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2	[[caption-width-right:312:Where we promote [=VTubers=] that you should be following right now.]]
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4	->''"We've got tropes! As we check out [=TVTropes=], where it seems that [=VTuber=] fans have put together an article about TVS."''
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6	''Things [=VTubers=] Say'' is a short news program hosted on Platform/{{YouTube}} that covers the VirtualYouTuber scene. Debuting on December 8, 2020, new episodes are produced regularly[[note]]usually 2-3 times a week, with daily updates during busy periods in the scene[[/note]], and while the series originally started out with a focus on independent English language [=VTubers=], it has since branched out to report on [=VTuber=] news and events occurring all around the world. The program is hosted by robotic [=VTuber=] '''[=FalseEyeD=]''', and can be found on [[https://www.youtube.com/c/FalseEyeD his YouTube channel]]. The show also features co-hosts Co-Dee, Lae-Dee, and formerly Hai-Dee before she graduated.
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8	The name of the show comes from the fact that most of the information reported on comes from [=VTuber=]-related posts on Platform/{{Twitter}}. The show showcases announcements from individual [=VTubers=], the various agencies (large and small), and other noteworthy messages, such as sponsorships and shout-outs. It also provides coverage on noteworthy streams, such as debuts, song releases, birthdays, and streaming anniversaries, compiling the appropriate tweets on these events. Finally, the show is a showcase for artwork and animation created by and for [=VTubers=], often in response to the aforementioned noteworthy streams. All of the Twitter accounts utilized for an episode are provided in the video's description for viewers to check out.
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11	!! This program provides examples of:
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13	* {{Bowdlerise}}:
14	** To a degree; False has a tendency to skip over or replace profanity when reading the tweets on screen, although the actual text shown is not edited.
15	** More noticeable with artwork that's a bit hotter than [=YouTube=] will allow; that will be cropped or covered up as needed, and False will also note when a particular artwork is so spicy that even showing a censored version could get them in trouble.
16	* ContentWarnings: Occasionally, a TVS episode will cover topics that include particularly traumatic material. In these, False will replace the normal blurb-style opening line with a viewer discretion warning, such as [[https://youtu.be/Tb49iIsuW_Y?si=szlmoDhuzAU-mTQg this]] episode.
17	* {{Crossover}}:
18	** Made a guest appearance on the second episode of [[Characters/VShojoEnglishIronmouse Ironmouse's]] ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-8jATUOaPk Speak of The Devil]]'' talk show.
19	** False had a second crossover, of a sort, with ''Speak of the Devil'' on ''Things [=VTubers=] Say'' episode 142 (10 September 2021). He edited himself into the "host" position in a clip taken from the fourth episode[[note]]Mousey and her guest, [[Characters/HololiveIndonesia hololive ID]]'s [[Characters/HololiveKureijiOllieCh Kureiji Ollie]], both sat on the "guest couch" for the show[[/note]], opening and closing his episode from that scene.
20	* DistaffCounterpart: When the "android" avatar was introduced, there was also a brief cameo by a ''female'' version at the very end of the video; she has since made several other brief appearances at the end of episodes. When Ironmouse asked him about her, he noted that the female android, named "Lae-Dee", is a separate character, and that she would be voiced by a different performer when she eventually did make her full debut. An [[https://twitter.com/FalseEyeD/status/1435021242289963009?s=20 announcement tweet]] on September 6th, 2021 confirmed the spelling of Lae-Dee's name, and opened up auditions for the role. Lae-Dee finally [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvmGS2723hQ debuted]] on 13 November, 2021, and made her first appearance on ''Things [=VTubers=] Say'' on 16 November.
21	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The show took a few episodes to find its groove, with intros and outros being somewhat freeform in the early videos.
22	** The opening logo (seen above) made its first appearance on January 19th, 2021.
23	** Early videos listed a number of ground rules:
24	--->The show is for mature audiences.\
25	The views expressed in the showcased tweets are not [=FalseEyeD=]'s own.\
26	He is not aware of any re-posts or drama.\
27	False noted that he will "absolutely" butcher some of the [=VTuber=]'s names.\
28	The news items are for English [=VTubers=].\
29	Viewers should follow the [=VTubers=] on Platform/{{Twitch}}, [=YouTube=], and/or Twitter, as appropriate.\
30	The coverage is not intended as judgement or shaming in any way.
31	* EvolvingCredits: False occasionally updates his outros utilizing on-screen assets that artists release from time to time to be used on [=VTuber=] streams.
32	** Particularly noticeable in the outros in June 2021; there were a sizable number of assets being released at that time, including hot tubs[[note]]in part to play with the recently-added "hot tub" tag on Twitch[[/note]] and "legs up on desk" assets. For several episodes, [=FalseEyeD=] would keep adding more and more of these assets to the outro screen, making viewers wonder when he'd hit critical mass. The outro would revert back to (somewhat) normal after episode 100.
33	** He did this again in October 2021, this time with Halloween-themed assets. The outro reverted back to normal at the end of the month.
34	* HilariousOuttakes: Some videos end with clips of one or more of the hosts blowing line reads and/or making funny comments about their mistakes or what they've just read.
35	* HypocriticalHumor: False usually followed up the final ground rule--not intended as judgement or shaming--with something along the lines of "Okay, time to get down to that judgement and shaming!"
36	* LiteralSplitPersonality: On the 100th episode, False introduced his more human-looking "android" avatar, but noted that his traditional robot avatar would still be around. Come episode 101, ''both'' avatars were in use, with the robot referred to as "False" and the android as "[=EyeD=]", and both were snarking at each other regularly.
37	* RunningGag:
38	** Whenever False mentions WebVideo/{{Lumi}} in a video, expect him to say "[[BorrowedCatchphrase Awoo!]]"
39	** False will also put on false disgust whenever he says "Male Vtubers".
40	** If False is reading a piece of media and it includes "false" in the text, after he says it there'll be a quick cut to a close-up of him as he says "Hello!" and then he'll continue with the reading.
41	** Co-Dee's introductory "Co-Hai-Yo!" when False turns the reporting over to him.
42	* SignatureTransition: Typical TVS episodes start with False making a blurb-like statement about the first news topic he's going to cover, then changing to a more typical news program-type setup to start the actual discussion about the topic. Prior to the debut of his [=Live2D=] model, he would also make the "box" or "ball holding" hand gestures while saying the opening statement.
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45	->''...and we'll have more Things [=VTubers=] Say for you...soon!''
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