which is also probably why Paul did such a confusingly stupid thing in the first place: because people will talk about it, and generate free advertising for him. I think more than “famous for being famous” Paul is “famous for being stupid and infuriating”, which is why the internet is eating itself and we live in…

“I’ve never heard of this person who has unfathomable wealth so I’m sure no one else has.”

Pluto TV, and IMBD TV have surprisingly good libraries. Not to mention the endless viewing on Youtube.
Digital Broadcasting have added twice as many free broadcast channels.
Libraries will lend physical and digital media to people for free.

This gets to a larger societal point about conversation and nuance, this from Stewart himself:

However, at the end of the day, people still want to see free TV shows and movies.