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HARDCASTLED!

2011-07-20 (said on 2011-07-21 — implied: date said in the video; uploaded -1 days later) · announcement · Hank · 3:57 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Projects (also: Nerdfighteria) · mode: Announcements · tags: self promotion, community lore, song or performance

Hank recaps a Nerdfighter gathering John missed, models the Ellen Hardcastle shirt, acts out the whole album with toy giraffes, extends the ten-word-script video offer to buyers in the next 14 days, and tearfully reports that Billboard called because the album is charting.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — The Nerdfighter gathering John missed (gallbladder); Evanna Lynch; VidCon eight days away

  • ★★ Hank tells John that what was just shown was the Nerdfighter gathering John missed because of his 'stupid gallbladder'. — 00:00:03 · Nerdfighteria
  • ★ Hank says those who were there can attest the gathering was fun without John. (playful, hedged) — 00:00:03
  • ★ Hank says Evanna Lynch both looks and sounds like Luna Lovegood. (playful) — 00:00:03
  • ★★ Hank notes VidCon is about eight days away. — 00:00:03 · VidCon

00:00:24 — Hank's neck hurt at LeakyCon; modelling the Ellen Hardcastle shirt

  • ★★ Hank says he hurt his neck at LeakyCon. — 00:00:24
  • ★★ Hank models the Ellen Hardcastle shirt, playfully pitching it as good for showing off pecs, and mentions a ladies' version. (playful) — 00:00:24

00:00:54 — Toy giraffes from LeakyCon; giraffe love; acting out all 15 album songs with the giraffes

  • ★ Hank makes toy giraffes from LeakyCon mate, remarking that from what they have learned about giraffe love it should be two males. (joke) — 00:00:54
  • ★★ Hank acts out all 15 songs of Ellen Hardcastle with the giraffes in a minute and 20 seconds, saying the words were descriptions, not lyrics, which are online. (playful) — 00:01:15

00:02:28 — Ten-word-script logistics: email sent, LeakyCon/VidCon buyers, 14-day extension, Hardcastle Videos channel, secret track; Billboard calls

  • ★★ Hank says the email explaining how Ellen Hardcastle buyers send their ten-word scripts was not sent at first but now has been. — 00:02:28
  • ★★ Hank says people who bought the Ellen Hardcastle CD at LeakyCon or will buy it at VidCon can send a photo of themselves with it plus their script. — 00:02:28 · VidCon

  • ★★★ Because of the confusion, Hank extends the offer: anyone who buys within 14 days gets a video of their ten-word script on his new Hardcastle Videos channel, filmed after VidCon. — 00:03:07 · VidCon

    “I will take your 10-word script, and I will make a video”

  • ★★ Hank tells buyers of the physical Ellen Hardcastle CD to listen to the secret last track, which has instructions for being in a music video with him. — 00:03:07

  • ★★★ Hank reports Billboard called him because Ellen Hardcastle is charting, and tells viewers they made him chart, admitting he is a little teary. — 00:03:07 · Nerdfighteria

00:03:36 — The album charts on Billboard; half-pretend cry; sign-off

Humor (significant)

  • Hank models the Ellen Hardcastle shirt for the camera. — 00:00:24

    “I look hot in it. Check out my pecs.”

  • Hank makes two toy giraffes from LeakyCon 'go at it'. — 00:00:54

    “Really, it should be two dudes from what we've learned about giraffe love.”

  • Hank finishes acting out the whole album with the two toy giraffes. — 00:02:28

    “Ooh, threesome. Doing it. That was weird.”

  • Hank breaks down over charting on Billboard, then undercuts it. — 00:03:36

    “That was only a half pretend cry.”

Threads in this video

Where the stories that moved here went next

Mentioned

Central: Ellen Hardcastle (“HARDCASTLED!”)

Also: People: Evanna Lynch

Projects: Hardcastle Videos · VidCon

Works: Fermi Paradox (song by Hank Green) · Phineas Gage (song) · Shake a Booty · Strange Charm · What Would Captain Picard Do?

Organizations: Billboard

Concepts: giraffe

Events: LeakyCon

Characters: Luna Lovegood

Also centred on Ellen Hardcastle: Punishments, Floods, and Pink Hitler Babies · ELLEN HARDCASTLE IS HERE! A Reunion Video · John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated

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